Posted on: STEELE Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/surnames/s/t/STEELE/queries/10207 Surname: Steele, Futhey, Chambers ------------------------- I have a Samuel Steele born about 1696 in Anthrim, Ireland. He was married to Anne Futhey. Samuel died 4-23-1760 at Thunder Hill, New London Twp., Chester Co., Pa. Their son, Robert Steele born about 1727 in New London/ ...died Aug. 12, 1781 or 1782 in Statesille, N.C. at the 4th Creek Cemetery. He was married to Jane Chambers in about 1762 in Rowan, N.C. Samuel and Anne had 11 children: Robert Ruth...bn. 1729 in Chester, Pa. Jane...bn. 1731 in New London, Pa. William...bn. 1731 in Chester Co., Pa Samuel Jr...1733 bn. 1733 in New London (married to Agnes McMahon 1756) Frances...bn. 1735 in New London Joseph....bn. 1736 in New London James.....bn. 1737 in New London Ninian....bn. 1738 in New London Ann.......bn. 1744 in New London Elizabeth.bn. 1746 in New London

Posted on: STEELE Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/queries/10206 Surname: ------------------------- Looking for my great grandmother Elizabeth Steele Tilley Bowers. Elizabeth married William Tilley and lived in Brisbin, Clearfield Co., PA and had my grandfather Charles Nelson, Mae, Elizabeth Ann, Otis, Olive and Thomas S. I am looking for her birth date & place, death date & place, anything on her. I am told that after William died in 1915 she married someone named Bowers.

While at the library today I came across a STEELE Genealogy book, (not my line), still in copyright so excerpted here for your review. I was very impressed with the way the author, Jennie Kooons Steele, documeted the Steele family she was writing about, with genealogies for Koons, Beck, Steele and Young. While writing the story of these letters she included prints of the envelope, certificates, invoices, many pictures. Very well done. "I REMEMBER ... " by Jennie Koons Steele, edited by Marion Davault Steele. With letters to and from Richard St. Clair Steele 1888 to 1907. VANTAGE PRESS, Inc., 516 West 34th St., NY, NY. 1977 Library call number: CS 71 S812 1977 Standard Book Number 533-02198-7 (ISBN # ?) Photo on facing page: Left to right: Marinda Jane, Samuel Marion, Anna Eliza, Martha Ann, Harriett Malinda. The Koons family when Jennie tvas about three. ======== CONTENTS Foreword, by Marion Davault Steele Jennie Koons Steele's Story and the Letters Coda: The Last Years, by M. D. Steele Appendix: Some of Jennie's "Scribblings" Forebears-Koons Biographical Sketch of Benjamin Koons Forebears-Beck Forebears-Young Forebears-Steele Letter from J. B. Steele to His Wife Obituary - J.B. Steele ====== page 353 FOREBEARS-Steele (The Steele Family of North Carolina and Tennessee.) ____ Steele. b. ____, d. ca. 1777. Lived in Mecklenburg County, N. C., leaving a son, ____ Steele, who married and reared a family. His children included Joseph Steele, b._ , m. Dorcas Wilson, d. 1845. Joseph's children included Carlos Steele. b. 1806, m. Catherine Cooper, d. _. His children: Volney Franklin, b. 1831. James Cooper, b. 1834, d. 1836. Baylie Peyton. b. 1837. John Bell. b. 1840, [ d. 1903. m. Mary Van Winkle Children: Guy Cooper, b. 1868. Richard St. Clair, 1870-1938. Harry Lee, d. 1938.] -The Steele Family in America, by Steele Bartlett, 1935. (A mimeographed copy of a work that appeared first in New England in the 1850's.) ====== Publisher website: http://www.vantagepress.com/ Availability~ Alibris Search Enter: I Remember Steele - results 1 find http://www.alibris.com/home.cfm BiblioFind Search Enter: I Remember Steele ~ results 2 finds http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/books/misc/bibliofind.html/ I have no connection with either author or sellers, relating here in hopes someone recognizes this family.

This Rev. John Steele came from Londonderry in Ireland in 1743. He was married to Margaret Hutchinson (doing this from memory)apparently when they came to the colonies. I believe he was ordained a Presbyterian minister in Londonderry. I need to dig out his birthdate which I do have here. Just got back from an overnight trip, and also just became a grandmother for the 8th time last week. Brock William Nichols was born in Memphis, TN. His 8 year old brother, Walter Brady Nichols, was there and helped clean his brother up. Donna __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/

Posted on: STEELE Biographies Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/biographies/10010 Surname: Steele, Witherell, Hubbard, Bryant, Stall, Todd, Cudworth ------------------------- BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW THIS VOLUME CONTAINS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE LEADING CITIZENS OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS "Biography is the home aspect of history" BOSTON, BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1896. 438 ISAAC H. STEELE, superintendent of the Cummington Co-operative Creamry, was born in Cummington, November 28, 1843, son of Hiram and Rebecca (WITHERELL) STEELE. Mr. STEELE'S grandparents were Stephen and Chloe (HUBBARD) STEELE. Stephen STELLE was born in Tolland County, Connecticut, from which State he went to Weathersfield, Vt., and later to Windsor, where he became a prosperous farmer. His death occurred in middle life. His wife, Chloe HUBBARD before marriage, lived to an advanced age, and was the mother of ten children: Stephen, Lucius, Eliakin, Hiram, Charles, Chloe, Gratia, Emily, Mary J., and Hiram. - Mr. STEELE'S father was born in Weathersfield, Vt., January 5, 1799. When a young man, he went to Watertown, Mass., where-he learned the trade of finishing broadcloth, becoming an expert in that occupation. He later worked in Leeds, Mass.; and in 1838 he came to Cummington, where he purchased the Melvin farm, consisting of one hundred and fifty acres. He built a new barn, and remodelled the other buildings, and was a well-to-do farmer when he died in Cummington, at the age of ninety-two years. He was a Republican in politics, a member of the House of Representatives in 1846 and 1847, and a member of the Methodist church. His wife was a native of Chesterfield, Mass., daughter of Elisha WITHERELL. They had three children, as follows: Lucius; Mary J., who married for her first husband P. A. BRYANT, and for her second J. D. STALL; and Isaac H., the subject if this sketch. The mother died at the age of eighty-two. Isaac H. STEELE attended the district and select schools of Cummington. At the age of nineteen years he went to Northampton, where he worked upon guns in the Bay State shops. He later entered the hoop factory in Chesterfield, where he remained for nine years, and then, in company with Joseph CUDWORTH, his wife's father, purchsed two hundred acres of land. They carried on farming for eleven years, keeping graded Durham cows and making a specialty of raising, matching (page 441) and breaking steer. Mr. STEELE returned to the shops in Chesterfield for three years, and in 1886 came to Cummington. Here he assisted in finishing the new creamery, after which he was appointed superintendent. The association started with twenty-five dairies, and now disposes of the products of one hundred and forty-five. It markets upward of twenty thousand pounds of butter per month, chiefly in the surrounding towns and cities. A portion reaches New York and Boston, where it has secured a high reputation. The Cummington Creamery is noted for the superior quality of its commodities-a fact to be largely credited to Mr. STEELE'S management. Their supply of water is obtained from a constant spring, and the machinery is run by a twelve-horse power engine. The grounds are neatly laid out and covered with shade trees. On December 24, 1868, Mr. STEELE was united in marriage to Alice A. CUDWORTH, daughter of Joseph and Arelia (TODD) CUDWORTH. They have two children, namely: George W., born June 21, 1873; and Frank D., born February 3, 1879. Mr. STEELE is a Republican in politics, and liberal in his religious views.

>John Steele Jr's wife was Agnes Moore. I have a copy. . . . Donna and others, I have been traveling and missed the first few messages of this thread, but I hope someone can tell me whether my Nancy Steel connects to these Steeles. She was born in Pennsylvania and about 1814-16 married Lewis OGLE, a veteran of War of 1812 who enlisted in Fayette Co. PA. Lewis and Nancy owned land in Butler Co. OH, where I have found both a Joseph and a William STEELE. Lewis and Nancy were known to be in Marion Co. IN by May 1822, where he was appointed constable. Around 1827 they were in Fall Creek Twp., Hamilton Co. IN. Nancy may have died soon after 1830 as Lewis married Parthena Bracken in Indiana, 1832. Could Nancy have been a sister to John Steele Jr.? Roberta rsharp@csupomona.edu

Hello Donna, After reading the original will for Reverend John Steel I believe that Steele McLean is a grandson. Don't you? Would you be kind enough to list the children of John Steel Jr. and their approximate dates of birth? It might help me figure out who some of my strays are. Thanks again,' Vicky

Donna, I, only in the last few days, have run across something which leads me to believe that my ancestor, William b. 1731 and settled in Chester Co., PA, may be a brother of Rev John of Carlisle. The "evidence" is that a 92 yr old said her Grandfather (William) had a week visit from his brothers sons who were lawyers from Carlisle. When I discovered that John Jr was in fact a lawyer, it caught my attention (was another of his brothers a lawyer?). All I know at this point is from book by Lewis Neubacher discussing the Samuel and Anne (Futhey) Steele descendents and proving that this Samuel had no son William. He quotes (or paraphrases) from the Biographical Annals of Cumberland County and says that Samuel and (Mary Stevenson) Steele had eight sons and one daughter in Ireland. Apparently Samuel dies and Mary and six of the sons come to the US. She brings John, Thomas, William, Joseph, Samuel and Ephraim to America and leaves Ninian, a preacher and James, a farmer, with their sister Jinny in Ireland. He says John settled in Carlisle and Joseph moved to Hilton Hand (Head?), South Carolina. My question is if you know anything else about the brothers of Rev. John? I see Ephraim in Carlisle, and I haven't looked in SC for Joseph. But do you know what happened to Mary, their mother and the other brothers? I am going to pursue this family for now, please let me know if you have other data. Also there has to be a connection between the Samuel and Ninian who are in Chester Co, perhaps their fathers were brothers in Ireland? My e-mail is eleets@pacbell.net. Thanks in advance, Shirley Steele ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Nichols" <smokey_mnt@yahoo.com> To: <STEELE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 8:09 AM Subject: [STEELE-L] JOHN STEELE, Minister, Carlisle, Cumberland Co. PA > John Steele Jr's wife was Agnes Moore. I have a copy > of her will also. This is my line. Also most of > their wills are available at the county courthouse > there. I have a copy of the original will for Rev > John Steele too. Both John Steele's and their wives > are buried in the Old Carlisle Cemetary, under a large > marker placed by the DAR. > > The will of Rev. John Steele talks about Steele McLean > being cared for. > > Donna > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > > ==== STEELE Mailing List ==== > GenConnect ~ Obituaries, have one? Post it at ~ > http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/obituaries > List Manager's address STEELE-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >

Posted on: STEELE Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/s/t/STEELE/queries/10204 Surname: Steele, Miller ------------------------- I am looking for information on my grandfather Hubert Steele Miller and his mother's family. Steele was his mother's maiden name but that is all that my father remembers. Hubert had two sisters Kathleen Miller King and Annaleah Miller Doak. Hubert was born in Indiana but as for Kathleen and Annaleah, I don't know. Any information on any of the aforementioned will be appreciated. Kathryn

Donna, A wonderful place for the wills to be posted would be at the GenConnect Wills board... that way, all could view! If you need assistance, I will gladly provide it for you. To post go to ~ http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/wills there are seven others there already - just waiting for yours to be added <g> Sue, List Mamager STEELE-admin@rootsweb.com At 08:09 AM 5/14/01 -0700, you wrote: >John Steele Jr's wife was Agnes Moore. I have a copy >of her will also. This is my line. Also most of >their wills are available at the county courthouse >there. I have a copy of the original will for Rev >John Steele too. Both John Steele's and their wives >are buried in the Old Carlisle Cemetary, under a large >marker placed by the DAR. > >The will of Rev. John Steele talks about Steele McLean >being cared for. > >Donna

Donna thank you for your kind reply. That eliminates another John Steele for me. John Jr., was the right age for my guy. I appreciate your response. Kathryn Donna Nichols wrote: > > John Steele Jr's wife was Agnes Moore. I have a copy > of her will also. This is my line. Also most of > their wills are available at the county courthouse > there. I have a copy of the original will for Rev > John Steele too. Both John Steele's and their wives > are buried in the Old Carlisle Cemetary, under a large > marker placed by the DAR. > > The will of Rev. John Steele talks about Steele McLean > being cared for. > > Donna > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > ==== STEELE Mailing List ==== > GenConnect ~ Obituaries, have one? Post it at ~ > http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/obituaries > List Manager's address STEELE-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library

John Steele Jr's wife was Agnes Moore. I have a copy of her will also. This is my line. Also most of their wills are available at the county courthouse there. I have a copy of the original will for Rev John Steele too. Both John Steele's and their wives are buried in the Old Carlisle Cemetary, under a large marker placed by the DAR. The will of Rev. John Steele talks about Steele McLean being cared for. Donna __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/

I know you folks have been discussing him, and wonder if his son John is a possibility for "my" John -- can anyone tell me about/who son John m.? STEELE, JOHN, senr., minister, Carlisle. May 24, 1779 12 February 1780. Son John and his children. Dau. Lydia's children by Robert Sample. Dau. Margaret and her children. Elizabeth McKinley and her children. Dau. Jean. Mary and Sarah. Robert and Andrew Steel McClean, a minor, under the care of dau. Jean. "Money entrusted by Mr. McAllister to Samuel Laird and me, for use of the poor." Exs: John Agnew, Saml. Laird, John Creigh and Ephraim Steel. Wit: William Thompson, Isaac Clark, Adam Scott. Codicil June 28, 1779. Son Andrew of age in six years, plantation at Bedford. Wit: Isaac Clark, John Holmes, John Montgomery, Robert Miller, Willm. Moore. D. 5-7. http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/pa+index+202051327504+F Kathryn

Hi Michael, thank you for your kind reply. Going through my notes, I find that in The Thomas Sumpter Papers, Draper Calendar Series, Vol. V, several references to this SC Steele family, and I had written in the margin: "different John, had daughter Jane Thompson, lived in SC...." without going back & finding how I figured that out, (which I probably will), that looks as another "different Steele". Thanks again for the good thoughts, I'll keep trying. Kathryn Michael K. Sullivan wrote: > > You might check York and Chester Cos., SC. Particularly Archibald Steele > b. 1728 m. Agnes (Edwards?) b. 1720? ( they emigrated from Scotland via > Ireland) and had the following children: John b. 1758, Joseph b.1760, > William b. 1762, James b.1765, and Robert b.1767. Very nice source is > "Archibald Steele and His Descendants" by Newton Chambers Steele. There is > also a Ninian Steele in this family as a collateral line. They are > connected to the Pennsylvania Steeles but I have not done that research nor > know who has. > > Michael K. Sullivan > Ggggggrandson of Archibald

Were these Steeles Canadian? Thanks Leanne Cronin -----Original Message----- From: Sonya Looney <sonyalooney@hotmail.com> To: STEELE-L@rootsweb.com <STEELE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 12:06 PM Subject: [STEELE-L] William Arthur Steele >Posted on: STEELE Queries >Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/s/t/STEELE/queries/10203 > >Surname: Steele >------------------------- > >I am looking for any relatives under Herbert and Betty Steele. These would >be my grandparents. My father is William Arthur Steele. I also have a half >brother who has the same name (William (Bill) Steele). Send any information >to me. > > >==== STEELE Mailing List ==== >GenConnect ~ Biographies, have one? Post it at ~ >http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/biographies >List Manager's address STEELE-admin@rootsweb.com > >============================== >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >

Hello Steele searchers, I am seeking an elusive John Steele of Kentucky, a phantom who owned land by 1800 in Pendleton Co., KY, and died there in 1823. Our family has been searching [unsuccessfully] for over fifty years, and we could sure use some help. I'm hoping that one of the details in this lengthy post will trigger a link to his identity. If he is in the Steele archives, repositories, or websites, I missed him, sorry. Just point me in the right direction. Family Legend is John was "Scots", and that "he was emigrant 1779", "when Mary was two years old". Immigrant to colonies 1779 doesn't make sense, considering the revolution. Perhaps they came to KY 1779, as that was a big year for migration. Several Steeles do show in the earliest KY forts & stations. Perhaps John came from ???? to KY. John's wife was Eleanor. She would have a birthdate by 1760, and she d. bef. Apr 1837. It's possible she was a Ross, as two of the known grandchildren bear the middle name "ROSS", including one granddaughter named Eleanor Ross. Ross remains a family name to two gen past me. John Steele was on the 1800, 1810, 1820 Pendleton Co KY Census. Listed as 45+ at 1810. His dau. Mary Steele was b. 1777 and is believed to be the oldest. John was certainly born before 1760. Between 1800-1820, John was listed as a farmer, 100 ac, with no slaves. His wife Eleanor & son in law Wm. Griffing were exec of his 1823 will, incl 150 ac. John and Eleanor (?) Steele had these known Children, unknown birthplace of all, all of whom m. in northern Kentucky: 1. Mary 1777-1837, married 1803 Wm. GRIFFING (abt 1780 - 1853). Mary was well educated - we have some of her homework. William [The Elusive] Griffing was a KY Baptist minister, and may be connected to the descendants of Long Island Jasper Griffing. William was almost certainly a Freemason; with almost certainly true Legend of Welsh or Scots descent, also unproven [doubtful?] legend of "the Immigrant". On the 1850 KY census, William GRIFFING is listed as b. VA After their marriage, Mary Steele and William Griffing lived & died in now-Kenton Co., KY, (then-Pendleton/Campbell Counties -- in northern KY) Betw. 1806-1819, Mary Steele & William Griffing had: Rebecca Steele Griffing Sarah Curtis Griffing Elenor Steele Griffing Mary Jane Griffing Agnes Eloise Griffing William Steele Griffing Susan Martha Griffing Aaron Ross Griffing After Mary Steele Griffing's 1837 death, Wm. Griffing m.2 a Sarah MANN (possibly nee Harrod) & m3. widow Nancy TAYLOR YELTON. 2. Robert A. Steele (probably betw. 1781-1784 to ???) m. ???, had ??? children. Moved to Rush Co., Indiana ca.1830, with the Lightfoot clan [below]. "A." = ?? 1820 Pendleton Co. KY Census: Steel Robert 2 wm <10;1 wm 26-45;5 wf <10;1wf 26-45;1 in agr; no blacks About 1824 one Robert Steele m. Susannah Halstead in Pendleton Co. It may be our Robert, If so, it is apparently a 2d m. 3. Jane Steele (abt 1784 - bef. 1824) m. 1802 D'estaing LIGHTFOOT, (son of John B. Lightfoot & Lavinia Duncan, of Culpeper Co., VA). Jane & D'Estaing had Elizabeth, Mary, John, James Steele, and Eleanor Ross Lightfoot. Jane d., D'estaing remarried & moved to Rush Co., IN 4. Margaret Steele (abt 1785 - bef. 1832) m. 1809 William ERVIN (Erwin Irwine, etc), had at least Elizabeth, James, John, Mary, Martha, Nancy, and Andrew Ervin. 5. Elizabeth Steele (abt 1787 - abt 1826) m. 1807 Thomas RUSH (1787-1859) of Albermarle Co., VA; m. in Pendleton Co. KY, had John S., and a daughter. Thos Rush m.2 Margaret Dawson 1826. 6. Agnes "Nancy" Steele (bet 1790-1794 - aft 1832) m.1 1810 John T. HART (possibly of PA), and had John, Polly, Sarah, and William Hart. John T. Hart d. before 1830, and Agnes Nancy Steele Hart m2. in 1831, Charles (Van) BONAR, (son of John and Christian Inghram Bonar of Hartford Co., MD) as his 2d m. No known children of this 2d m. She was living on her father's property in 1830, & Bonar lived next door. There is an Agnes Steele & John Hart same timeframe m. that includes Kentucky, Georgia, Texas, Arkansas, but if these are the identical couples, it must be quite a story hidden in there. Our Agnes' life & 2d m. to Bonar seems documented, but I'm open. 7. Martha Steele (bet. 1794-1804 - aft 1832) m. 1821 Stubin or Stebbin JENNIN/Jennings. NFI This is my John & his son Robert Steele: - are any of the names familiar? [Pendleton Co. KY Genweb: S.Jensen, B.Snow transcribers.] June 30, 1804 – Ward Mosby & Littleberrey Mosby by James Brown, their attorney in fact, to John Steele Proven by the oath of Thomas _ _dowsky [Sadowsky?] June 13, 1805 – Isaac Mize, agent for William Mize, to Robert A. Steele 1807: Steele, Robert – 400 acres, Campbell County, Stepstone Waters Steele, John – 100 acres, Main Licking ================== There are several Steele families in pre-1800 KY. There are Steele's of PA who came with Millers to early Bourbon Co., KY; There are descendants of Ninian Steele (of Chester Co.,PA) who came to early Fayette Co., KY, via NC; there are descendants of a John Steele of Augusta Co., VA; and at _least_ one more Steele line in early Kentucky. I wonder about the WVA Steeles, but know nothing. Not to mention all the other Steeles in pre-1800 America.... I can't keep them all straight. I have not been able to connect John Steele of Pendleton County to any of these Steeles, or to find "where" he came into Kentucky from... However, I don't _think_ that he is connected to the Augusta Co. VA Steeles. They are so well documented in Chalkley's, and all the John's I followed, seemed a dead-end. Since our John named his only known son Robert, in the late 1700s, it is fairly logical to consider that Robert was a "family-line" name. There is a Robert Steele who was a schoolteacher in old Rowan Co., NC, bef. 1762, and living near families who later ended up as neighbors to John Steele in Pendleton /Campbell /Kenton Co's., KY. There is a Robert Steele in old Rowan NC, listed as a scout, Feb. 11, 1760 and one on tax lists 1772, 1778, 1784, 1793. One Ninian until 1795. In the Rowan Co., NC 1768 Tax list of John Brandon are Andrew & William Steele, one Erwin, and a Ross, as well as Hamptons, Wasons, Bakers. There is no John Steele until 1787, and I believe he is otherwise accounted for, another dead-end. However, this John Steele is in Fayette Co., KY, 1787, and I wonder who he is: Steele, John - Fayette Co., KY - 5 Sep 1787 1871a. on Fork Lick Creek a branch of the south side of Licking Adjoining John Morrison. -- Is he of the PA>Bourbon Co KY line? The naming patterns of John & Eleanor's children: I wonder if Agnes & Martha are paternal or maternal line names? Surely the surname Ross is connected somehow, and I believe fairly closely. John's son: Since we don't know Robert A.'s middle name, it could be Andrew, Alexander, Aaron, or ??. (In our line, we think "Aaron" was a Griffing name.) As I said, John allowed his daughter Mary Steele a good education: her ca.1795 homework includes math story problems i.e. "if a field grows X amount of hay per acre, a horse eats X amount of hay a day, and you put the horse on a tether of X length, how long until you have to move the tether?". One of the things that seems pertinent in "Mary's Book" is the fact that there are inspirational quotations scattered throughout: Biblical, patriotic, and even homilies/verse from the Koran. In 1795, who knew quotes from the Koran? Or allowed their daughter to do so??? I have seen the name (Moses) CHERRY in Ky, in connection with apparently related (to us) Griffings, & also with a Richard Steele. Is he a clue? He may be from PA. Our Steeles also seemed to know the Taylors of Prince Wm. Co., VA. There are these John Steeles as well: http://www.sixranch.com/help/washtriva.html WASHINGTON COUNTY, VA - MILITIA 1770 - 1780 ENSIGNS: STEELE, John ==================== Chalkley's II p. 482, MILITARY SERVICE John Irvine's, or IRWIN, Declaration, December 1st, 1823: Age 64; enlisted in Augusta under Capt. John STEELE; Capt. Johnson's Company in the regiment commanded by Col. Hawes; Gen. Scott. ================== http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/ky+index+346841164981+F John STEELE of Augusta Co VA to James RUSH of same. Settlement made by field officers of 40th Regt of Militia in Cumberland Co - signed by Wilson COLE, R M & John RITCHEY, - claims for Robert STOCKTON, agt, Daniel LOWE, Samuel LOWE, Aron GRIFFEN, J W TAYLOR. DEEDS: Cumberland County, KY Deed Book B Abstracts 1810-1812 [I find this John Steele interesting because of the names Aron GRIFFEN & James RUSH] ========================================== On the 1795 KY census list: JOHN STEAL in both Clark & Logan Co. KY ADAM STEEL in Shelby Co KY ANDREW STEEL, RICHARD STEEL, ROBERT, THOMAS STEEL, ANDREW STEELE & ROBERT STEELE all in Fayette Co KY ADAM STEEL, JAMES STEEL both in Shelby Co KY JAMES STEEL, JOHN STEEL, JOSEPH STEEL, JOSEPH STEEL JR, WILLIAM STEEL, JR, & WILLIAM STEEL SR. all in Bourbon Co KY NINIAN STEEL in Mercer Co KY PAUL STEEL in Washington Co KY ROBERT STEEL in Clark Co KY WILLIAM STEEL in Scott co KY ANDREW STEELE, DAVID STEELE, JOHN STEELE, SAMUEL STEELE, JOHN STEELE JR, NATHANIEL STEELS, BETTY & OTHERS STEELE all in Woodford Co KY SAMUEL STEELE * others in Woodford Co KY WILLIAMS STEELE JR heirs in Woodford Co KY This has been such a brick wall, I am hoping someone has some clues, direction, or, better yet <g>, a family who's looking for their long-lost JOHN STEELE (bef 1760 - 1823) ... Even eliminating some of the John Steeles or Steele families above would surely help. Thanks very much for reading, and a million thanks in advance for any & all help, Kathryn Weiss

Hello Again Donna, Has anyone ever donated info on Rev. John's son Andrew and his children? I am still trying to connect to him-----or at least I think it is to him. ha. Vicky Tallent Tennessee

Hi Sonya, The Steele families are so plentiful---you didn`t mention what state you may have been referring to. My Steele`s are from middle TN. Regards, brenda

We live near Snowhill Road...New Little River School. Jim Hungate ----- Original Message ----- From: <Catoir@aol.com> To: <STEELE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 1:19 PM Subject: Re: [STEELE-L] Searching STEELE > What part of Durham? That is where I am from? Your wife isn't a teacher is > she? My Steeles are from Va. > Brenda > > > ==== STEELE Mailing List ==== > GenConnect ~ Biographies, have one? Post it at ~ > http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/biographies > List Manager's address STEELE-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >

At Easley Elementary. Jim Hungate ----- Original Message ----- From: <Catoir@aol.com> To: <STEELE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 1:19 PM Subject: Re: [STEELE-L] Searching STEELE > What part of Durham? That is where I am from? Your wife isn't a teacher is > she? My Steeles are from Va. > Brenda > > > ==== STEELE Mailing List ==== > GenConnect ~ Biographies, have one? Post it at ~ > http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/biographies > List Manager's address STEELE-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >