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     Elcinda West was born circa 1836 at Boyle Co., Kentucky, USA; Aged 14 in 1850 census.¹
     Elcinda West was listed as a resident in Benoni West and Elizabeth "Betsy" Walker Barlow's household in the census report on 8 August 1850 at Perryville, Boyle Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 319-B, lines 24-31, dwelling 69, family 75
24 WEST, Benoni 60 [1790] M Farmer $4800 KY
25 " , Elisabeth 57 [1793] F KY
26 " , Susan 21 [1829] F KY
27 " , Moses 19 [1931] M Farmer KY
28 " , Mariah 16 [1834] F KY Attended School
29 " , Elcinda 14 [1836] F KY Attended School
30 " , Margaret 10 [1840] F KY Attended School
31 " , Mary C. 8 [1842] F KY Attended School.¹

     Margaret West was born circa 1840 at Boyle Co., Kentucky, USA; Aged 10 in 1850 census.¹
     Margaret West was listed as a resident in Benoni West and Elizabeth "Betsy" Walker Barlow's household in the census report on 8 August 1850 at Perryville, Boyle Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 319-B, lines 24-31, dwelling 69, family 75
24 WEST, Benoni 60 [1790] M Farmer $4800 KY
25 " , Elisabeth 57 [1793] F KY
26 " , Susan 21 [1829] F KY
27 " , Moses 19 [1931] M Farmer KY
28 " , Mariah 16 [1834] F KY Attended School
29 " , Elcinda 14 [1836] F KY Attended School
30 " , Margaret 10 [1840] F KY Attended School
31 " , Mary C. 8 [1842] F KY Attended School.¹

     Mary C. West was born circa 1842 at Boyle Co., Kentucky, USA; Aged 8 in 1850 census.¹
     Mary C. West was listed as a resident in Benoni West and Elizabeth "Betsy" Walker Barlow's household in the census report on 8 August 1850 at Perryville, Boyle Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 319-B, lines 24-31, dwelling 69, family 75
24 WEST, Benoni 60 [1790] M Farmer $4800 KY
25 " , Elisabeth 57 [1793] F KY
26 " , Susan 21 [1829] F KY
27 " , Moses 19 [1931] M Farmer KY
28 " , Mariah 16 [1834] F KY Attended School
29 " , Elcinda 14 [1836] F KY Attended School
30 " , Margaret 10 [1840] F KY Attended School
31 " , Mary C. 8 [1842] F KY Attended School.¹

     Catherine (?) was born circa 1839 at Kentucky, USA; Aged 21 in 1860 census.¹ She married Moses West, son of Benoni West and Elizabeth "Betsy" Walker Barlow, in 1860 at Boyle Co., Kentucky, USA,
; 16 Jul 1860 census says married within the year.¹
     Catherine (?) was listed as a resident in Benoni West and Elizabeth "Betsy" Walker Barlow's household in the census report on 16 July 1860 at Perryville, Boyle Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 937, lines 24-29, dwellings 639 & 640, Families 569 & 570
24 WEST, Benoni 69 [1791] M Farmer $17,600 $10,000 KY
25 " , Elizabeth 56 [1804] F KY
26 " , Moses 30 [1830] M Farmer $600 KY Married w/in year
27 " , Catherine 21 [1839] F KY Married w/in year
28 " , Susan A. 33 [1837] F KY
29 PARKER, Mary J. 14 [1846] F KY Attended School.¹

     John Wesley Carson was born on 13 February 1792 at North Carolina, USA.² He married Mary Vaught, daughter of George Vaught and Christiana Barbara Phillippi, on 18 February 1819 at Wythe Co., Virginia, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
John Wesley Carson died on 17 January 1846 at Kentucky, USA, at age 53.²
John Wesley Carson was buried after 17 January 1846 at Carson Cemetery, Pulaski Co., Kentucky, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     13 Feb 1792, North Carolina, USA
     DEATH     17 Jan 1846 (aged 53), Kentucky, USA
     Family Members
     Spouse
          Mary Maria Vaught Carson 1793–1893 (m. 1819)
     Children
          John Wesley Carson 1831–1917
     Gravesite Details No headstone found.
     BURIAL     Carson Cemetery, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
     Maintained by: Remembrance of Days Past
     Originally Created by: DA Gammon
     Added: 23 Jul 2006
     Find a Grave Memorial 15023750.²

     Frances P. Reynolds was born on 15 July 1871 at Elkhorn Township, Warren Co., Missouri, USA; Aged 9 in the 1880 census.^1,2
Frances P. Reynolds died on 20 October 1891 at age 20.¹
Frances P. Reynolds was buried after 20 October 1891 at Elmo Cemetery, Elmo, Kaufman Co., Texas, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     15 Jul 1871
     DEATH     20 Oct 1891 (aged 20)
     BURIAL     Elmo Cemetery, Elmo, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
     Created by: Sharon
     Added: 8 Feb 2011
     Find a Grave Memorial 65346404.¹
     Frances P. Reynolds was listed as a resident in Samuel Pleman Reynolds and Eulella Pratt's household in the census report between 17 June 1880 and 18 June 1880 at Elkhorn Township, Warren Co., Missouri, USA; Next door to the household of Alexis Caswell and Anna A. (Pratt) Hudson.
p. 703-A, lines 13-17, dwelling 137 Family 137
13 REYNOLDS, Samuel P. W M 35 [1845] Married Farmer MO VA VA
14 " , Eulalia C. W F 28 [1852] Wife Married Keeping House MO VA --
15 " , Francis P. W M 9 [1871] Son Single MO MO MO
16 " , Pleman H. W M 4 [1876] Son Single MO MO MO
17 PRATT, Wheeler W MN 22 [1858] Brother-in-law Married works on farm MO VA --.³

     Plemon Hubbard Reynolds married Rosa Josephine Wilson.³
Plemon Hubbard Reynolds was born on 27 October 1876 at Elkhorn Township, Warren Co., Missouri, USA; Aged 4 in the 1880 census.^1,2
Plemon Hubbard Reynolds died on 11 September 1934 at Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, USA, at age 57; Ancestry.com - Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Plemon Hubbard Reynolds was buried on 13 September 1934 at Oakland Memorial Park, Terrell, Kaufman Co., Texas, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     27 Oct 1876
     DEATH     11 Sep 1934 (aged 57)
     Family Members
     Spouse
          Rosa Josephine Wilson Reynolds 1879–1971
     Children
          Plemon Herman Reynolds 1902–1992
          Curtis Wilson Reynolds 1906–1939
     BURIAL     Oakland Memorial Park, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
     Created by: SUE ANN NORRIS
     Added: 17 Jul 2011
     Find a Grave Memorial 73499460.^2,4
     Plemon Hubbard Reynolds was listed as a resident in Samuel Pleman Reynolds and Eulella Pratt's household in the census report between 17 June 1880 and 18 June 1880 at Elkhorn Township, Warren Co., Missouri, USA; Next door to the household of Alexis Caswell and Anna A. (Pratt) Hudson.
p. 703-A, lines 13-17, dwelling 137 Family 137
13 REYNOLDS, Samuel P. W M 35 [1845] Married Farmer MO VA VA
14 " , Eulalia C. W F 28 [1852] Wife Married Keeping House MO VA --
15 " , Francis P. W M 9 [1871] Son Single MO MO MO
16 " , Pleman H. W M 4 [1876] Son Single MO MO MO
17 PRATT, Wheeler W MN 22 [1858] Brother-in-law Married works on farm MO VA --.⁵

     Rosa Josephine Wilson married Plemon Hubbard Reynolds, son of Samuel Pleman Reynolds and Eulella Pratt.¹
Rosa Josephine Wilson was born on 11 February 1879.¹
Rosa Josephine Wilson died on 15 May 1971 at age 92.¹
Rosa Josephine Wilson was buried after 15 May 1971 at Oakland Memorial Park, Terrell, Kaufman Co., Texas, USA; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     11 Feb 1879
     DEATH     15 May 1971 (aged 92)
     Family Members
     Parents
          Orville Harrison Wilson 1848–1921
          Rachel Ann Sanders Wilson 1855–1935
     Spouse
          Plemon Hubbard Reynolds 1876–1934
     Siblings
          Sarah Elizabeth Wilson White 1873–1909
          William Thomas Wilson 1875–1957
          Matilda Ellen Wilson 1876–1881
          Charles Henry Wilson 1881–1946
          George James Wilson 1883–1972
          Florence Lura Wilson Cannon 1885–1967
          Laura Francis Wilson Hyatt 1888–1963
          Nora R Wilson 1891–1891
          Wesley Harrison Wilson 1892–1943
          Nettie Irene Wilson Moore 1895–1974
          Hugh Leroy Wilson 1898–1977
     Children
          Plemon Herman Reynolds 1902–1992
          Curtis Wilson Reynolds 1906–1939
     BURIAL     Oakland Memorial Park, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
     Created by: SUE ANN NORRIS
     Added: 17 Jul 2011
     Find a Grave Memorial 73499433.¹

     Margaret Blount married Robert Pigot of Chetwynd.³

     Reference: Genealogics cites:

     John Blount of Burton-upon-Trent married Allice (?)³

John Blount of Burton-upon-Trent died after 1441.¹
      ; Per Genealogics:
     “parents may be Sir Walter Blount of Sodington and Sancha de Ayala”.¹

Reference: Genealogics cites: The Genealogical History of the Croke Family 1823, Croke, Sir Alexander. table 17.¹

     William (Herle) ap Thomas ap Philip Fychan of Stoke Bliss married Alice/Agnes Delabere, daughter of Kyndard Delabere of Kinnersley Castle and Margaret/Katherine? (?),
;
Her 2nd husband.^1,2
William (Herle) ap Thomas ap Philip Fychan of Stoke Bliss died in 1437.¹
     Reference: Genealogics cites:

     John Maninge married Jane Hancock, daughter of Edward Hancock of Twining, co. Gloucester and Alice Jeffreys, after 1630 at St. Martin Church, Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England,
;
Her 2nd husband. Her 1st husband d. ca Feb 1629/30.^1,2
     ; NB: I have recently "discovered" the research dating from the 1988 article by William Thorndale, regarding the "truth" of the ancestry of the colonial immigrant, Col. Richard LEE, and disproving any evident link to the LEE family of CotonHall, Shropshire. Thorndale's work was extended by Townsend in 2002. One of my original sources for this line, the 7th ed. of Weis (1992), included the link from the Coton Hall LEEs to Co. Richard LEE, but the 8th ed. (2004) deletes the link citing Thomason (2002).
     The note in Weis (2004) reads: "Gen. 36 through 38, in previous editions, has been proven to be in error. See Neil Thompason, "Lees of Northumberland and Worcester," NGSQ 90 (2002)l213-217)."
Images of the full Thorndale and Thompson articles are attached. GA Vaut.^1,3,4,5,6

     Edward Lee was baptized on 30 August 1620 at St. Martin Church, Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.^1,2
Edward Lee was buried on 21 April 1624 at St. Martin Church, Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     Aug 1620, Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England
     DEATH     Apr 1624 (aged 3), Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England
     Family Members
     Parents
          John Lee unknown–1630
          Jane Hancock Manning unknown–1639
     BURIAL     Old St Martin's Churchyard, Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England
     Created by: Todd Whitesides
     Added: 31 Aug 2019
     Find a Grave Memorial 202598106.^1,2,3
     ; NB: I have recently "discovered" the research dating from the 1988 article by William Thorndale, regarding the "truth" of the ancestry of the colonial immigrant, Col. Richard LEE, and disproving any evident link to the LEE family of CotonHall, Shropshire. Thorndale's work was extended by Townsend in 2002. One of my original sources for this line, the 7th ed. of Weis (1992), included the link from the Coton Hall LEEs to Co. Richard LEE, but the 8th ed. (2004) deletes the link citing Thomason (2002).
     The note in Weis (2004) reads: "Gen. 36 through 38, in previous editions, has been proven to be in error. See Neil Thompason, "Lees of Northumberland and Worcester," NGSQ 90 (2002)l213-217)."
Images of the full Thorndale and Thompson articles are attached. GA Vaut.^1,4,5,6,7

     John Lees married Alice Harte on 12 November 1589 at All Saints Church, Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England,
;
Her 1st husband.²
John Lees died in May 1597 at Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.²
John Lees was buried on 31 May 1597 at St. Martin's Churchyard, Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.²

His estate was probated on 8 July 1597 at St. Martin's Parish, Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.²

     ; NB: I have recently "discovered" the research dating from the 1988 article by William Thorndale, regarding the "truth" of the ancestry of the colonial immigrant, Col. Richard LEE, and disproving any evident link to the LEE family of CotonHall, Shropshire. Thorndale's work was extended by Townsend in 2002. One of my original sources for this line, the 7th ed. of Weis (1992), included the link from the Coton Hall LEEs to Co. Richard LEE, but the 8th ed. (2004) deletes the link citing Thomason (2002).
     The note in Weis (2004) reads: "Gen. 36 through 38, in previous editions, has been proven to be in error. See Neil Thompason, "Lees of Northumberland and Worcester," NGSQ 90 (2002)l213-217)."
Images of the full Thorndale and Thompson articles are attached. GA Vaut.^1,3,4,5,6 GAV-11. John Lees was also known as John Lyes.²

; Per Thorndale: "Possibly richard Lee (1563-after 1620), gentleman; held annuity on farm at Nordley Regis; son of John Lee of Coton Hall, Alveley parish, Shropshire"
“.⁷

; Per Thompson: "A thorough search of the city’s parish registers and probate documents, as well as a search of the Consistory Court records of Worcester, failed to uncover any information concerning the parentage or occupation of chis John Lees. Moreover, the best account of the armigerous family of Lee of Langley-Coton Hall in co. Salop, does not include anything resembling the family group named in John Lees's will." [16]
[16] The best account of the family of Lee of Langley- Coton Hall is George Morris, "Shropshire Genealogies," 8 vols. (MS., n.d. (a. 1897), Shrewsbury Public Library, Shropshire), l:331- 32; available as FHL micro­ film 0,504,545 through 0,504,550. Another account is George Grazebrook and John Paul Rylands, eds., The Visitation of Shropshire Taken in the Year 1623, 2 vols. (London: Harleian Society, 1889), 2:318- 20.
     The brother Ralph may be the Ralph Lyes whose intestate estate was ordered to be administered by his widow Elizabeth in Nov. 1641, with an inventory dared 6 Nov. 1641 attached to the bond. See Estate of ''Raphe Lyes" of St. Andrew, Worcester, in Worcester Consistory Court, Original Wills 1641, no. 138; FHL microfilm 0,098,063. Ralph's occupation goes unstated, and the St . Andrew parish register is missing for this period."⁸

     Richard Lee (Sr.) was born before 21 May 1595 at Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.² He was baptized on 21 May 1595 at St. Swithin Church, Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.³ He married Alice Turner, daughter of Henry Turner and Elinor Taylor, on 18 October 1622 at Droitwich, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England.^1,3

Richard Lee (Sr.) died after 18 October 1637.²
     ; NB: I have recently "discovered" the research dating from the 1988 article by William Thorndale, regarding the "truth" of the ancestry of the colonial immigrant, Col. Richard LEE, and disproving any evident link to the LEE family of CotonHall, Shropshire. Thorndale's work was extended by Townsend in 2002. One of my original sources for this line, the 7th ed. of Weis (1992), included the link from the Coton Hall LEEs to Co. Richard LEE, but the 8th ed. (2004) deletes the link citing Thomason (2002).
     The note in Weis (2004) reads: "Gen. 36 through 38, in previous editions, has been proven to be in error. See Neil Thompason, "Lees of Northumberland and Worcester," NGSQ 90 (2002)l213-217)."
Images of the full Thorndale and Thompson articles are attached. GA Vaut.^4,5,6,7,8 He was listed as a beneficiary in John Lees's will on 8 July 1597 at St. Martin's Parish, Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.⁹

     Alice Turner was baptized between 10 February 1602 and 1603 at Hanbury, Worcestershire, England.¹ She married Richard Lee (Sr.), son of John Lees, on 18 October 1622 at Droitwich, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England.^2,3

     ; NB: I have recently "discovered" the research dating from the 1988 article by William Thorndale, regarding the "truth" of the ancestry of the colonial immigrant, Col. Richard LEE, and disproving any evident link to the LEE family of CotonHall, Shropshire. Thorndale's work was extended by Townsend in 2002. One of my original sources for this line, the 7th ed. of Weis (1992), included the link from the Coton Hall LEEs to Co. Richard LEE, but the 8th ed. (2004) deletes the link citing Thomason (2002).
     The note in Weis (2004) reads: "Gen. 36 through 38, in previous editions, has been proven to be in error. See Neil Thompason, "Lees of Northumberland and Worcester," NGSQ 90 (2002)l213-217)."
Images of the full Thorndale and Thompson articles are attached. GA Vaut.^4,5,6,7,8 Alice Turner was also known as Alice Turnor.²

     Thomas Hancock was born after 1615; He is cited as less than 24 years old in his mother's will (probated in 1639.)¹
     In Jane Hancock's will dated 31 May 1634, Thomas Hancock was named as executor.² He was the administrator of Jane Hancock's estate on 26 March 1639 at Worcester Consistory Court, Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England; From Thorndale (emphasis added):
     "(Probated 26 March 1639. Worcester Consistory Court 1639, No. 147, transcribed from the British film collection, Film 098,058, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.)
     "31 May 1635. In the name of God Amen. I Jane Manning of the parish of St Martin in Worcester being in perfect memory make and ordaine this my last will and testament in manner and forme following. First I commend my soule into the hands of Almighty god my maker and redeemer, and my body to be buried in the parish church of St Martin aforesaid. Item I give and bequeath to John my eldest sonne [various house furnishings, cloth for a mourning suit] and my gold ring which I weare on my finger for a token in remembrance of me his mother, and for the better preserving of these things I likewise give and bequeath unto him my great wainscoat chest to receive and keepe them in the house and custody of Thomas Hancocks my brother untill he be full 24 years of age and then and not before then deliver them fully and wholly to my sayd sonne John Lyes aforesayd. Item I give and bequeath to my sonne Thomas the remnant of the same cloatb before mentioned towards the making of a suit of apparell for him, and a fine old peece of gold for a token in remembrance of me his mother. And the rest of goods, chattells, householdstuffe and implements whatsoever I will and require to be sold and the mony received for them to be divided by such portions as that Thomas may have two parts and my sonne Richard the third part. As concerning the rents of my now dwelling house, the tenement and Garden adjoyning and the debts due to me as upon bill appeareth, my owne debts and funeral! thinges being payd, and the yearly rent of foure pounds to my Landlord duly discharged, I will and ordaine that whatsoever remaineth of the same be equally devided betweene my sayd two last sonnes Richard and Thomas. To this purpose I desire that my now dwelling house with the tenement adjoyning may be let out for the best to their benefitt, but the garden I will that Thomas Prichard still hold and continue during the lease for the usual! rent of 4s yearely. Those portions thus bequeathed I will and desire to remaine in the custody of my brother Thomas Hancocks untill they be each of them 24 yeares of age excepting only that thecloath before mentioned be presently after my decease so divided as is specified to John and Thomas. Provided always that if John my eldest sonne be deceased before he come to the said age of 24 years that then the sayd portion and legacy now bequeathed to him shall come to Thomas my youngest sonne if he be then living but at the age of 24 yeares to bedelivered to him together with his owne portion. So likewise if Thomas be deceased before he be of the sayd age that then the portion go now bequeathed to him goe in like manner to John if he be then living. If both be deceased before either of them come to the sayd age, that then their portions shall goe entirely to my sonne Richard but at the age of 24 yeares as is before mentioned. If Richard be deceased before he come to the full age required, that then his portion shalbe equally divided between his surviving brothers at their full age, or goe wholly to one if but one be living. And for the better performance hereof I commit the letting of my house, the selling of my goods and the preserving of the severall portions to the trust of my brother Thomas Hancocks whom I make sole executor of this my last will and testament, desiring likewise my brothers Walter Heming, Richard Lyes and Thomas Savage to be his assistants for the good of my children . Dated the day and yeare above written. Jane Maning
     "Witnesses     Philip Tinker     Thomas Sanby['?]     Gilbert Cox."¹

     Edmund Lister married Anne Constable, daughter of Francis Constable and Alice/Agnes Owen, before 24 September 1666
;
Her 2nd husband.¹
Edmund Lister was buried ; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     unknown
     DEATH     unknown
     Family Members
     Spouse
          Anne Constable Lee
     Gravesite Details Burial location mentioned in Lee chronicle : studies of the early generations of the Lees of Virginia (1957)
     BURIAL     Cobbs Hall Burying Ground, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
     Created by: BeNotForgot
     Added: 28 Jul 2013
     Find a Grave Memorial 114550611.²
      ; Wikipedia cites: Lee, E.J., Lee of Virginia, 1642–1892: Biographical and Genealogical Sketches of the descendants of Colonel Richard Lee.^1,3

     Alice Coley married John Lee, son of John Lee and Jane Hancock, on 4 February 1639/40 at St. Alban's Church, Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.¹

     Alice Harte was born before 2 September 1563 at Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.¹ She married Richard Heminge after 1589
;
Her 2nd husband.¹ Alice Harte married John Lees, son of (?) Lees, on 12 November 1589 at All Saints Church, Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England,
;
Her 1st husband.¹
Alice Harte died between 1642 and 1644 at Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.¹
     GAV-11. She was the executor of John Lees's estate on 8 July 1597 at St. Martin's Parish, Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.¹
Alice Harte is mentioned in the will of Walter Heminge (Sr.) between 6 February 1636 and 1637; Per Thompson:
Clothier of Worcester, names his wife Susanna as his executor and his father Richard Heminge as an overseer. He also cites his mother Alice as still alive. Bequests are to Richard and Thomas Lee, sons of his "brother-in-lawe" [halfbrother] John Lee, de­ ceased; his "brother-in-lawe"[halfbrother] Richard Lee; and Henry Turner, "father-in­ lawe" of Richard Lee. [18]
[18] Worcester Consistory Court, Original Wills, 1637, no. 71; FHL 0,098,054. An undated inventory attached to the will was filed 9 June 1637; this would very likely be the probate date.“.

     Richard Heminge married Alice Harte after 1589
;
Her 2nd husband.¹
Richard Heminge was buried in 1650 at Parish of St. Andrew, Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.²
Richard Heminge died in 1649/50.²
     He witnessed the probate of the estate of John Lees on 8 July 1597 at St. Martin's Parish, Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.¹
Richard Heminge is mentioned in the will of Walter Heminge (Sr.) between 6 February 1636 and 1637; Per Thompson:
Clothier of Worcester, names his wife Susanna as his executor and his father Richard Heminge as an overseer. He also cites his mother Alice as still alive. Bequests are to Richard and Thomas Lee, sons of his "brother-in-lawe" [halfbrother] John Lee, de­ ceased; his "brother-in-lawe"[halfbrother] Richard Lee; and Henry Turner, "father-in­ lawe" of Richard Lee. [18]
[18] Worcester Consistory Court, Original Wills, 1637, no. 71; FHL 0,098,054. An undated inventory attached to the will was filed 9 June 1637; this would very likely be the probate date.“.

Richard Heminge left a will between 8 March 1644 and 1645 at Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England; Per Thompson:
Clothier of St. Andrew, Worcester, names many legatees, including Henry and John Lyes, children of his "son-in-lawe" [stepson] Richard Lyes; and Walter and Alice Heminge, children of his deceased son Walter Herninge." [19]
[19] Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Registered Wills, Pembroke ( 1652), folio 52; FHL 0,092,175.²

      ; Per Thompson: "A thorough search of the city’s parish registers and probate documents, as well as a search of the Consistory Court records of Worcester, failed to uncover any information concerning the parentage or occupation of chis John Lees. Moreover, the best account of the armigerous family of Lee of Langley-Coton Hall in co. Salop, does not include anything resembling the family group named in John Lees's will." [16]
[16] The best account of the family of Lee of Langley- Coton Hall is George Morris, "Shropshire Genealogies," 8 vols. (MS., n.d. (a. 1897), Shrewsbury Public Library, Shropshire), l:331- 32; available as FHL micro­ film 0,504,545 through 0,504,550. Another account is George Grazebrook and John Paul Rylands, eds., The Visitation of Shropshire Taken in the Year 1623, 2 vols. (London: Harleian Society, 1889), 2:318- 20.
     The brother Ralph may be the Ralph Lyes whose intestate estate was ordered to be administered by his widow Elizabeth in Nov. 1641, with an inventory dared 6 Nov. 1641 attached to the bond. See Estate of ''Raphe Lyes" of St. Andrew, Worcester, in Worcester Consistory Court, Original Wills 1641, no. 138; FHL microfilm 0,098,063. Ralph's occupation goes unstated, and the St . Andrew parish register is missing for this period."¹ GAV-12.