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Richard Henry Lee was born in 1732 at the family plantation, Stratford. His brother, Francis Lightfoot Lee, and nephew, Henry Lee III (“Light Horse Harry”), would become American military heroes, but Richard Henry Lee was more like his grandfather, Richard Lee II, often called “Richard the Scholar.”. His service would be rendered in the ...
Francis Lightfoot Lee est né le 14 octobre 1734 à Stratford Hall Plantation, dans le comté de Westmoreland, dans l' État de Virginie, de Thomas Lee ( 1690 - 1750) et Hannah Harrison Ludwell ( 1701 - 1750 ). Il reçut une éducation à domicile et poursuivit des études classiques avec des professeurs privés.
Menokin, also known as Francis Lightfoot Lee House, was the plantation of Francis Lightfoot Lee near Warsaw, Virginia. The house has often been compared to a giant jigsaw puzzle. We have all the pieces and the top of the puzzle box.
Francis Lightfoot Lee. Virginia Senator. Signer of Declaration of Independence. Virginia Senate 1778 – 1782. Delegate to Continental Congress 1774 – 1779. Born October 14, 1734 (1734-10-14) Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Died January 11, 1797 (aged 62) Richmond County, Virginia. Spouse (s) Rebecca Plater Tayloe ...
Francis Lightfoot Lee and his beloved wife died within 10 days of each other, in January 1797, at Menokin, their Richmond County home. Then the story returns to Loudoun, for as the Lees had no children, his estate passed to nephews. Ludwell Lee, son of Richard Henry Lee, who also had signed the Declaration of Independence, inherited the Loudoun ...
Like his brother Francis Lightfoot, in 1777 he also subscribed to the Articles of Confederation. After 1776, however, his influence in Congress waned, and 3 years later ill health forced his resignation. As a State legislator (1780-84) Lee joined the conservative faction, which represented the interests of the large planters.
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