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Thomas Lee

Birth
West Sussex, England
Death
22 Dec 1645 (aged 34–35)
At Sea
Burial
Buried or Lost at Sea Add to Map
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The surname of Lee was spelled LAIGH in early records but was changed to LEE.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lee and their three children Jane, Sarah, and Thomas II left England in 1645 for America together with Phoebe’s father William Brown. The senior Thomas Lee died of small pox during the crossing and was most likely buried at sea.

William Brown, his daughter the widow Phoebe Lee, and her children arrived in Saybrook in 1645. According to Glimpses of Saybrook in Colonial Days, by Harriet Chapman Chesebrough
The surname of Lee was spelled LAIGH in early records but was changed to LEE.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lee and their three children Jane, Sarah, and Thomas II left England in 1645 for America together with Phoebe’s father William Brown. The senior Thomas Lee died of small pox during the crossing and was most likely buried at sea.

William Brown, his daughter the widow Phoebe Lee, and her children arrived in Saybrook in 1645. According to Glimpses of Saybrook in Colonial Days, by Harriet Chapman Chesebrough


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