The 300 Year Lie?: A Virginia Dynasty Paperback – January 11, 2026

For more than three centuries, genealogical records claimed Captain William Lee of Northumberland County, Virginia died childless in 1696. That claim was repeated, copied, and accepted as fact—not because it was true, but because no one re-examined the original documents.This book presents twelve primary colonial sources—court orders, land patents, depositions—spanning 1660 to 1727, demonstrating that Captain William Lee left five legitimate children: Mary, Richard, John, William, and Elizabeth. The error persisted through repetition, not evidence.Drawn exclusively from Virginia archives, this work corrects a specific genealogical claim with primary documentation. No speculation. No tradition. Just the record, finally read. Read more