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Joseph Steer Record

Joseph Steer, born: 1709; died: 1795; See his Find A Grave entry.

Joseph, married: 3mo 1746; at New Garden MM, Sadsbury, Lancaster Co. Penn.; Grace Varman, born: 21 4mo 1717; Askasillagh, Co. Wexford, Ireland; died: 14 3mo 1794; See her Find A Grave entry. The Brinton Genealogy has her birth date as: 19 4mo 1717;
(Grace, married 1st: Joseph Edgerton, Their record continues here) 

These are the webmaster's ancestors.

Joseph Steer bought land located northeast of Albin from William Rannells in 1766 and built a house on that property. The house is now called "Long Green". Some of his descendants continued to own the property until 1803, when it was sold to an Alexander Robinson of Baltimore. I have a newsclipping of the house in the Newsclippings binder. Joseph's will was dated 16 1mo 1793 and was proved 1 9mo 1795. It names his wife, sons and daughters and his wife's dau. from her 1st marriage. Exrs: wife and sons Joseph and Isaac. Wit: Isaac, Samuel Lupton, Jonathan Wright.

See Newsclippings and other biographical sketches.

All children of above were born in Lancaster Co. PA except Isaac.  They moved to Frederick Co. VA before his birth which took place a few miles North-West from Winchester (probably in the house mentioned above).

Issue:  Steer

  • Ruth, born: 3 1mo 1747; died: 23 9mo 1825; Frederick Co. VA; buried: Back Creek Meeting Burial Ground, Gainesboro, Frederick Co. VA; This is the webmaster's line.
  • Hannah, born: 25 1mo 1749;
  • Sarah, born: 27 11mo 1750;
  • Mary, born: 21 2mo 1752; died: 21 1 1842; Frederick Co. VA; buried: Hollingsworth, Parkins, Henrys Cem., Frederick Co. VA (now Winchester);
  • Joseph, born: 26 12mo 1754; died: 23 8mo 1840; Jefferson Co. OH;
  • Isaac, born: 6 12mo 1757; died: 24 8m 1844; Loudoun Co. VA; buried: Fairfax Meeting Cem., Waterford, VA; This is the webmaster's line.

Source info: Steer Genealogy, p. 2 & 3; Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. VI (Hopewell MM) p. 384; Hopewell Friends History p. 484; Fred. Co. Wills?, p. 55; Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania, p. 353, 365; NEWSCLIPPINGS (see all biog. info.): Winchester Star, (1991) 7/10; The Brinton Genealogy (by Janetta Wright Schoonover), page 163;