Burwell Lee^{[1, 2]}

1766 - 1825  (59 years)

• Name	Burwell Lee
  Birth	1766	, Campbell, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1782	, Campbell, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Residence	1810	Lynchburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Residence	1820	Lynchburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [5]
  Death	15 Nov 1825	, Campbell, Virginia, USA
  	THE LYNCHBURG VIRGINIAN, DECEMBER 1, 1825, P. 3 COLUMN 4 Major Burwell Lee died 15 Nov 1825, age 59, at his home in Campbell County. Funeral service preached by the Rev William Leftwich on 3rd Sunday.
  Person ID	I41108	Master
  Last Modified	24 May 2020

  
  

  Father	John Capt Lee,   b. 1736, Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA d. 11 Jan 1819, Leesville, Campbell, Virginia, USA (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Sarah Susannah Guthrie,   b. 1735, , Cumberland, Virginia, USA d. , Cumberland, Virginia, USA
  Marriage	1766	, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F9638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rebecca Nancy "Ann" Arnold,   b. 1770, , Campbell, Virginia, USA d. 30 Apr 1874, , Campbell, Virginia, USA (Age 104 years)
  Marriage	6 Sep 1788	, Campbell, Virginia, USA
  Children	1. Susannah G Lee,   b. 1796, , Campbell, Virginia, USA d. 1862, , Campbell, Virginia, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Ann Lee,   b. 1796, , Campbell, Virginia, USA d. 1862, , Campbell, Virginia, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural] + 3. Capt. Burwell Lee, Jr.,   b. 1800, Leesville, Campbell, Virginia, USA d. 1872, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 72 years)   4. Permelia G Lee,   b. 1800, , Campbell, Virginia, USA d. 1841, , Campbell, Virginia, USA (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]   5. Tabitha Lee,   b. 1802, , Campbell, Virginia, USA d. 2 Dec 1842, , Campbell, Virginia, USA (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]   6. Martha Patsy Lee,   b. 1802, , Campbell, Virginia, USA d. 6 Jan 1878, , Patrick, Virginia, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]   7. William A Lee,   b. 1808, Leesville, Campbell, Virginia, USA d. , Amherst, Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]   8. Theodoshia Doshia A Lee,   b. 1812, Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, USA d. 1850, , Rowan, Kentucky, USA (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F9636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Matilda Arnold,   b. 1785, , Campbell, Virginia, USA
  Marriage	25 Mar 1822	, Campbell, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F9635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 May 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1766 - , Campbell, Virginia, USA Residence - 1782 - , Campbell, Virginia, USA Marriage - 6 Sep 1788 - , Campbell, Virginia, USA Residence - 1810 - Lynchburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Residence - 1820 - Lynchburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Marriage - 25 Mar 1822 - , Campbell, Virginia, USA Death - 15 Nov 1825 - , Campbell, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Name: Burwell LEE , Major Sex: M Birth: ABT 1766 in Cumberland Co., Va. Death: 15 Nov 1825 in Home in Campbell Co., Va. Father: John LEE, Major ...Founder of Leesville Va. b: ABT 1736 in Goochland, Virginia Mother: Susannah Guttry or GUTHREY b: UNKNOWN in Prob. Cumberland, Va., Marriage 1 Ann ARNOLD b: ABT 1770 in Cumberland Co., Va. Married: 17 Sep 1788 in Cumberland Co., Va. Children 1. Martha LEE b: UNKNOWN in Campbell Co., Va. 2. Susannah G. LEE b: ABT 1796 in Campbell Co., Va. 3. Ann LEE b: ABT 1797 4. Burwell LEE b: ABT 1800 in Campbell Co., Va. 5. Permelia LEE b: ABT 1805 in Campbell Co., Va. 6. Jane LEE b: ABT 1805 in Campbell Co., Va. 7. Tabitha LEE b: ABT 1805 in Campbell Co., Va. 8. William A. LEE b: ABT 1807 in Campbell Co., Va. 9. Doshia A. LEE b: ABT 1815 in Campbell Co., Va. Estate of Burwell Lee, Sr. Allotment 13 February 1826. Agreeable to an order from the County Court of Campbell to us directed we have proceeded to divide and allot the Estate of Burwell Lee, Senior, deceased in the following manner (vis) Ann Lee, widow 1 negro man Garnet 475.00 1 negro man Jere 375.00 1 negro Litle Daniel 500.00 1 negro boy Aran 275.00 1 woman Cealy & child 375.00 1 boy Booker 250.00 2335.00 Tabitha Lee, No. 6 Lot of land No. 5: (54 acres) 400.00 1 negro man Kit 400.00 1 girl Dinah 150.00 1 lot Leesville No. 56 150.00 This Lot pays No. 4 -4.17 1145.83 Susan Arnold, No. 2 Goose Creek Mill and 38 1/2 acres 400.00 1 negro Jinny & child 400.00 1 lot in Leesville No. 6 This lot pays No. 5 & 7 -221.66 1145.84 Burwell Lee, No. 3 Lot of land No. 1 - 32 3/4 acres 600.00 1 negro man, Daniel (old) 300.00 1 girl Eliza 250.00 1 lot in Leesvile No. 38 This lot pays No. 4 -4.17 1145.83 Nancy Lee, No. 8 Lot of land No. 6 45 1/2 acres 600.00 1 negro man Peter (little) 475.00 1 boy Pleasant 100.00 1 lot in Leesville No. 57 This lot pays No.9 & No.4 -29.17 1175.00 Martha Anthony, No. 1 tract of land in Bedford & tract of land in Campbell both containing 370 acres 647.50 1 boy Isaac 225.00 1 girl Phillis 22.00 Half a lot in Leesville No. 4 2.50 l lot in Leesville No. 59 This lot receives from No. 8 20.83 1125.00 Pomelia Lee, No. 1 Lot of land No. 2 - 32 3/4 acres 629.17 1 negro man, Big Peter 475.00 1 girl Frances 100.00 1 lot in Leesville No. 41 This lot pays No. 4 -95.83 1175.00 William Lee, No. 7 Lot of land No. 7 - 47 acres 600.00 1 woman Patience & child 450.00 Lot in Leesville No. 58 This lot receives from No. 2 95.83 1145.85 Jane Lee, No. 5 Lot of land No. 4 - 42 acres 420.00 1 negro man Tom 400.00 1 boy Henry 200.00 1 lot in Leesville No. 55 This lot receives from No. 2 125.83 1145.83 Doshey Lee, No. 4 Lot of land No. 3 - 30 acres 600.00 1 boy Charles 300.00 1 girl Nelly 200.00 lot in Leesville No. 54 This lot receives of No. 8 8.34 also of Lot No. 6 4.17 also of Lot No. 3 4.17 also of Lot No. 1 29.17 1145.85 Given under our hands this 17th day of January 1826. D. W. Quarles Jas. C. Anderson Jacob Anderson Thomas Callaway At a Court held for Campbell County February 13th 1826 the foregoing Allotment of Estate of Burwell Lee deceased was produced in Court and ordered to be recorded. Teste: John Alexander, Clerk Campbell County Will Book 5, page 256 BIOGRAPHY Burwell Lee, Sr. And His Descendants Written by Molly Shumate (OurFamilyHistory@hotmail.com) MAJOR BURWELL LEE, SR. Eldest son of John Lee and Susannah Guthrey 1766-1825 John Lee, Sr., son of Charles Lee and Ann Dabbs of Cumberland Co., VA, removed from Cumberland Co., VA, to Campbell Co., VA, and, among other interests, founded the Town of Leesville, VA. John married 1) Susannah, surname believed to be Guthrey because all records point that direction but no record of his marriage has been found. He married 2)Frances, surname believed to be Early. Again, no record of this marriage has been found either and no definitive proof that Guthrey and Early were indeed surnames of John's wives. John left the most of his estate to his eldest son, Maj. Burwell Lee, Sr. In John's LWT, he says " I give to son Burwell Lee the land and plantation whereon I now live lying and being in the County of Campbell and lying on the north side of Goose Creek and Staunton River it being part of the tract of land I purchased from Jacobus Early with the following exceptions to wit that part called Darby's field lying in the north side of Goose Creek at Darby's Ford and adjoining the lands of Jesse Leftwich and others and one hundred and twenty eight acres taken off said tract for the town of Leesville at the junction of Goose Creek and Staunton River which leave a balance of two hundred and forty six acres, I also give my son Burwell Lee the tract of land I purchased of Robert Owen adjoining the land I now live on and above named lying on the east side of the same containing one hundred and thirty five and a half acres and deeded to me by said Owen, also two negro men named Daniel and Garnett with other necessaries I have heretofore given towards housekeeping upon his complying with some other items hereafter named . . ." John also says in his LWT "I further desire and direct in consequence of my giving to my son Burwell Lee the negro man Daniel that he may be with his wife and children that my said son Burwell Lee pay four hundred dollars towards raising the twelve hundred dollars for my daughter Sophia." Although slavery was wrong, the Lee family did try to keep the slave families together. He also gives " to my son Burwell Lee all the town of Leesville on the west side of the Third Broad Street from Goose Creek to him and his heirs forever, excepting the land adjoining the mill seat half of which 2 acres with mill seat, I reserve for my estate and allotted for common mill. . . I appoint my son Burwell Lee and my son-in-law Robt Clark and my son-in-law James Lancaster and my son- in-law John Arnold, executors . . . . s/John Lee" According to land records, Major Burwell, Sr., owned, at one time, almost 1000 acres in Bedford and Campbell Counties, VA. I do not know exactly how many slaves he owned at one time but the division of his estate show he owned 18 at that time. Burwell Lee, Sr. married Rebecca Nancy (Ann) Arnold daughter of Moses and Elizabeth Arnold of Cumberland Co., VA. Burwell Lee served in the War of 1812. His obituaries give small detail about his life. Nancy (Ann) Arnold, wife of Major Burwell Lee, Sr. was great- granddaughter of William and Elizabeth Arnold of Cumberland Co., VA, and I would like to include some background regarding her ancestry which is included in the Addenda of this biography. Major Burwell Lee, Sr., and Nancy (Ann) Arnold had the following children: 1. Captain Burwell Lee, Jr. m. 1)Matilda Arnold 2)Elizabeth Purcell 3)Mildred Dillard Doyle 2. Susannah G. Lee m. Beverly Arnold and remained in Campbell Co., VA. 3. Ann Lee married John Anderson - no further information 4. Permelia G. Lee did not marry. She died in Pittsylvania Co., VA. 5. Tabitha Lee did not marry. She died in Pittsylvania Co., VA. 6. Jane Lee married Caleb Witt and they are show on the 1840 Randolph Co., MO census. 7. Martha Lee married James Anthony - She may be the Martha, widow on the Patrick Co. census. 8. William A. Lee married Mildred Brooks and moved to Amherst Co., VA, about 1860. 9. Doshia A. Lee married Isaac Wilson and they are shown on the 1850 Morgan Co., KY, census. Cumberland Co. Order Book 1788-1792, page 95, dated 25 May 1789, shows Burwell Lee was an Ensign in Captain Cocke's Light Co. Also, "A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812" by Stuart Lee Butler, shows Brigade 12, Division 1, Campbell Co., 53rd and 117th Regiments - Lt. Col. Thomas W. Cocke - July 20, 1803; Lt. Col. Alexander Austin - January 20, 1813; Maj. Burwell Lee - July 18, 1813. Campbell County Militia Units served in the Defense of Richmond and Norfolk. CAMPBELL COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - Abstracts of LEE Deeds 1809 - Campbell Co. DB 8, page 446 4/10/1809 Rec 4/10/1809 - John Lee to "my son, Burwell Lee" - 120 1/2 acres small part Bedford, large part Campbell, small water courses on Staunton River. Lines Millions, Walden, Arthur Wit James C. Moorman, George Reveley, Benjamin W. Porter 1820 - Campbell Co. DB 12, p. 278 2/14/1820 Rec; 2/14/1820 - John Lee Trustees to Burwell Lee - 2 acres land - $60

  
  

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