| Name |
Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee [1, 2, 3, 4] |
| Title |
General |
| Alt. Birth |
29 Jan 1726 |
Leesylvania Plantation, Prince William County, Virginia  [2] |
| Alt. Birth |
| Alt. Birth |
19 Jan 1756 |
Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia [2] |
| Alt. Birth |
| Birth |
29 Jan 1756 |
, Prince William, VA [1, 2, 3, 4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Alt. Birth |
29 Jan 1756 |
Leesylvania, Prince William County, Virginia [2] |
| Alt. Birth |
| Alt. Birth |
29 Jan 1756 |
Leesylvania Plantation, Virginia [2] |
| Alt. Birth |
| Alt. Burial |
Lee Mausoleum, Lexington, Virginia [2] |
| Alt. Burial |
| Alt. Burial |
Lee Mausaleum, Lexington, Virginia [2] |
| Alt. Burial |
| Alt. Burial |
Lee Chapel, Lexington, Virginia? [2] |
| Alt. Burial |
| Name |
Light Horse Harry |
| Death |
25 Mar 1818 |
Cumberland Island, GA [1, 2, 3, 4] |
| Burial |
Lee Chapel, Lexington, Virginia [2] |
Origins  |
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| Patriarch & Matriarch |
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| Notes |
- Military Service 1777 Joined Washington's Army inpennsylvania
Military Service 19 Jul 1779 Captured British at Paulus Hook, NJ
Military Service 19 Oct 1781 at Yorktown at Surrender of Cornwallis
Bet. 1791 - 1794 Governor of Virginia
Was a cousin to Declaration of Independance signers Richard Henry Lee
and, Arthur Lee and their brothers Francis Lightfoot Lee, and William
Lee.Fatherof General Robert E. Lee, CSA, America's most beloved general
(I did NOT make that up!)
Mlitary Service Revolutionary War, commander Lee's Legion
Occupation: U S Congress
Event: Nickname "Light Horse Harry"
Event: Education Princeton
Event: 179 Elected Governor of Virginia 1
Event: Military Service 1777 Joined Washington's Army in Pennsylvania
Event: Military Service 19 Jul 1779 Captured British at Paulus Hook, NJ
Event: Military Service 19 Oct 1781 At Yorktown at Surrender of
Cornwallis
Occupation: Bet. 1791 - 1794 Governor of Virginia
The Lees of Virginia, by Paul C. Nagel
Arlington Heritage, by Eleanor Lee TemplemanBrilliant Cavalry Leader in
the Revolution. Three times Governor of Virginia. Member of the
Confederation andUS Congress. Died a martyr to freedom of the press.
Biographical Directory ofthe American Congress, 1774-1949 Biographies,
page 1448
LEE, Henry (brotherof Richard Bland Lee and grandfather of William Henry
Fitzhugh
Lee), a Delegate and a Representative from Virginia; born at
"Leesylvania," in
Prince William County, Va., January 29, 1756; pursued classical
studies, and was
graduated from Princeton College in 1773; served in the
Revolutionary War;
commissioned captain of a company of Virginia Dragoons June 18,
1776, that
becameattached to and part of the First Continental Dragoons
March 31, 1777;
by aspecial act of Congress, April 7, 1778, in recognition of
his brave and
distinguished services, was promoted to a major commandant and
authorized to
augment his corps by the enlistment of two troops of Horse; by
the act of
September 24, 1779, was given the thanks of Congress "for
remarkable
prudence, address, and bravery displayed in the attack on the
enemy's fort and
works at Paulus Hook," and in terms approved his humanity and
granted him a
gold medal; his battalion was designated "Lee's partisan corps"
by act of
October 21, 1780; lieutenant colonel November 6, 1780, and
served until the
closeof the war; commissioned major general, United States
Army, July 19,
1798;honorably discharged June 15, 1800; became universally
known as "Light Horse Harry"; Member of the Continental
Congress 1785-1788; advocated the
adoption of the Federal Constitution in the Virginia
convention of 1788;
Governor of Virginia 1791-1794; commanded the United States
forces in the
Whiskey Insurrection in 1794; elected as a Federalist to the
Sixth Congress
(March 4, 1799-March 3, 1801); at the request of Congress
pronounced
the eulogy upon President Washington before both branches of
Congress, in
which Washington is characterized as the man "first in war,
first in peace, and
first in the hearts of his countrymen"; died on Cumberland
Island, Ga., March 25,
1818; interment at Dungeness, Ga.; reinterment in the Lee
Mausoleum at
Lexington, Va., May 30, 1913.Was a general during the War of
the Revolution.Father of Gen. Robert E. Lee.
Military Service Revolutionary War, commander Lee's Legion
Served in U S Congress
Educated at Princeton University
1791 Elected Governor of Virginia 1
Notes: (1) HELD RANK OF MAJOR GENERAL DURING REV. WAR.
DISCHARGED, JUNE15, 1800
(2) SERVED 3 TERMS AS GOVERNOROF VIRGINIA
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| Person ID |
I61687 |
ktree |
| Last Modified |
4 Mar 2024 |
| Family 3 |
Anne Hill Carter, b. Oct 1773, Shirley Plantation, James River, Virginia d. 26 Jul 1829, Ravensworth, Virginia (Age 55 years)
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| Marriage |
18 Jun 1793 |
Stratford Hall, Westmoreland, Virginia [1] |
| Alt. Marriage |
18 Jun 1793 |
Surry County, Virginia |
| Alt. Marriage |
| Children |
| | 1. Algernon Sydney Lee, b. 2 Apr 1795, Stratford, Westmoreland County, Virginia d. 9 Aug 1796, Sully, Fairfax County, Virginia (Age 1 year) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown] |
| | 2. Charles Carter Lee, b. 1798 d. 1871 (Age 73 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
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| | 3. Annie Kinloch Lee, b. 1800 d. Yes, date unknown [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown] |
| | 4. Anne Kinloch Lee, b. 1800 d. 1864 (Age 64 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
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| | 5. Sidney Smith Lee, b. 1802, New Jersey d. Jul 1869 (Age 67 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
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| | 6. Capt. Sydney Smith Lee, b. 2 Sep 1802, Camden, New Jersey d. 22 Jun 1869 (Age 66 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown] |
| | 7. General Robert Edward Lee, b. 19 Jan 1807, Stratford, Westmoreland, VA d. 12 Oct 1870, Lexington, Albemarle, VA (Age 63 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
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| | 8. Mildred Lee, b. 1811 d. 1856, Paris, France (Age 45 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
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| | 9. Catherine Mildred Lee, b. 27 Feb 1811, Alexandria, Virginia d. 1856, Paris, France (Age 44 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
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| Family ID |
F22051 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart
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| Last Modified |
4 Mar 2024 |
1756 - 1818 (62 years)
Has more than 100 ancestors and 40 descendants in this family tree.
1734 - Yes, date unknown