Francis Lee

Francis Lee was the son of Richard Lee and wife Ann Constable. He was born c.1648 at Dividing Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia, and died in 1714 in London, England. He became the family business agent in London. Francis and his wife Tamar, whose surname is not known, had at least seven children, at least one of whom, daughter Anne, survived to adulthood and married Henry Watson. Francis became a successful merchant in England and later the family sent a nephew, Richard III (son of the Scholar) to apprentice with him.

He did not have, or ever use, a middle name. "Lightfoot" came into the family later.

Per his will, made 9 July 1709 and probated 23 November 1714, he had three surviving sons: Richard and Thomas, who were adults, and Arthur, who was still a minor in 1709 but came of age by 1714. Plus daughter Anne Lee Watson, as noted above. A son John and a daughter Tamar had predeceased him in 16094 and Jan 1700 respectively. https://archive.org/stream/leeofvirginia16400inleee#page/153/mode/2up

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From: http://www.leearchive.info/immigrant/index.html

Jacqueli C. Finley Notes: Francis Lee went back to England lived, raised his family and died there in 1714. Col Lee left the ownership of the 3 ships to (Elizabeth-Mary-& Susan 1/8th eh.) to Francis and if he dies first it goes to Charles and the two sisters, Elizabeth and Ann.

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• 16A. JOHN LEE (or LYES), clothier, bur. Worcester, co. Worcester, 23 Feb. 1629/30, administration of estate names widow Jane with security of Thomas Hancock, clothier; m. bef. 1616 Jane Hancock, bur. Worcester, 24 Feb. 1638/39, dau. of Edward Hancock of Twining, co. Gloucester, and his wife Alice Jeffrys. The will of Edward Hancock of 1621 bequeathed twenty shillings to "John Lyes his three sonns" then under twenty-one. Jane m. (2) Worcester Saint Martin 29 July 1632 John Maning. Her will, dtd. 31 May 1635, prob. 26 Mar. 1639, named sons John, Richard and Thomas, with brother Thomas Hancocks as executor. The will, dtd. 18 June 1666, of John Best of Twining (evidently nephew of Jane Hancock) left teen pounds each to Richard and 'Francis Lea', son of "Colonell Richard Lea", and named Thomas Hancock "of the Cittie of Worcester Clothyer". (William Thorndale, NGSQ 76 (1988): 253-267; supersedes earlier refs.).
  • 17. COLONEL RICHARD LEE, bp. Worcester Saint Martin 22 Mar. 1617/18; came to Virginia, 1640; Secretary of State, Virginia, 1649-1652, and of the Council, 1651-1664; according to a guest at Dividing Creek in 1682, John Gibbon, later Bluemantle Pursivant at the College of Arms, Colonel Lee "descended from the Lees of Shropshire"; will (mentioning his English estate at Stratford Langton, Essex) dtd. 6 Feb. 1663/4; d. at Dividing Creek in Northampton Co., Va., March 1664; will proved, 10 Jan. 1664/5; m. Jamestown, Virginia, 1641, Anne Constable (with ten children including a son, Hancock). (Generation 14 to 17: VMHB, Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 6-14; Henricks, Lees of Virginia 24-26; Mag. of the Soc. of Lees of Va., VIII (May 1931), No. 1. See The Virginia Genealogist, issues 1970 to date, articles on Lee.)

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• Updated from MyHeritage Match via mother Anne Lee (born Constable) by SmartCopy: Sep 23 2014, 20:12:15 UTC

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• Updated from MyHeritage Match via mother Anne Lee (born Constable) by SmartCopy: Sep 23 2014, 20:12:15 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

Notes==:Check the data. A child's birth date should not be before a parent issix years old:REASONS: Francis born 1648 and his daughter, Ann born 1650???? The wife, Tamar also born 1648?:ANSWER: probably need to change Ann's birth to after the parents were 17 years, like "1664"???

Biography

Francis was born about 1648. He is the son of Richard Lee and Anne Constable. He passed away about 1714. Francis, the third born child, became the family's factor in London.<ref>Entered by Jeff Kenner, Jun 20, 2012</ref>

Francis Lightfoot Lee. Lee. <ref>Source: #S1659598983 </ref><ref>Source: #S1659462889 </ref>
Found multiple versions of name. Using Francis Lightfoot Lee.

Born 1648Northampton, VA, Virginia, United States. <ref>Source: #S1659598983 </ref>

Died 10 November 1714. London, Middlesex, England. Nov 1714. London, London, England. <ref>Source: #S1659598983 </ref><ref>Source: #S1659462889 </ref> Found multiple copies of death date. Using 10 November 1714

Marriage Marriage1640<ref>Source: #S1659242171 Source number: 539.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GKH </ref>

Sources

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• Washington and Lee University; Lee Family Digital Archive; * Author: Hatcher, Patricia Law Title: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Repository: #R1 * http://www.fredericksburg.com/news/local/columns/unique-restoration... Jeff Kenner, Matthew GerkeLynda Hull, Roger Wehr, Danielle Mc Donough, Linda Weishahn Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Jeff and others.<!-- Please edit, add, or delete anything in this text, including thisnote. Be bold and experiment! If you make a mistake you can always see the previous version of the text on the Changes page. -->* Source: S1658871532 Repository: #R-2145023627 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4151977&pid=679 * Repository: R-2145023627 Ancestry.comNote: * Source: S1659462889 Repository: #R-2145023627 Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. * Source: S1659598983 Repository: #R-2145023627 Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.