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