Saw your message to Lee Ann on our John LEE line. Did I ever write to you that I had found some documentation on John's LEE's wife? He married Mary CASSELLS. He was administrator of the estate of her father, Henry CASSELS, born abt 1710 & died abt June 1785 in Craven Co, SC. Henry married Margaret MITCHELL 18 July 1734 in St Philip's Parish, Independent Church, Charleston, SC.
I found this reference on World Family Tree, Vol 8, Tree #3649. I made contact with the person who gave the information and she sent copies of court documents, etc. Much CASSELS information is from the book, RELATIVELY SPEAKING, THE WARRENS, by H Gaines Maness, Iowa Park, TX. I have not seen the book, but I photocopies of pages that refer to the CASSELS-LEE connection.
Good to see your name on these e-mails. I will check the info you sent on the MARSHALL line to be sure I have it all.
Peg
Peggy Pike Gordon
San Angelo, TX
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Hello Lee Ann
I saw Louis Finlay's message to you. I just got back from a week long trip and had 202 e-mails awaiting me! Louis and I have had contact in the past on our John & Mary LEE family. A Gordon cousin and I have worked hard at finding documentation on this family. I believe Louis told you that Alexander GORDON married Sarah LEE - have proof of that in a land transaction where they sold the land her father, John LEE willed to her.
John LEE's wife was Mary CASSELS - have probate records of her father & John was Administrator of the estate.
Have also found proof that the daughter, Rachel LEE married John CAMERON. It seems that Rebecca LEE died single, though Mrs Emma Lee Bettis said she was married 3 times. That seem unlikely from probate records.
Mrs Bettis stated that Rosanna LEE was married to a HALSELL - we have not found any thing on her or her family.
I know you are leaving very soon, so will close. Would love to hear from you when you return from you SC research trip. I have often wished I could get locked up in a library and just keep searching! It seems you never have enough time to look up all you want to!
Good luck and have a good time.
Peg
Peggy Pike Gordon
2456 Douglas Drive
San Angelo, TX 76904-5413
[email protected]
SURNAMES:
~~LEE LINE ~~ CASSELS/CASTLES, GORDON, LEE, McALLILEY, McKEOWN/McKOWN, YONGUE/YOUNG, WILEY/WYLIE
~~GORDON LINE ~~ BARBEE, GIPSON, KELLEY, PAXSON, PITTS, RAGSDALE, REED/REID
~~PIKE LINE ~~ DAVIS, FLUKER, GAMMAGE, LAW, MAXEY, NEAL/NEIL, PIKE, SAXON, ROBERSON/ROBINSON, WHITAKER, YANCEY
~~BEUHRING LINE ~~ BEUHRING/BUHRING, BILLINGSLEY, HALE/HAIL, HANCHER, HARRELL, HARTLEY, HOUGLAND, LEWIS, McGINNIS, MULLER
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Hello Peg: Thanks for your e-mail and the interesting information on Mary Cassels, wife of John Lee of Fairfield, SC. I am very glad to have that information. Does your documentation indicate a date of marriage of John Lee to Mary? This could clear up questions of which of the Lee children were hers and which were by Margaret Howard - if there was a wife named Margaret Howard!
In your message to Lee Ann, you listed the surnames that you were researching. Of particular interest to me were two in your Pike line. FLUKER. The Flukers were early settlers of Clarke County, Alabama, and I am interested in hearing about them. Hardy Fluker settled near Clarksville, the first county seat of our county, and many present day citizens are his descendants.
The other name is Whitaker. Have we made that connection previously? I cannot locate it in my notes. I am a descendant of Catherine Baker Whitaker, daughter of William Whitaker of Kershaw County, SC, and his wife, Elizabeth Wiggins. Catherine married Alexander Irvin, and their son James Chesnut Irvin settled in Wilcox County AL in 1817. I have a great deal of info on the Whitakers if this is your family, and will be glad to share it.
Thanks for your interest. Best regards, Louis.
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Date: Monday, February 07, 2000 6:43 PM
Subject: [greenberrylee] Re: LEE, (Thomas) Greenberry
Hi Louis
Saw your message to Lee Ann on our John LEE line. Did I ever write to you
that I had found some documentation on John's LEE's wife? He married Mary
CASSELLS. He was administrator of the estate of her father, Henry CASSELS,
born abt 1710 & died abt June 1785 in Craven Co, SC. Henry married Margaret
MITCHELL 18 July 1734 in St Philip's Parish, Independent Church, Charleston,
SC.
I found this reference on World Family Tree, Vol 8, Tree #3649. I made
contact with the person who gave the information and she sent copies of
court documents, etc. Much CASSELS information is from the book, RELATIVELY
SPEAKING, THE WARRENS, by H Gaines Maness, Iowa Park, TX. I have not seen
the book, but I photocopies of pages that refer to the CASSELS-LEE
connection.
Good to see your name on these e-mails. I will check the info you sent on
the MARSHALL line to be sure I have it all.
Peg
Peggy Pike Gordon
San Angelo, TX
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Hello Lee Ann: I am replying to your message about the daughters of John Lee of Fairfield SC, Sarah, who married Alexander Gordon, and Elizabeth who married William Marshall. Peggy Pike Gordon can answer your questions about Sarah Gordon and I will attempt to tell you a bit about Elizabeth Marshall.
William Marshall, son of John Marshall, was born in Lincolnshire, England on December 23, 1752. He immigrated to America with his father at an early age and settled in Richland District, SC, near the present city of Columbia. He was married on July 20, 1780 to Elizabeth Lee. She was born on Sept. 15, 1761, and died March 1, 1800, within a week of her husband. They are buried at Horrell Hill, the family home near Columbia. Their children:
1. Martin Marshall - married Mary Blanchard. Moved to near Perdue Hill, Monroe County AL. Children: a. William Blanchard Marshall. b. Elizabeth Lee Marshall, c. Mary House Marshall, d. Sarah Winifred Marshall, e. Benjamin Franklin Marshall, f. John Lee Marshall, g. Greenberry Marshall.
2. Mary Marshall - married Aaron Prescott.
3. Ann Marshall (there is evidence that Mary & Ann could be one person (viz: Mary Ann.
4. John Marshall - married Mary Edmunds - 2 sons who died in infancy.
5. William Lee Marshall - died 1815.
6. Greenberry Marshall - (see later)
7. Frances Marshall.
8. Rebecca Marshall.
9. Thomas Marshall - died 1817.
10. Sarah Marshall.
Greenberry Marshall (1792-1853) - married Frances Coleman of Richmond County GA. ("Marshall, Major Green B., Augusta, and Coleman, Miss Frances, daughter of Lindsay Coleman, married at "Bedford", April 11, 1816, by Reverend Dr. Thompson."(from Augusta Chronicle). Children: a. Sarah Elizabeth Marshall, b. William Thomas Marshall, c. Mary Ann Marshall, d. Edward Lindsay Marshall, e. Frances Rebecca Marshall, f. Clara Ware Marshall g. Emma Coleman Marshall.
Notes: Emma Lee Bettis stated that John Lee of Fairfield Co., SC, married Margaret Howard in St. Johns, Harford Co., MD. There are no Margarets in the William Marshall/Elizabeth Lee line, but there are a number of Marys (wife of John Lee when he died) (However, Benj. F. Marshall, grandson of Martin Marshall, named 3 of his eight children Mary Ann Howard Marshall, John Howard Marshall, and Caroline Howard Marshall. (this may be from his wife's side).
Another significant note is that John Lee, Francis Lee, Greenberry Lee and Greenberry Marshall all migrated to Richmond County, GA, along with the Fews, William and Ignacias.
Finally, to answer your query about the religion of the Lees of Fairfield.
"The first John Lee who came from Maryland with his children and grandchildren, in 1751, was one of the four founders of Catholic Presbyterian Church in 1759. His son, John Lee (II) was the soldier whose name is on the memorial stone of this church".(from THE REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS OF CATHOLIC PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CHESTER, SC by Mary Wylie Strange, 1946).
According to Emma Lee Bettis, "Col. William Few, Sr., who was born in 1714 at Kennet Square, Chester County, PA, married Mary Wheeler, a Roman Catholic, in 1743 at Hickory, Harford County, MD."
I hope this will be helpful to you. Good luck on your trip to the SC archives.
Louis Finlay.
Hugh,
The trip to SC Archives is fast approaching. I am so excited! Although I
don't think I can look forward to warming up any in the sunny south. Hope
the weather is improving down there. We had several feet of snow dumped and
the subsequent avalanches have made the news in England. However, last
night, we had a warm southern wind (a "Chinook") blow all night long in
100-120 mph gusts and it was 48 degrees last night! It is 38 now. This is
crazy weather , even for Alaska.
Thank you again for sending John Lee's will. I have since learned that his
land in SC was next to Jonathan Duncan and hope to discover if this might
not be one and the same as John Dunkley.
I have it in my head that you also sent me an email of marriages for each of
his children plus dates, but I cannot find it in my inbox of stored precious
emails. Is there such a thing or did I dream it, wishfully? Would you mind
re-emailing it?
Also, the charts that you sent with alternative ancestries for Thomas
Greenberry Lee, do you have any dates and places to go with that?
Is it true that the Lee's were Catholic? My ancestors were so very
protestant (John Dunkley may have even been a Seventh Day Baptist, a
"Sabbatarian", something less than mainstream, even in his day. I find it
hard to believe that either would marry outside of their faith.
Here is something on the Lee's that was in the Fairfield Family Histories
published in 1982:
"Col. Richard Lee was born in England and came to Virginia about 1642. His
son, Charles Lee, married Elizabeth Pritchard.
"Charles Lee, Jr. son of Charles Lee and Elizabeth Pritchard Lee, married
his cousin Mary Lee, daughter of Richard and Judith Stytoe Lee.
"Charles Lee III, son of Charles Lee, Jr., and Mary Lee, married Sarah Hull.
Their son, John Lee, came to Liberty Hill from Fairfax, Virginia, and
married Mary Elizabeth Dixon.
"Susannah Lee, daughter of John and Mary Elizabeth Dixon Lee, married Samuel
Dixon." etc.
submitted by Mariam Sprott
Could this be the John Lee with wife Mary in Fairfield Co? Different than
the one who married Margaret Howard?
Lee Ann
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Louis,
I note your interest in John LEE of Fairfield Co., SC who died c1786-7. His
wife has now been proven to be Mary CASSELL.
You suggest that he may have been married earlier to Margaret HOWARD. My
research focused on a John LEE who acquired a SC land grant in 1752 and who
had come from MD in 1751 with wife, child, and white servant. The name of
the wife was not revealed. However, looking at MD records before 1751, a
record of a John LEE marrying a Margaret HOWARD in Harford Co., MD 1745 was
found. It is a major leap of faith to connect John LEE of SC (1751) to John
LEE of MD (1745) without any evidence that there was a Margaret, wife of John
LEE, in SC. In fact there is no evidence that the John and Margaret (Howard)
LEE came to SC.
Of interest is the fact that William and Mary (Wheeler) FEW came to NC from
Harford Co., MD where John and Margaret (Howard) LEE were married. The FEWs
first went to Alamance, (Orange Co.) NC. It was there in 1770-1 that a son
of William FEW was hanged with six others by Royal authority without a trial
and William's home was burned. William FEW took his family to Wrightsboro,
Richmond Co., GA where his daughter, Elizabeth, m. 1774 Colonel Greenberry
LEE.
I have been unable to prove the ancestry of the Colonel, however, it has been
claimed by others that Colonel Greenberry LEE was Thomas Greenberry LEE, Jr.
of VA/NC. The only factor that ties these two names together is the claim of
the same wife, Elizabeth FEW. It is very possible that the two identies have
been merged as a matter of convenience. Certainly more evidence is needed.
We know that John and Mary (Cassell) LEE had two grandsons named
Greenberry--Greenberry Marshal and Greenberry Gordon. Such naming would
connote a family relationship or a close association. Further that a John
LEE in Nov 1784 transferred 500 acres of land (for $5) in Richmond Co., GA to
Elizabeth FEW, widow of Colonel Greenberry LEE. This land was a grant to
John LEE in 1771. Greenberry LEE also got a grant in the same county in
1773, a year before he married Elizabeth FEW. It is reasonable to suggest
that John and Greenberry LEE were related. If so, how?
Somewhere in this scenario there is a connection between the LEEs and FEWs of
Harford Co., MD and the LEEs and FEWs of Richmond Co., GA. It is possible
that the connection will prove to be thru John and Margaret (Howard) LEE.
You may be aware of the genealogical work done by Emma Lee Bettis and Mimms
LEE. They were siblings, but had two different views on the ancestry of
Colonel Greenberry LEE of GA. Emma favored the John and Margaret (Howard)
LEE of MD connection while Mimms was for the Thomas Greenberry LEE, Jr of
VA/NC connection.
Your thoughts.
Best regards,
Hugh
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All,
Does anyone have access to NC Militia Rosters of c1754 -1771? Orange Co or
Johnston Co.
Are there any rosters of the Regulators of 1764-1771?
It appears probable that Thomas Greenberry LEE, Jr was active with the
Regulators. As he was born 1748-1750 he would have been about 14-16 in 1764
and 21-23 in 1771.
The center of the Regulator resistance to colonial rule (taxation) was Orange
Co., NC, but the movement spread over to adjacent counties including Johnston
Co. where the LEEs seem to have settled. around 1740. The Regulator
resistance was defeated by Royal troops at Alamance Creek in 1771. At that
time about nine Regulators were killed and seven hanged without trial.
Among the seven was a son of William FEW. Wm FEW, originally a Marylander,
moved on to Richmond Co., GA where his daughter, Elizabeth, married Colonel
Greenberry LEE in 1774.
I'm trying to prove that Thomas Greenberry LEE, Jr. and Colonel Greenberry
LEE are one and the same.
Best regards,
Hugh
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Colonel Greenberry LEE of Richmond Co., GA m. 1774 GA Elizabeth, d/o William
FEW. The FEW family originated in Harford Co., MD moved to Almanac, NC and,
subsequently, to Richmond Co., GA. There is a record of a LEE family in
Harford Co. MD concurrent with the FEWs
GA 1773 land grant record states that Greenberry LEE was single and from SC,
however, no substantive data has been found of him there. There is a Thomas
Greenberry LEE of Johnston Co., NC (near Almanac). It has been suggested,
but not proven, that Thomas G. had a son, Thomas Greenberry LEE, Jr. who was
Colonel Greenberry LEE. Although both accounts carry a wife, Elizabeth FEW,
I can find no supporting rationale or linkage. In fact I have found no
record naming a Thomas Greenberry LEE. Allegedly Thomas Greenberry LEE, Sr.
went to Hawkins Co., TN. According to Mr. E. G. Shanks, there is a tombstone
of Mary Agnes LEE in Hawkins Co., TN marked "wife of T. G. LEE". This is as
close as it gets. I am told by Mr. Shanks that a history of Hawkins Co., TN
is soon to be published with much detail on these LEEs.
Two researchers, Emma Lee Bettis and Mimms Lee, sister and brother, each had
different takes on the Colonel's ancestry.
Neither is accurate enough to be proven.
Any help here?
Best regards,
Hugh
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Noted your LEEs in SC, specifically, Edgefield Distr.
I am searching for more on a John LEE (m. c1811 Sarah BEAN ). They had one
child that I know of, Elizabeth, who m. James YOUNGBLOOD. The Youngbloods
were to Pike Co., AL in 1830s.
Tradition says that John LEE, above, was the son of a John LEE who was a
celebrated scout for General Francis Marion doring the RW. However, I have
also found an Andrew LEE in Edgefield who had RW service who had a son, John.
I have made no connection, but was hoping that your research might have
revealed something of this LEE family of Edgefield Distr..
Best regards,
Hugh
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Jim and Lorien,
In my collection of data on Colonel Greenberry LEE, I have his death as 1784
in GA. The report at the time was that he was 36 years of age which would
give him a date of birth of 1748.
Other accounts state a date of 1750 for Thomas Greenberry LEE, Jr. who is
cited as the same person in some accounts. The common element between the
two records is a wife by the name of Elizabeth FEW with the same marriage
date which suggests that they are the same person, but it could be that the
identity of Elizabeth FEW with Thomas Greenberry LEE, Jr. is an educated
guess.
I have 1773 land records of Richmond Co., GA in which Greenberry LEE is
described as "single, of South Carolina" and he is associated with a John LEE
and a Francis LEE. In 1786 Greenberry LEE's widow, Elizabeth (Few) LEE, was
sold 500 acres in Richmond Co., GA for $5.00 by John LEE. This land was
granted to John LEE in 1771/2 just before Greenberry and Frances LEE rec'd
their grants.
Other than Elizabeth FEW coming to GA from NC with her parents, William and
wife, there is scant evidence of Greenberry being of NC or VA as others have
stated.
The association of Greenberry with John and Francis LEE suggest a
relationship. Particularly, the sale of 500 acres for the nominal price of
$5.00 by John LEE to the widow, Elizabeth Few, is a strong indicater of John
being a father or brother. Otherwise, why the gift?
Since Greenberry LEE's children are John. William and Mary. It can be assumed
that William was named for his maternal grandfather, William FEW. Possibily
that leaves John to be named for his paternal grandfather, John. The logic
works out, but is it true?
The conflict comes with reports that Thomas Greenberry LEE, Jr. who married
Elizabeth Few was the son of Thomas Greenberry LEE, Sr. and Mary Agnes (LEE?)
So I have a Greenberry in GA claiming the same wife as a Thomas Greenberry
LEE in NC and being of VA.
I have found NO SC record to confirm that Greenberry was a landowner or a
churchmenber, etc. in SC. In 1773 he would have been 23-25 years old, but
hardly enough time to leave a trail of records.
I can see where Emma Lee Bettis in her research of Greenberry LEE was going,
although I think her work was flawed with a leap of faith or two.
I find it interesting and signoficant the Emma L. Bettis and Mimms LEE were
brother and sister and were going in different directions on this issue.
Need some help here.
<< I think it would be wise for one of us to write to the VSL and get a copy
of the original so we can really see that handwriting for ourselves. Are you
so inclined? If not, I think I'll see if I can find their address.>>
VSL
11th St at Capitol Square
Richmond, VA 23219-3491
First, I am of the impression that a copy of the original family record of
the GRIFFIN Bible is NOT at VSL, just the correspondence I cited with an
enclosed transcript.
I am aware that Sandra Taylor has seen the bible
while visiting in VA several years ago. Perhaps she can give us some insight
as to the location of the real bible and if any copies have been made. She
is an addressee to this msg.
Sandra, are you there?
Best regards,
Hugh
Kay,
The following data has come to me which I think needs to be considered.
Chart 1
1 Richard LEE, the Immigrant, m. Anne Constable/Owen
2. William LEE m. Anna _________
3. Richard LEE m. Mary Young
4. Richard Henry LEE m. Mary Grisham [of Buckingham Co., VA]
5. Mary Agnes LEE m. Thomas Greenberry LEE, Sr., son of John LEE, Sr of
Johnston Co., NC (Mary Agnes LEE and Thomas Greenberry LEE were first cousins)
6. Thomas Greenberry LEE, Jr. m. Elizabeth FEW
Chart 2
1 Richard LEE, the Immigrant, m. Anne Constable/Owen
2. William LEE m. Anna _________
3. Richard LEE m. Mary Young
4. John LEE m. Mary Bryan
5. Thomas Greenberry LEE m. Mary Agnes LEE, d/o of Richard Henry LEE and
Mary Grisham. (Mary Agnes LEE and Thomas Greenberry LEE were first cousins)
6. Thomas Greenberry LEE, Jr. m. Elizabeth FEW
CHART 3
1 Richard LEE, the Immigrant, m. Anne Constable/Owen
2. Hancock LEE m. Mary Kendall
3. Richard LEE m. Judith Stepyoe
4. Thomas LEE m1. Mary Griffin, m2. Mary Bryan, m3. Mary Ingram
5. Needham LEE
The conflict, as I see it, is in the identity of the various Thomas LEEs.
This account says the Captain Thomas LEE of Johnston Co., NC and later of
Hawkins Co., TN was NOT the son of John LEE, Esquire, but rather the son of
Richard and Judith (Steptoe) LEE of Ditchley.
I am aware of Will Franke's work and that of others who have concluded that
Capt Thomas LEE was NOT a son of Richard and Judith LEE. As I recall the
logic, his view was based on an added entry in the Chestnut Bible which was
considered bogus. What disturbs me is that the entry could have been true,
but was added to the bible later. Having determined that the entry was
bogus, it is normal to look for other solutions. In this case finding that
Capt. Thomas LEE was the son of John LEE, Esq. John LEE, Esquire, did have a
son, Thomas, who went to Hawkins Co., TN as an early settler and there a
valley was named for him (Lee Valley) and he is buried there. Capt Thomas
LEE also went to Hawkins Co., TN and settled in an adjacent valley. Later
the Captain went to AL where he is buried (Grave marked by the DAR) near his
son, Needham LEE.
This case of Captain Thomas LEE has consumed a lot of your effort, but this
account cries out for more explanation. If it can be proven that two
Thomases went to Hawkins Co., TN, from Johnston County, NC, then the
accounting for them in NC becomes mandatory.
Tracking Capt Thomas LEE back to the Ditchley LEEs is also a problem. What
we are trying to do is connect Thomas lEE of Ditchley (Griffin Bible) to Capt
Thomas LEE of Johnston Co., NC/Hawkins Co, TN. . If Captain Thomas LEE is
not of Richard and Judith (Steptoe) LEE, then of whom?
I haven't said much about the two Thomas Greenberry LEEs. Mainly because I
have scant evidence that they existed. The sole evidence to date is a grave
marker in LEE Valley of Mary Agnes LEE which identifies her as wife of T. G.
LEE (Thomas Greenberry LEE?).
I'm working on what evidence that there is. It seems that a good deal
depends on some old correspondence which I am trying to locate. You may
recall that Mimms LEE wrote about these letters, but never quoted from them
or identified them.
Best regards,
Hugh
In a message dated 11/18/99 12:10:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, HFTHusma
writes:
<< To be the father of Colonel Greenberry LEE (b. c1748) he would have to be
born before 1728 which would mean that Thomas Greenberry LEE, Sr. was a
contemporary of John LEE, Esq. (b. 1729) of Johnston Co., NC, perhaps a
brother. John LEE, the father of T. G. LEE, Sr., would be born no later than
1708. (Using 20 year intervals).
>>
This para is incorrect in that the reference to "John LEE, Esq.(b. 1729) "
should read "Capt. Thomas LEE of NC (b. 1729)"
Best regards,
Hugh
In a message dated 11/18/99 9:12:46 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< Thomas Greenberry Lee Jr. Is Son Of Thomas Greenberry Lee Sr. and Couson
Mary Agnes Lee . Thomas Greenberry Lee Sr Son Of John Lee That Died Johnson
Co. Nc. Mary Agnes Lee {Headstone Standing And Listed In The George W. Lee
Family Letter } Proved Sister To Grisham Lee Of Buckingham Co. Va. Daughter
Of Richard Henry Lee and Mary Grisham >>
Sandra and Charles,
This seems to be the gist of what the SHOKO Collection presents--
1. John LEE died Johnson [Johnston] Co., NC
2. Thomas Greenberry LEE, Sr. m. Mary Agnes, d/o Richard Henry and Mary
(Grisham) LEE (Mary Agnes proved Sister To Grisham Lee Of Buckingham Co. Va;
Headstone Standing And Listed In The George W. Lee Family Letter )
3. Thomas Grenberry LEE, Jr. m. Elizabeth, d/o William and Mary (Wheeler) FEW.
The difference here is that Captain Thomas LEE has been shown in lieu of 1
John LEE by others in the past. SHOKO says NO.
Now working backward I have Colonel Greenberry LEE (c1749-1784 GA) m. 1774
Elizabeth, d/o William and Mary (Wheeler) FEW, who had, William, John and
Mary. All born in GA. William stayed in AL, John m. a SHORT and went to TN,
and Mary m. Hugh BLAIR and stayed in AL. Nowhere is there a mention among
these children of a Thomas or Greenberry, but there are Greenberry
grandchildren. Remember that Col. Greenberry LEE died at age 36, so his
family would be small.
To be the father of Colonel Greenberry LEE (b. c1748) he would have to be
born before 1728 which would mean that Thomas Greenberry LEE, Sr. was a
contemporary of John LEE, Esq. (b. 1729) of Johnston Co., NC, perhaps a
brother. John LEE, the father of T. G. LEE, Sr., would be born no later than
1708. (Using 20 year intervals).
We know that the FEWs came from Harford Co., MD to NC and we know that a John
LEE m.1745 Margaret HOWARD in Harford Co., MD. We also have some suggestion
that John LEE who m. Margaret had a father, John. To make a connection, this
elder John would have to be the John, b. no later than 1708.
As yet the 1. John LEE who died in NC has not had his place of origin
discovered.
What all this suggests to me is that SHOKO may be on to something. What I
find difficult to accept is the multiple Thomas Greenberry LEEs with no
record other than a TN tombstone with the name T. G. LEE.
Jump in when you see something of interest!
Best regards,
Hugh
