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Lt. John Steele Helm 1741 – 1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14/Aug/1741

Birth Location: Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 20/Apr/1826

Death Location: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States

Father: Moses Helm

Mother: Sarah Jameson

Spouse(s): Mary Helm, Susannah Hubbard

Children(s): Moses Helm, Moses Helm, Sarah Helm, Jane Doss, Thomas Helm, Mary Helm, Elizabeth Mcallister, John Helm, Mathew Carson, Elizabeth Carson, William Carson

The story of Lt. John Steele Helm began in 1741 in Middlesex, New Jersey, United States. Lt. John Steele Helm married Mary Carson McAlister Helm, Susannah Hubbard, and had children including Moses Helm, Moses Helm, Sarah Helm, Jane Helm Doss, Thomas Helm, Mary Dixon Helm, Elizabeth Helm Mcallister, John Steele Helm, Mathew Joseph Carson, Elizabeth Betsy Carson, William Carson. Lt. John Steele Helm passed away in 1826 in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Lt. John Steele Helm began in 1741 in Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.
  • Lt. John Steele Helm married Mary Carson McAlister Helm, Susannah Hubbard, and had children including Moses Helm, Moses Helm, Sarah Helm, Jane Helm Doss, Thomas Helm, Mary Dixon Helm, Elizabeth Helm Mcallister, John Steele Helm, Mathew Joseph Carson, Elizabeth Betsy Carson, William Carson.
  • Lt. John Steele Helm passed away in 1826 in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Helm
1710 – 1772
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, , Ireland
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Sarah Jameson
1711 – 1812
Birth Location: Omagh, Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Helm
1749 – 1824
Birth Location: Bedford, Campbell, Virginia, United States
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Susannah Hubbard
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Moses Helm
1777 – 1847
Birth Location: Bedford, Campbell, Virginia, United States
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Moses Helm
1779 – 1844
Birth Location: Campbell, Bedford, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Helm
1779 – 1848
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Jane Doss
1782 – 1878
Birth Location: Eastern Division, Campbell, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Helm
1784 – 1863
Birth Location: Campbell, Virginia, United States
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Mary Helm
1787 – 1855
Birth Location: Campbell County, Virginia, United States of America
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Elizabeth Mcallister
1787 – 1865
Birth Location: Campbell, Virginia, United States
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John Helm
1790 – 1842
Birth Location: Campbell, Virginia, United States
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Mathew Carson
1805 – 1832
Birth Location: Concord, Campbell, Virginia, USA (Appomattox County Now)
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Elizabeth Carson
1805 – 1884
Birth Location: Campbell, Virginia, USA
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William Carson
Birth Location: –
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Lt. Helm's Ancestors

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Lt. Helm
1741 – 1826
Birth Place: Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Moses Helm
1710 – 1772
Belfast, Antrim, , Ireland
Sarah Jameson
1711 – 1812
Omagh, Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Margaret SCOTT
1671 – 1740
Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John IV
1652 – 1695
Helene Fergusson
1651 – 1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Scott
1632 – 1710
Christian Temple
1630 – 1705
Symon Fergusson
1620 – 1685
Jean Crawford
1626 – 1694

Lt. Helm's Descendants

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Lt. (John Steele) Helm (14/Aug/1741 – 20/Apr/1826) m. Mary (Carson McAlister) Helm (Aug 1749 – 14 Sep 1824) m. Susannah Hubbard
  1. 1. Moses Helm (8 Oct 1777 – 27 Nov 1847)
  2. 2. Moses Helm (1 November 1779 – 4 May 1844) m. Mary (C.) Chapman (1788 – 16 Nov 1811) m. Nancy Owen (27 March 1790 – 9 July 1863) m. Nancy Owen (1771 – 1864) m. James Helm m. Sarah Griffey (1790 – ) m. Sarah Griffey (1790 – 1860) m. Susannah Hubbard ( – 10 Jan 1854) m. Susannah Hubbard ( – 10 Jan 1854)
    1. 1. Sarah Rowland (1770 – 1834) m. William Lowry m. Richard Boyce (11 Jan 1775 – May 1853) m. Thomas (Newton) Berryman (6 November 1807 – 13 June 1884) m. William (H) Lowry
      1. 1. Isabel Lowery (1790 – 01 Dec 1879)
      2. 2. William (T) Lowery (1792 – 1840)
      3. 3. William (T) Lowery (1792 – 1844)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Lowry (1793 – 1 Dec 1879)
      5. 5. Winifred (W Winnie) Lowery (1795 – 1882)
      6. 6. Winifred (W.) Lowery (1795 – 1882)
      7. 7. Mary Lowery (06 Jan 1795 – 1850)
      8. 8. Mary (M Polly) Lowery (1798 – 7 March 1883) m. Joseph (A) Smith (7 Dec 1801 – 6 Jun 1844) m. John (Wesley) Smith (7 Dec 1801 – 6 Jun 1844)
        1. 1. Sarah (J) Smith (8 Aug 1817 – 29 Jul 1901)
        2. 2. Sarah (J) Smith (8 Aug 1817 – )
        3. 3. Louisa (C) Smith (1819 – 1880) m. William Sample (1806 – 1 Jan 1873)
        4. 4. Louisa (A) Smith (8 Jun 1819 – 17 Feb 1888)
        5. 5. Nancy (J) Smith (1820 – )
        6. 6. William SMITH (27 Sep 1820 – )
        7. 7. James SMITH (16 Jan 1822 – )
        8. 8. Alexander (Washington) Smith (23 Jan 1823 – 10 Nov 1906)
        9. 9. Martha (M) Smith (1 Oct 1823 – 11 Jan 1868)
        10. 10. Nancy (J) Smith (1825 – )
        11. 11. Elisha Smith (22 Sep 1825 – )
        12. 12. Elisha Smith (22 Sep 1825 – )
        13. 13. Martha Smith (24 Aug 1827 – 11 Jan 1868)
        14. 14. Martha (A) Smith (24 Aug 1827 – 13 Jan 1912)
        15. 15. Thomas (Wesley) Smith (6 Jun 1829 – 20 Nov 1902)
        16. 16. Thomas (Wesley) Smith (13 July 1829 – 20 March 1902)
        17. 17. Solomon Smith (22 Jul 1829 – )
        18. 18. Solomon Smith (22 Jul 1829 – )
        19. 19. Mary Smith (13 May 1831 – )
        20. 20. Mary Smith (13 May 1831 – )
        21. 21. Robert Smith (1832 – 16 Mar 1833)
        22. 22. Robert Smith (abt 1832 – )
        23. 23. Elizabeth Smith (1833 – 29 July 1901)
        24. 24. Robert (N) Smith (16 Mar 1833 – 30 May 1898)
        25. 25. James Smith (1834 – )
        26. 26. Benjamin Smith (23 Sep 1835 – )
        27. 27. Benjamin (F) Smith (23 Sep 1835 – 13 Feb 1908)
        28. 28. Bluford (A) Smith (18 Sep 1837 – 9 Dec 1909)
        29. 29. Bluford (A) Smith (18 Sep 1837 – 9 Dec 1909)
        30. 30. William SMITH (1839 – )
        31. 31. Alexander SMITH (1841 – 10 Jun 1906)
        32. 32. Julia Smith (1825 – )
        33. 33. Joseph (Iverson) Smith (17 Mar 1831 – 18 Jul 1901)
        34. 34. William (Alexander) Smith (1837 – )
      9. 9. Sisam Lowry (1800 – 1850)
      10. 10. Thomas (Benson) Lowery (21 Jan 1800 – 19 Mar 1858)
      11. 11. Thomas Lowry (21 Jan 1800 – 19 Mar 1858)
      12. 12. Nancy Lowery (1801 – 1850)
      13. 13. Nancy Lowery (1801 – 1850)
      14. 14. Elizabeth (Ann 'Betsy') Lowery (24 Nov 1802 – 01 Dec 1879)
      15. 15. Susan Lowry (15 Jun 1808 – 10 Mar 1863)
      16. 16. Charles (H.) Boyce (1809 – )
      17. 17. Sarah Lowry (28 Oct 1810 – 21 Aug 1891)
      18. 18. Sarah (Jane) Boyce (20 Nov 1811 – 27 Apr 1860)
      19. 19. Sarah (Roland) Lowery (27 Jul 1814 – 17 Dec 1888)
      20. 20. Ann (Martha) Boyce (1819 – 30 Dec 1884)
      21. 21. Susan (Albina) Boyce (24 MAY 1826 – 23 Mar 1886)
      22. 22. Robert (C Foster) Boyce (abt 1828 – Aft. 1860) m. Harriet (Hannah) Hunton (Abt. 1800 – Aft. 27 Aug 1860)
        1. 1. J.H. Lowery (1838 – )
        2. 2. B. (H.) Lowry (1844 – Aft. 27 Aug 1860)
      23. 23. Thomas (H) Boyce (1806 – 1880)
      24. 24. James (Richard) BOYCE (1817 – 28 Jun 1875)
      25. 25. Susan (Albina) Boyce (24 May 1826 – 29 Mar 1885)
      26. 26. Robert (C T) Boyce (26 Aug 1828 – )
    2. 2. Samuel (H) Helms (ABT 1799 – 10 August 1881)
    3. 3. John (W) Helms (1804 – 1860)
    4. 4. Unknown (Daughter) Helm (c1805 – )
    5. 5. William (Moses) Helm (13 Aug 1808 – Feb 1876)
    6. 6. Benjamin (C) Helm (1809 – 1849)
    7. 7. James (Monroe) Helm (7 Apr 1809 – 10 Feb 1863)
    8. 8. Benjamin (Chapman) Helm (17 Oct 1809 – 10 Oct 1849)
    9. 9. Benjamin (Chapman) HELM (17 Oct 1809 – 10 Oct 1849)
    10. 10. Mary (Zerilda Ann) HELM (25 Oct 1820 – 20 Jun 1883)
    11. 11. Mary (Zerilda Ann) Helm (October 25,1820 – June 20,1883)
    12. 12. Jane (E) Helm (1824 – )
    13. 13. George (Thomas) Helm (24 Mar 1825 – 20 Jul 1860)
    14. 14. George (Thomas) HELM (24 Mar 1825 – 20 Jul 1860)
    15. 15. Nancy (Jane HELMS) Garrett (26 Nov 1825 – 13 Jan 1892)
    16. 16. John (A) Helm (1826 – 11 Mar 1862)
    17. 17. John (A) Helm (1826 – 1900)
    18. 18. Alanson (Fidella) HELM (1827 – 1900)
    19. 19. David (Owen) Helm (6 Apr 1828 – 2 May 1882)
    20. 20. Sumner (Mandeville) HELM (13 Jun 1830 – 3 Aug 1911)
    21. 21. Sumner (Van) Helm (1831 – 3 Aug 1911) m. Carrie (P) Helm (1840 – )
    22. 22. James Helm (1835 – 2 Oct 1863) m. Hannah (E McCleary) Hill (1835 – 4 Oct 1908) m. Sarah (E.) Helm (Abt 1844 – )
      1. 1. Julia (Helen Helm) Rubins (1857 – 11 Aug 1882)
      2. 2. Eolia (B.) Helm (Abt 1867 – )
      3. 3. Robert (B.f.) Helm (Abt 1868 – )
      4. 4. Mary (J.) Helm (Abt 1870 – )
      5. 5. James (W.) Helm (Abt 1873 – )
      6. 6. Wiley (J.) Helm (Abt 1875 – )
      7. 7. Etheora Helm (Abt 1877 – )
      8. 8. Walter (H.) Helm (Abt 1879 – )
    23. 23. Mary (Polly) Helm (13 Jul 1786 – 5 Sep 1828)
    24. 24. Benjamin (Chapman) Helm (1809 – 1849)
    25. 25. James (Monroe) Helm (1809 – 1863)
    26. 26. James (M.) Helm (7 Apr 1809 – 10 Feb 1863)
    27. 27. James (Monroe) Helm (7 Apr 1809 – 10 Feb 1863)
    28. 28. James (Monroe) Helm (7 April 1809 – 10 February 1863)
    29. 29. Mary (Ann) Helm (1811 – 1865)
    30. 30. Mary (Ann) Helm (22 December 1811 – 18 August 1865)
    31. 31. John (Barnett) Helm (20 Aug 1815 – 02 Sep 1896) m. Nancy Carson (7 Jun 1825 – 1 Dec 1861) m. Nancy (P) Carson m. Enslaved (persons) Helm
      1. 1. William (Adelbert) Helm (20 Sep 1847 – 18 Oct 1847)
      2. 2. Nancy (Elizabeth) Helm (22 Nov 1850 – 24 Jan 1882)
      3. 3. James (Wilson) Helm (15 Dec 1854 – 18 Sep 1914)
      4. 4. John (Curren) Helm (15 Nov 1856 – 10 May 1939)
      5. 5. Thomas (Oliver) Helm (5 May 1859 – 17 Dec 1937)
      6. 6. Sylvester unknown
    32. 32. Sarah (Elizabeth) Helm (1818 – 1872)
    33. 33. Sarah (Elizabeth) Helm (24 Jan 1818 – 1872) m. Rev. (Nathaniel) Porter (8 February 1797 – 09 Oct 1871)
      1. 1. Mary (Thomas) Porter (01 Jan 1837 – 06 Oct 1883)
      2. 2. Capt. (John Marion) Porter (14 September 1839 – 22 June 1884)
      3. 3. Mary (Thomas) Porter (14 September 1839 – 22 June 1884)
      4. 4. Infant Porter (03 Oct 1842 – 01 Nov 1842)
      5. 5. Sarah (A) Porter (3 October 1842 – 1 November 1842)
      6. 6. Nancy (Virginia) Porter (6 February 1844 – 05 Dec 1886)
      7. 7. James (Avlette) Porter (27 April 1846 – 14 September 1848)
      8. 8. Martha (Cullie) Porter (06 May 1848 – 5 June 1926)
      9. 9. Elizabeth (Margaret Alice) Porter (1851 – 13 Feb 1896)
      10. 10. Nathaniel (Anthony) Porter (11 September 1853 – 3 August 1910)
      11. 11. William (Edward) Porter (26 Aug 1856 – 15 Oct 1856)
      12. 12. John (M) Porter
      13. 13. Frank Porter
      14. 14. Frank Porter
      15. 15. Callie Porter
      16. 16. J.b (Helm) Porter
      17. 17. D.o (Helm) Porter
    34. 34. Sarah (E.) Porter (24 Jan 1818 – 6 June 1872)
    35. 35. Sarah (Elizabeth) Helm (24 Jan 1818 – 6 Jun 1872)
    36. 36. Sarah (Elizabeth) Helm (24 Jan 1818 – 6 Jun 1872)
    37. 37. Thomas (Oliver) Helm (1820 – 1835)
    38. 38. Thomas (Oliver) Helm (27 May 1820 – 11 Sep 1835)
    39. 39. Thomas (Oliver) Helm (27 May 1820 – 11 September 1835)
    40. 40. Abses Good (18 April 1823 – 26 Mar 1911) m. Wm. (A.) Moody (Abt 1824 – 1 January 1897) m. James Moody (abt 1822 – )
      1. 1. Moses (A.) Moody (27 April 1849 – 23 July 1921)
      2. 2. Thomas (Nathaniel) Moody (7 July 1851 – 2 March 1921)
      3. 3. Wm. (Y.) Moody (Abt 1854 – 31 July 1933)
      4. 4. Mary (F) Moody (Abt 1857 – 27 April 1938)
      5. 5. Jno. (W.) Moody (Abt 1858 – 21 January 1924)
      6. 6. Rob (B.) Moody (Abt 1862 – 23 March 1947)
      7. 7. Samuel Moody (Abt 1864 – 29 November 1945)
      8. 8. David (A) Moody (abt 1849 – )
      9. 9. Celia (A) Moody (abt 1850 – )
      10. 10. Susan (J) Moody (abt 1854 – )
    41. 41. Martha (Jane) Helm (18 Apr 1823 – 26 Mar 1911)
    42. 42. Martha (Jane) Helm (18 April 1823 – 26 March 1911)
    43. 43. William (D.) Helm (1825 – 1847)
    44. 44. William (D) Helm (27 Jul 1825 – 14 Jun 1847)
    45. 45. William (D) Helm (27 July 1825 – 14 June 1847)
    46. 46. David (Owen) Helm (1828 – 1882)
    47. 47. David (Owen) Helm (6 Apr 1828 – 2 May 1882)
    48. 48. David (Owen) Helm (6 April 1828 – 2 May 1882)
    49. 49. Moses (Frank) Helm (1832 – 1836)
    50. 50. Moses (Franklin) Helm (1832 – 1836)
    51. 51. Moses (Frank) Helm (15 April 1832 – 21 February 1836)
    52. 52. Robert (Jordan) Helm (13 February 1837 – 1868)
    53. 53. Robert (Jordan) Helm (13 February 1837 – 24 April 1868)
    54. 54. Benjamin (Chapman) Helm (17 Oct 1809 – 10 Oct 1849)
    55. 55. Thomas (Oliver) Helm (27 May 1820 – 11 September 1835)
    56. 56. Mary (Zerilda) Helm (25 Oct 1820 – 20 Jun 1883)
    57. 57. Martha (Jane) Helm (18 April 1823 – 26 March 1911)
    58. 58. William (D) Helm (27 July 1825 – 14 June 1847)
    59. 59. John (A.) Helm (1826 – 1901)
    60. 60. Summer (Mandeville) Helm (13 Jun 1830 – 03 Aug 1911)
    61. 61. Moses (Frank) Helm (15 April 1832 – 1836)
    62. 62. William (Moses) Helm (13 Aug 1808 – Feb 1876)
    63. 63. James (Monroe) Helm (7 April 1809 – 10 February 1863)
    64. 64. Mary (Ann Helm) Berryman (22 December 1811 – 18 August 1865)
    65. 65. Sarah (Elizabeth) Porter (24 January 1818 – 6 June 1872)
    66. 66. Thomas (Oliver) Helm (27 May 1820 – 11 September 1835)
    67. 67. William (D) Helm (27 July 1825 – 14 June 1847)
    68. 68. David (Owen) Helm (6 April 1828 – 2 May 1882)
    69. 69. Moses (Frank) Helm (15 April 1832 – 21 February 1836)
    70. 70. David (O.) Helm
    71. 71. Polly (Ann) Helm
    72. 72. James (M.) Helm
  3. 3. Sarah Helm (1 Nov 1779 – 25 Aug 1848)
  4. 4. Jane (Helm) Doss (21 Oct 1782 – 1 Jul 1878)
  5. 5. Thomas Helm (6 Sep 1784 – 11 May 1863)
  6. 6. Mary (Dixon) Helm (31 May 1787 – 23 Nov 1855)
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Helm) Mcallister (May 31, 1787 – 19 Apr 1865)
  8. 8. John (Steele) Helm (1 Feb 1790 – 24 May 1842)
  9. 9. Mathew (Joseph) Carson (About 1805 – Feb 1832)
  10. 10. Elizabeth (Betsy) Carson (13 May 1805 – 24 Jul 1884)
  11. 11. William Carson

Lt. Helm's Timeline

2 Records

1741
14/Aug/1741
Birth of Lt. John Steele Helm in Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
1826
20/Apr/1826
Age 85
Death of Lt. John Steele Helm in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States
Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14/Aug/1741
    Event Place: Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20/Apr/1826
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spout Spring, Appomattox County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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