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About Capt. John Lee
John Constable Lee was born in 1642 in Virginia, the eldest son of Col. Richard Lee and wife Anne Constable. He was sent to England for his education and returned to Virginia about the time of his father's death, as evidenced by his appearance in court in April, 1664, to received the land his father left to him. He died in 1673 at his home, Mount Pleasant, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He never married and his estate reverted to his brother Richard Lee, II.
The middle name Constable is speculative. Middle names were rare in this century, unless you were royalty. It is probably a genealogical shortcut to identify his branch of the family tree, from before computers were commonly used.
John studied law at Queens College, Oxford, matriculating in 1658. He presented to the school the famed "Lee Cup," a silver pint cup bearing a coat of arms resembling the arms used by the Lees of Langley and Coton, in Shropshire. Oxford still has that silver cup. He fell ill during his stay at Oxford, possibly from small pox, causing many students to miss that term from fear of contagion. This term at Oxford is verified in the letters of tutor Joseph Williamson, who went on to high political office and knighthood.
After returning to Virginia, John served in the militia, rising to the rank of Captain. He served as sheriff of Westmoreland County, and was serving as Burgess for that county when he died. He lived a social bachelorhood in Westmoreland, one of four gentlemen, all neighbors, who built in 1670 a "Banqueting Hall" at the junction of the four properties.
Links to additional material:
- The Queen's College, Volume 2 By John Richard Magrath - a free Google e-Book.
- http://books.google.com/books?id=DsZTOIsRnQYC&lpg=PA40&ots=uaW0ODp4...
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Williamson_(politician)
GEDCOM Note
Category:Lee Category: Northumberland County, Virginia Colony
Biography ==John Lee was born in 1643 in Dividing Creek, Northumberland Co, Colonyof Virginia.<ref>Citation Needed (1)</ref> His parents were Richard Lee and Anne Constable.<ref>Citation Needed (2)</ref> He died in 1673 in Mt Pleasant, Colony of Virginia<ref>Citation Needed(3)</ref>
See entry for his father, John Lee lived in Mount Pleasant. I believe he was married to Mary Hart.
Sources
<references />* Wikipedia Entry for his father <references />* Source: S-2135054979 Repository: #R-2144611737 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: Theowners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=475790&pid=2690 This page is no longer available.* Repository: R-2144611737 Name: Ancestry.com Address: 360 West 4800 North, Provo, UT 84604 Note:
Acknowledgments
- Thank you to Lynda Hull, Jeff Kenner,Matthew Gerke. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Lynda and others.* Thank you to Tracy McDonald for creating WikiTree profile Lee-6513 through the import of McDonaldGedcom.aspx.ged on Jun 24, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Tracy and others.
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Capt. John Lee's Timeline
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1642
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Northampton County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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| 1673 |
October 18, 1673
Age 31
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Westmoreland County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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October 1673
Age 31
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Westmoreland County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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