The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-04
lac e :, 1853,

IAe g ; 1888,
LEE.
Descendants Thomas Lee. of South Cnr-
olinn.-A Most Distinguished Line.
II We have already given the pedigree
Of the Lees, OF Virginia as descended
from the Lees of Cotton and Langley,
in the county Of Shropshire, England.
There was. however.la younger branch
Of the English Lees. which seems to
have been an offshoot from tho original
parent stock, who bore different arms
and migrated first to III Barbados,
and thence to South Carolina, settling
at Charleston early during the eigh-
teenth century. Going back to about
the time of Henry VII, we find that
there was Robertus de- Lee born at
Bridgworth. q town near Cotton, Shropz
y shire, the seat Of the Lees. This Robert
was granted the arms as given above;
December 20. 1893. He became Lord
Mayor of London, 1902, and in 1909
he died. Harry Lee, one Of his sons,
was captain OLA company in the city Of
London. who bore the same arms as
4 Sir Robert, his father. This Henry Lee
had a, son. Francis Lee, who moved to
the Island of Barbndoes y 18th Mary, his
wife. taking with him the same family
coat Of arms. G
This first son, Thomas Lee. born at
Il Bridgetown, sic of Barbados, February
s. 1710. married in 1882, Mary Giles, Of
Charles on, S. C. He died August 1863;
She died May IS. 1851.
The issue of Thomas Lee and Mary
Giles, is as follows
L. Francis. born January 16 1891;
died November 80, 1857
2. Mary, born January Z. 1888; mar
ried Joshua Lockwood; seven children
8. Susannah. born October 90 1740
died December, 1850; married April
1859.
a. Joseph. born 1912; married first
Mary A. Thorne; second, Agnes Harper
5. Rebecca, born, | i43; died an infant
6. Hannah, born 1745; died an infant
L. Colonel William Lee. born 1747
married Ann Theus; born 1850; dice
17s7; he died 1903.
s8!SRachael. 3ti1fa5
f9.IStcphen, died 1907 married Doro
thea Alison 1884. widow of Rev Hugl
Alison; her maiden name was Smiser
The issue Of Colonel William Lee ant
Ann Theus, is as follows:
1. Judge Thomas Lee, born 1863; dice
1899; married Kezia Miles; seven chill
dren.
q William.
81 Elizabeth; married Thomas Joel
Miss Joe"
4;aAnn, born 1774; married samue
Beekman, OF New York.
5. Mary; married Mr. iced.
6,fWilliam; married Miss Markley.
Z. Stephen; married Miss Giblit; II,
issue
8. Harriet; born 1852; died 1885.
9. Susan, born 1888; married MI
Forgartie.
10. Harriett married Robert Howard
1910.
II. Sarah.
u. Joseph Francis; born 1901; die
1850, married Mary F. jenkins.
Issue of'5ud ge,Thomas Lee and kezi
4. Miles; sevefi children.
!, John Miles, aged twenty zone year.
2. William Franklin, of Darlington
d S. C.
g.. Isaa Mcpherson Lee: married Doro
thea, daughter of Francis j. Lee.
4. Stephen Lee. of Asheville N. c
married Caroline Lee, daughter Of Cole
III mel William Lee
S. DR.. Thomas Lee married frs
Caroline Alison daughter of Jacob ]
and Caroline Margaret Lockwood; MAJ
rled second, Elizabeth Lee Humphrey
s. Joseph Theus, married first, Mi.
Singleton. second, Miss Erheau,
4. Dr. Lawrence Lee, married Sara
Dickson.
Issue Of Or. Thomas Lee; by fir
wife. Caroline Alison:
!. stephen Dill Lee. lieutenant -ge
eral Confederate States Army bo,
S 1893: married Regina Lilly Harriso
1868: had Bluet Lee, of Chicago, l
2. Caroline Kezia Rachel born SO
married Captain Samuel Hunter !
second wife, e, l., Humphreys,
!. Resale Lee.
2. Laura Z. Foile, married NJ
Pinzon.
55J 8. Elizabe c., married Daniel liz
53 don.
= Arthur St Clair Lee, born ls5
married Ella b. Hodges
Issue Of Joseph Theus and MI
Singleton:
Mary Eliza Douglas.
Lawrence Singleton; killed In re
gumter.
BY second wife Miss Erbeau.
Josephine; married j. II. Burgin
Elise Virginia.
a IT would be Impossible within the lin
of our column to give all the vario
branches of this immense family tr
sf bearing as 1t does the descendants
many generations among whom W.
some OF the most brilliant statesm
soldiers and cultured men and won
81 that the South has produced None {
fail to admire the life of Colonel "
liam Lee, or that of his illustrious S
Judge Thomas Lee, who rose from ell,
I'LL of the South Carolina Legislature, II
1904, then oler~general OF
State, and was appointed by Presid
II Monroe, United states district jud
s He started the temperance reform
the South, which still goes on. II ,
his niece, Mary Elizabeth Lee. v
was the talented author and poetess
the South, whose remarkable talent
languages and brilliant writings
tracted the attention of all secti
snf the country, many Of her works
ing used in the Massachusetts pu
school Libraries.
The South Carolina Lees intern
ried with many of its most promir
famil!es; the Alisons, Drapers Jenk