I thought some of you might have use for this partial marriage list. It is taken from Chalkey's Chronicles and details some pre 1800 marriages. I'm sure there is more information on Steel/Steele families in the chronicles, but right now I'm researching another surname. You can find a link to the chronicles in the USGenWeb Archives site for Augusta County, Virginia. Augusta County was the site of a large Scottish-Irish settlement. Augusta, Virginia July 7, 1789 By Rev. Wm. Wilson John Steel and Elizabeth Burk October 6th, 1789 By Rev. John Brown Robert Cooper and Martha Steele 1795, June 18th---By Rev. John McCue: Andrew Steele and Elizabeth Tate 1798, By Rev. Archd. Scott: December 13th, John Martin and ElizabethSteele. 1798, January 25th--By Rev. Wm. Wilson May 9th, Andrew Steele and Martha Crawford 1799, --By Rev. William King December 19th. Robt. Garden and Jenet Steele 1794--January 2d, William Steel and Mary McChesney Rockbridge, Virginia 1781--May 22d, James Steel and Mary Parker 1782 January 24th,Samuel McClure and Rosana Steele