Lee Family of Bacon County, GA

Descendants of John Lee R.S. & Elizabeth

with connections to the

Lee Family of New Hanover County, NC

Our project welcomes anyone with a lineage that connects to the Lee Family of Bacon County, GA and any ancestors to this line. John Lee R.S. was born circa 1750-1760 in North Carolina.  This family were among the early settlers of Appling County, GA as enumerated in the 1820 Census.

John Lee, R.S & Elizabeth had the following known children:

Lewis Lee b. 1787 m. Susannah Walker

Elizabeth Lee b.1790-1800 m. Daniel Blackburn

James Lee b. 1790 m. Cinderella Sellers

George Lewis Lee b. 1801 m. 1st Polly Ann Stephens & 2nd Rebecca Griffis

Mary Ann Lee b. 1803 m. Hickox

Sarah Lee b. 1807 m. John Passmore

Jane “Jincy” Lee b. 1809 m. Bryant Benjamin Wooten

Amelia “Millie” Lee b. 1810 m. Henry Albritton

Elizabeth “Betsy” Lee b. 1810-1815 m. Joel Ricks

This line in GA does not have a paper trail genealogy proving a connection to the Lees of New Hanover County, NC. However, we have autosomal and Y-DNA results that link to the David Lee family of New Hanover County, NC.

David Lee was born abt. 1690 and was either the original Lee immigrant for this line or born in NC or VA.  He married Mary Sullivan, the daughter of Darby Sullivan.

The following are known or proposed children of David & Mary:

Bryant Lee b. 1720 m. Ruth Devane

James Lee abt. 1723 m. Unknown – (this is a potential ancestor connecting the Bacon County Lee’s to NC.  Deeds show there was a James Lee living in the New Hanover County, NC area during the appropriate time frame).

Joshua Lee b. 1728 m. Sarah Davis