Jeanne, Is this us? Bev George --- Jeanne Virtue <jmvirtue@willinet.net> wrote: > Sue, > An Andrew Steele is referred to on page 158 of > Ruby Addison Henry's Book > "The First West" which is a very accurate account > of the development of > the land area known as Kentucky, and the areas > efforts toward gaining > statehood. > After a serious massacre called the defeat at Blue > Licks, Andrew Steele > wrote to about the preservation of the area. > Also in Henry Steele Commanger's Book the "Spirit > of 'Seventy-Six", vol. > l, (page 1060) the same letter is referred to as > Andrew Steele to Benjamin > Harrison, Governor of Virginia... dated August 26, > 1782. > Page Smith's Book "a New AGe Now Bgins, Vol. 2, > (page 1230 and 1231 > again refers to Andrew Steele as being in one the > relief parties coming to > the aid of the Kentuckians at Blue Licks Battle > and writing to Gov. > Harrison about it. > Also, research recently acquired from Bourbon Co. > Kentucky indicated that > by Court Order, issued in Oct. of 1783, Fayette > County, ordered Daniel > Boone and others including an Andrew Steele to > view and mark out the most > convenient way from Lexington by the lower Blue > Licks Station to the mouth > of Limestone(now Marysville) or the most convenient > place for a landing on > the Ohio River between the mouth of Lawrence Creek > and Salt Lick and make a > report to the next court, etc. > Another reference from the same material refers to > a William Steele who > came to Kentucky prior to the year 1780, and > commanded a company of Rangers > in the Indian Warefare and was stationed at the > blockhouse where Frankfort > stands today. In 1873, he build his home near Lock > 5 on the Kentucky river > which became know as Steele's Landing. > The item continues and refers to William as Captain > Steele, who became a > member of the first an second Constitutional > Coventions, and represented > Woodford Co. in the legislature. > He was married in Virginia to Sarah Bullock and > died in Kentucy in Nov. of > 1826, at age 70. One of his children, daughter Jane > married Samuel Wilson, > and inherited the family home at Steele's Landing. > I was trying to verify this by history books, > which resulted in > acquiring the first two or three Book references > to Andrew. > > As to Thomas Steele...a Thomas Steele born in 1806 > in Bourbon Co. Kentucky > to Hugh and Catharine Steele is one of my ancestors; > Hugh and most of his > family then moved to Jefferson Co., Indiana. > However, in my research, I came across a record of > Pennsylvania Mariages > Prior to 1790 which lists the marriage of Thomas > Steele and Mary Bathurst > on April 26, 1770. > Hope this helps you. > Jeanne V. > > At 07:41 AM 2/20/01 EST, you wrote: > >Thomas J. Steele according to a census report, was > born in KY (no idea > where) > >in 1800. > >According to his daughter Nancy Jane Steele, her > grandmothers name was Ginny > >Asbury. > > > >So I found a marriage record for Jane Asbury and > Andrew Steele, 8 February > >1794, in Bedford Co. Va. The time is reasonable. > Sometime before 1800 Jane > >and Andrew Steele followed her parents. (Thomas & > Martha (Jenning) Asbury, > to > >Mercer Co. KY. > >In Mercer Co. Tax Records I found a note that > Andrew Steele had moved to > >Miami. > >Went to Miami KY. Apparently Jane and Andrew never > got there. So where did > >they go? > > > >The first record I have of Thomas Steele is > daughter Nancy Jane's obit. She > >said she was born in Breckenridge Co. KY 21 Oct. > 1832, and moved to Indiana > >in 1838. > > > >Somewhere there must be at least a little bit of a > Record of Andrew or > Thomas > >Steele between 1800 and 1832. Any help please? > > > >Sue > > > > > >==== STEELE Mailing List ==== > >http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/queries > > > >============================== > >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, > Preserve & Celebrate > >your heritage! > >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > > > > > > > ==== STEELE Mailing List ==== > GenConnect ~ Bible records, have one? Post it at ~ > http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/bible_records > List Manager's address STEELE-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

Hello to all I've posted this name before, but it's been a while, and with new members maybe someone will connect. I'm researching: William STEELE b. 1774 in (possibly) Rockingham Co., Virginia. d. 6 Sept. 1851 in Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio Married about 1803 to: Elizabeth (Betsey) HENGER, b. about 1784 in Augusta Co., Va., d. 5 Nov. 1852 in Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio. Dau. of Frederick HENGER and Maria RUSH in Augusta Co., Virginia . Children: John STEELE 1804 Virginia, marr. Rosannah Hopson, b. 1814 NY. Magtalena (Polly) STEELE b. 12 May 1806 Augusta Co., Virginia, marr. BLAGG, HOWE, & McMILLIN. William STEELE JR. b. Oct 1808 Augusta Co., Virginia, marr. Sarah BARLOW b. 1809. Sarah STEELE 1810 Virginia, marr. Andrew EDMISTON b. 1810 in Ohio. David Henger STEELE b. 11 Nov 1809 Augusta Co., Virginia, marr. Lovisa Adney b. 1815 in Ohio. Elizabeth (Eliza) STEELE b. 15 March 1812 Greenbrier Co., Virginia, marr. John PIERCE b. 1811. Caroline STEELE 1815 Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio, marr. Royall TOPPING moved to Illinois Washington W. STEELE 23 Oct. 1818 Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio, marr Elizabeth Lemira ROOD I'm trying to add to this family, so if you have any information, I'd love to hear from you. William Sr., Betsey and daughter Eliza, have just been added to the "Gallia Co., Ohio First Families" by thier Historical Society and will be on their list by this fall. Also, I'd love to find William STEELE's father, does he fit with any of your Steele families in Virginia?Claudia

Sue, An Andrew Steele is referred to on page 158 of Ruby Addison Henry's Book "The First West" which is a very accurate account of the development of the land area known as Kentucky, and the areas efforts toward gaining statehood. After a serious massacre called the defeat at Blue Licks, Andrew Steele wrote to about the preservation of the area. Also in Henry Steele Commanger's Book the "Spirit of 'Seventy-Six", vol. l, (page 1060) the same letter is referred to as Andrew Steele to Benjamin Harrison, Governor of Virginia... dated August 26, 1782. Page Smith's Book "a New AGe Now Bgins, Vol. 2, (page 1230 and 1231 again refers to Andrew Steele as being in one the relief parties coming to the aid of the Kentuckians at Blue Licks Battle and writing to Gov. Harrison about it. Also, research recently acquired from Bourbon Co. Kentucky indicated that by Court Order, issued in Oct. of 1783, Fayette County, ordered Daniel Boone and others including an Andrew Steele to view and mark out the most convenient way from Lexington by the lower Blue Licks Station to the mouth of Limestone(now Marysville) or the most convenient place for a landing on the Ohio River between the mouth of Lawrence Creek and Salt Lick and make a report to the next court, etc. Another reference from the same material refers to a William Steele who came to Kentucky prior to the year 1780, and commanded a company of Rangers in the Indian Warefare and was stationed at the blockhouse where Frankfort stands today. In 1873, he build his home near Lock 5 on the Kentucky river which became know as Steele's Landing. The item continues and refers to William as Captain Steele, who became a member of the first an second Constitutional Coventions, and represented Woodford Co. in the legislature. He was married in Virginia to Sarah Bullock and died in Kentucy in Nov. of 1826, at age 70. One of his children, daughter Jane married Samuel Wilson, and inherited the family home at Steele's Landing. I was trying to verify this by history books, which resulted in acquiring the first two or three Book references to Andrew. As to Thomas Steele...a Thomas Steele born in 1806 in Bourbon Co. Kentucky to Hugh and Catharine Steele is one of my ancestors; Hugh and most of his family then moved to Jefferson Co., Indiana. However, in my research, I came across a record of Pennsylvania Mariages Prior to 1790 which lists the marriage of Thomas Steele and Mary Bathurst on April 26, 1770. Hope this helps you. Jeanne V. At 07:41 AM 2/20/01 EST, you wrote: >Thomas J. Steele according to a census report, was born in KY (no idea where) >in 1800. >According to his daughter Nancy Jane Steele, her grandmothers name was Ginny >Asbury. > >So I found a marriage record for Jane Asbury and Andrew Steele, 8 February >1794, in Bedford Co. Va. The time is reasonable. Sometime before 1800 Jane >and Andrew Steele followed her parents. (Thomas & Martha (Jenning) Asbury, to >Mercer Co. KY. >In Mercer Co. Tax Records I found a note that Andrew Steele had moved to >Miami. >Went to Miami KY. Apparently Jane and Andrew never got there. So where did >they go? > >The first record I have of Thomas Steele is daughter Nancy Jane's obit. She >said she was born in Breckenridge Co. KY 21 Oct. 1832, and moved to Indiana >in 1838. > >Somewhere there must be at least a little bit of a Record of Andrew or Thomas >Steele between 1800 and 1832. Any help please? > >Sue > > >==== STEELE Mailing List ==== >http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/queries > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > >

No, will have to look it up. I'm more looking at descendants though.....jeri ----- Original Message ----- From: Claudia Packer <cjpacker@earthlink.net> To: <STEELE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 9:17 PM Subject: [STEELE-L] Ninian Steele > Dennis > I saw your message on the "STEELE-L" list and remembered seeing the name Ninian Steele in some of my research when I was reading a book/pamphlet in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City called "Arthur P. Steele - His Ancestors and Descendants" by Joy Steele Hendrickson. (929.273 A1 #1163. Samuel Steel b. abt 1695 in Ireland is the father of Ninian b. Dec. 27, 1738. Are you familiar with this book? > Claudia > > > Hello, > > I'm seeking information on Ninian and/or either of two Samuel Steel(e)s > as follows: > > NINIAN Steel(e), died 1745, possibly from Northern Ireland, married to > Mary, and they lived in New London Township, Chester Co., PA. Their > children were Robert, Martha, SAMUEL, Susannah, Ninian, and William. > > SAMUEL died 1760 and lived in the Thunder Hill area of New London > Township, Chester Co., PA. His children included: Robert, Ruth (b. 1719, > marrried Samuel Futhey), Jane (married George Campbell), SAMUEL, > Francis, Joseph, James (married Isabella Read), William (b. 1731; > married Elizabeth Magee in 1750), Ninian, Ann, and Elizabeth. > > A Samuel Steel(e), possibly the first listed above, lived in Lancaster > Co., PA in the 1750s. > > A second Samuel Steel(e), possibly the second listed above, also lived > in Lancaster Co., PA for a time. He was born c. 1767 in PA, married > Nancy, who was born c. 1765 in PA. They moved to Malaga Township, Monroe > Co. OH where he is likely buried. > > All the best in your research! > > Dennis Steele > Princeville IL > > > > ==== STEELE Mailing List ==== > List address STEELE-L@rootsweb.com > Replies are set "reply to list" facilitating STEELE connections. > 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 >

While researching my Steele family names in Perth county, Someone sent me copies of Steeles in the Ontario Schedule A Births Record. The don't appear to be my Steeles so I thought I'd pass them along. Hope it helps someone. If so, and you would like a copy let me know. Does anyone know the translation for the work Accoucheur? Vicki Steele-Woodall California No. 010329 When born: Oct 18, 1976 Name: Mary STEELE Sex: Female Father: Robert Steele Maiden name of Mother: Mary McDonald Occupation of father: Labourer Informant: Robert Steele Residence of Informant: Seaforth Date Registered: Oct 26, 1876 Name of Accoucheur: T. T. Coleman Signature of Registrar: Wm Elliott No. 027429 When born: March 12, 1885 Name: Robert James STEELE Sex: Male Father: Joseph Steele Maiden name of Mother: Mary Humphries Occupation of Father: Farmer Informant: Joseph Steele Residence of Informant: Asphodel When Registered: March 23, 1885 Name of Accoucheur: Dr. O. Gorman Signature of Registrar: Ino Pourl (? sp) No. 029277 When born: April 12, 1874 Name: Arthur George STEELE Sex: Male Father: Thomas Steele Maiden name of Mother: Matilda Philips Occupation of Father: Farmer Informant: Thomas Steele Residence of Informant: Whitohnich (Can't decipher this) When registered: June 18, 1874 Name of Accoucheur: Dr. Armstrong Signature of Registrar: M. Collins No. 001158 When born: June 3, 1875 Wilhemina Jane STEELE Sex: Female Father: John W. Steele Maiden name of Mother: Elisabeth Little Occupation of Father: Farmer Informant: John W. Steele Residence of Informant: South Dumfries When registered: July 3, 1875 Name of Accoucheur: F. L. Patten Signature of Registrar: David Baptie (? sp)

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Posted on: STEELE Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/queries/173 Surname: STEELE, NOSS, WYNO, BARBER, NOVAK, CULTON, SHELTERS ------------------------- Looking for any info on Benny STEELE b Aug 30, 1869. Married to Laurida NOSS STEELE, b Apr 1874, they married May of 1899. Children: Harold STEELE Joseph STEELE Lillian STEELE WYNO BARBER Thanks! Brenda Scott Contact: Shadoe24@aol.com

Sometime ago, there was some discussion on this list as to the origin of the Steele family name. The following was sent to me by a friend, in Scotland, who is a Scottish heraldic researcher. I think members of this list might find interesting his comments to me. Sincerely, Janet J. Johnston "The Steele family has been recorded in Scotland since at least 1259 when Henry Stel was a juror in Hopkelchoc (a place name no longer in use). The name has occurred mainly in Southern Scotland and there were places so named in Airship, Berwick and Dumfries. The two names that appear repeatedly throughout the records are John and William, including a John Steill who was hanged for theft in 1524. The family seems to have redeemed itself through William Steel, from Biggar, Scotland, the anti-slavery "underground railroad" organizer. Most of the names in Scotland are not connected with a Clan and Steele (and the various spellings of the name) is no exception."

Merry Ann & Listers, Here are some STEELE websites, you will see them appearing at the end of each email as a tag line. Thought Merry Ann might want some of these for her favorites. The Resource URL is a great place to add your website (at RootsWeb or other) and is a great search jumping off point. As for the GenConnect (it's GenConnect, not GenForum) sites below, why not take the opportunity to add something to the sites? (If you have problems just drop me a note and I'll be glad to help you post something.) Search, Subscribe & Unsubscribe STEELE-L http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/s/steele.html Search the Archive of Messages for STEELE Mailing List http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=STEELE STEELE-L Archives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/steele STEELE Resources at RootsWeb http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames/s/t/steele/ STEELE GenConnect ~ (it's GenConnect, not GenForum) Bible Records http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/bible_records Biographies http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/biographies Deeds http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/deeds Obituaries http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/obituaries Pensions http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/pensions Queries http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/queries Wills http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/wills Sue, List Manager for the STEELE-L STEELE-admin@rootsweb.com

Posted on: STEELE Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/s/t/STEELE/queries/171 Surname: Steele ------------------------- My mother was born Donna Gail Steele in 1943, at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was adopted by the McBain family, and I'm looking for anyone with information. Her birth mother, any other children, relatives.....anything! Thanks so much. CE

Ok I finally had it with the hard drive crashing so we reformatted and I am in the process of reloading. Problem is I had backed up my genealogy web pages, even checked to make sure, but now I can't get them to reload. So I am asking for gensites, please, thanks Merry Ann

Merry Ann I am not sure what you are trying to do but assume you mean your links to various pages. Did you have a copy of the Favorites folder out of windows, if so just copy the files out of that into the new Favorites folder and they will come back. If you don't have that, then I can send you a copy of my genealogy sites, maybe not all you need but it has the main ones. Regards John ----- Original Message ----- From: Merry Ann Simmons <sams@primenet.com> To: <STEELE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 8:10 PM Subject: [STEELE-L] Need help > > Ok I finally had it with the hard drive crashing so we reformatted and I > am in the process of reloading. Problem is I had backed up my genealogy > web pages, even checked to make sure, but now I can't get them to > reload. So I am asking for gensites, please, thanks Merry Ann > > > ==== STEELE Mailing List ==== > http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/biographies > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >

Thomas J. Steele according to a census report, was born in KY (no idea where) in 1800. According to his daughter Nancy Jane Steele, her grandmothers name was Ginny Asbury. So I found a marriage record for Jane Asbury and Andrew Steele, 8 February 1794, in Bedford Co. Va. The time is reasonable. Sometime before 1800 Jane and Andrew Steele followed her parents. (Thomas & Martha (Jenning) Asbury, to Mercer Co. KY. In Mercer Co. Tax Records I found a note that Andrew Steele had moved to Miami. Went to Miami KY. Apparently Jane and Andrew never got there. So where did they go? The first record I have of Thomas Steele is daughter Nancy Jane's obit. She said she was born in Breckenridge Co. KY 21 Oct. 1832, and moved to Indiana in 1838. Somewhere there must be at least a little bit of a Record of Andrew or Thomas Steele between 1800 and 1832. Any help please? Sue

Dennis I saw your message on the "STEELE-L" list and remembered seeing the name Ninian Steele in some of my research when I was reading a book/pamphlet in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City called "Arthur P. Steele - His Ancestors and Descendants" by Joy Steele Hendrickson. (929.273 A1 #1163. Samuel Steel b. abt 1695 in Ireland is the father of Ninian b. Dec. 27, 1738. Are you familiar with this book? Claudia Hello, I'm seeking information on Ninian and/or either of two Samuel Steel(e)s as follows: NINIAN Steel(e), died 1745, possibly from Northern Ireland, married to Mary, and they lived in New London Township, Chester Co., PA. Their children were Robert, Martha, SAMUEL, Susannah, Ninian, and William. SAMUEL died 1760 and lived in the Thunder Hill area of New London Township, Chester Co., PA. His children included: Robert, Ruth (b. 1719, marrried Samuel Futhey), Jane (married George Campbell), SAMUEL, Francis, Joseph, James (married Isabella Read), William (b. 1731; married Elizabeth Magee in 1750), Ninian, Ann, and Elizabeth. A Samuel Steel(e), possibly the first listed above, lived in Lancaster Co., PA in the 1750s. A second Samuel Steel(e), possibly the second listed above, also lived in Lancaster Co., PA for a time. He was born c. 1767 in PA, married Nancy, who was born c. 1765 in PA. They moved to Malaga Township, Monroe Co. OH where he is likely buried. All the best in your research! Dennis Steele Princeville IL

To add to the confusion (or maybe untangle it), my Rev. John Steele was a Presbyterian minister, emigrated from Ireland in 1743 to Carlisle, PA, was a reknown Indian fighter, fighting in the French and Indian Wars. He was the minister at the Old Carlisle Presbyterian Church and I believe, also the Fairview Presbyterian Church in Carlisle. His son, Capt. John Steele was in the Revolution. They did remain Presbyterian. My line comes thru Capt. John Steele and his wife Agnes Moore. Their daughter, Amelia Steele married Drury Stith Feild in Mason Co. IL. Their daughter Amelia Drury Feild married Charles Vertrees of Pike Co. IL and their daughter, Sada Amelia Vertrees was my grandmother. I still haven't figured out how Drury Stith Feild even met my gggrandmother in IL, since he was born and raised in VA, went to TN, then to IL. Donna __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

Hello Cousins, and if you are bothering to read this obscure material you are most probably a cousin of all of the other readers. As I have mentioned in a number of notes, I have spent several years trying to determine the origins of the Steeles of the Borden/Beverly Patents in Augusta/Rockbridge Co.'s Va. However, recently Robert Steele posted information based on a book by Carl Steele which could be a major break through. This is the theory that the line comes directly from Scotland through an immigrant, Reuben Steele. Most of us have assumed the immigrant was the senior Samuel Steele born in 1709. However Carl has identified Reuben as an immigrant with a birthdate around 1720, and Chakley does have one reference to a Rueben Steele in Augusta in 1768. We could worry that there were two separate unrelated lines in Augusta, but it seems to me that for two unrelated lines of Steele to come together in a very small area of Augusta Co. at about the same time would be too much of a coincidence. Especially since the same first names for both males and females seemed to be passed on through several generations and the Steeles had farms close together in the Patents. The first names cited by Robert from Carl's book tie very well to the first names of several generations of Steels in Augusta. However, we have several mysteries here. The Steeles are referenced in the court records several hundred times, wills, taxes, marriages. miilitary, etc. They were well known people - the founders of the village of "Steele's Tavern" If Reuben was an original immigrant and the "pater familias" of many of our Steeles why was there only one obscure reference to him in the court records? Robert, I didn't understand your note "died at sea". Also referenced is a grandson of the immigrant Reuben also named Reuben, but he was born after 1768 so could not be the one referenced in Chalkley. We do know one thing -- a great number of the families in Augusta were Border Scots - whether through Ireland or direct. I now believe there were at least two related immigrants, Samuel and Reuben or a son of Reuben and they were closely related. Carl -- many of your cousins would be grateful to hear your comments. Regards, Ernest Thompson -----Original Message----- From: Robert Steele <samstee@tds.net> To: ernest B Thompson <ebt@coastside.net> Cc: Carl Edmond Steele <csteele@getotec.net> Date: Saturday, February 17, 2001 7:35 AM Subject: Re: Samuel's father? - The following is creditable theory It is very interesting. Perhaps there's the connection I've been searching for for years. As to Carl's book, unfortunately all copies haave been purchased, and it is out of print. However, Carl sent me a floppy disk some years ago with all the text on it. If Carl permits, I could send you a CD_R or a floppy with that information on it. Is it ok Carl? Bob Steele ----- Original Message ----- From: ernest B Thompson To: samstee@tds.net Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 2:06 AM Subject: Re: Samuel's father? - The following is creditable theory Hi Robert, Have you any thoughts on my note below to JoAnn? How can I get a copy of the Carl Steele book? Regards, Ernest Thompson -----Original Message----- From: ernest B Thompson <ebt@coastside.net> To: JARFL@aol.com <JARFL@aol.com> Cc: samstee@tds.net <samstee@tds.net> Date: Friday, February 16, 2001 11:48 PM Subject: Re: Samuel's father? - The following is creditable theory Hi JoAnn, Below is part of the message I sent on 2/10, and it seems creditable to me. The Borden Patent fits and the dates fit and one of the Andrew Steeles named a son Alexander. While I have no proof, it is the best theory I have seen. However, the thing that puzzels me is the statement that the Steeles left no trace. since they were in many many court records and and some stayed in Rockbridge/Augusta for many years. However, interesting news. Tonight your note below caused me to look in Chalkley for a Reuben Steele. I found one reference, which I looked at several years ago but forgot about, since it contained no information on relationships. However, Thomas and Sam. Steele are mentioned in the same paragraph as Reuben. It tells me nothing other than Reuben was in Augusta in 1768. Which seems to futher validate the theory below except that it is amost certainly wrong in saying the Steeles left VA very quickly. Regards, Ernest "I would like to find more information about Reuben Steele, and his >descendants. > >The genealogy of one of his sons, Robert Steele, has been published by Carl >Steele of Tulsa, OK in his book "Gathering of the Clan" but what happened to >the rest of Reuben's fourteen children has not been established. > >This what Carl Steele wrote about Reuben's family in his book: > >"Reuben Steele was probably born about 1720 in Argyll County, Scotland. >Legend purports him to be a son of Alexander Steele and his English wife, >Hanna. Alexander, born about 1680, lived in Glen Strae, Glen Orchy and Glen >Locky, Scotland. He was a famous leader of the McGregor clan, being >declared chief of the clan Gregor in July 1714. The wife of Reuben was a >Crockett. She appears to have descended from Gabriel Gustave de >Crocketagne' through his son, Antoine Desasur Pernonette de Crocketagne a >Huguenot and the father of three sons, one of whom likely was the father of >Reuben's wife. > >Whether they came directly from Scotland or via Ireland is unknown. They >landed in Philadelphia and went soon, perhaps at once, to the Shenandoah >Valley. There, in the present county of Rockbridge, Benjamin Borden was >granted a large tract of land by Virginia's Colonial Government in 1739. >Many settlers, and perhaps our Steele's, bought their land from the "Borden >Grant." > >When Borden died in 1743. There was considerable confusion in the >settlement of his estate, and many settlers were unable to obtain final >title to their land. They left their tracts and pushed on to new >settlements, leaving no trace in the public record of their stay in the >valley." -----Original Message----- From: JARFL@aol.com <JARFL@aol.com> To: ebt@coastside.net <ebt@coastside.net> Date: Thursday, February 15, 2001 6:11 PM Subject: Samuel's father? Hi Ernest, Since receiving your note (abt Feb 10/11) that the "original Sam.Steele (born 1709) in Augusta, VA was not the son of the Irish Sir Richard Steele", I have been trying to untangle my "Steele lineage"!!! Thanks to your note, I see my error! With it as I had it, I had Sarah Hunter, dau of Martha Steele, dau of RICHARD STEELE (1671 Ire), marrying Samuel Steele, son of Samuel (1709), son of RICHARD STEELE. But wouldn't that just have been 1st cousins? Anyway, have been searching around for the father of Samuel, b 1709 Ireland and cannot locate one. Have dug out my files, searching for notes of yours for a clue, but I give up. I'll have to come begging,---Do you have Samuel's ancestor if it is not RICHARD, of 1671 Dublin? I enjoy the banter between you and the other Steele cuzzins. Thanks for keeping it on the "list" for the rest of us. JoAnn

In a message dated 2/17/2001 5:02:35 AM Pacific Standard Time, STEELE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Does any have a rev john dawson steele, pioneer preacher, from kentucky. His > father was william and his mother was mary dawson. > I have occassionally run across references to a Rev. John Steele while searching for my family, and I have wondered if he could be my 3rd Great Grandfather's father or some other relation? My 3rd Great Grandfather was John Washington Steele born in 1825/1826 in either Booneville, or Boone Co., Kentucky. John Washington Steele married Mary Ann Foster on 18 Jan 1847 in Jennings Co., Indiana. They lived in Jackson Co., Indiana in the 1850s and 1860s, and in Coles Co., Illinois in the 1870s where he died 24 Jan 1875. In a book titled "The History of Coles County Illinois" (1879) there is reference to a Rev. John Steele. Page 400, "Rev. John Steele was another of the early preachers, and is further alluded to in the history of Hitesville." Page 404, (This appears to be talking about the village of Ashmere) "Hebron Church, of the Old-School Presbyterians, was organized on the 19th June, 1841" . . . "Rev. John Steele was stated supply for the Church from 1844 to 1849, giving it one-half of his time." John Steele was a common enough name that I have no idea whether or not this Rev. John Steele is related to my family, or if he is the Rev John Dawson Steele you are seeking. But it's another avenue worth investigating. jim

My Steeles are from Augusta. Someone keep me posted! Brenda Adams

Billy,Could you send me a copy of the 1870 census ,VA where you foun Charles-age 21.I have not been able to find any record of this man or his fater,Taylr.Since all information may not be correct,coming from family memories,I'm having trouble locating names.Charles was living when my husband was young,so we know this is correct,but for Taylor,they don't know if this was nickname,2nd,or only name.I have a web and can't open lists.Thank you Patt http://community.webtv.net/coolPatt/Personalhobby

Does any have a rev john dawson steele, pioneer preacher, from kentucky. His father was william and his mother was mary dawson. Thanks Patrick Steele