Burwell Lee

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1782, , Campbell, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1810, Lynchburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1820, Lynchburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

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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

Died:
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.

Burwell married Rebecca Nancy "Ann" Arnold on 6 Sep 1788 in , Campbell, Virginia, USA. Rebecca (daughter of Moses Arnold and Elizabeth Molly Noel) was born in 1770 in , Campbell, Virginia, USA; died on 30 Apr 1874 in , Campbell, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Burwell married Matilda Arnold on 25 Mar 1822 in , Campbell, Virginia, USA. Matilda was born in 1785 in , Campbell, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1830, , Campbell, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 18 Oct 1833, Leesville, Campbell, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1840, , Campbell, Virginia, USA; Age: 40
• Residence: 1850, , Campbell, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1860, , Campbell, Virginia, USA; Residence Post Office: Castle Craig
• Residence: 1870, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

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CAPTAIN BURWELL LEE, JR., son of Major Burwell Lee and Ann Arnold, was born 1800 and died 1872 Pittsylvania Co., VA. He married first, Matilda Arnold, who was his first cousin, and daughter of John Arnold and Patsy Lee. Matilda died 15 March 1843 and left Burwell with 7 children to raise. Matilda's obituary was published 4 April 1843 in the "Lynchburg Virginian". Burwell quickly married secondly, Elizabeth Purcell, daughter of Thomas Purcell and Lucy Brown, on 27 November 1843. Thirdly, he married the widow, Mildred (Dillard) Doyle on 12 October 1857. Burwell was an honored man in his community. He had established himself and was doing very well until the Civil War. He donated land for the Leesville Methodist church as well as land for erection of a school in the Town of Leesville, VA.. It appears that Burwell Lee, Jr. and family were living with the elders Lees or on their property in Campbell Co., VA, until about 1853. Capt. Lee was a Justice of the Peace for Campbell Co., VA. On 18 November 1853, Burwell purchased 115 acres in Pittsylvania Co., VA, from the Walden family and then on 23 November 1853, Burwell purchased an additional 270 acres on the Staunton River from Richard H. Wal[d]ton, et al. From a manuscript by Thelma Howell Bennett dated 1983 - "Grandfather Lee built his home in 1859 on land received from his father, (Burwell Lee, Jr.) and located in Pittsylvania County across the river from Leesville, VA. It was a one and one-half story, L-shaped clapboard house with four bedrooms, kitchen and dining room. A picket fence surrounded the vegetable garden, and hollyhocks and roses grew in profusion around the yard. There were some large Osage orange trees and walnut trees at the back of the house. There was also a large orchard of apples, pears, and plums.” This home overlooked the Staunton River.

The 1860 Castle Craig census shows Burwell with real estate valued at $4000.00 and a personal estate valued at $24500.00 and, herein, starts the real downturn in the family wealth and increased hardships that came to them as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation. After the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, life for Burwell Lee, Jr., and his family just began to get worse. The land was worn out, the cheap labor was gone, and their Confederate money was useless. Gentleman planters had to learn how to survive on their own now and many had large families.

On 23 January 1863, Burwell and his third wife, Mildred sold 121 acres on Main Road to Lynchburg near Pannill‘s stables for $1334.95 to Morton Pannill. Also on this same date, they sell to Abner Anthony, Jr. 332 acres Plumbtree Branch adjoining the main Lynchburg for $3665.05. One month later, Burwell and Mildred sell an additional 133 acres to Walter Nagle for $600 on waters of Ralph Branch. Their 1/5 interest in the lands of Dr. Lynch Dillard consisting of 200 acres was also sold to John W. Motley on 22 December 1864. Burwell has now sold 453 acres of land in order to raise some cash.

In order to raise more cash, Burwell sold to son to Jeremiah A. Lee of Pittsylvania Co. on 12 December 1866 recorded 26 December 1866 - 200 acres - $1500 - tract of land lying and being in the County and State aforesaid upon the waters of Staunton River and the waters of Jaspers Creek… containing about 200 acres be the same more or less to have . . ." s/Burwell Lee. (Note Jeremiah, in turn sells this land on 11 August 1884 recorded 8 September 1844 to brother Robert A. Lee for $500.00 - who in turns sold it on 31 August 1884 to Griffin Dobyns for $1000.00.) He then sold another 186 acres to son Robert A. Lee on waters of Staunton River on 1 January 1866. (Note Burwell has now sold a total of 839 acres.)

As things began to be increasingly difficult, Burwell Lee on 26 May 1869 signed a Deed of Trust, with son Robert A. Lee as trustee to Virginia T. Lee, Lucy E. Lee, Eli Parker, Pannill and Franklin and Jeremiah A. Lee. This deed shows that Burwell, as guardian, owed Lucy $1250 since 1858; Eli Parker $100 since 1867; Pannill and Franklin $50 since 1869 and Jeremiah Lee $100 since 1869. Burwell now has put up his land containing 420 acres on Staunton River all his farm animals, plantation tools, household and kitchen furniture, crops and sorghum mill. Burwell was to remain in quiet and peacable possession of the said tract or parcell of land…until default be made. The note was due 1 April 1870. He apparently could not meet the due date of the trust and so……………… in 1870, Burwell is shown with real estate valued at $3500 and a personal estate of $700. His personal wealth has shrunk $23,800. He has little cash left now and most of his property is gone.

On 4 June 1871, Burwell, under the Homestead Law, claimed 276 acres on the waters of Staunton River and Jasper’s Creek which he assessed at the price of $6.00 per acre for a total of $1600. He also included the following articles say one old desk and bookcase one sideboard one bureau three bed and bedsteads and furniture, one gray mare, filly, all of which I value at the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars.

Captain Burwell Lee, Jr., and Martha Kerziah Arnold had the following children:
1. Angelina Catherine Lee married Washington Arnold, son of Chesley Arnold and Susannah Wesley Andrews.
2. Martha Lee appears living with her parents in 1850. No further information.
3. Edward Price Lee married 1)Hardinia Duke 2)Affiah Susan Arnold
4. Julianna Lee married John A. Franklin - no further information
5. Jeremiah A. Lee married Medora Lee went to Lafayette Co., MO.
6. Robert Austin Lee married Martha Kerziah Arnold and remained in Pittyslvania Co., VA
7. Chestina Lee died unmarried in 1866 in Pittsylvania Co. VA.

Captain Burwell Lee, Jr., and Elizabeth Purcell had the following children:
8. Virginia T. Lee died 1875 unmarried in Pittsylvania Co., VA.
9. Alonzo H. Lee - no further information
10. Lucy E. Lee married George Austin, son of William C. and Susan L. Austin.

Angelina and Washington Arnold went to Oglethorpe Co., GA where she died soon thereafter. No further information on Martha or Julianna Lee, or on Alonzo H. Lee, who was born about 1850 according to census records, except as Burwell writes in a letter to Mosby Arnold on 30 April 1866 - “I have my own daughter and wife to support, no son with me, one married and one single son…” His "married son" would be Robert; the other "single" son must have been Alonzo. Lucy appears on the 1900 St. Clair Co., AL, census with one child and married 25 years.

Capt. married Matilda Kerziah Arnold on 25 Mar 1822 in , Campbell, Virginia, USA. Matilda (daughter of John Arnold and Martha Patsy Lee) was born on 18 Nov 1801 in , Campbell, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Mar 1843 in , Campbell, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Capt. married Elizabeth S Purcell on 27 Nov 1843 in , Campbell, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth was born in 1820 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA; died in 1855. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Capt. married Mildred Ward Dillard on 12 Oct 1857 in , Campbell, Virginia, USA. Mildred (daughter of Lynch Dillard and Mildred Ward) was born in 1812 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1895 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1870, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1870, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1870, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1870, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA