Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-19
Fro "a the Charlottesville chronicle.


MIR. e. G. Mead, of this county fas we have pre-
viously mentoned) has exhibited to us, very ancient
and valuable historical document, which is the pedigree
of the Lee family from the thirteenth century to A. d.
1866. This venerable manuscript which bears date
1850 was received by Mr. Me ad (who is gentleman
of intelligence and characttr) from bis mother, Mrs
Mead twidow OF Rev. Zachariah Mead, formerly of |
Richmond Mrs Mead received it from her father, |
received it from bis father, Gener Hall. 1t con-
sists of several large sheets and is written partly in La
tin and partly u English Aces mpanying the Ped |
gree are some mutated Deeds, which although much
injured exhibit the Descending rights end tides to Va
rious lands These DEF DIS in Latin, and written On
The old stamped paper OF England, and to the antigua
rian ale rare object of curiosity and interest
The genealogy of the Lees OF Virginia from 1866
Just where this Pedigree breaks If, is we'll known, and
may be tor.nd n Bishop Meade's well known work on
"The Old Churches and Familes of Virginia"
The Manuscript commences abruptly witt the nam:
of Hugo de Lega or de Lee" without date. The
first with date is that Of JONES de Lee, Miles to
whom Hugo de Hinton gave Ii e LANDS as by the cid
chart. Opposite Ibis Lame is he date 1888. Tire
father of Jobes de Lee was Thomas lie le Lee. The
sim pie name Of Lee occ-fs first RIcardus Lea OF
LADgy. about the year 1900. The first nams OF Rob
is Robersus de la Lee Of JONES de Ia Lee; he
mar ried Margarita daughter aud heir OF Thomas As'y
oi Nordig about 400 1ne first men written in Eo-
glish Taomas l. OF Cotton in Kings NoTdlty in The
Parish OF Alvey, who was son OF johannes Lse. tie
ried Dorothy, daughter of Richard OreIey, OF Pitch.
lord. and had seven chiidrep The hrst sge mentioned
wars 4. d 1868 He married Etz .betn, daughter OF
Henry Gourh of Woivel hampton, who was bis secord
wife. His FIR wife wos Jane, daughter OF Thomas
Clemson, by whon.hehad three children, l. John, VINO
fied unmarried Thomas, barrister, who married
D orohy daughter Of John Ed ed harrist5r OF Liz
con's Inn (663 J 3, Richard, # the Parish OF st.
Olaves, 10 Borough OF Sonth"oFk Ia d., 1868
This Ricbacd LIE cane TO Virginia III the reign O.
Coares l. and the ancestor u tie Lees OF this State
and Maryland He married Elizabeth, daughter OF
Walter Langdon, OF -, i'll Cornwall. His issue
is given the Ms which stops with his elder broth
er, Thomas Lee.
By hi4 81 cont vile Lapceot Lse had children !;
Lancelot, CITIZEN of London homas, citizen and dra-
per Of Aoudon Humphrey, OF CIifords; DJro'hy,
EEZAheth, Ann and Jane.
The children Of Thomas Lee were Edred, L1ncelot,
Thomas, J ohm and Dorothy. This branch OF the fam
lily ends las does tie MS with Ehe coat OF arms Of
LADcelot Lee.
We of course omit most Of the names, it being ur
necessary to follow all the brancoes CT tire family.
There are several coats Of tie manuscript.
That of Rlcardus Lee CT the direct line, Is as follows
A shield with crescent OF squirrel seJant, eating
nut 40 wer lion in rampant gardant In sinister
Chief q star in precis mldue C0lci dexter ch1af
blood FED field with tmbattled bars ot bne and vel
| low. The dexter bass black cross on white nell
with llon's bead weed III one corner. Ina middle
precise buse is o caevron OF white on red neid,
while bar the Jesse point on green held The SIMS Ell
base the The dexter chief.
The Lancelot arms shield with crescent tqurrtI
l -
Sinister chief star blue field. Dexter base same
as sinister chief aud sinister base as dexter chief
There are no middle divisions Oh this shield The pre-
yailing white indicates rOyaty-the star, grandeur
the lion coucage-the red, war-the cross, religion
and with the crowned hon, denotes the Church 81 Eog
lan1
The Pedigree was extracted from the London Tower
and is certified by Charles Towney, York and John
Pointer, Rouge C1ox, Aug lst 100.
Richard Lee, who came to Virginia in the reiga Of
r mi oHShi ND
son Wiliam Lee speaks If his picture being las he is
toid) sat Cotton 10 shropshire, Br5geworth, the
seat of Lapcelot Lee, ESQ" lie came to the Colony C
Virginia as Secretary and one Of the Kings Prvy
CouL oil. He settled permanently in Virginia, and
erclsed great Influence. Il he Who with the
lance of Sir William Berkeley, the death of Cronl-
WE'LL had Virgins which was independent under the
Protectorate) re- unlted with Englanc-bavng Charles
III proclaimed X ing OF Fog land Scotland France Ire
land and Vrgina-tWo years before the Restoration.
1t il Consequence OF this step that the ancient mot
10 OF the Virglnlans was :: En- dat Virginia Quaa-
tum."
This Richard Lee had several children John and
Richard the two eldest Richard was great scholar,
devoDg his whole life to study, aid member of the
Couacil Of Virginia. He married COrbn, and had
five soys- Richard, Philip Francis, Thomas, Henry,
and daughter (wh0 married w lillian FitZtugh OF
King George) Richard settled in London as a Viz
ginia merchant. His children came back to Virginia
George married WOrmiy-then Fairfax. Oae
daug bter married COrbin another q TurberVile.-
land Francis, the third son, died bachelor. Thomae
the fourth Do, married Lud well Of the most in
hueutia families 10 Il Colony. The issue Of this
rage six sOns-Philip Ludwell, Thomas Lodw WE'LL
Richard Henry, Francis L'ghtfoot, ilIiam aud Ar
thur-and two daughters. Philip L IDS eli Lee mar
ried ISIS Steptoe He .e0ed his father on the
estate Of StrasOld in Weetmoreland. lie lett two
daughters, nj atta, the eldest married Ge0era Henry
Lee OF the R, olution and Flora married hi Lud
well Lee, OF l. u10un. Thomas Lid sell Lee settled 10
Stafford, and married MISS AyIett. Richard Henry
Lee educated in England married frat Miss
Aylett, and then Miss PiIkard. Francis Lght'oot
Lee &lal0st dis rguishcd in The RevoIu ionGrT
period, 0Ta.or and q statesm ~, his brother-
He married the dau htsr OF COL John isyoe Of Ric1
nond c0uuly. The Eth q, William, was Sheriff and
Alderman Of tie City OF London. Arthur, the sixth
and youngest son. scholar, writer, phlo8opher and
diplcmast, one OF the hrst Of his Goy
Henry Lee, the fifth sou. OF Richard Lee, married
Bard. his is the OF General Lee. His
son Richard Was Squire Lee, OF Lee Has, His only
daughter married a Fitahush n1tnry, the third aon
married Miss 4rJ1'ea, AID left tive and three
dsugnEers, az Henry who was Colonel II the RaVo-
Ion, Charles, Richard Bland, EheoioTic aud Emu
also, diary, Lucy and Annie
General Henry Lee married twice. First, with Nm
da, daug hter OF Philip Ludwel Lee by whom he had
a son, Henry, and daughter, Lucy and afterwards
with Ann, daughter of Charles Garter OF Shirley bv
mud and Sydoey Smith-and two daughters, Ann and
Mildred. General Henry Lee resided at Stratford.
Henry Lee, the son OF the first wife, was a Major ia
the war of 1912, and wrote the Structures on the
Writings OF Jefferson "-also Life Of Napoleon Bo-
nsparte. Sydney Smith Lee vas Commodore in the
old Q. s. Navy. and is now Chief oil the Bureau OF
orders and Detail, Navy Depar ,nent in Richmond He
commanded at Drewry's Bluff for long time. Robert
Edmund Lee ia at Peters5ug-the General Lee OF this
day.