John Lee b abt 1745 St Mary's County MD d 1788 Nelson County KY m abt 1759 Elizabeth Thompson b 9 Apr 1752 St Mary's County MD d 1824 Nelson County KY !SOURCE: Collin's History of Kentucky 10 Jun 1779 List of men belonging to Capt Holder's Company in Madison County KY near Boonesborough included a John Lee. Cox's Station was another of the stockaded stations and became a "way station: for pioneers on their way to other locations. It was located near the trace from Harrdsburg to the Ohio Fall and Bullitt's Lick. !DEEDS: Jefferson County Entries Panther Creek Lee, John 12 May 1780 1,000a A47 Leestown Lee,Hancock 12 May 1780 500a A47 South Fork of the Elkhorn Lee,Hancock 12 May 1780 1,500a A47 No Location Lee, Henry 15 May 1780 1,000a A55 Main Fork of the Elkhorn Lee, Hancock Heirs 30 Oct 1780 1,000a A185 Main Fork of the Elkhorn Lee, John 30 Oct 1780 1,000a A185 !RESIDENCE: In 1802 John Lee was a resident of Garrard County, KY where Charles and Peter Younger lived. The Lees were associated with the families of Zachariah Maraman and Atkinson Hill. The families lived within a radius of one mile and there were five intermarriages among them !SOURCE: Filson Club History Quarterly, Vol 34; 1960 Settled along Rolling Fork River south of the present town of New Haven in Nelson County KY. The region was inhospitable. Indian attacks were frequent and the frontiersmen often sought refuge in Goodin's Fort two miles to the north. The family then moved about four miles to the north on the Beech Fork River in Nelson County. Despite his attempts to have his own land, a clear title was not forthcoming. He took possession of 400 acres allotted to him 3 Dec 1781 but Joseph Barnett steadfastly refused to relinquish a prior claim. !MILITARY: George Rogers Clark's Expedition against the Shawnees in southern Ohio 1782 Served under Col Cox. !DEATH: John Lee died in the summer of 1788 leaving his widow with seven children to raise ranging in ages from infancy to sixteen. Daughter Eleanor had previously married. Elizabeth was appointed executrix 12 Aug 1788 and the inventory is dated 13 Apr 1790. It contained one slave, 20 head of livestock, household goods and farming implements at a total value of a little over 105 pounds. !COURT: Nelson County, KY Records, Vol 1, Kentucky Records series by Bette Cummings Cook, C.G. p. 11 Sworn 13 Apr 1790; Recorded 12 Oct 1790 Appraisal of the property of John Lee, dec'd total of 105 pounds, 6 shillings, 6 pence as by Thomas Polk, E. Miller and Evan Williams There seems to be a discrepancy in the death date between the Filson Club Historical society article and the court record. It is suggested that the court record is probably more accurate. However, Elizabeth's second marriage occurred prior to 1790 leaving the death date in doubt. Elizabeth married secondly Jesse Ice. John and Elizabeth Thompson Lee had a son William Lee who married Sarah Younger, daughter of Henry Younger and Ruth Gatch Henry, Kennard and John Younger claim in various census records to have come from Maryland. Whether the families knew each other in Maryland or became acquainted in Kentucky is unknown at this time. It is still hypothesized by this genealogical hobbyist that the relationship with Robert E Lee came from the Carter,/Chastain, Ragan family. The hypothesis that the first wife of Charles Younger was an Elizabeth Lee still has no authoritative documentation. Cole only mentioned the name of Charles' first wife as Elizabeth ____ (blank) The rest was provided by the various researchers without documentation and the name has become a "standard" inclusion in most family charts. If we continue to look for an Elizabeth Lee (and many, including myself have tried) we may miss the opportunity to reveal her true identity.