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Descendants of William Lee

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM¹ LEE was born Abt. 1785 in Virginia, and died Bef. 1858 in Fentress County, Tennessee. He married MATILDA ONEY March 13, 1817 in Botetourt County, Viginia, daughter of JAMES ONEY and MAZEY BOOTH. She was born Bef. 1801 in Surry County, Viginia, and died March 1870 in Casey County, Kentucky.

Notes for WILLIAM LEE:
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SOME OLD COURT RECORDS

The following items are taken from an old account sued on by Eli F. Johns against Phillip Mace in 1843 as appears in the Minute Book of the Circuit Court of Fentress County:
      "To one boat cable 66 feet long $8.00
      To 5 gal. whiskey $2.50
      To 1 qt. of whiskey and 2 1/2 gallons $1.50
      To hauling Boat Gunnels and stock $3.00
      To pepper and spice by father .25
      To 1 deer skin on the river .75
      To 2 oz. Indigo by Joshua Storie .40
      To Joel L. Reagan paid lady .37 1/2
      Take off twenty-five cents for Bruce' debt for I don't distinckly recollect that Mace told me to let him have it." Judgement was rendered in favor of plaintiff, Eki F. Johns by Sam Hinds, J.P. and was appealed by Mace, and appeal dismissed by the Circuit Court. Wm. Cullom was Attorney General in 1842. John H. Savage succeeded him in 1843 and served for many years afterwards. Edward Choate, Sheriff 1842. Joshua Storie, 1843. Charles Reagan, Clerk 1843. Ab. Caruthers was the Circuit Judge.
      The following names of Attorneys are found in the old minutes of the court at that time, John L. Goodall, Joyn Allison, John B. McCormick, Alvin Cullom, Minnis, Lapsley & Trabue, Thomas E. Bramlett, Rice Maxey, Richardson and Turney.
      The Grand Jury at the June Term in 1843 were, William Lee, Foreman, Phillip Conatser, Robert Boles, Burdine Young, Leroy Taylor, Jesse Cobb, Thomas Riley, William Flanningan and Frederick Highsaw.
      The trial Jury at October term were, Robert Clark, John G. Francis, Joshua Jeffers, Frederick Helm, Noah Storie, John H. Hughes, William Lee, Edward Franklin, Thomas Boles, David Gwinn, Jonathan Rich and John Combs.
      Justices of the Peace whose names appear in the Minutes of the Circuit Court about this time, Joseph Upchurch, Daniel Smith, J. L. Kennedy, William Beason, Samuel Hinds, William Lee, Joshua Owens, Abner Phillips. John Albertson was clerk in 1842 and Charles Reagan was clerk in 1843.

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More About WILLIAM LEE:
Census: 1850, Fentress County, Tennessee
Occupation: was a community leader,a blacksmith and a founder of an academy.

More About MATILDA ONEY:
Census: 1850, Fentress County, Tennessee

Children of WILLIAM LEE and MATILDA ONEY are:

2.	i.	VANQUELON² LEE, b. July 24, 1823, Fentress County, Tennessee; d. February 04, 1890, Marion County, Illinois.
3.	ii.	BARTHOLET LEE, b. 1825, Tennessee; d. 1873, Casey County, Kentucky.
	iii.	LEE, b. 1827.
	iv.	ELIZA LEE, b. 1832, Tennessee.

More About ELIZA LEE:
Census: 1850, Fentress County, Tennessee

SARAH LEE, b. 1834, Fentress County, Tennessee.

More About SARAH LEE:
Census: 1850, Fentress County, Tennessee

vi.

NEWTON LEE, b. 1837.

More About NEWTON LEE:
Census: 1850, Fentress County, Tennessee

vii.

ELIZABETH LEE, b. 1840, Fentress County, Tennessee.

More About ELIZABETH LEE:
Census: 1860, Fentress County, Tennessee

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