Have you looked in DeKalb Co, Ala ? It does connect to Jackson and there is a Isaac Steel there born ca 1795 in Ky and had wife Elizabeth who was born in Ohio. I too am researching a Isaac Steel who was a minister and lived around Logan Co, Ky and Robertson Co, Tenn. In the 1860 census says he was born ca 1790 in South Carolina and his wife is Elizabeth born ca 1803 in Virginia. I believe this Elizabeth is the daughter of Benjamin Jackson, this Isaac md Betsey Jackson in 1813 in Logan Co, Ky. Gay Nix [email protected] wrote: Hi, I just joined the list. I read through some of the recent archive e-mails and noticed a few e-mails from my line. My line runs Levi Andrew Jackson Steel b. 29 Oct 1883 Franklin Co, TN to his father Levi Steel b. May 1848 Jackson County, Alabama to his father Elias H. Steel b. Bet. 1810 - 1814 Wayne County, KY to his father Isaac Steel b. abt 1782 Kentucky My father recently took the DNA test through the Steele project. The first of the results have come in placing him in the R1b1c group with a DYS390 value of 23, which is an early indicator he will be R1b1c9. I read on line about the group and generally it seems to be Germanic (mostly in the Saxon-Frisian region). I was wondering if anyone else in this line had taken the test and would share their results. My understanding of the Steel's was that they were German Quakers that had immigrated to PA from Holland. This DNA test seems to fit with that information. Does anyone else have that story in their family history? Also, while reading the past archives I noticed a discussion on "Malissa Mackinaw", wife of Eli. Actually, her last name is McNew. She was from Marion County. Her brother Henry is listed two names from Isaac on 1830 census in Marion, which is probably how she met Eli. Her father George is on 1830 census and he had a daughter in the 10-14 range, which Malissa would have been 12. There are no marriage records surviving in Marion for that period, so we can't prove the marriage was there, but I do believe they were married in Marion and then moved to Franklin. Anyway, I hope to met some distant cousins and compare notes. Michaele ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message