Sir Christopher Lee - He is indeed a Lee

Lee of Coton, Lee of Langley, or Lee of somewhere-else?

What does the primary evidence say?

I notice the tree stops short at a Henry Lee in the middle of the 18th century. Can anyone continue it?

Col Richard Lee was the son of a clothmaker in Worcester. We have no idea wbich family line he came from.

Actually, Brian, we're not sure of *that* either. There have been more recent studies casting doubt on the assumptions made by Mr. Thorndale.

In any case, the question is, how much farther back can we push the tree for Sir Christopher (Dracula, Saruman) Lee - or is Henry as far as it goes?

Thread necrology: it seems Col. Richard Lee's third son Francis went back to England, stayed there, and had descendants there. That might be a good place to start looking for a connection (but don't be surprised if you don't find one - "Lee" is *such* a common name!)

Brian Johnson to clarify - I am the Lee researcher who 'debunked' Thorndale's assertions in regard to his published efforts claiming John Leyes and Jane Hancock were Col Richard Lee's parents as the records and information that Thorndale cited DO NOT EXIST. All the documentation and previous records show that Richardus (Richard) Lee of Coton and Elizabeth Bendy as the parents of Col Richard Lee - here are my articles (as there is also a discussion thread on Geni concluding to these facts):

My research article: https://jacquelifinley.com/f/parents-of-col-richard-lee-the-immigrant

Discussion: https://www.geni.com/discussions/193270