Philadelphia Lee (née Dyke)

Party to a deed of 1783 concerning an unnamed estate on St Vincent tentative identified by LBS as Richmond Vale. Widow of William Lee, briefly MP for Appleby. Her will, made in 1794 and proved in 1799, is silent on 'slave-property' and made only personal and monetary legacies.

1. 'Release 03/09/1783 Between Valentine Fitzhugh of Southampton; Thomas Fitzhugh of Suffolk Street but now of Portland Place in the Parish of St. Mary in the County of Middlesex; John Purling of Chisslehurst, Kent; Richard Neave of New Broad Street, London; Mary Rogers late of Kings Road but now of Portland Place, widow; Sir William Lee of Hartwell in the County of Buck[inghamshire], Baronet; Philadelphia Lee of Totteridge in the County of Bedford, Widow; William Michael Lally of the Chancery of the City of London, Gentleman and Sir Charles Raymond of Valentine House in the County of Essex respecting the release of equity of redemption of a plantation in St. David's in the island of St. Vincent.'

https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/lee-william-1726-78; will of Philadelphia Lee of Totteridge Park proved 28/03/1799, PROB 11/1321/168.

1. C DDI/3/9 http://catalogue.hullhistorycentre.org.uk/files/c-ddi.pdf [accessed 25/05/2018].