Lees Of Virginia
Lees of Virginia
I am curently working on a new novel on the life of Richard Lee and Anne Constable. I hope you all will be as excited as I am!
"Richard and Anne"
by Jacqueli Finley
jacqueli@leesofvirginia.org
The TRUE and DOCUMENTED Parentage of Col Richard Lee, The Immigrant
THE PARENTS OF COL RICHARD LEE OF VIRGINA
WERE NOT
JOHN LYES (LEYES or LAYS, etc) AND JANE HANCOCK
Richardus Lee and Elizabeth Bendy were Col Richard Lee of Virginia's Parents
Per Parish Records
Col Richard Lee
***THORNDALE'S ARTICLE "PARENTS OF COL RICHARD LEE OF VIRGINIA" NOW DISPROVEN***
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DNA Confirmed
Jacqueli Finley Lee Lines
GEDMatch
I have had my DNA tested thoroughly from several labs, private and public,
with consistent results. Here are my GEDMatch DNA assigned numbers which have my GEDCOM pedigree attached:
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DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED IF ON FIRST ANALYSIS
IF YOUR DNA DOES NOT SHOW A MATCH TO OTHER LEE DESCENDANTS.
This is where you will need to triangulate your DNA with others claiming descent from the LOV lines.
Use the GEDMatch tools to compare multiple Kits of those who claim Lee ancestry from various lines, including myself, with your own
DNA and run the available reports to narrow down the common Lee ancestor.
Use the GEDMatch tutorials and DNA comparison tools which are publicly available to all who register for an account.
*** ALERT ***
AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT LEE DNA PROJECTS AND GENEALOGY SITES
AND LINEAGE HAPLOGROUP COMPARISONS:
IT IS NOT AN ABSOLUTE that Col. Richard Lee, The Immigrant, progenitor of the Lees of Virginia lines is
Y-DNA Haplogroup is M-253, or M-269 or any Y-DNA Haplogroup assigned to him - it is all speculative without his direct Y-DNA, regardless of what may be promoted.
This Website is about:
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And the denial of descendants goes beyond William Lee, it goes on to all lines, except for those associated with Ditchley, Cobb's or Stratford,
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I believe...
and substance is from which we thrive and our patriotic pride derives.
It is what we are taught and what fills our heart and minds as we say our Pledge of Allegiance.
And at the beginning and woven throughout the pattern of time the Lee Family of Virginia
has been the common thread in history that has held so true …
yet the fabric has been cut, torn, sown over to hide the holes and discrepancies.
Divisiveness, instead of Unity and Accord, is what is being promoted.
Denial of the Truth, Denial of Heritage. And THAT is just WRONG!
It began as a quest for the true descending lines of Col. Richard Lee, and for the acknowledgement of these lines ...
of those denied that right, yet know who they descend from Col Richard Lee.
regardless of how unpopular that may be to some opinions...
giving freedom to those who know of who they are from, but not believed...
William Lee Descendants group are just one small part of the denial and non-acceptance of Lee lineages by associated 'Societies'.
My goal is to re-connect and acknowledge all Lees of Virginia lines and descendants, as it should be.
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To understand the reasoning behind the controversy of the William Lee line stems from Mary Lee (Heath) daughter of William Lee and Alice Felton.
To further examine the issues of Mary Lee Heath, it is important to understand Mary Lee’s father (Capt. William Lee) died young leaving her as heiress. She inherited land from her father. However, after her remarriage to Bartholomew Schreever and the circumstances associated with it, the Lee family filed suit against Mary for the land. Two court dates later, Mary had lost her inheritance and been disowned by the Lee family. To this day the Society of Lees of Virginia will not accept her descendants as members. (Lee Digital Archives).
See the new discussion "William Lee" on the Lees of Virginia Genealogy Forum
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This is website is dedicated to the preservation of the entire genealogical historical lineage of the Lee Family tree and to share information to other researchers.
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They gave us our heritage, and it is time we show them our gratitude and recognition for who they were. They were not saints - sometimes proving their point rather strongly - but they did live with an ethic that we would do well to remember today. They worked hard - and were rewarded for that, usually. They helped one another, and as families were orphaned - took in the children, extended their families - took care of their own. They did not think for an instant if this was something the "government" should do. To them, that was unthinkable. Family and neighbors shouldered responsibility and moved on. They moved westward, ever westward - as pioneers - living and moving deeper and deeper into often hostile territory - to carve out civilization from nothing....
Our Lee Ancestors ...
They built a Nation that is the envy of everyone else who did not follow their example. They despised all who lacked self-respect. They built churches and schools as they needed them, held barn raisings and worked harvest days that ended in "courting" parties, establishing new generations.
What we do today that we should not be doing, they would have strongly discouraged. What they did do, we should still be doing.
They are an example of success in the face of disease and hardship, we have now overcome. We should and can learn from their example - perhaps we too need to be tested and purified by the fires, the tribulations, as they were - for they turned out the better from these trials... perhaps we have become too soft, too lazy and self-indulgent. We should examine what made them great, examine what made them successful - and we should follow their examples, preferably without needing the experience of the tribulation, but through thought, morality and mental effort.
The American Patriot
We view with pride our ancestors’ names.
The blood they shed runs through our veins.
They fought to give us freedom and liberty,
These Patriots we proudly display on our trees.
The Founding Fathers of our Nation’s Pride,
They fought tyranny united, side by side.
Yet - how would they view us if they were alive today?
Would they accept these circumstances or would they dismay?
Or might they tell us that it is our responsibility?
To uphold and protect the Constitution they fought for
that set us free?
Or would they pick up the ax to help chip away
The foundation this Nation was built?
Leaving it to corruption and be reduced to silt?
Would they choose fortune over the future of us all?
Would they care not at this Nations fall?
I THINK NOT!!!!
I say to you, as they might say to me
“YOU, The People, are the namesakes of OUR legacy.
It is up to YOU”, they might interject!
“Wake Up Americans!
Time is growing short, but it is not over yet …
We did change the past to better this land!
And together YOU can make change again - only if, You the People, take a stand!
Be the Lion, not the sheep!
Live your lives with eyes open, not half asleep!
For only United this Nation can remain standing, and Divided you will surely Fall!
The future of the Republic depends upon YOU ALL.
For ‘Ever mindful of the Future’ must be your creed,
Remembering always ‘Don’t Thread on Me ’”!
~ Jacqueli C. Finley
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