John
Steele
III
Born in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of John Steele Jr.
and Mary (Warner) Hills
Brother of
Daniel Steele, Mary (Steele) Thompson, Henry Steele, Benoni Steele, Samuel Steele, Abraham Hills [half], Hannah (Hills) Kilbourne [half], Jonathan Hills [half] and Hester Hills [half]
Husband of
Ruth (Judd) Steele
— married
about 1675 (to 1698) in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Steele, Mary (Steele) Hart, Sarah Steele, Ebenezer Steele, Rachel (Steele) Thompson, Ruth (Steele) Thompson and John Steele IV
Died
at age 89
in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Sep 2010
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Biography
Mother Conflict- may have been Mercy Warner instead of Mary (Warner) Hills
Sources
- WikiTree profile Steele-929 created through the import of Kennedy02.ged on Aug 21, 2011 by Robert Kennedy. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.
- This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
- Steele & Related Lines Book I (1998) p41 by Robert Vernon Steele
- Steele Fam., DS Durrie, 929.273 St318d FGS-SLC
- Steele Family -History of John & George Steele 1635-6 by Daniel Steele Durrie, 1862
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Steele, John, Sen., Farmington. Invt . L991-16-00. Taken 13 September, 1738, by Joseph Judd, Isaac Cowles and Joseph Hart Will dated 14 June, 1735.
I , John Steele, Sen., of Farmington, do make and ordain this my last will and testament: Unto my only son John Steele, Jr. , I give the sum of 20 shillings , to be paid him out of my personal estate by my executrix, which is all I shall now give him considering the liberal donation I have formerly made him, and order him my sd. son to pasture for his two sisters , viz. , Sarah Steele and Rachel Steele (so long as they shall live and bear my name) each of them a cow as I provided by a deed of gift I formerly gave him.
Unto my daughter Mary Bird , besides what I have already given her, I give her my two lotts of land lying in the two divisions of land in Farmington which lye north from the reserved lands (one division on the west, ye other on the east side of the river) , in each division one lott.
Unto my daughter Ruth Thompson, besides what I have already given her, I give to her my lott of land lying at a place called and known by the name of the sixth and furthest division of land, lying west of the reserved land in 45 Farmington.
Unto my daughter Sarah Steele, now living with me, I give several lotts of land, all within the bounds of ye Town of Farmington, viz. , one lott which I have in a division of land laid out on the range of Blue and Shuttle Meadow Mountain; another of sd. lotts is the lott that was laid out on my own right in a division of land lying between Panthorn Division and Waterbury bounds; another of sd. lotts is in the lott that was laid out in my own right in the first division of land lying west from the reserved lands; also 2 lott s more, lai d out on my right , one in the 2nd and the other in the 3rd divisio n of land in sd. Farmington, Tying west of the reserved land.
Unto my daughter Rachel Steele, now living with me, to her and to her heirs forever, I give several pieces of land i n the Township of Farmington, viz. , two lott s of land laid out by my right,one in the 4th and the other in the 5th division of land lying west from ye reserved lands in Farmington; also 36 acres of land, more or less, which I have att a place called Three Mile Hills , which I purchased of my son John Steele; also 5 acres of land at a place called by the name of Judd's Hil l in Farmington.
I give to my two daughters, Sarah and Rachel Steele, all my right in the common and undivided land in sd. Farmington; and unto them my daughters, Sarah and Rachel, I give all the residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, not heretofore disposed of, whatsoever and wheresoever it be, to be divided equally between them; and also that they shall have, hold and enjoy for their use the kitchen and lean-to of my dwelling house so long as they or either of them live bearing my name. And my wil l further is , that my sd. daughter Rachel Steele shall not have power to sell , barter or exchange the estate that I have given her in this will , or any part of it , without the approbation and allowance of my sd. daughter Sarah Steele and my grandson-in-law Joseph Hart. But at the same instant of time that she shall presume to act contrary hereunto, her right that I have given her shall cease and be void as t o that part of sd. estate which she shall presume so to alienate without the aforesd. approbations and allowance, and I hereby will and bequeath the same to my sd. daughter Sarah Steele. I appoint my daughter Sarah Steele t o be sole executrix.
Witness: Joseph Woodruff John Steele, LS Thomas Smith, Roger Hooker
Court Record, Page 33-3 October, 1738: Will proven.
It is interesting to note that this John Steele is the third of a line of four consecutive ancestors named John Steele. Also, it may be surmised, without any proof of course, that the first born, Elizabeth may have been named after her Great Great Grandmother, and Rachel after her Great Grandmother. Mary may have been named after her Grandmother, as the names Mary and Mercy appeared to have been somewhat interchangeable.