hi david,
thanks for the reply. The information I had this from was from the IGI (Latter-day Saints).Richard steel married a Mary Jackson in Hereford in 1746. He stated that he was a copper and ironmonger working from Ross on Wye, on the marriage licence. His sons were Samuel b.1747 and Thomas b.1748 ,so the names have pasted down!
Are any of your Steele"s copper or ships carpenters?
Regards
mark steele
Llanelli S.Wales