The Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home Virtual Museum

Mary Lee 'Molly' Fitzhugh
Mary Lee "Molly" Fitzhugh
(1788-1853)

The original of this portrait was done in 1807 by Cephas Thompson and is privately owned.

Both the mother, Molly, and the future husband of Mrs. Robert E. Lee grew up in this house. Robert E. Lee was devoted to his mother-in-law. In some measure she took the place of his own mother after her death in 1829.

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