~Blazi-King~
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I just found out from my grandmother (who has a family member I dont know very well, researching our Family Lineage.
Well turns out me and my family are DIRECT decendants of Robert E. Lee! How cool is that! I also have been doing some research and if we follow the lineage further back we are decendents of the following People from most recent to most ancient:
Clay Carney (Me)
Gina C. (My mother)
Lois Clay (Grandmother)
George Washington Clay (Great Grandfather)
Albert Clay
George Washington Curtis Lee
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) General of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
Major General Henry Lee II
---Henry married Lucy Grymes (1734-1792), nicknamed "The Lowland Beauty" [3] [4]. She was very fair. Her eyes were blue and her hair exceptionally blonde, soft and light as a baby's. ---According to local tradition, she was one of the Virginia beauties adored by Gen. George Washington (1732-1799) in his early youth. To her legend also ascribes his schoolboy verses, ---and many have surmised that when in after years Washington so favored her son "Harry", it was because of his tender memories of the boy's mother.
---Lucy was the daughter of Hon. Charles Grymes (1693-1743) (twice related to President George Washington) and Frances Jennings (great-aunt of Edmund Randolph). Charles was of ---the estate "Morattico", in Richmond County, Virginia. He was Sheriff of Richmond County, and a member of the Council from 1724-1725.
Capt. Henry Lee I 1691-1747) Wife Mary Bland (Great Aunt of President Thomas Jeffereson)
Col. Richard Lee II (1647-1715)
Col. Richard Henry Lee I, Esq., “the Immigrant” (1613-1664)
President Thomas Jefferson
Once from King John of England
Twice from King Edward I of England
Once King Jean de Brienne of Jerusalem
Twice from King Edward III of England
Once from King Pedro I of Castile (August 30, 1334 – March 23, 1369)
King Alfonso XI of Castile & Leon (Salamanca, August 13, 1311 – Gibraltar, March 26/27, 1350)
King Ferdinand IV of Castile (December 6, 1285 – September 7, 1312)
Sancho IV the Brave (1257 or 1258 – 25 April 1295, Toledo)
King Alfonso X of Galicia, Castile and León (November 23, 1221, Toledo, Spain – April 4, 1284, Seville, Spain)
King Ferdinand III of Castile & Leon (30 July or 5 August 1199 – 30 May 1252)
King Alfonso IX of Leon (August 15, 1171 – September 23 or 24, 1230)
King Ferdinand II of Leon (b. 1137 in Toledo, Castile, d. January 22, 1188)
King Alfonso VII of Galicia, Castile and León then crowned EMPEROR of Spain in 1135AD (1 March 1105 – 21 August 1157)
Raymond of Burgundy (1086, no birth records)
William I, Count of Burgundy (1020 – 1087)
Reginald I, Count Palatine of Burgundy (986-1057)
Otto William (962 – 21 September 1026)
King Adalbert of Italy (c. 932–c. 975)
Berengar II of Ivrea, usurper King of Italy (before 913-966)
Adalbert I (died 17 July 923 or 8 October 924)
Anscar I (died March 902)
Now thats just following the Male lineage all the way back...An is just some preliminary research. I will be updating this thrad every few months when I have come across more information about the male lineage (if I can) dating even further back!
How cool is that to have blood that is that Royal and Old amongst you! :thumb:
Well turns out me and my family are DIRECT decendants of Robert E. Lee! How cool is that! I also have been doing some research and if we follow the lineage further back we are decendents of the following People from most recent to most ancient:
Clay Carney (Me)
Gina C. (My mother)
Lois Clay (Grandmother)
George Washington Clay (Great Grandfather)
Albert Clay
George Washington Curtis Lee
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) General of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
Major General Henry Lee II
---Henry married Lucy Grymes (1734-1792), nicknamed "The Lowland Beauty" [3] [4]. She was very fair. Her eyes were blue and her hair exceptionally blonde, soft and light as a baby's. ---According to local tradition, she was one of the Virginia beauties adored by Gen. George Washington (1732-1799) in his early youth. To her legend also ascribes his schoolboy verses, ---and many have surmised that when in after years Washington so favored her son "Harry", it was because of his tender memories of the boy's mother.
---Lucy was the daughter of Hon. Charles Grymes (1693-1743) (twice related to President George Washington) and Frances Jennings (great-aunt of Edmund Randolph). Charles was of ---the estate "Morattico", in Richmond County, Virginia. He was Sheriff of Richmond County, and a member of the Council from 1724-1725.
Capt. Henry Lee I 1691-1747) Wife Mary Bland (Great Aunt of President Thomas Jeffereson)
Col. Richard Lee II (1647-1715)
Col. Richard Henry Lee I, Esq., “the Immigrant” (1613-1664)
President Thomas Jefferson
Once from King John of England
Twice from King Edward I of England
Once King Jean de Brienne of Jerusalem
Twice from King Edward III of England
Once from King Pedro I of Castile (August 30, 1334 – March 23, 1369)
King Alfonso XI of Castile & Leon (Salamanca, August 13, 1311 – Gibraltar, March 26/27, 1350)
King Ferdinand IV of Castile (December 6, 1285 – September 7, 1312)
Sancho IV the Brave (1257 or 1258 – 25 April 1295, Toledo)
King Alfonso X of Galicia, Castile and León (November 23, 1221, Toledo, Spain – April 4, 1284, Seville, Spain)
King Ferdinand III of Castile & Leon (30 July or 5 August 1199 – 30 May 1252)
King Alfonso IX of Leon (August 15, 1171 – September 23 or 24, 1230)
King Ferdinand II of Leon (b. 1137 in Toledo, Castile, d. January 22, 1188)
King Alfonso VII of Galicia, Castile and León then crowned EMPEROR of Spain in 1135AD (1 March 1105 – 21 August 1157)
Raymond of Burgundy (1086, no birth records)
William I, Count of Burgundy (1020 – 1087)
Reginald I, Count Palatine of Burgundy (986-1057)
Otto William (962 – 21 September 1026)
King Adalbert of Italy (c. 932–c. 975)
Berengar II of Ivrea, usurper King of Italy (before 913-966)
Adalbert I (died 17 July 923 or 8 October 924)
Anscar I (died March 902)
Now thats just following the Male lineage all the way back...An is just some preliminary research. I will be updating this thrad every few months when I have come across more information about the male lineage (if I can) dating even further back!
How cool is that to have blood that is that Royal and Old amongst you! :thumb:
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Theres Me and that's it! I don't even know my parents other than their names, which really doesnt help.. So Clay do we have to call you Prince Clay or something?
