"23. Timothy (Lee), son of Jared 8, and Rhoda (Judd) Lee, born Nov. 26, 1740, married, first, April 23, 1772, Lucy Camp, dau. of Dea. John Camp, of Wethersfield, and sister to Anna, wife of his brother Amos, born March 27, 1749. She died July 13, 1793, from tetanus, the effect of stepping upon a nail, which penetrated her foot, during the building of a new house—the Dr. Hart house, of Southington. He married, second, Dec. 21, 1794, Esther Stanley, widow of Judah Stanley, a soldier of the Revolution. She died July 22, 1822.
He remained in his father's service ten years after becoming 21, having the principal charge of his father's business. He was frequently elected to positions of honor and trust, and like his grandfather and great-grandfather, held the office of constable, which was still an office of importance.
At the time of the Lexington alarm he was one of the 'minute men' who marched for Boston on short notice, and remained during the summer. He was again in service in and about New York in the fall of 1776, and was absent when his daughter Lucy was born, Sept. 18. After his father's death he succeeded to the homestead and to his father's business of farming, merchandizing and hotel keeping. Himself and both wives were members of the Congregational Church. He died Oct. 1, 1813, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. His will was dated March 20, 1807, with a codicil June 11, 1810. After having disposed of £1000 to his daughters and in various other bequests, he divides the remainder of his estate among his sons. Inventory amounted to $22,762.43½ in which was included 356 acres of land in and near Southington."
