Ancestry of
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Who was Francis Lightfoot Lee?
Francis Lightfoot Lee was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the first legislative body of elected officials in North America. Francis, along with his brother Richard Henry Lee, were signatories of both the Articles of Confederation and the Declaration of Independence as representatives of Virginia. The Articles of Confederation was an agreement among the 13 American colonies that served as the first U.S. constitution until it was replaced by the current U.S. Constitution.
Famous Kin
Francis Lightfoot Lee was a member of the famous Lee family which is among those families referred to as the First Families of Virginia. Famous members of this family include Henry Lee III, 9th Governor of Virginia, and Henry’s son Confederate General Robert E. Lee. He has a number of fellow signers of the Declaration of Independence in his family tree including his brother Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, Benjamin Harrison V, Thomas Nelson, Caesar Rodney, Robert Treat Paine, Roger Sherman, William Floyd, William Ellery, William Whipple, Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and Philip Livingston.
Francis Lightfoot Lee’s ancestry can be traced back through direct descents from William the Conqueror, King Edward I, and a number of Magna Charta Sureties. Connections to the current royal family include Queen Elizabeth II, the late Princess Diana, and Catherine Middleton. His U.S. Presidential kin include, but is not limited to, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes, Grover Cleveland, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Barack Obama, and both Presidents Bush.
Celebrity kin of Francis Lightfoot Lee include actor Edward Norton, singer and songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, actor Brad Pitt, actress Katharine Hepburn, radio and TV host Dick Clark, actor Matt Damon, TV science guy Bill Nye, and actor Benedict Cumberbatch. Some of his historically significant kin include author and activist Helen Keller, polar explorer Admiral Richard Byrd, WWII General George S. Patton, boxing champion Muhammad Ali, explorer Meriwether Lewis, poet Robert Frost, artist Norman Rockwell and astronaut Alan Shepard.
Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Francis Lightfoot Lee
George Herbert
8th Earl of Carnarvon
Owner, Highclere Castle (aka Downton Abbey)
11th cousin 8 times removed
via Stephen le Scrope
George Herbert
8th Earl of Carnarvon
Owner, Highclere Castle (aka Downton Abbey)
13th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir Baldwin Freville
William Henry Moore
Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco
16th cousin 5 times removed
via John, King of England
William Henry Moore
Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco
15th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir James de Audley
William Henry Moore
Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco
11th cousin 4 times removed
via Stephen le Scrope
William Henry Moore
Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco
13th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Baldwin Freville
Thomas Jefferson
3rd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence
10th cousin 2 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan
Warren Buffett
Chairman & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
10th cousin 8 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan
Francis Scott Key
Author of “The Star Spangled Banner”
10th cousin 4 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan
John D. Rockefeller
Founder of the Standard Oil Company
10th cousin 6 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan
Samuel Prescott
Completed Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
10th cousin 2 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan
General Douglas MacArthur
U.S. Army - World War II
10th cousin 5 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan
Liz Claiborne
Fashion Designer and Founder of Liz Claiborne Inc.
10th cousin 7 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan
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