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	Francis Lightfoot Lee
		Frank Lee, as he was known to those close to him, was regarded by his brothers as the keenest of them in all political judgement.
		He was quiet, reticent, and had no taste for public life, but the responsibilities that came from bearing the Lee name during the turbulent times of the American Revolution eventually propelled him into service.
		In January of 1797, Rebecca and Frank Lee died only ten days apart.
	www.stratfordhall.org /francis.html?HISTORY

	Francis Lightfoot Lee
		Francis Lightfoot Lee differed from his more strenuous brother, Richard Henry Lee.
		Like his cousin, �Lighthorse Harry� Lee, he was a great favorite of Washington, and continued through life a steadfast friend and a supporter of the great general.
		Yet he was a fighter when the occasion required and few surpassed him in depth of thought, strength of argument and force of conclusion.
	www.dsdi1776.com /New_images/Francis_Lightfoot.htm

	Francis Lightfoot Lee's Menokin
		Francis Lightfoot Lee was born in 1734 and raised at Stratford Hall Plantation.
		Menokin was the plantation and home of patriot Francis Lightfoot Lee and his wife, Rebecca Tayloe.
		Francis and Rebecca Lee both died in 1797 and are buried at Mt. Airy.
	www.stratfordhall.org /menokin.html?HISTORY

	Francis Lightfoot Lee - Loudoun Couty's public servant and signer of the Declaration of Independence
		Francis Lee's last political act was characteristic of his understatement.
		Lee moved to Loudoun because he wanted to enter public service, and a new county provided that chance, especially if one's surname was Lee.
		Lee had his choice of two tracts, several miles apart, and chose the upper one, 3,184 acres in a newly created county called Loudoun, which split from Fairfax in April 1757.
	www.waterfordva-wca.org /history/lightfoot-lee.htm

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		Lee, Francis Lightfoot - (Encarta® Concise Encyclopedia Article)
		Lightfoot Ltd. - Provides supplies, multimedia, equipment, video lessons and books for students of animation or cartooning.
		Francis Kyle Contemporary Art Gallery - The online gallery gives a taste of all our artists and details exhibition calendar.
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	Francis Lightfoot Lee
		Francis Lightfoot Lee (brother of R.H. Lee) was born in Westmoreland, Virginia, on the fourteenth of October, 1734.
		Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses 1758-75; Elected to Continental Congress, 1775-79, Member of Virginia Senate.
	www.ushistory.org /declaration/signers/fllee.htm

	Lee, Francis Lightfoot on Encyclopedia.com
		LEE HALL REVISITED DESIGNER SHOW HOUSE BRINGS NEW LIFE TO RECENTLY RESTORED MANOR HOUSE.(HOME)
		Westmoreland co., Va.; brother of Arthur, Richard H., and William Lee.
		Bibliography: See B. Hendrick, The Lees of Virginia (1935).
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/L/Lee-F1ran.asp

	Francis Lightfoot Lee to "My dearest"
		I am pretty well lodged in the house with Mason Page Mead and R. Lee; we dine at a Tavern tolerably well; but this is a most informal hot place, and expences enormous these added to the most powerful inducements to be with you, make my stay here, as you may suppose, very disagreeable.
	home.wlu.edu /~stanleyv/LJ5jul17.80.htm

	Museums & Attractions
		Built by Thomas Lee in the 1730s, Stratford Hall Plantation was the boyhood home of Richard Henry and Francis Lightfoot Lee, the only brothers to sign the Declaration of Independence.
		1769) was the plantation and home of patriot Francis Lightfoot Lee and his wife, Rebecca Tayloe.
		In 1807, General Robert E. Lee was born at Stratford.
	www.northernneck.org /attractions.htm

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Lee, E to F
		Lee, Francis Preston Blair (1857-1944) -- also known as Blair Lee -- Great-grandson of
		Lee, Edmund J. of Alexandria, D.C. (now Va.).
		The site opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on September 1, 2003.
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/lee3.html

	phorum - General Discussion - Francis "lightfoot" Lee
		Living next door to "Stratford Hall," home of the Lees and also a descendant of Richard Lee, the emigrant, I can tell you the Lightfoot is NOT an nickname, but is the given name of Francis Lightfoot Lee, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
		My guess is that 'Lightfoot' is a family name, but I haven't had any luck finding a Francis Lightfoot in Francis L. Lee's ancestry.
		Note that he signs his name on the Declaration as "Francis Lightfoot Lee".
	www.colonialhall.com /forum/read.php?f=1&i=105&t=105&v=f

	Encyclopedia article on Francis Lightfoot Lee [EncycloZine]
		Francis Lightfoot Lee ( October 14, 1734 - January 11, 1797), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Virginia.
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		In 1758 he was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses, where he served until 1775.
	encyclozine.com /Francis_Lightfoot_Lee

	Re: Francis Lightfoot Lee
		Francis Lightfoot Lee is in the family line of Richard Lee who emigrated to the Dividing Creek area of Virginia in the early 1600's.
		I have looked at him several times as I am related to the Lightfoot and Lee family.
		Richard Lee's descendants also include Light Horse Harry Lee and Robert E. Lee.
	www.genforum.genealogy.com /lightfoot/messages/675.html

	SmartEngine - SmartGuide ( ENCYCLOPEDIA : Francis Lightfoot Lee )
		Francis Lightfoot Lee: Virginia gentleman and forgotten patriot () - Margaret Elizabeth Gillie (1982)
		Constructed in 1738, Stratford was the boyhood home of Declaration of Independence signers Richard Henry and Francis Lightfoot Lee, and it was the birthplace of Robert E. Lee.
		A biography of Francis Lightfoot Lee, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, including a handwriting sample.
	encyclopedia.smartengine.com /shell/smartpage/Francis_Lightfoot_Lee

	Francis Lightfoot Lee Letter
		In July 1773, Francis Lightfoot Lee sent this letter to his brother William Lee in London.
		Letter from Francis Lightfoot Lee to William Lee
		This manuscript is from the Lee Collection in the Jessie Ball duPont Memorial Library at Stratford.
	www.shopmiller.com /mar00doc/letter.htm

	AllRefer Encyclopedia - U.S. History, Biographies Encyclopedia
		• Charles Francis Adams, 1807�#150;86, American public official
		• Francis Preston Blair, 1821�#150;75, American political leader
		• Charles Francis Adams, 1866�#150;1954, U.S. Secretary of the Navy
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/categories/ushistbio.html

	(Nicey LEA - Francis Lightfoot LEE )
		Sidney S. Thomas L. Ann Mary LEE (____ - ____)
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	phorum - General Discussion - Francis "lightfoot" Lee
		Living next door to "Stratford Hall," home of the Lees and also a descendant of Richard Lee, the emigrant, I can tell you the Lightfoot is NOT an nickname, but is the given name of Francis Lightfoot Lee, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
		My guess is that 'Lightfoot' is a family name, but I haven't had any luck finding a Francis Lightfoot in Francis L. Lee's ancestry.
		Simply, Where or how did Francis Lee, Dec. of Ind. signer from Va., get his nickname "Lightfoot"?
	www.colonialhall.com /forum/read.php?f=1&i=105&t=105

	The American Revolution (Francis Lightfoot Lee)
		Francis Lightfoot Lee, the fourth son of Thomas Lee, was born on the fourteenth day of October, 1734.
		Francis Lightfoot, the subject of the present memoir, was perhaps not less distinguished, although he had not the advantages, which were enjoyed by the eldersons, of an education at the English universities.
		To his brother, Richard Henry Lee, the high honor was allotted of bringing forward the momentous question of independence, and to him, and his associates in that distinguished assembly, the not inferior honor was granted of aiding and supporting and finishing this important work.
	theamericanrevolution.org /ipeople/fllee.asp

	Francis Lightfoot Lee's Menokin
		Francis Lightfoot Lee was born in 1734 and raised at Stratford Hall Plantation.
		Nearby is Stratford Hall Plantation, the ancestral home of the Lee family and the childhood home of Francis Lightfoot Lee.
		Francis and Rebecca Lee both died in 1797 and are buried at Mt. Airy.
	www.stratfordhall.org /menokin.html

	Thomas Lee
		Most notable of his children are Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, the only brothers to sign the Declaration of Independence.
		Lee was formally educated at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg; however, his studies only gave him the equivalent of an elementary school education.
		Thomas Lee was also a member of the House of Burgesses, 1723-1733, and served on the Council of the State of Virginia from 1733 until1750.
	www.thomaslee-dar.com /ThomasLee.htm

	Francis Lightfoot Lee - Loudoun Couty's public servant and signer of the Declaration of Independence
		Francis Lee's last political act was characteristic of his understatement.
		Lee moved to Loudoun because he wanted to enter public service, and a new county provided that chance, especially if one's surname was Lee.
		Lee was the fifth of eight children born to Thomas and Hannah Lee of Stratford Hall in Westmoreland County.
	www.loudounhistory.org /history/lightfoot-lee.htm

	Francis Lightfoot Lee
		Francis Lightfoot Lee differed from his more strenuous brother, Richard Henry Lee.
		Like his cousin, “Lighthorse Harry” Lee, he was a great favorite of Washington, and continued through life a steadfast friend and a supporter of the great general.
		Yet he was a fighter when the occasion required and few surpassed him in depth of thought, strength of argument and force of conclusion.
	www.dsdi1776.com /New_images/Francis_Lightfoot.htm

	Francis Lightfoot Lee
		Frank Lee, as he was known to those close to him, was regarded by his brothers as the keenest of them in all political judgement.
		He was quiet, reticent, and had no taste for public life, but the responsibilities that came from bearing the Lee name during the turbulent times of the American Revolution eventually propelled him into service.
		The couple is buried side by side in the Tayloe family graveyard at Mount Airy.
	www.stratfordhall.org /francis.html?HISTORY

	Westmoreland County Virginia - Visitor Center - Attractions - Historic Sites
		It was the boyhood home of Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, signers of the Declaration of Independence.
		Richard Henry Lee of Chantilly, Thomas Lee of Stratford and Richard Henry Lee of Machotick are buried here in what was Richard Lee's Machotick Plantation.
		General Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee was a Revolutionary War hero in his 20s and served as one of General George Washington's most trusted officers.
	www.westmoreland-county.org /vc_his.htm

	Francis Lightfoot Lee
		Francis Lightfoot Lee (brother of R.H. Lee) was born in Westmoreland, Virginia, on the fourteenth of October, 1734.
		Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses 1758-75; Elected to Continental Congress, 1775-79, Member of Virginia Senate.
	www.ushistory.org /declaration/signers/fllee.htm

	francis lightfoot lee - OneLook Dictionary Search
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		Lee, Francis Lightfoot : Columbia Encyclopedia, Six Edition [ home, info ]
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	Declaration of Independence: Franklin or Jefferson
		The signatures of Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee was, in fact, a commitment of the lives and fortunes of the entire Lee family, including William Lee, Arthur Lee, and cousin Henry "Light Horse" Harry Lee, III.
		When the final document was ready for signature, Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, joined 54 other delegates to lay down their lives for freedom.
		Thomas Jefferson wrote the draft for the Declaration of Independence and Benjamin Franklin urged its adoption.
	laughtergenealogy.com /bin/history/independence.html

	History
		Identified as the pathway of patriots, the Northern Neck area has long been noted for its historical sites and as the birthplace of such patriots as George Washington, Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lightfoot Lee, James Madison, Robert E. Lee, and James Monroe.
		Menokin, built in 1769, was the plantation home of Francis Lightfoot Lee and his wife Rebecca Tayloe.
		Francis Lee, raised at Stratford Hall Planation, devoted his life to public service serving in the Virginia House of Burgesses, the Virginia Legislature, and the Continental Congress.
	www.northernneck.org /history.htm

	LEE, Francis Lightfoot (1734-1797) Guide to Research Papers
		Francis Lightfoot Lee writes to his nephew concerning his training of Ludwell Lee’s young son, Richard Henry; the federal elections of 1796, especially the presidential contest between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson; and Virginia politics, including Ludwell Lee’s election to the state Senate.
		Francis Lightfoot Lee is a member of the Committee.
		A letter from Francis Lightfoot Lee to his brother, William Lee, written on December 20, 1773.
	bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/guidedisplay.pl?index=L000190 (399 words)

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