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Richard Henry Lee 1647–1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1647

Birth Location: Paradise, Northumberland Co, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Mar 1714

Death Location: Coles Point, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

Father: Col council

Mother: Anne slaveowner

Spouse(s): Laetitia Corbin

Children(s): Col Burgesses, Lt Dragoon"

The story of Richard Henry Lee began in 1647 in Paradise, Northumberland Co, Virginia, USA. Richard Henry Lee married Laetitia Corbin, and had children including Col Thomas Lee Governor Of Virginia House Of Burgesses, Lt Colonel Henry I Lee The Dragoon. Richard Henry Lee passed away in 1714 in Coles Point, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Henry Lee began in 1647 in Paradise, Northumberland Co, Virginia, USA.
  • Richard Henry Lee married Laetitia Corbin, and had children including Col Thomas Lee Governor Of Virginia House Of Burgesses, Lt Colonel Henry I Lee The Dragoon.
  • Richard Henry Lee passed away in 1714 in Coles Point, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col council
1616–1664
Birth Location: Nordley Regis Manor, Cambridgeshire, England
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Anne slaveowner
1622–1706
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Laetitia Corbin
1657–1706
Birth Location: Christ Church Parrish, Middlesex. Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Col Burgesses
1690–1750
Birth Location: Coles Point, Westmoreland Co, Virginia, USA
CB
Lt Dragoon"
1691–1747
Birth Location: Mount Pleasant, Virginia, USA
LD

Richard Lee's Ancestors

Self
Richard Lee
1647–1714
Birth Place: Paradise, Northumberland Co, Virginia, USA
Parents
Col Richard Henry Lee, clerk of Jamestown quarter court, Attorney General of Virginia, Secretary of State, member of the council
1616–1664
Nordley Regis Manor, Cambridgeshire, England
Anne (Owen Constable,) slaveowner
1622–1706
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
John Lee
1589–1630
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Jane (Hancock) (Manning)
1590–1639
Twining, England
Francis Constable
1592–1647
Buckinghamshire, England
Alice (Agnes) Wentworth
1595–1647
London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1530–1605
Jocosa Romney
1529–1609
Edward Hancock
1563–1620
Alice Worth
1567–1588
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Lee
1506–1588
Lady Blount
1506–1591
Sir Hancock
1530–1565
Isabell England
1537–1585

Richard Lee's Descendants

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Richard (Henry) Lee (1647–12 Mar 1714) m. Laetitia Corbin (25 AUG 1657–6 OCT 1706)
  1. 1. Col (Thomas Lee, Governor of Virginia, House of) Burgesses 1690–1750 m. Hannah (Harrison) Ludwell 1701–1750
    1. 1. Richard (Henry Lee, Va Senator,) Esq. 1732–1794 m. Ann Aylett 1738–1768 m. Anne Gaskins 1746–
      1. 1. Sarah (Caldwell) Lee 1775–1837
      2. 2. Henrietta Lee 1773–1803
      3. 3. Thomas Lee 1758–
      4. 4. Ludwell Lee 1760–1836
      5. 5. Mary Lee 1764–
      6. 6. Hannah Lee 1765–1801
      7. 7. Marybelle Lee 1768–1768
      8. 8. Anne Lee 1770–1804
      9. 9. Cassius Lee 1779–1850
    2. 2. Francis (Lightfoot Lee, House of Burgess senator, Continental Congress, signer of the Articles of Confederation, and of the Declaration of) Independence 1734–1797 m. Rebecca (Plater) Tayloe 1752–1797
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Tayloe) Lee 1797–
      2. 2. Lucy Lee 1770–1854
    3. 3. Capt (Thomas Ludwell Lee, House of) Burgess 1730–1778
    4. 4. William Lee 1739–1795
    5. 5. Hannah (Ludwell) Lee 1728–1782 m. Gawin Corbin 1724–1760 m. Dr. (Richard Lingan) Hall 1730–1774
      1. 1. Martha (Patty) Corbin 1750–1809
      2. 2. Milderd Corbin 1749–
      3. 3. Hannah CORBIN 1751–
      4. 4. Elisha (Lingan) Hall 1770–1835
    6. 6. Arthur (Ludwell 'Doctor' Lee, US) Congressman 1740–1792 m. Mary (Smith) Ball 1750–1804
      1. 1. Stephen (Barnett "Barnet") Lee 1775–1835
      2. 2. James (William) Lee 1770–1830
      3. 3. Samuel (P.) Lee 1769–
    7. 7. Philip (Ludwell Lee Sr) Colonel 1725–1775
    8. 8. John Lee 1729–1795
    9. 9. Alice Lee 1736–1817
  2. 2. Lt (Colonel Henry I Lee "The) Dragoon" 1691–1747 m. Mary (Eliz Randolph) Bland 1704–1764
    1. 1. Maj (Gen Henry Lee II, House of) Burguess 1729–1787 m. Lucy (Gaines) Grymes 1734–1830 m. Lucy (Ludwell Grymes The Lowland) Beauty 1733–1792
      1. 1. Maj (Gen Henry 'Light Horse Harry' Lee) III 1756–1818 m. Anne (Hill) Carter 1773–1829 m. Matilda Ludwell 1764–1790
        1. 1. Robert (Edward) Lee 1807–1870 m. Mary (Anna Randolph) Custis 1808–1873
        2. 2. Philip (Ludwell) Lee 1784–1794
        3. 3. Charles (Carter) Lee 1798–1871 m. Lucy (Penn) Lee 1818–1913
        4. 4. Anne (Kinloch) Lee 1800–1864
        5. 5. Sydney (Smith) Lee 1802–1869
        6. 6. Catherine (Mildred) Lee 1811–1856 m. Edward (Vernon) Childe 1804–1861
      2. 2. Daniel Lee 1777–1833
      3. 3. Edmund (Jennings Lee I Mayor of) Alexandria 1772–1843
      4. 4. Mary ((Mollie)) Lee 1764–1827
      5. 5. Richard (Bland Lee Judge; 1st Northern Virginia) Congressman 1761–1827
      6. 6. Charles (Lee US Attorney) General 1758–1815
      7. 7. William Lee 1776–1848
      8. 8. Anne Lee 1776–1857
      9. 9. Theodorick Lee 1766–1849
      10. 10. Lucy Lee 1774–1837
      11. 11. Theodosia Lee 1752–1845
      12. 12. Eleanor ((Nellie)) Lee 1755–1855
      13. 13. Robert Lee 1755–
      14. 14. James (Lee) I 1765–1851
      15. 15. John Lee 1775–1820

Richard Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1647
1647
Birth of Richard Henry Lee in Paradise, Northumberland Co, Virginia, USA
Paradise, Northumberland Co, Virginia, USA
1714
12 Mar 1714
Age 67
Death of Richard Henry Lee in Mt Pleasant, Westmoreland Co, Virginia, USA
Mt Pleasant, Westmoreland Co, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Paradise, Northumberland Co, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1714
    Event Place: Mt Pleasant, Westmoreland Co, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Colonial Families of the USA
    [3] Age:
    66-67

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coles Point, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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