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In 1763 he married his heiress ward, Elizabeth, daughter of James Steptoe of Westmoreland County, who survived him and remarried to Philip Richard Fendall, but their son died as an infant. Matilda would marry her cousin Lighthorse Henry Lee (whose financial profligacy caused difficulties for later
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Counties in Virginia). He participated in the creation of Loudoun County in 1757 from Fairfax County, which had been formed from Prince William County in 1742, which had been formed from Stafford county in 1731). Lee also owned acreage on Maryland's Eastern Shore and two islands. His property in
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In modern times, the Rehoboth property became known as "Lee Mansion." Dorchester County records concerning Philip Ludwell Lee's share of Rehoboth are unclear, because many records of its subdivision were lost over time, especially when arsonists burned down his father's house. His cousin Philip
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Col. Phil became unpopular with his younger siblings because of the slow pace at which he settled their father's estate (that is awarded them their inheritances). Although he attributed the delays to needing to settle debts incurred by their father, they resented his lavish entertainments at
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so it would be inherited by his eldest son, i.e. this man). Lee also owned many slaves (including over 100 at the 2800 acre Stratford plantation alone). He increased his landholdings in 1763 by marrying his heiress ward, but they had no children that survived their parents.
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Col. Philip L. Lee died at Stratford Hall in 1775, as relations between England and her Virginia colony became strained. Two of his brothers, Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee would become signatories of the
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Although nicknamed "Colonel Phil" for his rank in the local militia, Lee's primary business was operating Stratford Hall and associated plantations he inherited mostly pursuant to
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sold 200 acres called "Rehoboth" to John Smoot. Major Frank Turpin, a Revolutionary War veteran owned it for many years, and became known for his lavish hospitality.
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Corbin Lee's share had been inherited by his son Francis Lee who served in the Maryland General Assembly in 1745, but moved slightly north into
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Note that Forgotten Book's re-publication was of his unrevised edition and pagination differs, to pp. 97-100
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Lee was born in late 1727 or early 1728 at one of the Lee family plantations, either "Mount Pleasant" in
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The General Assembly of Virginia, July 30, 1619-January 11, 1978: A Bicentennial Register of Members
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Stratford Hall and the Lees Connected with Its History: Biographical, Genealogical and Historical
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of "Mount Pleasant" (this man's grandfather). He in turned willed it to his younger sons
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Westmoreland County voters elected Philip Lee as one of their representatives in the
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Although Alexander cites tradition that all the sons were born at
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The Lees of Virginia: Seven Generations of an American Family
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the following year. In 1787 his sister Letitia Corbin Lee of
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Index

Virginia Governor's Council
House of Burgesses
Westmoreland County
Augustine Washington Jr.
Richard Henry Lee
Machodoc
Westmoreland County
Stratford Hall
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Richard Henry Lee
William
Arthur Lee
Hannah Lee Corbin
Thomas Lee
Inner Temple
Stratford Hall
Westmoreland County
House of Burgesses
Virginia Governor's Council
Westmoreland County
Gloucester County
Thomas Lee
Hannah Harrison Ludwell
First Families of Virginia
Richard Henry Lee
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Arthur Lee
William Lee
Hannah Lee Corbin
Ludwell Lee

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