Jehu Lee

Jehu LEE

• Sex: M
• Birth: ABT. 1775 in Buckingham County, Virginia
• Death: ABT. 1848 in Gainsboro, Jackson County, Tennessee

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JEHU GEHEW LEHEW LEE, b. Abt. 1774, Buckingham co., VA; d. Abt. 1848, Gainsboro, Jackson County, Tennessee.

Birthdate also seen as “ 4/16/1765” - or was there another Jehu Lee?

Notes:

Middle name was probably "Fitzhugh".

Much of the information about Jehu's descendants comes from Annette Dinwoodey.

From Jim Short : In the 1850 Census for Jackson County, in District 2, Family No. 827 lists Susannah Lee 60 yrs old, Agnes Short 77 yrs old, and John Lee 17 yrs old.Susannah is the eldest daughter of William Short, brother to my 3rd GreatGrandfather. According to family tradition, Susannah is the common-law wife of Jehu Lee, after the death of his wife. (There is also a few people who think that she may have been common-law wife of Jehu's son, Barnett Lee. ButI doubt that.) Susannah Short was never married to Jehu Lee (or anyone else), but she did use the Lee Family name and named her son John Lee. Jehu Lee is said to have named John Lee in his will, and left some money to him. By 1855 both Susannah and John had died. A Court Case in Gainsboro in July 1855 stated that John Lee was illegitimate, and therefore, his Grandmother Agnes Short could not inherit his land. (I find no further record of Agnes Shortafter this court case.)

Father: Richard Henry LEE b: ABT. 1710 in Albemarle County, Virginia 

Mother: Elizabeth MILLER b: ABT. 1740 in Delaware

Marriage 1 Mary Elizabeth MEADOWS b: ABT. 1770 in ?

Married: ABT. 1788 in Virginia

Children

1. Jesse LEE b: 1788 (????) in Washington County, Virginia
2. Barnett LEE b: 10 MAY 1795 in near Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia
3. Daniel LEE b: ABT. 1796 in Washington County, Virginia
4. Elizabeth LEE b: ABT. 1798 in Washington County, Virginia
5. Isaac LEE b: 1800 in Washington County, Virginia
6. Abraham LEE b: 1803 in Jackson County, Tennessee
7. Alfred M. LEE b: 1812 in Jackson County, Tennessee
8. Sarah LEE b: ABT. 1814 in Jackson County, Tennessee 

Marriage 2 Susannah SHORT b: ABT. 1790 in ?

Married: ABT. 1831 in ?

Children

1. John LEE b: ABT. 1833 in ?

Source: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db...

2 Jehu Gehew Lehew LEE 1774 - 1848

............ +Mary Elizabeth Meadows 1770 - 1830

................... 3 Jesse Lee 1788 - 1876

....................... +Elza Parrott 1797 - 1883

................... *2nd Wife of Jesse Lee:

....................... +Fishbourne Unknown - Unknown

................... 3 Barnett Lee 1795 - 1869

....................... +Sarah Parrott 1800 - 1881

................... 3 Daniel Lee 1796 - 1847

....................... +Priscilla Teel 1799 - 1871

................... 3 Elizabeth Lee 1798 - Unknown

................... 3 Isaac Lee 1800 - 1882

....................... +Sarah Rachel Pyron 1800 - 1831

................... *2nd Wife of Isaac Lee:

....................... +Sarah Teel 1800 - 1878

................... 3 Abraham Lee 1803 - 1842

....................... +Mary Woods Keeling 1808 - 1885

................... 3 Alfred M. Lee 1812 - 1855

....................... +Rebecca Gailbreath 1811 - 1907

................... 3 Sarah Lee 1814 - Unknown

........ *2nd Wife of Jehu Gehew Lehew LEE:

............ +Susannah Short 1790 - 1855

................... 3 John Lee 1833 - 1855

Jehew or Gehew Lee is listed as a brother of Miller Lee

GEORGE WASHINGTON LEE LETTER (grandson of Richard Henry Lee, II)

The letter appeared in the Oct.-Dec. 1996 issue of the Virginia Genealogist Magazine. The original is owned by Isabell Cameron of Berry Creek, California .

Letter written to Abner Gresham Lee by his father, George Washington Lee: October 9th, 1867 Feather River, Sutter County, Cal.

… Alfred and Abraham was sons of uncle Jehew Lee by Richard Henry Lee's second wife whose maiden name was Miller. Alfred and Abram are onley 1/2 cozens to me. They were Brothers to Isaac Lee of Mud Praire, Ill.and uncles to Peter T. Lee also of Mud Prairie, Ill. Now if aney one of them had a son cauled Alfred I don't know it. …

… grandmother died and grandfather maried a Mary Miller and had by her 5 sons and 1 daughter (to wit) Richard, Barnet, Miller, Gehew & Stepen.

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Jehu is not listed as a brother of Miller Lee

Transcript of the Miller Lee letter as it appears in the book on Gresham Lee by R.E. Lee. The transcript was provided to R.E. Lee by a Barbara L. McKelvey, a Miller Lee descendant.

Rusk City March 30, 1850

I, Miller Lee, was born on the first day of July 1769 in Buckingham Co. in the State of Virginia. My father's name was Richard Lee, raised in Buckingham Co. and lived there most of his life until just before he died. He moved to Ballston, near Arlington, Va. There my mother died. He then moved to Jackson, Tn. where he died. His father came from England, his mother from Wales. My mother's name before marriage was Elizabeth Miller. Her father and mother were from Germany. She was born in the State of Delaware and she moved to Virginia. The Indians killed her father. Her mother died when she was about 12 years of age. She was my father's second wife. Richard was the first child, then Miller, John, Barnett, Agnes, Arthur who died at three weeks of age, then Stephen, the last. My wife's father was James Carson. Her mother before marriage was Mary Helm. They were raised nearby so to the north. Her parents moved to Campbell Co. Va. There James Carson died. His widow went to West Tenn. There she died at about 94 years of age. James Carson was 70. My wife before marriage was Margaret Carson. We were married in Campbell Co., Va. on 6th of Jan. 1798. About a year later moved to Logan Co. in a few more years to Butler Co. Lived there about 12 years. Then back to Logan Co. on or near the "Big Whipporwill." Lived there three years, then to Christian Co. There we buried our 8th child, 11 months old. Stayed there three years. Had another son and in the Fall of 1818 moved to Tallageda Co. Last of Feb. A.D. 1847 moved to Caddo Parish, La. Then last of Jan. 1848, moved to Rusk Co. on or near Main Rabbit Creek.

A note by the transcriber says: "Miller Lee was 81 when he wrote the letter and adds that there is more in the letter but no names or dates."

yDNA testing, shown on http://zippersoftware.com/zdna/zdna_results.php?id=104

104 Jehu Lee (bc1765 Buckingham Co., VA, d1848) Line of Jehu Lee (of Buckingham Co., VA) yDNA haplogroup i1a

https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/jehu-lee_28690063

Born in Virginia, USA on 1760. Jehu Lee married Mary Elizabeth Meadows and had 8 children. He passed away on 1843 in Jackson, Tennessee, USA.

Relatives of Jehu Lee Parents Unavailable Unavailable Spouse(s) Mary Elizabeth Meadows 1775 - 1840 Children Sarah Lee 1814 - Unknown Elizabeth Lee 1798 - Unknown Alfred Moore Lee 1812 - 1855 Jesse Lee 1791 - 1876 Barnett Lee 1807 - 1869 Daniel Lee 1794 - 50 Abraham Lee 1805 - 1840 Isaac Lee 1798 - 1866

https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/jehu-lee_28690063

Born in Virginia, USA on 1760. Jehu Lee married Mary Elizabeth Meadows and had 8 children. He passed away on 1843 in Jackson, Tennessee, USA.

Relatives of Jehu Lee
Parents
Unavailable
Unavailable
Spouse(s)
Mary Elizabeth Meadows
1775 - 1840
Children
Sarah Lee
1814 - Unknown
Elizabeth Lee
1798 - Unknown
Alfred Moore Lee
1812 - 1855
Jesse Lee
1791 - 1876
Barnett Lee
1807 - 1869
Daniel Lee
1794 - 50
Abraham Lee
1805 - 1840
Isaac Lee
1798 - 1866