Lt.
William
Lees
aka Lee
Born about in Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony
Son of Hugh Lees
and Margaret (Burnsall) Lees
Brother of
Edward Lee
Husband of
Mehitable (Ruscoe) Lees
— married
1682 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Husband of
Phoebe (Chapman) Lees
— married
after 1702 in Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Rebecca (Lee) Finch, Deborah (Lee) Scribner, Joseph Lee, Mehitabel (Lees) Sturdevant, Enos Lee and William Lee
Died
at about age 85
in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 31 Mar 2019
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Biography
William was born about 1655. He was the son of Hugh Lees. He passed away in 1740.
William married first Mehitable Ruscoe -their children were Rebecca, Noah, Deborah, Joseph, Mehitable, - after her death he married Phebe Chapman from Saybrook, about 1702 - their children were Enos, William II & Phebe Lees/Lee
son of Hugh Lee
- m1. Mehitable Ruscoe, dau. of John and Joannah Ruscoe
- m2. Phoebe Chapman, dau. of John Chapman, son of Capt. Robert Chapman of Saybrook
His will is dated 8 February 1739/40 and proved on 7 April 1740 in Fairfield.[1]
Sources
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 9-10, 1741-1755”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9922-6WMP : 9 May 2022), FHL microfilm 007627281, image 49-50, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 9, 1741-1748, Page 77-79.
- Will of William Ruscoe: www.genealogyofnewengland.com
- History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Volume 1, by Donald Lines Jacobus. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Pages 577-578. [1]
- Family Search Profile [2]
- Sherwood, Andrew. Daniel L. Sherwood and His Paternal Ancestors (Ryder Printing Co., Portland, Oregon, 1929) Page 120
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