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1765-1766, 1768 (elected, but did not attend; died
before the 2nd session of the 1768-1770 Assem-
bly). LOCAL OFFICE: land commissioner, Dor-
chester County, commissioned 1728. MILITARY
SERVICE: called captain at death. WEALTH DURING
LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: 894 acres in
Dorchester County (869 acres was the remainder
of 919 acres acquired through marriage; 25 acres
by patent). SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND BE-
TWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH: sold 200 acres
in Dorchester County to two of his sons, 1760.
WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED, between May 2 and Au-
gust 28, 1769, in Dorchester County. PERSONAL
PROPERTY: TEV, £558.17.10 current money (in-
cluding 13 slaves); FB, £436.1.7. LAND: 694 acres
in Dorchester County.
LEE, ARTHUR (?-1760). BORN: at "Blenheim,"
Charles County, of age by 1745; younger son.
"Blenheim" is now known as Laidler Ferry Farm,
located near the present Gov. Harry W. Nice
Memorial Bridge spanning the Potomac River to
Virginia. NATIVE second generation. RESIDED: in
Charles County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER:
Philip Lee (ca. 1681-1744). MOTHER: Sarah (?-
1724), widow of William Dent (ca. 1660-1704),
daughter of Thomas Brooke (ca. 1659-1730/31).
STEPMOTHER: Elizabeth Lawson Sewall, widow
of Henry Sewall (?-1722), Gent. UNCLE: Thomas
Brooke (1683-1744). AUNT: Priscilla Brooke, who
married Thomas Gantt (?-1765). HALF AUNT: Jane
Brooke (?-1779), who married Alexander Contee
(ca. 1691-1740). BROTHERS: Richard Lee (ca. 1707-
1787); Francis Lee (?-1749); Philip (?-1739); and
Thomas (?-1749). HALF BROTHERS: Hancock (?-
1759); John; Corbin Lee (?-1774); and George
Lee (1736-1807). STEPBROTHERS: Nicholas Lewis
Sewell (ca. 1721-1800); Henry Sewall (?-1780).
SISTERS: Ann (ca. 1711-1800); Sarah; and Eleanor
(1710-1759). HALF SISTERS: Hannah (ca. 1736-
by 1781), who married second, Joseph Sprigg
(1736-1800); Letitia (Lettice) (?-1776), who
married third, Joseph Sim (?-1793); Elizabeth;
Alice; and Margaret (Peggy). FIRST COUSINS:
Thomas Gantt (ca. 1710-1785); Fielder Gantt (?-
1807); Edward Gantt (?-by 1783); probably Ann
Gantt, who married John Brome (1703-1748);
Richard Brooke (1716-1783); and Eleanor Brooke
(1718-?), who married Samuel Beall (ca. 1713-
ca. 1778). NEPHEWS: Philip Thomas Lee (1738-
1778); Thomas Sim Lee (1745-1819); Richard Potts
(1753-1808); and Philip Richard Fendall (?-?).
NIECES: Sarah Lettice Lee (?-1761), who married
Philip Richard Fendall (?-?); Hannah Lee (?-ca.
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1763), who married George Plater (1735-1792);
Sarah Eleanor Potts, who married Thomas Gantt,
Jr. (?-1808); Rebecca Potts, who married Ben-
jamin Mackall IV (1745-by 1810); Alice Lee (?-
1789), who married John Weems (1737-1813);
and Sarah Fendall (ca. 1732-1793), who married
ca. 1755 Thomas Contee (ca. 1729-1811). MAR-
RIED first, between April and September 1744,
Ann, widow of Robert Yates (by 1692-1743),
daughter of John Gwinn (?-1734) and wife Ann
(?-1736). Her brothers were Joseph; Benjamin.
Her sister was Mary, who married (first name
unknown) Williams. MARRIED second, Charity
(1724-?), widow of John Howard (?- 1749),
daughter of Samuel Hanson (ca. 1685-1740),
granddaughter of Walter Storey (ca. 1666-1726),
and niece of Robert Hanson (ca. 1680-1748). Her
brothers were Walter Hanson (1711/12-1794);
Samuel Hanson (1716-1794); William (1718/19-
1721); John Hanson, Jr. (1721-1783); and Wil-
liam (1726-?). Her sisters were Elizabeth (1707-
?); Mary (1709/10-?); Sarah (1714-?); Jane (1721/
22-?); and Chloe. Her first cousins were Dorothy
Hanson (1721-1752), who married Richard Har-
rison (?-1780); Mary Hanson, who married Dan-
iel Jenifer (by 1729-1795). CHILDREN. SON: Ar-
thur (by 1749-?), who possibly moved to
Edgecomb County, North Carolina. STEPSON:
Robert Yates, who probably married Sarah, widow
of John Bruce, Gent., of Charles County.
DAUGHTER: Sarah Eleanor Ann, who married
James Key. STEPDAUGHTER: Chloe Howard. PRI-
VATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS
AFFILIATION: Protestant. SOCIAL STATUS AND AC-
TIVITIES: fourth generation descendant of the Vir-
ginia Lees. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: planter.
PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower
House, Charles County, 1749-1751 (Bills of Credit
1), 1751-1754 (Bills of Credit 1-6), 1757-1758
(Arms and Ammunition 1, Cv, 2), 1758-1760
(died before the 3rd session of the 1758-1761
Assembly). LOCAL OFFICES: justice, Charles
County, 1745-1760; justice, Court of Oyer, Ter-
miner, and Gaol Delivery, Charles County, com-
missioned December 13, 1745. MILITARY SERV-
ICE: captain, Charles County Militia, 1748. WEALTH
DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: 500
acres in Prince George's County (inherited from
his mother). SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND BE-
TWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH: purchased 150
acres in Charles County, 1751; obtained 200 acres
through marriage to his first wife and 150 acres
through marriage to his second wife, as reflected
in the Charles County debt books for 1753 and
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