Captain William Lee, Esq.

Vital Statistics

• William Lee, Colonel. Born ca 1650 in Charles City, Virginia. Died ca 1696 in King and Queen, Virginia
• son of Colonel Richard "the Immigrant" Lee and Ann Constable
• Seen as married to Alice Felton, widow. She was said to have been born ca 1644 in Richmond, Virginia and died ca. 1703 in St. Stephen Parish, King and Queen, Virginia

Children

1. Mary, married 1) Thomas Heath and 2) Bartholomew Schriever
   
2. William - see below
   
3. John
   
4. Richard (b. 1677 - d. 1726)
   

The middle name Constable is speculative. Middle names were rare in this century, unless you were royalty. It is probably a genealogical shortcut to identify his branch of the family tree, from before computers were commonly used.

DNA Evidence

Recent advances in DNA studies indicate that William Lee was most likely not the father of a son named William, and if he did have a son named William, that William was not the person we know here on Geni as "William Lee of (Ulster &) Richmond." The Lee family of Stratford Hall - the famous "Lees of Virginia" - all carry the I1A y-DNA haplogroup while descendants of William Lee of Richmond carry the R1B or R1B1 y-DNA haplogroup. [William Lee, of Ulster & Richmond] appears to be the son or grandson of an Ulsterman.

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Notes and Sources

William Lee, born c. 1650 in Charles City Co, Virginia Colony; died c. 1696; in 1696/1703 estate suit, King and Queen, Va; married Alice Mrs FELTON; born c. 1644 in Richmond, Co, Va; died c. 1703 in St. Stephen Parish, King and Queen Co, Va.

More About William Lee:
Christening: Surry, King and Quee Co, Va

More About Alice Mrs FELTON: Christening: widow, Thomas, FELTON, Charles City

[Source - Jacqueli Charlene Finley]

References

• Surry County Records, Surry County, Virginia, 1652-1684 By Eliza Timberlake Davis. (This record refers to a William Lea in 1660, so not this William Lee.)
• “Colonial Families of the Southern States of America: A History and Genealogy ...”. By Stella Pickett Hardy. “Lees of Stratford.” Page 319. GoogleBooks. “2—5. William, Capt., of Northumberland Co., Va., b. 1651; d. 1694-6; served as a Burgess, 1680-93; m. unknown, and had issue.” (Nothing further.)
• “Stratford hall :the great house of the Lees.” Richmond, Va. :Garrett and Massie,Armes, Ethel, 1876-1945. “Richard Lee of England and America (chart).” Page 524. archive.org (Nothing further)