Isannah Greeley Lee was born perhaps about 1800.
Silver flagon given to the Church of Marblehead, Massachusetts, by the heirs of Joseph Swett, Jr. (1689-1745). His name, their names, and the date 7 May 1759 are engraved on the bottom of the flagon. The engraving on the right is his Coat of Arms.
Inscription on the bottom of the silver flagon presented to the Church of Marblehead, Massachusetts, by the heirs of Joseph Swett, Jr. (1689-1745).
"Jeremiah Lee builded better than he knew when he placed his home in the heart of the little town, and the reclaimed mansion stands to-day a monument not only of the early prosperity of the town, but a reminder to young and old of Lee and others of his day, who gave of their best to their town and their country. As it was the pride and wonder of their day, it is still the joy and admiration of our own."
At a town meeting held May 10, 1770, Jeremiah Lee and six other citizens were appointed a "Committee of Inspection," and a few days later the following notice appeared: "The Committee of the Trade, in this Town, have minutely examined all the Parcels of unexcepted goods that were stored in the Town, and have the Pleasure to inform the Publick that they do not find one single Breach made on them for Sale. Jeremiah Lee, Chairman of the Committee."
The various measures of this committee evidently made enemies, as the entire first page of the next issue of the Essex Gazette for May 15-22, is occupied by a letter beginning "To the Publick. The committee of merchants and traders in Marblehead were called upon by sundry persons, in the last week's Gazette, who seem to be very angry that the said committee made known to the public that they refused to come into the agreement of merchants and traders in this town."
In 1774 Colonel Lee was elected to represent the town at the Continental Congress, but declined the honor, as the condition of his private affairs was such as to prevent acceptance. In September, 1774, Marblehead sent to the County Convention held at Ipswich the following delegates: Jeremiah Lee, Azor Orne, Elbridge Gerry, Joshua Orne, William Dolliber. Colonel Lee found there his brother, Col. John Lee, as chairman of the delegates from Manchester. The convention elected Col. Jeremiah Lee its chairman.
"The Lee Family of Marblehead", p. 330-1, citing Lamson's History of Manchester, p. 120; Comer's Landmarks in the Old Bay State, p. 205; The Lee Mansion, by Miss Hannah Tutt, p. 16.
"The Lee Family of Marblehead", p. 332, citing Essex Gazette, May 8-15, 1770.
"The Lee Family of Marblehead", p. 332-3, citing Mass. Hist. Society Proceedings, 1st series, v. 8, p. 872; Sheppard's Life of Samuel Tucker, p. 27.