FOURTH GENERATION

5. Ann STEELE was born before 1770. She died before 1814.

She was married to Joseph MEHAFFEY about 26 Dec 1786 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. ^{(6)(7) (8)} Joseph MEHAFFEY was born before 1765 in possibly Rowan County, NC. Ann STEELE and Joseph MEHAFFEY had the following children:

+15 i. Ruth (Rhoda) MEHAFFEY was born about 1800 in Lincoln (now Catawba) County, NC.⁽⁹⁾⁽⁹⁾
+16 ii. Rosanah MEHAFFEY died on 5 Apr 1862 in Catawba County, NC & buried in Eastview Cemetery, Newton, NC.^{(10) (11)} She was born BET. 1794 - 1795 in Lincoln (Catawba) Co., North Carolina.^{(12) (13)(14) (15) (16)}
+17 iii. William Leander MEHAFFEY was born on 15 Nov 1809 in North Carolina. ^(17)(18) He was a Justice of the Peace between 1850 and 1875. He had an estate probated in 1875 in Catawba County, North Carolina.⁽¹⁹⁾ He died on 5 Jan 1875 in Catawba County, North Carolina. ^(20)(21) He was buried in Old St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Newton, NC.