It is a book which I ordered from Higginsonbooks, but havent gotten it yet. If there are six pages on this family I am delighted I ordered it. Shirley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlotte Kennedy" <charanne@3-cities.com> To: <STEELE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 9:31 AM Subject: Re: [STEELE-L] Rev. John Steele, and other John Steele's in Cumberland Co PA > What are the Biographical Annals??. Are they > on the Web?? Are they in a Book?? > > Who wrote them?? > > > > At 09:08 AM 5/22/2001 -0700, you wrote: > >I have in front of me, excerpts from "Biographical > >Annals of Cumberland County, PA" written by the > >Genealogical Society in 1903. page. 43 Steele Family > > > >According to this there were two John Steele's in > >Carlisle, Cumberland Co. > > > >1. Rev. John Steele (my relative), who came from > >County Antrim, Londonderry, Ireland, in about 1743. > >He was an ordained Presbyterian minister. He also was > >a reknown Indian fighter during the French and Indian > >Wars, leading a charge against the Indians. He had > >been near the MD line but came to Carlisle in about > >1759 to head up the Presbyterian Church there. > >(NOTE-there is paperwork about him at the Old > >Presbyterian Church). He served there until 1779 at > >his death. > >In the Steele National Repository, there is an > >Historical Sketch of the Lower West Nottingham > >Presbyterian Church, talking about Rev. John Steele. > >He did come into New London, after being ordained in > >Londonderry Presbytery before 1744. He was a > >prominent member of the Synod, a member of the > >Commission and was Moderator in 1750. > >He was married to Margaret Hutchinson, in Ireland. He > >had 7 children. His son, Capt. John Steele, married > >Agnes Moore. They all 4 are buried in the Old > >Carlisle Cemetary. > > > >I also have a copy of Rev. John Steele's will; in it, > >the executors include Ephraim Steele, Samuel Laird, > >John Agnew, John Steele. The will was proved on the > >12th day of February, 1780. > > > >The other John Steele was a lawyer, married Agnes... > >who married a John Jordan after the death of her > >husband JOhn Steele. Their children were William, > >John, and Jean. Jean married a Gersham Craft. John > >was born 22Aug1764 and never married. He was in the > >military and was a Capt. He died on Nov. 6, 1800. His > >brothers Joseph and William, his brother William's son > >John and his cousin, Capt. William Steele were named > >in the will. Executors of the will were his mother > >Agnes Jordon, Ephraim Steele, merchant, and Gersham > >Craft of Trenton, NJ. > > > >The Biographical Annals has a great deal on this line > >of Steele's, Ninian among them. There is about 6 > >pages worth of info on them > > > >Donna > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > >http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > > > > >==== STEELE Mailing List ==== > >GenConnect ~ Pensions, have one? Post it at ~ > >http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/s/t/STEELE/pensions > >List Manager's address STEELE-admin@rootsweb.com > > > >============================== > >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > Charlotte Anne (Bradshaw/Baker) Kennedy > charanne@3-cities.com > NEW EMAIL char.anne@verizon.net > > > > > http://www.3-cities.com/~charanne/index.htm > > Richland Library Holdings > > http://dsl1-160.dynacom.net/holdings/index.html > > > ==== STEELE Mailing List ==== > Search, Subscribe & Unsubscribe STEELE-L > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/s/steele.html > List Manager's address STEELE-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >