The oldest son of David Lee was Bryan (Bryant) Lee, who died in New Hanover County in 1768. Bryan Lee's son, Solomon, married Temperance Spearman, daughter of Andrew and Mary (Farris) Spearman. Solomon Lee served in the American Revolution in the militia from Wilmington District.[2] Solomon (Sr.) died in New Hanover County in 1818.[3]
Samuel (1763 in New Hanover, North Carolina Colony and died 1831 Mississippi), son of Bryan Lee and Mary Ruth (Devane) Lee, married Susannah (probably Susannah Collum)[4]
The Ancestry and Known Descendants of Solomon Lee (1758/60-1818) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, compiled and written by Marilyn Lane Sirmon and William Arnold Sirmon, Third Edition, 1988 copyright (520 pages).
"United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-SP3S : 14 April 2017), Briant Lee, 1775-1783. Affiliate Film Number 79. GS Film Number 000830358. Digital Folder Number 004171619. Image Number 00115
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 1775-1783
Event Place: North Carolina, United States
Military Rank: Orderly Sergeant
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Here below is the Briant Lee who was the son of Soloman Lee (son of Richard Lee). This Soloman Lee made his will in Edgecombe Co., NC. in 1762. This Briant Lee was still in Edgecombe on 28 Feb 1780 (after the 1768 death of Bryant Lee of New Hanover).
http://www.hancockcountyhistoricalsociety.com/reference/vf.php?t=surnames&vf=Lee-Leetown&i=12
edited by Karen Brubaker
David Lee has sons: Bryan, James, Joshua.
http://www2.netdoor.com/~sirmon/dna-lee/dna-leedoc/part-bryan/dnalineage-bryan.html
http://www.leedna.com/dnaresults.php?id=293