Anne Hill Carter Lee

Anne Hill Carter Lee
First Lady of Virginia
Assumed role
December 1, 1791 – December 1, 1794
GovernorHenry Lee III
Preceded byMartha Cocke Randolph
Succeeded byMary Ritchie Hopper Brooke
Personal details
Born
Anne Hill Carter

March 26, 1773
Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Colony of Virginia
DiedJune 26, 1829 (aged 56)
Ravensworth Plantation, Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeUniversity Chapel
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, Virginia, U.S.
Spouse
(m. 1793; died 1818)
Children9, including:
Henry Lee IV
Sydney Smith Lee
Robert E. Lee
Parent(s)Charles Carter
Anne Butler Moore

Anne Hill Carter Lee (March 26, 1773 – June 26, 1829) was the First Lady of Virginia from 1791 to 1794 as the wife of the ninth governor, Henry Lee III. She was the mother of the general-in-chief of the Confederate States of America, Robert E. Lee. As a separated wife and then as a widow, she was the head of her household at Lee Corner, Alexandria, Virginia, in what is now known as the Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home. Her chronic pain and straitened circumstances play a significant role in her son Robert's biography.[1]

  1. ^ "The Disgraced Hero: 'Light Horse Harry' Henry Lee". J.G. Burdette. Archived from the original on 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2016-08-28.