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POLITICALS
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1)   JOHN FOSTER DULLES

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US Secretary of State 1888-1959



This is the family relationship between
Sarah Elizabeth Rose
and John Foster Dulles:

Our common ancestors are
Humphrey VIII De Bohun
and Elizabeth Plantagenet

John Foster Dulle's line descends through
Humphrey
VIII De Bohun and Elizabeth
Plantagenet's son, William De Bohun,
in this way;

William De Bohun, Elizabeth De Bohun,
Joan Fitzalan, Elizabeth Beauchamp,
Lady Elizabeth Butler, Lady Anne Talbot,
Elizabeth Vernon, Dorothy Corbet, Sir Arthur
Mainwaring, Mary Mainwaring, Frances Cotton,
Robert III Abell, Joshua Abell, Lydia Abell,
Elizabeth Coit, Joanna Leffingwell, Harriet
Wadsworth Winslow, Prof. Allen Macy Dulles,
John Foster Dulles

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Sarah Elizabeth Rose's line descends through
  Humphrey VIII De Bohun and Elizabeth
Plantagenet's, daughter Margaret, in this way;

William De Bohun, Margaret De Bohun,
Sir Edward Courtenay, Hugh -5- Courtenay,
Hugh -6- Courtenay, Elizabeth Courtenay, 
Thomas Tretherff, Margaret Tretherff, Francis
Buller, Katherine Buller, Richard Parker, Richard
Parker, Elizabeth Parker, Parker Adkins (Rev War),
Susanna Adkins, Margaret McGriff, Susannah
Harless, Suzanna Jane James, Lydia Jane
Snethen, Bessie Susie Scheer,
Then three more generations down to myself.

Since John Foster Dulles,
and my ancestor, Bessie Susie Scheer,
are 19th cousins, and since there are 3 more
generations between John and myself,
John and I are therefore, 19th Cousins,
three times removed.


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2)   HENRY LEE (1756-1818)

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Governor of Virginia
("General Light Horse Henry"
 
(Son of Henry Lee II, the member of the
House of Burgesses.)
From "Political Graveyard"
http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee4.html
Lee Henry was also known as "Light Horse Harry"  
He is the grandnephew of Richard Bland,
and the first cousin once removed of
Richard Henry Lee & Charles "Lightfoot"
(only brothers to sign the Declaration of Independence).
Henry is the brother of Charles Lee and Richard
Bland Lee(see below), and the third cousin of
President Zachary Taylor (see "The Presidents" Page
by clicking on the link below).
Henry served as one of Washington's most
brilliant Generals during the Rev. War.
He married his second cousin Phillip's daughter,
Matilda and they had three children together.
He is also the grandfather of Fitzhugh Lee and
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee.
Henry was born in Prince William County, Va.,
January 29, 1756.
He was the delegate to the Continental Congress from
Virginia, 1786-88;
He served as Governor of Virginia, 1791-94
and as U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large,
1799-1801 He eulogized George Washington as
"First in war, first in peace,
and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
Henry died on March 25, 1818.
Lee County, Va. is named for him.  When Matilda died,
Henry married the young, beautiful, and very wealthy
Anne Hill Carter.  They had a son, (fifth child for Henry),
and this son was, General Robert E. (Edward) Lee.
 

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This is the family relationship between
Sarah Elizabeth Rose
and Henry Lee:

Our common ancestors are
Hugh -4- Courtenay,
and Margaret De Bohun

Henry Lee's line descends through Hugh -4-
Courtenay and Margaret De Bohun's
 daughter, Margaret De Courtenay, in this way;

Margaret De Courtenay, Sir John De La Pole,
Joan De La Pole, John Braybrooke, Edward
Brooke, Elizabeth Brooke, Robert -2- Tanfield
William Tanfield, Francis Tanfield, Anne Tanfield,
Elizabeth Vincent, Dorothy Lane, Richard
Randolph, Col. William Randolph, Elizabeth
Randolph, Mary Bland, Henry Lee,
Govenor Henry Lee


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Sarah Elizabeth Rose's
                                                     line descends through Hugh -4-
                                                 Courtenay and Margaret De Bohun's
                                                   son, Sir Edward Courtenay, 
in this way;

Sir Edward Courtenay, Hugh -5- Courtenay,
Hugh -6- Courtenay, Elizabeth Courtenay,
Thomas Tretherff, Margaret Tretherff, Francis
(Sheriff) Buller, Sir Richard Buller, Katherine
Buller, Richard Parker, Richard Parker,
Elizabeth Parker, Parker Adkins, Susanna
Adkins, Margaret McGriff, Susannah Harless,
Suzanna Jane James, Lydia Jane Snethen,
Then four more generations down to myself.

Since Henry Lee,
and my ancestor, Lydia Jane Snethen,
are 17th cousins, and since there are 4 more
generations between Henry and myself,
Henry and I are therefore, 17th Cousins,
four times removed.



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3)   CHARLES LEE (1758-1815)


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Judge, US Attorney General (1795-1801

Brother to VA Gov Henry Lee
Member of the American Whig Society 1775.
Was appointed Naval Officer, by Gov
Patrick Henry 1795.
Apppointed to the post of US Atty Gen by
President George Washington.
He served under both Presidents Washington
and Adams,  and both (according to their letters),
considered Lee to be among their most learned advisors.
After his retirement, Judge Lee practiced law in Virginia
and Washington.
He is one of the Attorneys that defended Aaron Burr
in his famous Treason Trial.

 
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                                            This is the family relationship between
                                                          Sarah Elizabeth Rose
                                                               and Charles Lee:

                                                     Our common ancestors are
                                                          Hugh -4- Courtenay,
                                                      and Margaret De Bohun

                                       Charles Lee's line descends through Hugh -4-
                                           Courtenay and Margaret De Bohun's
                                    daughter, Margaret De Courtenay, in this way;

                                      Margaret De Courtenay, Sir John De La Pole,
                                      Joan De La Pole, John Braybrooke, Edward
                                     Brooke, Elizabeth Brooke, Robert -2- Tanfield
                                  William Tanfield, Francis Tanfield, Anne Tanfield,
                                        Elizabeth Vincent, Dorothy Lane, Richard
                                      Randolph, Col. William Randolph, Elizabeth
                                               Randolph, Mary Bland, Henry Lee,
US Attorney General, Charles Lee




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                                                   Sarah Elizabeth Rose's
line
                                                     descends through Hugh -4-
                                                 Courtenay and Margaret De Bohun's
                                                   son, Sir Edward Courtenay, 
in this way;

Sir Edward Courtenay, Hugh -5- Courtenay,
Hugh -6- Courtenay, Elizabeth Courtenay,
Thomas Tretherff, Margaret Tretherff, Francis
(Sheriff) Buller, Sir Richard Buller, Katherine
Buller, Richard Parker, Richard Parker,
Elizabeth Parker, Parker Adkins, Susanna
Adkins, Margaret McGriff, Susannah Harless,
Suzanna Jane James, Lydia Jane Snethen,
Then four more generations down to myself.

Since Charles Lee,
and my ancestor, Lydia Jane Snethen,
are 17th cousins, and since there are 4 more
generations between Charles and myself,
Charles and I are therefore, 17th Cousins,
four times removed.



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4)   RICHARD BLAND LEE
(1761-1827)


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US Congressman

Northern Virginia's first Congressman.
After the War of 1812, Richard Supervised
the reconstruction of the Capitol and White House,
after both had been burned by the British.

 
                                             This is the family relationship between
                                                          Sarah Elizabeth Rose
                                                         and Richard Bland Lee:

                                                     Our common ancestors are
                                                          Hugh -4- Courtenay,
                                                      and Margaret De Bohun

                                       Richard Bland Lee's line descends through Hugh -4-
                                           Courtenay and Margaret De Bohun's
                                    daughter, Margaret De Courtenay, in this way;

                                      Margaret De Courtenay, Sir John De La Pole,
                                      Joan De La Pole, John Braybrooke, Edward
                                     Brooke, Elizabeth Brooke, Robert -2- Tanfield
                                  William Tanfield, Francis Tanfield, Anne Tanfield,
                                        Elizabeth Vincent, Dorothy Lane, Richard
                                      Randolph, Col. William Randolph, Elizabeth
                                               Randolph, Mary Bland, Henry Lee,
US Attorney General, Charles Lee


US Congressman, Richard Bland Lee


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Sarah Elizabeth Rose' line
                                                        descends through Hugh -4-
                                                 Courtenay and Margaret De Bohun's
                                                   son, Sir Edward Courtenay, 
in this way;

Sir Edward Courtenay, Hugh -5- Courtenay,
Hugh -6- Courtenay, Elizabeth Courtenay,
Thomas Tretherff, Margaret Tretherff, Francis
(Sheriff) Buller, Sir Richard Buller, Katherine
Buller, Richard Parker, Richard Parker,
Elizabeth Parker, Parker Adkins, Susanna
Adkins, Margaret McGriff, Susannah Harless,
Suzanna Jane James, Lydia Jane Snethen,
Then four more generations down to myself.

Since Richard Bland Lee,
and my ancestor, Lydia Jane Snethen,
are 17th cousins, and since there are 4 more
generations between Richard Bland and myself,
Richard and I are therefore, 17th Cousins,
four times removed.




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5)   FITZHUGH LEE (1835-1905)

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General, and Governor of Virginia
 
Democrat.
General in the Confederate Army during
the Civil War.
Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from
Virginia in 1876.
Governor of Virginia (1886-1890).
General in the US Army during the
Spanish-American War.



This is the family relationship between
Sarah Elizabeth Rose
and Fitzhugh Lee:

                                                   Our common ancestors are
                                                          Hugh -4- Courtenay,
                                                      and Margaret De Bohun

                                       Fitzhugh Lee's line descends through Hugh -4-
                                           Courtenay and Margaret De Bohun's
                                    daughter, Margaret De Courtenay, in this way;

                                      Margaret De Courtenay, Sir John De La Pole,
                                      Joan De La Pole, John Braybrooke, Edward
                                     Brooke, Elizabeth Brooke, Robert -2- Tanfield
                                  William Tanfield, Francis Tanfield, Anne Tanfield,
                                        Elizabeth Vincent, Dorothy Lane, Richard
                                      Randolph, Col. William Randolph, Elizabeth,
                                       Mary Bland, Henry Lee, Govenor Henry Lee,
                                          Sydney Smith Lee, Govenor Fitzhugh Lee


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Sarah Elizabeth Rose' line                                                                                                                 descends through Hugh -4-
                                                 Courtenay and Margaret De Bohun's
                                                   son, Sir Edward Courtenay, 
in this way;