Early 1800s: Land records reveal that Samuel Lee, along with his father and perhaps several brothers, migrated from Maryland. They settled for a time on and along Fisherman's Creek, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina [*].
1810 census - Samuel is living with his father, Henry, who is a widower.
In York County, South Carolina, Samuel Lee purchased land:
1812 April 07 Deed Book G, page 385
1814 May 31 Deed Book K, page 73
1816 December 10 Deed Book H, page 281
Samuel later moved to Gwinnette County, Georgia. By 1818, several of the family moved to Henry County, Georgia. Edward, James and Samuel are listed on the 1820 census of Gwinnett County. Church and County records indicate some of their activities. After 1820, Samuel sold land located in Butts County, Georgia to his father, Henry Lee. Source: Deed Book A, pages 172-173 . By 1830, Samuel Lee had moved to Henry County, Georgia on land along Line Creek, just south of the present boundary line of Clayton County. He owned and operated a grist and lumber mills in addition to several 200 acre lots in Henry County.
Notes: [*] The boundary between North and South Carolina was not established in that area until after the Revolution, and when it finally was, Lee's land fell into York County, South Carolina. That has resulted in a variety of legal instruments related to the same place being filed in both North and South Carolina. For the issues surrounding the boundary, see Robert D. Temple, "Troublesome Boundaries: Royal Proclamations, Indian Treaties, Lawsuits, Political Deals, and Other Errors Defining Our Strange State Lines" at .
1810 census - Samuel is living with his father, Henry, who is a widower.
In York County, South Carolina, Samuel Lee purchased land:
1812 April 07 Deed Book G, page 385
1814 May 31 Deed Book K, page 73
1816 December 10 Deed Book H, page 281
Samuel later moved to Gwinnette County, Georgia. By 1818, several of the family moved to Henry County, Georgia. Edward, James and Samuel are listed on the 1820 census of Gwinnett County. Church and County records indicate some of their activities. After 1820, Samuel sold land located in Butts County, Georgia to his father, Henry Lee. Source: Deed Book A, pages 172-173 . By 1830, Samuel Lee had moved to Henry County, Georgia on land along Line Creek, just south of the present boundary line of Clayton County. He owned and operated a grist and lumber mills in addition to several 200 acre lots in Henry County.
Notes: [*] The boundary between North and South Carolina was not established in that area until after the Revolution, and when it finally was, Lee's land fell into York County, South Carolina. That has resulted in a variety of legal instruments related to the same place being filed in both North and South Carolina. For the issues surrounding the boundary, see Robert D. Temple, "Troublesome Boundaries: Royal Proclamations, Indian Treaties, Lawsuits, Political Deals, and Other Errors Defining Our Strange State Lines" at .
Early 1800s: Land records reveal that Samuel Lee, along with his father and perhaps several brothers, migrated from Maryland. They settled for a time on and along Fisherman's Creek, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina [*].
1810 census - Samuel is living with his father, Henry, who is a widower.
In York County, South Carolina, Samuel Lee purchased land:
1812 April 07 Deed Book G, page 385
1814 May 31 Deed Book K, page 73
1816 December 10 Deed Book H, page 281
Samuel later moved to Gwinnette County, Georgia. By 1818, several of the family moved to Henry County, Georgia. Edward, James and Samuel are listed on the 1820 census of Gwinnett County. Church and County records indicate some of their activities. After 1820, Samuel sold land located in Butts County, Georgia to his father, Henry Lee. Source: Deed Book A, pages 172-173 . By 1830, Samuel Lee had moved to Henry County, Georgia on land along Line Creek, just south of the present boundary line of Clayton County. He owned and operated a grist and lumber mills in addition to several 200 acre lots in Henry County.
Notes: [*] The boundary between North and South Carolina was not established in that area until after the Revolution, and when it finally was, Lee's land fell into York County, South Carolina. That has resulted in a variety of legal instruments related to the same place being filed in both North and South Carolina. For the issues surrounding the boundary, see Robert D. Temple, "Troublesome Boundaries: Royal Proclamations, Indian Treaties, Lawsuits, Political Deals, and Other Errors Defining Our Strange State Lines" at .
1810 census - Samuel is living with his father, Henry, who is a widower.
In York County, South Carolina, Samuel Lee purchased land:
1812 April 07 Deed Book G, page 385
1814 May 31 Deed Book K, page 73
1816 December 10 Deed Book H, page 281
Samuel later moved to Gwinnette County, Georgia. By 1818, several of the family moved to Henry County, Georgia. Edward, James and Samuel are listed on the 1820 census of Gwinnett County. Church and County records indicate some of their activities. After 1820, Samuel sold land located in Butts County, Georgia to his father, Henry Lee. Source: Deed Book A, pages 172-173 . By 1830, Samuel Lee had moved to Henry County, Georgia on land along Line Creek, just south of the present boundary line of Clayton County. He owned and operated a grist and lumber mills in addition to several 200 acre lots in Henry County.
Notes: [*] The boundary between North and South Carolina was not established in that area until after the Revolution, and when it finally was, Lee's land fell into York County, South Carolina. That has resulted in a variety of legal instruments related to the same place being filed in both North and South Carolina. For the issues surrounding the boundary, see Robert D. Temple, "Troublesome Boundaries: Royal Proclamations, Indian Treaties, Lawsuits, Political Deals, and Other Errors Defining Our Strange State Lines" at .
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