My name is Nelson Lee. I am the 9th Great Grandson of Col Richard Lee the 1st who came to this country in 1639. I am also the 9th Great Grandson of Commissioner William Farrar who sailed from London on the “Neptune” with Lord Delaware and landed in Virginia in 1618. He was later married in Jamestown to the widow of Samuel Jordan. I am the 10th Great Grandson of George Cottingham who came to this country in 1635 as an endentured servant. I am the 11th Great Grandson of Gentleman Thomas Prater who came to America on the ship, "Marie Providence", landing at Elizabeth Cities Co., VA. in 1622.
Two of my uncles, Francis Lightfoot Lee and Richard Henry Lee, signed the Declaration of Independence. Richard Henry Lee offered Lee's resolution which stated: "Resolved: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved."
Nancy...all 32 of my Great Great Great Grandparents were born in this country (and I am pretty sure all 64 of my GGGG-Grandparents/128 of GGGGG-GP's were...but a few are a mystery). Many of them fought in the civil war....like my Great Great Great Grandfathers James Harrison Wilkinson, who died at Ft Donaldson in 1862, and Pleasant Payton Killebrew who died in Columbia, Feb 1865. Many of their parents and grandparents fought in the Revolutionary War...like my 5th Great Grandfathers Joab Horn and William Vardeman and my 6th Great Grandfather Henry Boswell.
I too have served my country in uniform for 22 years. I have been to war for this country.
I am about as AMERICAN as a person can get. How dare you say I am not because I disagree with your opinion.
Many families in America can trace their roots back to the people, folks and patriots who fought and died for this country to be free and the liberties we enjoy including our founding fathers.
Your family is a shining example of what can be accomplished in the name of liberty and freedom. You have a proud ancestry and are completely justified in taking pride in their history, legacy and ancestry. God bless you and all the others like you. Continue the fight for freedom and liberty. We need people every day to stand up for the freedom and liberty our country has and which should never be taken away either by individuals or our very own government.