Hon. Needham Lee, Sr.

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Have birth 1773/4 and mother Mary Ingram due to following record:

Hawkins County, TN Chancery Court suit filed 23 May 1823 by Thomas Bailey of Shelby County, AL named nine heirs of Mary Lee, the widow of Thomas Lee: Henry Rains, Needham Lee, John Lee, Winiford Bailey, Zilphia Bailey (wife of Thomas Bailey), William Lee, Edward Lee, James Lee, and Mary Griffin (wife of Jones Griffin).

Needham H. Lee Jr family bible record in Va state archive listed father Thomas Lee and mother Mary and birth 4 Nov 1770.

He had three sons and 46 grandsons who fought in the War of Secession, a record probably unequaled in the United States.

Capt. Thomas J. Lee's Second marriage was to the widow Mary Bryan Raines wife of John Raines and by her had the following children:

1. Needham m Susan Bailey, d. Shelby CO AL,
2. Zilpha m 1st John Bailey, 2nd Thomas Bailey, d. Shelby CO AL,
3. John m Frances Lane, d. Maury CO TN,
4. Winifred m William Bailey, Sr., d. Shelby CO AL,
5. Mary m Jones C. Griffin, d. Shelby CO AL,
6. William m Susannah Pangle, d. McMinn CO TN,
7. Edward m Sarah Tinsley, d. Hawkins CO TN,