Mary (Smith) Lee (1725 - 1802)

Born 1725 in Charles County, Colony of Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of Jesse Ball — married 14 Feb 1740 in Northumberland Virginia

Wife of John Lee — married 20 Dec 1749 in Lancaster Co., Virginia

Descendants

Died 1802 at about age 77 in Virginia, USA

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Biography

Mary (Smith) Lee was a Virginia colonist.

Mary Smith was born in circa 1725 in Charles County, Colony of Maryland. She was the daughter of Mary Matthews (1695–1760) and Philip Smith (1695–1743).

Her first marriage was to a Jesse Ball (1716-1747).^[1] They were married on 14-Feb-1740 in Northumberland Virginia. Jesse Ball was from Lancaster County, Colony of Virginia.

After the death of Jesse Ball; Mary married Colonel John Corbin Lee in Lancaster, Colony of Virginia, on December 20, 1749,^[2] when he was 25 years old.

She died circa in 1802 in Cabin Point, Westmoreland County, Virginia.

Research Notes

This Mary is often confused with a Mary Ball who was born on September 19, 1750, in Westmoreland, Colony of Virginia. She was the daughter of William and Laetitia Ball. This Mary Ball may have also married a John Lee and after his death she then married Reginald Graham on April 3, 1774, in Colony of Virginia. Mary died on October 10, 1804, in Fauquier County, Virginia, at the age of 54.

Slaves

• Mary is recorded in President George Washington's papers as having sold him 4 slaves: ^[3] One of them was William "Billy" Lee, who would become George Washington's personal servant. Also included was Billy's brother Frank, Adam, and Jack.

Sources

1. ↑ "Marriage License Records of Northumberland County, Colony of Virginia, from 1735 to 1795: As Recorded in Clerk's Fee Books." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 47, no. 1 (1939): 41-47. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4244922.
2. ↑ Ida J. Lee, Lancaster County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1652-1850, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965, p. 40
3. ↑ Entry for Mary Smith Ball Lee. The Washington Papers, Center for Digital Editing, University of Virginia. (accessed 2 Feb 2022). Live Link and Archived Link

Mary Smith in the Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 Name: Mary Smith Gender: Female Marriage Date: 14 Feb 1740 Marriage Place: Northumberland Co., Virginia Spouse: Jesse Ball FHL Film Number: 32712 Reference ID: p 41

Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850 for Mary Smith - Virginia Marriage Records indicates that she was Mrs. Mary Smith. It also shows that Jesse was from Lancaster County.

Virginia, Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800 for Mary Smith - Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800 supports that she was the daughter of Philip Smith of WP. It also shows that she was Mrs. Mary Smith.

Mary Ball in the Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800 Name: Mary Ball Spouse: John Lee Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1749 Marriage Location: Lancaster County, Virginia

Mary Ball in the Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 Name: Mary Ball Gender: Female Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1749 Marriage Place: Lancaster Co., Virginia Spouse: John Lee FHL Film Number: 32129 Reference ID: Page 22

Virginia, Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800 for Mary Ball - Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800 shows that James Ball was the Sec.

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Acknowledgments

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• Thank you to Lynda Hull for creating Ball-5229 on 7 Nov 13.

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