This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Steel, Steele, Van Auken, Stover, Willse, Wilsey, Harris, Houghton, Pinckney Classification: Bible Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YdJBAIB/2011 Message Board Post: Hello Steele researchers, Can anyone connect to this family? Any other known locations? Which progenitor line does this line belong to John or George? That I know of, this is not my line but would like to tie this into a line from the "Steele Family a Genealogy History" by Daniel Steel Durrie. Here an excerpt from ~ The Connecticut Nutmegger Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. Volume No. 17 Number 3, December 1984 Library call number 974.6 CON page 408 VAN AUKEN FAMILY BIBLE: In the possession of Frank Van Auken of East Springfield, N.Y. Submitted by Mrs. Darvin Stover (C.S.G. #4675). BIRTHS: Henry Van Auken, b 27 Jul 1812 Armenia Wilsey, b 28 Jan 1811 Blenis W. Van Auken, b 6 Aug 1841 Olin H. Van Auken, b17 Aug 1873 BURIALS: Town of Stark, Herkimer Co., N.Y. Margaret Harris, d 18 mar 1872 ae 61, w of John Alvan Harris, d 21 Apr 1843 ae 64 Tunis Van Auken, d 8 May i869 ae 83 Catharine Van Auken, d 17 Jun 1858 ae 71 James Van Auken, d 12 Jan 1830 ae 9 Mahala Van Auken Henry Van Auken Armenia Wiltse Van Auken, d 13 Jun 1892 ae 81, w of Henry 1855 Census, Town of Springfield, Otsego, Co., N.Y.: John Harris, ae 44, born Otsego Co. Margaret Harris, w, ae 45, b Otsego Co. Sarah Harris, mo, ae 76, b CT Children b Otsego Co.; Sarah E. ae 17; Mahela ae 14; Rachael M. ae 11; Vining ae 8; Vander ae 6 Henry Van Aukin was b Springfield, Otsego Co., N.Y. 1812 s of Tunis (b 1786; died Herkimer Co.) & Catharine Sparwick (b Albany Co.; died 1862); married 1837 Armenia Wilsey. Had one son Blenis. Tunis & Catharine Van Aukin had 6 children. (Above from History of Herkimer Co. by Beers p. 282.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WILLSE - STEEL FAMILY BIBLE: In the possession of Frank Van Auken of East Springfield, N.Y. Submitted by Mrs. Darvin Stover (C.S.G. #4675). MARRIAGES: (__) Steel m Tamesin Houghton 24 May 1901 James Steel m Getty (__) 17 Jan 1833 Orrin Steel m Sally (__) 16 Apr 1835 Joseph Willse m Sally Steel 12 Mar 1840 Eleanor Wilsey m Ezekiel W. Pinckney 1815 (had 3 sons & 3 daus) Armenia Wilsey m Henry Van Aukin 1837 BIRTHS: Rhoda Steel b 25 Feb 1802 Sally Steel b 13 Dec 1903 (__) Steel b 27 Oct 1805 page 409 Births Continued Eunice W. Steel b 10 Aug 1807 Artimecia steel b 19 Dec 1833 James Steel b 11 Oct 1835 John Willse b 27 Dec 1763 Amy Willse b 25 Jan 1774 Robert Willse b 14 Sep 1791 James Steel b 17 Aug 1775 Tamesin Steel b 23 Aug 1785 Sally Willse b 28 Oct 1793 Eleanor Willse b 17 Dec 1795 Elizabeth Willse b 9 Mar 1801 Joseph Willse b 21 Mar 1803 Blemis Willse b 29 Apr 1806 Amy Willse b 5 Aug 1808 Armenia willse b 28 Jan 1811 George Willse b 13 Jul 1813 Phebe Willse b 15 Sep 1815 DEATHS: Rhoda Steel d 23 May 1830 Tamesin Steel d 3 Dec 1832 ( ) Steel d 1 Jul 1834 James Steel d Jul 1873 George Willse d 16 Aug 1814 ae 1 yr 1 mo 3 das