Ambrose Lee (1731 - 1764)

Born 1731 in Caroline, Virginia

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Died 5 Nov 1764 at about age 33 in Amherst, Virginia

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Biography

• Burial (1764)
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Birth: 1733

Caroline County Virginia, USA Death: Nov. 5, 1764 Amherst County Virginia, USA

Ambrose Lee was the husband of Frances "Frankey" Penn. He was the son of William Lee and Elizabeth Rachel Ambrose. Ambrose and Frances (Penn) Lee had several children, including Nancy Lee who married William Wofford Tucker.

The Will of Ambrose Lee was written in 1764 in Amherst County, Virginia as he lay sick and dying at the young age of 31. His widow, Frances "Frankey" Penn Lee subsequently remarried, to widower Drury Tucker.

The exact burial location of Ambrose Lee and his wife, Frances Penn Lee (Tucker), has not been confirmed as of the date this memorial was added. If/when info surfaces to verify their burial location and possible headstone inscriptions, this memorial will be updated. It is thought they may rest in now unmarked graves on private property. Frances may be buried near her second husband, Drury Tucker. ^[1]

The U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960, lists an Ambrose Lee, citizen, who was buried at Arlington, Virginia. ^[2]

Will dated 10/3/1764 and proved 11/5/1764, Amherst, Virginia. ^[3]

My ancestry tree A portion of another's ancestry data mentioning Susanna Harrison

Slaves

In his will, signed on October 3, 1764, and proved November 6, 1764, ^[4]Ambrose Lee bequeathed negroes to his heirs. In most cases it is noted as only "one choice negroe" but the following persons were identified by name:

to wife, Frances (Penn) Tucker

• negro woman Phillace
• negro girl Delpha

Research Notes

It would be helpful to find and transcribe his will, which may name enslaved people, who could then have profiles made.

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Full Will of Ambrose Lee from USGen Website:

• https://usgenwebsites.org/vagenweb/amherst/wills/LeeAmbroseWill2.htm

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave #103340960
2. ↑ The U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960
3. ↑ Murphy, Catherine May Bell Harrison, 1913- . Whatever happened to mother's family?
4. ↑ Will: "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
   Wills (Amherst County, Virginia); Index to Wills, 1761-1920; Author: Virginia. County Court (Amherst County); Probate Place: Amherst, Virginia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 62347 #1603725 (accessed 24 January 2024)
   Will of Ambrose Lee of Amherst, granted probate on 5 Nov 1764.

• Millennium File at Ancestry.com
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 17 June 2017, 15:31), entry for Ambrose Lee(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LRF9-82H); contributed by various users.
• the U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960 "Original data: Burial Ledgers. The National Cemetery Administration, Washington, D.C. (Original records transferred to NARA: Burial Registers, compiled 1867-2006, documenting the period 1831-2006. ARC ID: 5928352. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773–2007, Record Group 15. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Quartermaster General. (09/18/1947–08/01/1962). Burial Registers of Military Post and National Cemeteries, compiled ca. 1862–ca. 1960. ARC ID: 4478151. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C."