The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-11-04
GENERAL ROBERT EDMOND LEE.


in France, and went to England with
William the Conqueror. After the bat
tie Of Hastings, where the estates of the
native English nobility were divided
among the followers of William, a fine
estate in Essex was bestowed upon
him. Lionel Lee, first Earlof Itch
field. raised a company Of gentlemen
cavalier, at the head of which he acr
companied Richard Ceur de, Lion IA
the third Crusade, In 1l92. For gallant
conduct at the siege of Acre, be was
made Earl of Litchfield, and another
estate was best0wel on the family c4Il<
mel Lee was placed In the Horse Armo-
~ In the tower of London. Rchard
Lee accompanied the unfortunate Ear
of Surry In his expedition against the
Scotch borders in 1872 Two of the ia
mily were knights Companions of the
Garter, and their banners, .surmounted
by the Lee arms, were placed In Saint
George Chapel, Windsor Castle. The
arms consisted of a shield, band sinfs-
ter, battered and elnbattled, crest, d
| closed Visor surmounted by q, squirrel
holding nut; the motto, Non fncaa-
tas tuturi. Richard Lee, a younger son
Of the house of Litchfield, emigrated to
America in the year 1900. ?
Richard Lee, of Shropshire, whose
| picture, in I'LL, was at Cotton, near
| Bridgenorth, the seat of Launcelot Lee,
Esq, during the reign of Charles L.,
came over to the colonysof Virginia as
secretary and one Of the Kings privy
council. He is described as a man of
good stature, comely yisage, enterpris-
! ing genius, a sound head, and generous
nature. When he reached Virginia, at
that periofnot much cultivated, he was
| SO pleased with the country, that he
made large settlements with the ser
wants who accompanied him. After
some years he returned to E,g-
land, and at his departure be-
gueathed to his followers all the lands
on which he had settled them at
his own expense. Some of their de-
scendants thus became possessed of
considerable estates In the colony. AZ
ter remaining some tine in England,
he again visited Virginia with a fresh
band of followers, whom he also settled
there. ga ELFI#kHNz
During the civil war in England, Sir
William Berkeley was Governor of
Virginia. He and Lee, being lOyaiists,
held the colony to its allegiance, 50 that
after the death of Charles L., Cromwell
was forced to send armed vessels of war
and troops 10 reduce it to subjection.-
Unable to resist, they made treaty
with the Commonwealth Of Eng
land" wherein Virginia was styled an
independent Dominion. This trea-
ty being ratified IS with q foreign pow
er, Sir William Berkeley, of the same
family as the subsequent Earl Of Berk-
eley, was removed, and another Gov
ornor appointed. Oliver Cromwell, to
punish Virginia and other parts of
America for adhering so firmly to the
royal cause, after be had obtained su-
preme power, established tine Naviga-
tion Act, by which tie American colo
nies were deprived of many of their
ancient and valuable privileges. After
the restoration this act was never re
I called, and at two other periods taxes
were imposed upon American COM
modities under the pretext Of "Regu-i
lations of Trade
While Prince Charles Ii. was at Bre- |
da, Richard Lee went over from Virgil !
mia to ascertain if he would protect the |
colony, should il return to its allegi-
ance to the royal line. Finding no |
support could be obtained, he retraced |
his steps and remained quiet until the |
death of Cromwell, when, with the aid |
of Sir William Berkeley, Charles III. |
was proclaimed I'm Virginia, King of
England, Scotland, France, Ireland,
and Virginia, two years before his res
toration. In consequence, the motto !
to the Virginia arms was q En- dat Iir-
ginid Quintona," until after the union |
of England and Scotland, when 1t was |
changed to 4" En- dat Virginia quar- |
tdn,"k This Richard Lee had several |
children; the two eldest, John and |
Richard, were educated at Oxford
John took degree as doctor Of physic, |
and returning to his father, died young. I
Richard was so distinguished for tai /,
ent and learning that he was offered !
the highest dignities of the church, if !
his father would permit him to remain |
in England but he had determined to /
establish his children in Virginia, and
was so fixed in this purpose that he or
dered an estate near Stratford, by Bow, |
in MiddleseX, worth eight or nine hum /
dred pounds per annum, to be sold, and /
the money divided among his heirs
He died OH his much-loved soil, and |
left many children, whose names are |
generally unknown.
His eldest son was Richard, who |
spent his time i'll study, writing his |
notes in Greek, Latin and Hebrew, and |
did not improve his patcrnal estate, |
which might have produced princely
revenue. He was OF the Council in |
Virginia, filled other offices of honor,
and married Miss Corbyn or Corbyne |
of the same family into which his pre- |
decessor had married in England, and |
left five sonS and one daughter at his |
death, which occurred in Virginia |
some time after his death. The names |
of the sons were Richard, Philip, Fran
els, Thomas and Henry. Richard set |
tied in London as a Virginia merchant, |
i'm partnership with his uncle Thomas |
Corbyn, married in England an heiress
named Silk, left one son, George, and
two daughters, Lettice and Martha,
who all lived in Virginia George |
married Miss Womley, who died,
leaving one daughter. His second |
wife was Miss Fairfax, nearly allied to /
Lord Fairfax, of Yorkshire, who out |
lived him, and had three sons who |
were placed at school in England un- !
der the care of Mr.. Jas. Russell. Let |
tice married Corbin, and her sister q |
Turbeville. Their eldest children in |
termarried, from which union sprung !
George Lee4urbeviIle. Philip, the Sc |
coud son, went to Maryland, where he |
married and became one of the Propri- |
etors' Council Francis, the third son,
died q bachelor; Thomas, the fourth,
with few advantages of education, by |
the force of his own genius and indus |
try, acquired latin and Greek. He |
married Ludwell. r.f. I'll
The Ludwell's, though the name is !
now extinct, were All old and honora-
ble family OF Somersetshire, and came |
originally from Germany. Philip Lud- !
well and John Iudwc |, brothers, the |
sons of Miss Cottington, heiress of Jean
Cottington, brother and heir Of the fa- !
NOUS Lord Francis Cottington, 1of .
whom full account may be found in (
Clarendon's History of the Rebellion, (
were in court favor after the restoration !
of Charles Ii. John was appointed .
Secretary and one of the Council of
Virginia, where it is said he died with /
out issue. Philip was sent to America !
as Governor of Carolina; whence he /
went TO Virginia and married the Wild |
ow of Sir William Berkeley, by whom
he had daughter who became the wife /
named Philip. The father returned TO !
England, where he died and was buri-
This pedigre, ui the Lee family is abridg- I
ID from a narrative written by Mr. William
n alaAr and OBJ .ts.itR