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Henry Lee 1756–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1756

Birth Location: was borned at family home Leeslyvania, Prince William, Virginia

Death Date: 25 Mar 1818

Death Location: Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, USA

Father: Henry Jr

Mother: Lucy Grymes

Spouse(s): Matilda Lee, Anne Lee

Children(s): Elizabeth Lee, Carter Lee, Maj. lV, Philip Lee, Lucy Carter, Matilda Lee, James Lee, General General", Elinor Lee, Mildred Lee, Unnamed Lee, Catharine Childe, Sidney Lee, Charles Lee, Anne Marshall, Nathaniel Lee, James Lee, Maj. Lee, Algernon Lee, Harris Lee, General Lee, George Lee, Susannah Lee, Elizabeth (m.Sherwin), Nathaniel Lee, Henry Lee

Henry Lee was born in 1756 in was borned at family home Leeslyvania, Prince William, Virginia, the child of Henry Lee Jr And Lucy The Lowland Beauty Grymes. Henry Lee married Anne Hill Lee, Matilda Ludwell Lee, and had children including Algernon Sydney Lee, Anne Kinloch Lee Marshall, Carter Lee, Catharine Mildred Childe, Charles Carter Lee, Elinor Annie Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Elizabeth Lee M Sherwin, General Charles Lee The Attorney General, General Robert Edward Lee, George Washington Custis Lee, Harris Lee, Henry Lee, James Ellis Lee, James Jackson Little Harry Lee, Laura Lee, Lucy Grymes Lee Carter, Maj Henry Blackhorse Harry Lee, Maj Henry Blackhorse Harry Lee Lv, Matilda Lee, Mildred Lee, Nathaniel Greene Lee, Philip Ludwell Lee, Sidney Smith Lee, Susannah Lee, Unnamed Infant Lee. Henry Lee passed away in 1818 in Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Lee was born in 1756 in was borned at family home Leeslyvania, Prince William, Virginia, the child of Henry Lee Jr And Lucy The Lowland Beauty Grymes.
  • Henry Lee married Anne Hill Lee, Matilda Ludwell Lee, and had children including Algernon Sydney Lee, Anne Kinloch Lee Marshall, Carter Lee, Catharine Mildred Childe, Charles Carter Lee, Elinor Annie Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Elizabeth Lee M Sherwin, General Charles Lee The Attorney General, General Robert Edward Lee, George Washington Custis Lee, Harris Lee, Henry Lee, James Ellis Lee, James Jackson Little Harry Lee, Laura Lee, Lucy Grymes Lee Carter, Maj Henry Blackhorse Harry Lee, Maj Henry Blackhorse Harry Lee Lv, Matilda Lee, Mildred Lee, Nathaniel Greene Lee, Philip Ludwell Lee, Sidney Smith Lee, Susannah Lee, Unnamed Infant Lee.
  • Henry Lee passed away in 1818 in Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Jr
1729–1787
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
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Lucy Grymes
1734–1792
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Matilda Lee
1766–1790
Birth Location: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
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Anne Lee
1773–1829
Birth Location: Shirley Hundred on James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Lee
1787–1847
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Carter Lee
1786–
Birth Location: –
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Maj. lV
1787–1837
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Philip Lee
1785–1792
Birth Location: Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Lucy Carter
1786–1860
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
LC
Matilda Lee
1811–1856
Birth Location: Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
ML
James Lee
1818–1894
Birth Location: Cumberland Island, Camden, Georgia
JL
General General"
1758–1815
Birth Location: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, American Colony
GG
Elinor Lee
1800–1864
Birth Location: Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
EL
Mildred Lee
1811–1812
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
ML
Unnamed Lee
1796–1796
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia
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Catharine Childe
1811–1856
Birth Location: Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, USA
CC
Sidney Lee
1802–1869
Birth Location: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland, VA, USA
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Charles Lee
1798–1871
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia
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Anne Marshall
1800–1864
Birth Location: Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
AM
Nathaniel Lee
1784–1784
Birth Location: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
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James Lee
1803–1880
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
JL
Maj. Lee
1787–1837
Birth Location: Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
ML
Algernon Lee
1795–1796
Birth Location: Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
AL
Harris Lee
1812–1893
Birth Location: Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
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General Lee
1807–1870
Birth Location: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
GL
George Lee
1777–
Birth Location: –
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Susannah Lee
1796–
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth (m.Sherwin)
1796–
Birth Location: –
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Nathaniel Lee
1784–1784
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Henry Lee
1810–
Birth Location: –
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Henry Lee's Ancestors

Self
Henry Lee
1756–1818
Birth Place: was borned at family home Leeslyvania, Prince William, Virginia
Parents
Henry Lee Jr
1729–1787
Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Lucy ('The Lowland Beauty') Grymes
1734–1792
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Henry (Lee) Sr
1691–1747
Mary Lee
1704–1764
Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America
Charles Grymes
1697–1753
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Frances Jennings
1715–1753
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Bland
1665–1720
Elizabeth Bland
1695–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Theodorick Bland
1628–1671
Ann Bland
1641–1708

Henry Lee's Descendants

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Henry Lee (29 Jan 1756–25 Mar 1818) m. Matilda (Ludwell) Lee (1766–28 Jul 1790) m. Anne (Hill) Lee (26 Mar 1773–26 Jul 1829)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Lee 1787–1847
  2. 2. Carter Lee 1786–
  3. 3. Maj. (Henry Blackhorse Harry Lee) lV 1787–1837
  4. 4. Philip (Ludwell) Lee 1785–1792
  5. 5. Lucy (Grymes Lee) Carter 1786–1860
  6. 6. Matilda Lee 1811–1856
  7. 7. James (Jackson "Little Harry") Lee 1818–1894
  8. 8. General (Charles Lee "The Attorney) General" 1758–1815
  9. 9. Elinor (Annie) Lee 1800–1864
  10. 10. Mildred Lee 1811–1812
  11. 11. Unnamed (Infant) Lee 1796–1796
  12. 12. Catharine (Mildred) Childe 1811–1856
  13. 13. Sidney (Smith) Lee 1802–1869
  14. 14. Charles (Carter) Lee 1798–1871
  15. 15. Anne (Kinloch Lee) Marshall 1800–1864
  16. 16. Nathaniel (Greene) Lee 1784–1784
  17. 17. James (Ellis) Lee 1803–1880
  18. 18. Maj. (Henry Blackhorse Harry) Lee 1787–1837 m. Anne (R) Mccarty 1798–1840
    1. 1. Margaret Lee 1818–1820
  19. 19. Algernon (Sydney) Lee 1795–1796
  20. 20. Harris Lee 1812–1893 m. Winnifred (Caroline) Holland 1827–1903
    1. 1. James (Robert) Lee 1848–1925
    2. 2. Georgia (Ann) Lee 1865–1932
    3. 3. Lavinia (Caroline) Lee 1851–1851
    4. 4. William (Paine) Lee 1862–1864
    5. 5. Sara (Josephine) Lee 1855–1947
    6. 6. Jasper (Marion) Lee 1848–1891
    7. 7. Henry (Martyn) Lee 1858–1934
    8. 8. Spicey (Ellen) Lee 1872–1943
    9. 9. John (Anderson) Lee 1868–1954
    10. 10. James (Harris) Lee 1860–1934
    11. 11. Napoleon (Bertrand) Lee 1853–1867
    12. 12. Mary (Elizabeth) Lee 1844–1932
  21. 21. General (Robert Edward) Lee 1807–1870 m. Mary (Anna Randolph) Custis 1808–1873
    1. 1. Maj. (Gen. George Washington Custis) Lee 1832–1913 m. Mollie (J.) Bean 1876– m. Lavina (T) (Lee) 1833–
      1. 1. Thos (A) Lee 1855–
      2. 2. Lyla (C) Lee 1874–
      3. 3. Manna (E) Parke 1875–
    2. 2. William (Henry Fitzhugh) (Confederate) 1837–1891
    3. 3. Mary (Custis) Lee 1835–1918
    4. 4. Eleanor (Agnes) Lee 1841–1873
    5. 5. Mildred (Childe "Milly") Lee 1845–1905
    6. 6. Anne (Carter) Lee 1839–1862
    7. 7. Richard (Henry) LEE 1732–1794
    8. 8. Robert ("Rob" Edward Ii Capt. LEE) ll 1843–1914
  22. 22. George (Washington Custis) Lee 1777–
  23. 23. Susannah Lee 1796–
  24. 24. Elizabeth (Lee) (m.Sherwin) 1796–
  25. 25. Nathaniel (Greene) Lee 1784–1784
  26. 26. Henry Lee 1810–

Henry Lee's Timeline

6 Records

1756
29 Jan 1756
Birth of Henry Lee in Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
1756
29 Jan 1756
Birth of Henry Lee in was borned at family home Leeslyvania, Prince William, Virginia
was borned at family home Leeslyvania, Prince William, Virginia
1782
Apr 1782
Age 26
Henry Lee was married in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Stratford Hall, Westmoreland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
1793
18 June 1793
Age 37
Henry Lee was married in Shirley Plant, VA
Shirley Plant, VA
1818
25 Mar 1818
Age 62
Death of Henry Lee in Cumberland Island, Camden, Georgia, United States
Cumberland Island, Camden, Georgia, United States
1818
25 Mar 1818
Age 62
Death of Henry Lee in Cumberland Island, Camden, Georgia, United States
Cumberland Island, Camden, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1756
    Event Place: Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1756
    Event Place: was borned at family home Leeslyvania, Prince William, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 1782
    Event Place: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 June 1793
    Event Place: Shirley Plant, VA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1818
    Event Place: Cumberland Island, Camden, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1818
    Event Place: Cumberland Island, Camden, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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