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William Travers Lee 1745 – 1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1745

Birth Location: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: APR 1794

Death Location: Wake County, North Carolina, US

Father: James Lee

Mother: Mary Cureton

Spouse(s): Martha Barron, Susanah Merrit

Children(s): Merritt Lee

William Travers Lee was born in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States in 1745, to James Ludwell Lee and Mary Frances Cureton. Later in life, William Travers Lee married Martha Barron and Susanah Merrit; among their children were Merritt Lee. William Travers Lee died in Wake County, North Carolina, US, 1794.

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Parents

James Lee
1720 – 1771
Birth Location: Edgecomb, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
JL
Mary Cureton
1720 – 1756
Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
MC

Spouses(s)

Martha Barron
1752 –
Birth Location: Nash, NC
MB
Susanah Merrit
1752 – 1800
Birth Location: Halifax, Nash, North Carolina, United States
SM

Children(s)

Merritt Lee
1788 – 1850
Birth Location: USA, North Carolina, Wake County
ML

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1745
    Event Place: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Nash co., NC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: APR 1794
    Event Place: Wake County, North Carolina, US
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