Colonel William Lee, of Charleston

COL. WILLIAM LEE of Charleston, SC., b. 24th June, 1747; d. 29th Nov. 1803. bur. Unitarian Cem, Charleston, Charleston Co, SC.

Notes

• DAR Ancestor #: A068849 - see attached document
•  Notes from Marshall B. Shore: WILLIAM LEE (1747-1803) commanded a company of South Carolina troops; in 1780 was made a prisoner of war by the British and sent to St. Augustine with forty other prominent patriots. He was born and died in Charleston, S. C. Civilian occupation: Watchmaker. (DAR Leneage book, Vol 121, p 3.)
• He commanded the True Blue Company, and was made prisoner in November 1870. He was released as part of an exchange of prisoners. He sent his wife and daughter to Philadelphia before the war started so they would not get caught up in the Revolution in Charleston.
• He was a watchmaker and lived in Charleston. In a book by Thomas Carpenter Descendants of Thomas Lee of Charleston, South Carolina, 1710-1769" A Genealogical-Biographical Compilation, p 84, we find that In 1771 "Mr. Lee, during the absence of Joshua Lockwood, cared for and wound the clock in St. Michael's Steeple, for which he was paid One Hundred and Sixty Pounds Sterling. During the Revolution he was a Captain of a True Blue Company of Militia and was later made a Colonel. Colonel Lee was one of the Forty leading citizens of Charleston whose devotion to the Continental Cause resulted in his being imprisioned by the British on a prison ship in Charleston Harbor and sent to St. Augustine, Forida, a prisoner in exile. His address in Charleston was 91-95 Broad street and in 1802 his address was shown as 55 King Street.

Married

1. on 26 Feb 1769, St. Michael's Church, Charleston, SC to Ann THEUS, b. 4th Aug. 1750, d. 5th Aug. 1797. (1) . 

Children: 

1. Thomas LEE b: 1 DEC 1769 d: 29 OCT 1839 + Kezia MILES b: AUG 1775 d: 27 JAN 1854 
2. Elizabeth LEE b: 21 Dec 1770 d: 25 May 1800 + Thomas JOEL b: 21 Jul 1763 d: Dec 1814 
3. William LEE b: 20 NOV 1772 d: 28 SEP 1773 
4. Ann LEE b: 20 Jan 1774 d: 15 Nov 1846 + Samual Beekman b: 18 Nov 1750 d: 28 Jan 1812 
5. Mary LEE b: 16 MAY 1776 d: 30 AUG 1821 + Unknown JEED b: WFT Est. 1747-1776 d: WFT Est. 1797-1863 
6. William LEE b: 9 Oct 1778 d: bef 6 May 1855 + Eliza Markley b: 8 Dec 1780 d: 6 May 1855 
7. Stephen LEE b: 2 Sep 1782 d: 16 Sep 1864 + Elizabeth C Gilbert b: 22 Jun 1796 d: 30 Jul 1841 + Jeanne Jane MORAGNE b: 9 Jun 1796 d: 16 Jan 1889. 
8. Harriet LEE b: 17 OCT 1783 d: 10 JUN 1785 
9. Susannah Martha LEE b: 13 Jan 1785 d: 20 Apr 1867 + Lewis FOGARTIE b: WFT Est. 1759-1785 d: Feb 1809. 
10. Harriet LEE b: 24 JUL 1786 d: 11 MAY 1859 + Robert HOWARD b: WFT Est. 1764-1790 d: 21 FEB 1850. 
11. Sarah Dorothea LEE b: 28 DEC 1788 d: 1792 
12. Joseph Francis LEE b: 3 Sep 1791 d: 28 Aug 1863 + Mary Fripp Jenkins b: 7 Feb 1800 d: 12 Feb 1830. + Sarah J a SIMMONDS b: 1804 d: 4 OCT 1854. 

Footnotes

1.  The DAR Patriot Index, p 408 lists Wm Lee, b 2-21-1747, d 11-29-1803, m Ann Theus, Capt, PS, SC.

Sources

•  Kelly Family Tree (Stephen Dill Lee linked to Francis Lee of Westmoreland Co. VA) Updated: Aug 25 2001. Contact: Michael J Kelly EMail: MKelly9392@aol.com Src: World Family Tree Vol. 9, Ed. 1 Author: Brøderbund Software, Inc. Publication: Release date: March 31, 1997, Family Archive CD Page: Tree #2571.
•  DAR Genealogical Research Databases." Daughters of the American Revolution. Web. 13 Nov. 2011. <http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full>.

Links

•  http://bean95.hostzi.com/frippus/pafn03.htm#79
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mysouthernfamily/...
•  http://familytrees.genopro.com/crshinola/default.htm?page=Lee-Thoma...
•  http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/LEE/2007-03/1175303225
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