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First Marriage
Philip married as his first wife, Sarah (Brooke) Dent (1693-1724), whom he married at “Brookefield”, on the Patuxent River. Sarah was the widow of Col. William Dent, Sr., Gent. (1660-1705), an older brother of her mother, Barbara (Dent) Brooke (1676-1754). Sarah was born in 1693 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and died in November of 1724 at “Lee’s Purchase”, Charles Co., Maryland.
Sarah (Brooke) Dent (1683-1724), was the daughter of Col. Thomas Brooke, Jr., Hon. (1660-1730) of "Brookefield", President of Maryland and his second wife, Barbara Dent (1676-1754).
Second Marriage
After Sarah died Philip married Elizabeth (Lawson) Sewall, of “Mattapony-Sewall Manor”, widow of her uncle Henry Sewall, Gent. (d. 1722). By his two wives, Philip had nineteen children.
Children of Philip Lee
1) Hon. Richard Lee III "Squire" (1706-1789), married Grace Ashton(1712-1789), daughter of Col. Henry Ashton, Sr. (1670-1731), of “Nomini Hall”, near Nomini Creek]], Westmoreland County, Virginia., and 1st wife Elizabeth Hardidge (1678-1721), daughter of Col. William Hardidge, Gent. (1643-1697), and his first wife, Frances (Gerard) Speke Peyton Appleton, widow of Col. Thomas Specke (d. 1659), Col. Valentine Peyton(ca. 1629-1665), and Capt. John Appleton (d. 1676).
2) Thomas Lee (1707-1719).
3) Eleanor Lee (1710-1759), first wife of Benjamin Fendall I, Esq. (1708-1764) of "Potomack".
4) Francis Lee, Esq. (1709-1749), of “Nanticoke River”, married Elizabeth Hollyday, daughter of Col. Leonard Hollyday, Sr. (1692-1741) of "Brookefield", and his first wife (?) Semmes.
5) Philip Lee, Jr. (1712-1739), of “Lee Langley”, married Bridget (?).
6) Anne Lee (1715-1800), wife of James Russell (1708-1788), merchant of London and Prince George’s Co., MD.
7) Sarah Lee (1717-1793), wife of William Potts, Sr. (1718-1761), of Barbados.
8) Henry Lee (ca. 1719-1743), went to England in 1739. No mention in fathers will, and died single.
9) Thomas Lee (1721-1749), married Christiana Sim (1714-1762), of Kilcairn, Scotland, daughter of Dr. Patrick Sim (d. 1740), of Prince George's Co., MD., who immigrated from Scotland, and Mary Brooke (d. 1758), daughter of Col. Thomas Brooke, Jr., Hon. (1660-1730). Thomas and Christiana were the parents of Gov. Thomas Sim Lee, Col. (1745-1819). Christiana married secondly, Walter Smith.
10) Capt. Arthur Lee (1723-1760), married second, Charity (Hanson) Howard (1724-1756), daughter of Samuel Hanson, Sr., of "Green Hill” (ca. 1685-1740), Charles Co., MD., and wife Elizabeth (Storey) Warren (ca. 1688-1764). Charity was the widow of John Howard, Jr. (d.ca. 1749).
11) Hannah Lee (1726-1781), married first Thomas Bowie (1722-1758), son of John Bowie, Sr., Gent.(ca. 1688-1759); married secondly Joseph Sprigg, Sr. (1736-1800), son of Osborn Sprigg, Sr. (1707-1749) and Rachel Belt (1711-1750).
12) Letitia Lee (1728-1776), married first James Wardropp (d. 1760), of "Ampthill", Chesterfield Co., VA; married secondly Dr. Adam Thompson (d. 1767), of Upper Marlboro, P.G.Co., MD.; married thirdly Col. Joseph Sim (d. 1793).
13) Elizabeth Lee (1730-1752), never married.
14) Alice Lee (1732-1769), married first Thomas Clark, Jr. (1728-1756) of “Backland”, P.G. Co., MD.; married secondly Hon., Col. Meriwether Smith (1730-1794), of Essex Co., VA., son of Col. Francis Smith and first wife, Lucy Meriwether. Meriwether and Alice were the parents of Gov. George William Smith (1762-1811).
15) Hancock Lee (1734-1759), merchant of Nottingham, Prince George’s Co., MD. never married.
16) Corbin Lee (1736-1773) of "The Adventure", married Elinor (Addison) Lowe Smith Thornton.
17) John Lee (1738-1777) of "Smithfield", Essex Co., VA., married Susannah Smith (1740-1818).
18) George Lee (1740-1807), of Washington, D.C.; married Chloe Hanson (d. 1794) of “Green Hill”, Charles Co., MD., daughter of Samuel Hanson, Sr. (ca. 1685-1740) and Elizabeth (Storey) Warren (ca. 1688-1764).
19) Margaret Lee (1742), married Alexander Symer, merchant of Upper Marlboro, MD.
Ancestry
Philip was the son of Col. Richard Lee II, Esq., “the scholar” (1647-1715) and Laetitia Corbin (ca. 1657-1706).
Laetitia was the daughter of Richard’s neighbor and, Councillor, Hon. Henry Corbin, Sr. (1629-1676) and Alice (Eltonhead) Burnham (ca. 1627-1684).
Richard II, was the son of Col. Richard Lee I, Esq., "the immigrant" (1618-1664) and Anne Constable (ca. 1621-1666).
Anne was the daughter of Thomas Constable and a ward of Sir John Thoroughgood.
