William Lee (captain)
William Lee was a ship's captain born in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.
Time line
- Birth March 15, 1741 Austerfield, England, United Kingdom
- Baptism 8/24/1744 (Age: 3) Austerfield, England, United Kingdom
- New York City August 21, 1768 (Age: 27) New York City, NY
- October 1771 (Age: 30) Linville Creek, Augusta County, Province of Virginia Description: School Master
- Fort Necessity March 1773 (Age: 32) Farmington, PA 15437 Description: Ohio River country to Fort Pitts
- Pensacola, Florida, June 1774 (Age: 33), USA. Married, ran shipping business
- Marriage 1774 (Age: 33) Pensacola, British West Florida to Charity
- Residence October 1780 (Age: 39) Burke County, Georgia, USA. Farm 100 miles from Savannah
- Birth of Charolette lee 7 August 1781 (Age: 40) Burke County, Georgia, USA. Bark Camp Creek, near Buck Head
- Letters of Marque Oct 18, 1781 (Age: 40) Jamaica, Sailing on the Ship Molly captained by John Jordan
- Captured by pirate Captain Kelly December 23, 1781 (Age: 40) Ireland. While serving on the ship Molley he was captured by the pirate ship Anti-Britton off Ireland
- Rescued By Royal Navy HMS Stagg 23 Dec 1781 (Age: 40) Dublin S, Ireland, United Kingdom Description: Returned to visit his Mother
- Military 1782 (Age: 41) ga. Jacksons legion Revolutionary War
- Justice of Peace Richmond county GA 1785 (Age: 44) Richmond CO, GA
- County Coroner,Richmond County Occupation 1792 (Age: 51) Richmond County, Georgia, USA
- Death Of Charity Lee 8/28/1799 (Age: 58) Richmond county Georgia
- Wrote a Book 1808 (Age: 67) published in UK. The true and interesting travels of William Lee
References
- The true and interesting travels of William Lee, by Lee, William Published in 1808, Printed for T. and R. Hughes (London)
- Georgians in the Revolution: At Kettle Creek (Wilkes Co.) and Burke County Author: Robert Scott Davis
- A History of Georgia Agriculture, 1732-1860 page 234 By James C Bonner
- Through a Glass Darkly: Reflections on Personal Identity in Early America Page 168, By Ronald Hoffman, Mechal Sobel, Fredrika J. Teute
- Coerced and free migration: global perspectives Page 403 By David Eltis
- Perspectives on American English Page 32 By Joey Lee Dillard
- A chronology of William Ball of St. Johns Parish Berkeley County, South Carolina and some of his descendants.LULU.com
Author: R C Ball,
Gordon Burns Smith,Boyd Publishing, Milledgeville, Georgia A chronology of William Ball of St. Johns Parish Berkeley County, South Carolina and some of his descendants Author: R C Ball,
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