Eleventh Generation  

382. Henry (Black Horse Harry) Lee [12922] was born in 1787 in Startford Hall, Northumberland, Virginia and died on 30 Jan 1838 in Paris, Frances at age 51.

General Notes: He inherited Stratford Hall when he became of age in 1809 and was the last master of Stratford. After the death of his granddaughter in 1820, he had an affair with his sister-in-law, Elizabeth (his ward). Her new guardian sued him on Elizabeth's behalf. Henry was financially ruined and was forced to sell Stratford Plantation. The sale took place June 27, 1822. He and wife Anne moved to Paris, France about 1829 where he wrote a number of books.

Henry married Elizabeth McCarty [12925] [MRIN: 4296]. Elizabeth was born in 1796 in Virginia and died in 1879 in Stratford Hall, Virginia at age 83.

General Notes: Went to live at Stratford Hall with her sister Anne. She later had an affair with Harry Lee, her sister's husband, after the death of his daughter. The affair produced a child that died at birth. Later she married Henry Storke in 1826 and persuaded him to buy Stratford Hall. She lived there, dressed always in black from 1829 until her death fifty years later.

The child from this marriage was:

   419 U    i. Child Lee [12926] was born about 1821.

Henry next married Anne Robinson McCarty [12923] [MRIN: 4290] on 29 Mar 1817 in Virginia. Anne was born in 1798 in Virginia and died on 27 Aug 1840 in Passy, France at age 42.

General Notes: After the death of her daughter she became dependent on morphine. When the scandal broke concerning her husband's infidelity and the sale of Stratford, Anne left her husband and moved to Tennessee. There she cured herself of the habit of using drugs. In 1827 - 1828 she and Henry reunited and later settled in Paris, France.

The child from this marriage was:

   420 F    i. Daughter Lee [12924] was born in 1818 in Stratford Plantation, Virginia and died in 1820 in Startford Hall, Northumberland, Virginia at age 2.

General Notes: She died from a fall down a stairway in the mansion.

388. Robert Edward Lee [12905] was born on 19 Jan 1807 in Stratford Hall, Virginia, died on 12 Oct 1870 in Lexington, Virginia at age 63, and was buried in Washington And Lee University Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia.

General Notes: CSA General Robert E. Lee, eventually becoming the general in charge of all Confederate forces.

Robert E. Lee was born 1807 in Virginia, the son of Light Horse Harry Lee, famous for his conduct in the Southern Campaign in the Revolutionary War. (Guilford Courthouse, Battle of - - District 96 campaign)

Robert E. Lee was educated at West Point graduating in 1827 second in his class. Eventually he was appointed Superintendent of the Military Academy at West Point. He was commanding in Texas in 1860. Later he was offered command of the Union forces by Lincoln but declined, remaining loyal to Virginia although it is reported that he was not favorably disposed to the secession movement. Midway into the war, Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy appointed Lee commander of all CSA military forces.

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ROBERT EDWARD LEE was born January 19, 1807 to Light Horse Harry and Ann Carter. He was the last of the Lees born at Stratford Hall to reach maturity. He lived there for only four years. His father, Light Horse Harry Lee died when he was eleven years old.

Robert E. Lee's decision to enter West Point was one of poor finances, he had no money. He wanted to attend Harvard. He entered West Point at age eighteen. At West Point he graduated second in his class having not received a single demerit during his four years, a notable achievement. By June 30, 1831 he was serving at Fort Monroe, Virginia as a Second Lieutenant. There he married Mary Ann Custis of Arlington. She was an only daughter of George Washington Parke Custis, the grandson of Martha Washington, the adopted daughter of George Washington. The couple moved into Arlington, the Custis house across the Potomac from Washington D. C.

He was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1836, Captain in 1838. He was wounded in the storming of Chapultepec in 1847. He became Superintendent of the U. S. Military Academy and was later appointed Colonel of Cavalry. He was in command of Texas by 1860. On the eve of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln offered him command of the Union Army, and while he was opposed to secession and slavery, Virginia had the stronger pull. He resigned his commission in the U. S. Army three days after Virginia withdrew from the Union.

Robert married Mary Anne Randolph Custis [12906] [MRIN: 4294] on 30 Jun 1831 in Arlington, Virginia. Mary was born on 1 Oct 1808 in Arlington, Virginia and died on 5 Nov 1873 in Lexington, Virginia at age 65.

General Notes: Known as "Molly".

Children from this marriage were:

   421 M    i. George Washington Custis Lee [12915] was born on 16 Sep 1832 in Arlington Plantation, Virginia, died on 18 Feb 1913 in Ravensworth, Fairfax, Virginia at age 80, and was buried in Washington And Lee University Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia.

General Notes: 1st in his class at West Point, 1854. Major General in the CSA. Saw action just prior to the surrender at Appomattox.

   422 F    ii. Mary Custis Lee [12916] was born on 12 Jul 1835 and died on 22 Nov 1918 at age 83.

+ 423 M    iii. William Henry Rooney Fitzhugh Lee [12917] was born on 31 May 1837 and died on 15 Oct 1891 at age 54.

   424 F    iv. Anne Carter Lee [12918] was born on 18 Jun 1839 in Arlington Plantation, Virginia, died on 20 Oct 1862 in Jones Spring, North Carolina at age 23, and was buried in Lexington, Virginia.

   425 F    v. Agnes Lee [12913] was born in 1841 in Arlington Plantation, Virginia, died on 15 Oct 1873 in Lexington, Virginia at age 32, and was buried in Washington And Lee University Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia.

   426 F    vi. Eleanor Agnes Lee [12919] was born in 1841 in Arlington Plantation, Virginia and died in 1873 in Lexington, Virginia at age 32.

+ 427 M    vii. Robert Edward Lee [12914] was born on 27 Oct 1843 in Arlington Plantation, Virginia, died in 1914 at age 71, and was buried in Washington And Lee University Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia.

   428 F    viii. Mildred Childe Lee [12920] was born in Feb 1846 in Arlington Plantation, Virginia, died in 1905 in Ravensworth, Arlington, Virginia at age 59, and was buried in Washington And Lee University Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia.

408. James Bradshaw Beverley [23531] was born in 1797 in Blandfield, Essex County, Virginia and died on 15 Jun 1853 in Selma, Loudon County, Virginia at age 56.

James married Jane Johns Peters [23532] [MRIN: 7950], daughter of David Peters [23541] and Sarah Jones [23542], on 6 May 1819 in Peter's Grove, Georgetown, D.C. Jane was born on 30 Nov 1800 and died in Feb 1863 in Ivon, Loudon County, Virginia at age 62.

Children from this marriage were:

   429 F    i. Sarah Jane Beverley [23543] was born on 22 Jun 1820 in Acrolophos, Georgetown, D.C. and died on 20 Feb 1865 in Kinloch, The Plains, Fauquier County, Virginia at age 44.

Sarah married Edward Carter Turner [16391] [MRIN: 7955], son of Maj. Thomas Turner [16379] and Eliza Carter Randolph [16371], on 21 Oct 1840. Edward was born on 5 Aug 1816 in Kinloch, The Plains, Fauquier County, Virginia, died about 1891 in Fauquier County, Virginia about age 75, and was buried in Kinloch, The Plains, Fauquier County, Virginia.

   430 M    ii. Col. Robert Beverley [23545] was born on 4 Jul 1822 in Acrolophos, Georgetown, D.C. and died on 31 May 1901 in Avenel, Fauquier County, Virginia at age 78.

Robert married Jane Eliza Carter [23546] [MRIN: 7956], daughter of John Hill Carter [23547] and Susan Baynton Turner [23548], on 18 Jun 1843.

   431 F    iii. Rebecca Beverley [23549] was born on 18 Nov 1823 and died on 31 Aug 1897 in Roland, Fauquier County, Virginia at age 73.

Rebecca married Thomas Henderson [23550] [MRIN: 7958], son of Richard Henderson [23551] and Orra Moore [23552], on 17 Sep 1844.

   432 F    iv. Elizabeth Beverley [23553] was born on 10 Sep 1825 in Avenel, Fauquier County, Virginia, died on 31 Dec 1894 in Alexandria County, Virginia at age 69, and was buried in Episcopal Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia.

Elizabeth married Gen. Montgomery Dent Corse [23554] [MRIN: 7960], son of John Corse [23555] and Julia Granville [23556], on 22 Nov 1862.

   433 M    v. William Beverley [23557] was born on 1 Jan 1829 in Selma, Loudoun County, Virginia and died on 10 Jan 1879 in Fountian Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia at age 50.

William married Frances Westwood Gray [23558] [MRIN: 7962] in 1853.

   434 F    vi. Mary Beverley [23559] was born on 6 Jan 1831 and died on 17 Apr 1915 in Ivon, Loudoun County, Virginia at age 84.

Mary married Capt. Arthur Mason Chichester [23560] [MRIN: 7963], son of George Mason Chichester [23561] and Mary Bowie [23562], on 25 Oct 1854.