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Matilda Ludwell (The Divine Matilda) Lee 1764–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1764

Birth Location: Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 AUG 1790

Death Location: Stratfordhall Plantation Cemetery, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, VA, USA

Father: Philip Lee

Mother: Elizabeth Lee

Spouse(s): Henry III

Children(s): Lucy III, Henry IV, Sydney Lee, Nathaniel Lee, Algernon Lee

Matilda Ludwell (The Divine Matilda) Lee was born in 1764 in Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA, the child of Philip Ludwell Lee And Elizabeth Elizabeth Steptoe Lee Lee. Matilda Ludwell (The Divine Matilda) Lee married Henry Light Horse Harry Light Horse Harry And Father Of General Robert E Lee Light Horse Harry Light Horse Harry Lee Iii, and had children including Algernon Sidney Lee, Henry Black Horse Harry Lee Iv, Lucy Grymes Lee Iii, Nathaniel Green Lee, Sydney Smith Lee. Matilda Ludwell (The Divine Matilda) Lee passed away in 1790 in Stratfordhall Plantation Cemetery, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, VA, USA.

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Biography

  • Matilda Ludwell (The Divine Matilda) Lee was born in 1764 in Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA, the child of Philip Ludwell Lee And Elizabeth Elizabeth Steptoe Lee Lee.
  • Matilda Ludwell (The Divine Matilda) Lee married Henry Light Horse Harry Light Horse Harry And Father Of General Robert E Lee Light Horse Harry Light Horse Harry Lee Iii, and had children including Algernon Sidney Lee, Henry Black Horse Harry Lee Iv, Lucy Grymes Lee Iii, Nathaniel Green Lee, Sydney Smith Lee.
  • Matilda Ludwell (The Divine Matilda) Lee passed away in 1790 in Stratfordhall Plantation Cemetery, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, VA, USA.

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Matilda Lee's Ancestors

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Matilda Lee
1764–1790
Birth Place: Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Parents
Philip Ludwell Lee
1726–1775
Stafford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Elizabeth ((Elizabeth Steptoe Lee)) Lee
1743–1789
Lancaster, Virginia
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Matilda Lee's Descendants

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Matilda (Ludwell (The Divine Matilda)) Lee (1764–16 AUG 1790) m. Henry ("Light-Horse Harry" ("Light Horse Harry" AND father of General Robert E.Lee Light Horse Harry "Light Horse Harry") Lee) III (29 JAN 1756–30 MAY 1913)
  1. 1. Lucy (Grymes Lee) III 1786–1860
  2. 2. Henry ((Black Horse Harry) Lee) IV 1787–1837
  3. 3. Sydney (Smith) Lee 1802–1869
  4. 4. Nathaniel (Green) Lee 1790–1791
  5. 5. Algernon (Sidney) Lee 1795–1796

Matilda Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1764
1764
Birth of Matilda Ludwell (The Divine Matilda) Lee in Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1790
16 AUG 1790
Age 26
Death of Matilda Ludwell (The Divine Matilda) Lee in Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 AUG 1790
    Event Place: Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Age: 25-26

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stratfordhall Plantation Cemetery, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, VA, USA

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