 Richard LEE, III, son of Richard II LEE, Col (Emigrant) and Anna Constable.Born 1646 at Stratford-, Langton, Essex, England, died Mar 12, 1713/14 at Mt Pleasant, Westmoreland, Virginia, Colony, approximately 67 years, buried 1715 at Brent House, Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland, Va [316552.ftw] Richard died 12 MAR 1714 in Westmoreland, VA, at 67 years of age. Richard Lee was a member o f Govenors Council, Burgess York county, VA Richard Lee, Col. b. 1647, Paradise, Gloucester C o., VA, d. 12 Mar 1714, Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., VA, m. 1674, Laetitia Corbin b. 1656/ 57, Westmoreland Co., VA, d. 6 Oct 1706, Machodoc, Westmoreland Co., VA, (daughter of Henry a nd Alice (Eltonhead) Corbin). Mt. Pleasant, an estate consisting of about 2,600 acres, had be en bequeathed by the Immigrant to his eldest son John, and was inherited by Richard as heir-a t-law to their father. The large brick house, largely inclosed by a brick wall, was burned d own and another was built on the surrounding heights of the Potomac. This written by Willia m Lee. The date of the fire is not known, but must have occurred between 1716 and 1730. Thomas Lee o btained a lease of this estate in 1716, and apparently lived there until he built the Stratfo rd mansion. It seems likely that the loss by fire, mentioned by William Lee, occurred at Mt . Pleasant, not at Stratford, as has been generally supposed. There is no record of a fire ev er having occurred at the latter place; while frequent mention has been made of burnt hous e fields, at the former, evidently showing that a fire there had been so serious that the fi eld had been named as a record of the disaster. The new house, built further back from the ri ver and upon higher ground, was probably erected by George Lee when he came from England to s ettle in Virginia. It, too, has been burned. Richard Lee was educated at Oxford. He was a mem ber of the Council in 1676, 1680-83-88, 1692-98. A Burgess in 1677, and probably earlier. Go vernor Spotswood described Richard Lee as, a gentleman of as fair character as any in the co untry for his exact justice, honesty and unexceptional loyalty. In all the stations wherein h e has served in this government, he has behaved himself with great integrity and sufficiency ; and when his advanced age would no longer permit him to execute to his won satisfaction th e duty of Naval Officer of the same district, I thought I could not better reward his merit t han by bestowing that employment on his son. [I Spotswood, 178]. Richard and Laetitias tomb stone is still to be seen at Mt. Pleasant, it is a very large slab of hard white marble. Th e inscription was written in Latin, and translated, it reads: Here lieth the body of Richar d Lee, Esq., born in Virginia, son of Richard Lee, Gentleman, descended of an ancient famil y of Merton-Regis, in Shropshire. While he exercised the office of magistrate he was a zealou s promoter of the public good. He was very skillful in the Greek and Latin languages and othe r parts of polite learning. He quietly resigned his soul to God, whom he always devoutly wor shiped, on the 12th day of March, in the year 1714, in the 68th year of his age. Near by inte rred the body of Laetitia, his faithful wife, daughter of Henry Corbyn, Gentleman. A most aff ectionate mother, she was also distinguished by piety toward God, charity to the poor, and ki ndness to all. She died on the 6th day of October, 1706, in the 49th year of her age. It i s supposed that Thomas Lee in 1749, Arthur Lee in 1792, and Richard Henry Lee in 1794 were bu ried there as well. Richard Lees will, dated 3 Mar 1714, probated in Westmoreland Co., VA o n 27 Apr 1715. !(1) "The Tayloes of Virginia and Allied Families," by W. Randolph Tayloe (Berryville, VA, 19 63) p.2,79. FHL 1,065,175, item 13 , & 29.273 B3455. !Birth: (1,3) 1647. (2,3) s/o Richard Lee of VA. (4) 2nd s/o Col. Richard Lee/Anna. He follow ed his father to VA with the rest of his family (see notes on father's will below.) Death: (1) 1715. (3) 1711. Burial: (1) "Burnt House" field of Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, VA with wife Letitia. (4) 1663: The will of his father Col. Richard Lee of VA, "lately of Stratford-Langton, in th e county of Essex, Esquire, being bound out upon a voyage to Virginia," directed that his wif e and children should be sent to VA. Left to his son Richard his plantation called "Paradise, " and the servants there. He also left a fund for the education in England of his two oldes t sons, John and Richard. (3) Councillor. (3) Burgess. (5) 1707: Richard Lee was the owner of a lot in Miles Cary's survey of Gloucestertown (now Gl oucester Point). John Fleet had patented Gloucester Town, then Tyndall's Point, in 1662. **GIVN Richard **SURN Lee III **AFN GHTW-ZS **PEDI birth !The records of both Richard Lee II and his ancestors is based on a number of references: !1. The True Royal and Magna Carta Ancestral Line of Colonel Richard of Virginia. !2. The Parentage of Richard Lee the Emigrant by Grace McLean Moses, McLean Virginia. !3. The Virginia Magazine of Janurary 1954. " Now it is possible to write with assurance rega rding Richard Lee's parentage and trace his career after 1640. !4. Lee Family of Shropshire, England 1100 A.D. to 1960 in Virginia. Compiled by Emma Bettis , Montgomery, Alabama. !5.A chart drawn up of the Lees of Shropshire at Visitation of 1623, Which was based on earl y records and deeds which have caused the "Heralds" to allow the claim to the Lee Arms of Ric hard Lee of Langley and Humprey Lee of Cotton representing the family at first Vistitation i n 1569. !Richard Lee of Cople ,Westmoreland Co., Virginia. Mentioned in his father's will 1663. Hi s will dated 3 March 1714 at age 67.Proved at Westmoreland County 27 April 1715. TITL GENDEX AUTH various contributors http://www.gendex.com/ MEDI Electronic TITL The Stronghold, A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia & Its People AUTH Mir iam Haynie PUBL The Dietz Press, Richmond, VA 1959 MEDI Book PAGE p 122 TEXT s of Col Richard Lee, no mother _FA1 PLAC Retired as Naval Officer of the Potomac in 1710. Married 1674 at Westmoreland Co, VA (31 or 32 years married) to:  Letitia CORBIN, daughter of Henry CORBIN and Alice Eltonhead.Born 1657 at Stratfordshire, England, baptized 1657 at Christ Church, Middlesex Co., Va, died Oct 6, 1706 at Mt. Pleasent, Westmoreland Co., Virgina, 48 or 49 years, buried at Mt. Pleasent, Westmoreland Co., Virgina [316552.ftw] !(1) "The Tayloes of Virginia and Allied Families," by W. Randolph Tayloe (Berryville, VA, 19 63) p.2,79. FHL 873,777. (3) "Virginia Genealogies - A Genealogy of the Glassell Family," by Rev. Horace Edwin Hayde n (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1966) p.86. (4) "Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia," by Bishop William Meade, Vol. II (Gen ealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1978. Reprint 1857) p.146. (5) "Genealogy of the Virginia Family of Lomax by one of the Seventh Generation in the Direc t Line" (1913) p.50. FHL 929.273 T211t. (2) "The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex Co., VA 1653-1812," p.10. FHL 929.273 L 8 37l. !Birth: (1) 1657, Letitia or Lettice. (1,5) d/o Henry Corbin/Alice Eltonhead. (2) Lettice, 25th day of __, 1657, d/o Henry Corbin, Esq. Baptism: (1) 25th day of __ 1657, Christ Church, Middlesex Co., VA. Marriage to Richard Lee: (1) About 1674. (NOTE: See notes on childrens' birth dates. Son Henr y's birth date estimated by 1 source as 1671.) (3,4) Death: (1) 1706. Burial: (1) "Burnt House" field of Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, VA with husband Richard Lee. (1) 2nd great-grandmother of Gen. Robert E. Lee, the Confederate Commander. GIVN Letitia SURN CORBIN AFN GHVB-8X PEDI birth TITL http://pickle.gsfc.nasa.gov/mdfams/ REPO CALN MEDI Electronic TITL GENDEX AUTH various contributors REPO http://www.gendex.com/ CALN MEDI Electronic TITL GENDEX AUTH various contributors REPO http://www.gendex.com/ CALN MEDI Electronic TITL GENDEX AUTH various contributors REPO http://www.gendex.com/ CALN MEDI Electronic [316552.ftw] _FREL Natural _MREL Natural _FREL Natural _MREL Natural _FREL Natural _MREL Natural _FREL Natural _MREL Natural _FREL Natural _MREL Natural _FREL Natural _MREL Natural TITL GENDEX AUTH various contributors REPO http://www.gendex.com/ CALN MEDI Electronic Children: 1. Richard LEEBorn 1678 at WESTMORELAND, MIDDLESEX, Virginia, USA, baptized at Christ Church, Middlesex, died 1718 at Will Probate, 39 or 40 years [316552.ftw] GIVN Richard SURN Lee IV AFN HL7T-ZW PEDI birth 2. John LEEBorn 1679 at Virgina, died 1718 at Virgina, 38 or 39 years [316552.ftw] GEN: See Historical Document. 3. Phillip LEEBorn 1681 at Westmoreland, Middlesex, VA, baptized 1700 at Father'S, Lands, Dorchester, Maryland, died May 1, 1744 at Blenheim, Charles, Co, Maryland, 62 or 63 years, buried 1744 at Will Probate, Charles, Co, Maryland [316552.ftw] TITL bowiemd2.ftw MEDI Electronic GIVN Phillip SURN Lee AFN HL7V-02 PEDI birth TITL http://pickle.gsfc.nasa.gov/mdfams/ MEDI Electronic 4. Francis LEEBorn 1682 at ,WESTMORELAND, Virginia, USA, baptized at Of, Paradise, Gloucester, VA, died at Not Married, No Children [316552.ftw] GIVN Francis SURN Lee AFN HL7V-17 PEDI birth 5. Ann LEEBorn 1683 at Machodoc, WESTMORELAND, Virginia, USA, died 1732 at Stafford, Va, 48 or 49 years, buried at Eagle'S Nest, King George [316552.ftw] GIVN Ann SURN Lee AFN P6B8-69 PEDI birth 6. Henry Lee, IBorn May 16, 1686 at WESTMORELAND, Virginia, baptized at Leesylvania, Lee, Line, Prince William, died Feb 25, 1744/45 at WESTMORELAND, Virginia, approximately 57 years, buried at Will Probate [316552.ftw] GIVN Henry Henry SURN Lee AFN HL7V-3K PEDI birth TITL GENDEX AUTH various contributors http://www.gendex.com/ MEDI Electronic TEXT b 16 May 1686 TEXT d 25 Feb 1745 7. Thomas LEEBorn 1690 at Stratford, WESTMORELAND, Virginia, baptized at Of, Westmoreland, Co, VA, died Nov 14, 1750 at Stratford, WESTMORELAND, Virginia, 59 or 60 years, buried at Machodoc [316552.ftw] RELI Matchotique and Stratford Hall DATE 26 MAY 1997 GIVN Thomas SURN Lee AFN 8MRN-7W PEDI birth 8. Arthur Ferney LEE, IBorn 1693 at ,Westmoreland, Virginia, USA [316552.ftw] GIVN Arthur Ferney I SURN Lee AFN HL7R-LQ PEDI birth | |||