Lt. Col. James Steen

A Patriot of the American Revolution for SOUTH CAROLINA with the rank of LIEUTENANT COLONEL. DAR Ancestor # A108334

Tabitha_Butler added the paragraph BELOW on 11 Sep 2011 mmillertx56 originally submitted this to Harlin Family Tree on 16 Mar 2008

Led a company during Snows Campaign against the Cherokee. Was a commander of Princes' Fort in 1777, Served in Georgia at the Battle of Stone Ferry and the seige of Savannah. Served in Charleston until 1780 at which time he was a Lt. Colonel. Was at the Battles of Rocky Mount, Hanging Rock, Musgrove's Mill, Kings Mountain and possibly Cowpens. Stabbed to death in Rowan County attemping to arrest a Tory.

Disambiguation

According to DAR records: Ancestor # A108334

• 1) EL - THIS MAN'S SON WILLIAM MARR JEAN YOUNG, NOT SARAH VANCE. DATACF 4/2007”
• 2) EL - GIDEON STEEN OF UNION DIST SC WAS NOT A CHILD OF WILLIAM STEEN A108338

(EL = error in lineage)

Family

https://www.chesterfield.scgen.org/Families/Steen.html

James Steen married in Union County to Elenor Boggan (or Bogard) and they were the parents of Richard Steen, married Nancy McDonald, Sarah Steen, James Steen, married Jane Graham, and William Steen, married Sarah Vance. James Steen, son of James and Elenor Boggan Steen, relocated from Union County, SC to Chesterfield County, SC, where he died in 1820. He is the ancestor of the Chesterfield and many of the surrounding counties Steen families.

https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/t/e/Aaron-D-Steen/GENE1-0002.html

2.LT. COL. JAMES F.2 STEEN (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1736 in Antrim Co., Province of Ulster "The Vow", Ireland, and died October 07, 1780 in Kings Mountain, S.C.He married ELEANOR BOGARD Abt. 1762 in S.C..She was born Abt. 1740.

More About LT. COL. JAMES F. STEEN: Immigration: 1775, Came into the British Colonies in Amercia
Military service: Patriot in the American Revolution
Nationality: Scotch-Irish descent
Religion: Staunch Presbyterian

Children of LT. STEEN and ELEANOR BOGARD are:

• 4. i. JOHN3 STEEN, b. Bet. 1756 - 1765.
• ii. JANE STEEN, b. Abt. 1763; m. GIDEON SMITH.
• iii. MARTHA STEEN, b. Abt. 1765.
• 5. iv. WILLIAM STEEN, b. 1767, Union District, SC; d. December 1820, Union District, SC.
• 6. v. JAMES F. STEEN, b. Abt. 1769, Union District, S.C.; d. Aft. 1820.
• vi. ELEANOR NELLIE STEEN, b. Abt. 1770; d. Abt. 1791; m. SAMUEL MONTGOMERY, Abt. 1784; b. Abt. 1764; d. Abt. 1825.
• 7. vii. RICHARD M. STEEN, b. June 02, 1772, Union District, SC; d. November 17, 1859, Wheatland, Knox Co. IN.
• viii. SARAH STEEN, b. Abt. 1773; d. December 31, 1851.
• ix. NANCY STEEN, b. Aft. 1779.

References

• https://www.famgen.net/vance/fam05539.htm