Here is what I have on John's ancestry. Sorry I can't give you a source for this, it has been a long time since I worked on this line. Steele, Richard b. 12 Apr 1549 Fairsted,Essex,England chr.12 Apr 1549 Fairstead,Essex,England d. 12 Jan 1631 Fairstead,Essex,England bur.12 Jan 1631 Fairstead,Essex,England --SPOUSE--md. abt 1586, Fairstead. Elizabeth [Mrs] STEELE b. Abt 1565 Fairstead,,Essex,England chr. 1591 Fairstead, Essex, Eng. d. 4 Apr 1626 Fairstead, Essex, England bur. same as death. --CHILDREN-- 1-Richard STEELE b. 1587, Fairstead, Essex, Eng., chr 4 Feb 1587, Fairstead, Essex, Eng.sp. Elizabeth Bredy/Predy md. 14 Apr 1623, Fairstead, Essex, Eng. 2-George STEELE b. 1 Feb 1614, Fairstead, Essex, Eng.chr. 1 Feb 1614, Fairstead, Essex, Eng. d. 1663/65 Hartford, Hartford, CT.bur. Hartford Ct. sp.Margery Sorrell. md. 1618/19 Fairstead, Essex, Eng. 3*John STEELE Father of this Richard Steele: b. abt 1524, Fairstead, Essex, Eng. d. 10 Jan 1595 Fairstead, Essex, Eng. Sp. unknown md. 1548, Fairstead, Essex, Eng. Father of this Richard is: Robert Steele b. abt 1490 Fairstead, Essex, Eng. sp. unknown This is all I have, perhaps you can find more if you have the time to ferret out Fairstead. Rose