Greenberry Lee (1799 - 1869)

Born 18 Nov 1799 in Georgia, United States [uncertain]

Husband of Martha Jane (Taylor) Lee — married 11 Feb 1827 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Feb 1869 at age 69 in Westover, Covington County, Alabama

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Biography

Greenberry Lee and his bother Eli (also spelled Ely or Eley) were on a wagon train to Mississippi around 1819 with family members from Georgia and South Carolina when one of the two fell ill near what was shortly to become Montgomery. Both brothers decided to stay there, while others in the family travelled on to Mississippi. They settled near what is today Hattiesburg.

In 1850, he is shown in Covington, Alabama with his wife, Martha and 6 children:^[1]

1. Andrew Lee 18 Alabama
2. William Lee 14 Alabama
3. Martha Lee 11 Alabama
4. Lucinda Lee 9 Alabama
5. George Lee 6 Alabama
6. Caroline Gipson 6

There is a child Caroline Gipson, age 6 shown. The "story" goes like this:

Three Gipson brothers, accompanied by their young sister Margaret, left South Carolina or Georgia in the mid-1830s, intending to "fight for Texas". They ran out of money in Butler County, Alabama, where they left their sister, Margaret, with Greenberry Lee -- perhaps sold her to him in return for money to continue their journey. Lee set Margaret up in a "side house" on his property, and she had three children by him, Caroline being one of them. Lee's wife eventually arranged a marriage between Margaret and a local widower, Timothy Tynes, who already had several children with his first wife. Some of this story comes from a manuscript written by Reuben Dewey Gibson (1902-1989), great-grandson of Margaret Gipson (whom he calls Amanda). ^[2]

Greenberry and Margaret were not married. Margaret Gipson was an indentured servant and mother of three of his children.

1860 Census Covington Alabama

Greenberry Lee 60 Georgia

Martha 60

Lucinda 19 Alabama

George W. 18 Alabama

Research Note

As of today, 2 April 2023, three descendants (one being Charles Lavon Lee) of Greenberry Lee have DNA results matching the Hugh Lee line. So Greenberry Lee's ancestors need to be researched in the Hugh Lee line. See also: Hugh Lee DNA Group Member - WikiTree Profiles free space page.

In 1850 Greenberry Lee is living 2 houses away from John Lee, his son-in-law's father from another Lee family. John Lee's son Benjamin W. Lee married Greenberry's daughter Martha Jane Lee.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPB-D8P : 12 April 2016), Greenberry Lee, Covington county, Covington, Alabama, United States; citing family 92, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #100437068 Find a Grave for Margaret Gipson

• "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ3-ZYKD : 19 February 2021), Greenberry Lee and Martha Taylor, 11 Feb 1827; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,492,030.

• Find a Grave

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD6-JR6 : 22 September 2021), Greenbery Lee, 1860, Covington, Alabama, United States; citing sheet 33, family 219, line 29.

• Lee Y-DNA Surname Project

• WikiTree profile Lee-4866 created through the import of Sandra Joy Johnson gedcom.ged on Sep 8, 2012 by Sandra Johnson.
• Lee/Gibson Website

• The Descendants of Greenberry and Eli Lee - by Webb E. Lee

Research

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