The Founders of Hartford
George Steele, brother of John; Cambridge, 1632-3; freeman, Mass., May 14, 1634 ; an original proprietor
of Hartford ; his home-lot, in 1639, was on the west aide 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 d. in 1664, “very aged;” inv. £131. 6. 10. His will names his brother, John.-Ch. : i. Elizabeth ; m.
Thomas Watts, May 1, 1645 ; d. Feb. 25, 1684-5. ii. James, Hartford; b. about 1623 ("aged about 58," June, 1681); m.
(1) Ann Bishop, dau. of John, of Guilford ; townsman, 1655, 1660, 1664 ; fought against the Pequos 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 d. in 1676, and he m. (2)Bethia, widow of Samuel Stocking, and dau. of
John Hopkius. She d. before Nov. 1695; he d. 1712. iii. Richard; d. 1639 (a. p.). iv. Martha; m. John Hannison,
or Henderson, of H.
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