Richard Steele, Sr.

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Steele-52

Richard Steele was named as the father of Richard Steele, who was baptized at Fairstead, Essex, England, 12 Apr 1549.[1][2]

A Richard Steele (female according to transcription) was buried 10 Jan 1595 [1594/5] at Fairstead[3]

His birth has been generally estimated to be 1524.

Steele & Related Lines Book I (1998) p19 show birth as ca 1525.

Sources

1. Jacobus Donald Lines. George Steele of Hartford and his son James. The American Genealogist 36:186 (1960) Link at < AmericanAncestors >
2. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWKS-9JF : 21 March 2020), Ric Steele, 1549.
3. Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers (at Ancestry)
4. http://www.lifefromscratch.com/web/pafg59.htm