Col. Henry Lee II (1730–1787) was an American planter, military officer and politician from Westmoreland and later of Prince William County.

[4] Thus, both parents descended from the First Families of Virginia who operated plantations using enslaved labor, as well as held important political and governmental offices.

[6] That land much earlier been inherited by Laetitia Corbin, who had married Richard Lee II long before Virginia legislators had created Prince William County, and was known for magnificent views of the Potomac River.

[7] Henry Lee later inherited nearly 3500 acres in Fairfax County from his parents, as well as twenty enslaved people and considerable livestock.

[14] Lee would continue to win re-elections and served alongside Foushee Tebbs until that man accepted a position as tobacco inspector and was succeeded by Thomas Blackburn until Governor Dumnore prorogued (suspended the assembly in 1775).

Lucy survived a poisoning attempt by two local slaves in 1767 (one living at Leesylvania and the other working at the Neabsco foundry owned by Col. John Tayloe, father-in-law to his cousin Francis Lee).

Henry reportedly wrote to his cousin Squire Lee complaining about the attempts of the irnworks' foreman to get the ringleader pardoned.

[21] However, the plantation home burned in 1790, three years after Lee's death, and in the 1950s a road to a dock of a gambling boat, the S.S. Freestone, was constructed which caused nearly complete demolition of the remaining foundation.

[20] and increasing pollution in the Potomac River ended the profitable fishery as well as a duck hunting club which acquired the property in the early 20th century.