Do you know of people whos last name is Lee and have no asian lineage?
2007-02-28 08:25:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Uh no. Robert E Lee is a descent of Martha Washington, wife of George. His was a very English lineage. VERY English lineage....with a smidge of this British land and that British land tossed in for good measure.
2007-02-28 14:39:12 · answer #1 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robert E Lee was not asian.
I am a descendant of Robert E Lee.
The Lees were a very prominent family in early Virginia.
His father was the governor of Virginia, and they are descendants of Robert the Bruce, KIng of Scotland.
Regardless, those Lees were not asian, and yes he was related to martha washington
2007-02-28 08:32:17 · answer #2 · answered by sahajrob 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He was not. And I do happen to know two different families named Lee, who are not Asian. It could be English or Irish in origin.
The surname LEA, including the common alternate spelling LEE,was originally given to a person who lived in or near a "laye," Middle English meaning 'clearing in the woods.' 2) Possibly a modern form of the ancient Irish name "O'Liathain.". 3) LEE means "plum tree" in Chinese.
2007-02-28 08:28:17 · answer #3 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yup, he came over from China to work on the railroad and got drafted into the Confederate army. And George Washington's wife Martha had the last name of Lee. Also Chinese, I am sure.
2007-02-28 08:29:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Everyone I know named Lee is of European heritage, mostly English. I had some ancestors named Lee, also from England.
2007-02-28 08:32:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was of Asian lineage
2007-02-28 08:31:04 · answer #6 · answered by cabridog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ROFL - are you serious - the leader of the rebel army during the american civil war where they had slaves an asian way too funny /.......
NO
2007-02-28 08:34:20 · answer #7 · answered by PuckDat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, none whatever. Robert e. lee's father was soo wong lee, a noted tae kwon do pratitioner, and former korean marine :))))
2007-02-28 08:29:24 · answer #8 · answered by drakke1 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
He wasn't. Look at his picture in the history books.
2007-02-28 08:32:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. He and that Carradine fellow.
"take this pebble from my hand grasshopper".
2007-02-28 10:58:44 · answer #10 · answered by $Sun King$ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋