Captain Henry LEE, I

1691 - 1747  (56 years)

• Name	Henry LEE  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Captain
  Suffix	I
  Birth	1691
  Gender	Male
  HIST	there were famous statesmen and soldiers in this family Henry Lee I From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This biography does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2007) Lee Family Coat of Arms Capt. Henry Lee I (1691-1747) was a prominent Virginian colonist, brother of Governor Thomas Lee, and grandfather of Revolutionary War hero Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee. He was the son of Col. Richard Lee II, Esq., "the Scholar" (1647-1715) and Laetitia Corbin (ca. 1657-1706). Born at Machodoc in Westmoreland County, Lee resided at Lee Hall near Hague, in the Parish of Cople, Westmoreland County. All traces of the house have long since disappeared. The land surrounding Lee Hall was part of the 2,600 acres (11 km2) of Machodoc land patented in 1650 by his grandfather, Col. Richard Lee I, Esq., “the Immigrant” (1618-1664). Henry died between June 13-25, 1747. He was a co-leaseholder with his brother Thomas of the family plantation on the Machodoc River, and he owned or leased the area of Lee Hall. When the family plantation was burned down in January 1729, Henry Lee took in his brother's family at Lee Hall while the plantation was rebuilt. [edit] Marriage Lee married Mary Bland (1704-1764), the daughter of Hon. Richard Bland, Sr. (1665-1720) and his second wife, Elizabeth Randolph (1685-1719). [edit] Children 1.  ? Lee (ca. 1723). 2. John Lee (1724-1767), who married Mary (Smith) Ball (1725). 3. Richard "Squire" Lee (1726-1795), who married Sarah "Sally" Bland Poythress (1768-1828), daughter of Peter Poythress (1715-1785) of "Branchester", and Elizabeth Bland (1733-1792). Sally was the mother of Willoughby Newton, with her second husband of the same name. 4.  ? Lee (ca. 1727). 5. Maj. Gen. Henry Lee II (1730-1787) of "Leesylvania", who married Lucy Grymes (1734-1792) the "Lowland Beauty", daughter of Hon. Charles Grymes (1693-1743) and Frances Jennings. 6. Laetitia Lee (1730-1788), who married William Ball (ca. 1730). 7. Anne Lee (1732), who married William Fitzhugh, Sr. (1730). [edit] References ▪ Fendall, Douglas Allen. The Descendants of Governor Josias Fendall This Virginia-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This United States biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Categories: 1691 births | 1747 deaths | Lee family of Virginia | Virginia colonial people | English Americans | American planters | People from Westmoreland County, Virginia | Virginia stubs | American people stubs article discussion edit this page history Try Beta Log in / create account navigation ▪ Main page ▪ Contents ▪ Featured content ▪ Current events ▪ Random article search   interaction ▪ About Wikipedia ▪ Community portal ▪ Recent changes ▪ Contact Wikipedia ▪ Donate to Wikipedia ▪ Help toolbox ▪ What links here ▪ Related changes ▪ Upload file ▪ Special pages ▪ Printable version ▪ Permanent link ▪ Cite this page ▪ This page was last modified on 16 July 2009 at 17:47. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of Use for details. ▪ Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers This biography does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2007) Lee Family Coat of Arms Capt. Henry Lee I (1691-1747) was a prominent Virginian colonist, brother of Governor Thomas Lee, and grandfather of Revolutionary War hero Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee. He was the son of Col. Richard Lee II, Esq., "the Scholar" (1647-1715) and Laetitia Corbin (ca. 1657-1706). Born at Machodoc in Westmoreland County, Lee resided at Lee Hall near Hague, in the Parish of Cople, Westmoreland County. All traces of the house have long since disappeared. The land surrounding Lee Hall was part of the 2,600 acres (11 km2) of Machodoc land patented in 1650 by his grandfather, Col. Richard Lee I, Esq., “the Immigrant” (1618-1664). Henry died between June 13-25, 1747. He was a co-leaseholder with his brother Thomas of the family plantation on the Machodoc River, and he owned or leased the area of Lee Hall. When the family plantation was burned down in January 1729, Henry Lee took in his brother's family at Lee Hall while the plantation was rebuilt. [edit] Marriage Lee married Mary Bland (1704-1764), the daughter of Hon. Richard Bland, Sr. (1665-1720) and his second wife, Elizabeth Randolph (1685-1719). [edit] Children 1.  ? Lee (ca. 1723). 2. John Lee (1724-1767), who married Mary (Smith) Ball (1725). 3. Richard "Squire" Lee (1726-1795), who married Sarah "Sally" Bland Poythress (1768-1828), daughter of Peter Poythress (1715-1785) of "Branchester", and Elizabeth Bland (1733-1792). Sally was the mother of Willoughby Newton, with her second husband of the same name. 4.  ? Lee (ca. 1727). 5. Maj. Gen. Henry Lee II (1730-1787) of "Leesylvania", who married Lucy Grymes (1734-1792) the "Lowland Beauty", daughter of Hon. Charles Grymes (1693-1743) and Frances Jennings. 6. Laetitia Lee (1730-1788), who married William Ball (ca. 1730). 7. Anne Lee (1732), who married William Fitzhugh, Sr. (1730). [edit] References ▪ Fendall, Douglas Allen. The Descendants of Governor Josias Fendall This Virginia-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This United States biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Categories: 1691 births | 1747 deaths | Lee family of Virginia | Virginia colonial people | English Americans | American planters | People from Westmoreland County, Virginia | Virginia stubs | American people stubs article discussion edit this page history Try Beta Log in / create account navigation ▪ Main page ▪ Contents ▪ Featured content ▪ Current events ▪ Random article search   interaction ▪ About Wikipedia ▪ Community portal ▪ Recent changes ▪ Contact Wikipedia ▪ Donate to Wikipedia ▪ Help toolbox ▪ What links here ▪ Related changes ▪ Upload file ▪ Special pages ▪ Printable version ▪ Permanent link ▪ Cite this page ▪ This page was last modified on 16 July 2009 at 17:47. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of Use for details. ▪ Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers  [1, 3]
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  Death	1747	“Lee Hall”, Westmoreland County, Virginia   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I169936	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	Richard (the scholar) LEE, II,   b. 1647, “Paradise”, in Northumberland County, was later part of Gloucester County, Virginia d. 12 Mar 1714, at “Machodoc”, Westmoreland County, Virginia (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Laetitia “Lettie” CORBIN,   b. Abt 1657, Straffordshire, England d. 6 Oct 1706 (Age 49 years)
  _UID	102287C018EB43D9BA0375041136E6837E84
  _UID	102287C018EB43D9BA0375041136E6837E84
  Family ID	F115750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary BLAND,   b. 1704   d. 1764 (Age 60 years)
  _UID	F6467CBD7A3D4A4196FBB786F0E0989885FC
  _UID	F6467CBD7A3D4A4196FBB786F0E0989885FC
  Children	1. Lt. Colonel Henry “Leesylvania” LEE, II
  Family ID	F115764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S668] Lyndon Lee Cannon (Mrs. R. B. Cannon), (The State Company Columbia, South Carolina 1943), page 15. [S12983] . [S13000] .