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JOHN LEE 1670 – 1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1670

Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 1716 / Millennium file record

Death Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States

Father: Thomas Lee

Mother: Sarah Kirtland

Spouse(s): ELIZABETH SMITH

Children(s): Joshua Lee, Mary Lay, Sarah Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Phebe Lee, Phebe Lee, Sarah Lee, Lucy Lee, Lucy Lee, Lucy Lee, Jane Lee, Jane Way, Jeane Lee, John Lee, Rev. Lee, Mary Lee, Mary Lee, Mary Lee, Hepzibah Lee, Hepzibeth Sill, Benjamin Lee, Benjamin Lee, Joanna Lee

The story of JOHN LEE began in 1670 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA. JOHN LEE married ELIZABETH SMITH, and had children including Joshua Raymond Lee, Mary Lay, Sarah Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Phebe Lee, Phebe Lee, Sarah Lee, Lucy Lee, Lucy Lee, Lucy Lee, Jane Lee, Jane Way, Jeane Lee, John Lee, Rev. Joseph Lee, Mary Lee, Mary Lee, Mary Lee, Hepzibah Lee, Hepzibeth Sill, Benjamin Lee, Benjamin Lee, Joanna Lee. JOHN LEE passed away in 1716 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of JOHN LEE began in 1670 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA.
  • JOHN LEE married ELIZABETH SMITH, and had children including Joshua Raymond Lee, Mary Lay, Sarah Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Phebe Lee, Phebe Lee, Sarah Lee, Lucy Lee, Lucy Lee, Lucy Lee, Jane Lee, Jane Way, Jeane Lee, John Lee, Rev. Joseph Lee, Mary Lee, Mary Lee, Mary Lee, Hepzibah Lee, Hepzibeth Sill, Benjamin Lee, Benjamin Lee, Joanna Lee.
  • JOHN LEE passed away in 1716 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Lee
1638 – 1704
Birth Location: Rusper, Sussex, England
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Sarah Kirtland
1648 – 1676
Birth Location: of Mass, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

ELIZABETH SMITH
1670 – 1761
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Joshua Lee
1660 – 1704
Birth Location: New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Lay
1678 – 1734
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Sarah Lee
1693 – 1732
Birth Location: Lyme
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Elizabeth Lee
1695 – 1720
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Phebe Lee
1696 – 1785
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Phebe Lee
1696 – 1785
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Sarah Lee
1696 – 1697
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Lucy Lee
1699 – 1757
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Lucy Lee
1699 – 1757
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Lucy Lee
1699 – 1757
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Jane Lee
1701 – 1738
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Jane Way
1701 – 1738
Birth Location: Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, USA
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Jeane Lee
1701 – 1739
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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John Lee
1703 – 1745
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Rev. Lee
1705 – 1779
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Mary Lee
1707 – 1795
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, CT
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Mary Lee
1708 – 1722
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Lee
1708 – 1722
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Hepzibah Lee
1710 – 1783
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Hepzibeth Sill
1710 – 1782
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Lee
1712 – 1760
Birth Location: Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Benjamin Lee
1712 – 1777
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Joanna Lee
1715 – 1748
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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JOHN LEE's Ancestors

Self
JOHN LEE
1670 – 1716
Birth Place: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Thomas Lee
1638 – 1704
Rusper, Sussex, England
Sarah Kirtland
1648 – 1676
of Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Lee
1614 – 1645
Rusper, Sussex, England
Phoebe Browne
1620 – 1664
High Wycombe, Buckingham, England
Alice Covington
1615 – 1697
Lenham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JOHN LEE's Descendants

1.
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JOHN LEE (21 Sep 1670 – 17 Jan 1716 / Millennium file record) m. ELIZABETH SMITH (21 Oct 1670 – 17 Dec 1761)
  1. 1. Joshua (Raymond) Lee (18 Sep 1660 – 21 Jul 1704)
  2. 2. Mary Lay (21 Mar 1678 – 28 Feb 1734)
  3. 3. Sarah Lee (12 1693 – 31 May 1732)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Lee (30 Apr 1695 – 1720)
  5. 5. Phebe Lee (2 Mar 1696 / Birth record – 1785)
  6. 6. Phebe Lee (2 Mar 1696 – 1785)
  7. 7. Sarah Lee (08 Nov 1696 – 1697)
  8. 8. Lucy Lee (20 Jun 1699 – 09 Sep 1757)
  9. 9. Lucy Lee (20 Jun 1699 – 9 Sep 1757)
  10. 10. Lucy Lee (20 Jun 1699 – 9 Sep 1757)
  11. 11. Jane Lee (20 May 1701 – 1738)
  12. 12. Jane Way (20 May 1701 – 16 March 1738)
  13. 13. Jeane Lee (20 May 1701 – 16 Mar 1739)
  14. 14. John Lee (17 May 1703 – 26 Aug 1745) m. Lydiah Allen (1702 – 25 Oct 1731) m. Abigail (1707 Tully) Chapman*+ (5 Jul 1707 – 2 May 1773) m. John Lee
    1. 1. Elizabeth Lee (2 Nov 1724 / Birth record – 02 Nov 1769)
    2. 2. Lydia Lee (13 Aug 1727 – 1822)
    3. 3. Hannah Lee (15 Oct 1730 – )
    4. 4. Thenah (Parthenia) Lee (15 Oct 1730 / Birth record – )
    5. 5. John (1733) Lee (25 Jul 1733 – 26 Nov 1757)
    6. 6. Sarah (1733) Lee*+ (9 Aug 1733 – 1786)
    7. 7. Martin (1735) Lee (26 Jul 1735 – 1746)
    8. 8. Giles (1737) Lee (27 Jul 1737 – 17 Aug 1790)
    9. 9. Ann (1739) Lee (1 Aug 1739 – 1 Mar 1777)
    10. 10. Eunice (1743) Lee*+* (14 Jan 1743 – 20 Mar 1790)
    11. 11. Andrew (D. D.) Lee (07 May 1745 – 25 Aug 1832)
  15. 15. Rev. (Joseph) Lee (24 Nov 1705 – 29 Aug 1779) m. Mary (Molly) Allen (18 Sep 1708 – 13 Oct 1805)
    1. 1. Lemuel Lee (07 Nov 1728 – 4 Jan 1748)
    2. 2. Samuel Lee (15 Oct 1730 – 4 Jan 1748)
    3. 3. Sarah Lee (09 Aug 1733 – 1786) m. Parshall Terry (8 Aug 1734 – 15 May 1811) m. Israel Horton (1728 – 1771)
      1. 1. Parshall Terry (22 Feb 1756 – 23 Jul 1808)
      2. 2. Jonathan Terry (13 Jan 1758 – 25 Aug 1849)
      3. 3. Parshall Terry (13 Jan 1758 – 1814)
      4. 4. Nathan Terry (1760 – 25 Aug 1849)
      5. 5. Deliverance Terry (1762 – 25 Aug 1849)
      6. 6. Ther Terry (1763 – )
      7. 7. Joshua Terry (1764 – 11 Nov 1827)
      8. 8. Elizabeth Terry (1765 – 1848)
      9. 9. Deborah Terry (17 May 1766 – 25 May 1844)
      10. 10. John Horton (30 Jul 1763 – 28 Apr 1848)
      11. 11. Israel Horton (23 Sep 1756 – 22 Jul 1813) m. Anna Vandervort (29 Nov 1763 – 2 Jan 1842)
        1. 1. Jason Horton (23 Feb 1781 – 16 Sep 1821)
        2. 2. William (Lee) Horton (21 Oct 1782 – 1856)
        3. 3. Sarah Horton (9 Apr 1784 – 08 May 1864)
        4. 4. Phebe Horton (6 Mar 1786 – )
        5. 5. John Horton (26 Feb 1788 – 8 Sep 1859)
        6. 6. Thomas (Vandervoort) Horton (6 Apr 1790 – 21 Jul 1811)
        7. 7. Benjamin Horton (9 Sep 1792 – 22 Sep 1834)
        8. 8. Harriet Horton (28 Nov 1794 – 2 Mar 1861)
        9. 9. Peter (David) Horton (11 Dec 1796 – 21 Dec 1867)
        10. 10. Isaac (TenEyck) Horton (28 Feb 1799 – 1 Sep 1869)
        11. 11. Eleanor Horton (27 Dec 1802 – 14 Sept. 1894)
        12. 12. Cornelius (C) Horton (13 Aug 1804 – 29 Oct 1871)
        13. 13. Joseph (Lee) Horton (9 Jul 1807 – Jan 1871)
      12. 12. Jason Horton (18 Dec 1758 – 28 Dec 1837)
      13. 13. Jeremiah Horton (24 Oct 1759 – 16 Jan 1841)
      14. 14. Jeremiah Horton (12 Nov 1760 – 1777)
      15. 15. Eunice Horton (1761 – 9 Mar 1835) m. George Howell (1749 – 29 Apr 1829)
        1. 1. WILLIAM Howell (1771 – Nov 1847) m. Sarah Silverthorn (20 April 1768 – 11 March 1854)
        2. 2. Benjamin Howell (1 Oct 1776 – 27 Aug 1858) m. Jane Moffitt (1782 – 1862)
        3. 3. Lucinda Alexander (11 December 1779 – 20 Aug 1859) m. Robert Alexander (2 OCT 1767 – 12 Aug 1837)
        4. 4. Sally Howell (27 Sept 1781 – 25 Dec)
        5. 5. Benjamin Howell (ABT 1783 – )
        6. 6. Mehitable Howell (24 Aug 1783 – )
        7. 7. William Howell (21 Sep 1785 – 17 Apr 1839)
        8. 8. Anna Howell (21 Sep 1787 – )
        9. 9. Jemima Howell (6 Apr 1790 – 15 May 1828)
        10. 10. Samuel Howell (ABT 1791 – )
        11. 11. Fanny HOWELL (09 Jul 1792 – )
        12. 12. Lucinda Howell (ABT 1793 – )
        13. 13. Jeremiah Howell (4 Dec 1793 – 25 Dec 1851)
        14. 14. Hannah Howell (31 Aug 1796 – )
        15. 15. Mehitabel Howell (ABT 1799 – )
        16. 16. Sally Howell (ABT 1801 – )
        17. 17. George (Jr.) Howell (7 Feb 1802 – 24 Jan 1880) m. Sally Howell (abt 1802 – )
        18. 18. Hannah Howell (ABT 1803 – )
        19. 19. Eliza Howell (27 Aug 1807 – 8 Sep 1841)
        20. 20. Samuel Howell (7 July 1810 – 1 June 1886)
      16. 16. Joseph (Lee) Horton (27 Apr 1765 – 10 Jul 1831)
      17. 17. Mary Horton (06 Dec 1768 – 1768)
      18. 18. Samuel Horton (1771 – 1793)
      19. 19. Benjamin Horton (07 Feb 1772 – 8 Feb 1856)
    4. 4. HESTER LEE (22 Oct 1735 – 18 Nov 1814 / Death record)
    5. 5. Joseph Lee (27 Jan 1738 / Birth record – 17 Jul 1820) m. Sarah Potter (1 Dec 1732 – 25 Nov 1812) m. Joseph Lee
    6. 6. Jason Lee (20 Aug 1740 – 14 Mar 1810)
    7. 7. Catea Lee (28 Mar 1743 – 3 Oct 1748)
    8. 8. Elizabeth Lee (1750 – 12 Feb 1825)
    9. 9. Elizabeth Lee
  16. 16. Mary Lee (20 Jan 1707 – 1795)
  17. 17. Mary Lee (30 Jan 1708 – 1722)
  18. 18. Mary Lee (30 Jan 1708 – 1722)
  19. 19. Hepzibah Lee (16 Mar 1710 – 25 Mar 1783)
  20. 20. Hepzibeth Sill (16 May 1710 – 21 January 1782)
  21. 21. Benjamin Lee (4 Sep 1712 – 21 Jun 1760)
  22. 22. Benjamin Lee (04 Sep 1712 – 11 Apr 1777)
  23. 23. Joanna Lee (28 Apr 1715 – 03 May 1748)

JOHN LEE's Timeline

2 Records

1670
21 Sep 1670
Birth of JOHN LEE in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
1716
17 Jan 1716 / Millennium file record
Age 46
Death of JOHN LEE in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1670
    Event Place: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1670; Birth city: Lyme; Birth state: CT
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1716 / Millennium file record
    Event Place: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1670; Birth city: Lyme; Birth state: CT
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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