John H. Lee
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Telitha Ann Cowart
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Jesse Lee
Notes
General:
1860 Census Echols County, GA
153 LEE, John H. M 25 GA Laborer /150
Delitha F 21 GA Wife
Jesse M 2 GA
Joshua Lee
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1782 - Georgetown, South Carolina 497
Christening:
Death: 1855 - Clinch County, GA ( at age 73) 497
Burial: in Prospect Cemetery, Clinch Co., Georgia, USA 497
Parents
Father: Moses Lee 439
Mother: Sara Electa Guilford
Spouses and Children
1. *Martha Ford 431
Marriage: Abt 1800 - Marion County, SC 1
Status:
Children:
1. Elizabeth Lee
2. Jemima Lee
3. Nancy Lee
4. Celia Lee
5. Zachariah Lee
6. Sarah Lee
Notes
General:
Joshua Lee was born during 1782 in South Carolina, a son of Moses Lee. He grew up in the Marion District, where he married Martha Ford, born in 1780 in South Carolina, daughter of James Ford.
1. Elizabethb. 1801, m. James M. Patten (Vol. 1).
2. Jemimab. 1807, m. John Mathis, son of Edmund.
3. Nancyb. 1809, m., Tyre Mathis, son of Edmund.
4. Celiab. 1812, m, William Seaborn Peters.
5. Zachariahb. 1816, m. Phoebe Register, daughter of Samuel.
6. Sarahb. 1820, m. Rev. Isaac D. Hutto. No issue.
Joshua Lee and family moved to Georgia in 1808, or 1809, and their first residence here was in Pulaski County, where he appears as a petit juror, June Term, 1809, Pulaski Superior Court. He owned and lived on lot 23, 22nd district of Pulaski County (about 8 miles east of Cochran on Highway 26). The new settlers in the area formed Mt. Horeb Church in which Joshua and brother Jesse were members. In 1811, Joshua and Jesse, along with others formed the Trail Branch Baptist Church so they could worship closer to their homes.
In the War of 1812, he served in 1813 in a militia detachment stationed at Forts Green and Lawrence on the Ocmulgee River. Joshua also served in the Indian War in Florida
When Appling County was opened to settlers, Mr. Lee was among the first to move there (1819). In 1825, he moved on further southward and located in Lowndes County, where he settled on the west side of the Alapaha River and acquired land. Records show he bought Lot 521, 10th District, Nov. 21st, 1827, from James Blair of Habersham County; Lot 520, Jan. 7, 1830, from Frederick Yeomans of Montgomery County, and several other adjoining lots later. He soon began construction of a large millpond and installed gin and gristmills operated by waterpower. This made his home and plantation a sort of gathering place for settlers to get their corn ground and cotton ginned, and this soon gave rise to the village called "Alapaha" but the name of which was changed in the 1850s to "Milltown" and in 1920 to "Lakeland", now the county seat of the County of Lanier. This property was cut into Berrien out of Lowndes in 1856, and into Lanier County in 1920.
Mr. Lee sold out his possessions to William Lastinger, April 22, 1848, having traded with Mr. Lastinger for his valuable holdings in what was Ware but now Clinch County, consisting of several lots of lands with farms on each lot. His home-place was Lot 488, 7th district, which was the old Lastinger home-place, where he had settled about 1841 or 1842. He was living there during the 1850 Census for Ware County, GA. His land was valued at $2000. There Joshua lived until his death in 1855. He was buried in a cemetery at what is now known as Prospect Church (which church was not organized until 1859) in Clinch County, Georgia.
Mrs. Lee, the widow, made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Hutto, until her death in 1865. Mr. And Mrs. Lee were charter members of Union Primitive Baptist Church, Oct. 1st, 1825, and were members there until they died. He was ordained a deacon in that church, April 13, 1833, and remained active in that capacity until his death.
Martha is also buried in Prospect Cemetery in Clinch County, GA.
Reference:
Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 2, pgs. 183-184
1850 Federal Census for Ware County, GA Division 89, Ware, Georgia; Roll: M432_86; Page: 113; Image: 228.
Huxford Genealogical Society Inc. Magazine, Volume XXIII Number 4, December 1996, pg. 314.
Name: Joshua Lee
Sex: Male
Age: 68 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1782
Birthplace: South Carolina
Race: White
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Ware, Georgia, United States
Household Identifier: 372
House Number: 372
Line Number: 28
Schedule Type: 1850 Population
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
HouseholdRole Sex Age Birthplace
Martha LeeF 70 years South Carolina
Zachariah LeeM 34 years Georgia
Pheobe LeeF 25 years Georgia
Elizabeth LeeF 7 years Georgia
Martha LeeF 6 years Georgia
Rebecca LeeF 4 years Georgia
Perry LeeM 1 years Georgia
Digital Folder Number: 004191562
Microfilm Number: 442895
Image Number: 233
Indexing Batch: N01153-4
Citing this Record
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Martha Lee
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 26 Feb 1844 - Ware County, GA 6
Christening:
Death: 28 Sep 1930 - ( at age 86)
Burial:
Parents
Father: Zachariah Lee 13
Mother: Phoebe Register 13
Mary Lee
Sex: F
AKA: Polly
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1796 - Barnwell District, South Carolina 153
Christening: 11 Feb 1832 - Union Primitive Baptist Church 153
Death: Abt 1865 - ( about age 69) 153
Burial: in Union Primitive Baptist Church, Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia
Parents
Father: Moses Lee 439
Mother: Sara Electa Guilford
Spouses and Children
1. *Samuel Carter
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. David Carter
2. Isabelle Carter
3. Griffin Carter
4. Zilpha Ann Carter
5. Samuel Carter
6. Elijah Carter
7. George W. Carter
8. Isaac Carter
9. Mary Martha Carter
Mary Candacy Lee
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1 Apr 1854 - Clinch County, GA 6
Christening:
Death: 20 Oct 1933 - ( at age 79)
Burial: in Mud Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Lakeland, Lanier, Georgia
Parents
Father: Zachariah Lee 13
Mother: Phoebe Register 13
Moses Lee
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 15 May 1726 - Virginia 439
Christening:
Death: 14 Dec 1804 - Marion County, SC ( at age 78) 439
Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Sara Electa Guilford
Marriage: Abt 1778 439
Status:
Children:
1. Stephen Lee
2. John Lee
3. Jesse Lee
4. Joshua Lee
5. Mary Lee
Moses C. Lee
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1814 - Pulaski Co., GA 6
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: Jesse Lee
Mother: Sarah
Spouses and Children
1. *Jincy Register
Marriage:
Status:
Nancy Lee
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1809 - Pulaski Co., GA 498
Christening:
Death: 1890 - Clinch County, Georgia ( at age 81) 499
Burial: in Prospect Cemetery, Hamilton Co., Florida, USA
Parents
Father: Joshua Lee
Mother: Martha Ford 431
Spouses and Children
1. *Tyre Mathis
Marriage: 1826 - Appling County, GA 498
Status:
Children:
1. Celia Mathis
2. Martha Mathis
3. Edmond Mathis
4. Joshua Mathis
5. John Mathis
Ora Lee
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *William Carter
Marriage:
Status:
Perry M. Lee
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1848 - Clinch County, GA 6
Christening:
Death: 24 Apr 1927 - ( at age 79)
Burial: in North Cemetery, Dupont, Clinch County, Georgia
Parents
Father: Zachariah Lee 13
Mother: Phoebe Register 13