We are proud descendants of the Lee
family of Virginia. Our descent from
the emigrant and founder, Colonel Richard
Lee (1610-1664), is through his youngest
son, Charles Lee (1656-1701). Charles
inherited one of his father's several
estates, and the one he inherited is the one
which had the main family residence on
Dividing Creek. Charles continued to
live there with his mother and, after her
remarriage, his step-father. Charles
died in 1701, and his second son inherited
this estate, building in 1720 the second
mansion on the property. He called it
"Cobb's Hall," and his descendants are
referred to as the "Cobb's Hall" line of the
Lees of Virginia.
In 1846, the Cobb's Hall mansion burned,
and Martha Lee Harvey, a descendant of
Charles Lee, rebuilt an exact duplicate of
her childhood home on the very site of the
original. This house is what is
standing today.
Cobb's Hall has recently been put on the
market for some reason, and may fall out of
the hands of Lee descendants if someone
doesn't purchase it soon. This
property is the last of the lands granted to
Colonel Richard Lee still in the hands of
Lee descendants.
Cobb's Hall at luxuryrealestate.com.
It can also be viewed at Frank Hardy's real
estate site
here.
Documentation for the purpose of Cobb's
Hall being listed on a National Register of
Historic Places can be found
here.
On an interesting note, Coton Hall, the
ancestral home of the Lee family in
Shropshire, England, is also up for sale for
1.25 million pounds.
BBC - Shropshire - History - Coton Hall
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