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Further evidence that James Lee was also heir of Bryant Lee is shown by a deed of June 3, 1803 in which he sold two tracts on Black River to John Sellars, one being a grant to Bryan Lee of Dec. 23, 1763, the other being a patent to James Lee of Dec. 5, 1794' (M:361) .
BRYANT LEE was apparently the eldest son of David Lee. Another son of David Lee might have been JAMES LEE who signed with a mark unlike that of Bryant*s son James Lee. This James Lee appears on New Hanover land deed records Dec. 17, 1744, when he sold to Darbie Gagan 320 acres on Turkey Creek, a branch of the northeast branch, of Cape Fear River, said to have been purchased from. Edmond Rurk on May 19, 1743 (C:6). He is also found on later land records of that area. JOSHUA LEE is also another possible son of David Lee. He purchased land on the Black River from the Devanes which suggests relationship. Joshua Lee later moved to Barnwell District, S. C. with his son Thomas.
BRYANT LEE probably had several sons. In addition to previously mentioned James Lee, Solomon Lee, and Samuel Lee, (page I) E. R. Williams, Jr. suggests that William Lee and Michael Lee were also sons of Bryant Lee. He presented as strong evidence the fact that Michael and William were involved with several land transactions with these other Lees and their relatives.
A NOTE OF SPECULATION:
Our oral family history has handed down the story that there were four (4) Lee brothers that moved to different parts of the Country. The question in my mind is, "in what generation level did these brothers exist"? To try to reconcile this oral history with documented evidence has been difficult to say the least. We have sufficient evidence to indicate that the brothers in question were not brothers to our Peyton Lee. We can account for all but
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