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When Thomas Ludwell Lee returned from England in 1756, he empathized with his less-wealthy younger brothers Richard Henry Lee (born 1730, and who inherited land in Prince William County as well as 40 slaves), Francis Lightfoot Lee (born 1734, and who inherited land then in the part of Fairfax County that became Loudoun County and 30 slaves ...
At age 27, Thomas sailed to England purchased The Clifts Plantation – a property along the tall cliffs lining the Potomac River shore. Soon after Thomas married Hannah Ludwell of Green Spring in 1722, he began his political career as a burgess in Williamsburg.
Sep 3, 2017 · After suffering from blindness for many years, William passed away in 1795 and was laid to rest beside Ludwell forebears at nearby Jamestown in the church yard. His son (Philip Ludwell III’s grandson), Willam Ludwell Lee, provided for the manumission of the Green Spring slaves in his own will.
His property in Dorchester County, Maryland, on the northwest fork of the Nanticoke River had been part of land owned by Capt. John Lee, who died without children, so it was inherited by his brother Richard Lee of "Mount Pleasant" (this man's grandfather).
Lee was a member of the Coton branch of the Lees of Shropshire, England. He came to America in 1641 as secretary of the King's Privy Council. In 1642, Lee received a land grant of 1,000 acres. By 1648, he had patented* other large tracts of land in York, Gloucester, and in upper Norfolk counties.
Thomas Lee married Hannah Harrison Ludwell in 1722. They had six sons: Philip Ludwell, Thomas Ludwell, Richard Henry, Arthur, Francis Lightfoot, and William, all of whom would become prominent players in the American Revolution.
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Feb 27, 2019 · As Alice’s biography on the Stratford Hall website states: Alice sold her “prospective inheritance to brother William for 40 pounds sterling, and left America in May 1760 to live with her maternal uncle, Philip Ludwell III, in England.”
