Death
Charlotte Lee died of rheumatism on 22 January 1721 at Woodford Hall, Woodford, Essex. She was buried at Woodford on 29 January 1721. She died intestate and her estate was administered on 4 March 1721 at Woodford Hall.
Her many descendants included British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden, and George Washington Parke Custis, the step-grandson and adopted son of American President George Washington.
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