John Lee Jr. (1685 - 1765)

Born 17 Sep 1685 in Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Mitchell) Lee — married 25 Nov 1709 in Manchester, Massachusetts

Husband of Mary (Seaward) Lee — married 26 Feb 1711 in Marblehead, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died Feb 1765 at age 79 in Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Child by first wife, born in Manchester as follows:

1. Martha Lee, b. Jan. 12, 1710-11; d. before 1765; m. Mar. 24, 1737, Arthur, son of Nathaniel Wharf of Salem (from whom the Amorys of Boston are thought to descend), b. March 6, 1674. He was a grandson of Arthur Mackworth, an original patentee of Maine. They had three daughters, and Abraham, b. July 17, 1738; m. Feb. 9, 1762, Mary Allen, and d. by suicide, probably s. p.; John; and Samuel, b. April 13, 1746; m. June, 1772, Hannah Davis, and had Samuel, Hannah, and Susanna.

Children by second wife as follows:

1. Mary Lee, b. April 15, 1714; bp. June 20, 1714, at Marblehead; m. Mr. Averill, and was living in 1765.
2. Elizabeth, b. July 24, 1717; m. Mr. Woodbury, probably Andrew W., "gentleman."
3. John Lee, b. April 21, 1719 ; d. 1748.
4. Richard Lee, b. March 10, 1720; d. 1767.
5. Seaward Lee, b. May 21, 1724; d. Jan. 12, 1755.
6. Downing Lee, b. May 1, 1726; d. February 8, 1783.
7. Joanna Lee, bp. April 21, 1734; m., 1st (int. Aug. 22, 1752), her cousin, John Tarring, Jr.; m., 2d, at Essex, Jan. 29, 1757, Thomas Poland of Ipswich. Children as follows:

(1) Thomas Poland, b. Sept. 17, 1757;

(2) Seward Poland, b. Nov. 1, 1759;

(3) Nehemiah Poland, b. Sept. 25, 1761;

(4) Ezra Poland, b. Sept. 4, 1763;

(5) Joanna Poland, b. Aug. 4, 1766;

(6) Thomas Poland, bp. Sept. 4, 1774;

(7) William Poland, bp. April 19, 1778.

Sources

• VR of Manchester, Massachusetts

• FamilySearch. Essex County, Massachusetts, probate records and indexes 1638-1916. Old Series : Probate records, vol. 342, Book 42, 1764-1765, page 222, stamped page 442. Family Search Image #256.

• FamilySearch. Essex County, Massachusetts, probate records and indexes 1638-1916. Old Series : Probate records, vol. 343, Book 43, 1766-1767, page 47, stamped page 84. Family Search Image #366.

• FamilySearch. Essex County, Massachusetts, probate records and indexes 1638-1916. Old Series : Probate records, vol. 344, Book 44, 1767-1768, pages 36-37, stamped pages 70-72 Family Search Image #657.

• The Essex Institute Historical Collections, Vol. LII. Thomas Amory Lee, "Lee Family of Marblehead," United States, The Essex Institute, 1916, pp. 46-48.