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From: Hermon B Fagley <>
Subject: [OHCLER] NJ shore names found in Clermont
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 02:24:56 -0400

1695 was when James Steelman moved near where Atlantic City devoloped.
[Absecon Beach] .Many of the following surnames were found here east of
Cincinnati.

Subj:Re: Rev Lars Locke [sp?] is my ancestor
Date:9/12/2003 10:13:50 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:
To:
>From "Hall, John F., The Daily Union History of Atlantic City and
County. pp. 438-440.

STEELMAN FAMILY.[ Olaf Stille was grandfather of the Steelman's.
EllaOlafsdatter m 2nd Hans Mansson,and her sons took STEELMAN
as their surname. ]

1. James Steelman, 1st, was a Swede, who, before 1690, had identified
himself with the colony of Swedes, in New Castle, Delaware. He located
land in this county in 1694 or 1695, and owned large tracts, also many
head of cattle. He was a member of the Gloria Dei, Old Swedels Church,
of Philadelphia, and his children, Andrew and Susannah, are also
mentioned in the records of that church: He was married, previous to his
coming to this section, to Susannah Toy, daughter of Christian Toy. The
children of this union being: 2. Andrew, 1st, b. 1689-90; d. 1736; m.
Judith -----. 3. Susannah, b. 1691; m. John Kean, November, 1713, son of
Mathias Kean and Henricka Classen. 4. Hance, 1st, will proved 1760. 5.
John, 1st, b. January 7, 1692; will proved August 11, 1775; m. Sarah
Adams. 6. James, 2d, m. Katherine Kean, daughter of Nicholas Kean and
Elizabeth Lock. 7. Elias, 1st. 8. Mary, m. ----- Blackman. 9. Peter,
1st, d. 1762; m. Gertrude -----, record in Old Swedes Church,
Philadelphia, Vol. 2., p. 225.

James 1st afterward m. Katherine Ouster, June 3, 1730. He owned a
considerable portion of the southwest end of Absequam beach, which he
bought of Thomas Budd. James died in 1734.

2. Andrew Steelman, 1st, b. 1690; m. Judith -----. Their, children were:
10. Andrew, 2d, made deeds in 1746; no children. 11. Peter, 2d, b. May
1, 1723; d. November 9, 1762; m. Hannah Leeds, daughter of Japhet Leeds,
1st, September, 1750. 12. James, 3d; deeds in 1743. 13. Frederick, 1st,
m. Sarah -----; will proved April 29, 1778. 14. Mary, d. May 21, 1797;
m., first, Edmund Somers, January 2, 1734; second, Joseph Mapes, May 6,
1746. 15. Judith, m. ----- Collins. 16. Susannah.

4. Hance Steelman, 1st. Had: 17. James: 18. Hance, 2d. 19. Charles, will
February, 1779; m. Mary and had Barbara, John, Mary, David, Margaret,
Gortery and Phoebe. 20. John. 21. Daniel.

5. John Steelman, 1st, b. January 7, 1692; m. Sarah Adams. They had: 22.
John, will 1796; m. Abigail Somers, daughter of James Somers. 23.
Jeremiah. 24. Zephaniah, d. 1790; m. Rebecca Ireland, daughter of Edmund
Ireland. 25. Jemima. 26. Katherine. 27. Susannah; m. Daniel Leeds 3d,
son of Japhet 1st 28. Rebecca, m., first Daniel Leeds 3d, son of Japhet
1st; m., second, Robert Smith, son of Robert Smith and Eliz. Belange.
29. Rachel, m. ----- Higbee. 30. Esther, m. Richard Higbee.

13. Frederick Steelman, 1st, d. 1778; m. Sarah -----. They had: 31.
James, 4th, m. Susannah, daughter of Noah Smith. 32. Frederick, 2d, d.
1782; m. Sophia Riley. 33. Andrew, 3d, was shot on Long Island by John
Bacon, a Tory, in the war of The Revolution. 34. Sarah, m. Henry Smith.
35. Abigail, m. and had a son, Elias. 36. Judith, m. Jeremiah Leeds,
December 8, 1776, son of John Leeds. 37. Mary, m. Daniel Leeds, January
3, 1775, son of John Leeds. 38. Hannah. 39. Rachel, m. Peter Steelman,
son of Isaac Steelman and Mary Andrews.

Frederick Steelman, his father and several, brothers served in New
Jersey State Militia, war of Revolution.

11. Peter Steelman, 2d, b. May 1, 1723; d. November 19, 1762; m. Hannah
Leeds, September, 1850. They had: 40. Japheth, b. January 10, 1752. 41.
Judith, b. September 20, 1754. 42. Isaac, b. January 5, 1756; m. Mary
Andrews. 43. Deborah, b. October 9, 1757; d. young. Susannah, b.April
12, 1762; d. March 8; 1810; m. Christian Holdzkom.

42. Isaac Steelman, b. January 5, 1756; m. Mary Andrews. They had: 45.
Peter, b. December 28, 1779; m. Rachel Steelman. 46. Jesse, b. September
27, 1781; d. November 3, 1842; m. Rachel Leeds, daughter of Jeremiah
Leeds. 47. Hannah, b. August 25, 1783; m. Esperus Tilton. 48. Judith, b.
March 13, 1785; m. Enoch Conover. 49. Sarah, b. July 12, 1788; m.,
first, Wm. Adams; second, Geo. or Thos. Smith. 50. Isaac, b. 1790; m.
Margaret Leeds, daughter of Richard and Sarah Leeds. 51. Millicent, b.
August 30, 1792; d. 1873; m., first, Isaac Ingersoll; m., second,
Jeremiah Leeds, son of John Leeds.

22. John Steelman, will 1796; m. Abigail Somers. They had: 52. John,
Major in war of Revolution, State Troops; m. Margaret Leeds, daughter of
Nehemiah Leeds. 53. Daniel, m. Katherine Reed, daughter of Obadiah Reed.
Jonathan, b. December 31, 1762; m. Sarah Cordery. They had Elizabeth,
Isaac and Jonathan. 55. Absalom, m. Sarah Sprong, of Long Island. 56.
Hannah. 57. Roxanna, m. Felix Smith, of Absecon. 58. Abigail. 59. Mary.
m. Nicholas Sooy, of Leeds, Point. 60. Jemima. 61. Zephaniah, m. Rebecca
Ireland and had Esther, m. Nehemiah Clark, 1800; Rebecca, m. -----
Davis; Sarah, b. February 24, 1787; m. Paul Scull.

46. Jesse Steelman, b. September 27, 1781; m. Rachel Leeds. They had:
63. Mary, b. September 7, 1807; m. Mark Reed, November 6, 1831. 62.
Parmelia, b. April 13, 1802; m. Nathan Ramson, of Long Island.

52. Major John Steelman m. Margaret Leeds. They had: 64. Nehemiah,
September 3, 1780. 65. Zephaniah, September 30, 1785. 66. Julia Ann,
September 9, 1788; m., first, Absalom Higbee: second, ----- Carter. 67.
Abigail, April 1, 1791; m., first, ----- Higbee. 68. Jonas. September 1,
1793; m. Ann McCullough; 69. Leeds, August 21, 1796; m., first, Abigail
Risley; second, Ann Steelman, widow of Reed Steelman. 70. Phannel, b.
September 25, 1799: m. Elizabeth Myers.

55. Absalom Steelman Sarah Sprong. They had: 71. John, m. Susannah
Scull, daughter of James and Susannah Scull. 72. Absalom, m. Deborah
Corvode, November 27, 1820. 73. Elizabeth, m. Arthur Westcoat, son of
Thomas and Chloe Westcoat. 74. Charlotte, m. John Westcoat, brother of
Arthur.

Absalom Steelman and Deborah Corvode had Elizabeth, John, Charlotte,
Sarah, Isaac, Caroline, Absalom and Katherine.

65. Zephaniah Steelman, b. September 30, 1785., Had: 75. John. b.
September 8, 1825; m. Ruth Wilson, April 4, 1846, daughter of John
Wilson and Elizabeth Leeds. 76. Reuben, m. Lavinia Houston. 77. Ann;
m. ----- Hardesty. 78. Margaret, m. Daniel Brown.

68. Jonas Steelman, b. September 1, 1793; m. Ann McCullough. They hath
79. Mary, m. Henry Disston. 80. Julia Ann, m. Thomas Morse, son of Joab
Morse and Mary Ann Latham. 81. Beulah, m. ----- Small. 82. Margaret.

50. Isaac Steelman, b. 1790; m. Margaret Leeds, daughter of Richard and
Sarah Leeds, They had: 83. Richard L., b. 1816; m. Hannah Robinson. 84.
David L., b. 1820; m. Rosetta English. 85. Jesse, d. 86. Mary, b. 1823;
m. Andrew Robinson. They had three children, Judith, Abel and Margaret.
87. Sarah, b. 1826.

83. Richard L. Steelman, b. 1816, m. Hannah Robinson. They had: 88.
Margaret, b. 1843; m. Abner Price, 1864. They had three children,
Webster, Richard S. and Alice. 89. Sarah Etta, b. 1846; m. George S.
Winner, 90. Isaac, b. 1852; m. Alice M., daughter of Constant Smith.

84. David L. Steelman, b. 1820; m. Rosetta English. They had: 91. Dr.
Jesse A. Steelman, deceased. 92. Mary E., deceased. 93. Anna L.,
deceased. 94. Ida, deceased. 95. Ella, m. H.S. Collins. 96. Rosalind.
97. James E., deceased. 98. James E., m. Hattie Frambes. 99. Mary Ida.
100. Dr. Philip, m. Abbie Scull. 101. Sarah, m. Thomas Smith.

90. Isaac Steelman, b. 1852; m. Alice M. Smith in 1877. They had seven
children: 102. Ella, b. 1879. 103. Cora, b. 1882. 104. Constant, b.
1887. 105. Wilbur, b. 1888. 106. Frederick, b. 1893.107. Hannah, b.
1895. 108. Clarence, b. 1899.

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On Friday, September 12, 2003, at 06:01 PM, wrote:

> No,the location I know for Mons Lom was nw of downtown Philadelphia
> several miles.
> For that matter,I thought Rev Lock was around Chester,Pa. B
> ut,I know multiple
> locations for many of the Swedes. And multiple spellings.
> 1824 my Savil Justice m Ruhama Blackman, and their 1st cabin was in my
> yard 27 miles east of Cincinnati. They both were part Swedish. She was
> James
> Steelman m Susanah Toy,by 1695,when they moved to the NJ shore.
> And he had Johan>Peter Sr>Peter Jr>Andrew> Rev Jesse Justice,with
> Lock,Lom,Fish
> among the wives surnames,and no idea who Peter Sr Justice's wife was
> .When you jumped the Delaware with the Upland court line,you added a
> mile on the south side
> of Old Man's Creek,where,in the 1700's,my own Justice's lived.
>

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