Lee, Robert

Birth Name Lee, Robert
Gender male
Age at Death unknown

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1724     1a
Death        

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Lee, John16911766-12-00
Mother Bryan, Mary W.16931780
    Sister     Lee, Sabray 1717
         Lee, Robert 1724
    Brother     Lee, Edward 1725
    Sister     Lee, Barthania Elizabeth 1726
    Brother     Lee, Thomas 1729-12-03
    Brother     Lee, John 1730
    Sister     Lee, Mary 1735 1797
    Brother     Lee, Frederick 1737
    Sister     Lee, Rachel 1741

Source References

  1. David Gilfilen: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=davidgilfilen&id=I03546 @ RootsWeb Gilfillan / Gilfilen from Stirlingshire, Scotland
      • Source text:

        ID: I03546
        Name: John Lee 1
        Sex: M
        Birth: ABT 1691 in Nansemond County, Virginia 1
        Death: ABT DEC 1766 in Johnston County, North Carolina 1
        Will: 4 DEC 1766 Written in Johnston County, North Carolina 1
        Will: FEB 1768 Will Probated 1
        Note:
        [mmpulliam.ged]

        Will of John LEE, Esquire
        from Johnston County, North Carolina, Wills 1760-1830, Vol. II, page 95.
        Raleigh, NC, State Dept. of Archives and History, Johnston County Records.
        Photocopy marked Lee-0011-001 to -004 in margin.

        Cover: "John Lee's Will. To [possibly 'pro' or 'for'?] February Term 1768.

        In the Name of god Amen. I John Lee [smudged mark, possibly 'ym'='yeoman' or 'gn'='gentleman'?] of Johnston County & Province of North Carolina Being So at this Time Tollerbly well in Health and of Sound Mind and Memory but Calling to mind the mortallity of Body and that it is Apointed for all men Once to Die do make and Ordain this my Last will and Testament in manner and form following that is to Say first Principally first of all I Recommend my Soul into the hands of God that Gave it as for my Body I Commit it to the Earth to be Buried in a Decent manner at the Discression of my Executors But Regarding my Worldly Estate with which it hath Pleased god to Bless me with I Dispose of it in the following manner Viz: in the first Place I Desire that all my Just Debts and funeral Charges be fully Sattisfied and Paid.
        Imprimis I Lend to my well beloved wife Mary Lee this Plantation whereon I now Live and all my Personal Estate for her to be Possest with and Injoy During her Life or widowhood.
        Item. I Give and bequeath unto my Son Robert Lee one Negro boy Named Seasser to him and his Heirs forever.

        Item. I Give and Bequeath unto unto [sic] my Son Edward Lee one Hundred Acres of Land more or Less in the Low grounds of Neuse River whereon he has Cleared a Plantation Joyning John Lees Line and a Hundred Acres of Land Lying in the Low grounds Called John Greens field and Seventy five Acres of Land More or less Lying on Mill Creek at the Bridge and one Negro boy Called [torn--appears to be Abel] to him and his heirs forever.

        Item. I Give and Bequeath unto my Son John Lee two hundred Acres of Land more or Less in the Low grounds of the River whereon is act [sic] Plantation Called the Cows Bones and one Hundred Acres Lying in Bearhill joyning of his own Land and two Negros a Boy and Girl Called Charles and Linn to him and his Heirs forever.

        Item. I Give and Bequeath unto my Son Thomas Lee after my wifes Decease or widowhood the Plantation whereon I Now Live with the Remaining Part of the Low grounds and two hundred Acres of Land Lying in the Low ground Called Fredricks Lands and Part of a Tract of Land Called Trapnals Land it being the Part Joyning the Plantation it being Divided by a Line of Marked Trees Beginning at a Hickrey Tree at the mouth of the Cypress gut on the River and Running by the Line of Marked Trees to the Back Line and one Negro man Called Cuggo and a Negro Girl called Jenney to him and his Heirs forever.

        Item. I give and Bequeath unto my Son Fredrick Lee one Negro wench Called Rachel to him and his Heirs forever.

        Item. [line at fold torn and illegible--one word appears to be 'marriage'] Called Buster to her and her and her [sic] Heirs forever.

        Item. I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Ballanger one Negro wench Called Nice and the and the [sic] Remaining Part of the Land Called Trapnals Lands to her and her Heirs forever.

        Item. I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Sabray Green one Negro Girl Called Bine [?] and twenty Pounds [illegible word, looks like 'Proek'] to be Paid out of my Estate to her and her heirs for ever.

        "Item. I give & Bequeath unto my Grandson Shadrack Ingram one Plantation Containing two hundred Acres of Land more or Less Joyning Richard Ingrams Line & John Lees Line and three hundred Acres of Land Lying ond [sic] White Oak Swamp a Branch of Mill Creek and a Negro Girl Called Judah to him and his Heirs forever.

        Item. I will that all the Remaining Part of my Personal Estate after my wifes Diceas or widow hood to be Equally Devided amongst my Children above Named to be Equally Devided by my Executors hereafter Named & I do hereby apoint my Son Edward Lee and John Lee to be my hole and Sole Executors of this my Last will and Testament utterly Revoking and Disanuling all Other Or former wills and Testaments by me before made.

        In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my Seal this 4th Day of December in the year of Our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six.

        John [I] Lee
        [mark appears to be a crossed capital I]

        Signed Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of us:
        Richard [a cross] GLees his mark [name not clear; could be Dees]
        Gilbird [a cross] hix his mark
        Samll. Smith jr.

         

        Father: Richard Lee b: ABT 1677
        Mother: Mary Young

        Marriage 1 Mary W. Bryan b: ABT 1693 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia
        Married: ABT 1723 in Johnston County, North Carolina 1
        Children
        Sabray Lee b: ABT 1717
        Robert Lee b: ABT 1724
        Edward Lee b: ABT 1725
        Barthania Elizabeth Lee b: ABT 1726
        Thomas Lee b: 3 DEC 1729
        John Lee b: ABT 1730 in Virginia
        Mary Lee b: ABT 1731
        Frederick Lee b: ABT 1737 in Virginia
        Rachel Lee b: ABT 1741

        Sources:
        Title: mmpulliam.ged
        Repository:
        Media: Other
        Text: Date of Import: 20 Nov 2006

         

      • Citation:

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