Stratford Hall and the Lees Connected with It

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Stratford Hall
And the Lees
Connected with Its History
Biographical, Genealogical and Historical
By Frederick Warren Alexander
1912
330 pages, illustrated, searchable
BONUS BOOK -
Genealogical History
of the Lee Family
of Virginia & Maryland
With Notes & Illustrations
By Edward C. Mead
Published 1871, 122 pages
BONUS BOOK -
Popular Life of
General Robert E. Lee
By Emily V. Mason
Published 1874, 220 pages
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Stratford Hall was the home of the illustrious Lee family of
Virginia
and the birthplace of several
statesmen and war heroes, including Gen. Robert E. Lee. Standing on 1,443 acres of land, it is considered
a prime example of American architecture, with its H-shaped plan, decorative brickwork
and dual chimney
clusters.
From Tom Lee to Robert E. Lee, who made the fateful decision to turn from the nation he loved to defend
the state he loved more, the Lees of Virginia dominated both their local and our national landscape.
Thomas Lee (1690-1750) was a founder of the Ohio Company, a member of the governing Council of the colony,
and acting Governor of Virginia. In 1717, he purchased the land for Stratford Hall Plantation and, during
the period of 1730-1738, built the brick Georgian Great House. At the Stratford Landing on the
Potomac
River
, he built a wharf and gristmill.
A successful tobacco planter and land speculator, he owned more
than 16,000 acres in
Virginia
and
Maryland
.
T
he labor force was made up of slaves, indentured servants, and transported convicts.
Thomas Lee and his wife, Hannah, raised a remarkable family of six sons and two daughters. Their eldest son,
Philip Ludwell Lee (1727-1775), inherited
Stratford
. Richard Henry and Francis Lightfoot Lee were the
only brothers to sign the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Ludwell Lee helped write
Virginia
's resolves
for independence and was one of the first judges elected to
Virginia
's supreme court. William and Arthur Lee
were both diplomats working to secure the European support during the Revolution. Hannah Lee Corbin was
a proponent of women's rights. Her sister, Alice Lee, married Dr. William Shippen of
Philadelphia
, who served
as chief physician and director general of the Continental Army hospitals.
Soon after the death of Philip Ludwell Lee, Stratford Hall Plantation became the home of h
is eldest daugh
ter,
the "divine Matilda" who married her cousin, Revolutionary War hero, "Light Horse Harry" Lee. She died
in 1790, leaving her husband a life interest in the
Plantation
. In 1793, "Light Horse Harry" Lee married
Ann Hill Carter of Shirley Plantation. Their son Robert E. Lee, the future General of the Confederate Army,
was born at
Stratford
in 1807.
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