The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
than this, there can little Be found Of any
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The True Lee Arms.

reliability,
The True Lee Arms.
The following extract front Lee Of Of
Virginia, 1642-1Bo2." Is given, to show
the early recorded engraving OF the Lee
arms, as found ii, the old "Cohbs Hail.
mansion:
CoBBs HALL. LINE FIFTH GENERA
T1ON
TIL ONfAs LEE
8. Thomas &, tho only so,, Of Charles
Lce4 (Chnrles 8, Charles 2, Richard y
aud Jol,an,lnh Morg;ln, his wife, is said to
have married aud left n son, THOMAS,
who wns btrn In 1895 and died IN 1851 I;
was married., III 1915 to Margaret Or
inond ana had five children: james Or
iliond Elizabeth, All, Elizabeth Ormohd,
and Sarah Ann Lee. \
COLONEL CHARLES LEE.
Q. Charles s. tho only son Of Charles
Lee4 (Chnries 8, Charles 2, Richard y
and Mary Lee. his first wife. was born
I'VE 4th Nfnrctl, 174i, Mt Cobbs Hell,
Northumberland, lo died about March
Of the year, 1885. His Will. dated tue
18th Of February and probated tho 12tli
Of April 1885, mentioned only his wi;e.
rest OF my childnc,,." Theft Christian
names wero given by their elder brother,
Charles, III his will and by their own
wills Charles Loo left tho manor
plantation" to hts wife during her life
and made provision for tho education OF
his children; after her death the planta-
tlon waste go to son Charles. The
widow was evidently living thoro in 1883,
as tho place was marked that year on
the surveyors plat rs Mrs. Lees Land.
Charles Lee was n vestrynnn Of Wycom-
leo Parish inX1772 (Od Churches, Fam
illes, ETC., H., 1896 Sheriff for North
cumberland In 1883, rs shown BY his bond
now on flo, and delegate to the as
sembly (Critic) in 1850. He was the
Captain Charles Lee" who served on
tho court-martal (16th February. 17S1)
presided over by Col. Thomas Gnsklns.
1t seems probable that he was also the
naval officer for the South Potomac who
signed clearance papers the cath Of
March, iii, which Office hase been pre-
vously asoribed to Charles Lee (Strat-
ford Line, 36) Of Alexandria.
He married Sarah Hull u7A7-1SS7).
whose will, dated the I'd Of June, 1929,
daughter Molly Mcdaniel, Ed
win Lee. son, and Edwin Lee, son Of
Broun. son-in-lnw; Sarah e. Broun,
granddaughter; Sarah T. Leo daughter
of KondalD, granddaughter.
The Issue of Charles and Sarah (HulD
Lee were:
/. Charles,
2. Sarah,
3. Richard,
4. Kendall.
s. John,
6. Edwin, sGs
T. Elizabeth, born 18th November, ITO; 4
died 10th March, 1889; was married. on
goth of October, 1907, to Thomas Broun,
Of Northumberland; they had issue:
Judith Lee Judge Edwin diving In
s. Judith.
Or. Charles Lee died in 1860, Sarah
Jane Ann, and William Broun. !
Q. Mary.
Probably the earliest example Of tho
wood carving, which, tradition, claims,
for generations the front
door Of the old "Cobbs Hall" mansion.
was not known; but. so far rs tradi-
ton runs, 1t had been there for many
At the time the old man
sion was torn down, or perhaps earlier.
It was given by Mrs. Martha Iee) Har-
vey to her cousin, DR.. Charles Lee Broun.
On his DEATH in 1855, It passed into the
Of his brother Judge Edwin |
Broun, the present owner The print Of
Il, given here. was made from photo |
graph taken in May, 1884. It will be
observed that part Of the ornamentation, |
II
and lost; the shield was pnosj colored 10
represent the tnctures of the
arms This carving representa- I'M = did +
form Of the Lee arms; the same in fact,
IS were registered at the Heralds Office
n London, as borne by Colonel Richard
Lee Secretary Of State in Virginia Ammo
$50. The crescent ION the upper right
land corner) has been very generally
oorne by tho Cotton family to indicate
hot t11n1p }1a1 I, r, TfpI
Use therefore on this carving would
seem to Indicate two things first. that
he owner was descended from the Lees
If Cotton; and secondly thatGths owner
vas Richard Lee. the immlgrnntsTsTh
after inference Is strengthened by the
act that neither Of his eldest sons used
he crescent. Another proof Of TINS
Ioton descent Is that the family IN vr-
'ina,. in the fourth generation, used the
lrms of Cotton, qunrtered with Ashley
LIS shown on the forntispiece.