Steele (Y-DNA)

Status summary

Still to do of January 1, 2023:

• Recruit patrilineal descendants of John Steele (preferably through grandson Samuel) to Y-DNA test and publish their results. Such descendants are encouraged to contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

Biography

First Generation

(Sgt.) Samuel³ Steele (John, John, Richard, Richard) was born Farmington, CT 15 Mar 1652 and died Hartford, CT bef 2 Jan 1710. He married Hartford 16 Sep 1680 Mercy Bradford and they had eight children: Thomas (1681), Elizabeth (c1682), Jerusha (twin, 1684), Samuel (twin, 1684-c1710 unm.), William (1687-1712 unm.), Abial (dau, 1693), Daniel (1697) and Eliphalet (1700)

Second Generation

Thomas Steele was born Hartford, CT 9 Sep 1681 and died there 27 Nov 1757. He married Hartford 10 May 1709 Susanna Webster and they had: Jerusha (1710), Samuel (1711/2), William (1713), Susanna (1715), Thomas (1717), James (1719), Nathaniel (1721) and John (1723).

Daniel Steele was born Hartford, CT 3 Apr 1697 and died there 13 Mar 1788. He married Hartford 20 Jun 1725 Mary Hopkins and they had eight children: Daniel (1726), Mary (1728), Welthia (1730), Timothy (1736), Rosewell (1738), Thomas (1738), Lemuel (1742) and Submit (1736).

Eliphalet Steele was born (West) Hartford, CT 23 Jun 1700 and died there Jul 1773. He married Hartford 4 Oct 1722 Catherine Marshfield and they had eleven children: Eliphalet (1723 d.y.), Josiah (1724/5), Catherine (1725/6), Mercy (1727), Theophilus (1730), Eliphaz (1732), Elijah (1735), Rachel (1737), Catherine (1739/40), Eliphalet (1742) and Jerusha (1746).

DNA results TBD

The Steele DNA project currently does not list their DNA results.

Further DNA testing needed

Testing of patrilineal descendants is needed. Any male who believes their patrilineal ancestry goes through John Martin is encouraged to contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com