. Civil War officers. Confederate . ARTHUR LEE. FRANCIS LIGIITIOOT LIE ROBERT E. LEE Copyright 1940Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation, hStratford. Westmoreland County, Va Otratlord Xvich Xn J_radition A Jlaniily lhat JVLade History America has no more famous family than the Leesof Stratford, Virginia. Their ancestors, Richard theemigrant, and his son, Richard the scholar, were impor-tant figures in Jamestown and early Williamsburg. Of the third generation, Thomas the builder be-came governor and greatest Virginian of his day, a glorydwarfed by the historic spot-light which played on hissons. Hi
. Civil War officers. Confederate . ARTHUR LEE. FRANCIS LIGIITIOOT LIE ROBERT E. LEE Copyright 1940Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation, hStratford. Westmoreland County, Va Otratlord Xvich Xn J_radition A Jlaniily lhat JVLade History America has no more famous family than the Leesof Stratford, Virginia. Their ancestors, Richard theemigrant, and his son, Richard the scholar, were impor-tant figures in Jamestown and early Williamsburg. Of the third generation, Thomas the builder be-came governor and greatest Virginian of his day, a glorydwarfed by the historic spot-light which played on hissons. His wife, Hannah Ludwell, came from a familyas outstanding as his own. The first Great House inVirginia, built in 1646 by Governor Berkeley, was Han-nahs girlhood home and scene of her marriage. TheLee-Ludwell holdings were 16,000 rich Virginia acres. Philip, eldest son of Thomas and Hannah, was theplanter. The other five, Thomas Ludwell, RichardHenry, Francis Lightfoot, statesmen, and William andArthur, diplomats, were called by President John
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