Sir Humphrey Lee, Baronet from 1620, barrister, owner of Langley and Acton Burnell
Dates: Died 1632
Biography
A Shropshire landowner and barrister who purchased Acton Burnell in the early seventeenth century and was buried there in 1632. He was created a baronet in 1620.
Notes / Sources
The detailed Purton account gives the 1622 sale; Historic England gives 1617 as the purchase date.
Research sources:
- R. C. Purton, “The Manor of Acton Burnell,” Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society Transactions, 3rd series, vol. 47 (1933), p. 56; Historic England, Acton Burnell, registered park and garden entry 1001112. — https://shropshirearchaeologyhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/shropshire-transactions-vol.-47-part-1.pdf
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