Susannah Steelman m. in 1713 John Keen of Phila. Co., Pa.
Susannah Steelman m. John Keen their son George Keen m.
Margaret Bristol d/o Daniel and Hannah Bristol.Margaret's sister was Sarah Bristol m. Wm. Busby/Buzby s/o John Buzby and Elizabeth Holyday.any info on these families, please?
Lea Buzby
John Keen was born in Oxford Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 1695. As his parents' eldest son, he inherited an estate of about 400 acres from his father and also lands owned by his mother in Bucks County, PA. In November 1713 he married Susannah Steelman, daughter of James Steelman and Christina Toy. Steelman was a wealthy landholder of Swedish descent from Great Egg Harbor, Gloucester County, New Jersey, and owned much of the present site of Atlantic City. Like his father, John Keen banded together with other Swedish settlers to maintain their old land titles against the interference of William Penn and his commissioners. In 1722, Keen and his fellow Swedes managed to have a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Assembly that would confirm the land rights of the "Old Swedes" -- but the bill failed to pass.
Also like his father, John Keen was active in the Gloria Dei Lutheran church in Philadelphia, serving as a warden of the church and contributing to its repair in 1738-39. John and Susannah Keen seem to have lived rather quiet lives farming in Oxford Township, Philadelphia County. Probably raising eleven children kept them busy enough. His wife, Susannah Steelman died 11/9/1753, and he followed her in death on 2/22/1758. Both were buried in the Gloria Dei churchyard.
Children:
a. James, mar. Mercy Ashton, d. ca. 1742.
b. Mary, mar. Toby Leech
c. Susannah, mar. (1) John Martin, (2) Edward Milner, d. 9/20/1793
d. Rebecca, d.y.
e. Matthias, b. 12/21/1721, mar. (1) Mary Swift, (2) Margaret Thomas, d. 7/28/ 1797
f. John, b. 5/22/1723, mar. Esther Foster, d. 9/14/1760 (fell from horse)
g. Elias, b. 5/15/1725, mar. Hannah Thomas, d. 1753
h. Rebecca, mar. 1) Benjamin Engle 2) Jacob Hall
i. Peter, never mar., d. 11/11/1757
j.(248) Jacob, mar. Hannah Holme, d. 1796.
k. George, mar. Margaret Bristol, d. ca. 1770
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Re: Susannah Steelman m. in 1713 John Keen of Phila. Co., Pa.