I've discovered an autosomal DNA link to Andrew Steen (b. ca. 1818 - Co. Londonderry and died 21 Aug 1898 in Philadelphia, Pa.) and his wife, Jane with whom he traveled to Philadelphia, arriving on 4-28-1847. The J. J. Cooke Line's records show that Andrew was of "Racecourse." The parents brought with them three children, Thomas, 3, Alexander, 2, and Jane, 3 months old. It's probably not a poor guess to imagine that they named their eldest son after Andrew's father - Thomas - and it's interesting to find in the Londonderry Sentinel mention of the death of Thomas Steen of Racecourse, who died 12 Apr 1863 at the age of 84. Also, the Irish will calendars show the death of a Thomas Steen "late of Racecourse, Shantallow, County Londonderry, who died 11 Dec 1902. Looking at the 1901 census there is a Thomas and Letitia Steen, both aged 70, living in Shantallow townland. The LDS familysearch.org has (but GRONI does not) the marriage of Thomas Steen, son of Thomas, to Letitia Ramsey, daughter of Robert, in Co. Londonderry on 12 Jan 1848. It appears possible that all three of the Thomas Steens (putative father of Andrew, father of Thomas of 1848, and the one who died in 1863) are one in the same person. Has anyone looked into this group of Steens -- they are somehow genetically tied up with my Cochrane ancestors from the Limavady area. Thanks! -- Richard Cochran
