Brief Life History of Andrew
Andrew Steele m Ramsey was born in 1743, in Augusta Parish, Augusta, Virginia, United States as the son of Samuel Steele and Martha Fulton. He had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Mary Ramsey. He lived in Waynesboro, Virginia, United States in 1820. He died on 13 February 1800, in Spottswood, Augusta, Virginia, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Old Providence Arp Church Cemetery, Spottswood, Augusta, Virginia, United States.
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- Andrew Steele, "United States Census, 1820"
- Legacy NFS Source: Andrew Steele - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Andrew Steele
- TENNESSEE RECORDS - BIBLE RECORDS AND MARRIAGE BONDS - by Jeanette Tillotson Aklen pgs 128 & 130
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1758 · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English stel(e) ‘steel’, perhaps used for someone considered as hard and durable as steel, or for a foundry worker.
English: variant of Stile .
Scottish: habitational name from one or more of the places called Steel(e) or Steill in Ayrshire, Berwickshire, and Dumfriesshire, from Scots steel ‘steep bank, spur of a ridge’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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