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Major General Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee 1756–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1756

Birth Location: Leesylvania Plantation near Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 25 March 1818

Death Location: Dungeness Cumberland Island, Camden, Georgia, United States

Father: Henry Lee

Mother: Lucy GRYMES

Spouse(s): ANNE CARTER, Matilda Lee, Matilda Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Elizabeth Lee

Children(s): Charles Lee, Sydney Lee, ROBERT LEE, Catherine Lee, Anne Lee, Algernon Lee, Henry IV, Elinor Annie, Mildred Childe, unamed Lee, Lucy Lee, Philip Lee, Henry Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Nathaniel Lee, Henry None, James Lee, Mildred Lee, James Lee, Harris Lee, NN Lee, Henry Lee, Elinor Lee, James Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Son Lee, Nathaniel Lee, Sydney Lee

In 1756, Major General Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee entered the world in Leesylvania Plantation near Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States, born to Henry Lee And Lucy Gaines Grymes. Major General Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee married Anne Hill Carter, Elizabeth Becky Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Matilda Lee, Matilda Ludwell Lee, and had children including Algernon Sydney Lee, Anne Kinloch Lee, Catherine Mildred Lee, Charles Carter Lee, Elinor Annie Lee, Elinor Lee Annie, Elizabeth Lee, Elizabeth Sherwin Lee, Harris Lee, Henry, Henry Lee, Henry Lee Iv, James I Lee, James Jackson Little Hary Lee, James Jackson Lee, Lucy Grymes Lee, Mildred Lee, Mildred Lee Childe, Nathaniel Greene Lee, Nn Daughter Of Henry Harry Lee Iii Maj Genl Lee Lee, Philip Ludwell Lee, Robert Edward Lee, Son Lee, Sydney Smith Lee, Unamed Lee. Major General Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee passed away in 1818 in Dungeness Cumberland Island, Camden, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1756, Major General Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee entered the world in Leesylvania Plantation near Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States, born to Henry Lee And Lucy Gaines Grymes.
  • Major General Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee married Anne Hill Carter, Elizabeth Becky Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Matilda Lee, Matilda Ludwell Lee, and had children including Algernon Sydney Lee, Anne Kinloch Lee, Catherine Mildred Lee, Charles Carter Lee, Elinor Annie Lee, Elinor Lee Annie, Elizabeth Lee, Elizabeth Sherwin Lee, Harris Lee, Henry, Henry Lee, Henry Lee Iv, James I Lee, James Jackson Little Hary Lee, James Jackson Lee, Lucy Grymes Lee, Mildred Lee, Mildred Lee Childe, Nathaniel Greene Lee, Nn Daughter Of Henry Harry Lee Iii Maj Genl Lee Lee, Philip Ludwell Lee, Robert Edward Lee, Son Lee, Sydney Smith Lee, Unamed Lee.
  • Major General Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee passed away in 1818 in Dungeness Cumberland Island, Camden, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Lee
1729–1787
Birth Location: Leesylvania, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
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Lucy GRYMES
1734–1792
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

ANNE CARTER
1773–1829
Birth Location: James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
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Matilda Lee
1763–1790
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Matilda Lee
–1790
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Lee
1801–1880
Birth Location: Bethel Primitive Church, Echols, Georgia
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Elizabeth Lee
1769–
Birth Location: Cumberland Island, Camden, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Charles Lee
1798–1871
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Sydney Lee
1802–1869
Birth Location: Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States
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ROBERT LEE
1807–1870
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Catherine Lee
1811–1856
Birth Location: Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia, United States
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Anne Lee
1800–1864
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Algernon Lee
1795–1796
Birth Location: Stratford, Plantation, Westmoreland, Va
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Henry IV
1787–1837
Birth Location: Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Elinor Annie
1800–1864
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Mildred Childe
1811–1856
Birth Location: –
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unamed Lee
1796–1796
Birth Location: –
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Lucy Lee
1786–1860
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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Henry Lee
1787–1837
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Lee
1787–1847
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Nathaniel Lee
1788–1790
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Henry None
1798–1871
Birth Location: Virginia(?)
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James Lee
1818–1894
Birth Location: Cumberland Island, Camden, Georgia
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Mildred Lee
1811–1812
Birth Location: –
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James Lee
1818–1894
Birth Location: Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Harris Lee
1812–1893
Birth Location: , Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
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NN Lee
1796–1796
Birth Location: Stratford Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
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Henry Lee
1810–
Birth Location: –
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Elinor Lee
1800–1864
Birth Location: , , Virginia, USA
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James Lee
1805–
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Lee
1796–
Birth Location: –
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Son Lee
1797–
Birth Location: –
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Nathaniel Lee
1784–1784
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia
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Sydney Lee
1802–1869
Birth Location: Camden, Camden, New Jersey, USA
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Major Lee's Ancestors

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Major Lee
1756–1818
Birth Place: Leesylvania Plantation near Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States
Parents
Henry Lee
1729–1787
Leesylvania, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Lucy (Gaines) GRYMES
1734–1792
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Charles GRYMES
1697–1753
Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Frances Jennings
1715–1753
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Grymes
1651–1748
ALICE TOWNELEY
1675–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reverand Grymes
1612–1672
KATHERINE JENNINGS
1613–1678
LAWRENCE V
1635–1690
SARAH WARNER
1636–1679

Major Lee's Descendants

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Major (General Henry "Light Horse Harry") Lee (29 Jan 1756–25 March 1818) m. ANNE (HILL) CARTER (26 Mar 1773–26 Jul 1829) m. Matilda (Ludwell) Lee (1763–1790) m. Matilda Lee (–1790) m. Elizabeth Lee (1801–1880) m. Elizabeth ("Becky") Lee (1769–)
  1. 1. Charles (Carter) Lee 1798–1871
  2. 2. Sydney (Smith) Lee 1802–1869
  3. 3. ROBERT (EDWARD) LEE 1807–1870 m. Mary (Anna Randolph) Custis 1808–1873
    1. 1. George (Washington Custis) Lee 1832–1913
    2. 2. Mary (Custis) Lee 1835–1918
    3. 3. Anne (Carter) Lee 1839–1862
    4. 4. Eleanor (Agnes) Lee 1841–1873
    5. 5. Robert (Edward Jr.) Lee 1843–1914
    6. 6. William (Henry Fitzhugh "Rooney") Lee 1837–1891
    7. 7. Mildred (Childe) Lee 1845–1905
    8. 8. Agrey Lee 1842–
    9. 9. Richard (Henry) Lee 1831–1894
    10. 10. Sarah Lee 1833–
    11. 11. John (L.) Lee 1838–
    12. 12. Nancy (C) Lee 1835–1918
  4. 4. Catherine (Mildred) Lee 1811–1856
  5. 5. Anne (Kinloch) Lee 1800–1864
  6. 6. Algernon (Sydney) Lee 1795–1796
  7. 7. Henry (Lee) IV 1787–1837
  8. 8. Elinor (Lee) Annie 1800–1864
  9. 9. Mildred (Lee) Childe 1811–1856
  10. 10. unamed Lee 1796–1796
  11. 11. Lucy (Grymes) Lee 1786–1860
  12. 12. Philip (Ludwell) Lee 1785–1792
  13. 13. Henry Lee 1787–1837
  14. 14. Elizabeth Lee 1787–1847
  15. 15. Nathaniel (Greene) Lee 1788–1790
  16. 16. Henry 1798–1871
  17. 17. James (Jackson "Little Hary") Lee 1818–1894
  18. 18. Mildred Lee 1811–1812
  19. 19. James (Jackson) Lee 1818–1894
  20. 20. Harris Lee 1812–1893
  21. 21. NN ((daughter of Henry "Harry" Lee III Maj. Genl. Lee)) Lee 1796–1796
  22. 22. Henry Lee 1810–
  23. 23. Elinor (Annie) Lee 1800–1864
  24. 24. James (I) Lee 1805–
  25. 25. Elizabeth (Sherwin) Lee 1796–
  26. 26. Son Lee 1797–
  27. 27. Nathaniel (Greene) Lee 1784–1784
  28. 28. Sydney (Smith) Lee 1802–1869

Major Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1756
29 Jan 1756
Birth of Major General Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee in Leesylvania Plantation near Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States
Leesylvania Plantation near Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States
1818
25 March 1818
Age 62
Death of Major General Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee in Dungeness Cumberland Island, Camden, Georgia, United States
Dungeness Cumberland Island, Camden, Georgia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1756
    Event Place: Leesylvania Plantation near Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 March 1818
    Event Place: Dungeness Cumberland Island, Camden, Georgia, United States
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