William Lee I (1651 - aft. 1696)

Born 1651 in Charles City County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Alice (Unknown) Lee — married 1672 in York, Virginia

Descendants

Died after 17 Jul 1696 after age 45 in King and Queen County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

William was born about 1651. He is the son of Richard Lee and Anne Constable. He died before 1696. ^{[citation needed]}

His parents, Richard and Anne Lee raised eight children: John, Richard II, Francis, William, Hancock, Elizabeth, Anne, and Charles.

Richard Lee’s will directed that his property at Stratford, England be sold, and that the proceeds be used to discharge his debts, to complete the education of John and Richard at Oxford, and to provide dowries for his daughters, Elizabeth and Anne. In Virginia, he left the Machodoc plantation to his son John, the Paradise plantation to Richard, "War Captain’s Neck" to Francis, and the Maryland plantation to William. The Dividing Creek plantation he left to his widow for her lifetime and afterwards to be divided among his younger sons, William, Hancock, and Charles.^[1]

Children of Richard and Anna Lee: Source: Lee of Virginia by Edmund Jennings Lee, M.D.-Page 65-- -John, eldest son and heir-at-law; died unmarried. Richard, after death of John, became heir-st-law; from him are descended the "Stratford" line, as designated in this work. Francis, settled in London, died there and left issue. William, MARRIED; PROBABLY left no male issue. Hancock, married and left issue; from whom the "Ditchley" line are descended. Elizabeth, NO DATA Anne, married, and PROBABLY left issue. Charles, married and left issue: from whom the "Cobbs Hall" line are descended.

*PLEASE NOTE: William marriage to Alice: Source Citation: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about William Lee Name: William Lee Gender: male Birth Year: 1650 Spouse Name: Alice ??? Marriage Year: 1675. Note: This collection on Ancestry is a collection of self reported dates and is unreliable as a primary source.

Born in Northcumberland, Virginia, USA on 1648 to Richard Lee and Anne Constable. William Lee married Alice Felton and had 4 children. He died in 1697 in Northumberland City, Virginia.

• [https://www.geni.com/people/Capt-William-Constable-Lee/6000000003289947894 Capt William Constable Lee, Esq

Parentage of William and others: Spouse and Issue

Richard I Lee and his wife Ann had 10 children John Lee (1643–1673) of "Mount Pleasant", who never married Henry Lee (1650–1696) Col. Richard Lee II "the scholar" (1647–1715), who married Laetitia Corbin (c.1657–1706), daughter of Hon. Henry Corbin, Sr (1629–1676) and Alice (Eltonhead) Burnham (c.1627–1684). Great-Great-grandfather of General Robert E. Lee Francis Lee (1648–1714) a merchant in England, who married Tamar Capt. William Lee (1651–1696), who married Alice Felton in 1675 and fathered four children Capt. Hancock Lee I, Hon. (1653–1709) of "Ditchley", who married 1) Mary Kendall (1661–1694); 2) Sarah Elizabeth Allerton (1671–1731), daughter of Col. Isaac Allerton, Jr. (1630–1702) (son of Isaac Allerton of the Mayflower) and his second wife, Elizabeth (Willoughby) Grandfather of President Zachary Taylor Elizabeth (Betsey) Lee (1654–1714), who married 1) Leonard Howson Sr (1648–1704); 2) John Turberville (1650–1728), son of George Turberville IV (1638-c.1659) and Bridget Anne Lee (1654–1701), who married Maj. Thomas Youell Jr (1644–1695), son of Thomas Youell (1615–1655) and Anne Sturman (d. 1672) Capt. Charles Lee, Sr. (1655–1701) of "Cobbs Hall", who married Elizabeth Medstand, daughter of Thomas Medstand (−1675). Anne Lee (1655), who died young[8]

William Lee. ^[2]

Born 1651 Dividing Creek, Northumberland Co, VA. ^[3]

Died 1694 Dividing Creek, Northcumberland, VA. ^[4]

See Also:

• Spouse and Issue

Richard I Lee and his wife Ann had 10 children John Lee (1643–1673) of "Mount Pleasant", who never married
Henry Lee (1650–1696)
Col. Richard Lee II "the scholar" (1647–1715), who married Laetitia Corbin (c.1657–1706), daughter of Hon. Henry Corbin, Sr (1629–1676) and Alice (Eltonhead) Burnham (c.1627–1684). Great-Great-grandfather of General Robert E. Lee
Francis Lee (1648–1714) a merchant in England, who married Tamar
Capt. William Lee (1651–1696), who married Alice Felton in 1675 and fathered four children
Capt. Hancock Lee I, Hon. (1653–1709) of "Ditchley", who married 1) Mary Kendall (1661–1694); 2) Sarah Elizabeth Allerton (1671–1731), daughter of Col. Isaac Allerton, Jr. (1630–1702) (son of Isaac Allerton of the Mayflower) and his second wife, Elizabeth (Willoughby) Grandfather of President Zachary Taylor Elizabeth (Betsey) Lee (1654–1714), who married 1) Leonard Howson Sr (1648–1704); 2) John Turberville (1650–1728), son of George Turberville IV (1638-c.1659) and Bridget
Anne Lee (1654–1701), who married Maj. Thomas Youell Jr (1644–1695), son of Thomas Youell (1615–1655) and Anne Sturman (d. 1672)
Capt. Charles Lee, Sr. (1655–1701) of "Cobbs Hall", who married Elizabeth Medstand, daughter of Thomas Medstand (−1675).
Anne Lee (1655), who died young[8]

• Lees of Virginia

• The Society of the Lees of Virginia

• Research from Dr. James Lawler on William Lee son of Richard Henry Lee and Ann Constable: Edmund Jennings Lee had not found any record of what happened to one son William Lee and blew it off finally saying he appears to have died young. Well sort of. He did die earlier, 1694-5, than other siblings, leaving a 18 year old daughter and three younger minor sons. The daughter Mary had married William Heath at age 15 had two sons, Thomas and Samuel the last being born after his father died. She remarried to Bartholomew Schriever who when he was of age so grabbed the estate and paid out yearly a gentlemans living to the three boys; Wm, John, and Richard. What he paid was far less than the estate could manage; and they deserved more; but it was legally large enough that they could not sue their guardian until ALL of them were of age. The instant the youngest turned 21 they did sue. BUT not in probate court but common pleas court to recover their inheritance. And not in the original county (Westmoreland) but the county had been split and then re-split in the mean time (at this time it was Surry Co) and worse the judge (a VIP ) did not travel to them he stayed put and they had to come to him in King and Queen County.

Children of William Lee and Alice Fenton: 1. Mary (b.abt 1676- abt. 1720) 2. William (b.abt 1679/80-1717) 3. John (b abt 1682-1731) 4. Richard (b. 1677 - d. 1726)

Source 1: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/i/n/Jacqueli-C-Finley/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0025.html

• Per Wikipedia, this is the son of Robert and Anne Constable Lee [1]

Sources

1. ↑ The Society of the Lees of Virginia
2. ↑ Source: #S1659598983
3. ↑ Source: #S1659598983
4. ↑ Source: #S1659598983

Source: "Cavaliers and Pioneers" by Nell Marion Nugent

William Lee (Lea) owns land next to Thomas Felton: Source: "Cavaliers and Pioneers" abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666,by Nell Marion Nugent (Virginia Land Office- Richmond,VA).....THOMAS FELTON, 150 acs. Chas. City Co., 6 Feb 1654, p. 322. On S. side of James Riv. & W. side of an Indian Swanp called Ohoreek; beg. at his own plantation, running along Mr. Leas line &c. Trans. of 3 pers: Joan Binge, William Walker, Dorothy Upton.... WILLIAM LEA, 500 acs. Chas. City Co.,6 Feb 1654, p. 322. On S. Side of James Riv. & W. side of an Indian Swamp called Ohoreek: beg. opposite plantation of Thomas Felton. Trans. of 10 pers: John Trediskin, John Aires, Bertrum Obert, Thomas Austen, his wife, John Austin, Richard Austin, Edward Golbourn, Jane Glinn, william Lea..

Source: "Early Virginia Families Along the James River- Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches" Vol. III, by Louise Pledge Heath Foley

Thomas Felton's land goes to William Lee (Lea): Source: "Early Virginia Families Along the James River- Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches" James City County- Surry County Virginia by Louise Pledge Heath Foley, Vol. III....... Mary Curry, daughter of Micum (?)Curry, dec'd., 250 acs. being one-half of a parcel of land granted sd. Curry & Jno, Rutherford, Chas. City Co., 5 Mar 1663, p. 360 (387). Beg. on W. most side of a swamp that parts Chas. City Co., & Surry Co., opposite to THO. FELTONs plantation, thence N.W. by W. &c. Granted to WM. LEE 6 Feb 1654 & sold to sd. Curry as by patent 17 Mar 1659 & now renewed....

Source: Marriages of some Virginia Residents 1607- 1800, Volume I and II: Volume I: Surnames A-H, Felton, Alice (__)m. William Lea Volume II: Surnames I-Z, Lea, William m. bef. 10 Nov.,1660, Alice (__) Felton, widow of Thomas, Surry Co. Book I, p. 161, proves it.------------ Personal Note: Notice the Lea spelling instead of Lee - common enumerator error.

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 William Lee Gender Male Birth Year 1650 Spouse Name Alice Marriage Year 1675 Source number: 915.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RRM. Birth date: 1650 Birth place: Marriage date: 1675 Marriage place:

William and Alice Lee sell plantation to Thomas Adams: Documentation from "Log Cabins to White House" by Brewer. On page 275 ": On 19 Jan 1668 William and wife Alice acknowledged debt of 250 acres of land to William Heath. On 5 Sep 1668 William and wife Alice sold their plantation to Thomas Adams (Surry Co. records p.54).

William's daughter Mary Lee: William and Mary College quarterly historical magazine, Volume 9, page 274. - Caroline Jett wrote in her article "In the Shadow of the Chicacoan Oak": "It was in the 1680’s that Thomas Heath came to Northumberland County. As he died soon after arriving there, the folks of Northumberland County knew little about him. His wife was Mary, and much effort has been made to discover her maiden name. Some believe that she was the daughter of Captain William Lee (son of Richard Lee.) However, as no clear evidence or proof that she was Captain Lee’s daughter has ever been discovered, the Society of Lees of Virginia will not accept her descendants as members. Whether she was his daughter or not, she definitely was the executor of Capt. Lee’s estate."

More recent research and documentation has confirmed that William Lee and Alice Felton did have four children, Mary Lee Heath Schriever being their daughter. The court records verify that their sons did eventually have their day in court and were awarded monies and land from their uncle, Richard Henry Lee, years after the court battle, when they were not yet of adult age, where their uncle had taken their inheritance from their sister Mary's husband, Bart Schriever. This was the same land adjacent which once had belonged to Thomas Felton, then ALice Felton, then sold to William Heath. IMPORTANT NOTE: Because of the fluid county lines of that time, Surry Virginia, King and Queen County, then came to become Nansemond, and Johnston County, NC.

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