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Willis M. Lee 1775–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1775

Birth Location: Johnston Co.,NC.

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States

Father: David Lee

Mother: Anna Eldridge

Spouse(s): Ruth Lindsay

Children(s): Willis Lee, Reason Lee, Lindsey Lee, Joseph Lee, Cynthia Lee, William Lee, Joel Lee, Arthur Lee, Henry Lee, Rosannah Lee, William Lee, Susan Easterwood, Mary Lee, David Lee

In 1775, Willis M. Lee entered the world in Johnston Co.,NC., born to David Short David Lee And Anna Elizabeth Eldridge. Willis M. Lee married Ruth Mary Lindsay, and had children including Arthur Lee, Cynthia Ann Lee, David Lee, Henry Lee, Joel Washington Lee, Joseph Lee, Lindsey Lee, Mary Polly Lee, Reason Lee, Rosannah Annie Lee, Susan Lee Fletcher Easterwood, William Billy Lee, William Lee, Willis Lee. Willis M. Lee passed away in 1860 in Orange, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1775, Willis M. Lee entered the world in Johnston Co.,NC., born to David Short David Lee And Anna Elizabeth Eldridge.
  • Willis M. Lee married Ruth Mary Lindsay, and had children including Arthur Lee, Cynthia Ann Lee, David Lee, Henry Lee, Joel Washington Lee, Joseph Lee, Lindsey Lee, Mary Polly Lee, Reason Lee, Rosannah Annie Lee, Susan Lee Fletcher Easterwood, William Billy Lee, William Lee, Willis Lee.
  • Willis M. Lee passed away in 1860 in Orange, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willis Lee's Ancestors

Self
Willis Lee
1775–1860
Birth Place: Johnston Co.,NC.
Parents
David "Short David" Lee
1755–1831
Meherrin Parish, Brunswick, Virginia
Anna (Elizabeth) Eldridge
1757–1790
Merkle Swamp, Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Peter Lee
1740–1804
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Mary Cato
1735–1777
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Samuel Eldridge
1708–1778
New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Bryan
1735–1788
Does, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Peter LEE
1707–1738
Elizabeth Lunday
1710–1782
John Cato
1710–1806
Jane Cooke
1715–1790
Samuel II
1666–1709
Anne Hooks
1663–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lee
1683–1761
Rebecca Burchet
1695–1759
George (Catour)
1684–1734
Mary Poole
1688–1752
Henry Cook
1690–1774
Samuel I
1610–1665
Sally Eldridge
1611–1667
WILLIAM II
1622–1682
Dorcas Braswell
1620–1663

Willis Lee's Descendants

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Willis (M.) Lee (ABT 1775–1860) m. Ruth (Mary) Lindsay (3 Nov 1781–1860)
  1. 1. Willis Lee 1802–1862
  2. 2. Reason Lee 1807–1865
  3. 3. Lindsey Lee 1808–
  4. 4. Joseph Lee 1814–
  5. 5. Cynthia (Ann) Lee 1811–1905
  6. 6. William ("Billy") Lee 1806–
  7. 7. Joel (Washington) Lee 1814–1887
  8. 8. Arthur Lee 1810–1860
  9. 9. Henry Lee 1806–
  10. 10. Rosannah ("Annie") Lee 1812–1873
  11. 11. William Lee 1809–1865
  12. 12. Susan (Lee Fletcher) Easterwood 1825–1910
  13. 13. Mary ("Polly") Lee 1816–1898
  14. 14. David Lee 1816–

Willis Lee's Timeline

5 Records

1775
28 Feb 1775
Birth of Willis M. Lee in Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
1775
ABT 1775
Birth of Willis M. Lee in Johnston Co.,NC.
Johnston Co.,NC.
1785
1785
Age 10
Birth of Willis M. Lee
None
1823
1823
Age 48
Death of Willis M. Lee in Orange, North Carolina, USA
Orange, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 85
Death of Willis M. Lee in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1775
    Event Place: Johnston, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1775
    Event Place: Johnston Co.,NC.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States

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