Biographical Summary:

George Steele, brother of John; Cambridge, 1632-3; freeman, Massachusetts, May 14, 1634; an original proprietor of Hartford; his home-lot, in 1639, was on the west side of what is now Washington St., extending from the present Capitol Avenue to Park St. He served in the Pequot War; was chosen surveyor of. highways, 1641, 1651; townsman, 1644. He died in 1664, "very aged;" inventory £131. 6. 10. His will names his brother, John.

Children:

i Elizabeth; married Thomas Watts, May 1, 1645; died February 25, 1684-5.

ii James, Hartford; born about 1623 ("aged about 58," June, 1681); married (1) Ann Bishop, daughter of John, of Guilford; townsman, 1655, 1660, 1664; fought against the Pequots in 1657-8; appointed commissary in the King Philip War, .1675, and allowed £50 per annum for his services; he was also employed to lay out the bounds of several towns. His wife died in 1676, and he in. (2) Bethia, widow of Samuel Stocking, and daughter of John Hopkins. She died before November 1695; he died 1712.

iii. Richard; died 1639 (without children.).

iv. Martha; married John Hannison, or Henderson, of Hartford.

SOURCE: James Hammond Trumbull, editor, The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884, Volume 1 (Boston, Massachusetts: Edward L. Osgood, 1886), page 262. Retrieved: 3 May 2011 from Google Books