Jehu Fitzhugh Lee (1765 - abt. 1848)

Born 16 Apr 1765 in Buckingham, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Meadows) Lee — married 1789 in Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1848 at about age 82 in Gainesboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Jehu was born about 1765. Jehu Lee ... He passed away about 1848. ^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 16 APR 1765

Alternate Date: Abt. 1774

Place: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, USA

Death

Death:

Date: 1848

Place: Gainsboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States^[2]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1840

Place: Jackson, Tennessee, United States^[3]

Residence:

Date: 1830

Place: Stewart, Tennessee, United States^[4]

Notes

Jehew or Gehew Lee is listed as a brother of Miller Lee in the following letter:

GEORGE WASHINGTON LEE LETTER (grandson of Richard Henry Lee, II)

The letter appeared in the Oct.-Dec. 1996 issue of the Virginia Genealogist Magazine. The original is owned by Isabell Cameron of Berry Creek, California .

Letter written to Abner Gresham Lee by his father, George Washington Lee: October 9th, 1867 Feather River, Sutter County, Cal.

…Alfred and Abraham was sons of uncle Jehew Lee by Richard Henry Lee's second wife whose maiden name was Miller.Alfred and Abram are onley 1/2 cozens to me. They were Brothers to Isaac Lee of Mud Praire, Ill.and uncles to Peter T. Lee also of Mud Prairie, Ill. Now if aney one of them had a son cauled Alfred I don't know it. …

… grandmother died and grandfather maried a Mary Miller and had by her 5 sons and 1 daughter (to wit) Richard, Barnet, Miller, Gehew & Stepen.

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Jehu is not listed as a brother of Miller Lee in the following letter:

Transcript of the Miller Lee letter as it appears in the book on Gresham Lee by R.E. Lee. The transcript was provided to R.E. Lee by a Barbara L. McKelvey, a Miller Lee descendant.

Rusk City March 30, 1850

I, Miller Lee, was born on the first day of July 1769 in Buckingham Co. in the State of Virginia. My father's name was Richard Lee, raised in Buckingham Co. and lived there most of his life until just before he died. He moved to Ballston, near Arlington, Va. There my mother died. He then moved to Jackson, Tn. where he died. His father came from England, his mother from Wales. My mother's name before marriage was Elizabeth Miller. Her father and mother were from Germany. She was born in the State of Delaware and she moved to Virginia. The Indians killed her father. Her mother died when she was about 12 years of age. She was my father's second wife. Richard was the first child, then Miller, John, Barnett, Agnes, Arthur who died at three weeks of age, then Stephen, the last. My wife's father was James Carson. Her mother before marriage was Mary Helm. They were raised nearby so to the north. Her parents moved to Campbell Co. Va. There James Carson died. His widow went to West Tenn. There she died at about 94 years of age. James Carson was 70. My wife before marriage was Margaret Carson. We were married in Campbell Co., Va. on 6th of Jan. 1798. About a year later moved to Logan Co. in a few more years to Butler Co. Lived there about 12 years. Then back to Logan Co. on or near the "Big Whipporwill." Lived there three years, then to Christian Co. There we buried our 8th child, 11 months old. Stayed there three years. Had another son and in the Fall of 1818 moved to Tallageda Co. Last of Feb. A.D. 1847 moved to Caddo Parish, La. Then last of Jan. 1848, moved to Rusk Co. on or near Main Rabbit Creek.

A note by the transcriber says: "Miller Lee was 81 when he wrote the letter and adds that there is more in the letter but no names or dates."

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Middle name was probably "Fitzhugh". Much of the information about Jehu's descendants comes from Annette Dinwoodey. From Jim Short (email hidden) : In the 1850 Census for Jackson County, in District 2, Family No. 827 lists Susannah Lee 60 yrs old, Agnes Short 77 yrs old, and John Lee 17 yrs old. Susannah is the eldest daughter of William Short, brother to my 3rd Great Grandfather. According to family tradition, Susannah is the common-law wife of Jehu Lee, after the death of his wife. (There is also a few people who think that she may have been common-law wife of Jehu's son, Barnett Lee. But I doubt that.) Susannah Short was never married to Jehu Lee (or anyone else), but she did use the Lee Familv name and named her son John Lee. Jehu Lee is said to have named John Lee in his will, and left some money to him. By 1855 both Susannah and John had died. A Court Case in Gainsboro in July 1855 stated that John Lee was illegitimate, and therefore, his Grandmother Agnes Short could not inherit his land. (I find no further record of Agnes Shortafter this court case.) Father: Richard Henry LEE b: ABT. 1710 in Albemarle County, Virginia Mother: Elizabeth MILLER b: ABT. 1740 in Delaware

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 September 2020), memorial page for Jesse Fitzhugh “Jehu” Lee (16 Apr 1765–1845), Find A Grave: Memorial #176713490, citing Jesse Lee Family Cemetery, Whitleyville, Jackson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Jerry Stewart (contributor 48296474) .
2. ↑ Source: #S1027
3. ↑ Source: #S695 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: District 2, Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: 524; Page: 253; Image: 519; Family History Library Film: 0024545
4. ↑ Source: #S699 Page: 1830 US Census; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Page: 244; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 181; Family History Film: 0024539

• United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLJ-4DN : accessed 24 March 2022), Jahue Lee, Jackson, Tennessee, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL

See also:

• Walker Family Tree
• Letter from George W. Lee to Abner G. Lee, in "Virginia Genealogist", Vol 40, #4 https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/138957075?cid=mem_copy
• Letter from Miller Lee in the book on Gresham Lee by R.E. Lee. https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/177304728?cid=mem_copy

Sources without links:

• Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Deaths Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;
• 1840 USA Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;
• 1830 USA Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;