Dee, This family can be found in Robeson County NC, which was formed from Bladen in 1787. I believe that Joshua LEE is the father of Jesse LEE, if we are talking about the same family. Jimmy might find the origins of his LEEs there. Delaney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dee Thompson" <d7777@worldnet.att.net> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 11:22 AM Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Lees in Bladen NC. and BarnwellSC. > Hi Jimmy, > >From # 135 > Bladen County Tax Lists of 1779 > A list of the Taxable Properties of Capt. Jacob Alfords District. Valued by us, [?] Barnes, Jacob Alford & John Donelley 1779. > > A List of people that Refused giving in ther invitorys. > Jesse Lee > 972 Acres of Improved land - 500 pounds > 2 Negroes over 10 & under 40 years - 1400 pounds > 1 Do. over 5 & under 10 years - 400 pounds > 5 horses - 375 pounds > 40 head of Cattle - 400 pounds > Money - 117 pounds.-4.-0 > Total - 3192 pounds.-4.-0 > > Bladen County Tax Lists of 1787 > Joshua Lee > 2 White Males from 21 to 60 > 5 White Males under 21 & over 60 > 3 White Females > 1 Black from 12 to 50 > > Bladen County Tax Lists of 1789 > Joshua Lee > 1225 Acres > > Bladen County Tax Lists of 1786 > Jesse Lee Senr. > 1 White Males from 21 to 60 > 2 White Males under 21 & over 60 > 3 White Females > > Jesse Lee, Junr. > 1 White Male from 21 to 60 > 3 White Males under 21 & over 60 > 3 White Females > > Note: Also in this book: > Jacob Lee > John Lee > Lucy Lee, Widow > Shadarick Lee > Shadrach Lee > Shadrick Lee > Zachariah Lee > > > > >From # 162 > GEORGETOWN GAZETTE > Issue of September 28, 1816 > ...on the 12th inst., at Hillsborough, on the Eastern Shore of Md., in the 59th year of his age, the Revd. Jesse Lee, late Chaplain in Congress, and for 33 years a Methodist preacher. > > >From # 139 > Index to Barnwell County Wills > Lee, Levi, 2 volume, 1826-1856, Section D, page 104 > > > Note: All of the early records of the Wills of Orangeburg were destroyed. > > Dee > For details on sources used, refer to this link: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm > ----- Original Message ----- > From: JSREDTIGER@aol.com > To: d7777@worldnet.att.net > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 1:52 PM > Subject: Lees in Bladen NC. and BarnwellSC. > > > Hi Dee, I am trying to find out if any of the following were paying taxes in > Bladen County from about 1775 through 1800. I can't remember at the moment > just when Bladen was formed. Joshua Lee, Stephen Lee, Levi Lee, Jesse Lee. I > think my Lee ancestors left NC. around 1800 and settled in Barnwell County > S.C. Then some of them came on to my neck of the woods. I have found out that > my GGGrandaddy, Joshua Lee's daddy was a Stephen Lee who was born around > 1798. The 1850 Dale County Census says he was born in NC. However, in 1820 he > is living in Barnwell South Carolina with young wife Sarah Creel Lee. I am > trying to find out who Stephen 's daddy was. By any chance, would you happen > to have any books on Barnwell SC. and Orange County SC. that list any > deeds,wills, or marriage records od a Joshua Lee, Stephen Lee, Levi Lee, > Jesse Lee, Joseph Lee, or Michael Lee? They really stuck with their Biblical > Names. These records that I need would run from around 1800 to about 1840. I > know that you probably don't deal much with SC. records, but it is worth a > shot. Once again, thanks for your time and help. > Jimmy Davis >