Brief Life History of Young
When Young Lee was born in 1760, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States, his father, Col Richard Henry Lee II, was 50 and his mother, Mary Gresham, was 51. He married Jemima Matthews on 1 December 1775, in Buckingham, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Washington, Virginia, United States for about 20 years. He died on 27 September 1840, in Smyth, Virginia, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Virginia, United States.
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- Young Lee, "United States Census, 1840"
- Young Lee in entry for Priscilla Lee, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Young Lee, "United States Census, 1820"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
1781
The American Revolution ended with the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown Virginia.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Young, Sang, Jae, Jong, Jung, Sung, Yong, Kyung, Seung, Dong, Kwang, Myung.
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land, Middle English lee, lea, from Old English lēa, dative case (used after a preposition) of lēah, which originally meant ‘wood or glade’.
English: habitational name from any of the many places in England named with Old English lēah ‘wood, glade’, including Lee in Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, and Shropshire, and Lea in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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