had got into the Woods the Engagement became Warm, in which all the Officers & men behaved like Soldiers.

Major Lewis after waiting a considerable Time & finding no appearance of a Retreat to his Ambuscade, marched up his Party in haste to sustain Major Grant & immediately joined warmly in the Action, which continued till 11 o'clock. When our Troops being much diminished & broken & no hopes of Success left them were obliged to retire to our advance Post 10 Miles beyond Loyal Hanning. Our Loss amounts to 22 Officers (out of 34) killed or Missing & 4 wounded & 273 men killed & 40 wounded.

'Tis said (but how true I know not) that Capt Bullet (of the Virgins) saw Major Grant (an Experienced & brave Officer) sitting in the Field after the Action & begged him to come away, but he resolutely refused, says his Heart was broken & he could not survive the Loss of that Day, & it is supposed he is taken. Major Lewis fell very soon after his Party engaged.

I enclosed you a Letter with the List of Officers killed & wounded &c. which I just now received from Loyal Hannon. We are assured a very considerable Number of the Enemy were killed.

I cannot give you a more distinct Accot at present from what I have been able to collect, as Many particulars cannot be yet ascertained to us.

The Troops now breath nothing but Revenge & are in high Spirits. I hope we shall not be detained long here by the Want of Waggons, when a sufficient Number of them arrive here we shall push forward with all Expedition.

The General is now in not a very good State of Health, but that will not prevent him from moving on. I am with my Love to our Family & Friends

Dr Sir

Your affectionate son

TO EDWARD SHIPPEN ESQ'.

JOSEPH SHIPPEN.

NOTES ON THE STEELMAN FAMILY OF CINNAMINSON TOWNSHIP IN BURLINGTON COUNTY AND GREENWICH TOWNSHIP IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.

COMPILED BY PROF. ARTHUR ADAMS.

The earliest record of the Steelman Family in New Jersey, that I have been able to find, is in connection with a sale of land on the north-east side of Penisaukin Creek to Philip Waller by Charles Steelman in 1666.* There are other references to this Charles Steelman; he held various township offices, such as Overseer of the Highways. From a deed made by his son Charles in 1730, we learn that his wife was a daughter of Hance Monsier; probably she is the "Mrs. Ella" referred to in Rudman's list of the parishioners of Old Swedes' Church in Philadelphia made in 1697-1698. The deed recites that Hance Monsier left land to Charles Steelman by will, but no such document can be found of record.

From the deed made by the younger Charles Steelman, we learn something in regard to the children of the first Charles. This deed (Trenton Deeds, D-D 206), is dated 25 May, 1730; it is of sufficient interest to justify a brief abstract: Charles Steelman of the County of New Castle upon Delaware River, son and heir of Charles Steelman late of Sinnaminson, Burlington County, New Jersey, deceased, by and with the advice and consent of John Bird of New Castle and Margaret his wife and of David Enuxson and Eleanor his wife of the same county, sisters of the aforesaid Charles Steelman, sells to Philip Wallis of Evesham in Burlington County, for £30, a small tract of land in Chester Township on the east side of Penisau

*The compiler has seen no record of this deed; a friend sent the data without giving or being able to give any explicit reference for it.

kin Creek. The land was purchased of William Biddle by Hance Monsier, grandfather of the said Charles Steelman, by deed of 10 April, 1688, and was bequeathed by Hance Monsier to Charles Steelman the father of the grantor. It is evident then that Charles Steelman the elder died sometime between 1688 and 1697. We know from Rudman's list that, in addition to the children mentioned in this deed, he had a son Eric.

Children:

i. Charles, b. c. 1679; went to New Castle; nothing further known.

2. ii. Eric, b. c. 1681.

iii. Margaret, m. John Bird.

iv. Eleanor, m. David Enuxson.

2. Eric Steelman (Charles'). He is first mentioned in Rudman's list with his brother Charles as a son of Mrs. Ella, "mother of the Steelmans now," where his age is given as sixteen (1697.) He bought land in Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, of Justa Lock 9 July 1715. He married Britta or Bridget —. Letters of Administration on his estate were granted to Bridget Steelman and Tobias Bright 12 May 1731. From documents relating to the estate, we learn that Eric Steelman had at least the children whose names are here given.

Children:

3. i. Hance.

4. ii. James.

iii. Mary.

iv. Catherine.

3. Hance Steelman (Eric2, Charles,1). From various deeds we learn that Hance was the eldest son. He filled local offices, such as Overseer of the Highways and Constable, with satisfaction to his neighbors and credit to himself. He married Alse or Alice Jones, a daughter of the widow Catherine Jones. She was housekeeper for VOL. XXXVI.-30

John or James Boles; when he died he left his property to her daughters; his will is dated 4 March 1715. From a deed (Woodbury Deeds, TT 268), it appears that Hance married Alse and his brother James married Rebecca [Jones] Boles.

The will of Hance Steelman is dated 7 May 1755 and was proved 29 December 1760. His wife is mentioned, but not by name. He gives his son James the homestead and ten acres of cedar swamp nearest the Delaware; to his son Hance he gives the plantation he lives on and ten acres of cedar swamp adjoining that given to James; to his son Charles he gives half of the homestead plantation -250 acres; to his sons John and Daniel he gives the residue of his real estate equally. The executors named are Alexander Randall and his son John.

Children:

5. i. James, b. 17 November 1719.

6. ii. Hance.

7. iii. Charles.

8. iv. John.

v. Daniel, d. intestate and s. p.

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4. James Steelman (Eric2, Charles1.) From the deed cited in connection with Hance Steelman, it is evident that this James married Rebecca Jones, or as his son James speaks of her, Rebecca Boles. So far as is known, they had only one child.

Child:

9. i. James.

5. James Steelman (Hance3, Eric2, Charles1). According to the record of Trinity (Racoon) Church, Swedesboro, James was born 17 November 1719. In addition to the homestead given him by his father, he became the owner of the lands of his brother Daniel on his decease intestate and without children, he being the eldest brother. His first wife was Magdalen Peterson; she dying in her

forty-ninth year, was buried in Racoon churchyard 12 January 1771. He married, second, Catherine, daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth (Lock) Keen. She was born 4 April 1747, and they were married 12 February 1772. Her second husband was Ephraim Seeley, whom she married 17 December 1788; letters of administration were granted to her on his estate 31 January 1801. James Steelman was one of the trustees to whom the charter of Trinity (Racoon) Church, Swedesboro, was granted in 1765.

James Steelman's will is dated 3 April 1786 and was proved 22 January 1788. He speaks of a wife but not by name. To his son James, besides other land, he gives ten acres of meadow land on Repaupo Creek; to his son Isaac he gives the rest of the Repaupo land and about two acres lower down the creek then in the tenure of Andrew Steelman; to his sons John and Andrew he gives the homestead plantation; he mentions three daughters— Sarah, Elizabeth, and Jemima; the executors named are Thomas Clark and his son-in-law Daniel Sutherland. Letters of guardianship were granted to Ebenezer Adams for Jemima, John, and Andrew Steelman 22 January 1788; similar letters were granted to the same person the same date for Elizabeth Steelman. The birth of the son Isaac is recorded in the register of Racoon Church.

Children:

Sarah, b. December 1761, m. Daniel Sutherland.

ii.

11. iii.

Isaac, b. 15 June 1764, bap. 9 July 1764.

iv. Elizabeth, m. James Code.

v.

Rebecca, b. 5 February 1773.

vi. Jemima, b. 31 May 1776, bap. 10 June 1776,

m. Isaac S(L)aymon.

12. vii. John, b. 5 November 1778.

13. viii. Andrew, b. 15 June 1781.