Richard Lee was born c.1563 at Coton, Shropshire, England and died c.1621 in Shropshire. He was the son of Sir John Lee of Coton Hall and wife Joyce Romney. He was baptized at Alveley church on Oct. 6, 1563, as noted in the church registers. He married Elizabeth Bendy in 1599. He was the father of Richard Lee the Immigrant who came to Virginia and founded the famed Lees of Virginia.

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See also:

• http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/09/28/new-graveyard-for-st-marys-church-alveley-bridgnorth/
• The Magna Charta sureties, 1215: the barons named in the Magna Charta, 1215 ... By Frederick Lewis Weis, Walter Lee Sheppard, William - The Magna Charta sureties, 1215: the barons named in the Magna Charta, 1215 ... By Frederick Lewis Weis, Walter Lee Sheppard, William *Pg. 165

Event(s)

Birth: 1530

ESQUIRE - Of Colton, Shropshire, England

Christening:

Aberley, Parish, Salop, England

Death: 14 May 1605

Shropshire, England (Will Proven)

Burial: 13 Jun 1605

Chesham, Bucks, England

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