The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-11-04
GENERAL ROBERT EDMOND LEE.

/ younger branch OF one OIzbhe oldest Ia
miles in England LauneeIot Lee, the
founder, was originally from London,
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 Earl of Litch-
field, raised a company Of gentlemen
cavalier, at the head of which he ac-
companied Richard Coeur de Lion in
the third Crusade, in 1892. For gallant
conduct at the siege of Acre, he was
made Earl of Litchfield, and another
estate was bestowed on the family call
ed Ditchley. The arnOr worn by I4io-
mel Lee was placed in the Horse Armo-
Ty in the tower Of London. Richard
Lee accompanied the unfortunate Earl
of Surry in his expedition against the
Scotch borders in 1912. Two Of the fa-
mily were knights Companions Of the
Garter, and their banners, SurmOunted
by the Lee arms, were placed in Saint
Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle. The
arms consisted of a shield, band sinis-
ter, battered and embattled; crest, a
| closed visor surmounted by a squirrel
holding a nut; the motto, Non i7lcdat-
| t1t8 ftttltTj. Richard Lee, a younger son
| of the house of Litchfeld, emigrated to
America in the year 1900.
Richard Lee, of Shropshire, whose
picture, in 1771, was at Cotton, near
BridgenOrth, the seat of LauncelOt Lee,
Esq, during the reign Of Charles l.,
came over to the colony of Virginia as
secretary and one Of the Kings priVy
council. He is described as a man Of
good stature, cOmely Visage, enterpris-
ing genius, a sound head, and generous
nature. When he reached Virginia, at
that period not much cultivated, ne was
so pleased with the country, that he
made large settlements with the SER
wants who accompanied him. After
some years he returned to Eng
land, and at his departure be-
queathed 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. At
ter remaining some time in England,
he again visited Virginia with fresh
band of followers, whom he also settled
there.
During the civil war in England, Sir
William Berkeley was Governor of
Virginia. He and Lee, being lOyalists,
held the colony to its allegiance, so 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 a treaty
with the d" Commonwealth of Eng
land" d" wherein Virginia was styled an
Independent Dominion" This trea-
ty being ratified as 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 he had obtained su-
preme power, established the Naviga-
ton Act, by which the American colo
MES were deprived of many of their
ancient and valuable privileges. After
the restoration this act was never re
Iealed, and at two other periods taxes
were imposed upon American COM
modities under the preteXt of "Regu-
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 it return to its allegi-
ance to the royal line. Finding no
support could be obtained, he retraced
his steps and remained quiet until the
of Sir William Berkeley, Charles II. 4
was proclaimed in Virginia, King of
England, Scotland, France, Ireland,
and Virginia, two years before his res
tOratiOn. In consequence, the motto
to the Virginia arms was " En- ClGt Vi9'-
gi19iu qlti7ltdn1,D - until after the union
of England and Scotland, when it was
changed to " En- Cldt Virginia quar-
tanl.'5# This Richard Lee had several
Ill Ill.
Richard, were educated at Oxford
John took degree as doctor of physic,
and returning to his father, died young.
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 Stra tford, by Bow,
in AIiddleseX, worth eight or nine hun
dred pounds per annum, to be sold, and
the money divided among his heirs
He died on his much-lOved soil, and
left many children, whose names are
generally unknown.
His eldest son was Richard, who
spent his time in study, writing his
notes in Greek, Latin and Hebrew, and
did not improve his paternal estate,
which might have produced princely
revenue. He was of the Council in
Virginia, filled other offices of honor,
and married a 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,
in partnership with his uncle Thomas
COrbyn, married in England an heiress
named Silk, left one son, George, and
two daughters, Lettice and Martha,
married a Miss WOmley, who died,
leaving one daughter. His second
wife was Miss Fairfax, nearly allied to
Lord Fairfax, of u Yorkshire, who out
lived him, and had three sons who
were placed at school in England un-
der the care Of MIR. Jas. Russell. Let
tice married a COrbin, and her sister a
Their eldest children in~
termanied, from which union sprung
George Lee Turbeville. Philip, the Sc
cond son, went to Maryland, where he
married and became one of the Propri-
etOrs' Council Francis, the third son,
died bachelor; Thomas, the fourth,
with few advantages of education, by
the force of his own genius and indus !
try, acquired Latin and Greek. He
IMdwell.
This pedigree of the Lee family is abridg- i
ed from narrative written by Mr.. William
Lee in London, September, III, and obtain
ed from daughter, AIRS HodgsOn.aEIe
was American Minister ut the Hague during