Robert E. Lee Family Tree along with family connections to other famous kin. Genealogy charts for Robert E. Lee may include up to 30 generations of ancestors with source citations. read more
It is commonly known that Robert E. Lee married Mary Custis, great-granddaughter to Martha Washington and step-great-granddaughter to George Washington. What isn't so well known is that Robert E. Lee and George Washington were 3rd cousins, 2 times removed through their common ancestor of Augustine Warner. read more
Robert, in any event, was born in a room said to have been the birthplace of two signers of the Declaration of Independence, Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee. Robert E. Lee was married to Mary Anna Randolph Custis, step-great-granddaughter of George Washington, the first president of the United States. read more