I have wondered if he was of the Augusta Steeles, the John who later went to MS[?] & was a high govt official there, and, I think, d. childless. I believe that man had some time & land in early KY. Kathryn Kathryn Weiss wrote: > > Sorry folks, > I should have posted the disclaimer "that's all I found, but I _think_ > the date would be 1790-1792." Reason I say that is the names are > definitely 1790-92 type names together. However, the date I found on > google for Morehead's address was 1840. So I can't say for sure. I was > hoping someone could tell me. > > > > Jeanne Virtue wrote: > > > > Kathryn, > > Yes, time frame is very important..were several John Steeles in Kentucky > > history. > > See History of Woodford County,Kentucky, by William E. Railey, pages > > 42-43-44---gives the following Info. > > Col. William Steele represented the county in the Legislature of 1792, to > > frame the first Constitution of Kentucky and was a member of the convention > > held in Frankfort in 1799. His son John who married Catharine Swann > > Railey in 1816, was a member of the Legislature in 1846.. > > Jeanne V. > > > > At 08:38 PM 7/12/01 -0600, you wrote: > > >It is always helpful to have a timeframe, for those of us who are not up on > > >Kentucky history. > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: Kathryn Weiss <buckeye@thegrid.net> > > >To: <STEELE-L@rootsweb.com> > > >Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:40 AM > > >Subject: [STEELE-L] Kentucky John Steeles > > > > > > > > >> 1) Can anyone identify this man? > > >> > > >> NAMES OF MEMBERS OF THE VA LEGISLATURE FROM KENTUCKY, SHOWN IN GOVERNOR > > >> MOREHEAD'S BOONESBORO ADDRESS: > > >> John Brown, Benjamin and John Logan, Squire Boone, Swearingen, > > >> Thomas, John and Robert Todd, James Harrod, William M'Clung, John > > >> Steele, James Garrard, John Edwards, John Jouett, William Pope and > > >> Richard Taylor. >