Person:John Steele (92)

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John Steele
b.1755 Virginia
d.1 Sep 1820 Steeleville, Randolph County, Illinois
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  • H.  John Steele1755 - 1820
  • W.  Mary _____1757 - 1819
m. Abt 1785
  1. Catharine SteeleAbt 1784 -
  2. George SteeleAbt 1786 -
  3. Archibald Steele1788 - 1859
  4. James SteeleAbt 1790 - 1864
  5. John SteeleAbt 1792 - 1872
  6. Thomas F. SteeleAbt 1794 -
  7. Elizabeth SteeleAbt 1796 -
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Name John Steele
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1755 Virginia
Marriage Abt 1785 Virginiato Mary _____
Death[1] 1 Sep 1820 Steeleville, Randolph County, Illinois
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Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 5, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

  • Steele, John, lieutenant of Virginia Line; BLW2077 issued 8/24/1789; records lost in Washington DC fire 1800; query letter in file says a John Steele born 1737 probably Orange County, Virginia, served as captain in Virginia or North Carolina company in Revolutionary War, moved abt. 1784 to vicinity of Lnoxville, Tennessee, thence Nashville, Tennessee, then to Sumner County, Tennessee, then 1807 with family to Randolph County, Illinois, 7 died 1820 at present site of Steeleville, Illinois & had wife Mary; query letter in file says soldier entered service 1777 as ensign in 9th Virginia Regiment, was taken POW at Siege of Charleston, was appointed lieutenant of 3rd Virginia Regiment 1793, & was a pioneer settler of Sumner County, Tennessee. FBLW2207, R2278.
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).
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