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William Travers Lee 1745 – 1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1745

Birth Location: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: APR 1794

Death Location: Wake County, North Carolina, US

Father: James Lee

Mother: Mary Cureton

Spouse(s): Martha Barron, Susanah Merrit

Children(s): Merritt Lee

In 1745, William Travers Lee entered the world in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, born to James Ludwell Lee and Mary Frances Cureton. William Travers Lee married Martha Barron, Susanah Merrit, and had children including Merritt Lee. William Travers Lee passed away in 1794 in Wake County, North Carolina, US.

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Biography

  • In 1745, William Travers Lee entered the world in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, born to James Ludwell Lee and Mary Frances Cureton.
  • William Travers Lee married Martha Barron, Susanah Merrit, and had children including Merritt Lee.
  • William Travers Lee passed away in 1794 in Wake County, North Carolina, US.

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William Lee's Ancestors

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William Lee
1745 – 1794
Birth Place: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
James Ludwell Lee
1720 – 1771
Edgecomb, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Frances) Cureton
1720 – 1756
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Cureton
1687 – 1769
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lee's Descendants

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William (Travers) Lee (abt 1745 – APR 1794) m. Martha Barron (1752 – ) m. Susanah Merrit (1752 – Abt. 1800)
  1. 1. Merritt Lee (1788 – 1850) m. Susan Blewett (1776 – )
    1. 1. Susan (Blewett) Lee (1815 – May 1880) m. William (Henry) Horne (1810 – 1867)
      1. 1. Vespucicus ("Vester" Titus) Horne (19 Apr 1859 – 24 Jun 1931) m. Martha (Adeline) Hubbard (01 Jun 1865 – 30 Apr 1930)
        1. 1. Walter (Columbus) Horne (22 June 1901 – 6 June 1982) m. Elizabeth (O) Wallace (20 Apr 1906 – 23 Feb 1980)

William Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1745
abt 1745
Birth of William Travers Lee in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1794
APR 1794
Age 49
Death of William Travers Lee in Wake County, North Carolina, US
Wake County, North Carolina, US

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1745
    Event Place: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Nash co., NC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: APR 1794
    Event Place: Wake County, North Carolina, US

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