1781, Apr. 30Born, Mount Airy, Md.1799Aide-de-camp to General Charles C. Pinckney, U.S.
Army1804Married Mary Lee Fitzhugh1812Volunteer in defense of Washington, D.C., during the War of
18121824Began publishing "Conversations with Lafayette" in the
Alexandria Gazette during the Marquis de
Lafayette's visit to the United States1826Began publishing "Recollections of Washington" in the United
States Gazette1827Produced first play,
The Indian Prophecy, performed at the Chestnut
Street Theater, Philadelphia, Pa.1830Produced
Pocahontas, or the Settlers of Virginia, performed
at the Walnut Street Theater, Philadelphia, Pa.1833Produced
North Point, or Baltimore Defended, performed in
Baltimore, Md.1834Produced
The Eighth of January, performed at the Park
Theater in New York, N.Y.1857, Oct. 10Died, Arlington House, Fairfax County, Va.
Arthur Lee
1740, Dec. 20Born, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Va.1764M.D., University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland1766Elected fellow, Royal SocietyReturned to AmericaPracticed medicine, Williamsburg, Va.1768Settled in London, England Published "Moniter" letters.
Virginia Gazette, William Rind, ed., 25 Feb.-28
Apr.17691774Published "Junius Americanus" letters. London
Evening Post, R. Nutt, ed., and London
Gazetteer, Charles Say, ed., 17 July 1769-6 Jan.
1772, and London
Public Advertiser, H. S. Woodfall, ed., June
1772-Mar. 17741770Assistant to Benjamin Franklin, agent for Massachusetts in
England and France17701774Studied law, Lincoln's Inn and Middle Temple, London,
England1774Published
An Appeal to the Justice and Interests of the People of
Great Britain in the Present Dispute with America. London, England:
John Almon1775Admitted to bar, London, EnglandAgent for Massachusetts in England and FranceConfidential correspondent, Continental Congress Committee
of Secret Correspondence, London, EnglandPubished
A Second Appeal to the Justice and Interests of the
People on the Measures Respecting America by the Author of the First.
London, England: n.p.1776Appointed, with Benjamin Franklin and Silas Deane, to
negotiate a treaty with France1777Appointed commissioner to Spain, succeeding Benjamin
Franklin1780Returned to America17811782Member, Virginia House of Delegates17821785Member, Continental Congress17841789Commissioner, U.S. Treasury17851786Member, Virginia House of Delegates1792, Dec. 12Died, Landsdowne, Middlesex County, Va.
Charles Lee
1758, JulyBorn, Fauquier County, Va.1775A.B., College of New Jersey, Princeton, N.J.17771789Naval officer of South Potoma1789Married Anne Lee17891793Collector, Port of Alexandria, Va.17931795Member, Virginia General Assembly1794Admitted to Pennsylvania bar17951801U.S. attorney general1801Judge, circuit court1802Returned to private law practice1815, June 24Died, Fauquier County, Va.
Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee
1756, Jan. 29Born, Leesylvania, Prince William County, Va.1773Graduated, College of New Jersey, Princeton, N.J.1776Captain, Theodorick Bland's regiment, Virginia
Cavalry1778Major, Continental Army1779Captured 160 British soldiers, Paulus Hook, N.Y.1780Promoted to lieutenant colonel1781Present at Siege of Yorktown and surrender of General
Charles Cornwallis1782Married Matilda Lee1785Member, Virginia House of Delegates17851788Member, Continental Congress17891791Member, Virginia House of Delegates17921795Governor of Virginia1793Married Anne Hill Carter1794Commanded troops that put down the Whiskey Rebellion in
Pennsylvania1798Commissioned major general17991801Member, U.S. House of Representatives1800Discharged, U.S. Army1808Imprisoned for debt1812Published
Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the
United States. Philadelphia, Pa.: Bradford & Inskeep1814Went to the West Indies1818, Mar. 25Died, Cumberland Island, Ga.
Richard Bland Lee
1761, Jan. 20Born, Leesylvania, Prince William County, Va.17841788Member, Virginia House of Delegates17891795Member, U.S. House of Representatives1794Married Elizabeth Collins179617991806Member, Virginia House of Delegates1815Moved to Washington, D.C.1816Appointed commissioner of claims for property destroyed
during War of 181218191827Judge, Orphans' Court, Washington, D.C.1827, Mar. 12Died, Washington, D.C.
Richard Henry Lee
1732, Jan. 20Born, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Va.17431752Attended Wakefield Academy, Yorkshire, England1752Returned to Virginia1757Married Anne Aylett (died 1768)17581776Member, Virginia House of Burgesses1763Instrumental in founding the Mississippi Company1766Signed Westmoreland Resolutions against the Stamp
Act1769Married Anne Gaskins Pinckard17741779Member, Continental CongressServed on Secret Committee of Commerce1776Introduced resolution in Continental Congress for American
independence from Great Britain17801784Member, Virginia House of Delegates17841787Member and president, Continental Congress17891792Member, U.S. Senate1794, June 19Died, Chantilly, Westmoreland County, Va.
Robert Edward Lee
1807, Jan. 19Born, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Va.1829Graduated, United States Military Academy, West Point,
N.Y.1831Married Mary Randolph Custis18371841Superintending engineer, St. Louis, Mo.18461848Served in Mexican War under General Winfield Scott18521855Superintendent, United States Military Academy, West Point,
N.Y.1859Commanded forces that put down John Brown's raid, Harpers
Ferry, Va.1861Resigned from the U.S. Army1862Appointed commander, Army of Northern Virginia1865General-in-chief, Confederate armiesSurrendered, Appomattox Court House, Va.18661870President, Washington College, Lexington, Va.1870, Oct. 12Died, Lexington, Va.
William Lee
1739, Aug. 31Born, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Va.17611763Studied in England1763Secretary, Mississippi Company17631766Resided in Barbados, West Indies1766Signed Westmoreland Resolutions against the Stamp
Act1768Merchant and financier, London, England1769Married Hannah Philippa Ludwell (died 1784)17691770With firm of DeBerdt & Sayre, then self-employed1773Elected sheriff, London, England1775Elected alderman, Aldgate ward, London, England1777Appointed American commercial agent, France1778U.S. commissioner to Berlin, Germany, and Vienna,
AustriaNegotiated an unauthorized treaty with Holland1779Recalled by CongressSettled in Brussels, Belgium1780Resigned as alderman, London, England1783Returned to Virginia1795, June 27Died, Greenspring, James City County, Va.
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee
1837, May 31Born, Arlington House, Washington, D.C. (now Arlington
County, Va.)1857Graduated, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.Entered U.S. Army1859Married Charlotte Wickham1861Appointed major of cavalry, Confederate States Army1862Promoted to brigadier general, Confederate States
ArmyServed in Fredericksburg and Gettysburg campaigns1863Captured and imprisoned by Union Army1864Released from Union prison1865Second in command of Confederate cavalry, Appomattox,
Va.1867Married Mary Tabb Bolling18751879Member, Virginia state senate18871891Member, U.S. House of Representatives1891, Oct. 15Died, Ravensworth, Alexandria County, Va.From the guide to the Custis-Lee Family Papers, 1700-circa 1928, (bulk 1770-1870), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
John Custis was born August 1678 in Northampton County, Virginia, and was educated in England. He lived in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he served as a vestryman for Bruton Parish. Custis was also successful planter, merchant, colonel in the Virginia militia, burgess, and member of the Governor's Council. He married Frances Parke (1687-1715) in August 1705. His son, Daniel Parke Custis was born 15 October 1710 in James City County. He was a successful planter in New Kent County, Virginia, and served as a vestryman for St. Peter's Parish in New Kent County. He married Martha Dandridge (2 June 1731-22 May 1802) in 15 May 1750 and they had 4 children. Custis died 5 July 1757. After his death, Martha Dandridge Custis married George Washington (1732-1799) 6 January 1759.
From the guide to the Custis Family Papers, 1749-1784, (The Library of Virginia)