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Maj. Gen. Henry Lee II 1729–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1729

Birth Location: Lee Hall, Virginia

Death Date: 15 Aug 1787

Death Location: Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Henry I

Mother: Mary Bland

Spouse(s): Lucy Grimes

Children(s): Major III, Richard Lee, Charles Lee, Susannah Lee, Theodorick Lee, Lucy Lee, Edmund Sr, Anne Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Thomas Lee, Mary Lee, William Lee

In 1729, Maj. Gen. Henry Lee II entered the world in Lee Hall, Virginia, born to Henry Lee I And Mary Elizabeth Bland. Maj. Gen. Henry Lee II married Lucy Grimes, and had children including Anne Lee, Charles Lee, Edmund Jennings Lee Sr, Elizabeth Lee, Lucy Lee, Major General Henry Light Horse Harry Lee Iii, Mary Molly Lee, Richard Bland Lee, Susannah Lee, Theodorick Lee, Thomas Lee, William Hezekiah Lee. Maj. Gen. Henry Lee II passed away in 1787 in Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1729, Maj. Gen. Henry Lee II entered the world in Lee Hall, Virginia, born to Henry Lee I And Mary Elizabeth Bland.
  • Maj. Gen. Henry Lee II married Lucy Grimes, and had children including Anne Lee, Charles Lee, Edmund Jennings Lee Sr, Elizabeth Lee, Lucy Lee, Major General Henry Light Horse Harry Lee Iii, Mary Molly Lee, Richard Bland Lee, Susannah Lee, Theodorick Lee, Thomas Lee, William Hezekiah Lee.
  • Maj. Gen. Henry Lee II passed away in 1787 in Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Maj. II's Ancestors

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Maj. II
1729–1787
Birth Place: Lee Hall, Virginia
Parents
Henry Lee I
1691–1747
Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth) Bland
1704–1764
Prince William, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Richard ("The Scholar" Lee II,) Colonel
1647–1715
Paradise, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Laetitia Corbin
1657–1706
Christ Church Parrish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Richard BLAND
1665–1706
Westover, Charles City Co., Virginia
Elizabeth Randolph
1685–1715
Prince George Co., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Col Esq.
1618–1664
Anne Constable
1622–1666
Theodorick Bland
1629–1671
Anne Bennett
1641–1687
William Randolph
1651–1711
Mary Isham
1659–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Constable
1592–1647
Alice Wentworth
1595–1647
Richard Randolph
1621–1678
Elizabeth Randolph
1621–1669
Henry Isham
1628–1678
Katherine Banks
1627–1671

Maj. II's Descendants

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Maj. (Gen. Henry Lee) II (29 Jan 1729–15 Aug 1787) m. Lucy Grimes (26 Apr 1734–1792)
  1. 1. Major (General Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee) III 1756–1818 m. Ann (Hill) Carter 1773–1829 m. Matilda Ludwell 1764–1790
    1. 1. Robert (Edward Lee) Gen 1806–1870 m. Mary (Anne Randolph) Custis 1807–1873
      1. 1. William (Harrison Fitzhugh "Rooney" Lee Maj.) Gen. 1837–1891 m. Mary (Tabb) Bolling 1846–1924 m. Charlotte (Georgiana) Wickham 1841–1863
        1. 1. Robert (Edward Lee) III 1869–1922
        2. 2. George (Bolling Lee) Dr 1873–1948
        3. 3. William (Henry Fitzhugh Lee) Jr 1867–1875
        4. 4. Norman (Anderson) Lee 1868–1920
        5. 5. Charlotte (Carter) Lee 1862–1862
        6. 6. Robert (Edward) Lee 1860–1862
        7. 7. Mary (Custis) Lee 1861–1862
        8. 8. Mary (Tabb) Lee 1867–1871
        9. 9. Annie (Agnes) Lee 1874–1874
        10. 10. David Lee 1879–
        11. 11. William (H) Lee 1876–
        12. 12. Aaron Lee 1890–
        13. 13. Albert Lee 1881–
      2. 2. George (Washington Custis) Lee 1832–1913 m. Elizabeth ("Liza" Tillinghast) Alexander 1833–1909
        1. 1. Thomas (Alexander Lee) Sr 1855–1951
        2. 2. Lyla (C) Lee 1875–1924
        3. 3. Maria ("Mary" "Mana" Eugenia Parke) Lee 1875–1957
        4. 4. Leila (Bathurst) Lee 1858–1940
        5. 5. Ida Lee 1863–1930
        6. 6. Robert (Alexander) Lee 1866–1934
        7. 7. George (Washington Custis Lee) Jr 1871–1945
        8. 8. Lancelot (Bathurst) Lee 1869–1945
        9. 9. Maude (Earle) Lee 1877–1966
        10. 10. Elizabeth ("Eliza" Ann Clark) Lee 1873–1923
        11. 11. Helen (Sigismunda) Lee 1861–1929
      3. 3. Anne (Carter) Lee 1839–1862 m. A (C) Fairweather 1839–1883 m. William (B) Lester 1811–1883
        1. 1. Julia (Frances) Lester 1856–1935
        2. 2. George (M) Lester 1862–1947
      4. 4. Mildred (Childe) Lee 1845–1905
      5. 5. Eleanor (Agnes) Lee 1841–1873
      6. 6. Robert (Edward Lee) Jr 1843–1914
      7. 7. Mary (Custis) Lee 1835–1918
    2. 2. Charles (Carter) Lee 1798–1871
    3. 3. Anne (Kinloch) Lee 1800–1864
    4. 4. Captain (Sydney Smith) Lee 1802–1869
    5. 5. Catherine (Mildred) Lee 1811–1856
    6. 6. Algernon (Sydney) Lee 1795–1796
    7. 7. Henry Lee 1810–1890
    8. 8. Lucy (Grymes) Lee 1786–1860
    9. 9. Nathaniel (Greene) Lee 1782–1782
    10. 10. Philip (Ludwell) Lee 1784–1794
    11. 11. Philip (Ludwell) Lee 1785–1794
    12. 12. Nathaniel (Greene) Lee 1783–1784
  2. 2. Richard (Bland) Lee 1754–1827
  3. 3. Charles Lee 1758–1815
  4. 4. Susannah Lee 1760–1799
  5. 5. Theodorick Lee 1766–1849
  6. 6. Lucy Lee 1774–1792
  7. 7. Edmund (Jennings Lee) Sr 1772–1843
  8. 8. Anne Lee 1776–1857
  9. 9. Elizabeth Lee 1755–1787
  10. 10. Thomas Lee 1758–1805
  11. 11. Mary ("Molly") Lee 1764–1827 m. Philip (Richard Fendall) I 1734–1805
    1. 1. Lucy (Eleanor) Fendall 1796–1872
    2. 2. Philip (Richard) Fendall 1794–1868
  12. 12. William (Hezekiah) Lee 1758–1819

Maj. II's Timeline

2 Records

1729
29 Jan 1729
Birth of Maj. Gen. Henry Lee II in Lee Hall, Virginia
Lee Hall, Virginia
1787
15 Aug 1787
Age 58
Death of Maj. Gen. Henry Lee II in Leesylvania, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Leesylvania, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1729
    Event Place: Lee Hall, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 200.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BSF
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 025 : 1898
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 038
    [6] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1787
    Event Place: Leesylvania, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 025 : 1898
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 038

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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