William Lee, of Ohio - build profile now?

Somehow, I am missing a part of this conversation.
Which controversy has been settled? There are several items that I can think of that are far from settled about this person, and some I believe will never be settled. There are simply too many men who share the same name, in the same region, and are of similar age, or at least able to have served in military or show up in court records, but without other clear facts or documentation to be able to discern which is which.

I do believe that we can certainly begin to build a profile for this man, as long as we all collaborate and use only documented facts to build the profile, carefully reviewing those, and adding source material that would be accessible to all researchers. This is something I would love to see.

- Jennifer

I notice he's now cited with a birthplace of "(what is now) Frederick County, Virginia". As an actual Winchester, VA resident with a bit of a feel for the history of the area, I can comment that most of the first (Euro-descended) settlers came down from Pennsylvania and points north and east of there (including New Jersey). It was actually easier to come down the Great Valley than over the mountains.

People filtered in individually and in single families, originally, and then Jost Hite put together a gaggle of relatives, friends and neighbors, and brought them all down at one time (c. 1732). That's what kick-started serious settlement.

Link of interest:
https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/lee/21614/
Pat Junkin, 2009 in response to questions about William Lee of Ohio, mentions two positive male DNA connections to a William Lee who died in Union County, South Carolina.

Origins will continue to be elusive, until factual documentation is located.

So far, I have reviewed the estate files, available through FamilySearch.org, located PA land documents, and the grave site information. These all provide clues as to family, residence, migration patterns, and religion (late in life).

Unfortunately, there is little information on William Lee prior to the land warrant in 1787, and many persons throughout the colonies, with the same name, who are contemporaries of this individual. Unfortunately, previous researchers were far too eager to connect him to other individuals in what seems to be based on simply the appearance of the same name in records of the same time.

I have read much of the history of Hopewell, as well as visited the site, and Gerrardstown, and history of its location and significance of the the time. So far, it is inconclusive to determine connecctions to these places. It does seem very unlikely that the first wife, frequently referred to as Cathren Ross, daughter of Alexander and Catherine Ross could be the same person. The name appears in many records of Hopewell long after the time that William appears in PA.

Many questions to be settled here.