I don't know if this is a connection for you or not. My maternal GGgrandmother was Margaret Dovey Steele b. 1831. Her father was John Sloan Steele b. 1785, m. 1812 in Mecklenburg, N.C.. The info I have came from Nick Green who said that John Sloan Steele "moved to Tn with his father early in life". That statement has always puzzled me a little since he obviously was about 27 years old when he married in N.C. John Sloan Steele had 11 children, 8 of whom moved to Owen Co., In. I have never tried to track John Sloan, but given the number of Steele's in Ky in the late 1700's to early 1800's that I have run across, it would not surprise me to find that there was some delay between leaving Tn and their arrival in Owen Co., In. I also know that one of Margaret Dovey Steele's brothers moved on to Iowa (Davis Co.) Margaret also had a brother who was a Presbyterian Minister, born in Knox Co., Tn and died in Spencertown, NY. Hope this may be of some help to you. I would welcome any additional info you may be able to share as well. Thanks Mike Dean ----- Original Message ----- From: <STEELE-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <STEELE-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 9:01 AM Subject: STEELE-D Digest V01 #125