Re: Steele/Ramsey Augusta Co VA
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Re: Steele/Ramsey Augusta Co VA
Janice Koch 12/09/00
Hi Janice,
The will I have for John (1783)Ramsey,(and the will of his wife Mary in 1785) he only mentions his grandaughter, Mary Ramsey, daughter of his son James but, no daughters, only sons, seven of them. There were no daughters mentioned in Mary's 1785 will either. John Steele was mentioned in John's will as a grandson but, not in Mary's will.
Andrew Steele was named as one of the executors of John's will but not mentioned as an heir, and in Mary's 1785 will, she named him as a son, along with the Ramsey brothers.
I wonder if we are talking about the same will for John Ramsey in 1783?
Both wills were found in Augusta Co., Va.
I would assume that John Steele was the son of Andrew Steele and Mary Ramsey. The will of Andrew was proven in 1801 (Augusta Co) naming a wife Mary and several children, one of whom may have been a John.