YourRoots by Genomelink
banner

Sign up to explore more

Create a free account to navigate family trees, view ancestors, and discover connections.

Maj. Gen. Henry Harry Lighthorse Harry III Lee 1756–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1756

Birth Location: Leesylvania Near Dumfries, Virginia

Death Date: 25 March 1818

Death Location: Dungeness, Camden County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Lt Independence)

Mother: Lucy Grymes

Spouse(s): Anne Carter, Matilda LEE

Children(s): General general, Algernon Lee, Charles Lee, Anne Lee, Elinor Annie, Sydney Lee, Mildred Lee, Catherine Lee, Henry Lee, Nathaniel Lee, Phillip Lee, Lucy Lee, Henry Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Nathaniel Lee, Catherine Lee, Philip LEE, Lucy LEE, Elizabeth LEE, Nathanael Lee, Carter Lee, George Lee, General General", Elizabeth Lee, William Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Elizabeth Lee

The story of Maj. Gen. Henry Harry Lighthorse Harry III Lee began in 1756 in Leesylvania Near Dumfries, Virginia. Maj. Gen. Henry Harry Lighthorse Harry III Lee married Anne Carter, Matilda Ludwell Lee, and had children including Algernon Sydney Lee, Anne Kinloch Lee, Carter Lee, Catherine Mildred Lee, Charles Carter Lee, Elinor Lee Annie, Elizabeth Lee, General Charles Carter Lee The Attorney General, General Robert Edward Lee Confederate General, George Washington Custis Lee, Henry Black Horse Harry Lee, Henry Lee, Lucy Grymes Lee, Mildred Lee, Nathanael Greene Lee, Nathaniel Greene Lee, Nathaniel Lee, Philip Ludwell Lee, Phillip Ludwell Lee, Sydney Smith Lee, William Thomas Lee. Maj. Gen. Henry Harry Lighthorse Harry III Lee passed away in 1818 in Dungeness, Camden County, Georgia, United States of America.

Find more search results for Maj. Lee
ML

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
B
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

This tree's reliability score:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Biography

  • The story of Maj. Gen. Henry Harry Lighthorse Harry III Lee began in 1756 in Leesylvania Near Dumfries, Virginia.
  • Maj. Gen. Henry Harry Lighthorse Harry III Lee married Anne Carter, Matilda Ludwell Lee, and had children including Algernon Sydney Lee, Anne Kinloch Lee, Carter Lee, Catherine Mildred Lee, Charles Carter Lee, Elinor Lee Annie, Elizabeth Lee, General Charles Carter Lee The Attorney General, General Robert Edward Lee Confederate General, George Washington Custis Lee, Henry Black Horse Harry Lee, Henry Lee, Lucy Grymes Lee, Mildred Lee, Nathanael Greene Lee, Nathaniel Greene Lee, Nathaniel Lee, Philip Ludwell Lee, Phillip Ludwell Lee, Sydney Smith Lee, William Thomas Lee.
  • Maj. Gen. Henry Harry Lighthorse Harry III Lee passed away in 1818 in Dungeness, Camden County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lt Independence)
1729–1787
Birth Location: Leesylvania Plantation, Prince William, Virginia, USA
LI
Lucy Grymes
1734–1792
Birth Location: Morattico, Richmond Co, Virginia, USA
LG

Spouses(s)

Anne Carter
1773–1829
Birth Location: James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
AC
Matilda LEE
1764–1790
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
ML

Children(s)

General general
1807–1870
Birth Location: Stratford, West
Gg
Algernon Lee
1795–1796
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
AL
Charles Lee
1798–1871
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
CL
Anne Lee
1800–1864
Birth Location: Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
AL
Elinor Annie
1800–1864
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
EA
Sydney Lee
1802–1869
Birth Location: Stratford Hall, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
SL
Mildred Lee
1811–1812
Birth Location: –
ML
Catherine Lee
1811–1856
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
CL
Henry Lee
1780–1837
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
HL
Nathaniel Lee
1782–1790
Birth Location: Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
NL
Phillip Lee
1784–1794
Birth Location: Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
PL
Lucy Lee
1786–1860
Birth Location: Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
LL
Henry Lee
1787–1837
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
HL
Elizabeth Lee
1787–1847
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
EL
Nathaniel Lee
1790–1790
Birth Location: Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
NL
Catherine Lee
1811–1856
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
CL
Philip LEE
1784–1794
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
PL
Lucy LEE
1786–1860
Birth Location: Stratford , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
LL
Elizabeth LEE
1784–1855
Birth Location: New York, United States of America
EL
Nathanael Lee
1784–1790
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
NL
Carter Lee
1786–1871
Birth Location: Stratford Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
CL
George Lee
1777–1783
Birth Location: –
GL
General General"
1758–1815
Birth Location: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, American Colony
GG
Elizabeth Lee
1787–1847
Birth Location: Popes Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
EL
William Lee
1798–1871
Birth Location: Stratford Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
WL
Elizabeth Lee
1784–1847
Birth Location: Stratford Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
EL
Elizabeth Lee
1787–1867
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
EL

Maj. Lee's Ancestors

Self
Maj. Lee
1756–1818
Birth Place: Leesylvania Near Dumfries, Virginia
Parents
Lt Colonel Richard Henry Lee II (Grandfather of General Robert E. Lee & Signer of the Declaration of Independence)
1729–1787
Leesylvania Plantation, Prince William, Virginia, USA
Lucy ("Lowland Beauty" Ludwell Gaines) Grymes
1734–1792
Morattico, Richmond Co, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Capt. (Henry Giles) Lee
1691–1747
Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Mary Bland
1704–1764
Great-Grandparents
Col. Lee
1645–1714
Laetitia Corbin
1657–1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Figure
1613–1664
Anne (Owens)
1621–1706
Henry mr
1629–1675
Alice 🦋
1627–1684

Maj. Lee's Descendants

1.
ML
Maj. (Gen. Henry Harry Lighthorse Harry III) Lee (29 Jan 1756–25 March 1818) m. Anne Carter (1773–1829) m. Matilda (Ludwell) LEE (1764–1790)
  1. 1. General (Robert Edward Lee Confederate) general 1807–1870 m. Mary (Anna Randolph) Custis 1808–1873
    1. 1. Agrey Lee 1842–
    2. 2. Anne (Carter) Lee 1839–1862
    3. 3. Custis Lee 1835–1918
    4. 4. Eleanor (Agner) Lee 1841–1873
    5. 5. George (Washington Custis) Lee 1832–1913
    6. 6. John (L) Lee 1838–
    7. 7. Mary (Custis) Lee 1835–1918
    8. 8. Mildred (Childe) Lee 1846–1873
    9. 9. Mildred (Childe) Lee 1846–1873
    10. 10. Mildred (Childe) Lee 1846–1905
    11. 11. Robert (Edward) Lee 1843–1914
    12. 12. William (Henry Fitzhugh) Lee 1837–1891
    13. 13. Eleanor (Agnes) Lee 1841–1873
  2. 2. Algernon (Sydney) Lee 1795–1796
  3. 3. Charles (Carter) Lee 1798–1871
  4. 4. Anne (Kinloch) Lee 1800–1864
  5. 5. Elinor (Lee) Annie 1800–1864
  6. 6. Sydney (Smith) Lee 1802–1869
  7. 7. Mildred Lee 1811–1812
  8. 8. Catherine (Mildred) Lee 1811–1856
  9. 9. Henry Lee 1780–1837
  10. 10. Nathaniel Lee 1782–1790
  11. 11. Phillip (Ludwell) Lee 1784–1794
  12. 12. Lucy (Grymes) Lee 1786–1860
  13. 13. Henry (Black Horse Harry) Lee 1787–1837 m. Anne (Robinson) McCarty 1798–1840
    1. 1. Robert (Washington) Lee 1823–1881
    2. 2. David (E) LEE 1824–1905
    3. 3. William (Madison) Lee 1818–1884
    4. 4. Baby Lee 1821–1821
    5. 5. Margaret (Lee) - 1818–1820
    6. 6. Martha ("Patsy' Lee IV) Iv 1822–1867
    7. 7. Mahalia (Temperance) LEE 1829–1859
    8. 8. Rhoda (H) Lee 1819–1901
    9. 9. Joseph ('Joe' Josiah) Lee 1818–1875
  14. 14. Elizabeth Lee 1787–1847
  15. 15. Nathaniel (Greene) Lee 1790–1790
  16. 16. Catherine (Mildred) Lee 1811–1856
  17. 17. Philip (Ludwell) LEE 1784–1794
  18. 18. Lucy (Grymes) LEE 1786–1860
  19. 19. Elizabeth LEE 1784–1855
  20. 20. Nathanael (Greene) Lee 1784–1790
  21. 21. Carter Lee 1786–1871
  22. 22. George (Washington Custis) Lee 1777–1783
  23. 23. General (Charles Carter Lee "The Attorney) General" 1758–1815
  24. 24. Elizabeth Lee 1787–1847
  25. 25. William (Thomas) Lee 1798–1871
  26. 26. Elizabeth Lee 1784–1847
  27. 27. Elizabeth Lee 1787–1867

Maj. Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1756
29 Jan 1756
Birth of Maj. Gen. Henry Harry Lighthorse Harry III Lee in Leesylvania Near Dumfries, Virginia
Leesylvania Near Dumfries, Virginia
1818
25 March 1818
Age 62
Death of Maj. Gen. Henry Harry Lighthorse Harry III Lee in Dungeness, Camden County, Georgia, United States of America
Dungeness, Camden County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1756
    Event Place: Leesylvania Near Dumfries, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 March 1818
    Event Place: Dungeness, Camden County, Georgia, United States of America
Find more search results for Maj. Lee

About YourRoots

Family Tree Map

Explore your family tree geographically

Import your GEDCOM file to transform your family tree into an interactive global map. See your roots laid out visually and understand your true geographic heritage.

Powerful tools like "Trace Back To Me" instantly map your family's migration paths from a chosen ancestor all the way back to you.

LEARN MORE
AI Genealogy Research

Discover ancestors beyond "end-of-line" automatically

Import your family tree and let AI expand it for you. AI Ancestor Finder scans "end-of-line" ancestors to uncover their parents across hundreds of family lines at once. AI Deep Research analyzes selected ancestors and family clusters, suggesting relevant records and next steps.

Turn on Auto Research Mode to get new discoveries daily or weekly, so your tree keeps growing even while you're away.

LEARN MORE
DNA Match

Find more DNA matches across all DNA tests

Combine your DNA data with your family tree to unlock the full power of YourRoots DNA Match. Connect with relatives across major testing services — Ancestry, 23andMe, MyHeritage, and more.

View your matches' maps and trees to identify shared ancestors, and soon you'll be able to add them directly to your own tree and map.

LEARN MORE
Ancestry Reports

Ancestry DNA analysis that goes deeper than others

Unlock exclusive reports that reveal your deeper origins.

  • Deep Ancestry Report — Analyze 130+ ethnicities, sub-regions, and 1,800+ communities in one detailed view.
  • Global & Native American Reports — Developed with Stanford researchers to uncover hidden ancestries across all 22 chromosomes.
  • Ancient DNA Series — Compare your DNA with 1,000+ ancient genomes from Viking, Celtic, and early American civilizations.
LEARN MORE