Anne Hill (Carter) Lee (1773-1829) married Henry Lee III (Light Horse Harry Lee) in 1793 at Shirley Plantation in Charles City County, Virginia where she had been born. They lived at Stratford Hall Plantation in Westmoreland County, Virginia and were the parents of Confederate General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870). Henry Lee III (January 29, 1756 - March 25, 1818), American general, called Light Horse Harry, was born near Dumfries, Virginia. ... Charles City County is a county located in the state of Virginia. ... Westmoreland County is a county located in the Northern Neck of the state of Virginia. ... For other meanings of confederate and confederacy, see confederacy (disambiguation) National Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Official language English de facto nationwide Various European and Native American languages regionally Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Largest... Robert Edward Lee, as a U.S. Army Colonel before the war Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a career army officer and the most successful general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. ...
Shirley Plantation, granted to Edward Hill in 1660, features the pineapple (the Colonial symbol of hospitality) in the hand-carved woodwork in the house, and as a three-foot finial on the peak of the roof.
AnneHillCarter, wife of Henry Light-Horse Harry Lee, of Stratford and mother of Gen. Robert E. Lee, was born at Shirley.
The present mansion was begun in 1723 by Edward Hill III, a member of the house of Burgesses in the Virginia Colony, for his daughter Elizabeth, who married John Carter, eldest son of King Carter.
Robert Carter also known as King Carter (August 4, 1663 – August 4, 1732) was a colonist, founding father and owner of Carter's Grove in Virginia, and had become one of the wealthiest men in the colonies.
Robert Carter was born in Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia to John Carter (1620-1669) of London, England and Sarah Ludlow (1635-1668) of Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire.
Robert Carter died on August 4, 1732 in Lancaster County, Virginia and was buried in Christ Church, Lancaster County, Virginia.
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