Name: Richard Lee
Gender: Male
Race: White
Burial Date: 28 Apr 1718
Burial Place: St. Botolph Aldgate, London, England
Father: Richard Lee
FHL Film Number: 380136
Reference ID: P April 1718
https://www.geni.com/people/Hon-Richard-Lee-III/6000000002264959451
Hon. Richard Lee III
From Edmund Jennings Lee:
Richard, the oldest surviving son of Richard Lee & Laetitia Corbin, was born in 1678-9, and died in London in 1718. Somewhere about 1710-11 he had gone over to London and settled there as a Virginia merchant in partnership with his maternal uncle, Thomas Corbin. Very little information can be found concerning him. By the kindness of William Blackston Lee, Esq., the few items were copied from the London records: 1719 ............ 1724. On the 16th of November 1724, there was issued a commission to John Crabb, creditor of the late Richard Lee, late of the parish of St. Olave, Hart Street, London, but who died in the parish of St. Anne Westminister in Co.: Midd. Martha Lee, the relict and George, Martha, and Laetitia Lee, minors, children of the deceased, cited but not appearing. On the 5th of November, 1716, "Richard Lee, of London, son of Richard Lee of Couple parish, in Virgina," leased to Reuben Welch, Thomas Lee and Henry Lee, of Essex, the 2,600 acres whereupon his father had lived. "Yielding and paying therefor the yearly rent of one peper corb only on the feast day of the birth of Our Lord God." This lease is mentioned in the will of Thomas Lee. In petition from "Martha Lee, widow of Richard Lee of London," dated the 19th of October, 1720, she mentioned this lease of 1716, and stated her husband was the son of Richard Lee, Sr. & c.; gave her residence in "Goodman's Fields, parish of St. Mary White Chappel, Middlesex," England. William Lee (in 1771) stated that, Richard married an heiress in England by the name of Silk, and by her left one son, George, and two daughters, Lettice and Martha; all of these children went to Virginia and settled. George married a Wormeley, who died leaving one daughter; he then married a Fairfax, nearly related to Lord Fairfax of Yorkshire, and died leaving by his last marriage three sons, that are now minors and are at school in England under the care of Mr. James Russell. Lettuce married a Corbin and her sister a Turberville; their eldest children intermarried, from which.... (did not copy next page).
Richard 3, born in Westmoreland Co. Virginia, moved to London, married Martha Silk of England. All children born in England. After Richard 3 died at 40 years old and Martha about 15 years later, all children moved to Virginia.. Son, George moved in with his Uncle Thomas and later took possession of the home/plantation called Machodoc/Mt. Pleasant in Westmoreland Co. Virginia.∼Richard Lee b. 1679, Leesylvania, Westmoreland Co., VA, d. 1719, London, England, m. Martha Silk, b. 1680 England. Somewhere about 1710-11, Richard had gone over to London and settled there as a Virginia merchant in partnership with his maternal uncle, Thomas Corbin. Very little information can be found concerning him. In 1719, Richard Lee died in the parish of St. Anne within the Liberty of Westminster, intestate. On the 8th of Nov 1711, William Ellins and Edmund Farrington sold to the said Richard Lee all their wares, merchandises &c. Rice Perry of the parish of St. Catherine Creechurch, London, merchant, appointed the said merchandises. Given at London 2nd January 1718-19. On the 16th of November, 1724, there was issued a commission to John Crabb, creditor of the late Richard Lee, late of the parish of St. Olave, Hart Street, London, but who died in the parish of St. Anne Westminster in Co: Midd. Martha Lee, the relict and George, Martha, and Laetitia Lee, minors, children of the deceased, cited but not appearing. On the 5th of November 1716, “Richard Lee, of London, son of Richard Lee of Cople parish, in Virginia,” leased to Reuben Welch, Thomas Lee and Henry Lee, of Essex, the 2,6000 acres whereupon his father had lived. “Yielding and paying therefor the yearly rent of one peper corn only on the feast day of the birth of Our Lord God.” This lease is mentioned in the will of Thomas Lee. In a petition from “Martha Lee, widow of the late Richard Lee, of London,” dated 19th of October, 1720, she mentioned this lease of 1716, and stated that her husband was the son of Richard Lee, Sen’r, &c.; gave her residence in “Goodman’s Fields, parish of St. Mary White Chapel, Middlesex, England.” William Lee (in 1771) stated that, “Richard married an heiress in England by the name of Silk, and had by her left one son, George, and two daughters, Lettice and Martha; all of these children went to Virginia and settled. George married a Wormeley, who died leaving one daughter; he then married a Fairfax, nearly related to Lord Fairfax of Yorkshire, and died leaving by his last marriage three sons, that are now minors and are at school in England under the care of Mr. James Russell. Lettice married a Corbin and her sister a Turberville; their eldest children intermarried, from which union, George Lee Turberville, now at school at Winton College, is the oldest issue.”
His father left him the 2600 acres "in Cople Parish in Westmoreland County, [it] being the land whereon I live." (Westmoreland Co. Deeds & Wills 5, 445ff.).
MARTHA LEE of Goodman's Fields, Whitechapel, Mddx., widow, dated 26 Apr 1725. To my son GEORGE LEE my tenements in Gracechurch Street, London, and in Cople parish, Westmoreland Co., VA. My tenements in Suffolk to my two daughters MARTHA and LETTICE LEE, subject to the payment of L100 to DANIEL WATTS when he is 21 pursuant to the will of my former husband THOMAS MOORE deceased. In case of my children's death, my estate in London is to descend to the children of my late brother JOHN SILK and to my brother ABRAHAM SILK, and my estate in Suffolk to my brother TOBIAS SILK. L10 each to my friend Mr. OLIVER MARTON of the Temple, my brother TOBIAS SILK and WILLIAM WAREHAM, citizen and barber surgeon of London. L25 each to RUTH HILL, widow, and NAOMI HILL her daughter. Residue to the said TOBIAS SILK and WILLIAM WAREHAM who are to be my execs. and guardians of my three children. Wits: JOHN MATHEW, OLIVER MARTON and EDWARD MARTON. Pr. 5 May 1725 by execs. named. (PROB 11/603/114). See NGSQ 63/131. pg.130 - 131.
Register Report for Martha Silk
Generation 1
1. Martha Silk-1. She was born Mar 1683 in St Botolph without Aldgate, London, UK. Will 1725 in Contested by her son George who claimed she was of unsound mind probably because she left her Suffolk property to her daughters. She died Bef. 05 May 1725 in Mansell Street, Goodman's Fields, Whitechapel, London, England.
Notes for Martha Silk: General Notes:
Martha's marriage to her first husband the much older Thomas Moore, Citizen and Distiller of London, seems to have been childless but to have brought her property which must have been attractive to Richard Lee whose business affairs were probably already in trouble at the time of the marriage. Oliver Marton is mentioned in Thomas Moore's will (see below).
After the death of her second husband, Richard Lee, Martha was faced with court action by her husband's former partner and uncle Thomas Corbin. Richard's business affairs were in total disarray, he seems to have died in 1718 and action was taken in July of that year.
In her Will PCC PROB 11/603
Martha Lee left all her property in Gracechurch Street London and in America to her son George and her property in Suffolk to her daughters. In the event of their deaths without issue her London estate was to go to the children of her deceased brother John and the children of her brother Abraham while her brother Tobias was to have the Suffolk estate. Provision was made for the care and education of her children, with Tobias Silk and William Wareham being appointed Trustees and Executors. Her 'very good friend' Oliver Marton, Tobias Silk and William Wareham were all left ten pounds each for mourning and she left five pounds each to Widow Ruth Hill and her daughter for mourning. She also left money to fulfill the wishes of Thomas Moore for a payment to Daniel Watts when he reached the age of twenty one. The Trustees were asked to take the advice of Oliver Marton. Job Mathew, Oliver Marton and ? Marton were the witnesses to the will which received probate on 5 May 1725, having been written on the 26 April 1725.
Thomas Moore is the son of Thomas Moore and Phillipa. He was born on 14 Sep 1647 in Littleton, Middlesex, England. Occupation 1710 in London, England (Citizen and Distiller). He died Mar 1710. Will on 15 Mar 1710 in London, England.
Notes for Thomas Moore: General Notes:
Thomas's family appear to originate to the west of London in what was then the small village of Littleton well away from the city.
Will PCC prob 11/514 Image Reference:274 and 275
This will leaves the bulk of his estate to Martha Silk with various family bequests and two legacies to the children of Daniel Watts, Mariner. Among those to receive a mourning ring is Oliver Marton.
Thomas Moore and Martha Silk. They were married on 12 Nov 1702 in Littleton, Middlesex, England. Marriage License on 12 Nov 1702 in Faculty Office, London, England. They had no children.
Richard Lee is the son of Col Sir Richard Lee and Leatitia Corbin. He was born 1678 in Westmorland, Virginia. Residence 1714 in Savage Gardens, London, England. He died 1718 in ? St Anne, Westminster, Middlesex, UK.
Notes for Richard Lee: General Notes:
Estate in Stutton, Brantham and Taddingstone HB 441/B/34
1710
These documents are held at Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch 1 doc
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Register Report for Martha Silk
Generation 1
Contents:
Copy of lease and release by which John Morley of Halstead (Essex) gent, and Oliver Marton of the Middle Temple, London, purchased 'Buxtons' (186 acres), 'Ingforbyes' (200 acres), 'Pritches' (40 acres), Taddingstone Wood (8 acres), 'Everards' (5 acres), etc, and the advowson of Stutton, from Thomas May of Stutton Hall, formerly of Stoke-by-Nayland, esq, Richard Lee of London, merchant, and John Taylor of London, merchant -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Archives, Kew, England reference: E 134/13Anne/East6
Litigation undertaken in 1714 involved Richard Lee in a dispute relating to a loan for £1000 from a widow called Jane Platt, secured against 58 hogsheads of tobacco. This places him as living at Savage Gardens together with John Adamson who gave a sworn deposition in the case. It may be that Savage Gardens was a business address since he also had a house at Plaistow in East London (not far from Stratford Langthorne) and his wife owned property in Goodmans Fields.
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Richard Lee died intestate and after his death Thomas Corbin pursued a court action relating to a partnership of 1706, which reveals that in about September 1716 Richard Lee, faced with probable or actual bankruptcy and owing money to various people and large amounts of tax on imported tobacco, absconded from his house taking with him the account books of the business and possibly also various bills and goods.
His brother-in-law Tobias Silk testified that he was owed money and also that various of Richard Lee's household goods including beds and chairs had turned up later, from where he did not know, and had been given to Richard's widow Martha. Tobias Silk, his wife and fellow defendant Thomas Muspratt, Tobacconist, all denied knowing whether Richard Lee has absconded deliberately in order to defraud Thomas Corbin and sued for their own legal costs.
John Adamson, the former clerk at the counting house testified that he believed that assignments to James Gilbert Ironmonger and John Salter Linen Draper were made fairly and did not include property owing to Thomas Corbin. His testimony creates the impression of increasing tension arising between Corbin and Richard Lee despite the account books and dealings at the Counting House being open to him, and that eventually Richard Lee refused to see Corbin who was 'very passionate' as a result Adamson agreed to keep Lee's whereabouts secret from Corbin. It seems as if Corbin suggested that a salary increase to £50 a year for Adamson was because he acted on Lee's part and against Corbin. Adamson also claimed that the Paderborne and Hessian linen which Corbin claimed had been stolen from him had in fact been distrained by the Exchequor and sold to cover unpaid tax.
Gilbert and Salter produced detailed statements relating to the assignments made by Richard Lee in his attempt to clear his debts to them and various others.
The general impression is of a business that has got into a complete muddle over unpaid tax, monies owed on goods traded and failing relationships. We do not know the cause of Richard Lee's death, but the stress of all this must have contributed.
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Richard Lee and Martha Silk. Marriage License on 27 Nov 1710 in Vicar General. They were married on 30 Nov 1710 in St Bride Fleet St, London, England. They had 5 children.
i. Richard Lee. He was born Abt. 1711. He died on 04 Dec 1712 in St Botolph, Aldgate, London. Burial on 04 Dec 1712 in St Bottolph Aldgate in a vault[1]. Notes for Richard Lee: General Notes:
This child is not confirmed as being the son of Richard Lee and Martha Silk although it seems highly likely given the dates and location and Martha's association with St Bottolph.
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Register Report for Martha Silk
Generation 1 (con't)
The following information has been extracted from the burial register of St Olave Hart Street 1684-1805 [Guildhall Library Ms 28870]:
December 4 1712
Richard son of Mr Richard Lee Marc.t [merchant] buried at St Bottolph Aldgate in a vault
ii. Martha Lee. She was born on 21 Sep 1712 in St Olave Hart Street, London. She died on 12 Nov 1751 in Hickory Hill, Westmoreland, Virginia.
iii. Laetitia (Lettice) Lee. She was born on 08 Sep 1713 in St Olave Hart Street, London. She died on 15 Jan 1768 in Hickory Hill, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.
2. iv. George Lee. He was born on 18 Aug 1714 in St Olave Hart Street, London. He married Anne Fairfax. They were married on 16 Dec 1752. He died on 19 Nov 1761 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Virginia.
v. Ann Lee. She was born on 30 Jul 1715 in St Olave Hart Street, London. She died on 12 Nov 1715 in St Olave Hart Street, London.
Generation 2
2. George Lee-2 (Martha Silk-1). He was born on 18 Aug 1714 in St Olave Hart Street, London. He died on 19 Nov 1761 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Virginia.
Judith Wormeley.
George Lee and Judith Wormeley. They were married Bef. 1752. They had 2 children.
i. Richard Lee.
ii. Elizabeth Lee.
Anne Fairfax.
George Lee and Anne Fairfax. They were married on 16 Dec 1752. They had 3 children.
i. George Fairfax Lee. He was born 1754.
ii. Lancelot Lee.
iii. William Lee.
Sources
1 OPR St Olave Hart Street, London.
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Richard Lee, III did NOT have a brother named Richard Henry Lee. Richard Henry Lee, Signer was the son of Thomas Lee and Hannah Harrison Ludwell! I tried to get the information about Richard Henry Lee from another researcher corrected but they declined to do so. Richard Lee, III is NOT Richard Henry Lee either. The signer was the first in the Lee family with the middle name of Henry.
Gender: Male
Race: White
Burial Date: 28 Apr 1718
Burial Place: St. Botolph Aldgate, London, England
Father: Richard Lee
FHL Film Number: 380136
Reference ID: P April 1718
https://www.geni.com/people/Hon-Richard-Lee-III/6000000002264959451
Hon. Richard Lee III
From Edmund Jennings Lee:
Richard, the oldest surviving son of Richard Lee & Laetitia Corbin, was born in 1678-9, and died in London in 1718. Somewhere about 1710-11 he had gone over to London and settled there as a Virginia merchant in partnership with his maternal uncle, Thomas Corbin. Very little information can be found concerning him. By the kindness of William Blackston Lee, Esq., the few items were copied from the London records: 1719 ............ 1724. On the 16th of November 1724, there was issued a commission to John Crabb, creditor of the late Richard Lee, late of the parish of St. Olave, Hart Street, London, but who died in the parish of St. Anne Westminister in Co.: Midd. Martha Lee, the relict and George, Martha, and Laetitia Lee, minors, children of the deceased, cited but not appearing. On the 5th of November, 1716, "Richard Lee, of London, son of Richard Lee of Couple parish, in Virgina," leased to Reuben Welch, Thomas Lee and Henry Lee, of Essex, the 2,600 acres whereupon his father had lived. "Yielding and paying therefor the yearly rent of one peper corb only on the feast day of the birth of Our Lord God." This lease is mentioned in the will of Thomas Lee. In petition from "Martha Lee, widow of Richard Lee of London," dated the 19th of October, 1720, she mentioned this lease of 1716, and stated her husband was the son of Richard Lee, Sr. & c.; gave her residence in "Goodman's Fields, parish of St. Mary White Chappel, Middlesex," England. William Lee (in 1771) stated that, Richard married an heiress in England by the name of Silk, and by her left one son, George, and two daughters, Lettice and Martha; all of these children went to Virginia and settled. George married a Wormeley, who died leaving one daughter; he then married a Fairfax, nearly related to Lord Fairfax of Yorkshire, and died leaving by his last marriage three sons, that are now minors and are at school in England under the care of Mr. James Russell. Lettuce married a Corbin and her sister a Turberville; their eldest children intermarried, from which.... (did not copy next page).
Richard 3, born in Westmoreland Co. Virginia, moved to London, married Martha Silk of England. All children born in England. After Richard 3 died at 40 years old and Martha about 15 years later, all children moved to Virginia.. Son, George moved in with his Uncle Thomas and later took possession of the home/plantation called Machodoc/Mt. Pleasant in Westmoreland Co. Virginia.∼Richard Lee b. 1679, Leesylvania, Westmoreland Co., VA, d. 1719, London, England, m. Martha Silk, b. 1680 England. Somewhere about 1710-11, Richard had gone over to London and settled there as a Virginia merchant in partnership with his maternal uncle, Thomas Corbin. Very little information can be found concerning him. In 1719, Richard Lee died in the parish of St. Anne within the Liberty of Westminster, intestate. On the 8th of Nov 1711, William Ellins and Edmund Farrington sold to the said Richard Lee all their wares, merchandises &c. Rice Perry of the parish of St. Catherine Creechurch, London, merchant, appointed the said merchandises. Given at London 2nd January 1718-19. On the 16th of November, 1724, there was issued a commission to John Crabb, creditor of the late Richard Lee, late of the parish of St. Olave, Hart Street, London, but who died in the parish of St. Anne Westminster in Co: Midd. Martha Lee, the relict and George, Martha, and Laetitia Lee, minors, children of the deceased, cited but not appearing. On the 5th of November 1716, “Richard Lee, of London, son of Richard Lee of Cople parish, in Virginia,” leased to Reuben Welch, Thomas Lee and Henry Lee, of Essex, the 2,6000 acres whereupon his father had lived. “Yielding and paying therefor the yearly rent of one peper corn only on the feast day of the birth of Our Lord God.” This lease is mentioned in the will of Thomas Lee. In a petition from “Martha Lee, widow of the late Richard Lee, of London,” dated 19th of October, 1720, she mentioned this lease of 1716, and stated that her husband was the son of Richard Lee, Sen’r, &c.; gave her residence in “Goodman’s Fields, parish of St. Mary White Chapel, Middlesex, England.” William Lee (in 1771) stated that, “Richard married an heiress in England by the name of Silk, and had by her left one son, George, and two daughters, Lettice and Martha; all of these children went to Virginia and settled. George married a Wormeley, who died leaving one daughter; he then married a Fairfax, nearly related to Lord Fairfax of Yorkshire, and died leaving by his last marriage three sons, that are now minors and are at school in England under the care of Mr. James Russell. Lettice married a Corbin and her sister a Turberville; their eldest children intermarried, from which union, George Lee Turberville, now at school at Winton College, is the oldest issue.”
His father left him the 2600 acres "in Cople Parish in Westmoreland County, [it] being the land whereon I live." (Westmoreland Co. Deeds & Wills 5, 445ff.).
MARTHA LEE of Goodman's Fields, Whitechapel, Mddx., widow, dated 26 Apr 1725. To my son GEORGE LEE my tenements in Gracechurch Street, London, and in Cople parish, Westmoreland Co., VA. My tenements in Suffolk to my two daughters MARTHA and LETTICE LEE, subject to the payment of L100 to DANIEL WATTS when he is 21 pursuant to the will of my former husband THOMAS MOORE deceased. In case of my children's death, my estate in London is to descend to the children of my late brother JOHN SILK and to my brother ABRAHAM SILK, and my estate in Suffolk to my brother TOBIAS SILK. L10 each to my friend Mr. OLIVER MARTON of the Temple, my brother TOBIAS SILK and WILLIAM WAREHAM, citizen and barber surgeon of London. L25 each to RUTH HILL, widow, and NAOMI HILL her daughter. Residue to the said TOBIAS SILK and WILLIAM WAREHAM who are to be my execs. and guardians of my three children. Wits: JOHN MATHEW, OLIVER MARTON and EDWARD MARTON. Pr. 5 May 1725 by execs. named. (PROB 11/603/114). See NGSQ 63/131. pg.130 - 131.
Register Report for Martha Silk
Generation 1
1. Martha Silk-1. She was born Mar 1683 in St Botolph without Aldgate, London, UK. Will 1725 in Contested by her son George who claimed she was of unsound mind probably because she left her Suffolk property to her daughters. She died Bef. 05 May 1725 in Mansell Street, Goodman's Fields, Whitechapel, London, England.
Notes for Martha Silk: General Notes:
Martha's marriage to her first husband the much older Thomas Moore, Citizen and Distiller of London, seems to have been childless but to have brought her property which must have been attractive to Richard Lee whose business affairs were probably already in trouble at the time of the marriage. Oliver Marton is mentioned in Thomas Moore's will (see below).
After the death of her second husband, Richard Lee, Martha was faced with court action by her husband's former partner and uncle Thomas Corbin. Richard's business affairs were in total disarray, he seems to have died in 1718 and action was taken in July of that year.
In her Will PCC PROB 11/603
Martha Lee left all her property in Gracechurch Street London and in America to her son George and her property in Suffolk to her daughters. In the event of their deaths without issue her London estate was to go to the children of her deceased brother John and the children of her brother Abraham while her brother Tobias was to have the Suffolk estate. Provision was made for the care and education of her children, with Tobias Silk and William Wareham being appointed Trustees and Executors. Her 'very good friend' Oliver Marton, Tobias Silk and William Wareham were all left ten pounds each for mourning and she left five pounds each to Widow Ruth Hill and her daughter for mourning. She also left money to fulfill the wishes of Thomas Moore for a payment to Daniel Watts when he reached the age of twenty one. The Trustees were asked to take the advice of Oliver Marton. Job Mathew, Oliver Marton and ? Marton were the witnesses to the will which received probate on 5 May 1725, having been written on the 26 April 1725.
Thomas Moore is the son of Thomas Moore and Phillipa. He was born on 14 Sep 1647 in Littleton, Middlesex, England. Occupation 1710 in London, England (Citizen and Distiller). He died Mar 1710. Will on 15 Mar 1710 in London, England.
Notes for Thomas Moore: General Notes:
Thomas's family appear to originate to the west of London in what was then the small village of Littleton well away from the city.
Will PCC prob 11/514 Image Reference:274 and 275
This will leaves the bulk of his estate to Martha Silk with various family bequests and two legacies to the children of Daniel Watts, Mariner. Among those to receive a mourning ring is Oliver Marton.
Thomas Moore and Martha Silk. They were married on 12 Nov 1702 in Littleton, Middlesex, England. Marriage License on 12 Nov 1702 in Faculty Office, London, England. They had no children.
Richard Lee is the son of Col Sir Richard Lee and Leatitia Corbin. He was born 1678 in Westmorland, Virginia. Residence 1714 in Savage Gardens, London, England. He died 1718 in ? St Anne, Westminster, Middlesex, UK.
Notes for Richard Lee: General Notes:
Estate in Stutton, Brantham and Taddingstone HB 441/B/34
1710
These documents are held at Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch 1 doc
Page 1 of 3 14 July 2008 14:48:40
Register Report for Martha Silk
Generation 1
Contents:
Copy of lease and release by which John Morley of Halstead (Essex) gent, and Oliver Marton of the Middle Temple, London, purchased 'Buxtons' (186 acres), 'Ingforbyes' (200 acres), 'Pritches' (40 acres), Taddingstone Wood (8 acres), 'Everards' (5 acres), etc, and the advowson of Stutton, from Thomas May of Stutton Hall, formerly of Stoke-by-Nayland, esq, Richard Lee of London, merchant, and John Taylor of London, merchant -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Archives, Kew, England reference: E 134/13Anne/East6
Litigation undertaken in 1714 involved Richard Lee in a dispute relating to a loan for £1000 from a widow called Jane Platt, secured against 58 hogsheads of tobacco. This places him as living at Savage Gardens together with John Adamson who gave a sworn deposition in the case. It may be that Savage Gardens was a business address since he also had a house at Plaistow in East London (not far from Stratford Langthorne) and his wife owned property in Goodmans Fields.
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Richard Lee died intestate and after his death Thomas Corbin pursued a court action relating to a partnership of 1706, which reveals that in about September 1716 Richard Lee, faced with probable or actual bankruptcy and owing money to various people and large amounts of tax on imported tobacco, absconded from his house taking with him the account books of the business and possibly also various bills and goods.
His brother-in-law Tobias Silk testified that he was owed money and also that various of Richard Lee's household goods including beds and chairs had turned up later, from where he did not know, and had been given to Richard's widow Martha. Tobias Silk, his wife and fellow defendant Thomas Muspratt, Tobacconist, all denied knowing whether Richard Lee has absconded deliberately in order to defraud Thomas Corbin and sued for their own legal costs.
John Adamson, the former clerk at the counting house testified that he believed that assignments to James Gilbert Ironmonger and John Salter Linen Draper were made fairly and did not include property owing to Thomas Corbin. His testimony creates the impression of increasing tension arising between Corbin and Richard Lee despite the account books and dealings at the Counting House being open to him, and that eventually Richard Lee refused to see Corbin who was 'very passionate' as a result Adamson agreed to keep Lee's whereabouts secret from Corbin. It seems as if Corbin suggested that a salary increase to £50 a year for Adamson was because he acted on Lee's part and against Corbin. Adamson also claimed that the Paderborne and Hessian linen which Corbin claimed had been stolen from him had in fact been distrained by the Exchequor and sold to cover unpaid tax.
Gilbert and Salter produced detailed statements relating to the assignments made by Richard Lee in his attempt to clear his debts to them and various others.
The general impression is of a business that has got into a complete muddle over unpaid tax, monies owed on goods traded and failing relationships. We do not know the cause of Richard Lee's death, but the stress of all this must have contributed.
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Richard Lee and Martha Silk. Marriage License on 27 Nov 1710 in Vicar General. They were married on 30 Nov 1710 in St Bride Fleet St, London, England. They had 5 children.
i. Richard Lee. He was born Abt. 1711. He died on 04 Dec 1712 in St Botolph, Aldgate, London. Burial on 04 Dec 1712 in St Bottolph Aldgate in a vault[1]. Notes for Richard Lee: General Notes:
This child is not confirmed as being the son of Richard Lee and Martha Silk although it seems highly likely given the dates and location and Martha's association with St Bottolph.
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Register Report for Martha Silk
Generation 1 (con't)
The following information has been extracted from the burial register of St Olave Hart Street 1684-1805 [Guildhall Library Ms 28870]:
December 4 1712
Richard son of Mr Richard Lee Marc.t [merchant] buried at St Bottolph Aldgate in a vault
ii. Martha Lee. She was born on 21 Sep 1712 in St Olave Hart Street, London. She died on 12 Nov 1751 in Hickory Hill, Westmoreland, Virginia.
iii. Laetitia (Lettice) Lee. She was born on 08 Sep 1713 in St Olave Hart Street, London. She died on 15 Jan 1768 in Hickory Hill, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.
2. iv. George Lee. He was born on 18 Aug 1714 in St Olave Hart Street, London. He married Anne Fairfax. They were married on 16 Dec 1752. He died on 19 Nov 1761 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Virginia.
v. Ann Lee. She was born on 30 Jul 1715 in St Olave Hart Street, London. She died on 12 Nov 1715 in St Olave Hart Street, London.
Generation 2
2. George Lee-2 (Martha Silk-1). He was born on 18 Aug 1714 in St Olave Hart Street, London. He died on 19 Nov 1761 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Virginia.
Judith Wormeley.
George Lee and Judith Wormeley. They were married Bef. 1752. They had 2 children.
i. Richard Lee.
ii. Elizabeth Lee.
Anne Fairfax.
George Lee and Anne Fairfax. They were married on 16 Dec 1752. They had 3 children.
i. George Fairfax Lee. He was born 1754.
ii. Lancelot Lee.
iii. William Lee.
Sources
1 OPR St Olave Hart Street, London.
Page 3 of 3 14 July 2008 14:48:41
Richard Lee, III did NOT have a brother named Richard Henry Lee. Richard Henry Lee, Signer was the son of Thomas Lee and Hannah Harrison Ludwell! I tried to get the information about Richard Henry Lee from another researcher corrected but they declined to do so. Richard Lee, III is NOT Richard Henry Lee either. The signer was the first in the Lee family with the middle name of Henry.
Name: Richard Lee
Gender: Male
Race: White
Burial Date: 28 Apr 1718
Burial Place: St. Botolph Aldgate, London, England
Father: Richard Lee
FHL Film Number: 380136
Reference ID: P April 1718
https://www.geni.com/people/Hon-Richard-Lee-III/6000000002264959451
Hon. Richard Lee III
From Edmund Jennings Lee:
Richard, the oldest surviving son of Richard Lee & Laetitia Corbin, was born in 1678-9, and died in London in 1718. Somewhere about 1710-11 he had gone over to London and settled there as a Virginia merchant in partnership with his maternal uncle, Thomas Corbin. Very little information can be found concerning him. By the kindness of William Blackston Lee, Esq., the few items were copied from the London records: 1719 ............ 1724. On the 16th of November 1724, there was issued a commission to John Crabb, creditor of the late Richard Lee, late of the parish of St. Olave, Hart Street, London, but who died in the parish of St. Anne Westminister in Co.: Midd. Martha Lee, the relict and George, Martha, and Laetitia Lee, minors, children of the deceased, cited but not appearing. On the 5th of November, 1716, "Richard Lee, of London, son of Richard Lee of Couple parish, in Virgina," leased to Reuben Welch, Thomas Lee and Henry Lee, of Essex, the 2,600 acres whereupon his father had lived. "Yielding and paying therefor the yearly rent of one peper corb only on the feast day of the birth of Our Lord God." This lease is mentioned in the will of Thomas Lee. In petition from "Martha Lee, widow of Richard Lee of London," dated the 19th of October, 1720, she mentioned this lease of 1716, and stated her husband was the son of Richard Lee, Sr. & c.; gave her residence in "Goodman's Fields, parish of St. Mary White Chappel, Middlesex," England. William Lee (in 1771) stated that, Richard married an heiress in England by the name of Silk, and by her left one son, George, and two daughters, Lettice and Martha; all of these children went to Virginia and settled. George married a Wormeley, who died leaving one daughter; he then married a Fairfax, nearly related to Lord Fairfax of Yorkshire, and died leaving by his last marriage three sons, that are now minors and are at school in England under the care of Mr. James Russell. Lettuce married a Corbin and her sister a Turberville; their eldest children intermarried, from which.... (did not copy next page).
Richard 3, born in Westmoreland Co. Virginia, moved to London, married Martha Silk of England. All children born in England. After Richard 3 died at 40 years old and Martha about 15 years later, all children moved to Virginia.. Son, George moved in with his Uncle Thomas and later took possession of the home/plantation called Machodoc/Mt. Pleasant in Westmoreland Co. Virginia.∼Richard Lee b. 1679, Leesylvania, Westmoreland Co., VA, d. 1719, London, England, m. Martha Silk, b. 1680 England. Somewhere about 1710-11, Richard had gone over to London and settled there as a Virginia merchant in partnership with his maternal uncle, Thomas Corbin. Very little information can be found concerning him. In 1719, Richard Lee died in the parish of St. Anne within the Liberty of Westminster, intestate. On the 8th of Nov 1711, William Ellins and Edmund Farrington sold to the said Richard Lee all their wares, merchandises &c. Rice Perry of the parish of St. Catherine Creechurch, London, merchant, appointed the said merchandises. Given at London 2nd January 1718-19. On the 16th of November, 1724, there was issued a commission to John Crabb, creditor of the late Richard Lee, late of the parish of St. Olave, Hart Street, London, but who died in the parish of St. Anne Westminster in Co: Midd. Martha Lee, the relict and George, Martha, and Laetitia Lee, minors, children of the deceased, cited but not appearing. On the 5th of November 1716, “Richard Lee, of London, son of Richard Lee of Cople parish, in Virginia,” leased to Reuben Welch, Thomas Lee and Henry Lee, of Essex, the 2,6000 acres whereupon his father had lived. “Yielding and paying therefor the yearly rent of one peper corn only on the feast day of the birth of Our Lord God.” This lease is mentioned in the will of Thomas Lee. In a petition from “Martha Lee, widow of the late Richard Lee, of London,” dated 19th of October, 1720, she mentioned this lease of 1716, and stated that her husband was the son of Richard Lee, Sen’r, &c.; gave her residence in “Goodman’s Fields, parish of St. Mary White Chapel, Middlesex, England.” William Lee (in 1771) stated that, “Richard married an heiress in England by the name of Silk, and had by her left one son, George, and two daughters, Lettice and Martha; all of these children went to Virginia and settled. George married a Wormeley, who died leaving one daughter; he then married a Fairfax, nearly related to Lord Fairfax of Yorkshire, and died leaving by his last marriage three sons, that are now minors and are at school in England under the care of Mr. James Russell. Lettice married a Corbin and her sister a Turberville; their eldest children intermarried, from which union, George Lee Turberville, now at school at Winton College, is the oldest issue.”
His father left him the 2600 acres "in Cople Parish in Westmoreland County, [it] being the land whereon I live." (Westmoreland Co. Deeds & Wills 5, 445ff.).
MARTHA LEE of Goodman's Fields, Whitechapel, Mddx., widow, dated 26 Apr 1725. To my son GEORGE LEE my tenements in Gracechurch Street, London, and in Cople parish, Westmoreland Co., VA. My tenements in Suffolk to my two daughters MARTHA and LETTICE LEE, subject to the payment of L100 to DANIEL WATTS when he is 21 pursuant to the will of my former husband THOMAS MOORE deceased. In case of my children's death, my estate in London is to descend to the children of my late brother JOHN SILK and to my brother ABRAHAM SILK, and my estate in Suffolk to my brother TOBIAS SILK. L10 each to my friend Mr. OLIVER MARTON of the Temple, my brother TOBIAS SILK and WILLIAM WAREHAM, citizen and barber surgeon of London. L25 each to RUTH HILL, widow, and NAOMI HILL her daughter. Residue to the said TOBIAS SILK and WILLIAM WAREHAM who are to be my execs. and guardians of my three children. Wits: JOHN MATHEW, OLIVER MARTON and EDWARD MARTON. Pr. 5 May 1725 by execs. named. (PROB 11/603/114). See NGSQ 63/131. pg.130 - 131.
Register Report for Martha Silk
Generation 1
1. Martha Silk-1. She was born Mar 1683 in St Botolph without Aldgate, London, UK. Will 1725 in Contested by her son George who claimed she was of unsound mind probably because she left her Suffolk property to her daughters. She died Bef. 05 May 1725 in Mansell Street, Goodman's Fields, Whitechapel, London, England.
Notes for Martha Silk: General Notes:
Martha's marriage to her first husband the much older Thomas Moore, Citizen and Distiller of London, seems to have been childless but to have brought her property which must have been attractive to Richard Lee whose business affairs were probably already in trouble at the time of the marriage. Oliver Marton is mentioned in Thomas Moore's will (see below).
After the death of her second husband, Richard Lee, Martha was faced with court action by her husband's former partner and uncle Thomas Corbin. Richard's business affairs were in total disarray, he seems to have died in 1718 and action was taken in July of that year.
In her Will PCC PROB 11/603
Martha Lee left all her property in Gracechurch Street London and in America to her son George and her property in Suffolk to her daughters. In the event of their deaths without issue her London estate was to go to the children of her deceased brother John and the children of her brother Abraham while her brother Tobias was to have the Suffolk estate. Provision was made for the care and education of her children, with Tobias Silk and William Wareham being appointed Trustees and Executors. Her 'very good friend' Oliver Marton, Tobias Silk and William Wareham were all left ten pounds each for mourning and she left five pounds each to Widow Ruth Hill and her daughter for mourning. She also left money to fulfill the wishes of Thomas Moore for a payment to Daniel Watts when he reached the age of twenty one. The Trustees were asked to take the advice of Oliver Marton. Job Mathew, Oliver Marton and ? Marton were the witnesses to the will which received probate on 5 May 1725, having been written on the 26 April 1725.
Thomas Moore is the son of Thomas Moore and Phillipa. He was born on 14 Sep 1647 in Littleton, Middlesex, England. Occupation 1710 in London, England (Citizen and Distiller). He died Mar 1710. Will on 15 Mar 1710 in London, England.
Notes for Thomas Moore: General Notes:
Thomas's family appear to originate to the west of London in what was then the small village of Littleton well away from the city.
Will PCC prob 11/514 Image Reference:274 and 275
This will leaves the bulk of his estate to Martha Silk with various family bequests and two legacies to the children of Daniel Watts, Mariner. Among those to receive a mourning ring is Oliver Marton.
Thomas Moore and Martha Silk. They were married on 12 Nov 1702 in Littleton, Middlesex, England. Marriage License on 12 Nov 1702 in Faculty Office, London, England. They had no children.
Richard Lee is the son of Col Sir Richard Lee and Leatitia Corbin. He was born 1678 in Westmorland, Virginia. Residence 1714 in Savage Gardens, London, England. He died 1718 in ? St Anne, Westminster, Middlesex, UK.
Notes for Richard Lee: General Notes:
Estate in Stutton, Brantham and Taddingstone HB 441/B/34
1710
These documents are held at Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch 1 doc
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Register Report for Martha Silk
Generation 1
Contents:
Copy of lease and release by which John Morley of Halstead (Essex) gent, and Oliver Marton of the Middle Temple, London, purchased 'Buxtons' (186 acres), 'Ingforbyes' (200 acres), 'Pritches' (40 acres), Taddingstone Wood (8 acres), 'Everards' (5 acres), etc, and the advowson of Stutton, from Thomas May of Stutton Hall, formerly of Stoke-by-Nayland, esq, Richard Lee of London, merchant, and John Taylor of London, merchant -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Archives, Kew, England reference: E 134/13Anne/East6
Litigation undertaken in 1714 involved Richard Lee in a dispute relating to a loan for £1000 from a widow called Jane Platt, secured against 58 hogsheads of tobacco. This places him as living at Savage Gardens together with John Adamson who gave a sworn deposition in the case. It may be that Savage Gardens was a business address since he also had a house at Plaistow in East London (not far from Stratford Langthorne) and his wife owned property in Goodmans Fields.
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Richard Lee died intestate and after his death Thomas Corbin pursued a court action relating to a partnership of 1706, which reveals that in about September 1716 Richard Lee, faced with probable or actual bankruptcy and owing money to various people and large amounts of tax on imported tobacco, absconded from his house taking with him the account books of the business and possibly also various bills and goods.
His brother-in-law Tobias Silk testified that he was owed money and also that various of Richard Lee's household goods including beds and chairs had turned up later, from where he did not know, and had been given to Richard's widow Martha. Tobias Silk, his wife and fellow defendant Thomas Muspratt, Tobacconist, all denied knowing whether Richard Lee has absconded deliberately in order to defraud Thomas Corbin and sued for their own legal costs.
John Adamson, the former clerk at the counting house testified that he believed that assignments to James Gilbert Ironmonger and John Salter Linen Draper were made fairly and did not include property owing to Thomas Corbin. His testimony creates the impression of increasing tension arising between Corbin and Richard Lee despite the account books and dealings at the Counting House being open to him, and that eventually Richard Lee refused to see Corbin who was 'very passionate' as a result Adamson agreed to keep Lee's whereabouts secret from Corbin. It seems as if Corbin suggested that a salary increase to £50 a year for Adamson was because he acted on Lee's part and against Corbin. Adamson also claimed that the Paderborne and Hessian linen which Corbin claimed had been stolen from him had in fact been distrained by the Exchequor and sold to cover unpaid tax.
Gilbert and Salter produced detailed statements relating to the assignments made by Richard Lee in his attempt to clear his debts to them and various others.
The general impression is of a business that has got into a complete muddle over unpaid tax, monies owed on goods traded and failing relationships. We do not know the cause of Richard Lee's death, but the stress of all this must have contributed.
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Richard Lee and Martha Silk. Marriage License on 27 Nov 1710 in Vicar General. They were married on 30 Nov 1710 in St Bride Fleet St, London, England. They had 5 children.
i. Richard Lee. He was born Abt. 1711. He died on 04 Dec 1712 in St Botolph, Aldgate, London. Burial on 04 Dec 1712 in St Bottolph Aldgate in a vault[1]. Notes for Richard Lee: General Notes:
This child is not confirmed as being the son of Richard Lee and Martha Silk although it seems highly likely given the dates and location and Martha's association with St Bottolph.
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Register Report for Martha Silk
Generation 1 (con't)
The following information has been extracted from the burial register of St Olave Hart Street 1684-1805 [Guildhall Library Ms 28870]:
December 4 1712
Richard son of Mr Richard Lee Marc.t [merchant] buried at St Bottolph Aldgate in a vault
ii. Martha Lee. She was born on 21 Sep 1712 in St Olave Hart Street, London. She died on 12 Nov 1751 in Hickory Hill, Westmoreland, Virginia.
iii. Laetitia (Lettice) Lee. She was born on 08 Sep 1713 in St Olave Hart Street, London. She died on 15 Jan 1768 in Hickory Hill, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.
2. iv. George Lee. He was born on 18 Aug 1714 in St Olave Hart Street, London. He married Anne Fairfax. They were married on 16 Dec 1752. He died on 19 Nov 1761 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Virginia.
v. Ann Lee. She was born on 30 Jul 1715 in St Olave Hart Street, London. She died on 12 Nov 1715 in St Olave Hart Street, London.
Generation 2
2. George Lee-2 (Martha Silk-1). He was born on 18 Aug 1714 in St Olave Hart Street, London. He died on 19 Nov 1761 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Virginia.
Judith Wormeley.
George Lee and Judith Wormeley. They were married Bef. 1752. They had 2 children.
i. Richard Lee.
ii. Elizabeth Lee.
Anne Fairfax.
George Lee and Anne Fairfax. They were married on 16 Dec 1752. They had 3 children.
i. George Fairfax Lee. He was born 1754.
ii. Lancelot Lee.
iii. William Lee.
Sources
1 OPR St Olave Hart Street, London.
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Richard Lee, III did NOT have a brother named Richard Henry Lee. Richard Henry Lee, Signer was the son of Thomas Lee and Hannah Harrison Ludwell! I tried to get the information about Richard Henry Lee from another researcher corrected but they declined to do so. Richard Lee, III is NOT Richard Henry Lee either. The signer was the first in the Lee family with the middle name of Henry.
Gender: Male
Race: White
Burial Date: 28 Apr 1718
Burial Place: St. Botolph Aldgate, London, England
Father: Richard Lee
FHL Film Number: 380136
Reference ID: P April 1718
https://www.geni.com/people/Hon-Richard-Lee-III/6000000002264959451
Hon. Richard Lee III
From Edmund Jennings Lee:
Richard, the oldest surviving son of Richard Lee & Laetitia Corbin, was born in 1678-9, and died in London in 1718. Somewhere about 1710-11 he had gone over to London and settled there as a Virginia merchant in partnership with his maternal uncle, Thomas Corbin. Very little information can be found concerning him. By the kindness of William Blackston Lee, Esq., the few items were copied from the London records: 1719 ............ 1724. On the 16th of November 1724, there was issued a commission to John Crabb, creditor of the late Richard Lee, late of the parish of St. Olave, Hart Street, London, but who died in the parish of St. Anne Westminister in Co.: Midd. Martha Lee, the relict and George, Martha, and Laetitia Lee, minors, children of the deceased, cited but not appearing. On the 5th of November, 1716, "Richard Lee, of London, son of Richard Lee of Couple parish, in Virgina," leased to Reuben Welch, Thomas Lee and Henry Lee, of Essex, the 2,600 acres whereupon his father had lived. "Yielding and paying therefor the yearly rent of one peper corb only on the feast day of the birth of Our Lord God." This lease is mentioned in the will of Thomas Lee. In petition from "Martha Lee, widow of Richard Lee of London," dated the 19th of October, 1720, she mentioned this lease of 1716, and stated her husband was the son of Richard Lee, Sr. & c.; gave her residence in "Goodman's Fields, parish of St. Mary White Chappel, Middlesex," England. William Lee (in 1771) stated that, Richard married an heiress in England by the name of Silk, and by her left one son, George, and two daughters, Lettice and Martha; all of these children went to Virginia and settled. George married a Wormeley, who died leaving one daughter; he then married a Fairfax, nearly related to Lord Fairfax of Yorkshire, and died leaving by his last marriage three sons, that are now minors and are at school in England under the care of Mr. James Russell. Lettuce married a Corbin and her sister a Turberville; their eldest children intermarried, from which.... (did not copy next page).
Richard 3, born in Westmoreland Co. Virginia, moved to London, married Martha Silk of England. All children born in England. After Richard 3 died at 40 years old and Martha about 15 years later, all children moved to Virginia.. Son, George moved in with his Uncle Thomas and later took possession of the home/plantation called Machodoc/Mt. Pleasant in Westmoreland Co. Virginia.∼Richard Lee b. 1679, Leesylvania, Westmoreland Co., VA, d. 1719, London, England, m. Martha Silk, b. 1680 England. Somewhere about 1710-11, Richard had gone over to London and settled there as a Virginia merchant in partnership with his maternal uncle, Thomas Corbin. Very little information can be found concerning him. In 1719, Richard Lee died in the parish of St. Anne within the Liberty of Westminster, intestate. On the 8th of Nov 1711, William Ellins and Edmund Farrington sold to the said Richard Lee all their wares, merchandises &c. Rice Perry of the parish of St. Catherine Creechurch, London, merchant, appointed the said merchandises. Given at London 2nd January 1718-19. On the 16th of November, 1724, there was issued a commission to John Crabb, creditor of the late Richard Lee, late of the parish of St. Olave, Hart Street, London, but who died in the parish of St. Anne Westminster in Co: Midd. Martha Lee, the relict and George, Martha, and Laetitia Lee, minors, children of the deceased, cited but not appearing. On the 5th of November 1716, “Richard Lee, of London, son of Richard Lee of Cople parish, in Virginia,” leased to Reuben Welch, Thomas Lee and Henry Lee, of Essex, the 2,6000 acres whereupon his father had lived. “Yielding and paying therefor the yearly rent of one peper corn only on the feast day of the birth of Our Lord God.” This lease is mentioned in the will of Thomas Lee. In a petition from “Martha Lee, widow of the late Richard Lee, of London,” dated 19th of October, 1720, she mentioned this lease of 1716, and stated that her husband was the son of Richard Lee, Sen’r, &c.; gave her residence in “Goodman’s Fields, parish of St. Mary White Chapel, Middlesex, England.” William Lee (in 1771) stated that, “Richard married an heiress in England by the name of Silk, and had by her left one son, George, and two daughters, Lettice and Martha; all of these children went to Virginia and settled. George married a Wormeley, who died leaving one daughter; he then married a Fairfax, nearly related to Lord Fairfax of Yorkshire, and died leaving by his last marriage three sons, that are now minors and are at school in England under the care of Mr. James Russell. Lettice married a Corbin and her sister a Turberville; their eldest children intermarried, from which union, George Lee Turberville, now at school at Winton College, is the oldest issue.”
His father left him the 2600 acres "in Cople Parish in Westmoreland County, [it] being the land whereon I live." (Westmoreland Co. Deeds & Wills 5, 445ff.).
MARTHA LEE of Goodman's Fields, Whitechapel, Mddx., widow, dated 26 Apr 1725. To my son GEORGE LEE my tenements in Gracechurch Street, London, and in Cople parish, Westmoreland Co., VA. My tenements in Suffolk to my two daughters MARTHA and LETTICE LEE, subject to the payment of L100 to DANIEL WATTS when he is 21 pursuant to the will of my former husband THOMAS MOORE deceased. In case of my children's death, my estate in London is to descend to the children of my late brother JOHN SILK and to my brother ABRAHAM SILK, and my estate in Suffolk to my brother TOBIAS SILK. L10 each to my friend Mr. OLIVER MARTON of the Temple, my brother TOBIAS SILK and WILLIAM WAREHAM, citizen and barber surgeon of London. L25 each to RUTH HILL, widow, and NAOMI HILL her daughter. Residue to the said TOBIAS SILK and WILLIAM WAREHAM who are to be my execs. and guardians of my three children. Wits: JOHN MATHEW, OLIVER MARTON and EDWARD MARTON. Pr. 5 May 1725 by execs. named. (PROB 11/603/114). See NGSQ 63/131. pg.130 - 131.
Register Report for Martha Silk
Generation 1
1. Martha Silk-1. She was born Mar 1683 in St Botolph without Aldgate, London, UK. Will 1725 in Contested by her son George who claimed she was of unsound mind probably because she left her Suffolk property to her daughters. She died Bef. 05 May 1725 in Mansell Street, Goodman's Fields, Whitechapel, London, England.
Notes for Martha Silk: General Notes:
Martha's marriage to her first husband the much older Thomas Moore, Citizen and Distiller of London, seems to have been childless but to have brought her property which must have been attractive to Richard Lee whose business affairs were probably already in trouble at the time of the marriage. Oliver Marton is mentioned in Thomas Moore's will (see below).
After the death of her second husband, Richard Lee, Martha was faced with court action by her husband's former partner and uncle Thomas Corbin. Richard's business affairs were in total disarray, he seems to have died in 1718 and action was taken in July of that year.
In her Will PCC PROB 11/603
Martha Lee left all her property in Gracechurch Street London and in America to her son George and her property in Suffolk to her daughters. In the event of their deaths without issue her London estate was to go to the children of her deceased brother John and the children of her brother Abraham while her brother Tobias was to have the Suffolk estate. Provision was made for the care and education of her children, with Tobias Silk and William Wareham being appointed Trustees and Executors. Her 'very good friend' Oliver Marton, Tobias Silk and William Wareham were all left ten pounds each for mourning and she left five pounds each to Widow Ruth Hill and her daughter for mourning. She also left money to fulfill the wishes of Thomas Moore for a payment to Daniel Watts when he reached the age of twenty one. The Trustees were asked to take the advice of Oliver Marton. Job Mathew, Oliver Marton and ? Marton were the witnesses to the will which received probate on 5 May 1725, having been written on the 26 April 1725.
Thomas Moore is the son of Thomas Moore and Phillipa. He was born on 14 Sep 1647 in Littleton, Middlesex, England. Occupation 1710 in London, England (Citizen and Distiller). He died Mar 1710. Will on 15 Mar 1710 in London, England.
Notes for Thomas Moore: General Notes:
Thomas's family appear to originate to the west of London in what was then the small village of Littleton well away from the city.
Will PCC prob 11/514 Image Reference:274 and 275
This will leaves the bulk of his estate to Martha Silk with various family bequests and two legacies to the children of Daniel Watts, Mariner. Among those to receive a mourning ring is Oliver Marton.
Thomas Moore and Martha Silk. They were married on 12 Nov 1702 in Littleton, Middlesex, England. Marriage License on 12 Nov 1702 in Faculty Office, London, England. They had no children.
Richard Lee is the son of Col Sir Richard Lee and Leatitia Corbin. He was born 1678 in Westmorland, Virginia. Residence 1714 in Savage Gardens, London, England. He died 1718 in ? St Anne, Westminster, Middlesex, UK.
Notes for Richard Lee: General Notes:
Estate in Stutton, Brantham and Taddingstone HB 441/B/34
1710
These documents are held at Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch 1 doc
Page 1 of 3 14 July 2008 14:48:40
Register Report for Martha Silk
Generation 1
Contents:
Copy of lease and release by which John Morley of Halstead (Essex) gent, and Oliver Marton of the Middle Temple, London, purchased 'Buxtons' (186 acres), 'Ingforbyes' (200 acres), 'Pritches' (40 acres), Taddingstone Wood (8 acres), 'Everards' (5 acres), etc, and the advowson of Stutton, from Thomas May of Stutton Hall, formerly of Stoke-by-Nayland, esq, Richard Lee of London, merchant, and John Taylor of London, merchant -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Archives, Kew, England reference: E 134/13Anne/East6
Litigation undertaken in 1714 involved Richard Lee in a dispute relating to a loan for £1000 from a widow called Jane Platt, secured against 58 hogsheads of tobacco. This places him as living at Savage Gardens together with John Adamson who gave a sworn deposition in the case. It may be that Savage Gardens was a business address since he also had a house at Plaistow in East London (not far from Stratford Langthorne) and his wife owned property in Goodmans Fields.
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Richard Lee died intestate and after his death Thomas Corbin pursued a court action relating to a partnership of 1706, which reveals that in about September 1716 Richard Lee, faced with probable or actual bankruptcy and owing money to various people and large amounts of tax on imported tobacco, absconded from his house taking with him the account books of the business and possibly also various bills and goods.
His brother-in-law Tobias Silk testified that he was owed money and also that various of Richard Lee's household goods including beds and chairs had turned up later, from where he did not know, and had been given to Richard's widow Martha. Tobias Silk, his wife and fellow defendant Thomas Muspratt, Tobacconist, all denied knowing whether Richard Lee has absconded deliberately in order to defraud Thomas Corbin and sued for their own legal costs.
John Adamson, the former clerk at the counting house testified that he believed that assignments to James Gilbert Ironmonger and John Salter Linen Draper were made fairly and did not include property owing to Thomas Corbin. His testimony creates the impression of increasing tension arising between Corbin and Richard Lee despite the account books and dealings at the Counting House being open to him, and that eventually Richard Lee refused to see Corbin who was 'very passionate' as a result Adamson agreed to keep Lee's whereabouts secret from Corbin. It seems as if Corbin suggested that a salary increase to £50 a year for Adamson was because he acted on Lee's part and against Corbin. Adamson also claimed that the Paderborne and Hessian linen which Corbin claimed had been stolen from him had in fact been distrained by the Exchequor and sold to cover unpaid tax.
Gilbert and Salter produced detailed statements relating to the assignments made by Richard Lee in his attempt to clear his debts to them and various others.
The general impression is of a business that has got into a complete muddle over unpaid tax, monies owed on goods traded and failing relationships. We do not know the cause of Richard Lee's death, but the stress of all this must have contributed.
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Richard Lee and Martha Silk. Marriage License on 27 Nov 1710 in Vicar General. They were married on 30 Nov 1710 in St Bride Fleet St, London, England. They had 5 children.
i. Richard Lee. He was born Abt. 1711. He died on 04 Dec 1712 in St Botolph, Aldgate, London. Burial on 04 Dec 1712 in St Bottolph Aldgate in a vault[1]. Notes for Richard Lee: General Notes:
This child is not confirmed as being the son of Richard Lee and Martha Silk although it seems highly likely given the dates and location and Martha's association with St Bottolph.
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Register Report for Martha Silk
Generation 1 (con't)
The following information has been extracted from the burial register of St Olave Hart Street 1684-1805 [Guildhall Library Ms 28870]:
December 4 1712
Richard son of Mr Richard Lee Marc.t [merchant] buried at St Bottolph Aldgate in a vault
ii. Martha Lee. She was born on 21 Sep 1712 in St Olave Hart Street, London. She died on 12 Nov 1751 in Hickory Hill, Westmoreland, Virginia.
iii. Laetitia (Lettice) Lee. She was born on 08 Sep 1713 in St Olave Hart Street, London. She died on 15 Jan 1768 in Hickory Hill, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.
2. iv. George Lee. He was born on 18 Aug 1714 in St Olave Hart Street, London. He married Anne Fairfax. They were married on 16 Dec 1752. He died on 19 Nov 1761 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Virginia.
v. Ann Lee. She was born on 30 Jul 1715 in St Olave Hart Street, London. She died on 12 Nov 1715 in St Olave Hart Street, London.
Generation 2
2. George Lee-2 (Martha Silk-1). He was born on 18 Aug 1714 in St Olave Hart Street, London. He died on 19 Nov 1761 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Virginia.
Judith Wormeley.
George Lee and Judith Wormeley. They were married Bef. 1752. They had 2 children.
i. Richard Lee.
ii. Elizabeth Lee.
Anne Fairfax.
George Lee and Anne Fairfax. They were married on 16 Dec 1752. They had 3 children.
i. George Fairfax Lee. He was born 1754.
ii. Lancelot Lee.
iii. William Lee.
Sources
1 OPR St Olave Hart Street, London.
Page 3 of 3 14 July 2008 14:48:41
Richard Lee, III did NOT have a brother named Richard Henry Lee. Richard Henry Lee, Signer was the son of Thomas Lee and Hannah Harrison Ludwell! I tried to get the information about Richard Henry Lee from another researcher corrected but they declined to do so. Richard Lee, III is NOT Richard Henry Lee either. The signer was the first in the Lee family with the middle name of Henry.
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