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Major Lee 1743–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1743

Birth Location: of, Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 19 Nov 1842

Death Location: Powells Valley, Tennessee, United States

Father: James (Leigh)

Mother: Nancy Herndon

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Major Lee was born in 1743 in of, Caswell, North Carolina, United States, the child of James Kilgore Lea Leigh And Nancy Anne Tolbert Herndon. Major Lee passed away in 1842 in Powells Valley, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Major Lee was born in 1743 in of, Caswell, North Carolina, United States, the child of James Kilgore Lea Leigh And Nancy Anne Tolbert Herndon.
  • Major Lee passed away in 1842 in Powells Valley, Tennessee, United States.

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Major Lee's Ancestors

Self
Major Lee
1743–1842
Birth Place: of, Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Parents
James Kilgore Lea (Leigh)
1715–1788
Lea Hall, Chestershire, England
Nancy (Anne Tolbert) Herndon
1706–1777
St Stephens Parish, King and Queen County, Virginia , United States
Grandparents
Col. (William M. Lea,) Jr.
1682–1731
New Kent Count VA
Frances Major
1688–1784
St Peters, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Lea*
1654–1703
wife Green
1655–1707
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lea
1623–1703
Catherine *
1622–1706

Major Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1743
1743
Birth of Major Lee in of, Caswell, North Carolina, United States
of, Caswell, North Carolina, United States
1842
19 Nov 1842
Age 99
Death of Major Lee in Powells Valley, Tennessee, United States
Powells Valley, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: of, Caswell, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1842
    Event Place: Powells Valley, Tennessee, United States

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