I am responding to your query regarding Edmund Jennings Lee (1797 is Junior), William Fitzhugh Lee (1804, Fitzhugh is an old family name of the early 1700's), etc. Since I have a pretty lengthy linage that I believe is linked with reasonably certain references, I am including 12 generations. E-mail (4 of 4) has an Index and a full copy file in MS Word Rich Text Format. English Lineage Families-LEE. 7B 87B A record of "The Lee Family and its Descendants", by Rev. Walter M. Lee follows: In the Library of Congress is a card index file of about 40 books and pamphlets dealing exclusively with the history of the Lee family of America. The Lee's are of English descent, members of this family having been in the Army of Cromwell. The Lees of America are, according to authorities consulted by the writer, divided into two general families, one of which begins in Virginia, and the other in Connecticut. Members of the latter branch (Connecticut) are scattered throughout the West and Northwest. Members of the Virginia family are scattered generally throughout the South and Southwest. Richard Henry Lee, the eminent American statesman of Revolutionary times, and Henry Lee, Colonel in the Army of the Revolution, as well as General Robert E. Lee were members of the Southeast branch. In Halifax District, near the Virginia line, were Daniel, Green and John Lee. These names are common in the family under special treatment, viz., the family of John Lee, who removed from South Carolina to Georgia as a pioneer settler, located in Wilkinson Co., seven miles south of Irwinton, the county seat, on the Fairchilds plantation, and died not many years afterwards. Elizabeth, the wife of John Lee, after death of her husband, became the wife of a young man, John T. Fairchilds, who was one of the leading families of that section. Her bones lie in the Fairchilds cemetery beside those of her two husbands. This cemetery is located on what is known as the James Knight land on the road from Allentown to Irwinton, via Pleasant Plains Church. Crossing Maiden Creek going north, one find himself on the Knight-Fairchilds-John Lee plantation and the cemetery is located just off the road to the right, after crossing the creek, about 7 miles from Irwintown. Research: 7B History of Stewart Co., GA-Lewis Lee Family, pg 904-907. 87B History of Wilkinson Co., GA The Lee Family beginning at Pg. 573-579. First Generation 1. John LEE. He married Elizabeth FOWELHURST. They had the following children: 2 i. Thomas LEE Second Generation 2. Thomas LEE. He married Alice ASHTON. They had the following children: 3 i. John LEE Third Generation 3. John LEE. He married Margaret HOCKWELL. They had the following children: 4 i. Benedict LEE Fourth Generation 4. Benedict LEE. He married Elizabeth WOOD. They had the following children: 5 i. Richard LEE Fifth Generation 5. Richard LEE. Born Circa 1500. He married Elizabeth (LEE). They had the following children: 6 i. Benedict LEE Sixth Generation 6. Benedict LEE. Born Circa 1520. He married Elizabeth CHEYNE. They had the following children: 7 i. Robert LEE Seventh Generation 7. Robert LEE. Born 1543. Died 20 Aug 1616. He married Lucy PIGGOTT. They had the following children: 8 i. Richard LEE Colonel Eighth Generation 8. Richard LEE Colonel. Born 1616. Died 1664. Remarks Reference 54G Shows Richard married Ann Constable, b.1622. Remarks One source shows wife was Elizabeth Langdon. 7B See Notes for Captain John Lee, grandson of Colonel Richard and Anna (Hancock) Lee. 87B Col. Richard Lee, of Virginia is the beginning of the Lee family in America. Genealogists so far have been unable to determine who his father was, but it is generally supposed that he was from the Irish Thomas Lee family, who went from England to Ireland in the latter part of the sixteenth century. It is known, however, from his coat of arms that he was from the "Conton" branch of the family. Col. Richard Lee married Ann Hancock and to them were born eight children, namely: Richard (born 1647 and died 1714), from whom is directly descended General Robert E. Lee; John; Francis; William; Elizabeth; Charles; and Hancock (born 1653). 88A pg. 49 "Richard Lee; of a good family in Shropshire (and whose Picture I am told is now in Cotton, near Bridgenorth, the seat of Launcelot Lee, Esqr.), some time in the Reign of Charles the first, went to the Colony of Virginia, as Secretary, and one of the King's Privy Council. . . He was a man of good Statue, comely visage, an enterprising genius, a sound head, vigorous spirit and generous nature. When he got to Virginia, which was at that time not much cultivated, he was so pleased with the Country that he made large settlements there with his servants he had carried over; after some years, he returned to England, and gave away all the lands he had taken up, and settled at his own expense, to those servants he had fixed on them; some of whose descendents are now possessed of very considerable Estates in that Colony. After some Time in England, he returned again to Virginia, with a fresh band of Adventurers, all of whom he settled there". These are the few lines, written by William Lee in 1771, give the earliest information (now to be found) of Richard Lee, the progenitor of the Lee family whose history this volume records. From this statement, it is learned that Richard Lee was descended from the Coton branch of the Lees of Shrooshire. Research: 7B History of Stewart Co., GA-Lewis Lee Family, pg 904-905. 87B History of Wilkinson Co., GA The Lee Family beginning at Pg. 571 88A Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892, Descendents of Colonel Richard Lee. He married Anna HANCOCK, 1641. They had the following children: 9 i. John C. LEE Captain 10 ii. Richard LEE 11 iii. Francis LEE 12 iv. William LEE 13 v. Hancock LEE Esquire 14 vi. Elizabeth LEE 15 vii. Anne LEE 16 viii. Charles Major LEE Ninth Generation 9. John C. LEE Captain. Born 1643 in Capohowasick Wickacomoco in VA. Died 1673. Remarks Eldest son and heir-at-law; died unmarried88A. Research: 88A Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892, Descendents of Col. Richard Lee. pg. 65. 10. Richard LEE. Born 1647 in VA. Died 12 Mar 1714. Remarks General Robert E. Lee directly descended from Richard Lee. 88A Richard Lee, after death of John, became heir-at-law; from him descended the "Stratford" line, as designated in his work. Research: 87B History of Wilkinson Co., GA The Lee Family beginning at Pg. 571 88A Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892, Descendents of Colonel Richard Lee. He married Laetitia CORBIN, 1674. Born 1657. Residence in "Mt. Pleasant", Westmoreland Co., VA. Died 6 Oct 1706. They had the following children: 17 i. John LEE 18 ii. Richard LEE 19 iii. Phillip C. LEE 20 iv. Anne LEE 21 v. Francis LEE 22 vi. Thomas LEE 23 vii. Henry LEE 11. Francis LEE. Born 1648. Residence in London, England. Died 1714 in London, England. 88A Francis, settled in London, died there and left issue. Research: 88A Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892, Descendents of Colonel Richard Lee. 12. William LEE. Born 1651 in VA. Died 1696. 88A William Lee, married; probably left no male issue. Research: 88A Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892, Descendents of Colonel Richard Lee. He married Alice FELTON. They had the following children: 24 i. John LEE 25 ii. William LEE 13. Hancock LEE Esquire. Born 1653. Residence in "Ditchley", Northumberland Co., VA. Died 25 May 1709. 7B See Notes on Hancock & Sarah (Allerton) Lee's son John Lee. 87B Hancock Lee married first, Mary Kindall and to them three children were born, namely: William Kindall; Mary; and Richard. His second wife was Sarah Allerton and to them three children were born, namely: Issac, Hancock,; John; and Elizabeth, who was born in 1709 and married Zachary Taylor. 88A Hancock Pope, married and left issue; from whom the "Ditchley" line are descended. Research: 7B History of Stewart Co., GA-Lewis Lee Family, pg 907 87B History of Wilkinson Co., GA The Lee Family beginning at Pg. 571 88A Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892, Descendents of Colonel Richard Lee, p. 5. He first married Mary KENDALL, 1675. Born 1661 in England. Died 1694. They had the following children: 26 i. Anne LEE 27 ii. William LEE 28 iii. Richard LEE 29 iv. William Kendall LEE 30 v. Mary LEE 31 vi. Isaac LEE 32 vii. John LEE He second married Sarah ALLERTON, 1709. Born 1671. Died 1731. Occupation See Notes for Captain John Lee, son of Hancock & Sarah. Remarks7B Sarah was the grandaughter of Issac Allerton,a passenger. Remarks on the Mayflower and of Ensign Thomas Willoughby. They had the following children: 33 i. Elizabeth LEE 34 ii. Isaac LEE 35 iii. Hancock LEE 36 iv. John LEE Captain 37 v. Allerton LEE 14. Elizabeth LEE. Born 1654. She married Leonard HOWSTON. 15. Anne LEE. Born 1654. Died 1701. Research: 88A Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892, Descendents of Colonel Richard Lee. She first married Thomas "Yoell" EWELL. Died 1652. She second married John LELAND. 16. Charles Major LEE. Born 1656. Died 1700. 88A Charles Lee, married, and left issue; from whom the "Cobbs Hall" line are descended. Research: 88A Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892, Descendents of Colonel Richard Lee. He married Elizabeth MEDSTAND, Circa 1678. They had the following children: 38 i. Thomas LEE 39 ii. Charles LEE 40 iii. Hannah LEE 41 iv. Elizabeth LEE 42 v. Margaret LEE 43 vi. Harriett LEE 44 vii. Ann LEE 45 viii. Leeann LEE 10th Generation 17. John LEE. Born 1678. Died 1678. Remarks As no such son is mentioned in his father's will,. Remarks he probably died in infancy. 88A. 88A John Pope, The parish register of old Christ church, Lancaster, records the baptism of "John Lee, son of Majo Richard Lee and Mad'm Lettice, his wife, on the 3rd day of Xber, 1678." Research: 88A Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892, Descendents of Colonel Richard Lee. 18. Richard LEE. Born 1679. Residence 1710/1711 in London, England. Died 1719 in St. Anne parish, Liberty of Westminster, England. 88A Richard, the oldest surviving son of Richard Lee & Laetitia Corbin, was born in 1678-9, and died in London in 1718. Somewhere about 1710-11 he had gone over to London and settled there as a Virginia merchant in partnership with his maternal uncle, Thomas Corbin. Very little information can be found concerning him. By the kindness of William Blackston Lee, Esq., the few items were copied from the London records: 1719 ............ 1724. On the 16th of November 1724, there was issued a commission to John Crabb, creditor of the late Richard Lee, late of the parish of St. Olave, Hart Street, London, but who died in the parish of St. Anne Westminister in Co.: Midd. Martha Lee, the relict and George, Martha, and Laetitia Lee, minors, children of the deceased, cited but not appearing. On the 5th of November, 1716, "Richard Lee, of London, son of Richard Lee of Couple parish, in Virgina," leased to Reuben Welch, Thomas Lee and Henry Lee, of Essex, the 2,600 acres whereupon his father had lived. "Yielding and paying therefor the yearly rent of one peper corb only on the feast day of the birth of Our Lord God." This lease is mentioned in the will of Thomas Lee. In petition from "Martha Lee, widow of Richard Lee of London," dated the 19th of October, 1720, she mentioned this lease of 1716, and stated her husband was the son of Richard Lee, Sr. & c.; gave her residence in "Goodman's Fields, parish of St. Mary White Chappel, Middlesex," England. William Lee (in 1771) stated that, "Richard married an heiress in England by the name of Silk, and by her left one son, George, and two daughters, Lettice and Martha; all of these children went to Virginia and settled. George married a Wormeley, who died leaving one daughter; he then married a Fairfax, nearly related to Lord Fairfax of Yorkshire, and died leaving by his last marriage three sons, that are now minors and are at school in England under the care of Mr. James Russell. Lettuce married a Corbin and her sister a Turberville; their eldest childeren intermarried, from which.... (did not copy next page). Research: 88A Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892, Descendents of Colonel Richard Lee, p.91. He married Martha SILK. They had the following children: 46 i. George LEE 47 ii. Lettice LEE 48 iii. Martha LEE 19. Phillip C. LEE. Born 1681 in Westmoreland Co., VA. Residence 1700 in "Blenheim," Prince George's Co.,MD. Died Apr 1744. Occupation Member of the Council in Maryland & a Justice. Remarks The Maryland Lee's. 88A Philip, third son of Richard and Laetitia (Corbin) Lee, his wife, was born in Westmoreland Co., VA, about 1681; he died in 1744, about April of that year. As he moved to Maryland in 1700, he may have been born earlier than the date given here. He was a member of the Council in Maryland, and a Justice; no further data concerning his career has been discovered. He lived in "Blenheim," in King George's county, in that state. Philip was twice married; first to Sarah, daughter of Hon. Thomas Brooke, Esq. (1632-1676), of "Brookefield," and Barbara Addison, his wife; Thomas and Barbara Brooke deeded land to her, as wife of Philip Lee, in 1713; .... Philip married, secondly, about 1725-6, Elizabeth, the widow of Henry Sewell, Gentleman, who survived him. Philip Lee's will, dated the 20th of Mar, 1743, and recorded in Charles Co., the 1st of May, 1744, was as follows: .......... (pg. 96-98 88A). Research: 88A Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892, Descendents of Colonel Richard Lee, p.96-99. He first married Sarah BROOKE, daughter of Thomas BROOKE Honorable, Esq. & Barabara ADDISON. Born Circa 1650. Died Nov 1724. 88A Sarah Brooke died in November between 16th and 28th, 1724. By her will (dated 16th and probated 28th of November, 1724), she left her "younger son Arthur Lee and heirs forever all that tract or parcell of land which my Honored Father Thos. Brooke, Esq., gave me the said Sarah Lee, . . lying at Rock Creek, and I do by these presents Constitute ordain and appoint my Loving Brother Mr. Thomas Brooke, Gentleman, to be the Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, &c." Research: 88A Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892, Descendents of Colonel Richard Lee, p.96-99. They had the following children: 49 i. Richard LEE 50 ii. Francis LEE 51 iii. Philip LEE 52 iv. Thomas LEE 53 v. Arthur LEE 54 vi. Anne LEE 55 vii. Sarah LEE 56 viii. Eleanor LEE 57 ix. Francis LEE He second married Elizabeth SEWALL, After 1724. Remarks Probably married Philip Lee ca 1728. They had the following children: 58 i. Hannah LEE 59 ii. Lettice LEE 60 iii. Elizabeth LEE 61 iv. Alice LEE 62 v. Hancock LEE 63 vi. John LEE 64 vii. Corbin LEE 65 viii. George LEE 66 ix. Margaret LEE 20. Anne LEE. Born 1683. Died 1732. 88A Ann (Lee-Fitzhugh) McCarty, in her will (dated the 7th of November 1728; probated at Westmoreland, the 31st of May 1732) mentioned her son, Col. Henry Fitzhugh, and her brother-in-law Henry Fitzhugh, her brothers, Thomas, Henry, and Richard Lee, her daughter Lettice, also Elizabeth, daughter of Major John Fitzhugh, her sons, Billington and Thaddeus McCarty, also her daughter Sarah Fitzhugh, Col. John Tayloe and Sarah Beale. She appointed her son, Henry Fitzhugh, and her brothers, Thomas and Henry Lee, her executors. To her son, Henry, she left her "grandfather Corbyn's wedding ring. (Hayden, VA Genealogies, p. 86,87.) Research: 88A Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892, Descendents of Colonel Richard Lee, p.82-83. She first married William FITZHUGH Colonel, 5 Jan 1736. Residence in Eagle Nest, King George Co., VA. Died 1713/1714. Research: 54G Descendents of Richard Lee, Internet American On-Line (AOL) Genealogy Archives. 88A Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892, Descendents of Colonel Richard Lee. They had the following children: 67 i. Henry FITZHUGH 68 ii. Lettice FITZHUGH 69 iii. Sarah FITZHUGH She second married Daniel McCARTY Captain, After 1715. Born 1679. Residence in Parish of Cople, Westmoreland Co., VA. Died 4 May 1724. 88A Captain McCarty's tomb can still be seen at old Yeocomico Church; Captain McCarty was Burgess, Justice and Sheriff for Westmoreland; in 1715-1720, he was Speaker of the Assembly. Ann (Lee-Fitzhugh) McCarty, in her will Research: 88A Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892, Descendents of Colonel Richard Lee, p.83. 21. Francis LEE. Born 1685 in VA. Died After 1754. 54G b. 1685, d. after 1754 88A Francis Lee, nothing is known of his life, excepting the mere mention of him in the wills of his father, brother and nephew. He was living as late as 1749, for his nephew mentioned him, at tha date, as being "now in possession" of his estate, Paradise. He left no male heirs, for his brother, Philip Lee, of Maryland, willed the reversion to Francis' estate to his own sons, thus: To "sons, Thomas and Richard and their heirs forever, to be equally divided between them, that tract of land in Gloucester county, Paradise; the reversion left me with my deceased father, Col. Richard Lee, of Virginia." One of his sons, Thomas (in his will, dated in August, 1749) bequeathed his "moiety of a tract of land lying in Virginia, called Paradise, now in possession of Francis Lee, left me by my honored father, Philip Lee, Esquire, to my son Thomas Sim Lee, and my daughter Sarah Brook Lee."Probably Francis never married; at any rate he had no male heirs as late as 1749, or the reversion to his estate could not have been devised. Research: 54G Descendents of Richard Lee, Internet American On-Line (AOL) Genealogy Archives. 88A Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892, Descendents of Colonel Richard Lee. 22. Thomas LEE. Born 1690 in "Mt. Pleasant", Westmoreland Co., VA. Died 14 Nov 1750 in "Stratford" in Westmoreland Co., VA. Buried in "Burnt House Fields", Mt. Pleasant, VA. 88A Of his (Thomas Lee) early days his son has written: "Thomas, the fourth son, though with none but a common Virginia Education, yet having a strong natural parts, long after he was a man, he learned the Languages without any assistance but his own genious, and became a tolerable adept in Greek and Latin.... This Thomas, by his Industry and Parts, acquired a considerable Fortune; for, being a younger Brother, with many children, his Paternal Estate was very Small..................." Research: 88A Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892, Descendents of Colonel Richard Lee, p.103. He married Hanna Harrison LUDWELL, daughter of Philip LUDWELL Col., May 1722. Born 5 Dec 1701 in "Rich Neck," in Bruton parish, James City Co., VA. Died 25 Jan 1749 in "Stratford" in Westmoreland Co., VA. Buried in "Burnt House Fields", Mt. Pleasant, VA. They had the following children: 70 i. Richard LEE 71 ii. Phillip Ludwell LEE 72 iii. Hannah Ludwell LEE 73 iv. John LEE 74 v. Lucy LEE 75 vi. Thomas Ludwell LEE 76 vii. Richard Henry LEE 77 viii. Francis Lightfoot LEE 78 ix. Alice LEE 79 x. William LEE 80 xi. Arthur LEE 23. Henry LEE. Born 1691. Died 25 Aug 1747. He married Mary BLAND, 1723. Born 21 Aug 1704. Died 1764. They had the following children: 81 i. John LEE 82 ii. Richard "Squire" LEE 83 iii. Henry LEE 84 iv. Laetitia "Lettice" LEE 24. John LEE. Born 1680. Died 1731. He married Ann TAYLOR. They had the following children: 85 i. John LEE 86 ii. Catherine LEE 87 iii. William LEE 88 iv. Elizabeth LEE 89 v. James LEE 25. William LEE. Born 1682. Died 1682. 26. Anne LEE. Born 5 Jan 1681/1682. Died After 1754. 27. William LEE. Born 1682. Died 1706. 28. Richard LEE. Born 18 Aug 1691. Died 1740. Research: 7B History of Stewart Co., GA-Lewis Lee Family, pg 907. 87B History of Wilkinson Co., GA The Lee Family beginning at Pg. 571 He married Judith STEPTOE, 1720. They had the following children: 90 i. Kendall LEE 91 ii. Elizabeth LEE 92 iii. Mary LEE 93 iv. Judith LEE 94 v. John LEE 95 vi. Letitia LEE 96 vii. Thomas LEE Captain 97 viii. Stephen LEE 98 ix. Anne LEE 29. William Kendall LEE. 30. Mary LEE. 31. Isaac LEE. Born 1701. Died 1727. 32. John LEE. Born 1706. Died 11 Aug 1789. He married Elizabeth TAYLOR. 33. Elizabeth LEE. Born 1709. Research: 87B History of Wilkinson Co., GA The Lee Family beginning at Pg. 571 She married Zachary TAYLOR, After 1737. Born 17 Apr 1707. Died 1767. They had the following children: 99 i. Richard TAYLOR 34. Isaac LEE. 35. Hancock LEE. Born 1709. Died 1789. He married Mary WILLIS, 1733. They had the following children: 100 i. Hancock LEE 101 ii. Willis LEE 102 iii. John LEE 103 iv. Major LEE 104 v. Mary Willis LEE 105 vi. Samuel LEE 36. John LEE Captain. 37. Allerton LEE. Born 1691. 38. Thomas LEE. Born 1679. Died 1735. 39. Charles LEE. Died 1740. He married Elizabeth PINCKARD. 40. Hannah LEE. 41. Elizabeth LEE. 42. Margaret LEE. 43. Harriett LEE. 44. Ann LEE. 45. Leeann LEE. She married William JONES