Francis Lightfoot Lee (1782 - 1850)

Born 18 Jan 1782 in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) Lee — married 7 Apr 1807 in Virginia

Husband of Jane Digges (Fitzgerald) Lee — married 9 Feb 1810 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 13 Apr 1850 at age 68 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Francis Lightfoot Lee was born 18 January 1782 to Richard Henry Lee and Ann Gaskins in Westmoreland, Virginia, United States.

He was a Harvard graduate and was a lawyer by profession.

Francis married first, Elizabeth Fitzgerald on 7 April 1807^[1], who died before 1810 and second Jane Fitzgerald, Elizabeth's sister, on 9 Feb 1810, both daughters of Col. John Fitzgerald and Jane Digges.

In 1811 he purchased the estate Sully in Fairfax County, Virginia from his second cousin Richard Bland Lee. Jane died on 25 Jul 1816, shortly after the birth on their fifth child. Their children were:

1. Jane Elizabeth (Lee) Harrison
2. Samuel Phillips Lee
3. John Fitzgerald Lee
4. Thomas Arthur Lee
5. Frances Ann (Lee) Pettet

Francis died on 13 April 1850, Alexandria, Virginia. Age: 68. He is buried at Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia. Tombstone: Sacred to the memory of. FRANCIS L. LEE. Born 18th June, 1782. Died April 13th 1850

Francis spent the rest of his life in shelters for the mentally ill, mostly in Pennsylvania. He was brought back to Virginia in 1849 at age 67, a calm, child-like person who enjoyed being well-dressed. He died at an asylum near Alexandria in 1850.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850"
   Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850. Most of the records in this index may be found at the Maryland Historical Society or the Family History Library. More specific source information is listed with each entry. Original marriage licenses should be located at the county clerk's office
   Ancestry Record 7846 #135656 (accessed 22 February 2024)
   Francis L Lee marriage to Elizabeth Fitzgerald on 7 Apr 1807 in Prince George's County.
2. ↑ TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS OF ALEXANDRIA, VA. VOL 3 by Wesley E. Pippenger, p.103. Francis Lightfoot Lee died April 13, 1850.

• Wikipedia: Francis Lightfoot Lee
• "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
  Volume: 116
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #256274 (accessed 22 February 2024)
  Spouse: Jane Fitzgerald; Father: Richard Henry Lee; Application Date: 27 Apr 1911; SAR Membership: 23007; Role: Ancestor; Mother: Anne Pinkard; Birth Date: 1782; Name: Francis Lightfoot Lee II; Children: Frances Ann Lee; Death Date: 1850.
• Will: "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
  Wills and Inventories, 1699-1879; General Index to Wills, 1699-1950; Author: Virginia. County Court (Richmond County); Probate Place: Richmond, Virginia
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62347 #1535237 (accessed 22 February 2024)
  Will of Frances Lightoot of Richmond, Virginia, granted probate on 30 Dec 1795.
• Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1877) Vol. 1 Pages 333-345 https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniamag27penngoog/page/n362/mode/2up
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #102080537 (accessed 22 February 2024)
  Memorial page for Francis Lightfoot Lee (18 Jan 1782-13 Apr 1850), citing Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Xbrakeit® (contributor 49520506).
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  Francis Lightfoot Lee; Gender: Male; Birth: Jan 18 1782Marriage: Apr 7 1807 - VirginiaMarriage: Feb 9 1810 - Virginia; Death: Apr 13 1850 - Alexandria, VirginiaFather: Richard Henry LeeMother: Anne Lee (born Gaskins)Spouses: Elizabeth Lee (born Fitzgerald)Jane Lee (born Fitzgerald); Children: Samuel Phillips LeeJane Elizabeth Harrison (born Lee)John Fitzgerald LeeFrances Ann Pettet (born Lee)Thomas Arthur Lee; Siblings: Cassius LeeHenrietta LeeAnne LeeSarah Caldwell Lee

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See also:

• TIDEWATER DYNASTY A BIOGRAPHICAL NOVEL OF THE LEES OF STRATFORD HALL by Carey Roberts and Rebecca Seely - Family Tree in back of book.

Francis Lightfoot Lee, II, the son of Richard Henry Lee and his 2nd wife, Anne (Gaskins) Pinckard, was born in 1782 at Chantilly, Westmoreland Co.,VA. TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS OF ALEXANDRIA, VA., VOL 3 by Wesley E. Pippenger, p. 103. Francis Lightfoot, lawyer born 18 June 1782.

• THE LEES OF VIRGINIA by Paul C. Nagel, p. 201-202.

In 1811, Francis Lightfoot Lee, son of Richard Henry, had purchased Sully from the near-bankrupt Richard. Young Frank was well-off financially, having been his Uncle Arthur Lee's chief beneficiary. Frank had not inherited a strong mental constitution and suffered from melancholia as a young man. Even so, after Tommy Shippen's death, Frank was considered by many to be the Lee clan's brightest prospect. But then came blows which broke him - the deaths inrapid succession of his two wives, who were sisters. In 1819 he began a rapid descent into gentle, but hopeless insanity. There had been time for him to arrange for other Lee family members to care for his ffive children and for Sully. These arrangements failed. While the kinsmen he named as trustees doubtless acted with kind intention, their negligence nearly ruined Frank's resources, so that Sully had to be given up. Note Like Ann Carter Lee, Frank left a son bound for fame. This was Samuel Phillips Lee, whom Frank had named after one of his school masters. Phillips Lee made a brilliant marriage to the daughter of Francis P. Blair, a powerful figure in the Jacksonian movement. He then became one of the North's most courageous naval officers during the Civil War. - Ibid.

Acknowledgments

• Profile Lee-2828 was created through the import of CORDELL 20110806_2011-08-21.ged on Aug 22, 2011 by David Cordell.
• This person was created through the import of Tribal Pages 0004.ged on 25 March 2011.