PLEASE REMOVE MY EMAIL FROM YOUR LIST...THANK YOU! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Johnson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 2:25 PM Subject: Re: [LEE] Re: Fw: Emailing: elizabeth > Do you know the names of the girls. > > Thanks, > Susan Johnson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 9:41 AM > Subject: [LEE] Re: Fw: Emailing: elizabeth > > > > > > In a message dated 6/5/04 10:12:58 AM, [email protected] writes: > > > > << John Lee Born May 10, 1763 Johnson County NC. is a Proven Son of Capt. > > Thomas Lee and Mary Bryan {The Re-Proven Family Lineage of Richard Lee and > Judith > > Steptoe Of The Great Ditchley Lee's of Va. >> > > _________________ > > Mr. Shanks, > > > > The portion of this statement that deals with Captain Thomas LEE being > proven > > to be of the lineage of Richard and Judith (Steptoe) LEE is an erroneous > > assertion in that it is NOT proven and probably is NOT true. > > > > Captain Thomas LEE of Hawkins Co., TN is reported to be born 1729 (source > > unknown). If so, he would be six (6) years old at time his alleged > father, > > Richard LEE, wrote his will. Thomas is not named in that will. It is > highly > > unlikely that a six year old boy would have rec'd his legacy or been > disinherited. > > Thus, it is not reasonable to declare Captain Thomas LEE as part of the > > Ditchley lineage by way of Richard and Judith. > > > > There are unanswered questions regarding person or persons named Thomas > LEE > > who can be identified by records. One is Thomas LEE who married Mary, > daughter > > of Samuel GRIFFIN. In the GRIFFIN Bible he is described as Thomas LEE of > > Ditchley, husband of Mary GRIFFIN. She died in 1758. No further > information > > follows this Thomas LEE and there is no other evidence which connects this > Thomas > > LEE to a specific family of the Ditchley LEEs. At that time Richard and > > Judith (Steptoe) LEE were the proprietors of Ditchley Hall which allows an > > assertion to be made that this Thomas was a son, but we go back to the > will and the > > lack of a Thomas name. Extensive research has not provided a son named > Thomas, > > only Kendall. All the other six children were girls. > > > > As for Captain Thomas LEE, his pedigree is not established. He is known > as a > > Johnston Co., NC Revolutionary War hero who was given a grant in Greene > Co., > > NC (later Hawkins Co., TN). He died in Hawkins Co., TN in 1816. At the > time > > of his death he was married to Mary RAINS, widow. He remains a mystery to > be > > solved. > > > > If you have evidence to resolve this issue, it needs to be presented for > > evaluation. If you do not, the statement made by you (above) has to be > challenged. > > > > Best regards, Hugh > > > > > > ==== LEE Mailing List ==== > > FamilySearch w/online LDS records - http://www.familysearch.org/ > > Ancestry with over 2 Billion names - http://www.ancestry.com/ > > Rootsweb with multiple searches in one - http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > WConnect - http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== LEE Mailing List ==== > To leave the LEE mailing list, send only the word Unsubscribe > in the subject line and in the body of an email to: > [email protected] -- if you subscribe in Mail Mode > [email protected] -- if you subscribe in Digest Mode > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >