Amelia (Neville) Steele (1778 - 1819)

Born 1778 in Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Steele — married 1798 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 1819 at about age 41 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Amelia was born in 1778. She died in 1819 at the age of 40 - 41.

Parents: Brigadier General Joseph Neville II 1733 - 1819 and Agnes Nancy (Brown) Neville 1733 - 1817. He was a Colonel in the American Revolution and a Brigadier General in the War of 1812. Joseph Findagrave #81204804. Agnes Findagrave #81204834

Spouse: Richard Steele III 1775 - 1870. They were married in 1798 in Fauquier, Virginia. Findagrave #39645293

Children:

1. Richard Steele IV abt. 1805 - 1808

2. George Steele 1808 - aft. 1880

• On 1880 Census, age 72, single. Living with sister, Ann and family in Jefferson County, KY

3. Ann Amelia Steele 1809 - 1893

• Married Neville Bullitt 1805 - 1868
• Findagrave #36128931

4. Myra Steele 1816 - 1868

• Married Edmund Pearce 1813 - 1889
• Findagrave #39709194

Sources

• Amelia is buried at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA. Her page lists and has links to her parents, 2 siblings, spouse, 2 children. There is a note saying she is buried in the same plot as the Bullitt Family. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39647694/amelia-steele#add-to-vc

• Amelia (Neville) Steele: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KHQJ-VP1

• Amelia is listed with her parents & siblinbgs and other family information: https://ancestorium.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I876173&tree=1

• Genealogies of Kentucky Families from The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. Volume II. Page 286: Steele Genealogy. 1904. By Miss Idelie Keyes, Boston Massachusetts. Lists her husband Richard, his parents and 10 siblings with their dates & spouses. "Richard Steele, born 9/20/1775. Married Amelia Neville, daughter of General Joseph Neville of Moorfield, Hardy County, Virginia (see his will in same county) and is ancestor of the Steeles, of Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky."

• Geesnmore A Family History. Neville Family. By Kathryn Gearhart, 2009. Starts with Sir Henry Nevill: https://geesnmore.wordpress.com/charles-gee-bridget-neville/neville-family/

• Amelia's Father, Joseph Neville:
• Joseph was a U.S. Congressman.
• He served as a Burgess. The term is used in some of the American Colonies. In the Colony of Virginia, a "Burgess" was a member of the Legislative body, which was termed the "House of Burgesses" for Hampshire County, Virginia from 1773 to 1776.
• During the American Revolutionary War, he seved with the rank of Colonel in the Continental Army. His Father, Joseph Neville was a Patriot during the American Revolution. He provided the troops with food and supplies over the course of the war.
• He served as a member of the Virginia State House of Delegates in 1777, 1780 and 1781.
• He also engaged as a Surveyor with Colonel Alexander McLean from Pennsylvania in settling the long-standing dispute over the boundary line between the states of Pennsylvania and Maryland (the Mason-Dixon Line), in 1782.
• He was eventually promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and commanded the 18th Brigade of the 3rd Division of Militia which was made up of the 14th Regiment, 46th Regiment and 77th Regiment.
• He ran for a seat in the U.S. Congress and was elected as an Anti-Administration Candidate. A Member of the Anti-Administration Party, he then served Virginia's 3rd District (3rd Congress) in the U.S. House of Representatives from 3/4/1793 to 3/3/1795. He did not run for reelection in 1794.
• During the War of 1812, he served with the rank of Brigadier General of the Virginia Militia from Hardy County, Virginia, mainly in a reserve role.

• Amelia's Father, Joseph Neville:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Neville
• https://thereaderwiki.com/en/Joseph_Neville
• https://ancestorium.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I876173&tree=1
• https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/N000055

• Amelia's Grandfather, Joseph Neville that was a Patriot during the American Revolution: https://ancestorium.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I876115&tree=1