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Note: aphet Leeds (his mother's brother) became his guardian. Japhet Leeds apparantly lived in the Leeds Point area since Quaker records from the early 1750's refer to him as living in the "Uper end of Egg Harbor".[ ACHSYB vol 6, p. 159 & 161] A book formerly belonging to Millicent (Steelman) Leeds titled "The Young Man's Companion" contains the names and birthdates of Isaac Steelman's children (who are individualy called the children of "Isaac Steelman and Mary Steelman his wife"). The book was in the possession of Mrs. Chalkey Leeds in 1890, and the record was published in The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1890, 14, 3. [Chalkey Leeds was a son of Millicent Steelman]. Isaac Steelman, Mary Andrews and Joseph Mapes were witnesses to the will of Gideon Scull dated 17 June 1776. 34 NJA1st 450-451. According to the 3day 8mo 1778 minute of the Egg Harbor - Cape May Mens' Monthly Meeting of Friends: "Whereas Isaac Steelman son of Peter Steelman is lately gone out in marriage with a young Woman with whom he is first and second cousin contrary to the Good Order of Friends and having been treated with and Precautioned appears not to be in a Disposition to make satisfaction wherefore we do hereby Testify against and disown him...." 5 ACHSYB 210. Similarily, Mary Steelman was disowned by the Little Egg Harbor Monthly Meeting on 13day, 8mo. 1778. Little Egg Harbor Monthly Minutes, in "Early Church Records of Burlington County, New Jersey", vol. 2, By Charlotte D. Meldrum, p 228 In addition to having a farm (which has been described as being located in Northfield or Linwood (Lake Genealogy)), Isaac Steelman is called a weaver in land records (Glou. Co. Deeds, JJ 322). On Sept 5, 1814, Isaac Steelman and Esther his wife, conveyed land to Thomas Garwood and David Price. (Glo Co Deeds, U 427) In 1818 Isaac Steelman divided his plantation, and conveyed half of it to his son Isaac. (Glou Co Deeds, SS 543) On March 8, 1822 Isaac Steelman conveyed the other half of his plantation to sons Jesse and Peter Steelman. Glou Co Deeds, JJ 322). The same day, Peter and Jesse leased back to their father 76 acres of the "plantation now occupied by Isaac Steelman Sr. for the rest of his natural life" for 5 cents a year. (Atl Co. Hist Soc. Archives, box 17, folder 33) The Atlantic County Historical Society has in its collection a document dated _ day of June, 1829 related to a suit between Isaac Steelman [Jr.] on the one part and Peter and Jesse Steelman on the other involving a dispute concerning who owned some oyster grounds and meadows that had belonged to Isaac Steelman [Sr.]. In it Isaac Steelman [Sr.} is called deceased. James F. Steelman's notes on Isaac Steelman contain details about a scrap of paper in the possession of Robert B. Steelman that indicates that an inventory of the estate of Isaac Steelman was performed on 23 Sept. 1825. Gerald W. Ueckermann, 2009
Note: Isaac was only 6 years old when both of his parents died. After their deaths, Isaac's uncle J
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