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1 Jt-^TEWART CLAN MAGAZINE
OBO. T. EOeOn. PUBLISHER ISSUED MONTHLY ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
FILLEY, NEBRASKA JULY, 1922 VOL. 1 NO. i
INTRODUCING THE STEWART CHRONICLER
To all who are interested in the preservation and compilation of the early fam-
ily records of the illustrious house of Stewart in America we extend greeting.
No matter how the name is spelled all Stewarts entitled to the name are de-
scended from some line of the Scottish nobility. To us in America this merely
means that our Stewart ancestors had superior opportunities to develop the natur-
al qualities which all brave and brawny men possessed. In this little magazine the
editor will endeavor to crowd all the essential records available of New England
and New York Stewart familes from the immigrant ancestor down to about 1850.
Early New York records are very vague and very few, so we shall ask our readers
who may possess early family records to communicate them to us, that we may
put them in print and disseminate them among others who are eager to see them*
We ask you to send a dollar to the publisher so you may receive the following
numbers. They will become scarce and valuable, as not a large number are being
printed. It would also be a favor if you would immediately notify your kinsfolk or
correspondents of the existence of this magazine that they may have an early op-
portunity to subscribe. We shall have a ''puzzle department" for subscribers try-
ing to get further data on their line. - .; ' . ^
The publisher is very glad to say .that T^e ' shall }i^ve the invaluable collaborat-
ion of Mr. Horace W. Dickerman of New York City, who has made an extensive
study of the Connecticut Stewarts.
STEWARTS OF LONDONDERRY, N. H.
FROM THE BOOK BY B. FRANK SEVERANCE
WALTERS STEWART had an estate in Perthshire, Scotland. Son: Robert.
ROBERT* STEWART (Walter^), bom 1655, married Janette Forsyth. He is
said to have been one of the Covenanters who took part in the Battle of Bothwell
Bridge in 1679 against the troops of Charles II, in which the Covenanters were
defeated. Crossing the North Channel in an open boat Robert Stewart took re-
fuge in Ireland, settling at Londonderry, where he had kinsmen, and where he was
soon joined by his family. His estate in Scotland was forfeited. He died in Edin-
burgh in 1715. His^MTidow is supposed to have died in Colrain, Mass., at an ad-
vanced age. Children:
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1 John, born 1682 in Edinburgh, Scotland
2 Robert No trace
3 Juliana
4 Samuel No trace
JOHN« STEWART {Robert,^ Walter^) settled in Ireland,
where he niarried (1) Elizabeth, daughter of John Clark. He
came to America with his family and his mother and her fam-
ily, landing at Boston Oct. 14, 1718. He was one of the 16 settlers of Londonder- |
ry. New Hampshire, one of the proprietors and a prominent man in the Scotch-
Irish settlement. He married (2) Elizabeth Forsyth.* He was a carpenter by
trade. He made his wUl Apr. 3, 1741, and died Apr. 6, 1741, in his 60th year, and
is buried in Deny, N. H. His widow died in Colrain, Mass. Children of John
^^ewart, all but Mary being mentioned in his will:
1 Charles, 1705, in Ireland; l^^Nov, 15, 1727, Mary Ayers; 2 Jenett Lindsay
2 Robert -^1 735 Lydia Blair(?), in Andover— no further trace
3 James Mentioned in father's will— no trace
4 John, 171 1 —Rebecca (Costa) Patten
5 Mary, 1716 4 Nov. 7, 1738
6 Samuel, 1718, Ireland or aboard ship; —Alice
7 Joseph, Jan. 6, 1721 ; ^Margaret
8 Margaret —William Aiken
"Thefollowingletters were written by Joseph* Stewart. He lived to be over |
100 years old, dying Feb. 22, 1821, in White Creek, Washington county, N. Y.
White Creek. N. y.» Aug. 28, 1818. To John Stewart: - I have received your letter and am sorry
to hear of your sickness. By all accounts of our descent we are of the royal bouse of the Stewarts.
My father was John, the eldest son of Robert, my grandfather, who was obliged to fly to Ireland when
they were newly married. My granny »as sent to Edinburgh and he was bom there. As far as I can
learn they belong to the House of White Rose and not altogether separated from the House of Black '
Hall. My grandfather's family's names was John and Robert and their sister's name was Juleyan.
Samuel, the youngest. My grandfather had a good estate in Scotland when he fled from it. King J
William would do nothing about it; neither would Queen \nne, but when King George came to the '
crown their uncle Samuel Stewart, by the help of the Duke of Argyle. recovered it. This must be the f
estate you mention. I was informed that Uncle Samuel died without issue, left no heirs. ;
The way that I came to know of our descent wae by old Father James Stewart of Colrain. You
may remember young James, who married at last Margaret Anderson, your cousin. That descent was
from White Rose, for he himself belonjei to Black Hall. )le had a catalogue of the house of StewarU
for many hundred years, but son aU carriea it away wltH- him to Pennsylvania. I did not know all
ihis until after my father's death. This I knew they belonged to the Rose party, by reason of the
high esteem they had for Charles I who bad many good properties. My father's eldest son Charles,
who is your uncle, and my father and your grand unde Robert would never own the last pretender or
any of the race by reawn of his spurious bath. No man dare assail the name of Stewart, that was if /
he would not forfeit his life. It gives you the reach: James I had two sons,* James and Robert; James )
III had two sons, James and Robert. This is the whole I can give you at present. I am afraid you t
can't read for since I got that fall at your house I could nevKr hold a pen to write straight. I would j
beg you would acquaint me of your proceedings, therefore I rest. Your father, Joseph Stewart. I
White Creek. March 16, 1819. Dear sir: -I received yours of the 16th February last, informing
me that the heirs of Elisabeth Forsyth thai she married a Stewart. My father's name was John Stew- J
art, the eldest son of Robert Stewart. My mother's name was Elisabeth Forsyth. My grandmother's
name was Forsyth, her Chrstian name forgot. My great-grandfather's name was, as I believe, Walter. |
My grandfather's name by my mother's side was either William or James, which I cannot tell. (
The last letter seems to have been left unfinished and was never sent. It is
now a highly prized relic in the possession of Joseph's descendants.
t= means married; -f- means died. A date following name is date of birth. I
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CHARLES* STEWART (Mn,^ Robert.^ Walter^ married in Londonderry Nov.
15, 1727, Mary Ayers, daughter of Samuel Ayers. On Feb. 27, 1748, he bought of
Samuel Rankin of Londonderry two lots in Colrain, Mass., and sold his homestead
in Londonderry on Aug. 26, 1748, to his brother John Stewart and removed to Col-
rain. June 19, 1749, he bought a house and home lot of Joseph Rankin of Pelham,
upon which he settled the same year. He was chosen titbingman in 1754 and in
1759; one of the committee to manage the affairs of the town in 1759; he was also
surveyor and hog constable. He was a soldier in the French and Indian war. He
married second—intention recorded at Pelham, Mass., Apr. 24, 1759— Jennet Lind-
say of Pelham, who survived him. His will, executed Apr. 1, 1776, was probated
May 6, 1777. Children, all mentioned in his will, by his first wife:
1 Elizabeth, Jan. 11, 1729; ^John« Clark of Colrain
2 Mary, May 5, 1730; ^Dec. 21, 1754, Abraham" Peck (SimQn,^ Johni) of Colrain
3 Margaret, Oct. 4, 1731 ; l=John Kately; 2 ^^ John Anderson; 3~ blames Stewart
4 William, Feb. 12, 1733, Londonderry, N. H.; =^ Eliza beth" Clark (Matthew*)
5 John =Ann, daughter of Michael McClellan
6 Samuel No trace
7 Jennet intention July, 1765, Joseph Bell of Halifax, Vt.
8 Rebecca, 1742 -^John* Stewart (John,* John")
9 Lydia --Feb. 23, 1775, Joseph McKown of Colrain
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' STEWARTS OF CONCORD AND COLRAIN, MASS.
) JAMES^ STEWART, bom perhaps in 1680, was a wigmaker in Concord, Mass.
He is said to have been descended from John, a natural son of King Robert III of
Scotland. His son Alexander carried with him to Pennsylvania the "catalogue" of
the Stewart family. James removed to Colrain, Mass., in 1742, and his name ap.
pears in a muster roll of men positioned at Colrain in 1743. He died in Colrain on
J Sept. 20, 1773, "aged 93 years". His widow Jane died there Sept. 8, 1777, in the
78th year of her age. The only children identified are:
I 1 Alexander ; probably lived in Sudbury and awhile in Colrain
j 2 James, Nov. 11, 1729, in Concord
I 3 Phebe, Jan. 28, 1732, in Concord; John Workman and lived in Bernardston
Another daughter is thought to have married Thomas McGee of Concord
JAMES* STEWART (James^) appears in Colrain in 1754. His first wife was Ag-
{ nes. She died very suddenly Feb. 12, 1784, in her 48th year, leaving a large fam-
' ily. His second wife was Rhoda and his third was Margaret, daughter of Charles^
^ Stewart of Colrain and widow of John Anderson. James was town clerk from 1764
( to 1789; he held the rank of lieutenant and was a very prominent man. He died
) Aug. 14, 1809, in his 80th year, and in the settlement of his estate in 1810 are men-
tioned his children Martha, Elizabeth, Hugh, Simeon and Mary Ann. In the Cof-
/ rain records we find these children of James and Agnes Stewart:
: 1 Martha, Jan. 14, 1756
i 2 Ephraim, Sep. 22, 1757; t Sep. 17, 1761
( 3 James, Feb. 9, 1759; +1777
\ 4 Hugh, Aug. 19, 1 761 . (He was granted a cattle mark May 24, 1787)
\ 5 Elizabeth, Aug. 29, 1763
6 Levi, Aug. 10, 1765; I Sep. 21, 1765
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7 Simeon, Sep. 27. 1766
8 Walter, Dec. 18, 1768
9 Mary Ann, Feb. 22, 1771
10 Daniel, July 29, 1773
11 David, July 1, 1776; +Oct. 10, 1779, by a terrible scald
Hr We are not sure as to the second wife of James,'^ given as Rhoda on the
preceding page. The Colrain records give these children of James, jr., and Eistber:
1 Jesse, July 8, 1784
2 David, July 8. 1784
3 Clarissa, June 2, 1787
HUGH* STEWART (Jamesr James^) and Rhoda had the following children re-
corded in Colrain: *- •
1 Nancy, Dec. 30, 1785
2 Electa, Dec. 11, 1787
3 Ephraim, Dec. 14, 1789
4 David, Jan. 30, 1792
5 Charlotte, Oct. 10, 1794
STEWARTS OF JOHNSTOWN, N. Y.
BY ALBERT MONTEITH STEWART. KNOXVIL.LE. TENN.
ALEXANDERS STEWART was born in Perthshire, Scotland, on the river
Tummel between Loch Tummel and Loch Rannoch. He was twice married and by
his first wife had three sons:
1 John -f in Johnstown, N. Y.
2 Robert
3 Joseph ; a colonel in British army in the island of Jamaica: - ttovT
ROBERT* STEWART (Alexander^) married, probably in 1780, in the parish of
Dull, Perthshire, Jane Wilson. Children:
1 Alexander Scotland
2 Catherine Scotland
3 John Scotland
4 James, Aug. 20, 1786, Scotland
5 Charles Johnstown, Fulton (then Montgomery) county, N. Y.
6 Christy Jonnstown
7 Jane Johnstown
8 Robert Johnstown
9 Joseph Johnstown
10 Daniel Johnstown
11 William Johnstown
12 Pavid Johnstown
JAMES3 STEWART (Robert,^ Alexander^) married Dec. 28, 1815, Sarah Wright,
at Johnstown, New York. The family lived in Fayetteville, Onondaga county, N.
Y. In 1840 they went west to Hebron, Illinois, where Mr. Stewart died March 29,
1863, and his widow died Jan. 9, 1870. Children:
1 Robert Wright, Oct. 29, 1816; -Feb. 22, 1842, Susan A. Ross, Geneva, Wis.
2 William H., Oct. 8, 1818 ; r^Nov. 8, 1853, Marretta Ehle, Hebron, 111.
3 John, Dec. 25, 1820; --June 30, 1849, Harriet W. Ehle
4 Eunice Jean, Mar. 24, 1823; ^June 16, 1841, unmarried
5 James Milton, Nov. 24, 1829; -Sep. 1, 1853, Mary Hamilton
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GEO. T. EDSON. PUBLISHER ISSUED MONTHLY ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
FILLEY, NEBRASKA AUGUST. 1922 VOL. I NO. 2
STEWARTS OF HARTFORD, N.Y.
ORIGINALLY PART OF WESTFIELD. WASHINGTON COUNTY
**Samuel Stewart was also living in this, the northwest part of the town, dur-
ing and probably before the (^Revolutionary^) war," according to Dr. Asa Fitch's
manuscript history of Washington county, N. Y., book 200-400, entry 288: Hart-
ford Proprietors & First Settlers. "He was from Colerain or Pelham, Mass., and
several families from the same vicinity mov-
ed into town soon after father moved here.
Stewart used to relate this incident. When
Burgoyne was transporting his provisions
from Whitehall to Fort Edward, through
Fort Ann, the wheel of one of the wagons
broke down and the wagon was left in the
road. Stewart went to it and rolled a barrel
of choice pork or beef off from it and away
into the bushes, and then came with his ox-
en and got the barrel on to a crotched stick and drew it home. Crotched sticks
were the first vehicles in town for drawing loads, the two ends of the fork dragging
upon the ground, the team hitched to the butt end of the stick and pins being driv-
en into each fork to keep the load from rolling off backwards."
"12— Samuel Stewart, an Irishman, in the northwest part of the town/* says
the same authority, entry 296, First Settlers of Hartford, in enumerating the sett-
lers "who were located in town when I arrived, nearly all of them having come in
just a year or two before me (1779) ; beginning at the southeast corner of the town
and going north."
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"Samuel Stewart, residence not given, served from Sep. 26 to Nov. 18, 1765,
on the western frontier in a company commanded by Capt. Israel Williams of Hat-
field," according to Massachusetts Archives. "A Samuel Stewart also served from
Apr. 16 to June 20, 1761. at West Hoosack (Williamstown) in a company com-
manded by Lieut. Seth Pomeroy of Northampton."
Samuel Stewart served in the Revolutionary war as a private in Capt. Andrew
Billings' company in tVe Third regiment of New York troops under Col. James
Clinton. He enlisted July 13, 1776. Muster roll June 28 to Sep. 28, 1775.
Samuel Stewart served as a private in a company of pilots (scouts) under Col.
John McCrea in the fall of 1779 (Aug. 26 to Nov. 23: Capt. Doty).
Samuel Stewart served as a sergeant in Col. Graham's regiment of levies for
3^2 months in the fall of 1780. —New York in the Revolution as Colony and State.
Samuel Stewart served as a sergeant in Capt. Long's company in Col. Alexan-
der Webster's regiment of Charlotte (Washington) county militia in November,
1780. Oliver Stewart's name also appears as a private in Col. Webster's regiment.
In the first census, 1790, there were three Stewarts with families in Westfield:
Samuel, 2 males over 16 years of age, including the head of the family, 1 male und-
er 16, and five females; next name, Benjamin, 1-0-3; and Oliver, 1-2-2. There was
also a Samuel, 1-1-2, living in Salem, in the same county, in 1790.
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As to the word "Irishman" we shall state that no Stewart was Celtic Irish.
The Scotch settlers in the north of Ireland rarely intermarried with the native Ir-
ish ; in fact, the Irish were generally dispossessed of the territory where the Scotch
settled. But the Scotch settlers were termed Irish when they began immigrating
to America: they even called themselves Irish, but generally they objected to the
term when they found it was associated with the idea of Catholicism.
CROMWELL'S PRISONERS FROM BATTLE OF WORCESTER
"Of the great historic name, the clan Stuart," says James Savage, "were Aust-
in, Charles, Neil and Robert, prisoners of war from the sad field of Sep. 3, 1651; at
Worcester, Cromwell's crowning mercy, sent to Boston, where they arrived May
13, 1662, to be sold, but noc to perpetual servitude, as John Cotton gently suggest-
ed to Oliver. I can feel no doubt that the great majority, between three-fourths
and nine-tenths, of the exiles died of scurvy or broken heart; and not one in fifty
of these young men left any progeny."
STUARTS OF NORWALK, CONN.
PROM SAVAGE'S GENEALOOICAL DICTIONARY
ROBERT* STEWART bought property in Norwalk, Conn., in 1660, moving in
from Milford, where he had not been long. He married on June 12, 1661, Bethia
Rumball, daughter of Thomas Rumball of Stratford. He was living in 1687. Re-
corded births of children of Robert and Bethia: (Church records.)
1 James, Mar. 19, 1663. In Norwalk in 1687; ensign in 1713
2 Abigail, Aug. — , 1666
3 John. Mar. 18, 1668. In Norwalk in 1708
4 Deborah, May — , 1669
5 Elizabeth, Sep. — . 1671
6 Phebe, Feb. — , 1673 or 1674
STEWARTS OF WEYMOUTH, MASS.
JAMES' STEWART was in Weymouth, Mass., in 1669 and possibly earlier.
He married Anna Bates, daughter of Elder Edward Bates. He is referred to as
master of John Bicknell's sloop in 1674; he served in King Philip's war in 1676, and
his son James is named in the will of Alen Duglen, a Weymouth Scotchman who
was killed in that war. Children of James and Anna:
3 Susanna, May 23, 1669; ♦June 13, 1692, Luke Short of Marblehead
4 James, June 26, 1672. No trace. ^^ Many of the early records of Weymouth
5 John, Jan. 22, 1674. No trace have been lost or destroyed.
X Hannah, Sept. 23, 1683; Sep. 9, 1703, David Thomas of Middleboro
A Mary Stewart married on the same day Jonathan Thomas of Middleboro
BENJAMIN* STEWART ( ,'i James ») of Weymouth married (intention
Feb. 6, 1719-20, in Ipswich) Patience Andrews. They lived many years in Glou-
cester before removing to Upton. The birthst of their children are not recorded:
1 Patience ^ Jan. 4, 1736-7, John Watkins, Upton
2 Susanna, 1725 Mar. 20, 1743-4, Stephen Rolph of Grafton: Mendon and
3 Joseph : *Dec. 8, 1752, Jane Wilson. Upton Princeton
4 Benjamin, 1730; - Apr. 10, 1754, Deborah Rider, Holliston
♦ means married; -= means marriage intention: -h means died; — means refer to page.
tSuaanna was baptised Sep. 5, 1725, and Lucy on July 11, 1731, Gloucester. 3d parish Annisquam.
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5 Lucy ^May 10, 1757, John Wilson, Upton
6 James, 1735 ^Nov. 9, 1761, Mrs. Lois (Adams) Allen, Medway
STEWARTS OF LONDONDERRY, N. H. —3
FROM THE BOOK BY B. FRANK SEVERANCE
ROBERT* STEWART (Mn,^ Robert,^ Walter*), born in Ireland about 1707, was
bequeathed i'lO in the will of his father in 1741, of which the "son Charles Stuart
aforesaid and Samuel Stuart of Andover" were named executors. He was a soldier
in the French and Indian war; was at no. 4 (Charlestown, N. H.) in 1747; enlisted
at Windham, N. H., Apr. 7, 1760, in Capt. Alexander Todd's company under Col.
John Goflfe. There was a Robert Stewart who married Feb. 22, 1 733, Lydia Blair
in Andover, Mass. The Andover church records give the baptism July 11, 1726, of
Mary, daughter of Robert Stewart. This doubtless refers to another Robert^
JAMES* STEWART {hhn,^ Robert;^ Walter'), bom in Ireland about 1709, was
living in 1741. He is thought to have died about 1750, leaving a son John, born
Sep. 12, 1746, at Londonderry, N. H. See Samuel.*
JOHN* STEWART {John,^ Robert,^ Walter'), born in Ireland afcout 1711, marri-
ed Rebecca Costa, born in Edinburgh, widow of Robert Patten who died on the
passage to America. John Stewart* removed to Windham, N. H., where he was
invoice taker in 1743, selectman in 1745, surveyor in 1748 and tithingman in. 1749,
1768 and 1759; he was an innkeeper in 1 765. He was a soldier in the French and
Indian war and was one of the garrison which so gallantly defended no. 4 (Charles-
town, N. H.). He again entered the service Mar. 26, 1760, under Capt. Alexander
Todd, Col. John Goffe's regiment, for the invasion of Canada. The regiment went
to Crown Point. He died Mar. 29, 1761, from the effects of overexertion in* their
44-day advance through the wilderness. His widow married (3) David Hopkins and
removed to Shelbume, Mass., where she died Feb. 6, 1802, aged 90.
1 John, Sep. 22, 1743; ^^Dec. 31, 1765, Rebecca* Stewart (Charles*), Windham
2 Robert, Sep. 15, 1748; 1^ Sarah Woodward of Halifax, Vt.; 2 Susan Smith
3 Rebecca, Dec. 20, 1750; -Feb. 26. 1757
4 Mary, May 2, 1753; -hMar. 8, 1757
6 Hannah, Nov. — , 1756; 4^Mar. 15, 1757
6 Adam, 1768; -Apr. 24, 1777, unmarried
SAMUEL* STEWART (JoKn.sRobert,* Walter'), born about 1718 in Ireland or
aboard ship, married Alice.t They settled in Colrain prior to 1751 ; owned and oc-
cupied the east half of lot 6, which was located about 40 rods north of Fort Morris.
They removed to Shelburne in 1769, selling their home lot in Colrain Aug. 24, 1770.
They sold land in the second division Apr. 20, 1780, and removed to New Perth
(Hebron), Washington county, N. Y., where on June 11, 1783, they deeded land in
Black Creek to Stephen Smith of Rupert, Vt. Alice was living in 1800 with the
Merriman family in Salem, N. Y., and is thought to have died in Ohio.
1 John, Sep. 12, 1745, Londonderry; ^Mar. 12, 1772, Huldah Hubbel
2 William -Mary Harris
8 Isabel - — ■ — Moore: removed to Pennsylvania
4 Samuel, Feb. 23, 1749, Londonderry; - Elizabeth Abbot of Pawlet, Vt.
*The vitml records of Londonderry, N. H.. contain this isolated entry; **John, son of John and Jean
Stewart, was bom June 29, 1787.'*
tThought to have been Alice AUhison, perhaps widow of his brother James.
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5 Mary, May 13, 1753, Colrain; - Robert Archibald, lived in Salem, N. Y.
6 Alice, Mar. 26, 1754, Colrain; ^rWilliam Smith, settled at Putnam, N. Y.
7 Rebecca, July 26, 1756, Cohrain; = Merriman, lived in Salem, N. Y .
8 James, Jan. 5, 1759, Cobain; killed 1791 in Harmar's defeat by the Indians
9 Sarah —Robert Gilliss of Salem, N. Y., his second wife
10 Robert 1766, Colrain; ^Elizabeth Huggins, lived in Salem, N. Y.
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STEWARTS OF JOHNSTOWN, N.Y. ~4
BY ALBERT MONTE ITH STEWART
ROBERT WRIGHT* STEWART names? Robert? AUxarxder^), born Oct. 29,
1816, married at Geneva, Wis., Feb. 22, 1842, Susan A. Ross, born Oct. 10, 1821.
He died Dec. 20, 1876, Hebron, 111.: her death not of record. Children:
1 Eunice Jane, Feb. 26, 1843; - Feb. 22, 1863, Prentice Bowman
2 Ellen Amelia, Feb. 5, 1845; 4 Jan. 14, 1861
3 James Morris, Jan. 14, 1849; -f June 23, 1849
4 Mary Elizabeth, May 25, 1850; -Jan. — , 1873, Thomas Charles
6 John James, Dec. 24, 1854; ^Sep. 22, 1880, Frankie Nichols
6 Charles Freflerick, Oct. 23, 1856- 4^May 13, 1865
7 Harry Edward. Aug. 27. 1880; -^Feb. 23, 1882, Hattie Thomas
WILLIAM H.* STEWART (lames? Robert? AlexanderO, bom Oct. 8, 1818, mar-
ried at Hebron, 111.. Nov. 8, 1853, Marretta Ehle, born July 3, 1829, Canajoharie,
N. Y. He finished his law course in Union college in 1843 and went west and join-
ed his parents in Hebron, 111., where he farmed until elected county clerk of Mc-
Henry county. III., in 1857, when he removed to Woodstock. He joined the Union
army in 1862 as captain of company F, 95th Illinois infantry, 17th army corps, Ar-
my of the Tennessee. He was woundeld through both legs at Guntown, Miss., in
1864, invalided home, recovered and returned to the front. At the close of the war
he returned to the practice of law and held several county offices. He died in Sep-
tember. 1907, and hb widow died in January, 1921. Children:
1 Adda Wylhemien, Aug. 18, 1855, Hebron; - June 21, 1888, Frank Spitzer
2 Albert Monteith, June 25, 1866, Woodstock; ^June 14, 1888, Marion Tresise
JOHN* STEWART Uames? Robert? AIexamier»), born Dec. 25, 1820, married
June 30, 1849, Harriet W. Ehle. a sister of Marretta, above. The dates of their
death are not given. Children :
1 James Ehle, Sep. 2, 1850; - Nov. 18, 1874, Nettie Van der Karr
2 Sarah Catherine, Oct. 27, 1852; +Dec. 26. 1861
3 Robert Wright, Sep. 10. 1854; ^Jan. 8. 1862
4 Anna Margaret, Jan. 21. 1857; I Oct. 24. 1865
5 Lizzie Adelia, Aug. 14, 1859; ^ Jan. 20. 1862
6 Richard Henry. Dec. 25. 1862; —Feb. 4. 1885. Mary A. Wilson
7 Alfred Henry. Apr. 15, 1865; f
8 Walter Scott. Oct. 18, 1867; 1 -1921890, Margaret Merry: 2 Eva Inman
9 Edward Marshall, Oct. 9, 1870; living at Richmond, 111.
10 Carl Schrembling, Mar. 20, 1873; ^
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QUERIES AND STRAY NOTES
1. CORNELIA STEWART (mother's name thousht to be Marsaret) mftiried Dennis Christie or
Christy, who cmme from the north of Ireland. Their children were: John, bom Sep. 29. 1766, married
Anne Tripp; Mary, bom in 1767, married (1) a Kidney. (2) Josiah Bull; Martha (Whaley); Elisabeth
(6room6eld); and William, born July 5. 1772, married Ruth Bull and settled in Prince Edward coun-
ty, OnUrio, Canada. There were probably other children. The census of 1790 fciyes Cornelia Christie
as head of the family and resident of Beekman, Dutchess county, N. Y., in wfalich county Dennis
Christy lived the greater part of hb life. Her parenUge desired. E. May Christy, Silver Creek, N. Y.
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STEWARTS OF HARTFORD, N.Y. -5
ORIS IN ALLY PART OF WESTFIELD. WASHINGTON COUNTY
"SAMUEL STEWART of Westfield, in the county of Washington and State of
New York, farmer, of the one part," signed an indenture on Dec. 15, 1791, assign-
ing to "James Henderson of the same town, county and state, of the other part, til
that certain piece or parcel of land, lying and beingnn the Provincial Patent in the
Town of Westfield, and is known and distinguished in the subdiv-
ision of said patent by the name of Lot No. 38, which lot contains
by survey 262 acres cf land; now this is only meant to contain 40
acres of said lot, described as follows: Beginning at a hard maple
stake being the northeast corner of the second quarter, thence
running south 87 degrees 30 minutes west 20 chains 69 links, on the
^ line of George Patteson; from thence south 8 degrees east 14 chains
and 50 links on the line of Reuben Clark; thence north 87 degrees
and 30 minutes east 7 chairs and
66 links on the line of Samuel
Stewart; thence south 8 degrees east 7 chains and S
68 links on said Stewart; thence north 87 degrees S
east 13 chains and 3 links on said Stewart; thence n
north 8 degrees west 22 chairs and 18 links on said S
James Henderson's land at the place of beginning.
* * Upon consideration that the said James Hen-
derson, his heirs and assigns, shall faithfully pay
unto the said Samuel Stewart, his heirs and assigns.
GEORCE PATTESON
40 acres
SAMUEL STEWART
yearly
and every year and on every first Tuesday in May in every
year the rent of one shilling per acre current money of New
York. * * And further, the said Samuel Stewart reserves a]l
waterfalls fit for mills, with free ingress, egress and regress, and gold and silver
mines and marts for shipping. * * " [James Henderson^ (John.'' James,^ James^).]
This conveyance was signed by Samuel Stewart, without any indication that he
had a wife. It was witnessed by David H. Manrose and Edward Deake. On Oct.
31, 1793, Samuel Stewart appeared before Alex Webster, J. Cur., and acknowledg-
ed the same to be his voluntary act and deed. It was recorded Aug. 14, 1797.
The town of Westfield was a little later divided into the towns of Hartford, Ft.
Ann, Putnam and Dresden. In the second census, 1800, we find no Samuel Stew-
art in Washington county.
A FORT ANN STEWART FAMILY
HISTORY OF S>kN3AMON COUNTY. ILLINOIS
JAMES STEWART was born Sep. 28, 1777, at Fort Ann [formerly a part of
Westfield], Washington county, N. Y. That was in the very height of the conflict
for American independence, and at times all the families in the neighborhood were
-compelled to take refuge in the fort. On one occasion, when the men had gone for
provisions, Indians entered the fort and found the baby James at his mother's
breast as she lay sick in bed. One of the savages took the infant by the heels and
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was about to dash its brains out, when the mother feigned summoning the white
men. The barbarian dropped the child and fled. James grew to manhood in that
region, working as a lumberman on the Hudson river. He married (1) in 1803 iii
Bloomfield, Ontaiio county, N. Y., Roxanna Stillman, born Mar. 22, 1786, in Mas-
sachusetts, daughter of Benjamin and Abigail Stillman of Bloomfield. In 1806 they
moved to Buffalo, Erie county; in 1810, back to Bloomfield; and thence to Junius,
Seneca county. In 1819 they embarked at Olean Point on the Allegheny river and
went to Sangamon county, Illinois, in the western wilderness. Mrs. Stewart died
Nov. 11, 1833. He married (2) Mrs. Phebe (Russell) Twist, born in Newark, N. J.,
widow of John Twist, born in Cambridge, Mass., died July 13, 1831, at his mill on
the Sangamon river. She died Jan. 11, 1836. James Stewart died Apr. 16, 1872,
in his 95th year, on the farm where he had lived over 50 years. Children:
By wife Abigail
1 Jane C, Oct. 2, 1804, Bloomfield; --*1820-21, Oramel Clark
2 Benjamin H., Mar. 22. 1806; 1 - Margery Morgan: 2 ^Nancy Hall
3 William A., May 24, 1809, Buffalo; -Oct. 14, 1841, Elizabeth Haman
4 Abigail C, May 16, 1811, Junius; -Oct. 29, 1835. Ossian Stone
5 Mary M., Apr. 6, 1813, Junius; 1-^Nathan E. Constant: 2^Miletus W. Ellis
6 Roxanna. Sep. 8, 1818, Bloomfield; -Jan. 30, 1873, Ira Knights
7 Martha B., Mar. 10, 1821; -:Nov. 26, 1840, George W. Constant
8 James O., Oct. 20. 1822; -{June 6, 1849, at Paducah, Ky.
9 Joseph B., July 4, 1825; ^ in the 22nd year of his age
By wife Phebe:
10 Emeline —Addison Foley
DANIEL STEWART OF BARNSTABLE, MASS.
CONTRIBUTED BY WILLIAM HSNRY ELORIDGE. TWIN FALLS. IDAHO
DANIEL* STEWART, "a Scotchman," was admitted an inhabitant of Barns-
table, Mass., Oct. 3, 1662, with 18 others who were either married or 24 years of
age. There is nothing to indicate that he had relatives in this country. He was
living in Eastham June 12, 1671, when he sold all his land there, on the east side of
Bass river, to John Doane, jr. His wife Mary acknowledged the deed. On Mar. 4,
1673-4, Daniel, then living at Barnstable, sued Nathaniel Fitzrandall for assault
End was awarded 20 shillings. Oct. 9, 1674, he had some controversy with Richard
Handy of Sandwich over the ownership of a marsh. In 1684 he was a resident land-
owner in Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, and soon after located in Edgartown, where
he died In 1703. His will, dated Jan. 6, 1701-2, was proved Aug. 4, 1703, and nam-
ed wife Mary; sons James, John and Charles; daughters Dorcas Bailey and Sarah
Harlock. Children of Daniel and Mary:
1 James 1663; 1-20 f 1687, Benit Briggs: 2 4 1 1694. Sarah Wait
2 John
3 Dorcas ^ Bailey
4 Charles living in 1745
5 Sarah — Harlock : her estate was settled in 1745
JAMES2 STEWART (DanieU) was by occupation a cooper. He went to Roch-
ester, Plymouth county, where he married (1) Aug. 20, 1687, Benit Briggs. He
married (2) June 4, 1694, Sarah Wait. He died in 1727. His will, dated Aug. 21,
1727, was proved Sep. 21, 1727, and names wife Sarah; sons Daniel, Joseph, Ben-
jamin and James; daughters Eleanor Handy and Mary Jones. The widow Sarah
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died in 1751 and in her will, dated Dec. 20, 1763, which was proved July 17, 1754,
she names sons Daniel, Benjamin and James; children of her son Joseph; and child-
ren of her daughters Eleanor and Mary. Children, born in Rochester:
By wife Benit:
1 Jonathan, Dec. 21, 1687; died young
2 Benit, Sep. 2, 1689; died young
By wife Sarmh:
3 Eleanor, Nov, 16, 1694* '^-- Handy
4 Mary, Mar. 30, 1696; -^Robert Jones
5 Daniel, July 22, 1697; =:June 9, lH^, Prudence Parker, in Barnstable
6 Sarah, Mar. 22, 1699; died young
7 Joseph, June 10, 1701 ; —Patience Parker
8 James, May 19, 1703; —Apr. 16, 1730, Hannah Dexter, in Rochester
9 Benjamin 4-1765, unmarried
DANIEL* STEWART (James,^ DankU) married in Barnstable on June 9, 1726,
Prudence^ Parker, bom Aug. 6, 1705, in Barnstable, daughter of Samuel^ (Robert*)
and Hannah (Bumpas) Parker. They removed from Rochester to Hardwick,
Mass., about 1736. It is not known where they died : the son Elkanah removed to
Barnard, Vt., and the Hardwick historian says hb father perhaps went with him.
Children of Daniel and Prudence (Parker) Stewart:
1 Mercy, June 11, 1727
2 Mary, Dec. 18, 1728
3 Susanna, Jan. 21, 1731 ; ^Jan. 16, 1750, Ithamar Reed of Petersham
4 Hannah, Feb. 15, 1733; died young
5 Peace —Apr. 30, 1753, Samuel Atwood
6 Elkanah, Aug. 12, 1737; Sep. 7, 1761, Lydia Cobb
7 Samuel, Oct. 12, 1739; ^ 1756 in military service
8 Daniel Sep. 5, 1768, Eunice Allen
9 Hannah, June 20, 1747; Sep. — , 1766, William Sherman of Rochester
PEACE^ STEWART (Daniel^ James;^ DanieV) was born about 1735 in Roches-
ter, Mass. She married in Hardwick, Mass., Apr. 30, 1753, Samuel Atwood, said
to have been a son of Samuel Atwood of Cape Cod. They settled in Bennington,
Vt., in 1761 : he was a member of the first company of militia organized in Benning-
ton Oct. 24, 1764. He served in che Revolution in Capt. Joseph Safford's company
of militia In Col. Ebenezer Walbridge's regiment, Aug. 2 to Aug. 8, 1781, and in
Capt. Ebenezer Woods* company, commencing Oct. 13, 1781. His wife died before
1 776 and he married (2) widow Sarah Smith, by whom he had a daughter SaDy,
who married Reuben Wickwire. Samuel Atwood died in Bennington Dec. 23, 1796,
aged 72. Children of Samuel and Peace (Stewart) Atwood:
1 Jerusha Samuel Smith and lived in Swanton, Vt.
2 Samuel, July 25, 1756, Hardwick, Mass.; ^Joanna Tupper
3 David - Susanna French
4 Jonathan - Eunice Thompson
5 Hannah 1762; Daniel Smith and lived in Monkton, Vt.
6 Paul 1764; Polly Curler
7 Prudence 1 Stephen Fuller: 2- Frederick Smith
8 Moses 1770; j Oct. 14, 1815, Bennington, unmarried
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to send them to us for publication. The assembling of a large amount of data is
sure to result in the untangling of many threads of ancestry, and we may have the
very item you lack: in case your line is completed to the immigrant ancestor your
contribution might solve the enigma of others. The placing of all Stewart records
in one repository will be of inestimable value to all. The success this publication
is meeting surpasses our expectation and its sphere is widening steadily.
STEWARTS OF LONDONDERRY, N. H. —8
FROM THE BOOK BY B. FRANK SCVERANCC
JOSEPH* STEWART (JoKn,»Rofecn,«Walter>), bom Jan. 6, 1721, in London-
derry, N. H., married June 1, 1747, Margaret Thompson. They removed to Col-
rain, Mass., before 1752, when they owned and lived on lot 43, which was located
well under the protection of Fort Morrison, to which the family resorted in time of
danger from Indian raids. He served in the French and Indian war: was a fence
viewer in 1756-57, collector in 1757 and was chosen in 1760 to manage the affairs
of the town; in 1757 he sold the south half of lot 44 to Alexander Thompson; 1762
he sold land in the second division to James Anderson Thompson. Mar. 15, 1770,
they sold their homestead and in 1773 the family removed from Colrain to Halifax
and Bennington, Vt. He served in the Revolution under Colonel Blair, Albany
county, N. Y. In 1800 he was living in Washington county, N. Y., where he died
in White Creek on Feb. 22, 1821, aged 100 years, 1 month and 5 days. Children
of Joseph and Margaret (Thompson) Stewart:
1 Susan, May 18, 17—; 1 1750
2 Mary, July 13, 1750; +July 28, 1750 [Hitchcock, widow
3 Joseph, Apr. 6, 1752, Colrain; l=Oct. 3, 1774, Rosanna Harmon: 2— Hannah
4 John, Feb. 14, 1755; - Feb. 22, 1777, Susan Smith
5 Alexander, Apr. 10, 1757. No trace
6 Mary, June 27, 1759
7 Ann, Sep. 24, 1761
8 Jonathan, May 3, 1 765. No trace
9 Solomon, May 3, 1765. No trace
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STEWARTS OF JOHNSTOWN, N.Y. —8
BY ALBERT MONTEITH STEWART
JAMES MILTON* STEWART (James? m)en? Alexander^), born Nov. 24, 1829.
married Sep. 1, 1853, Mary Hamilton. He died Apr. 1, 1858. ChUd:
1 William James Stewart, Aug. 2, 1855
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QUERIES AND STRAY NOTES
2. STEWART (who had brothera Benjamin and OliYer) married iohii Pattiaon and had:
Rebecca, George, bom 1791 ; Lydia, Ann, Polly and John. The son George died August 12, 1849, and
among the papen in the office of the surrogate of Madison county, N. Y., is a deed dated Apr. 4, 1816,
from Amos McBride of Madison to Jonathan Pattison "of Colerain. Franklin county, Mass.," for 59
acres lot 76, Madison. N. Y. Who was John Pattison's wife? Mrs. E. C. Givens, Sherrill, N. Y.
8. E. STEWART was bom in Ulster, N. Y. Hts eldest son William settled in Lancaster county.
Pa., and. had a son Thomas, who married a girl named Nelson. Thomas had five children: William
Nelson, Edward, Henry, Alfred, bora Aug. 15, 1852; and Ida. What was E. Stewart's first name and
how was he connected with other StewarUT Frank T. Stewart, Overbrook, Kan.
4. BENJAMIN STEWART received the first deed in the town of Potsdam. St. Lawrence coun-
ty, N. Y., July 9, 1802. By first wife Rebecca he had: Elisabeth, who married Rev. Esra Healy; and
a son who went wesh^ By second wife ^ .ny Woodruff he had three daughters: Selinda, Susan and Sce-
lata. He died Oct. 8, 1845, aged 82. .ntecedents wanted. Harvey H. Wood, Ogdensburg, N. Y.
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ALEXANDER STEWART OF CHARLESTOWN
ALEXANDER! STEWART, a tailor, married Oct. 15, 1662, Hannah Templar
in Charles town, Mass. She was born in Yarmouth Jan. 5, 164^^ daughter of Rich-
ard and Hannah (Prichard) Templar. Richard Prichard, a shoemaker of Yarmouth,
in his will dated Jan. 22, 1669, probated Feb. 20, 1669, bequeathed to his grandchild
Hannah, wife of Alexander Stewart, and to her children James and John. Alexan-
der was administrator of the estate of James Nicholls in 1667; he bought a house
of Ann Templar in 1674, and in 1678 he signed a receipt for £20 from the Templar
estate. In 1682 he sold to Peter Tufts 11 acres on the Mystic side, from Richard
Pritchett, lot 128. His wife Hannah died Aug. 21, 1674; and all the children, ex-
cept James, were baptized May 9, 1675. Children, born in Charlestown:
1 James, May 8, 1665; probably died young
2 John, Nov. 24, 1667. No trace
3 Samuel, Dec. 19, 1669. No trace
4 Hannah, Jan. 24, 1672
5 Margaret, Aug. 1 1 , 1674
Dr. Savage thought he afterwards went to Marlborough, but there is no evidence.
ALEXANDER STEWARD OF MARLBOROUGH
ALEXANDER* STEWARD of Marlborough, Mass.. married May 23, 1688,
Deborah [Rediat] Forbes in Sudbury. She was born in Sudbury in 1652, daughter
of John Rediat and his wife Anne Dolt, who were married Aug. 26, 1643, in Sud-
bury. Deborah married (1) May 23, 1679, in Concord, Daniel Forbes, as his sec-
ond wife: Forbes died in October, 1687. in Marlborough. Alexander Steward was
called "of Boston": he was a member of the west regiment of Middlesex, garrisoned
in Marlborough Mar. 18, 1691-2, and also in the Indian war, 1704. His wife Deb-
orah died Apr. 22, 1720 [1721], aged 68. Alexander died Apr. 6, 1731.* Children
recorded in Marlborough :
1 Mary, Feb. 13, 1689
2 Daniel, Feb. 6, 1691; ^t Dec. 12. 1719, Persis Witte
8 Alexander, Jan. 15, 1695-6. No trace*
DANIEL* STEWARD (Alexander^) married Dec. 12, 1718-9, Persis Witte, in
Marlborough. She died July 26, 1786, in New Braintree, at the home of her daugh-
ter, Persb Ayers. Children of Daniel and Persis, born in Marlborough:
1 John, May 4, 1721:^ Aug. 20, 1740
2 Daniel, Oct. 14, 1722- : Mar. 13, 1748, Lydia Cutting, in Leicester: Paxton
3 Mary, Oct. 16, 1724; : May 27, 1756, Edmund Parmenter
4 Deborah, Feb. 18, 1727; -Feb. 24, 1747-8, Isaiah Watt
5 Persis, Mar. 23, 1729; 4 Aug. 25. 1736
6 Antipas, Dec. 28, 1733; 1^ Sep. 8, 1773, Rachel Haley, in Cambridge
7 Rediat, Apr. 12, 1736; May 22, 1765, Lucy Adams, Brookfield: Montague
8 Ebenezer, Aug. 22, 1738; i Aug. 1, 1740
9 Persis, June 19. 1743 ; - May 15, 1 766, Jabez Ayers
'Alexander Steward married Feb. 7» 1721-2. Wheeler.- Marlborougli church record.
t= means married; -^ means marriage intention; 4- means died; - means refer to page.
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STUARTS OF NOR WALK, CONN. —6
ROBERT^ STUART (sometimes Stewart) of Norwalk left no will. His widow
Bethia and eldest son James were appointed administrators Dec. 6, 1688 [Fairfield
county wills III. 260 J . James Beebe sold their land [IV, 4b. 4c] . Children :
1 James, aged 26 [in 1689. He was bom Mar. 19, 1663.]
2 Abigail Cosier, aged 23
3 John, aged 21. [The town of Norwalk on Mar. 4. 1708-9, "makes choyse of
4 Deborah, aged 19 John Steward to claim and sell all stray jades for
5 Elizabeth, aged 17 the town," etc.]
6 Phebe, aged 15
7 Sarah, aged 13
8 Samuel, aged 11 ye next May ensuing
9 Rachel, aged 3
Ensign JAMES^ STUART (Robert^) of Norwalk left a will, Jan. 19, 1750-1 [X,
218a]. Wife Experience. Executors: son Robert and son-in-law John Taylor.
Witnesses: Elnathan Hanford, James Taylor, Hannah Hanford (Hannah Hanford
now wife of David Lockwood. June 12, 1751; X 219). [James Stuart was appoint-
ed May 11, 1710, ensign of the north company in the town of Norwalk by the gen-
eral assembly of Connecticut.] Children named in will :
1' James
2 Robert
3 Hannah, wife of James Taylor
4 Deborah, wife of James Pickett. [They were married Apr. 14, 1726]
6 Mary, wife of John Morehouse
6 Eunice, deceased, wife of John Parret
SAMUEL* STUART, Sr.. (Robert^) of Norwalk, will Sep. 6. 1748 [XI] . Wife
Hannah. Executor: oldest son Samuel. Witnesses: William Taylor, John Stuart
3rd and Isaac Chase. Inventory taken by Nathaniel Darrow and John Stuart, jr.
Children named in will:
1 Samuel, eldest son (also referred to as 3rd Samuel). [Ensign 1748] .
2 John, second son
3 Simeon, third son
4 Nathan, youngest son
5 [Daughter], deceased: children— Joseph, Elizabeth and Mary Araton
6 [Daughter], deceased: children— Samuel, Dorothy and Sarah Saintjohn
STEWARTS OF LONDONDERRY, N. H. —12
FROM THE BOOK BY B FRANK SEVERANCE
Lt. WILLIAM* STEWART (Charles* John,^ Robert,* Walter'), bom Feb. 12, 1733,
in Londonderry, N. H., came to Colrain, Mass., with his father and resided on the
old homestead. He married Elizabeth^ Clark, daughter of Matthew* Clark (who
was killed by the Indians in 1746) and granddaughter of John' and Agnes (Adams)
Clark. She was born in 1738. William Stewart became prominent in the affairs
of the town, both in peace and war. He was a soldier under Capt. Israel Williams
at Colrain and Charlemont in 1755, 1755 and 1757 in the contest against the In-
dians and the French: he was one of the minute-men who marched on the Lexing-
ton alarm in April, 1775, under Capt. Hugh McCIellan, and he later served as a
lieutenant in the militia. He served with Lt. James Stewart [page 3] on the com-
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mittee of correspondence for the Revolutionary war, and was a member of the
committee of seven appointed May 16, 1779, to discuss, approve or disapprove the
new constitution of Massachusetts. He was chosen selectman in 1769, 1779, 1781,
1783, 1784 and 1786. In 1770 he with three others bought land lying in Bernards-
ton Gore **on a river called Green River," and in 1771 he was one of the signers of
the petition to have the Gore annexed to Colrain. He sold his old homestead to
William Nelson and went to live with his son in the Gore. He died following a par-
alytic stroke Dec. 6, 1799, and Matthew Clark wes appointed administrator. His
widow was still living when the inventory w^s taken Nov. 19, 1804. Children:
1 Thankful, Dec. 24, 1758, Colrain
2 David, Feb. 24, 1761 ; - Miriam Haven and lived in Colrain
3 Sarah, July 26, 1763
4 Jonathan, Nov. 30, 1765; +Sep. 10, 1767
6 Mary, Nov. 5, 1768
6 Jonathan, Apr. 10, 1771. [Jerusha, Apr. 10, 1771.— Town clerk]
7 Ann, 1781. [Perhaps daughter who married Thaddeus Maynard]
JOHN* STEWART {Charles* John,^ Robert,^ Walter^) born about 1735 in Lon-
donderry, N. H., came to Colrain probably with his father in 1748. He became
one of the bravest and most daring Indian fighters of his day. When still a mere
youth he started out one day with his gun to find a scray cow. As he went through
the woods he heard the tinkling of the cowbell, but he noticed an odd regularity to
the tapping. With the caution which life in the wilderness develops young Stew-
art crept through a thicket until he discerned an Indian sitting near a spring — the
redskin had taken the bell off the cow and was alternately ringing it and picking
the flint of his musket, waiting for the white man to walk into his trap. It was a
bright idea, tlright, but the bullet which the lad put through his head ended for-
ever this Indian's scheming. On Mar. 25, 1756, Stewart enlisted under Capt. Isra-
el Williams and served at Charlemont until Oct. 18, enlisted again the next day and
served till Jan. 20, at the same place, entered the service Nov. 3, 1758, under Capt.
John Burk and served four weeks at Morrison's fort in Colrain, and enlisted again
Dec. 1, 1758, and served till Sep. 24, 1759. Tradition claims him as a Revolution-
ary soldier, but no enlistments have been found. He married Ann McClellan, born
in Ireland in 1736, daughter of Michael and Jane (Henry) McClellan. She died in
Colrain Feb. 14, 1801, and the following year he sold his homestead and lived -with
his son Enos. Some five years later he went to live with his children at Truxton,
Cortland county, N. Y.: there he died Aug. 28, 1818. Children [his record] :
1 Robert, Sep. 29, 1761, Colrain; -hMar. 1, 1776
2 Charles, July 5, 1763; 1^ Mary Hurlbert: 2^Hannah Gates: lived in Truxton
3 Enos, July 15, 1766; Dec. 6, 1787, Lucretia Clark: Colrain
4 Mary, Apr. 13, 1769; i Jan. 14, 1773
5 John, Sep. 20, 1771; +June 22, 1772
6 Hugh, June 16, 1773; and settled in Truxton, N. Y., in 1803: -[1857
7 William, Feb, 23, 1776; and settled in Truxton in 1803: -fin Ohio
8 Anna, Oct. 15, 1778; John Wilson of Colrain
9 Polly, M3r. 16, 1782; :^18C2, Dea. Billy Trowbiidge: Truxton
SAMUEL* STEWART (Chafles* Jo/in,^ Robert,^ Walter^), born about 1737 in
Londonderry, N. H. We'll give you our hat if you can complete this man's story*
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STEWARTS OF JOHNSTOWN, N.Y. —12
BY ALBERT MONTE rTH STEWART
Eunice Jane^ Stewart (Robert W.,< James, ^ Robert,^ Alexander^), born Feb. 26, 1848.
married Feb. 22, 1863, Prentice Bowman. She died Apr. 9, 1866. Their only child,
Susie Bowman, died in 1865.
Mary Elizabeth* Stewart (Robert W.^), born May 25, 1850, married Jan. — , 1873,
Thomas Charles. She died Aug. 28, 1878. Children: Robert Stewart, Mar. — ,
1874;Alfred, Sep.— ,1876, died Dec. 13, 1876; Susie Luella, July 31, 1878, died
Dec. 24, 1885.
JOHN JAMES^ STEWART (Robert W.*), born Dec. 24, 1854, married Sep. 22,
1880, Frankie Nichoh. Hebron, 111. ChUdren:
1 Mary Nichols, Nov. 6. 1881
2 Robert Wright, Dec. 9, 1883
3 Donald, May 2, 1891
HARRY EDWARD* STEWART (Robert W.<), born Aug, 27, 1860, married
Feb. 23, 1882, Hattie Thomas. He lives in Minnesota. They had: Bessie May,
June 30, 1883; and others of which I have no record.
ALBERT MONTE ITH* STEWART (WiUiam H.,* James,^ Robert.^ Alexander'),
born June 25, 1866, married in Lincoln, Neb., June 14, 1888, Marion Tresise. In
1892 he returned to Chicago and engaged in the coal business, going to Tennessee
in 1906 to operate mines. Knoxvilb, Tenn. Children:
1 Helen Wylhemien, Feb. 1, 1891; June 25, 1912, William Ernest Evans
2 Harriett Marion, June 25, 1892; fJuly 25, 1892
3 Kathryn Eugenie. Dec. 11, 1897; ^^July 11, 1917, Walter Robart Moore
JAMES EHLE* STEWART (John,* James,^ Robert,^ Alexander*), born Sep. 2,
1850, married (1) Nov. 18, 1874, Nettie Van der Karr. She died Mar. 21, 1885: he
married (2) Feb. 3, 1886, Mary J. Darling. Children, by first wife:
1 Frank Cogswell, Sep. 3, 1875. He and the others live in Washington state.
2 Glendora, Nov. 24, 1878
3 Clyde Irwin, Nov. 18, 1881
4 Clarence Vanderkarr, Mar. 15, 1885
RICHARD HENRY* STEWART (John*), born Dec. 25, 1862, married Feb. 4,
1885, Mary A. Wilson. Champaiga, 111. Son:
1 Harold Wilson, July 3, 1886
WALTER SCOTT* STEWART (John*), born Oct. 18, 1867, married (1) Feb.
19, 1890, Margaret Merry: married (2) Eva Inman. Washington state. Son:
1 Clifford Waterman, Mar. 9, 1891
WILLIAM JAMES^ STEWART (James M.* James,^ Robert:^ Alexander'), born
Aug. 2, 1855, married Nov. 1, 1877, Dora Dixon. Children:
1 William Ballard, Aug. 23, 1878
2 Noah James, Apr. 4, 1880
3 Milton John, Aug. 31, 1882
4 Jessie Hamilton, Aug. 14, 1887
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Janesville, Wis., Oct. 7, 1922. Dear sir:— Your letter at hand and I am sorry that I am unable to
give you any information. My father, W. W. Stewart, had an old leather traveling bag full of old let-
ters and papers: some of. them were very old and you could scarcely read the writing, and after his
death we sold our home and furniture and came to Janesville to live and not thinking anyone would
care for them t burned all the papers and letters. I am sorry now, for I think you could have found
all the information you wish in those very papers. Hoping you will be able in some way to f*nd what
you wish, I am yours truly, Belle Stewart.
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EARLY NEW ENGLAND STEWARTS
JAMES STEWARD, who came in the ship Fortune, which arrived Nov. 11,
1621, at New Plymouth, was the first of the family to set foot on the shores of the
New World. It was the second ship to arrive in Massachusetts Bay, the
famous Mayflower having been the first. In the division of lands in 1624
James received a single share, indicating that he had neither wife nor
child. His name does not appear in the division of cattle June 1, 1627,
and as the total population is supposed to have been represented it has
been assumed that he died or removed before that date. There is a possibility that
he was the father of Daniel Steward of Barnstable (page 10) and Hugh of Chatham
(page 18), and perhaps others.
JAMES STEWART was in New Haven, Conn., on Dec. 4, 1639, on which day
a court of New Haven Colony enjoined him and another man to make double res-
titution to John Cokerill for 5 pounds and 17 shillings which they stole out of his
chest on the Lord's day in the meeting time. Feb. 18, 1643, he and about a dozen
others were "fined each man six shillings for late coming to the meeting with their
arms'*! Mar. 7, 1643, be was fined one shilling for "late coming to trsyne." In 1646
he was "complayned of for ^everall disorderly expressions and com tempt of the ma-
gestracye in this place." He might have been the adventurer of the Fortune,
JAMES STEWARD, perhaps the same man as above, was in Stamford, Conn.,
defendant in a civil action in 1649, and was a landowner there in 1660. Hunting-
ton, in his History of Stamford, says he was "probably a son of Alexander of Wat-
ertown," whoever that person may have been. This James was possibly the father
of Robert* of Norwalk (pages 6 and 14).
An odd bit of information gleaned from the History of Northern Wisconsin
(1881) is this: "His (Alexander's*) great-grandfather, Robert* Stewart, came over
in the Mayflower when an infant and settled at Roxbury (Litchfield county). Conn."
JAMES STEWARD, a Scotchman of Salem, 1653, was a servant to John Gif-
ford.— Essex Antiquarian, XII no. 2, 70. . . At a Court of Assistants held at Bos-
ton Mar. 3, 1673, James Stewart was "plaintiff on appeale relating to i30 the jury
found against him. The jury brought in their virdict, they found for the plaintiff's
reversion of the former judgment." This may have been the James of Weymouth,
1669 (page 6).
JOHN STEWARD'S name is included Nov. 4, 1653, in a list of "35 Scotts be-
longing to the iron works" in the inventory of William Paine (Essex Quarterly
Courts, VIII 102).
JOHN STEWARD of Springfield, Mass., was a prisoner at the battle of Wor-
cester,* England, Sep. 3, 1651, and was bought by John Pynchon in England. His
house was among those consumed in the burning of Springfield by the Indians in
***CromweU cfeptured the entire army. . . . Many of the prisoners were deported; John Steward
was among them. On coming to England he was sold to service and John Pynchon was buyer." —A
petition* in the handwriting of James Cornish, clerk of Hampshire county court, sent by Steward to
Sir Edmund Andros, Boston. Scotch prisoners sent to Massachusetts in 1652 by order of the English
government included William, Charles, Niel, Austin and Robert Stewart, shipped aboard the "John &
Sarah" from London for New England, May 18, 1662, John Greene, master.
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October, 1675. He was among those who took the oath of allegiance Oct. 1, 1678,
and was one of the 123 heads of families or legal citizens of Springfield who on Feb.
3, 1685, shared in the division of common lands on the east side of the Great River
[History of Ludlow, 33]. His wife was Sarah,* daughter of John^ Stiles of Spring-
field. Hedied Apr. 21, 1690, and bis widow Sarah married in 1691 John* Sackett
(Simon^) of Northampton, who was bom in 1632 and who died Oct. 8, 1719. No
births of John Steward's children were recorded, but he probably had :
John, who bought land in Springfield in 1693 of John Riley
Allen, bom 1678. — Fergus Family, mss., 1906, by B. Frank Green
JOSEPH STEWART and his wife Mary, in Salisbury, Mass., had:
Joseph, Dec. 19, 1667, Salisbury. No trace
"RICHARD STEWART is mentioned by Farmer as of the artillery company
in 1652, but to me the existence seems shadowy."— James Savage, 1862.
WILLIAM STEWART, Lynn, Mass., died Mar. 18, 1664. His widow Sarah
returned the inventory of his estate June 29, 1664. (A Sarah Stewart married Dec.
15, 1664, Thomas Abbott in Andover. She died Feb. 16, 1715-6, aged about 69.)
WILLIAM STEWART, a shopkeeper in Ipswich, Mass., came in 1684, from
Scotland. His wife was described by John Dunton, a bookseller from England who
paid Stewart a business visit, as a beautiful woman of 33. Stewart presented the
North church with a silver cup inscribed "Mr. William Stewart's gift to ye Church
of Ipswich, June, 1693." He died that year. (History of the Stewart Family, 69.)
William Stewart died Aug. 3, 1693, aged about 44, and his widow Ann married Col.
Bartholomew Gedney of Salem and died Oct. 15, 1697.
ALEXANDER STEWARD was granted 14 shillings 2 pence on Aug. 24, 1676,
for service as a soldier in King Philip's war. (Alexander of Groton, Conn.)
HUGH STEWARD received .4 2-04-06 as a soldier under Capt. William Tum-
or June 24, 1676, and his name appears in a list of Turner's men as they came from
Boston, taken at Medfield 1675-6.— N. E. Register, 1887.
HUGH STEWARD, aged about 20, gave testimony Feb. 3, 1656. —Middlesex
County court file.
HUGH STUARD OF YARMOUTH
HUGH! STUARD was in Falmouth, Mass., in 1669, and the births of a num-
ber of his children appear in an obliterated condition on the records of Yarmouth,
only James' name being legible. In 1676 he was taxed £12-15-06 "towards the
charge of the late war," only three men in Yarmouth paying a heavier tax. He re-
moved to Chatham,* farther out on Cape Cod, where he was living Feb. 11, 1690-1,
on the promontory of Monomoy.t He made his will Mar. 5, 1710-1, "well stricken
in years." The witnesses were Mary Doane, Joseph Doane, jr., and Mary Doane,
jr. ; executors, Joseph Doane, esq., of Eastham and Eon Joseph Stuard. Affidavits
as to signatures were made Jan. 25, 1715-6. Children (except James) named in
will, with probable fragmentary birth records:
1 Mercy Htiil
*The name of Hugh Stewart appears in the Chatham tax list Apr. 29, 1678.
tHufh Stuard of Monomoy was a signer June 27, 1711, of a petition from said village to have a
release from "being impressed into remote service" on account of the presence of a French privateer;
and to remove the province tax because '*twenty>three rateable men" and their families had lately
gone to a place named Duck creek fai Pennsylvaniaw-N. E. Register, 1880, 408.
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[Mercy married Edward Hall, son of Gershom Hall of; Harwich]
2 James, Feb. 11, 167—
3 John, Feb. ii, 1674'S
4 Michael, May 2, 1677
5 Katherine =*May 13, 1702, Nathaniel Nickerson, son of William
6 Lydia =^about 1^00 Joseph Covell, son of Nathaniel, and died
7 Joseph —about 1712 Mary [before 1704: daughter Lydia
8 Samuel [l=Nov. 21, 1721, Deborah LathropJ?
9 Temperance
10 Joanna
11 Ebenezer =Oct. 17, 1716, Ruth Higgins of Eastham
Hugh* left widow Wait. John,* not mentioned in his father's will, later appears as
part owner with Joseph* and Samuel* of the Steward farm.
MICHAEL* STUARD (Hugh^) had already "received his part," as stated in
his father's will in 1711. The administration of Michael's estate was granted Sep.
6, 1716, to his brother Samuel— both of Chatham. Widow Mary. Children of
Michael and Mary Stewart, recorded in Chatham :
1 Bethiah, Sep. 21, 1704; ^ May 25, 1727, Samuel Hamilton
X Patience, Aug. 27. 1713
DUNCAN STUART OF NEWBURY
DUNCAN* STUART, a ship builder, was in 1654 a servant of George Hadley
of Ipswich, Mass., and it is probable that he was a prisoner from the battle of Wor-
cester, England, 1651, born in Scotland about 1623. Savage suggests that he was
perhaps a brother of Alexander Stewart of Charlestown (page 13) . He married
Anne Winchurst, an English girl who came over in 1647. They lived in Ipswich in
1658, in Rowley in 1659, Newbury from 1659 till 1689, and again in Rowley, where
they died— he on Aug. 30, 1717, and she on July 9, 1729. Children:
1 Katherine, June 8, 1658, Ipswich; [^ Paul Wentworth]?
2 Martha, Apr. 4, 1659, Newbury
3 Charles, June 5, 1661 ; ^ ♦May 8, 1689, unmarried
4 Elizabeth, Nov. 2, 1662; =^Nov. 3, 1685, Sylvanus Wentworth
5 James, Oct. 8, 1664; he was thrice married, and died Sep. 17, 1750
6 John, 1666; he was married four times, and died Dec. 23, 1753
7 Anna ; - Nov. 10, 1685, ColHn Eraser, Newbury
8 Henry, May 1, 1669; -^young
9 Samuel, 1674; ~Jan. 30, 1700-1, Dorcas Baston, in Wells, Maine
10 Ebenezer, 1675; ^ May 23, 1698, Elizabeth Johnson. He ^Apr. 30, 1749
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Lt. JOHN* STEWART (]ohn* Mn,^ Robert,^ Walter^) bom Sep. 22, 1743, in Wind-
ham, N. H., married there Dec. 31, 1765, Rebecca* Stewart (Charles,* John^). In
the fall of 1773 he removed to Shelburne, Mass., settling on a farm he bought of
his cousin, Samuel* Stewart (Samuel,* John^). He marched Apr. 20, 1775, on the
Lexington alarm as a sergeant in Capt. Hugh McClellan's company, Col. Samuel
Williams* regiment, but being too late to participate in the battle they returned af-
*= meftiis married; -^ means marriage intention; -^ means died; — means refer to page.
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ter 16J^ days* service. He was chosen second lieutenant in the 2nd company, 5th
Hampshire county regiment, on Apr. 22, 1776, under Capt. Hugh McClelli^i, Col.
David Field. Feb. 23, 1777, he enlisted with the rank of lieutenant in Capt., Law-
rence Kemp's company. Col. Leonard's regiment, for service at Ticonderoga; dis-
charged Apr. 10, 1777. He enlisted Sep. 22. 1777, as lieutenant in Hugh McClel-
lan's company. Col. David Wells; discharged Oct. 18, 1777: he was in Capt. John
Wells' company in Shelburne Nov. 21, 1777. His wife Rebecca died July 23, 1815,
in the 73rd year of her age, and he died Jan. 19, 1819. Children:
1 Mary, Oct. 7, 1766, Windham, N. H.; -loct. 19, 1794, Ephraim Cady
2 Rebecca, Dec. 8, 1767, Windham: - Dec. 25, 1860, unmarried
3 Lydia, Dec. 16, 1768, Windham; - Dec. 29, 1818, unmarried
4 Elizabeth, June 6, 1770, Windham; 1 ^Feb. 23, 1792, Thomas Fowler.
5 Agnes, Aug. 4, 1771, Windham; ^1793 Dr. Daniel Allen of Colrain: went west
6 John, Apr. 27. 1773, Windham; -Apr. — , 1796, Charlotte Flagg
7 Catherine, July 27, 1775, Shelburne; - William Anderson of Colrain and went
8 Margaret, Oct. 1, 1776, Shelburne; ^ July 26, 1777 [to Kingsbury, N. Y.
9 Clark, , 1777; i July 31, 1777
10 Jane, Nov. 29, 1778; - Dec. 31, 1805, Clark Fowler
11 Martha, May 30, 1780; --Mar. 1, 1803, John Fowler
12 [Infant J, Apr. 22, 1782; 4 May 3. 1782
13 Adam, Mar. 22, 1784; ^ Feb. 2, 1809, Judith Phinney: no issue
ROBERT* STEWART (io/in/ John,^ Robert,^ Walter^), born Sep. 15, 1748, in
Windham, N. H., married (1) Sarah Woodward of Halifax, Vt.: (2) Sarah Smith of
Salem, N. H. He inherited 314 acres of his father's land in Halifax. Vt. He was a
resident of Cambridge, Mass., at the outbreak of the Revolutionary war: his name
appears as first lieutenant in Capt. John Calef 's company of New Hampshire troops
in a return of the company dated Nov. 5, 1775, at Great Island, Piscataqua Har-
bor: he enlisted in June, 1775, fw six months. Jan. 1, 1776, he enlisted as a priv-
ate in Capt. John Wood's company in Paul D. Sargent's regiment to serve a year:
re-enlisted Feb. 11, 1777. He served as ensign in Capt. Benjamin Whittier's com-
pany in Col. Jacob Gale's New York regiment, his name appearing on a pay roll
of the f»ompany dated Nov. 4, 1778, at Exeter, which joined the continental army
on Rhode Island. He enlisted from Windham May 8, 1779, to serve three years in
the continental army, and in October that ye^r he took part in the battle of Sara-
to;?a. Ha resided in Shelburne. Mass., in 1800, removing to Salem, N. H., where
he spent the remainder of his life. Children, born in Windham, N. H.:
1 Rebecca, Oct. 16, 1782; ^ Mar. 4. 1803, in Shelburne, Mass.
2 Sarah, Oct. 16, 1782 ; drowned July 31, 1787, in a well at Windham
3 Abraham W., Aug. 4, 1786; - Betsey Cochran
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ARCHIBALD' STEWART had son Thomas.
THOMAS^ STEWART (Archibald^) lived in County Down, Ireland. He mar-
ried Mary Stewart or Stuart, born in County Monaghan, died Dec. — , 1799. Rev.
Thomas died Dec. —, 1816, at his home in Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland.
They had: Susanna, 1770; Margaret Catharine. 1772; Olivia, 1776. and Thomas.
THOMAS« STEWART (riwmas,^ Archibam, born Mar. — , 1780, in Ireland,
married Catharine Shute in New York City. Their son Franklin^ married Amelia
Barron Jacques, born in Woodbridge, N. J., and had: David Dennison.' born Oct.
10, 1858, in Philadelphia, died June 13, 1905; and Katharine.
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THE ELLIOTT STEWART MANUSCRIPT AND A STEWART GENEALOGY*
ALEXANDER' STEWART was in New London, Conn., in 1720, where his
youngest son Samuel, said to have been bom on the high seas, was baptized July
24, 1720. Alexander settled in Voluntown, Conn., while some of his sons located in
East Haddam. On Apr. 28, 1727, Alexander Stewart of East Haddam bought land
in Voluntown of Samuel Whalley. On Jan. 20, 1728-9, Alexander Stewart of Vol-
untown bought land in Voluntown of Charles and James Campbell. On Sep. 25,
1740, his son James of Voluntown deeded land in Voluntown to him. Two days
later he deeded "to my^son Thomas Stewart of Voluntown" land by the north side
of Pocomuck Pond in Voluntown. He died between this date and July 20, 1742,
when John, William and James Stewart and Margaret and Thomas Hungerford, all
of East Haddam, Thomas and Samuel Stewart, both of Voluntown, deeded to their
brother Nathaniel of Voluntown land in that town ''belonging to our honoured fa-
ther, Alexander Stewart, deceased." May 19, 1743, Samuel Stewart of Voluntown
sold to Benjamin Pierce part of the land "my father, Alexander Stewart, bought of
Samuel Whalley." Apr. 21, 1746. Nathaniel Stewart of Voluntown sold land to
his brother Samuel which "my father, Alexander Stewart, deceased, bought from
John Stoyell." [He married (2) Nov. — , 1732, Jennet Rogers]? His children:
1 ? Alexander ; -=tabout 1723. Margaret and died in 1 732
2 John 1703; -about 1726, Elizabeth . He died Sep. 18, 1791, se 88
3 Margaret ; - Thomas Hungerford
4 WiUiam 1706; l-^Feb. 2, 1732. Hannah Campbell: (2). (3) and (4)
5 Thomas ; Jan. 27, 1735-6, Anne Rogers, in Voluntown
6 James ; ^ about 1737, Keziah Scoville, daughter of Benjamin
7 Nathaniel ; —Experience -; '-
8 Samuel, bp. July 24, 172c, New London; --1741; Elizabeth Kennedy, Glasgo
JAMES^ STEWART (Alexander^) was born probably in Scotland about 1715; he
married Keziah, daughter of Benjamin Scoville of Ea&t fiaddem: she had brothers
Lemuel and Nuthan. James was granted a cattle-mark in Voluntown Dec. 5, 1789,
"a crop of ye left eirr and a halfpenny on under side of ye same ear." He deeded
his land in Voluntown to his father Sep. 25, 1740, and settled in East Haddam.
where mo3t &f his children were bom:
1 Mary, bp. Apr. 30, 1738, Voluntown
2 James 1740, East Haddam; ^ Mar. 24. 1763, Rhoda Graves
3 Lemuel 1742 ; Lydia and settled in Williamstown, Mass.
4 Nathaniel -Sarah and settled in Harpersfield, N. Y.
5 Elizabeth, bp. Sep. 8, 1751, East Haddam
6 Samuel, bp. Nov. 11. 1753, East Haddam: settled in Williamstown, Mass.
7 Lydia, bp. May 15, 1757, East Haddam
*The EllioU Stewart msnoacrpt. contributed by Mr. Inglis Stuart of Beaeon. N. Y., was written
in 1875 by EUiott W. Ste^^art of BuSTalo. N. Y.. based on information obtained in an interview June 4,
1866. with hie uUde^ ElUiott Ste«rart. at his home in Ogden, Monroe county. N. Y. The Stewart gen-
ealogy, covering much of the same ground, was published Sep. 18, 1918. by Mr. Ethelbert Stewart of
Washington, D. C. for his children, and copies have been presented to the editors of the Stewart Clan
Magasine by the author. Additional data are interpolated in this article.
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"One of the (laughters married a Harvey* and another married Nathaniel Stil-
son, a Baptist preacher, and lived in Harpersfield, Delaware county, N. Y.: one of
their sons lived in Geneseo, Livingston county, deacon of the Baptist church. The
daughter who married a Harvey afterwards married a Draper: one of the sons
named Samuel was a presiding elder in Vermont; Gideon, another son, was a pre-
siding elder at Lima, Livingston county, N. Y., born about 1782; I met him about
1835 at a protracted meeting at Covington, Wyoming county, N. Y.: he was a man
of wealth. Another of my aunts married a Cone: one of her sons, a farmer, visited
me in Vermont in about 1805."
JAMES8 STEWART (James,^ Alexander^) married in East Haddam Mar. 24,
1763, Btioda, daughter of Jedediah Graves by his third wife, Allen, whose
other children were Stephen, Russell, Allen and Amos. "Amos Graves brought me
up; he married Hannah Kennedy and had some ten children—Lurancy, Cynthia,
Amos, Chauncy, Milton, Hannah and others. My father lived in Essex, Vt., Pitts-
town, Dorset, Crown Pointt and Greenville, N. Y." Children:
1 Ambrose + of quick consumption at 14; old enough to carry father's chain
2 Uriel, Nov. 23, 1765; ^ Anna Holgate and settled in Westford, Vt.
3 proline 1767; ^-Aijel Graves at Colchester, Conn.
4 Barzillai, Nov. 7, 1769; 1 ^Mary Frost: settled in Weybridge, Vt.
5 Amasa 1771; + young
6 Amasa, Aug. 16, 1773; —Lois Budd and lived in Pennsylvania
7 Rhoda 1774; -James Ager and lived on Lake George
8 William Henry, Dec. 14, 1776; - Patience Denton
9 James 1779; drowned in Lake George at the age of 20, unmarried
10 Elliott, Aug. 19, 1782; --Susanna Griffin at Richfield, Otsego county, N. Y.
11 Philetus, Mar. 7, 1785; =Ort. 26, 1805, Susanna Ballard, in Hamilton, N. Y.
12 Huldah 1789; =Silas Harrison
Carolina's children were: Lucinda, died at 2 years; Dudley, mnrrifi a Mqf'^w:
James, married Content Benjamin; Selinda and Rhoda.
Rhoda had 4 or 5 children and died young: her husband was a school teacher.
Huldah's children were: Truman, Lovinia, Caroline, married S. Lindley; Re-
becca, died of consumption; Erastus, married a Fish; Diana and another son.
LEMUEL* STEWART j: (James,^ Alexander^) and wife Lydia lived in Williams-
town, Berkshire county, Mass. He was a wholesale merchant and owned part of
the college. His store full of goods was consumed by fire: he shed tears at the loss
but was able to rebuild. He gave his sons a good education, and acquired a large
tract of land in Ohio, and equipped his sons Scoville, David and Milton to go west
and farm it but they came back after about three years. His wife Lydia died Oct.
28, 1793, aged 42. Lemuel died at about 65. His will was dated Aug. 1, 1807, and
probated Dec. 1 the same year. Children, born in Williamstown :
1 Lemuel Scoville, Aug. 10, 1773; ^rrrMay 14, 1805, Eleanor Davison, Pownal, Vt.
2 Cynthia, July 13, 1775; Thomas Bishop and died before her father
3 David, July 16, 1777; -f Mar. 11, 1779
4 David, Jan. 21, 1781
5 Milton, Dec. 20, 1784: a doctor surgeon in the War of 1812
6 James was a doctor in Palmyra, Wayne county, N. Y. : - in Ohio
«Gnce Stewart and Esra Harvey were married Feb. 1, 1762, in East Haddam.
tJames Stewart was granted May 2, 1772, a tract of 50 acrea situated on Lake George in Tlcon-
deroga, south of Tomlin'i patent.'-Essex County. N. Y., p. 813. W. C. Watson, 1869.
XA Lemuel Stewart served from Berkshire county in the Revolution and was commissioned captain.
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NATHANIEL^ STEWART Qames;- Alexander^) enlisted on the first call for
troops in Capt. Josiah Starr's company, Col. Benjamin Hinman's regiment, Con-
necticut, and served in the northern department in the Revolutionary war. He re-
moved to Harpersfield, Delaware county, N. Y., where he owned 500 acres of land.
"One of his sons came to see me: he married a Dibble; he visited me here in com-
pany with Esquire Dibble of Byron, Genessee county, about 1840." The will of
Nathaniel Stewart of Meredith, Delaware county, N. Y., was dated July 9, 1818,
witnessed by Cyrenus Stilson, John I. Keeler and Sarah Stilson: a codicil was add-
ed June 4, 1821, witnessed by Cyrenus, Sarah and Ashael Stilson: probated July 5,
1830. Widow Sarah. Children, named in will:
1 Nathaniel, executor (bom 1777; - Alma Georgia and had son James.— D.A.R)
2 Mary Smith
3 Keziah Qeorgia (^Elijah Georgia and had Charlotte) and her son Elijah B.
SAMUEL^ STEWART (James,^ Alexander^), baptized Nov. 11, 1763, in East
Haddam, "was a shoemaker by trade and lived in Williamstown, Mass., was poor.
Had a son, ai blacksmith, who lived on Pompey Hill (Onondaga county, N. Y.), an
ax- and hoe-maker, good mechanic: I heard he made some axes and hoes, just be-
fore he left for the west and put no steel in them; this was a shabby trick. His
sister, who lived at Newark (Wayne county), N. Y., called on me here: she married
a tailor and had but one child, a daughter." Samuel^ was probably the father of
Terry, who with wife Betsey had Martha, 1799, John, Emily, Russell, Abigail, Su-
sanna, Betsey, David, Norman N., Terry and Caroline, recorded in Williamstown,
some of them as having been bom in the adjoining town of Petersburg, N. Y.; and
of Salome, who married Dec. 28, 1801, John EUithorpe, and of Thomas, who with
wife Huldah had Sally M., 1816, Martha, Solomon P., Almira O. and Thomas F.—
the father died Aug. 26, 1829. Ambrose, who with wife Keziah deeded part of lot
64 in Pompey, Onondaga county, to Samuel Baldwin on Mar. 10, 1808, may have
been the son alluded to in the Elliott Stewart manuscript, quoted above.
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Capt. JOHN* STEWART {Samuel,* John,^ Robert,'^ Walter^) born Sep. 12, 1746. in
Londonderry, N. H., married Mar. 12, 1772, Huldah Hubbell, bom May 20, 1752,
in Stratford, Conn., daughter of Elnathan and Mehitable (Sherwood) Hubbell. In
1759, when 14 years old, he enlisted in the French and Indian war and marched in-
to the province of New York and took part in a fight with the Indians at Oriskany.
He was with Gen. Jeffery Amherst at the taking of Montreal in 1760. He became
a conspicuous figure during the American Revolution. After the war he settled at
Ticonderoga, where he kept the Mount Independence inn until it was destroyed
by fire in 1794, and he moved to a farm at Burlington, Otsego county, N. Y. Be-
tween 1806 and 1811 he resided at New Haven, Vt., and from 1811 until his death
July 31, 1829, at Middlebury, Vt. He was a man of eminence in his community,
of heroic stamp of mind and stanch character. His widow died Aug. 24, 1847.
1 Cynthia, Dec. 25, 1772, Bennington, Vt.; 4 Mar. 17, 1857, unmarried
2 Aaron, Mar. 22, 1775, Bennington; ^ May 16, 1807, Selinda Colt, New Haven
3 Noble, Apr. 3, 1777, Pawlet, Vt.; - May 17, 1814, unmarried, Middlebury
4 Ira, July 15, 1779, Pawlet; Oct. 29, 1814, Eliz. Hubbell of Lanesboro, Mass.
5 John. Mar. 10, 1785, Ticonderoga, N. Y., June 14, 1802, Manchester, Vt.
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WILLIAM"^ STEWART (SamueU* John,« Robert,'' Walter'), bom in Londonderry,
N. H., served as drummer from Mar. 21 to Oct. 20, 1757, in Capt. Burk's company
at Fort Edward, and also fought in the Revolution. He married Mary Harris, and
they accompanied his father and family from Colrain to Shelburne, Mass., in 1770.
His subsequent history is unknown. Children recorded in Colrain:
1 Eunice. Apr. 4, 1769
2 Lemuel , June 28, 1 772
SAMUEL*^ STEWART (Samuel,* John,^ Robert^' Walter'), born Feb. 23, 1749, in
Londonderry, N. H., was a small boy when his parents moved to Colrain, Mass.
He moved with his parents to Shelburne, and began farming for himself prior to
1773. He joined Capt. Hugh McClellan's company and marcher! on the Lexington
alarm: re-enlisted while at Boston May 1, 1776, in Capt. Robert Oliver's company,
Col. Ephraim Doolittle's regiment, for 8 months. He fought at Bunker Hill, and
was under Arnold at Quebec: Feb. 23, 1777, he enlisted as sergeant in Capt. Law-
rence Kemp's company. Col. Leonard's regiment, for service at Ticonderoga; dis-
charged Apr. 10, 1777. He removed to Salem, N. Y., Where he married Elizabeth
Abbott of Pawlet, Vt., who was born in Salisbury, Conn., Oct. 21, 1759. They re-
moved to Whitehall and in 1786 to Bristol, Vt. In 1816 the family migrated to
Royalton, Ohio. There he died Aug. 28, 1827, and she died Feb. 4, 1836. Children:
1 Chauncy Abbott, Mar. 27, 1782; died in Royalton—sons Daniel and Henry
2 Mary, Apr. 5, 1787: ==Mar. 22. 1808, Jehiel Saxton
3 Phebe, Apr. 7, 1789; -Isaac Isham
4 John, May 10, 1791; -Hiildah Hayes
5 Eunice, Aug. 4, 1794; ^ Vaughn
6 Samuel, May 6, 1796; ^ Jan. 15, 1818, Cherry Edwards
7 Elizabeth, Feb. 15, 1798
8 Harriet, Feb. 23, 1800
9 Electa, July 11, 1802
ROBERT^ STEWART {Samuel* John,'' Robert,'' Walter^), born in 1766 in Col-
rain, Mass., accompanied his parents to Washington county, N. Y., in 1780 and
settled in Salem. He was a soldier in the closing years of the Revolution. He
married Elizabeth Huggins. She died May 2, 1819, in her 50th year. He died on
Mar. 1, 1847, in his 81st year, in Salem. Children :
1 Mary, Mar. 2, 1789
2 James
3 Robert ; merchant in Greenwich, N. Y.: died unm. in Salem
4 Isabel ; -John Huggins
5 Samuel ; ^ in Salem
6 Elizabeth ; Chester Billings
7 William 1801 ; settled near the old homestead and died May 19, 1867
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QUERIES AND STRAY NOTES
JOHN STEWART of Springfield, page 17. The two Johns mentioned are the samp man. He was
captured at thp Battle of Dunbar and after v^ardR sold to the Lynn Iron works (or 130. His name is on
the list of 35 prisoner** brought over on the Unity in 1650. He was a servant ta John Gifford, agent of
the iron works. In the case of John Gifford vs. John Bex & Co., "Nicholas Pinnion, aged 49 years or
thereabouts, and John Vinton, aged 38 years or thereabouts," depose! Jan. 24, 1653-4, "that John
Stewart, Scot, and John Adams were constant servants in the hous? of Mr. John Gifford." He was
afterwards so'.d to John Tynchon and taken to Springfield. WILLIAM of Lynn and ROBERT of
Norwalk, pages 6 and 14, wt^re priscners from the Buttle of Worcester and were brought over on the
John & Sarah. - Alice Heckman Stewart, 105 Langdon ave., Waterlown, Mass. (Mr?. Stewart poss-
esses the most voluminous collection of Stewart data in the country, compiled by her husband, the
late George Sawin Stewart, a genealogist of high rank. - Editor.)
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CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS*
DUGALD STEWART, a native of Scotland, -tSep. 23, 1839, aged 72
ROBERT* STEWART (Alexander^) ] June 23. 1837, in his 88th year
JANE, wife of Robert* Stewart, -f Oct. 13, 1837, in her 83rd year
In memory of CHARLES* STEWART, departed this life July 24, 1840, ae. 57
In memory of MARY, wife of Donald Stewart, Nov. 3, 1832, aged 61
In memory of ANNE, wife of John* Stewart, sr., who departed this life Nov.
20. 1817. aged 71
Sacred to the memory of CATHERINE, consort of Robert* Stewart, Smith-
field, Madison county, who departed this life May 8, 1824, in the 44th year of her
age
STEWARTS OF EAST HADDAM, CONN. —23
THE ELLIOTT STEWART MANUSCRIPT AND A STEWART GENEALOGY
URIEL* STEWART (James,^ James,^ Alexander^), born Nov. 23, 1765. married
Anna Holgate. He was the Rial Stewart living in Granville, Washington county,
N. Y., in the first census, 1790, with two boys under 16 and five females. They re-
moved to Westford. Chittenden county, Vt. He died there Oct. 24, 1833, aged 67,
and the widow Anna died Jan. 2, 1843. aged 78. Children:
1 Alvan* 1790. Granville, N. Y.: Utica. His son Alvan« had Alvan^ and
2 Lucy Douglas.^
3 Rhoda 1794; I July 2, 1811, aged 17, at Westford, Vt.
4 Salvia
5 Eunice 1799; * May 18, 1802, aged 3, at Duxbury, Vt.
6 Anna, Oct. 1, 1801 ; -Mar. 25, 1812, aged 10 y., 5 m. and 24 d., at Westford
7 Asenath — Larkin and lived in Montgomery, Vt.
8 Martha (Patty) =.Elder Peter Chase of Berkshire, Vt.
9 Sarah =May 15, 1831, Plumy Fassett, Montgomery, Vt.
10 Elvira ^Rev. Bryant: Madison, Wis.
Alvan* was the great anti-slavery advocate of New York. He devised and put
into operation the so-K:alled underground railway scheme for aiding runaway slaves
to reach Canada: he was associated with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Charles Sumner.
John Brown and other leaders. Candidate for governor of New York in 1844.
BARZILLAl* STEWART (James,^ James,^ Alexander^), born Nov. 7, 1769, mar-
ried for his first wife Mary Frost. They settled in Wey bridge, Addison county, Vt.
Mary died Aug. 2, 1809, aged 36. and is buried in Bridport. He married (2) widow
Mary ("Polly") Williamson, by whom he had a daughter Mary. Polly died Aug. 8,
1814, aged 37, and is buried in Cornwall. He married (3) Nov. 26, 1815, in Shore-
ham, widow Mary Hyde: her son Salmon married Emily^ Stewart, daughter of Phil-
*FToin the collection of Stewart data made by the late Mrs. Jennie F. Stewart of Syracuse, N. Y.
Mrs. Stewart's interest in genealogy was profound, and she derived considerable pleasure in freely
helping others to unravel their perplexing tangles of ancestry. The valuable collection of material
which she left was very kindly^loaned by her daughter, Miss Maude C. Stewart of 244 Kirk avenue,
Syracuse, to the editors of the Stewart Clan Magazine, and copies now repose in their archives, to be
given our readers through these pages.
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etus.
< Barzillaih
1
Lucinda
2
Barzillal
3
Charles
4
Helim
6
Thomas
6
Stephen
7
Amanda
8
Mary
9
Samuel
10
Adeline B.
11
Alvan Uriel
12
John
13
Erastus B.
14
Emily
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d about fourteen children:
Rev. Elias Hurlburt of Andover, Vt.
1796; r Jan. 25, 1818, Dorothy Williamson; he Mar. 2, 1844,
Olive Myers in Bristol
1 Jan. 9, 1823, Lorain Stow: (2) EmUy Humphrey
Rider
1 Oct. 30, 1833, Hannah Sargent, in Ludlow, Vt.
1809; I May 22, 1826, aged 17, in Weybridge
Robert Myers of hiewbem
-^ Sep. 12, 1838, Clarissa Myers, in Bristol, Vt.
Feb. 10, 1839, William S. Howden, in Ira, Vt.
^Dec. 21, 1842, Elvira L. Parmelee, in Bristol
- Moses Blowers
In the third census, 1810, Barzillai* Stewart of Weybridge was enumerated with
a wife between 26 and 45 years of age, a girl over 16 and under 26, a boy between
10 and 16 and 4 boys and a girl under 10.
AMASA^ STEWART (James.» James,^ Alexander^), born Aug. 16, 1773. married
Lois Budd. They lived in Pennsylvania. "She was one of the prettiest girls I ever
saw, and he has told me since that he never saw her out of humor." Children:
1 Sophia "She married at 30 Deverough, a good Methodist farm-
er: he died and left her a good farm at Springfield, Erie county, Pa. She
had three sons. She died 3 years ago [ 1862 j"
2 Selina "She married Thompson, a farmer at Springfield. She
had some ten children, and moved east, I heard: had a son Elliott."
3 James "He lived to be only a few years old."
WILLIAM HENRY^ STEWART (James,^ James,^ Alexander'), born Dec. 14,
1776, married Patience Denton. Children:
James F.
Gora Denton
Justus
Amelia
William H.
Daniel
George W.
Was married twice: living at Cardington, O., in 1865;
Married and had several children: died in Illinois.
1874.
Baptist clergyman, settled in Georgia
Settled in Oregon
Captain in the Union army during the Civil war
ELLIOTT^ STEWART (James/ James,^ AUxander') born Aug. 19, 1782, married
Susanna Griflin in Richfield, Otsego county, N. Y. They went to Georgetown, in
Madison county: on July 3, 1809, he bought land in DeRuyter of Thomas Ludlow
for $444; lived there four years and then moved on the Fisk place in Lebanon and
stayed one year, selling to Fisk. (He sold land in Lebanon to Dr. Smith for $872.)
"Then moved to Truxton, Cortland county, and four years later to Fabius, Onon-
daga county, and was there about four years and moved to Covington, Wyoming
county. Stayed here about five years and traded for a farm in Bergen, Genesee
county, and after 13 years on this place I moved to Ogden, Monroe county. My
family has been as follows:"
1 Anna D. - Samuel Graves and had Jane, Harriet Helen, Homer and
2 Arvilla Malvina i at 18 years Harlan
3 Lurancy at 18 Sands Oathout and had Edwin, Rhoda and Lurancy
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4 Cynthia Sophronia; —at 18 Alonzo Belknap
5 Julia Ann ~at 24 Niles Oathout : had Charles and Emily : Riga Center
6 Emily Amanda -at 16 William Hammond and died at 23
7 James Elliott -Anna Rice: had Delia Frances •
PHILETUS^ STEWART (James,^ James,^ Alexander^), born Mar. 7, 1785, in
New York state [Census of 1850], married Oct. 26, 1805, Susanna Ballard, in Ham-
ilton, Madison county, N. Y. She was born Feb. 28, 1786, in Massachusetts, daugh-
PHILETU8 STEWART SUSANNA BALLARD
ter of Dane* and Rebecca (Forbes) Ballard. They settled on a farm of 100 acres
in Georgetown, where they spent the remainder of their lives. He was a devout
Baptist and held the office of deacon for many years. She died Jan. 14, 1868, in
her 82nd year, and he died Aug. 16, 1872, aged 87. Children:
1 Allen Philetus, Nov. 14. 1807; :-:May 16, 1842, Sarah M. Rider
2 James Uriel, July 20, 1809; ^Oct. 20, 1841, Eunice Justice
3 Corydon Forbes, Mar. 11, 1811; =^Sep. 9, 1832, Mary Ann Johnston
4 Emily Asenath, Oct. 27. 1813; =Oct. 31, 1831, Salmon Hyde
5 Elliott William, JuJy 14, 1817; ::^Nov. 13, 1845, Marion Jamieson
6 Alvan F., Apr. 18, 1819; 1^-Oct. 29, 1843, Camera Owen, at Montrose, Iowa
7 Sanford Head, May 22, 1821; =Aug. 30, 1843, Sarah E. Seals
8 Susan Evaline, Mar. 20, 1823: ^ Oct. 23, 1843, Francis Burt
9 Oscar Orville, Aug. 19, 1825; -^1847 Ann Fisk and disappeared Nov. 21, 1857
10 Mary L., Nov. 23, 1827; ^1850 Orange Baker: Kankakee county, 111.
To be continued
STEWARTS OF LONDONDERRY, N. H. —24
FROM THE BOOK BY B. FRANK SEVERANCE
JOSEPH* STEWART QosepK* John.^^Robert,^ Walter^) born Apr. 6, 1752. in Col-
rain, Mass., married Oct. 3, 1774, Rosanna Harmon, born May 17, 1754. He sett-
*Dane Ballmrd wai born Sep. 9, 1758, in MasBacbusetto, and died Apr. 16, 1831, Georgetown.
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led in Halifax, Vt., and also lived in Bennington. They removed to Washington
county, N. V., on a farm where, it is said, the apples that fell from the trees rolled
down into Vermont. He was a soldier in the Revolution, serving with his father in
Col. Blair's regiment, Albany county state troops, and was granted land bounty for
his services. His wife Rosanna died Apr. 25, 1813. He married (2) Dec. 12, 1814,
widow Hannah Hitchcock, in Bennington, Vt. He lived in Cambridge, but was of
White Creek when he dated his will May 10, 1826: probated Nov. 19, 1828. The
will (exemplified copy) of Hannah Stewart of White Creek, N. Y., was filed Jan. 3,
1844* at Manchester, Vt. Children of Joseph and Rosanna:
1 Eunice, Feb. 26, 1776; :^-Horace Bamum
2 Joseph, Mar. 14, 1778; =Sarah Dunton
3 Reuboi, Apr. 9, 1780; =idaughter of William Johnson: Aug. 12, 1838, Ohio
4 Rosanna, July 1, 1782 ; =^John Allen
6 David, Jan. 20, 1784
6 Margaret, Apr. 18, 1786; =^June 17, 1804, Asa Kellogg, in Troy, N. Y.
7 Mary, Feb. 20, 4788; =- Lauderdale
8 Sylvester, Mar. 7, 1790; =^Dec. 16, 1810, Almira Doty, in Shaftsbury, Vt.
9 Anna, May 16, 1794; =Asa Kellogg after the death of Margaret June 11, 1819
10 Enos, Jlinel8, 1797
Col. JOHN'^ STEWART^ (Josepfi,^ JoKn,^ Robert,^ Walter^), bom Feb. 14, 1755, in
Colrain, Mass., went to Vermont with his parents. He married Feb. 22, 1777, Susan
Smith, born Mar. 14. 1758. He was a Revolutionary soldier, serving for two years
as corporal with the Vermont troops, part of the time under Captain Hopkins and
Col. Seth Warner. He served in the War of 1812 and was promoted from the vari-
ous degrees of rank to that of colonel. He settled in Kingsbury, Washington coun-
ty, N. Y. He died in August, 1831. His wife died in 1841. Children:
1 Chauncy, Apr. 15, 1781
2 Rhoda, Feb. 15, 1784; ^Daniel W. Wing of Fort Edward
3 Elizabeth, Feb. 13, 1787; -Apr. 7, 1801
4 Martin Luther, Mar. 23, 1789; 4-Sept. 11, 1815
5 Susan, Oct. 15, 1791; -hJan. 5, 1864
6 Margaret, Apr. 27, 1794; —John Calkins
7 Ann, Nov. 25, 1796; f Feb. 7, 1871
8 Mary, Nov. 28, 1799; -hDec. 7, 1869
9 John Calvin, Feb. 14, 1803; —Serena Linendoll
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STRAY NOTES
JAMES STEWART, 1-41-S, and JOHN, 1-4-S, Crown Point. GInrton covnty. N. Y.. in census 1790.
Eleanor Stewnrt, Johnson D. Stewsrt, Lydis Stewart and Ann Stewart of White Creek, N. Y., ap.
pointed Dyer Parce of the same town Aug. 14, 1824, to act about real estate in Virginia county, Ohio,
"situated on Middle Island creek and known by the name of Lemuel Stewnrt's survey, whereby we
are now interested." <- Miscellaneous Records of Washington County, N. Y., I 197.
QUERIES
5. JOSEPH STEWART of Cambridge, Maryland. His seventh son was Francis A., my father.
Was Joseph's ancestor a Revolutionary soldier? Mrs. C. H. Randall. Randolph, Neb.
6. CONSIDER HARVEY MORRISON, born 1769 in Saratoga. N. Y., died 1846 at Lowville, N.
Y. Wife Prudence, buried Lowville. Their parenUge desired. Mrs. Louise M. Ford, 88 Jewett Place,
Utica. N.Y.
7. PHF.BE STUART married Eli Leonard. They were my grandparents. Phebe's father was in
the Revolutionary war. I think they came from Kentucky to Ohio. Mrs. L. B. Ayers. Hebron, Neb.
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STEWARTS OF EAST HADDAM, CONN. —27
THE ELLIOTT STEWART MANUSCRIPT AND A STEWART GENEALOGY
ALLEN P.* STEWART (Fhiletus* James,^ James,'^ Alexander^), born Nov. 14, 1807,
in Georgetown, Madison county, N. Y., married May 9, 1842, Sarah M. Rider. He
lived on a small farm in Lincklaen and died childless.
JAMES U.* STEWART (PhiUtus,* James,^ James,^ Alexander^) born July 20, 1809.
married Oct. 20, 1841, Eunice Justice. He was graduated as a physician at Fair-
field Medical college and began practice in Lincklaen. He removed to Missouri
and was building up a very lucrative practice, but became dissatisfied and removed
to Jackson, Mich., and becoming infatuated with the gold fever he went to Califor-
nia in 1852. He returned and took his family west and taught school till the Re-
bellion broke out, when he went into the service. He was there disabled : his wife
died in 1864, and he spent his last days in Dayton, O. He had a large family of
children, most of them dying young, the only one reaching maturity being:
X Elliott James 1849; living when last heard from (1876) at Ft. Sully, S. D.
CORYDON F.-^ STEWART {Philetus* James,^ James,^ Alexander^), bom Mar. 11,
1811, married Sep. 9, 1832, Mary Ann Johnston, born in Jamestown, Chautauqua
county, N. Y., Feb. 18, 1816,
the daughter of James and Rox-
ina (Klock) Johnston of James-
town. He partially learned the
trade of hatter when a boy, and \
afterwards worked at the print-
er's trade. He turned to farm-
ing and went out west. He was
postmaster, justice of the peace
and station-master at Lawn-
dale, 111. He died in Bloom-
CORYDON FORBES STEWART ingtOn, 111., Oct. 7, 1892, and "^"Y ANN JOHNSTON
his widow died at the same place Jan. 12, 1898. Their children were:©
1 Jacob Forbes (Frank), Feb. 4, 1884; =June 26, 1857, Lois Moore: no issue
2 James Philetus, Oct. 3, 1835; =Jan. 12, 1858, Harriet E. Newcomb
3 Caroline S., Nov. 19, 1836 ; =May 3. 1854, James J. Stanchfield [dier
4 Corydon E., May 15, 1838; —Caroline Clayton of Alabama: Confederate sol-
5 Mary A., June 9, 1839; i==Joseph Cooper; (2) Aug. — , 1873, Oscar J. Hyde
6 Orloflf A., Nov. 8, 1840; - Aug. 9, 1841
7 Fannie E., Apr. 6, 1842; 1= 2211857, Nathan H. Gary: (2) Coleman Houser
8 Orloff A. T., Jan. 2, 1844; =nNov. 21, 1871, Esther V. Snook: Union soldier
9 Rudolph A., Apr. 30, 1845; Union soldier with brother: killed May 9, 1862
10 Oscar Orville, Jan. 29, 1847 ; 4 Sep. 30, 1848
11 Izora E., Apr. 2, 1849; ^Sep. 2, 1868, John D. Tribbey
12 Zelda Leonora, Nov. 24, 1855; ^Nov. 24, 1879, John S. Osburn
13 Ethelbert R., Apr. 22, 1857: ^Dec. 27, 1879, Lettie M. Cox
Symbols and references: ^= means married; -^ means marriage intention; ^ means died; number
preceded by daah means refer to that page; (T bible record, (2; church record, :X town record.
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ELLIOTT WILLIAM* STEWART (Philetus,^ James,^ lames? Alexander^), bom
July 14, 1817, married Nov. 13, 1845, Marion Jamieson, at Camden, N. Y. At the
age of 14 he went to Paris, Oneida county, and worked on a farm for three years:
he attended Cazenovia Seminary and took up the study of law, completing his leg^
al studies at Camden, Oneida county. There he began the practice of law; later at
Utica and in 1846 located in Buffalo. Confinement in the law office affecting his
health he took up the study of agriculture and in 1852 he purchased a 225-acre farm
in Hamburg, near Lake View. He began writing for various papers and for many
years was editor of the Live Stock Journal, published at Buffalo. He was appoint-
ed non-resident professor of agriculture in Cornell University in 1876-77, and was
for a number of years a contributor to The Country Gentleman and wrote a stand-
ard book — "Feeding Animals." He was the compiler of the manuscript on the gen-
ealogy of the Stewart family. He died at his country home at Lake View in 1894.
1 James Elliott ; died at 7 from an accidental cut by a scythe
2 John Jamieson, Nov. 29, 1848; -hJan. 21, 1905, unmarried
3 Marion McKie, Feb. 3, 1851; 4 Oct. 2, 1878, unmarried
4 Alvan, Apr. 17, 1853; unmarried: resides on homestead at Lake View
5 Jean Lillian, Sep 25, 1855; unmarried : resides with brother Alvan [1918]
ALVAN F.* STEWART {Fhaetus,^ James,^ James,^ Alexander^), born Apr. 18,
1819, married (1) at Montrose, la., Oct. 29, 1843, Camera Owen. He left home at
the age of 17 and went to Ohio and later to Illinois. He adopted the Mormon faith
and went with the exodus from Nauvoo, 111., to Utah in 1846, and became a dignit-
ary in the Mormon church. He visited his father's family in 1866. After the death
of his wife he married again and had six more children. Children, by Camera:
1 Helen C. hat 14 months
2 Oscar Marion, Sep. 23, 1845; had several wives
3 Joseph Alvan, Dec. 24, 1847
4 Fidelia Louisa, Jan. 1, 1850; — Stinson: resided Roalyn, Wash.
5 Mary Lucinda, Dec. 24, 1852
6 Matilda Caroline, May 10, 1855
7 Temima Besella, July — , 1857
8 James Elliott, Sep. 11, 1*859
9 Mahouri Alma, Oct. — , 1861
10 Ephraim Philetus, Nov. — , 1863
SANFORD H.'^ STEWART (Phdetus,* James,^ James,^ Alexander^), born May 22,
1821, married Aug. 30, 1843, Sarah E. Seals. He remained on the old homestead of
100 acres in Georgetown which his father bought in 1805; it was gold in 1908 by
Sanford's son Philetus,* after having been owned by the family for over 100 years.
Children:
1 Dora, Oct. 29, 1844; ^Spencer Shapley and had Walter, Janette and Sanford
2 Oscar. Oct. 1, 1846; =Dec. 18, 1872, Harriet Currier: had Arthur
3 Anna L., Dec. 29, 1851 ; =Feb. 11, 1874, Lewis Niles: six daughters
4 Mary L., May 30, 1857; =Jan. 26, 1832, Noah Reynolds: sons Ray and Clyde
5 Philetus, Feb. 6, 1860; i=Feb. 7, 1884, Mary Ella Wagner: (2) Sep. 10, 1907,
her cousin, Lena Wagner. No children.
OSCAR O.-^ STEWART (Philetus,^ James,\James,^ Alexander'), born Aug. 19, 1 825,
married at 22 Ann Fisk. He early began making money, dealing in cattle and dairy
products. In November, 1857, he went to New York City with a large consign-
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ment of butter and cheese, and after leaving the commission house at 5 o'clock in
the evening of Nov. 21 to take the North River boat for Albany, on his way home,
he was never heard of again. His widow never remarried but continued to live on
the farm in DeRuyter, with their four children*
1 Ida ; = Gifford : Syracuse
2 Adelbert ; =Sate Peckham: DeRuyter; one son
3 Millie ;= Davis: two daughters
4 Flora ; =Theodore Reynolds: DeRuyter; son and daughter
MORE OF THIS ILK LATER
This concludes this branch of the East Haddam Stewarts— a line of diversified
genius and ability as doctors, lawyers, soldiers, ministers and adventurers— and we
shall later follow the lines of other sons of Alexander, ^ some of whioe use the spell-
ing Stuart. It is a coincidence worth noting that two Stewarts of other septs —
Edward Yost Stewart (Charles H., Charles N., Charles) of Ilion, N. Y., and Geo. W.*
Stewart (Alanson,* WiUiam,'^ James,^ John^ of Haverhill) of Lowell, Mass.— both recog-
nized in the picture of Philetus^ Stewart, in the January number, a striking resem-
blance to certain members of their own families.
Amasa, page 26. The 7th child of Barzillai* Stewart is erroneously given in the
copy of the Weybridge town records as Amanda. The gravestone says Amasa.
STEWARTS OF LONDONDERRY, N. H. —28
FROM THE BOOK BY B. FRANK SEVERANCE
DAVID« STEWART {William,^ ChurUs,* John? Robert,^ Walter^) born Feb. 24,
1761, in Colrain, Mass., married Miriam Haven, born Dec. 27, 1760, in Hopkinton,
Mass. He was a soldier under Gen . Daniel Shays. He was an active and success-
ful farmer, his land being in that part of Colrain known as Bemardston Gore, and
the house he built there in 1793 is still standing (1903). He died Apr. 4, 1830, and
his widow died Nov. 23, 1845. Children :
1 David, Dec. 21. 1788; soldier in War of 1812: -hMar. 16, 1825, at West Point
2 Jane, Dec. 26, 1790; =Erastus Chapin: Leyden and Greenfield
3 Amos, June 4, 1793; z=Margaret Oaks: (2) Lydia Babcock
4 Betsey, Aug. 25, 1795; =Jesse Nelson of Colrain
5 William, Aug. 21, 1797; i=Jan. 1, 1822, Susan Brown: (2) Prudence Trumble
6 Joram W., Mar. 3, 1800; =Oct. 22, 1826, Martha Cannon, in Rutland, Vt.
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MAY CONNECT WITH OLD SCOTTISH FAMILIES
J. K. Stewart, C. B. E.. honorable secretary of the Stewart Society, Edinburgh,
Scotland, and editor of the society's publication. The Stewarts, has become interested
in the Stewarts of America through the work of Dr. Francis Edward Stewart of
Philadelphia, who is a life member of the society, and has written Dr. Stewart and
asked his cooperation in a study of the origin of the principal Stewart families in
this country. This is interesting news to descendants of the scattered clans in this
country and may lead to the establishment of connecting links between the immi-
grant ancestors here and the old lines in Scotland.
The County Court Note-Book, published by Mrs. Milnor Ljungstedt, rural
route 1, Bathesda, Md., is a periodical of great value to those interested in South-
em genealogy and deserves a general support. The subscription is $1 a year. As-
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sociated with Mrs. Ljungstedt is Mrs. W. S. [Pauline Stewart] Crosley, Naval Sta-
tion, Key West, F.a., and together they expect soon to publish a 2-voluma work on
the **Stewarts and Floy ds of Virginia: their Catalogue," comprehending also the
Stewarts of Maryland and southern Pennsylvania.
"The Mayflower and Alden Kindred Historiographer** is a quarterly publicat-
ion put out at $1 a year by John Alden Seabury, box 114, Jamaica, N. Y., which
merits the support of every Alden descendant. It was through our grandmother,
Henrietta^ [Alden] Edson (Gilbert,' Elijah,^ Josiah,* Samuel,^ Joseph,-^ Joseph,^ Hon.
John*) that we inherited a love of record-keeping.
WAS A GREAT-GRANDSON OF CAPT. BENJAMIN« STEWART
The first death among our subscribers which it is our regretful duty to record
is that of Harvey H. Wopd, which occurred Jan. 22 at his home, 44 Canton street,
Ogdensburg, N. Y. H« w«b over 70 years of age and was a great-grandson of Capt.
Benjamin Stewart of Potsdam, St. Lawrence county, N. Y., through his daughter
Sarah, who married Rev. Ezra Healy. Capt. Benjamin Stewart was from Hart-
ford, Washington county, and is thought to have been a son of Samuel,*"* the son of
Charles^ Stewart (Johrv^) of Colrain, Mass. He was an influential and highly re-
spected man: he received the first deed, dated July 9, 1803, given to a settler in the
town of Potsdam: he was a captain of militia in 1806 and served in the War of
1812. He was twice married, his second wife, Amy Woodrufif, having been born in
Pittsford, Vt., on Sep. 19, 1794. His will, dated June 1, 1839, was witnessed by
Silas Wright, jr., then governor of New York, and was probated Aug. 14, 1846, the
heirs named or cited being the widow Amy and daughters Selinda, Susan and Selat-
ta; Rebecca Guardian, living at Paris, Richland county, O.; Polly, wife of Henry
Olin, living at Marseilles, Noble county, Ind.; Martha Stewart, Wayne county, N.
Y., and Almon Healy, George Healy, William Healy, Jessie Healy, Orilla Healy.
Melicia Healy and Pamela Healy, all of Cobourg, Canada W. For all this inform-
ation and the following data taken from the Grant cemetery between Potsdam and
Canton we are indebted to W. J. Heckles, county historian, Canton, N. Y.:
Benjamin Stewart d. Oct. 3, 1845, a?. 82. He was one of the First Settlers in
the Town of Potsdam.
Rebecca [his first wife] d. July 23, 1828, ae. 57
Amy [his second wife] d. May 19, 1888, ae. 92
Scelata [a daughter] d. June 12, 1834, ae. 6 years
Susan [a daughter] d. Feb. 10, 1888, ae. 55 years
TRUXTON, N. Y., FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
COPIED BY E. H PGNOt.CTON. eASTORANSC. N. J. . FROM THE ORIGINAL REOOROS
Hugh Stewart among original members at organization Oct. 15, 1811. He died in
August, 1856. ANNA, also an original member, died Ausj. 4, 1868.
Betsey Stewart joined Sep. 13, 1812. She died in February, 1871.
Malinda Stewart, adult, baptized Mar. 6, 1815.
Lucy Stewart joined May 1, 1831.
Anna and Polly Stewart, children, baptized Jan. 12, 1812.
Eliza, John and Emeline Stewart, children, baptized June 3, 1813.
Jonathan Severance Stewart, child, baptized June 3, 1813 (named for early mem.).
Polly Trowbridge Stewart, child, baptized Dec. 19, 1813 (named for early member).
Deborough Stewart, child, baptized Nov. 25, 1818.
Jonathan Severance Stewart, child, baptized July 7, 1822.
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ASSOri ATK KUL-niK, HORACK W. DTCKKHM A X, 9 W . VTU 8', XKW YORK CrTY-
GEO. T. EPSON. EDITOR ISSUED MONTHLY ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
FILLEY, NEBRASKA MARCH, 1923 VOL. I NO. 9
STEWARTS OF TRUXTON, N. Y.
BY DR. FRANCIS E. STEWART OF PHILADELPHIA
0 STEWART of Perth, Scotland, had brothers John and Thomas, who
died before 1791, and perhaps a sister Catherine. He had at least three sons and
three daughters. Two of the sons came to America:* one may have returned.
1 Alexander, born probably dr. 1740: merchant in Perth, Scotland
2 Charles
' 3 Jannet
4 John
5 Anna
To John Stewart, Perth, Scotland, I
CambridKe Street of New York, North America.
Dear Brother:-^ We received your last • • • informing us of your being married • • • 2 child-
ren which much surprised • • • • not writing before, but according • * • * I shall give you a
short narrative * * * ^ friends that are dead. Your uncles, John and Thomas, are both dead,
and James Robertson and Chatcrine Taylor and my wife died four years age, and I have eight child-
ren buried and four alive, and the oldest is fifteen and she is stone-blind; and your brother Chnrles
has four dead and three alive, and your three sisters are alive. Jannet is keeping houre with me; Ann
has a son named John. We all live in Perth. This town is much enls^rged &ince you saw it last. I
still continue in the old way • • • • strange that you had not got some • • * • could inform
• • • or any place on re* • • • • more particularly have • • • • have be* • • • York
and how you are doing in business • • • prosper in the world • ♦ • I shall give you • direct
Recount next letter, but a • * • uneasy or you write again. Direct to * * • care of Peter Cam-
- k mason in G* • • Alex Stewart, Mercht above the * • * • to had a more affection for • *
c 'dering what care • • * Do for yourself • • • • will be a dutiful husband and parent to
• is the earnest desire of your affectionate brother, ALEXANDER STEWART.
^OHN^ STEWART was born probably about 1748, in or near Perth, Scotland,
and came to America perhaps before the Revolutionary war. He married Leah
(Naphiens) Morris, a widow, who had a son, Robert Morris, who was born Nov. l6,
1774, in Princeton, N. J.f John was living in New York City in 1791, and there is
a tradition that he had previously lived in Colrain, Mass. , The date or place of his
death is unknown. Leah died Aug. 14, 1801, aged 52,0 and is buried in Truxton,
Cortland county, N. Y.J Children of John and Leah :
1 Charles, Jan. 1, 1784; =Sep. 12, 1806, Elizabeth Severance, in Truxton, N. Y.
2 Anna 1790; =John Peirce, Truxton, and -f Apr. 23, 1826, aged 48t
Symbols and references: =^ means married; -^ means marriage intention; 4- means died; number
preceded by dash means refer to that page; (\) bible record, (i) church record, (3, town record, (^ grave-
stone, <5) estate, (i) court record, '7. land record, (^i military record.
•Letter from Mrs. S. Goddard, dated at Truxton, N. Y., Jun<> 6, 1890. to Nrlson Westcott, a soncf
Owen Westcott. "When your sister Lizzie was here in the fail she wished me to write what I knew
about Grandfather Stewart and send it to you for her cous'n in Watertown. This is what I know.
"Between 1750 and 1760 a family came to this country from Germany with a young daughter by
the name of Leah Naphiecs. When she became a ycung Indy she married a young gentleman named
Morris. They had one son, Robert. The father did not live but a few years afterward. When Robert
became a young man he married Miss Charity Matthews. Before his mnrriage two young gentlemen
of the name of Stewart came from Scotland. One of them, John Stewart, married Leah (Naphiens)
Morris, the mother of Robert. She had two children by this marriage -Chnrles Stewart, who married
Betsy, or Elizabeth Severance, and a daughter, Annie Stewart, who married John Peirce, my father.
"Leah (Naphiens) Stewart died Aug. 14, 1800." (This is an error for 1801.)
+Po>sibly Princetown, Schenectady county, N. Y.
"^Peirce monument in Truxton: "Hon. John Pierce died Sep. 7. 1860, ae. 72. Anna Stewart, his
wife, died Apr. 28, 1826, ae. 48." Another stone reads: "Leah, wife of John Stewart, died Aug. 14,
1801, ae. 52 yaars. Her daughter Anna, born 1792, died Mar. 9, 1838."
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Robert Morris married in Shaftsbury, Vt., Mar. 7, 1792, Charity^ Matthews,
born Dec. 31, 1778, daughter of Capt. David« rJames,* John,< John," John,* Ed-
ward» of Tewkabury, England) and Lucy [Fay] Matthews, formerly of Colrain,
Mass., latterly of Shaftsbury, Vt. The Morrises removed to Truxton, N. Y.
CHARLES^ STEWART (John^) was bom Jan. 1, 1784. supposedly in Colrain,
Mas3., or Bennington, Vt. He married in Truxton, Cortland county, N. Y., Sep.
12, 1806, Elizabeth^ Severance, bom Feb. 24, 1787, daughter of Jonathan* (Jonath-
an,^ Joseph," John,!' John^ of Ipswich, England, and Salisbury, Mass.) and Elizabeth
[McClellan] Severance.* Charles* and his wife Betsey lived on the Cheningo road,
in that part of the town of Solon which was annexed to Truxton Apr. 4, 1811. He
moved into Truxton village later and after the marriage of his daughter Emily in
1830 he bought 40 or 50 acres on the road between Tmxton and Tully, about a mile
from thfi village. There he died Feb. 14, 1848, and his wife died Feb. 28, 1871.
Childm, biH'n in {now] Tmxton;
1 Efeza, June 21, 1806; i=15Sl827. Dr. Melvin A. Webster, (2) 175-1843, Hiram
Middlebrook of Syracuse: Lindleytown, Steuben county: no issue
2 John, May 2, 1808; =May 22, 1839, Mary Hudgins of Hart county, Ky.
8 Emily, Mar. 23, 1810; =Oct. 14, 1880, Owen Westcott, s. of Gorton Westcott
4 Jonathan Severance, Feb. 17, 1812; -hAug. 3, 1814
5 Robert Morris, Mar. 24, 1814: Qovemor of Missouri^ 1857-1861
6 Hannah, Sep. 17, 1816; - Sep. 10, 1818
7 Jonathan Severance, Sep. 24, 1821 ; i— Dec. 16, 1862, Adeline E. Nichoson
8 Azariah Blanchard, Feb. 28, 1826; =Jan. 18, 1848, Elesiff Mills
JOHN* STEWART (Charles,^ John^) married May 22, 1839, Mary Hudgins of
Hart county, Ky. He was associated with his brothers Robert and Jonathan S. in
building railroads in Missouri. His wife died July 16, 1868, and he died Aug. 28,
1873, at St. Joseph, Mo. Children, the first five having been bom in Hart county,
Ky., the last, in St. Joseph, Mo.:
1 Anna, Aug. 23, 1840; =Sep. 30, 1857, Judge William M. Carter of St. Joseph:
2 Robert, Oct. 27, 1841 ; -^Jan. 20, 1886, St. Joseph, unm. [she +2411878
3 Emily, July 26, 1843 ; 4-Oct. 22, 1843
4 Mary, July 1, 1846: =Jan. 26, 1875, Thomas M. Haynes of St. Joseph
6 Eliza, Sep. 17, 1847; -hNov. 26, 1862, St. Joseph
6 John, Oct. 26, 1850; +1854
EMILYS STEWART (CharW John') married Oct. 14, 1830, Owen Westcott
of Tmxton. They lived in Homer, between Homer and Cortland, where he owned
a saw mill, grist mill and wagon factory known as Westcott's Mills. Children:
1 Sanford P., Sep. 29, 1831 ; +Mar. 15, 1837
2 Robert Morris, Mar. ^9, 1834 ; -^Mar. 27, 1837
3 George Nelson, Apr. 29, 1836; =Jan. 16, 1858, Julia A. Geutchens: +2421922
4 Elizabeth, Sep. 2, 1839; =May 23, 1860, John Severance, St. Joseph, Mo.
5 Anna Eliza, July 2, 1842; =June 1, 1865, Rufus Jordan of St. Joseph, Mo.
6 Emily Jane, Jan. 25, 1845; i=15S-1863, Henry B. Palmer, (2) C. H. KeUar
7 Helen Elesifif, Mar. 22, I860; =Mar. 21, 1872, Dr. C. E. Barker of Tully
'Jonathan Severance was bora Apr. 11, 1760, son of Jonathan (bora June 12, 1726, died Apr. 2,
1822, married Aug. 80. 1749, Thankful, daughter of John Stebbins of I>i^field; she died Dec. 8, 1806).
of Deerfleld and Green.leld. married Jan. 10, 1783, Elizabeth McClellaff. born July 21, 1762, Colrain.
daughter of Michael and Jane (Henry) McClellan. In 1800 he removett from Colrain to Truxton. N.
Y.. where he died May 16, 1846.
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ROBERT MORRIS^ STEWART (Charles,^ John^) went to Kentucky as a boy,
and making his way westward he settled in Buchanan county, Mo., in 1838, where
he practised law. In 1846 he was a delegate to the state constitutional convention,
and for ten years was a member of the
state senate. He was lieutenant gov-
ernor under Gov. Polk and in 1867 he
was elected governor. He was active,
in association with his brothers John
and Jonathan S., in founding the sys-
tem of railroads which center in Mis-
souri and built the Hannibal & St. Jo-
seph railroad and was its president.
Gov. Stewart was a staunch Unionist
and boldly vetoed all the pro-slavery
bills passed by the legislature. He ve-
toed the iniquitous* "St. Louis Court
Bill," and so cogent was his reasoning
that they were unable to pass the bill
over his negation. When the legislat-
ure passed a resolution demanding his
reason for certain vetoes his answer
was, "It was my prerogative. I had
the will to do so, and did it." He did
not favor abolition but would not
stand for secession, and his unflinch-
ing attitude and upright character
held Missouri from joining the Con-
federacy. On leaving office he entered ^*»^- »^»>«'* M. Stewart of MiMourt
the Union army as an officer. Failing health compelled his resignation. He never
married. He died in St. Joseph Sep. 21, 1871. He brought the mastery of mind
and the scrupulous training of the Scot to guide the destiny of a young state whose
population differed widely from him in many characteristics.
1^ 1^ 1^ HH 1^
JONATHAN SEVERANCE^ STEWART (Charles.^ John^) married (1) Dec. 16,
1862, at Albion, Orleans county, N. Y., Adeline Erie Nichoson (double wedding
with her sister Helen to Charles Stanton), born Mar. 2, 1821, daughter of Dr. Orson
and Lucy [Morris] Nichoson.f She died Nov. 22, 1891. He married (2) Dec. 16,
1892. Aurelia Augusta Streeter of Watertown, Jefferson county, born Apr. 2, 1834,
in Copenhagen, Lewis county, daughter of Nelson and Aurelia Augusta (Parsons)
Streeter. He died Sep. 14, 1902, in Watertown. From the many long obituaries in
the newspapers this excerpt from the Watertown Daily Standard of Sep. 22, 1902,
perhaps best epitomizes this good man's life: "In the death of Jonathan Severance
Stewart the community has lost a most esteemed citizen, the church one of its most
devoted and useful members and the cause of temperance one of its most consistent
and strongest supporters. Truly, a good man has gone to his reward." His widow
resides [1928] in Watertown. Children, both by first wife:
'Extracted from John F. Severance's "Severance Genealogical History/' ChieaKo, 1898.
^Oraon Nichoaon waa bom Mar. 2v 1795, in GaU-ay. Saratoga county, N. Y., and married Jan. 1,
1820, Lucy Morris, born Feb. 13, 1799, daughter of Robert and Charity (Mathews) Morris.
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1 Francis Edward. Sep. 13, 1853; =Mar. 17, 1886, Mary Ida Seidel: res. Phila.
2 Charles Nichoson, Aug. 8, 1866, Albion; -fFeb. 29, 1868, Homer
Dr. AZARIAH BLANCHARD^ STEWART (Charles,* John^) studied medicine
in the office of Dr. Blanchard of Truxton and practised awhile in that place. He
married Jan. 18, 1848, at Portageville, Elesiflf Lumeme, daughter of William Web-
ster Mills of Mills* Mills, near Hume, Allegany county, N. Y., and settled in Hume,
where he practised many yeais and there died Sep. 23, 1878. Children:
1 Charles Mills, Apr. 19, 1860; =Oct. 11, 1871, Anna Mariah Ketch: 2 daus.
2 Mary Arabdla, Mar. 1, 1862; =Nov. 20, 1878, Dr. Elbert, Lu Verne Fish
3 Allan Blanchard, Sep. 23, 1863; =Nov. 22, 1893, Sidnie Ada Loomis
STEWARTS OF LONDONDERRY, N. H. —31
FROM THE BOOK BY B. FRANK SEVERANCE
Ci^^RLBy STEWART* [John,* Charles* John,» Robert,^ Walter^), born July 16,
1763, in Colrain, Mass., married first M^ry Hulbert, daughter of John Hulbert, the
Indian fighter of Colrain. A separation followed and a second marriage, and then
a final separation. His second wife was Hannah Gates, born in Leyden, Mass.,
abdut 1777. He is said to have been a carpenter and erected the house [still stand-
ing in 1906] in which he lived at Leyden about 1793. It seems that for a time he
was a follower of a religious sect called Dorrillites, who flourished in that neighbor-
hood. In the summer of 1796 he went to Truxton (at that time a part of Fabius,
Onondaga county), N. Y., his family joining him the following winter, the journey
being made with an ox team and occupying six weeks. There he became a pros-
perous man, prominent and active in building up the new town, giving the settlers
means of transportation through a line of teams to Albany, and having built for
himself a spacious house, popularly known as the 'big red house,' he entertained
immigrants free of charge. He erected a saw mill and grist mill, and g^ve the land
for the cemetery, and was at one time the second wealthiest man in Onondaga
county (the county was later divided), but reverses came: a big lawsuit over water
privileges was waged year after year until both parties lost most of their property.
Between 1819 and 1827 he visited his relatives at Middlebury, Vt., taking the jour-
ney on horseback, sitting erect and stately in the saddle, his long white hair done
up in a queue. In 1834 he removed to Michigan, building a house at Genesee, in
Genesee county, where he resided until his death in 1837. His widow Hannah died
in 1846 or 1846, in Flint, Mich., a member of the Baptist church. Children, by his
second wife: [Cf. Charles & Mary on next page.]
1 Clarissa 1794, Leyden; ^David Mather and died in California
2 Amy 1797, Truxton; =Elijah Pierce of Truxton
3 Luke 1798; =Ruth Wrisley: one<!hild— Reuben*
4 Laura ^Joshua Kendall : Lafayette, Ind.
6 Maria, Jan. 1, 1804; =1826, William Roome Earle: Truxton
6 Ransom ^Adelaide Ellsworth— Charlotte,« Charles'* and Mary*
7 Angel ine =Dr. John A. Hayes
8 Addison, May 29, 1811 ; =Lucy Tilton: Flint, Mich.
9 Madison -^young
10 Franklin -f young
11 Samuel, June 16, 1818; i=1838, Jane Taylor, (2) 186—, Rebecca E. Widener
•He was without doubt the soldier from Ashfield who served in Col. Wesson's Massachusetts Line
regiment in 1778, 1779 and 1780, and the same who served in Capt. Oliver Shattuck's company, Lieut.
Col. Barnal;>as Sear's regiment, in 1781.
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r.Kn. T. KTISnv. KIIXTOR AHSOCrATK F.IITTOH, nOHACK Un^KKRMAN, NKW HAVES?, COKV.
nilEY. NEBRASKA issued monthly APRIL, 1923 %^ per year VOL. I NO. 10
A STEWART FAMILY IN TRUXTON, N. Y. -36
FROM APPENDIX TO SEVERANCE'S "LONDONDERRY STEWARTS"
CHARLES STEWART and his wife Mary had the following children:
1 Robert i/S— ; -^at the age of 9 years [421821, Asa Austin of Homer
2 Susannah, Aug. 20, 1786:1 =Feb. 17, 1807, Charles Forbes of Truxton, N. Y., (2)
3 Mary 178—; =Feb. 18, 1807, Edward Hopkins, in Truxton
4 John 179--; -^1797, in Truxton, from accidental poisoning
5 Sophia =rJohn A. Hinkley, in Naples, N. Y.
6 Anna =Sep. 19, 1815, Rufus Stearns: -f 8^1823, Ben'gton, Vt.
7 Huldah =Jan. 6, 1814, Backus Kinney: -f Whitewater, Wis.
8 Sarah =Dr. Elisha Doubleday, in Truxton
9 Rhoda i=^Sarauel Leonard, (2) 17tl826, Rufus Stearns, 5u|>ra, (3)
821836, Alson Squiers: -j 4^1844, Bennington, Vt.
JOHN STEWART OF HAVERHILL, MASS.
BY GEORGE W. STEWART OF LOWELL
JOHN^ STEWART, weaver, of Haverhill, Mass., is first mentioned Mar. 13,
1731, in the Essex county court records at Salem, and again in the records of his
majesty's court of general sessions held at Ipswich on July 13, 1731. Tradition
says that he came over the sea with a brother Thomas, a doctor : that the brother
went south, perhaps to New York. John went about the parish, setting up his
loom and weaving
cloth and blankets
for the people. He
married on Mar. 9,
1735-6, Susanna
Mitchell, born on
Nov. 17, 1701, in
Haverhill, daught-
er of Andrew and
Abigail (Atwood)
Mitchell who came
from Charlestown
between 1695 and
1700: Abigail died
Dec. 14, 1714, in
Bradford and An-
drew married (2)
Apr. 12, 1715, Ab-
iah Hazeltine: he
died Nov. 25, 1736, old home of JOHN and SUSANNA STEWART IN WEST PARISH. HAVERHILL
and Abiah died Feb. 2, 1745-6. John Stewart settled on Sweet Hill in West Parish,
Haverhill, north of Captain's Pond. Benjamin Wheeler from the upper part of
Symbols and references: means married: '■ means marriage intention: -^ means died; number
preceded by dash means refer to that page; T* bible recrrd, (T) church record, (^ town record, (?» grave-
stone, CD probate record, (T) court, 1^ land, £: military, (») pension, «Si U. S. census.
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Rowley bought land adjoining May 23, 1738. John deeded to his son James Jan.
28, 1777, land which he had bought of Mark Wentworth. For f91 he deeded land
to Abel Greenleaf, merchant, of Newburyport Jan. 2, 1777. His wife Susanna died
[no record] and he married (2) Margaret Gilmore, born [Apr. 24, 1724] in London-
derry, N. H., the
daughter of Capt.
James Gilmore*
and his wife Jean.
In his will, probat-
ed at Salem Jan. 4,
1785, he mentions
his wife Margaret;
his daughter Sar-
ah, wife of James
Miller, bequeath-
ing her £12 in law-
ful money and **riy
loom and tackle to
be delivered to her
after the decease
of my wife"; son
James, **tl-10s,
my fustian suit of
OLD HOME OF ANDREW AND ABIGAIL ATWOOO. NOW DESTROYED BY FIRE ClotheS H-TlQ. beaVer
hat, Wiiicb is his full part and portion out of my estate with what he has heretofore
received of me'*; Mary, wife of David Gilmore, 1*12; Susanna, £ 12 and **one moi-
ety of the household goods which was left by her late mother"; Anna, £ 12; Mar-
garet, £ 12 ; John, "all my lands and buildings, together with all other of my estates
both real and personal,'* he to be executor. A Stewart seal still remains affixed to
the will. He died Nov. 6, 1784, in Haverhill. Children of John* and Susanna (Mit-
chell) Stewart, the first three recorded in Haverhill:
1 James, Oct. 8, 1736; 4- young?
2 Mary, Sep. 21, 1738; =June 4, 1772, David Gilmore of Salisbury, Mass.
3 Susanna, bp. Sep. 28, 1740: probably died unmarried Aug. 9, 1827
4 James, Jan. 8, 1743-4; =Nov. 23, 1769, Sarah Rawlings of Salem, N. H.
Children of John* and Margaret (Gilmore) Stewart :t
5 Sarah, hp. Jan., 1755;% =Dec. 30, 1783, James Miller of Chester, N. H.
6 John, bp. June, i756',X - Jan. 31, 1784, Mary McClure of Salem, N. H.
7 Anna school teacher: living Nov. 26, 1837, unmarried
8 Margaret =1800, Elijah Rice: ^ Dec. 18, 1859, Henniker, N. H.
9 Thomas and Lucinda, and perhaps William. — Family letters
, To be continued
•Capt. James Gilmore died in Windham. N. H., June 1, 1758, in his 56th year. In his will, dated
May 19, 1758, he names wife Margaret; ?on-in-law Gawn Armour and wife Janet; son-in-law Samuel
McAdams and wife Mary; 9on-in-law John Stuart and wife Margaret and their three children, Sarah,
John and the youngest not yet baptized; son-in-law James Gilmore and wife Agnes, etc.
iThis John Stewart shnuld not be confused with the John Stewart, jr.. born in 1727, who married
in Ipswich on Jan. 16, 1756, (as his second wife?) Abigail Phips, while he was a resident there and who
had the following children recorded in Haverhill: John, Jan. 15, 1756, d. Jan. 19; Sarah, Jan. 22, 1757;
John, July 7, 1758; William, Mar. 7, 1760, d. June 11, 1762; Thomas, May 17, 1762, and Lydia, bapt-
ized Aug. 18, 1765, in the First Parish church. This John died in Unity, N. H., in 1818.
;"Baptized on his life's account who is a member of Rev. Dr. Davidson's church at Londonderry."
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HAVERHILL TOWN RECORDS. SHOWING STEWART MARRIAGE AND BIRTH RECORDS
STEWARTS OF YORK COUNTY, PA.
BY COL. JOHN T. STEWART OF ST. PAUL. MINN.
JAMES"* STEWART lived in Lower Chanceford township, York county, Penn-
sylvania, where he made his will, filed for probate June 11, 1829. In a later article
we hope to give more about this man and to trace his ancestry.* The executor of
his will was James Maughlin. The testator made bequests to Nancy Stewart, the
widow of John Stewart; to Mary, wife of John Scott; to Eleanor Stewart; to children of
Mary Stewart, wife of James Reed, and to the "children of Susan Peden, the wife of
my son James Stewart." [York county wills, Q-190]
JAMES« STEWART (James^) was born in Pennsylvania in 1781® or 1784.©
His early life was spent in Lcwer Chanceford township, York county. Pa. His first
wife was Susan Peden, who died soon after the birth of her third child, and the
children were raised by her people. James went to Ross county, Ohio, before the
War of 1812 and is said to have been a soldier in that war. His second wife was a
widow whose maiden name was Phebe Cox: she died prior to 1848 and is buried
beside her last husband in the Concord cemetery, but the part of the tombstone
carrying the dates of her birth and death has been broken off. About 1848 James
Stewart married (3) a widow whose maiden name was Jane Moore. He died Oct.
4, 1857, in his 74th year, near May Hill, in Scott township, Adams county, 0., and
is buried in Concord cemetery, in Highland county. Children by Susan Peden:
1 Samuel raised by Elizabeth (Peden) Ramsey: went south
2 John, Aug. 2, 1808; =Mar. 26, 1829, Ann McBride
3 Elizabeth raised by Rebecca (Peden) Bogle: = Daniel Ord
Children by Phebe Cox, all born in Ohio:
4 James 1819; =Louisa : soldier in Civil war
5 David C. 1823; —Elizabeth Guthrie: soldier in Civil war
6 William P. 1824; 1= Martha A. Whitley, (2) Margaret
7 Mary Ellen 1825; = John Berry
8 Josiah 1826; 1= Susan , (2) Mary
9 Harmon 1827; i=Margaret , (2) Jane
10 Noah 1828; i=Alcena , (2) Mary M. : soldier in Civil war
Child by Jane Moore:
11 J. M. 1849; -l-young To be continued
*Any additional information on th's family should be communicated to Col. John T. Stewart, 2228
Knapp St., St. Paul, Minn., or to the editor of this magazine.
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STEWARTS OF LONDONDERRY, N. H. —36
FROM THE BOOK BY B. FRANK SEVERANCE
ENOS« STEWART (JoKn/ Charles* John,^ Robert,^ Walter^), born Apr. 15, 1766,
in Colrain, Mass., married Dec. 6, 1787, Lucretia Clark, bom July 20, 1767, in Ley-
den. He was a farmer in Colrain and carried his produce, together with that he
bought in large quantities from the neighboring farmers, to the Boston market,
realizing a generous income from his transactions. He was a whig. His wife died
Nov. 6, 1833, and he died Nov. 29, 1856. Children:
1 Lydia, Oct. 26, 1788; =Briggs Potter of Leyden: -1-1859
2 Sarah, Dec. 28, 1790; =Robert Riddell, bom Nov. 15, 1789: 8 children
3 Enos, May 20, 1794; lawyer in Boston: -hl847
4 Luther, May 5, 1796; =1820, Belinda Barber
5 William, Dec. 10, 1798; fin Rock county, Wis.
6 Anna, Oct. 24, 1800; =:Lewis Clark
7 Matilda, Nov. 12, 1805; =Mar. 12, 1827, Charles Smith, Whitingham, Vt.
8 Polly, Dec. 4, 1807; =Lawrence Kemp
OLIVER* STEWART* {Samuel,^ Charles,* John,^ Robert,^ Walter'), born Mar. 2,
1761, in Colrain, Mass., removed with his parents to Westfield [Hartford], Wash-
ington county, N. Y. When less than 16 years of age he enlisted with the New
York troops, and served at various times during the Revolutionary war. He mar-
ried (1) Apr. 8, 1784, Cynthia Jacques, born Sep. 2, 1765, daughter of Jonathan and
Lucretia (Wells) Jacques of Hartford. About 1796 he removed to Augusta, Oneida
county, and settled in that portion of the town called Mile Strip, now included in
Stockbridge, Madison county. His wife died Sep. 9, 1835, and he married (2) Jan.
6, 1844, widow Margaret Spoor: she died June 20, 1854. He died Mar. 21, 1858, at
the age of 97. Children, the first six born in Hartford:
1 Lydia, Apr. 25, 1785; =:Aug. — , 1801, Alfred Edson, Stockbridge: -{-111841
2 Charles, July 27, 1787: =Dec. 24, 1809, Mercy Wilcox: -t 25^1865, in Wis.
3 Samuel, Mar. 1, 1789; =May 30, 1822, : -hl0|1850, Wales, Erie county
4 Henry Wells, June 17, 1791 ; -hNov. 3, 1793
5 Ezra Jakways, Apr. 7, 1793; =Feb. 24, 1839, Sarah Marie Carpenter: +8^66
6 Acynthia, Mar. 25, 1795; =Jan. 4, 1820, Charles Doolittle: -[-May 22, 1873
7 Enos, July 13, 1798; =July 6, 1841, Sophia --: -f July 17, 1883, Illinois
8 Lucretia, Sep. 5, 1800; =Dec. 25, 1821, David Brewer: he -hAug. 2, 1858
9 Hannah, Aug. 1, 1803; -[-Jan. 4, 1839, unmarried
10 Ruth, Nov. 11, 1806; -f May 28, 1841, unmarried
STRAY NOTES
We record another death among our subscribers — that of Mrs. Angeline Allison
—which occurred Feb. 24, 1923, at her home at Olathe, Kan., her age being 73 years
and 10 months. She was a leader in the Kansas movement for temperance and
equal suffrage and was prominent in women's club circles. She was a great-grand-
daughter of Oliver Stewart of Stockbridge, Madison county, N. Y., above.
QUERIES
8. JAMES STEWART (supposed to have come from Kentucky to Indiana) married Rebecca
Jackson and had: John, Nicholas, Cag:er, Alexander, Luzanne and Jane. Jane, born Sep. 9, 1831, from
Morgan county, Ind.. married Clayborn A. Carr of Casey, III.: she died Jan. 8, 1912. Mrs. Carey S.
Welsh, 261 James avenue, S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich.
'The proof that Oliver was the son of Samuel has not been established. An entry in Oliver's bible
states "Rebeca Stewart died Feb. 8, 1823, aged 84 years and 8 months" (bom May 28, 1738).
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WILL LOOK UP STEWARTS IN SCOTLAND
Edmund Hayes Bell of Washington, D. C, a descendant of George Steuart of
Lancaster county, Pa., 1717, sailed this month for a visit in Scotland. On his re-
turn he will give us any interesting Stewart material he may come across.
JOHN STEWART OF HAVERHILL, MASS. —38
BY CEOR3E W. STEWART OF LOWELL
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JAMES^ STEWART QoHnO, born Jan. 8, 1743-4, in HaverhUl. Mass., married
there Nov. 23, 1769, Sarah Rawlings, born in New Salem, N. H., July 26, 1748,
daughter of Benjamin and Martha (Wheeler) Rawlings of Salem, N. H. They set-
tled near his wife's home in Salem, and in 1773 removed to Dunbarton,* N. H. He
served in the Revolutionary war as a soldier from that town, attaining the rank of
ensign [sub-lieutenantt]. At a meeting of the selectmen held on Jan. 20, 1779, Ensign
James Stewart was chosen with.Capt. Thomas Caldwell and James McCalley as a
committee "to hire the soldiers as cheap as can be had." The selectmen of Dun-
barton on Sep. 7, 1780, chose James Hogg to collect the beef tax for the army in
the west part and James Stewart to collect that in the east part of the town. In
his old age he removed to Springfield, N. H., where he died Nov. 5, 1816. His wid-
ow Sarah died at Bow, N. H., on Wood Hill, Aug. 5, 1819. ChUdren, the first three
having been born in Salem, the others in Dunbarton:
1 Abiah, Aug. 27, 1770; +Nov. 19, 1770
2 Benjamin Rawlings, Aug. 19, 1771 ; =Mary Clough
3 Susanna, Jan. 23, 1773; =1789, James Colby: -f Dec. 18, 1848, Bow
4 Mehitable, June 17, 1774; = Joseph Woodbury: +Mar. 28, 1813
5 James, Aug. 10, 1775; =Margaret Clough
6 John, Dec. 30, 1776; =Dec. 26, 1799, Susanna Bancroft: Croydon, N. H.
7 Martha, Sep. 23, 1778; =June 11, 1796, Jonathan Merrill of Went worth
8 William, Sep. 26, 1780; =Oct. 25, 1803, Ann Sargent of Bow
9 Jonathan, June 6. 1782; -(-Oct. 1, 1788
10 Abiah, May 31, 1784; -hApr. 12, 1799
11 Sarah, May 17, 1786; -hOct. 6, 1788
12 Jonathan, Aug. 5, 1789 ; =Dec. 28, 1814, Sarah Hazzard: +Sep. 1, 1873
13 Sarah, June 25, 1795; =Daniel Williams: two children
JOHN« STEWART Qohn^), baptized Jan.—, 1755, in Haverhill, Mass., married
(int. Jan. 31, 1784, HaverhiU) Molly McClure of Salem, N. H. He served in the
Revolutionary war, and became a captain. After his marriage he settled in Deer-
ing, N. H., and in 1799 removed to Warner, where he died Mar. 18, 1828.
1 Thomas =Nov. 17, 1805, Nancy Harriman: 10 children. Captain
2 John, Jan. 25, 1787; =Nov. 29, 1814, Hannah Dalton. Captain
3 Polly
4 Susan
5 Lucinda
6 David i8or; =Lucy Bean: -f Apr. —, 1885, without surviving issue
7 William, July 22, 1801
8 Nancy [John =Dec. 11, 1803, Sally Gordon of Henniker]
ANNA* STEWART (7o/in»), born in Haverhill, was mentioned in her father's
will. She was a school teacher and never married. She was the letter writer for
the family, and a number of her well written letters, signed Nancy Stewart, to the
Millers at Enosburg, Vt., and letters to and for her nephews and nieces, are still
Sjrmbols and references: ^= memns married: -^ means maniage intention; "h means died; number
preceded by dash means refer to that page; ® bible record, (a) church record, (i) town record, ® grave-
stone, (6) ^obate record, (*) court, (j; land, {hj military, (?) pension, (g) U. 8. census.
*Dunbarton was the home of other Stewarts. Samuel Stewart of Dunbarton married Agnes Clyde,
bom June 28, 1744, Windham, daughter of Daniel and Esther (Rankin) Clyde. He died there Apr^
28. 1804, aged 60. and she died May 19. 1835. aged 91. Samuel Stuart and two James Stuarts were
rigners of the Dunbarton petition of Mar. 11. 1796.
, tAn Ensign was a commissioned officer below 2Qd lieutenant, abolished at close of Revolution.
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preserved and have been the source of considerable information. It is likely that
the children Thomas, Lucinda and William^ ascribed to John,' were the children of
John-: she referred to them as '*my brothers and sister" in a letter written Dec. 27,
1817, Warner, for John Stewart, jr. [John*].
STEWARTS OF YORK COUNTY, PA.» -39
■Y COL. JOHN T. STEWAirr OF ST. PAUL. MINN,
JOHN' STEWART (Jamcs,« James*), bom Aug. 2, 1808, in Lower Chanceford
township, Ycrk county, Pa., was brought up by an aunt (his mother having died
when he was a child), Rebecca (Peden) Bogle, near Mount Perry, Perry county, 0.
He married Mar. 26, 1829, Ann McBride, who was bom in Ireland on July 1, 1803.
Mar. 1, 1832, he bought the s-w,>4 section 11, township 17, range 16, Perry county,
O., on which he lived until 1854, when he moved to a farm near Jefferson, Clinton
county, Indiana. In 1864 he moved to the vicinity of Loda, Iroquois county, Illi«
nois. He died Jan. 14, 1870, near Paxton, Ford county. 111., and was buried in the
Loda cemetery. His widow died Jan. 3, 1891. Children:
1 William Richie, Dec. 25, 1831; =Oct. 20, 1853, Nancy Barr
2 Margaret, Apr. 22, 1834; =Dec. 11, 1856, Thomas Lackey Miller: +3JP1893
3 James Peden, Nov. 5, 1837; =Oct. 10, 1861, Virginia Miller: -fl351900
4 Sarah, Nov. 20, 1842; =Nov. 22, 1860, Thomas Lackey Millert: +3031896
5 Mary Jane, June 12, 1844; =Oct. 31, 1865, Asa Allen Bridgman: 4 8*1906
J AMES^ STEWART (7ames,« James*), bom in 1819 in Ohio, married Louisa
. He enlisted Aug. 22, 1862, at Newton, Iowa, and was mustered into serv-
ice Sep. 13, 1862, at Iowa City, as a private in company D, 40th regiment Iowa
volunteer infantry: discharged June 27, 1864, for disability. Little Rock, Arkansas:
pension no. 527408. Children, all bom in Ohio: Phebe J., 1841, Hezekiah E., 184^,
Louisa E., 1844, and William C, 1846. William C.** Stewart enlisted Feb. 3, 1862,
at Macon City, Missouri, mustered Nov. 1, 1862, at Monticello, Mo., as a private
in company H, 2nd regiment Missouri state militia, volunteer cavalry, for the per-
iod of the war, and was killed in action Apr. 21, 1863, at Chalk Bluff. James^ had
another son, Herter A., bora 1849.
DAVID C.^ STEWART (James,^ James^), bora in 1823 in Ohio, married Eliza-
beth Guthrie. Private in company G, 172nd regiment of Ohio volunteer infantry:
drafted Nov. 2, 1864, and assigned to company G, 43rd Ohio, but never reached
that organization: pension no. 1073769. Children, born in Ohio: Mary Ellen, 1843^
Minerva J., 1845, Margaret A., 1846, John Henry, 1849, Sarah E., 1851, Rebecca,
1853, Armanas P., 1855, David L., 1857, Martha E., 1859, Oscar W., 1863, and Lydia
C, 1863.
WILLIAM FJ STEWART (James,^ James^), born in 1824 in Ohio, married first
Martha A. Whitley, second Margaret . He was a cabinet maker. Children,
all bora in Ohio: Catherine A., 1844* Phebe A., 1846, Thomas A., 1849, Justus, 1852,
Amanda, 1854, King Noble, 1856, and William, 1859.
MARY ELLEN^ STEWART (James,^ James'') , born in 1825 in Ohio, married
John Berry. Their children, all bom in Ohio, were: Phebe A., 1842, James, 1844,
William, i847» and Margaret, 1849.
*Any additional infonnation on this family should be communicated to Col. John T. Stewart, 2228
Knapp St., St. Paul. Minn., or to the editor of thia magszino.
fThe two Thomae Lackey Millers were cousins, the latter being a bretber4o yirginla.
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JOSIAH' STEWART (James,^ James*^), born in 1826 in Ohio, married first Susan
, second Mary . His children, excepting Harrison, were born in Ohio :
George, 1849, Harrison, 1852 in Illinois, Nancy, 1857, and May, 1858.
HARMON' STEWART aamcs,« Jamcs^), bom in 1827 in Ohio, married first
Margaret , second Jane . He was a carpenter. Children, all born in
Ohio: Walter, 1851, Lewis, 1853, Kansas, 1855, and Noble, 1857.
NOAH' STEWART (James,^ James*), bom in 1828 in Ohio, married first Alcena
, second Mary M. . Private in company G, 172nd regiment Ohio vol-
unteer infantry. Children, all born in Ohio: James R., 1849, Catherine, 1851, Sar-
ah, 1853, Mahala, 1855, America, 1855, May, 1857, John W., 1865, Margaret, i867f
David L., 1871, Nancy J., 1871, R2becca A., 1872, Phebe A., 1874, Thomas M., 1876,
Noah A., 1877, and Cora E., 1879.
To be continued
STEWARTS OF LONDONDERRY, N. H. —40
FROM THE BOOK BY B. FRANK SEVERANCE
JOHN* STEWART (Jo/in,^ JoKn,< Mn,8 Robert,^ Walter^), born Apr. 27, 1773, in
Windham, N. H., resided on the home farm in Shelburne, Mass. He married Apr.
— , 1796, Charlotte Flagg, born in 1774, daughter of Samuel and Grace (Fisk) Flagg
of Brookfield, Mass. She died Aug. 23, 1827, and he died Jan. 28, 1843, in Coh'ain.
1 Catherine, Jan. 19, 1797; =Feb. 12, 1822, Wilkins B. Clark, Vernon, Vt.
2 Roxanna, Apr. 5, 1798; -f Sep. 12, 1802
3 Electa, June 5, 1800; -j Sep. 14, 1802, in the great epidemic
4 infant 1 8o i ; -fae. 3 months
5 Samuel F., Sep. 9, 1803; =Apr. 19, 1837, Mary Sweet, in Milford, N. Y.
6 Ira, Aug. 23, 1805; =Caroline Little of Halifax, Vt.
7 Amanda, Nov. 17, 1809; =Mar. 27, 1834, Lorenzo Severance of Shelburne
8 Eliza, Jan. 12, 1813; =1841? Dennb Daniels
ABRAHAM W.« STEWART (Robert,' John,^ John,^ Robert,^ Walter^), bom Aug. 4,
1786, in Windham, N. H., was a school teacher, and served as a soldier in the war
of 1812, for a time on garrison duty at Portsmouth, N. H. jte married June 5,
1814, in Salem, N.'H., Betsey R. Cochran and lived for some time in that town.
His wife died Jan. 9, 1868, and he died Jan. 3, 1870, in Haverhill, Mass.
1 John, Mar. 27, 1815; =Apr. 19, 1838, Alice S. Webster, in Haverhill
2 James C, Oct. 7, 1817; -=NoV. 29, 1843, Abigail W. Clarke, Haverhill
3 Robert, June 6, 1820; =Dec. 26, 1860, Sarah J. Moore of Parsonfield, Me.*
BROADALBIN CEMETERY, FULTON COUNTY, N. Y.**'
Alexander Stewart -hJan. 31, 1847, aged 50— Sarah, his wife, -hApr. 28, 1852, ae. 55
Catherine Stewart -1-1871, aged 64
Daniel Stewart -f Aug. 29, 1845, aged 92
Daniel Stewart, from Perthshire, Scotland, -^Aug. 14, 1850, aged 84 years
Catherine, wife of Daniel, } June 23. 1869, aged 85
John Stewart -f-Sep. 10, 1845, aged 42
Malcolm Stewart, from Perthshire, Scotland, 1806, -h Feb. 28, 1820, in 55th year
GALWAY CEMETERY, SARATOGA COUNTY (Not far distant)
Duncan, from Perthshire, Scotland, born July 26, 1758, -rJuly 26, 1811
Elizabeth, h\s wife, -Feb. 26, 1844, aged 87
Archibald Stewart, t Nov. 30, 1849, ae. 61— Mary Bell, wife, +Feb. 16, 1850, ae. 54
*From the collection of Stewart data made by the late Mrs. Jennie F. Stewart of Syracuae, N. Y.
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JOHN STEWART OF HAVERHILL, MASS. -43
BY 6EOR5E W. STEWART OF LOWELL
BENJAMIN RAWLINGS^ STEWART {James,'^ John'), born Aug. 19, 1771. in
Salem, N. H., married Mary Clough. He died April — , 1799. Children:
1 Obed had a wife and son in Boston
2 Betsey = James Sargent, bom Dec. 10, 1786, son of Simeon
3 Benjamin R., June 3, 1799; =Dec. 8, 1822, Abiah S. ElUott
JAMES3 STEWART (James;^ John'), born Aug. 10, 1775, in Dunbarton, N. H.,
married Margaret Clough. Children :
1 Abiah —Levi M. Davis, in Bow
2 Matilda
3 Margaret
4 Harriet
5 Eiisha C.
JOHN« STEWART (James,^ John'),
born Dec. 30, 1776, in Dunbarton, N. H.,
married Dec. 26, 1799, Susanna Bancroft
and removed to Croydon, N. H.
1 Gardiner
2 Hazen
3 Caleb
4 Walter
5 John
6 Susanna
7 Harriet
MARTHA^ STEWART (James,^
John'), bom Sep. 23, 1778, married June
11,1 796, Jonathan Morrill of Wentworth.
She died Mar. 30, 1854, aged 80. Child-
ren : Mehitable, Seth, Sally, Betsy, Mau-
rice, Belinda, Jonathan, Millard and E-
phraim.
WILLIAMS STEWART {James,^
John'), bom Sep. 26. 1780. in Dunbarton, William and Ann (Sargent) Stewart
N. H., married at Concord Oct. 25, 1803, Ann Sargent, born at Bow Nov. 7, 1784,
daughter of Simeon and Martha (Bunton) Sargent. He was a carpenter and con-
tractor, and lived in Dunbarton. where his first six Children were born, and moved
to Springfield, where his son Philip was born; thenc^ to Bow, where he was taxed
1817-20 and where Jerome and Alanson were born. He then moved to Pembroke,
and later to Chelmsford [now Lowell], Mass. He removed to Billerica, a nearby
town, and worked on the Middlesex canal, then building, while his wife Ann kept a
boarding house for the laborers on the canal. William joined the Pentucket lodge
Symbols and references: -~ means married: ^ means marriage intention; -r means died; number
preceded by dash means refer to that page; CD bible record, (?) church record, (a) town record, 0 grave-
stone, (D probmte record, (*) court, (j; land, ^; military, (s) pension, ® U. S. census.
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of Masons June 30, 1825. Lowell was not then an incorporated town and Pentuck-
et lodge met in what was called Middlesex Village. He died at Billerica Center on
Jan. 8, 1857, aged 76, and his wife died Aug. 6, 1863, at Billerica. Children:
1 James, Nov. 22, 1804; +Jan. 2, 1851, unmarried, in Cuba: master machinist
2 Simeon Sargent, Oct. 27, 1806; r=Mar. 15, 1829, Maria Spalding
3 Cynthia, Feb. 2, 1808; =May 14, 1824, John Hall Osgood
4 King Derias, Sep. 29, 1809; =Nov. 27, 1836, Abbie Carleton
5 William Henry, Nov. 21, 1811 ; i=June 17, 1838, Catherine Nelson
6 Martha Ann, Nov. 25, 1813; +Oct. 2, 1814
7 Philip, July 23, 1815; =Dec. 7, 1848, Mary Lavina Wilson
8 Jerome Bonaparte, Sep. 23, 1817; went to California 1849: no trace
9 Alanson, July 13, 1820; =Feb. 23, lB60t Mary Ann Cad^on^
10 John Chappin, Aug. 18, 1825; killed in battle of Petersburg, Va., June 1 7, 1864
11 Melissa Ann, Dec. 3, 1828; +Dec. 8, 1829
JONATHANS STEWART (James,^ John^), bom Aug. 5, 1789, in Dunbarton, N.
H., married Dec. 28, 1814^ Sarah Hazzard, bom Mar. 6, 1796, in Springfield, N. H.,
daughter of James C. Hazzard.* They resided for a time in Springfield, his name
appearing on the poll tax list for Bow from 1819 until after 1821. They removed
to Andover, N. H., where they are buried. She died at West Concord Dec. 3, 1872,
aged 76, and he died there Sep. 1, 1873, aged 84. Children:
1 Sophronia Sargent, Oct. 17, 1815; =Dec. 13, 1837, Asa P. Thompson
2 Erie Warner, Oct. 8, 1817; =Sep. 1, 1845, Betsy Rose Page of Wentworth
3 Anna Fuller, June 21, 1819; +Apr. 2, 1839, Andover
4 Betsy Greeley. Aug. 14, 1821 ; =Apr. 22, 1 847, Cyrus Truell of Bedford
5 Benjamin, Aug. 21, 1823; + Aug. 31, 1823
6 James Carr, Aug. 21, 1825; +Oct. 21, 1826
7 Jonathan Morrill, Oct. 30, 1826:=Oct. 4, 1857, Marietta E. Sanborn
8 Susan Colby, July 30, 1829; =Oct. 24, 1847, Oliver Whitcomb of Bolton, Ms.
9 James Carr, Oct. 24, 1831 ; +Dec. 12, 1852, unmarried, at Andover
10 Sarah MarioQ^Apr. 13, 1836; =Jan. 1, 1851, Daniel Osgood of Franklin
THOMAS' STEWARTt (JoKn,« John^), bom in Deering, N. H., married Nancy
Harriman, daughter of Asa Harriman. Children:
1 Asa =Lydia : children— George,* Jane, Frank, Malvina,
2 Sarah -funmarried ^.[MarindaajodMvia
3 William -fin infancy
4 Mary =Hiram Morrill of Andover: Charles* and George
5 Nancy =Gideon Stevens of Franklin: Jennie,* Ellen, Emma, Ben
6 Susan = Searle of Salem, Mass. : John,* George and boy
7 Rozella = Joseph Holt of Penacook: Frank* and Fred
8 Thomas W., Aug. 24, 1823 ; ==Susan Gault, Pembroke
9 Jane 1835; =Joseph B. Stanley, Concord: no children
10 John Harriman, May 15, 1831; =June 18, 1855, Susan Towle, Concord
Capt. JOHNS STEWART (John,* John^), bora Jan. 25, 1787, in Deering, N. H.,
•James Carr Hazsard was born Aug. 2, 1759, in old Chester. He married Feb. 11, 1787, BeUy
Greeley, bom Feb. 28. 1769, daughter of Shubael and Hannah (Pettlngill) Greeley of Salisbury, N. H.
He died Mar. 24, 1838, in Springfield, and she died June 6, 1857. He was in the battle of Bunker Hill
and at Ticonderogm at the age of 16, and was an ofRcer in the war of 1812; son of James Hazard, bom
1786, died Apr. 26, 1814, in New York, and Anne Carr, bom Dec. 5. 1787.®
Ilnformation about this family was kindly foraisbed by Miss Caroline S. Stewart, Concord, N. H.
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married in Warner Nov. 29, 1814, Hannah Dalton, born Nov. 21, 1792, in Warner.
He was a prominent man in Warner and was a captain in the militia. His wife
was killed Sep. 24, 1884, by being thrown from a wagon. He married (2) Dec. 21,
1848, Lydia Gibson of Henniker. He died Sep. 28, 1851. Children :
1 Marinda B., Dec. 12, 1814; =Feb. 12, 1838, James Bean: -hJuly — , 1846
2 Isaac Dalton, Dec. 23, 1817; =Feb. 8, 1843, Elizabeth G. Rice of Henniker
3 Cyrus H., Aug. 22, 1819; i=Susan Evans, (3) Louisa Gillson
4 Leonard, Sep. 20, 1821 ; i=9jri847 Judith H. Davis, (3) 28J1882 Jane Osgood
5 Mary, Apr. 28, 1824; =Jan. 27, 1846, James Bean, supra
6 John M., Apr. 13, 1828; =Meli8sa Fisher: children— Nettie and Grace.
To be continued.
STEWARTS OP YORK COUNTY, PA. -44
•Y COL. JOHN T. rrewAirr of rr. waul. minn.
WnJ^IAM RICHIE* STEWART Qohn,^ James* James^) married at West Rush-
ville, Fairfield county, Ohio, Oct. 20, 1858, Nancy Barr, bom Feb. 14, 1886, daughter
of Gabriel and Martha (Brown) Barr.* They r^noved to Jefferson, Clinton county,
Ind., in 1854 and bought the a}4 n-ej^ section 13, township 21 north, range 2 west.
In 1864 they moved to Loda, Iroquois county. III., and bought the s-wji^ section
33, township 24 north, range 10. In 1876 they moved to Mecklenburg county,
Virginia, and in 1877 to Adams county, Ohio, returning to the Illinois farm in 1881.
He died May 17, 1916, in Paxton, 111., and was buried in the Loda cemetery. The
widow is BtiU living. Children :
1 infant, June 22, 1854; -hsame day
2 Anna Elizabeth, Aug. 1, 1857; -f Jan. 20, 1884
3 Thomas M., Nov. 21, 1861 ; -hSep. 21, 1864
4 infant. May 13, 1864; +May 24, 1864
5 John Truesdale, Jan. 13, 1868; =Jan. 1, 1900, Ida Belle Wilson: res. St. Paul
6 Martha Rebecca, May 2, 1874; =Sep. 26, 1900, Dr. Norman Perry Mills
MARGARET* STEWART (John,^ James,* James'), bom Apr. 22, 1834, in Perry
county, Ohio, married Dec. 11, 1856, Thomas Lackey Miller. They moved to Pax-
ton, Ford county. 111., in 1865, and to Oskaloosa, Clay county, in 1870. She died
Aug. 3, 1893, and is buried in the Oskaloosa cemetery. Children:
1 Sarah Catherine, Oct. 24, 1857; -hOct. 10, 1873
2 John Stewart, Mar. 2, 1860
3 Anna Janette, Dec. 28, 1862; =Dec. 14, 1882, Thomas Boston Walker
4 Ida May, Apr. 9, 1865; =Nov. 21, 1894, Arvey Curtis Porter
5 Minnie Alice, Sep. 30, 1867; -f Sep. 20, 1869
JAMES PEDEN« STEWART (John,^ James,* James^), bom Nov, 5, 1837, in
Perry county, Ohio, married near Jefferson, Clinton county, Ind., Oct. 10, 1861,
Virginia Miller. They moved to Paxton, 111., in 1864, and to Oskaloosa in 1870.
He died Jan. 13, 1900, and is buried in Oskaloosa. Children:
1 Joseph Addison, Aug. 11, 1862; :^Oct. 2, 1894, Jennie Austin Harrel
2 Ella May, June 30, 1864; =Apr. 15, 1891, William Henry King
3 Alma Maud, Mar. 27, 1868; +Sep. 10, 1869
4 John Francis, Oct. 27, 1870; =Mar. 23, 1902, Mamie Ethel Foster
5 Iva Jane, Feb. 6, 1874; =Apr. 17, 1901, Stewart Patterson Dow: -hl2|1914
*Qahriel Barr was bom Apr. 1, 1802, in Pennsylvania, and married Mar. 9, 1826, Martha Brown,
born Dec. 15, 1805. He diod Oet. 17, 1850, and she died Jan. 26, 1875.0
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6 Eva Ann, Feb. 6, 1874; =Aug. 6, 1895, Vincent V. Puttman: +Jan. 15, 1901
7 Virginia Florence, Dec. 26, 1880; -j-Dec. 5, 1883
SARAH« STEWART (Jofin,^ James,^ James*), born Nov. 20. 1842, in Perry coun-
ty, Ohio, married Nov. 22, 1860, Thomas Lackey Miller, cousin to the husband of
her sister Margaret. They lived near Mulberry, Clinton county, Ind. She died
Mar. 30, 1896, and is^ buried in Fair Haven cemetery. Children:
1 Chalmers Henry, Sep. 9, 1861 ; =Dec. 21, 1887, Ida Page
2 MaryR., Julyll,1863;-hNov. 5, 1864
3 Anna May, Feb. 27, 1865; +July 18, 1868
4 Dorleska Jane, Oct. 22, 1867 ; =Apr. 7, 1887, William C Hart
6 Margaret Belle, June 13, 1870; -Nov. 13, 1889, Silas Bailey Stinson: 4 23^18
6 Ella Virginia, Nov. ^0, 1874; =Jan. 27, 1897, W^lUam A, Jw^pbs
MARY JANE« STEWART (John/ Jamesfijames^), born June 12, 1844, in Perry
county, Ohio* married Oct. 31, 1865, Asa AJI^ti Bddgman. Theyjived at Mattoon,
Coles county, Ht ^ She died Nov. 8, 1906^: buried in Dodge Grove cemetery.
1 Anna Augusta, Mar. 13, 1867; =Feb. 3, 1897, William Frederick Johnson
2 Gertrude, Feb. 2, 1870
3 Harriet Frances, May 9, 1%72'r =^an. 11, 1903, Fletcher H. Gowdy
4 John Chandler, Sep. 29, 1876; =Dec. 5, 1895, Nellie Fitch
• 5 Henrietta, Miy 1^, 1878 ; -f-Mar . 3, 1879
T HE CLOSE OF OUR FIRST YEAR !
This number completes the first year of the Stewart Clan Magazine. We are
going right ahead with it and ew(^ to run it for many years. It is customary for
publications of this class to begin complaining about lack of merited support, and
to wobble and fall, but the editor of this little whiz-bang knew all about the dis-
couragements of life — iQ, fact, he li^kes them in a grim way— before he started. But
we have met no discouragement— nothing but kind words and helpfulness. We
acknowledge our gratitude to the many good folks who have sent us data, and we
will mention their names as we publish the information. Two fine gentlemen of the
royal tribe haveknocked us silly with gifts of $20 and $25 to help pay the postage
and bribe the ofiicial record keepers, while others have generously furnished illust-
rations, bought extra copies, etc.
As we presume that our readers preserve and intend to bind this magazine we
shall coptiaue the consecutive numbering of pages until the publication-has reached
a bulk suffici^t to make a convenient book. Then we shall publish an index as a
supplement. Subscribers whose time expires with number 12 are invited to renew.
The interest aroused has started scores to digging up and collecting records,
and this is "bound to'result in many discoveries of important clues. The chief cred-
it for all that may be accomplished will belong to our confrere, Mr: Horace Dicker-
man (whoi»iU>w enjoying life ferreting through barrels of old records in his bunga^'
low by the sea at Branford, Conn.^ while his wife is spending a few months in Eur-
ope), who awoke our drowsy interest in Stewart lore. A query of ours (we were 23
years old in those days) in the New York Biographical & Genealogical Record of
1907, unanswered for 12 years, fell under his eagle eye and he wrote us. We replied
in that heavy-heeled way that Uncle Obadiah uses on a fellow, but "Dick" never
lets 'em snooze. He got us out after a few years. And again, in our old age, we
took up the Quixotic journey and expect to spend the next half century in this un-
remunerative but most glorious work, Mr. Dickerman carrying the lantern.
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JOHN STEWART OF HAVERHILL, MASS. -47
BY OEORGE W. STEWART OF LOWELL
BENJAMIN R/ STEWART (Benjamin R..^ James,^ Jo/in>), born June 3, 1799, in
New Hampshire, married Dec. 20, 1822, AbiahS. Elliott, born in 1804. She died
in 1852 and he died in 1884 at Boscawen, N. H. Children:
1 D. Rawlings 1824; -hyoung
2 Betsey, Oct. 22. 1825; =Amo8 C. Kimball: no children
3 Hiram, Jan. 19, 1828; =:[Sep. 8, 1850?] Hannah A. Kimball: no children
4 Aurilla A., June 12, 1830; =William Chase: no children
5 Drusilla, Jan. 31, 1833; =John Sceva
6 David E., May 23. 1842; =Martha Noyes: no children
BETSEY* STEWART (Benjamin R.'*) married James Sargent, born at Bow, N.
H., Dec. 10, 1786. son of Simeon and
Martha (Buntin) Sargent. He died
June 9, 1876, aged 89. Children:
1 Mary =Benjamin Page
2 Cyrus
3 Larkin, Jan. 28, 1818
4 Martha Y.
5 James
GARDINER* STEWART (John,^
James,^ John^) of Croyden, N. H., mar-
ried in Orange, Vt., Oct. 28, 1837,
Sarah Powers.
JAMES* STEWART (William,^
Jame5,«Jo/m»), bom Nov. 22, 1804, in
Dunbarton. N. H., was a master ma-
chinist. In the employ of Isaac & Seth
Adams & Co. of South Boston he was
sent to the island of Cuba to set up
sugar mills, and while working on the
Santa Anna estate he took the yellow
fever and died Jan. 2, 1851, and is
buried at Lago Grande,
SIMEON SARGENT* STEW-
ART (William,^ James,^ JohnO, born
Simeon Sargent* Suwart q^^ 27, 1806, married (1) at Lowell.
Mass., Mar. 16, 1829, Maria Spalding. He was a member of Pentucket lodge of
Masons raised Nov. 29, 1827. He and his brother Philip went from Concord, N.
H., part of the way by ox teams across country to Grand Rapids, Kent county,
Mich., in 1836, where Simeon took up land, cleared it and brought up his family.
He married (2) in Buffalo, N. Y., in 1836, Ellen Ruth Beaumont. He died at
•Editor: G«o. T. E4son. Fllley. Neb. Associate: Horace Dickerman. New Haven, Conn.
Symbols and references: ^= means married: ^ maniage intention; + died; X buried; a number
preceded by dash means refn- to that pase; (T bible record. (T) church record, (J) town record. 0 grave-
stone, d) probate record, 0 court, %i land. J) military. (S) pension, @ U. S. census; cu) private record.
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Child-
Grand Rapids May 3, 1874.
ren:
William N., Mar. 28, 1837: 3 ch.
Sarah 1840; 4-1876: 4 ch.
James Randolph, Feb. 9, 1845
Anna C, Sep. 25, 1847
Mary M., May 16, 1856; +1|81
CYNTHIA^ STEWART {WilU
iam,^ James;^ JoKn^), bom Feb. 2, 1808,
married May 14, 1828, John Hall Os-
good. She died at Suncook, town of
Pembroke, N. H. Children:
1 Cynthia Ann, Feb. 18, 1829
Alonzo, Aug. 4, 1831
Melissa, Aug. 14, 1833
Ellen, July — , 1834
James Henry, Dec. 9, 1838
John Emery, Apr. 22, 1840
Nancy Jane, Feb. 28, 1843
Anna Eldusta, Nov. 1, 1847
KING DERIAS^ STEWART
{William,^ James,^ John«), bom Sep. 29,
1809, married at Colebrook, N. H.,
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
King Dcrics^ Steuart
Cynthia* Stewart Osgood
Nov. 27, 1836, Abigail Carleton, born
Sep. 12, 1814, in Jackson, daughter of
John and Sally Carleton. He was a
grist-miller and worked for years for
his brother-in-law, John H. Osgood, in
his mill at Suncook. He was a mem-
ber of Harvard lodge of I. O. 0. F. of
Suncook, which he joined on Sep. 24,
1849, serving as noble grand until
July 1, 1877, He. died at AUenstown,
adjoining Suncook, Jan. 13, 1882, and
his wife died at Claremont Apr. 20,
1888: both are buried at Claremont.
Child:
1 Cynthia Ann 1840; =John
Thompson: - 1872, Concord
WILLIAM HENRY* {William.^
James,- John'), born Nov. 21, 1811, in
Springfield, N. H., married (1) June
17, 1738, at Grand Rapids, Michigan,
Catherine Nelson. He married (2)
Nov. 28, 1866, at Lowell, Mass., Em-
marey [Nichols] Lee, born in 1825 at
North Stockholm, N. Y.: she died at
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William Henry* Stewart
widow died Apr. 3, 1892, at Lowell,
buried at Billerica. Children:
1 James Philip, Apr. 2, 1849, Low-
ell; =June 21, 1881, Catherine
A. Cullinan: sailor in Civil war
2 John Alonzo, Oct. 5, 1850, Bill-
erica; =1868 Frances Davis, di-
vorced from her 1881: soldier in
15th regiment of Maine volunt-
eers, discharged July 15, 1866
3 Mary Evelyn, Sep. 1, 1856, Sun-
cook, N. H.; +Aug. 12, 1898,
unmarried, Durrah, Calif.
JEROME BONAPARTE^
STEWART (William,^ ]ames,^ John^),
bom Sep. 23, 1817, in Bow, N. H.,
went to California during the gold
rush of 1849 and his family lost trace
of him.
(To be contfnued)
Bow July 19, 1893. He was a mach-
inist: he died Nov. 26, 1888, at Sun-
cook, buried at Bow. No children.
PHILIP* STEWART {William;'
Jame5,2 Jo/in»), born July 23, 1815, in
Springfield, N. H., married Dec. 7,
1848, Lavina Wilson, born in Tyngs-
boro, Mass., daughter of John t^nd
Mary (Morse) Wilson. He wa.s by
trade a mason and went with his bro-
ther, Simeon Sargent Stewart, out to
Michigan before his marriage, work-
ing awhile at his trade at Sandusky*
Ohio. He returned to Billerica and
went to Cuba with his brother James.
Coming home again he entered into
the grocery trade at North Billerica.
He was a member of Merrimac lodge
I. 0. 0. F. of Lowell, 1836. He died
Apr. 22, 1879, at Billerica, and his
Vhilip* Stewart
George W. Stewart of Lowell, Mass., is at present on a tour of the west, look-
ing after his extensive mining interests in Oregon, Colorado and Arizona. At Mur-
phy, Oregon, he is hunting down and prosecuting ranchers who, having^ lost a suit
in the state supreme court over water rights, are taking reprisal by dynamiting the
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ditches and flumes of the mining company. Mr. Stewart will later spend two or
three weeks near Tucson, Ariz., where his company is putting up a large ore mill.
STEWARTS OF LONDONDERRY, N. H. —44
FROM THC BOOK BY B. PRANK SCVERANCC
ABRAHAM W.« STEWART {Robert,^ John* John,^ Robert,^ Walter*)— continued:
4 Sarah, Dec. 30, 1822; =June 29, 1842, Isaiah H. Emerson
5 Rebecca, Apr. 11, 1825; =Alfred B. Noyes: +Jan. 24, 1901
6 LucindaT. 1827; -h Nov. 29, 1844
7 Mary P. 1829; -f-Sep. 14, 1834
AARON« STEWART (Mn.* Samuel* John,"^ Robert,^ Walter'), born Mar. 22,
1775, in Bennington, Vt., married at New Haven, Vt., May 16, 1807, SelindaColt,
bomNov. 8, 1789, at Montville, Conn., daughter of Capt. John and Susanna
[Bulkeley] Colt. He was a man of fine physique, standing six feet in his stockings
and weighing 190 pounds when only 16, was well educated and his penmanship
was beautiful. Until the outbreak of the second war with England he was engaged
in teaching at Charleston, N. Y., Longmeadow, Mass., Rutland, Vt., and other
places. He volunteered in the war of 1812, but his career was brief: he was killed
at the battle of Sackett Harbor and was buried July 16, 1813, in the military cem-
etery there. His widow removed soon afterward from New Haven to Payston: she
married (2) at Duxbury Nov. 9, 1825, Dea. Ellas Wells. She died Mar. 6, 1860, at
Duxbury, Vt. Children of Aaron and Selinda, bom at New Haven, Vt.:
1 Charlotte Matilda, Feb. 28, 1808; +Sep. 25, 1810
2 Homer Hine, Apr. 1, 1810; i=July 12, 1837, Jane Elizabeth Campbell
3 Ira Hubbell, Feb. 6, 1812; =Jan. 7, 1834, Eunice Boyce
IRA« STEWART (Jo/in,* Samuel* John,^ Rfjbert,^ Walter'), bom July 15, 1779, in
Pawlet, Vt., married Oct. 29, 1814, Elizabeth Hubbell of Lanesboro, Mass. He was
a business partner of his brother Noble until the latter's early death May 17, 1814.
He became a man of great prominence in western Vermont; a member of the legis-
lature, trustee of Middlebury college, etc. He died Feb. 13, 1855, at Middlebury.
1 Dugald, Sep. 26, 1821; =Jan. 26, 1857, Sophia C. Allen: -hMar. 30, 1870
2 John Wolcott, Nov. 24, 1825; =Emma Battell: govemor of Vermont 1870-2
3 Huldah Mary, Jan. 24, 1829; +Apr. 12, 1830
CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS [PLACE NOT GIVEN]*
WiHmm Stewart +Feb. 17, 1804, aged 9l8t ymr
Mercy, wife of Wntiam Stewart, -f Nov. 27, 1799, in 76 year
Alexander Stewart 4-Dec. 2, 1853, aged 90
Barbara, wife of Alexander, -j-June 15, 1839, aged 72
John Stewart 4 May 25, 1861, aged 64
William Stewart -f Mar. 29, 1847, aged 48
James Stewart f Apr. 11, 1851, aged 45
STRAY NOTES
Persons making search for data among old wills and deeds are sometimes chag-
rined to find that their great-great granddad signed with an X. This is not necess-
arily a sign of ignorance: the John Henry may have been his. The X was original-
ly used as a symbol that the signer pledged himself by the Chrbtian faith to the
tmth of the matter to which he affixed it.
'From the collection of Stewart data made by the late Mrs. Jennie F. Stewart of Syracuse, N. Y.
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MRS. CHARLOTTE T. LUCKHURST. 1S6 WESTERN AVENUE. ALBANY
Samuel* Stuart (John,^ Samuel;^ Alexander^) -j-Oct. 6, 1850, aged 84 years. —Content
Stuart, his wife, +Nov. 15, 1848, aged 76 [Content Douglas, born Sep. 4, 1772]
Samuel Drake, son of Alexander and Susan Stuart, -fDec. 23, 1838, aged 4 m., 3 d.
Alexander* Stewart -f Jan. 18, 1883, ae. 84.— w. Susan Drake -hSep. 9, 1871, ae. 63
John* Stewart 4^Feb. 1, 1864, aged 73.— wife Emily Ann +Mar. 26, 1869, ae. 67
Elizabeth A., daughter of John and Emily, -hNov. 20, 1856, aged 31
Charles H.* Stuart -hMar. 21, '83, ae. 71.— wife Caroline E. L. -hNov. 27, '69, a. 47
JOHN STEWART OF HAVERHILL, MASS.
-51
BY GEORGE W. STEWART OF LOWELL
ALANSON* STEWART (WiUiam,^ James,^ Jo/in>), born July 13, 1820, in Bow,
N. H., married at Billerica, Mass., Feb. 23, 1860, Mary Ann Carleton, born Oct.
17, 1839, at Lowell, daughter of George Rich and Nancy [Tripp] Carleton. He
was by trade a machinist, and work-
ed for Isaac & Seth Adams & Co., en-
gine and sugar machinery builders.
He went to Cuba at times for this
firm, and worked at his trade in Sun-
cook, N. H., where he lost his life in a
gas tank explosion. He died Feb. 1 1 ,
1869, and is buried at Epsom. His
widow died May 26, 1908, at Epsom,
and is there buried. Children, born
at Epsom, N. H.:
1 George William, Aug. 24, 1860;
=Sep. 2,1886, Elizabeth K.
Nutt, Lowell
2 Mabel Evalyn, Oct. 21, 1864; =
Oct. 23, 1882, Samuel Roby
Yeaton: 5 children
3 Nettie Alice, Sep. 24, 1869; =
June 4, 1888, George Elmore
Batchelder: 3 children
JOHN CHAPPING STEWART
(William,^ James,^ Jo/in»), born Aug. 18,
1825, at Lowell, Mass., was not mar-
ried. He served over three years as
a soldier in the Civil war, enlisting on
Aug. 26, 1861, in company D, 29th regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, Ninth
Army corps. He was in 27 battles and skirmishes during this time, only to lose his
life near the close of the war. He fell at the battle of Petersburg, Va., on June 17,
'Editor: Geo. T. Edson, FiUey. Neb. Aasocimte: Horace Dickerman, New Haven. Conn.
Symbols and references: = means married; '• marriage intention; + died; X buried; a number
preceded by dash means refer to that page; (T: bible record, (t) church record, (s) town record, ^ grave-
stone, (i) probate record, (T) court, Q) land, n) military, (•) pension, (g) U. S. census; uD private record.
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1864, and was buried on the field by
a comrade. The town of Billerica
has honored his name by placing it
on their memorial monument at the
center town from whence he went
forth to hold up the name of home
and country.
ERIE WARNER* STEWART
(Jonathan,^ James,'^ John^), born Oct. 8,
1817, in Bow, N. H., married Sep. 1,
1845, Elizabeth Rose Page of Went-
worth. He died at Cambridgeport,
Mass., Aug. 14, 1871, aged 53, and is
buried there. His widow died Nov.
13, 1906, aged 84 years and 3 months.
Children:
1 Sarah Emma, June 9, 1846; nev-
er married: school teacher
2 Mary F., Oct. 21, 1849, Somer-
ville; =Frank D. Sanborn
3 Franklin P., July 6, 1854; unm.
4 George Edward, June 11, 1859;
=1877 Myrtle Morrill of La-
conia, N. H.: ch.— Blanche John Chappin* Stewart
JONATHAN MORRILL* STEWART (Jonathan,^ James,^ Jo/in'), born Oct. 30,
1826, married Oct. 4, 1857, Marietta E. Sanborn of Andover, N. H. He died Dec.
31, 1889, at Concord. Children:
1 Arthur Charles, July 12, 1858; =July 8, 1886, Helen Speed: two sons
2 Elmer M., May 22, 1861 ; + Aug. 28, 1892, unmarried, at Concord
THOMAS W.* STEWART (Thomas,^ Jo/in,^ John^), born Aug. 24, 1823, married
Susan Gault of Pembroke, N. H. Children:
1 William
2 Edward
3 Ella
4 Frank
JOHN HARRIMAN* STEWART (Thomas,^ John;^ John'), born May 15, 1831.
married June 18, 1855, Susan Towle of Concord. He died Mar. 26, 1915. Children:
1 Charies Harriman, Dec. 31, 1859
2 Susan Towle, Dec. 31, 1859; =June 26, 1901, Geo. W. Bunker: +May 22 '18
3 Caroline Stanley, June 13, 1861 : resides in Concord
4 Grace Ella, Feb. 13, 1872
5 Emma -<-in infancy
Adam Stewart married Nov. 18, 1821, Lucy Marsh of Henniker: their son John
M. was born June 20, 1822, in Henniker.
To be continued
Stewart is the sixth most common name in Scotland, the order being Smith,
McDonald, Brown, Robertson, Thompson, Stewart, Campbell, Wilson, Anderson,
Mackay, McKenzie, Scott, Johnston, Miller, Reid, Ross, Paterson, Eraser, etc.
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STEWARTS OF EAST HADDAM, CONN. —21
WILLIAM-* STEWART (AUxander^), born about 1706, probably in Scotland,
married in East Haddam, Conn., (1) Feb. 2, 1732, Hannah Campbell. She was ad-
mitted June 10, 1733, to the church there: she died June 21, 1743. He married (2)
May 8, 1744, Sarah Buck, who died Sep. 6, 1746. He was appointed Nov. 6, 1745,
guardian of Daniel Steward, a minor child of his brother Alexander. He married
(3) Apr. 7, 1746, Thankful Graves, who died the following September. Then, after
ten years, Apr. 8, 1756, he married his fourth wife, Mary McWilliams, and on Feb.
25, 1759, he and his wife were admitted to the Millington church, in which their
children were later baptized. Her name was in a list of members Dec. 13, 1788.
They spent their last years with his son Nathan, who had removed to Litchfield.
There Mary died on Feb. 17, 1799,® in her 74th year, and he died Jan. 17, 1800, in
his 94th year;® they are buried in the Milton cemetery. Children, bom in East
Haddam: by Hannah —
1 William, Dec. 29, 1732; -f Aug. 14, 1749
2 Hannah, June 7, 1735; -|-Aug. 21, 1749
3 Samuel, June 9, 1737; 4-Aug. 29, 1749
4 Nathan, June 27, 1739; =Mar. 11, 1760, Martha Shaw
5 Joseph, June 8, 1741; +Aug. 19, 1749
By Sarah —
6 Sarah, Apr. 7, 1745
B> Mary: —
7 William, bp. Mar. 3, 1759
8 Samuel, bp. Mar. 3, 1759; soldier in Rev.
9 Joseph, bp. Feb. lo, 1760; soldier in Rev.: -|-1843, Pultney, Steuben co., N. Y.
10 Benjamin, bp. Aug. 15, 1762
11 Hannah, bp. June 8, 1766; -|-Dec. 29, 1794, aged 28, East Haddam®
NATHAN« STEWART (WiUiam,^ AUxander^) married (1), in East Haddam,
Mar. 11, 1760, Martha Shaw, bom May 22, 1744,® in Hartford, daughter of John
and Martha Shaw.* He settled in Litchfield about 1762. His wife died Nov. 27,
1786. He married (2) Eunice : she died Sep. 12, 1819, aged 69.® He died
July 12, 1824, aged 85.® Children, the first one having been born in Blast Haddam:
1 Jared, June 4, 1761; -j-Jan. 26, 1777, a prisoner of war in New Yorkt
2 Hannah, July 6, 1763,
3 Nathan, Apr. 27, 1765
4 William, June 5, 1767 ; ^1795 Jane Hall of Kent
5 MoUy, June 17, 1769
6 Martha, July 30, 1771
7 Sarah, May 22, 1773; f Oct. 12.. 1779
8 Alice, Jan. 10, 1776; = Moses Eldred: 4 sons and 3 daughters
9 Jared. Jan. 22, 1779; -f Oct. 2, 1779
•MuB Georgim Stuart of Utica, N. Y.. hM (umUhed tome very interesting records from old bibles.
John and Martha Shaw had:-George, Sep. 16, 1780: Martha, Apr. 1. 1733. died Dec. 8, 1748; John,
June 18, 1735; James, Nov. 19, 1789, and Martha, May 22, 1744. John Shaw died June 13, 1744, in
Hartford, and his widow Martha married Samuel Wright and had: -Jonathan, Mar. 13, 1746, at Hart-
ford; Mary, May 8, 1748; Sarah. Nov. 5. 1750. and Samuel. June 28. 1853. Samuel Wright died Dec.
29, 1754, aged 86. and Martha, his wife, died Jan. 1. 1755, aged 43. The Nathan Stewart bible is the
authority for most of the records of his family. The name is spelled Stuart in later generations.
>Jared was one of the soldiers under Capt. Bexateel Beebe. in Philip B. Bradley's regiment, who
were captured by the British at Fort Washington. Nov. 16. 1776, and confined in New York.
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10 Betsy, May 1, 1784; =Julius Griswold*
11 Luna, Sep. 3, 1786; [i=^ Prescott, (2) — Aylesworth]?
By Eunice: —
12 Eunice, Mar. 14, 1790
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FROM THE BOOK BY B. FRANK SEVERANCE
JOHN B.« STEWART (Samuel,^ Samuel,' John,^ Robert;' Walter^), born May 10,
1791, in Bristol, Vt., married Huldah Hayes, born at Bristol Mar. 6, 1800, daugh-
ter of David Hayes, a pioneer of Mahoning county, Ohio. Previous to 1816 John
went to Cayuga county, N. Y., where he was engaged in teaching when his father
joined him while on his way to Ohio in the fall of that year. Returning to Bristol
the next spring he made arrangements for the removal of the family to Royalton,
O., where the father was building a house in the wilderness. This journey was
made with two yoke of oxen and a horse and occupied 40 days. Here he resumed
his work as teacher and surveyor and owned and cultivated a small farm. He
was appointed pension agent, and every three months he rode horseback to Cleve-
land and brought back two canvas bags filled with silver dollars: the old soldiers
gathered at his house, the bags were opened and the money counted and paid out.
He died in Royalton Sep. 13, 1881, aged 90, and she died Mar. 13, 1883, aged 83.
1 Caroline, Oct. — , 1822; =1846 Sherwood: Riverdale, Mich.
2 Henry -fin Kansas: 6 children
3 Royal -fin Kansas: 3 children
4 Elizabeth 3= William Wilber
5 John =Rosalthe Allen: Columbus, O., -f 1886
6 Phebe, Aug. — , 1840; ^Charles W. Fitzwater
SAMUEL^ STEWART (Samuel' Samuel* Jo/in,^ Robert,^ Walter^), born May 6,
1796, in Bristol, Vt., married Jan. 15, 1818, Cherry Edwards, born Nov. 22, 1800.
He went to Ohio with his father's family and settled on a farm in Newburgh, six
miles from Cleveland. His wife died Nov. 21, 1858. Children:
1 Jehial S., Oct. 15, 1819; =Jan. 12, 1850, Sophia Thomas of Bangor, N. Y.
2 Noble I., Apr. 15, 1821; -hMar. 25, 1856
3 Calvin M., Nov. 4, 1825; -f Aug. 26, 1845
4 Rudolphus E., Jan. 24, 1828
To be continued
Dr. Francis Edward Stewart of Philadelphia at one time organized a Stewart
society, but it was allowed to disintegrate. He has proposed that a society be now
formed to take up search of old Scottish records. What do you say?
The Manchester [N. jH.] Union and Leader for Feb. 25, 1923, sent us by Mrs.
A.M. Duncklee of Milford, contains a picture and write-up of Flora Stewart of
Londonderry, a negress, who died Aug. 17, 1868, at the age of 118. It is thus re-
corded in the published vital records of Londonderry, but few of us will believe it:
she would have been 61 years old when her son George was born. This Flora Stu-
art was liberated from slavery about 1815 by some member of the Stuart family
who had settled in Virginia, and with her pickaninnies Isaiah, George Washins^ton
and Salona sent for security to Londonderry, where they lived out their lives.
•"Betty, wife of Julius Griswold, departed this life Dec. 20, 1809, in her 26th year, leaving a son
named Nathan Stuart, aged 4 mos. & 22 days, & who died Mar. 6, 1810, being 7 mos. & 8 days old."
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STEWARTS OF WEYMOUTH, MASS. —6
JOSEPH* STEWART (Benjamin,^ ^,^ James'), born in Gloucester, married
[intention recorded in Upton Dec. 8, 1752] Jane Wilson. He died in 1759 and his
estate was administered that year in Upton. Children:
1 Joseph, July 6, 1753; =May 31, 1789, Sarah Mosely, Hampton, Conn.
2 Submit 1755; +Aug. 16, 1822, aged 67, unmarried, in New Braintree
Capt. BENJAMIN* STEWART (Benjamin.^ /^ James'), born about 1730
on Cape Ann, married in Holliston Apr. 10, 1754, Deborah Rider. He served in
the expedition against Crown Point in 1756, from Upton, and was an officer in the
Revolution. His wife died Jan. 9, 1766, in Holliston. He was adminii^trator of his
father's estate in 1 772 in New Braintree. He [of Boston] died of smallpox June 6,
1775, aged 45, and is buried in Harvard.® Children, recorded in Holliston:
1 Asenath, Sep. 17. 1754; =Dec. 6, 1772, Silas Wood of Mendon, in Uxbridge
2 Anna, May 21, 1759; =Sep. 23, 1776, Joseph Smith of Chesterfield, N. H.
JOHN STEWART OF HAV-
ERHILL, MASS. —54
BY GEORGE W. STEWART OF LOWELL
GEORGE WILLIAM* STEW-
ART (Alanson,* WiUiam,»]amesr John^),
born Aug. 24, 1860. in Epsom, N. H.,
married in Lowell, Mass., Sep. 2, 1886,
Elizabeth Knight Nutt, born Aug. 25,
1860, at Rockport, town of Camden,
Me., daughter of David James and
Caroline Elizabeth [Clark] Nutt. He
lived at his home in Epsom until 18
years of age, when he started for Lo-
well to "make his fortune." Fortune
has, in a degree, been kind to him;
nevertheless, enterirg into the employ
of John Tripp in the roller covering
business, a business connected with
the cotton textile industry, he has in
the end become owner of the entire
business. He is a member of Pen-
tucket lodge of Masons, raised 1896.
Qeorge William^ Stewart Children, bom in Lowell:
1 Alanson Eugene, May 30, 1887;=Sep. 14, 1910, Ruth M. Sawyer
2 Ethel Elizabeth, Jan. 1. 1890; =June 16, 1913, Roby Stdrr Johnson
3 George William, June 27, 1900
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preceded by dash means refer to that page; (X' bible record, (?) church record, rf) town record, 0 grave-
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ALANSON EUGENE^ STEWART (Qeorge W.,'>Alanson* William,^ James,'- John')
graduated from Lowel] high school and attended Worcester Polytechnic institute
four years: he graduated from Yale in
1912 as an engineer. He married at
Rockland, Me., Sep. 14, 1910, Ruth
Morrill Sawyer, daughter of Franklin
Barnes and Ida Augusta [Gardner]
Sawyer. He is a member of the Ma-
sonic fraternity, raised in Torrington,
Conn. He is at present with the en-
gineering department of the Public
Utilities commission, Hartford, Conn.
Child, born at Mount Carmel, Conn:
1 Alanson Eugene, Apr. 1, 1913
ETHEL ELIZABETH^ STEW-
ART (Qeorge W.,'^ Alanson,* William^'
James,'^ John') married at Lowell June
16, 1913, Roby Starr Johnson. Child:
1 Elizabeth Johanna, May 23,
1921; -hJan. 18, 1923
GEORGE WILLIAM« STEW-
ART tQeorge W.,^ Alamon,* William,^
James,'^ John') graduated from Lowell
high school and went to Colorado in
1920 to attend the Colorado School of ^ , , .
Mines. He returned later and enter- ^'^'^ ^^ ^'^^ ^^'^^^^ ^"^^'^^^ ^^^'^^
ed Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Boston in 1922. He was made a Ma-
son at Golden, Colo.
This completes the genealogy of the descendants of John Stewart, the weaver of
Haverhill. Although his descendants are not numerous they may claim achieve-
ment j^ soldiers, master artisans, scientific and business men. Few of them have
left New England, a rather unusual thing for a family of 200 years in America.
STEWART LAND RECORDS OF MADISON COUNTY, N. Y.
From the Organization of the County from Chenango, 1806, to 1835
GRANTEE OR GRANTOR OTHER PARTY DATE LOCATION ft CONSIDERATION
Alexander Stewart of Utica .-.
Alexander of Smithfield
Alexander D. of Fenner
Benjamin B. of Smithfield ...
Charles Stuart, RidgeSeld, Ct.
Cornelius & George of Smithf.
Cornelius & George of Fonner.
Cornelius & George of Fenner.
Cornelius D
Duncan & John of Lenox
Duncan of Lenox
Elizabeth, "my daughter"
Elliott of DeRuyter
Elliott of Lebanon
George & wife Mary or Mercy
George & w. Mercy of Smithf.
Henry of Smithfield
Henry of Smithfield
of John Menzte
to Hungerford Aug. 24,
of John G. Evans Mar. 8,
of Mercy Lucas Aug. 13,
of Peter Morey Ort. 17,
to Garrit Smith Mar. 21,
to John Wilbur Oct. 1,
to Abraham Dodge
of Royal Cooper July 20,
to John Messinger ..Mar. 10,
to John Stewart Dec. 4,
of Nathan Steward ..Apr. 26,
of Thomas Ludlow July 3,
to Doctor Smith
(see Cornelius)
to John Evans Apr. 2,
of Asa Munn Feb. 14,
to Aaron Nash Nov. 22,
1813
1837
1836
1832
1822
1828
1835
1831
1832
1824
1809
1823
1827
1827
Town of Sullivan
Smithfield
Smtthfield & Fenner-$4,000.
Smithfield: contract to sell..
Nelson & Fenner $800.
Smithfield $859
Fenner .- $197
Fenner $400
Lot in Peterboro $100
Lenox (Defarrier land) $150.
Lenox, undiv. 'i int $400.
Brookfield $3,600.
DeRuyter twp $444
-.- --. $872
.C-263
AQ- 51
.A0-51t
AG- 14
..T-263
.AB-336
.A3-425
.AL-256
AD-270
.AF-259
. U-509
..D-496
..K.517
$86O..X-40l
Stockbridge $100..Y.340
Stockbridge $l,460.AA-257
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Hugh Steward
Hugh Stewart of Eaton
Hugh of Eaton -
Hugh of Eaton ■
Isaac Steward
Isaac Stewart of Brook field ...
Isaac of BrooLfield
laaac nf Chenango co., w. Ruth
Isaac Steward of Columbus ..
^ Isaac -d of Chen, co., w. Ruth.
' Isaac -d of Chen, co., w. Ruth.
James, w. Eliza (see Robert) ..
James of Smitbfield (see Robt.)
Jim^sof Smithfleld
James of Lenox
James of Lenox, wife El.aa
James of Lenox, wife Elisa
James of I>»nox, wife Eliza.
John Stuart of Eston.
John of Lenox, with Duncan ..
John & J. Duncan Stewart of L
John of Lenox, wife Alta
John of Lenox
Joseph Stuart of Faton
Joseph Stuart of E., w. Eliz. ..
Lemuel of Ham.lton
Lemuel of Eaton
Lamuel
of Perley Munger July 18, 1825
of Isaac Hovey Nov. 24, 1828
to David Dean Jan. 20, 1829
to Hopkins Mar. 22, 1832
of Nathan Steward. .May 27, 1822
of Nathan Steward... June 6, 1822
of John Dalrymple...Oct. 29, 1822
to Bela Hammond
of Prince Bruicester.Nov. 12, 1838
to Hill Nov. 12, 1833
to Hammond Jan. 1, 1834
to Bronson Apr. 10, 1819
to Thomas Stewart.. Apr. 10, 1819
of Myndert Wimple.. .Oct 7, 1819
of Ange Defarrier Oct. 18, 1824
to Spencer Apr. 26, 1826
to John ft Duncan S..Oct. 16, 1829
to Cobb Nov. 6, 1882
to Joseph Stuart Feb. 2, 1820
of James, wife Eliza .Oct. 16, 1829
to Messinger (see D.).Mar. 10, '31
to Messinger-— Dec. 4, 1882
of Duncan Stewart ...Dec. 4, 1882
of John Stuart Feb. 2, 1820
to William Stewart ..Oct. 24, 1882
of Hitchcock July 20, 1796
of Troup, attorney ..Aug. 10, 1818
of Gaut -..June 18, 1834
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Eaton $160. W-154
Eaton I208.AA. 9
Eaton $98.AA-210
Eaton AE-321
Brookfield $1,000..W- II
Brookfield $600-.W- II
Brookfield $60..W. 17
Brookfield $300.AH.422
Brookfield AH-43$
Brookfield AH-437
BrooVfield AH-437
Smitbfield V- 61
Smithfi«*ld ¥452
Lenox $360.AH. 42
Lenox $950.AH- 41
Lenox AA- 57
Lenox AF-251
Lenox AFSM
Eaton WMI
Lenox $100 .AF-2W
Lenox A0.27I
Lenox AF.2S5
Lenox $400 -AF.2»
Eaton $400..W-3II
Eaton AH-IH
Hamilton, 90 acres $666..0-942
Eaton, 81 acres Y-112
Smlthfisld, 11 acres AI.274
STEWARTS OF EAST HADDAM, CONN. —56
NATHAN* STEWART: in the list of his children last month we omitted:
10 Sarah, Sepi 1, 1791; ^Caleb Pickett
WILLIAM* STEWART (Nathan,^ William,^ Alexander^), born June 6, 1767, in
Litchfield, Conn., iharried in 1795 Jane Hall, horn Apr. 26, 1772, daughter of Asa
and Rachel Hall of Kent, Conn. They settled in Winfield, Herkimer county, N. Y.
He died Dec. 10, 1817, and she died Aug. 12, 1822, aged 60. Children:
1 Calista, July 30, 1796; +Jan. 16, 1818
Homer, July 30, 1798; -f Oct. 30, 1817
William, Dec. 13, 1800; -hJune 9, 1802
William, Sep. 5, 1803; =-Apr. 14, 1830, Delia Ann Stephens
Cecilia, Sep. 20, 1805; =Nov. 19, 1823, Ozen Keith, son of Luke 4b Martha
Jane, Sep. 5, 1808; =Mar. — , 1824, Elon Eldred, son of Jehoshaphat & Polly
Louisa, July 1, 1811; -hJan. 13, 1832
infant, Dec — , 1814: 4 Dec. — , 1814
Homer, Dec. 18, 1817; -hSep. 18, 1818
WILLIAM* STUART (William,* hlathan,^ Wil/iam,* Alexander^) married Apr. 14,
1830, in Columbia, Herkimer county, Delia Ann Stephens, born Nov. 2, 1806,
daughter of Sylvanus Haulsey and Mary [Fairchild] Stephens. They resided in
Winfield and after 40 years removed to Clinton, Oneida county, where they died—
she on Aug. 13, 1876, aged 69, and he on June 29, 1 885, aged 82. Children:
1 William Howlsey, Jan. 20, 1831; +June 19, 1839
2 Alice Ann, Apr. 26, 1833; =1865 Clark Brown
3 Mary Jane, Oct. 2, 1835; =June 14, 1870. William Marshall Potts: +51885
4 Charles Marvin, May 12, 1839; +Oct. 19, 1871, unmarried, in Illinois
5 Georgiana, May 2, 1843
6 Rosamond A., Sep. 24, 1846; =Sep. 29, 1886, William Marshall Potts: +1902
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Ephraim Morris mentioned in his will (Danbury, Conn., Probate, VI 242) his
daughter Eunice, wife of Nathan Stewart.
"THE STEWART MILLIONS"
"What is the idea in searching the Scottish records?" asks Mrs. M. M. (Clara
Stewart) Jones of Akely, Minn. "Is it in quest of the millions of money that is in
chancery court in England which belongs to our clan of Stewarts without doubt if
^^ it could be traced out? My father said our great-great-
^t^^HSt^SfT grandfather tried to trace it but failed on account of some
jJ25J23 record being lost." It would be very romantic if the lost
record should turn up, but meanwhile we can all have a lot
of fun getting our family records in shape and tracing our
line back to the immigrant to America. A clue to the fam-
ily in Scotland is a seal or coat of arms. Some of the im-
migrants are known to have brought seals with them. John
Stewart, son of Duncan of Rowley, Mass., used a seal on
his will; John of Haverhill impressed his family seal in wax
on his will, and Lt. William Steward of Stonington, Conn.,
owned a ring bearing his family insignia, and a set of china
SHIELD OF THE OLD LORDS dlshcs bearing the Steward arms is said to have been in the
HIGH STEWART OF SCOTLAND . - #i_.j j^ -n^i-t. U.J
possession of one of his descendants. But these are bridges
we are hardly ready to cross, as many still have yawning gaps between their great-
grandfather and his forebears, with important dates lacking. In later issues we
shall deal occasionally with Stewart emblems.
COMPILING A HISTORY OF COLERAIN, MASS.
Mrs. Katherine Holton Cram of Colerain, Mass.. has copied the inscriptions in
all but one of the old burying grounds in that town and before she became ill Nov.
9, 1922, had copied on index cards the greater part of the records to be found on
the old town books. Her object is to write a history of Colerain, but at the time
of writing to us, Mar. 4, she did not know whether or not she would ever be able to
finish it. Unselfish and devoted workers such as Mrs. Cram should certainly be
especially aided by kind fates that their work might benefit the world.
STEWARTS OF LONDONDERRY, N. H. —56
FROM THE BOOK BY B. FRANK SEVERANCE
JOHN C .« STEWART (John,^ Joseph,* Jo/in,^ Robert,^ Walter^), bom Feb. 14, 1803,
in Kingsbury, Washington county, N. Y., married Serena Linendoll. He lived at
Fort Edward practically all his life until a few years before his death, when he lived
with his daughter at Glens Falls, where he died Nov. 13, 1891. Children:
1 John J., May 27, 1830; -{-young
2 Susan S., Aug. 22, 1831; =-M. H. Bradt, Glens Falls
3 Rhoda, June 6, 1833; = William R. DeGarmo: New York City
4 Charles B., Dec. 16, 1834; =Jane T. Marvin of Troy
6 Mary Ann, Sep. 29, 1836; =Oct. 7, 1857, Walter S. Durkee: -hSep. 22, 1869
6 George W., Feb. 27, 1838; =Dec. 2, 1880, Elizabeth Vanderberg: San Diego
7 John C, July 26, 1840; -hunm. Feb. 12, 1877, from effects of service Civil war
8 James R., July 21, 1841; =Aug. 16, 1873, Grace V. Bushang: Glens Falls
9 Rosana, Apr. 23, 1842; H-Aug. 24, 1860
10 Margaret E., Jan. 22, 1850; =Jan. 6, 1882, John C. Barry: Memphis, Tenn.
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FILLEY« NEB, OCTOBER, 1923 VOL. 1 1 NO. 4
DANIEL STEWART OF BARNSTABLE, MASS. —11
COLLECTED BY MRS. JENNIE F. STEWART
JAMES^ STEWART (Daniel^) is given on page 10. His first wife, Bennet
Briggs, was born Oct. 14, 1667, the daughter of Samuel and Bennet (Ellis) Briggs
of Sandwich, Mass«
JOHN'f STEWART (Daniel^) of Edgartown, Mass., married Margaret ;.
He died in 1736. His will was dated Feb. 25, 1735-6, and probated July 13, 1736.
The widow Margaret and these children are named in the will:
1 James = Aug. 30. 1733, Mehit able Spooner, Barnstable
2 Deborah 1705; ^Nathaniel Vincent, sr.: XMar. 17, 1788, aged 83
3 Mary 1705; =Dec. 14, 1738, Joseph Pease: -f-Sep. 19, 1785, aged 80
4 Benjamin No trace: not mentioned in aunt's estate May 7, 1745
5 Elizabeth == Merry
6 Daniel 171 1; =1738 Jean Vincent
CHARLES2 STEWART (DanieV) of Edgartown was fined in the Vineyard court
in 1690 for beating an Indian. He married Margaret . She died Mar. 18,
1730, and he died Feb. 27, 1760.® Children, bom in Edgartown:®
1 Jedidah, Jan. 1, 1709 (Jedidah Stewart was a witness to a deed in 1727)
3 Lois, May 20, 1714; i=Dec. 27, 1734, Thomas Hughes of Nantucket, (2) July
2 Beulah, Jan. 2, 1711 [17, 1744, Thomas Neal: +Jan. 27. 1803
4 Hannah, June 14, 1716; =Oct. 30, 1736, John Meader, Nantucket
5 Abiah,Sep.21, 1718
6 Samuel, Dec. 1, 1722: =Nov. 15, 1744, Sarah Smith, Nantucket
7 Anne, Mar. 31,1725
8 John, Jan. 18, 1727
9 William, Mar. 20, 1729; =1752 Ruhamah Mayhew: -{-Dec. 24, 1824®®
DANIEI/ (James,^ Daniel^) is given on page 11.
JOSEPH^ STEWART (James,^ DanieV), bom June 10, 1701, Rochester, Mass.,
married (int. Sep. 27, 1724, Rochester) Patience Parker, probably a daughter of
Daniel and Mary [Lumbert] Parker of Barnstable. Administration on his estate
was granted Sep. 16, 1746, to his brother James of Rochester. Three children, also
mentioned in their paternal grandmother's will of Dec. 20, 1753, were recorded in
Rochester:
1 Samuel, Aug. 19, 1729: served in Canada expedition, 1759, from Edgartown
2 John, Oct. 19, 1732; fin Crown Point expedition 1756: "res. Plymouth"
3 Seth, Feb. 23, 1736; -j-in the campaign of 1756, aged 20: from Hardwick
4 EUsha (an Elisha, enlisted from Bristol, -(-Aug. 14, 1777)
JAMES* STEWART {James,^ Daniel), bom May 19, 1703, Rochester, married
Apr. 16, 1730, Hannah Dexter. Children, born in Rochester:
1 Eleanor. Jan. 21, 1 731 ; =Dec. 11, 1751. Joseph Paine of Freetown
2 Sarah, Oct. 24, 1732: =Jan. 23, 1755, Elisha Benson of Middleboro
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preceded by dash means refer to that page; (X bible record, (T church record, (i) town record, 0 grave-
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3 Elizabeth, Jan. 1, 1736
4 James, Feb. 1, 1737; =Mar. 12, 1761, Lydia CrandaU
5 Hannah, Jan. 11, 1740; —-Aug. 28, 1760, Benjamin Benson of Middleboro
6 Mary,* Mar. 15, 1742; :^May 14, 1770, Amaziah Bowles of Dartmouth
7 Thankful. June 17, 1746
8 Anne, Apr. 18, 1749; =Nov. 23, 1768, Charles Hammond
JAMES8 STEWART (io/in,^ DanieV) married in Barnstable Aug. 30, 1733, Me-
hitable Spooner and is said to have settled in Martha's Vineyard. His eldest child
was recorded in Barnstable:
1 Mehitable, July 17, 1735
[A Mehitable Stewart is said to have married Job Holmes in 1752. It is prob-
able, however, that this family removed to Hebron, Conn.]
DANIEL'* STEWART (io/in,« Daniel^), bom about 1711, in Edgartown, Mass.,
married about 1738, Jean Vincent, daughter of Thomas and Sarah [Martin] Vin-
cent.t He was administrator of the estate of his aunt, Sarah^ [Stewart] Harlock:
the division of her property was made May 7, 1745. His widow Jean was appoint-
ed guardian of their daughter Elizabeth in 1780. Daniel was buried Nov. 28, 1778,
aged 67, and Jean was buried Jan. 26, 1791, aged 75. Children, born in Edgartown:
1 Timothy, bp. Dec. 23, 1739; =1763 Thankful Dunham: served in Fr. war, 1757
2 Jean, bp. May 25, 1740; =Oct. 22, 1761, Hezekiah Dunham: -rl3ai773, ae. 33
3 Thomas, bp. Nov. 27, 1743; =Sep. 21, 1769, Hannah Daggett
4 John, bp. Mar. 30, 1746; i=Elizabeth Norton, (2) Mary [Smith] Lovejoy
5 Anna, bp. Sep. 11, 1748; = William Vincent: -hSep. 4, 1804, aged 58
6 Hugh, bp. May 5, 1751; 1778 Mary Marchant: Rev. soldier: Farmington, Me.
7 Elijah 1753; i=Jedidah Butler, (2) Hepzibah Pease, (3) Sally Beetle
8 Love 1755; =Apr. 8, 1779, Nicholas^ Norton (Judah^)
9 Holmes ® drowned at sea
10 Elizabeth 1759; XAug. 13, 1800, aged 41, unmarried
11 Susanna, bp. July 24, 1763; =Jan. 26, 1784, John Daggett, jr.: -hJune 3, 1800
SAMUEL" STEWART (C/uiWcs.«DameP), born Dec. 1, 1722, in Edgartown,
married in Nantucket Nov. 15, 1744, Sarah Smith, born Mar. 2, 1725. He died at
the age of 71, from injuries received when a cart was overturned upon him, and
was buried May 15, 1793. His widow Sarah died Dec. 23, 1810, aged 84. Child-
ren, recorded in Edgartown:
1 Eunice, July 26, 1745; XJan. 31, 1798, aged 53, unmarried
2 Mary, Apr. 6, 1747
3 Sarah, Aug. 26, 1750; ^Dec. 10, 1767, James Mason
4 Jedidah, Oct. 16, 1752; =Apr. 14, 1768, Eliphalet Leach: -hMay 6, 1773
5 Samuel, May 17, 1754
6 Abigail, Oct. 27, 1756; =Nov. 7, 1782, Nathaniel Vincent: -\ Oct. 1, 1839
7 Benjamin, Apr. 9, 1759; =Sep. 1, 1786, Thankful Luce
8 Hannah, Oct. 7, 1761
9 Michael, May 16, 1764; -Mar. 24, 1790
10 James, Apr. 2, 1767; I Aug. 16, 1785, at sea, aged 19
11 Jean, Mar. 8, 1769; - Oct. 30, 1790
To be continued
*Tbe Mmry who mmrried in Rochester Nov. 2, 1765, Dftniel Randall, and Mercy, who married in
Barnstable Nov. 2, 1747, Thomas Bump of Rochester, were probably daughters of Daniel, page 11.
tThomas Vincent was buried Dec 11, 1778, aged 94, and his wife Sarah was buried Jan. 26, 1779.
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STEWART LAND RECORDS OF MADISON COUNTY, N. Y. —69
GRANTEE OR ORANTOR
OTHER PARTY
LOCATION a PRICE
Nathan of Brookfleld
Nathan Steward of Brookficld .
Nathan Steward
Nathan Steward of Brookfleld..
Nathan S. Steward of B., w. Anna
Nathan Steward
fNeil of Smithfield, wife Jennet.
(Alexander
Philetua of Georgetown
Philetus of Georgetown
Robert of Montgomery county
Robert Stuart of Sullivan
Robert of Smithfleld, w. Catherine
Robert of Sullivan, w. Mary ...
Robert of Sullivan, wife Mary
Robert Stuart of Sullivan
Robert of Smithfield
Robert of Sullivan, wife Mary
j Robert of Smithf., w. Catherine (
* James, wife Eliza f
Robert Steward of Nelson
Robert G. of Fenner
Thomas of Smithfield
Thomas of Smithfield
Thomas of Fenner
Thomas of Fenner, wife Jennet* ..
Walter of Oneida county
Walter of Albany
Walter of Albany _
Willism Stuart of Eaton
to Sutley Oct. 31, 1809
of Palmer Sep. 10, 1810
of Giles Nov. 12, 1810
to Elizabeth Steward Apr. 27, 1824
to Isaac Steward June 6, 1822
to dau. Eliz. Steward Apr. 26. 1824
to Hungerford Aug. 24, 1818
of Peckham May 8, 1817
of Pierce Mar. 21, 1831
of Smith June 22, 1802
of Pickard June 22, 1808
to Thomas Stewart. -Mar. 14, 1809
to Barton July 6, 1814
to Montgomery July 6, 1811
of Gastin Oct. 4, 1814
to Wilcoxson Apr. 26, 1816
to Hall Mar. 18, 1819
toBronson Apr. 10, 1819
to Thomas Stewart.. Apr. 10, 1819
of Richardson Dec. 28, 1836
of Thomas Stewart July 3, 1843
of Robert Stewart... Mar. 14, 1809
of James & R. Stewart.Apr. 10, '19
of Dickey Sep. — , 1830
to Bridge Dec. 9, 1834
to Cranson Dec. 3, 1810
to Purdie Dec. 22, 1810
to Fowler Jan. 24, 1814
of Joseph Stuart Oct. 24, 1882
Brookfield, 44 acres C-424
Brookfield,27 acres E-245
(Mill) E-247
Brookfleld, 144 acres V-475
Brookfield $600..W- II
Brookfleld USOI
Smithfleld M* 7S
Georgetown, 2 acres H-W2
AO. 10
Cazenovift _ BB- 41
Sullivan, 125 acres P.247
Smithfleld L-201
Lenox K«130
Lenox? K-1J3
Sullivan W.2e2
Smithfleld AC- 31
Sullivan ¥.3M
Smithfield ¥• II
Smithfield V-452
Nelson AO-313
Fenner BA- 31
Smithfield L-209
Smithfield ¥452
Smithfield AC-30$
Smithfield AK- 12
Sullivan 8-145
Lenox E-341
Sullivan Q- 51
Eaton AMIM
STEWARTS OF LANCASTER COUNTY, PA.
JOHN* STEWART "lived in old Lancaster county [York county was detached
from Lancaster in 1749] south of the river, and moved into Lancaster county and
lived down Chestnut Level way."t Some of his children, according to tradition:
1 Thomas, Jan. 1, 1806; = Margaret Nelson
John ; -hyoung
[daughter] ; = James McCrea
[daughter]
James 1822; lived in Newcastle, Lawrence county
THOMAS« STEWART (John^) was born in Lancaster county. When a young
man he drove a team, hauling for the Martic Forge. He married Margaret Nelson
of Mount Nebo, and bought a farm in Martic township. He died Sep. 23, 1881,®
and his widow died Dec. 8, 1888, aged 78 years and 8 months. Children:®
1 Mary Jane, July 2, 1829; ^ Rolandus Brubaker: -hOct. 19, 1897
William Nelson, Apr. 22, 1831; r^July 4, 1862, Clementine Spence
Lydia Ann, July 12, 1833; -f Oct. — , 1838
John, Sep. 30, 1835; -hJan. — , 1837
Sarah Martha, Jan. 9, 1837; = William McCue: 4 Oct. 4, 1872
David, Feb. 9, 1838; -^Oct. 13, 1911, at Lancaster
Henry, Jan. 2, 1841; killed Oct. 9, 1862, at Perryville
Edward, Aug. 24, 1843; f July 30, 1864, City Point hospital: Union soldier
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*In hia will made in 183S Cornelius D. Stewart of Smithfield mentions his wife Mary, bis father
Thomas Stewart and mother Janette; brothers John, Alexander, Robert G., James and sister Mary.
f A warrant of survey was issued Aug. 17, 1734, to Thomas Stewart, Lancaster county, "grant him
to take up 100 acres of land in Chestnut Level adjoining John Stewart's land."
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9 Frank, June 26, 1846; -f Feb. —, 1849
10 Margaret Ann, Apr. 16, 1849; =Thoma8 Neal, in York: +1916 at York
11 Alfred, Aug. 16, 1862: resides near Millersville
WILLIAM NELSON^ STEWART (Thomas,^ John*) fought in the Union army
throughout the Civil war. He married July 4, 1852, Clementine Spence, born Nov.
10, 1833, daughter of Jesse and Rebecca [Fullerton] Spence.* They removed in
1867 to Linn county, Iowa. He died Dec. 27, 1908, and she died Mar. 2, 1916.
1 Edith, Dec. 26, 1863; =Feb. 6, 1874, Thomas J. Marshall: -f June 17, 1908
2 Anna, Apr. 2, 1866; =Mar. 4, 1876, Linneus H. Hodgin: Springville, la.
3 Franklin T., Feb. 18, 1868; =Oct. 10, 1881. Julia Holbrook
4 Mary R., Aug. 4, 1860; -f-Feb. 22, 1880, bobsled accident
6 Eva E., Nov. 1^, 1863; --^Dec. 24, 1894, Charles Steele: Springville
6 Sadie, Aug. 12, 1866; =Jan. 3, 1888, John C. Roberts: Springville
7 Alfred J., Mar. 22, 1868; i=Mar. 19, 1896, Matie Woodward
8 Gilbert Victor, Mar. 8, 1871; i=Mar. 3, 1901, Daisy Cress
9 Martha May, Jan 19, 1874; =Dec. 24, 1893, John B. Hood: Central City, la.
10 Clyde, June 23, 1877; -hMar. 3,' 78
FRANK T.« STEWART (William
l^elson,'' Thomas,^ John*) married Oct. 10,
1881, Julia Holbrook. They reside at
Overbrook, Kan. Children:
1 William Henry, Aug. 28, 1882
2 Herbert Lester, Sep. 2, 1891
ALFRED J J STEWART (William
'Nelson,'' Thomas,^ John*) married (1) Mar.
19, 1896, in Maquoketa, Iowa, Matie
Woodward of Seward, Neb. She died
Feb. 7, 1901, at David City, Neb. He
married (2) June 6, 1906, in Central City,
Iowa, Harriette Laura Piatt. Dr. Stew-
art is a practising physician at Mitchell,
Neb. Child, by first wife:
1 Caroline Gay, June 10, 1896
GILBERT V.s STEWART (William
Nelson,' ThoTTuzs,« John*) married (1) Mar.
3, 1901, at Marion, Iowa, Daisy Cress.
She died Feb. 17, 1906, at Central City.
He married (2) Jan. 24, 1912, Mabelle
Bowen. Children, by first wife:
1 Paul, Feb. 16, 1902
2 Alfred, Oct. 26, 1903
3 Lillian, Feb. 17, 1906
There is little doubt that the ancest- ^^^'^'^ ^^^ ^^^^'^'^
ors of this family of Stewarts dwelt for several generations in York or Lancaster
county. Those having any records of the early Stewarts of that section are re-
quested to send them to the editor of this magazine.
•Jewe Spence, born May 4, 1802. married Aug. 23. 1828, Rebecca Fullerton, born Apr. 26, 1807.
He died Nov. 22. 1842, and she died Mar. 24, 1886. 0
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ALLAN STEWART OF DUNSTABLE, N. H.
BY JOHU CONANT STEWART. YORK VILLAGE. MAINE
ALLAN> STEWART was a soldier in Lieut.-Col. Alexander's Highland regi-
ment which was captured in Boston harbor by the Americans early in the Revolut-
ionary war. He was bom in 1 755 at Cromdale on the Spey, Invernesfr-
shire, Scotland,® and was a tailor. He was therefore useful to his capt-
ors for several years. He visited the Scotch settlement at Londonderry,
N. H., and was won over to the cause of American independence so that
he joined the colonial army and was mustered into service at Westford,
Mass., serving altogether 18 months.®t He married in Littleton, Mass.,
June 24, 1779, Mary (or Molly) Berry of Westford. They settled soon
after in Dunstable, Mass., in that portion which is now Nashua, N. H., where their
first four children were born. In December, 1783, he was one of the signers of a
petition to the New Hampshire legislature to "be allowed to elect a representative
in Dunstable." He removed to Ryegate, Caledonia county, Vt., before 1790.® He
applied July 25, 1832, for a pension, which was granted. Molly died there about
1835. In 1840 Allan was residing in the family of Cyrus Heath in Ryegate:® later
he went to live with his son John in Barton, Vt., and died there Jan. 28, 1846, aged
91. Children:
1 Mary, Aug. 8, 1779; =June 2, 1796, William Craig of Ryegate
2 Francis, Jan. 12, 1782; =Sally Bedell
3 Betsey, Aug. 2, 1785; =Luke Higgins
4 Allan, Apr. 22, 1788; =July — , 1809, Mary Miller [my in War of 1812
5 Margaret, June 7, 1 792; =Sep. 28, 1811, Robert Armstrong, who +in the ar-
6 John, Oct. 25, 1795; =Janet McDonald
7 William W., Sep. 1, 1799; -f sb 27, unmarried
MARY'f STEWART (AMan») married in Barnet, Vt., June 2, 1796, William
Craig, jr., of Ryegate. They went west. Children:
1 William, Apr. 30, 1797 5 Mary, Aug. 1, 1807
2 John, Mar. 18, 1800 6 Margaret Mclnlay, Apr. — , 1809
3 Allan, Mar. 21, 1802 7 Robert, Aug. 7, 1811
4 James, Apr. 26, 1804 8 Francis Stewart, June 23, 1813
ALLAN* STEWART (AUan^) married July -, 1809, Mary Miller, bom in Rye-
gate Feb. 15, 1789, daughter of Alexander and Jean (Allen) Miller. Children:
1 John Crawford, Jan. 30, 1810; -hJan. 9, 1813
2 Jean, July 17, 1811; 4 Apr. 30, 1816
3 Mary, Mar. 29, 1814: =John Conant of Lowell, Mass.: had John and Henry
4 Adeline, May 30, 1816; i=Jan. 1, 1840, Morrill Ingalls, (2) Abbott
•Editor: Geo. T. Edaon, FiUey, Neb. AsBoclate: Honce W. Dickerman, New Haven, Conn.
Symbols and references: — means married; -^ marriage intention; + died; v buried; — a number
preceded by dash means refer to that page; 0 bible record, (i) church record, (a) town record, ® grave-
stone, ® probate record, (•) court, Q) land, (i) miliUry, ® pension, ® U. S. census. Ui) private record.
tAllan Stewart enlisted Oct. 19, 1779, as a private in Capt. John Porter's company in Col. Samuel
Denny's Second regiment and was discharged Nov. 23. He enlisted July 6, 1780, from Dunstable, N.
H., under Capt. Proctor, Col. Cilley, and served to Dec. 15. On July 25, 1781, he was mustered by
Col. Moses Nichols "to fill up the ContinenUl army" at West Point, credited to the town of Amherst,
and discharged Dee. 16.^
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6 Margaret Allen, May 22, 1818; =(2nd wife) Horace W. Stevens: 4 Oct. 3, 1894
6 Jane Allen, Apr. 18, 1820; =Norman Harris, Lowell, Mass.: -hJune 16, 1844
7 Alexander Miller, June 17, 1822; +Oct. 11, 1832
8 Allan, Aug. 4, 1824; =Sep. — , 1869, Cecilia Egbert, Lowell, Mass.
9 Duncan, Feb. 4, 1826; =Sep. 20, 1849, Margaret Ritchie
10 Eliza, Jan. 1, 1828; +Nov. 20, 1851
11 Nancy Miller, Mar. 21, 1829; +Sep. 10, 1848
12 LiJlias, Sep. 12. 1832; =Horace W. Stevens: 4 Nov. 28, 1863, Walpole, N. H.
J0HN2 STEWART (Allan') married Janette McDonald, born Apr. 27, 1797,
daughter of Alexander and Agnes [Ross] McDonald. They settled in Barton, Or-
leans county, Vt., where their children were born.*
1 John Allan, June 17, 1828
2 Alexander McDonald, Oct. 22, 1829
3 Mary Berry, Aug. 16, 1832
4 William Wallace, Feb. 23, 1834
6 Eunice Kimball, Oct. 2, 1836
6 Alvin Newton, June 3, 1838: soldier in Civil war, Wisconsin Soldiers' Home
ALLAN* STEWART {Allan,^ AUan') married in Lowell, Mass., Sep. —, 1869,
Cecilia Egbert. They removed to Livonia, N. Y. She died in 1873. He died in
Batavia. Children.
1 Ida R., Sep. 11, 1860, Newbury, Vt.; =:17|-1884, Harvey H. Curtiss, Buflfalo
2 William H., Apr. 17, 1868, Livonia, N. Y.; 1=29*1888, J. Lillian Mulligan
3 Barstow J., Mar. 9, 1870; rrrl4Jgl891, Rose Curry
DUNCAN8 STEWART (Allan.* Allan^) married Sep. 20, 1849, Margaret Rit-
chie, born Oct. 29, 1830, in Kilmalcolm, Scotland, daughter of Archibald and Eliz-
abeth [Leitch] Ritchie. He died Sep. 10, 1882, at Topsham, Vt., and she died Sep .
23, 1906, at York, Me. Children:
1 John Conant, June 19, 1860: resides at York Village, Me., unm.
2 Archibald Ritchie, Apr. 1, 1862; +Dec. 16, 1864
3 Mary Elizabeth, May 19, 1868; =Oct. 9, 1883, Charles Bowman, Topsham
WILLIAM H.* STEWART (AHan,' Alian.* Allan^) married (1) Sep. 29, 1888. J.
Lillian Mulligan, bom Jan. 28, 1868. She died Dec. 9, 1892. He married (2) Nov.
30, 1900, Mayme Florence Carney, born Mar. 9, 1878. Children, by first wife:
1 Margaret L., Jan. 10, 1890
2 Jennie Frances, Apr. 4, 1892
BARSTOW J.< STEWART (Allan,^ AUan,* Allan^) married Nov. 14, 1891, Rose
Curry, born July 28, 1876. Children;
1 Louise, Feb. 29, 1892
2 Allan, July 6, 1893
MARY ELIZABETH* STEWART (Duncan,^ AUan,^ Allan^) married in Tops-
ham, Vt., Oct. 9, 1883, Charles Bowman, born Apr. 2, 1860, in Barton, Vt., son of
Paschal and Louise A. [Harvey] Bowman. He graduated from Dartmouth Medic-
al college in 1874, and practised in New Boston and Manchester, N. H. She died
June 3, 1898, in Manchester, and he died Apr. 12, 1918. Children:
1 Florence Anna, Apr. 4, 1886; =George Choat Fumess: Douglaston, L. I.
2 Edith Margaret, Apr. 7, 1890; i ^ohn Foster, (2) George Allan Richardson
*Thefle records are taken from the town records. John and hia family probably removed.
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DANIEL STEWART OF BARNSTABLE, MASS. —62
COLLECTED BY MRS. JENNIE F. STEWART
WILLIAM^ STEWART {Charles,^ DanieV), horn M&t. 20, 1729, in Edgartown,
Mass., married about 1762 Ruhamah Mayhew, born Dec. 29, 1728. They settled
in Chilmark. He was a soldier under Col. Zacheus Mayhew in the alarm at Chil-
mark Mar. 2, 1757. His wife died Mar. 10, 1823, and he died Dec. 24, 1824.©
1 John 1753; =Dec. 24, 1772, Lydia Cottle
2 Catherine ; =Apr. 6, 1776, Thomas Butler
3 Jedidah, Sep. 6, 1758; +Apr. 5, 1848, unm,
4 Jeremiah ; =Nov. 6, 1788, Mary Lumbert
6 Nathan 1761; -(-Jan. 2, 1770, aged 8 years 6 months
6 Margaret, July 10, 1766; =William Tilton: 4- Nov. 1, 1849
7 William, June 12, 1768; =Sep. 17, 1789, Bersheba Tilton
8 Deborah ; r_ Sep. 20, 1792, Hebron Mayhew
9 Carissa, Mar. 23, 1772; =Sep. 22, 1791, Norton Bassett
ELKANAH^ STEWART {Daniel^ James,^ Daniel^), bom Aug. 12, 1737, in Hard-
wick. Mass., married Sep. 7, 1761, Lydia Cobb, daughter of Elisha Cobb. He was
a soldier under Capt. Samuel Robinson, in Col. Ruggks* regiment, Apr. 9 to Dec.
17, 1755, in the Crown Point expedition. He removed to Barnard, Vt., as early as
1779. He died there of hydrophobia caused by the bite of a mad wolf: his will is on
file at Bennington, 1:403. His widow Lydia married Apr. 22, 1784, John Benjamin
in Barnard. Children, bom in Hard wick:
1 Priscilla, May 3, 1762; ^ Sep. 5, 1782, Fitch Dutton
2 Samuel, Dec. 2, 1763, i=Apr. 5, 1787, Chloe Bishop, (2) 22S1789 Sarah Egery
3 Prudence, Apr. 11, 1765; ^ Sep. 5, 1782, Timothy Banister, Hartland, Vt.
4 Lydia, Sep. 19, 1767; Feb. 19, 1789, Asa Paige, Barnard
5 John, July 19, 1769; ::^Lucy ; she -h6|1816: -f Feb. 16, 1841, Barnard
6 Moses, Apr. 19, 1771; =Lois Foster: to Waitsfield, Vt.
JAMES^ STEWART {James,^ James,^ DanieV), horn Feb. 1, 1737, in Rochester,
Mass., married there Mar. 12, 1761, Lydia Crandall. A James Stewart served from
Rochester in the Revolution and was reported as having died Mar. 7, 1778 (also
given as Aug. 20, 1779). Children:
1 Benjamin, Nov. 13, 1761
2 Dille, Jan. 18, 1763
3 Pelegf July — , 1766; enlisted in 1781 but discharged
TIMOTHY* STEWART {Daniel,^ John,^ Daniel^), baptized Dec. 23, 1739, in
Edgartown, Mass., married in 1763 Thankful Dunham, born Sep. 10, 1741, daugh-
ter of Daniel and Sarah [Huxford] Dunham. He was a soldier in the French war,
his name appearing Mar. 21, 1757, in a list of Duke's county men in Lt.-Col. John
Norton's company from Edgartown. He was murdered at sea in 1765, and his wid-
ow married July 10, 1766, Joseph Vincent. Only child:
1 Jean, Apr. 17, 1764; =May 26, 1791, Oliver Mayhew, Chilmark: -h2431833
THOMAS* STEWART (Daniel,^ John,^ DanieU) married Sep. 21, 1769, in Ed-
gartown, Hannah Daggett, baptized Jan. 28, 1748, daughter of Dea. Benjamin and
Margery [Holmes] Daggett. He died July 24, 1823, aged 79 years 9 months, and
she died July 31, 1841, aged 93. Children, born in Edgartown:
1 Timothy, Aug. 22, 1770; i =26 SI 792 Jedidah Pease, (2) 15S'18 Abig. Daggett
2 John Holmes, bp. Aug. 23, 1772; --Abigail Hathaway: to Union, Me., 1791
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3 Prudence, bp. Od. 23, 1774; =Oct. 15, 1797, William Vinson, jr.
4 Love, bp. May 2, 1779
5 Thomas, bp, Nov. 4, 1781; =June 3, 1822, Lavina Pease, Edgartown
6 Nathan, bp. Jan. 4, 1784; =Nov. 26, 1807, Mary Vincent
7 Betsey, bp. July 20, 1788; =Nov. 23, 1809, Augustus Frisbie of Branford, Ct.
8 Hannah, bp. Apr. 29, 1792; +Jan. 10, 1796, aged 3 years 10 months
JOHN* STEWART (DanieU^ Jo/in,^ DanieU), born Apr. 25, 1744, in Edgartown,
married (1) Elizabeth* Norton, born Sep. 24, 1746, daughter of Solomon* Norton.
They settled in Hebron, Tolland county, Conn., before 1771. In 1785 they remov-
ed to Cambridge, Washington county, N. Y. Elizabeth died there Dec. 29, 1807.
He married (2; about 1813 Mary [Smith] Lovejoy, widow of Joseph Lovejoy. [On
Oct. 6, 1820, John and wife Mary deeded land in Jackson to Eliza Stewart of Lans-
ingburgh.] His will was dated June 7, 1825, and probated Nov. 24, 1834. He died
Sep. 15, 1833, and his widow died Feb. 5, 1880, aged 100 years, 10 months and 15
days. Children:
1 David 1771; =1799 Elizabeth Kenyon
2 Daniel =Mary Kenyon: to Blenheim, Schoharie co., N. Y.
3 John settled in Oswego: accidentally killed
4 Solomon mentioned in father's will, 1825
5 Elijah soldier in War of 1812: unm.
6 Elizabeth ; r=(late in life) Dyer Culver from Hebron, Conn.
7 Mary 1790; unmarried
8 William Randolph, Aug. 26, 1813
9 Jane Charlotte, bp. Aug. 13, 1815
10 Susan Caroline, bp. May 24, 1817
11 Timothy Bartlett, bp. July 20, 1823
HUGH* STEWART (Darnel,* Jo/in,2 DanieV) was a soldier of the Revolution.
In 1778 he married Mary Marchant, born in 1757. They removed to Farmington,
Maine, about 1810. He died Aug. 3, 1835, aged 84, and she died Oct. 8, 1846, aged
89. The following children were baptized May 26, 1794, in Edgartown:
1 Henry 1779; =1800 Sophia Church.— D. A. R. lineage books
2 Charles
3 Mary
4 Daniel
5 Hugh
6 William Marchant
To be continued
Investigation has shown that family tradition usually places the immigrant
ancestor two or more generations later than he belongs. And tradition is quite
naturally made by repeating what one has imperfectly understood as a child and
then supplying the hero from better known individuals.
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9. JOHN STEWART lived at McCoysville, Juniata county, Pa., and moved to Butler county.
Hia daughter Elixabeth was born Nov. 14, 1784 (or Dec. - , 1785), and married in or in the neighbor-
hood of "Scrub Grass" church in Butler county Jan. , ISIO, Snmuel Thompson, son of Willism
Thompson, a Revolutionary soldier: she died Aug. 29, 1873. Who was John Stewart? Was his wife
Mary Bell? Miss Martha M. Turner, Sute Historical Society library, Lincoln, Neb.
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DUNCAN STEWART OF NEWBURY, MASS. —19
BY GEORGE SAWIN STEWARTf
DUNCAN* STEWART appears first in Ipswich, Mass., where he married ear-
ly in 1654 Anne Winchurst. Both were in the service of George Hadley [Essex
£Ourt files, 2:130]. They moved to Newbury in 1659, and for 30 years occupied a
^^|. farm on that part of the Dummer estate now a portion of the
^^■^11 Caldwell farm in the By field parish and near the Rowley line.
i^^r No evidence has been found that he or any of his sons engag-
pW^ ed in ship-building or ever owned a ship-yard as stated in
^ Gage-s History of Rowley. His name is on the Newbury tax-
list of August, 1688; and in the Rowley list of 1691, when he was assessed i'2.
He deposed in 1698 that he was about 75 years old.® By deed dated Feb. 20,
1698-9, 'Dunckin Steward of Rowley, planter,' sold to Capt. Stephen Greenleaf of
Newbury the rate lot and right in undivided lands of Newbury belonging to *roy
son Charles Steward, late of Newbury, deceased' [Essex deeds, 16:17]. He was
among those inhabitants of Rowley living northwest of Rye Plain bridge and Long
Hill Mar. 16, 1702-3, whose minister's rates were abated. He was admitted Sep.
26, 1 703, to full communion in the Rowley church,® and his widow was admitted
to full communion Sep. 17, 1721, 'thought to be nearer 100 than 90 years.' James,*
John,* Samuel* and Ebenezer* Stewart signed an agreement Mar. 17, 1713-4, for the
maintenance of 'our aged and honoured parents, Duncan and Ann Stewart,' who
since 1707 had resided with their son John [Suffolk court files, no. 19,265]. By
deed dated Apr. 16, 1718, James Stewait of Boxford, John Stewart of Rowley,
Samuel Stewart of Wells and Ebenezer Stewart of Rowley, 'being y« only surviving
brothers of Charles Stewart, late of Newbury, deceased,* confirm to Capt. Stephen
Greenleaf the land and rights in Newbury of said Charles which 'our hon^ father,
Dunkin Stewart, late of Rowley, deceased, was pleased in his lifetime to sell.'®
Duncan Stewart died in Rowley Aug. 30, 1717, 'aged 'tis thought about 100
years.'® Anne died July 9, 1729.® They had at least 12 children, of whom the
two eldest were born in Ipswich; the others, in Newbury:
1 Jane =June 2, 1682, Joseph Esty of Topsfield
2 Catherine, June 8, 1658
3 Martha, Apr. 4, 1659
4 Charles, June 5, 1661; -} May 8, 1689, unm.: soldier 1688 against Indians
5 Elizabeth, Nov. 2, 1662; =Nov. 7, 1685, Sylvanus* Wentworth (William')
6 James, Oct. 8, 1664; i=Elizabeth , (2) June 25, 1733, Sarah Prime
7 John 1666; i=Elizabeth , (2) Elizabeth Dresser, (3) ^arah
Bailey, (4) Margaret Gage, (5) Mary Somerby
8 Anna =Nov. 10, 1685, Colin Frazer, Newbury
9 Henry, May 1, 1669; probably died young
10 Solomon -f Dec. — , 1690, of starvation on brigantine Adventure
11 Samuel =Jan. 30, 1700-1, Dorcas Baston, Wells, Me.
12 Ebenezer ==May 22, 1698, Elizabeth Johnson, Rowley
•Editor: Geo. T. Edson, Fllley, Neb. Anociate: Horace W. Dickerman, New Haven, Conn.
tTbia genealogy was prepared in 1909 by Mr. Stewartaqd is contributed to the Stewart Clan
Magasine by his widow, Mrs. Alice Heckman Stewart of mitertown. Mass. It represents the sum
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JAMES* STEWART (Duncan^), born Oct. 8, 1664, in Newbury, married about
1687 Elizabeth — ■ — , who was the mother of all bis children. His name appears
on the Newbury tax-list of 1688. He served from that town in the Canada exped-
ition of 1690. He 13 first mentioned in the Rowley records in 1693: his wife was
admitted to the Rowley church on Oct. 20, 1695,* and he was baptized and admitt-
ed on Feb. 12, 1698-9. From 1709 to 1723 they lived on the John Pickard farm in
Boxford [Essex deeds, 69:192], attending church in Bradford. On their return to
Rowley about 1 723 they located in that part of Rowley now Georgetown. There
Elizabeth died and was ''buried in Bradford" Oct. 28, 1732.® James married (2)
June 25, 1733, Sarah Prime, daughter of Samuel Prime. She died Dec. 29, 1747,
and he died Sep. 17, 1750, in Rowley. Children:
1 James, July 19, 1688, Newbury
2 Charles, Jan. 16, 1689-90, Newbury; =1712 Mehitable Dennet
8 Edward, Sep. 20, 1693, Rowleyj i==June 5, 1718, Hannah Green, Bradford
4 Abigail, Nov. 26, 1695, Rowley; =Nov. 29, 1736, John Yell of Ipswich
5 Solomon, July 24, 1698, Rowley; =June 28, 1727, Martha Farrington, Andover
6 Benjamin, Mar. 3, 1700-1, Rowley; XMar. 20, 1701-2
7 David, Jan. 9, 1702-3, Rowley; -{-Jan. 10, 1706-7, "choked with a croqier"
8 Hannah, bp. Apr. 22, 1705, Rowley; =Dec. 28, 1730, Samuel Trask of Salem
9 Elizabeth, bp. Nov. 10, 1706, Rowley; =Mar. 28, 1728, Ebenezer Gove
10 Mehitable 1710; -i-Jan. 3, 1728, Benjamin Foster of Salem
11 Moses, July 9, 1712, Boxford; =Nov. 7, 1734, Lydia Lindsay, Salem
12 James 1715-6; =Jan. 11, 1741-2, Mary Boynton of Rowley
JOHN* STEWART (Duncan^), bom in Newbury in 1666, seems to have left no
legitimate male issue, notwithstanding that he was married five times. He was a
man of considerable prominence in Rowley. His first wife was Elizabeth ,
who died Dec. 20, 1689, in Newbury. He served in the Canada exj)edition of 1690
and on his return settled in Rowley. His name is on the Rowley tax-list of 1691.
He married (2) before June 23, 1695, Elizabeth Dresser, daughter of Samuel Dresser,
for on that date she was admitted to the Rowley church as his wife: he was baptiz-
ed and admitted Feb. 12, 1698-9. His wife died Sep. 29, 1726. He married (3) Mar.
8, 1727, Sarah Clark-Bailey, widow of Nathaniel Bailey and daughter of Josiah and
Mercy (Boynton) Clark of Ipswich. She died Feb. 7, 1748-9. He married (4) Sep.
5, 1749, Margaret Harriman-Boyn ton-Gage, widow of Jonathan Boynton and of
Daniel Gage of Bradford and daughter of Jonathan Harriman. She died Oct. 16,
1752. He married (5) Dec. 12, 1753, Mrs. Mary Somerby of Newbury.
Like his brother James, John Stewart was a carpenter. His homestead was on
the site now [1909] occupied by George B. Blodgett: the old house was taken down
in 1850. He was selectman in 1706, 1718 and 1724. His will, dated June 1, 1756,
proved Jan. 17, 1757, mentions "my now wife" and "the bond to Summersby";
daughter Elizabeth, wife of Amos Pillsbury; daughter Mary Hunt, widow; daugh-
ter Sarah, wife of Ephraim Boynton; grandson Stewart Hunt to be executor [Es-
sex probate, 334:228]. The seal upon this will bears a heraldic emblem, apparent-
ly a lion rampant: only a portion of the seal remains on the original document, on
file at Salem. John died Dec. 23, 1756, aged 90 years 8 or 9 months.® Children:
1 Elizabeth, Dec. 11, 1689, Newbury; ^Feb. 23, 1705-6, Amos Pillsbury
2 Mary, Oct. 3, 1699, Rowley; =Aug. 12, 1731, Jeremiah Hunt of Billerica
3 Sarah, Apr. 25, 1712, Rowley; ^ May 12, 1732, Ephraim Boynton
*"Eliutb«th Steward, James' new wife/' joined Oct. 20, 1695.'-Rowley church records.
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SABiUEL^ STEWART (Duncan^), born in Newbury between 1670 and 1676,
married Jan. 30, 1700-1, Dorcas Baston, daughter of Thomas Baston (or Boston),
in Wells, Maine, where he had been granted 100 acres in 1699. He was baptized
"upon confession of faith" Nov. 1, 1702, in the Wells church and was admitted to
full communion Aug. 17, 1712. By occupation he was a carpenter and millwright,
and in later years, an innholder. His descendants spell their name, some Stewart,
others Stuart. He died in Wells before Mar. 11, 1752, on which date "Samuel Stew-
art of Wells, house-carpenter, John Stewart of Scarboro, husbandman, and Zebulon
Stewart of Wells, cordwainer," conveyed to "Jeremiah Stewart of Wells the north-
erly half of the house in which our hon'd father, Samuel Stewart, late of Wells, de-
ceased, last dwelt, including all the rights we may have on the decease of our hon'd
mother, Dorcas Stewart of Wells, schoolmistress" [York deeds, 33:23]. Children:
1 Samuel, June 4, 1704; i^Apr. 22, 1726, Dorothy Allen of York
2 Joseph, Nov. 28, 1706; h^Nov. 29, 1729, Mary Lord of Berwick
3 John, Aug. 6, 1709; 1=1732 Mary Preble of York, (2) 13JI1735 Mary Bragg
4 Zebulon, May 20, 1718; -^July 12, 1736, Penninah Getchell of Wells
5 Jeremiah, May 27, 1716; i=May 20, 1744, Sarah Paul, (2) Abigail Jones
6 Dorcas, Aug. 26, 1718
7 Amos, bp. Od. 28, 1722; H-young
8 Amos, bp. Od. 4, 1734; soldier in the Louisburg expedition in 1746
EBENEZER> STEWART (Duncan^), bom in Newbury about 1676, was a sol-
dier in the Canada expedition of 1690. He married May 23, 1698, Elizabeth John-
si n in Rowley. His homestead in Rowley was "northwest of Rye plain bridge and
Long hill": the farm now is in the Byfield parish, Georgetown, on Warren street.
He was a husbandman and innholder and was one of the selectmen of Rowley in
1726. His descendants, without exception, use the form Stuart. His wife was ad-
mitted to the Byfield church May 23, 1714, and then baptized. She died Apr. 12,
1749, aged about 72,® and on Apr. 30, 1749, Ebenezer died, aged about 73, * 'with-
in three weeks of his wife." Administration on his estate was granted May 8, 1749,
to his oldest son Robert [Essex probate, 328:511]. The heirs-at-law were: sons
Robert, Richard, John and Charles; daughter Sarah Stewart alias Webster; heirs
of Elizabeth Webster, deceased; daughter Ann Stewart alias Lowell; daughter Mer-
cy Stewart alias Clough; and daughter Jane Stewart [Essex probate, 329: 64, 66].
1 Sarah. May 19, 1699; ^Dec. 1, 1719, John Webster of Kingston, N. H.
2 Robert, Nov. 26, 1701; =Dec. 11, 1727, Ann Adams, Newbury
3 Richard, Oct. 16, 1704; =Apr. 4, 1728, Judith Poore, Newbury
4 Elizabeth 1706; =Feb. 17, 1726-6, Benjamin Webster of Kingston
6 John, Oct. 20, 1709; -?-Nov. 10, 1732, Hannah Bailey
6 Ann, Mar. 27, 1712; i=June 13, 1737, Nathaniel Brown, (2) Samuel Lowell
7 Mary (Mercy), Oct. 26, 1716; =Dec. 26, 1734, Ezra Clough of Kingston
8 Charles, May 31, 1718; =Dec. 31, 1741, Sarah Fisk, Newbury
9 Jane, Aug. 7, 1720; =Dec. 24, 1751, William Davb of Newtown, N. H.
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DANIEL STEWART OF BARNSTABLE, MASS. —67
COLXCCTED BY MRS. JENNIE F. STEWART
ELIJAH* STEWART (Daniel^ John,^ DanieU) served in theseacoast defense at
Martha's Vineyard from Sep. 1 to Nov. 21, 1776, under Capt. Benjamin Smith. He
married (Ij Jedidah Butler, daughter of Gamaliel and Mercy [Dunham] Butler.
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She died in Edgartown Feb. 11, 1804, in her 49th year. He married (2) on Jan. 7,
1806, Mrs. Hepsibah [Pease] Pease, baptized June 23, 1765, daughter of John, jr.,
and Jerusha [Norton] Pease and widow of Thomas Pease, jr. She djed Apr. 25,
1824, aged 64 years, 7 months and 23 days. He married (3) Apr. 28, 1825, widow
Sally Beetle. He died in 1827. His children Anna, Susanna, Bartlett and Polly
were baptized in Edgartown July 29, 1791, aged respectively 14, 9, 7 and 5 years.
1 Anna 1777; =Nov. 10, 1799, Seth Vinson
2 Daniel 1779; -f Feb. 25, 1782, aged 8
3 Susanna 1782; =May 6, 1804, Joseph. Dunham: + Aug. 13, 1816
4 Bartlett 1784; =Dec. 21, 1815, Lavinia Waldron, Tisbury
5 Polly i786;=Jan. 24. 1827. Jethro Norton
6 Jean, hp, July 29, 1791; :=Mar. 26, 1815, Daniel S. Vincent
7 Jedidah, Apr. 15. 1795; =Apr. 8, 1824, Tisdale Smith
BENJAMIN* STEWART (Samuel,^ Charles,^ Daniel^), bom Apr. 9, 1759. in Ed-
gartown, married Sep. 1. 1785, Thankful Luce. She died June 29, 1830, aged 78
years and 4 months, and he died Apr. 10, 1840, aged 82, in Edgartown. [We have
no record of any children.]
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Jonathan Stewart married Apr. 12, 1791, Sally Gray, in Colrain, Mass. This
record was found by Mrs. John W. Cram of that town. She cannot place him, and
neither can we. A Jonathan Stewart, born in Colrain May 10, 1771, [cf. pp. 12, 15]
is said to have removed about 1800 to Little Falls, Herkimer county, N. Y. Mrs.
Cram has sufficiently recovered from her long illness to resume the work of collect-
ing data for her history of Colerain.
Mrs. Milnor Ljungstedt, route 1, Bathesda. Md., editor of The County Court
Note-Book, announces in the August number that she and Mrs. Pauline Stewart
Crosley would be glad to receive conditional subscriptions (names only) to their
forthcoming book, **Floy^ and Stewarts of Virginia: their Catalogue." The scope
of this work will also take in bordering counties, and the material will be in catalog
form as collected from church registers, land offices, etc. It will probably make
two volumes, and the, price will not be over $15.
A volume that would be a fine thing in our private libraries is one compiled by
Dr. Francis Edward Stewart of Philadelphia, giving a very extensive genealogy of
the old Stewart i^oyal family. Dr. Stewart has prepared the manuscript from wide
sources, and also ^ves a, description of some 117 coats of arms. This work ought
to be published, and the author will do it if assured of enough sales to pay merely
the cost of publication. The book should be worth $5 to any descendant of this il-
lustrious house. Dr. Stewart's address is 11 W. Phil-Ellena st., Germantown, Pa.
The August issue of The Mayflower and Alden Kindred Historiographer was
published from Erwin, Tenn., where the editor, John Alden Seabury, is now located
as editor of The Erwin Weekly Magnet, a progressive and interesting newspaper.
The editor of this magazine is feeling jubilant over the birth of a son Nov. 4,
who will be handicapped with the name of Stewart Edson.
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DUNCAN STEWART OF NEWBURY, MASS. —71
BY GEORGE SAWIN STEWART
CHARLES8 STEWART (James,^ Duncan^), born in Newbury, Mass., Jan. 16,
1690, married about 1712 Mehitable Dennett, daughter of Alexander and Mehit-
able [Tetherly] Dennett of Portsmouth, N. H. He located at Hampton FaUs, N.
H., the same year. He was a smith by trade. In 1712 he was in the New Hamp-
shire military service [State papers, 14:12], and was admitted Apr. 12, 1713, to
full communion in the church in Hampton FaUs.® He died there in 1748. His
widow was living Feb. 26, 1752. Children, born and baptized in Hampton Falls:
1 David, bp. Sep. 5, 1714 j
2 Mehitable, bp, Sep. 15, 1717; =Nov. 10, 1731, Abner Philbrick of H'pton Falls
3 Dennefti bp. OO. 13, 1717
4 Jonathan, Jan. 19, 1718-9; =Nov. 13, 1740, Anna Carey of Hampton Falls
5 Susanna, bp. Jtdy 12, 1721; -|- young [rill of Salisbury, Mass.
6 Susanna, bp. Oa. 21, 1722; i=13J1739 Jacob Satteriy, (2) 17S1764 Aaron Mor-
7 Sarah, bp. OO. 15, 1727: admitted to church July 6, 1742 ®
8 Moses, bp. Apr. 12, 1728
EDWARDS STEWART {]ames,^ Duncan'), born in Rowley, Mass., Sep. 20,
1693, married (1) in Bradford June 5, 1718, Hannah Green of Bradford, born Oct.
10, 1701, daughter of Thomas and Hannah [Hazeltine] Green. She died Mar 1,
1723-4, in Bradford. After her death he removed to Wells, Me., [Essex deeds, 73:
197] and married (2) in York Mar. 12, 1730, Bethia Batten of York, daughter of
Abraham and Mary [Young] Batten. She was received May 4, 1735, into full
communion in the Wells church.® He was a smith by occupation, and served in
the Louisburg expedition, 1745, and is not further reported. "Apr. 28, 1748: the
Widow Stewart's house burnt in Wells and she and her child carried off by the In-
dians."® The first three children were bom in Bradford; the others, in Wells:
1 Mary, Sep. 28, 1719; =Mar. 8, 1736-7, Nathaniel Boynton
2 Thomas, Jan. —, 1722-3; -hyoung
3 Green, bp. Mar. i, 1723-4, in Bradford
4 Abraham, bp. Mar. so, 1734-5, i^^ Wells
5 Isaac, bp. Odt 5, 1735: served from Arundel in Fr. war, Bowdoinham in Rev.
6 Hannah, bp. June 19, 1737
7 Thomas, bp. Aug. 24, 1740: served from Arundel in the French war
8 Betty, bp. Jan. 3, 1741-2
SOLOMON' STEWART (James,^ Duncan^), bom in Rowley July 24, 1698, en-
tered the military service from Rowley May 5, 1721, as sergeant under Capt. John
Wainwright and served till Aug. 24, 1721 [Mass. archives, 91:26]: from Feb. 28,
to Nov. 20, 1722, he was in Capt. Johnson Harmon's company, fighting Indians in
Maine [Mass. archives, 91:53]; from June 24 to July 23, 1725, he acted as "pilot"
[scout] for Capt. Richard Kimball's troop of horse [Mass. archives, 91:142]. He
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married in Andover June 28, 1727, Martha Farrington of Andover, born in 1702,
daughter of Edward* Farrington (John,* Edmund*) and Martha, daughter of John
Browne of Reading. They were admitted to the Bradford church Dec. 31, 1727,
and lived on a farm in Rowley adjoining his father's homestead. They removed to
Salem before 1734 and to Lunenburg in 1738; constable in 1747, a school commiss-
ioner in 1760 and selectman 1760-64. He was a grantee of Rindge, N. H., June 16,
1749, and served on the committee which laid out that town.® He died in Lun-
enburg Feb. 28, 1768, aged 61,© and his widow Martha died there Nov. 6, 1777,
aged 77, "a vartus wife, a kind neighbour & a tender parent."© His descendants
spell their name Steward or Stewart. Children:
1 Benjamin, Jan. 26, 1728, Rowley; =Jan. 9, 1761-2, Rebecca Taylor, Lunenb*g
2 Solomon, Jan. 14, 1730, Rowley; =May 28, 1766, Elizabeth Taylor, Lunenb'g
3 Phineas, Mar. 27, 1732, Rowley: =:Apr. 22, 1766, Anne Ireland, Lunenburg
4 Daniel, Nov. 21, 1784, Salem; =Mar. 14, 1767, Mary Ireland. Lunenburg
6 William, Mar. 14, 1736-7, Salem; =July 26, 1768, Abigail Ireland, Lunenb'g
6 James, bp. Aug, 19, 1739, Lunenburg; probably died young
7 Mary, Sep. 7, 1740, Lunenburg; =Mar. 19, 1761, Samuel Pierce of Lunenb'g
8 Jacob, Apr. 22, 1743, Lunenburg; =Nov. 18, 1766, Elizabeth Pierce
ROBERT^ STUART (Ebenezisr,^ Duncan^), born in Rowley Nov. 26, 1701, mar-
ried in Newbury Dec 11 , 1727, Ann Adams, born in Newbury Apr. 29, 1706, daugh-
ter of Capt. Abraham and Ann [LongleUow] Adams. From Byfield they were ad-
mitted Oct. 11, 1730, to the church in Kingston, N. H.® He was of Amesbury in
1746, and thence removed to Newton, N. H., where in 1766 he was one of the or-
ganizers of the first Baptist church in New Hampshire and built their first meeting
house. He died in Newton at the age of 80 years. His will, dated Aug. 31, 1781,
was probated Apr. 4, 1782.® Ann died in 1787. Children:®
1 Samuel, Nov. 3, 1728, Byfield; =July 12, 1768, Grace Hubbard, Kingston .
2 Anne, bp. Sep. 27, 1730, Kingston; -f- young
8 Sarah, Oct. 16, 1732; =Dec. 24, 1761, Samuel Chase of Newbury, Mass.
4 [daughter], bp. hJov. 28, 1736; -hNov. 30, 1736®
6 Anne, Oct. 31, 1736; =Nov. 3, 1767, Maj. Barnard Hoyt of Amesbury
6 Mary, Mar. 11, 1739; =Nov. — , 1760, Col. Samuel Chase of Litchfield
7 Elizabeth, Mar. 10, 1741; =June 4, 1767, Reuben Currier, South Hampton
8 Robert, Sep. 30, 1743; =Mar. 1, 1770, Ruth Currier, South Hampton
9 Stephen, Dec 26, 1746; ^Apr. 6, 1776, Sarah Peaslee, Kingston
10 Ab 1748; +young
RICHARD* STUART (Ebencter,* Duncan^), born in Rowley Oct. 16, 1704, mar-
ried (1) Apr. 4, 1728, Judith Poor, born in Newbury July 8, 1708, daughter of Jo-
seph and Mary [Wallingford] Poor. She died about 1747. He married (2) July
14, 1748, Mary [Fisk] Stickney, widow of Jonathan Stickney and daughter of Sam-
uel and Sarah [Redington] Fisk of Boxford. He was in the military service in
Maine from Dec. 26, 1724, to Apr. 24, 1726. He lived in the house known in later
years as the Fletcher-Pike place on Warren street, Georgetown. He sold this pro-
perty Feb. 13, 1763, to John Pike of Newbury and removed to Leominster. There
he died at the age of 73. His wiU, dated June 26, 1773, was filed Nov. 4, 1777, and
probated Dec 1, 1777. The will of his widow Mary, dated Aug. 19, 1779, was filed
Apr. 4, 1780, and probated May 1, 1780. Children, all born in Rowley:
1 Ebenezer, Jan. 3, 1728-9; -f-Oct. 3, 1749, aged 20®
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2 Joseph, Aug. 6, 1731; =Aug. 28, 1756, Mary Snow, Lancaster
3 Elizabeth, bp. Apr. 14, 1734; =Dec. 5, 1757, James Smith, 3rd, of Newbury
4 Judith, bp. Mar. 14, 1735-6; =Apr. 11, 1754, Moses Lull of Rowley
5 Benjamin, bp. Mar. 12, 1737-8; -} in French war, 1755-56: from Leominster
6 Richard =Oct. 11, 1764, Eunice Stuart of Temple ton
7 Jeremiah, bp. May 29, 1743; =Feb. 4, 1762, Hannah Stuart of Lancaster
8 Mary, bp. Nov. 30, 1746; =Sep. 19, 1764, Thomas Mears of Lancaster
^9~^ Jonathan, June 1, 1749; +Mar. 6, 1750
10 Hannah 175 1; -rOct. 30, 1753, aged about 2 years®
11 Ebenezer =June 10, 1777, Mary Smith, Leominster
J0HN3 STUART (Ebenezier,^ Dunaxn»), born in Rowley Oct. 20, 1709, married
(published Nov. 10, 1732, Rowley) Hannah Bailey, bom in Rowley June 30, 1709,
daughter of Capt. Jonathan Bailey. He was of Newbury in 1743, and removed
thence to Lancaster in 1746; was in the military service in 1757 [Mass. archives,
95:497]. He located in Templeton before 1763, but the date and place of his death
is not found. It is probable that he died in Leominster at the home of his son John,
about 1792. Hannah died there Oct. 26, 1793, 'aged 84, a widow.' Children:
1 Johnson, bp. July i, 1733. Byfield®
2 Enoch, bp. Feb. 16. i734'5f Byfield
3 Sarah, bp. July 17, i737, Byfield: =Dec. 23, 1755, Samuel Burrell, Newbury
4 Elizabeth, bp. hlw. 11, 1739, Byfield
5 Hannah, bp. May — , 1742, Byfield; =Feb. 4, 1762, Jeremiah* Stuart, Lancaster
6 Eunice, bp. Nov. 4, 1744, Byfield; =^Oct. 11, 1764, Richard* Stuart, jr., Templ'n
7 John, June 26, 1747, Lancaster; i=14|81 Eliz. Dresser, (2) Rebecca Houghton
8 Jane, Feb. 6, 1750, Lancaster; 1 Oct. 8, 1771, John Porter of Winch'n, Leom.
CHARLES* STUART {Ebenezer,^ Dunaxn*), born in Rowley May 30, 1718, mar-
ried in Newbury Dec. 31, 1741, Sarah Fisk, daughter of Samuel and Sarah [Red-
ington] Fisk of Boxford, and in 1746 they removed to Lancaster. He died there
July 31, 1750, aged 32. William Fisk of Rowley, in his will dated May 23, 1764,
bequeathed i'40 to "Sarah Stewart, widow of Charles Stewart, late of Lancaster,
deceased." Children:
1 Samuel 1742; -hAug. 9, 1750, in 9th year, Lancaster®
2 Phebe 1744; ^Aug. 9, 1750, in 7th year
3 Huldah 1746; -i-Aug. 10, 1750, in 5th year
4 Solomon, Feb. 9, 1748; =Apr. 10, 1766, Elizabeth Moore, Lancaster
5 Sarah, Apr. 8, 1750; =Mar. 29, 1772, Asa Smith of Lancaster
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DANIEL STEWART OF BARNSTABLE, MASS. —72
COLLECTED BY MRS. JENNIE F. STEWART
WILLIAM* STEWART (William,^ Charles,* Daniel'), born June 12, 1768, in
Chilmark, married there Sep. 17, 1789, Bersheba Tilton, born there Dec. 25, 1769,
daughter of William and Bersheba [Mayhew] Tilton. He died Apr. 14, 1829, aged
60 [60-10-2®: 62-11-28®], and she died Feb. 6, 1841, aged 71 years, 1 month and
13 days. 1790: 1-0-2, Chilmark.® A partial list of their children:
1 Sophronia i8oo; +Aug. 24, 1831, aged 31
2 John 1802; r Aug. 1, 1827, aged 24 years and 10 months, on passage
3 daughter, May 12, 1806 from New Orleans to Boston
4 Edmund 1810; =May 16, 1838, Lurana Fisher: -hOct. 26, 1848
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SAMUEL^ STEWART {ElUanaK* DanUl,^ James,^ DanieU), born Dec. 2, 1763, in
Hardwick, Mass., married (1) in Hartland, Vt., Apr. 5, 1787, Chloe Bishop. She
died Nov. 2, 1787, in Barnard, Vt. He married (2) in Hardwick, Mass., Oct. 22,
1789, Sarah Egery, born in Barnard, daughter of Capt. Daniel and Mary [Perry]
Egery. He was a farmer in Barnard and died there Feb. 19, 1813, aged 49. They
doubtless had other children than those recorded in Barnard:
1 Polly, Mar. 24, 1791; -^May 23, 1810
2 Chloe ; =Apr. 23, 1818, Isaac Cummings
3 Benjamin ; -hSep. 8, 1802
4 Elizabeth, Aug. 7, 1807
5 Emily, Jan. 13, 1810; =Jan. 1, 1829, Silas Newton
MOSES-^ STEWARD {Elkanah,' Daniel,^ James, ^ DartieV), born Apr. 19, 1771, in
Hardwick, Mass., married Lois Foster and settled in Waitsfield, Vt., about 1797.®
He died there Jan. 22, 1818, aged 47, and his widow married (2) July 21, 1822, Job
Dow. Children, recorded in Waitsfield:
1 Moses, Apr. 26, 1799; 4-Nov. 6, 1802, aged 23^
2 Lydia, Sep. 3, 1801; -fNov. 8, 1802
3 Lydia, May 9, 1803; -^Mar. 18, 1822, Lyman Nuttmg
4 Lois, May 9, 1803; =Mar. 13, 1827, Chester Butterfield
5 Lovina, Feb. 7, 1806; =May 2, 1824, James Dow
^6 Oren, May 26, 1807; -hJan. 9, 1818
7 Lucinda, Feb. 22, 1809; =May 24, 1826, Chester Sawyer
8 Polly, May 12, 1811; i=28fl828 Luther Fairbanks, (2) 5|'36 Israel D. Rust
9 Parney, May 29, 1814; -hOct. 13, 1814 [ustus,^ Lorenzo^ and Sarah-
10 Moses, Feb. 12, 1816; =Sarah : children— Moses,? Silas,' Gordon,' Aug-
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DEATHS DURING 1923
Homer Hine« Stuart, jr., died Mar. 13, 1923, in Florida. He was born at Wil-
low Tree, N. Y., Jan. 30, 1856, and b biographically noticed in Severance's "Lon-
donderry Stewarts."
William Henry Harrison Stewart died Sep. 17, 1923, in Cazenovia, Madison
county, N. Y., aged 82. He was born in West Eaton Jan. 30, 1841, ninth child of
Jonathan and Olivia [Chubbuck] Stewart.
Dr. George W. Earle, president of the Wisconsin Land & Lumber company,
died Oct. 10, 1923, at his residence in Hermans ville, Mich. He was born Oct. 9,
1849, in Truxton, N. Y., son of William Roome Earle and Maria^ Stewart (Char-
les,« John,* Charles,^ John^ of Londonderry, N. H.). A very good write-up with
portrait is given in The IXL, of Hermansville, for October. —36
Lyman Stewart, founder and chairman of the Union Oil company of California,
died recently, having just passed his 83rd birthday. He was a pioneer in the oil in-
dustry, beginning with Drake's original well near Titusville, Pa., in 1859. He serv-
ed three years (1862-66) in the Union army. He lost his entire fortune in 1872 in
the Pennsylvania fields, but made a new start in 1883 in the virgin field of Califor-
nia. He was worth $50,000,000 when he died.
ERRATUM
On page 66, in the Allan Stewart family, it was Allan 3 who died in 1873, and his widow who died
in Batavia. Mary Elizabeth 4 married Charles Bowman Sturtevant, son of Paschal Sturtevant.
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DANIEL STEWART OF BARNSTABLE, MASS. —76
COLLECTED BY MRS. JENNIE f. STEWART
TIMOTHY* STEWART (T/umuw," DanH^ Mn,^ Danid'), bprn Aug. 27, 1770,
in Edgartown, Mass., married (1) Jan. 26, 1792, Jedidah Pease of Chappequiddick,
born June 3, 1768, and removed to Union, Me., before 1790,® where he appears on
the tax list of 1791. Jedidah died May 19, 1815. He married (2) Oct. 1, 1818,
Abigail Daggett, born Oct. 24, 1785, in Vinal Haven, Me., daughter of Benjamin
and Elizabeth [Hathaway] Daggett. He was a surveyor. He died Mar. 29, 1844,
at Union. Children:
1 Levina, Feb. 8, 1793; =Dec. 31, 1815, John Coffin Ripley of Appleton
2 Anna, Apr. 23, 1795; =Timothy Weymouth of Appleton
3 Leonard, Aug. 2, 1797: prisoner of war, 1814, on Melville's island
4 Hannah, Aug. 19, 1799; ^ July 10, 1818, Ansel Snow
5 Love, Feb. 22, 1802; =Richard Harwood of Hope
6 John Holmes, Oct. 8, 1804; =Oct. 28, 1830, Olive Clark Fairbanks
7 William Dougherty, June 4, 1807; =Apr. 4, 1733, Maria Bills
8 Thomas Martin, Oct. 10, 1810; =Feb. 27, 1733, Maria N. Butler, Edgartown
9 Oren Oxford, Sep. 9, 1819; =Apr. 11, 1847, Mary Ann Robbins
DAVID* STEWART (John* Daniel^ John,^ DanieV), bom about 1771 in Hebron,
Conn., married in Washington county, N. Y., about 1799, Elizabeth Kenyon, born
in Rhode Island about 1781, daughter of David and Mary [Rogers] Kenyon. He
died in 1834 in Jackson, Washington county, and she died there May 14, 1844.
1 Hannah i8oo
2 Solomon, Oct. 22, 1801; =Nancy Bristol, Fort Edward, daughter of James
3 David 1803; =Susan Watson, daughter of Simeon
4 Phineas
5 Duncan
6 Nathan, Nov. 27, 1812; =Dec. 12, 1836, Patience Youngs
7 William, Mar. 27, 1813
8 John 1818
9 Joseph
10 Emeline = James Watson, son of Augustus
11 Henry 1822; + July—, 1855
12 Mary
13 Ann Eliza 1826; +Sep. 5, 1882
NATHAN« STEWART (Datdd,'' John,* Daniel,^ John,^ DanieU) married Dec. 28,
1836, Patience Youngs, born Mar. 8, 1812, in Easton, Washington county, N. Y.
When less than 20 years of age he united with the Baptist church at Greenwich,
and was a deacon 60 years. His wife died June 1, 1892, at Greenwich, and he died
there June 13, 1900. Children:
1 Reuben, Dec. 27, 1838; =Jan. 28, 1869, Jane Fielding Sherman
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2 Julia, Dec. 13, 1841; =Jan. 22, 1863, James E. Collins, Greenwich: 3 children
3 Norman Fox, June 18, 1851; =Jan. 18, 1871, Anna Cora Miller
REUBEN' STEWART {Nathan,^ David,' John* Daniel^ John,^ DanieV) married
Jan. 28, 1869, Jennie F. Sherman, born Aug. 12, 1844, in Greenwich. He died Apr.
5, 1893, in New York City, and she died Dec. 24, 1921, in Gloversville, N. Y.
1 Mildred Frances, June 2, 1870; =Sep. 7, 1898, Samuel Wallace
2 Maude Colton, Aug. 27, 1871: supervisor of kindergarten, Syracuse schools
3 Robert Gray, Mar. 7, 1873; =June 10, 1903. Anna Renison: ^Apr. 10. 1919
4 Charles Neil, Jan. 8, 1878; =Dec. 28, 1904, Lorena Hodder, Glovefsville
NORMAN FJ STEWART (Nathan,^ David,' John,* Daniel,^ John,^ Daniel') marri-
ed Jan. 18, 1871, Anna Cora Miller, born Oct. 20, 1852, in Troy, N. Y. Son:
1 Sanford W., Nov. 17, 1871, Jackson; =June 5, 1895, Lila D. Nye
COL. JOHN T. STEWART
*' Engineering on the Farm^'
Col. JOHN T. STEWART, professor and chief of
the division of agricultural engineering in the depart-
ment of agriculture of the university of Minnesota
from 1908 to 1917 and an officer of engineers in the
U. S. army during the world war, has written a book,
"Engineering on the Farm." It is primarily intended
as a text book in agricultural schools, but will prove
invaluable to the practical farmer. It contains 538
pages and sells at $2.25, and is published by Rand,
McNally & Company of Chicago, through whose cour-
tesy we are enabled to print the portrait of the auth-
or. An article on Col. Stewart's ancestry appeared
in the April, May and June (1923) numbers of this
magazine, under "Stewarts of York County, Pa.",
tracing back to James^ of Lower Chanceford.
A STEWART FAMILY FROM KENTUCKY
BY ORA STEWART BAKER. WATHENA. KAN.
JUDSON GARNER STEWART was born Jan. 16, 1821, near Bowling Green,
Ky. He was a son of JAMES Q. STEWART, who emigrated from Kentucky before
the Civil war to Calloway county. Mo., where he was an extensive land owner and
slave holder. Judson G. became an abolitionist and was therefore disinherited by
his father and lost connection with his kinsmen, one of whom became mayor of
Los Angeles and another was organizer of the chautauqua at Ottawa, Kan. Jud-
son married Nov. 3, 1842, Lucinda Wright, in Calloway county. Mo. He was a
physician and surgeon, and served with honor in troop G in the famous 7th Kansas
cavalry under Col. Dan Anthony in the Union army during the Civil war. He
died in December, 1869, at Wathena, Kan., and his widow died there Oct. 7, 1886.
1 Electa Helen, Sep. 13, 1843, Lancaster, Schuyler county. Mo.; fin infancy
2 Vitula Catherine, Mar. 25, 1846; ^Mar. 12, 1869, William Bush: t 7^1874
3 William Taylor, Sep. 5, 1848; -L^Apr. 1, 1920, unm., Wathena
4 James Albert. Apr. 21, 1851, Davis co., la.; =Nov. 14, 1876, Emma Wilcox
5 Malcolm Garner, Feb. 21, 1855; fin infancy
6 Zadoc Lewis, Jan. 11, 1859, Paris, Kan.; =Feb. 3, 1892, Eleanor V. Mitchell
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JAMES ALBERT STEWART (Judson Qamer) married Nov. 14, 1876, Emma
Wilcox, in Salem, Ore. Residence, Wathena, Kan. Children:
1 Ora Lucinda, Sep. 13, 1877; =June 22, 1912, W. G. T. Baker: Wathena
2 Hattie Emma, Dec. 28, 1879; =Dec. 27, 1910. John Breckenridge Kennedy
3 Edna Attalla, Aug. 10, 1883: unm.
4 Judson Albert, Oct. 14, 1885; =Nov. — , 1914, Jennie Walker
5 Dudley James, Nov. 28, 1887; -hin infancy
6 William Lewis, Dec. 13, 1889; =June 1, 1916, Hazah Morris
ZADOC LEWIS STEWART (Judson Qamer) married Feb. 3, 1892, Eleanor V.
Mitchell, at Oketo, Kan. Children:
1 Laura Frances, Oct. 15, 1893
2 Oliver Garner, Oct. 9, 1898
The family of JanuM G. Stewart conmsted of Vitilla, Garrett. William, Catherine, Judson Garn-
er. Elisa and Cantley Wallace. Vitula married a Jones of Missouri. Garrett married Sarah Gutridge
of Tennessee and had: Sarah Ellen, James, Ann Elira, Fillmore, William and Newton. William mar-
ried Nancy Wright and had: Nancy Ellen, Mary Elizabeth, Catherine, Margaret, Clay and Tabitha,
who died young. Catherine married. Elisa married a Williamson. Cantley Wallace married Lucy
Davis and had: 'Dodie', John, Mary Ellen, Addie and Don.
DUNCAN STEWART OF NEWBURY, MASS. —75
BY OEORGE SAWIN STEWART
M0SES8 STEWART (James,^ Duncan^), born July 9, 1712, in Boxford, Mass.,
married Nov. 7, 1734, in Salem, Lydia Lindsay, daughter of Capt. Eleazer Lindsay.
He died in Lynn previous to Apr. 22, 1764 [Essex deeds, 100:145]. His widow was
living in Danvers in 1755, and was alive in 1771. Some of their children :
2 Nathan 1739. Salem; n^Mar. 24, 1763, Mary Brackett, Boston
3 David ; =June 27, 1775, Anna Bickford, Salem
4 Elizabeth
SAMUELS STEWART (Samuel,^ Duncan^), born June 4, 1704, in Wells, Maine,
married (1) [int. Apr. 22, 1726] Dorothy Allen of York, born Sep. 6, 1707, daughter
of James and Dorothy (Barsham) Allen. He married (2) [int. May 2, 1752] Mrs.
Elizabeth Goodale, widow of Zachariah Goodale, sr., and daughter of Josiah Little-
field. He was a housewright, member of the train band in 1757, and was living on
Aug. 26, 1776, aged about 72, but died before Nov. 10, 1785; his widow Elizabeth
was living Mar. 18, 1786. Children, bom in Wells:
1 Jeremiah 1727; -^^Nov. 11, 1749, Ruth Favor of Wells
2 Amos, hp. Apr. 27, 1729; -|-young?
3 Samuel, Feb. 25, 1731 ; =Aug 27, 1765, Jemima Hatch
4 Elijah, Jan. 24, 1733; =Nov. 6, 1755, Tabitha Morrison
6 Dorcas, June 2, 1735; ^Jan. 26, 1750, Joseph Cheney: -f-Jan. 6, 1817
6 Dorothy, Aug. 4, 1737; ^Jan. 13, 1753, Isaac Hatch
7 Huldah, Oct. 15, 1739; =Nov. 27, 1755, Samuel Morrison
8 Mehitable ; =Apr. 9, 1760, Zachariah Goodale, jr.
9 Joseph, bp. Apr. 3, 1743; probably -h young
10 Reuben, hp. Od. 7, 1744; +young
11 Reuben. May 20, 1756; ^ Jan. 29, 1778, Elizabeth Gilpatrick: -hApr. 28, 1831
12 Amos, hp. Jan. 23, 1757; =Apr. 20, 1780, Mehitable Rutland: -hMay 19, 1839
13 Meribah, bp. July 20, 1760; =Sep. 24, 1795, Isaac Linscott, jr., of Cornish
JOSEPH^ STEWART (Samuel^ Duncan^), bom Nov. 28, 1706, in Wells, married
[int. Nov. 29, 1729] Mary Lord of Berwick, born in 1711, daughter of Capt. Samuel
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and Martha (Wentworth) Lord. He died about 1734 at Berwick, and the widow
Mary was appointed administratrix of his estate on July 23, 1734, and on Apr. 26,
1735, she was appointed guardian of the two little chfldren. She married (2) Peter
Grant of Berwick. Children of Joseph Stewart, bom in Berwick, Me.:
1 Wentworth, Oct. 20, 1731; ^^^Feb. 4, 1753, Susanna Lombard
2 Dorcas
Joseph steward of Wells and Sarah Gould, Salem, pub. Jan. 2S, 1728-9, Salem, baons forbidden.
JOHNS STUART (Samuel^ Duncan^), born Aug. 5, 1709, in Wells, Me., married
(1) [int. Sep. 16, 1732] Mary Preble of York. He married (2) Nov. 13, 1735, Mary
Bragg, in Scarboro, daughter of John^ and Mary (Bennett) Bragg. She joined the
church in Scarboro June 6, 1736. She was buried Mar. 18, 1751, in Dunston. He
married (3) June 6, 1751, Mary Holmes, in Scarboro. She was buried July 2, 1777.
He married (4) Oct. 2, 1777, Mrs. Jane (Roberks) Anderson, in Scarboro, widow of
John Anderson. He was representative for Scafboro several terms in the Massa-
chusetts General Court, and was stiU living there in 1792. Children:
1 John, Mar. 11, 1736, Wells; =Apr. 9, 1761, Deliverance Haines
2 Mary, bp. June 25, 1738, Scarboro; =July 30, 1761, James Boothby
3 EHizabeth, bp. Jan. 8, 1742; -hyoung
4 Sarah, hp. Jan. 16, 1743; =Sep. 19, 1765, Josiah Boothby, brother to James
5 Joseph, bp. Sep. 13, 1744; =Abigail Staples
6 Timothy, bp. Mar. 23, 1746; =July 19, 1772, Molly McKenney of Gorham
7 Samuel, bp. June 5, 1748; 1=12^71 Anna Pratt, (2) 25279 Lucy (Foss) Harmon
8 Dorcas, bp. Aug. 9, 1752; =Aug. 10, 1769, Jonathan Andrews, jr.
ZEBUL0N8 STEWART (Samuel,^ Duncan^), bom May 20, 1713, in Wells, Me.,
married [int. July 12, 1735] Penninah Getchell of Wells, baptized there June 26,
1716, daughter of Joseph and Eunice. He was a sergeant in Capt. George Berry's
company from Apr. 1 to July 16, 1759, at Fort Pownal on the Penobscot river, and
was almost continuously in the military service from 1748 to 1766: he was a cord-
wainer, and was living in Wells Apr. 4, 1792 [York deeds, 59:193]. Children:
1 Eunice, bp. July 18, 1736
2 Susanna, bp.Apr. 2, 1738
3 .Hepsibah, bp. Dec. 6, 1741
4 Hannah, bp. June 26, 1743; =Nov. 17, 1767, Jedediah Lowe
5 Elijah, bp. Feb. 9, 1755; i =305-78 Miriam Lowe, (2) 22$ 95 Mary Merrifield
JEREMIAH^ STEWART (Samuel^ Duncan^), born May 27, 1716, in Wells, Me.,
married (1) May 20, 1744, Sarah Paul, in Salem, Mass. He married (2) July 21,
1 763, Abigail Jones of Wells. "■ Children, born in Wells:
1 Joseph, bp. Apr. 14, 1745
2 Priscilla, bp. June i, 1746; f Nov. 3, 1770, John Jones
3 Sarah, bp. Od. 4, 1747; =Sep. 26, 1779, Benjamin Durgin, Scarboro
4 Rebecca, bp. Aug. '24, 1749; =Dec 1, 1773, William Durgin, Scarboro
5 Jeremiah, bp. July 18, 1753: : Feb. 24, 1776, Mary Bathrick, Cambridge, Mass.
6 Molly, bp. Feb. i, 1756
7 E^bienezer, bp. A^. 12, 1761: Mn Revolution
8 ? WilHam Parker, bp. Sep. 13, 1767
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DUNCAN STEWART OF NEWBURY, MASS. —80
BY ALICE HECKMAN STEWART
JONATHAN* STEWARD (Charlc5,»James,2 Duncan'), born Jan. 19, 1718-9, in
Hampton Falls, N. H., married Nov. 13, 1740, Anna Carey of Hampton Falls. He
was a blacksmith. He died about 1790 in Pittsfield, N. H. Children, born H.-F.:
1 Mary, Sep. 3, 1741; - young
2 David, Jan. 16, 1744; - Feb. 28, 1765, Abigail (Thorndike) Davison
3 Mary, Feb. 4, 1747; -Oct. 24, 1765, Josiah White, Hampton Falls
4 Anna, Jan. 10, 1750; =Nathan Roby of Hampton
5 Jonathan, Aug. 10, 1752
6 Mehitable, May 7, 1755; =Nathan Green of Pittsfield
7 Lydia, Apr. 28, 1760; =-Jan. 19, 1794, Nathan Roby, Hampton Falls
FRAGMENT OF SEAL ON THE WILL OF JOHN STEWART. iee6-17S6. SON OF DUNCAN
BENJAMIN^ STEWART {Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), borri Jan. 26, 1728, in
Rowley, Mass., married in Lunenburg Jan. 9, 1752, Rebecca Taylor, born June 4,
1728, in Littleton, daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca (Powers) Taylor. He admin-
istered his father's estate in 1758, and bought land Oct. 12, 1761, in Cavendish, Vt.
His ^ife died Oct. 10, 1797, in Lunenburg, and he died there Feb. 26, 1815.
1 Martha, Mar. 18, 1754 ; = June 29, 1773, John Litch
SOLOMON* STEWART {Solomon,"^ James,^ Duncan'), born Jan. 14, 1730, in
Rowley, Mass., married in Lunenburg May 28, 1756, Elizabeth Taylor, born Oct.
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preceded by dash means refer to that page; T; Bible record, rf) church record, (i, town record, 0 grave
stone, (A) probate record, fi> court, t^ land, s military, f) pension, (g) U. S. census, uT) personal datum, (a
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22, 1735, in Littleton, daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca (Powers) Taylor. He
was a pioneer settler of Fitchburg in 1764, and was a recognized patriot during the
Revolution. He removed to Canaan, Maine, about 1777. He died June 22. 1802,
in Bloomfield, Me., and she died there Jan. 15, 1804. Children, born in Lunenburg:
1 Mary, June 5, 1757; =Sep. 8, 1774, Joseph Sawyer of Fitchburg
' 2 Betty, May 10, 1758; =Apr. 22, 1777, Isaac Russell
3 Rebecca, Mar. 4, 1761; = Samuel Bigelow, Bloomfield
4 Solomon, Aug. 7, 1763; =Dec. 15, 1785, Betty Bigelow, Bloomfield
PHINEAS^ STEWART (Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), born Mar. 27, 1732, in
Rowley, Mass., married in Lunenburg Apr. 22, 1756, Anne Ireland. He was one of
the carpenters employed in building Fort Halifax on the Kennebec: he was a pion-
eer settler of Fitchburg in 1764, and removed to Canaan, Me., during the Revolut-
ion, 1779 or 1780. Children, first four bom in Lunenburg, others in Fitchburg:
1 Samuel Bird, Mar. 28, 1757; ^ Sally Turner
2 Anne, Nov. 23, 1758; =Jan. 12, 1777, Seth Wyman. Canaan
3 Phineas, Oct. 27, 1760; -:-Sep. 19, 1782, Molly Snow
4 Abraham, Oct. 15, 1762; =Sep. 12, 1784, Sarah McKechnie of Winslow
5 Thomas, Feb. 15, 1766; =July 13, 1790, Olive Moore
6 Martha, June 28, 1772
DANIEL* STEWART (Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), born Nov. 21, 1734, in Sa-
lem, Mass., married in Lunenburg Mar. 14, 1757, Mary Ireland. He served in the
Revolution, was school commissioner in 1783, and died in Fitchburg June 2, 1802.
aged 68. His widow died in Bloomfield, Me., Jan. 30, 1818. Children, born in Lu-
nenburg:®
1 Daniel, Oct. 3, 1758; — 17S1 Rachel Kemp of Norridgewock, Me.
2 Benjamin, Feb. 12, 1761; =June 12, 1788,® Sarah Kimball: f 7g'20; no issue
3 Mary, May 10, 1763; =July 8, 1783, Benjamin Mulliken
4 John, Aug. 18, 1765; =Feb. 26, 1787, Abigail Whitcomb
5 Amasa, Dec. 18, 1768; ^Aug. 30, 1788, Eunice Ireland. Canaan. Me.
6 Amherst, Feb. 17, 1770; =Dec. 13, 1795, Anne Carlisle
7 Sarah, Aug. 22, 1772; -^ Hezekiah Chaplin
8 Betty, May 14, 1775; =Oct. 1, 1801, Thomas Eaton, Fitchburg
9 Stephen, Sep. 3, 1777; — Nancy Wyman
10 Thomas, Feb. 24, 1782; =Feb. 12, 1804, Nancy Bicknell of Lunenburg
11 James, Feb. 23, 1785; =Feb. 8, 1810, Sarah Persis Manson of Petersham
WILLIAM* STEWART {Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), born Mar. 14, 1737. in Sa-
lem, Mass., married (1) in Lunenburg July 25, 1758, Abigail Ireland of Lunenburg,
born Mar. 8, 1741, in Rpxbury. He served in the French war, 1755; was a grantee
of Pittsford, Vt., Oct. 12, 1761, with his brother Phineas, and removed to Fitch-
burg, where he joined the church Nov. 25, 1764. He went to Canaan, Me., in 1780.
and there he married (2) Dec. 26, 1805, Lydia Ireland. Children, the first born in
Lunenburg,® the others in Fitchburg:®
1 Abigail, May 19, 1762; =1777 George Pooler of Canaan
2 William, bp. Jan. 27, 1765; ^1784 Sally Hood, Canaan
3 Susanna, bp. Oa. 19, 1766; =1788 John Moore, jr., Canaan
4 Jonathan. July 13. 1769; i=Hannah Jewett, (2) 2|96 Mrs. Lucy Pattee, (3)—
5 James. Dec. 25, 1773
6 Abraham
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JACOB^ STEWART (Sobmon.s james,^ Duncan^), born Apr. 22, 1743, in Lunen-
burg, Mass., married in Fitchburg Nov. 18, 1766, Elizabeth Pierce, born in Lunen-
burg Nov. 25, 1748, daughter of Ephraim and Esther (Shedd) Pierce. He settled
with his brothers in Fitchburg [detached from Lunenburg in 1764], and was a sol-
(iier in the French war. He served in the Revolution, and was promoted to the
rank of ensign in Col. Rufus Putnam's regiment, 1777. He removed to Claremont,
N. H., where his wife died July 14, 1792, in her 44th year. He died May 14, 1813,
aged 70. in Campbell, Steuben county, N. Y. Children, first two recorded in F.:
1 Frederick, Nov. 30, 1767; = : +May 4, 1813, Campbell, N. Y.
2 Lucinda, Apr. 5, 1770; =Aug. 28, 1796, Claremont: +15*49 Booneville, N. Y.
3 Jacob : settled in Ohio?
4 Ehzabeth 1774; r^^Dec. 25, 1794, Wilca Lewis, Claremont: f 13 J '11, se.
5 Petsis ^- 1846, unmarried, Claremont 37©
6 Roxanna 1782; = 1810 Jacob Smith
7 Lucretia 1785; -hi 862, unmarried, Claremont
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SCHENECTADY, N. Y., RECORDS*
JOHN STEWART & Mary Stevens [m. Jan. 8, 1772], daughter of Arent Stevens:
1 James (Jan. 12, 1773, at 1 o'clock in the morning), bp. Jan. 17
2 Catherine (Oct. 23, 1774, at 7 o'clock in the evening), bp. Oct. 30
3 Arent (Aug. 23, 1777, at 12 o'clock at noon), bp. Aug. 31
4 ( son, Mar. 13, 1780, at 3 o'clock in the morning)
5 Abraham (Dec. 12, 1781, at 2 o'clock in the morning), bp. Dec. 16
6 Judith (Oct. 13, 1783, at 6 o'clock in the morning), bp. Nov. 9
7 Nicholas Stevens, Jan. 25, 1789
WILLIAM STEWART & Mary: [She died May 5, 1816, a?. 72, Shalot's Bush®]
1 Pieter, bp. Nov. 2, 1778
2 William, Sep. 19, 1785
DANIEL STEWART & Nancy [Agnes] Frazer:-^ Jennet, Duncan, Walter, Mori-
His will of June 6, 1814, names
wf. Agnes; childr. Daniel, John,
omia McCollum and Mary Fer-
guson. Princetown.
1 Duncan, bp. Feb. 21, 1782
2 Mary, Jan. 28, 1787
JAMES STEWART & Jane Adair:
1 (Robert, June 20, 1779, past 12 o'clock at night)
2 (Sarah. June 14, 1781, at 11 o'clock at night)
3 John (May 15, 1783, at 11 o'clock at night), bp. June 15
4 Mary (May 4, 1785, near 12 o'clock at midnight;, born May 4
5 (Peter, Mar. 1, 1788, at 9 in the morning)
6 Agnes, bp. June 10, 1791
7 Elizabeth Yales, Apr. 18, 1792
8 Jane, Mar. 9, 1794
(GEORGE STEWART & Elizabeth Ferguson:
1 (Thomas, Apr. 5, 1782, at 7 at night)
2 Anna Ferguson, bp. Mar. 10, 1785
*Part of these records are taken from "Contribution for the Genealogies of the First Settlers of the
I'Mtent snd City of Schenectady/' 1873, and part are entries of births from Mary Stevens's diary, pre-
!««>rved with the records of St. George's Church. Schenectady. These latter, all spelled Stuart, were
furnished by.Mrs. Charlotte T. Luckhurst of Albany, and are here given in parentheses.
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JOHN STEWARD from Chalotsbos and Sarah Sample of Warrensbos, banns pub-
lished June 1, 1794: [He died Jan. 13, 1844, ae. 74, Remsen's Bush®]
1 William, Aug. 8, 1795
2 Catherine, Jan. 12, 1800
3 Sarah, Dec. 28, 1801
Peter Steward hud a grant May 7. 1765, of 2,000 hcree, known as Steward's Patent, Clinton coun-
ty.® Peter Stewart married Jan. 25, 1764, Mary Stuart.(6^ Peter Stewart married Nov. 14, 1769, Ann
Cook.® In 1768 James Stewart petitioned for a license to purchase from the Indians 8,000 acres of
land on the north side of the Mohawk river in Albany county, and in the following year he petitioned
for letters patent on behalf of himself and others for 24,000 acres in the same locality.(7) James Stu-
art, aged 58, bom in Scotland, enlisted May 18, 1762, Albany county, John Vischer's company. ^h^
James, David, George, Daniel and John Stuart were soldiers in the 2nd regiment of Albany coun-
ty troops in the Revolution.® Census 1790, SchenecUdy: Daniel, 2-2-3; John, 1-0-8; George, 1-1-4:
John, 2-1-2; James, 1-8-8.® Robert Stewart, Schoharie, will June 18, 1755, names no relatives.®
ANTHONY STEUART OF JOHNSTOWN, N.Y. ' —25
BY FRANK M. STUART. SOUTH MILWAUKEE. WIS.
ANTHONY STEUART was born in Scotland® Feb. 12. 1773.© He probably
came with his fathw" to Johnstown, Fulton county, N. Y. He married July 11 [18],
1798,© Elizabeth , born Feb. 11, 1781.© Children:©
1 William A., Aug. 9, 1799, Johnstown. He died Oct. 15 [22], 1869.
2 Solomon J., Dec. 4, 1803
3 Katherine, Mar. 12, 1805
4 Robert, Sep. 17. 1807
5 Elizabeth, June 3, 1811
6 John, June 7, 1815
7 Robert. May 12, 1817
8 Sally Ann, Jan. 12, 1819
9 JeflfersonT.,Aug. 15, 1823. He died Sep. 11, 1863.
These records were found on a leaf from an old Bible, in the possession of Mrs.
Kate Lewis of Adrian, Mich. In later handwriting was "Anthony Steuart was from
Scotland. His sons were William A., John, Solomon and Jeff: his daughters' names
were SaUy Ann and Katie." William evidently inherited the Bible, for he carried
on the record of his children. In later issues of this magazine we expect to publish
further records of Anthony's descendants.
If this number of the Stewart Clan Magazine comes to you as a sample copy
sit right down at your desk and send your dollar for a year's subscription. That's
the way to get in line for these family records and to assist in further collecting of
undiscovered data. Some day you'll want to get more information, and, believe
us, it's real hunting. This magazine is a clearing house for Stewart data.
QUERIES
10. JOHN STEWART of Monaghan. Ireland, had four sons-Thomas, George. John and David
-who came to America about 1840. The father never came to this country but remained in Ballybay.
where he owned a bleach- green, employing many men. Tradition says his father lived in Edinburgh.
About 1855 Thomas and George settled in Humboldt county, Iowa. Thomas remaining there and
George moving to California, where he died. Who has any information about this John? Mias Har-
riet Stuart. 999 Lakesbore drive. Chicago. 111.
11. WILLIAM STUART was bom Aug. 29. 1800, and lived in Delaware before coming to Mary-
land. He died Oct. 1. 1881. His wife was Rebecca E. Thomas, born Feb. 11. 1808. died May 18. 1862.
and she had a brother. Enoch Thomas, a minister. William Stuart's children were: David. James,
John. Charies. and others who died young. He had a brother Samuel. Tradition claims descent from
roysl family, but the •'record and a true one" has been destroyed "with a lot of old rubbish." Who
was William's father? Mrs. Samuel E. D. Stuart. 1418 Mount Royal avenue. Baltimore. Md.
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DUNCAN STEWART OF NEWBURY, MASS. ^-83
BY ALICE HECK MAN STEWART
SAMUEL* STUART (Robert,^ Ebenctcr,* Duncan^), born Nov. 3, 1728, in Byfield
parish, married July 12, 1758, Grace Hubbard, daughter of Richard Hubbard, in
Kingston, N. H. He died in 1767. Children, bom in Kingston, N. H.:
1 Abigail, Nov. 2, 1769; =Dec. 3, 1778, Enoch Brown of Danville. N. H.
2 Samuel, Sept. 10, 1761; =June 26, 1787, Hannah Brown of Poplin, Danville
ROBERT* STUART (Robert,' Ebenctcr,« Duncan^), born Sep. 30, 1743, in Kings-
ton, N.H., married in South Hampton Mar. 1. 1770, Ruth Currier, daughter of Rich-
ard Currier of Amesbury. He was a captain in the Revolutionary war, and served
many years as selectman in Newton. He represented South Hampton as a delegate
to the state constitutional convention at Concord, June 10, 1778, and as a represen-
tative of Newton in 1788 voted against the ratification of the federal constitution.
He died June 27, 1819, aged 76. Children, born in Newton, N. H.l
1 Ebenezer, Nov. 9, 1770; == 1793, Hannah Rowell, Danbury
2 Richard, Dec. 4, 1772; =May 25, 1797, Sally Rowell, South Hampton
3 Sarah, Mar. 15, 1775; i==Richard White, (2) Phillips White, (3) Sam Barnard
4 Robert ; +aged about 9
5 Samuel, Apr. 14, 1780; =Nov. 25, 1802. Mary Sawyer: Haverhill, Mass.
6 James ; 4-aged 2 days
7 John, Oct. 29, 1784; =Feb. 3, 1802, Abigail Dow, South Hampton
8 Joseph, June 12, 1786; = 1809, Rebecca Bell: Newton and Lowell
9 Mary, Oct. 22, 1789; =May 17, 1810, Joseph French, South Hampton
10 Ruth, Oct. 28, 1792; =May 1, 1823, Daniel Hobson, Bradford, Mass.
STEPHEN* STUART (Robert,* Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), bom Dec. 25, 1746, Kings-
ton, N. H., married there Apr. 5, 1775, Sarah Peaslee. He died in 1817. Children,
bom in Kingston, N. H.:
1 Anna, May 8. 1776
2 Stephen, Dec. 25, 1779
3 James, Apr. 6, 1782; =Mar. 17, 1804, Betsey Eastman, Deerfield
4 Moses, Oct. 12, 1784; = Rebecca Poor of Raymond
5 Sarah, Jan. 5, 1787
6 AbigaU, Mar. 26, 1792
7 Ebenezer, Dec. 7, 1794
8 Betsey, Sep. 29, 1797
JOSEPH* STUART (Richard,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), bom Aug. 6, 1731, in Rowley,
Mass., married in Lancaster Aug. 28, 1755, Mary Snow, born Aug. 6, 1730, daugh-
ter of John and Hannah (Sawyer) Snow, Lancaster. He was a soldier in the French
and Indian war and was drowned Aug. 14, 1760, aged 64, by the capsizing of a boat
on Lake Champlain, near Grand Isle, Vt. His widow married July 4, 1771, Jona-
Symbolfl and references: ^ means married: -^ marriage intention; + died; X buried; — a number
preceded by dash means refer to that page; (i) Bible record, (f) church record, Ci) town record, (4) grave
stone, (D probate record, (i) court, (7) land, (i) military, ® pension, (g) U. S. census, qI) personal datum, (^
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than Buss of Leominster. Children of Joseph Stuart:
1 Benjamin 1756 (bp. July 27, 1760); =Feb. 8, 1787, Damaris Rice, Barre
2 Joseph, Apr. — , 1757 (bp. July 27, i7(io)\ =Apr. 4, 1782, Beatrix Colbum, Leom.
3 Mary 1760; =May 27, 1784, John Rice of Barre, Leominster
RICHARD* STUART {mchard,'' Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), bom about 1741, in Row-
ley, Mass., married in Templeton Oct. 11, 1764, Eunice Stuart, daughter of John^
Stuart [p. 75]. He was a Revolutionary soldier, serving as a private in Capt. Da-
vid Wilder's company of minute-men in Col. John Whetcomb's regiment which
marched on the Lexington alarm Apr. 19, 1775, serving 10 days.® She died Nov.
13, 1831, aged 88,® and he died Jan. 17, 1832, aged 91,® in Leominster. Children,
recorded in Leominster:
1 Alpheus, May 1, 1766, Templeton; =Aug. 25, 1791, Pamelia Rice
2 Elizabeth, July 9, 1768; -hJune 15, 1823, unmarried
3 Richard, Sep. 14, 1771; -hAug. 9, 1798, unmarried, in 27th year
4 Eunice, Sep. 26, 1772: ^-Oct. 23, 1846, unmarried
5 Jane, Aug. 1, 1775; =Nov. 19, 1795, Ephraim Johnson, jr.
6 Hannah, Apr. 30, 1778; -hSep. 20, 1778
7 Ebenezer, July 30, 1779; ^ May 24, 1801, Sukey Hale
8 Mary, July 28, 1882 : 4 Nov. 6, 1817, unmarried, aged 35
9 Silas, Oct. 24, 1784; -hDec. 16, 1801
JEREMIAH* STUART (Richard,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), baptized May 29, 1743,
in Rowley, Mass., married in Lancaster Feb. 4, 1762, Hannah Stuart, daughter of
John* Stuart [p. 75]. A Jeremy Stuart of Winchendon was drafted from the Wor-
cester county militia to march to Horse Neck under Col. Denny during the Revol-
utionary war but he failed to join the regiment; reported drafted into Capt. Boyn-
ton's company. A Jeremiah Stewart, Worcester county, was pensioned June 23,
1820, aged 64, for service as a private in the Massachusetts line: he died Dec. 12,
1821.® Children of Jeremiah* and Hannah, born in Winchendon, Mass.;
1 Paul, June 8, 1763; =Jan. 27, 1790, Hannah Robbins of Rindge, N. H.
2 Jeremiah, July 6, 1 767 ; ^Nov. 22, 1 789, Dorothy Kendall of Fitzwilliam, N. H.
3 Elizabeth, Aug. 22, 1769; =Dec. 27, 1792, Phinehas Parks: -f July 26, 1841
4 Hannah, Nov. 4, 1774; i .8|1794, Charles Chase, (2) 2411842 Phinehas Parks
5 John, Jan. 21, 1778; i=Dec. 18, 1796, Joanna Kendall, (2) Hill
6 Richard, Mar. 25, 1780; =Mar. 29, 1803, Ruth Bixby
EBENEZER* STUART (Richard,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), born about 1753, in Row-
ley, Mass., married in Leominster June 10, 1777, Mary Smith. He died Aug. 25,
1778, aged 24, in Leominster.® His widow married May 2, 1782, John Simonds.
1 Huldah, July 29, 1778; ^ June 18, 1850, aged 71, unmarried
JOHN* STUART (John,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), born June 26, 1747, in Lancaster,
Mass., married (1) in Sterling June 14, 1781, Elizabeth Dresser. She died July 12,
1797, aged 45, in Leominster, and he married (2) July 10, 1798, Rebecca Houghton,
a widow. He died in Leominster Feb. 12, 1813, and she died there Dec. 4, 1844,
aged 86. Children, born in Leominster:®
1 Dolly, Oct. 9, 1782; ^Mar. 26, 1806, John Adams of Lancaster
2 John, Apr. 4, 1784; - Nov. 26, 1812, Betsey Hale: f Feb. 14, 1820
3 Peter, Feb. 2, 1786; Feb. 9, 1809, Isabella Norcross of Princeton
4 Nathan, Aug. 20, 1788; =Dec. 31, 1812, Roxanna Phelps of Lancaster
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SOLOMON* STUART (CharUs,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), born Feb. 9, 1748, in Lan-
caster, Mass., married there Apr. 10, 1769, Elizabeth Moore, born there Feb. 15,
1753, daughter of Joseph and Rebecca (Houghton) Moore. He was a captain in
the Massachusetts militia during the Revolutionary war. He lived in Sterling, set
off in 1781 from Lancaster. He died in Sterling May 19, 1835, aged 87. Children:
1 Catherine, Nov. 12„ 1769, Lancaster; i=8|86 Benjamin Brown, (2) a Whitney
2 Sarah, Dec. 10, 1771, Lancaster; 4 Dec. — , 1794, Danforth Reed
3 Polly, Jan. 13, 1774. Lancaster; = Asa Richardson
4 Samuel, May 12, 1776, Lancaster; =Apr. 6, 1797, Dolly Bailey
5 Betsey = Levi Reed
6 Solomon r ^Nov. 30, 1813, Nancy Roper
7 Levi, Mar. 2, 1791, Sterling; 1=22^18 Jane Ames, (2) 31357 Roxanna Foster
8 Silas 1794; I 19JS15 Susan M. Ames, (2) Charlotte Cook
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JEREMIAH* STEWART OF KENTUCKY AND VIRGINIA
BY JAMES DURHAM. WAUNETA. NEB.
Six brothers Stewart "came over from Scotland" before the Revolutionary war.
They were:®
1 James killed in war
2 Benjamin settled in the west
3 Perry settled in the west
4 Thomas settled in Hampshire county, Va. : killed in war
5 Jeremiah 1750; = Priscilla Chisholm
6 Richard settled in Virginia
JEREMIAH^ STEWART was born probably about 1750. It is thought that
he was a Revolutionary soldier: there is a tradition that he rode his horse over a
bluff irto the river to escape the Indians. He went to Kentucky, near Louisville.
He died July 22, 1830, and Priscilla died June 5, 1846. They had two sons and
three daughters.
1 John, Sep. 1, 1777, Kentucky;® i^25^|1802 Frances Hill, (2) Rebecca Culp
JOHN^ STEWART Oeremiah') married (1) Feb. 25, 1802, Frances Hill, born
May 27, 1781. She died Mar. 15, 1814, in Virginia. He married (2) Mar. 15, 1815,
Rebecca Culp, bom Jan. 11, 1794. He was' a' miller, and was drowned June 10, 1835,
in the Potomac river. Children:
1 Catherine, Aug. 5, 1803; -{-unmarried
2 Priscilla, July 12, 1805; -fin infancy
3 Eliza, July 12, 1807; -hin infancy
4 Jane, Oct. 5, 1808
5 Rebecca, Mar. 30, 1811; =Mar. 16, 1829, A. Durham
_6_ Julia, Mar. 15, 1814; = 1831, Christopher Leatherman
7 Harriet, Jan. 2, 1817; =Oct. 38, 1837, John Lease
8 John G., May 18, 1818; = 1836, Laura Barkdoll
9 William, Dec. 5, 1819; = 1 841 , Hannah Patterson
10 Nelson, Sep. 1, 1821; = 1851, Anna E. Winters
11 Franklin Perry, June 1, 1823;! -1853, Margaret Stewart
12 Phebe, June 3, 1825; = 1849. Joseph P. McKenzey
13 Emily, Apr. 12, 1828; = 1846, William Ward
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STUARTS OF CALIBURN, CANTYRE
LETTER WRITTEN JUNE 30. 1918. BY A. U. STUART. EAST WILMINGTON. CALIF. •
DUGALD STUART, a tenant on a farm of Mains, Ayrshire, Scotland, migrat-
ed in 1690 to Kintyre and leased a farm from [the Duke of] Argyll. The farm was
Caliburn. Som? time afterward they took over a better farm called Parkfergus.
I was raised in Kintyre. My forefathers have always been small farmers. When
they went to Kintyre Gaelic was the only tongue spoken, and about 100 years ago
English commenced to be used. Stuart in Gaelic is spelled very differently, so by
the time English had gone into use the different Stuarts of the same stock spelt
the name Stewart and Stuart. At this day in that locality Stewart is generally
used, but I am sure the founder of that stock spelled it Stuart.
About 1745 three brothers left Parkfergus for the Virginias and they afterward
became pioneer settlers in Kentucky. In 1775 another bunch of young Stuarts
left Kintyre from various farms in the district. They went out direct to Detroit,
Mich., then a frontier town. What became of them I do not know. In and about
1830 twenty-seven Stuarts emigrated from
Kintyre and settled in and about the following
places— Columbus, O., Rockford and Chicago,
111., artd London, Ontario, Canada. The Stu-
arts of later times mostly migrated to Australia.
I am now 64 years young and having no
immediate family gave up my interest I form-
erly had in the Stuart family tree. About 1874
back in Illinois I hired a farmer who spelled
his name Stewart to help m the harvest. One
wet day he showed me an old Bible written in
Gaelic but on the fly-leaf was written:
PETER STEWART, CAUBVRN, 1740
He had tried to locate Caliburn as a town in
Scotland. The old gentleman a while later vis-
ited Caliburn. He left no boys but 1 think five
girls; the girls called me cousin Aleck, but it
was many times removed.
JOHNSTOWN, N.Y., STEWARTS ^o.^^''^J'l^!'^L^.^
BY MRS. JESSIE MILLS BYINGTON. SLKHORN. WIS. — 8i FROM AN OLD AMBROTYPE
PETER STEWART came from Dull, Perthshire, Scotland, to Prince Edward
Isle in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where he and his wife died. His son Donald lived
and died on the island. His daughter Grace married a Campbell. Another son:
JAMES STEWART (Peter) was born in 1783 in Dull, Perthshire. He taught
school five years in Scotland, then taught five years in Johnstown, Fulton county.
N. Y. There he married in 1808 Janet McNaughton (whose mother was a McLain)
and moved to a farm in York, Livingston county, where his children were all born.
There were five Stewart families not related living in York. He died there in 1843
as the result of an accident, and his widow died in 1863 in Palmyra, Wis. Child-
ren: Peter, 1809; Jane, 1812, =Lewis Bartlett; Margaret, 1815, James Lauder-
dale; Elizabeth, 1818. =David Kentfield; Janet. 1821, ^Nathan Bryant; John. 1823.
-Jane Leonard; Donald, 1825, Ellen McKenzie; Catherine, 1828, Mar. 28,
1851. Edmund Mills; Ann, 1831, - 1850; Mary, 1834, ^Charles Taylor.
•Th'f letter was addrened to Mr. Frank M. Stuart, South Milwaukee, Wis., to whose klndnen
are indebted for a very interesting collection of Stuart- Stewart data.
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DUNCAN STEWART OF NEWBURY, MASS. -87
BY ALICE HECKMAN STEWART
SAMUEL^ STEWART {Samuel,^ Samt^el^' Duncan^), born Feb. 25, 1731, in Wells,
Me., married there Aug. 27, 1755, Jemima Hatch, baptized m Wells July 29, 1733,
daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Hatch,. Children, baptized in Wells:®
1 Dorothy, bp. Sep. 12, 1756; =Dec. 23, 1.778, Daniel Stewart
2 Jemima, bp. July 13, 1760; =Jan. 31, 17$1, Joshua Cane
3 Elizabeth, bp. June 13. 1762; ^^Nov. 14, 1782, John Nutt of Derryfield, N. H.
4 Mercy, bp. Apr. 10, 1763; =Aug. 7, 1786, Richard Burke
5 Lemuel Hatch, bp. Ck^. 18, 1767; =Dec. 1, 1796, Dorcas Stewart
8 Benjamin, bp. June 21, 1772; =June 17, 1797, Meribah Morrison
6 John, bp. May 5, 1776 '
7 Samuel, bp. l^ov. 14, 1779; ^-Dec. 23, 1802, Anna Perkins
ELIJAH* STEWART (Samuel^ Samuel,^ Duncan^), born Jan. 24, 1732-3, Wells,
married there Nov. 6, 1755, Tabitha Morrison, baptized Feb. 4, 1738-9, daughter
of Daniel and Eleanor (Littlefield) Morrison. Children, bom in Wells ;
1 Daniel, Oct. 23, 1756; Dec. 23, 1778, Dorothy Stewart
2 Tabitha, May 18, 1758; 4 same day
3 Elijah, Mar. 23, 1760; : June 19, 1779. Eunice Hatch
4 Tabitha, July 23, 1762; =Dec. 24, 1778, Jonathan GetcheU
5 Mary, Sep. 15. 1764; ==June 25. 1789, George Gray
6 Huldah, Feb. 15. 1767; : Sep. 27, 1788, Samuel Goodale
7 David, Dec. 23, 1769: =Aug. 2, 1790, widow Mehitable Goodale
8 Eleanor, Apr. 22, 1771; =Apr. 21, 1791, Benjamin Kimball
9 Dorcas, Feb. 22. 1773; =Dec. 1, 1796. Lemuel Hatch Stewart
10 Asa. Apr. 15, 1775; =May 29, 1800, Abigail Goodale
11 Meribah, bp. June i, 1777; =Sep. 24, 1795, Isaac Linscott, jr.. of Cornish
12 Hannah. June 18. 1779; =June 12. 1800. Horatio Littlefield
REUBEN* STEWART {Samuel,^ Samuel^ Duncan^), born May 20. 1755, Wells.
married [intention Dec. 12, 1777] Elizabeth Gilpatrick, daughter of James Gilpat-
rick. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and was living in Wells on Feb. 1, 1786
[York deeds, 49:67]. We have no record of his children— perhaps one was JAMES
STUART, born about 1780, who married in Wells Nov. 5, 1809, Jemima Cane and
died July 22, 1841, aged 61. in Wells.
AMOS* STEWART {Samuel^ Samuel^ Duncan^), baptized Jan. 23, 1757, Wells,
married Apr. 20, 1780, Mehitable Rutland. His father conveyed land to him and
his brother Reuben Mar. 3, 1775 [York deeds, 43:263]. He died May 19, 1839,
aged 81. in Wells. "MehiUble Stewart died May 1, 1848, aged 100 years, 1 month
and 12 days," in Wells. Children, by inference:
1 William ^Nov. 23, 1809, Mary Rhines, Wells
2 Samuel : Aug. 12, 1808, Theodosia Adams of York
Symbols and references: means married; -i marriage intention; + died; ^ buried; - a number
preceded by dash means refer to that page; ^1 Bible record, (f, church rerord, cai town record, 0) grave
•tone, r») probate record, :a^ court, t land, s military. (D pension, ci^ U. S. census, uC personal datum, ft,
town or local history.
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And perhaps Japheth, who married Sep. 1, 1825, Pamela Forbes; Meribah, who
married Nov. 9, 1831, William Littlefield; and Eleanor, who married [intention
Sep. 2, 1835] Moses Bowen. REUBEN died in Wells Apr. 28, 1831, aged 76.
WENT WORTH* STUART (Joseph,^ SamueU^ Duncan^), born Oct. 20, 1731, Ber-
wick, Me., married Feb. 4, 1753, Susanna Lombard, bom Aug. 5, 1734, in Truro,
Mass., daughter of Rev. Solomon and Sarah (Purrington) Lombard. He was a
distinguished man, entering the military service from Gorham in 1755 and rising
to the rank of lieutenant in 1757, and at the outbreak of the Revolutionary war he
was commissioned captain in Col. Edmund Phinney's 31st regiment and on Jan. 1,
1776, commanded a company in the 18th Continental infantry. He died Apr. 17,
1776, at Sewairs Point (Brookline), Mass., of smallpox, at the siege of Boston. His
widow married Mar. 4, 1779, William Wood of Gorham, a Revolutionary soldier,
who died about 1794. She died Aug. 7, 1803, at the home of her son, Wentworth'
Stuart, in Standish, Me. Children, born in Gorham, Me.:
1 Mary, Jan. 20, 1754; =July 3, 1770, John Green of Gorham
2 Susanna, May 21, 1756; -hJan. 4, 1758
3 Joseph, Apr. 3, 1759; =Sep. 30, 1779, Hannah Smalley
4 Solomon Lombard, Feb. 13, 1762; -hDec. 29, 1763
5 Sarah Purrington, June 28, 1764; =May 20, 1781, Ebenezer Phinney
6 Dorcas, June 8, 1766; r:=Aug. 17. 1787, Peletiah McDonald
7 Susanna, Apr. 1, 1768; =Jan. 4, 1786, Francis Brooks of North Yarmouth
8 Wentworth. Aug. 17, 1770; --Nov. 4, 1790, Hannah Shaw
9 Solomon Lombard, Feb. 24, 1773
10 Anna, Oct. 31, 1775; =Nov. 17, 1791, Nathaniel Stevens, jr.: Unity
JOHN* STEWART (John,^ Samuel^ Duncan^), born Mar. 11, 1737, Wells, mar-
ried Apr. 9, 1761, Deliverance Haines. He died Apr, 6, 1811, in Windham. Child-
ren, born in Scarboro, Me.:
1 Jotham, Jan. 7, 1764; -July 30, 1792, Hannah Bumham, Scarboro
2 Joseph, hp. May i8, 1766; = Joanna Bumham, Machias
3 John, bp. July 17, 1768; =Apr. 28, 1796, Hannah Haynes of Gorham
4 Molly, bp. May 31, 1772; =June 7, 1800, Joseph Thompson of Gray
5 Dorcas, bp. Od. 30, 1774; = July 28, 1804, Richard Merrill, Raymond
6 Hannah ; =Aug. 25, 1804, Joshua Merrill, Raymond
7 Anna ; =Nov. 28, 1805, David Maines
8 Dilly ;^Oct.20, 1804, William Hall of Standish
JOSEPH^ STEWART {John? Samuel? Duncan^), bom July 23, 1744, Scarboro,
Me., married Sep. 26. 1770, Abigail Staples of Kittery, born Dec. 1, 1752.® He
was a Quaker, and died May 26, 1808, in Scarboro, where his children were born.
His widow married Mar. 5, 1817, Robert Goddard of Brunswick.
1 Calvin, Sep. 23, 1771; -^Nov. 23, 1809, Mary Gardiner: Belgrade
2 Jane ; =Mar. 24, 1794, Simeon Gould of Leeds: ^1511809
3 Samuel ; = Jane Greeley: Belgrade
4 James, Apr. 23, 1777; =Apr. 8, 1801, Eunice Winslow of Falmouth
5 Wentworth, Jan. 15, 1780; i- 2931811 Anna Page, (2) ljr'18 Thankful Hallett
6 Sarah, Jan. 20, 1782; =Feb. 27, 1804, William Winslow, Scarboro
7 Joseph, May 30, 1784; = 1814, Susan Chadwick: China. Me.
8 Abigail ; ^ Aug. 12, 1810, Simeon Gould, supra. * 19Jgl811
9 Narcissa
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10 Tryphena ; =Jan. 3, 1810, Elisha Jones of Harlem
11 Irene ; =Mar. 6, 1813, Daniel Hussey of Bristol, Scarboro
12 Charles
TIMOTHY^ STEWART (John,^ Samuel^ Duncan^), baptized Mar. 23, 1746, in
Scarboro, Me., married (1) July 19, 1772, Mary McKenney of Gorham. She was
buried May 18, 1773, and he married (2) Mercy Hanscom. Children, in Scarboro:
1 Mary 1771; =Oct. 9, 1791, John Anderson: Livingston, Me.
2 Betsey ; 4-unmarried
3 Solomon ; =Oct. 5, 1800, Phebe Foss
4 Timothy, Oct. — , 1788; =Dec. 9, 1819, Mehitable M. Stuart
5 Ichabod, Oct. 16, 1798; =Oct. — , 1821, Catherine Parker
SAMUEL* STUART (JoKn.s Samuel^ Duncan^), baptized June 5. 1748, in Scar-
boro, Me., married (1) in Chelsea, Mass., Mar. 12, 1771, Anna Pratt. He married
(2) Feb. 25, 1779, widow Lucy (Foss) Harmon of Biddeford, Me., daughter of Zach-
ariah Foss. He was a Revolutionary soldier, stationed at Dorchester Heights in
Capt. Richard Mayberry's company under Col. Ebenezer Francis in 1775, enlist-
ing again Dec. 1, 1776, to serve three months in Capt. John Minot's company in
Col. Dike's regiment. He removed to Effingham, N. H., in 1810. Children, born
in Scarboro :
1 Anna, Apr. 25, 1777; +young
2 Sarah, Apr. 25, 1778; =Apr. 23, 1801, Nathaniel Hatch, Maiden, Mass.
3 Anna Pratt, Dec. 2, 1779; -- Clement Drew
4 Abigail, Aug. 29, 1782; ^ Moses McKissick, Saco
5 Statira, Jan. 30, 1785; 4 Feb. 4, 1785
6 John, Feb. 17, 1786; ^\\ig. 29, 1810, Sally Brooks of Falmouth
7 Elizabeth. July 5. 1789; = . Huse (before 1815)
8 Harriet, Feb. 27, 1792; - James Moulton of Freedom, N. H.
9 Samuel, Feb. 28, 1794; =Jan. 11, 1816, Anna Brooks
10 Frederick, Dec. 2, 1798; =Apr. 14, 1825, Mary Drew, Eaton, N. H.
ELIJAH* STEWART (Zebulon,^ Samuel^ Duncan^), baptized Feb. 9, 1755, in
Wells. Me., married (1) Apr. 30, 1778, Miriam Lowe, baptized Mar. 2, 1754, daugh-
ter of David and Sarah Lowe of Wells. He married (2) Oct. 22, 1795, Mary Mer-
rifield. She died Jan. — , 1832, in Lunenburg, Vt., and he died there Jan. — , 1844.
Two of his children were baptized in Wells:
1 Eunice, bp. July 23, 1780 \ Perhaps Elijah had a son VriaK whose
2 Robert, hp. June 11, 1780 t wife Esther died July 26, 1812, aged 53?
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STEWARTS OF CAPE FEAR RIVER, N. C.
CHARLES I. STEWART. LEXINGTON. KY.
After the Battle of Culloden, Apr. 16, 1746, where Bonnie Prince Charlie and
his Highland supporters met the defeat which forever put an end to the hopes of
the Stuart cause, many of Charles Edward's adherents and kinsmen fled from Scot-
land. A colony of these exiles, under the leadership of Gen. McDonald, the hus-
band of Flora McDonald, the heroine of one of Scott's novels, settled in the Cape
Fear section of North Carolina. The headquarters of this settlement was Moore's
Creek (Cross Creek bridge) and was very near the present town of Fayetteville,
which is the county seat of Moore county, from the territory of which my native
county of Harnett was carved after the Revolution, being named for a Revolution-
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ary officer. The Cape Fear section, including Harnett, Moore, Sampson and Rob-
ihson and some new counties created in recent years, is still inhabited by the de-
scendants of this colony. Stewarts, McNeils, MacKays, Mclntyres, McMannings,
McDouds, Shaws and Pages are the most numerous families in that locality.
My grandfather had several brothers ^ho were the ancestors of a large pro-
portion of the present population of Harnett county. There are several families
living on the Wake county side of the Harnett-Wake border who are remotely re-
lated to me but spell their name Stuart. My father was the youngest of a large
family and died when I was only two years of age. One of my father's brothers
was Capt. Daniel Stewart and another
was Col. Eldridge Stewart. Both men
represented Harnett count^ several times
in the legislature and were among the
larger and more successful farmers of
the county. Capt. Daniel was the father
of several sons who have reared large
families and have been successful farm-
ers and business men. Col. Eldridge was
the father of six daughters and four
sons, one of whom, Jefferson Stewart
(about the same age as my father), went
to Texas when a young man and reared
a large family.
CAPT. JOHN^ STEWART -46
MRS. OSCAR E. JEWELL. WARNER. N H.
Capt. JOHN« STEWART {John:' John'
of Haverhill, Mass.) was born Jan. 25, 1787,
in Deering, N. H., living there until ab-
out 12 years of age when his parents
moved to Warner, N. H., where they
had purchased 60 acres of land on the
south side of the Mink Hills. He mar-
ried in Warner on Nov. 29, 1814, Han- capt. John Stewart of warner
nah Dalton, born there Nov. 21, 1792, fromano.lpa.nt.no
daughter of Dea. Isaac and Eleanor (Merrill) Dalton, of English descent. They
continued to live with his parents, where were born their six children, whose names
were published on page 47. The last surviving child, Mrs. Mary Stewart Bean,
died in 1917 at the age of 93. Capt. Stewart obtained his military title through
distinguished service in the state militia and took an active part in the War cf
1812, represented his town in the legislature and was a man of mush consequence.
He died at Warner on Sep. 23, 1851.
QUERIES
12. JOB STEWART settled in the Upper Cape Fear section of North Carolina about 1790, one of
my grandfathers. Ancestry wanted. J. B. Stewart, 232 S. Church st.. Rocky Mount, N. C.
13. MARY STUARD married in Salem, Mass.. Mar. 18, 1672, John Foster, baptized on June 3,
1S55, son of John Foster. Who were Mary's parents? She died in 1690, and was probably a sinter of
Sarah Steward who married Samuel Foster of Salem and had a son John baptized on Nov. 15, 1683.
Miss Mary Stuart Foster, State Historical Library, Madison, Wis.
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BY ALICE HECKMAN STEWART
JEREMIAH* STEWART (JeremiaK^ SamueU^ Duncan^), baptized July 18, 1763,
in Wells, Me., married (1) [intention Feb. 24, 1776, Cambridge, Mass.] Mary Bath-
rick, perhaps daughter of Solomon and Rebecca (Russell) Bathrick. She died in
Mason, N. H., and he married (2) Mary Thomen. She died July 12, 1829, aged 70,
He was a Revolutionary soldier from Cambridge, and lived in Mason, N. H., Sud-
bury and Lunenburg, Mass. He died at Lunenburg Dec. 12, 1821, "aged 75" [68].
Children (as far as known; perhaps others were born among the Shakers):
1 Ebenezer, Jan. 30, 1780, Charlestown; =Jan. 7, 1802, Ruth Balcom, Sudbury
2 Jeremiah, Jan. 31, 1783, Charlestown; =June 18, 1807, Lucy Hartwdl, Shirley
3 Joseph, Oct. 10, 1785, Charlestown; ^July 15, 1810, Submit Maynard
4 child ; -hJan. 12, 1793
5 child ' ;+Nov. 17, 1800
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SAMUEU STEWART —36
PIONEER OF KANSAS TERRITORY
MRS. ADOIE STEWART G RATON. LAWRENCE. KAN.
SAMUEL" STEWART (Charles,^
John,^ Charles,* John^ of Londonderry, N. H.,
Robert,- Walter^), born the middle of June,
1818, probably in Truxton, N. Y., early
went to Michigan with an older brother
who was a trader with the Chippewa In-
dians. In 1838 he married Jane Taylor,'
the belle of the village of Flint, Mich.,
one of whose suitors was later governor
(Gov. Begool) of the state. To the union
three daughters were born— Laura Aug-
usta, 1839; Adelaide Henrietta, 1840, and
Beatrice Cornelia, 1842. Beatrice died
when nearly five years of age and was
soon followed by her mother, who died
July 30, 1848, leaving two little girls of
9 and 7 years. Samuel stewart of Kansas
For a number of years thereafter Mr. Stewart and his children made their
home in Gibraltar, Mich., where he was engaged in the mercantile business and
later owned and operated a sawmill. It was in the early '50s that he married his
second wife, Miss Rebecca E. Widener, a school teacher. This union was unhappy,
and a few years later they were separated . One child was born to them— Clara El-
la—who died in Rochester, N. Y., at the age of 17. In the fall of 1855 he, with his
two oldest daughters, removed to Detroit, remaining there during that winter,
when he determined, as his fathers had done before him, to better his fortune in a
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then claimed public attention he put the question to his daughters, giving them
their choice between Kansas and Australia, and their decision was quickly naade
for the one nearest home. Accordingly, in the early part of July, 1866, they start-
ed for Kansas, traveling by rail as far as Rock Island, III., and thereafter by horses
and wagon across the country.
Crossing the state of Iowa, they joined two other families who were en route
to the same destination, and when nearing the territorial line they learned that
Gen. Lane's troop was a few days' journey ahead. As pro-slavery sympathizers
along the border had the unhappy habit of killing the free state settlers who were
entering Kansas a request for an armed escort was sent to Gen. Lane, who sent a
number of his men who convoyed the party across the southeast comer of Nebras-
ka to Lane's camp at Plymouth, three miles over into Kansas. They remained
there a few weeks and found 6ut that a clash would soon take place between Lane's
force and pro-slavery men. A log house was hastily completed for the occupation
of one of the families and the two girls. A small guard was left for the protection
of the settlement, and Samuel Stewart joined the expedition.
The slow ox team was then the common mode of conveyance, and his horses
and wagon were very useful to haul ammunition and camp equipage for the com-
pany. The battle of Hickory Point was disastrous to the pro-slavery forces, but
Stewart and other survivors were captured by federal soldiers for engaging in civil
warfare and were imprisoned in Lecompton, Kan., until the following March, when
all were released. Later in the spring of 1857 he and a number of the men of Law-
rence formed a company and laid out the town of Eldorado, in Butler county, then
called Hunter county. Taking his girls down with him later, he settled on a home-
stead adjoining the townsite, one of the finest in that section. They lived in tents
until two days after Christmas, when the house which he had built was ready for
occupancy. The other cabins were of rough logs, plastered with mud, but Stewart
hewed the logs for his own cabin and plastered it with lime he had burnt in a kiln.
In the fall he was dected to represent Hunter county in the second territorial
legislature.
When the settlers went to Eldorado th^ found an old man named Hildebrand
with his two children occupying a homestead near the townsite. He was a bad
character, probably an outlaw from Missouri. A breachy steer of his was the lead-
er of a herd of cattle which depredated upon the neighbors, and Stewart's fences
were frequently knocked down and his crops damaged. Receiving only rough talk
when he remonstrated to the old fellow Stewart finally peppered the steer with fine
bird shot. Then old Hildebrand stole two yoke of oxen from Stewart and joined a
party of goldseekers passing through on the trail to Pike's Peak. Stewart overtook
him fifteen miles out and took the oxen, but the old man swore he would get even.
Returning to Eldorado in the fall Hildebrand secreted in his cabin a man from the
Indian Territory, who, when a light snow fell one night, stole a French-Canadian
pony which Stewart prized highly. He had brought her from Michigan, and she
had been with him in all his journeying: twice, when stolen by the Indians, he had
pursued and recovered her. Hildebrand knew that the owner would follow where-
ever Pussy went, and some hours later Samuel Stewart and a friend, Reuben Pawn-
er, were off on the trail. They traveled 150 miles on horseback southward into the
Cherokee Nation, where they located the thief among a gang of desperadoes at
Harrison's house on Judge Lynch's plantation. They arrested and disarmed him,
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intending to take him bdkck iheir prisoner, but a confederate slipped a weapon to
him and he shot them both', killing Stewart instantly, and Palmer dying two days
later. Worldly, the murderer, then mounted Pussy and rode her 40 miles farther.
A month later the news was brought to Eldorado by two half-breed Indians, and
when Jacob Chase (who afterward married Augusta Stewart) and several others
visited the scene of the murder they gained little additional information and were
thankful to get away witifa their lives.
Samuel Stewart was a man of strictly temperate habits, who indulged in neith-
er stimulants nor tobacco in any form. He possessed indomitable will and courage,
and where duty led he knew no personal fear. In the fall of 1857 a band of five or
six hundred Osage Indians, a friendly tribe, camped at Eldorado on their home-
ward way from a buffal<V'hunt,tind stole all they could reach. Missing some of his
property Stewart went to their camp across the creek and with only his whip for
defense accused them of stealing his saddle, bridle and some harness. Then with
forceful language, threatening to whip the thief if he caught him, he strode from
one tepee to another, overturning their heaps of blankets and other possessions,
till he found the missing articles, .while they huddled about and looked on, amazed
and frightened.
On his return from one of his ISO-mUe trips between Lawrence and Eldorado
he and his companion were camped on the open prairie for the night, when al^qut
10 o'clock their attention was arrested by low voices. Several Indians who had
been attracted by their campfire soon appeared. He thought one of them looked
familiar, and he watched him for a time, then addressed a few words in the Chip*
pewa language, which he had learned when a boy and with that tribe. The old In«
dian leaped to his feet, looking about in all directions, and when he recognized who
had spoken to him in his own tongue his surprise and joy were great. Then ensued
a long talk of old times in Michigan, which was greatly enjoyed by both.
In the spring of 1859 another train of goldseekera passed through Eldorado on
the Santa Fe trail. One of the party, a Dr. Crabtree, sought out the Stewart cab- ^
in and told how the horse thief Worldly had gone to Texas and boasted of his mur-
ders, that th/e report had reached the ears of Capt. John Wesley Stewart, an old^
man of 80; and that the two young daughters of Samuel Stewart had been left
without a protector or provider. Capt. Stewart was too old to come but had offer*
ed Dr. Crabtree $300 and the use of a horse and buggy to go to Eldorado and find
out if the families were related* Capt. Stewart said he had left home with only a
jackknife in his pocket, that his family had not done right by him, that he was the
owner of 200 slaves and two large plantations near Austin— one devoted to cotton
and the other to catt^raising— but he intended that his family should have none
of it. He had a son Sam, whose dissipated habits would soon make an end of him.
If the girls were related to him he would send for them, give them a good home
and leave them his property. Crabtree wrote to the old captain but nothing furth-
er was heard from him, and the Civil war coming on all prospects were lost.
Samuel Charles Stewart was killed Nov. 28, 1858. Children:
1 Laura AugusU, Aug. 8, 1839; i=Jan. 23, 1859, Jacob E. Chase, (2) Apr. 28,
1864, George Blackman, Denver, Colo. Jacob Chase died Sep. 18, 1859.
2 Adelaide Henrietta, Dec. 15, 1840; =^Nov. 6, 1860, Capt. John R. Graton
3 Beatrice Cornelia, Nov. 21, 1842^-hOct. 18, 1847
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STEWARTS OF EAST HADDAM, CONN. —59
VITAL RECORDS OF VOLUNTOWN. CONN.. AND FAMILY MANUSCRIPTS
THOMAS* STEWART (AUxander^), born about 1712 probably in Ballymena.
north Ireland, settled in Voluntown, Conn., with his father. There he married Jan.
29, 1735-6, Ann Rogers, by Rev. Samuel Dorrance. He was granted an earmark
Dec. 12, 1739, "a swallow tail in ye right ear." He bought land there Sep. 17, 1745,
of Stephen Richardson, sr., of Lebanon. He signed Mar. 29, 1753, for the Susque-
hanna purchase in Pennsylvania. He bought land in Voluntown June 18, 1756, of
Gain Miller of that town. On Feb. 13, 1772, he joined the Nazareth society of the
Congregational church in the south part of Voluntown. He and his wife Ann sold
180 acres of land in Voluntown Mar. 1, 1779, for t*300 to George Lewis of Rich-
mondtown, Kings county, R. I. Children, recorded in Voluntown:
1 Alexander, Nov. 1, 1736
2 John, May 27, 1738
3 Joshua, Sep. 5, 1739
4 Samuel, July 15, 1741
5 Elias, Mar. 24, 1742-3; = 1769, Sarah Steward
6 Dinah, Sep. 19, 1744
7 Elizabeth, May 29, 1746
8 Charity, Oct. 10, 1748
9 Hannah, May 26, 1750 [Stewart, those previous being spelled Suuart]
10 Margaret, Jan. 8, 1752
11 WUliam, Aug. 8, 1754
12 Ann, Jan. — , 1756
ELIAS» STEWART (Thomas,^ Alexander^) married in 1769, "his cousin" Sarah
Steward, bom Mar. 7, 1743-4, in Westerly, R. I., daughter of Oliver and Rebecca
(Pendleton) Steward of Voluntown. He was admitted an inhabitant of Voluntown
Dec. 5, 1769^ living in the south end, and was granted an earmark June 5, 1770, "a
swallow tail or hollow crop on ye right ear and a cross slit on ye under side of ye
same"[later in Clarendon, Vt.] He served in a Connecticut regiment in 1777,* and
removed to Vermont in 1779, settling fn Clarendon, on what was called a branch
off East street. He deeded land in Clarendon Dec. 2, 1782, to David Jewell, and
on Dec. 21, 1785, gave a mortgage deed to Ezra Crary, jr.® Daniel* Steward and
David Jewell were administrators Feb. 6, 1792, of the estate of Elias Steward, de-
ceased.© His wife died in 1811 and he died in 1818.® Children :t
H Sep. 25, 1791
Clarissa Rhodes
Ruth Harrington
David Dodge, (2) Locke: ; 155^2
Mercy Clark: removed to Mansfield, 0.
Gideon Hewitt
1800, William Weeks
: removed to Michigan about 1820
Solomon Whitney
Abigail Ring: removed to Ohio in 1831
*Eliss Stewart enlisted June 1, 1777, to serve a year in Capt. Christopher Ely's company in the
First Connecticut regiment of the Continental line; discharged Jan. 1, 1778. This regiment was en-
gaged in the battle of Germsntown Oct. 4, 1777, and wintered at Vailey Forge, Huntington's brigade.
-Mn the settlement of the estate of Content (Steward) Sutherland Briggs, July 21, 1826 (Rutland,
Vt., probate records, xxi: 240), the names of the **sons and dauchtera of Elias Steward and nephewi*
and nieces of deceased*' were named as Thomas, Daniel, William, Edmund and Solomon Stewart.
Mary, wife of Gideon Hewett, Hannah, wife of William Weeks, and Sarah, wife of Solomon Whitney.
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$1.00 A YEAR Honce W. Dickerman. 86 West 10th it.. New York City, AnocUtt« MONTHLY
FILLEY,NEB. JULY, 1924 VOL.111 NO. 1
DUNCAN STEWART OF NEWBURY, MASS. —93
•Y ALICS HCCKMAN STEWART
DAVID* STEWARD Oonathan,* C/iorics,' James,^ Duncan^), born Jan. 16, 1744.
in Hampton Falls, N. H., married Feb. 28, 1766, Abigail (Thorndike) Davison, a
widow, daughter of Josiah Davison. He was a soldier at Crown Point in 1761 and
was sick at Keene on the way home; his father Jonathan went and got him home
and was allowed 30 shillings [N. H. State Papers, xii: 142]. He died in Kensington
in 1788. Children, bom in Kensington:
1 Edward, Sep. 28, 1765; -hJan. 17, 1781
2 Abigail +July6, 1787
3 child -fNov. 1,1768
4 Charles
5 Abigail, Mar. 17, 1770: =Oct. 13, 1788, Josiah Johnson
6 David, Mar. 24, 1772
7 Jonathan, Mar. 24, 1772; = Mary : son Charles b. May 23, 1798
8 Josiah, Aug. 5, 1774
JONATHAN* STEWARD (Jonathan* Charles,' James,* Duncan^), born Aiig. 10,
1752, in Hampton Falls, N. H., was a blacksmith and a Revolutionary soldier from
Hampton Falls.
SOLOMON* STEWART (Solomon* Solomon,^ James,* Duncan^), born Aug. 7, 1763,
in Lunenburg, Mass., married in Bloomfield, Me., Dec. 15, 1785, Betty Bigelow.
He died Dec. 20, 1843, aged 80, and she died Aug. 1, 1845, aged 81. Children, born
in Bloomfield, Me. :
1 Betsy, Sep. 12, 1786; =Dec. 28, 1802, Samuel Jewett
2 Polly, Jan. 6, 1788; =Nov. 15, 1810, Benjamin HartweU
3 Solomon, Sep. 23, 1789; =Sep. 13, 1814, Esther Emery, Canaan
4 Rebecca, Dec. 18, 1791; =Nov. 15, 1810, Asa Weston, Canaan
5 Zilpah, Sep. 21, 1793; +Mar. 21, 1878, unmarried
6 Lucia, July 11, 1796; +Aug. 23, 1819, unmarried
7 Beulah, Apr. 10, 1798; = William Bray
8 James, Feb. 24, 1800; =Aug. 29, 1823, Hannah Jewett
9 Isaac, Feb. 24, 1802; i=Feb. 19, 1827, Miranda Jewett, (a) 1843 Eliz. Cobum
10 Henry. Feb. 19, 1804; -hJan. 15, 1806
SAMUEL BIRD* STEWARD (Phineas,* Solomon,^ James* Duncan^), born Mar.
28, 1757, in Lunenburg, Mass., married Sarah Turner. He died Apr. — , 1823, in
Bloomfield, Me. Children:
1 Eunice = 1805, John Smith
2 Lois = Eli Weston
3 Polly = Hinton
4 Sarah = Joseph Simons
Symbols and references: = means married; + marriace intention; + died; V buried; — a number
preceded by dash means refer to that page; (T) Bible record, (D church record, (?) town record, 0 grave
stone, (D probate record, (D court, 0 land, (i) military, (t) pension, (^ U. S. census, (fi) personal datum, ^
towa or local history.
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5 Betaey = .^'^[ Re v. William Hinmanl?
6 Joseph, Feb. 26. 176^; =Apr, 24, 1813-4, Rachel Lauder, Fairfield
7 Samuel, Oct. — , 1796,*^t;ahaap; = 1816, Nancy Getchell of Augusta
PHIMEAS^ STEWARD (Phineas,^ Solomon,^ James* Duncan^), born Oct! 27, 1760.
in Lunenburg, Mass., married [intention Sep. 19, 1782] Molly Snow of Fitchburg.
He died Apr. 22, 1863, in Moscow, Me. Children, born in Bloomfield, Me.:
1 Thomas, Sep. 11, 1784; =Mar. 14, 1810, Aphia Williamson of Canaan
2 Anne ^Mar. 31, 1803, Ephraim Ward, Canaan
. ABRAHAM* STEWARD (Phineas,* Solomon,^ James,^ Duntan^), born Oct. 15.
1762, in Lunenburg, Mass., married at Waterville, Me., Sep. 12, 1784, Siirah Mc-
Kechnie, born Feb. 1, 1768. in Bowdoinham, Me,, daughter of Dr. John and Mary
(North) McKechnie of Winslow. He died Apr. 4, 1840, aged 77, at St. Albans, and
she died May 4, 1849, aged 81, at Hartland. Children, born in Canaan (Bloom-
field), Me.:
1 James, Aug. 17, 1785; i =851809, Abigail Smith, (2) 8Jfl836 Deborah Wilson
2 Hannah, Apr. 17, 1787; 1= Samuel Pattee, (2) John Marshall
3 Martha, May 26, 1789; = Thomas Crosby of Bloomfield
4 Lydia, Mar. 25, 1791; =June — , 1815, Thomas Smith of Skowhegafn
5 Sarah, Apr. 26, 1793; = William Jarvis Smith of Exeter, N. H.
6 Electa Bement, Aug. 2, 1799; = John Lancy of Palmyra
7 Orinda, Oct. 22, 1801; -f-Aug. 28, 1824, unmarried, St. Albans »
THOMAS* STEWARD {Phineas* Solomon,^ James,* Duncan^), bom Feb. 15, 1766;
in Fitchburg, Mass., married July 13, 1790, Olive Moore of Norridgewock, Me.,
born July 20, 1772, in Derryfield, ,N. H., daughter of Col. John and Margaret
(Goffe) Moore. Dea. Thomas died Dec. 17, 1839, aged 73. His widow married
Dec. 10, 1844, Elder Jonathan* Steward of Bloomfield, son of William* (Solomon').
She died Mar. 12, 1848, aged 76, in Bloomfield. Children, bom in Bloomfield:
1 John, Apr. 25, 1791; =Sep. 3, 1818, Mercy C. Steward
2 Susan, Aug. 17, 1792; = July 2, 1812, Darius Emery -
3 Olive, June 19, 1794;'=Mar. 22, 1815, Joseph Cleveland, jr.
4 Asa, Aug. 30, 1796; =Jan. 14, 1819, Sarah Parker
5 Seth Wyman, May 12, 1798; =May 17, 1824, Eliza Baker
6 Margaret, Jan. 10, 1800; -hFeb. 7, 1823, unmarried
7 Betaey Moore, Feb. 18, 1802; =Sep. 1, 1824, Rev. Samuel Dinsmore
8 Thomas, Mar. 5, 1804; =Apr. — , 1834, Lucinda H. Wyman: + Jan. 21, 1882
9 Cynthia, Feb. 7, 1806; =Dec. 30, 1830, Constantine White
10 Sylvanus Boardman, Feb. 4, 1808; =Nov. 25, 1834, Rebecca Goodrich
11 Paoli Hewes, Oct. 7, 1809; =Nov. 3, 1838, Eliza Ann Wyman
12 Elijah Wyman, Oct. 4, 1811 ; =Jan. — , 1839, Sarah F. Springer
13 Levi Wyman, Oct. 22, 1814; -hJan. 22, 1817
14 Dorinda. Aug. 15, 1816; =Mar. 27, 1837, William Parker
15 Orison, Dec. 19, 1818; =N6v. 9, 1848, Pamelia Lambert vL
DANIEL* STEWARD (DanieU^ Solomon,^ James* Duncan^), born Oct. 3, 1758.
in Lunenburg, Mass., settled in Canaan, Me., in 1776. He was a private in Capt.
Aaron Guild's company in Col. Josiah Whitney's regiment, enlisting from Lunen-
burg June 25, 1776, and being discharged Dec. 5, 1776. In 1781 he married Rachel
Kemp of Norridgewock, Me., born Aug. 21, 1761, in Westford, Mass., daughter of
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Josiah, jr., and Sarah (Parrot) Kemp. Daniel settled in Norridgewock at Skowhe-
gan Falls about 1784. He taught school and was prominent in town affairs. His
wife died Oct. 18, 1839, and he died Sep. 16, 1840, in Skowhegan. Children:
1 Polly, Mar. 8, 1782, Canaan; = 1798, Ephraim Heald
2 Daniel, Nov. 16, 1783, Canaan; =Apr. 6, 1810, Olive Patten: Anson
3 Thomas Parrot, Feb. 24, 1787; -^ Dec. 30, 1807, Jane Bicknell of Canaan
4 Josiah, Sep. 19, 1789; -^Jan. 11, 1809, Nancy Webb of Canaan
5 Eli, May 17, 1792; = 1811, Betsey Blagdon, Norridgewock
6 Eber, May 17, 1796, i=May 26, 1817, Betsey Webb, (2) Mary J. Stewart
7 Benjamin, Dec. 28, 1801; = 1823, Lois Dinsmore
8 Sarah B., Aug. 21, 1804; = 1820, Samuel Bickford
JOHN* STEWARD {Daniel,* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), bom Aug. 18, 1766, in
Lunenburg, Mass., removed to Canaan, Me., with hb brothers after the Revolut^
ion. He married Feb. 26, 1787, Abigail Whitcomb of Norridgewock. He died in
Skowhegan. Children, recorded in Canaan:
1 Matilda, Nov. 18, 1788; = Winthrop Ayer Hight
John, July 27, 1791 ; = 1816, Nancy Moore
Sarah, June 1 , 1793; = 1811 , John Webb
Melinda, Apr. 13, 1796; = Samuel King
Thomas, Aug. 23, 1797; =June 20, 1822, Lydia Ireland
Phineas Randall, Oct. 9, 1799; ^--Aug. 12, 1823, Olive.Ireland ., *
Anna Willard, Mar. 9, 1802; ^ James Hall
Mary, June 8, 1804 ; = John Currier
Jonathan Palmer, Oct. 29, 1806; = Juda Curtis
Jonathan Parker
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Malora Ames, Mar. 20, 1816;
Dennis Coston
AM ASA* STEWARD (Daniel,* Solomon,^ James,* Duncan^), born Dec. 18, 1767,
in Lunenburg, Mass., enlisted in September or October, 1781, and served till June
30, 1784, as a private in Capt. George Webb's company in Col. Henry Jackson's
regiment of Massachusetts or Continental troops; transferred to Capt. Fuller's
company in Maj. Gibbs' battalion: detailed three months in officers' barge between
West Point and New York.® He married [intention Aug. 30, 1788] Eunice Ire-
land in Canaan, Me. He died Sep. 10, 1846, at St. Albans, Me., and she died Feb.
4, 1847, aged 78. Children, bom in Bloomfield, Me.:
1
Lydia
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2
Benjamin
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Joseph
1793; =
Sarah Snow: -i^Feb. 3, 1834, aged 41
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Harriet
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Levi Varney: Bloomgeld
6
Betsey
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Emerson Wardwell
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Sophia
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Joseph Tuttle: Athens
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Amasa
1806; =
Mary Spaulding
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Hannah
1807; =
Warren Patten: St. Albans
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Asa
1812; =
Lovina Smith: St. Albans
AMHERST* STEWART (Daniel.* Solomon/^ James,* Duncan^), born Feb. 17, 1770,
in Lunenburg, Mass., married Dec. 13, 1796, Anne Carlisle of Walpole, N. H. She
died May 2, 1836, aged 69,0 in Brownington, Vt., and he died there June 13, 1842,
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1 Thomas Carlisle, Oct. 26, 1804; =July 3, 1833, Emily Brigham
STEPHEN^ STEWART (Daniel* SoUmon,^ James,^ Duncan^), born Sep. 3, 1777,
in Lunenburg, Mass., married Nancy Wyman in 1797 or 1798. He was a saddler
and inventor, and resided in Walpole, N. H., until about 1816, when he removed to
Philadelphia, where he died Jan. 12, 1862. Children, bom in Walpole:
1 Stephen Elbridge 1798; i=BetsQr Leonard, (3) 2^27 Jane D. Parkman
2 Otis Dexter, July 14, 1800; =Sep. 20, 1823, Lydia Ann Van Sickle
3 John Harmon 1801; =May 29, 1834, Amanda H. Massey of Phila.
4 Rensselaer Schuyler, Apr. 18, 1807 : =Sep. 14, 1830, Harriet Belding of Boston
5 Mary Ann, Dec. 18, 1814; = Charles B. Massey of Phila.
THOMAS* STEWARD {DameL* Solomon* James,^ Duncan^), born Feb. 24, 1782,
in Lunenburg, Mass^ married Feb. 12, 1804, Nancy Bicknell of Lunenburg. Child-
ren, the first three born in Canaan, Me., the others in Newport:
1 Hannah Reed, July 22, 1806; =Jan. 26, 1826, Moses Ramey, Newport
2 Nancy, Mar. 16, 1806; H-unmarried
3 Abiah Bicknell, Jan. 12, 1809; =Jan. 26, 1830, Olive Burrell, Corinna
4 Benjamin Kimball, May 30, 1811; = Belinda Luce
6 Stephen, Feb. 14, 1813; = Lydia Foster
6 Thomas Bicknell, Oct. 3, 1816; = Hannah Wyman of Skowhegan
7 Daniel, Dec. 14, 1817; = Betsey L. Dexter
8 Albert, Apr. 28, 1819; +unmarried
9 Josiah Shepard, Sep. 3, 1821; = Lovina P. Norcross
JAMES* STEWART (Daniel,* Sbtomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), bom Feb. 23, 1785, in
Lunenburg, Mass., married Feb. 8, 1810, Sarah Persis Manson of- Petersham. He
died Mar. 1, 1826, in Sterling. Children:
1 Sophia Adeline, Dec. 7, 1810, Fitchburg; = Charles Baxter of Ashby
2 Rensselaer Schuyler, June 30, 1812; -fyoung
3 Maria Adeline, May 8, 1814; = James Wheeler of Boston
4 Caroline D., Nov. 17, 1819, Sterling; = Charles H. Williams of Weymouth
6 Charlotte, July 30, 1822; +young
6 Coiysande, Aug. 13, 1823; -|-Nov. — , 1840
7 James, June — , 1826; i=8|53 Sarah Jane French, (2) Clara Ward: +30|91
To be continued
Starting on Volume 3
This magazine doesn't have much of the personal element in it and it must be
dry reading to most of you. The editor has a weekly newspaper in which he pops
off about prohibition, the ku klux klan, world court and other things that roil his
Scotch and Yankee blood, and this little magazine is reserved for mere records.
We should like to talk more to our readers, the great majority of whom we shall
never meet, of course. We haven't yet met the immortal Dickerman, but we'll
see that geek some day. Some time we expect to pull out from this little village on
the plain, which we love dearly, and be somewhere else awhile. Our older brother
Charles, who lives at Mount Pleasant, S. C, and writes books and poetry, is visit-
ing us this month and he's hinting there's no place like his town. But he's the fel-
low who discovered Arkansaw in 1907 and we pioneered the wilderness together.
We'll stick here another year and take your renewal to our dataf ul little magazine.
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DUNCAN STEWART OF NEWBURY, MASS. —100
BY ALICE HECKMAN STEWART
WILUAM'^ STEWARD (William,* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), baptized Jan. 27,
1765, in Fitchburg, Mass., married in Canaan, Me., about 1784 Sarah Hood, born
May 8, 1766. He was a doctor and died in 1845, aged 80, in Bloomfield and Sarah
died there Apr. 29, 184T, aged 81. Children, born in Bloomfield, Me.:
1 Sarah, June 26, 1786, -f-1817
2 William, Apr. 26, 1787; +Dec. 23, J 844, aged 67
3 Rachel L., Jan. 9, 1789; -hl876
4 Ezekiel E., Oct. 1, 1791 ; fl856
5 James, Mar. 8, 1793: 4 1793
6 Mercy C, May 5, 1796; ^-Sep. 3, 1818, John« Steward (Thomas,'^ Phineas*)
7 Jane L., Sep. 2, 1797; -hApr. 2, 1883, unmarried
8 Betsey 1800; -hDec. 24, 1879
9 Roxanna W., Aug. 20, 1802
10 Mary, Aug. 2, 1806; ^July 25, 1883, unmarried
Elder JONATHAN* STEWARD {WilUam* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan*), born July
13, 1769, in Fitchburg, Mass., removed with his parents in 1781 to the part of Ca-
naan, Me., which in 1814 became Bloomfield. He was brought up a Congregation-
alist but became a Baptist and a preacher in that denomination, living on a farm
in Bloomfield. He married (1) Hannah Jewett, and (2) at Winslow June 2, 1796,
Mrs. LuQT Pattee. She died July 19, 1843, aged 76, in Bloomfield. He married (3)
Dec. 10, 1844, Mrs. Olive f Moore) Steward, widow of Dea. Thomas Steward [page
98]. She died Mar. 12, 1848, and he died July 31, 1848. Children:
1 Esther = Turner: killed by lightning in 1838
2 Hannah = Josiah Burrill: Corinna
3 James 1794; 1^ Rebecca Fish, (2) Louisa Leavitt: -hJan. 2, 1878
~X David 1798; =Dec. 19, 1822, Eliza Merrick of PitUfield
6 Lucy 1800; 1= John Elliott, (2) John Smith: -f Dec. 6, 1889
6 Naomi . = 1829, David Adams, Norridgewock
7 Stephen 1= Lucy Fish, (2) Elizabeth Jewett: 4-1889
8 Ruth
FREDERICK* STEWART (Jacob,* Sohmon,^ James,^ Duncan^), born Nov. 30,
1767, in Fitchburg, Mass., died May 4, 1813, in Campbell, Steuben county, N, Y.
Children:
1 William, July 14, 1798; = Mary Campbell of Campbell, N. Y.
2 Frederick 1800, Stillwater, N. Y.; = Mary Ann Besley, Chemung
3 Warren ; colonel, ^unmarried
Ludnda* Stewart, sister of Frederick,* married in Claremont, N. H., Aug. 28,
1796, Daniel Wheelock. The husband's name was omitted on page 83.
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preceded by dash means refer to that page; (J) Bible record, (D church record, <1) town record, 0 grave
stone, (D probate record, <«, court, <i land, vi military, ® pension, (g) U. S. census, qI) personal datum, (^
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SAMUEL* STUART (Samuel* Robert.^ Ehenezer,^ Duncan^), born Sep. 10, 1761.
in Kingston, N. H., enlisted Aug. 17, 1776, and served one year as a private under
Capt. Nathan Brown, Col. Pierce Long, New Hampshire troops.® He married
at Danville June 26, 1781, Hannah Brown, born Sep. 5, 1763, daughter of Daniel
Brown of Poplin. He removed to Newport, Me., before Aug. 13, 1819,® and there
died July 12, 1832, aged 70. His widow applied Aug. 25, 1838, at the age of 75, for
a pension, living with her son Nathaniel.® Children, born in Kingston:
1 Robert, May 16, 1781 ; =Dec. 18, 1806, Abigail Eastman: Aetna, Me.
2 Ruth, Mar. 17, 1783; =Mar. 15, 1804, Moses Hook of Poplin
3 Nathaniel 1785; =Nov. 2, 1807, Hannah Collins
4 Daniel
5 Polly, Feb. 21, 1 790; = William Kimball of Poplin
6 Grace =June 7, 1812, Asa Wood, Brentwood
7 Samuel = Mary Shaw
8 Abigail = John Wood of Poplin
9 John, Feb. 18, 1802; =Dec. 2, 1824, Phoebe Ordway
* EBENEZER* STUART (Robert,* Robert,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), born Nov. 9, 1770.
in Newtown, N. H., married at Danbury in 1796 Hannah Rowell. He died Dec. 6,
1847, in Danbury and she died in 1852, aged 79. Children:
1
Sarah
1797
2
Ebenezer
1800; f 1808
3
Hannah
1800
4
William Rowell
1802; =
5
Richard W.
1804; =
6
Ebenezer
1808; -f 1862
7
Robert
1813; =
1831, Eliza Jane Marsh, Danbury: fl877
1833, Eleanor Currier, Danbury: f 1843
1846, Mary A. Marsh
RICHARD* STUART (Robert,* Robert,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), born Dec. 4, 1772, in
Newtown, N. H., married in South Hampton May 22, 1797, Sarah Rowell, bom
Jan. 31, 1769, in Newtown, daughter of William and Hannah Rowell. He died
Aug. 4, 1840, and she died Nov. 3, 1845, in Haverhill, Mass. Son:
1 Robert 1797; =Nov. 20, 1823, Mary Pillsbury, Amesbury, Mass.
SAMUEL* STUART (Robert* Robert,^ Ebenezer^- Duncan\ born Apr. 14, 1780, in
Newtown, N. H., married Nov. 25, 1802, Mary Sawyer. He died Aug. 6, 1856.
1 Amos 1803; +1816
2 Mary 1805; +1816
3 Robert, Jan. — , 1810; -^ Jan. 5. 1833, Mary Kimball: +Oct. 7, 1845, Haverhill
4 Marilla 1811; ^Feb. 4, 1832, Geo. W. Lee, Haverhill [v. Amesbury]
5 Amos 1818; +1822
7 Samuel 1818; --Dec. 31, 1840, Alice Wheeler, Haverhill
JOHN* STUART (Robert,* Robert,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), born Oct. 29, 1784, in
Newtown, N. H., married in South Hampton Feb. 3, 1805, Abigail Dow, born there
in 1787, daughter of Capt. John Dow. She died in Boston June 7, 1849, aged 62,
and he died in 1853. Children, born in Newtown:
1 Betsey 1806; +1819
2 John 1808; ^ Nancy Tilton
*The records of the families of Ebenezer Stuart and his four brothers will probably be found given
more completely in "The Duncan Stuart Family in America," 1891, by Joseph A. Stuart.
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. 3 Gecrge 1810; = Emeline Tilton: -}-1872
4 Newell -i-unmarried
5 Louisa =July — , 1836, Gilbert Davis, Haverhill
6 Charles 1819; -f 1838
7 Hazen ; = : -f- leaving one child
8 Hiram, Jan. 2, 1827; FApr. 16, 1846, West Bridgewater, Mass.; student
9 Frank 1831; +1833
JOSEPH'^ STUART {Robert* Robert,"^ Ebenezer,^- Duncan^), born June 12, 1789, in
Newtown, N. H., married in 1809 Rebecca Bell. He died Mar. 2, 1836. Children:
1 Sarah White 1810; -H880
2 Rebecca 1812;= Charles S. French
3 Robert 1814; = Harriet M. Blodgett
4 Ruth E. 1816, South Hampton; =May 27, 1851, Samuel J. Varney,
5 Mary Jane 1818; -hyoung [Lowell, Mass.
6 Richard 1821; +1838
7 Mary Jane 1823; +1842
8 Joseph A. 1825, Lowell; = Anne J. Flanders
9 Edward 1827; +1832
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STEWARTS OF LONDONDERRY, N. H. —36
BY MISS MABEL STEWART. FLINT. MICH.
ADDISON" STEWART (Charles,^ John,' Charles,* John,^ Robert,^- Walter^), born
May 29, 1811, in Truxton, N. Y., married at Avon, Genesee county, Apr. 23, 1833,
Lucy Tilden, born there Sep. 28, 1811, daugh-
ter of Thomas S. and Lucy C. (Kingsbury) Til-
den. They went to Flint, Mich., arriving May
1, 1833, where he engaged in farming and trad-
ing with the Indians, who called him Kanoset
[tall man]. The Indians trusted him implicit-
ly: he went to Washington with the old chief
Tonedogone when the last treaty was made
with the Chippewas. He died Mar. 8, 1848, at
Flint. Children:
1 Damon, Feb. 5. 1834
2 Harriet, Sep. 23, 1836; i-- Watson Rich-
ards, (2) Oren Stone
3 LauraE., Feb. 15, 1838; =Jan. 7, 1873,
Henry Seymour
4 Charles William, Sep. 7, 1839: first lieu-
tenant company E, 23rd Michigan
Vol. Inf., k. at Resaca. Ga.,14jri864
5 Ann, Sep. 4, 1842; =Jan. 8, 1879, Henry Damon^ Suxvan
VanAken:4-May3, 1884
6 Richard A., Oct. 10, 1845: soldier in company G, 10th Michigan Vol. Inf., k.
7 Catherine, Oct. 10, 1845; ^Mar. 24, 1851 [at Jonesboro, Ga., 1 1*1864
DAMON** STEWART (Addison,^ Charles,^ John,' Charles,* John,^ Robert,^ Walter^),
born Feb. 5, 1834, at Genesee, Mich., enlisted Apr. 19, 1861, in company F, 2nd re-
giment of Michigan Volunteer infantry, for the three months' service, being must-
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ered in on May 25. He re-enlisted and having been shot in the hancl at Williams-
burg, Va., May 5, 1862, he was honorably discharged Aug. 6, having, reached the
rank of adjutant in the 23rd infantry. On the same date he was commissioned
lieutenant in that regiment and became a captain Sep. 11, 1862. He served with
the regiment until his final discharge Mar. 6, 1866, when he returned to Flint and
engaged in the dry goods and woolmill business. He married Oct, 23, 1867, Fran-
ces McQuigg, born Jan. 25, 1841, at Barton, Tioga county, N. Y., daughter of Ed-
mund Hobart and Eliza Jane (Hall) McQuigg of Flint. He was a leading man in
his section of the state. He died Dec. 4, 1905, and his widow died Feb. 6, 1918.
1 Hobart A., Dec. 6. 1868; -May 18, 1904, Mary C. Dewey: -Oct. 22, 1915
2 Mabel, Dec. 28. 1870
3 Lucy Tilden, Dec. 18, 1873
4 William C, Mar. 10, 1876; =Aug. 18, 1909, Grace E. Temby
5 Bertha, Apr. 18. 1879; =Jan. 15, 1904, Dr. F. D. Strieker: Portland, Ore.
6 Frances E., Jan. 13, 1882
Damon** Stewart wrote a "Chronology of the Stewart Family" in 1866. It be-
gins: •*John* Stewart married a McClellan. Lived in Coldrain, Massachusetts. He
lived to be over 100 years old, and was fond of talking of the past glories of his
family. Said that they were direct descendants of Mary, Queen of Scots, and that
the English hired his name to come to America, a^ he was without doubt heir to
both the English and Scottish throne. ♦ ♦ * John Stewart was in the American
Revolution of 1776 and the old French war. His brother lived in Bennington, Vt.,
the father of Stuttering Joe Stewart. A large inheritance in England was left to
this branch of the family. * * ♦ John married a second wife* and had Julia and
Robert of Nelson, Madison county, N. Y. His third wife was a widow Morse?; no
children." [See page 15]
JOHN STUART OF PROVIDENCE, R. I.
FROM J. O. AUSTIN'S DICTIONARY
JOHN STUART married in Providence, R. L, May 25, 1724, Anne< Power,
born there Dec. 12, 1707, daughter of Nicholas^ (Nicholas,'^ Nicholas') and Mercy
(Tillingast) Power. [Nicholas^ Power married Rebecca Rhodes.] John apparently
came from some neighboring colony .t He was a goldsmith. In 1725 he bought a
piece of land of Daniel Abbott and wife Mary. Dec. 11, 1729, he and his wife Anne
received a deed from her father for "love and goodwill", "51x60 on the east side of
Lower street a little south of said Nicholas Power's dwelling house and is the place
where said John Stuart hath set his shop and is preparing to build a house." He
made his will Oct. 5. 1737, and died Dec. 7 following. His will was probated Jan-
7, 1738, and named his wife Anne executrix and to have all the estate to bring up
the children, first dividing it one-third to wife Anne and the rest to the four child-
ren—John, Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah. The estate inventoried i:602-l-9 and con-
sisted of gold, silver, watch, clock, compass, wearing apparel, house furnishings, lin-
en wheel, woolen wheel, a sloop valued at £155, spermaceti, etc. Children :(n)I^
1 John, Oct. 28, 1724; =Oct. 7, 1760, Mary Thomas
2 Mary
3 Elizabeth =May 10, 1747, James Dolaber
4 Sarah, June 10, 1732; Nov. 30, 1751, Nathan* Jenckes
•Lieut. John Stewart and Jean Love were married Aug. 16, 1802, in Leyden, Masp. This record
was found by Mrs. John W. Cram of Colerain. His firat wife. Ann McClellan. died Feb. 14, 1801. £
tHe was admitted a freeman of Providence on the Ist Tuesday in May, 1730, Gen. Ass., Newport.
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STEWARD FAMILY OF NEW JERSEY
CONTRIBUTED BY FRANK H. STEWART OF PHILADELPHIA
SIMON' STEWARD of Mobberly, Cheshire, England, married Margery .
His will, dated Sep. 10, 1651, probated Sep. 30, 1651, mentions son Simon, son-in-*
law Francis Newton and his wife Margaret "my daughter"; daughter Elizabeth
Steward; daughter Mary Steward ; sons James, John and Henry Steward; and ap-
points wife Margery executrix and residuary legatee.® The noncupative will of
Margery Steward, late of Mobberly, Cheshire, dated May 2, 1655, probated Oct.
19; 1655. mentions son Simon; son-in-law Francis Newton and Margaret his wife;
Elizabeth Newton, their eldest daughter; "my daughter Elizabeth Cadman"; sons
John, James and Henry; daughter Mary: executors, son Henry and "my cousin"
Daniel Yearwood .® Children :
1 Simon = 1642, Margaret : +1664
2 Margaret = 1648, Francis Newton, yeoman, of Knowl Green
3 John = 1653, Ellen Cherry
4 Elizabeth = 1652, Cad man
5 Mary : perhaps married Richard Yearwood
6 James ^Dec. 8, 1666, Hannah Smith: schlmaster 1672 Brown Edge
7 Henry : resided in Mobberly, Talbot's part
SIM0N2 STEWARD (Simon^) married Margaret and died in 1664. His
widow married [license dated July 16, 1666] Ralph Renshall of Mobberly. Simon
Steward, jr., of Mobberly, yeoman, made his will Feb. 13, 1663-4, which was prob-
ated Apr. 25, 1664.® It mentions wife Margaret: sons James and John; brothers
Henry, John and James, brothers' and sisters' children [not named] ; Richard Year-
wood and Francis Newton: executor, brothers James Steward of London, John
Wood, jr., of Marthall and James Steward, testator's son, who renounced probate.
Witnesses, Francis Newton, Hugh Strettell, Thomas Alcocks and William Heye, jr.
1 James
2 John
JOHN* STEWARD (Simon>), born about 1630, married about 1653 Ellen Cher-
ry, born about 1636. They were Quakers. She died Dec. 16, 1710, and ii* buried
at Macclesfield. He died Jan. 20, 1710-11. Children, born in England:
1 James, Nov, 12, 1654
2 John, Dec. 22, 1659
3 Josiah, Dec. 3, 1661
4 Joseph, June 11, 1664; =Sep. 12, 1694, Alice Wright, Buriington county, N. J.
5 Jacob, Jan. 27, 1666-7
6 Job, Mar. 4, 1668; f young
7 Enher, Nov. 5, 1669
8 Job, July 5. 1672
9 Simon. Mar. 13, 1676 : {1708 in Freehold, N. J.
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JOSEPHS STEWARD Oohn,^ Simon^) came to America when 18, sailing in the
ship Submission July 5, 1682, from Liverpool, in company of James Harrison, agent
of William Penn. He was a protegee of Phineas Pemberton, Penn's commissioner,
with whom he lived in Bucks county, Pa., until his marriage. He married Sep. 12,
1694, at the Friends' meeting in Chesterfield, N. J., Alice Wright, bom about 1671,
daughter of Samuel^^ (Samuel') and Mary Wright. He died in 1716. His will was
made July 3, 1715, and the inventory of his estate was taken July 28. His widow
married May 5, 1720, as second wife, Richard Harrison, who died in 1742. Alice
died in 1761, aged 90 [will 24S.1769, pr. 11^1761]. Children of Joseph and Alice
Steward, bom in Chesterfield, Burlington county, N. J.:®®
1 John 1697; = 1722, Elizabeth Cook: ^1773
2 Elizabeth 1699; 1=1720 John Fowler, jr., (2) 2611741 Joseph Reckless
3 Josiah i j 2131728 Mcrtha Brown, 2 •• 8|1740 Sarah Browne
4 Ellen [in father's will as under age; not in mother's will]
5 Joseph, Sep. 7, 1712; =Mar. 4, 1736-6, Bridget Middleton
SIMON« STEWARD (John,* ^mon^) also came to America and settled in Free-
hold, N. J., where he died about 1709. His will was dated Dec. 17, 1708, appoint-
ing his wife [not named but thought to be Mary] executrix: witnesses, Anthony
Woodward, John Richardson, Sarah Johnson. His widow married Richard Chap-
pie. Children:
1 John [eldest son, under 21]
2 Hester [under 18]
3 Joseph
4 Samuel
Other Stewards of this stock settled in New England, and possibly James of
Sandwich, Mass., 1689, the Quaker, was of this line. Of the children of John^ and
Ellen (Cherry) Steward Jacob died Nov. 14, 1694,® aged 28, and Job died Jan. 3,
1698-9, aged 26, and is buried at Macclesfield, England.
To be continued
DUNCAN STEWART OF NEWBURY. MASS. —103
BY ALICE HECKMAN STEWART
JAMES* STUART {Stephen,* Robert,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), bom Apr. 6, 1782, in
Kingston, N. H., married Mar. 17, 1804, Betsey Eastman of Deerfield. He died
Oct. 16, 1836, aged 54, in Newport, Me. Children:
1 Charles, June 17, 1805, Deerfield; -Sep. 18, 1826
2 Lyman A., Nov. 6, 1808, Newport; -hOct. 16, 1825
3 Timothy U., Apr. 11, 1813; = Mary Jane Stuart of Palmyra: no issue
4 SarahE., Sep. 2, 1815;4^0ct. 15, 18J6
MOSES* STUART (Stephen,* Robert,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan'), born Oct. 12, 1784. in
Kingston, N. H., married Rebecca Poor of Raymond. He died Dec. 25, 1869, aged
85, at Newport, Me. Children:
1 Betsey ; = L. D. Colcard of Fairfield, Me.
2 Jane ; i= Timothy Stuart, (2) Richard Toby of Fairfield
3 Sarah Ann
4 Richard 1822; ^ Martha Lord of South Berwick: f 1891
5 Moses, July 10, 1826, Kingston; =Nov. — , 1862, Lovina Morton of Palmyra
BENJAMIN* STUART {Joseph,* Richard,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan'), born in 1756 in
Lancaster, Mass., was a soldier in the Revolution, serving from Leominster as a
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sergeant under Capt. Hatfield White, Col. Rufus Putnam, Feb. 9, 1778, and was in
Shay's rebellion. He married in Barre Feb. 8, 1787, Damaris Rice, daughter of
Ralph and Mary Rice. He was pensioned June 30, 1818, aged 62, but the pension
was suspended May 1, 1820. He died June 4, 1820, aged 63, in Sterling. Children,
bom in Sterling:
1 daughter 1788; +Jan. 27, 1790, aged 18 m.
2 Benjamin, Dec. 26, 1791; i^ 2031815 Eunice Mirick, 2= Mrs. Louisa Curtis
3 Ralph Rice, Jan. 2, 1795; i=Nancy Mirick, (2) Pamelia Osg'd, (3) Polly Osg'd
4 Polly =Luther Bartlett
JOSEPH* STUART {JosepK* Richard,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), born Apr. — , 1757, in
Lancaster, Mass., married in Leominster Apr. 4, 1782, Beatrix Colburn, baptized
there Oct. 20, 1765, daughter of Ebenezer and Prudence (Carter) Colburn. He
died May 5, 1811, aged 54, in Jaffrey, N. H. His widow married Nov. 3, 1818,
Samuel S. Parker of Mason, N. H. Children, born in Jaffrey, N. H.:®
1 infant ; +Sep. 3, 1783
2 Joseph, Jan. 2, 1785; =May 5, 1811, Sarah Tilton
3 Benjamin, Aug. 1, 1787; -f young
4 Benjamin, Apr. 16, 1789; +Aug. 2, 1790, aged 3 m. 17 d.
5 Elijah, Apr. 16, 1789; +Aug. 5, 1790, aged 3 m. 20 d.
6 Benjamin, Apr. 1, 1791; =Dec. 23, 1812, Susan Thompson
7 Prudence, Jan. 31, 1793; ^Oct. 2, 1814, Charles Johnson, Southboro, Mass.
8 Polly, Mar. 10, 1795; =Apr. 16, 1817, Lyman Newton, Mason, N. H.
9 Elijah, Mar. 3, 1797; -h young
10 John, July 20, 1801 ; =June 24, 1824, Polly Farrar, Weston, Vt,
ALPHEUS* STUART {Richard,* Richard,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^ born May 1, 1766,
in Templeton, Mass., Married in Leominster Aug. 25, 1791, Pamelia Rice, daughter
of Samuel Rice. • Children, bom in Leominster:®
1 Charles, Feb. 18, 1794
2 Abigail, Feb. 7, 1796
3 Sardius, Dec. 4, 1797
4 Richard, July 28, 1799 .
5 Bedara, Mar. 31, 1801
6 William, June 8, 1803
7 Alpheus, Oct. 27, 1804
8 Benjamin, Sep. 17, 1811
EBENEZER* STUART (Richard,* Richard,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), born July 30,'
1779, in Leominster, Mass., married there May 24, 1801, Sukey Hale, born May 7,
1786, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Wilder) Hale. Children, born there:® "
1 Anson, Aug. 8, 1801
2 Wilkes, July 13, 1803
3 Mary, July 4, 1805
4 Ebenezer, Nov. 6, 1806
5 Eliza,Oct. 3, 1808
6 Thomas Hale, June 18, 1810
7 Sukey, Nov. 25, 1811
PAUL* STUART (JeremiaK* Richard,'^ Ebenezer,"* Duncan^), born June 8, 1762, in
Winehendon, Mass., married there Jan. 27, 1790, Hannah Robbins, born Dec. 22,
1767, in Rindge, N. H., daughter of William and Hannah (Paine) Robbins. She
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died Aug. 28, 1828, aged 60, and he fell dead in or near his barnyard Jan. 27, 1829,
aged 66. Children (perhaps others;, born in Winchendon:
1 Enoch, May 17, 1791 ; =Sep. 14, 1817, Olive Bowen of Richmond, N. H.
2 Keziah, July 2, 1794 ; =Jan, 22, 1822, James Taylor of Fitzwilliam: +285^28
3 Joseph Belknap, Nov. 19, 1797
4 Susan, Feb. 23, 1801; ^Nov. 7, 1822, Asher Taylor: -hJuly 10, 1848, Fitzw.iS^
6 Hannah 1808; -i-Aug. 3, 1828, Horatio N. Hall of Westmoreland
JOHN* STUART iJeremiaK* Richard,^ Ebenezitr,^ Duncan^), bom Jan. 21, 1778, in
Winchendon, Mass., married (1) Dec. 18, 1796, Joanna Kendall. He lived in Fran-
conia, N. H., and married (2) after 1822 Hill. Children:
1 Polly. Jan. 21, 1798; = Menter
2 Eliza ;= E. B. Aldrich
3 John, May 16, 1804; = Martha Drury of Franconia
4 Frederick, June 24, 1806; =July 4, 1831, Esther H. Rider
6 Cyrus, Apr. — , 1811; = Parney Carey: Wareham, Mass.
6 Joan, May 20, 1817; =May 22, 1836, Oliver Thomas
7 Hannah, Sep. 7, 1822; =Dec. 14, 1841, Elisha Keene
8 Hiram
9 Evelyn — AlonzoBowker
10 Lydia
RICHARD* STUART (Jeremiah* mchard,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), born Mar. 25.
1780, in Winchendon, Mass., married there Mar. 29, 1803, Ruth Bixby, born Dec.
21, 1782, daughter of Levi and Ruth (Darling) Bixby. He died Mar. 8, 1860, aged
79, in Winchendon, and she died there July 21, 1863. Children, bom Winchendon:
1 Tabitha Foster, Jan. 14, 1804; =Apr. 17, 1821, Charles Knowltdn of Ashfield
2 Hannah, Apr. 8, 1805; +Apr. 28, 1805
3 Lucy Swan, Mar. 31, 1806; i i 17^1825 Jacob Simonds, 3==^Heman Daniels
4 Electa Hannah, May 20, 1810; =Apr. 2, 1840, John Bowker of Royalston
5 Eunice Celia, May 20, 1810; i=6S1841 William Brooks, jr., (2) Levi Foskett
6 Ruth B., May 12, 1816; =^May 23, 1839, Amasa Aldrich
7 Emeline Janet, Aug. 28, 1817; =Nov. 21, 1841, Simeon Cook Aldrich
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HUGHS STEWART (James.^ Jam€s^), bom Aug. 19, 1761, in Colrain, Mass., en-
listed from that town and served a week or two at Bennington: he served 2 months
ending Oct. 20, 1777, under Capt. Hugh McClellan, Col. Wells, and 9 months in
1791 under Capt. William Hutchins, Col. Samuel Fletcher, Vermont troops. He
applied Nov. 9, 1832, for a pension, living in Parma, Cuyahoga county, O., aged 71.
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14. HENRY STEWART died in Nogales, Arts., about 1921. aged over 80. His family lived in
Bath, Me., when he left: he kept in touch with them until his mother's death. I am trying to find
some record of his parents. Mrs. Edward W. Heath, 60 Front St., Waterville, Me.
16. GEORGE STEWART of Parrrboro, Nova Scotis, married Sarah Holmes of New Hampshire.
His family had moved to Canada "to avoid the dsngerof tsking up arms against the king" and set-
tled on Prince Edward Island. He died in Bristol, Me., aged about 80, at the home of his son Will-
iam. He was descended from "the youngest son of some royal family who was obliged to look out for
himself." His children were Charles, Nancy, Margaret, John Nebion, bom May 8, 1822; William, Ja-
cob, Mary, James and Sarah Alice. Mrs. Sarah E. Stewart. Answer to the editor.
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STEWARD FAMILY OF NEW JERSEY —106
'CONTRIBUTED BY FRANK H. STEWART OF PHILADELPHIA
JOHN* STEWARD (;osep/i,8 ;o/in,2 Simon»), born about 1697 in Chesterfield,
Burlington county, N. J., married in 1722 Elizabeth Cook. His will of July 27,
1772, probated Dec. 31, 1773, Burlington county, mentions these children;
1 William ; =Nov. 28, 1751, Rebecca Taylor: inv. May 15, 1787
2 John ; j. Nov. 12, 1757, Martha Robins: -\ July 12, 1775
3 Alice ; = Thomas Fowler
4 Elizabeth ; = Parent
5 Susanna ; = Joseph Mears
JOSIAH* STEWARD {JosepK^ John,^ Simon^) married (1) [license dated Jan.
21, 1728] Martha Browne. He married (2) [license dated Mar. 8, 1740] Sarah
Browne. He died in 1751. The will of Josiah Steward of Upper Freehold, Burl-
ington county, N. J., dated Apr. 28, 1748, probated Jan. 2, 1752, at Burlington
names his brothers John and Joseph and his wife Sarah as executors and mentions
the following children:
1 Joseph [under 21]
2 Martha
3 Sarah
4 Josiah
5 Abraham
JOSEPH* STEWARD (Joseph,^ John,^ Simon^), born Sep. 7, 1712, in Chester-
field, N. J., married there Mar. 4, 1735-6, Bridget Middleton, born May 22, 1716,
daughter of John and Esther (GUberthorpe) Middleton. The will of Joseph Stew-
ard of New Hanover, Burlington county, N. J., blacksmith, dated Sep. 4, 1779,
probated Mar. 26, 1782, appoints his sons Joseph and Thomas executors and ment-
ions his wife Bridget, brother John, and children Jonathan, Joseph, Thomas, Ab-
ner, Susanna, Hi^nah, Ann and Elizabeth. He died Mar. 22, 1780, and Bridget
died July 23, 1783. Children:®
1 Achsah,June2, 1737; + Aug. 29, 1737
2 Abner, Oct. 28, 1738; +Oct. 28, 1748
3 Nathan, Sep. 9, 1740; -hApr. — , 1743
4 John, Apr. 25. 1742; fMar.— , 1743
5 Mary, Feb. 31, 1743-4; 4 Sep. 29, 1754
6 Joseph, July 13, 1746; t May 6, 1767, Ann Robins
7 Ann, May 28, 1748; = Daniel Hendrickson
8 Abner. Apr. 9, 1749; i- Oct. 29, 1777, Mary Rockhill: \ 1789 Mansfield, N. J.
9 Elizabeth. Feb. 26, 1751-2; =July 6, 1780, Ebenezer Wright,- Chesterfield
10 Hannah, Dec. 16, 1753; =Mar. 2, 1775, Daniel Taylor
11 Jonathan, Dec. 13, 1756; =
>
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ed. 4- marriage intention, v marriage license. -*- died. ^ buried, (t Idible record, (i) churcK record, a)
town record, 0 grave stone, (i) probate record, «) court, (i) land, (i) military, (S) pension. (^ U. S. cens-
us. <^ private datum, (^ town or local history.
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12 Thomas, Jan. 16, 1759; -Mar. 11, 1784, Maiy Allen
13 Susanna, Feb. 14, 1761
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DUNCAN STEWART OF NEWBURY, MASS. —108
BY ALICE HECKMAN STEWART
JOHN* STUART (John,* John,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), born Apr. 4, 1784, in Leo-
minster, Mass., married there Nov. 26, 1812, Betsey Hale, bom Dec. 11. 1786,
daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Wetherbee-Stearns) Hale. He died Feb. 14,
1820. His widow married Dec. 28, 1826. Harvey Burdett and died May 19, 1836,
aged 49.0 Children, all baptized June 8, 1823, in Leominster:®
1 EliasHale
2 Erastus Darwin
3 Louisa Eleanor i8i6; = May 22, 1838, Thomas P. Wilder
4 Julia Maria 1819; +Apr. 13, 1843, unmarried
PETER* STUART (John,* Jo/in,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), born Feb. 2, 1786, in Leo-
minster, Mass., married there Feb. 9, 1809, Isabella Norcross of Princeton. They
doubtless removed from Leominster, where their children were born:®
1 Louisa, June 8, 1810; -f-Dec. 6, 1810
2 Louisa, Oct. 30, 1811; -hSep. 14, 1813
3 Harriet, Nov. 26, 1813: =Oct. 9, 1834, Alfred Davis
4 Mary, Sep. 18, 1814; =Oct. 15, 1836, Michael Damon
6 George, Feb. 18, 1817; -j-Oct. 24, 1826
6 Louisa ; -hJuly 6, 1820
NATHAN* STUART (John,* John,^ Ebenezfir,^ Duncan^), born Aug. 20, 1788, in
Leominster, Mass., married there Dec. 31, 1812, Roxanna Phelps, born Jan. 20.
1796, in Lancaster. They removed to Littleton, where he was a tanner. He com-
mitted suicide at the age of 58 and died July 3, 1847, in a hospital in Worcester.
His widow died Nov. 6, 1858, aged 63, in Charlestown and was buried in Littleton.
Children, bom in Leominster:®
1 Elizabeth Nelson, Oct. 20, 1814; -: 26*1838 John K. Clough of Concord, N. H.
2 Charlotte Augusta, Dec. 23, 1816
3 Charles Theodore, Apr. 13, 1819, =16|1853 Nancy D. Hutchinson, Lowell
4 Thomas Russell Dix, Apr. 16, 1821; =24f 1846 Susan Skillings, Lowell
5 James Monroe, May 1, 1825; +Mar. 3, 1855, Littleton
SAMUEL* STUART iSolomon,*Chaiies,^Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), bom May 12, 1776,
in Lancaster, Mass., married Apr. 6, 1797, Dolly Bailey, daughter of Shubael and
Hannah (Whittemore) Bailey. He died Feb. 29, 1829, aged 62. She died May 4.
1871, aged 92 years, 3 months and 4 days, in Sterling. Children, born in Sterling:
1 Dolly, Nov. 9. 1797; = Gihnan Bailey
2 Clara, Feb. 27, 1800; -hJan. 10, 1803
3 Samuel, Apr. 13, 1802; +Sep. 10, 1871, unmarried
4 Charles Fisk, Sep. 16, 1806; =. Sarah S. Wright
5 Clarinda, Mar. 17, 1809; +Jan. 17, 1892, unmarried
6 George Lee, Nov. 4, 1812; = Lucretia Wilder
7 Joseph, Mar. 9, 1815; 4-Feb. 10, 1820
8 Elizabeth, Mar. 9. 1817; +Sep. 22, 1819
9 Josiah, Mar. 9, 1817; +Oct. 1, 1819
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SOLOMON* STUART (Solomon,* Charles,^ Ebenezer,^- Duncan^), born in Lancast-
er, Mass., married Nov. 30, 1813, Nancy Roper. He died in 1842. Children, born
in Sterling:
1 Silas i8i6; -f Mar. 28, 1890, aged 74, unm.
2 Merrill, Mar. — , 1816; +Dec. 25, 1888, aged 72 years and 9 months, unm.
3 Lucien, Nov. 25, 1823; =Sep. 28. 1863, Sarah Eusebia Lynds
4 Mary 1828; =Jan. 3, 1849, Henry Howe of Bolton
5 Pierson T. K. 1837; + 1896, Worcester, unm.
LEVI'' STUART (Solomon * Charles,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), bom Mar. 2, 1791, in
Sterling, Mass., married (1) Jrfn. 22. 1818, Jane Ames, born in Framingham, daugh-
ter of Phineas and Jane Ames. She died in Sterling Sep. 11.. 1856, aged 62. He
married (2) in Sterling Mar. 31, 1857, widow Roxana (Foster) Merriam, born July
17, 1805, in Sullivan, N. H., daughter of Enoch and Rebecca (French) Foster. He
died June 3, 1875, in Sterling and she died there Jan. 27, 1892. Children, born in
Sterling:
1 William Alexander ; + young
2 Susan ; -f-young
3 Ambrose Pascal Saville, Nov. 22, 1820 [+Sep. 14, 1899, Lincoln, Neb.]
4 Marietta 1821; =Jan. 28, 1849, Foster K. Reed, Sterling
5 Addison ; -j-Sep. 14, 1827
6 Eliza Jane 1825; r=Dec. 23, 1844, Wilson Morse, Sterling
7 Addison Ames : resided Cedar Rapids, la., 1875
8 George Washington : no children
9 Charles S. Wesley, Oct. —, 1836; +Mar. 15, 1848
SILAS^ STUART (Solomon* Charles,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), born about 1794 in
Sterling. Mass., married (1) in Boston Nov. 19, 1815, Susan M. Eames. He marri-
ed (2) Charlotte Cook of Marlborough. He died Mar. 10, 1859, in Bolton. Child-
ren, by first wife:
1 Susan 1816; - Jan. 22, 1835, George Piper, Boston
2 Silas Hobbs 1821; = Adeline Howe
3 Eliza Hutchinson, May 11, 1824; =Oct. 27, 1844, Wm. F. Trowbridge, Bolton
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VITAL RECORDS OF VERMONT TOWNS AND FAMILY MANUSCRIPTS*
JOSHUA^ STEWARD (Elias,^ Thomas,^ Alexander^), born in 1770 in Voluntown,
Conn., removed with his parents in 1779 to Clarendon, Vt. He married in 1790
Eunice . He died in Clarendon Sep. 25, 1791,® aged about 21. Son:
1 Joshua, Mar. 15, 1791, Clarendon®
THOMAS^ STEWARDt (Elias,^ Thomas,^ Alexander'), born Dec. 20, 1771,® in
Voluntown, Conn., married Clarissa Rhodes, J born Mar. 16, 1775,® daughter of
John and Rebecca (Steward) Rhodes. He bought land in Clarendon Nov. 31, 1814,
of Gideon Hewett.® His wife died Apr. 15, 1832, in Clarendon. He deeded his
land Jan. 17, 1838, to his eight living children for $2,000, possession to be given at
*The general outline of this article is based on an old manuscript entitled "A History of the Ellas
Steward Family of the Towns of Shrewsbury and Clarendon, Vt.," owned by Prof. Darius Steward of
the State Teachers' College, St. Cloud, Minn.
tFrom personal records owned by George H. Steward of Rutland, Vt.
^His cousin: possibly here originated the tradition that Elias Stewart married his cousin. -p. 96.
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death. He died Sep. 14, 1840, in Clarendon, where his children were born:©
1 Leonard, May 1, 1795; = : removed to Lockport, N. Y.
2 Lyman, Mar. 2, 1797; = . Orpha Kelsey
3 Harvey, Dec. 9, 1798; i-^Apr. 8, 1824, Phila Page, Shrewsbury
4 Roxanna» May 23, 1801; = Dr. Calvin Spencer of Clarendon: -h26S'37
5 Sarah, June 20, 1803; = Martin Slocum: Manchester, H-3S52
6 Thomas, Feb. 3, 1805; =Nov. 16, 1836, Maria Hopkins Everts
7 Clarissa, Oct. 27, 1808; = Hiram Smith of Clarendon: 4-4| 65
8 Henry G., Apr. 25, 1811; = in Rhode Island: +6-71 in the west
9 Elias H., Feb. 13, 1816; =Jan. 25, 1844, Eliza Button, Clarendon
DANIEL* STEWARD {Bias,^ Thomas.^ Alexander^), born about 1773 in Volun-
town. Conn., married Ruth Harrington. He lived in Shrewsbury. Children:
1 Orren
2 Hannah
3 Levi = Emeline Todd of Shrewsbury
4 Harris 1807; =Oct. 31, 1832, Alethea Kingsley: -f June 27, 1836
5 Daniel, June — . 1810; i=3i34 Elvira (Tuttle) Dudley, (2) 1844 Sarah Tuttle
WILLIAM* STEWARD* (Bias,^ Thomas,^ Alexander^), born Jan. 15, 1778,® in
Voluntown, Conn., married Mercy Clark, born in Clarendon, Vt., Mar. 13, 1783,(J^
daughter of William and Elizabeth Clark. They removed about 1812 to Madison
township, Richland county, Ohio, He died Aug. 3, 1858, at his home 4 miles from
Mansfield, O., and she died there Nov. 1, 1867. Children:®
1 Calvin, May 25, 1802, Clarendon; -hMay 9, 1804
2 Amanda, Feb. 29, 1804, Huntsville; = James Williams: -hl7270, 0.
3 Elizabeth, July 12, 1806, Berkshire; = Thomas Piatt: 4-3|75, Ind.
4 Philena, Sep. 2, 1808, Berkshire; ^ Stephen Finch: -h -S61, O.
5 Calvin, July 20, 1811, Berkshire; =July 4, 1833, Elizabeth Garrison, Mansfield
6 William Clark, Dec. 26, 1813, Mentor, 0.;= Sarah Hyde: -h305 50, O.
7 Philo, Sep. 11, 1816, Madison: = Eliza : -f 6t45, Mansfield
8 Sarah, Mar. 9, 1819, Madison; -hAug. 5, 1829
9 Sabra, June 21, 1821, Madison; -^ Charles Ward: Mercer county
10 Solomon, Nov. 11, 1823, Madison; = Olive Hyde: Trenton, Mo.
11 Sophronia, Aug. 27, 182-, Madison; = George Anders: +11298, Galion
EDMOND* STEWARD (BiasJ^ Thotruis,« Alexander^) moved to Michigan about
1820. He was living with his son Marshall near Armada Sep. 11, 1864, and is buri-
ed between Armada and Romeo, Macomb county. His children were: John, Will-
iam, Calvin, Burr and Marshall. They spelled their name Stewart.
SOLOMON* STEWARD {Elias,^ rhomas,^ AUxander^) married Abigail Ring and
lived in East Clarendon. They deeded Feb. 16, 1811, land in Worthington, Mass.,
inherited from her father, Joseph Ring.® They removed to Ohio in 1831.® They
had: Lucretia, Sabra [4-Mar. 8, 1813, aged 6 months®]. Sabra [ ^ Sep. 11, 1818,
aged 4], George, Abigail, Sarah, Angeline, Harriet, Esther Marion, Jane and Solo-
mon G. [-h Aug. 13, 1833, aged 2,® buried in East Clarendon].
To be continued
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16. NANCY STEWART married James Caraon about 1790 in Pennsylvania and moved to Nash-
ville, Tenn. Their son Stewart Carson fought in the war of 1812. Mrs. C. F. Rietx. Wheatland, Wye.
*From records in the possession of Mrs. H. C. Smith of Smith Center, Kan.
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Editor. Qeorge Thomas Edson, Filley, I^ebraska
$1.00 A YEAR Horace W. Dickeiman. 36 West 10th st.. New York City, Associate MONTHLY
FILLEY, NEB. NOVEMBER, 1924 VOL. 1 1 1 NO. 5
DUNCAN STEWART OF NEWBURY, MASS. —Ill
BY ALICE HECK MAN STEWART
LEMUEL HATCH-^ STEWART {Samuel' Samuel,^ Samuel,^ Duncan'), baptized
Oct. 18, 1767, in Wells, Me., married there Dec. 1, 1796, Dorcas* Stewart, born in
Wells Feb. 22, 1773, daughter of Elijah* Stewart [page 89]. He was called Hatch
Stuart and removed to Alton, N. H. Children:
1 Ivory
2 Samuel
3 Elijah
4 Frances ; ^ unmarried
6 Dorcas ; ^aged 18
6 Lemuel Hatch, Oct. 18, 1806; 1411838 Mary T. Erwin of Haverhill, N. H.
7 Nancy ; = Kent
8 Charles Allen, Aug. 30, 1813, Wolfboro, N. H.
BENJAMIN* STEWART {Samuel,* Samuel,^ Samuel^ Duncan^), baptized June
21, 1772. in Wells, Me., married there June 17, 1797, Meribah Morrison. He died
in Wells before 1826 and his widow died there Mar. 24, 1841. Children, born there:
1 Marcia, July 18, 1798; -^Mar. 31, 1816
2 Alpheus, Dec. 1, 1799; ^ Mar. 18, 1824. Abiah Kimball of Greene
3 Benjamin, Aug. 16, 1802; i j 13|1830 Sarah Emery, 2 : 611847 Mary Emer-
4 Eliza, Nov. 15, 1804 son of Wakefield, N. H.
5 Samuel Morrison, Sep. 28, 1806
6 Huldah, Nov. 9. 1809; f Feb. 27, 1810
7 Huldah Ann, Sep. 9, 1811
SAMUEL* STEWART {Samuel,* Samuel,^ Samuel,'- Duncan'), baptized Nov. 14,
1779, in Wells, Me., married [intention Dec. 23, 1802, Wells] Anna Perkins. He
was a shipwright and mariner and was called Capt. Samuel Stuart. He died Dec.
16, 1815, in Wells, and she died June 3, 1826. Children:
1 John
2 Mary A.
3 Abigail
4 Eliza
5 Adeline
DANIEL* STEWART (Elijah,* Samuel,"^ Samuel,^ Duncan'), born Oct. 23, 1756,
in Wells. Me., married there Dec. 23, 1778, his cousin Dorothy* Stewart [page 89].
He was a soldier of the Revolution and served a year in the Continental army, and
received a pension until his death Dec. 29, 1843. aged 87, at the home of his son
Joseph. His widow applied Apr. 9, 1844, aged 88.® Children, bom. at Wells:®
1 Joseph, bp. Aug. 20, 1780; =Sep. 13, 1810, Dorcas Butland
2 Aaron, bp. Dec. 16, 1781; --= Susan
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ed, : marriage intention. •• marriage license, died, - buried, ^j Bible record, (t church record, a
town record, "'*) grave stone, a probate record, « court, 7 land, >h military, (») pension, ^ U. S. cens-
us, ii. personal datum, (g town or local history.
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3 Daniel, bp. Od. 5, 1785; =Feb. 2, 1816, Sarah Tebbetts
4 Jacob, bp. Aug. 12, 1789
6 Rebecca, bp. Apr. 21, 1791; =Nov. 28, 1821, Jeremiah Stevens
6 Dorothy, bp. Oa. 28, 1792; =Dec. 24, 1817, Joshua Maxwell
7 Jemima, bp. Sep. 24, 1797; ^J&n, 1, 1818, Jeremiah Hubbard, jr.
8 John, bp. May 8. 1799; =Feb. 24, 1824, Abigail Stevens
EUJAH* STEWART (BijaK* Samuel,^ Samuel^ Duncan^), born Mar. 23, 1760,
in Wells, Me., married [intention June 19, 1779] Eunice Hatch. He was called El-
ijah **third" to distinguish him from ZebulonV son, who was called Elijah, jr. [pp.
80,91]. He died in 1812. His will, dated May 2, 1812, names his wife Eunice,
eldest daughter Tabitha Gray; his grandchild, heir of his daughter Polly Hatch,
deceased; his daughter Ruth Tredwell; his youngest daughter Isabella, a minor,
and his son John '*only surviving male issue." Children, born in Wells:©
1 Moses, bp. Dec. 16, 1781; -}-young
2 Eunice, bp. Sep. 4, 1783; 4-young
3 Tabitha ; ^June 20, 1801. Elijah Gray of Cornish
4 Polly ;= Hatch: -hbefore 1812
5 Moses, bp. Aug. 12, 1789; lost at sea before 1812
6 Ruth, bp. Apr. 21, 1791; =Oct. 20, 1808, Jonathan Tredwell
7 John, bp. Mar. 11, 1797; =Jan. 22, 1818, Jerusha Card of York
8 Isabella, bp. Sep. 12, 1804; -J-Sep. 12, 1829, George Preble of York
ASA"* STEWART (Hya/i,< Samuei,« Samuei,2 Duncan'), born Apr. 15, 1775, in
Wells, Me., married [intention May 29, 1800, Wells] Abigail Goodale. She died
July 28, 1836. Children, born in Wells:®
1 Sirena, June 27, 1801; =Aug. 31, 1821, David Stuart, jr., Alton, N. H.
2 George, Apr. 1, 1805; ^May 16, 1829, Louisa Witham, dau. of John
3 David, Aug. 19, 1807; |-Dec. 20, 1862, aged 55
4 Priscilla, Aug. 23, 1809; -^Nov. 26, 1832, John W. C. Lord of Union
5 Tabitha, June 28, 1811; =Feb. 26, 1845, Oliver Kimball
6 Elijah, June 17, 1813 ; -hJune 23, 1816
7 Oliv^, July 1, 1816: [went west]
8 Asa, Aug. 4, 1819; =May 6, 1846, Emily Maximilia Cheney
WILLIAM* STEWART {? Amos * Samuel,^ SamueU^ Duncan^) married Nov. 26,
1809, Mary Rhines in Wells, Me. Children, born at Wells:
1 William. Dec. 6, 1813; ^Sep. 30, 1875, Mrs. Harriet (Gutterson) Jones, Bost.
2 Abigail 1819; =Mar. 17, 1841, Jotham Williams of Wells
SAMUEL* STEWART {? Amos,* Samuel,^ Samuel,^ Duncan^) married [intention
Aug. 12, 1809, Wells. Me.] Theodosia Adams. Children, born in Wells:
1 Dorothy, June 16, 1811 ; : Sep. 27, 1834, John Towns
2 Charles H., Jan. 7, 1814; : Oct. 19, 1834, Abigail Johnson
3 William. Jan. 9, 1816
4 Thomas Disco, Oct. 16, 1818; 7 : 5|1846 Almira Witham, 2 : 17^1855 Mary
5 Samuel, Mar. 20, 1821; = Isabel Brown A. Littlefield
6 JairusC. Eliza Willey
7 Frances t unmarried
8 Joseph
JAMES* STEWART {? Amos,* Samuel"^ Samuel;- Duncan^), born about 1780 in
Wells, Me., married there Nov. 5, 1809, Jemima Cane. He died in Wells July 22,
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1841 , aged 61 . Children, born at Wells:
1 child i8io; -l-June 10, 1816, aged 6
2 child 1813; -hAug. 8, 1817, aged 2
3 James, Mar. 8, 1818; 4 May 13, 1830
4 Calvin Wormwood, July 26, 1821; =Aug. 11, 1860, Joanna Winn
5 Harriet, Aug. 4, 1827; =July 21, 1844, WilUam Littlefield
JAPHETH-^ STEWART {? Amos* Samuel^ Samuel,^ Duncan^), married Sep. 1,
1 825, Pamela Furbish in Wells, Me. He was called captain. His wife died Dec.
14, 1830, aged 25, in Wells. Children:
1 Ann Elizabeth, July 23, 1826; +May 15, 1848
2 Catherine F., Aug. 1, 1828
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^CONTRIBUTED BY PRANK H. STEWART OF PHILAOEl^HIA
WILLIAM* STEWARDt (Mn,< Joseph,^ Mn,« Simoni) married Nov. 28, 1761,
Rebecca Taylor, daughter of Samuel and Ann (Foulke) Taylor. He died intestate:
an inventory of his personal estate was recorded May 15, 1787. In Burlington
county, N. J., are found recorded the births of children of William and Rebecca:®
2 (daughter)
3 (son), Jan. 8, 1758
4 {daughter), Apr. 7, 1760
5 (aflughtcr),Sep. 22, 1764
6 (daughter), Jan. 13, 1767
7 (son), July 19, 1770
JOHN* STEWARD (John,* Joseph,^ John,* Simon^) married [license dated Nov. 12,
1757] Martha Robins, bom Apr. 18, 1736. He died July 12, 1776, in New Hanov-
er township. His will, dated July 11, 1776, mentions his wife Martha and children
Aaron, George, Lydia and Elizabeth. Martha's will, dated Nov. 24, 1804, names
children Aaron, George and Elizabeth Wildes. To George she gives a desk and
clock which at his death is to go to his son John, and further instructs him to pay
John, son of Samuel Steward, ^100 when 21. She gives i'200 to Elizabeth, daugh-
ter of Samuel Steward. Children:®
1 Aaron = Letitia
2 George =Mar. 23, 1796, Mary Nutt, Mt. Holly
3 Lydia
4 Elizabeth = Wildes
JOSEPH* STEWARD (Joseph* JosepK^ John,* Simon^), born July 14, 1746, in
Chesterfield, N. J., married [by license granted May 6, 1767] Ann Robbins, born
Jan. 29, 1747, daughter of Nathaniel and Ruth (Van Room) Robbins. Letters of
administration on his estate were granted Jan. 26, 1813, to John Steward of Phila-
delphia. He lived in New Hanover. His wife joined Chesterfield meeting May 2,
1771. He died Jan. 14, 1813. Children:
1 Nathan, Dec. 19, 1768; =Oct. 19, 1790, Rachel Morgan. Philadelphia®
2 Mary. June 22, 1770
3 Theodosia, June 4, 1774
'In addition to Mr. Stewart's note^ we are using copious dau owned by Horace W. Dickerroan.
fA William was baptised June 15, 1786, son of John and Elisabeth Stewart, in Shrewsbury, N. J.
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4 Elizabeth, Apr. 9, 1777 [Ann, the mother, died Dec. 10, 1816.J
5 Bridget, Jan. 26, 1780
6 Joseph, July 23, 1785; =Sep. 24, 1808, Martha Vaughn
7 John, Mar. 4. 1790
ABNER* STEWARD (Joseph,* Joseph,^ John,^ Simon^), born Apr. 9, 1749, marri-
ed [by license granted Oct. 29, 1777] Mary Rockhill. He was a blacksmith and re-
sided in Mansfield township, Burlington county, N. J.: his will was dated Jan. 10,
1789, and left i:10 to a niece, Mary Smith, and the balance of his estate to his wife
Mary. Her will, dated July 30, 1812, probated Feb. 28, 1820, left her property to
Abner Steward Scott, son of her niece Mary, wife of Thomas Scott.
JONATHAN* STEWARD (Joseph* Joseph,^ John,^ Simon^), born Dec. 13, 1756,
lived in New Hanover township, Burlington county, N. J. His will was probated
Sep. 11, 1829, and left $100 to his daughter .^lizabjBth apd the remainder of his est-
tate was to be divided equally among his eight children [not named]. A petition
Mar. 27, 1830, of Joseph Middleton Steward, aged 14, son of Jonathan, asked for a
guardian and the Orphans' court of Mount Holly appointed Elizabeth Steward.®
July 14, 1834, Ann Steward of Crosswicks Jeft legacies of $100 each to her brothers
and sisters: Elizabeth, Lydia, Jonathan and Joseph M. Steward.®
THOMAS* STEWARD (JosepK* Joseph,^ John,^ Simon^), born Jan. 16, 1759, mar-
ried at Chesterfield, N. J., meeting Mar. 11, 1784, Mary Allen, daughter of Samuel
and Mary Allen. Among the witnesses to the marriage were Abner, Jonathan, Su-
sanna, Mary, Lydia and Samuel Steward. An inventory of his persona] estate was
made June 21, 1819, by George, Samuel and Thomas Steward, showing $5,884.69.
The next day his sons Samuel and Thomas were appointed administrators. Mary's
will, dated at New Hanover Feb. 20, 1841, was probated May 30, 1844, and ment-
ions children Thomas. Samuel, Susan Rulon and Hannah Woodward; grandchildren
Anna, Mary Elizabeth and Edwin Steward; Mary, daughter of Nathan Stewefrd:
executors, son Samuel and son-in-law Abner Woodward;
NATHAN* STEWARD (Joseph,"^ JosepK* JoscpK,' Mn,« Simon') married in Old
Swedes' church in Philadelphia Oct. 19, 1790, Rachel Morgan, daughter of Jonath-
an and Bathsheba (Williams) Morgan. Their son Joseph^ married Sarah Rogers,
daughter of Abner and Lydia (Til ton) Rogers. Among their 12 children was Eli,**
who married Mary E. Burnett and was the father of Frank H.* Stewart.
Dr. F. E. Stewart of Philadelphia spent two months in England and France
this summer, visiting Dol and Denan, ancient seat of the Stewart ancestors.
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17. POSEY STEWARD married a Miss Bean of Baltimore and was the father of John Be^n
Steward, bom Nov. 17, 1808, in Frederick county, Md. Clarence Starr Steward, ChatUnooga, Tenn.
18. SAMUEL STEWART, linen weaver from Belfast, Ireland, came to Massachusetts in 1809,
where he married inrl818 Sarah Ripley Hartwell of Alden- Mayflower descent. He died in August.
1814. and his son Samuel was bom Sep. 4, 1814, in Plympton. He had a sister Isabella and a brother
Thomas. J. H. St<!wart, First National bank, Wich*U, Kan.
19. JANET STEWART of Kill^m. Scotland, married Smith Darling, the pioneer of Somerset,
N. Y., as her second husband. Her first husband was Peter Mclntyre of Kilmaronock, Scotland, who
lived most of his married life in Glasgow. There was a Stewart freehold at Strath Endrick, Stirling-
shire, which nfty^g^anrlmother used to vjsit.when her parents lived there. Miss Nancy Darling, Sky
Farm, route 2, Woodstock, Vt.
20. ADAM STEWART, founder of Londonderry, Ohio, had a son James, whose son John was
the fnther of Robert, bom Dec. 19, 1831, my grandfather. Joseph R. Stewart, PrinceviUe, III.
21. MATTHEW STEWART and his brother JOHN landed in Philadelphia between 1730 and
1740. Jokn Went north and Matthew settled near Charlotte, Mecklenburg county, N. C. We organ-
ized the "Matthew Stewart Clan" here last August, and descendants from Illinois and California
came to the reunion. Mrs. Alice Stewart Beard, 831 Sumter st., Columbia, S. C.
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VITAL RECORDS AND FAMILY MANUSCRIPTS
JOHN- STEWART (Alexander^), born about 1703, married Elizabeth .
She was admitted Aug. 1, 1731, to the church in East Haddam, where their first
three children were baptized two weeks later **on his wife's account": the next two
were baptized on the dates given below, and the last two in the church at Milling-
ton. John seems to have lived awhile in Cornwall, where on May 17, 1786, "John
Stewart, formerly of East Haddam, now a resident of Cornwall," bought land from
Friend Dickenson [Deeds, v:88]. He died in East Haddam Sep. 18, 1791, aged 88,
and Elizabeth died there Apr. 1, 1799, aged 92. His will, dated Dec. 10, 1785, was
probated Oct 4, 1791, and appointed his wife Elizabeth and Asa Harvey executors:
witnessed by Gibbons Jewett, Rhoda Jewett, George Jewett. The will names his
children: John, deceased [naming his heirs] ; Elizabeth, wife of Green Hungerford;
Sarah, widow of Lemuel Hungerford ; Eunice, widow of Joel Spencer; Mary, wife of
Jacob Gates; Rachel; Grace; Hannah; grandson Steward Beebe.
1 Elizabeth 1726; :^Feb. 23, 1746, Green Hungerford: 4 7|1807 © 80
2 John 1728; =June 23, 1746, Margaret Spencer: -| 1777
3 Margaret, bp. Aug. 15, 173 1; ^Sep. 19, 1761, Samuel Beebe
4 Sarah, bp. Nov. 12, 1732; = Lemuel Hungerford
5 Rachel, bp. Apr. 13, 1735
6 Eunice = Joel Spencer
7 Mary =Oct. 13, 1763, Jacob Gates
8 Grace =Fei>. i, 1762, Ezra Harvey {cf. p. 22)
9 Reuben, bp. July 27, 1746
10 Hannah, bp. June 4, 1749
ALEXANDERS STEWART (Alexander^) married Margaret Robirtson, daugh-
ter of James and Jane Robinson. [Will of James Robinson of Middletown, Conn.,
probated Dec. 2, 1740, mentions his daughter Margaret, widow of Alexander Stu-
artt.] He was admitted Mar. 7, 1730-1, to the church in East Haddam, where his
two children were baptized May 9, 1731 . He died early in 1732, the inventory of
his estate, 1160, being taken Feb. 28, 1732, by Isaac Spencer, John Church, Thom-
as Millard, and on Aug. 1, 1732, administration was granted to the widow Margaret.
He is not referred to in a settlement of his father's estate made in 1742, but his
brothers probably looked after his children's interest, as William^ was appointed
Nov. 4, 1746, guardian of Daniel, aged about 16, a minor son of Alexander Stew-
ard.® Children, baptized in East Haddam:®
1 Alexander, Nov. 8, 1727®; =Dec. 29, 1748, Sarah Bogue: New Fairfield
2 Daniel, bp. May 9, 1731; Jan. 11, 1762, Phebe Chapman: Litchfield
3 Margaret, bp. Apr. 30, 1732
WILLI AM* STEWART (Alexaruier^) is given on page 66. He bought Jan. 17,
1767, land in Cornwall of his brother James [Deeds, ii:94, witnessed by Joseph
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tosm record, 4) grave stone, 1 probate record, «y court, t land, « military, (?) pension, m, U. S. cens-
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Spencer and Hannah Spencer], and on Nov. 24, 1757, he bought land in the same
town from Daniel Stuart of Litchfield [li:105]. On Dec. 10, 1782, he deeded land
there to Silas Ackley [iv:313, witnessed by William Stewart, jr., Olive Stewart],
and on Mar. 31, 1783, he sold another piece of land in Cornwall to Gamaliel Ripley
Tracy, also of East Haddam [iv:370].
JAMES^ STEWART (Alexander^) is given on page 21. James Stewart of East
Haddam bought Nov. 2, 1756, land in Cornwall of Ebenezer Seeley [Deeds, ii:95].
He (of East Haddam) sold Jan. 17, 1757, to William Stewart **of said town" land in
Cornwall [ii:94]. He (of East Haddam) bought Mar. 27, )767, land in New Milford
[xii:71]. Administration on the estate of James Stewart, late of New Milford, in-
solvent, was granted Mar. 18, 1782, to Alexander and Nathaniel Stewart [xiv:494].
THOMAS^ STEWART (Alexander^) is given on page 96.
SAMUEL2 STEWART {Alexander^), said to have been bom on the high seas
while his parents were coming over from Ballymena, Ireland,* was baptized July
24, 1720, in the Congregational church in New London, Conn.(D His parents soon
located in East Haddam and in 1727 removed to Voluntown.® He had an ear-
mark entered July 16, 1736, in Voluntown. He married probably in Glasgo, Conn.,
in 1741 Elizabeth Kennedy, born in 1726 on shipboard in New London harbor,®
daughter of John and Elizabeth Kennedy from Glasgow, Scotland.® Her mother
lived with them and is buried in Smith Mill Plains, R. I. During the Separatist
movement in 1745-6 he adhered to Rev. Samuel Dorrance's church.® He bought
Apr. 21, 1746, from his brother Nathaniel the land in Voluntown which *'my hon-
oured father, Alexander Stewart, deceased, bought of John Stoyeir* Nov. 1, 1732.
His name is on a list of freemen of Voluntown Dec. 10, 1759. He was a large man
and prominent in the affairs of the town; justice of the peace in 1761 and deputy
to the general court in 1772. On hearing that the British were attacking New
London he rode there on horseback, arriving only to find the city in ashes. He was
an ensign in 1779. In 1782 he ceded his claim to land on Straight mountain. New
Milford, to Nathaniel Stewart [Deeds xiv:502]. His house in Voluntown [in that
portion now Sterling] is still stiinding and his gravestone is still intact in the cem-
etery at Oneco. He died Nov. 13, 1784, and his widow died in 1813 in her 88th
year. His will, dated Nov. 7, 1783, gives to his "fourth son William land in Pres-
ton with ironworks and gristpiill thereon*'; mentions **seven daughters" and "my
grandsons Samuel and Thomas Stewart in Chatham*' and names all the following
childrea, recorded- in Voluntown, excepting Anne and Thomas:
1 John, Sep. 6, 1742; i==Mar. 20, 1766, Ruth Smith, (2) 5^86 Susanna Briggs
2 Alexander, Sep. 11, 1744; =Apr. 5, 1770, Thankful Denison, North Stonington
3 Elizabeth, Apr. 19, 1747; ^Oct. 4, 1770, Daniel Stewart, Chatham
4 Janette, July 2, 1749; — Robert Grey® of Pla infield
5 Susanna, Sep. 13, 1751; =Apr. 16, 1778, George Dorrance, jr., of Scituate
6 Roaanna, Sep. 19, 1753; i =20 §1776 John Parke, (2) 25S1781 John Gordon, jr.
7 Anne, June 22, 1755
8 Mary, Apr. 24, 1757
9 Celinda, May 20,1759; =Jan. 12, 1787, Vose Palmer of Plainfield
10 Samuel, Mar. 10, 1761: =Sep. 13, 1781, Rebecca Barnett of Plainfield
11 Sabra, July 20, 1763; = Wanton Ellsworth u)
12 Thomas, May 26, 1767; -^ young
13 William, June 9, 1772; - Oct. 18, 1795, Rebecca Eells of Stonington, Presron
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Elizabeth, widow of Samuel'^ Stewart, died May 13, 1813. Oneco cemetery.
NATHANIEL-^ STEWART (Alexander') was baptized Dec. 20, 1724, in East
Haddam and brought up in Voluntown. On the death of his father* he was given
**one-half of all that farm in Voluntown on which our honoured father, Alexander
Stewart, did live and where he died well seized . . . bought partly of Samuel Wh al-
ley, partly of John Stoyell and partly of Robert Jackson", by a deed signed July 20,
1742, [recorded May 5, 1746, iii:5] by his five brothers and sister and witnessed
by Andrew Brown and Robert Dixon. He sold on Apr, 21, 1746, [iii:7] to Samuel
Stewart the land his father bought of John Stoyell. He married Experience
and doubtless removed from Voluntown after the birth of his son:
1 Nathaniel, Dec. 30, 1746
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DUNCAN STEWART OF NEWBURY, MASS. —115
BY ALICE HECKMAN STEWART
JOSEPH- STUART (Wcncu;ort/i,< Joscp/i,« SamMc/,2 Duncan*), born Apr. 3/1759,
in Gorham, Me., married there Sep. 30, 1779, Hannah Smalley. He was a fifer in
his father's company from Apr. 15 to December, 1775, and was made an ensign on
Apr. 18, 1776. He was lost at sea off Cape Ann Feb. 15, 1802, aged 43. Children,
born in Gorham, Me.:
1 Joseph, July 1, 1780; i^Nov. 2, 1805, Nancy Lombard
2 Hannah, Mar. 5, 1782; =Feb. 20, 1828, Jonathan Saunders of Norway
3 Elizabeth, Feb. 13, 1784
4 Samuel, Apr. 16, 1786
5 Susanna, June 8, 1788; = 1810, Francis Mayberry of Casco, Harrison
6 Wentworth, Sep. 26, 1790; =Apr. 25, 1814, Mercy Hall of Gorham
7 Achsah, June 8, 1793; = Richard Fogg of Harrisoi^
8 Solomon, Apr. 22, 1796; =June 19, 1817, Mary Hall of Harrison
9 Josiah Alden, Apr. 20, 1798; -Apr. 24, 1825. Miriam Rich, Harrison
WENTWORTH* STUART (WentwonK* Joseph,^ Samuel^ Duncan^), bor;i Aug.
17, 1770, in Gorham, Me., married there Nov. 4, 1790, Hannah Shaw. He died at
Standish Jan. 23, 1807, aged 37. Children, bom in Standish:
1 Wentworth, Feb. 6, 1791; ^ Mar. 21, 1815, Patience Thomas ^
2 Hannah, Jan. 1, 1793; ^ Oct. 5, 1848, unmarried -
3 Solomon, Apr. 7, 1794; - Lydia McCorriRon
4 Sarah, Feb. 3, 1796; =Dec. 1, 1814, Ebenezer Files, jr.
5 Rosanna. Sep. 27, 1797; i^^Apr. 7, 1720, James Moody, (2) Tiipothy Higgins
6 Caroline, Apr. 18, 1799; =May 11, 1821, Capt. Josiah Shaw of Waterford
7 Mary, May 3, 1801 ; Sep. 21, 1822, Horace Moulton
8 Joseph, Mar. 24, 1803; =Dec. 25, 1825, Joanna Whitney
9 James, Apr. 20, 1805; r= Julia M. Bean, (2) 18|f62 Mrs. Mary A. Robertson
JOTHAM* STEWART (JoKn,< John,^ Samuel;^ Duncan^), born Jan 7, 1764, Scar-
boro. Me., enlisted from that town May 8, 1780, and served 8 months as a private
in Capt. Jonathan Andrews' company under Col. Joseph Prime.®® He married
at Scarboro July 30, 1792, Hannah Burnham, born Mar. 7, 1766.® He died June
11, 1816. His widow applied Feb. 21, 1839, for a pension, resfding in HoUis, Me.,
where she died in 1857. Children, born in Scarboro:
*Natbaniel was doubtless left in charge of the home. It is not known whether the widow was his
mother, Margaret (Dixon) Stewart, or a stepmother (Janet Rogers, p. 21).
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John
2
Jeremiah
3
Charles
4
Jane
5
James
6
Joseph
7
Joanna
8
Maria
9
Lucinda
10
William
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1 Mehitable Moulton. Sep. 16, 1793; --Dec. 9, 1819, Timothy Stuart, jr.
2 Miles Ward, June 19, 1796; -- Mary Smith: t Sep. 3, 1854, HoUis
3 William Vaughan, Oct. 18, 1797: -f young
4 William Vaughan, Jan. 3, 1800: +young
5 Thomas Burnham, Dec. 16, 1800: ran away to sea
6 John Bragg Dec. 16, 1800; = Dolly C. Weston of Bowdoinham
7 Lucy McKenney, Sep. 7, 1803; = Sweetser
8 Eunice Bumham, Mar. 6, 1806; = Alva Libby of Portland
9 William Vaughan, Aug. 13, 1809; drowned Jan. 6, 1826, in Kennebec river
10 Rebecca Seavey, Dec. 17, 1812; = Stover Libby
JOSEPH* STEWART (John* John,* Samuel,^ Duncan^), baptized May 18, 1766.
in Scarboro, Me., married Joanna Burnham of Machias. He died Sep. 7, 1836, in
Machias, where his children were bom:
i~ Ruby Longfellow, (a) Lucy
= Eri liongfellow
= Susan
— Ambrose Snow
= Jabez West
= Morrill Jameson
JOHN* STEWART (John * John,* Samud,^ Duncan^), baptised July 17, 1768, in
Scarboro, Me., married there Apr. 28, 1796, Hannah Haynes of Gorham. The fam-
ily removed to Windham and thence to Gardiner. Children:
1 Christiana
2 Joseph
3 John
4 Elizabeth Ann
To be continued
Horace W. Dickerman, partner and invaluable coadjutor in the work of this
magazine, is now a resident of New Haven, Conn., where he has bought a lovely
home on Forrest Road, formerly owned by a Dickerman.
Col. Cecil Stewart of Boston has lent us his "family tree" showing 23 generat-
ions of descent, through Charles*^ Stewart of Gortlee, Ireland. This will be publish*
ed in the course of our schedule. Mrs. Wm. C. Leggett of New York City has fur-
nished some supplementary records of the Steward family of New Jersey.
The editor does not expect any financial assistance in publishing this magazine,
but there are many sources of very helpful records, such as the federal pension bu-
reau with the affidavits of 700 Stewarts who fought in the War for Independence,
which yield their gems slowly with what funds are at our disposal or through the
courtesy of kind colaborers. If anyone wishes to contribute a few dollars to such
end it will greatly facilitate the working out of family lines. A copy of the records
obtained will be sent the donor, if desired.
QUERIES
21. JAMES STEWART of Belfait, Me., is said to have been a Scotchman. He had two sons,
Sargent and John, and two daughters. John, my grandfather, was a seafaring man and lived to be
about 86 years old. Alexander Stewart, Glenhohne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Editor:. Qeorge Thomas Edsorif FilUy^ Nebraska
$1.00 m year Avociate: Horace W. Dickerman, 686 Forrest Road, New Haven, Conn. Monthly
FILLEY,NEB. JANUARY, 1925 VOL.111 NO. 7
JUDGE WILLIAM STUART OF BINGHAMTON, N. Y.
BY PROF. EDWIN A. STUART. KINGSTON. N. Y.
WILLIAM'^ STUART or Stewart [parentage untraced] was bom in 1760 in Ma-
ryland. While attending an academy he became imbued with the spirit of resist-
ance to British government, ran away and joined the Revolutionary forces in 1 775.
He had two brothers, both of whom were killed in the war. He served throughout
the conflict, was on Gen. Washington's staff and was present at the surrender at
Yorktown. He was a member of the Society of Cincinnati. Returning to his
Maryland home at the close of the war he found that his parents and other mem-
bers of the family had moved away during the war. The estrangement was com-
plete: he was never able to locate them. He went on a government mission to
Europe, conferring with Adams, Jefferson, LaFayette and Louis, king of France:
his diary of this trip is in the possession of the contributor of this article. On his
return to New York he studied law with Abraham Brevort. In 1807 he married
Elizabeth Clinton, born in 1782 in Little Britain, Ulster county, N. Y., daughter
of Gen. James Clinton and sister of Gov. DeWitt Clinton. He was appointed Un-
ited States district attorney for the western district of New York and located in
Geneva, removing to Binghamton in 1809. He became distinguished as a jurist.
His wife died in 1828 and he died in 1831, aged 72, at his home on the corner of
Water and Stuart streets in Binghamton, N. Y., and was buried in Christ church
yard. Children, bom in Binghamton:
-i88o
1
Mary
1809; =
1830 Edwin T. Evans, editor: poetess,
2
William^
1810; +
1878 and buried in Binghamton
3
Elizabeth
1811; -h
1870
4
Clinton
1813; -h
in New York, unm.
5
Alexander
1815; =
1851 Elizabeth Kerr
ALEXANDER* STUART (William^) was educated at the Albany academy: he
went to Chicago about 1838 and was in business there and a partner of his brother
William in the newspaper business. He returned to Binghamton about 1850 and
became associated with William in printing and publishing. He married in 1851
Elizabeth Kerr, born in 1832 in Dumfries, Scotland. He died in Binghamton in
1884 and she died there in 1913. Children:
1 Clinton W., Nov. 24, 1852: res. Washington, D. C, unm.: editor, plajrwright
2 Mary 1854; H-1922, unm.
3 Elizabeth 1856; +1913, unm.: associate of Clinton in literary work
4 Alexander 1862: res. Binghamton, unm.
5 Edwin A. 1874 ; —1899 Josephine T. McDonald: lawyer, educator
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ed, -:- marriage intention, •• marriage license, - died, buried, (T) Bible record, j; church record, (j
town record, {i) grave stone, (i) probate record, f*) court, ^7 land, v»^ military, (i) pension, a$ U. S. cens-
us, ol) personal datum, (^ town or local history.
* William Stuart graduated from Williams college: was a lawyer, politician and editor. He went
to Chicago in 1810; postmaster there: edited a paper. He had 8 children, all of whom died in infan-
cy. He returned to Binghamton, founded The Daily Republican in 1852, was postmaster in 1860 two
terms under Lincoln and wan the Republican candidate for Congress. His brother Clinton founded at
Owego, N. Y., one of the earliest temperance papers at the tinne the Washingtonian society was strong.
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STEWARTS OF EAST HADDAM, CONN. -119
VITAL RECORDS AND FAMILY MANUSCRIPTS
JOHN" STEWARD (Jo/in,« Alexander^), born about 1726 in East Haddam, Conn.,
married there June 23, 1746, Margaret Spencer. He died in 1777, and administ-
ration of his estate was granted Apr. 8, 1777, to the widow Margaret. She was a
member of the church in East Haddam Dec. 13, 1788, a widow. Children:®®
1 Elizabeth, Dec. 14, 1747; = 1764, Elijah Cone
2 Statira, Mar. 27, 1749; = Banister
3 Silas, Nov. 24, 1751: not mentioned in probate
4 Joseph, June 23, 1766; = : 4-Apr. 18, 1823®
6 Lucy
6 Tabitha = Gillett
7 John , 1762; =^ : -f Herkimer county, N. Y.
8 Lydia
9 Margaret (Peggy)
10 Betty
ALEXANDERS STEWART (Alexander,^ Alexander^), born Nov. 8, 1727®* [in
East Haddam, Conn.], married Dec. 29, 1748, Sarah Bogue, born Dec. 12, 1732,
only child of Richard Bogue, of Huguenot descent from Glasgow, Scotland. He per-
haps went to the western part of the colony with his brother Daniel. He was a re-
sident of New Fairfield as early as 1777, when he was justice of the peace. He
was chairman of the committee of safety and correspondence and lived in a large
two-story mansion with much carving® in the north parish [now Sherman]. Sup-
plies and powder and lead for the patriot forces were stored in his attic. He own-
ed land in Cornwall [Deeds, iii.46, 406; iv:176, 176] and Sharon [viii:281; xiii:661].
His wife Sarah died Aug. 26, 1782. He married (2) Apr. 12, 1784, Zurviah, widow
of Kent Wright. Esq. Alexander Stewart died Aug. 6, 1806, aged 78, and Zurviah
died Oct. 24, 1816, aged 76 years and 6 months. Children:®®
1 Samuel, Jan. 19, 1760; -fJuly 1, 1761
2 Sarah, Apr. 16, 1762; =i . Bradley Seeley: H-liai784; dau. Eunice ®
3 Timothy, July 9, 1764 j -hMay 9, 1768
4 Sylvanus, Aug. 16, 1766; = Nancy Hubbell
6 Stephen, July 26, 1768; = Hannah Steward
6 Nehemiah, Oct. 3, 1760; -hAug. 30, 1776
7 Amasa, Dec- 18, 1762; +June 6, 1776
8 Huldah, Mar. 10, 1766 ; = Ebenezer Allen ®
9 Elihu, June 6, 1767; =Mar. 26, 1787, Eunice Wright.® daughter of Kent
10 Philo, Nov. 11, 1769; = Sarah Penfield, daughter of John : - 1812®
DANIEL« STEWART (Alexander,^ Alexander^), baptized May 9, 1731, in East
Haddam, Conn., was called "of Litchfield" when he married in East Haddam Jan.
11, 1762, Phebe Chapman, bom Sep. 9, 1736, daughter of David and Abigail (Lee)
Chapman. He was a protegee of his uncle, William* Stewart, and appears on the
land records of Cornwall when on Apr. 10, 1766, he "of New Fairfield" bought land
of Ebenezer Seeleyt [i:451]. On Jan. 7, 1766, he "of Litchfield" and John Allen
were owners of original rights in Cornwall [ix:646]; on Apr. 1, 1766, he sold land
*These records are from an old Bible owned by Ale:rander's son Stephen and later by Stephen's
son. Stephen Van Renaselaer Stewart of Springfield, Otsego county, N. Y., and published in "Arthur
Aylsworth and his Descendanta/' 1887, by Dr. Homer E. Ayls^vorth of Roseville. III.
tEbeneaer Seeley and Hannah Hungerford were married Oct. 24, 1752, in New Fairfield, Conn.(D
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there to Ebenezer Seeley [ii:76]; and on Nov. 24, 1757, he deeded to William Stu-
art of East Haddam all the land he owned in Cornwall [ii:105]« His wife ,^hebe
died Jan. 20, 1775, in Cornwall. He married (2) Zeriah . They w^, Jiving
in Cornwall in 1790, 2-1-4.® Children, from incomplete records:® -i "
1 Daniel, Nov. 18, 1762, Litchfield; =^ Ruth : -f 18M, Romei Q,®
2 Phebe, Dec. 21. 1766, Litchfield
8 Lydia, May 10, 1770, Cpmwafl . ' , , . . ^ ^
4 Zeriah, Aug. 12, 1777, Cornwall
5 Olive, July 11. 1779, Cornwall
6 Ira, Aug. 18, 1784, Cornwall
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DUNCAN STEWART OF NEWBURY, MASS. *— 120
. ' , BY ALICE HECK MAN STEWART
CALVIN* STUART {hsepK* John,^ Samuel^ Duncan^), born Sep. 23, 1771, in
Scarboro, Me., married Nov, 23, 1809, Mary Gardner. He died June 21, 1846, in
Belgrade. Children, born in Scarboro:
1 Joseph, Mar. 18, 1813; = ' Caroline J. Daurren: -|-29t85 Holliston, Mass.
2 Narcissa, Aug. 29, 1815; =June — , 1838, Moses G. Rawlins
JAMES* STUART (JosepK* John,^ Samuel,^ Duncan^), born Apr. 24, 1777, in
Scarboro, Me., married at Falmouth (Friends* ceremony) Apr. 8, 1801, Eunice
Winslow, born July 26, 1779, in Falmouth, daughter of William and Phebe (Foss)
Winslow. He was a house-joiner and farmer and resided at Portland, Falmouth,
Winslow and Augusta. She died Apr. 26, 1832, at Vassalboro and he died there
Nov. 3, 1853. Children:
1 William Winslow. Jan. 4, 1802, Portl'd; =Jane Rhodes: 4-20|37 Callao, Peru
2 Isaiah Hacker, June 6, 1803, Fahnouth; -hJan. 16, 1805, Vassalboro
3 Isaac Mott, July 1, 1804, Falmouth; -f Jan. 10, 1805, Vassalboro
4 Phebe Winslow, Oct. 11, 1805, Winslow; =, ^ Moses Osbom
5 Nathan Mower, Jan. 26, 1807; =June 10, 1833. Julia M. Dolliver, Boston
6 Louisa, Jun^ 16, 1808; +Nov. 16, 1810, Winslow
7 Joseph. Jan. 28, 1811, Vassalboro^* +Nov. 10, 1814, Vassalboro [den
8 James Halleck, June 28, 1815; =Feb. 20, 1837, Jane Goodhue Higgins, Hamp-
9 Robert Winslow, Oct. 16, 1816; =May 13, 1838, Lois Hamlin of Vassalboro
10 Louisa Maria, July 23, 1818; f June 15, 1845, Vassalboro
11 Daniel Haviland, Dec. 7, 1820; = Mason of New Bedford: +22t46
WENTWORTH* STUART {JosepK* JoKn,^ Samuel^ Duncan^), born Jan. 15,
1780, in Scarboro, Me., married (1) in Kingston, N. H„ Mar. 29, 1811, Anna Page
of Belgrade, Me. He married (2) in Waterville, Me., May 1, 1818, Thankful Hal-
lett. Children, born in Belgrade:
1 John Page, Nov. 17, 1812; -hMay 12, 1818
2 Rufus King, Feb. 22, 1815; =Dec. 6, 1840, Love Smith Stevens of Belgrade
3 Nancy Ann, Feb. 11, 1820; Samuel Kimball
4 Elizabeth Hallett, Oct. 16, 1823; fJunel3, 1851
5 Charles Wentworth, May 18, 1825; = Miranda Porcher
6 Irene, Aug. 8, 1828; = Watson V. Leonard of Boston
JOSEPH* STUART {JosepK* John,^ Samuel,^ Duncan^), born May 30, 1784, in
Scarboro, ^e., married in 1814 Susan Chadwick. He died Feb. 18, 1865, in China,
Me., where his children were born:
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1 Eliza, Sep. 30, 1816
2 Joseph, May 25, 1819 '
3 Samuel, Aug. 25, 1822 ; = Ina
4 Alfred, Nov. 23, 1825
5 Susan Jane, Jan. 3, 1880
CHARLES* STUART (JosepK* John? Samuel? Dutuxlt)}) enlisted
from Canton in the War of 1812, serving from Sep. 13 to Nov. 7, 1814, at Boston.
SOLOMON* STUART {Timotky? John? Samud? Duncan^), born May 17, 1777,
in Scarboro, Me., married there Oct. 6, 1800, Phebe Foss. He died Apr. 7, 1860, in
Saco. Children, at least eight bom in Scarboro:
1 Betsey, May 30, 1801 ; =Feb. 23, 1823, Solomon Seavey
2 Asa, Oct. 20, 1802; =rApr. 11, 1830, Elizabeth Andrews
3 Jedediah, May 24, 1804 : -! Sep. 24, 1830, Mary Pinkham
4 Alexander, Mar. 23, 1806; -^-Mar. 1. 1832, Sarah Marshall
5 Abigail, Jan. — , 1808; -hJan. 16, 1867, unm., Saco
6 John, Dec. 23, 1809; +Jan. 10, 1810, Scarboro
7 Solomon, Jan. 1, 1811; -hJan. 11, 1811, Scarboro
8 Mercy, Apr. 29, 1812; -hMay 11, 1812, Scarboro
9 Mary, Apr. 25, 1813; :=::Nov. 2, 1829 (1839), Rufus M. Lord of Saco
10 Merby, Sep. 2, 1815; =June 8. 1834, Jeremiah Hearn
11 Phebe, Apr. 6, 1817; =July 6, 1836, John Ricker, jr.
12 Solomon, Sep. 30, 1819; = 1841, Edna Haines, Saco
13 George, Apr. 16, 1822; = 1844, Mary Sawyer
14 Susan 1824; -hSep. 7, 1857
TIMOTHY* STUART (Timothy? hhn? Samud? Duncan^ born Oct. — , 1788. in
Scarboro, Me., married there Dec. 9, 1819, Mehitable M.^ Stuart, daughter of Joth-
am* (p. 119). Children [partial list], born in Saco:
3 William Henry, June 10, 1826; =May 29, 1860, Frances M. Alexander
4 Timothy Edward, Mar. 2, 1829; = Sarah E. : 4-24*1886
ICHABOD* STUART {Timothy? John? Samuel? Duncan^), born Oct. 16, 17§8,
in Saco, Me., married Oct. — , 1821, Catherine Porcher of Saco. Children, in Saco:
1 Charles, Mar. 28, 1823
2 Timothy, Dec. 25, 1824 -fScp. 7, 1897, Newton, Mass.
3 Anna, Jan. 23, 1827
4 Eiias, May 10, 1829 [To be continued]
Deaths During 192U
Mrs. Oscar E. Jewell (Kate I. Bean), Warner, N. H., died May 1, 1924, after a
few days' illness of pneumonia. She was a granddaughter of Capt. John^ Stewart,
whose portrait appears on page 92, which she kindly furnished.
John Stewart, practically a lifelong resident of Schaghticoke, N. Y., died July
5, 1924, aged 90, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Louis Milliman, in Valley Falls.
He was born Jan. 8, 1834.— G. A. Goodspeed, Granville, N. Y.
Mrs. Juliet^ Stewart Bell Smith of East Colerain, Mass., daughter of Luther'
and Belinda (Barber) Stewart, died Sep. 20, 1924, aged 85. She was a fine old lady.
—Mrs. W. A. Barber, Greenfield, Mass.
John W. Stewart, aged 80, died Nov. 24, 1924, at his home at 505 South 20th
street, Lincoln, Neb. He left a widow and seven children.
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ORIGIN OF THE STEWARTS
DR. FRANCIS EDWARD STEWART
Thf origin of the Stewart family has been traced to a Briton noble, Alan,
a cadet of the ancient counts of Dol and Denan, Brittany. By his second son,
William Fitz-Alan, he l.ecame ancestor of the earls of Arundel and dukes of
Norfolk, etc. His third s<,n, Walter Fitz-Alan, received from King David I. the
• 'ffice of (Jreat S-tewart of Scotland, and was therefore progenitor of the
House of Stewart. An Alan and a Walter carry on the line to the time of
Alexander II., this .'•econd Walter being the father of Alexander, his suc-
cessor, and also of Walter, created earl of Menteth. This branch is today rep-
resented by Sir .lames Stuart-Menteth, Bart., Closeburn, Dumfriesshire. Al-
t»xander, the fourth Stewart, left two sons — James, his successor, and Sir John.
Fiom James descended the Royal Stewarts, while from Sir John descended
the Bonkyl branch. Walter, the sixth Stewart, married Princess Marjorie
Bruce. 'i hey had one son, who reigned as Robert II. He, in turn, had a
laige family of sons who became the heads of many branches of the Stewart
family, and from whom descended the majority of the Stewart families in
the Highlands of Scotland, and in America. Mary, Queen of Scots, married
her relative, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, a descendant of the Bonkyl line.
Thus the two lines were united in the person of their son, who reigned as
James VI.. of Scotland and James I. of England. The present king of (ireat
Britain is a descendant of the Princess Elizabeth, daughter of said James,
therefore a descendant of the Stewarts.
STEWARTS OF MADISON COUNTY, N.Y.
MRS. ELLA FULLER STEWART. 225 E. WHITESBORO ST.. ROME. N.Y.
JONATHAN S.7 STEWART {parentage untraced) was born in 1797 in the state
of New York.® He married in [West] Eaton.rfj) Madison county, N. Y., in 1820
Olivia Chubbuck, born in 1798 in New Hampshire.® He and his wife both died in
the fall of 1853 and are buried at Morrisville. The Chubbuck property, widely
known as the birthplace and early home of Fanny Forester [nee
Emily Chubbuck, 1817-1854, authoress, wife of Dr. Adoniram
.Judson], was inherited by their son William. Children, b. Eaton:
1 Thomas [rey, Mexico, Sep. 24, 1846
2 Lawson ; killed at storming of heights of Monter-
3 Elbridge 1825;^- Lucy
4 Albert i Sarah Jane ,(2) — -
5 Edwin 1833
6 Wirt ; i unmarried
7 Anna ; unmarried
8 Jennie ; -^ Silas Danforth
9 William H. Harrison, Jan. 30, 1841 ; =18278 Ella A. Fuller
10 Levi Chubbuck 1843; t 1920 in San Francisco, without issue* levi c stewart
*An advertisement appeared in The Utica Saturday Globe in 1920, inquiring for any brothers or
sisters of Levi Chubbuck Stewart, stating that he had died in California, leaving a valuable estate,
and later two attorneys visited West Eaton reeking William H. H. Stewart. On being told that he had
moved to Cazenovia they said they had been to so many places that they would go no farther, and
left their addresses. William H. H. Stewart died Sep. 17. 1923, without pursuing the matter.
Symbols and references: a number preceded by dash means refer to that page; means marri-
ed, : marriage intention, •• marriage license, died, buried, n Bible record, 2, church record, fi
town record, 4 grave stone, >'y probate record, • court, 7 land, s military, C» pension, jo) U. S. cens-
us, iT) personal datum. (^ town or local history.
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STEWARTS OF EAST HADDAM, CONN. -123
PUBLIC REC0R06 AND FAMILY MANUSCRIPTS
NATHANS STUART (WiUiam,^ Alexander^) is given on page 55.
WILLIAMS STUART (William,^ Alexander^) is not traced. William Stewart,
jr., and Olive Stewart* were witnesses Dec. 10, 1782, to a deed made by William
Stewart of East Haddam conveying land in Cornwall to Silas Ackley (p. 118). One
William Stuart enlisted Feb. 26, 1777, in Capt. Thaddeus Weed's company in Col.
Philip B. Bradley's regiment of the line [roll January, 1780].® William Stewart
bought land Dec. 13, 1786, of Col. Ebenezer Allen in Two Heroes, Vt. [deeds, ii:
361]. This William lived in South Hero in 1790 (1-4-3®), 1791® and later.®
SAMUEL'^ STEWART (William,^ Alexander^), hsiptized Mar. 3, 1759 [born in
1757®], in East Haddam, Conn.,® enlisted in December, 1775, under Capt. John
Willey, Lieut. Thomas Harvey, New Hampshire state troops, and went to Boston
about the last of January, 1776; served two months. He was a member of the local
militia under Capt. Ebenezer Dutton and Lieut. Nathan Jewett, marching under
Lieut. Jewett in 1776 to New York and Rye Ponds; served 2 months under Capt.
Dutton in 1777, on guard and working on Fort Trumbull; he served 2 months on a
sergeant's guard under Sgt. Asa Harvey, same duty; also, in the fall of 1778-79 he
served 2 months at New London on similar duty under Sgt. Jonathan Kilbourn.
Again in 1779-80 he was on a sergeant's guard, and in the fall of 1781 he was draft-
ed for 2 months with a company under Capt. Jehiel Fuller of East Haddam.® He
removed to Granville, Washington county, N. Y., and from there to Poultney,
Rutland county, Vt. From there he removed to Whitehall, N. Y., and from there
to Otisco, Onondaga county, N. Y., where he applied June 6, 1838, for a pension.t
He married Hannah Burnham,^ perhaps daughter of Jacob Burnhamg of Middle-
town, Vt. In the census of 1800, Granville, he had a son and two daughters over
16 years of age, a daughter over 10 and three boys and two girls under 10.® He
died Sep. 14, 1840, aged 84, and is buried at Amber on Lake Otisco.®^ Childremt
I Charlotte
3 Samuel 1784; 1= Rebecca Leach, (2) Sarah Watson
5 David ; = Elizabeth Hoffman: Salina, Onondaga co.
9 Henry : res. 1851 Otisco®
JOSEPHS STEWART (WiUiam,^ Alexander^h baptized Feb. 10, 1760 [born in
1759®], in East Haddam, Conn.,® served ''as a substitute for my brother Samuel"
in the Revolutionary war. After the war he removed to Cornwall, Conn.,® where
he bought land Nov. — . 1783, of Silas Ackley [Deeds, v:24].® In 1790 he was a
resident of Cornwall, 1-1-4.® He removed to Frankfort, Herkimer county, N. Y.,
and eventually to Pulteney, Steuben county, where he applied Oct. 17. 1832, for a
pension.t He made an affidavit Mar. 8, 1838, stating that he was well acquainted
with Samuel Stewart of Otisco and lived in the same town with him during the
war. Joseph died in Pulteney in 1843.
BENJAMINS STEWART (William^' Alexander^), baptized Aug. 15, 1762, in East
Haddam, Conn., is not traced.
*01ive Scoville and Daniel Stewart were married May — , 1781, in East Haddam. Y>
tFrom abstracts of records in the pension bureau at Washington, D. C. made for this magazine
by the Misses Curry, 1420 Girard St., N. W., Washington. These records are invaluable in identify-
ing men who have appeared on the records of separated localities.
jFrom data in the collection made by Mrs. Jennie F. Stewart of Syracuse, N. Y.
I Datum contributed by G. A. Goodypeed, historian of Granville, N. Y.
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Duncan Stewart of Newbury^ Mass. — 124
BY ALICE HECKMAN STEWART
John^ Stuart (Samuel,^ John,^ Samuel,^ Duncan^), bom Feb. 17, 1789, in Scarboro,
Mc. married Aug. 29, 1810, Sally Brooks of Falmouth. He died Dec. 25, 1868, in Eaton, N.
H. Children, born at Freedom, N. H. :
1 Sally H., Mar. 22, 1812; = Andrew Wood
2 William F., Dec. 7, 1815; ^= Rebecca Briggs of Portland
3 Anna Pratt, Nov. 28. 181 5; = Warren Drew
4 Samuel, Sep. 5, 1817; = Charlotte Thompson
5 Frederick, July 12, 1819; =^ Nancy Thompson
6 Edward B., Sep. 25, 1821 ; = Dnisilla Brooks
7 Harriet M., Sep. 7, 1824; = Isaac Thompson
8 Mary B., June 24, 1826; = George W. Bickford
9 Lucy, Mar. 11, 1828; = . George Allen of Stoneham, Me.
10 Catherine M., Nov. 30, 1829; = David Thompson [Sargent
11 Adriel H., Sep. 9, 1831; i— * Ann Sawyer, (2) Felona Leavitt, (3) Mrs. Lydia
12 Susan M., Aug. 17, 1834; = Thaddcus B. Thompson
Samuel^ Stuart (Samuel* John,^ Samuel,'^ Duncan^), bom Feb. 28, 1794, in Scar-
boro. Me., married Jan. 11, 1816, Anna Brooks. Children:
1 Edmund
2 Samuel
3 Hannah = Broadman Dunn [1859 Sarah Crocker
4 John 1831-2, Porter, Me.;i - Apr. i, 1854, Julia Poor, Lawrence, Mass., (2) 17JI
Frederick'^ Stuart {Samuel* John^^ Samuel^ Duncan^), born Dec. 2, 1796, in Scar'
boro. Me., married in Eaton, N. H., Apr. 14, 1825, Mary Drew, daughter of Clement and An*
na (Tibbetts) Drew.* They resided in Eaton, where their children were all bom, and later
removed to St. Lawrence county, N. Y. .He died May 23, 1883, at Oconto, Wis., and she died
Jan. 12, 1894, at Oconto Falls, Wis. Children:©
1 James R., Jan. 2, 1826: -f Mar. 23, 1826
2 George F., Feb. 22, 1827; =May 15, 1861. Harriet C. Gates, Canton, N. Y.
3 Mary Jane, Jan. 10, 1829; = James Flood: -f May 18. 1903, Vineland, N. J.
4 James R., Feb. 23, 1831; = Helen Francis: -f-Sep. 2, 1864, Brockport
5 Lucy F., Apr. 28, 1833; = George Spear: 4-135* '^3 Arroyo Grande, Cal.
6 Anna, June 2, 1836: -hDec. 11, 1838
7 Anna, Oct. 29, 1839; = Charles Cook: } ixj'2i Oconto Falls, Wis.
8 Rufus, May 17, 1842: -|-May 24, 1842
9 Melvin, Feb. 17, 1844 : -f Oct. 10, 1847, Eaton, N. H.
Ebenezer^ Stuart (Jeremiah,^ JeremiaK^ Samuel' Duncan^), bom Jan. 30, 1780. in
Charlestown. Mass.® [or Mason, N. H.®], married in Sudbury Jan. 7, 1802, Ruth Balccm,
bom there Sep. 12, 1777, daughter of James and Ruth (Balccm) Balccm. She died Dec. 20,
1851, in Sudbury and he died May 11, 1859, in Roxbury.® Children, bom in Sudbury:®
1 Susanna, Feb. 15, 1803; ^-Nov. 4, 1807
2 Jeremiah, Feb. 21, 1805; ^ Nov. i, 1807
3 James B., Sep. i, 1807; : June 6, 1841, Mrs. Emeline A. (Whitcomb) Robbins, Stow
4 Eunice B., Nov. 25, 1810; =Oct. 12, 1828, Elijah F. Jones: f Feb. 8, 1830
5 Ebcnczer, May 20, 181 5; -Sep. 30, 1838, Mary M. Gilbert [son Glidhill
6 Ruth B. i=^Dcc. 23, 1840, James M. Whitcomb (2) John Neal (3) Han-
*From records collected by Miss Addie Stuart, Canton, N. Y.
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Jeremiah'^ Stuart (Jeremiah* Jeremiah,^ Samuelr Ehincan^), born Jan. 31, 1783, in
Charlcstown, Mass.® [or Mason, N. H.], married in Shirley June 18, 1807, Lucy Hartwcll,
born there Apr. 5, 1780, daughter of Amasa and Lydia (Moors) Hartwell. He died at Shirley
Jan. 9, 1848,® and she died Jan. 10, 1859, a^ Newport, R. I. Children, born in Shirley:
1 Mary, Jan. 17, 1808; =Feb. 14, 1831, Harvey Prcscott : West Boylston
2 Eliza, Mar. 30. 1809; =Apr. 5, 1831, Philemon Holdcn
3 Asenath, Feb. — , 1810; =Dec. 18, 1849, William Sargent of Shrewsbury (as 2nd wife)
4 Jeremiah, Jan. i, 1812; —Nov. 7, i860, Mrs. Electa D. (Hackett) Willis
5 Sumner, Oct. i3, i8i4;=May 14, 1840, Harriet Knowles of Newport, R. I.
6 Lucy, Nov. 18, 181 5; =Aug. 8, 1839, William Sargent of Shrewsbury: -f June 17, 1849
7 Emma, Oct. 20, 1817: -|-July ^ 1846
8 Sarah, Feb. 18, 1821; -Jan. 13, 1855, Calvin Farnsworth of Sterling
9 Edson, Apr. 14, 1822; =Apr. 18, 1844, Mary Jane Pearl
Joseph^ Stuart (Jeremiah* Jeremiah^^ Samuel,'^ Duncan^), born Oct. 10, 178^, in
Charlcstown, Mass.® [or Mason, N. H.], married in Sudbury July 15, 1810, Submit Mayn-
ard, bom there Oct. 26, 178^, daughter of Zachariah and Mary (Walker) Maynard. He died
in Lunenburg Sep. 18, 1842, and she died there Sep. 17, 1852. Their first child was born in
Sudbury; the others, in Lunenburg :
1 Joseph, Oct. 14, 1810; i=iij|'55 Almira M. Conant, (2) 3iS'67 Mrs. Lucinda B. Brown
2 Mary, Mar. i, 1812; =Oct. 23, 1837, Matthew Frye of Fitchburg
3 Abigail, May 7, 1814; =:Nov. 9, 1842, William Hale of Winchcndon
4 Charles, Feb. 10, 1816; =Nov. 14, 1842, Eliza Derby of Westminster
5 Jeremiah, Apr. 12, 1818; =^Mar. 16, 1848, Mrs. Louisa B. (Coolidge) Taylor
6 Martha, Aug. 17, 1819; =Nov. 30, 1847, David P. Maynard
7 Bathsheba, Nov. 2, 1820: -(-Jan. 31, 182 J
8 Elizabeth, Apr. 27, 1822 ; =Apr. 27, 1842, George W. Evans of Winchcndon
9 Hepzibah Toknan, Feb. 10, 1825 : -^Sep. 30, 1828
To be continued
Steward Family of New Jersey — 116
MRS. ACHSAH TAYIjOR LEGOETT. 2B46 BRI6GS AVE.. NEW YORK CITY
BRIDGET* STEWARD (Joscp/i,* JosepK* Joseph,^ John,^ Simon^), bom Jan. 26,
1780, in New Hanover, ^, married Stacy Taylor, son of Joel and Ann (Vanderbeck)
Taylor. Children :
1 Joel, Dec. 7, 1802; -f-Sep. j, 1867
2 Abel R., Mar. 9, 1804; -|-Fcb. 9, 1863
5 Ann, Jan. 12, 1806; -hNov. 26, 1875
4 Elizabeth, Mar. 9, 1808; -(- 1859
5 Thcodosia, Apr. 18, i8io;4- July 20, 1825
6 Joseph Stacy, Dec. 8, 1812; -Mar. 10, 1836, Hannah Hcndrickson : 4 2831871
7 Dorothy, Apr. 14, 1814
8 Israel, July 22, 18 18; fMar. 7, 1851
9 David, Sep. 21, 1821
JOSEPH STACY' TAYLOR married Mar. 10, 1836, Hannah Hcndrickson, daugh-
ter of Daniel and Mary (Lippincott) Hcndrickson, son of Daniel and Ann (Steward) Hcn-
drickson. Joseph S. Taylor died Jan. 28, 1871. Their son Joseph Walton'* Taylor, horn
May 10, 1847, married May 10, 1874, Mary Agpfies Kirby.
QUERIES
22. WILLIAM STEWART and "Ann Stewart, otherwise Polk," were issued a pais July 7, 1762.
by'George Rogers of Antrim county, Ireland, permitting them and their family "to pass and repass
from hence to New Castle or in any of his majesty's British dominions," etc. (copy in my poaeession).
They settled in the South. What is known of them? Mrs. C. P. Stewart, Pee Dee, N. C.
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FILLEY, NEB. MARCH, 1925 VOL. Mi NO. 9
Stewarts of Gortlee, Ireland
COL. CECIL STEWART. 4TH CAVALRY. BOSTON. MASS.
'*An Historical Genealogy of the Royal- House of Stuarts/* by Rev. Mark Noble, Lori'
don, 1795,* states: Walter,' third high fteward of Scotland, was the fon of Alan, fon of Walter,
Ion of Alan. . . He changed the ftile of his oflice from Dapifer Regis Scotorum into Senefcallus
Domini Regis Scotiae ; whence came the fumame of Stewart, Stuart or Steward ; and, from this
time. Steward became the family name of this houfe in all its branches, with one exception. By
erpoufmg Beatrix, daughter of Gilchrift, the heroic Earl of Angus, he allied himfclf to the
crown; for her mother was Marjofy, daughter of Henry, Prince of Scotland, and fifter of King
Malcolm IV and King William I. The ilFue of this marriage was 4 fons and j daughters:
1 Alexander, who iucceeded to the hereditary honors and eftatcs
2 John, who became a Knight of St. John of Jeruialem and fell in battle againii the infidels
3 Walter, whofe dcfcendants took the furname of Mcnteith
4 William
5 Beatrix )
6 Chriftian > who were married according to the greatnels of their birth
7 Margaret )
.Alexander^ Stewart, fourth high fteward, was one of the grcaleft chara<^>ers that either
his own family or Scotland has produced; he recci\ed his education in the palace of King Alex-
ander II, ih the firft year of whofe reign he was born. . . He married Jean, ^ff^^
daughter and heirefs of James, or Auguftnac Roric, Lord of the Kle of Bute, <w)A^Ci
He died in the year 1183. Their ilTue was 2 fons and a daughter: ' ' mftifitr^
I James, born in 1243; 5th high fteward and anceftorof the royal family
1 John, who married Margaret, daughter and heirefs of Sir John Bonkil
3 Elizabeth, who married Sir William Douglas, furnamed the Hardy
air John-*^ Stewart obtained from his father the lands of Garlies,
^c, and, with his wife, thofe of Bonkil in Berwicklhire, in the reign of K. ^^"^^^^ '
Alexander III. He was (lain at the battle of Falkirk July ai, 1298. Ilfue: ^^msof the stew
1 Alexander of Bonkil, fuccelFor to title : anceftor of the Earls of Angus ^•'ts of carlies
2 Alan of Dreghorn in Ayrfhire: (lain at the battle of Hallidon Hill June 8, 1333
3 Walter of Dalfwinton, which barony he obtained for his ferviccs; anc. Earls of Galloway
4 James of Jedburgh, aUb Periftoun and Warwickhill, from whom fevcral families defcend
5 John of Daldon acccmpanied Robert Bruce into Ireland: killed at battle of Hallidon Hill
6 Robert of Daldowie alfo went with Bruce : anceftor of the Steuarts of Allantcn
7 Hugh alio >\ent with Pruce: died unmarried
8 I label married Thomas Randolph, Earl of Murray
Sir Walter^ Stewart was given, for his fervices to Robert Bruce, a grant of the
lands of Dalfwinton, and alfo was granted the barcny of Garlies in Galloway. His fon:
Sir John-'* Stewart of Dalfwintcn in DumfrielDiire was captured by the Englifh at the
battle of Neville's Crofs in 1346. Son:
Sir Walter^ Stewart of Dalswintcn and Garlies left an only child and heiress
MARION^ STEWART o( Dalswinton— who, in 1396, nrarried Sir John^ Stewart, elder son of
Sir William'' of Jedworth, son of Sir Alexander,'' son of Sir Alan^ of Dreghorn, supra. Son :
•This book has (or many years been owned by the editor of the Stewart Clan Magazine, and many
lines from it are added here to Col. Stewart's notable genealogy.
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Sir William^ Stewart of DaUwinton and Garlies. Son :
Sir Alexander^ Stewart of DaUwinton and Garlics. Son :
Sir Alexander 1^ Stewart of Garlics died in 1504. Son :
Sir Alexander" Stewart of Garlics was killed on Floddcn Field Sep. 9, 1515* where
his king, James iV, "fcomed either to retreat or to wait at a fmall diftancc the event and fell,
lUrroundcd. with the dead bodies of his loyal and faithful nobles." Son :
Sir Alexander*^ Stewart of Garlies was privy councillor of James V. Through his
eldest son descended Sir Aicxander^''^ Stewart, who in 1607 was made Lord Garlies and in 161:^
was created Earl of Galloway. His younger son :
Robert" Stewart, 1561, married Elizabeth Stewart of Cardonald. Son :
Charles^^ Stewart, 1590. had a daughter and heiress named MARQARET.*'' She
married Robert MacGregor, who, according to the custom in such cases, took the surname of
Stewart, 1633. Their son:
Robert*^ Stewart, 1648. lived in the stirfing times of Cromwell, the restoration and
the downfall of the Stuart dynasty. He had two sons:
I Charles 1670; married in 1695 Isabella Wearc [Charles** Stewart, U. S. N.
1 Robert ; officer in army of William ^ Mary : great'grandfather of Admiral
To be continued
Stewarts of East Haddaniy Conn. — X26
PUBLIC RECORDS AND FAMILY MANUSCRIPTS
James^ Stewart (James,* Alexamier*) is given on page ai. He removed to New Mil'
ford, where he bought land Mar. 17, 1767 [cf.page 118]. Nov. 14, 1774, he deeded to Sam-
uel Doolittle and Samuel Doolittle, jr., of Shaftsbury, N. Y. [now Vermont], "land in Pocock
township* which was granted under the great seal of New Hampshire but is now in the Prov'
ince of New York" [Rutland, Vt., deeds. iii:334]. He and his brother Nathaniel were among
the "additional men'' in Col. Hinman's regiment in 1775. James Stewart of Pittstown, Al-
bany county, N. Y., sold Mar. 25, 1783, land in Pocock to William Ward of Shaftsbury [Rut'
[and deeds, ii:504]. James Stuart and David Osgood took the inventory Aug. 18, 1800, of the
property of the estate of Samuel Beebe [Rutland probate, doc. 253].
Lemuel^ Stewart (James,^ Alexander^) ia given on page 21. Among those who had
accounts at the store of Daniel Merritt on Quaker Hill [near Sherman, Conn.] in 1771 were
Lemuel, James, jr., James, sr., Alexander, Alexander 2nd, Samuel and Nathaniel Stewart.® He
served 2^.^^ days from May y to May 28, 1775, in the expedition against Ticonderoga and
Crown Point, and from June 27, 1775, served as captain under Maj.-Gen. Schuyler at Albany,
as shown by a billeting warrant for his company receipted Jan. 27, 1776, by Captain Stewart
[Mass. rolls, xiv:ioo3]. He was again out from Berkshire county on an alarm to the northern
frontier by order of Gen. Fellows, enlisting Oct. 12, 1780, discharged Oct. 19, 1780, as a private
under Capt. Israel Harris, Col. Benjamin Simonds [Mass. rolls, xiv.*995].
Nathaniel^ Stewart (James,^ Alexamier*) was among the soldiers belonging to Capt.
Josiah Starr's 6th company, from New Milford, in Col. Benjamin Hinman's 4th regiment, 1775,
raised on the first call, April 'May [Connecticut Men in the Revolution]. His brother James
served in the same regiment. Nathaniel Stewart of New Milford bought Mar. 18, 1782, from
Daniel Merritt of Oblong, Dutchess county, N. Y., the rights of Alexander Stewart to certain
land in New Milford [Deeds, xiv:5oi]. He bought from Samuel Stewart of Voluntown, Wind'
ham county, his title to land on Straight mountain [Deeds, xiv:502]. In 1790 Nathaniel was
•Pocock wa« later Bristol, Vt., where Samuel Stewart of Colrain, Mass., settled. See page 24.
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living in New Milford, 2'i'5,® and later moved to Delaware county, N. Y. Sec page 13.
Samiiel^ Stewart (JameSt^ Alexander^), baptized May 15, 1753, in East Haddam, was
a resident of New Fairfield Apr. 25, 1776, when he sold to Abram Northnip his right to land
in the township of Fairfield [Vt.] granted Aug. 18, 1763, to Samuel Hungerford and associates
by New Hampshire [Rutland, Vt., deeds, v:655]. On the same day he deeded to the same
man lot no. 67, about lao acres, in Pocock [Rutland, Vt., deeds, v:i78]. The records of New
Fairfield, Conn., North Society [Sherman] church have the baptisms of four sons (not named)
of Samuel Steward on these dates: Dec. 9, 1773, Jan. — , 1776, one later than January, 1777,
and one Jan. — , 1778, and a child of his died in December, 1776.® He settled in Williams'
town,* Mass. See pape 13.
Elias^ Steward (Thomas,* Alexamier*), bom Mar. 4, i74a'3, in Voluntown, Conn., is
given on page 96. We have been unable to locate his brothers Alexander, John, Joshua, Sam'
uel and William. We cannot identify the Alexander ind in New Fairfield.
To be continued
Duncan Stewart of Newbury* Mass. — 128
BY ALICE HCCKMAN STEWART
SIXTH GENERATION
Solomon^ Steward (Solomonf^ Solomorit* SoUmton,^ James,^ Duncan^), bom Sep. 23,
1789, in Canaan, Me., married there Sep. 13, 1814, Esther Emery. He died Mar. 4, 1861, aged
73, and she died Mar. a6, 1874, aged 79. Children, bom in Bloomfield, Me.:
1 Solomon, June 11 » 181 5: -(-Nov. 18, 1858, aged 43, unmarried
2 Climena, Mar. 9. 1817: -fOct. 18, 1895, aged 78, unmarried
3 Lucia S., Nov. 13, 1819; =Dec. 7, 184^. Calvin Cleveland
4 Marcia, July 15, i8aa; -i-May a. 1847, L«vi E. Bigelow
5 Esther E., Apr. a8, i8a? ; -J- July 25, 1848, Norris Marston
6 Sophronia E., May 27, 1827 : -hjuly 20, i8*ro, aged 23, unmarried
7 Levi E.. Apr. 19, 1830; =Scp. 21, 1864, Augusta McFadden
8 Judson, May 14, 1832: H-Apr. 1, 1833
9 Betsey B., Mar. 10, 1833 ; = A. B. Chandler
10 Arthur D., Feb. 3, 1836: -f June 2. 1855. aged 19
Jamcs^ Steward (Solomon^^ Solomon* SoUmorif^ James,^ Duncan^), born Feb. 24, 1800,
in Canaan, Me., married Aug. 29, 1823, Hannah Jewett. He died Nov. 3, 1841, aged 41, and
she died Oct. 15, 1886, aged 86 years, 10 months, 4 days. Children, born in Bloomfield:
1 Susanna Marcia, Oct. 22, 1824: 4-Aug. — . 1903
2 Joseph Jewett, Jan. 4, 1826
3 Horatio, Dec. 20, 1827; -funmarried
4 Albert, Aug. 9, 1829: +Sep. 13, 1836
5 Fificld Holt, Jan. 21, 1833: -fNov. 20, 1850
6 Henry, Aug. 5, 1835 : resided in Marlboro, Mass.
7 Czarina, July 22, 1837; = Albert W. Kinkaid
8 Charles, Apr. 22, 1839 -
9 Isaac Jewett, Aug. 3, 1841 : resided in Allis, Mich.
Isaac* Steward (Solomon,^ Solomon,* Solomon/^ James,^ Duncan^), bom Feb. 24, 1802.
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:- marriage intention, + marriage license, + died, X buried, 0 Bible record, (D church, ® town, ® gravestone,
fs) probate. ® court, ® land, ® miliury, ® pension. @ census, (g) personal, @ history.
*Samuel Stuart and Jerusha Stuart of Williamstown, Mass., deeded land in Kent, Conn., to Mather JudU
of Kent (Kent deeds, ix:14). Samuel Stuart of Kent deeded Nqv. 10. 1788. to Moses Eaton (Deeds, viii:64).
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in Canaan, Mc. married (i) Feb. 19, 1827, Marinda Jewett-. He married (2) in 1843 Elizabeth
Coburn. He died Dec. 3, 1844, aged 42. Children, born in Bloomficld;
1 Emily, Mar. 9, 1830
2 Isaac Francis, Nov. 3, 1832
3 Nathan Dole, Sep. 8, 1837
4 Brooks Descomb, June 24, 1843; June 2, 1880, Maria D. Viles: Dover, N. H.
Joseph^ Steward (Samuel B.,* Phineas,* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), bom Feb. 25,
1793, married in Fairfield, Me., Apr. 24, 181 4, Rachel Lander. He died Jan. 26, i860, at Pan'
gor. Me. Children, the first six born at Hartland, Me.; the last three, at Bangor:
1 Mary Ann, Aug. 11, 1814; — Capt. Daniel Johnson
2 James H., Mar. i, 1816: -f-Sep. 10, 1881
3 Fidelia, July 19, 1818; Capt. George Stone
4 William L., Oct. i, 1820; = 1848 Susan Worster
5 Thomas J., Jan. 5, 1823; =June 8, 1851, Mary M. Denison
6 Ohve Lander, Oct. 23, 1824
7 Joseph Orison, Mar. 20, 1827 : -j-young
8 Joseph Orison, Feb. 11, 1829: -f- young
9 George Washington, Nov. 20, 183 1: 4 young
Samuel^ Steward (Samuel B;,* Phineas,* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), born Oct. - ,
1796, in Canaan, Me., married in 1816 Nancy Getchell of Augusta. He died Sep. - * , 1863, in
Skowhegan, formerly Bloomfield, where all his children but Sarah were bom :
1 Edmund, Nov. — , 1817: -hApr. 14, 1864, unmarried
2 Nancy. Nov. — , 1819: -|-Dec. 25, 1856, unmarried
3 William, May — , 1821; = Sarah Swan: a Methodist minister
4 Samuel, July 3, 1823; =Sep. 22, 1851, Martha J. Bcssee
5 Sarah C, July — , 1825, Clinton; ^Oct. 14, 1852, John C. Higgins
6 Sumner G., Dec. — , 1827: ^ Jan. — , 1888, unmarried
7 Susan G., Aug. 4. 1830: -^ Mar. 22, 1894. unmarried
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NEW JERSEY CHURCH RECORDS
COPIED FROM UNPUBLISHED RECORDS BY MRS CHARLOTTE T. LUCKHURST
ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, ELIZABETH, N. J.
Baptized Aug. 20, 1769 William, son of Mr. Stewart
Baptized Oct. 15, 1769 Ruth, wife, and Elizabeth, David and Mary Ann, chil. of Mr. Stuart
Baptized Oct. 17, 1769 Hugh, son of John Stuart
Baptized Feb. 25, 1787 William Stewart's wife named Elizabeth
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, WESTFIELD, N. J.
Baptized Aug. 14, 1768 William Stewart's child Abner
Married Sep. 30, 1772 William Steward and Elizabeth Marsh
Married Oct. 19, 1775 David Stuart and Martha Randol
Married Nov. 30, 1779 Enoch Stewart and Mary Pound
Married Sep. 20, 1789 Abner Stewart and Betsey Radley
Married Sep. 21, 1789 Jacob Stewart and Sarah Doughty
Married Jan. 16, 1796 William Stewart and Betsy Corey: Nancy Corey and Marsh Williams
Queries
21 Simeon Stewart married Elizabeth Stuart and had: Jame«, Simeon, Walter, Norman (I8()6). Tru-
tnan. Henry, Rebecca, Nancy, Laura and Lucrciia. F. B. Worden, We«tbury. Long Island, N. Y.
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Stewarts of Gortlee, Ireland — 130
COL. CECIL STEWART. 4TH CAVALRY. BOSTON. MASS.
Charles'' Stewart, born in 1670, was a subaltern of dragoons in the army of William
6p* Mary and served under Col. Sir Christopher Wray at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland,
where on July i. 1690, the adherents of James Stuart were decisively beaten. For gallantry
in this famous fight Charles Stewart was given by the new king and queen a small estate in
county Donegal, Ireland, called Gortlee. In 1695 he married Isabella Weare. Under Queen
Anne he held a commission as major. He died in 1722. Only child, born at Gortlee :
1 Robert 1701
Robert'^ Stewart (C/uiWes") married (i) in 1723 Margaret Stuart of Tyrone, Ireland,
daughter of Henry Stuart of Scotland, whose wife was a Stuart. He married (2) in 1727 Mar-
tha Ewing, daughter of John Ewing of Londonderry. He died in 1769. Children :
I Margaret 1725 ; = 1744 William Wilson of Innishowen, Ireland
2 Charles, Mar. 9. 1729; = 1755 Mary Oakley Johnston of Sidney, N. J.
3 Robert 1732; 1= 1759 Jane Magill, (2) Mary Jordan of Dublin
4 John 1735;= 1760 Jane Boggs
5 Alexander : + unmarried, Setterkenny, Ireland
Charles'^ Stewart (Robertj^^ Charles^"^) came to America in 1750 when 21 years of age,
impelled by his Puritan ideas and love of liberty, and located in Hunterdon county, N. J. His
enterprise and education enabled him to acquire a large property, and at Landsdown he built a
mansion which still stands. In 1755 he married Mary Oakley Johnston of Sidney, N. J., born
in 1730, daughter of Judge Johnston. He was appointed deputy surveyor 'general of the prov-
ince of Pennsylvania. He was among the earliest to lean his influence to the cause of inde-
pendence, and on Feb. 15, 1776, was colonel of a battalion of the First New Jersey regiment of
Minute-men and later commanded a regiment of the line: he was appointed by the state as
commissary -general of issues, and commissioned by Congress in that rank June 18, 1777, and in
that capacity served on Gen. Washington's staff to the end of the war. He was elected to
Congress Oct. 29, 1784. He died June 24, 1800, at his home in Flemington, N. J. Children:
1 Robert, Sep. 29, 1756; -t Oct. 10, 1756
2 Martha, Dec. 20, 1757; -Feb. i, 1776, Robert Wilson: +Mar. 15, 1852
3 Sarah Oakley, Sep. 17, 1759: -fSep. 26, 1759
4 Charles Alexander, Mar. 20, 1761 : -h 1785, unmarried but leaving issue
5 Mary, Mar. 22, 1763 (or 1764) ; =Feb. 6, 1827 John Wilson
6 Samuel Robert, Oct. 10. 1765; = Anna Gray: -pSep. 15, 1802 [FarranJ
7 Sarah Susan, Mar. 16, 1768; 2= 1811 Col. Farrand Stranchon: f 26J1824 leaving sen
8 John Ewing, Mar. 30, 1771 : -j-Nov. 28, 1771
Robert'^ Stewart (Robert,*** C/iarlcs") of Londonderry, Ireland, born in 173 1 or 1732
at Gortlee, married (i) in 1759 Jane Magill, daughter of Dr. Magill of Londonderry, by whom
he had five children. He married (2) in 177 1 Mary Jordan of Dublin, by whom he had three
children. He died at Strabane, Ireland, in 1787.
1 Robert 1762: came to U. S. in 1783: [1843 in New York City
2 John 1764: went to Antigua in 1797; -"-unmarried
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0 probate, (•) court, ^i) land, (^^ military, ® pension, g^ census, @ personal, ® history.
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3 James 1766: surgeon in the British army; -{-1793, unmarried
4 Hamilton 1768: came to U. S. in 1785; -I-1845, unmarried, in New York City
5 Jane 1770: came to U. S. in 1793; +1839, unmarried, in Philadelphia
6 Thomas : • unmarried
7 Alexander L., May 31, 177?; -Jan. 27, 1803, Sarah Lispenard: 4 Mar. 20, 1838
8 Mary ; = Thomas Jordan of Dublin: he 25lf>4, ae. 86, Washington
John'' Stewart (Robert,^^ C/iarlcs'O of Londonderry, Ireland, born in 1735 at Gortlcc.
married in 1760 Jane Boggs. He died in 1795 at Gortlee. Children :
1 [daughter]
2 Charles ; = Rebecca McCausIand of Culnaore: officer English navy
3 Robert Alexander ; ~ Fulton
4 Jane ; : Maj. Edward Renwick of the English army
Charles Alexander* Stewart (C/iarles,^® Robert, '»C/uirlcs'"), bom Mar. 20. 1761,
died in 1785, unmarried but leaving issue :
I Philip Johnson Stewart ; = Margaret Clark
Samuel Robert^ Stewart {Charles,^^ Robert,^^ Charles^'), born Oct. 10, 1765, marri-
ed Anna Gray. He died Sep. 1?, 1802. She died Mar. 22, 1806, in her 30th year. Children:
1 Charles Samuel, Oct. 16, 1795; 1=^351822 Harriet Tiffany; (2) Sarah (Stewart) Skillman
2 Robert Samuel, June 15, 1799; = 1844, Margaret Van Arsdale
3 Hamilton, Sep. — , 1802: + same day
Alexander L,.^ Stewart (Robert,^^ Rohert,^^ C/iaWcs"), bom May 31. 177?, came to
New York in 1791. He married Jan. 27, 1803, Sarah Lispenard, daughter of Anthony* (Leon-
ard,'' Anthony ,2 Antoine* L'Espenard, a refugee of 1669 to New Rochelle) Lispenard. She died
Oct. 30, 183 1, and he died Mar. 20, 1838. Children:
1 Helen Lispenard 1804; =July i, 1823, Gen. James Watson Webb
2 Mary Jordan 1806; = Stephen Hogcboom Webb
3 Sarah Ann 1808; i— Jan. 17, 1825, John Skillman, (2) Rev. Charles S. Stewart
4 Matilda W. ; = 1838, Herman C. Leroy : -f 1856
5 Amelia : -|- unmarried
6 Eliza B. : -{- 1866, unmarried
7 Lispenard ; 1= (2) Mary R. Rhinelander: ^-1867
Charles Samuel^i Stewart (Samuel R. » CharW^ Robert,^^ Charles^'), bom Oct.
16, 179?, in Flemington, N. J., married (i) June 3, 1822, Harriet B. Tiffany, bom June 24. 1798,
in Stamford, Conn. He was a Presbyterian clergyman, and was a missionary in the Sandwich
islands in 1822 and 1823; later was a chaplain in the navy, and the author of several books of
foreign travel and residence. He married (2) Sep. 24, 1835, his third cousin, Sarah A. (Stew-
art) Skillman. by whom he had no children. He died Dec. 14, 1870, at Cooperstown, N. Y.
1 Charles Seaforth, Apr. 11, 1823; =Apr. 15, 1857, Cecilia Tardy
2 Harriet B., May — , 1825 : -\- 1843, unmarried
3 Martha Wilson 182- : + i860, unmarried
Robert SamueP^ Stewart (Samuel R.,^ Charles,^^ Robert,^^ Charles^'), born June
i5» 1799* married in 1844 Margaret Van Arsdale. He died Oct. 14, 1866, in Hampden, N. J.
1 Martha
2 Charles
Sarah A.2» Stewart (Alexander L,»' Robert,^^ Robert,^'' C/iarles"), born in 1808, mar-
ried (i) Jan. 17, 1825, John Skillman, at Clooperstown, N. Y. He died in 1827. and she marri'
cd (2) Rev. Charles S. Stewart, and her two children by her first husband were legally given
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the name Stewart. She died in 1854.
1 Lispenard, Nov. 20, 1825; —Nov. 16. 1859, Mary Horton: children Sarah A. and Robert
2 Sarah Lispenard 1827; =Junc 15, 1851, Elihu Phinncy of Cooperstown
Uspenard^i Stewart (Alexander L.,» Robert,^^ Rohert,^» Charles*') married (2) Mary
R. Rhinelander. His will was dated Feb. 9, 1866, at Yonkers, N. Y. : he died in 1867.
1 William Rhinelander 1852; = 1878, Anna M. Armstrong
2 Lispenard
3 Louise L. ; =-- LB. Trevor
4 Sarah L. ; = F. G. Ue
5 Mary Rhinelander 1859; =Junc 25, 1883, Frank Spencer Witherbce
Charles Seaforth^ Stewart (Charles S..21 Samuel R. » Charles, »» Robert,** Charks^^)
was born at sea Apr. 11, 1823. He graduated at West Point, at the head of his class, in 1846.
He married Apr. 15, 1857, Cecilia S. de S. Tardy, bom Oct. 22, 1836. She died Nov. 24, 1886,
and he died July 22, 1904, a brigadier -general. Children:
1 Charles Seymour, Apr. 12, i8?8: f Feb. 8, 1893 [J 1924 Helene C. Bolze
2 Cecil, Apr. 12, 1864; 1=3151911 Edith (Alexander) Fairbaiin, who -+ 30^^1921; (2) 16
3 Cora, Mar. 15, 1873: f Feb. i, 1876
Duncan Stewart of Newbury* Mass. — 132
BY ALICE HECKMAN STEWART
Thomas^ Steward (Phineos,* Phineas,* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), bom Sep. 11,
1784, in Canaan, Me., married there Mar. 14, 1810, Aphia Williamson. He died Nov. 2, 1865,
at Moscow, Me. Children:
1 Mary. Nov. 2, 1810; =Feb. 20, 1835, Aaron Jewett of Solon: -[-Mar. 4, 1888
2 Bryce M., Nov. 2, 1812; i=July 13, 1841, Susan Robinson, (2) Mary Leighton : -f 29J82
3 Phineas, Mar. 22, 181?; =Cct. 29, 1844, Rosilla Baker
4 Eliza M., Mar. 24, 1817; =May 14, 1839, Amasa Smith: -f Dec. 29, 1893
5 William S., Mar. 13, 1819: * Mar. - , 1869, unmarried
6 Anna W., July 19, 1821 ; = Philena Gould of Emden: -hFeb. 2, 1858
7 Daniel, Mar. 9, 1824
8 Ephraim W., Mar. 8, 1826; =May 14, 1854, Narcissa McFadden
9 Moses L, Feb. 9, 1829: -| . 29, 1831
10 Harriet S., Sep. i?, 1832; =Dec. i, 1856, David M. Baker of Solon
11 Edward P., Mar. 9, 1835: -}-May i, 1839
12 Benjamin, May 8, 1840: fAug. 29, 1845
James* Steward ( Abraham,* Phineas,* Solomon^^ James^^ Duncan^) ^ bom Aug. 17,
1785, in Bloomfield, Me., married (i) at St. Albans Jan. 8, 1809, Abigail Smith, bom Apr. 18,
1787, at Bloomfield: she died Dec. 24, 1832, at St. Albans. He married (2) May 8. 1835, Mrs.
Deborah (Bradford) Wilson, born Jan. 13, 1795, at Winslow, daughter of William* Bradford.
She died July 6, 1853, at Hartland and he died July 29, 1854. Children, bom at St. Albans:
1 Alonzo, Jan. 31, 1810; "-Oct. 14, 1832, Isabella Ireland
2 Armendel, Dec. 16, 181 1: -hjan. 23. 1812
3 Henry Lewis, Jan. 17. 1813; i -Aug. 15, 1833, Nancy Buzzell
4 Horace McKechnie, Mar. 30, 1815; =Mar. 2, 1837, Jane Wilson
5 Hiram Bourne. Apr. 29, 1817; i=Jan. 30. 1844, Katherine Robinson, (2) Sylvia Dudley
6 Orrin, Feb. 29, 1820 [No trace. He may be identical with Alfred O.]
7 Calvin, Mar. 30, 1822; =July 7, 1844, Dorothy Forbush, Boston
8 Alfred O. i=Nov. 24, 1847, Mary A. Robinson, (2) 4t['l4 Mary Famham
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John^ Steward (Thomas/' Phineas,* Solomon,^ James,'^ Duncan^), born Apr. 25, 1791,
in Bloomficld, Mc. married Sep. j, 1818, Mercy C. Steward, bom May ^, 1795. daughter of
Dr. William* and Sarah (Hood) Steward [page loi]. She died July 30, 1866, at Monson, Me.,
and he died there Oct. 6, 1876, aged 85. Children:
1 Olive, July ai, i8ao; —Apr. 8, 1849, Wellington Davis
2 Moses, Aug. 13, 1822; 1=: Eliza J. Steward, (2) 221*65 Lizzie C. Moore
3 John M., Aug. 22, 1824: killed in battle Mar. 31, 1865
4 Rachel, Sen. 13, 1826; =Aug. 11, 1847, Jo^^n Leighton
5 Mark P., Dec. 2, 1829
6 Elvira C, Oct. 18. 1833
Capt. Asa* Steward (Thomas,* Phineas,^ Solomon," James,^ Duncan^), born Aug. 30,
1796, in Bloomficld, Me., married Jan, 14, 1819, Sarah Parker, born Jan. 30, 1800. daughter of
Sampson and Rachel (Coburn) Parker. He died Nov. 24, 1838, aged 42, and she died Mar. 18.
1876, aged 76. Children, born in BloomEeld :
1 Caroline M., Jan. 19, 1820; — 1854, John W. Springer
2 Levi Emery, Aug. 8, 1822; =Nov. 14, 1844. Fanny Wyman
3 Nahum Coburn, Feb. 13, 1824; =Sep. 23, 1843, Sarah Pitts
4 Benjamin Moore, Dec. 19, 1825; =May 3, 1854, Eliza B. Pitts
5 Thomas 1., Aug. 9, 1828: -f-May 13, 1844
6 Emily A., June 6, 1830; -^ June 24, 1848, Matthew Coffin of Fairfield
7 Philander C, Mar. 6, 1832; =Jan. 26, 1857, Phoebe Lowden: to Australia
8 Mary Elizabeth, Jan. 26, 1834; =3ep. 4, 1853, Joseph H. Philbrick, Skowhcgan
9 Abncr C. -f young
Seth Wjrman^ Steward {Thomas,^ Phineas,* Solomon,^ James," Duncan^), born May
12, 1798, in Bloomfield, Me., married May 17, 1824, Eliza Baker, bom Jan. 30, 1805. He died
Nov. 14, 1862, aged 64, and she died Jan. 25, 1890, aged 85. Children:
1 Susan E., Nov. 18, 1828; =Mar. 2, 1848, Nathan Knight
2 Horatio C, Aug. 21, 1830; = : to Illinois in 1859
3 Sylvanus Boardman, Oct. 7, 183 1 : soldier in 6th Maine regiment; unmarried
4 Lorenzo D., Apr. 13, 1833; = : went to Kansas
5 Brown B., May 30, 1835; =Jan. 30, 1864, Adelia Octavia Wentworth
6 Asa B., Mar. 5, 1837
7 Hannah B., Dec. 22, 1838
8 William P., Feb. 11, 1840: soldier ist Pennsylvania cavalry; + Sep. 14, 1863
9 Seth Wyman, May 4, 1844; =Sep. 8, 1875, Mary A. Coan: soldier 30th Illinois infantry
10 Nathan K., Jan. 7, 1848: went to Tracy, Calif., in 1864; unmarried
Sylvanus Boardmajn" Steward {Thomas,^ Phineas,* Solomon f^^ James,- Duncan^).
bom Feb. 4, 1808, in Bloomfield, Me., married Nov. 25, 1834, Rebecca Goodrich, born Mar-
13, 181?. He died Feb. 4, 1882. aged 74, and she died June 8, 1887. Children, bom at Bing-
ham, Me. :
1 Mary Jewett, Sep. 19, 18351 -|- June i, 1873, unmarried
2 Olive Moore, Apr. 20, 1837; =Nov. 4, 1863, John Cummings
3 Joseph Goodrich, June 17, 1839
4 Asa Frederick, Apr. 17, 1844; ~Dec. 19, 1894, Flora Belle Dill
? Sarah Whetstone, June 10, 1848: -fSep. 6, 1866
6 George Boardman, Sep. 27, 1854: H-Fcb. 12, 1859
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Andrew Stewart of Montgomery, Mass.
Pension Records
Andrew Stewart was born Feb. ii, 175a, in Whitchill, North Breton, Galloway. Scot'
land,® and came to America in 1774. He located at New Lebanon, N. Y., but soon removed
to Enfield. Conn. Early in November, 1775, he went to New Lebanon to collect some money
due him, and while there he enlisted in Capt. Daniel Goodrich's company under Maj. Carey
and went to Canada, serving thereafter at various periods during the war. He married in En'
field Sep. 6, 1781, Lucretia Hancock, born Sep. 6, 1763, in Springfield, Mass.® They remov'
ed after a few years to Middlefield, Mass., and two years later settled in Montgomery. Fif'
teen years later [1802] they went to Herkimer county, N. Y., and after three years to Will-
iamson, Wayne county. There he died May 24, 1833, st^d she died May 27, 1855. Children:
1 Elizabeth, Feb. 5, 1782, Enfield®; ^Oct. 26, 1800, Cyrus Culver, Chester®
2 Lovisa, Oct. 14, 1783, Middlefield; = Fowler: -| 11^1823, Palmyra
3 Lucretia, Oct. 5, 1787, Montgomery; Aug. 17, 1807, Ashbcl Day, Chester®
4 Isabel, Feb. 15, 1790
5 William, Mar, 29, 1792 [living in 1856]
6 Andrew, Jan. 26, 1794
7 Jane, Jan. 9, 1796, Russell
8 Olive, Dec. 8, 1799
9 John, Nov. 21, 1801, Chester: -f May 3, 1823, Williamson
10 George, Feb. 6, 1804, Norway, N. Y.
Stewarts of East Haddam, Conn. — 131
Public Records and Family Manuscripts
William'' Stewart (William,'^ Alexander^) is referred to on page 126, but further data
have been found. His wife's name was China instead of Olive. He enlisted at East Haddam
:n December, 1775, under Capt. Joseph Jewett^Col. Jedediah Huntington, and served till Jan-
uary, 1777, his neighbor, Amasa Harvey, enlisting the same day in the same service.® He
was a corporal, according to the testimony Feb. 22, 1830, of Theophilus Lord of Lyme. On
May 26, 1829, Stewart stated that he resided with his son-in'law, William Van Note, in Cox-
sackie, Greene county, N. Y., and was 72 years old and his wife China was 71.
Capt John^ Stewart (Samuel,'-^ Alexander^), born Sep. 6, 1742, in Voluntown, Conn.,
married (i) Mar, 20, 1766, Ruth Smith of Sterling. She died Nov. 14, 1776, aged 32. He
enlisted from Voluntown as a private in Maj. James Gordon's regiment and rose to the rank
of mijor, with Gen. Anthony Wayne and Capt. Flewry at Stony Point. He married (2) Oct.
5, 1786, Susanna Briggs. He died Jan. 21, 1802, in Voluntown and his widow Susanna died
there Aug. 30, 1818, aged 64. Children, born in Voluntown: ®
1 Samuel, Feb. 5, 1767; - Content Douglas of Stephcntown, N. Y.
2 Phoebe, Apr. 5, 1769; -Sep. 10, 1789, Moses Campbell, jr.
3 Elizabeth, June 28, 1771 ; =Dcc. 23, 1792, Thomas Gordon of Voluntown
4 Anne, Feb. 6, 1774; ==Nov. 30 1794, Ebenezer Dow, jr., of Sterling
_ 5_ Ruth, June 25, 1776; = James Oliphant
6 Sarah, Sep. 15, 1787; = Jonathan Hilliard
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7 Clarissa, May 15, 17S9
8 John, Oct. 18, 1790; -= Emily Rice of Richmond, Va. : -r i2 '64, Watcrford
9 Charles, July 17, 1792; = Mary A. Southwick: resided in Waferford, N. Y.
10 Susanna, July 26, 1795; 1= Archie Colgrove. (2) P. B. Johnson: -*- 30^1818
11 Alexander, Nov. 22, 1798; Susan Drake: she +9J"'7i, aged 63, Waterford
Alexander" Stewart* {SamueW^ Alexander^), bom Sep. 6, 1744, in Voluntown, Conn.,
married Apr. 15. 1770. Thankful Dcnnison, born July 17, 1747, in Stonington, daughter of
Avery and Thankful (Williamst) Dennison. He was a man of importance in Griswold. His
wife died there June 28, 1822, and Esq. Alexander died there Oct. i, 1829, aged 85. Children:
1 Betsey, Sep. 28, 1771; = Feb. 20, 1789, Thomas R. Congdon of Newport, R.I. : -2i2i8i8
2 Susanna, Aug. 10, 1773; - May 29, 1793, David Baldwin, sea captain: -^ June 5, 1835
3 Martha, July 15, 1775; =Apr. 13, 1794, Josiah Rose of Lisbon [Ainsworth: -^ i7l'4i
4 Thankful, Apr. 24, 1777; i=June 24, 1795, Stephen Congdon, (2) 14^1800 Lebteus
5 Thomas, Sep. 18, 1779: -^ Aug. 13, 1783, in 4th year, by scalding
6 Mary, Apr. 18, 1782; =Jan. 3, 1804, John B. Tyler
7 Alexander, June 5, 1784; =Feb. 22, 1821, Lucy L. Barrows
8 Thomas, Apr. 21, 1786; —Dec. 3, 1806, Maria Fanning: • Sep. 9, 1834
9 Elizabeth, Aug. 4, 1787; =Dec. 31, 1813, Nathan Cook of Griswold: -hMay 23, 1822
Samuel^ Stewart* (Samuel,* Alexander*), bom Mar. 10, 1761, in Voluntown, Conn.,
married Sep. 13, 1781, Rebecca Bamett, bom in 1757, daughter of Moses and Rebecca Bamett
of Plainficld. They removed to northem New York, on the St. Lawrence river. She died
Jan. 22, 1840, in Junius, Seneca county, N. Y., and he died there Feb. 26, 1842. Children,
at least five born in Voluntown :®®
1 George Dorrance, June 12, 1782; =Feb. 7, 1814, Harriet Bcnham: ^Dec. i?, 1825
2 Sabra, Sep.* 28, 1784; - Andrew Greydon Snyder of New Lebanon, N. Y.
3 James Barnett, Mar. 12, 1786; ^ Harriet Griffin of Ogdensburg: f2oJ'i828
4 Elizabeth, Feb. 22, 1789; — Chester Andrews of Bethel: * Mar. i, i860
5 Sarah, May 17, 1790; = Amos Scott of Bridgewater
6 Samuel, July 19, 1793; = : + Oct. 14, 1828, Gorham
7 Rebecca, July 19, 1793; = Dr. Henry P. Sartwell: 4 Oct. 6, 1865
8 Susan, Feb. 28. 1795 ; ~ James C. Robinson of Pen Yann
9 Dolly, Mar. 20, 1798: | Sep. i, 1816
10 Arminda, June 5, 1801; =Nov. 23, 1846, Nathaniel Barnett: 4 Apr. 4, 1876
11 Celinda, June 10, 1807; = John P. Miynird of Junius: * Apr. 9, 1872
William^ Stewart (Samuel,* Alexander*), born June 9, 1772, in Voluntown, Conn.,
married in Preston Oct. 18, 1795, Rebecca Eells of Stonington, born Apr. 24, 1774. He was
then a resident of New Lebanon, Columbia county, N. Y. He died Aug. 9, 1842, in Pen Yann,
Yates county, N. Y.® Children:®
Samuel
Elizabeth
Mercy
Lydia
Lucretia
6
Alexander
7
George
8
Rebecca
To be continued
•Record* of thi« family were furnished by Robert Stuart Stewart, Orion, Mich.
tThankful William* wa« the daughter of Desire (Denison) Williams; she the daughter of Mrrcy (Gorham)
Denison: she the daughter of Desire (Howland) Gorham; she the daughter of John Howland and his wife Eliza-
beth TiUcy, passengers on the Mayflower. Lineage furnished by H. F. Randolph. Bronxville. N. V.
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Duncan Stewart of Newbury* Mass. — 136
BY ALICE HECKMAN STEWART
Paoll Hewes** Steward (ThomaSf'^ Phineas,* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), born Oct.
7, 1805, in Bloomficld, Mc, married Nov. 3. 1838, Eliza Ann Wyman, bom May 12, 1816, in
Bloomficld. She died July ii, 1869, in Skowhcgan and he died there Apr. 28, 1876, aged 66.
1 Ebcr Francis, Oct. 23, 1840: 4 Sep. — , 1841
2 George Wyman, May i, 1843; =Feb. 20» 1867, Anna Maria Severance
3 May Frances, Aug. 31, 1845
4 Thomas, Apr. 8, 1848: f Aug. 8, 1848
5 Samuel E., Nov. 20, 1858: -rOct. 28, 1870
Elijah Wyman'^ Steward (Thomas,^ Phineas,* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), born
Oct. 4, 181 1, in Bloomfield, Me., married Jan. — , 1839, Sarah F. Springer of Auguta, born Jan.
20, 1819. She died July 6, 1866. and he died Nov. 15, 1892, aged 81. Children, the first five
born at Monson, the last two at Augusta :
1 Edward Alfred, July 12, 1840: fin hospital in Washington; woundc^at Chanccllorsvillc
2 Susan Adclia, June 18, 1842; =Dec. 18, 187 1, William H. Nason
3 Abbie Augusta, June 12, 1844; =Mar. 15, 1871, Marshall H. Culver of Boston
4 Clarence Cobum, Nov. 18, 1846; =May 11, 1874, Persis E. Baker
5 Sarah Flora, Aug. 22, 1849; =Dec. 6, 1871, Cyrus F. Stilson
6 Arthur Wyman, Feb. 23, 1858; =Scp. 2, 1879 Carrie K. Baker
7 Charles Elmer, Mar. 6, 1861 ; —Dec. 19, 1888, Georgia Hanks
Daniel^ Steward {Daniel,^ Daniel* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), bom Nov. 16, 1783,
married in Norridgewock Apr. 5, 1810, Olive Patten, born Apr. 16, 1792, at Bedford, N. H.,
daughter of Samuel and Deborah (Moore) Patten. He commenced trade in Norridgewock in
1810 and about a year later removed to Anson. He died May 7, 1858, aged 72, at Norridge-
wock and she died Oct. 17, 1868, at Skowhegan. Children, bom in Anson:
1 Emily Ormond, Feb. 5. 181 1; =Dec. 18, 1828, Franklin Smith, Anson: -fjuly 30, 1862
2 Clymena S., Apr. 22, 1813; =Oct. 30, 1834, Maj. Amos F. Parlin: +July 15, 1872
3 Columbus B., July 15, 181 5; =Nov. 27, 1838, Betsey Manter: -|-Jan. 8, 1890
4 Gustavus Adolphus, June 25, 1817; =Mar. 20, 1844, Nancy Hapgood: -f Aug. 2, 1853
5 Marcellus B., Jan. 15, 1821; =July 3, 1844, Hannah Williams: +Mar. 9, 1889
6 Olive Patten, June 9, 1824: I Dec 15, 1839
Thomas Parrett<* Steward (Daniel,^ Daniel,* Sdomon,^ James,- Duncan^), born
Feb. 24, 1787 in Norridgewock, Me., married [intention Dec. 30, 1807] Jane Bicknell, daught'
cr of Daniel and Hannah (Reed) Bicknell. She died at North Newport Dec. 11, 1830, aged 45,
and he died there Feb. 7, 1837. Children, the first five born in Madison:
1 Mary Jane, Apr. 13, 1808; = Henry McKenny
2 Warren, Feb. 2?, 1810; = Elizabeth F. Fish
3 Oramel Reed, Apr. 10, 1812: i^ Mar. 7, 1816, Madison
4 Hannah Bicknell, May 9, 1814
5 Judson Bicknell, Dec. 18, 1816
6 Benjamin, Aug. 20, 1819, Canaan: } Dec. 4, 1820, Canaan
7 Sarah
J«Mlah'^ Steward {Daniel,'^ Daniel,* Solomont^ James,'- Duncan^), born Sep. iq, 178;,
married [intention Jan 11, 1810] Nancy Webb, born Mar. 12, 1791, in Canaan, daughter of
Christopher and Betsey (Smith) Webb of Woolwich. He died at Skowhegan Oct. 16, iFr^,
and she died there Oct. 3, 1869. Children, born at Canaan [after 1823 Milburn] :
I Rachel, July 7, 1810; =Nov. 28, 1839, Daniel' Steward: -Jan. 31, 1863
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^ Clarissa, Feb. 27, 1812; =Nov. 15, 183a. Thomas Colwcll Ross: -fScp. 4. 1896
J Benjamin, Mar. 14, 1814; = 1835, Melinda Lord: no children
4 Josiah, Apr. 16, 1S16; =Jan. 10, 1840, Aurilla Mollis: +Scp. — , 1879
5 Harrison, Nov. ao, 1818: \ young
6 James W., Jan. 16, 1821 ; -Apr. 14, 1842, Hannah F. Hamilton, Garland
7 Abel H.. Mar. 14, 1823; = Abigail Hamilton, her sister: Sep. 19, 1886
8 Joseph M., May 28, 1825; — Catherine Hamilton, her sister
9 Hiram Swain, Aug. 7, 1827; i=Oct. 11, 1853, Caroline Philbrick White*
10 Sylvanus Boardman, Feb. 3, 1830; =Dec. — , 1853, Mary J. Worthley: ^ Dec. 31, 1898
11 Sumner Franklin, Mar. 4, 183a; =July 3, 1859, Caroline Ross
12 Stephen G., Sep. i?, 1834; =Sep. 24, 1866. Mary E. Hamlin: -hjan. 16, 1886, Oregon
Ell« Steward (Daniel^ Daniel* Sohmon,^ James? Dwncan^), born May 17, i79^» in
Norridgew^k, Me., married in 181 1 Betsey Blagdon of Norridgewock. He died May 21, 1842,
in Madison, Me. Children:
I Daniel, June 4, i8ia; -- RacheF Steward, dau. of Josiah*: -^ Apr. a3, 1867
a Rachel
3 Eber
4 Llewellyn
5 Olive P.
Eber' Steward (Daniel,^ Daniel* Solomoni^ James,^ Duncan^), born May 17, 1796,
married (i) May a^, 1817, Betsey Webb of Canaan. He married (a) Mary J. Stewart, who
died Sep. a6, 1887. He died Oct. la, 1861, aged 65. Children:
I Olive P.
a Sarah
3 Philander
4 Emily A.
5 Caroline
6 EberL.
7 Maria Louise
8^ Helen M.
9 Frances J., July 30, 1848: -|-Apr. 8, 1849, aged 8 months and 9 days
10 Gustavus A., Jan. 17, 1850: -f-Mar. 3, 1864, aged 14
Benjamin' Steward (Daniel,* Daniel* Solomon,^ James,^ I>Mncan*), born Dec. afi*
1801, in Norridgewock, Me., removed to North Anson in i8a3 and married (about i8a6) Lois
Dinsmore, bom Oct. la, 1807, daughter of Robert and Esther Dinsmore. He was a jeweler at
Anson until 1857, when he moved to Skowhegan and was there until 1870, when he retired
and moved to North Anson. There he died Feb. 15, 189a, aged 90, and his wife died Feb. 19,
iS9a, aged 84. Children, bom at Anson:
I Theodore M., Mar. ai. i8a7; 1=30! '48 Caroline A. Bates, (2) a4S '56 Aurilla E. Bunker
a Amelia C, Sep. 30, 1830; =Sep. 3, 1851, Mahlon Day: +Nov. 3, 1853
3 Maria L.. Aug. 31, 183a: +Feb. aa, 1834
4 Sarah E., Sep. 10, 1836: +Sep. 10, 1836
To be continued
The June number will probably be mailed as first class mail, owing to new postal rates.
Queries
24. Mary Stewart was born in 1783 at Fort George, Washington jnow Warren] county. N. Y. She
named Oct. 24. 180-, Barnett Lewis and removed to Madison, Madison county, where she had relatives living.
Her children: Joseph Stewart, Caroline, Mary Ann and Jane. Mrs. G. S. Means. 4 Park Place, Geneva, N. Y.
•She died Sep. 2, 1865, at Waterloo, la. He married (2) Aug. 28, 1857, Cynthia S. White, her sister.
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Ekiitor: Gcoi^. Thomas Eds6n, Filley, Nebraska
Monthly Associate Editor- Horace .\V. Dickerman. 685 Forest Road. New Haven. Conn. $1 a year
FILLEY^NEB. JUNE, 1925 VOL.111 NO. 12
John Stewart of Great Barrin^ton* Mass.
Pension Records*
John Stewart was bom Apr. ii, 1744,® in England. He was in the company of
minute -men who marched from Egremont, Berkshire county, Mass., Apr. ai, 1775, under Capt.
John Holmes, Col. John Fellows, on the alarm of Apr. 19, and served 17 days;® "and he was
at Bunker Hill, went to Canada and was away from home 22 months: he then came home and
after remaining a short time re -enlisted for three years."® In 1790 he lived in Great Bar-
rington— i'i-4.® His first wife, Lydia, was buried July 13, 1790, in the graveyard of St.
Jameses Episcopal church in Great Barrington. He married (1) in 1791 Mercy Chapman, bom
Sep. 14, 1768, in Egremont. He died Feb. 28, 1810, in Sheffield. His widow married in 1818
Curtis Olds in Nobletown, N. Y., who died Aug. 31, 1819, in Great Barriiifeton. In 1838 she
applied for a pension as the widow of John Stewart. Children, those by the second wife all
bom in Great Barrington, Mass. :®
I Hannah 1766
1 John 1768 : res. New Lisbon, Otsego county, N. Y., 1838®
3 Abigail 1771 (all three baptized June 23, 1771, St. James's church)
4 Philip, bp. May 17, 1773®
5 Keziah
6 James 1785 : resided in Otsego, N. Y., in 1843®
7 Alexandrina
8 George '
9 Alanson W.
10 Nonez
1 1 Catherine
Stewarts of East Haddam* Conn. — 138
Public Records and Family Manuscripts
Sylvanus^ Stewart {Alexander,^ Alexander,^ Alexander^), bom Aug. 15. 1756, in
New Fairfield [Sherman], Conn., married (i) about 1775 .f In April,
1776, when he was 20 years old, he went .with a convoy of supplies to the patriot camp at
Peekskill after the burning of Danbury by Gen. Tryon, leaving a bride of four months.® He
married (2) in Sherman Apr. 19, 1789, Nancy Hubbell, daughter of Comfort Hubbell of New'
town.® In the census of 1790 Sylvanus is given as a resident of Comwall, i'i'2. His wife
Nancy died in Sherman Aug. 20, 1847, ^ l^cr 8oth year, and he died there Mar. 5, 1849, in his
93rd year.® Children:
1 Nehemiah, bp. Jan. — , 1777; =Dec. 11, 1800, Susanna Hungerford: f MJri838, aged 61
2 Anson Hubbell, Oct. 30, 1790; =Nov. 20, 1817, Mary Eliza Orton: -j-Sep. 2, 1879
3 Thomas Davis 1792: -f Mar. 29, 1819, aged 26
4 Mabel ; =Dec. 19, 181 3, Amos Northrup
5 Harriet
6 Nancy
7 Levi 1800; I == Eliza , (2) Nancy Deuel: +215-1873
8 Laura
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as 90, means refer to that p»g^; - means married,
:- mariiage intention, •!• marriage license, + died, x buried, (T) Bible record, (f) church, (D town, 0 gravestone,
'*) probate, ® court. <J) land. ® military, ® pension. (^ census, (g) personal, ® history.
•Records contributed by Miss Mabel Stewart, 116 West 7ih avenue. Flint, Mich.
tThe records of the North Society church of New Fairfield (now Sherman] record the death of Anna Stew-
ard Dec. 1, 1778, which entry is crossed out.
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Stephen^ Stewart (Alexander,^ Alexander,^ Alexander^), bom July 15, 1758, in New
Fairfield [Sherman], Conn., married Hannah Stewart, bom July 6, 1763. daughter of Nathan*'
(William,* Alexander*) Stewart [p. 55'\. He was a saddler by trade and had been a soldier in
the Revolutionary war. His father deeded him Aug. 14, 1787. land in Cornwall in **considerat'
ion of the parental good will I have to my son, Stephen Stewart of Comwall" [Deeds, v:i54].
On Jan. 15, 1790. he received a deed to land in Comwall from Daniel Stewart, jr. [vi:i]. He
was living in Comwall in 1790: i'i'4.® In December, 1798, he removed to Warren, Her'
kimer county, N. Y., where he died July 3, 1845.® Children, bom in Cornwall:®
I Jared Shaw, Oct. 13, 1781 ; = Lucy Payne: resided in Rome, N. Y.: +^1837
a Bradley S., Aug. 27, 1784; =Sep. 13, 1810. Rhoda Griswold: res. Warren
3 Julia = Jacob Hobart: res. Warren
4 Hannah, June 11, 1788; = James DeLong: +Sep. 8, 1857
5 Richard i = Levia Kidder, (2) Charlotte Metcalf
6 William Campbell = Ann Cook: res. Springfield, Otsego co., N. Y.
7 John Milton, May 22, 1796; = Sarah Hurlbut
8 Stephen Van Rensselaer 1= Lucretia Wattles, (2) Mary Wood
Ellhu^ Stewart (Alexander,^ Alexander,^ Alexander^), born June 5, 1767, in New Fair-
field [Sherman], Conn., married there Mar. 25, 1787, Eunice Wright, daughter of Kent and
Zerviah Wright. He was the first stage driver on the Poughkeepsie turnpike, and was called
Capt. Elihu Stewart. His wife died in Sherman Jan. 13, 1841, aged 72,® and he died there
Dec. 16, 1846, aged 79.® From the distribution of his esUte Mar. 20, 1848. we obtain the
names of these children :®
1 Sarah Ann ; = George Mallory
2 Lyman 1790; — Sally : +July 11, 1863, aged 73®
3 Celinda ; =Sep. 25. 1817, Charles Adams
4 Mary ; =Dec. 31, 1821, Sherman Turrell
5 Anna Maria '799: -f-Dec. 19, 1812, aged 13 years and 9 months®
6 Susan®
7 Eunice W. ; =Jan. 30, 1821, Isaac B. Giddings of Granby, N. Y.
8 Eliza 1807: -f-May 20, 1809, aged 2 years®
Phllo^ Stewart (Alexander,'^ Alexander,^ Alexander^), bom Nov. 11, 1769, in New
Fairfield [Sherman] , Conn., marrried Sarah Penfield, daughter of John Penfield.® They re-
moved to Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He died Apr. — , 181 2, in Poughkeepsie, and the widow and
children were later living in Pittsford, Vt. Children:®®
1 Henrietta 1791 : +May 22, 1814, aged 23, Pittsford®®
2 Allen 1796 res. Hartford, Vt., Feb. 13, 1815®*
3 Philo Penfield, July 6, 1798, Sherman :founder of Oberlin college in Ohio®
4 Betsey 1800 [land county, Vt.®
5 Amasa, Jan. 4, 1802, Sherman; = Fanny : divorced Feb. 9, 1823, Rut-
6 John 1804
7 Sally Ann 1808; — 3ep. 22, 1844. Horace P. Perry, Pittsford®
Alexander^ Stewart* Jr*» who was closely associated with the other Stewarts of
Cornwall and New Fairfield, may have been a son of Daniel* (Alexander,* Alexander*), by a
first wife. He had a son baptized in New Fairfield later than Jan. — , 1777, and a son of his is
recorded as having died Aug. — , 1777.® in the census of 1790 he is shown in New Fair*
field, 2'5'3, i. e., with two males over 16 including the head of the family, five males under 16,
and three females. An Alexander married in Sherman Jan. 18, 1809, Nancy Hungerford.
•An Allen Stewart, 'late of Crown Point, deceased/' whose estate was administered Feb. 14, 1814, had re-
latives Philo P., Amasa. John and Sally Ann (Rutland, Vt., probate, iii.243-51.
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Daniel* Stewart (DanieU^ Alexander,^ Alexafider^), bom Nov. 18, 1762. in Litchfield,
Conn., was a Revolutionary soldier at the age of 15. He married Ruth . Daniel Stew'
art, jr., of Cornwall bought land there on Sep. 26, 1787, of Stephen Baldwin of Goshen [Deeds,
v:i56]. Daniel of Cornwall bought land in Cornwall Mar. 5, 1781, of Capt. Jabez Perkins,
jr., of Norwich [iv:299] and sold it Oct. 15, 1789, to Levi Miles [vi:7]. At the close of the
war he removed to Sussex county, N. J.,® and in 1801 he exchanged his property there for
two shares in the Ohio company *s purchase. In October, 1802, the family settled one mile up
from the mouth of Federal creek in Rome township, Athens county, O. He died in 1858.
; 1= (2) Julia Carpenter: to Lee county, la., in 1840
•' traveling Methodist preacher for 50 years
; = 1826, Harriet Bartlett: -i Nov. 28, 1858, Athens
I
Andrew
2
William
%
John
4
Ezra
5
George
6
Lois
7
Sarah
8
Mary
9
Lucinda
10
Harriet
II
Alexander
12
Daniel B.
>3
Hiram
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Duncan Stewart of Newbury* Mass. — 140
•Y ALICE HECKMAN STEWART
Thomas^ Steward {John,^ DanieU* Solomont^ James,- Duncan^)^ bom Aug. 23, 1797,
in Rindge, N. H., married in Bloomfield, Me., June 20, 1822, Lydia Ireland. He died Aug. 24,
i38o, at East Somerville, Mass. Children:
1 Corisande Webb, Sep. 5, 1823, Skowhegan
2 Amherst, Sep. 22, 1824, Palmyra
3 Samantha Theodora, Feb. 6, 1827, St. Albans
4 Martha Merriman, Nov. 6, 1829, St. Albans
5 Deborah McPhetcrs, Mar. 2, 1832, Bangor
6 Lydia Ann, Aug. 18, 1834, St. Albans
7 Charles, July 15, 1836, St. Albans: -hSep. 13, 1836
8 CharlesCarroll, Aug. II, 1837, St. Albans: -f May ,'1838
9 Maria Jane, Apr. 1, 1841, Hartland; - -Jan. 9, 1864, Lloyd G. Palmer
10 Anna Wiggins. Nov. 9, 1842, Hartland
11 Charles Allen, Nov. 16, 1843, Hartland
12 Hendrick, July 31, 1845: i-Aug. 28, 1845
13 Thomas Arthur, Dec. 27, 1846
Phlneas Randall^ Steward (John,^ Daniel* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), bom Oct.
9, 1799, in Rindge, N. H., married at Milburn, Me., Aug. 12, 1823, Olive Ireland. He died
Mar. 3, 1879, at St. Albans. Children:
1 Sarah Ann Emerson, Oct. 8, 1825, Dutton
2 Joseph Ireland, July 2, 1828, St. Albans
3 Rebecca Clark, May 24, 1830, St. Albans
4 Josephine Bonaparte, Aug. 12, 1835, Orono
5 Pembroke Somerset, Dec. 28, 1837, St. Albans
6 Charles Randall, June 14, 1840: -h Sep. 30, i860, East Cambridge, Mass.
7 John Hawes. May 26, 1842, St. Albans
8 Albert Smith, Apr. 23, 1844: -(-Sep. 7, 1850
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Jonathan Palmer^ Steward (JoKn,* Daniel* Solomon,'^ James,^ EHtncan'), born ^
Oct. 19, 1806, in Canaan, Me., married Juda Curtis. Child:
I Hiram ; ~ Elizabeth Stewart
Amaaa^ Steward (Amasa,'^ Daniel,* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), born about 1805
in Bloomfield, Me., married in 1829 Mary Spaulding, daughter of Richard and Emma (Young)
Spaulding of Winslow. He lived at St. Albans until 1864. when he removed to Bluffton, la.
About 1875 he removed to Mansfield, Minn., and there died. Children, bom at St. Albans:
1 Amherst
2 Elizabeth ; = Hiram Steward, son of Palmer*
Thomas Carlisle* Stewart (Amherst,^ Daniel* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), born
Oct. 26, 1804, in Brownington, Vt.. married July 3, 1833, Emily Brigham. He died Sep. 3,
1865, in Brownington, Vt.. where his children were bom:
1 Edward, June 13, 1834; = Lucy Jane Kellcy
2 John Brigham, July 14. 1835 ; == Nancy Abigail Parker
3 Persis Ann, Apr. 26, 1837; = Capt. Martin Warner Davis
4 Thomas Tyler, Mar. 24, 1841 ; = Mrs. Alice [Wick] Powers
5 Martha Louise, May 16, 1846; = Dwight Church Robbins
Stephen Elbrld^* Stewart (Suphen,^ Daniel* Solomon,^ James* Duncan^), bom
in 1798 in Walpolc, N. H., married (i) Feb. 5, 1822, Betsey Leonard of Keene, N. H. Kc
married (2) May 2, 1827, Jane Dix Parkman of Concord, Mass. Child, bom in Brattleboro.
Vt.:
I George Elbridge, Feb. 20, 1823; = 1845, Eliza Ourt, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Andrew Stewart, given on page 137, was bom in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, ^Scotland,
according to data owned by Lucy M. Stoddard of Palmyra, N. Y. He arrived in New York on
June 6, 1774. From James Latimer Christie, a grandson of Andrew, she obtained the inform-
ation that Andrew *s children were: Andrew, Alexander, John, William, George, Gerald and
Elizabeth. He was in the battle of Wolf's Cave, Canada, in the Revolutionary war.®
Adam Stewart in query 20, page 116, died Jan. 21, 1856, aged 84,0 Schooley Station,
Ross county, O. Sarah, his wife, died Nov. 7, 1835, aged 60.® James Stewart died May 3,
1^53. aged 84, and his wife Recegca died in 1817, aged 40. Joseph R. Stewart, Chillicothe, 111.
TIME TO- MAKE A LITTLE SPEECH— IT M!
Well, this finishes the third year of the Stewart Clan Magazine: the next 97 years ought
to be no harder. I dont't know how long Horace Dickerman intends to live but Tm going to
be here till 1968— my grandfather, Oliver Stewart Edson, lived to be 84, so why can't I? In
this little magazine we've packed some good stuf, if 1
do say it myself, thanks to some very fine help. We
have a good list of subscribers. I invite you who
are not subscribers already to send a dollar now and
to stay with us. I'm going to take the ax to the list
of complimentaries now, and send statements to all
[those whose time has expired. Gosh, that sounds
hard-boiled; doesn't it? But you know. Uncle Sam
has raised the rate of postage and I 'm going to mail
fu (re numbers.as first 'cUss mail. Second'class is too uncertain and third, little better. It's
ex[ cnsive, the printing and all, but we love the work. It beats working cross-word puzzles
seven ways from Sunday. And working out a line of ancestry is helpful to other folk.
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Monthly Asiiociate Elitor Horace W. Dckcrman. 685 F.^resi Roid New Hiven. Conn. 31 a year
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James Stewart of Sandwich* Mass.
James* Stewart of Sandwich, Mass., is said to have been the James Stewart born May
8, i665» at Charlcstown, Mass., son of Alexander [page 13]. It is also stated that Desire,
his wife, was a Tobcy. That he was Quaker seems to be accepted as a fact. He was a wit'
ncss to the will of Ezra Perry of Sandwich, dated Oct. 16. 16S9, a witness to the agreement
Apr. 18, 1690, of the heirs of Thomas Crowell, lat^ of Yarmouth, a witness to the will dated
Mar. 10, 1698, of Daniel Wing, sr., of SandwiCnand a witness to the will Dec. 5, 1705, of
William Swift, sr.® His own will was dated Dec. a6. 1723, and probated Nov. j, 1726, mak'
m^ his son James executor. The inventory of his estate, taken Nov. 7, 1726, showed a valu-
ation of t*55i'i40. He died Oct. 3, 1726.(6) His widow Desire was living in 1735, for on
May 14 of that year she was appointed guardian to Mehitable Davis, a minor, daughter of Sol '
om:>n Davis, late of Sandwich. Children, born in Sandwich:®
1 Scth, Apr. 2, 1650; =Junc 14, 1716, Sarah Weeks: -f Jan. 4, 1751*2
2 Abigail, June 4, 1692 [mentioned in her father's will, 1723]
3 Gamaliel, Mar. 15, i694'5; =^p. 23, 1724, Alice Gibbs
4 Mary, July 22, i6q8; =Nov. 8, 1723, Nathaniel Ewer
5 James, Feb. 24, 1700'!; ^ July 12, 1728, Sarah Taylor
6 Mehitable, Apr. 10, 1704 [not mentioned in her father's will, 1723]
7 Sylvanus, Mar. 19, 1706
Seth' Stewart (James^), born Apr. 2, 1690, in Sandwich, Mass., married there (i) June
14, 1716, Sarah Weeks. He married (2) May 16, 1751, Mary Taylor. He was a weaver and
died in Sandwich Jan. 4, i75i'2. The inventory of his estate, taken Feb. 10, 1752, showed a
property worth i*iiO'5'4. His widow Mary married Jan. 27, 1757, David Crocker. We have
no record of his children but it is stated that he had a family.
Gamaliel Stewart (James^), born Mar. 15, i694'5, in Sandwich, Mass., married Sep.
23, 1724, Alice Gibbs of Sandwich. He was a house carpenter, and made his will Sep. 10,
1751, which was probated Oct. 8, 1751, with Thomas Smith as executor. The inventory show'
cd he was worth t'i68'ii'io**i. His wife was not mentioned in his will. He died Sep. — ,
1 75 1 . Children , bom in Sandwich :®
1 Lemuel, Dec. 29, 1725; =Dec. 8, 1750. Rachel Landers, in Wilton, Conn.®
2 Bruce, May 20, 1728; =Apr. 3, 1752, Deborah Taylor
3 Mehitable, Aug. 4, 1730 [mentioned as unmarried in her father's will, 175 1]
4 Seth, Apr. 12, 1733; : Oct. 21, 1756, Mary Downes of Yarmouth
5 Gamaliel, Oct. 28, 1735 [not named in his father's will, 175 1]
6 James, May 22, 1738 : soldier in 1758, 1759, 1760, 1761
James^ Stewart pames^), bom Feb. 24, 1700'!, in Sandwich, Mass., married [intent-
ion July 12, 1728] Sarah Taylor. He resided in Barnstable, and was called yeoman in his will
dated Mar. 25, 1774, probated Feb. 14, 1775. He appointed his son James executor and nam*
cd his daughter Sarah Blish; son James; daughter Mary Hurd; daughter Mehitable Stewart;
three grandchildren— Joceph Jenkins (a minor), Abigail Jenkins and Mary Jenkins; son Syl-
vanus Stewart, and son Solomon Stewart "if living and he retum." Children, born in Barr.'
stable:®
Symboit and references: a number preceded by a da»h. as - 90, means refer to that p igr; means married,
:- maritage intention, v marriage license, *- died, v buried. (T) Bible record, ^j church, Cij town, X' gravestone,
») probate, (•) court, (?) land, (S) military, (?) pension, 'g) census, ® personal, (§> history.
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1 Sylvanus, Aug. 9, 1729; =E)cc. 16, 1756, Lydia LovcU
2 Solomon, Jan. 27, 1731
3 Desire, May 13, 1734; =May 16, 1758, Isaac Phinncy
4 Sarah, Feb. 27, I736'7; =Jan. 25. 1761, Elijah Bliah
s Remember, Oct. 14, 1739; =Dec. 9, 1762, Joseph Jenkins
6 Mehitable, June 10, 1742: =Mar. 17, 1775, John Jones
7 Mary, Ojt. 7, 174?; =Ndv. 23, 1769, Joseph Hurd of Harwich
8 James, Sep. 11, 1748; "Nov. 26, 1775. Bathsheba Jones: she 2— 30^*91 Abi. Chadwick
9 Levi, Aug. 26, 1753 [not mentioned in his father's will, 1774]
Sylvanus- Stewart (James^), born Mar. 19, i7o6'7. in Sandwich, Mass., was living
when his father made his will Dec. 26, 1723, but we have no further record of him. We find
that a Sylvanus Stewart was a witness to the will dated June 14, 1748, of Elisha Howell of
Southampton, Suffolk county. Long Island. John Morehouse, jr., of Southampton, in his will
dated Jan. 4, 1760, bequeathed his personal property to his grandchildren Sylvanus, Silas,
Ruth, Mehitable and Sarah Stuart.
Lemuel-^ Stewart (Qamaliel,^ James^), born Dec. 29, 1725, in Sandwich, Mass., mar*
ried in Wilton, Conn., Dec. 8, 1750, Rachel Landers. His family changed the spelling to StU'
art. We have not yet deduced the proof but we are of the belief that this family moved to
Red Hook, N. Y., after the Revolutionary war and a little later to Ballston, Saratoga county.®
Lemuel Stewart bought land there June 5, 1772. Among his children we shall tentatively place :
1 Lemuel
2 James
3 Gamaliel
4 Joseph, Feb. 11. 1762, Norwalk, Conn.® Resided in Liberty, Union county, O., 1838
Sylvanus^ Stewart {James,^ James^), bom Aug. 9, 1729, in Barnstable, Mass., marri-
ed there De:. 16, 1756, Lydia Lovell. He was called yeoman in his will dated Mar. 20, 1786,
probated Apr. 28, 1786, and named in it his wife Lydia; two daughters. Remember and Lydia;
daughter Puella Lovell ; 8vx[l'\ sons, youngest son Sylvanus, under age. Children, born in
Barnstable :®®
1 Puella, Dec. 26, 1757
2 Solomon, Oct. 7, 1759; --Dec. i8, 1788, Abigail Jenkins
3 Remember, Feb. 6, 1762
4 Lydia
5 Sylvanus =Dec. 18, 1788, Polly Homer
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BY ALICE HECKMAN STEWART
Otis Dexter*^ Stewart {Stephen,^ Daniel,* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), born July
14, iSoo, in Walpole, N. H., married Sep. 20, 1823, Lydia Ann VanSickle of New Brunswick,
N. J. He resided in New Brunswick and died Sep. 4. 1875. Children, born there:
1 John S., June 20, 1824; =Sep. 9, 1853, Rovine N. M. DeHart
2 Stephen, Nov. 6, 1825: -f May 27, 1826
3 Edwin, July 6, 1828, New York City; =July 3, 1850, Mary Stout
4 Mary Ann, Sep. 30, 1829: f Jan. 3, 1834
5 Julia Ann, May 22, 1831: j-Dec. 26, 1833
6 Charles A., Aug. 26, 1833: -f- 1889, St. Louis
7 William Dexter, May 25, 1835; =May 25, 185S, Martha Quick, Port Jarvis, N. Y.
8 Thomas Jefferson, Jan. 13, 1837: H-May 22, 1903, unmarried
9 George Eldridge, Sep. 15, 1839: 1 young
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10 Lydia Amanda, June 9, 1841; ^^Mar. 9, 1870, Rev. E. G. Ackerman
11 Rensselaer Schuyler, Jan. 4. 1844; =Apr. 29, 1868, Kathcrine Wcstervclt
Rensselaer Schuyler" Stewart (Stepherit^ Daniel,* Solomon,^ Jamesr Duncan^),
born Apr. 18, 1807, in Walpole, N. H., married Sep. 14, 1830, Harriet Belding of Boston. He
died Dec. 9, 1899, in Concord, Mass. Children born in Concord:
1 Harriet Frances, June aj, 183 1; =Sep. 20, 1859, Dr. Albert Bailey
2 Charles Henry, June 27, 1853 : -r Mar. 12, 1834
3 Charlotte Henrie. Feb. 19, 1835; = July 27, 1854, Allen W. Dillingham
4 Charles Emerson, June 9, 1838; =June 17. 1879, Eliza J. Jacobs
5 Mary Belding, Aug. 24, 1840: unmarried
6 Anna Wyman, May 28, 1845; —May 28, 1867. Cyrus T. Warren
Dr. James" Steward (James,'^ Daniel,* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), born June — ,
1826. in Sterling, Mass., married (i) June 8, 1853, Sarah Jane French, in Chelsea. He married
(2) May 24, 1868, Clara Ward of Brooklyn, N. Y. He died Nov. 30, 1891, in Arlington, Vt.
1 Charles, Sep. 30, 1854: res. Gillham, Ark.
2 Lila F., June 11, 1858; = Charles Adams Holbrook
3 James, June 10, 1861 : res. Heavener, Indian Tcr.
4 Arthur Collins M. D., res. Boston
5 Frederick : + young
iamea^ Steward (Jonathan,'^ William,* Solomon,^ James,^ Dunc^n^) , bom in 1794 in
Bloorofield, Me., married (i) Rebecca Fish of Fairfield. She died at Skowhegan Mar. 21, 1873,
aged 73. He married (2) Louisa Leavitt. He died at Skowhegan Jan. 2, 1878. No children.
David" Steward (Jonathan,^ William,* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), born in 1798 in
Skowhegan, Me., married Dec. 19, 1822, Eliza Merrick of Pittsfield and settled at Corinna.
He was a minister, and preached at Corinna, Stetson and Newport. His wife died in Corinna
Mar. 29, 1873, and he afterward married again. He died Apr. 6, 1884, aged 86, in Corinna,
where his children were bom :
1 David Dinsroore, Oct. 22, 1823; =Mar. 15, 1854, Aramitu Merrick of St. Albans
2 Elizabeth, Jan. 4, 1825; =May 14, 1844, John Winchester of Corinna
3 Levi Merrick, Dec. 10, 1827: 4 May 3, 1910, unmarried, Minneapolis, Minn.
4 Charles Miller, Apr. 24, 1829: -hwhen a young college man on a trip in Australia
Robert" Stewart {Samuel,^ Samuel* Robert,^ Ebenezer,- Duncan^), born May 16, 1781 ,
in Kingston, N. H., married Dec. 18, 1806, Abigail Eastman. Children:
1 Almena, Jan. 11, 1808: -j-Mar. 4, 1820
2 Ezekiel, May 24, 1809; = Emeline Newcomb
3 Alfred M., Dec. 19, 1811; =Jan. 2, 1841, Lucy A. Jacobs
4 Ruth E., Nov. 23, 1813; = John K. Gihnore: Bangor
5 Josiah E., June 10, 181 5
6 Abigail E., Apr. 14, 1817
7 Almena, Sep. 7, 1822
Nathaniel" Stewart (Samuel,^ Samuel,* Robert,^ Ehenezer,* Duncan^), bom in 1785
in Kingston, N. H., married (i) Nov. 2, 1807, Hannah Collins; he married (2) Polly Adams.
He died in Newport, Me., July 27, 1852, aged 67. Children:
1 Dolly, Dec. --, 1807; -- Hiram Ordway
2 Frederick ; 1= Gerry [or Berry]; (2), her sister
3 Matilda. Apr. 23, 1814; = George W. D. Welch of Corinna
4 Joseph r in the west
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6 Nathaniel * in Ainsworth, Miss.
7 Hannah : t in Illinois
8 Sarah -^-in Michigan
9 John 1824;= Emclinc Mills of Newport : ^ Jan. ao, 1898
Capt. John" Stewart (Samuel'' Samuel,^ Robert,^ Ehenezer,^ Duncan^), born Feb. 18,
1802, in Kingston, N. H., married Dec. 2, 1824, Phoebe Ordway. He died Aug. i, 1874, aged
72 » in Newport. Me. Children:
1 HollisJ. ;- Van Zant : Orono, Me.
2 Charles policeman; Dorchester, Mass.
3 Frank : - in New Hampshire; many years employee Quincy market
4 Martha A. ; = Edwin Moore
5 John
6 William
Richard*^ Stuart (Moses,*^ Stephen* Robert,^ Ehenezer,^ Duncan^), born in 1822, mar-
ried Martha Lord of Berwick, Me. He died in 1891. Children:
1 Warren W. ; = Ada Crowcll
2 George W. ; = Mary Byrne
3 Wilson M. ; = Vira R. Judkins
4 Annie M. ; — C. C. Curtis of Dexter, Me.
5 Charles -F. : -f young
6 Herbert S. ; = Nettie Sanborn of Etna. Me.
Benjamin" Stuart (Benjamin,^ Joseph,* Richard,^ Ebenezcr,^ Duncan^), born De;.
25, 1791* in Sterling, Mass.. married first [intention Jan. 20, 1815] Eunice Mirick of Prince-
ton, born Feb. 20, 1793, daughter of John and Lois (Hobbs) Mirick. She died Sep. 6, 185^,
aged 63, in Sterling. He married second Mrs. Louisa (Brigham) Curtis. He was a farmer,
cooper and chairmaker. He died in Sterling Mar. 18, 1868, and his widow died in East
Princeton May 20. 1891, aged 88 years, 6 months and 24 days. Children, born in Sterling:
1 Joseph Mirick, Aug. 2, 1815; = Irena H. Gould of F^stham
2 Benjamin Sawyer, Mar. 16, 1818; 1=295*42 Harriet Smith, (2) 14^1 Mandana Houghton
3 Eunice Emeline, Feb. 6, 1820; ^ Joseph P. Heywood
4 John Hobbs, Oct. 15, 1823; - Feb. 20, 1845, Louisa L. Curtis, daughter of Jesse
5 William Franklin 1826:-^ 1830
6 George A. 1829: -f- 1830
7 Ervin William, Cct. 17, 1831; =Oct. 10, 1850, Frances A. Sawyer of Waltham ; + 30,194
8 Foster Edward, Mar. 22, 1834; =Jan. i, 1856, Abbie M. Locke of Athol: -t~i7lfi892
Ralph Rice** Stuart [Benjamin,^ Joseph * Richard,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), born Jan. 2.
179?, in Sterling, Mass., married first [intention Apr. 26, 1816] Nancy Mirick of Princeton.
He married (2) in 1832 Pamelia Osgood, born Jan. 30, 1800, daughter of Houghton and Rhoda
(Titus Everett) Osgood. She died in Sterling Apr. 11, 1843. He married (3) Aug. 18, 1844.
her sister. Polly Everett Osgood, born Oct. 29, 1797, in Princeton. He died in Sterling Nov.
2, 1872, and she died there May 4, 1878. He was a farmer. Children, born in Sterling:
1 Elisha M., Dec. — , 1816; = Sophia E. Heywood
2 Clarimond William Reed
3 Charles Rice, Feb. 28, 1819; =Dec. — , 1843, Oretta S. Chandler, Burlington, Vt.®
4 Ebcne:er M. 1820; —June 16, 1844. Jane M. Houghton
5 Nancy Rebecca, Cct. 9, 1833; =Apr. 21, 1859, Edwin S. Hammond, Ashburnham
6 Crawford, Oct. 10. 1835; —Aug. 19, 1858, Charlotte Coburn: 4 July 13, 1893
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7 Frederick, Oct. 7, 1837; = Sarah Eliza Brooks: Des Moines, la.
8 Pamelia Osgood, Feb. 2, 1839; — Samuel Jcwctt: removed to Colorado
6 Mary Augusta, Apr. 22, 1841 ; i = Edric Sawyer, (2) Byron Allen
J<Meph^ Stuart (JosepK^ Joseph,* Richard/^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), bom Jan. 2. 178*,
in Jaffrey, N. H., married May 5, 181 1, Sarah Tilton. He died May 16, 1853, in Londonderry,
Vt. Children, the first one horn in Jaffrey, N. H.; the others, in Londonderry, Vt. :
1 Otis Tilton, May 11. 1812; '- Mary Fletcher: -I-22JI1862, Springfield, Mo.
2 Joseph Smith, Mar. 23, 1814: -|-Aug. 15, 1819, Londonderry
3 Edwin Parker, Jan. i, 1816; =May — , 1841. Rosina T. Howard
4 Mary, Aug. 12, 1818; —July 4, 1842, Newton R. Converse, Andover, Vt.
5 Sumner, Dec. 31. 1820: -\ Feb. 27, 1852. on his way to California
6 George W.. Mar. 20, 1823; =July 15, 1852, Mary Dinsmore Tilton, W. Boylstcn, Mass.
7 Joseph, Feb. 5» 1826; = Lucy J. Burton of Andover, Vt.
8 John, Dec. 7, 1828; " Mary L. Austin of Andover, Vt.
9 Martha, Jan. 24, 1831 ; = Frank Smalley of Grafton, Vt.
Benjamin^ Stuart (Joseph,^ JosepK* Richard,* Ebene?cr,* Duncan^), bom Apr. i,
1791, in Jaffrey, N. H., married there Dec. 23, 1812, Susan Thompson. Children:
1 Alva, May 18, 1814: -f young
2 Benjamin, May 10, 1816; = Almira Smith
3 Alva, Mar. 9, 1818; =--- Roxanna Stuart
4 Albert Smith, July 26, 1826: drowned July 29, 1849, unmarried, Twinsburg, O.
5 Gilbert, June 26, 1828: -I- July 13, 1867, unmarried
6 Susan, Feb. 23, 1830; =Mar. 11, 1848. Peter Kleesberger
7 Eliza, Oct. 29, 1833; = Noah Brown
Enc»ch^ Stuart (Paul,^ Jeremiah * Richard,^ Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), bom Mar. 17, 1791,
in Winchendon, Mass., married Sep. 14, 1817, Olive Bowen, daughter of Reuben Bowen cf
Richmond, N. H. He died Oct. 28, 1818, aged 27, and administration on his estate was grant'
ed Apr. 30, 1819, to his father, Paul Stuart. Child, born in Richmond:
I Ohve Bowen, Aug. 2, 18 18 •
John<^ Stuart (John,^ Jeremiah,* Richard,* Ebenezer,'^ Duncan^), bom May 16, 1804,
in Winchendon, Mass., married Martha Drury of Franconia, N. H. Children:
1 Elvira
2 George
3 Ira Coggswell, Mar. 16, 1831, Franconia; =Nov. 17, 1853. Ir«ne H. Harlow
4 David, Jan. 26, 1833, Landaff; =Nov. 23, 1856, Sarah A. Mitchell: -f-ii2'98 Pembroke
5 Vienna, Nov. — , 1834, Landaff: - Nov. 27. 185 1, Ora Newton Belknap, Duxbury, Mass.
6 Cyrus, May 25, 1839, Landaff; = Ann E. Cutting: t 9jf 71, Northfield, Mass.
Frederick^ Stuart {John,^ Jeremiah,* Richard,* Ebenezer,^ Duncan^), born June 24,
1806. in Franconia, N. H., married July 4, 183 1, Father (Doanc) Rider. He was a cooper, and
lived in Wareham and Rochester, Mass. He died Apr. 14. 1876, in Rochester, and his widow
died Apr. 21, 1889. Children, bom in Wareham, Mass.:
1 Roserra C. Oct. 6, 1832
2 Hiram Franklin, Mar. 9, 1838; Mary J. Tripp: -*-8ep. 10, 1889
3 Frederick Augustus, Apr. 2, 1840; =Dec. 10, 1865, MahaJa Haskins
4 John W., July 4, 1842: f June 18, 1843
5 Esther Ordelia, Feb. 20, 1844: ^ Sep. 25, 1844
6 John W.. July 15, 1845: I Jan. 15. 1868
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7 Henry Morton, Sep. 19, 1847; =Jan. 9, 1865, Addic Bradford Gurncy
S Esther Ordclia, Nov. 1, 1851 : f Feb. 1, 1857
9 Esther OrdeHa, Dec. 13, 1857: 4 Apr. 7, 1861
Cyrus'^ Stuart i John,^ Jeremiah,* Richard,^ Ebenezer,' Duncan^), horn Apr. — . 181 1,
married Pamey C. Carey, born Feb. 13, i8ai, in Troy, Vt. She died Feb. 9, 1879, in Ware-
ham, Mass., and he died there Aug. 7, 1883, aged 7a years and 4 months. Children:
I JohnP., Jan. 18, 1839; -h 1840
1 Andrew M., Aug. 9, 1840: -1-Mar. 27, 1863, unmarried, in Wareham
3 Susan F., Aug. 25, 1842, East Wareham; =Nov. 26, 1862, Hiram Bryant, Wareham
Benjamin^ Stewart (Benjamin,^ Samuel* Samuel,^ Samuel,- Duncan^), born Aug.
16, 1802, in Wells, Me., married first [intention Nov. 13, 1830] Sarah Emery. She died May
27, 1847, in Wells. He married second [intention Oct. 6, 1847] Mary Emerson of Wakefield.
N. H. Children, recorded in Wells, Me. :®
1 Forrest Emery. Jan. 2, 1832
2 Maria, Feb. 9, 1833
3 Arvilla, May 20, 1834
4 Pamelia D., Mar. 16, 1836
5 Ann Elizabeth, May 18, 1838
6 Benjamin Franklin, May 18, 184Q
7 Samuel, May 8, 1843
Daniel^ Stewart (Daniel,* EUjah,* Samuel,"^ Samuel;^ Duncan^), baptized Oct. 5, 1785.
in Wells, Me., married Feb. 2, 1816, Sarah Tcbbetts. Children, bom in Wells:
1 Ircna, Sep. 7, 1817
2 Jacob A., Dec. 9, 1819
3 Sarah H., Aug. 16, 1826
John^ Stewart (Daniel,^ EHjah,* Samuel,^ Samuel,- Duncan^), bom Apr. 18, I'jgq
[baptized May 8, 1799], in Wells, Me., married Feb. 24, 1824, Abigail Stevens. He died Dec.
5, 1854. Children, the first three born in Wells; the others, in Chcsterville :
1 Martha Ann, Oct. 3, 1826; = George H. Rogers
2 Rufus, Aug. 8, 1829; =Jan. i, 1856, £Jatherine J. Spinney of Eliot
3 Elizabeth, Feb. 28, 1832; =Nov. i, 1853, Joseph A. Littlefield of Wells
4 Evander, Nov. i, 1835: +1887, Biddeford
5 Phebe Abigail, Apr. 15, 1837: -|-Dec. 2, 1862, aged 24
6 Lyman Loring, Sep. 30, 1841 : -f-Nov. 8, 1864, in a Confederate prison in Georgia
John^ Stewart (Elijah,^ Elijah,* Samuel,^ Samuel,- Duncan^), baptized Mar. 11, 1797,
in Wells, Me., married Jan. 22, 1818, Jerusha Card, daughter of Wentworth Card of York.
He was called ''John, senior," to distinguish him from John, son of Daniel."' He died in Wells
June 21, 1859 [1858®], and his widow died there Nov. 19, 1867. Children, born m Wells:
1 Elijah, Dec. 30, 1818: 4 May 3, 1830, aged 12
2 Deborah, Dec. 22, 1821; : Nov. 21, 1839, Cotton Chase of York
3 Joseph, May 11, 1824: -hOct 27, 1846
4 Ezra Haskell, July 5, 1825; = Sep. 25, 1852, Helen M. Smith of Rockport
5 Moses, Dec. 13, 1827; =Feb. 14, 1869, Almira Ann Stuart: ^Apr. 5, 1906
6 Lydia, Apr. 17, 1830: ^ young
7 Jerusha Card, Nov. 28, 1833; — ^ Enoch Treadwell: Hiram, Me.
8 Francis Winchester, Nov. 10, 1837; ~Aug. 8, 1859, Lucenia Smith, Rockport
Georiie^ Stewart (Asa,-^ Elijah,* Samuel\ Samuel,^ Duncan^), born Apr. i, 1P05,
:n Wells, Me., married in June, 1829, Louisa Witham, bom in Sanford, Me., daughter of John
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And Polly (Gctchcll) Witham. He was a farmer, and resided in district 6 in Wells. Children,
born there :
1 Mary Getchell, Oct. i6, 1829; = George Thompson of South Berwick
a George Stuart, Jan. 5, i8ja: t Aug. 15. 1857, ^g^^ ^4
3 Joshua Getchell. June 7, 1834 ■ ' resided in Lanesville, Mass.
4 Asa, Apr. 9, 1836 : called *'the third'': t Mar. 10, 1891
5 Almira Ann. Mar. 4, 1841 ; =Feb. 14, ^869, Mos?s' Stuart (John,* Elijah,* Elijah^)
6 Louisa Jane, June 24, 1843 : f young
Asa** Stewart (Asa,* Elijah,* SamiAcl^, Samuel,^ Duncan^), bom Aug. 4, 18 19, in Wells,
Me., married May 6, 1845, Emily Maximilia Cheney, bom June 25, 1824, in Chesterville, Me.,
daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth (Gowen) Cheney. She died in Lancaster, N. H., and he died
Jan. 3, 1903, in West Stewartstown, N. H. Children:
t Ellen Alfaretta, Mar. i, 1846, Portsmouth, N. H.; =111870, Sidney A. Rich: +2iJ'84
2 Mary Elizabeth, Apr. 21, 1848, Guildhall, Vt.
*• 3 Edwin Ruthven, Jan. 30, 1850: res. Lancaster, N. H.: -j-Apr. 14, 1902
4 Charles Henry. Oct. 30, 1852, Guildhall, Vt.: -^ Feb. 18, 1862 [field
5 Emily Maximilia, May 30, 1855, Guildhall, Vt.; =io5"i888, William Johnston^ Spring'
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Public Records and Family Minuscripts
Joseph^ Steward (John,^ John,^ Alexander^), bom June 23, 1755, in East Haddam,
Conn., was a soldier in the Revolution. He married Anna Harvey.® He died in East Had'
dam Apr. iS, 1823, aged 68. We have no record of his family but presume that one of his
children was:
I Joseph, June 27, 1787; =July 14, 1807, Fanny Chandler, East Haddam
John^ Stewart (Jo/in,' Johnr Alexander^), born in 1762® in East Haddam, Conn.,
was a soldier in the Revolution.® "After the war he removed to the western part of the
state, and later into Massachusetts; finally, about 1800 or 1802, to Frankfort, Herkimer coun'
ty, N. Y," where he applied for a pension Sep. i, 1832. We know nothing of his family.
"Was he the John Stewart who married Amah Underwood and whose brother Silas, married her
,Mster Esther?
William^ Stewart (Nathdrxt^ WiUiarrij^ Alexander^) is given on page 55.
' ' Samuel* Stewart* (SamuelJ^ William,^ Alexander^), born in 1784 in Poultncy, Vt.,
married (1) Rebecca Leach. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and for his service received
a bcxinty of 120 acres of land in Iowa. He married (2) Sarah Watson, born in 1798 in New
York state,® daughter of John and Molly (Wright) Watson. He was Hving in Granville,
Washington county, N. Y., in 1850,® where his wife Sally died Jan. 30, i860,® aged 61, and
he died Jan. 5, 1864. Children:®
; Mar. 3, 1828, Almon Hart, Middletown, Vt.®
1820; 4 unmarried
; = Dexter Bellows
1823, Granville; — Harriet Cavanaugh
F= Rocclla Kilbom: had son William*
1828; = John Mecomber
, 1833; =C>ct. 30, 1S53, Reuben Hamblet: ^ Oct. 20, 1916, aged 83
1841; Benjamin F. Wait: ^ July 25, 1894, aged 54
•From data in ihc Mrs. Jennie F. Stewart collcct.on and records furnished by G. A G )oJjpceJ.
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Mary
"Rebecca
Hannah
Cyril Leach
John
6
Lucretia
7
Sarah, Feb. 10
8
Laura
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Thcmias^ Stewart (Bias* Thomas,^ Alexander^) and his brothers Joshua, Daniel.
William, Edmund and Solomon are given on pages iii and 112 and their descendants will be
given, where known, in the following generation in regular order.
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NOTES
J. Adger Stewart of Highland Park, Ky., has sent us a (^ted chart of his ancestry, based
on recollections of his grandfather, John Lewis^ Stewart, who was bom Sep. 19, 1810, in York
district. S. C. The earliest known ancestor was ALEXANDER* STEWART of Londonderry,
Ireland, who was married twice. By his first wife he had three sons — John, Samuel and Joseph
— and some daughters. By his second wife, the widow Calhoun, the sons were William, Ar^
chibald and Alexander. The sons all came to America before the Revolution, John, the eld •
est, coming many years before the others and settling at Lancaster, Pa.; he was clerk of the
court of Lancaster: **and all the rest, when they came to America, came there and suyed some
years, after which all except John and his family emigrated to York, S. C.**
J. S. Bums of Coraopolis, Pa., published a "History of the Stewart Family of Western
Pennsylvania** in 191 2, a copy of which was recently presented us by Mrs. C. C. Bovey of
Minneapolis, a descendant of Alexander Steward of Marlborough, Mass. The history deals
with the descendants of James^ Stewart (John,* Samuel,' Robert,* John*)* bom Apr. 15. 1754,
in Dauphin county. Pa., who married Aug. 25, 1779, Margaret McCowan [or McEwen] and
settled in Findlay township, Allegheny county. Pa. Mr. Bums tells us in a letter dated Apr.
9, 1915, that the McEwens and Stewarts hold a reunion every year, with an attendance run*
ning as high as 175. Samuel,' bom in 1698, and his brother Hugh' came from Ireland.
Our little **speech** last month called forth many replies, and we wish we had larger
space so we could publish things from our readers. Col. John T. Stewart of St. Paul writes:
"'According to your way of figuring 1 should read the magazine for at least 27 years. My fa-
ther lived to be 85, and my mother was 89 in February. My sister *s son is just completing
his plebe year at West Point. . ." George H. Steward of Rutland, Vt., says: **I have been
listening in to the speech you made in the June issue. I do not know how much I owe on my
subscription, so am enclosing check for $3 to continue. 1 prize this magazine very highly and
have them carefully preserved.** Frank M. Stuart of South Milwaukee, Wis., assistant post'
master, finds time with all his duties to look over the magazine, and writes the kind of letters
that makes a' fellow wish he could know him and pal around with him. Herbert W. Denio of
the Vermont Historical society at Montpelier writes: '*Here goes a dollar. Tve just read the
last paragraph of no. la, vol. 3, and a word to the wise — . It's good stuff: keep on with it. I
hope you will live to 1968: 1 can't expect to — I'm 65 already.** Horace Dickerman of New
Haven reminds us that his mother is in her 84th year and his father is almost 89. **Both my
grandmothers lived to be 86 and an earlier ancestor cleared 100. I was bom in 1866 and in-
vite you to dine with me June 8, 1966.** That will be the cow*s umbrella, Dick, and if our
great-grandchildren aren't sick we*ll get in our aeroflash and be with you.
Queries
24. Harriet J. Steward was born Dec. 29. 1820. and married in Ambo/. N. Y.. Oct. 5. 1839. Smith
Park. She died July 13. 1862, at Ambor. Who were her parenu? h/ln. William H. Mantfield. 56 Ring at.,
Putnam, Conn.
25. Archibald Stewart waa the father of Thomaa, the father of Jamea Stewart, a merchant of Liberty
county. Ga.. according to my great-aunt, who learned it from her mother, a daughter of James. James married
about 1795 Sarah Elizabeth Mann of Bryan cnunty. Ga., and had a son Josiah and a daughter Sarah Elizabeth,
bom Nov. 12. 1799, who married Jan. 28, 1818. William H. Mell. Does anybody know anything about Archi-
bald or Thomas? Mrs. J. W. (Ethel MsU) Rice, 207 Westminster drive, AtlanU. Ga.
26. Jam«a Stewart* my great-grandfather, was born Feb. 4. 1771, and died Dec. 9, 1843. according to
his gravestone in the cemetery at Liverpool, Dauphin county. Pa. His brother David was born Dec. 12. 1793,
and died July 22. 1864.0 It is said that he also had brothers Samuel and Charles in Ohio, and a sister Mrs.
Mary Nafe. in Rochester. Ind. Was the father of James a Revolutionary soldier? Miss Puera B. Robison.
Centenary Collegiate institute, Hacketutown, N. J.
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Stewarts of Blandford* Mass*
There is a tradition in this family that one James' Stewart came from Scotland* early in
the i8th century with his wife and ten children, and that all died on shipboard but James and
an adopted daughter, whom he afterward married and by whom he had five sons. We all
know that traditions are likely to be deceptive, but we record this one as given by Mrs. Ed
S. Roberts of Avard, Okla., and will start our story with the two brothers :t
1 John
2 Walter
John* Stewart probably came from Ireland with the immigrants of I7i8,t and tarried
awhile in Londonderry, N. H., whence he went to Boxford, Mass., and bought a farm. He
lived near the adjoining towns of Andover and Bradford (now included in Haverhill), where it
is presumed that his first wife died. Later he joined his brother Walter in Hopktnton, and
there on May 20, 1733, he married Sarah Bell. He was a blacksmith, and sold Aug. 11, 1737,
to Peter Luce of Boston, merchant, for £300 a lease of 99 years and 8 acres of meadow. He
then removed to Blandford, a Scotch'! rish settlement called New Glasgow, in the western
part of the state, in company with others from Hopkinton who had seceded from the church.§
He was a selectman in Blandford in i742'3, 1744, 1745 and 1747. He died in Suffield, and his
will of July 27, 1747, mentions his wife Sarah; to son James, executor, "my home place in
Blandford, and he is to pay (a certain sum) to my daughter Mary and little daughter Rachel
when she comes of age to choose her guardian ; to son John, 60 acres in Blandford ; to son Rob'
ert Black, and to son William.'' Walter, Margaret and William Stewart were witnesses to
the will. The appraisal was made Oct. 13, 1747 [Hampshire county probate, box 142. no. 21].
Children:
1 William ; =Mar. 3, 1736. Abigail Stanley, Boxford
2 John ; == Eliwbeth Brodner, Goshen. N. Y.
3 James, bp. Mar, 18, 172 1-2, Bradford®; = Jane ■ •
4 Sarah, bp. 1722, Boxford®: -j-young
5 Mary, bp. Apr. 5, 1724, Boxford®
6 Sarah, bp. Apr. — , 1729, Boxford®; — Robert Black
7 Rachel ; =Oct. 25, 1759. John Scott, Blandford
Walter* Stewart settled first at Londonderry, N. H. Walter Stewart of Londonderry
married in Boxford, Mass., July 18, 1722, Grisel Crombie, according to the records of the First
Congregational church in East Boxford. He baptized his two children there — Paul on Apr.
14, 1723, and Margaret on Apr. — , 1725 — and for a time resided in Bradford, for on Apr. 7,
1727, * 'Walter Steward, late of Londonderry but now of Bradford,'' sold lot no. 125 in Chester
to Benjamin Kimball [Deeds, Concord, N. H.]. He removed to Hopkinton, where he and his
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as —90. means refer to that page; > - means married,
: maniage intention. + marriage license, + died. X buried, (D Bible record, (D church, ® town, 0 gravestone,
i) probate, 0 court, ® land, ® military, ® pension. (^ census, (g> personal. (^ history.
*James Stewart of Parish Aghamsunshew married Jan. 17, 1783. Margaret Ramsey of Templemore.®
tThere were probably others in this family, and one of them perhaps was William Stewart of Lunenburg,
Mass., who married there Nov. 10, 1736, Margaret Sanderson and later removed to Peterboro. N. H.
^This was the opinion of George Sawin Stewart, the eminent authority on New England Stewarts.
{On Apr. 9, 1732, the church at Hopkinton voted the accepunce of the Cambridge platform, which gave
great offense to the Scotch Presbyterians, and James Montgomery. Robert Cook, William Henry, Walter Stew-
art, Robert Huston, John Hamilton, Robert Barrett and others absented themselves from communbn and lat-
er organized a new church.
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wife united with the Congregational church and' recorded the births of their children. Cn
Oct. 14. 1737, Walter Steward, late of Hopkinton. Middlesex county, now of Glasgow [Bland-
ford], Hampshire county, husbandman, sold to Peter Luce of Boston, merchant, for t'joo a
lease for 99 years and 5 acres of meadow, acknowledged in Boston [I, part 2, p. 54» Middlesex
deeds]. The same year he bought 200 acres in Blandford, and was selectman in 1749* i75i
and 1751. In 1742 he was road overseer for the "North End," and in 1760 was constable for
the '*North End."" He was among the lawful voters listed Jan. -J, 1760, ^nd among the pew-
holders recorded May 28, 1760.* The last record we have of him was when he deeded his
land to his son Paul in 1769 [viii: 737]. Children recorded in Hopkinton, the first two having
been bom in Boxford :
1 Paul, Mar. 23, 1723 ; = Jerusha
2 Margaret, Apr. 4, 1725; =Jan. 4, 1753, Samuel Fcrgusont
3 William, Apr. 18, 1729: -} Sep. 16, 1757, in his 27th year, Blandford.0 Soldier, i756'7-
X 4 Solomon, Apr. 15, 1733; —Apr. 13, 1758, Sarah McConaghcy
To be continued
Duncan Stewart of Newbury* Mass. — 151
BY ALICE HECKMAN STEWART
Joseph^ Stuart (Joseph,'^ Wentworth,* Joseph,^ SamueU^ Duncan}), bom July 1 , 1780,
in Gorham, Me., married [intention Nov. 2, 1805] Nancy Lombard of Gorham. Children,
born at Harrison, Me.:
1 Fanny, Aug. 8, 1806; =Dec. 2, 1824, Merrill Skillings
2 Samuel, Apr. 9, 1809; =Apr. 17, 1832, Hannah D. Hall
^1 Joshua B., Mar. 14, 1811; i=Oct. 5, 1834, Caroline Hicks, (2) Lydia J. R. BuUcn
4 , Abigail, May 3, 1813: -[unmarried
^ <% George Walker - ,; = Mary Ann Sargent
6 Esther, Feb. 20, 1817; =Mar. 18, 1838, Isaac Bonney of Otisfield
7 Achsah, F^b. 20, 1819, =Mar. 15, 1852, John D. Burbank of Gorham
8 .E^ily^ Nutting, May 14, 1821 ; =Nov. 21, 1844, William Chute
9 Calista Bra^kett ; =Nov. 9, 1847, Samuel F. Pitts of Naples
10 Francis ;= Abigail Bullen of Norway: +253*63, soldier
11 Lydia G., Aug. i, 1827; —Oct. 15, 1849, William Brigham
12 Amos, Mar. 19, 1830; 1= Mason, (2) Larabee
13 Joanna, Aug. 20, 1832; = Washington Chaplin of Naples
Wentwprth^ Stuart (Joseph,'^ Wtntworthf* Joseph,^ Samtiel,^ Duncan^), bom Sep.
26, 1791, in Gorham, Me., married (i) Apr. 24, 1814, Mercy Hall, born Jan. 31, 1796, in Gor-
ham, daughter of Isaac and Anna (Whitney) Hall. She died Oct. 29, 1843. aged 47, at Harri'
son. He married (2) May 26. i84fs, Sar^h H. Knight. He died Miy 27, 1862, at Harrison.
Child I en, born there: ,
1 Moses Hall, Nov. 13, i8?6:. -hAug. 31. 1840, unmarried
2 Benjamin S., Aug. 28, 1818: -l-Scp. 20, 1820
3 Charles Edward, Oct^ 9, 1821; =Oec. 3, 1854, Lydia Twomblcy
4 Maria, June ?, 1824; =Feb. — , 1844, Francis C. Chute of Otisfield
•Many records in thit wArk were Riven us by Rev. S. G. Wood of Winchester. N. H., for many years past-
or at Blandford and author of a valuable history of the town.
+The vital records of Blandford have not been published, and we acknowledge our gratitude to Mrs. Jessie
A. Porter of Springfield for an abstract of all Stewart references laboriously taken for us from the original town
records.
^Walter may have had childreo born after he removed to Blandford. The record* of the town meetings
begin Mar. U. 1741-2.
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5 Charlotte, Apr. ii, 1828; -June 28, i860, Thomas Grace of Caaco
6 Laura Jane, July 16, 1835; =Mar. 11, i86o, Henry Kilgore of Waterford
Solomon* Stuart (Joseph,^ Went%Aforth* JosepK^ SamtieU^ Duncan^) ^ bom Apr. 22,
1796, in Gorham, Me., married in Harrison June 19, 1817, Mary Hall of Gorham, bom Oct.
16, 1798, daughter of Isaac and Anna (Whitney) Hall. He died Feb. 19, 1868, in Harrison,
where his children were bom :
1 Mary Ann, Nov. 6, 181 8; = John Lombard
2 Major P., Aug. 17, 1820; = Octavia Weston
J Isaac H., Apr. 22, 1822; = Elizabeth Hall of Chelsea
4 Hannah, Mar. 3, 1825; i— Sumner Hancock, (2) Nathan Decker
5 Joseph Phinney, Sep. — , 1829: -f Apr. — , 1830
6 Joseph Wentworth 183 1 : -h 1831
7 Wyatt Turner, Nov. 18, 1835 ; = Lucy Andrews of Harrison
Joslah AMen* Stuart (Joseph,^ Wentworth,* Joseph,^ Samtiel,* Duncan^), bom Apr.
20, 179S, in Gorham, Me., married Apr. 24, 1825, Miriam Rich of Harrison. He died Dec. 19,
1868, at Harrison, where his children were bora:
1 Amanda Malvina, Apr. 20, '26; i=i7Ji >o Randolph Sturgis, (2) i7Ji 71 John Anderson
2 Benjamin R., Nov. 20, 1827; =Feb. 8, 1871. Mary Ellen Haskell
3 Clementine Augusta, Nov. 22, 1829; 1= Hayes, (2) Samuel Edgerly
4 John W., July 7, 1831 : -|-May 6, 1863, soldier in Civil war
5 Josiah A., Mar. 23, 1833 - -fMay 28, 1903, Sundance, Wyo.
6 Lucretia A., Oct. 16, 1835; = Reuben Dunn of Poland, Me.
7 Evelyn Ingalls, Nov. 5, 1837; =Nov. 4, 1857, Joseph Lamoine Libby of Paris, Me.
8 Clara B., May 29, 1840; = Payson Stanley
9 Martha M., Feb. 27, 1842: +Sep. 22, 1844
10 Moses H., Apr. 10, 1843; =Oct. 25, 1871, Cornelia S. Rowe: Orchard. la.
11 Charles Dexter, July 24, 1845; =Sep. 10. 1869, Catherine L. Brackett
Wentworth<^ Stuart (WentwortK^ WentwortK* Joseph,^ Samuel^ Duncan^), bom
Feb. 6, 1791, in Sundish, Me., married there Mar. 21, 181 5, Patience Thomas. He was a sol'
dier in the War of 181 2, and died in Bridgeton, Me. Children:
1 Ann S., Oct. 7. 1817; = Andrew Brown of Castine
2 Wentworth 1820 tailor, res. Windsor, Vt.
3 Martha S. 1823;= Robert Clark
4 Thomas F., Apr. 4, 1824, East Raymond: +Mar. 31, 1827
5 Edmund T., July 20, 1825 ; ~ Jane Lymburner of Brooksville
6 Rosanna 1832;= Joseph Swan of Everett. Mass.
James Grant* Stuart (WentwortK^ Wentworth,* Joseph,^ Sam^el^ Duncan^), bom
Apr. 20, 1805, in Standish, Me., married (i) Julia M. Brown of Brownsficld. He married (2)
Aug. 18, 1862. Mary A. (Currier) Robertson. He died May 9, 1879, in North Brookfield.
Mass. Children:
1 Arabella, Aug. 24. 1829: -fMay 11, 1831, Brownsfield
2 Elizabeth Osgood, Apr. 13, 183 1; = H. F. Lord
3 Arabella, Apr. 13, 1833; = E. T. Cotton
4 Rosanna Higgins, June 6. 1835; --- J. M. Cotton
5 Alonzo, Apr. 21, 1837: -t 1853, Brownsfield
6 Lyman, Nov. 6, 1839: + 1894, Mexico
7 Horace Moulton, June — , 1842; = Ellen Jason
8 Alvira Moulton, Dec. 25, 1844; = Clement Perkins
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9 James William, Apr. 13, 1847; = Lucy E. Tirrell
10 Walter Herbert, Feb. 22, 1850; 1= Ellen O'Brien, (2) I>elcina Winchell
.11 Jpgeph Leroy, Mar. 11, 1857
12 Charles S., Aug. 21, i86j. Brownsfield
13 Mary Ella. Oct. 22, 1866, Brownsfield
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Stewarts of East Haddam. Conn. —152
Mr. Elmore L. Brooks, author of the Georgia Family in America, has kindly lent us a
typewritten History of the Stilson. Baldwin and Stewart Families, written by Chester N. Stil'
son, now deceased. Mr. Stilson was a son of Asahel Baldwin Stilson and grandson of Cyren*
ius Stilson of Meredith, N. Y. Cyrenius Stilson was the son of Nathan Stilson. bom Oct. 14,
1746, in New Milford, Conn., who married there Jan. 29, 1771, Elisabeth' Stewart (James,*
Alexander'), born July 17, 1751; she died July 26, 1820, in Delaware county, N. Y. From
this history we are able to add data to the record of James^ Stewart, as published on page 21 of
the Stewart Clan Magazine :
James^ Stewart (Alexander^) and wife Keziah Scoville [or Scofield] had the following
children, all but the eldest bom in East Haddam:
1 Mary, bp. Apr. 30, 1738, Voluntown; =Feb. 25, 1752, Jonathan Chapman, East Haddam
2 James 1740; =Mar. 24, 1763, Rhoda Graves
3 Lemuel 1742; = Lydia Giddings
4 Nathaniel ; = Sarah Brownson
5 Elizabeth, July 17. 1751; =Jan. 29, 1771, Nathan Stilson
6 Samuel, bp. Nov. 11, 1753; = Mary Keadivick
7 Lydia, bp. May 15, 1757; =Dec. 9, 1772, John Draper, New Milford
8 Esther = James Cone
To be continued
NOTES
Dr, Franci? Edward Stewart of Philadelphia took part in a unique ceremony recently
(June) at the presentation of a cornerstone for the Hall of the Stewarts, a new building at the
Flora Macdonald College for Girls in Red Springs, N. C. The stone was cut from the royal
quarry at Balmoral castle and the inscription reads: 'This tablet of granite from Balmoral was
gifted by His Majesty King George V to the Stewart Society for presentation to the Flora
Macdonald College, in memory of a Scottish heroine, as another link between Britain and Am*
erica. I745'i925.** Dr. Stewart prefaced a very interesting speech with the remarks, *'His
excellency, Sir Esme Howard, British ambassador representing his majesty, the king, having
presented the Flora Macdonald memorial to the Stewart society, it becomes my duty as accred'
ited representative of the Stewart society to present it to the Flora Macdonald college I
therefore take pleasure in handing over this beautiful tablet to his excellency, Angus Wilton
McLean, governor of North Carolina and president of the board of trustees.'' We regret
that we cannot reproduce Dr. Stewart's speech in full nor at present print an account of the
life of Flora Macdonald and her heroism in helping Prince Charles Stewart escape from Scot'
land after the defeat of his army in 1746.
Queries
27. WUUam Stewart and wife Ann Park are supposed to have left Ireland in 1762. Did they settle
in Pennsylvania? What was his father's name? His son's name was James; married Mary McCallen. Did
he live in Westmoreland county. Pa.? Francis W. Stewart, Princston, III. Refer to query 22.
28. Archibald Stuart married Jane Brown, sister of Rev. John Brown of Augusta county. Va. He
was from Ireland and settled first in Pennsylvania. His daughter Eleanor married Apr. 24. 1744. Edward Hall
in Augusta county; Thomas, born in Ireland, married Elizabeth Howe; Benjamin, born in Pennsylvania; Alex-
ander married Mary Patterson. I have the line from Archibald down to the present but lack the records con-
necting him with the Stuarts of Scotland. Dr. Alexander M. Stuart, Erwin. Tenn.
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Editor: George Thomas Edson, Filley, Nebraska
Monthly Associate Editor- Horace W. Dlckcrman. 685 Forest Road. New Haven. Conn. $\ a year
FILLEY. NEB. SEPTEMBER, 1925 VOL. IV NO. 3
Stewarts of Blandford* Mass. — 154
William^ Stewart (John^) came from Hopkinton with his father and uncle Walter in
1737 and bought land in Glasgowtown [Deeds, 1:481]. He drew one of the "boys' lots'" in
the northerly end of the home'lot section in the first division, 20 or 40 acres, the ordinary
home'lot being 60; and in the second division he drew lot no. 4, west. He was of Suffeld
when Walter and John Stewart and he signed the petition of James Wilson and others, dated
Apr. 6, 1741. Walter and Paul and he signed the petition of Samuel Boies and other inhabit'
ants of Blandford, dated Apr. 18, 1752, asking for the privilege of holding a town meeting
[Mass. archives, 116:182]. He was a resident of Goshen, Orange county, N. Y., a house car'
penter, in 1754 when he and his brother John authorized their brother James to sell their land
in Blandford. As yet we have learned nothing of his family. Some of the children attribut'
ed to James' may have been children of William. A William Stewart married in Blandford
Oct. I, 1771, widow Janet Campbell.®
John^ Stewart (Jofin*) settled in Goshen, N. Y., with his brothers William and James.
He married Elizabeth Brodner, daughter of the first regular preacher in Goshen:® her father
"eloped with the daughter of a French nobleman named Colville, residing in Edinburgh, Scot'
land, a Huguenot fugitive." John Stewart was a blacksmith, and made his will Aug. 16, 1770,
naming as executors his brother'in'law John Brodner, his wife Elizabeth and son John; the wit'
ne-ises were Daniel Everett, James Steward and Silas Steward. He Hved in Goshen, and own'
ed land in Ulster county [Albany county, N. Y., probate, 27:368]. Children:®
1 John ; = Mary Young: patriot in Revolution
2 Colville ; = Anna Brown
3 Asa
4 Nathan, Nov. 6, 1758; =Jan. 27, 1784, Anne Morton, Blandford: Revo, soldier®
5 Mary = Hannibal M. Hopkins
6 Elizabeth = Thomas Caldwell
7 Eunice -- Benjamin Carpenter
8 Gilbert =Dcc. 19, 1799, Millicent Smith, Albany
James^ Stewart (Jo/in^), baptized Mar. i8, i72i'2, in Bradford, Mass., married Jane
He was executor of his father's will in 1747 and inherited the home place in
Blandford. He settled in Goshen, Orange county, N. Y., before 1754, when he, acting for his
brothers William and John, sold land in Blandford. He bought Oct. 16, 1765, land in Goshen,
patent of Wawayanda, from Stephen Ryder of Westchester. He was a signer of the Revolut'
lonary war pledge in Goshen in 1775, with Silas, James and Joseph, and was a member of the
committee of safety. He died in Stewarttown, Orange county, in 1811.® Children:
1 James
2 Silas
3 Luther 1752;!= (2) Keziah Carpenter®
4 Joseph
5 Mo5e5, Feb. — , 1757, = Peggy : Revo, soldier
6 Jesse, Jan. 16, 1759 : Revo, soldier
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as - 90, means refer to that pig**; means married,
:- roaniage intention, •!• marriage license, + died. ^' buried, ® Bible record, (|) church, (J) town, ^i gravestone.
'»> probate, (•; court, (Y) land, ® military, (•) pension. @ census, ® biography, ^ history, @ D. A R.
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Paul'* Stewart (Walter^), bom Mar. 23, 1713, in Boxford, Mass., married Jcrusha
(Spenser?). In 1749 Paul Stewart of SuflEeld bought land in Blandford, where he spent the
greater part of his life. He was in a list of pewholders May 18, 1760, and in 1778 was a cred'
itor with Spenser Stewart to the estate of William Henry; and he, his son Calvin and William
Gilmore made a deed of land to the minister, with love as the consideration. In 178a he deed-
ed land to his son Calvin. In 1790 he appears in the first census with himself and his wife
the only members of the family, after which we have no record of them. Children, recorded
in Blandford:*
I Jehiel, Oct. 11, 1750; : De:. ao, 177S, Rachel Williams
1 Lusannih, Nov. ai, 175a
3 Daniel Spenser. Feb. 17, 1755
4 William, Nov. 3, 1759; i Apr. aa, 1780, Beulah Meacham
? Luther, Apr. a, 176a; =Mar. 18, 1784, Esther Smith
6 Jerusha, Sep. 11, 1764; : Apr. aa, 1780, William Gilmore
7 Calvin. May aa, 1767; =Nov. 8, 1787, Eleanor Taylor, West Springfield®
8 Elizabeth. Sep. 10, 1765; -: June 4, 1789, Edmund Gilmore
Solomon^ Stewart (Waiter*), bom Apr. 15, 1733, in Hopkinton, Mass., married in
Blandford Apr. 13, 1758, Sarah McConaghey, bom May 4, 1737. daughter of David and Mar-
garet McConaghey of Watertown and Waltham.t His name appears in an account dated Dec.
30, 1758, of Lieut, David Black of Blandford, Col. John Worthington's regiment of South
Hampshire troops. In 176a he bought land in Blandford, and was selectman in 1777 and 1778.
He enlisted in Capt. William Cooley's company in Col. John MoseleyV regiment and served
from Sep. aa to Nov. 16, 1776. July a4, 1784, he deeded land to "my son, William Stewart
and of Blandford," the witnesses being Samuel Ferguson and John Ferguson and. In the cen-
sus of 1790 he had a son over 16, a wife and daughter at home. He was surveyor of highways
in 1794. Sarah, his wife, died Sep. a?, i8oa, in her 66th year.0 [Solomon Stewart of Bland-
4oTd married (int. Mar. 5, 1804, in Chester) Mrs. Mary Gilmore.] He died Nov. 14. 181 5,
aged 8a.t Children, recorded in Blandford:*
I William, June ao, 1760; =Jan. i, 178a, Mary Knox: minute-man, 1775®
a Hannah, Nov. 7, 176a; =Jan. i, 178a, Elihu Noble
3 Sarah, Feb. a, 1765; =May aa, 1785, Robert Smith
4 Rhoda. July 9, 1767; =July 10, 1788, John Smith
5 Molly, Oct. 31, 1769; : June a7, 1790, Jesse Bishop
6 Margaret, July 7, 177a
7 Solomon, Nov. a9, 1779; =Jan. i, 1801, Eleanor Bishop, Granville®
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Duncan Stewart of Newbury* Mass. — 156
BY ALICE HECK MAN STEWART
Nathan Mower^ Stuart (James,^ Joseph,* John,^ Samuel,'^ Duncan^), born Jan. 26,
1807, in Winslow, Me., married in Boston, Mass., June lo, 183a, Julia A. Oolliver, bom July
4. i8ia, in Boston. He resided in Boston and in Vassalboro and Pittsfield, Me. Children,
the first three bom in Vassalboro; the others, in Pittsfield:
I Jane Hyler, Mar. a8, 1833; David Carle: res. California
a Thomas H., Nov. aa, 1834: ^
3 Zachariah Butterfield, Oct. a9, 1836; =
•From the origina! town rccordi of Blandford, copied for u% by Mrt. Jc»«ir \. Porter, Springfield. Mjisi.
+ From record* gathered by Mrt. Burton A»hley Crane, 517 West 10th tl., Krie. Pa.
tFrom record! of Rev. John Keep of Blandford, abstracted by Rev G. S. Wv>.>J. Winchester. N. H
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4 Charlotte NDrton. Apr. 17, 1838; = Wadsworth
5 Maria Louisa, Oct. 27, 1839; =
6 Sarah E., Sep. 18, 1841 ; = Butterficld
7 Emeline S., June 27, 1843: -f
8 Lizzie P.. Apr. 11, 1845: 4-
9 Nathan C. Dec. 28. 1846: fin Civil war
10 George H., May 17, 1848
11 James Frank, Sep. 18, 1849; =
II Joseph C.» Aug. 24, 1851
13 Harriet F., May 24, 18^3; = John Hamilton, jr.: res. Saxon ville," Me., 1874
WUIiam Henry® Stuart (Timothy,^ Timothy* JoKn,^ SamueU^ Duncan^), bom June
10, 1826, in Saco, Me., married May 29, i860, Frances Maria Alexander, born June 25, 1836,
daughter of Joseph and Emeline (Decker) Alexander. She died Dec. 29, 1893, and he died
June 30, 1894. Children:
1 Josephine Alexander, Oct. 25, 1862; =Nov. 25, 1884, Alfred Stuart Pratt of West New-
2 Mabel Stanton, May 14, 1866; =Dec. 7, 1892, Arthur Green Hosmer of Natick [ton
3 Blanche Emeline, Nov. 27, 1870: 4- Jan. 8, 1882
Timothy Edward<< Stuart {Timothy,^ Timothy* John,^ Samuel,^ Duncan^), born
Mar. 2, 1829, in Saco, Me., married Sarah E . He died Apr. 24, 1886, at Newton
and was buried at Wcstbrook, Me. His will, dated Mar. 6, 1886, proved May 25, 1886,
named his wife Sarah E. Stuart, daughter Velnah I. Grenlaw, son Ronald A. Stuart and daugh'
ter Lena A. Coe, wife of Frank E. Coe.
I George E. 1856, Wavcrly. Street commissioner in Newton, 1879-1904
Frederick* Stuart {John,^ Samuel,* John,^ Samuel,^ Duncan^), bom July 12, 1819, at
Freedom, N. H., married Nancy Thompson. He died Apr. 10, 1888, at Eaton, N. H.
1 Charles Melvin . 1841 : -^ 1845
2 Alva H,, May 11, 1845; ---June 22, 1873, Hannah N. Douglas: fMar. 22, 1878
3 Georgia A., Mar. 19, 1852; =Nov. 3, 1872, Quincy A. Thurston
WUIIam r.« Stuart (John,'^ Samuel* Mn,^ Samuel,^ Duncan^), bom Dec. 7, 181 3, at
Freedom, N. H., married Rebecca Briggs of Portland, Me. He resided in Comish, Me., sev'
cral years and removed to LaSalle. III., where he died Feb. 15, 1889. He had several children.
Edward B.* Stuart (JoKn,^ Samuel* John,^ Samuel,^ Duncan^), bom Sep. 25, 1821, at .
Freedom, N. H., married Drusilla Brooks. He lesided in Freedom on the home farm, and re*
moved to Eaton, where he died Sep. 16, 1905. Children:
1 Etta A.
2 Susan F.
3 John B.
4 Lillian
5 William
Samuel* Stuart (JoKn,* SamueU* Jo/in,^ Samuel,'^ Duncan^) ^ bom Sep. 5, 1817, in
Freedem, N. H., married Charlotte B. Thompson at Eaton. He died Oct. 5, 1883, at Eaten.
His first child was born at Freedom; the others, at Stoneham, Me. :
1 Martha B., July 10, 1843
2 Charlotte M., Feb. 4, 184?
3 Lovey J., Sep. 29, 1846
4 Adriel L., Dec. 18, 1847
5 Samuel D., July 18, 1850
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Geortfe F.« Stuart* (FredericK^ Samuel,* ]ohn,^ Samuel^ Du^ncan^), bom Feb. 12,
1817, in Eaton, N. H.. married May 15. 1861. in Canton, N. H., Harriet C. Gates, daughter
of Isaac and Paraxadia (Barnes) Gates. He died Apr. 231, 1867, in Colton, N. Y., and she died
Sep. II, 1916, in Canton, N. Y. Children:
1 George Melvin, Nov. 16, 1864; =July 16, 1914, Ehzabeth Sizer
2 John Bugbe, Aug. 31, 1866; =Nov. 30 1899, Elizabeth Ellsworth
3 Addie, Apr. 10, i863; unmarried
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Stewarts of East Haddam* Conn. — 156
Gen. Samuel* Stewart (Jo/in,' Samuel,^ Alexander^), bom Feb. ^. 1767. in Volun-
town. Conn., married Content Douglas, bom Sep. 4, 1772, in Stephcntown, N. Y., daughter of
Wheeler Douglas.® He lived in Waterford, N. Y., where his wife died Nov. 15, 1848. aged
76, and he died Oct. 8. 1850.®
John^ Stewart (John,^ Samuel^ Alexander^), bom Oct. 28, 1790, in Voluntown, Conn.,
married Emily Ann Rice of Richmond, Va. He died at Waterford, N. Y.. Feb. i, 1864. aged
73, and she died Mar. 26, 4869, aged 67.® Children (perhaps incomplete) :
1 George Henry, Nov. 11, 1819: -|-Aug. 2,1821, aged 1*8*9®
2 Elizabeth G. ' : -[-Nov. 20, 1865, aged 31®
3 Mary. Sep. 20, 1838: -{-Jan. 4, 1841, aged 2*3*14®
4 Charles. Jan. 31, 1842: -|-Sep. 13. 1842, aged 0-7*13®
Alexander^ Stewart (John,^ Samuel^ Alexander^), born Nov. 22, 1798, in Volun*
town. Conn., married Susan Drake. She died at Waterford, N. Y., Sep. 9, 1871, aged 64.®
1 Charles H., Apr. 21, 1821; = Caroline E. L ; she -\-l^y6^, aged 47®
2 James V. S., Sep. 22, 1827: -f-Aug. 17, 1850® [in California]
3 Samuel Drake, Sep. 20, 1838: -f-Dcc. 23. 1838, aged 4 months®
To be continued 1
NOTES
Mrs. Charlotte T. Luckhurst, i?6 Westem avenue, Albany, N. Y., recently sent us the
following original gravestone inscriptions from Sparta Presbyterian churchyard at Scarborough,
Westchester county, N. Y. :
Hugh Stuart, died Apr. 30, 181 1, aged 70 years, i month
Mary Stuart, died Nov. i, 1816, aged 13 years, 7 months
Ann Eliza Stuart, born Aug. 22. 1808, died Sep. 10. 1884
James Stewart, in query 26, was from near Lettcrkcnny, Donegal county, Ireland, accord*
ing to Mrs. Lloyd R. Shuman of Millcrstown, Pa., and came over to Lancaster county. Pa.,
with his brothers Jeremiah and David. [For reference to Letterkenny, erroneously spelled
Setterkcnny. sec page 133 of this magazine.] There James married Hester Silknitter (or Silk-
mittcr), bom about 1772, daughter of Henry Silknitter, a Revolutionary soldier bom in 1746,
and wife Catherine. The three brothers went up the Susquehanna river and finally settled at
Liverpool in Perry county. The children of James and Hester (Silknitter) Stewart were John,
David, Charles, Samuel, Daniel, Jonathan, Sarah Ellen (who married Andrew Shuman), Eliza.
Catherine and Mary.
Queries
29. James Stewart, born June 8. 1743, in Brrkley county, Va., married Rebecca Marchant. born in
the same county Mar. 23, 1748. Their daughter Pri»cilla. born Sep. 3, 1773. in Berkley county, married Thom-
as Downs, born in 1765, son of Tliomas Downs of Baltimore. Mrs. W. H. Talboit, box 7, Rockville, Md.
•From records furnished by Miss Addic Stuart, Canton, N. Y.
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Duncan Stewart of Newbury* Mass. — 160
BY ALICE HECKMAN STEWART
James B*^ Stuart (Ebenezery^ Jeremiah* Jeremiaht^ Samuel,''^ Duncan^) ^ bom Sept. I,
1807, in Sudbury, Maas., married [intention recorded June 6, 1841, at Stow] Emcline A.
(Whitcomb) Robbins. a widow, born in Stow. He died a widower Aug. 11, 1890. aged 83,
RoyaUton. Children:
1 Luther E., May 4, 184a; =Feb. a?, 1864, Hannah Stratton, Clinton: Union soldier
2 Joseph, Feb. i. 1844, Sudbury
3 Galon Alphonso, Dec. 9* 1846: -f July 38, 1848 \
4 Myra Ann, Apr. 3, 1849; =^ Charles Shepardson
Ebenezei^ Stuart (Ebenezer^^ Jeremiah^* Jeremiah,^ Samuel,'^ Duncan*), bom May
10, 181?, in Sudbury, Mass., married there Sep. 30, 1838, Mary M. Gilbert. He died Sep. 16,
1873, in Sudbury. Children:
1 Jeremiah, Oct. 14. 1839; =Nov. a8, 1866, Charlotte M. Piper: -fMay ^, 1914. Lynn;
1 Eunice Bathrick, Apr. 26, 1843 [children, Ida M. and Fred W-
3 Albert S., Apr. ^, 1849, Stow; — res. Sterling , ^^■^
4 Frederick R., July 15. 18? I „ ,^^ ■
Jeremiah^ Stuart (JeremidK,^ Jeremiah f* Jeremiah J^ SamueU^ Duncan*) i bom Jan. i*
i8ia, in Shirley. Mass., married there Nov. 7, i860, Mrs. Electa D. (Hackctt) .Willis, bom in
1814 in Westmoreland, N. H., daughter of Ebenezer and Abigail Hackett. He was a farmer
and resided in Lunenburg. Mass., where he died Mar. 8, i88a. Children, bom there;
I Mary Frances, Oct. 9, 1861
a Flora M., Aug. 27, 1865: 4-Oct. 10, 1865
3 Charles Sumner, Oct. 3, 1866: -f-Nov. 8, 1866
Sumner^ Stuart (Jeremiah,^ JeremiaK* JeremiaK^ Samuel,^ Duncan*) , bom Oct. 18,
1814, in Shirley, Mass., married in Newport, R. L. May 14, 1840, Harriet Knowles. He re*
moved to Newport in 1877 and had three children.
Edson^ Stuart (Jeremiah,^ Jeremiah,* Jeremiah,^ Samuel,^ Duncan*), bom Apr. 14,
1822, in Shirley, Mass., married Apr. 18, 1844. Mary Jane Pearl. Child, bom in Boston:
I George Francis, Jan. 29, 1845
Joseph^ Stewart (Joseph,^ Jeremiah,* Jeremiah,^ Samuel,^ Duncan*), born Oct. 14,
1810, in Sudbury, Mass., married (i) at Fitchburg Nov. 11, 1855, Almira M. Conant. bom in
1818, in Lcmpster, N. H., daughter of Nathan and Pamelia Conant. She died Apr. 24. 1866,
in Lunenburg, Mas*., aged 47 years and 9 months. He married (2) in Acton Aug. 31, 1867,
Mrs. Lucinda B. Brown, born Feb. — , 1810, daughter of Elisha and Lucy Carter. He died in
Lunenburg Apr. 26, 1876, aged 65.
Charles* Stuart (Joseph,^ Jeremiah,* Jeremiah,^ Samuel,^ Duncan*), born Feb. 10,
1816, in Lunenburg, Mass., married Nov. 14, 1842, Elira Derby of Westminster, bom Aug. 4,
181?. daughter of Joseph and Lovisa (Calef) Derby. He died Sep. 24, 1846, in Ashby, and
she died Dec. 13, 1861. Daughter:
I Eliza Ann ; ^ 1864, Edwin S. Fletcher of Mason, N. H.
Symbols and rcfcrcncct: a number preceded by a da»h, as — 90,-mean» refer to that p«g^: -- meant married,
•^ marriage intention, + marriage license, * died, v buried, ® Bible record, (5) church, (J) town. 0 gravestone,
V» probate, (J) court, (?) land, d) miliUry, (?) pension. (@) census, @ biography, @ history, @ D. A. R.
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Jeremiah^* Stuart (/oscp/i,* Jeremiah,* Jeremiah,'^ Samuel* Duncan^), bom Apr. ra,
1818, in Lunenburg. Mass.. married in Fitchburg Mar. 16. 1848. Mrs. Louisa B. (Coolidgc)
Taylor, bom Feb. la. 181 a, in Boston, daughter of Luther and Louisa (Patterson) Coolidge
and widow of David Taylor, whom she married Sep. la, i8a9, and who died Sep. i, 1884.
I Susan Elizabeth
Thit concludet the article contributed by Mrt. Alice H. Stewart of Watcrtown, MaM., from record* com-
piled by her late husband, George S. Stewart, and the publication of which was bcRun in the December, 1923.
number of this magazine. It is the oldest proven Stewart descent on American soil, as Duncan Stewart, prob-
ably one of Cromwell's Scotch prisoners in his war against Charles I. was at Ipswich, Mass., as early as 1653.
Stewarts of East Haddam* Conn. — 160
Public Records and Family Manuscripts
Alexander^ Stewart (Alexander,^ Samuel,* Alexander^), born June 5, 1784, in Gfis'
wold, Conn., married Feb. ai, i8ai, Lucy L. Barrows, bom Jan. 19, 1801. He died Nov. 16,
1849, aged 64, and his gravestone in the Kinney burying ground back of the mill in Griswold
adds "An affectionate and con6ding husband, a kind and indulgent parent: All- ye that arc
about him bemoan him, and all ye that know his name say *How is the strong staff broken and
the beautiful rod. ' — Jer. 48:17." His widow died Mar. 11. 1877. Children:*
1 Alexander, May 18, i8aa; =May a7, 185a, Mary E. Burrows
a Latham Avery, Aug. la, i8a4; =May la, 18^7, Anna E. Hewett: rem. to Wisconsin •
Thomas^ Stewart {Alexander,* Samuel,* Alexander*), born Apr. ai, 1786", in Gris'
wold. Conn., married at Jewett City, Conn., Dec. 3, 1806. Maria Fanning. She was seventh
in descent from Elder William Brewster through her mother, Anne* Brewster- (Smith,* Ben-
jamin,* William,' Love,* William';. He died Sep. 9, 1834, and is buried in the Kinne cemet'
ery at Griswold. She died Apr. 10, 1883, at Bradford, Pa. Children, the first bom in Gris-
wold, the last at Jewett City and the others, in Voluntown :®
I Joanna Fanning, Aug. ao, iSo;
a Emma Corbet, Oct. i^ , 1809
3 Ann Maria, Nov. 14, 181 1; = Asaph R. Rhodes, Jamestown, N. Y.
4 Charles Fanning, Feb. 10, 1814
5 Thomas Congdon, Feb. 6, 1816 : 4 in Passaic, N. J.
6 Hepzibah Bull, Sept. 7, 1818
7 James Munroe, Jan. 10, i8aa
8 Henry Fanning, Aug. 19, i8a4: = Adella Cady Storrs
9 Ariannah Barstow, Mar. 3, i8a7; = Junius Edward Kingsley
Georie Dorrance* Stewart {Samuel,^ Samuel,* Alexander*), born June la, 178a, in
Voluntown. Conn., married Feb. — , 1814, Harriet Benham, at Penn Yan, N. Y. She was
bom Aug. a6. 1790, daughter of Maj. James Benham, jr., and his wife, Sarah Sedgwick. He
died at Bethel, N. Y.. Dec. 15, i8a5, aged 43. and his widow died Apr. 3. 186?, in Detroit,
Mich. Children:*
I Augustus. Jan. 31, 181?; 1= Emily Smith, (2) Dora
a Delos, Jan. 31, 1816; = Elizabeth Oliver
3 Jane, Feb. 7, 1817; 1= Elisha Steele, (2) 1847, William Oakes
4 Morse. July 5. 1818; =Apr. 6 185a, Isabella Graham Duffield
? Helen. Sep. i, 1819; = Henry E. Benson: -I-1887, Detroit
6 Augusta. Sep. la. i8ao; = Alexander H. Dey: t June 17, 1893, Detroit
7 Dugald, Mar. 31, i8aa: -* aged a
8 George Dorrance. Jan. 11. i8a6: -f-Sep. 8. 1846
*Records of this family were furnished by Robert Stuart Stewart, Orion, Mich.
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Jaines Bamett^ Stewart (Samuel,^ Samuel,* Alexander^), born Mar. 12, 1786, in
Voluntown, Conn., was a minute'inan in the war of 1811. He married Harriet Giffen of Og'
densburg, N. Y., and lived on a farm in Junius, Seneca county. His children were:
I George
: resided in Iowa
2 Sardinette
; "
H. J. Snyder of Ypsilanti, Mich.
3 Samuel
; ^
Mahala Johnson
4 David G.
; --
Sardinia Giffen
5 Almeda
; =
Egbert Crosby of Greenville. Mich.
6 Henry
7 Julia
; =
Hibbard
8 Hariiet
^, =
Jacob Shear
9 James Bamett, Jan. ]
I. 1833; =
iviaynara
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Stuarts of Barnet* Caledonia Countyf Vt.
Walter* Stuart lived near Glasgow, Scotland. From an extract of the records of
births and deaths of Glasgow which Andrew Craigie, clerk, sent to Walter* Stuart on May
22, 1781, and recorded by the latter on Nov. 27, 1801, while he was town clerk of Bamet,
Vt., we learn that Walter had a son:
I Claud, baptized in 1722 in the church of Old Kilpeitrick near Qlasgqw
Claud' Stuart (Walter^) was born in 171 1 in Scotland,© where he married (i) Janet
McRob. He married (2) about 1760 Janet McFarland. They came to America in 1770,
bought i,ooo acres of land in Barnet, Vt., and there settled.® The original farm was includ-
ed in a section of the present town, and was divided in equal shares among his three sons.
His wife Janet died June — , 1781, aged 56, and he died Aug. 17. 181 1, aged 100.© Child'
ren, as recorded by Walter* Stuart, who added after the names of the children of Claud and
Janet McFarland — **are the names of all the Stuart family alive when I left Scotland'*:
1 Janet, Feb. 22, 1748-9
2 Walter, Aug. i?, 17?! : -f-June — . 1807, aged 56©
3 Elizabeth. Aug. 11, 1753
4 William, Mar. 4, 1756: -|-Nov. 4, 1801, aged 4^ years 9 months; a doctor©
5 John 1761: = : 4 Aug. 17, 1837, aged 66
6 Marion (MaT7)
7 James 1765; =June 6, 1787, Dorcas Nutter® •'
8 Alexander 1768; =Mar. 21, 1793, Mary Abbott®
John" Stuart (Claud,* Walter^) perhaps married Welby and lived in Peach*
am, Vt. He died Aug. 17, 1837, aged 66 years, and is buried in West Barnet,© *'a native of
Glasgow, Scotland". Children, recorded in Pcacham:®
1 Lucinda, Oct. 7, 1798; =Jan. 28, 1823, William Harvey
2 Elizabeth, Oct. 28, 1800
3 Luda, July 7, 1803; =June 19, 1832. John Foster
4 Janet, Sep. 26, 1804
5 Sarah, Dec. 12, 1806; =Aug. 9, 1832, Robert D. T. Swett
6 William, June 4, 1809 [-f-Nov. 9, 1809. aged 6 years 5 months. West Barnet®]
Col. Jamea* Stuart (Claud* Walter*) married June 6, 1787, Etorcas Nutter. He died
in Bamet Nov. 4, 1801, aged 36.© Children:®
1 Claud, Feb. 26, 1790: f Feb. — 1818. aged 28
2 William, Jan. 10. 1792: f Aug. — , 1793, aged i year 7 months
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3 Janet, Feb. 8, 1794; =Scp. aa, 181 2, Daniel Shaw
4 James, Oct. 3, 1796: +May , 1825, aged 29
5 Samuel, Sep. 22, 1799
6 Lois, Dec. 17, 1801; — Oe:. 17, 182S, Alexander Gilchrist
Dea. Alexander^ Stuart {Claud* Walter^) married Mar. 21, 179J, Mary Abbott.
He bequeathed shares of the old homestead to his sons. He died Mar. 2, 1840, aged 72, and
his widow died Sep. 14, 1851, aged 80. Children:®
1 Walter. May 13, 1794; =Fcb. 22, 1822, Rachel McKinley, Peacham, Vt.
2 Job, Aug. 10, 1796; =Jan. 21, 1819. Mary Bhnchard, Peacham: ^ in Santa Cruz, Calif.
3 William, Aug. 22, 1798; =Jan. 4, 1822, Jane Whitclaw, Ryegate, Vt.
4 John, June 23, 1800
5 Janet. Mar. 29, 1802
6 Alexander, June 27, 1804: +young
7 James. Dec. 3. 1808
8 Alexander, Aug, 5. 1813; =June 3, 1847, Helen Strowbridgc
NOTES
The Stewarts of Blandford, Mass., will be continued at some later time.
The price of completed volumes is: III, $1.50; II, $2, and 1, $2.
The editor recently went on a genealogical expedition and is still behind with his corres-
pondence. Considerable new material is waiting to be indexed.
Jeremiah^ Stewart [p. 87] and wife Priscilla and his brother Benjamin, who married
Mary Chisholm, sister of Priscilla, both daughters of John Chisholm, have been located by Mr.
Dickerman in Frederick county, Md., deeds, Apr. 30, 1785, and Sep. 24, 1792. Jeremiah sold
land in that county Oct. 1, 1791, to Posey Stewart [see Query 17, November, 1924].
Lieut. John"^ Stewart (Charles,* John.* Robert,* Walter') of Colrain. Mass., is given
on page 15 of this magazine, under **Stewarts of Londonderry, N. H." This article was from
B. Frank Severance's book. Mr. Severance was a descendant of John* Stewart (John,* John,"'
Robert,* Walter'), given on page 19 of this magazine. He claimed quite a bit of revolutionary
service for his John, but of the older man he says: *Tradition claims him as a Revolutionary
soldier, but no enlistments have been found.'* Some two years ago the town of Colrain dc'
cided tol collect and preserve all available recoids of her Revolutionary soldiers and to place
their names on a monument. A committee went thoroughly into the records of the two John
Stewarts and after careful study of the facts they conceded to John Stewart (of Shelbum) a
service as second'lieutenant in Capt. Lawrence Kemp's company in Col. Leonard's regiment
at Ticonderoga from Feb. 23 to Apr. 10, 1777, and at Stillwater in Capt. John Wells' company
from Sep. 22 to Oct. 28, 1777. He was called John Stewart 2nd. The older John was also in
the last named service as a lieutenant in Capt. David Wells' company. It was the elder John,
who had married Ann, sister to Capt. Hugh McClcllan, who marched a-j a sergeant in Hugh
McClellan's company of minute-mcn from Colrain and Shelburn in Col. Samuel Williams' regi'
ment, Apr. 20, 1775. The muster roll for this company is in the possession of descendants of
the elder John. Mrs. John W. Cram was secretary of the committee, and the result cf her
investigation was made known to Miss Mabel Stewart of Flint, Mich., a descendant of the eld'
cr John Stewart. Miss Stewart was certain that her ancestor had been a Revolutionary sold-
ier and was not satisfied to have his service claimed for another. Her family has an old rifle
which John* and his son Charles" carried in the Revolutionary war (and Charles* in the War
of 1812), on the barrel of which is stamped R, R. Cz- N. 95.
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Robert Stewart of Lawrence County, Pa.
Thomas M. Stewart, Enon Valley, Pa.
Robert^ Stewart was born in 1765 in County Down, Ireland, and came to Pennsylvania
about 1790 with his brother Samuel. Another brother remained in Ireland. In Ireland he had
been a weaver and school teacher, and on coming to America he first settled near Carlisle,
Cumberland county. Pa., where he farmed until 1797. There he married June 17, 1793, Mar'
garet Clendenning Davidson, born in Londonderry, Ireland, daughter of James and Mary
f Clendenning) Davidson. Her mother was a widow and brought her seven children to Ameri'
ca, where she died in 1790. In 1797 Robert Stewart and his family moved to McKecsport,
Allegheny county, and in 181 5 they moved to another farm in Beaver (now Lawrence) county,
where he farmed, taught school and did weaving. His brother Samuel remained and died in
McKeesport. Robert died Aug. 15, 1854, aged 92, and Margaret died Sep. 24, 1857, ag^d 87:
they are buried in the United Presbyterian cemetery near Mount Jackson, North Beaver town'
ship, Lawrence county, Pa. Children :
1 John. Apr. 13, 1794; =Apr. 11, i8a6, Esther Alexander
2 J^mes. Aug. 18, 1797, McKeesport; =Apr. 20, 1826, Isabella Sillimin
3 Elizabeth ; = Nathaniel Hamill
4 Esther, Oct. 15, 1801; -De:. 22, 1825, James Hinna: +Apr. 29, i33i
5 Samuel, Oct. 17, 1803 ; =June 16, 1836, Jane Lindsay
6 Robert : +unmarricd; was a carpenter
7 Catherine ; = Samuel Mayne
8 Lydia, Aug. 30, 1812; =Oct. i, 1835, Duncan McGcchon: H-Mar. 26, 1899
Jobn^ Stewart {Rohen^) married Apr. 11, 1826, Esther Alexander, bom Sep. 23. 1798.
He was a farmer and lived on the old homestead. He died Mar. 11, 1862, and Esther died
Jan. 9, 1876. Children:®
1 Harvey, July 21, 1827: -hjan. — , 1892, Los Angeles, Calif.
2 Narcissus, May 27, 1830: -f July 29, 1855
3 James, Oct. 3, 1831 : -hOct. 7, 1886
4 Lydia Ann, Feb. 22, 1833: -(-Aug. 10, 1913, New Brighton
5 Robert, July 8, 1835: -f Nov. 22, i86i. Camp Custis, soldier company C, loist Pa. vol.
6 John, June 5, 1837: -f June 6, 1862, Judiciary hosp.. Washington, company C, loist Pa.
7 Hamilton, Aug. 29, 1839: -}-Apr. 12, 1877
8 Margaret, June 22, 1842; — Duff: -r Aug. 24, 1923, New Brighton
James^ Stewart {Roher^) married (i) Apr. 20, 1826, Isabella Silliman, born Oct. 19,
1800, by whom he had four children: she died June 2. 1833. H^ married (2; Mar. 12, 1835,
Martha Taylor, born Dec. 4, 181 1, daughter of William and Ann (Wilson) Taylor [see Taylor
genealogy published 1925 by T. M. Stewart], by whom he had seven children: she died June
27, 1851, aged 39, her death being caused by grief for her two eldest children, who had follow-
ed their father while cutting chestnut trees and died from the effects of eating the gfeen nuts:
she is buried with them near New Galilee. James married (3) June 3, 1852, Margaret Fuller-
ton, bom Jan. 23. 1804. He died Aug. 18, 1870, on the 73rd anniversary of his birth, and
Symbols and refcrencet: a number preceded by a dash, as 90, means refer to that p«gr; means married,
: marriage intention, •!• marriage license. ^ died, x buried. (T) Bible record, (2) church, (?> town. 4 gravestone,
i) probate, (?) court, (f) land, 'Sn military, (j) pension. % census, (g) tradition, (S* history, Q^i D. A R. or S. A. R.,
i^ biography or genealogy.
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Margaret died July 22, 1886, aged 82. Children, all bom in Little Beaver township:
1 Samuel, Mar. 7, 1827; —Mar. 20, 1851, Margaret Mars: - De:. 12, 1910
2 Robert, Apr. 29, 1828: -j-Mar. 6. 1842, aged 13
3 Alexander, Apr. 4, 1830; =Jan. 22, 1852, Elizabeth Speer: 4 Mar. 11, 1899
4 James, May 6, 1833; =Sep. 2, 1877, Melissa Mann, Howard, Kan.
5 William, Feb. 26, 1836: - Oct. 22, 1843, aged 7, from eating chestnuts
6 Margaret E., Apr. 21, 1839: i Oct. 19, 1843, aged 4, from eating chestnuts
7 Alvin H., Sep. 10, 1842; =Feb. 24, 1876, Margaret Russell: ^ Mar. 24, 1900
8 John Q., Sep. 23, 1844; =Nov. 8, 1893, Mary C. Liebcndorfer
9 Thomas Morris, Sep. 23, 1844; ~Scp. 3, 1884, Emma Miller
10 Anna, Mar. 3, 1847: ^Feb. 26, 1916, aged about 69, Xnear New Galilee
11 Martha Duira, July 13, 1850: {May 3, 185 1
Samuel* Stewart {Robert married June 16, 1836, Jane Lindsay, bom June 5. 1815.
He was a blacksmith and lived in Newburgh most of his life. He died Dec. 28, 1887, in
Wampum, and Jane died Oct. 2, 1899. Children:®
1 Margaret, Aug. 27. 1837; =Nov. 4, 18^8, CDwden Allen: ^ Sep. 21, 1919
2 Maria Viola, Dec. 19, 1839; =Nov. 14, 1871, Thomas C. Bice: ^ Jan. 2, 191 3
3 Minerva Jane, Oct. i, 1842: unm., residing near Pulaski, Mercer county
4 Minetta A., June 26, 1845; :=Oct. 11, 1887, Leonard Boston
5 Lydia Anna, Sep. 17, 1847; =Dec. 15. 1881, George Fort: ^Jan. 10. 1918
6 Levina V., Dec. 30, 1850; =Oct. 17, 1871. Robert H. Dick
7 Oliver H. P. Swisher, June 10, 1853: -i-Oct. 8, 1890, unm.
8 Joseph W., Apr. 29, 1856: +Sep. 16, 1866
James Stewart of Sandwicht Mass. — 146
Lemuel^ Stewart (Qamaliel,^ James^ of Sandwich, Mass.) is given on page 146. He
was bom Dec. 29, 1725, in Sandwich, Mass., and married in Wilton, Conn., Dec. 29, 1750, Ra-
chel Landers. He removed to Ballston, Saratoga county, N. Y., before the Revolution: called
"of Schenectady, residing at the time in Ballston," he bought June 5, 1772, of John Glen, land
called the patent of Long Lake, containing 206 ^i acres, also 17 acres under water, for 4*273
current money [Albany county deeds, ix:236]. He served as a corporal in Lieut. -Col. Henry
K. Van Rensselaer's 6th Albany county regiment, in Capt. Augustus OdelPs company [N. Y.
in the Revo.]. His wife Rachel died Aug. 27, 1798, in her 73rd year,© and he died Dec. 25.
1818, in his 93rd year,® and they are buried in the Armstrong cemetery at Malta, Saratoga
county. His will, dated Jan. 22, 181 3, probated Jan. 30, 18 19, named the following 8 children.
"I have given unto Gamaliel, James and Lel(?) Stuart, my three sons, their equal proportion of
my real and personal estate, excepting $5 each to be paid out of my estate. I also give and bc'
queath unto my son Lemuel Stuart the one equal half of my real and personal estate for the
care he has taken of me in the decline of life." Signed Lemuel Stewart. The executors were
Samuel Smith, living on the east line of Ballston, and Reuben Doolittle of Malta, and the wit'
nesses were Bushniel Benedict, Isaac Kellogg, Isaac Armstrong [Saratoga co. probate, v:i38].
I Gamaliel
2 James
3 Lei [5on: perhaps Lot]
4 Lemuel, Oct. 13, 1767; =
Mary : - July 25, 1854, aged 86-9-120
5 Deborah ; ^
Clark: -f before 181 3, leaving heirs
6 Rachel ; ^
Merritt
7 Temperance ; =
Newman
8 Abigail ; =
Clark
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Public Records and Family Manuscripts
Bradley S.^ Stewart {Stephen,* Alexander,^ Alexandery'^ Alexander^), born Aug. 24,
1784, in Cornwall, Conn.,* married Sep. 13, 1810, in Litchfield, Rhoda Griswold, born Nov.
28, 1789. They settled in Warren, Herkimer county, N. Y., where he died Dec. 17, 1824.
Administration on his estate was granted Feb. 9, 1825, to the widow Rhcda.® She married
(2) Samuel Gage and died Nov. 16, 1857, in Nelson, Madison county, N. Y. Children:
1 Albert C. 1812; 1= Hannah Bennett, (2) Amelia Murgatroyd
2 Benjamin 1814; 1= Melinda Sparcus
3 John Henry, Jan. 28, 1816; 1= Anna Talcott, (2) Fanny Hasting [kins
4 Eliza Jeannette, Jan. 15, 1818; i~ Alanson Nash, (2) Aug. 10, 18^4, Martin Griffin Ad'
5 Homer C, Feb. i^. 1820; i=Phebc , (2) Susan Fairchild, (3) Hattie Barber
6 Emily Pardee, Mar. i, 1822; = William Manchester Fairchild
Leonard'^ Stewardt (T/ionuw,^ Elios,* T/umuw,^ Alexander^), born May i, 1795, in
Clarendon, Vt., married and in 1831 removed to Lockport, N. Y. Later he removed to Battle
Creek, Mich. (He died [May 22, 1852©] in Lockport, N. Y.) He had one son, Leonard
Horace,* who became a noted lawyer and died in Salem, Ore., aged 82.
Lytxfan^ Steward (Thomas^* Elias,^ Thomas,^ Alexander^), born Mar. 2, 1797, married
Orpha Kelsey, bom Dec. 29, 1808. She died Apr. 10, 1873, and he died Apr. 15, 1881. Child'
ren: — Minerva Ackley, Sophia Ann Ackley, Henry, Mary Emerson, Adelaide, Ellen, Adelaide
Reagan, Roxanna, -|-May 27, 1840, aged 8;0 Darius C, -f-Mar. 10, 1844, aged 10 weeks,®
and Phila, -j-Dec. 14, 1850, aged 2 years, 20 days.®
Harvey* Steward (Thomas,* Elias,^ Thomas,^ Alexander^), bom Dec. 9, 1798, married
(1) in Shrewsbury, Vt., Apr. 8, 1824, Phila Page, bom Dec. 8, 1798. She died Apr. 14, 1850,
aged 52. He married (2) Sep. 18, 1852, Nancy (Winn) Barber, bom Aug. 22, 1822. He died
Nov. 21, i863, and his widow Nancy died May 16, 1894, aged 72, in East Clarendon. Child.:
1 John Q., June 16, 1828: 4-1889, Ruatan, Honduras
2 Henry, Feb. 15, 1830; -hFeb. 17, 1830, aged 2 days. Clarendon®
3 Phila, June 3. 1831 : -(-June 6, 1831, aged 3 days, Shrewsbury
4 Phinehas, Sep. 6, 1832: -i-Sep. 8, 1832, aged 2 days, Shrewsbury
5 Henrietta T., Nov. 7. 1833: res. Rutland
6 Harvey H., Jan. 31, 183 t: -f-Apr. 15, 1835, aged 2*2 months, Clarendon®
7 Mary Jane, July i, 1838: f July 8, 1900
8 Carroll L., July 1, 1857; — 3ep. 30, 1896, Cora Dawson
Thomas* Steward % (Thomas* Elias,^ Thomas,^ Alexander^), born Feb. 3, 1805, mar'
ried Nov. 16, 1836, Maria Hopkins Everts, bom May 21, 1808, at Salisbury, Vt., daughter of
Gilbert, jr., and Hannah (Weeks)S$ Everts. He was in the state legislature in 1852 and a dele'
gite to the constitutional convention in 1857. He died in Clarendon June 12, 1884, and his
widow died there Sep. 8, 1892. Children:
1 Clarissa, Oct. 27, 1837; =Nov. 24, 18^8, Christopher C. Pierce
2 Gilbert, Feb. 8, 1839: k. June 29, 1864, Stony Creek Station, soldier in ist Vt. cavalry
3 Thomas, Sep. 24, 1840 : | Mar. 5, 1880
•Records of this family were furnished by Mrs. T. E. Chandier of Sherrill, N. Y.. and other descendants.
+Thc acccunt of this branch is taken mainly from the manuscript referred to on pape 111, footnote.
JFrom Bible and private records furnished by Gcor|?e H. Steward of Rutland, Vt., son of John A. Steward.
^Hannah Weeks was descended from Hon. John Alden of the "Mayflower" through her mother. Hannah
Moseley, daughter of Nathaniel .md Sarah (Capen), she daughter of John Capen and Ruth Thayer, she daugh-
ter of Ephtaim Thayer and Ruth Bass, she daughter of John Bass and Ruih Alden, she daughter of Hon. John.
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4 Rollin, June 19, 184a; =Junc 6, 1877. May Littlefidd: -i Jan. 10. 1912, Minneapolis
5 Leonard, Oct. 19. 1845: ^ Nov. 25, 1913, unm. [Wardwcll Acklcy
6 John Aldcn, Sep. i, 1845; i=Apr. 10, 1871, Lovina A. Parker, (2) 25iJ'i920 Mrs. Frances
7 Darius, Mar. 14, 1847; i=Aug. 28, 1884, Ella J. Milner, (2) 28I1898 Mary A. Millett
8 Wallace, Oct. 28, 1848; i=Apr. jo, 1873, Alice R. Peabody, (2) Mrs. Jane Eddy
9 Hannah Maria, Nov. 21, 1850; --Dec. 24, 187?, Arthur N. Holden
10 Elias, Oct. 22, 1852: -f Dec. 3, 1898
11 Myron, Aug. 3, 1854: -|^ Aug. 27, 1873, from an accident as a railway employee
12 Sarah, July 25, 1857: -f Sep. i, 1900
Rev. Henry'^ Steward {Thomas,* Elias * Thomas,- Alexander^), born Apr. 25, 181 1,
settled in Rhode Island and married there. He died [July 6, 187 1®] in the West. Children:
-Thomas, William. Waldo, Henry, Clarissa and Sarah.
Ellas H.* Steward (Thomas,* Elias,^ Thomas,* Alexander*), bom Feb. 13, 1816, marri-
ed in Clarendon Jan. 2?, 1844. Eliza Button, daughter of Dea. Frederick Button of South Clar-
endon. He died Aug. 12. 1871.® Children: —Fred. Harvey, Sarah, Elizabeth and Marion.
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Names of Our Subscribers
By request we are publishing the names of the subscribers to the Stewart Clan Magazine :
Henry C. Stuart. 450 Riverside Drive. New York, N. Y.
Frank T. Stewart. Box 224. Overbrook. Kan.
Robert Stewart, St. James bldK-, Superior, Wis.
The Misses Curry. 1420 Girard st. N. W.. Washington. D. C.
New England Historic Genealogical society, 9 Ashburton Place, Boston. Mass.
New York Genealogical A Biographical society. 226 West 58th st., New York. N. Y.
Miss Nancy Darling, Sky Farm, Rfd 2, Woodstock, Vt
Frank J. Wilder, 28 Warren ave.. Somerville. Boston. Mass.
WUliam Bradford Browne. Box 432, North Adams. Mass.
Prof. Darius Steward. State Teachers' College. St. Cloud, Minn.
Illinois State Historical Library. Springfield. 111.
George W. Stewart, 563 Dutton St., Lowell, Mass.
Nelson Osgood Rhoades, Apartado 168. Mexico City Mexico
Col. John T. Stewart, 2223 Knapp St.. St. Paul, Minn.
Ethelbert Stewart, 1210 Delafleld Place, N. W.. Washington. D. C.
Albert E. Dickerman, 1848 Morse ave.. Rogers Park, Chicago, Illinois
Clarence Starr Steward. Chattanooga. Tenn.
Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, Vt.
Rev. George W. White, 1346 Laurel ave., Los Angeles, Calif.
Dr. Francis Edward Stewart, 11 West Phil-Ellena st.. Ml. Airy. Philadelphia. Pa.
Donald Lines Jacobus, 161 Spring st.. West Haven, Conn.
Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State st., Madison
Long Island Historical Society, Pierrepont St., cor. Clinton St.. Brooklyn
Mrs. W. H. Follmer. 345 Campbell st., Williamsport, Pa.
Miss Georgia Stuart, 32 Faxton st., Utica, N. Y.
Mrs. Charlotte T. Luckhurst. 156 Western ave., Albany. N. Y.
Mrs. Edson J. Rood. Hilltop Road. Mendham. N. J.
Frank H. Stewart. 35 North 7th st.. Philadelphia. Pa.
New York Historical Society. 170 Central Park West. N. Y. City
American Antiquarian Society, Salisbury st. corner Park ave.. Worcester. Mass.
Minnesota Historical Society. St. Paul. Minn.
Historical, M:»morial A Artr Department of Iowa, Des Moines, la.
O. A. Goodspeed. Granville. N. Y.
Mrs. Addie S. Graton, 625 R. I. st.. Lawrence, Kan.
Judge A. K. Stewart, Des Moines, la.
Dr. S. L. Stewart. 225 North Pinest., Olathe, Kan.
Miss Addie Stuart, Canton, N. Y.
Mrs. Neva Axe Brown, Valparaiso. Ind.
Mrs H. C\ Smith. Smith Onter. Kan.
Prof. A. W. Stuart, Waite High school. Toledo, O.
Mrs. Martha Severance Draper, 3 Prospect st.. Ware, Mass.
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Editor: George Thomas Edson, Filley, Nebraska
Monthly Asuociate Editor: Horace W. Dickerman. 685 Forcat Road. New Haven. Conn. $1 a year
FILLEY, NgB. DECEMBER, 1925 VOL. IV NO. 6
Brave Hearts Founded America
The current of migration from Scotland was slow in the early years of the colonization of
America, for during the reigns of the early Stuart kings in England conditions in Scotland were
not yet such as to cause the hardy Scots to leave the hills and glens to which they were at'
tached by so many domestic and romantic ties. EKiring the period of the Commonwealth the
colonies received a large number of Scottish emigrants, especially New England. After 1700
economic conditions in Scotland and the north of Ireland, where many Scots had located, caused
many people to migrate to America, and others, convinced that 'They wha hae a gude Scotch
tongue in their head are fit to gang ower the world,*' came in a spirit of adventure. Religious
intolerance at home was a motive that impelled many to say farewell to their kin and native
heath and seek peace and fortune in a new land. Ship after ship sailed away ladeq with sett'
lers for the American colonies, while those left behind stood on the shore weeping for loved
ones who they felt would never return. In the long years that have passed since these fore'
fathers of ours crossed the wide ocean this verse by Neil Munro |ias lost none of its charm:
My plaid is on my shoulder and the boat is on the
shore,
And it's all bye wi' auld days and you:
Here's a health and here's a heartbreak, for it's home,
my dear, no more.
To the green glens, the fine glens, we knew.
Line of Gilbert Stuprt, Famous Painter
Glll>ert^ Stuart was bom in Perth, Scotland, the son of a Presbyterian clergyman.
When a youth he joined the standard of the Pretender, Charles Edward Stuart, and was pres-
ent at the defeat at CuUoden Apr. 16, 1746. He flea to Rhode Island and settled at Newport*
where he followed the trade of snuff'grinder. There he married May 2},^ 1751, Elizabeth An-
thony, daughter of John Anthony, owner of a large property in Middletown, R. I. [The de-
scendants of John Stewart of Blandford, Mass., page 153, claim relationship to Gilbert Stuart.]
He remained loyal to the English king during the Revolution and his property was confiscated
and he again became an exile, going to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he died in 1793, aged 75
years [Providence Gazette of Nov. 9, 1793]. Children, bom at Newport, R. I. :@
I James, Apr. i. l^^2: -j young
a Anne, Nov. 18, 1753; = Henry Newtqn, collector of customs. Nova Scotia
3 Gilbert Charles, Dec. 3, 1755 ; = Charlotte Coates
Gilbert Charles'' Stuart (Qilfcert^), born Dec. 3, 1755, in Newport, R. I., became one
of the most noted painters of America, and his portraits of famous men are valued among the
highest works of art. He went to England at the outbreak of the Revolution and studied
painting. His biography may be found in any cyclopedia. He married Charlotte Coates,
daughter of Dr. Coates of Berkshire. He died in i8a8 in Boston and his widow died Oct. 9,
184?, aged 77. He left four daughters:— Anne, Agnes, Emma and Jane.
Symbola and references: a number preceded by a dash, as - 90. means refer to that pagr; means married,
h marriage intention, + marriage license. ^ died. ^ buried. (D Bible record, Ci; church, (? town. (T)Kravest<.nc
1) probate, (i) court, (?) land, ® military, ® pension, (g) census, (0) tradition, @ history, (^ D. A. R. or S. A. R.,
(^ biography or genealogy.
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Public Records and Family Manuscripts
Levi* Steward (Daniel* Elias,^ Thomas,^ Alexander^) married Emmclinc Todd of
Shrewsbury. Vt. Children : Elias, Henrietta, Mariettc, Oteline, Sarah.. Martin V., Helen,
Effic, Ada and Roderick E. [Continuing the ** History of the Elias Steward Family".]
Harris^ Steward {Daniel* Elias, ^ Thomas,^ Alexander^), bom in 1807 in Clarendon.
Vt., married there Oct. 31, 183a, Alathea Kingsley. He was killed Jurtfe 17. 1836. aged 29,®
by the fall of a bridge he was helping build at East Clarendon. Children :
I William Henry : -(-Apr. 2, 1843, aged 10®
a Ruth ; = Frost: living in Chicago in 1905
DanieP Steward (Daniel* Elias,^ Thomas,^ Alexander^), bom June -. 1810, in Clar-
endon, married (1), in Castleton, July 3, 1834, Elvira (Tuttle) Dudley, bom July 16, 1809.
daughter of Calvin and Ruth Ann (Minor) Tuttle. She had married (i) in 1828 Ephraim
Dudley, who died in 1830, leaving a son Jason a year old. She died Dec. 16, 1843, in Walling-
ford. Daniel Steward married (2) in 1844 her sister, Sarah Tuttle, born Sep. 18, 1806. He
died Jan. 14, 1857, aged 47, and is buried in Sugar Hill cemetery, Wallingford. Children:
1 George H., Jan. 28, 1835
2 Albert Harris, June 11. 1836
3 Sarah C, Aug. 13, 1837
4 Harvey Calvin, May 28, 1839
^ Maria Elvira, Apr. i, 1841
6 Frederick Tuttle, June 8, 1842
7 William Emmett, Dec. 8. 1843
Calvin^ Steward* (William,* Elias J^ Thomas,^ Alexander*), bom July 20* 1811, in
Berkshire, Vt., was a farmer and school teacher and taught for 39 terms, oldstyle, 29 of them
in his own school district called Yankeetown. He married in Mansfield, O., July 4, 1833.
Elizabeth Church Garrison, born Sep. 11. 181 1. in Erie county, O. He lived from the time of
his marriage to the time of his death on the same farm, 4 miles northeast of Mansfield. His
wife died May i, 1883, and he died Sep. 2, 1900. Children:®
1 Chaunccy 2., June 8. 1834; =Mar. 26. 1857, Mary M. Bossier: * Feb. 4, 1910, Pratt.
2 Mercy, Apr. — , 1836; = Peter BarkdoU: XWcst Unity, O. Kan.
3 Mary, Apr. — 1836; = Martin Gates: X Mansfield, O.
4 Clara Ann, July 6, 1838; = John Hursh [Grove, Mo.
5 Calvin, Jan. 7, 1840; 1= Sabina Axtell, (2) Zoc Smith: r Mountain
6 Elizabeth, Jan. 9, 1842; = James McNeill: XPiedmont, Kan.
7 Philo, June 17, 1844; — Amelia Bradley: res. Oregon
8 Sophronia, Dec. 7, 1847; — E. V. Endres; res. Fort Wayne, Ind.
9 William C, Apr. lo, 1852; = Cassie Kling
Dr. Solomon^ Steward (William,* Elias,^ Thomas,^ Alexander^), born Nov. 11, 1823,
in Madison, O.. married Olive D. Hyde and resided in Trenton, Mo. In a letter written Dec.
24, 1864, in Ohio; he refers to his service as a surgeon in the army. Children :— Cora Mer-
rill and Nettie Hoffman.
Georiie''^ S(teward (Solomon* Eliasi^ Thomas,^ Alexander^) moved with his father to
Ohio in 1838. He married Marinda Bennett and moved to Melrose, Minn. He died in 1904,
aged 87 years. They had two sons and eight daughters: — George, Perry, Esther Morrison.
Harriet Brown, Mary Weeks, Ida Connolly, Ella Parker, Alice Campbell, Angeline Johnson
and Jessie Steward.
•From records furnished by Mrs. H. C. Smith of Smith Center, Kan., a daughter of Chauncey Z. Stewart.
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Dr. Morse^ Stewart (Qeorge D.,< Samuel,^ Samuel,^ Alexander^), born July ?. 1818,
in Pcnn Yan, Yates county, N. Y., '*a lineal descendant of Robert Stuart"® [obituary notice
says he was a descendant of Alexander, who came from the north of Scotland to Connecticut
in 1725 with his wife, whose maiden name was Margaret Dixon]. He married Apr. 6, 184a,
Isabella Graham Ehiffield, born Feb. 11, 1830. She died May 17. 1888, and he died Oct. 9,
1906, aged 88. Children:
I Morse, May 2?, 1843: -f-Aug. 10, 191 1, Detroit, a physician
a George Dufficld, Mar. ai, 1855; =Jan. 3, 1901, Kate Stephens : -f-Mar. 7, 1911
3 Isabella Graham Bcthune, Mar. 4, 1857; "-Dec. 30, 1884, Charles B. Lothrop, Detroit
6 Harriet Benham, Dec. a4, 1858; = Claud Elkington: -f-Aug. 19, 1888
4 Mary Brunson, Dec. la, 1864; = Claud Elkington: -|-Aug. 19, i9ao
5 Robert Stuart, Sep. 10, 1869; —Sep, 30, 191a, Annie Holroyd, Bourdon, Cheshire, Eng.
NOTES
The dedication of the third and last tablet erected by the town of Colrain. Mass.. to al|
the men of that place who stood for defense of home and country in the American wars took
place in the Griswold Memorial library Saturday afternoon, Sep. 19, 1925. This tablet bears
the names of soldiers in the colonial. Revolutionary and i8ia wars: about 500 names of men
who served Colrain in time of need have thus been preserved for the future. The tablet was
unveiled by Miss Margaret Stewart, daughter of Charles A. Stewart of Greenfield, whose
family was represented on every one of the tablets and whose ancestors were early settlers of
Colrain. The committee in charge appointed by the town were the late Rev. S. H. Walker,
Ross E. Purrington and Mrs. John W. Cram. Among the speakers were Mrs. Martha Donel'
son of Shelburne Falls and Judge Francis Nims Thompson of Greenfield, descendants of men
whose names were on the tablets.
The armorial emblem of the Hotel Stewart in San Francisco, Calif., is reproduced here be-
cause of its showing a portion of a Stewart coatof -arms. One of the proprietors of this hotel
is Charles A. Stewart (the other is Margaret Stewart) and
he was born in Scotland, a member of the old noble family of
Stewarts of Appin. He came to the United States when he
was about 6 years old. He has long been a member of the
Stewart Society, which has its headquarters in Edinburgh.
The emblem here shown is not the complete coat of -arms, as
the wreath surrounding the escutcheon and the figure at each
side have been eliminated. The full coat -of 'arms is display-
ed, however, over the entrance to the hotel.
Dr. Henry A. Stewart of Gettysburg, Pa., in sending his subscription to this magazine,
writes: **It strikes me that if men in the collateral lines can spend time and money on this re-
search it is as little as the rest of us can do to do our mite.*' Both Mr. Dickerman and I are
as proud of our Stewart descent as anybody- -we have a tinge of ink in our blood, is all.
We were but recently informed that Mrs. Martha Severance Draper of Ware. Mafs..
died two years ago. She was born May 3, 1839, daughter of Lorenzo and Amanda (Stewart)
Severance: her mother was the daughter of John*^ Stewart CJohn,"* John,* John,** Robert,* Wal-
ter*) of the Colrain family. Mrs. Draper was a sister of B. Frank Severance, author of **The
Stewarts of Londonderry, N. H.," 1905, and had kindly assisted us.
Mrs. R. E. Price died Oct. 4, ig2^, at her home in Elkader, la. She was Sarah Filetta
Stewart, born July 5, 1844, near Richmond, Ashtabula county, O., daughter of Ezra W. and
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Laura (Phinncy) Stewart. Her father was born Sep. 19, 181 3, in Stockbridgc, Madison coun-
ty, N. Y., eldest son of Charles and Mercy (Wilcox) Stewart [p. 40]. She was married Oct.
16, 1866, to Realto E. Price, who survives her, as also two children: Valmah T. and Stewart R.
*' I enjoy the magazine very much,'' writes Mrs. W. S. [Pauline Stewart] Crosley of
Washington, D. C. **It is a great piece of work, for someone at last to sec that the large num-
ber of Stewart descendants can get a real foundation started. 1 think Mrs. Milnor Ljungstedt,
editor of the County Court Note-Book. Bathesda, Md.. is doing splendid, painstaking work.
She has been over so much territory and is so conscientious in ferreting out every record.*'
Two errors occur on the preceding page. Dr. Morse* Stewart's marriage should be 1852,
and the birth of his son. Dr. Morse^ Stewart, should be 1853. ^^ ^^^ ^^^•
Oueiies
30. nisabcth Stewart, bom Aug. 31. 1780, married about 1799 Ruhff Campbell, born Jan. 3. 1780. in
Bcrpcn county. N. J. Family tradition it that Ruliff met his future wife in New York City SSe had a broth-
er William, who died Feb. 17, 1851, aged 67; his wi.'e Adalinc died July 21, 1860. ajred 85. Ruliff Campbell died
Oct. 6, 1869, and his wite Elizabeth died July 31, 1870. Who was her father? Hirlan R. Campbell. Athens. Pa
31. l^rdla Stewart, born in 1772, married Matthew Rogers, a Revolutionary soldier, who was born in
1745 in Ireland. After the war he settled in Sheshequin, Bradford county. Pa., and died June 2. 1832 Lydia
died July 29, 1857. Her family records wanted. Harlan R. Campbell, Athens. Pa.
Names of Our Subscribers (con.)
Kirk Stewart, 227 Kingsley ave.. Waterloo, la.
New Hampshire Hietorical Society, Concord, N. H.
John Conant Stewart, Yoric Village, Me.
Mrs. Edward E. Donohoe. 406 N. Main St.. Oreensburg. Pa.
Mrs. Robert J. Kilpatrick, 413 N. Fifth st.. Beatrice. Neb.
Edson W. Steward, 44 Market ave., Qrand Rapids. Mich.
Mrs. Miles L. Carter, 32fiS. Main st., Attleboro, Mass.
Miss 8. Elizabeth Stewart, 407 University ave., Syracuse. N. Y.
Miss Ora L. Stewart, Wathena, Kan.
Mrs. W. B. Denton, 4211 Third ave.. Detroit. Mich.
Frank M. Stuart, 1418 N. Chicago ave.. South Milwaukee. Win.
Francis White Stewart, Princeton, III.
A. W. Stewart, 16 Qlenwood St., Augusta. Me.
Miss Mabel Stewart, 116 West Seventh ave., Flint. Mich.
Miss Harriet F. Stuart, 999 Lakeshore Drive, Chicago. Illinois
Mrs. Samuel E. D. Stuart, 1418 Mt. Royal ave.. Baltimore. Md.
Mrs. W. A. Barber, Box 6t, Qreenfleld. Mass.
Mrs. Burt T. Rogers, Rl, East Longmeadow, Mass.
Miss Esther Barnum, 19 Pine st., Waverly, N. Y.
Dr. I^e K. Stewart, 111 S. Los Robles ave., Pasadena, Calif.
Franks. Osgood. Box 389. Boston. Mass.
Sidney B. Stewart. 34Skeenest., Whitehall, N. Y.
Mrs. Ed S. Roberts, Avard. Okla.
Rhode Island Historical Society. 68 Waterman st.. Providence
Arthur Stewart, 340 Madison ave.. New York City
Mrs. Mabel Aylsworth Clarke, Roseville, Illinois
Thomas M. Stewart. Enon Valley, Pa.
Will L. Stewart, box 344, Punta Oorda, Fla.
Rowe Stewart, "Record". Philadelphia. Pa.
New York Public Library. 476 Fifth ave.. N. Y. C'ty
H. F. Randolph. 231 Pondflold road. Br')nxville, NY.
Capt. Alexander Stewart, aienholme, Nova Scotia, Canada
Oliver J. Steward, 19th ave. A Tielon drive, Yakima. Wash.
F. B. Worden. Westbury, Long Island, N. Y.
J. Adger Stewart, 4779 Louisville ave., Highland Park, Ky.
Col. Cecil Stewart. 461 Beacon st., Boston
George H. Steward, 66 Pleasant st., Rutland. Vt.
Elmore L. Brooks, 13600 Garden Road, East Cleveland. O.
.1. S. Burns. Imperial. Pa.
Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg
GeorgM w. Stuart, box 28, Boone, Neb.
Banner Stewart, SStilwell Place, Lebanon, O.
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Editor: Gcorpe Thomas Edson, Fillcy, Nebraska
Monthly Associate Editor: Horace W. Dickerman, 685 Forest Road, New Haven, Conn. $\ a year
FILLEY. r*EB. JANUARY, 1926 VOL. IV NO. 7
Stewarts of Liberty Countyt Ga«
From "Genealogy of the Stewart, Elliott and Dunwody Families," 1895
John' Stewart is given in "Americans of Gentle Birth'' as the son of Patrtrk'^ and
Elisabeth (Menzies) Stewart. Patrick^* was Laird of Ledcrcich in Balgheidcr, Perthshire, and
with his wife and children and his brother William and five other gentlemen from Argyll and
over 300 immigrants came over in 1739 and settled at Brown's Marsh, Bbden county, N. C.
Patrick was a supporter of Prince Charles Stuart, and when the Bonny Prince failed to estab'
lish himself on the throne the laird sold his estate in Scotland to a younger brother. About
1766 he remDved to near Cheraws, S. C, and died in 177a. Patrick was the son of Alexand-
er** (Patrick,'* Andrew,'"-* Duncan," John,'** William, who married Helen* Campbell, daughter
of Sir John** Campbell, son of Duncan Campbell, Lord of Argyll, and Margaret' Stewart,
daughter of Robert,* Duke of Albany, son of King Robert* II). John' and his wife Jerusha
came from near Edinburgh and first settled in North Carolina. They removed to Dorchester,
S. C, in 1723 and to Liberty county, Ga., in 175a. Jerusha died in 1761 and John died in 1765.
Child [and perhaps others]:
I John 1698; =^ Hannah
John^ Stewart ()ohn^) married Hannah . In 1750 John Stewart, sr., late of
South Carolina, petitioned for a grant of land in Georgia, stating that he '*had settled a tract of
land and cultivated about 40 acres, having 8 negroes now in the province and also 13 more,
with a wife and two children, in South Carolina." He was granted 500 acres on the middle
branch of North Newport, and later obtained 500 acres more. At the same time, 1750, John
Stewart, jr., was granted 500 acres on the south branch of North Newport, he having 8 ne-
groes in the province of Georgia and 9 more in South Carolina. John- and his wife Hannah
had the following children bom in Dorchester, S. C. :
1 Mary, Sep. 22, 1723
2 John, Feb. 13, 1726; = Susanna
3 Hannah, Feb. 10, 1729
4 Elizabeth, Mar. - ,1731
5 James, Aug. 3, 1731
6 Daniel, July 22, 1734
7 Rebecca, Oct. 23 , 1737
John^ Stewart {John,- Jo/in'), bom Feb. 13, 1726, married Susanna . They
settled in Liberty county, Ga. Susanna died Oct. 21, 1766, and John died Sep. 4, 1776. Child'
ren, born in Georgia :
I Sarah, Nov. — , 175 1
I Ann 1756
3 Susanna, Nov. 21, 1758
4 Daniel, Dec. 20. 1761; i=^Feb. 20, 1783, Martha Pender, (2) 1 81786 Susanna Oswald
5 Elizabeth
Gen. Daniel^ Stewart (John,^ John,'^ Jo/in'), born Dec. 20, 1761, at New Port, Ga.,
married (i) Feb. 20, 1783, Martha Pender. He married (2) Jan. 1, 1786, Susanna Oswald,
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as 90, mean« refer to that paRr; means marrirJ,
:- mariiage intention, -f marriage license, + died. ^ buried, (T) Bible record, i church. '3 town. i4Vgravrsff)n«.
s) probate, (•) court, t?) land, 'V; military, (?; pension. (15) census, ® tradit.on. (it history, (wt D. A R. or S. A. R.,
^ bioRraphy or genealogy.
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bom Nov. a, 1770. She died Dec. ao. 1807. He married (3) Mar. 6, 1810, Sarah Mines, wid'
ow of Capt. Elijah Lewis. He served in the Legionary corps in the Revolutionary war.® He
died in 1829 and is buried in Medway cemetery. Children;
I John, Mar. ai, 1784: +young
a Mary, Feb. la, 1788
3 Daniel McLaughlin, Oct. 4, 1791; [=Aug. aj, 1818, Martha Montgomery, Nashville]
4 Sophia, Dtc. 5, 179a
5 Susanna, Sep. 14, 1794
6 Joseph Oswald 1798
7 *Martha, bp. Aug. 15, 1799; i=Jan. 6, 1818, Sen. John Elliot, (2) 183a James S. Bulloch
8 John
9 Sarah Caroline, Mar. 5, 181 3: +Nov. 11, 181 5
10 Georgia Drusilla, Nov. 7, 1814: -j-Nov. 13, i8ao
Stuarts of Peter boro» N« H.
Solomon^ Stuart of Londonderry, Ireland, was bom in that vicinity, the family ori-
ginally having fled from Scotland into North Ireland to escape religious persecution. Tradit'
ion states that they were descended from Charles I and Charles II. His wife's name was
Martha. — American Ancestry, viii: 39, 1898. The records of Peterboro, N. H., state that
William* Stuart, who was the first man to die in that town, was born in Lunenburg, Mass.,
in 1700, son of Solomon and Martha Stuart. [We arc not convinced of the authenticity of
this statement. Cf. Solomon Stewart, page 73.] Probable children :
1 Charles
2 John
3 William 1700; =Nov. 10, 1736, Margaret Sanderson
WUllain^ Stuart {Solomon^) is thought to have been born in the north of Ireland and
to have come over in the immigration of I7i8'i9. All his children married into immigrant
families, according to Ezra J. Stearns in a letter dated Mar. 4, 1908. He married in Lunen'
burg, Mass., Nov. 10, 1736, Margaret Sanderson, by Rev. David Steams. He was a farmer,
and removed to Peterboro, N. H., in 1750 and died there Mar. 15, 1753, aged 53.® His wid'
ow Margaret died there Mar. 8, 1795, aged 87. Children, recorded in Lunenburg, Mass.:
I John, Aug. a8, 1737: killed in Rogers' fight with the Indians, Mar. 13, 1757, near Lake
a William, Nov. 5, 1740; =Nov. 3, 1767, Elizabeth White, Lunenburg Champlain
3 Thomas, May 3, 1743; = 1766, Elizabeth Stinson
4 Charles, Oct. 8, 174? ; =Aug. a7, 1766, Esther Ferguson of Groton, Mass.
5 Elizabeth, Apr. 8, 1748
WUllam^ Stuart (WiUiam,^ Solomon^), bom Nov. 5, 1740, in Lunenburg, Mass.. mar-
ried there Nov. 3, 1767, Elizabeth White, daughter of Patrick White. He died in Peterboro,
N. H., Oct. a5, 1771, aged 31. His widow married Apr. ao, 1773, John Gregg. She died
Nov. a, 1803, aged 56. Children:
1 John 1769: -hMar. 17, 1795, aged a6, at Charles Stuart's
a William 1771; = Rachel Cram: -f May a?, i8aa. aged 51
Thomas^ Stuart (William,^ Solomon^), born May 3, 1743, in Lunenburg. Mass., mar*
ried about 1766 Elizabeth Stinson. daughter of Samuel Stinson. He was constable in Peter*
boro, N. H., in 1778, and selectman in 1784. His wife died there Sep. a8, 1787. aged 47, and
he died Nov. 7, 1833, aged 90.® Children:
I John ; " in Maine and went west
*Martha (Stewart) Bulloch was the grandmother of Theodore Roosevelt, president of the United Siatei.
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1 Margaret. Aug. 30, 1770; = Silas Spring
3 Jane 177a: i June 10, 182a, aged 49, unmarried
4 William, Nov. 16, 1774; =Oct. — , 1816. Abigail CSmith) Palmer: f 7l'i863, aged 89
5 Elizabeth 1776; -- John Brackett
6 Thomas 1779: -|-Nov. 17, 1819, agrd 50, unmarried
7 Mary 1781 ; = Josiah Brackett
Charles' Stuart (William,^ Solomon^), bom Oct. 3. 1745. in Lunenburg, Mass., mar^
ried Aug. 27, 1766, Esther Ferguson, bom in Groton, Mass., Mar. 30, 1746, daughter of John
And Sarah (McDaniel) Ferguson : John Ferguson was bom in Ireland. He was selectman in
Pctcrboro in 1783, 1784 and 1785. He died there Oct. 13, 1802, aged 57, and his widow Es'
ther died Aug. 22, 1826, aged 80 years, 4 months and 22 day^. Children, bora in PeterbofX):0
1 Margaret, Dec. 7, 1767; 1= Lt. John Moore, (2) Asa Evans, (3) Richard Gilchrist
2 Sarah, Nov. 2, 1769; = Asahel Going
3 Elizabeth, Sep. 4, 177 1 ; = Samuel Tumer
4 Mary, Dec. 12, 1773; — Ferguson: -|-Apr. 10, 1858
5 Jenny, Oct. 18, 1775; 1= Oliver Carter, (2) Capt. Thomas Sherwin
6 Charles 1778: -hSep. 20, 1796, aged 18
7 Esther, Mar. 17, 1780; = Moore of Northumberland: -}-June 15, 1846
8 John, Sep. 5, 17^2; —June 29, 1809. Sarah Brazier, Groton: +1849* aged 65
9 Martha, Aug. 15, 1785; -^ John Evans of Boston: -fSep. 3, 1871
10 Jesee, Sep. 20, 1788; = Eliza Austin: -fat Lancaster
John Stuart of Merrimack* N. H.
John^ Stuart, '"whose Scotch ancestors settled in Haverhill, Mass., was of Merrimack,
N. H., 1760, perhaps earlier,*' says Secomb*s History of Amherst, N. H. His wife's name is
not found. There were perhaps a half^lozen John Stuarts living in that section contemporan'
eously, and we expect to solve the mystery of their origin and relationship. This John is said
to have been an uncle to John Stuart, jr., of Haverhill, who married Abigail Phips of Glouces-
ter. He died before Mar. 16, 1776. [A John Stewart died in the army at Boston Aug. 29,
1775] On Jan. 30, 1777, John Stuart was appointed guardian of Sarah Stuart, a minor up-
wards of 14 years of age, and James Stuart, a minor under 14; and Thomas Abbott was made
guardian of Francis Stuart, a minor upwards of 14, and Biachel Stuart, a minor 14, years of age,
all four children of John Stewart, late of Merrimack, deceased [Hillsboro county probate, ii:
503]. The baptisms of some of his children are found in the records of the First Presbytei^n
church in Boston. Children:
1 Thomas 1749; = Sarah McCauley of Litchfield, N. H.: 49^1803
2 John 1751 ; = Mary, dau. of Capt. Moses Barron of Bedford
3 Jean, hp. June 12, 1753; =F€b. 15, 1781, John Stuart, Hillsboro, N. H.
4 William, bp. Aug. 17, 1755; =Jan. 18, 1781, Mary Grayham. Hillsboro: Revo, soldier
f Agnes, bp, Dec. 4. i757
6 Sarah 1759
7 Francis 1761 ; = Susan Swan of Peterboro: removed to Vermont
8 Rachel 1763; "May 12, 1785. John Gage, Amherst, N. H.
9 James
John Stuartt Jr«» of Haverhill* Mass.
John Stuart, jr., of Haverhill* is said to have come from Georgetown [Poorc genealogy.
P^S^ 9^]- He was bom about 1727, and is reputed to have had Indian blood. He married,
*In the records of the First Parish church in Haverhill is the baptism Tuly 1, 1733, of Johp Peaslec, spuri-
ous son of Lucy Peaslee (alias E)avis) and John Stewart, sr.
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while a resident of Ipswich, Jan. i6, 1755, Abigail Phips of Gloucester, perhaps his second wife,
who is said to have had mulatto blood. While another John Stewart was living in the west
parish of Haverhill (page 37) this John resided in the east parish, where his children were
bom, the record of their baptism, except that of the first John, being found in the records of
the First Parish church of Haverhill. He is thought to have been a nephew of John Stuart of
Merrimack, N. H. He came to Antrim from Londonderry, N. H., according to the history of
Antrim, N. H., in 1778. On Apr. jo, 1766, "Jo^^*^ Stewaifwas appointed guardian of his
children Sarah and John for such estate as is given them by their grandfather, deceased'* [Con'
cord, N. H., probate records]. [John Stewart of Waltham, Mass., died Feb. a8, 1766] His
wife Abigail died in 1800. aged 75. He removed to Unity, N. H.. in 1816 and died thert in
1 818, aged 91. Children, bom in Haverhill:®®
1 John, Jan. 15, 1756: -f-Jan. 19, 1756
2 Sarah, Jan. 23, 1757: + ^^5t aged about 88, unm., in New Boston, N. H.
3 John, July 7, 1758; =Feb. 15, 1781, Jean Stuart, Hillsboro, N. H.
4 William, Mar. 7, 1760: H-June xi, 1762
5 Thomas, May 17, 1762; =Mar. 10, 1789, Molly McClintock, Hillsboro
6 Lydia, bp. Aug. 18, 1765', = David Stevens of Bedford, N. H.
NOTES
James Albert Stewart (page 79). senior member of the business
house of J. A. Stewart ^ Brother, died Nov. 25, 1925, at his home in
Wathena, Kan. He was bom in Davis county, la., Apr. 21, 1851,
son of Judson Garner Stewart and grandson of James G. Stewart of
Kentucky^ tic was a man beloved and honored by the people among
whom he lived. He is survived by the widow and five children.
We have several interesting things to say but not the space this
month. AI50, we have just discovered a source of records in Ire*
land, and if you see us wearing ragged pants you Ml understand.
Names of Our Subscribers (con )
rnp:lJ[B Stuart, 5 Carroll at., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Ste-H-art R. Price, Elkader, la.
Mi^s Maude C. Stewart^ 244 Kirk ave., Syracuse, N. Y.
Mrs. Jessie A- Porter, 95 Euclid St., Sprinfffleld. Mass. James Albert Stewart
Miss Martha Turner, Grand Hotel, Lincoln, Neb.
Charles A. Stewart, Hotel Stewart, San Francisco, Calif.
Public Library, Kansas City, Mo.
Library of Congress, Washlngrton, D. C.
Mrs. Alice H. Stewart, 105 Langrdun ave., Watortown, Mass.
Mrs. Ausrustus t! Metcalf, Smithfleld. Pa.
Dausrhters of th« American Revolution, Memorial Conf 1 hall, WashlnKton
Mrs. Milnor Ljungrstedt, Rural route 1, Bathesda, Md.
Mrs. W. S. Crosley, The Dupont, apt. 8, 20th near R, WashlnRton, I>. C.
Mrs. Charles R. Hume, 501 West Central bird., Anadarko. Okla.
.Vebraska Historical Society, University Library, Lincoln, Neb.
Mrs. John W. Cram. Colraln. Mass.
Mrs. Edward W. Heath. 60 Front St.. Waterville. Mo.
Mrs. Alice Stewart Beard. 831 Sumter st.. Columbia. S. C.
Robert S. Stewart, box 100. Orion. Mich.
Mrs. William C. Leggett, 2816 Briggsave.. Now York. N. Y.
Miss Helen S. Meader. 212 Main St.. Waterville. Me
Mrs. Arthur R. Canham. 913 Prospect Place. Port Huron. .Mich.
Mrs. Chas. C. Bovey. 400 Clifton ave., MlnneupoliR. Minn.
Miss'Puera B. Robison. Centenary Collegiate Institute. Hackettntown. N.J.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Stewart Bundy. 40 W. Lancaster ave.. Monroe. .N. C.
Miss Katherine C. Wood. 120 E. 19th st., University Place. Nebr.
Mrs. W. G. Lee. Shirley Hills. Macon, Qa.
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PILLEY, NEB. FEBRUARY, 1»26 VOL. IV NO. 8
Some Transitory Stewarts in New Enitland
What relationship, if any, the following Stewarts bore to each other or to other families
we do not know. They may turn up somewhere else later.
Duncan Steward filed his intention in Boston May ii, 1729, to marry Elizabeth Brew
cr. Their daughter Elizabeth was baptized in Christ church and buried there. Elizabeth
Stewart, a widow, was buried Apr. 13, 1750, aged 49, in King's Chapel, Bostcn. Child, rC'
corded in Charlestown :®
I Elizabeth, bp. Dec. 14, 173^'- XDcc. 13. 173a
Hu|(h Stuart of St. Johns had wife Elizabeth. She was buried Jan. 16, 1748, aged 17,
King's Chapel, Boston.
Martin Stuart and wife Rachel Barzucum had baptized in Christ church, Charles^
town, Mass. :
1 Martin, hp. Sep. 13, 1739
Randall Stewart and his wife Katherine had two children baptized in the First Pres'
byterian church in Boston. Nov. 3, in the fourth year of George II [1730], Randal Stuart of
Boston, peruke maker, and William Dixon, of Boston breeches maker, signed a bond of 1*5 for
the appearance of Katherine, wife of Randal Stuart above bounded, at the next court of gen-
eral sessions of the peace, January, 1730'! [Suffolk crt. file, no. 30835]. In Charlestown he was
taxed during the years 1734, 1737, 1741 and 1744, being taken off the list in the latter year,
marked "sick'\ He was called * 'periwig maker*'. His wife Katherine died in Medford Feb.
9, 1734. and he married (2) Oct. 10, 1734* Mary McClellan in Boston. Two children of theirs
were baptized in the First Presbyterian church. Nothing further is found of Randall [some-
times spelled Reynold or Randolph]. Children:
I Mary, bp. Jtdy 1731
1 William, bp. Feb. 19, 1734
3 John, bp. Sep. 2, 1735
4 James, bp. Aug. 4, 1741
Capt. Georiie^ Steuart, married in Boston, Mass,, Feb. 15, 1710, Mary Stevens, in
King's Chapel. He held a degree of M. O., and was a member of the Scots' Charitable soci-
ety. Col. Francis Nicholson arrived at Boston July 15, 1710, in his majesty's ship Falmouth,
and before the surrender of Port Royal, Jamaica, Oct. 1, 1710, and before he left Boston he
commissioned George Steuart, gentleman, chirurgeon to the company of matrcsees whereof
Hon. Col. Vetch was captain [Society of Colonial Wars in Massachusetts, 1897, P- 94]- His
wife died May 16 and was buried May 28, 1714® He married (2) June 2, 171?, Ruth Cut-
ler,® daughter of Dr. John Cutler.® Dr. Steuart went in the expedition against the Spanish
West Indies in 1740 and was probably lost in that campaign, as his will, dated at Boston Sep.
20, 1740, states that he was captain of a company designed against the Spanish West Indies
and in preparation for said expedition, etc, he bequeathed to his loving wife Ruth a third of
all his housing and lands for life, 5 shillings to his son John and €50 to John's son John Vis-
count Stewart as a token of his love; all the rest, both real and personal, to his daughter Ma-
SymboU and reference*: a number preceded by a dash, ai —90, meant refer to that pag^; meant married,
h marriage intention, •!• marriajfe licente, f died. ^ buried, ® Bible record. (Ti church. (T) town. (?) pravetfonr,
'») probate. (?) court, (5) land, i*^ military, (•) pention. ® ceniuB, ® tradition. (^ history, # D. A R. or S. A. R.,
(^ biography or genealogy.
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ry provided she marry not against the will of her mother and Mr. Benjamin Faneuil, who was
named executor. The will was probated Sep. 2, 1741, the inventory being returned Sep. 14.
His widow Ruth was buried Mar. 10, 1752. aged 64.® Her will was dated Mar. 5. 1751. and
probated May 5, 1751, witnessed by Francis Johonnot, Sanderson West and William Skinner.
She gave all the real estate that came to her from her father, Dr. John Cutler, to her daughter
Mary Johnson, also her silver, jewels and wearing apparel, giving her grandchildren Henry,
Mary and Hannah Johnson, each i*6; "to my son. Sir John Stuart, baronet, now in England,
silverware, jewelry, etc., which at his death is to go to his children by his second wife.'* The
inventory, uken June 16, 1751. showed £*i69'i9'i. Children of George Steuart, recorded in
Boston :
I Elizabeth, Dec. 14, 1711 [a child of Dr. Steward was buried Jan. 6, i7i3'4]
1 Charles, bp. May 26, 1714: -h young?
3 John, June 8, 1716; i=Oct. 12, 1738, Mary Viscount, Boston, (2)
4 Jimes. July 4. 1717: XApr. 17, 1724
5 Elizabeth =July 28, 1735* William Watkins, Boston [G. S. S. notes]
6 Mary, Dec. 13, 1724; i =Feb. 26, i744'5, Henry Johnson, (2) Johonnot
John^ Steuart (Qeorge^) graduated from Harvard college in 1734. He seemed to bear
the title of baronet, and certainly his son was a baronet and lived in England. He married (i)
in Boston Oct. 12, 1738, Mary Viscount. Feb. 13, 1756: "I. John Viscount Stewart, son of Sir
John Stewart of London in Gt. Britain, choose Benjamin Fancuil, merchant, as guardian'' (Bos'
ton probate records). Child, recorded in Trinity church, Boston :
I John Viscount, Aug. 17, 1740
Geori^e Steward and Rachel Bell were married in Boston Aug. 30, 1722, by Mr. Sam-
uel Myles. We have a suspicion that this man went to Rhode Island, for a George Steward
and his family were warned from Jamestown Oct. 17, 1727. This was a custom of the time,
and those warned to depart were not expected to do so but by this warning the town was re-
lieved of the obligation of caring for them i( they became paupers. In Trinity church, New-
port, Rachel Stewart, an adult, was baptized Aug. xi, 1728, with George and James. We
shall therefore tentatively give him these children, baptized at Newport, R. I.®:
1 George
2 James ; = 1753, Mary Brattle, Newport, St. Paul's church
3 Zachariah, bp. June 10, 1728
4 Mary ; =Jan. 9, 1766, Paris Luther
Geori^e Stewart filed his intention Nov. 22, 1754, in Boston, to marry Hannah Mull-
ins, and the marriage took place June 8, 1755, in King's Chapel.
James Steward filed his intention in Boston Nov. 8, 1716, to marry Elizabeth Varnum.
James Stewart had the following children bapti:ed in the First Presbyterian church
in Boston :
1 Mary, bp. Sep. 26, 1736: ' young
2 Mary, bp. Jan. 17, 1742; i Mar. 10, 1763, Paul Motley
3 Margaret, bp. Oct 29, 1746; : Sep. 29, 1761, John McKoy
4 John, bp. Mar. 26, 1749: f young
5 John, bp. hJov. 16, 1755
James Stuart recorded his intention in Boston N3/. 20, 1744. to mirry Mary Leech-
man. The records also show James Steward intending Feb. 5, 1744, to wed Mary Leesman.
John Steward signified his intention in Boston Dec. 3, 1730, of marrying Mary Tay-
lor.
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Geori^e Stewart and Christopher Stewart appear in 171 1 on the records of Truro,
Mass.
James Stewart and Elizabeth Cash published their intention of marriage Apr. 17,
17 14, in Salem. Child of James and Elizabeth, baptized in Salem:
I Elizabeth, bp. May 23, 1714
James Stewart was thinking strongly of marrying Prudence Fairfield, and he publish-
ed his intention of so doing Sep. 5, 1734, in Boston. But the girPs father had a different plan,
and he forbade the marriage.
James Steward and his wife Miriam and their six children went from Roxbury in the
summer of 1747 into Boston, and were warned from that place on Feb. 14, 1748, "been here
about seven months" [Suffolk county, file no. 65023]. Children:
I Elizabeth
1 Alexander
3 Mary
4 Mercy
5 Sarah
6 James
James Stewart of Boston, mariner, deceased : administration on his estate was granted
Aug. a8, 1752, to Richard Thompson of Boston, mariner [Suffolk county probate, lxvi:526].
The inventory was returned Nov. 17, 1752, by William Codner, Benjamin Rankin and Joseph
Dyar, showing a valuation of t'17, 17 shillings [lxvii:ii3].
John Stewart and Mary Birch were married Dec. 9, 1713.
John Steward and Sarah Roberts published their intention of marriage in Salem on
May 7, 1715.
John Stewart was buried Aug. 5, 1739, in King's Chapel, Boston.
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NOTES
Prof. Stewart H. Bumham of the department of botany in Cornell university, Ithaca, N.
Y., a descendant of Robert Stewart of Andover, Mass. (whose line will be published soon in
this magazine), has sent us a nice collection of gravestone inscriptions found in Washington
county, N. Y. As the inscriptions from the old King burying ground about four miles north
of Hudson Falls, north of Tefft Corners, throw some light on a family published in the first
issue of our magazine and seem to settle a disputed point we shall give them here. Lieut.
James Stewart of Colrain, Mass. (page 3), son of James and Jane of Concord, had a son
James, bom Feb. 9, 1759. Someone in reading the Colrain records mistook *'Janc", who died
in 1777, for **James*\ This son was not mentioned in his father's estate in 1810, but such a
man appeared as a soldier in the Revolution. From the following gravestone records you can
sec that we have found this James, and that he evidently had a son Levi born in 1789, two
years after the birth of Clarissa, June 2, 1787, and probably after his removal from Colrain.
James Stewart, died Jan. 11, 1808, aged 48 years
Esther, wife of James Stewart, died Aug. 2, 1836, aged 71 years
Clarissa, daughter of James and Esther Stewart, died July 4, 1825, aged 38 years
Levi Stewart, died Feb. 28, 1878, in his 89th year
Mercy, wife of Levi Stewart, died Aug. 15, 1825, in her 34th year
Sabina, wife of Levi Stewart, died Aug. 3, 1843, aged 51 years and 8 months
Delilah, wife of Levi Stewart, died Apr. 3, 1857, aged 50 years
Micajah T., son of Levi and Sabrina Stewart, died Dec. 5, 1830, aged i year
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James and Jane Stewart of Concord, Mass., had a daughter Ann, born in 171& (page 5).
Mrs. D. K. Moore of Detroit, Mich., has sent us a line of descent from Ann Stewart. Ann
married Nov. 16, 1741, Thomas McGee, born in 1714. They removed to Colrain, where
Thomas McGee died Oct. 27, 1793, and his widow Ann died Sep. 11, 1807. Their daughter
Ann. bom Mar. 3, 1753-4, in Colrain, married about 1775 William Caldwell, born Sep. 17.
1750, in Londonderry, N. H. : Ann (McGee) Caldwell died Oct. 13, 1788, in Colrain. Their
son. Increase McGee Caldwell, bom Sep. 14, 177 1, in Colrain, married Betsey Baker, bom in
New York: he died in i86a in Napoleon, Mich., and his wife died a few years later in Frank'
lin, Mich.
Charles A. Stewart of San Francisco (page 171) states that his father's family papers, to-
gether with an old Andre Farrera rapier, given him at the death of his father in Waterloo,
la., in 1895, were destroyed in the San Francisco fire about 20 years ago. The sword, made
in Italy, was taken in the Battle of Cullodcn in 1746, from an English officer whom he had
killed, by one of Mr. Stewart's ancestors who was fighting for Prince Charlie, and had been
handed down from one generation to another. Mr. Stewart's father brought the sword to
America from his old home at Lassingtoloch, near Loch Rannoch, Perthshire, one of the seats
of the Stewarts of Appin.
William Drysdale Stewart of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, is interested in Stewart history.
His father was Rev. John Stewart, descended from the Stewarts who fought at Flodden Field
and Falkirk and in later wars. Uught school in Edinburgh from 1830 to 1832, and was licensed
to preach in Pictou by the Presbytery of Dunkcld in 1832 and ordained in 1834. He married
Alice, the youngest daughter of William Drysdale of Edinburgh. His mother was a Murray
of Philiphaugh.
Names of Our Subscribers (con.)
Mrs. Alice Lee Pierce, West Falls Church. Va.
Mrs. Glenn Green, Mankato, Kan.
Mrs. Lloyd R. Shuman, Mlllerstown, Pa.
Mrs. H. L. Stark. St. Peter. Minn.
Mrs. William H. Talbott. Rockville, Md.
Dr. Alexander M. Stuart, P. O. box 893, Knoxville. Tenn.
Mrs. Burton Ashley Crane, 617 West 10th St.. Erie, Pa.
Mrs. J. W. Rice, 207 Westminster Drive, Atlanta, Ga.
Charles E. Stewart, 2212 Germantown St., Dayton, O. fo\T^^^^ ' P'
Homer Stewart, Washington C. H., Ohio ^ \C0 n O)/ "-
Mrs. Georg? Scott. Milford, O. V^^^^
Now York State Library. Albany, N. Y.
Mrs. Horace Anderson. 53 Leighton ave., Yonkers, N. Y.
New Haven Colony Historical Society, 144 Grove St., New Haven
Harlan R. Campbell. Athens, Pa.
JudRi^ A. T. Stewart, 18th Judicial circuit, Winchester. Tenn.
Prof. Stewart H. Burnham. Dept. of Botany. Cornell University. Ithaca. N. Y.
Dr. Henry Stewart. 233 Baltimore St.. Gettysburg. Pa.
Mrs. Dollie M. Richardson Lyeth. Windytop. Riverdale-on-Hudson. N. Y.
Sons of the Revolution in the State of California, 424 S. Broadway. Los Ang^U's
Miss Julia A. Stewart, 1149 j South Lawrence St.. Wichita. Kan.
Mrs. Edward A. Strong, 1120 McKn'ght bldg.. Minneapolis. Minn.
Miss Mary A. Steward. 120 Park ave., Takoma Park, Washington. \\. C.
Frank Y. Stewart, 33S East University Parkway. Baltimore. Md.
Mrs. Frank Alfred Stuart, Marshall. Mich.
Stuart H. I'atterson. Guaranty Trust Co.. 140 Broadway. N Y. City
Mrs. Ella N. Taylor, 228 North St.. Geneseo. III.
Dr. Ferdinand Schmitter. 24 p:ik St.. Albany, N. Y.
Mrs J. A. Record. Monson. Me.
Mrs Gertrude S. Stewart. Medford. N. J.
Mrs. (Jeorge A, Page, 246 East Walnut St., Oneida, N. Y.
Mrs. C. P. Stewart, Pee l>ee. N. C.
Dr. B. P. Stewart, Cambridge, Neb.
Miss Gertrude E. Stewart, 3518 Woodland ave., Kansas City, Mo.
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Alexander Stewart of Norwich and Becket
Alexander Stewart was admitted an inhabiunt of Plainfield, Conn., in 1728, probab'
ly coming from New London. He married in Plainficld Apr. 18, 1734, Amy Spaulding, born
Dec. 13, 1717, in Chelmsford, Mass., daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Haynes) Spaulding. He
was a witness to a deed to land in Killingly Jan. 23, 1735-61 by Nathaniel Bundy [iv:48], and
in 1736 he bought a house in Norwich of William Hale. In 1748 Isaac Spaulding of Cornwall
deeded to his daughter Amy, wife of Alexander Stewart of Norwich, land in the plantation of
Housatannick, Berkshire county, Mass. For over ten years no record of him is found. As
late as Dec. 5, 1760, he called himself of Norwich in a deed he signed that day conveying land
in Becket, Mass., to Elisha Halburt for i*23 [Pitt86eld registry]. He and his older children
seem to fade into obscurity after 1770, leaving Amy and her two minor sons George and Mat-
thew at times deeding land in Becket to various parties. On May 5, 1789, George and Mat-
thew Stewart of Becket sold 47 acres there to Anthony Church of that town, who waited Un-
til June 10. 1812, to record the deed. Children of Alexander and Amy, the first four being
recorded in Norwich, Conn., and the last two in Becket, Mass. :
1 Sirah, Feb. 28, 1734-5
2 John, Apr. 17, 1737; —Nov. 15, 1761, Lois Story of Chelsea, in Norwict
3 Elizabeth, June 5. 1739
4 Alexander, Mar. 5, i74i'2
7 Edward
8 George. July 27, 1753
9 Matthew, Dec 21, 1757; = Rhoda : +1804, Troy, N. Y.
John Stewart (Alexander) of Chelsea, Conn., married there Nov. 15, 1761, Lois Story
of Chelsea, according to the records of Norwich. He may have died or Ced, as the town
records state that Lois Steward of Chelsea married in Norwich July i, 1775, John Totman of
Chelsea. Children of John and Lois, bom in Norwich:®
1 John, Jan. 14, 1763
2 Pol, Jan. 24, 1765
3 Levi, July 14, 1766 (After Levi's name appears "Chelsea, Oct. 16, 1775.")
4 Louis
**Louis Stewart, a minor son of John Stewart, late of Norwich in Connecticut," was put und-
er the guardianship of Brig. -Gen. Samuel Safford of Bennington Apr. 3, 1782 [Bennington, Vt.,
probate, i:26].
Matthew Stewart (Alexander), bom Dec. 21, 1757, in Becket, Mass., married Rhoda
. He served in the Revolutionary war from Becket as a minute-man in 1775 and lat-
er as a private in Capt. Aaron Rowley's company in Maj. Rossiter*s detachment of Berkshire
county militia from Feb. 23 to Apr. 7, 1777, at Ticonderoga. In 1790 he was still a resident
of Becket, i'i'4, as was George, 1-0-6. He removed to Shoreham, Vt., where he registered an
ear'mark Dec. 24, 1795, and bought and sold land until Apr. 29, 1802, when he made a deed to
Andrew Burchard. He made a deed Apr. 25, 1798, to Thomas Bateman, and one of the wit-
Symbols and references: a number preceded hy a dash, as - W, means refer to that pa^e; - means married
■i- mariiaRc intention, •> marriage license. • died. . buried, (i) Bible record, (t) church. (») town. (^i^Kravesrone.
'S) probate. (*.■ court, i) land. •• tnilitary. .»; pension, (g) census, di) tradition, (dt history, O D. A R. or .S. A. R..
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ncsscs was Edward Stewart. The History of Shoreham, page 50, says he came from Ecckct,
Mass.. and later settled in Waterford. N. Y. He was killed at his farm near Troy, N. Y., in
1804 while trying to close a barn door during a violent windstorm* and his widow Rhoda was
appointed administratrix of his estate June 22, 1804. with Andrew Birchard and Edward Stew-
art named as nearest of kin. Senator William M. Stewart of Nevada was a grandson of Mat*
thew, being a son of Frederick A. : his autobiography (presented us by Inglis Stuart) sutcs
that in 183 1 the family discovered that their Vermont land had a defect in the title, and a5
they traded it for land in Wayne county, N. Y., they lost the latter and moved to Mesopou-
mia township, Trumbull county, O. Children of Matthew and Rhoda:
Y.: -fi8i6
1
Edward Spaulding
1781 ; = Pierce of Lyon
4
Alexander
5
]ohn
6
Frederick Augustus
; = Miranda Morris
7
Minerva
1803 : -l-Mar. 20, 1818. aged 14, Shoreham®
Edward Stewart and wife Hannah were in Killingly, Conn., in 1731?. He is said to
have married, between 1728 and 1730, the widow of Jacob Spaulding, by Mr. Dorrance. Jacob
Spaulding was the first settler of South Killingly and was accidentally killed in 1728, leaving a
widow and two children. Edward Stewart (probably a brother of Alexander of Norwich)
was reputed to be a scion of the royal family of Scotland and a zealous adherent of "James IIP'
and the Stewart dynasty.® He deeded land in Killingly Apr. 4, 1734, to John Williams of Pom-
fret, and on May 10, 1756, he sold land to John Dixson of Voluntown. On May 19, 1736, in
Plainfield, he and his wife Hannah received a quitclaim by John Hallowell to land they had
sold May 20, 1735 [iv:48]. Child of Edward and Hannah, recorded in Killingly:
1 Mary, June 29, 1735; i=May 8, 1759, Moses Earl, Brooklyn,(i) (2) David Dodge®
Matthew Stewart of New London* Conn.
Matthew Stewart was bom Oct. 1% 1701.* He bought land Jan. i. 1728, in New
London, Conn., and was made a freeman Sep. 11, 1733. He married in Trinity church. New*
port, R. 1., Oct. 19, 1735, Abigail Gardiner, bom Mar. 2, 1719,© daughter of William Card'
mcr and wife Elizabeth, and Rev. Mr. Honeyman in entering the record began '*Mr. Mat-
thew Stewart of New London, formerly of Ireland," etc. On his retum to New London he
gave an entertainment which surpassed in sumptuousness anything ever given in the town.®
**lt is understood,'* says the Newport Historical Magazine, "that he lived at the corner of
Mary and Clarke streets, Newport, where his eldest child was bom." He became a wealthy
merchant of New London, but in 1759 the general assembly gave him permission to hold a lot-
tery for the disposal of his land, his petition stating that for many years he had exercised him-
self in trade and had been obliged to contract large debts which by repeated losses at sea he
was unable to discharge. He died June 28, 1778, and Abigail died Jan. 30, 1784.© Children,
all but the two Daniels and Frances recorded in New London ; all in Bible :
1 Daniel, Aug. 22, 1739; ^-Sep. 23, 1740
2 Matthew, Nov. 5, 1741 : -hScp. 6, 1758
3 William, June 14, 1743; =Dec. 6, 1781, Jane Winthrop: hSep. 16, i798(D®
4 Elizabeth, Mar. 6, 1745: t July 11. 1787
5 Hannah, Dec. 12, 1746; 1= Mumford, (2) John Robinson:® 4 lil'iA
6 Anne, Oct. 19, 1748: -f Oct. 11, 1769
7 Daniel. Aug. 21, 1751 : f Mar. 24, 1752
•The birth and death recordt of Matthew Stewart's family were taken from a Bible in the poMeMion of the
Mistei Handy ot Newport, R. I., and published in the Newport Hiitorical Magazine for January. 1883.
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8 Mary, Feb. 14, 1753: -} Nov. 29, 1841, New London©
9 *Waltcr, June 17. 1755: ^- 1777. at sea
10 Abigail, Oct. ao, 1757: t-Aug. 27, 1762
11 Frances, Oct. 21, 1761 : -f-Mar. 8, 1854
WiUlain Stewart {Matthew), bom June 14, 1743, marriedf in New London Dec. 6,
1781, Jane Winthrop, daughter of John Stitt Winthrop. esq. During the Revolution this rich
merchant was under a cloud of suspicion. Afterwards he was given his wife*s share of the
confiscated estate of her father, John S. Winthrop, deceased, signing the receipt June 17, 1783.
He died in New London Sep. 16, 1798, aged 55.® His will, dated Sep. 10, 1798, was disap-
proved and rejected when it went to probate. It gave $500 to Matthew Miner for faithful
service, $1,000 to his beloved sister Mary Constant, £50 to his trusty friend Roswell Salton-
stall, $20 to his beloved sister Frances, and a suit of mourning to all his nephews and nieces,
and the rest to his beloved wife. The inventory of Nov. 28, 1798, showed his worth as over
$39,000. His widow Jane signed a receipt Sep. 4, 1802. for $6,287.67 for the account of herself
and as guardian of her daughter Nancy Stewart. Child, bom at New London :®
1 Nancy, Oct. 23. 1789
Some Transitory Stewarts In New England —179
Archibald Stuart was bom Aug. 18, 1727, in County Antrim, Ireland, and came to
America in 1760, according to his gravestone at Providence, R. L, and was a merchant 44 year»
in America.® He owned land in Ohio. We know little about his family by his first wife.
He married (2) in the First Congregational church in Providence Feb. 4, 1770, Anstress Hut'
ton. He died Jan. 28, 1805, in his 78th year, and his widow Anstress died Mar. 8, 1812, at
Warwick, R. L, in her 78th year. Among his children were:
1 Anne ; —Nov. 18, 1772. John Roes, Newport
2 Jane ; -Nov. 19, 1779, Robert 8. Packard of Newport, Providence
3 son 17721 drowned in 1784, aged 12. [Gazette of Sep. 4, 1784.]
AnMM Steward and Hannah Moses were married in Plymouth Oct. 25, 1747.
Martin Stewart and Mary Thorn were married in Boston Apr. 21, 1749, by Rev.
Jonathan Mayhew.
Matthew Stewart married May 4, 1758, Agnes McClurc, in the First Presbyterian
church in Boston. Matthew Stewart married June 23, 1771, Eliw McCain, in Trinity church.
Boston: she was buried Aug. 15, 1772, aged 41. Matthew Stewart filed his intention Aug. 18.
1778, of marriage to Sarah Searl.
Wtlllain Stuart, '*now a resident of Boston,'' made his will Oct. 14, 1724, which was
probated Mar. 18, 1726-7 [Suffolk county probate, n[v:255]. He was a mariner, being bound
to sea, etc. "All my estate in Boston to my loving friend, Thomas Steel, esq., of Boston, and
my estate in Great Britain to my brother Joseph and sister Deborah." The witnesses were
Benjamin Elliot, Benjamin Bridge and Samuel Tylcy. The inventory of the estate of William
Stewart, late of Boston, merchant, shown by Thomas Steel, appraised May 29. 1727, at i' 1,250-
10-6, included a house formerly Capt. Whitehom's in the southeast part of Boston [xzv:445].
WUllam Steward and Margaret Cox were married Sep. 20, 1726, in Salem.
William Stewart was a member in 1737 of the Charitable Irish Society in Boston
[Scotch'Irish Pioneers in Ulster and America, by Charles K. Bolton, p. 332].
William Steward and Eunice Lambert recorded their intention of marriage Dec. 8,
•Gen. Walter SJcwart of Philadelphia wan horn in 1755 but was a native of Scotland.
+He may have married fir«t in Newport, R. I . Sep. 4, 1774, Elizabeth Avery.
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1733, in Salem, Mass., and were married there Jan. 9, i733'4- The following children were
baptized in Salem :
I Eunice, bp. "Nov. 17, 1734
1 Mary, bp. July 25, 1736
John Stewart, son of John, Was pladcd under the guardianshipT^C Benjamin Clements.
Salem, about 172 — . ^
Charles Stuart of Georgetown, Me.
Charles Stuart and his wife Mary had the following children recorded in Georgetown,
Me., as published in Putnam *s Historical Magazine, iii:57:
1 Jane, Aug. 19, 173a [Jane Stuard ^ July 5, 175 1, Jeremiah Patee, Falmouth]
2 Mary, July 2, 1734
3 Margaret, Aug. 19, 1736
4 Sarah, Nov. 20, 1738
5 Charles, Mar. 23, 1741 '2
6 Elizabeth, July 19, 1745
7 James, May 14, 1749
8 William, Feb. 12, i75i'2
9 Isabella, Dec. 7, 1754- ,:
10 John, Dec. 7, 1754 ^ .
1 1 David, Sep. 7, 1756
12' Stinson, Jan. 27, 1758; —Sep. — , 1788, Hannah Little of Passamaquoddy, at Machias
John Steward of Watertown* Mass.
John Steward of Watertown, Mass., married there Dec. 11, 1735* Hepzibah Hastings
of Watertown. He evidently lived in that part of the town set off as Waltham in 1738. He
died in Waltham Feb. 28, 1766, but we find no record of his estate. He was perhaps the fa-
ther of John Steward of Waltham, aged about 22 in 1760, who was adjudged non compos men-
tis. Children, recorded in Waltham : •
1 Sarah, Mar. 13, 1738; =Apr. 25, '1759, Abijah Richardson of Weston, in Lincoln
2 Jonas, Oct. 21, 1740; —Oct. 27, 1766, Mary Grimes, Newton: res. Claremont, N. H.
3 David, bp. July 22, 1744
Robert Steward of Gloucester* Mass.
Robert Steward of, Gloucester, Mass., and Anna Hodgskins of the same place were
married there Oct. 23, 172S, by Mr. Benjamin Bradstreet, pastor of the Third church in Glou-
cester, J. J. Babson in his history of the town says Robert was a native of England. His fu-
neral was held June 9, 1760. Children, recorded in Gloucester:
1 Anna.jApr. 26, 1730; =Nov. 29, 1750, William Newman
2 Elizabeth, July 6, 1731 ; =Mar. 13, 1757, Ignatius Webber
3 Deborah, July 4, 1733
4 Robert, Aug. 28, 1735
NOTES
James Stewart of Westerlo, Albany county, N. Y., was an ancestor of Dr. Ferdinand
Schmitter of Albany, who is seeking information as to his Stewart ancestry. James enlisted
from Blandford, Mass., immediately after Jthe battle of Lexington. When he applied for a
pension in 1832 he was living in Westerlo and gave his age as "83 years and upwards." He
married (2) Apr. 9, 181 5, Cynthia Ward at Westerlo. He died Nov. 22. 1844, at Broome.
Schoharie county, N. Y. By his first wife he had at least two sons: Jariles born in New York
City, and William, born Mar. 25, 1787, who married Temperance Wilcox.
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Associate Editor: Horace W. Dickerman, 685 Forest Road, New Haven. Conn. $\ i year
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Robert Stewart of Andover* Mass.* and Amherst* N. H.
Robert'* Stewart was perhaps a son of Robert'^ of County Londonderry, Ireland, who
fled from Scotland after the defeat of the Covenanters in 1679, and grandson of Walter' (page
i). He came with the Scotch'Irish immigrants who landed at Boston Oct. 14, 1718, and went
to Andover, then a frontier town. His name appears upon the records of Andover Jan. 30,
i7i8'9, as living in the town. "They had come up from Boston the preceding summer or aut-
umn,'' says Charles K. Bolton in Scotch-Irish Pioneers, "Stuart bringing a family with him."
We have no record of his first wife. He married (2) in Andover Feb. 22, i732'3. Lydia Blair.(3)
Jan. 14, 1736, Robert Steward of Andover, husbandman, bought of John Bullock of Salem
for i*43 one full right in Souhegan West or township no. 3 (later Amherst, N. H.) [Essex
county deeds, 82:20?]. May 23, 1739, he bought of Joshua Tompson of Woburn for tS? one
right in Souhegan West, and Oct. 25, 1742, he bought of Joseph Wilkins for i*22 land in Sou-
hegan West bounded by John Steward, the witnesses to this deed being Jonathan Tarbell and
John Steward. Soon after buying this land he moved to Souhegan West, and on July 16, 1752,
Robert Steuart of Souhegan West, yeoman, bought of Samuel Lamson for £200 six acres of
meadow, the deed being witne.sscd by Robert Read and Ebenezer Nichols [83:220]. Jan. 26,
1763, he and Samuel and William Stuard signed a petition for a new town. Oct. 11, 1765,
Robert Steuart of Amherst, yeoman, and his wife Lydia deeded land m Amherst to Samuel
Steuart of Amherst, gentleman. This is the last account we have of him. He was probably
the uncle Robert referred to by Joseph Stewart of White Creek, N. Y., as one who * 'would
never own the last Pretender or any of the race by reason of his spurious birth" (page 2).
Among his children were :
1 William
2 John 1714; =Dec. 17, 1741, Keturah Holt, in Andover
3 Samuel 171 6; =Jan. 6, 1748, Sarah Tarbell, in Salem
4 Mary, hp. July 11, 1725, Andover®
William^ Stewart {Robert) was taxed in Andover, Mass., from 1741 to 1747. He
was of Narragansett no. 3 when on Jan. 6, 1755, he sold land in [now] Amherst to Hezekiah
Lovejoy. William Stuard was a soldier in the Third Andover company Apr. 29, 1757. Will-
iam Stuard signed the petition Jan. 26, 1763. of the inhabitants of Souhegan West or Narra-
gansett no. 3 for the incorporation of the town of Amherst, N. H., with Robart Stuard and
Simucl Steward. William Stewart died Oct. 26, 1784, in Dublin, N. H.®
John* Stewart {Robert^) married in Andover Dec. 17, 1741, Keturah Holt of Andover.
She was baptized Feb. 27, 17 15, daughter of Henry and Martha Holt. He settled in Amherst,
N. H., near his father and brothers William and Samuel, living on a farm west of the great
meadows. In 1790 he and his wife lived by themselves in Amherst.® He died before 1797, for
Keturah was a widow when she died in Amherst Jan. 16, 1797. aged 82. They had the fol-
lowing children baptized in Andover:®
1 John, hp. Apr. 25, 1742
2 Keturah, hp. Sep, 16, 1744; = Amos Green [Londonderry, Vt.(f,
3 William, bp. Aug. 9, 1747; — Sarah : captain, {-May 12, 1837, in
Symbols and reference!: a number preceded by a dash, as - 90, means refer to that page; - means married
: maniage intention, •[• marriaRe license, + died, ■ buried. (T) Bible record, (1) church, (a) town. 4;^avestone.
») probate, {i^ court, ti land. ^'^ militar>-, (*) pension. '1^ census, © tradition, (^ local history, \^ patriotic soci-
ety, @ obituary, bioKraph> or genealogy.
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4 Simpson, hp. Feb. 5, 1749; = Hannah Rollins
T Henry, bp. Mar. 8, 1752; 1= Sarah , (2) Martha Wcatherby
6 Martha, hp. >Jov. 6, 1757; 1= James Hartshorn, (2) i6t'8i Amos Elliott, sr.
Samuel* Stewart (Robert^) married in Salem, Mass., Jan. 6. i747'8, Sarah Tarbcll.
It is probable that he was the Samuel Stuart of Andovcr chosen as one of the exetutors of the
will of John*^ Stewart of Londonderry, N. H., dated Apr. j, 1741. Cornelius Tarbell of Salem
deeded land in Amherst, N. H., June 26, 1751, to Samuel Steuart of Amherat. Solomon Hutch-
inson of Amherst deeded him land there Apr. 3, 1753. Cornelius TarbcH of Danvcrs, Mass.,
deeded land in Amherst to Samuel Steward of Amherst July 7, 1753, and Samuel Bell of Dan-
vers deeded him land in Amherst Sep. 30, 1756. He bought bnd in Amherst of John Lee of
Manchester, Mass., Oct. 2. 1761, and of Samuel Lee of Manchester the same day. On Mar. 8,
1762, he and Solomon Hutchinson were appointed by the town to see to fencing the burying
ground. In 1763 he was chosen one of the selectmen. Oct. 11, 1765. he received a deed of
land from his father. He died in Amherst May 27, 1776. aged 60, and administration on hi*
estate was granted to the widow Sarah June 26, 1777. The inventory showed house and lands
worth f6?o, livestock fS^ and personal property ^853 '3 -4. Land of William and John Stew-
art abutted his. His four children were mentioned in the division of the estate. The widow
Sarah died Sep. — , 1809, aged 91. Children, recorded in Amherst, N. H.:®
1 Mary, Sep. 2, 1749; = Ezekiel Holt
2 Elizabeth, May 3, 1753; =Oct. 31, 1782, Lieut. Robert B. Wilkins: -| July 7, 1784
3 Samuel, Feb. 29, 1756; =Nov. 17, 1778, Lydia Ellinwood
4 David. Dec. 20, 1757; =Fcb. 18, 1795, Susanna Lovcjoy
To be continued
Some Unidentified Stewarts in New England —184
Walter Stewart of Portsmouth, N. H., married there Sep. 13, 1716, Sarah Moss, a
widow, nee Deverson [N. E. Register, xxiii :393]. Walter Steuart, mariner, and wife Sarah,
together with Sarah Ward, John Davidson, Thomas Beck and wife Elizabeth, and Joseph Mead
and wife Mary, all of Portsmouth, deeded May 12, 1718, all their rights in Doctor s Island or
Clark's Island in Portsmouth to William Knoalerof that town. The general assembly of New
Hampshire allowed him a portage bill of t*i7'4'6 Dec. 12, 1724, as master and steward in the
schooner Fortune with Capt. Wentworth, eastward. George Banfill of Portsmouth gave a
mortgage deed to land in that town Nov. 8, 1729, to Walter Stuart of the same. John Down-
mg, jr., and wife Sarah of New Hampshire deeded him land in Portsmouth July 5, 1742. On
Dec. 21, 1743, Walter Stuart of Portsmouth, mariner, and wife Sarah quitclaimed to John Dev-
erson of the same all their right in the estate of Thomas Deverson, late of Portsmouth, marin-
er, dereared. It is probable that he had children. He may have been the father of or the Wal-
ter Stewart who had two daughters, Ann and Jane, baptized Nov. 8, 1755. in the North
Church. Portsmouth.
James Stewart married in Portsmouth, N. H., Nov. 1, 1713, Mary Wills. She is giv-
en as the daughter of Edward and Deborah (Savage) Wills [N. H. Gen. Rec, v:42]. In 1717
James Stewart was rated to the old meeting-house in Portsmouth, and on Dec. 12, 17 17, Mary
Wells, "maiden but now the wife of James Steuart of Portsmouth," deeded to her uncle, Ed-
ward Wells, mariner, of the same town land in same. Aug. , 1718, James Stewart and wife
Mary sold land there to Edward Wells of Portsmouth.
MARGARET STUART married in Portsmouth, N. H., Nov. 15, 1710, Thomas Sher-
bourn.
WILLIAM STUART married Aug. 3. 1788. Polly Trefthom, both of Portsmouth.®
WILLIAM STEWARD married Aug. 13, 1796. Deborah Bowling, both of PortsnKHith.®
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James^ Stewart married Jan. ii, 1741 -ii Mary Boynton of Rowley, born Aug. 11,
1720, daughter of Jonathan Boynton. He was perhaps a son of Jamcs^ Stewart, bom July 19,
16S8, in Newbury, sonof James^ (Duncan'). The history of James'* is unknown (see page
70), but it is possible that he was the James whose intention of marriage to Elizabeth Cash
was published Apr. 17, 1714, in Salem (page 179). "The close relationship of James^ to
James- Stewart", according to George S. Stewart, *'is inferred from deeds and other transact-
ions; he owned land in Lunenburg, Mass., and Rindge, N. H., and the Rowley estate of James*
passed through his hands." The following children of James^ and Mary were recorded in
Mollis, N.H.:
1 James, Oct. 15, 1742; [—July 20, 1774, Anne McCaffrey, Bristol, Me.]
2 Thomas, Sep. 29, 1744; [=Jan. 9. 1776, Martha Winslow, Bristol; Me.]
3 Peter, June 13, 1746 Revo, soldier: -I-1839, Falmouth, Me.
4 Jerathmael, Mar. 14, 1748
Thomas Stewart married in Bristol, Me., Jan. 9, 1776, Martha Winslow. Among
their children were :
1 Edmond 1776
2 Sarah 1778: =Nov. 2, 1796, Jeremiah Beath, Bristol
Edmond Stewart, son of Thomas and Martha (Winslow) Stewart, had a son Edmond,
who died Sep. 22, 1887, aged 76, and is buried in Maple Grove cemetery, South Dresden, Me.,
beside his wife Jane, who died Dec 25, 1867, aged 58. Capt. Nathaniel Stewart, son of Ed-
mond and Jane, died Nov. 16, 191 5, aged 78, and is buried in the same cemetery.
Timothy Stewart married in Groton Dec. 10, 1755. Esther Taylor, according to the
records of Dunstable, Mass. (Their intention of marriage- was recorded July 26, 1755, in
Wcstford.) He was a soldier in the French war, serving as a private from Aug. 21 to Oct.
iQ, i757» under Capt. Amos Gage, Maj. Thomas Nash, for the defense of Fort Edward. He
enliated again Apr. 27, 1758, in Capt. Nehemiah LovewelPs company, and died Nov. 22, 1758,
in Dunstable. Hjs widow married Feb. 20, 1760, Eleazer Fisk of Dunstable: he was born in
Groton Novs 23, 1731, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Parker) Fisk, and died June 21, 1803.
Children of Timothy and Esther, born in Dunstable, recorded in Nashua, N. H. :
1 Joel, Mar. 27, 1756; =Oct. 30, 1783, Elizabeth Bartlett of Cockermouth, N. H.
2 Olive, May 22. 1758
Duncan Stewart of New London* Conn«
The first of the chiefs of Appin, a district in the northwest corner of Argyllshire, Scot
land, was Dugald* Stewart, born in 1445, son of Sir John,* Lord of Lorn and Innermeath (Ro-
bert,' John,** Robert,* James,* John,* Alexander,* Walter 0 He married a daughter of Mac-
Dougal of Nether Lorn, and the story of his life is full of interest and excitement: he had three
sons. Duncan,'^ the eldest, never married, and was succeeded as chief of the clan by the seC'
ond son, Alan,'" who with his five sons accompanied King James IV to the disastrous field of
Flodden. Alan'** died at an advanced age about 1562: he had married a daughter of Cameron
of Lochiel, and had five sons— Duncan," John," Dugald," James" and Alexander." Dun-
can," fourth chief of Appin, married Janet Gordon and had one son, John,'- and John'- had
two sons — Duncan'^ and John.'* Duncan'* was chief of Appin, while John'' was the first of
Ardsheal. John's son was Duncan,'* second of Ardsheal, and the line runs to Charles,'" fifth
of Ardsheal, who enthusiastically took up the cause of Charles Stuart and served at Preston
Pans Sep. 21, 1745, at Falkirk Jan. 17, 1746, and at Culloden Apr. 16, 1746. He was sub-
sequently attainted and his estates confiscated. He died Mar. 15, 1757. His son Alexander'"
succeeded him and became chief of Appin on the death of Dugald,'^ last of the line of Dun-
can,'•"* but dying without issue was succeeded by his brother Duncan,'" below.
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Duncan'^ Stewart, son of Charles** and Isabel (Haldane) Stewart, was appointed col-
lector of customs at New London, Conn., assuming his official duties in 1764- He married in
Brattle Square church, Boston, Mass , Jan. 6, 1767, Ann Erving, daughter of Hon. John Erv'
ing of Boston, one of his majesty's council for Connecticut. When the Revolution began he
was, of course, a sympathizer with the king's cause and although personally not unpopular he
narrowly escaped mob violence. In May, 1776, he was still in New London, where he dwelt
without restraint except forbidden to leave town without permission of the governor. That
year he spent three months in New York on parole, and in June, 1777, he obuincd leave to
move there preparatory to taking passage for England. He departed in July. In 1769 he had
succeeded to the representation of h^d of the clan of Appin on the death of his older brother
Alexander, and after paying heavy fines he was restored to his estates in Ardsheal in 1781 as
a reward for his services to the crown in America. He was then appointed collector for Ber*
muda and held the office two yeac&^ Hjb will wm signed Aug. p>-T7Qa>.in Londnn«.and Jb^os;
"I, Duncan Stewart of Ardsheal, County of Argyll, in North Britain, Esq., being bound for
Boston. Mass.," etc.; and was proved at I-ondon, Sep. ao, 1793 [Registry of deeds, Boston,
179:36]. The will of his widow Ann was signed in Edinburgh Oct. 5, 1803, probated Nov.
14, 1808, and a copy is on file in Northampton, Mass. [box 141, file 16]. Children:
I Charles 1767;= Rebecca Sinclair of Deer Park, Tyrone, Ire.: ^1844
1 John, Feb. 3, 1769; =Apr 1. 1789, Sarah Leonard: -f Feb. 3, 1831
3 Isabel, Apr. la, 1770: -f-Apr. 17, 1770, New London©
4 George : XOct. oo, 1771, King's Chapel, Boston®
T Ann ; = MacNab
6 James Haldane, Dec. 13, 1776, Boston; = Mary Dale: -h Oct. aa, 1854
7 Margaret
8 Charlpttve Mary
9 William Qeprge Erving
10 Sophia 1784 ; = Campbell
NOTES
In our notes in the February issue, in referring to Rev. John Stewart who married Alice,
the youngest daughter of William Drysdale of Edinburgh, the following sentence should read:
"Her mother was a Murray of Philiphaugh. "
J. Adger Sf^\ivart, president of the Louisville Axe 6^ Tool company of Louisville, Ky., i*
:o sail April i^ oh the steamer DeGrasse of the French line and expects to be in Ulster about
June 1. He is a descendant of Alexander Stewart of Londonderry, Ireland (page 15a), and
goes in quest of records of his ancestry.
Mrs. George A. Page of Oneida, N. Y., is desirous of adding to her records of the family
of William Stewart of Hackettstown, N. J., born about 1739, a descendant of the Earl of Bute.
He came with his brothers Archibald and James from Ballantoy, County Antrim, Ireland, and
died Feb. 17, 1810, in Hackettstown. By his first wife, Frances Sherrod, he had a son John,
born Apr. 14, 1770, who married Sarah Bird.
Queries
32. Merrlum Stewart. Horn Tan. 8. 1775, married Samuel Kincaid and had eleven children. She lived
In the Catskill mountain*. Greene county, N. Y . then in Denmark. Athtabula county, O.. and latt near Law-
renceburp. Dearborn county, Ind. Her mother was Mary Hunjfrrford and her father it said to have been Al-
exander Stuart, a tugar refiner of New York Gty. Mrs. Horace Anderson, 53 Leighton ave., Yonkera, N. Y.
33. JamrsStewart of Cumberland county. Pa., born before 1725. married Lucy Bleakley. Their ton
James, born in 1752. nr-arried in 1783 Eleanor McElwain: he was a second lieutenant in the 5th company of the
First battalion of Cumberland county Associators during the Revolutionary war and died in 1792. Their child-
ren were James. Mary, John. Andrew and Lucinda. Mrs. S. R. Epiteen. Tremont hotel, Denver, Colo.
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FILLEY, NEB. MAY, 1926 VOL. IV NO. 11
Considerable research has been made in the past several years by Horace W. Dickerman
and others to determine the ancestry of Lieut. William* Steward of Stonington, Conn., and
although some progress has been made there remains more work for the future. Mr. Dicker-
man is of the opinion that this family was closely related to the mother of Oliver Cromwell,
as the Protector was a proprietor of land in Rhode Island and intended to go there if fortune
should compel him to leave England. For our present purposes we shall begin with Lieut.
William* Stewart, leaving the riddle of his parentage to future solution.
Lieut. William Steward of Stonington, Conn.
Horace W. Dickerman, New Haven, Conn.
Lieut. William* Steward ( *) was baptized as an adult on Feb. 13, 1710, in the
Congregational church in Stonington. He married (i) May 5, 1713, Sarah Church. On Dec.
27, 1721. he and his wife Sarah deeded to '*yc Reverend Mr. Creighead, clerk in Stonington,"
land they had bought five days previously of Saxton Palmer.® He bought Apr. 4, 1726, of
Aaron Stark, land in Voluntown, and on Nov. 5, 1728, he bought land of Richard Stephens and
Henry Stephens, in North Stonington. On Apr. 9, 1727, Sarah Stewart was dismissed to the
church in North Stonington. On Mar. 2, i729'30, William Stuard, yeoman, of North Stoning-
ton, deeded to Jonathan Dean the land in Voluntown which he had bought of Aaron Stark.
[Alexander Steuard sold land in Voluntown Feb. 11, i729'30, to this same Jonathan Dean. Cf.
page 21.] He acquired the title of lieutenant, and was a man of prominence. It is said that
he knew the line of his ancestry back to kings, and a set of dishes bearing a coat Kjf 'arms was
later in possession of his descendants. His wife Sarah died Mar. 2, 1745. He married (2)
Mar. 16, 1747, Mary Bellows. The date of his death is unknown. In his will, drawn Oct.
^. 17?^ probated Dec. 26, 1754, he provided for "grave stones for my father and former wife
and child and myself", made bequests to his "two grandsons William Steward" and mentioned
the following children (except the first Lemuel), whose births were recorded in Stonington:
1 William, Dec. 26, 1714; =Dec. 4. 1740, Elizabeth Stephens
2 Nathan, Jan. 8» 17 17
3 Oliver, Feb. 12, 1719; =Aug. 20, 1741. Rebecca Pendleton, Westerly, R. I.
4 Phineas, May 16, 1721; i=Jan. 11, 1745, Remember Babcock, (2) Hannah Barnaby
5 Lemuel, May 3, 1723: f Feb. ["last"]. 1727
6 Sarah, Jan. to, 1725 -6; =Apr. 15, 1743, Nathan Newbury, Groton
7 Content, Dec. 24, 1727; = Robert Parke: three children
8 Eliphalet, Nov. 10. 1729; — Elizabeth
9 Lemuel, Jan. 31, 1732; = Eunice
William^ Steward {William*), born Dec. 26, 1714. in Stonington, Conn., married
there Dec. 4, 1740, Elizabeth Stephens, daughter of Henry* and Elizabeth (Fellows) Stephens.
He died prior to Jan. 4, 1760, for on that date his widow Elizabeth was appointed administrat-
rix of his estate. She subsequently married Joseph Palmer, a widoucr with nine children, and
had a daughter by him, named Sabra. Children :
1 Lucretia, July 30, 174 1 ; —Mar. 8, 1761, Dr. John Bartlett of Lebanon
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:- martiage intention, •!• marriage license. < died. buried. (T) Bible record, l church. ^ town, ^gravestf.nr.
») probate, (i) court, (Ji land, (v' military. C») pension. ■») census, (g) tradition, (^ local history, li patriotic u>c\-
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2 Lucy, July 30, 1743; = Jarcd Stephens, her cousin
3 Nathan, June 22, 1745; =May 1, 1768, Barbara Palmer
4 Elizabeth, Oct. 7, 1747; = John Coates, as second wife
5 Mary, Nov. 28, 1749; = Oliver Wilcox
6 William, Mar. 16, 17^2; i=Scp. 25, 1774, Anna Coates, (2) Amanda Darrow
7 Content, June 6, 17^4; = Timothy Coates
8 Elisha, June 29, 1757; = Sarah Witter
9 Eliphalet, Aug. 14, 1759; ^= Mercy Coates
Nathan^ Steward (William*), born Jan. 8, 1717, in Stonington, Conn., perhaps died
in 1743. Administrator's bond on the estate of Nathan Stewart was filed June 15, 1743, by
his father, William Stewart [Probate, £.138].
Oliver^ Steward {William*), bom Feb. 12, 1719, in Stonington, Conn., married in
Westerly, R. I., Aug. 20, 1741, Rebecca Pendleton, daughter of Edmund Pendleton. He was
granted an earmark in Westerly Mar. 9, i746'7, "a slope in underneath of each ear, half'pcnny
under side of left car." He and his wife Rebecca signed a receipt Feb. 2^, i7?oi, for t'146'
i8'4 from the estate of Edmund Pendleton, sr.® He bought land in Westerly July 9, 1746.
of Joshua Rathbun.® He removed about 1755 to Stonington, Conn., and on Jan. 13, 1756,
hp ^pd his wife Rebecca, of Stonington, sold their land in Westerly to Jonathan Foster.®
Mar. 15, 1757, he signed as a witness to the settlement of his father's estate and discharge of
executor. They perhaps lived later in Voluntown on the land there willed him by his father.
Thfe dates of their death are unknown. Children, the first three recorded in Westerly, R. I. :
1 Daniel, Feb. 23, 1742-3
2 Sarah, Mar. 7, 1743-4; = 1769, Elias Steward (page 96)
3 Rebecca, Oct. 31, 1746; =Nov. 14, 1771, John Rhodes, Voluntown
4 Oliver 1748; =Feb. 17, 1772, Jane Rhodes, Voluntown
5 Edmund : soldier in Revolution: -^1783
6 William, Jan. 16, 1752;® i=Mar. 17, 1778, Desire Crary, (2) Mary Whitney
7 Content ; i=Feb. 2^, 1779, Philip Briggs, (2) Sutherland
Fhineas^ Steward (William*), born May 16, 1721, in Stonington, Conn., married (i)
Jan. II, 1745, Remember Babcock, in Stonington. He married (2) Hannah Bamaby. He
was a soldier from Stonington in the French and Indian war. Mar. 22, 1762. He sold his
land in Stonington Nov. 18, 1776, to Eliphalet Stewart. Children, by his wife Hannah:
1 Phineas, Aug. 17, 1748; = : -hi8i2, Berlin, Rensselaer co., N. Y.
2 Sarah, Aug. 13, 1750; = Rufus Perkins
3 Wealthy, May 12, 1756
4 Mercy 1762;= Nahum Chapman
^ Lydia 1767; = Amos Barber
6 Qilbtrt, Dec. 4, 1772
7 Esther
Eliphalet^ Steward (William*), bom Nov. 10, 1729, in Stonington, Conn., married
Elizabeth . Mar. i, 1755, he and his brothers Phineas and Lemuel, of Stonington,
deeded '*a certain undivided lot which was our father's, William Stewart of Stonington. which
we received by will," the witnesses being Oliver Stewart and Joseph York [viii :242]. Feb.
8, 1771, he received a quitclaim from Mirtha MicMillan of Stonington to 48 acres of land in
Stonington, witnessed by Abigail York and Charles Phelps [ix:ii9]. Children, bom in
Stonington :
1 Sarah, June 27, 1757
2 Lemuel, Apr. 6, 1759; -Aug. 18, 1782, Rebecca Rose, Preston:® of Little Hoosic, N. Y.
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3 Margaret, Jan. '15. 1761; =Fcb. 10, 1780. Jacob Gates, Preston® [Y.®
4 Eliphalet, Jan. 1, 1763; = Rebecca : { July 27, 1848, Petersburg, N.
? Deborah. Nov. 23, 1764; = Manus Griswold
6 Martha, Nov. 6, 1766; =Apr. 13, 1794, Josiah Rose, Preston®
7 Ephraim, Sep. 15. 1768
Lemuel'^ Steward (William*), born Jan. 31, 1732, in Stonington, Conn., married
Eunice . He deeded (by his mark) Sep. 29, 1756, land in Stonington to Eliphalet Stew'
art [vii;65]. He died before Sep. 7, 1758, on which date administration on his estate was
given to William Stewart of Stonington, "he being a principal creditor and brother to ye de*
ceased," the widow having refused. Feb. 17, 1761, William's widow asked for an account of
money expended by William in paying debts of his brother Lemuel, deceased, for whom he
was administrator. Mar. 10, 1761, the probate court allowed money for the support of his
family, "estate long since settled.'' July 11, 1763, Wait Wells of Groton, guardian of Lemuel,
a minor son of I^muel Stewart, late of Stonington, took a receipt for t'3'io paid to Eunice
Stewart. Child :
1 Lemuel 1756
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William Steward of Westerly* R. I.
The first mention of a William Steward in the Westerly 'Stonington vicinity was when an
earmark, "formerly belonging to the house of William Steward: a hole through ear both swine
and chattels", was entered on the records in Stonington, Conn., on Jan. 18, 169Q. [On June
26, 1722, was entered an earmark of another William Steward, "a slope crop off ye under side
of each ear."] William Stewart's name is found in the records of the First church in Hop*
kinton, R. L, before 1708. * 'William Stewart died Mar. 4, 1733*4 . in Stonington." Patience
Steward, who was baptized as an adult July 6, 171 3, in the Congregational church in Stoning'
ton and married there Feb. 25, I7i3'4, William Thomas, was perhaps a sister to Lt. William.*
William^ Steward ( ^) of Westerly, R. L, was among the persons* to whom
the government of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation granted Oct. 2, 171 1, 5,300 acres of
land bounded south by the Pawcatuck river, east by Maxson's purchase, north by vacant lands
and west by the colony line.® William Steward's land was referred to in a deed Dec. 28'
1714, by John Prosser as adjoining his, and he was mentioned in the town meeting records the
first Monday in January, I7i4'5, as living in the town. He died probably Aug. 7, [this date
crossed out] 1715, for on Feb. 27, I7i5'i6, "at a council meeting held at the home of Justice
Crandall among other items this day appeared Margctt, widow to the deceased William Stew-
ard who died intestate, and presented an inventory of his estate," t'24'i7'9, taken by Joseph
Maxson, jr., and Peter Werden, the biggest item being "booke defk, t*8'0'3". Apr. 2, 1716:
* 'Secondly, we order that after his funeral charges and just debts are paid that then what re-
mains be divided between the widow and her children, a third part to the widow and the oth'
er part to be equally divided between the children, as by the law is directed." [Westerly, R.
L, probate records]. His widow Margaret Steward married in Stonington Dec. 25, 1725 [or
1728], John Pooler of Westerly, as shown by a deed Nov. 21, 1733, by Margaret Pooler, "for
love I bear to my well beloved son Joseph Steward of Westerly," given with the consent of
•Among the Rrantees of this land, which was situated in the northern part of Westerly later set off as Hr.p-
kinton. were Darnel Lrwis. loseph Maxson. John Richmond, Benjamin Biirdick. John Maxson. jr., Huhbard
Burdick, Samuel Burdick, Jonathan MaxRon. Thomas Burdick, John Maccoon, William Crumb. John Clark,
James Cone. John Crandall. Nathaniel Wells. Philip Palmeter, John Palmeter. John Prosser, Oemond N'cff.
Thomas Reynolds. James HaHs. Thomas Wells. Robert Burdick. Gec^rge Stillman. Stephen Randall. Edward
Halls. Tobias Brand, Samuel Langworthy. Nicholas Cottrell, Peter Crandall and William Stuard. all of Wester-
ly, William Bennett, Joseph I^wis and Josiah Hill, of Stonington. The amount of land each received depended
on the amount of money he paid in. Stuard paid 1 shilling 9 pence. No other record of title is found.
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her husband, John Pooler. She was Pooler's widow in 1753.® Probable children:
I Phineas ; = Miry : she -hMar. — , 1787, aged 83, Groton
a William ; =Apr. 14, 1719, Martha Burdick, Stonington
3 Elizabeth ; =Jan. ai, 1730'!, Ebenezer Burdick, Westerly
4 Joseph ; =Scp. 6. 173a, Sarah Jeffers: -hi747 in expedition against Canada
T Mary ; =Apr. 5, 1736, Thomas Foster, Westerly
6 Sarah, May a3, 1715;® =Dec. 9, 1736. Joseph Witter, Wes:erly
Robert Stewart of Andover and Amherst — 186
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Capt. Wllllain^ Stewart (John* Robert"^), baptized Aug. 9, 1747, in Andover. Mass.,
was a soldier from Amherst, N. H., in the Revolutionary- waf . He- FMMwed ta^Londoofkrry ■
Windham county, Vt., where he applied Apr. 10, 1818, for a pension, which was granted.
His application showed that he enlisted in March or April, 1776, as orderly sergeant under
Capt. [Timothy] Clement, Col. [David] 'Oilman, New Hampshire troops, and served nine
months. In 1820 he stated to the pension bureau that his family consisted of his wife, aged
66, Betsey Wyman, aged 39, Hannah Stewart, aged aS, and Hiram Stewart, aged 11. In the
Glebe View cemetery in Londonderry, Vt., are the gravestones of Capt. William Stewart, a
Revolutionary soldier, who died May la. 1837, aged 89, and of Sarah, wife of Capt. William
Stewart, who died Feb. 28. 1828, aged 76. He doubtlessly had other children than these :
1 Elizabeth 1781 ; = Wyman
2 Hannah : -f-Mar. 4, 1841, aged 59, Londonderry®
Hiram, who married Mar. 31, 1835, Mehitable How,® was doubtlessly a grandson.
Simpson^ Stewart {John* Rohert^)^ baptized Feb. 5, 1749, in Andover, Mass., served
in the Revolution as a private in Capt. Stephen Peabody*s company raised from Col. Nichols'
regiment of militia and marched from Amherst for Ticonderoga on the alarm of June 30, 1777;
discharged July 4, 1777. He enlisted again July 19 as a private in Capt. John Bradford's
company. Col. Moses Nichols' regiment of New Hampshire troops raised to reinforce the
northern army, and was discharged Sep. 18, after two months' service, being allowed expenses
for 100 miles' travel. He was among the Amherst men who commenced the battle of Ben-
nington, and his cousin Samuel was with him in the attack on the Hessian breastworks. He
married about 1773 Hannah Rollins.® He removed about 1780 from Amherst to Jaffrey and
about 1795 to Berlin, Washington county, Vt. There Hannah died Jan. 13. 1813, aged 61 .(J"
and he died June 13, 1841, aged 92 years 4 months.® Children, the first three recorded in
Amherst and the next five in Jaffrey, N. H. :
1 John, Apr. 10, 1774; =May 11. 1806, Tamor Hubbard, Berlin, Vt.
2 Simpson, Feb. 11, 1776; = Phcbe : "went to sea"
3 Hannah. Aug. 31, 1778; =Aug. 20, 1797, John Black, Berlin
4 Ephraim Holt, Jan. 2, 1781 : +Nov. 7, 1783, Jaffrey
5 William H., May 17, 1783; = Rebecca Vaughan, Washington county. N. Y.
6 Ephraim Holt, Apr. 13, 1785; = Charlotte Mix
7 Elizabeth. Jan. 5. 1788
8 Luther, Jan. 6, 1790; =
9 Sarah ; = Reynolds, New Hampshire
10 Mary ijg^ : -J-May 24. 1814, aged 21, Berlin®
1 1 Teiria/i : died unmarried, aged about 30®
Queries
34. Julia Stewart, born in 1807 in Elmira, N. Y.. marrted Samuel Young. She had brothers Nathan-
iel, Daniel. Willard and Warren, I think. Mr*. George W Prichard. Onawa. Iowa.
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Editor: George Thoma» E Json. Filley, Nebraska
Monthly Asiociate Editor: Horace W. Dickerman. 685 Forest Road. New Haven. Conn. $1 i year
FILLEY, NEB. JUNE. 1926 VOL. IV NO. 12
Lieut. William Steward of Stonintfton* Conn. —191
Horace W. Dickerman. New Haven. Conn.
Nathan^ Stewart (William,'' William^), bom June a2» 1745, in Stonington« Conn.,
married there May i. 1768. Barbara Palmer, daughter of Wiiham Palmer. He bought out the
family rights in the old homestead on Stewart Hill and built a house which was afterward
occupied by his son Edward and then by Denison Stewart, according to Judge R. A. Wheeler
in his history of Stonington. His wife Barbara died Mar. i?, 1805, aged 55, and he died Nov.
I, 1813, aged 69, according to their tombstones in the Stonington cemetery. Children, born
in Stonington :
1 Nathan, Feb. 20, 1769; i=Nov. i, i79i» Anna Brown, (2) Honor (Brown) Angell
1 Barbara* July 5, 1771; = Capt. Nchemiah Brown
3 Edward, Dec. 8, 1774; -=Feb. 15, 1801, Rebecca Noyes
4 Priscilla, Mar. 20, 1778; = Noyes Wheeler
? Elizabeth, Sep. 14, 1780; = Col. Dennis Randall
6 Russell W., Apr. 14, 1784; =Jan. 7, 1804, Caroline Lord
7 George P., Apr. 6, 1786; =Jan. 10, i8ia, Mary Hewett, Preston
8 Phebe, May 12, 1789; = Oliver Swan of New Hartford
9 Cyrus, Feb. 14, 1792; =Oct. 24, 1816, Sophia Crocker, Bozrah
10 Apphia, Mar. 19, 1795 : -j-young
William^ Stewart (William,* William*), born Mar. 16, i7?2. in Stonington, Conn.,
married first Sep. 25, 1774, Anna Coates, by whom he had five children. He was a soldier in
the Revolution. He was a master mechanic, building gristmills and sawmills. He married se-
cond Oct. 31, 1802, Amanda Darrow, in North Stonington. He died Jan. 23, 1843, in his Q2nd
year, and his tombstone on Stewart Hill adds '*An ancient pillar of our land has fallen by the
Almighty hand." Children:
1 William, May 10, 1775
2 Anna, Sep. 24, 1777 ; = Samuel Campbell
3 John, Mar. 25. 1782
4 Mary ; = Stephen Abbott
5 Anstress ; = Hughes
6 Russell Darrow. Feb. i, 1805 ; =Nov. 26, 1829, Phebe E. Robins, Voluntown
Col. Ellsha*' Stewart (William,^ William*)^ born June 29, 1757, in Stonington, Conn.,
married about 1778 Sarah Witter, born Dec. 12, 1757, in Preston, daughter of Elijah and Lucy
(Parke) Witter. At the first call for troops May 10, 1771:, he enlisted for service in the
Revolutionary war and was assigned to the Third company, Captains Samuel Prentice and
James Eldridge, Sixth Connecticut regiment under Col. Samuel H. Parsons. He was discharg-
ed Dec. 17, 177?, but subsequently served several enlistments up to 1781. He sold his land in
Stonington to Nathan Stewart Nov. 23, 1778, and removed to Rensselaer county, N. Y. He
was lieutenant -colonel of the Fifth New York regiment Apr. 3, 1806, and called Colonel. He
was a tall and soldierly appearing man and proud of his ancestry. It is said that he taught
two of his daughters the direct line of his descent from King James I, but it was probably not
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:- mariiage intention, r marriage license. ^ died. -^ buried. ® Bible record, (i) church, (a) town. 0Rrave8tonc
•) probate, ^) court, f) land. « military. Cf) pension. ^ census, (g) tradition. @ local history, (g patriotic »oc.-
ery, (g) obituary, biography or genealogy.
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put in writing. He built a house costing $2,?oo, hauling the lumber from Albany, 15 miles
away. He applied for a pension Aug. 8, 183a. while a resident of Schodack, N. Y. His wife
died July 14, 181 2. and he died June 19, 1839, in Stephcntown, N. Y: Children, all bom in
Stephentown, N. Y. :* ...
1 Elisha, Aug. 7, 1778; = Rosina : 4- Feb. 4, 1836
2 Lucretia, May 23, 1780; = Nathan Adams: -f-Oct. 1, 1801
3 Witter, June 29, 1782; = Betsey
4 Sarah, July 7. 1784; =Jan. 20, 181 1, Moses Hume:t -f-Nov. 26, i863
5 Roderick Random, Feb. 25. 1787; =Oct. 13, 1813. Clarissa Dresser: ^ July 12, i860
6 Abel, Oct. 2, 1788: -hAug. 11, 1793
7 George William, May 28. 1791; —Oct. 21, 1821, Epha Potts: -+ Mar. 6, 1864
8 Narcissa Random, May — . 1793; = Ebcr Myers: ; May 26, 1817
9 Mallina DeGrasse. Oct. 21, 1795: -f-Aug. 28, 1797
10 Annah. Mar. 28. 1798; = Adin Swan: 4-Feb. i?, 1883, Buffalo, N. Y.
11 Massena, Mar. 23, i8oo: last heard of in U. S. army hospital, Pensacola, Fla.
Ellphalet^ Steward (William,^ WiUiam*), born Aug. 14, 1759, in Stonington, Conn.,
married Mercy Coates, bom Sep. 6, 1764. He was a Revolutionary soldier, serving as a
private in the Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York forces. He deeded his land in Stcn'
ington to Nathan Stewart Dec. 21, 1781, and removed to Frankfort, Herkimer county, N. Y.
There, on Dec. 10, 1805, he signed a quitclaim deed to his right in his father's estate in Ston-
ington to his mother, now Elizabeth Palmer [Stonington deeds, xv:i99]. In 1811 he removed
to Busti, Chautauqua county, N. Y.. where his wife Mercy died Apr. 19, 1813. He was
granted a pension of $80 a year May 15, 1833, for service as a private in the New York milit'
ia.® He died Nov. 3, 1837, at Busti. Children:
1 Lucy ; = Stephen Wilcox
2 John, June 14, 1786: =^ Eunice Wilcox
3 Anna ; =- Walter Crouch
4 Betsey ; = Michael Frank
Daniel^ Steward (Oiivcr,* William*), bom Feb. 23, 1742'3. in Westerly, R. I., per-
haps died young. He is not mentioned in the settlement of the estate July 21, 182?, of his
sister Content. She married first Feb. 25, 1779, Philip Briggs, in Clarendon, Vt., and after
his death there June i, 1821, aged 65, she married a man named Sutherland, but evidently had
no children by either husband. Her property was divided in one -fourth parts among her
brother William, sister Rebecca, the heirs of her deceased brother Oliver and the **8ons and
daughters of Elias Steward and nephews and nieces of the deceased.''
Oliver^ Steward (OhVer,* William*), born about 1748, probably in Westerly, R. I..
married Feb. 17, 1772, Jane Rhodes, in Voluntown, Conn. She was born Feb. 15, 17^2,
daughter of Obadiah Rhodes. Their first two children were born in Voluntown, Oliver, jr..
in Preston and all the rest in Clarendon, Vt.,©J whither they removed about 1779. He had
an earmark recorded there Mar. 6, 1781, "a crop of the left ear." His name appears on the
land records in Voluntown and Clarendon in various transactions. He was appointed adminis-
trator Nov. 24, 1800, of the estate of his son Allen. He died probably early in 181 3, as on
•The record* of this family wrre supplied by Mrs. Char'cs Robinson Hume of Anadarko. Okla.
•♦Moses Hume was born Tune 14. 1787. at Windsor. Mass., and died June 16. 1854. in Hudson. Mich., son
f)f Stephen and Mary (Hovey) Humes. Stephen Humes was a soldier in the Revolution and died Apr. 25. 1843,
at Windsor, son of Richard and Sarah (Williams) Humes. Stephen's wife Mary was born Sep. 16, 1755, at
Sutton. Mass., and died Sep. 27. 1837, at Windsor, daughter of Daniel and Ruth (Tyler) Hovey.
JThis Bible is in the possession of F. W. Lucas of Walker. Minn. It is imprinted "J Holbrook Stcreoiipe
Coppy, Brattleborough, Vermoni. ' It contains three pages of births, no marriages and but few deaths.
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Mar. 16, 181 3, his widow Jane petitioned for the appointment of Thomas Steward (see page
96) as administrator, and on Apr. 12 the court did as petitioned. Children :®
1 Abigail, Jan. 7. 1773; =Mar, 3, 1791, Elijah Perrigo, Clarendon
2 Allen, Sep. 13, 1775; =Mar. 26, 1799, Tabitha Bell, Tinmouth: -hi8oo. Crown Point
3 Oliver, Jan. 18, 1778; i=Jan. 19, 1800, Warita Bell, (2)
4 Susanna, Sep. II, 1780; = Emmons Lillie
5 Rosanna, Sep. 11, 1780; = John Dodge
6 Amos, Dec. 3, 1782
7 Aaron, Apr. 26, 1785; = Hannah Wilbur: -f June 20, 1815
8 Mary, Nov. i , 1787 ; = Aaron Aldrich
Edmund^ Steward (Oliver,^ William*), bom probably in Westerly, R. I., about 1750,
was perhaps the soldier of that name in Capt. Isaac Gallup 's company in Col. Samuel Holden
Parsons' loth Continental regiment, Nov. 6, 1776, of Connecticut men.® It is inferred that
he was a son of Oliver* Steward, for Oliver* was administrator May 13, 1783, of Edmund
Steward, in Clarendon, Vt., and William* Steward signed the administrator's bond: the wit'
ncsscs were Daniel Brown and Samuel Williams, and the inventory was recorded Dec. 28,
1783: estate insolvent [Rutland probate, i:66]. He was not mentioned in the settlement of
Content Sutherland's estate [vide Daniel]. Edmund Steward was among the early freemen
in Clarendon.
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Robert Stewart of Andover and Amherst — 192
Collaboration of Prof. Stewart H. Burnham of Cornell University
Henry* Stewart (Johriy* Robert^), baptized Mar. 8, 1752, in Andover, Mass., married
<^i) Sarah . She died Jan. 5, 1785, in Dublin, N. H., whence they had mo\cd frcm
Amherst about 1779.® He removed to Kingsbury, Washington county, N. Y., before 1790,®
and rairricd (i) Martha Weatherby.® His will was dated June 5, 1827, probated June 16,
1835, and mentioned his wife Martha, children Sally, Lucy, Polly and Rena (with their hus'
bands) and "my grandson, James H. S. McFarling." He died May 16, 1835, aged 83 years, 2
mDnths and 4 days,© and is buried in the Kingsbury street cemetery,* half'Way between Hud'
son Falls and Fort Ann. Children, recorded in Dublin, N. H.:
1 Sarah, Sep. 22, 1772; = William Smith
2 Lucy, Sep. 3. 1776; — Layton Bentley: fOct. 2, 1855, aged 79®
3 Mary, Nov. 1, 1778; - Oct. 7, 1798, James AUcock, New Hampshire
4 Rena, Apr. i, 1781; 1-=^ McFarland, (2) Thomas Kinsler®
5 Henry, Jan. 4, 1785: * Feb. t, 1785, Dublin®
Samuel-^ Stewart {SamueU* Robert^), bom Feb. 29, 1756, in Amherst, N. H., married
there Nov. 17, 1778. Lydia Ellinwood. He was a soldier from Amherst in the Revolutionary
war and took part in the battle of Bennington. We have no further record of him or his fam-
ily^
•In ihi» cemetery arc alto buried some Stewarts of the Londonderry. N. H.. family:
In memor>' of | Mrs Marguret Stewart | wife of Mr Jofeph | Stewart, who died Aupufi I
the 1 1th 1794 in the 67th | Year of her agfc [page 12].
In memory of | Mifs Elizabeth Daugh | ter of Mr John & Mrs Sufana Stewart who [ died
April 13, ISOI, In | the 15 year of her age [page 28].
Chaunccy | Stewart | Died | Sept. 15, 1814 | Aged 33 years [page 28].
In I Memory of | Matilda wife of j Chauncy Stewart ' who died Jan. 2 2 d | I 8 0 9 in the
28th I year of her age [page 28].
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Davld^ Stewart {Samuel* Robert*), horn Dec. ao, 1757, in Amherst. N. H., married
there Feb. 18, 1795, Susanna Lovcjoy, born June 11, 1769. He was selectman for 14 years.
and was treasurer of Hillsborough county from 1803 until his death. Nov. 14, i8ai. aged 61.
His widow Susanna died Aug. 24, 1846. aged 77. in Amherst. Children, born in Amherst:®
I Sarah Tarbell. Sep. 11. 1707; =Nov. 15, 1826. Jonathan Haskell: + Dec. ig, 184 J
1 David. May 4, 1799; i=Nov. 18. 1834. Charlotte Adams. (2) Mrs. Eliza Buxton
3 Anstress, June 29, 1801; i=July 13. 1826. Rev. Jeremiah Stowe. (2) Henry Pierce
4 Mary Blanchard, Feb. 20. 1803; — ^- Josiah Kittredgc: 4 23S1825, Pembroke
5 Charles Lovejoy, Jan. i, 1805; =Nov. 10, 1847, Amanda L. Ponsford: -!~Apr. i. 1868
6 Frederick. Oct. 4. 1808; = : -fMar. 11, 1853, Phillipsville. N. Y.
7 Robert. June i, 1811: fjuly 26. 1813
John^ Stuart (Simpson,^ Johriy* Robert^, born Apr. 10, 1774. in Amherst, N. H., re-
moved with his parents to Berlin, Washington county, Vt.. where he married May 11, 1806.
Tamor Hubbard, born Sep. 21, 1781. in Putney. Vt. He died in Berlin, Sep. 27. 1847, aged 73,
from the effects of a fall from an apple tree. Children, born in Berlin :®
1 John, Apr. 7, 1807; i==Jan. 6, 1831, Eliza Paul, (2) Jan. 1, 1836, Adeline Paul
2 Rollins Hubbard, Sep. 17. 1808; =Jan. 13, 1838, Mahala Davis, East Montpelicr
3 I^ura Delano, Nov. 30, 181 1 : = Ira Andrews
4 Harriet Mary, Aug. i. 1813: =Mar. 31, 1844. Wm. L. Andrews, cousin of Ira
5 Charles May, Mar. i, 1815
6 Polly Hannah, Nov. 6, 181 7; =Jan. i, 1841. John H. Clark
7 George Martin. May 9. 1819; =Mar. 21, 1844, Harriet Snow
Simpson^ Stewart (Simpson,^ John,* Roherc^), born Feb. 11, 1776, in Amherst, N.
H., perhaps married Phebe -. Phebe, wife of Simpson Stewart, died June 7, 1846. aged
67, in Calais, Vt.0 Family tradition says he went to sea.
Williaiii<< Stewart {Simpson,^ John,* Robert^), born May 17, 1783, in Jaffrey, N. H..
went as a young man from Berlin, N. H., to Kingsbury, Washington county, N. Y., where he
bought a farm from his brother Ephraim, Jan. 15, 1803, as lease land. He married Rebecca
Vaughan, bom Nov. 2. 1791.® daughter of Caleb and Phebe (Cobb) Vaughan of Rhode Is*
land and New York. His wife Rebe:ca died June 29, 1836. in her 45th year, and he died July
I, 1878, in his 96th year. They arc buried in the Moss Street cemetery just north of Hud'
5on Falls. Children:®
1 Henry, Mar. 8, 1808: H-Sep. 2?, 1883, unmarried
2 Smyrna, Sep. 16, 1809; --May 7, 1829, James B. Vaughan: ^ Feb. 19, 1868®
3 Phebe, Oct. 30. i8iy; — James M. Wood: i Jan. 25, 18^0®
4 Polly, Mar. i, 1831; =Aug. 29, 1847, Chancellor Smith: f Jan. i, 1902, Greensboro, Md.
To be continued
Miss Georgiana Stuart of Utica, N. Y. [page 59], celebrated her 83rd birthday May 2 by
going to church while walking was so bad. She felt pretty well. She is a descendant of Al-
exander Stewart of East Haddam and Voluntown, Conn.
Four Years Printing Stewart Genealogy
Well, fellows, we've finished the fourth year of the Stewart Clan Magazine. We don't
know how much it has cost us, but never mind that (unless you're behind on your subscript-
ion). We get a lot of kick out of it, and are proud of the amount of good stuff that we — Dick
and I and our friends-have dug out and put where the mice can't cat it. More's coming. \\i
fact, we've just begun to scrap, as Mr. Perry remarked. Well, that's all for this time. You
people just stick around, please.
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Editor: George Thomas Edson. Filley. Nebraska
Monthly Associate Editor: Horace W. Dickerman. 685 Forest Road. New Haven, Conn. $2 a year
>FILLEY. NEB. JULY, 1926 VOL. V NO. I
Lieut. William Steward of Stonin^ton, Conn* — 195
Horace W. Dickerman, New Haven, Conn.
Lieut. William* Steward (Oliver,* WiUiam*), born Jan. i6. 175a. in Westerly, R. L,®
enlisted from Voluntown, Conn., in April, 1775. in Captain Joseph Palmer's company (and
was perhaps the William Stewart who marched to Boston on the Lexington alarm under Maj.
James Gordon). From May 9 to Dec. 15, 1775. he served as a private under Capt. Waterman
Clift, Col. Samuel H. Parsons, and soon after served 9 months as fourth sergeant under Capt.
Isaac Gallup, Col. John Tyler, and was in the battle of Long Island: a few days later he was
permitted to volunteer as one of the Rangers under Col. Knowlton to range between the host'
ile armies, as a sergeant, and engaged in the skirmish in Harlem Oct. 17, 1776, commanding a
company on that day, serving two months as a first lieutenant in the rangers. He was taken
prisoner Nov. 16, 1776, at Fort Washington, between Kings Bridge and New York City, by
the Hessian division of the British army, and taken to New York City, where he remained a
prisoner until Jan. 5, 1777, when he with others was paroled and arrived at home about Feb.
10. Because of the harsh treatment received while on board the prison ship his health was
unfit for further military duty. On Mar. 17, 1778, he married Desire Crary, daughter of
Ezra Crary. June 5, 1773, he had bought land in Voluntown of Thomas Stewart, formerly laid
out to Jonathan Dean [page 189]. He deeded land in Voluntown Jan. 18, 1779, to John
Rhodes, jr., and probably removed to Clarendon, Vt., soon after his marriage. Oct. 19, 1779,
William Steward of Wallingford, County of Bennington [later subdivided as Rutland], Vt.,
appeared in Voluntown and executed a deed to Samuel Robins for land in Voluntown, the
witnesses being Samuel Stewart and Ezra Crary [Voluntown deeds, vi]. He was chosen a
selectman in Wallingford in 178a, 1783 and 1785 and was elected town clerk Mar. 5, 1799;
treasurer Mar. 1 1 , 1800. His name appears frequently on the land records of Rutland county
between the years 1779 and 1801, in which year he sold land in Wallingford to Jacob Gates
of Petersburg, N. Y. He served from Vermont as a volunteer in Capt. Ichabod Robinson's
company of militia, according to a payroll dated May 11, 1781, 18 days service. He moved to
Petersburg, N. Y., and was twice elected member of the assembly at Albany. In i8ia he was
a resident of Peru, Clinton county, N. Y. His first wife died,* and he married second, before
181 1, Mary Whitney. They removed to Porter township. Delaware county, O, where his
wife died and where he died Sep. 19, 1844, ^^ ^^^ home of his daughter, Polly White. He was
a pensioner, having applied Sep. 10, 183a, while a resident of Bloomfield township, Knox coun^
ty, O. Children, the first eleven recorded at Wallingford, Vt., 1, a. 3. 6 and 7 as being born
at Clarendon; the last three born at Petersburg, N. Y.:®©®
1 Vinol, Mar. 17, 1779; =June 4. 1798, Ruth Stanley. Granville, N. Y.®
a Rebecca. Nov. 6. 1780; — Ebenezer Conant: -fjuly 5, 1806
3 Desire, May la, 178a; = Rev. David Lewis: -f-Dec. a4, 1871
4 Lydia, Nov. 30, 1783: -Dec. a9. 1784
5 Anna, Mar. la, 1786: = Peter Haff: H-Sep. 18, 1831
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I- marriage intention, •!• marriage license, -f died. V buried. 0 Bible record. (?) church. (?) town. ^ gravestnoe,
($> probate. (•) court, (i) land. "T) military, (i) pension, ig) census. © tradition. (^ local history. '^ patriotic soci-
ety. (^ obituary, biography or venralogy.
*Desire Steward, wite of Willium, was living as late as Nov. 5. 1808, when the records of the Baptist church
in Wallingford note that she was excluded as "gone to the Methodists.** She had been reccit'ed in full com-
munion Aug. 28, 1788.(D
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6 William, Oct. ao, 1787: f Sep. 1, 1796
7 Ezra, May 22, 1789 : ^ Dec. 6, 1854
8 Solomon, Mar. 13, 1792; = Nancy White, sister to James
9 Oren, Sep. 24, 1795: +Aug. 26, 1796
10 Sarah, Aug. 20, 1797; ^= Fleming Manville: -| Nov. 23, 1863
11 Polly, Feb. 28. 1799; — James White: 1 Mar. 4, 1890
12 Heman, May 27, 1802: -f-Nov. 11, 1819
13 Cynthia, Sep. 2, 1804: -f-Oct. 8. 1806
14 Alanson, Feb. 4, 1806: -f July 5, 1806
Phineas^ Ste\vard (Phineas^^WilUam*)^ bom Aug. 17, 1748, in Stonington, Conn.,
was a soldier in the Sixth company. Capt. Waterman Clift, Sixth Connecticut regiment, in the
Revolutionary war, enlisting May 10, 1775, and being discharged Nov. 5, 1775. In the in*
vcntory of the estate of Samuel Church 2nd of Colchester. Nov. 28, 1787, was a note against
Phincas Steward of Little Hoosick, N. Y.® He settled first at Stephentown, Rcnsseber
county, N. Y.. later moving to Petersburg and owned considerable land in Petersburg and
Berlin. All of his family except three sons, Elias. Terry and Latham, moved west to Ohio
and Illinois. His wife Mary E died May 23, 1805. aged 55, and is buried in the Jones Hoi'
low cemetery in Petersburg. He died before Nov. 2, 1812. when his son Elias as administni'
tor sold a lot in Berlin. Children :
1770; = Sarah Wilcox: -fOct. — , 1854
= Marvel ®
-f before 1815®
= Betsey Nichols
= David Springer®
Elias
Latham
Lydia
Terry
Esthc;r
6
Jchiel
7
Joel
8
Athol
9
Justus
10
Elizabeth
= Sarah ®
Lemuel' Steward (Eliphdet,^ William*), born Apr. 6, 1759. in Stonington, Conn.,
settled in Little Hoosick, Rensselaer county, N. Y. He married Aug. 18, 1782, Rebecca Rose
in Preston. Conn. He was living in Stephentown, N. Y., in 1790, i'2'2.® In 1796 he bought
land of Abel Oweiis; he was on the board of excise commissioners in 1807, and was town clerk
in 1814 ® In 1834 Lemuel Stewart and wife Elizabeth, Josiah Stewart and wife Hannah, Na*
than Rogers and wife Sarah and Francis Brock and wife Polly, all of Elk Creek. Erie county.
Pa., chose Joseph D. Rogers of Berlin as their agent and attorney [Rensselaer county].
Eliphalet B.' Steward (0ip/ialet,^ William*), bom Feb. 20, 1769, in Stonington,
Conn., was a soldier in the Revolution.® In 1790 he was residing in Stephentown, N. Y., 2-
0'2. In 1804 he bought land in Williamstown. Mass., of Eli Warring: this he sold in 1807 as
Eliphalet Stewart, jr., with wife Rebecca. He died July 27, 1848, aged 85, and his widow Re-
becca died Apr. 2, 1855, aged 80. They arc buried in the Waitc cemetery in Petersburg. N. Y.
We have no record of any children.
SEVENTH GENERATION
Nathan^ Stewart (Nat/ian,« William,^ WiUiam*), bom Feb. 20, 1769, in Stonington,
Conn., married first Nov. i, 1791. Anna Brown, bom Jan. 17, 1767, in Stonington, daughter
of Capt. Daniel Brown. Nathan Stewart was a minute-man at the age of 16 and wamed the
neighborhood when the British bombarded Stonington Point. In 1793 he went to Brookfield,
Madison county, N. Y.. then a wildemcss. He was a carpenter. His wife died May 31,
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i8aj, in Brookficld. He married second Aug. aa, i8a4» in New Berlin, N. Y., Mrs. Honor
(Brown) Angell, bom in Rehoboth, Mass., daughter of Thomas Brown. He died Apr. 30,
1850, in Brookfield. His widow Honor died a few years later in Akron, O. Children, the
eldest being bom in Stonington:
1 Isaac, June 5, 1791; = Ruth Wilcox, Illyria, la.
2 Elizabeth, Dec. aa, 1793: -(-Sep. ao, 1878, unmarried, Middlebury, O.
3 Eunice, Nov. a3, 1794; =Feb. 5, i8a4, Luther Hinkley: -f-Nov. a3, 1878, Ripon, Wis.
4 Arnold Robinson, Sep. a7, 1797 : -h June la, 183a, unmarried, Middlebury, O.
5 Anna, May 13, 1799: +Aug. 10, 1800
6 Oaniel Brown, Oct. 11, 1803; = Eliza (Harris) Wilcox: no issue
7 Abigail, July 19, 1805; = . Rev. Gideon B. Perry: -f July 14, 1887, Cleveland
8 Anna Maria, Aug. la, i8ay; = Rev. Samuel Wright: 1-15^1895 Cleveland, O.
Edward^ Stewart (Nathan,^ William,'^ William*) , bom Dec. 8, 1774, in Stonington,
Conn., married Feb. i?, 1801, Rebecca Noyes, born Mar. 6, 178a, daughter of Joseph and Pru-
dence (Denison) Noyes. He died Apr. ag, 1837, and she died Sep. 30, 184a: they are buried
in the Stewart cemetery in Stonington. Children, bom in Stonington :
I Rebecca, Nov. 8, 1801; =July 13, i8a4, Nathaniel M. Crary
a Betsey R., Nov. a4. 1803; =Jan. 14, i8a8, Frederick Swan: -f-Feb. a6, 1849
3 Denison N., Aug. a6, 1807; =Apr. 18, 1844, Abby J. Starkweather: -f-Jan. ao, 1867
4 Emeline, Jan. 6, 1810; =Dcc. 16, 1830, William R. Wheeler: -|-Feb. 15, 1851
5 Nancy, Jan. a, 1813: -|-Nov. a, 1843, aged 30©
6 Cyrus S., Dec. ao, 1815: -hjan. a?, 1819, aged 3®
7 Dudley, Dec. 17, i8ao; =May 6, i8?6, Eliza Denison
Russell W.' Stewart (Nachan,^ William^ William*), born Aug. 14, 1784, in Stoning-
ton, Conn., married Jan. 7, 1804, Caroline Lord, born Dec. 13, 178^, daughter of Joseph and
Caroline (Sterling) Lord. He was one of the first settlers of Pharsalia, Chenango county,
N. Y. His wife died there Dec. 7, 187a. Children, born in Pharsalia, N. Y.:
1 son, Dec. 19, 1804: -f Jan. 4, 1805
a Erastus, Mar. a7, 1807; =Dec. ai, 1838, Eunice T. Baldwin: no children
3 Nancy, July a3, 1808: -|-Jan. 17, 1810
4 Caroline, Jan. 15, 1811; =Mar. 14, 1833, Levi S. Warner, Pitcher, N. Y.
5 Betsey, May 10, 181 3; = Lester Tinker
6 Harriet, Mar. ap, 1816; = James Blanchard
7 Maria Ann, Nov. 18, ; "^ Benjamin Corning
8 William R., Jan. 19, i8ai; = Betsey Baldwin
9 Joseph, Jan. 19, i8ai
10 Amanda H., July 1, i8a7; = James D. Wilmarth
George P.' Stewart (hJathan,^ WiUiam,^ William*), born Apr. 6, 1786. in Stoning-
ton, Conn., married in Preston Jan. 10, i8ia, Molly Hewett, born July a6, 1790, in Stoning'
ton, daughter of Isaac and Cynthia (Swan) Hewett. They removed to Red Hook Landing,
Dutchess county, N. Y., about 181 3 but after remaining there two summers they returned :o
Stonington. There he died May ai, 1851, and his widow died Mar. 15, 1870. Children:
I Cynthia, Oct. 10, i8ia; = Lewis Maine: res. Mooseup, Conn,
a George W., Mar. 31, 1816; =Mar. a8, 1841, Phebe E. Palmer
3 Phebe E., May 31, 1819: = Oliver S. Ecclestone, North Stonington
4 Harriet H., Dec. 19, i8ai : + Apr. ao, i8a8®
5 Mary A., Nov. 9, i8a3; = Peter S. Gadbois
6 Emily, June a^, iSa^; i — Luther Yerrington, (2) John J. Plummer
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7 Elizabeth, Apr. ly, 1830; = Stephen Maine
8 Julia A., Dec. 19, 1835; = Henry A. Tomlinson
Cyrus^ Stewart (Nathan,^ William,^ William*), bom Feb. 14. 1791, in Stonington,
Conn., married in Bozrah Oct. 24, 1816, Sophia Crocker. They removed to Dane, Wis.,
where he was a farmer and a highly respected man. He met his death in July, 1876, by being
thrown from a horse while taking a team to water, riding one and leading the other. Children :
1 Ezekiel Lathrop, Feb. 18, 1819; = Emeline Allen
2 George Henry, Jan. 14, 1833; = Mary Alice Miller Tubbs
To be continued
Robert Stewart of Andover and Amherst — 196
Collaboration of Prof. Strwart H. Burnham of Cornell Univertity
Ephraim Holt» Stewart (Simpson,'^ John,* Robert) , born Apr. 13, 1785, in Jaffrcy,
N. H., went from Berlin, Vt., to Kingsbury, N. Y., when a youth and bought a farm as lease
land, selling it Jan. 15, 1803, to his brother William. He married Charlotte Mix and resided
i T West Fort Ann. No record of his death is found, and it is thought that he went to Milan,
Mich., with his son Nathan, about 1867. Among his children was:
I Nathan
Luther* Stuart {Simpson,^ John,* Robert*), born Jan. 6, 1790, in Jaffrey, N. H., lived
in Montpelicr, Vt., and later resided in Fort Ann, Washington county, N. Y., with his son
. Volney. His wife was named Mary, and she died in New York the first year of the chol-
era.® Luther died in a retreat for the insane, after 1850. Children, probably all born in
Montpelier, Vt. :
1 Henry Luther. Sep. 17, 1815: -f Sep. 17, 1879, Athens, Ga.
2 Volney 1817; i— Betsey Whitney, (2) Esther Day Brown
3 Carlos D. ; = Oakley of Huntington, L. L
4 Rosamond ; = : res. in Minnesota
5 Caroline : res. in Minnesota
6 Mary E. 1825 ; = James Corning: +July 28, 1872, aged 47
7 John Rollins, Jan. 30, 1828; = : res. New York City and Boston
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Hinkley Stewart married Dec. 15, 1799, Priscilla Lumhard in Montpelier, Vt.®
William Stewart married Dec. 21, 1825, Relief W. Gould, Montpelier
Lydia Stuart married Jan. 27, 1814, Isaac Brownell in Pownal, Vt.®
Weaver Stewart of WillramstONvn, Mass., married Nov. 12, 1820, Polly Stc t, Pownal
Phineas Stewart of Williamstown married Sep. 14, 1817, Irena Burchard. Pc ...al
Thomas Stewart of Williamstown married Oct. 10, 1816, Rachel Prindle, Pownal
This Magazine is Going on a Wild Ride
The Stewart Clan Magazine is going to pack up its paraphernalia and go journeying.
The editor has taken a job for the government and will soon leave his home at Filley, Neb.,
and go wherever his new duties call him. After another issue or so the magazine will he
printed elsewhere, and there may be a little irregularity in the periods of issue. The price
has been raised to $2 a year, at which price all completed volumes will be sold. We are sorry
that we have not been able to pay as much attention as formerly to our correspondence. We
shall probably not get lost in the shuffle, and letters addressed to us at Filley will always be
forwarded. The editor will probably ^oot leave Filley before July 15. Mr. Dickerman can
be reached at his New Haven address. The little magazine will become a vagabond, and its
future career ought to be interesting.
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Robert Stewart of Andover and Amherst — 200
Collaboration of Prof. Stewart H. Burnham of Cornell University
John^ Stewart {]ohn,^ Simpson y'' John* B^oherf)^ born Apr. 7, 1807, in Berlin, Vt.,
married (i) Jan. 6, i8ji, Eliza Paul. She died Sep. 6, 1834, aged 28 years, a months and 6
days.® He married (a) Jan. i, 1836, Adeline Paul. He was a farmer and butcher, and left
<ix or seven children. Among them were :
I Julia
a John Winslow ;= Emily Snow: f-about 1864 in Michigan
3 William M. ; =Jan. 11, 1803, Josephine (Stewart) Rich
John Winslow* Stewart, above, lived in Michigan and died during the Civil war. His
widow and children walked from Michigan to Vermont on the railroad track.
Rollins Hubbard^ Stewart {hhn? Simpson/' John,* Robert*), bom Sep. 17, 1808, in
Berlin. Vt., married in East Montpelier Jan. 13, 1838, Mahala Davis, born Aug. 5, 181 1. He
lived on the old farm where he was born. He died there Dec. a4, 188?, and his widow died
Nov. — , 1903. in her 93rd year. Children, bom in Berlin, Vt.:
I Rollins Davis, May a, 1839; = Laura Nelson
a Helen Mahala. Mar. 31, 1841; = Taft
3 Abel Hubbard. May ?. 1843; —Apr. 4, 1867. Elizabeth B. Benjamin
4 William Henry, July a?, 1845
5 Alanson Cooper, Feb. a3, 1848: -} Sep. 16, 1849
6 Clark Harvey, June 18, 1850
7 Clara, May 19. 1853; = Dr. Samuel N. Nelson
8 George Martin. Sep. 17. 18^5: -|-June la, 1863
George Martin^ Stewart {John,^ Simpson,^ John* Robert), bom May 9. 1819, in
Berlin. Vt., married there Mar. ai, 1844, Harriet Snow, born there, daughter of Daniel C.
and Sally (Townsend) Snow. He was a farmer and resided in Berlin, where he died Aug. 9.
1851. She died Nov. a9, 1903, in Barre, Vt. Children:
I Sarah Calista, Jan. a, 1845; =Dcc. 30, 1865, William H. Dewey
a Josephine Annette, Nov. 14, 1849; =July 4, 1874, Hollis L. Rich
Cnc child, Pporge David Rich, was born Nov. 14, 187^. at Northfield, Vt.. to Josephine
A. and Hollis L ^h. Josephine A. was granted a divorce Apr. 18, 1878, from Hollis L.
Rich, and on Jan. 11, 1893, she married William M. Stewart, son of John and Adeline (Paul)
Stewart. Her son George David Rich's name was changed Jan. 30, 1899, in the probate court
of the district of Washington, Vt., to George Martin Stewart. He was married June a6,
1901, to Jennie M. Pliss and has two children, Clayton B., born May 4, 1903, and Dorothy E.,
born Mar. 11, 1908. Jennie M. Stewart died Jan. 30. i9ai, and Josephine A. Stewart died
May ai, i9ai.
Smyrna^ Stewart (WiUiam,* Simpson,^ John,* Roberr'^), born Sep. 16, 1809. in Kings-
bury, N. Y., married May 7, i8a9, James B. Vaughan, son of David and Loretta (Stevenson)
Vaughan. She died Feb. 19, 1868, and he died Aug. u, 1877. aged 71. They are buried in
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:- mariiaffe intention. •:- marriajre license. ^ died. -^ buried. (T) Bible record, (T- church. <T< town. ^ gravestone,
t) probate, '• court, t land. « tnilitarv. (t) pension. '^ census, (y) tradition, (i^ local history, jj patriotic soci-
ety, 'g' obituary, hioffraphy or irenealogy.
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the Moss Street cemetery, just north of Hudson Falls. Children :
I Mahala, Oct. 30, 1831; =Mar. 12, 187a, Ira McNcal
a William David, Apr. 11, 1834; —Apr. — , 1859, Sarah Jane McFarland
3 James Henry, July 20, 1836; =Sep — , i860, Manila Harvey
4 Rebecca Smyrna. June 16, 1838; —Mar. 13, 1859. Ranson Ck)Ilins Burhham
Henry Luther* Stuart (LutKcr,« Simpson,^ John,* Robert?^), bom Sep. 17, 1815. in
Berlin, Vt.. studied medicine, law and engineering and went to New York City in 1843, where
he entered upon a scientific career. He aided in founding Five Points Mission in 1851, and
later establishing the Normal college. He was a friend of Horace Greeley and Peter Cooper
He was at one time editor of the New York Sun and later editor of The Mirror. He was in-
terested in torpedoes as a means of coast defense. He made a trip to Georgia in 1879 to make
an address in honor of the discoverer of anaesthesia, and died while delivering the address Sep.
17 on his 64th birthday. He is buried in Athens, Ga., beside the man he was honoring, and
his picture hangs in the city hall there.®
Volney H.' Stuart (Luther,^ Simpson,^ John,* Robert^), born about 1817 in Berlin.
Vt., lived in Fort Ann, N. Y. He married (i) Betsey Whitney, who died Dec. 24. 185% ajzcd
33© He married (2) Esther Day Brown. He committed suicide. He died Dec. 31, 1887,
aged 70,© and is buried in the Fort Ann cemetery, with a Masonic emblem on the grave-
stone. Children:
I Carlos 184?; — ; resided in Steuben. O.
a Julia 1847; = Michael Tansy : -»-Dec. 5, 1879, aged 32©
3 Walter 1849: canal boat captain, drowned Thanksgiving day, Nov. 24, 1898
4 Harriet : school teacher; died in Ohio
5 Hcrmione 1854;= Tansy, brother of Michael
6 Horatio : committed suicide about 1880
Carlos D.^ Stuart (Luther,^ Simpson,^ John,* Robert^), born in Berlin, Vt.. married a
daughter of Topher Oakley of Huntington, Long Island. He was a poet, and in 1843 issued
a volume called *ianthe and Other Poems."* One of his poems is ''Rosamond.** He is buried
in the Oakley lot in Greenwood, it is said. He left a widow and one daughter.
John Rollins^ Stuart (LutKer,* Simpson,^ John,* Robenr^), born Jan. 30, 1828, in
Montpelier, four miles from Berlin Pond, Vt., married . He was a business man
in New York City, later residing in Cambridge. Mass. He regarded his uncle William as ec-
centric because he spelled his name Stewart. He was living in 1908, and had several children:
1 daughter ; =
2 John R. 1867; = 3 children, among them John R. 3rd
3 Cora ; — Wesley Jones of Boston
4 Stella ; ^- Clark
Lieut. William Steward of Stonintfton* Conn. —200
Horace W. Dickcrman. Nrw Havrn. G»nn.
Ellsha' Stewart* {Elisha,* William,^ William*), born Aug. 7, 1778. probably in Ston-
ington. Conn., married Rosina . They lived in Stephentown, N. Y. She died July
14, 1812, and he died Feb. 4» 1836. Children:
1 Parley ; i^
2 Ora ; i
3 Harry ~- Lydia Barber
•Rccordi ot thr Jc»crnJ«ntt of Col Elitha Stewart were furbished by M.-». Ella HumcTay'or. Gene»er», IJI.
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4 Narcissa : -|-unmarricd
5 Sarah ; := William Bowcn
Witter^ Stewart (Elisha,^ William,^ William*), bom June 29, 1782, in Stcphcntown,
N. Y., married Betsey . Children :
1 Lyman : 4 in Sioux City, la.
2 Elizabeth ; = Nelson Hall
5 Harriet ; = Ferdinand Hall
Sarah^ Stewart (Elisha,^ William,* WiUiam*), born July 7, 1784, in Stephentown, N.
Y., married there Jan. 20, 181 1, Moses Hume (see footnote page 194). He died June 16, 1864,
in Hudson, Mich., and she died Nov. 26, 1868, Children:
1 Alonzo Stewart, Sep. 14, 1812; 1= Louisa Brown, (2) Elizabeth Hopkins
2 Henry Lawrence, Mar. 3, 1814; = Caroline Hume
3 Roderick Random, May 28, 1816; = Ann Payne
4 Stephen T., May 3, 1818; =Mar. 18, 1846, Permelia Stewart: 4-Mar. 21, 1908
5 Sarah L., Oct. 3, 1820; 1= Hamlin Sornborger, (2) Delavan H. Moore
6 Cutler E., Dec. i, 1822; = Sarah Hume
7 George P., Sep. 28, 1826; = Sarah Drown
8 Anna L. ; = J. F. Dresser
Roderick Random^ Stewart (Elisha,« William,* William^), born Feb. 25. 1787, in
Stephentown. N. Y., married Oct. 31, 181 3, Clarissa Dresser, born Sep. 4, 1789. They lived
in Geneseo, N. Y., and moved to Geneseo, Henry county. 111., giving the name Geneseo to the
new town and building the first house there in 1836. He died July 12, i860, and she died
Aug. 5, 1864. Children:
1 Isaac Newton, Oct. 12, 1814; i=Jan. 18, 1838, Mary Wells, (2) Mrs. Sylvia Close
2 Elisha M., June 28, 1818; = Clarissa Fidelia Cone: res. Latham. Kan.
3 Narcissa R., Feb. 25, 1816; = Huntington Wells: +Mar. 17, 1850
4 Susanna D., Jan. 28, 1820; -- James M. Allan: -hjune 8, 1889
5 Permelia T., June 7, 1822; =Mar. 18, 1846, Stephen T. Stewart: -f-Dec. 4, 1897
6 LaFayette, June 21, 1824; =Dec. 25, 1849, Amanda Faxon: -fjunc 15, 1898
7 Josiah Taft. Oct. 6. 1828; --= Eliza Ward: -hjan. i, 1855
8 George W., Jan. 27, 1830; 1= Sarah Ficstlcr, (2) Isadore Fenner
Geortfe Williams^ Stewart (Elisha,^ WiUiam,^ William*), born May 28, 1791, in
Stephentown, N. Y., married Oct. 21, 1821, Epha Potts, born Apr. 23, 1801. She died Junfe
5, 1857, and he died May 6, 1864. Children:
1 Alvinza, Apr. 15, 1824: -j-Mar. 29, 1836
2 Henrictu. Sep. 15, 1826; = Nathaniel Payne: -f June 27, 1890
3 Roderick, Feb. 25, 1828; = Catherine Van der Karr: -|-Nov. 3, 1882
4 Piatt, Feb. 11, 1831: t- 1906, unmarried
5 Caroline, July 2, 1833: = Anson M. Boyce: -fNov. 3, 1889
6 John Potts, Nov. 3, 1835; = Helen Morton: f Dec. 8, 1906
7 Gcorgiana, July 4. 1840; = George Van Ostrand; -hjunc 2, 1880
8 Frances A., June 23, 1842; = George Van Ostrand: -f-June 22, 1883
John^ Steward (Eliphalet,^ William,^ William*), born June 14, 1786, in Frankfort,
Herkimer county, N. Y., married Eunice Wilcox, daughter of Stephen Wilcox, a Revolutionary
soldier who was born Aug. 8, 1762. in Rhode Island. He lived in Frankfort until about 181 1,
when he moved to Busti, Chautauqua county, and in 1821 he moved to Harmony. He died
Apr. 15, 1826. Children:
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1 John, Oct. 21, 1806; -Sep. 15, 183 1, Joanna Gliddcn: rc8. Panama, N. Y.
2 Sardius. Oct. 29, 1808; =Mar. 15, 1832. Rhoda Ward
3 Lucy ; = Levi Lewis, Panama
4 Almira ; - Daniel C. Glidden, Jamestown
5 Stephen W., Dec 30. 1812; i=Oct. 4, 183^, Olive Dexter, (2) Caroline Stevens
6 Eliphalet ; = Clarissa Polley. Panama
7 Cornelia ; = Gustavus A. Bentley, Busti
8 Rhoda L. Mar. 13, 1822; =Mar. 9, 1843, Horace H. Gifford, Harmony: res. Jamestown
9 Alfred W. ; = Minerva Bentley
10 Betsey ; = Henry O. Lakin, Jamestown
Allen^ Steward (Oliver,* Oliver,'^ William*), bom Sep. 13, 1775* in Voluntown,
Conn., married in Tinmouth. Vt., Mar. 26, 1799, Tabitha Bell. He resided at Crown Point,
N. Y., where he died in 1800. His father was appointed administrator Nov. 24, 1800: the
inventory was filed Jan. 24, 1801. He left a widow and little daughter Sabra, and Aaron Aid-
rich of Wallingford and Thomas Steward of Clarendon were appointed her guardians Feb. 14.
1814. Child:
I Sabra 1800; - Benjamin Gillett: -hjuly 15, 1816, aged 17, Tinroouth(?
Oliver^ Steward (Oliver,^ Oliver,^ WiUiam*), bom Jan. 18, 1778, in Preston, Conn.,
married in Tinmouth, Vt., Jan. 19, 1800, Waita Bell. He secured a divorce from her Feb. 2, i8i i,
while living in Clarendon. Soon afterwards he removed to Wrightsburg, Ashtabula county,
O. The name of his second wife is not known. He had one child, Sarah Ann, by a third
wife. His old silver watch key, engraved **0. Steward, Jr.*\ is in the possession of his grand-
son, Oliver J. Steward of Yakima, Wash. He died Apr. 6, 1842. aged 64 years, 2 months and
18 days.® Children, the eldest bom in Tinmouth, the next four in Clarendon, the next six
in Wrightsburg and the last five in Say brook, O. :®
1 Waita, Aug. 25, 1800
2 Oliver, Dec. 24, 1802; =Mar. 3, 1830, Caroline Talcott: -f June 12, 1848
3 Calvin, Mar. i, 1805; = : -fOct. 25, 1891
4 Sabrina, Feb. 14, 1807: 4-Mar. — , 1813, Clarendon
5 Mary, May 30, 1809; — Josiah Fuller
6 Sabrina, Feb. 27. 181 4
7 Olive, June 8. 1816
8 William, Dec. 19, 1818; =
9 Jane, Jan. 16, 1821
10 Martha, Aug. i, 1823 : f Aug. 10, 1906
11 Roxanna, Jan. 27, 1826
12 Harriet, May 25, 1828
13 Eliza, May i, 183 1
14 Washington, Nov. 19, 1833 : rem. to Minnesota
ly Jackson, Apr. 3, 1837 : -f in Civil war
16 Sarah Ann, Sep. 30, 1841
Aaron^ Steward (Oliver,* Oliver,* William*), bom Apr. 25, 1785, in Clarendon, Vt.,
married Hannah Wilbur, bom Oct. 6, 1785. He died June 20, 181 5, and his widow died June
10, 1867. Child, bom in Clarendon:
I Henry Wilbur, Apr. 14, 1809; = Almira Roberts
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der to have some slack rope later. Thanks for the many renewals.
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WASHINGTON, D. C SEPTEMBER. 1926 VOL. V NO. 3
Descendants of Oliver Stewart of Stockbrid^e* N. Y. — *^
Lydla^ Stewart (Oliver^), bom Apr. 25. 1785, in Hartford, Washington county, N. Y.,
married in Stockbridgc, Madison county, Aug. 9, 1801. Alfred Edson, bom Nov. 13, 1774, in
Petersham, Worcester county, Mass., son of Nathan
and Mary (Hall) Edson. He died in Stockbridge Nov.
27, 1838, aged 64, and she died there Feb. i, 1841.
Their children, born in Stockbridge, alternatjcd a boy
and a girl, with the exception of John, who died in in*
fancy :
1 Willard, June 4, 1802
2 Eunice Snow, July 8, 1803
3 Robert Stewart, Nov. 24. 1804
4 John, Oct. 8, 1806: -hNov. 12, 1807
5 Lydia, Mar. 25, 1808: -fScp. 7, 1838, unmarried
6 Henry Wells, Nov. 7, 1809
7 Charlotte, Mar. 4, 1812 [Henrietta Alden
8 Oliver Stewart, Aug. I, 1813; =Oct. 27, 1841,
9 Lovina, Mar. 20, 181 5
10 Samuel Stewart, Oct. i, 1816
11 Sarah, Feb. 6. 1823
12 Rudolphus, June 10, 1825: -fNov. 4, 1847, unn*. willard eogon
Charles' Stewart (Oiivcr*), bom July 27, 1787, in Hartford, Washington county, N.
Y., married Dec. 24, 1809, Mercy Wilcox, bom in Rhode Island. It is said that at the age of
12 years he was acabin'boy on a ship commanded by his uncle. He was a soldier in the War
of 181 2, being stationed for a time at Sacket Harbor, N. Y. He followed his children to Wis-
consin but on account of his wife's health he returned to Stockbridge, N. Y., where she died
Nov. 5, 1857. He was executor of his father's will, dated Aug. 10, 1846, which was not pro'
bated until after Charles's death Nov. 23, 1865, at Loyd, Wis. Charles's will was probated
Jan. 7, 1867, in Madison county, N. Y. Children, born in Stockbridge:
1 Ezra Wilcox, Sep. 19, 1813; =July 2, 1839, Laura Phinney: -fApr. 6, 1896. Elkader, la.
2 John Noyes, Jan. 12, 1816: = Jane Arrity
3 Ruth Ann, Feb. 13, 1818; = Edward Henry: -l-Oct. 2. 1852
4 Amanda, Oct. 19, 1819; — Watson Adam Hatch: -f-May 10, 1884
5 Robert Bruce, Dec. 14, 1821; =Mar. 4. 1849, Helen L. Sexton
6 Malvina Eleanor, Feb. 28, 1824; =Mar. 4, 1849, Lucius Campbell: I Dec. 2, 1861
7 William Wallace, Aug. 8, 1826; =Nov. i, 1863, Margaret C. Stout, Sauk county. Wis.
8 Charles Doolittle, Oct. 2, 1828; = : r Apr. — , 1871
9 Marcena, Oct. 3, 1831; — George E. Brown: ^Dec. 12, 1919, Loyd, Wis.
10 Martha, Feb. 11, 1834; — William Babcock of Stockbridge
SamueF Stewart (Oliver*), born Mar. 1, 1789, in Hartford, Washington county, N.
Y., married May 20, 1832,© . Ke died Feb. 10, 1850,® in Wales, Erie county.
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dath. at - 90, means refer to that page; - means married.
: marriage intention. •!• marriage license, ♦ died, X buried. (I Bible record, (i) church, Ct town. (T) gravestone.
») probate, (•) court, (?) land, C»' military. (?) pension. # census, ® tradition. (^ local history, (g) patriotic scxi-
ety, ig) obituary, biography or genealogy.
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N. Y. In the settlement of his father's estate in 1868 the following children were mentioned:
1 Franklin ; = Lovoxy Parker®: res. East Randolph
2 Betsey ; = Chaddcrton : res. Marilla
3 S. Jennette ; = Larkin: res. Highland, Minn.
4 Hannah ; — Gamaliel Parker: res. Marilla
5 Jackson ' \~ Ruth Parker®: res. Marilla
6 Simeon : res. Marilla
7 Augusta , ~ Seelcy: res. Highland, Minn.
8 daughter ; = L. M. Carpenter: res. Rushford, Minn.
Ezra J.^ Stewart {OXiveifi), born Apr. 7, 1793, in Hartford, Washington county, N.
Y., married Feb. 24, 1839. Sarah Marie Carpenter, born Apr. 14, 1818. He died in Stock-
bridge July 8, 1866, aged 73, and his widow died there Jan. 15, 1891. aged 72.0 Children,
barn at Bear Path in the town of Stockbridgc :
1 Sarah Pauline, Jan. 27, 1840; = Hoyt of Pine Woods®
2 Benjamin Jay, Feb. 14, 1841 : shot at the Battle of Malvern Hill
3 Oliver Eugene, Apr. 14. 1842; =Dec. 16, i86y, Ruth A. Ailing of Croro Hill
4 Lucretia Rosetta, Sep. 27, 1843; = Ailing of Georgetown®
5 Ivory Marcelon, Oct. 20. 1845: starved at Andersonville prison
6 Emma Viola, Mar. 25, 1847; — Ailing of Lebanon®
7 Rynier John Collins. May 29, 1849: unmarried; res. Munnsville
8 Ezra Jakeway, July 9, 1852; =
9 Flora Hannah. Mar. 12, 1854; = John Ailing: -f-Nov. 6, 1922
10 Arthur Adelbcrt Andrew, Sep. 28. 1857
EncM^ Stewart (Oliver*), born July 13, 1798, in Augusta, Oneida county [now Stock'
bridge, Madison county], N. Y., married July 6, 1841, Sophia (Footc) Campbell, born June
21, 1809. She was a widow with a daughter named Harriet Campbell. He removed to Rari'
tan, Henderson county. 111., before 1867,® and was the last child of Oliver* Stewart to die.
He died at Raritan July 17. 1883, and his widow Sophia died May 18, 1889. In his will he
gave Sophia a life estate in his property and devised his real estate to George B. and Eli W.
Stewart, charging them with the payment of a legacy to Elihu G. Stewart. Children:®®
1 George B., Feb. — , 1843; = Lydia Brewer: noted temperance lecturer
2 EH Wesley. May 5, 1845; =Fcb. — , 1871, Lou Ann Beedles of Mercer county. Mo.
3 Elihu Gleason, Jan. — . 1851; = Mary Ellen Francis: -}-May 2, 1923
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Daniel Steward of Stamford* Conn.
The first account of any of this name in Stamford was when James' Steward was en'
gaged in ^649 to keep the town oxen. The same year he was a defendant in a court action by
Robert Hustice and Jeffrey Ferris. He was a land owner in 1650. He was probably the
James Steward who was earlier in New Haven (page 17).
James^ Steward, perhaps a descendant of the above James, married in Stamford Mar.
29, 1727, Sarah Cloyson.® Among his children was:
I Daniel : H-Mar. 13, 1727 '8, son of James and Sarah Stuard®
Daniel'* Steward, perhaps a brother of James,* married Sarah . He died before
Aug. 7, 1744, when his widow Sarah Stewart appeared before the court of probate for the
district of Stamford and was appointed guardian of Charles and Mary Stewart, minor children
of Daniel, they being under 14: her bond was t'loo.® The widow Sarah married (2) Daniel
Lock wood, for on May 3, 1748, James Stewart appeared before the court and made choice of
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his mother, Sarah Lockwood, wife of Daniel Lockwood, as his guardian, the amount of the
bond being i^'^oo. Oct. i, 1751, Charles, son of Daniel Stewart, chose Ezra Mead as guardian,
with bond of t'l.ooo. Daniel Lockwood, in his will dated Aug. 17, 1775, probated Oct. i, 1776,
mentioned the children of his wife Sarah as James Stuart, Charles Stuart, Margaret the wife
of David Austin, and Mary Sco£eld, deceased, and her two children [Stamford prol^te,v :429] .
Children:®
1 Margaret ; = i747. David Austin of Greenwich
2 James 1734* =Dec. 6, 176a, Sarah (Palmer) Stockdale: -fNov. 13, 1790
3 Charles 1736; = 1757. Sarah : officer in Revolution
4 Mary ; =Mar. 26, 1759, Jonathan Scofield: -hbefore 1775®
David Austin and wife Margaret had the following children baptized in St. John^s Episco-
pal church in Greenwich, Conn.: Sylvanus, bp. Feb. 25, 1748; Mary, bp. Dec. 3, 1749; Holmes,
bp. May 10, 1752 (a Revolutionary soldier in Dutchess county, N. Y.®); Charles Stuart, bp,
June 29, 1755, and Hannah, bp. Jan. 5, 1759.
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Michael Stewart of Chatham and John of Granville
There are indications that Michael and John were of a Cape Cod Stuard family. Either
Alexander of Charlestown [page 13] or Hugh of Chatham, Mass. [page 18], could have been
their grandfather. The past is tenacious of its secrets.
Michael^ Steward* went to Colchester, Conn. He married Margaret . He
sold his land there in i742'3 to John Wells. Michael of Middletown, Conn., bought land in
Granville, Mass., in 1764 [v:3o6]. He died in Chatham, Conn. His will of Aug. 30, 1781,
was probated in 1781, his son Capt. Daniel Stewart and Jonathan Penfield being named as ex'
ccutors. The inventory was filed Jan. 14, 1782, amounting to 4*i,528'i3'9. He gave to his
brother John of Granville, Mass., the land there he had bought of John Hart. He mentioned
his elder son Daniel, his younger son Michael, his daughter Margaret Stewart and his son'in'
law Samuel Achan. The estate of the widow Margaret, late of Chatham, was entered Mar.
29, 1783, Capt. Daniel Stewart being appointed administrator. The estate was distributed
Oct. 13, 1783: "Daniel, eldest son, land in Middletown'\ **Michael Stewart, youngest son",
•'Margaret Stewart, daughter''. Children, the first three recorded in Colchester, Conn. :
1 Mary, Mar. 5, 1738; =Aug. 31, 1769, Samuel Achan, Chatham
2 James, Feb. 7, 1742*3
3 Daniel, Apr. 2. 1745; =Oct. 4, 1770, Elizabeth Stewart of Voluntown, Chatham
4 Michael ; =Nov. 28, 1771, Mehitable Bettis of Charlestown, Lebanon
5 Margaret
John^ Steward, born about 1703, married (i) . He married (2) in Brim*
field, Mass., Apr. 21, 1750, Agnes Harvey. He bought land in Granville, Mass., in 1758.
His wife Agnes died there Mar. 29, 1787, aged 70, and he died there Aug. 30, 1787, aged^.0
From a deed of settlement signed Sep. 25, 1787, we find that John H., Dorothy and Alexander
were children of John and Agnes.® Children (those in italics being by inference) :
=Jan. 19, 1769, Elizabeth Wilson, Cromwell, Conn. : +273 '15
Mary : -hFeb. 16, 1830. Granville, N. Y.
: +Aug. 19, 1840, aged 90
Tryphena : ^1809, Bloomfield, N. Y.
Penelope — , (2) Abigail Porter, (3) Mamre Hall
1795, Gaius Cooley, Granville, Mass.
•Michael Steward of WerhcrafiHd. Conn., wa« cho«cn guardian Jan. 3, 1737-8, by John Steward, aged 17,
*ately from Great Britain. (D This Michael may have been the Michael later in Colchester.
Archibald
1 741; =Jan. i<
Daniel
; =
Peter
1749; =
John Harvey
; =
Alexander
1758; 1 =
6
Dorothy
; =Nov. I,
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Capt. Daniel^ Steward (Michael^), bom Apr. a, 1745, in Colchester, Conn., marncd
in Chatham Oct. 4, 1770, Elizabeth Stewart, bom Apr. 19, 1747, in Voluntown, daughter of
Samuel and Elizabeth (Kennedy) Stewart [page 118]. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary
war and rose to the rank of captain, commanding one of the companies in the alarm to New
Haven. July 5, 1779, under Gen. Comfort Sage in repelling Gen. Tryoa. and his name appears
Sep. 5, 1780, as captain of a company of Connecticut men. He bought land in Chatham Feb.
6, 1776, from Elisha Shepard. bordering on Michael Stewart's, and sold land Feb. 7, 1777, to
Shepard. May 29, 1786, he deeded land to Thomas Smith. On Apr. 8, 1793, he and Michael
emancipated a negro slave named Ned [Chatham deeds, vi:422]. Daniel of Chatham bought
land in Granville, Mass., in 1795. Children:®®
1 James, July 12, 1771 ; ^^May 4, 1794, Grace Pelton, Chatham: sea captain, buried at sea
2 Samuel,* Aug. 8, 1772; -Apr. 13, 1794. Elizabeth Johnson. Chatham: -I-1817
3 Elizabeth
4 Thomas* ; = Mary : -f before Apr. 30, 1820®
5 Margaret ; = Dort Smith
6 John : ^^ res. Middle Haddam
7 Fanny ; = Waldo
8 Clarissa ; = Doane
Daniel Stewart of Spcncertown, N. Y.. sold land in Colchester, Conn., July 6, 1772.
Nancy [Agnes] Stewart married in Colchester June 6, 175 1, Richard Townsend.®
Michael^ Steward (MichaeF) married Nov. 28, 1771, in Lebanon, Conn., Mehiuble
Bettis of Charlestown, Mass. We have not found the records of his family. On May 14,
1824, he addressed a letter to the judge of probate, dated at Chatham, saying: "I am desirous
that my son Michael Stewart, jr., should be appointed administrator on the estate of my son
Daniel Stewart, 2nd, deceased, and in this request all the heirs of the deceased concur, and as
it is necessary for the administrator to proceed to Nantucket immediately for the purpose of
taking care of the estate of my deceased son it is desirable that letters of administration be
taken this day. Mich«J Stewart, Sr.*' The next day Michael Stewart, jr., was made admin-
istrator, and Ebenezer Smith and John Stewart, jr., were appointed to appraise the estate of
Daniel Steward, 2nd, late of Chatham. Children :
1 Daniel -f-before May 14, 1824
2 Jane ; -^Fcb. 27, 1794, Jonathan Penfield, Chatham
3 Michael
4 Thomast 1788;= Nancy : -f Feb. 2, 1837, Bethel, N. Y.
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NOTES
The records of the descendants of Lieut. William* Steward of Stonington will probably he
continued in later issues. The exigencies of our flight make it advisable to delay awhile.
Miss Kathcrine C. Wood of University Place, Neb., has thoughtfully sent us a copy of a
little booklet printed in memory of her father, the late James Varnum Wood. Mr. Wood
was bom June 24. 1845, on a farm in West Newfield. York county, Me., son of Job Plummer
and Mercy (Durgin) Wood and grandson of Maj. E>aniel Wood of the Revolutionary war.
He was of Stuart descent. He served in the Maine troops during the Civil war. He left for
the west in 1869. coming to Nebraska in 1870. He was one of those worthy pioneers who
helped to mature the possibilities of the state and to give it solidity and prosperity. His
death occurred Nov. 30, 1925.
•Mentioned as "my two grandsons in Chatham" in the will of Samuel Stewart of Voluntown, Nov. 7, 1783,
tThomas may have been h son of Robert Siuii-t, who married in Chatham Apr. 24, 1783, Oorcas Hurlbut.
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WASHINGTON, D. C OCTOBER, 1926 VOL. V NO. 4
Daniel Steward of Stamford, Conn. —207
James^ Steward {Daniel^), born about 1754, probably in Stamford, Conn., married
Dtz. 6, 176a, widow Sarah (Palmer*) Stockdalc, in the Congregational church in Stamford.
She had a son, Robert Stockdale, who was baptized there Jan. 4, 1770, *'son of Sarah, wife of
James Stuart." This Robert Stockdale was a soldier in the Revolution, married Jan. 4, 1781,
Sarah Fletcher, in Greenwich, and died Mar. 20, 1810.® James and his wife Sarah, together
with their three eldest children, were baptized Oct. 15, 1769. James died in Stamford Nov.
15, 1790. His will was dated May 9, 1788, and was probated Nov. 15, 1790, naming his son
Oliver as executor and mentioning his children Oliver, Henry and Mary Cornathan : wife not
mentioned. The witnesses were James Nichols, Nancy Nichols and Moses Nichols: the -in'
ventory was taken Dec. j, 1790, by Jonathan Whitney and Epinetus Webb and filed Dec. 7,
Children, born in Stamford:
1 Oliver Cromwell, Oct. 30, 1763®; 1= Sarah — , (2) Dec. 13, 1809, Rebecca Sinfen
a Henry, Oct. 18, 1765®; = Lydia Minor: +Dec. a6, 1851. Dry'^en, N. Y.
3 Mary 1767; = Cornathan?
4 Martha, bp. Aug. 31, 1769: probably died young
Lieut. Charles* Stewart {DanieP), born about 1736, probably in Stamford, Conn.,
married Sarah .t She owned the covenant June 27, 176a, in the Congregational church
in Stamford, and he was admitted to full communion Sep. 14, 1766. The history of this in-
teresting man is taken almost wholly from a letter written by his son Charles to the pension
bureau in 1818, and from military records. He enlisted as a corporal May 8, 1775, in the
First company, under Capt. David Waterbury of Stamford, Fifth regiment of Connecticut men
in the Revolution, and marched to New York the latter part of June and encamped at Har'
lem. Following Col. Ethan Allen in his wild attempt to surprise Montreal with only a hand'
ful of men Stewart was wounded by a tomahawk in the hands of an Indian ally of
the British and was taken prisoner and confined in Halifax, Sep. 15, 1775. He and
31 others with Col. Allen were sent in chains to England, where they endured
stern treatment but were exchanged after about two years. His son Charles,
then 16 years old, enlisted Feb. i, 1777, in Capt. John Mills' company, Col.
Charles Webb's regiment of Connecticut Continental troops to serve three years,
the elder Charles being commissioned Jan. i, 1778, an ensign in the company. His
long imprisonment and the distresses of war had reduced his family to poverty, and he left the
army on the arrangement of the officers. Nov. 15, 1778, and later served two campaigns as
lieutenant in the New York state troops. On Mar. i, 1797, he was issued a bounty land war-
rant for 150 acres by the government. He and his wife both died before 1818. Children, all
baptized in the Congregational church in Stamford, the first two on July 11, 176a:
1 Mary '759; =^Aug. 7, 1776, Ezra Scofield, Stamford
a Charles, Oct. ay, 1760®; 1= Jemima , (2) Elizabeth
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as —90. means refer to rhat pagr; - means married.
J- marriage intention, •!• marriage license, f died, Y buried. (T) Bible record, (i) cluirch, (a) town. 'T' gravesione,
•) probate, (ij court, (i) land, <'^) military, (?) pension, (^ census, (ij) tradition, d^ local history. (H patriotic s<Ki-
rfy. Sjl) obituary, biography or ircnealogy.
•David Palmer, late ot Greenwich, in his will Feb. 17. 1773, probated June 7. 1774. mentioned his wife Sar-
ah and his children, among them being Sarah and "her son Robert Stockdell' (Stamford probate. iv:l35].
+Jonathan Lounnbcrry. late of Stamford, had a sister Sarah Stewart, according to the order for the distrib-
ution of his estate, Apr, 8, 1791/5)
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3 Sarah, bp. Nov. 17, 1763
4 Frederick, bp. June 16, 1765
5 Betsey, b^ Dec. 21, 1766
6 Lydia, bp, Jan. 4. 1769
7 William, bp. Now 15, 1770
[ Steward of Redding married Feb. 19, 1795, Betsey Pennoycr, Stamford.]
To be continued
Descendants of Oliver Stewart of Stockbrid|{e, N. Y.-^"^'
E«ra W." Stewart {Charles,^ Oliver^), bom Sep. 19, 1813, in Stockbridge, N. Y., mar-
ried July a, 1839, Laura Phinney, bom Mar. 14, 1819, in Vermont. They settled in Ashta-
bula county, O., removed to Wisconsin in 1847, and in 1853 removed to Clayton county, la.,
finally locating in Elkader in 1859. There she died June 17, 187a, and he died Apr. 6, 1896.
Children, the last two born at Richmond. Ashtabula county, O.:
1 Orrin Phinney. Mar. a5> 1840; =Oct. i6, 1866, Mary M. Young, Elkader
2 Aminda Malvina. Aug. 21, 1841; —Dec. ao. 1873, Asa A. Wing, Elkader
3 Sarah Filetta, July 5, 1844; =Oct. 16, 1866. Realto Exescque Price, Elkader
John N.« Stewart iCharles,^ Oliver^), born Jan. la, 1816, in Stockbridge, N. Y., mar-
ried there Jane Arrity, born Oct. — , 1817, in Bouckvill^, Madison county, N. Y., daughter of
Patrick and Clara Arrity and granddaughter of Margaret (Spoor) Stewart, second wife of
Oliver.* He farmed near Oakland, Jefferson county. Wis., where he died Aug. — , i88a, and
she died Jan. a4, 1894. Children :
I Henry James, Oct. — , i840» Stockbridge; = Louisa A.
a Clara Mercy, Nov. 4, 1854; =May 5. 1877, Milo M. Jones: res. Akcley, Minn.
Robert B.^ Stewart (C/iarles,^ OhVer*), bom Dec. 14. i8ai. in Stockbridge. N. Y.,
married at Lake Mills. Jefferson county. Wis., Mar. 4, 1849, Helen L. Sexton, born Oct. iS*
i8a5, at French Creek [now Clayton], Jefferson county. Wis. She died at Loyd, Wis., May
7, 1897, and he died there Feb. 16, 1901. Children, the first two born at Buena Vista, the
third, at Loyd:
I Laurentine, Dec. 4, 1849; = Charles R. Hyde: 4 June ai, 1904
a Charles, Apr. ao, 185a; — Lucy F. Bird: +Feb. a7, 1895, South Superior
3 Robert Bruce. Aug. a3, 1855; ==Oct. 10, 1886, May E. Howard [perior
4 Edward Maurice, July 14, 1866; - Margaret Smyth: -f-Mar. 31, 191 5, South Su-
Dr. William W.« Stewart (Charles,^ Oliver*), born Aug. 8, i8a6, in Stockbridge, N.
Y., married in Sauk county. Wis., Nov. i, 1863, Margaret C. Stout, bom June a7. 1843, on a
^arm near Moscow, Pa., daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Nafuss) Stout. He was executor of
his father's will, probated Jan. 7, 1867, and came into possession of the leather bag containing
the family papers of his grandfather: after Dr. Stewart's death Feb. a3, 1900, at Cameron.
Wis., these old papers, some of them almost illegible from age, were burned as useless junk by
his daughter Belle. The widow resides in Janesville. Children:
I Frank Burton. Mar. 7, 1869: res. in Idaho in I9a2. unmarried
a Carl Jay, Mar. 30, 187a: -!"Mar. 1. 1906, unmarried
3 Dora Belle. May a4, 1880: resides in Janesville, unmarried
Charles D."* Stewart (Charles J Olivei^), bora Oct. a, i8a8, in Stockbridge. N. Y..
married Man* . He died Apr. — , 1871, at Forest. Richland county, Wis. Children:
I Mary Alice, Aug. a?, i86a; = Willis Ekleberry
a Amanda, Dec. i, 1864; = Charles W. Brown, son of George E.
3 Charles, Sep a4, 1871 ; —
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Jackson^ Stewart {SamueW Oliver,^) married Ruth Parker. She divorced htm and
married Samuel Starbird.®
Oliver E.» Stewart {Ezra J.,^ Oiiver^), born Apr. 14, 1842. in Stockbridge, N. Y.,
married Dec. 16, 1865, Ruth A. Ailing of Croro Hill, town of Madison. He served as a sol'
dicr in the Civil war, being honorably discharged at the close of the war in 1865. He was a
man highly esteemed. He died July 19, 1902. at Erieville, Madison county, N. Y., and his
widow died Nov. 7, 1906, at Bouckville. Children, bom in Georgetown:
1 Amelia L., Feb. 10, 1867; —Mar. 30, 1898, C. B. Carr [Brewster
2 Rosa Linda, Sep. 12, 1869; i=June 19, 1891, Walter B. Fogus, (2) Mar. 7, 1907, Nelson
3 Irena B., June 9, 1870; =Jan. 14, 1901, Frank Bums
4 Abigail M., May 26, 1872; =Nov. 28, 1888, Louis E. Thurston
5 John A., Aug. 21, 1875: -hjuly 3, 1886, aged 11
Ezra J.^ Stewart (E^ra J.,^ Oliver*), born July 9. 1852, in Stockbridge, N. Y., mar-
ried . He lives on the old Stewart homestead at Munnsville. Children:
1 Lawrence
2 Clarence
3 Charles
4 Enos
5 Ezra
6 Benjamin
7 Sarah
8 Vera
Eli W/ Stewart (Enos,^ Oliver^), born May 5, 1845, married Feb. — , 1871, Lou Ann
Bcedles of Mercer county. Mo. She died Apr. 11, 1922, and he died June 16, 1923, at Tulsa,
Okla. Among his children is :
I Susan ; = Houck: res. Galena, Okla.
Elihu G.** Stewart {Enos,^ Oliver^, bom Jan. — , 185 1, married Mary Ellen Francis.
He resided at La Harpe, 111., and died May 2, 1923. aged 73, his wife having died Apr. — ,
IQ18. Among his children are:
1 Robert ; = res. Auburn, Neb.
2 Gertrude ; = Bryan : res. La Harpe
3 Oliver Eugene ; = Cox : res. Burchard, Neb.
Michael Stewart of Chatham and John of Granville ^^
Arc^hibald^ Stewart (perhaps a son of John'*), born about 1740, married in Cromwell
[then part of Middletown], Ccnn., Jan. 19, 1769, Elizabeth Wilson.® He was living in
Granville, Mass., in 1790, with five females in his family.® He seems not to have been a
conspicuous man, and no record of Revolutionary service in Massachusetts is found, and no
record of ownership of land. His wife died in Granville in 1803 of "cancer within".® He
died Jan. 27, 1815, aged 75.® Possible children:
1 Betsey i77^'- 4- Jan. 29, 1R17, aged 41®
2 Jane ; •' June i, 1800, Sylvanus Keep
3 Catherine : ^Dec. 11, 1813
Peter^ Stewart (perhaps a son of John*'*), born about 1749, is not recorded as a fighting
man nor a property owner in Granville, Mass., where he was living in 1790, vith a son over
16, two under 16 and three femiles. A child of Peter's died in 1798, another in October, 1802,
r^nc in 1804 and one in 1806, according to records of the Congregational church of Granville.
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Peter's wife died Sep. 23, 1811, aged 63, and he died Aug. 19, 1840, aged 90, in the poorhouse.
Possibly his daughter, born in Granville:®
I Sally 1776: +Sep. 24, 1850, aged 74, a pauper
Daniel^ Stewart (perhaps a son of John') settled in Granville, Washington county. N.
Y., where he bought Apr. 13. 1783, land in Morrison Patent from Dr. John Williams and Jo'
seph McCrackcn. of New Perth [Salem] : the deed was witnessed by Asaph Cook and Daniel
Curtice. In 1790 his family consisted of himself and a son over 16, a boy under 16 and six
females.® He died in Granville. N. Y., Feb. 16, i8jo, having been sick about ten days.(D
His widow Mary and Elijah Downs were appointed administrators. Children :®
; = John Gardner
; " - Warner
; = Elijah Downs
; = Joseph Doty
; = Asaph Cook, jr., of Sandusky, O. : ^ before 1830
A John Stewart sold land in Granville, N. Y., Mar. 7. 1789, to David Comstock. the deed
being witnessed by Daniel Curtice and Daniel Curtice, jr.
Lieut. John Harvey^ Stewart (John^) married Tryphena . He served in the
Revolutionary war, and was called Lieut. John H. Stewart in the census of 1790, residing in
Granville, Mass., with four sons under 16 and two females in his family. He bought land in
Granville of Michael Stewart of Chatham, Conn., in 1778. Sep. 25, 1787, he and his unmarri'
cd sister Dorothy conveyed to their brother Alexander their right to the land in Granville that
had belonged to their father and mother. John and Agnes. He died about 1809, in Bloomficld,
Ontario county, N. Y. His will, dated July i, 1808, was probated July i, 1809, and named
Michael Stewart as executor. The will mentioned his wife Tryphena and the following sur-
viving children:
I Harvey 5 Daniel
a John 6 Tryphena
3 Charles 7 Molly
4 Michael 8 Dorothy
Alexander^ Stewart {John'^) entered service Dec. 23, 1776, as a pri-
vate in Capt. Benjamin Phillips's company, Lieut. -Col. Timothy Robinson's de'
tachment of Hampshire county militia, and was at Ticonderoga Feb. 24. 1777,
his enlistment expiring Mar. 25; he was discharged Apr. i, having served 100 days. He en-
tcrcd service again July 9, 1777, in Capt. William Cooley's company. Col. John Moscley's re-
)4irocnt, and marched to reinforce the northern army; he was discharged Aug. 12, having serv'
ed 39 days. Sep. 25, 1787, he bought of his brother John H. and his sister Dorothy their right
m their parents' farm. He married (i) Penelope . She died Feb. 7, 1787, aged 22,(4
:n Granville, Mass. He married (2) Jan. 3, 1788, Abigail Porter.® She died May 20, 1790.
jged 32.® He married (3) Mamra Hall, born Feb. 15. 1765, in Granville, daughter of Sam-
jel and Mamra Hall. In 1790 he had two sons under 16 and four females in his family.®
Mamra died Oct. 113, 181 1, aged 47, and Alexander died Mar. 16, 1841, aged 83.® Children,
horn in Granville, Mass.:®
i_ Penelope, Feb. 3, 1787 5 Mamra, Oct. 19, 1796
_2_ Nancy. Sep. 3, 1788 6 Samuel Hall, Aug. 15, 1799
3 Sanford, Oct. 19, 1791 [frcd Ames Coe 7 Mary. Nov. 28, 1800
4 Roxanna.Jan. 21, 1795; =Dec.2, 1813, Al' 8 child 1808®
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John and Jean Stewart of Londonderry, N. H.
John^ Stewart (parentage unknown) of Londonderry, N. H.» married Jean Barr, bom
about 1713* daughter of John Barr.* He is said to have been brought over from Ireland by
Rev. James MacGregor. He was perhaps a nephew of John** Stewart, the proprietor of Lon-
doneerry [page i], and their names are so intermingled on the land records as to cause con*
fusion. This John was called "weaver'* in some deeds. He was probably the John Stewart
who (with Samuel and Joseph) signed the petition for Todd's Town [Henniker] in 1748, and
he it was, perhaps, who owned land in Henniker, Bedford and Manchester as well
as Londonderry. He and his wife Jean were deeded land in Londonderry Apr. 6,
1769, by Gabriel Barr and Samuel Barr of that place. John Stewart did not pass
through life without his share of sorrow. His son Gabriel was a soldier in the French and
Indian war and lost his life in the expedition for the reduction of Canada, 1760. His son Ad'^
am, engaging in business in Boston, was suspected of being a Tory, and died during the Rev'
olutionary war. Jean, wife of John Stewart, died Mar. 8, 1773, aged 5O,0 in Londonderry,
and John died in 1786. His will was dated June 7, 1786, and proved Dec. 20 that year: it
was witnessed by John Moor, Robert Bamet and Ezra Waldron; the executors were Samuel
Gibson and John Morison. It mentioned the following children, excepting Gabriel and Adam,
who were dead :
I Robert i733\ = Margaret : soldier in 1759-60
a Samuel 1735; =Sep. a6, 1771, Agnes Clyde, Hudsont
3 John, June 29, 1737®
4 Elizabeth i739; — Samuel Gibson, Litchfield: '-I- Feb. 3, 1815
5 Gabriel 174 1 : -|-July 5, 1760, in expedition against Canada®
6 Adam ; -~^p. 25, 1770, Sarah (Forsythe) Paul, Boston: -f 1778
7 Margaret ; = James Humphries
8 Thomas ; = Naomi : -f-Sep. 8, 1806, Henniker
Robert^ Stuart (John^) of Londonderry was of lawful age May 21, 1759, when he
swore to a deposition at Dunstable about enlisting as a battoman with Capt. Samuel Clyde of
Windham. He afterward enlisted, he said, under Capt. Alexander Todd; "William Rankin,
Samuel Allison and John Patten, all of Londonderry, did not persuade me to go from Clyde's
lodging. "[Suffolk file, no. 79.903]. John enlisted Mar. 6, 1760, and Robert Apr. 7, Capt. Al'
exander Todd. Col. John Goffe, Canada expedition: discharged Nov. 3. He married Margaret
and settled in Nottingham West [now Hudson], N. H. He was a cooper. In 1790 he
had a boy over 16, three younger and two females. Living in 1805.® Probable children:
1 Adam
2 Francis
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i) probate, (i) court, (f) land. (?) military, (•) pension, (g) census, ® tradition, @ local history, (^ patriotic s<*ci-
cty. "g! obituary, biography or genealogy.
•John Barr ot Londonderry, in his will dated Dec. 31. 1748, probated Dec. 25, 1751. mentioned his wife
Jennet; son Gabriel; son Samuel: daughter Mary, wife of Thomas Boyes: daughter Elizabeth, wife of R')bcrt
Fairservice: daughter Jean, wife of John Stewart; granddaughter Jean Boycs: grandson John Barr; "Thomas
Boyes's children and John Stewart's children", etc. Compare "John Stewart, Jr., of Haverhill." page 175.
tFor this date we are indebted to Frank S, Osgood of Boston. Mr. Osgood has recently published a valu-
able book on the Gilmore family.
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3 Mary ; =Dcc. 17. 1792, John Caldwell, Hudson
4 Jonathan ; =Nov. 23, 1800, Abigail How, Dorchester, Mass.®
Robert Stewart of Hudson sold land in Pelham Mar. 22. 1764. to Jowph Wyman, jr., of Pelham.
Samuel^ Stuart (John*), bom about 1735. married Sep. a6, 1771, in Hudson, N. H.,
Afiines Clyde, born in Windham June 18, 1744, daughter of Daniel and Esther (Rankin)
Clyde. He was a soldier at Haverhill, Mass., 1760. in the French war, **son of John Steward
of Londonderry**, and probably served in the Revolution. He bought land in Hudson and Pel'
ham Sep. 14, 1763, in Hudson Feb. 13 and Mar. 3, 1767. He resided in Dunbarton in 1790:
I 'I 'I. He died Apr. 28, 1804, aged 68. and she died May 19, 1835, aged 91.® He evidently left
no children. The widow Agnes petitioned June 5. 1804, for the administration of her hus'
band*s estate, and her account, allowed Oct. 22, 1805, showed an expense of $39.36 •*for funeral
charges including mourning for widow and rum for funeral,'* and $15 for "gravestones for de-
ceased.** Samuel *s brothers objected to the widow's account but the judge was fair: he gave
Agnes half the $686.24 left in the estate and ordered the other half divided in fifths ($68.62)
among Robert, John and Thomas Stewart, Samuel Gibson in right of his wife Elizabeth and
James Humphries in right of his wife Margaret, they being brothers and sisters of the deceased.
John^ Stuart (John*), bom June 29, 1737, in Londonderry, N. H. (the only child re-
corded to John and Jean), has entirely escaped our eagle eye, disguised under that ubiquitous
name of John.* He served with Robert in the French war. John Stewart of Londonderry en-
listed July 20, 1777, as a private in Capt. Reynolds* company. Col. Nichols* regiment, and was
present at the Battle of Bennington, Aug. 16, 1777. He was living in i8oy.®
Gabriel'^ Stuart (John*) enlisted Feb. 20, 1760, at Haverhill. Mass., in Capt. Moses
Hart *s company for the Canada expedition, and was sworn and mustered Apr. i . On a mus-
ter roll at Boston, July 5, 1760, he was reported as dead [Colonial wars, 98:251] and docu-
ments Slate that he was a son of John Stuart of Londonderry.
Adam^ Stuart (John*) of Londonderry was warned from Boston on May 12, 1766:
'*came last Feb. 7, at Mr. John Fairserves at South End.** He married in Boston Sep. 25.
1770, Sarah Paul (nee Fairservice or perhaps Forsythe). Robert Fairservice and his wife
Hannah, of Boston, deeded Feb. 2, 1771, to Adam Stewart of Boston, carter, one-half of a
house and land in Londonderry, N. H. On Jan. 16, 1776, a committee was appointed in Lon-
donderry to "write Gen. Sullivan concerning Adam Stuart, late of Londonderry, being a per-
son suspected of being inimical to this country,** and three days later it was voted that Capt.
Moses Bamet of Londonderry be empowered to take and certify depositions for and against
Adam Stuart conceming the complaint.® Later he was adjudged inimical to the cause of
American liberty and was placed under surveillance. He died in Boston Sep. — , 1778. His
will, in which he was called shopkeeper, was dated Sep. 13 and probated Sep. 25, 1778: John
Fairservice and Edward Hay witnessed his signature. He gave all his estate to his wife Sar-
ah, and "my wearing apparel to my father and brothers to be given between them.'* He
probably had no children. His widow Sarah married Jan. 21, 1779, William Vemon, in Boston.
Thomas^ Stuart (John*) was living in 1805.® He was probably the Thomas Stuart
who signed a petition in Henniker, 1786. and was living there in 1790: i'3'2.® He died there
Sep. 8, 1806. The estate of Thomas Stewart, late of Henniker, was entered in 1809. His wid-
ow was Naomi. [Betsey Stuart, widow, died Sep. 13, 1849, aged 91.] Probable children:
1 John ; =Dec. 11, 1803, Sally (jordon of Henniker: she -|-Nov. 10. *4i, ae. 62
2 child : 4- Apr. i, 1786
3 Hannah : 4 Jan. 28, 1819
4 Adam 1796; =Nov. 18, 1821, Lucy Marsh of Henniker: -hSep. 17, 1839, aged 43
•This John could hardly have been the John, jr., who married Jan. 16. 1755. Abigiil Phip» (page 175).
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Daniel Steward of Stamford* Conn. — 210
Oliver C* Stewart (James,* Daniel^), born Oct. 50, 1763, in Greenwich, Conn.,© en'
listed from Stamford in November, 1779, as a private in Col. John Mead's regiment and serv-
ed a month. He enlisted in April, 1780, in Capt. Hanford Hoyt's company, Col. John Mead's
regiment, and aerved a month on the lines west of Stamford. In June that year he enlisted
for two months in the same company, headquarters being at Seth Palmer's: in the fall he serv'
cd another month, same duty, and in 1781 he served two weeks in the same company, and
later served other short periods. He married (i) Sarah . After the war he resided
in Courtland, Westchester county, N. Y., where he married (2) Dec. ly, 1809, Rebecca Sin*
fen. who was born in 1785. He applied Sep. 1, 1834, for a pension: William Scho6eld of
Ellery, Chautauqua county, N. Y., stated that Oliver had served with him in the war, and
Henry Stewart of Dryden testified to Oliver's service. Oliver died June 28, 1847. His wid-
ow Rebecca applied for a pension in 1855. His will was dated June 3, 1843, and probated
Jan. i5» 1848. Children:
I Sarah ; i^^ Gcrshom Tilley, (2) Garretson Banker
1 Rebecca ; = John Auscr of Courtland
3 Henry S. ; = : res. Courtland
Henry^ Stewart (James,* Daniel^), born in 1765, in Stamford, Conn., was town guard
for two months early in 1782, as substitute for Isaac Mead, under Capt. Jesse Bell. In June,
1782, he enlisted in Capt. Jabez Fitch's company and served five months, on board the gun-
boats in Long Island Sound; discharged Dec. 3. Later he served in an independent company
under Capt. Valentine Ryder one month on the frontiers. He married Lydia Minor,® born
in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and removed about 1802 to Dryden, Tompkins county, N. Y. He ap-
plied Oct. i8, 1832, for a pension, and Charles Stewart made an affidavit that he had known
Henry since childhood. He died Dec. 26, 1851, and was buried in Tompkins county. Children :
1 Oliver
2 Philander
3 Lydia 1808, Genoa, Cayuga county
Charles'*^ Stewart (Charles,* Daniel^), born Oct. 2^, 1760, in Stamford, Conn., enlist'
ed Feb. 1, 1777, in Capt. John Mills' company. Col. Charles Webb's regiment of Connecticut
Continental troops, and served three years. Later he served two campaigns as a noncommiss-
ioned officer in the New York state troops. He was in the battle of Monmouth and other
engagements. He married (1) Jemima , by whom he had seven daughters living in
1820, four of them married. He settled in Locke, Cayuga county, N. Y., and applied for a
pension Apr. 14, 1818. His first wife died, and he married (2) Elizabeth , born Feb.
2, 1798, by whom he had three children, all having died before 1820. He married (3) Mary
, who survived him. He removed to Lcroy, Bradford county. Pa., about 1833. He
died Feb. 18, 1840, and is buried in the Leroy cemetery.® His will was dated Feb. 5 and filed
for probate Feb. 22, 1840.* It mentioned the following children, excepting Caroline who was
referred to in his pension affidavit in 1820. [In 1820 he was caring for Harriet S. Austin, bom
July 16, 1818, daughter of Solomon.] His will also provided for a grandson, Charles S. Minard.
I Sally, Feb. 25, 1791; 1= Wilcox, (2) Bethuel B. Barnum: ^ii|'44
; = Gibbs
; = Kelly
; -- Wilcox
; 1= Brunner, (2) Feb. 25, 1835, Edmund Grover
; -- Shaft
1809; — Minard?
•The record* of lhi» family were iupplemented with information by Mist Esther Barnum of Waverly, N. Y.
2
Clarissa
^
Elvira
4
Deborah
5
Aurclia
6
Betsey
7
Caroline
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William Steward of Westerly, R. I. —191
William^ Steward, md, {WiUiam^) of Stonington. Conn., married (i) in Westerly,
R. I., Apr. 24, 1729, Martha Burdick. "Martha Stuard was baptized under hand and added
unto ye church Aug. 28. 1736", in the Seventh Day Baptist church [now in Hopkinton], and
William Stuard was treated in the same fashion Sep. 4. 1736. He bought and sold much pro-
perty in Stonington and Westerly. His wife Martha signed a deed with him as late as Sep.
24, 1750. He married (2) in North Stonington Apr. 29. 1752, Hannah Palmer. They evid'
ently spent their last years in Groton, Conn., for on Nov. 8, 1771, William Steward and his
wife Hannah deeded to Charles Smith, late of Colchester, the "house and farm where I now
dwell in Groton'' on condition that Charles "shall well and truly maintain and support the
said William Stewart and his wife Hannah during both their natural lives and also pay and
discharge all the just debts of said William''[viii:j]. Children, recorded in Stonington:
1 William, Oct. 19, 1729: -\-Mar. 4, 1733-4
2 William =Nov. 30, 1758, Mary Lanphere, Westerly
3 Martha, Nov. 11, 1736; =Jan. 19, 1757, Stephen Maxson of Westerly, Norih Stonington
4 Hannah, Nov. 19, 1753; =Oct. 13, 1771, Charles Smith, Groton
Josepli^ Steward (William'*) married :n Westerly Sep. 6, 1732, Sarah JefFers [or Jac-
ques]. His mother Margaret, then wife of John Pooler, deeded him land in Westerly Nov.
21, 1733, and he and his wife Sarah deeded land the next day to John Pooler. On Mar. m.
1737-8, he was among the signers to a quitclaim deed to Matthew Randall, covering title to
part of the 5,300'acre grant in Westerly [in that part now Hopkinton]. He died perhaps ear-
ly in 1747. on Martha's Vineyard, "as a soldier enlisted by this government in the expedition
against Canada.'' The widow Sarah was asked by the town council of Westerly on Feb. 23,
i746'7, to administer his estate. Aug. 31, 1747, Jonathan Lewis and Thomas Foster were ap-
pointed to take the inventory. Joseph probably left children:
1 Hannah ; =Junc 9, 1751, John Hyde of Westerly, Richmond
2 William [gee under William*]
3 John ; -Apr. 8, 1758, Content Larkin, Hopkinton: soldier in 1762
4 Margaret ; =Feb. 11, 1758, Ishmael Codner, Hopkinton
5 Elizabeth , =Dcc. 4, 1758, Jonathan Maccoon, Hopkinton
6 Sarah ; =Aug. 18, 1761, Joseph Malleson, Westerly
Pliineas Steward, perhaps a son of William,^ probably dwelt in Groton once upon a
time. **Mary, relict of Phinehas Stewart, died Mar. — , 1787, aged 83," in Groton©
To be continued
CHARLES STEWART, born in New London about 1752, resided in [Pittsfield or] Nan-
tucket when he enlisted in the Revolutionary war [Mass. Soldiers, xiv:998].
JAMES STEWART, a native of New London, died Jan. 16. 1809, in almshouse, Boston.
JAMES STEWART enlisted from Stonington, Conn., in the fall of 1775, etc. He resided
in Dauphin county. Pa., in 1818.® He died June 14, 1833.
WILLIAM STEWART, a stranger, was married in New London Jan. 20, 1754, to the
widow of Robert Eams, by Josiah Hempstead [Diary, i:622].
Margaret Stewart, alias Ashcroft, and Ebenezer Perkins, both of Voluntown, were mar*
ricd Sep. 12, 1734, in Scituate, R. I. William Steward of Groton bought land in Groton May
6, 1773, of Margaret Ashcroft, widow of Jcdediah, and mortgaged it to Charles Smith that day.
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Stewarts of Monongalia County, Va.
Mrs. Carrie Stewart Meicalf, Smithficld. Pa.
* Stewart was from County Cork, Ireland. He had at least three sons, all of
whom eventually settled in Monongalia county, Va. [West Virginia].
1 William 17^7 ; = i750, Elizabeth Givens, Lancaster county. Pa.
2 Charles ; —
3 Robert ; =
Charles* and Robert* joined their nephew Charles^ in Monongalia county soon after the
Revolutionary war. Charles* had: William, Robert, John, Charles, Rebecca, Jane and Mary.
Robert* had served as a British grenadier in Canada* during the French war ; his children were
George, John, Robert, Samuel and three daughters, all of whom went to Indiana.
William* Stewart, born about 1727 in County Cork, Ireland, married in Lancaster
county. Pa., about 1750, Elizabeth Givens of Lancaster county, bom about 1731. About 1770,
with their children, they migrated to Monongalia county, Va. He died Feb. 10, 181 1, near
Stewarttown, Monongalia county, and she died Nov. 8, 1813. His will is on record at Mor*
gantown. Children, the first three born in Lancaster county; the others, in Uniontown, Pa.:
I John 1751 ; = Robe of Monongalia county : -r 1795
a Nancy ; = Robert Parks: removed to Ohio
3 Charles i755; = Jane'' Stewart, his cousin
4 Robert ; = Dunlevy of Ky. : scout under Boone
5 Daniel, Dec. 25, 1769; ^^ Ann Kelso of Monongalia county
6 Alexander, Dec. 25, 1769; =June i. 1794, Rachel Brown of Smithfield, Pa.
7 Elizabeth 177a; = James Bennett: removed to Scioto county, O.
8 Sarah Jane, June 9, 1774; =Dec. 31, 1793, Thomas McKinley of Morgantown, Uniont'n
John^ Stewart (William^), born about 1751 in Lancaster county. Pa., married
Robe of Monongalia county, W. Va. He came to Grant district and took up 1,115 acres.®
He died at Morgantown in 1795, aged 45. His children were William, David, Samuel, Sarah,
Elizabeth Hall, Nancy and Mary.
Charles" Stewart (William*), bom about 1755 in Lancaster county. Pa., came with his
parents to Monongalia county, W. Va., riding a yearling calf over the mountains. He married
his cousin, Jane Stewart. He sold out and went to Little Kenawha river, W. Va., where he
died in 1838, aged 83. His children were William, Robert, John, Nancy Montgomery, Isabel
Blosscr, Sarah Kelwine and Elizabeth.
Robert" Stewart {William^) was a scout under Daniel Boone. He married MissDun^
levy of Kentucky.
Capt. Daniel" Stewart (Williarn^), born Dec. 25, 1769, married Ann Kelso of Monon'
galia county, W. Va. He was a captain in the War of 18 12. He died Mar. 9, 1829, and his
widow Ann died Nov. - , 1832.
Alexander" Stewart (William*), born Dec. 25, 1769, married June i, 1794, Rachel
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I) probate, («; court, {i) land, in) military. (?) pension. ® census, (Q) tradition. (^ local history, (^ patriotic soci-
ety, 'H) obituary, biography or aenealogv.
•Robert Stewart, last from Philadelphia. Pa., was w.irned from Boston. Mass., June 2. 1766 "came here
last Saturday, has bctn a soldier in the 75lh regin ent at Cjpe Breton, discharged July 18, 1765, a poor man."
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Brown of Smithficld, born Nov. 4, 1776, daughter of Joshua Brown. She died in 18.^5 and he
died in i860 in Smithfield, Fayette county. Pa., where his children were born:
I Rebecca, Feb. 15, 1795; =Mar. 10, 1816, Abraham Wright, Morgantown, W. Va.
1 Hannah, Mar. 9, 1796
3 Nancy, Dec. 31, 1797
4 Joshua Brown, June 6, 1800
5 WiUiam, Jan. 8, 1802; = BcHnda John
6 Alexander, Aug. ao, 1803; i=Apr. 8, 183a, Susan Thompson, (2) Cynthia Taylor: -^ '85
7 Eliza, Mar. 21, 1805; = Hiram Doyle
8 S , May 9, 1807
9 John Hamilton, Nov. 11, 1809; — Hardin
10 Rachel, Apr. 15, 1811: -fAug. 12, 1819, aged 8
11 Casey, May 17, 1813: fSep. 2, 1819
12 Sidney, Mar. 9, 1816: -j-unmarried
13 Martha Jane, June 19, 1819; = Bowen
Stewards of Hebron, Conn.
James^ Steward (see page 62) of Hebron, Conn., was perhaps a soldier in the French
war. He died before June 19, 1759, when administration on his estate was granted : the bond
was witnessed by Asahel Phelps. Mar. 3, 1760, Mchitable Steward, widow of James, gave
bond, with Timothy Steward, as guardian of Benjamin Steward, a minor: John Steuerd wit-
nessed the bond: Mehitable was made guardian of her daughter Sarah, Dec. 31, 1760. Mc-
hitable's estate was administered Feb. 2, 1773. Probable children:
1 MehitahU ; =Jan. 8, 1764, David Chapman®
2 Timothy : soldier in Col. Nathan Whitney's provincial troops, 1760
3 Benjamin ; =Dec. 14, 1769, Lois Chapman, East Haddam
4 Sarah
Benjamin^ Stewart (James^) of Hebron, Conn., married in East Haddam Dec. 14,
1769, Lois Chapman, born Sep. 13, 1745, daughter of David and Abigail (Lee) Chapman. [Cf.
Daniel Stewart who married Jan. 11, 1762, her sister Phebe Chapman, page 122, and Mary
who married Feb. 25, 1752, Jonathan Chapman, page 156]. Samuel Dewey charged the colony
Jan. 2, 1776, for a gun barrel made for Benjamin Stewart, as well as about sixty others.® He
was drafted Aug. 25, 1777, in Capt. John Skinner's company, under Col. Jonathan Latimer,
and served at Saratoga, being discharged Nov. i. He bought land in Murrayfield [Chester].
Mass., in 1783, and removed to that place. He was living in' Middlefield in 1788, in Chester
m 1790 (1-3-4) and in Norwich in 1814. Whither he and his wife went later is a mystery to
us. Children (Chloe, Abigail and Anna being recorded in Colchester, Conn.) :
1 Chloe. Mar. 22, 1770; :-Apr. 20, 1790, Nathan Parkhurst, Middlefield, Mass-C?)
2 James J773\ =Feb. 7, 1796, Susanna Flint, Chester, Mass.
3 Elizabeth i77!i\ ^ Jan. 19, 1799, Jonathan Bidlake, Chester, Mass.
4 Abigail, Feb. 5, 1777
5 Anna, July 30, 1779
6 Lois 1781 : ^ Feb. 1. 1801, aged 19, Middlefield
7 Benjamin. Apr. — , 1783; =Nov. 12, 181 1, Priscilla Field, Middlefield: ^ Aug. 17, 1851
William Steward of Westerly, R. I. —216
William-^ Steward ( ,* \(/i\liam^), born about 1729-34 in Stonington, Conn.,
or Westerly, R. L, married in Westerly Nov. 30, 1758, Mary Lanphere, born Apr. 4, 1740.
daughter of Nathan and Mary (Langworthy) Lanphere. Mary was "baptized under hand and
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in full connection May yc 21, 1762,"" in the Hopkinton Seventh Day Baptist church, and Will'
iam was baptized July 7, 1770. They removed from Westerly to Stonington about 1766 and
to New London about 1769. Children, the first four recorded in Westerly; the fifth, in Ston'
ington, and the last three, in New London :
1 Martha, June 14, 1759
2 William, Mar. 7, 1761; =Nov. 7, 1782, Lucretia Rogers
3 Elisha, June 15, 1763: =Jan. 11, 1787, Mary Caulkins
4 Mary, Mar. 16, 1765; = Jonathan Pember
5 Nathan, Mar. 18, 1767; =E)ec. 8, 1793, Dnisilla Rogers, cousin to Lucretia
6 Athol, Oct. 5, 1769; — Anna Perkins
7 Asahel, June 5, 1773; =Nov. 6, 1796, Lucretia Beckwith
8 Sarah, Mar. 6, 1780; = Thompson
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Alexander Steward of Marlborough, Mass. — 14
DanleF Steward {Daniel,^ Alexander^), born Oct. 14, 1722, in Marlboro, Mass.,
married (intention recorded Mar. 13, 1747-8, in Leicester) Lydia Cutting. According to trad'
ition his father was killed in a bayonet charge in the French war "and
fought after being wounded until his entrails were on the ground.*'
Daniel^ bou^^t land Mar. 26, 1750, in Sandisfield, which he sold June 9,
1758, to Daniel Brown, Esq. He was one of the petitioners in 1765 to
have the town of Paxton set off from Leicester: it was established in 1775. Daniel Steward
was a selectman in 1779. The date and place of his death are unknown. The births of his
children were not recorded. They were:®
1 Polly ; = Knight: settled in Bath, N, Y.
2 John 175 1 ; = Ruth Newton of Royalston: -|-Sep. 9, 181 2
3 Catherine ; — Knight: settled in Bath, N. Y.
4 Jabcz ; = : res. in Deerfield, N. Y., 1800®
5 Daniel 1756; =Nov. 25, 1779, Dorothy Maynard, Westboro
6 Ebenczer ; = : res. in Deerfield, N. Y., 1800®
7 Anna, Mar. 4, 1760; =Mar. 10, 1779, Reuben Stearns: -f-Scp. i, 1839, West Brattleboro
8 Lydia ; = Newton : res. Royalston, Mass.
9 Antipas : -hunmarried. in Brattleboro, Vt.® [ark, N. J.
10 Benjamin 1766; = Jane : -f May 19, 1824, in 58th year,® New-
Rev. Antipas^ Steward (Dam'c/,* Alexander^), born Dec. 28, 1733, in Marlboro,
Mass., married (i) in Cambridge Sep. 8, 1773, Rachel Haley. He graduated from Harvard
college in 1760, taught school in Cambridge and, during the Revolution, in Salem: he was a
distinguished Hebrew scholar and was ordained Nov. 27, 1793, as a minister of the Episcopal
church. He was living in Holliston before 1786 (1790: i'0'3), where his wife Rachel died
Jan. 5, 1791, in her 53rd year.® In 1794 he, of Ludlow, bought land in Ludlow. He mar-
ried (2) Miriam . He died in Belchertown Mar. 15, 1814, aged 80. His will of July
23, 1808, mentioned his wife Miriam, daughter Polly, wife of Martin Bardwell, jr., and Bet-
sey, wife of Sylvester Nash [box 142:17]. Miriam married in Guilford, Vt., June 8, 1815,
Capt. Isaac Orr. Children, born in Salem :
1 Polly, hp. Feb. 2, 1777; = Martin Bardwell, jr.
2 Betsey, hp. Mar. 14, 1779; = Sylvester Nash
Rediat^ Steward (Daniel,^ Alexander^), born Apr. 12, 1736, in Marlboro, Mass., mar-
ried in Brookfield May 22, 1765, Lucy Adams. His name appears in a Hst Apr. 26, li^T, of
soldiers in the First Marlboro company, under Col. Abraham Williams. He marched from
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Marlboro to Cambridge on the Lexington alarm, Apr. 19, 1775, and served five days in Capt.
William Brigham's company, under Col. Jonathan Ward. After the war he removed to Mon*
tague, where he died about Sep. 10, 1781, for the widow was allowed 2 shillings 8 pence for
each child under 7 years, two children 78 weeks, on Mar. 10, 1783.® On Aug. 30, 1786,
Reuben Scott, Moses Severance and Samuel Steward were still looking after the estate, which
was distributed in July, 1788. Children, recorded in Marlboro:
1 Benjamin, Aug. 27, 1766 [Cf. Benjamin,* DanieP]
2 Persis. Apr. 4, 1768
3 Silas Stuart, Mar. 6, 1770; -J-Nov. 18, 1802, Polly Bunn, Sturbridge
4 Lucy, bp. Feb. 28, 1773; =Sep. 17, 1795, Cyrus Sanderson, Deerfield
5 Antipas, bp. Mar. 12, 1775: +Apr. 19, 1849, aged 74 yrs., i mo., 10 d., unm., Montague
6 Sewall, bp. Mar. 23, 1777
Gen. John^ Stewart {Daniel,^ Daniel,^ Alexander^), bom about 175 1 in Paxtcn,
Mafs. , married Ruth Viewton of Royalston. His service in the Revolutionary war is unde-
termined. About 1780, in company with his brother Daniel, he went to Brattleboro, Vt., and
took up a farm in the wilderness in the southwestern part of the town, where he built a log
house. A few years afterward he sold this farm to Daniel and moved to what is called the
Gould farm, a half'mile west of Brattleboro, where he lived until his death. He was given
the title of general from his service in the Vermont militia. He was selectman in 1785 and
1800, grand juror in 1801, lister in 1802, and later selectman several times. Gen. John Stew-
art was a man of more than ordinary qualities, in manners genial and courteous to all, honest
and honorable in his dealings. He was tall and of due proportions. His funeral was largely
attended. He died Sep. 9, 1812, aged 62, and his wife died May 2, 181 3, aged 60. His will
was dated July 30, 1812, and probated Sep. 23. Children, all mentioned in his will, except-
ing Emery :
1 Rufus 1776; = Jane Fraser: 4- June 29, 1846, Derby®
2 Persis, Oct. 26, 1777; =Sep. 17, 1800, Charles Kingsbury
3 Sarah, Sep. 19, 1778; =Feb. 27, 1803, Nathaniel Whitney, jr.: -^Apr. 18, 1848
4 John, Mar. 3, 1781; =July 13, 1807, Polly Wilson of Claremont, N. H.
5 Martha ; =Nov. 19, 1798, William Avery
6 Phineas ; -Dec. 2, 1812, Huldah Denison, Guilford: } Feb. 18, 1872
7 Lydia ; = Wilkins®
8 Emery
9 Charles : grad. Yale 1820; to Virginia as a school teacher
10 Harriet 1798; =Mar. 17, 1820, Ezrg Walker, Stamford, Vt.
Col. Daniel* Stewart (Daniel,^ Daniel,^ Alexander^), bom about 1756, in Paxton,
Mass., was a minute-man in Capt. Phineas Moor's company. Col. Ephraim Doolittle's regi-
ment, which marched to Cambridge on the Lexington alarm, Apr. 19, 1775, and served 19 days.
He became a lieutenant during the war and participated in the Battle of White Plains and in
the Jersey campaigns. He was a tanner and resided in Westboro, where he married Nov. 25.
1779, Dorothy Maynard, born there May 29, 1762, daughter of Phineas and Dorothy (Rice)
Maynard. About 1780, with his brother John, he went to West Brattleboro, Vt., where he
lived on a farm until his death. He was on the board of selectmen several years and became
a colonel in the state militia. His wife died Dec. 13, 1832, aged 72, and he died June 13, 1834.
aged 78.® Children:®
1 Mary (' Polly") ; =Apr. 7, 1799, Maj. James Esterbrook, Brattleboro
2 Elizabeth ; =Apr. 8, 1804, James Frost, Brattleboro
3 Nancy : =Apr. 11, 1804. Capt. Jonathan Chase, Guilford, as first wife
4 Sophia ; —Mar. 8, 1810, Capt. Jonathan Chase, Guilford, as second wife
5 Emily ; =Oct. 22, 1822. John Cutting, Brattleboro, as first wife
6 Charlotte ; -Mar. 15, 1828, John Cutting, Brattleboro, as second wife
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. JANUARY, 1927 VOL. V NO. 7
Robert Stewart of Norwalk, Conn. ^^^ ^ **
From many sources
Robert^ Stewart of Milford, Conn., bought on Mar 8, 1659^60, the home lot of Sam-
uel Hale, in Norwalk.® No earlier record of him has been found. He married in Norwalk
June 12, 1661, Bcthia Rumble,® daughter of Thomas and Rose (Sherwood) Rumball of Strat-
ford, Conn. He bought land May 30, 1663, of Thomas Adgate, and bought other property
Jan. 22, 1674, ^or ^'loo, which had been granted to Richard Bushnell.® He sold land Mar. 11,
1663 '4, to John Raymond. He was a man of high standing in Norwalk, and was the founder
of an influential family. He possessed land on Ely Neck, Stewart's Meadow and Stewart's
Landing. The valuation of his estate was placed at £225 on Jan. 3, 1687. He made his will
on Mar. 12, i678'9, but no record of his death can be found. The inventory was filed Dec.
5, 1688, by Mark St. John, Thomas Scymorc and James Olmstead, and administration on the
estate was granted to the widow Bethia and eldest son James. On^ Mar. 13, 1693 '4, Samuel
Hayes, with the two sons James and John, was appointed ,^0 distribute the estate [Fairfield
county probate, iii:26o]. The date of Bethia "s death is unknown. Children:®®
1 James, Mar. 19, i662'3 ; = Experience
2 Abigail, Aug. 15, 1664; = [before 1688] Richard Cozier: five children
3 John, Mar. 18, i666'7; = Abiah
4 Deborah, May — , 1669 [living in 1688, aged 19]
5 Elizabeth, Sep. 30, 1671 [living in 1688, aged 17]
6 Phebc, Feb. 14, 1672*3 [living in 1688, aged 15]
7 Sarah 1675 [living in 1688, aged 13]
8 Samuel, May — , 1677; = Hannah Bennett: -hjune 5, 1753, in Wilton
9 Rachel 1685;= Daniel Raymond: three children
Ensign James^ Stewart {Robert^), born Mar. 19, 1662-3, in Norwalk, Conn., married
about 1694 Experience . At a town meeting Feb. 18, 1678, "Robert Stewart ingages yt
his son James shall beat ye drum on the Sabbath and on other ocations: is to have it for that
service." He bought land of John Beebe in 1685, and his estate was assessed at £50 on Jan. 3,
1687. His name is in a list Dec. 4, 1694, of those who were members of the town meetings.
He took an active part in the affairs of Norwalk for many years, possessing considerable pro-
perty. He was appointed ensign of the north company of militia in Norwalk by the General
Assembly on May 11, 1710. The last will of Ens. James Stewart of Norwalk was dated Jan.
19, 1749-50. It was probated June 12, 1751, with the witnesses, Elnathan Hanford, James
Taylor and Hannah Hanford, "now wife of David Lockwood," the executors being his son
Robert and son'in-law John Taylor [x :218a]. On Apr, 6, 1753, the widow Experience quit-
claimed '*lands that my husband James Stuart left me in his will" to her son John* Stuart; son
Robert Stuart ; John Taylor and wife Hannah; daughter Deborah Pickett; John Morehouse
and wife Mary; and Elizabeth, Hannah, John and Sarah Parret. On the same day James StU'
art of Kent, Litchfield county, Conn., John Taylor and wife Hannah, Robert Stuart, Deborah
Pickett, Elizabeth Parret, Hannah Parret and Sarah Parret, all of Norwalk, John Morehouse
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and wife Mary and John Pcrrct, both of Fairfield, deeded to John Taylor 3rd, aforesaid, land
on the east side of Norwalk harbor at a place called Fruitful Spring, for ^j'l'j [Deeds, xiiaj].
James and Experience had seven children :®
I James ; = Eleanor : in Kent before 1743
a *John 1697 : living in 1753
3 Hannah 1699; =Jan. 19, I7i6'7, Capt. John Taylor, as id w.: -hMay 11, 1774
4 Eunice ; =Mar. 4, 1723 '4, John Parret of Fairfield: -| Mar. 30, 1735
5 Deborah ; =Apr. 14, 1726, James Pickett: six children
6 Robert ; = : resided in Wilton in 1771
7 Mary ; = John Morehouse of Fairfield
John< Stewart (Robert^), bom Mar. 18, i666'7, in Norwalk, Conn., received a deed
from his father in 1687 [i:255]. He acquired land at Drum hill. Chestnut hill. Skunk's Hole
and other localities, and was a selectman in 1711. He married Abiah . He lived in
the parish of Wilton, and his name is seventh on the list of 31 men who signed a petition on
Dec. 7, 1725, to have a separate parish made of Kent, Belden's hill and Chestnut hill. He had
a pew in the Congregati6nal church in Wilton Jan. 27, 1727. Abiah died July 30, 1748, aged
about 60, and John died June 17, 1749, aged 83, in Wilton® [town 1802]. The births of his
children were recorded in the Congregational church of Wilton and their names arc found in
a list Feb, 14, 1732, of the children of settlers in Wilton:
1 Abigail, Feb: 14, i709'io
2 John 2nd, Oct. 10, 171 1; =
3 Jemima, June 9, 17 14 ' '
4 Silas, Mar. 6, 1716: -f-May 14, 173^
5 Reuben, Feb. 13, 17 18*9
6- Benjamin, May 5, 1722; =Fcb. 7, i749'5o, Eleanor Sherwood of Fairfield: -{-Feb. 22, 1805
7 Sarah, Oct. 21, 1724
8 Abigail ; =Jan. 20, 1746'7, Samuel Fountain (born Mar. 7, i725'6®)
9 Ezra, Feb. 25, i728'9; =Nov. — , 1756, Sarah Brownson, New Milford: -fAug. 17, 1773
Samuel' Stewart (Robert*), born May — , 1677, in Norwalk, Conn., married Hannah
Bennett, as was learned in a belated settlement of the estate of her father. Thomas Bennett of
Fairfield on July 18, 1769 [Probate, xvii:i29]. A parcel of land near Five Mile river was laid
out to Samuel Stewart on Jan. 23, 1706: he deeded to Benjamin Hickox in 1720, and on Feb.
10, 1747 '8, he deeded land on Chestnut hill. Norwalk. **to Samuel Stewart, jr., my son.'' His
will was made Sep. 6, 1748, and was witnessed by William Taylor, John Stuart 3rd and Isaac
Chase: in it he refers to his wife Hannah and to his son Samuel 3rd. The inventory was tak'
en by Nathaniel Darrow and John Stuart, jr. [xi:ii7]. He died June 5, 1753, aged 76. in Wil-
ton.® Hannah died before July 18, 1769.® They were members of the Congregational
church in Wilton and held a seat in 1729. Children, named in his will:
1 Samuel ; = Elizabeth Smith
2 Ruth ; = Jonathan Atherton, 3 children: -f before 1748
3 John ; =
4 Simeon 1718; i=Nov. 15, 1739, Abigail Smith, (2) Mary (Gregory) Whelpley
5 Nathan ; = Thankful : to Lanesborough, Mass.
6 Dorothy ; =Aug. 18, 1742, Daniel Burchard of Courtland Manor, N. Y.
7 daughter® ; = St. John, 3 children: 4- before 1748
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James Stewart of Cumberland County* Pa«
Stuart H. Patterson, New York Gty
James* Stewart, bom about 1725, lived in Ncwvillc, Cumberland county. Pa. His
wife was Lucy (Blakely) Blakcly. [A James Stewart died prior to November, 1768, leaving a
widow Mary and children Eleanor, Margaret, Charles, John, Samuel, James and Agnes, -the
last two being under 11 years of age. — Stewarts of the Cumberland Valley : Egle.] Among his
children was :
James* Stewart (James^), bom about 175a, married, about 1783, Eleanor McElwain,
bom in 1760, daughter of Andrew and Mary (Mickey) McElwain. [James Stewart served
as second lieutenant in the Fifth company of Cumberland County Associators under Colonel
James Dunlap in 1777.®] [James Stewart, Newville, was absent in 1789, aged 28, and so was
Eleanor Stewart, aged 22, according to the Big Springs Presbyterian church records.] Jam^s
died in 1792. Widow Stewart married Aug. 16, 1792, Thomas Martin.® She died in 1833.
She had two children by her second husband. Children of James and Eleanor :
1 James 1784; =May 29, 1807, Jane McElwain,® 6rst cousin
2 John 178-
j Mary, Nov. 13, 1785; =Apr. i, 1802, Samuel Patterson®
4 Andrew 1790; =Apr. 9, 1812, Isabella Craighead, Carlisle®
5 Lucinda 1792 ; = Thomas Bingham : -\- 1844
James" Stewart {James,^ James^)^ bom in 1784 in Newville, Cumberland coynty. Pa.,
married there May 29, 1807, Jane McElwain, born in 1782, daughter of Andrew Mcllvaine, a
brother of Eleanor who married James' Stewart. She died Jan. 5, 1835, and he died in 1845.
Children :
1 James, Nov. 27, 1807; =Feb. 9, 1834, Mary Russell: -fMay 30, 1883
2 Elizabeth, Dec 1, 1808; ==May 29, 1834, Samuel L. Gillespie: -|"Aug. 26, 1873
3 John M., Feb. 22, 181 1; =Jan. 14, 1840, Rebecca Anne Martin: -f Jan. 20, 1884
4 Eleanor, Feb. 16, 1813; =Jan. 27, 183^, George Knettle
5 Andrew, Mar. 18, 1815: -(-Mar. 15, 1846, unmarried
6 Robert, Mar. 18, 1815: 4 Dec. 29, 1852, unmarried
7 Samuel Patterson, Dec. 31, 1818; =Nov. 11, 1852, Margaret McDannell: -hMay 4, 1890
8 Mary Jane, Aug. 20, 1821; —Jan. 22, 1857, William C. Koons: -|-Fcb. ly, 1888
9 Thomas Martin, Aug. 2, 1823; = Elizabeth Martin: -f-June 16, 1852; no ch.
10 Lucinda Anne, Oct. 18, 1825; —Feb. 26, 1859, John M. Woodbum: -fSep. 26, 1896
Mary^ Stewart (James,^ James^)^ bom Nov. 13, 1785, in Newville, married there on
Apr. I, 1802, Samuel Patterson, bom Aug. 14, 1775, son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Dickson)
Patterson. The family name, although spelled Stewart in previous generations, assumed the
form of Stuart, indicating an adherence to the cause of the royal house of Stuart. Mary (StU'
art) Patterson died in i860: her husband died May 24, 1827, in Cincinnati, O. Children:
1 Andrew, Apr. 23, 1803, Carlisle; Sep. 16, 1828, Martha Patterson of Baltimore
2 Eleanor, Mar. 27, 1805, Carlisle
3 James Stuart, May 19, 1807, Mercer: -fjan. 2, 1808
4 Samuel, June 25, 1809, Mercer: f July 1, 1841, at Washington, Republic of Texas
5 John Stuart, Feb. 19, 1812, Mercer; =Dec. 8, 1835, Emily Amanda Ball: 4 Apr. 3, 1886
6 Elizabeth, Aug. 22, 1813; i=Jan. 25, 1832, Jesse E. Stuart Duncan, (2) Sam1 B. Findlay
7 Mary, Dec. ly, 1815, Cincinnati; -- J. Wilson Johnson
8 Jane, Apr. 27, 1818, Cincinnati; --Nov. 25, 1841, Thomas Seaborn Butler: f 15 J| 1903
Andrew* Stewart (James,^ James^), born in 1790, in Newville, married in Carlisle on
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Apr. 9, 1812, Isabella Craighead of Cumberland county. He was a tanner and died about
1824. Children:
1 James Gibson 1816: -1-1835
2 Mary Gcddes, Feb. 1. 1818; =Nov. 2, 1841, William B. Leas: -f-Aug. 30, 1891
3 Lucinda 1820;= George Gillespie : -{-about 1870
4 Nancy Jane 1822; = 1844, James R. Brewster: -I^Apr. 8, 1898
5 Craighead 1824; = 1849, Mary Jane Witherow
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Duncan Stewart of Newbury, Mass. ^"^"^ ^^^
Mrs. Edward A. Strong, Minneapolis, Minn. — Arthur Wyman Stewart, Augusta, Me.
John^ Steward (John,^ Daniel,* Solomon^^ James,^ Duncan^), born July 27, 179 1. in
Rindgc, N. H. [see page 99], married at St.Albans, Me., Nov. 28, 1816, Nancy Moor,® born
in 1793, daughter of Abraham and Esther (Walker) Moor. He was a teacher in early life,
later a farmer. In politics he was a Whig, in religion a Baptist. In 1846 he with his wife
and two children went to Madison, Wis., where he died Sep. 16, 1847. His letters denote
that he possessed dignity, refinement and Christian culture beyond the average man of his
time. His widow returned to St. Albans, where she died Feb. 8, 1851.® Children:
1 Olive, Mar. 25, 1817, Skowhcgan; =Sep. 26, 1843, Calvin Seldcn Gliddcn, Hartland
2 Randall, July 10, 1818, Skowhegan; =Apr. 3, 1845, Sarah Maria Hawkes, St. Albans
3 Nancy. June 18. 1822, Skowhcgan; =Sep. 12, 1845, Caleb Jewctt: H-Jan. 22, 1852
4 Coney Weston, July 15, 1823, St. Albans; i=Jan. 6, 1850, Sarah Nye. (2) Sarah Jenkins
5 Thaddeus Moor, Nov. 16, 1827, Glenbum; =Mar. 10, 1855, Myrta Elizabeth Wells
6 Marsena Canon. July 15, 1832. St. Albans; =July 5, 1856, Elizabeth Graves, St.Alban8
SEVENTH GENERATION
Mooes^ Steward (John,^ Thomas,^ Phineas,* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), bom Aug.
23. 1822, in Bingham. Me. [see page 136], was a farmer and lived in No. 8 township and
Monson. He was mustered into the Union army at Augusta Sep. 2, 1862, as a private soldier
in Company M, First regiment of Maine Volunteer cavalry, to serve three years. He took
part in the battles of Frederick and Antietam. Maryland ; Gettysburg, Pa.; Shepherdtown. W.
Va.; Aldie, Middlcbury, Upperville. Todd's Tavern, Cold Harbor Road, Trcvillion Station
and St. Mary's Church, Va.. and Sheridan's first raid. He was honorably discharged May 28,
1865. at the close of the war. He married (i) Eliza Jane Ward, bom Nov. 12, 1830. daughter
of John Ward. She died Sep. 12, 1857, in Monson, Me. He married (2) Marcia PuUen of
Monson, and was divorced in February, 1865. He married (3) Oct. 22, i86y, Elizabeth C.
Mooers of Dover, Me., bom Apr. 2, 1834: she had lived in Bear Island, Queensland. Nova
Scotia; Dover, Monson and Watervillc, Me. He died Sep. 2, 1878, in Monson, and his widow
died Nov. 15, 1905, in Waterville. Children, all born in Monson:
1 Milton W., May 20, 1852: -|-Apr. 10. 1854
2 Alonzo W.. Mar. 29. 1853 : unmarried, always lived in Monson
3 Alfonzo M., Dec. 2, 1855: -fOct. 11, 1857 [mon Vinton
4 Melissa Ann. Dec. 27, 1856: unmarried, always lived in Monson, housekeeper for AV
5 Laura B., Oct. 17, 1866: -(-Sep. 21. 1881
6 Lendal H., Mar. 22, 1868: -fMar. 3, 1882
7 John M., Oct. 25, 1869: -hjune 20, 1891, Monson, unmarried
8 Alfonzo M., Aug. 5. 1873; -|-May 18, 1902, Waterville, unmarried
9 Ellery Irvin, Feb. 2, 1877 : lived in Monson and Waterville, unmarried
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Monthly Asiociate Editor; Horace W. Dickerman, 685 Forest Road. New Haven. Conn. $2 a year
PES MOINES, lA. FEBRUARY, 1927 VOL. V NO. 8
Robert Stewart of Norwalk, Conn. '»*«^ 222
From many sources
James' Stewart (James,^ Robert^) , bom about 1695 in Norwalk, Conn., married about
1725 Eleanor . He and his father were granted common land in Norwalk in 1721. He
and his wife Eleanor were communicants of the Congregational church in Wilton in 1752. and
left the parish in May, 1746, with their children Luke, Nathan, James and one son.® He
had gone to Kent as early as 174 1, and when the church there was incorporated Apr. 29, 174 1,
by the neighboring churches of New Milford and Sharon, James Ste"Wart antf Elona Stewart
were on the list. He was assessed in Kent Jan. 1, i742'3.® He and the other heirs of Ensign
James Stewart deeded Apr. 6, 17^3, to John Taylor: on the same day they deeded land in Nor-
walk to Deborah Pickett, widow. On the same day James Stuart of Sharon, Deborah Pickett
and others deeded land in Norwalk to Jonathan Camp. After thi& we lose him. A James
Stuart died Jan. 31, 1776, in Kent, and his wife Jemima died there Dec. 24, 1775.® The fol-
lowing three children were recorded in Wilton.® He probably had other children.
1 Luke, Apr. 29, 1726; =June 13, 1769, Abigail Forster, Kent: -fMay 25, 1784
2 Nathan, Aug. 5, 1728; = 176- , Hannah Freeman, Kent: -|-Aug. 27, 177B
3 James, Feb. 6. 1730-1 ; =Sep. 20, 1764, Sarah Berry, Kent: soldier in Revolution; -I-1814
Robert^ Stewart Qames,^ Robert^), bom about 1705 in Norwalk, Conn., married about
1737* . His father designated him as Robert 2nd when he gave him 90 acres near the
foot of Drum hill in 1729-30. He "entered a dun steer*' Jan. 10, 1736-7. He resided at Drum
hill in 1756,® and was of that locality in 1771 when, as Robert Stuart 2nd, he bought a house
on Drum hill in Norwalk for his son Isaac [xi:264]. No further notice of him is found. Sev-
eral of his children were baptized in the Wilton church :
1 James, hp. Dec. 19, 1740; =Jan. 21, 1762, Abiah Burlace, Wilton
2 Elizabeth 1742: -hScp. 30, 1764, aged 22
3 Sarah, hp. June 3, 1743; =Jan. 11, 1764, Peter Hubbell, Wilton
4 Sahra, hp. Apr. 23, 1745; =Mar. 4, 1772, Jeremiah Grumman, Wilton
5 Isaiah, hp. Aug. 29, 1748
6 Isaac 1749; =Dtc. 25, 1771, Olive Morehouse, Norwalk: -I- Mar. 23, 1813
7 Experience, hp. May i, 1751: {May — , 1751
John' Stewart 2iid (Johriy^ Robert^), born Oct. 10, 171 1, in Norwalk, Conn., married
. Little is known of this roan. It is difficult to distinguish the family from that of his
cousin John (son of Samuel), both of whom had children recorded in the church in Wilton.
Probable children of this John :
1 Anne, Feb. — , 1739
2 Justus, Dec. f , 1740 : soldier in Revolution
3 Lois, Jan. 10, 17445
4 Dinah, hp. Dec. 23, 1747; =Apr. 8, 1779, James Small Olmstead, Wilton, as 2nd wife
5 John, hp. Jan. 3, 1750*1; i=Jan. 25, 1776, Hannah Taylor, (2) 1JI1779 Sarah Hurlbutt
6 Sarah, hp. Mar. 16, 1753
7 Albert, hp. Mar. 24, 1756; =Apr. 2, 1783, Rowena Waterbury, Wilton.® ^ i6jj"i826
•Robert Stewart of Newport. R. I., married there July 30, 1737. Sarah J. Oarke of Newport.
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as —90, means refer to that page; - means married,
I- marriage intention, + marriage license, + died, X buried, ® Bible record, (f) church, (J) town, 0 gravestone,
Ci) probate, (|) court, <f) land, (*) military, ($) pension, ^ census, (0) tradition. (^ local history, ^ patriotic soci-
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Reuben' Stewart (John,^ Robert^), bom Feb. 13. 1718-9, in Norwalk, Conn., resided
there Oct. 27, 1756, when Daniel Stuart bought a farm adjoining his [xi:)44]. Reuben Stuait
and Benjamin Stuart, both of Norwalk, sold Aug. 26, 1800, land in Wilton.®
Benjamin' Stewart {John,^ Robert^), bom May 5, 1721, in Norwalk, Conn., married
in Fairfield Feb. 7, 1749-50, Eleanor Sherwood, daughter of John and Eleanor Sherwood of Fair-
field. He and his wife Ellen, of Norwalk, sold Dec. 22, 1756, land at Green Farms to John
Sherwood, the deed being signed also by Nehemiah Sherwood and wife Sarah, of Fairfield
[Norwalk land records, xiv:292j. Benjamin Stuart of Norwalk bought Apr. 25, 1768, land cf
Ezra Waterbury [xiii:228]. He and Reuben Stuart, both of Norwalk, sold Aug. 26, 1800, land
in Wilton. He died Feb. 22, 1805, aged 82 years, 9 months. Children, baptized in Wilton:
1 Eleanor, bp. Dec. 16, 1750
2 Abigail, bp. Sep. 22, 1754
I Asa. bp. July 7. i75^
Ezra' Stewart (John,* Robert') , born Feb. 25, 1728-9, in Norwalk. Conn., married in
New Milford Nov. — , 1756. Sarah Brownson. Ezra Stuart of Norwalk sold June 7, 1751, to
Simeon and Nathan Stuart land at Chestnut hill, Norwalk [][:382]. Ezra Stuart of Kent sold
Apr. 22, 1771. to John Finch land on Chestnut hill, Norwalk [xiii :50o]. He resided in Kent
and New Milford: on * 'starting accounts.*' 1756. On Oct. 23, 1772. Thomas Brownson. John
Brownson. John Wilkerson, Jerusha Wilkerson, Jonathan Bostwick. Rebecca Bostwick. Ezra
Stewart, Sarah Stewart, Moses Johnson and Eunice [or Emma] Johnson, all children of Thom-
as Brownson, quitclaimed their dower rights [New Milford deeds, xii:2i3]. He died Aug. 17,
1773. in New Milford. Four of their children were baptized in Wilton :
1 Anne, bp. "Nov. 7. 1757
2 Elijah, bp. Apr. 12, 1760; -hjan. 12, 1770, New Milford
I Sarah, bp. May 12, 1762: -fjan. 19, 1770, New Milford
4 Rachel, bp. May 12, 1762; =bec. 7, 1780. Jonas Newton of Arlington, Washington
5 Lurane : -fjan. 12, 1770, New Milford
6 Sarah, Dec. 22, 1770, New Milford; ^=^Scp. 24, 1787, Sylvester Kinney. Washington
Samuel' Stewart (Samuel,^ Rol)erc*), born about 1702 in Norwalk, Conn., married
about 1726 Elizabeth Smith [baptized Nov. 26, 1710]. Samuell Stuard and wife Elizabeth, of
Norwalk. deeded Dec. 15, 1727. their right in the homestead of her father, Joseph Smith, re-
ferring to her brother David Smith, mother Davice? and grandmother Smith [iv:2i5]. Samuel
Stewart, jr.. was a witness to the will of Dea. James Trowbridge, July 5, 1732. Samuel Stuart
and his wife Elizabeth were communicants of the church in Wilton Feb. 14, i732'3, and their
children were listed at that time as Thaddeus, Eunice, Daniel and Sarah.® Samuel, jr.. and
S/meon Stewart bought land in Norwalk July 14, 1746. of Jonathan Atherton [ix:252]. Sam-
uel Steward, jr., was appointed in 1748 by the General Assembly ensign in Norwalk,. Eliza-
beth, wife of Samuel, died May — , 1757, Wilton.® He may have married (2) Eunice .
Eunice Stuart, alias Eunice Edwards, of Fairfield sold May 13, 1773, land in Greenfield parish
to John Murwin, jr., of Fairfield [Fairfield deeds, xix:38]. He probably died in 1784, for on
July 14, 1784, the inventory of the estate of Samuel Stuart, late of Norwalk, was submitted,
the administrators being Samuel Stuart and John Beebe [xxi:2i2'2i3]. John Bears and Esther
Bears signed a receipt Feb. 1, 1785, to the estate of Samuel Stuart, "our honored father,*' de-
ceased: widow Eunice [Norwalk. xvii:239]. John Bears and Esther, his wife, of Lanesbor-
ough, Mass., quitclaimed Nov. 7, 1791, land on Chestnut hill, Norwalk, which was set out to
Eunice Stewart, relict of Samuel, late of Norwalk [xviiir;]. Samuel Stuart quitclaimed Apr
19* 1799* 'and on Chestnut hill "from my honored father, Samuel Stuart, deceased'* [xix:i4i].
Children:®®®
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1 Thaddeu9 ; =Oct. 21, 1755, Mary Whdply, Wilton: 4-Dcc. 11, 1757
a Eunice, Nov. — , 1728: +Scp. ai, 1845, aged 16 years, 10 months
3 Daniel 1730 : bought land Oct. 27, 1756. in Norwalk
4 Sarah 1732
T Elizabeth, hp. Jan, 27, 1740; =Mar. 9, 1757, Nathaniel Darrow, Wilton
6 Samuel, July 10, 1746® [=June 19, 1765, Lydia Trowbridge, Wilton]
7 Eunice ; =June — , 1769. Joseph Olmstead: -{-iSi'j®
8 Esther : = John Beers
John' Stewart (Samuel,* Robert^), bom about 1710 in Norwalk,. Conn., married about
1735 . Little is known of this man. It is difficult to distinguish his family from that
of his cousin John (son of John), both of them having children recorded in the church in Wil'
ton, as John 2nd, John, jr., John 3rd and John, no name of a wife being mentioned. Probable
children of this John :
1 Silas, July 1, 1739; = Abigail : 4-Mar. 19, 1812, aged 72, Kent®
2 Anne ; =Oct. 23, 1766, James Bull, Sharon
3 Stephen, Nov. 23. 1744
4 Jerusha, bp. Sep. 6, 1747
5 Abiah, bp. Aug. 5, 1750 [Abigail married Apr. 26, 1774, Ichabod Davis, Sharon]
Simeon' Stewart {SamueU* Robert^), born about 1718 in Norwalk, Conn., married
(i) in Wilton Nov. 15, 1739, Abigail Smith, baptized there Mar. 22, i7i8'9, daughter of Jos'
eph Smith. They were added to the church in Wilton parish in 1741. Simeon and Nathan
Stuart deeded July 25, 1749, land called Buckingham ridge in Wilton parish to Daniel Hurlbut,
John Hurlbut and David Hurlbut [x:2ii]. Simeon was appointed administrator Dec. 26, 1757,
for the estate of Thaddeus Stuart. His wife Abigail died Oct. 29, 1758, in her 39th year.®
He is said to have married (2) Mary Gregory, a daughter of David Whclply. He died June 1,
1808, aged 90, according to the St.John family papers. Children, baptized in Wilton :
1 Simeon 1741 : -f-Apr. 10, 1746, aged 4^ years
2 Lydia, June 3, 1744: 4-Oct. y. 1745* aged i^ years
3 Lydia, bp. May 11, 1746; =Nov. 7, 1764, John Hurlbutt, Wilton
4 Simeon, bp. July 3, 174S; =Nov. 24, 1773, Jemima Dean, Stamford New Canaan®
5 Sabra, bp. May 26, 1751 ; =Mar. 4, 1772, Jeremiah Grumman, Wilton: -f Apr. 17, 1785
6 Hannah, bp. Dec. 16, i753'» =Apr. — , 1770, Samuel Dean, Wilton
7 Ruhamah, bp. July 1 1, 1756
8 Abigail, bp. Dec. 4, 1758; =June 22, 1782, Daniel Sturgis, Weston
9 Olive, May 28, 1760;® =Mar. 1, 1783, Samuel Fitch, Stamford®
10 David ; =Dec. 2^, 1797, Phebe Roberts, Weston
11 Darling ; =twicc®
12 Elizabeth, Feb. 26, 1766;® =Dec. 5, 1787; Asa Olmstead, Weston
13 Charles : bought land Nov. 17, 1832, Madison co., N. Y.
14 Bathsheba ; = Jesse Jarvis®
15 Huldah ; = Perkins®
Olive, Ruth, Huldah «nd Betty Steward (Stuart], of Norwalk, four sitters, were baptized as adults Mar. 3,
1783, in St.John*s ProtesUnt Episcopal church in Stamford, adjoining Norwalk.
Steward of Redding married Feb. 19, 1795, Bcitey Pennoyer. Stamford-New Canaan (i^
Nathan' Stewart (Samuel,^ Rol>eitO,bom about 1720 in Norwalk, Conn., married
about 1741 Thankful . Nathan Stuart and his wife Thankful, of Norwalk, deeded land
Mar. 17, 1747, in Norwalk [viii 15 10]. Nathan Stuard of Norwalk, Fairfield county. Conn.,
bought Mar. 23, 1770, land in Lanesborough, Berkshire county, Mass., of Daniel Herrington
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[Pittsficld registry', vi.-^jj]. They removed to Lanesborough about this time, Nathan Stuart
of Lanesborough sold Apr. 12, 1774, 100 acres (lot 2^ in the second division) in Lanesborough
township to Perez Dean of Lanesborough [xi:20i]. In 1788 Nathan and Abraham Stewart,
both of Lanesborough, sold land there where they resided to Jacob Cuyler and Leonard Gans'
voort [xxv:i25]. The "Vermont Gazetteer'' says that among the first settlers of Hindsburg*
Chittenden county, Vt., in 1787 were added Nathan, Thaddeus and Abraham Stuart, etc. In
the Congregational church, organized in Hinesburg May ao, 1789, Thankful Stewart was re-
ceived into membership on confession of faith. In 1790 Nathan and his wife seem to have had
their own household, Thaddeus and his wife had a boy over 16 and a younger boy and William
and his wife had a boy under 16 and five girls.® Nathan and his wif€ Thankful, of Hines'
burg, deeded land in Lanesborough about the year 1800. Five of their children were baptized
in Wilton, Conn. :®
I Naomi i74»; =Mar. 9, 1758, Daniel Hurlbutt, jr.: 4- July — , 1764
a Ruth, June — , 1744: -|-Mar. 26, 1746, aged i year, 9 months® [house, aged 14
3 Nathan, hp. June 26, 1748: killed by lightning near sunset July 20, 1761. in his father's
4 Absalom, hp. Mar. i, 1750'! : -fApr. 20, 1751, aged seven weeks®
5 Abraham, bp. July 19, 1752; = : soldier from Lanesborough®
6 Nathaniel, hp. 0£t. 15, 1755: =Nov. 25, 1799, Mercy Lockwood, Wilton: Revo, soldier
7 Thaddeus 1757; = : 4-Jan. 30, 1809, aged 51, Hinesburg; soldier
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Duncan Stewart of Newbury, Mass. ^*"^ "*
Mrs. Edward A. Strong, Minneapolis. Minn. — Arthur Wyman Stewart, Augusta, Me.
John Moor' Steward (John,^ Thomas,^ Phineas,* Solomorif^ James,^ Duncan^), bom
Aug. 22, 1824, in Bingham, Me. [see page 136], was a farmer and always 4ived in Monson. He
was mustered into the Union army Dec. 18, 1863, at Bangor, Me., as a private in Company A,
First regiment of Maine heavy artillery, to serve three years. He took part in the three bat-
tles of Petersburg, Fredericksburg Pike, Jarrett's Station on the Weldon railroad, and Hatchers
Run— all in Virginia. He was killed in the last named battle. Mar. 31, 1865. He married in
Monson Dec. 9» 1851, Abigail Ingraham Matthews, born Dec. 22, 1829, daughter of Elijah and
Ann (Bennett) Matthews of Monson. Children, born in Monson:
1 Allen Matthews, Nov. 16, 1852; =Mar. 30, i88j, Sarah Gertrude Fretz
2 Ella Moore, Mar. 5, 1855: unmarried, resided Salina, Kan., and Haswell, Colo.
3 Mercy Anna. May 16, 1858; =Oct. 16, 1883, Frank M. Simons: resides Haswell, Colo.
4 Lucius Bradford, Apr. 13, i860: -hApr. 12, 1865, Monson
Mark Parker^ Steward (John,^ Thomas,^ Phineas,* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), born
Dec. 2, 1829, in Bloomfield, Me., lived in Monson. He was a farmer, and never married. He
was mustered into the Union army Aug. 21, 1862, at Bangor, Me., as a private in Company E,
Eighteenth regiment of Maine Volunteer infantry (which was later changed to heavy artill'
cry), to serve three years. He went with his^rcgiment to Camp Stetson, Fort Gaines, Ala.,
where he worked on the fortifications until taken sick with the measles, of which he died Oct-
8, 1862.
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NOTES
John^ Stewart (John,'^ Alexander^) stated in his pension application [Oct. 10, 1832, in
Richfield, Otsego county, N. Y.] that he was born Jan. 15, 1763, in Norwich, Conn, [see page
181]; that his father, who was a seafaring man, died while he was quite young, and that in
1777 he left Norwich and went to Bennington, Vt., with his mother, and there enlisted, 1780.
Family records show he married Phebe Castle; she died Oct. 22, 1842, and he d. July 15, 1848.
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GALESBURG. 1L1» MARCH. 1927 ' VOL. V NO. 9
Robert Stewart of Norwalk, Conn. p*«^« "8
From many sources
This outline of the descendants of Robert Stewart of Norwalk is probably the first attempt, further than
Selleck's History of Norwalk, to put in type the records of this numerous family. It will serve as a valuable
basis for future elaboration. Although it is thought that all the children of Robert's three sons— JiJ"". John
and Samuel— have been given, it is evident that the next generation is getting away from us. Some marriages
which we cannot place are here given. The Stewart family in Stamford is a matter of conjecture, with some-
what similar names Jpage 206). Why did Lemuel Stewart of Sandwich, grandson of James, the Quaker, come
to Wilton to be married in 1750? |page 145).
Elizabeth Stuart married Nov. 15, 1739, Joseph Monroe, Wilton
Hannah Stewart married Apr. 5. 1753, Samuel Waterbury, Wilton
Chloe Stewart married Feb. 12, 1756. Ezra Waterbury, Wilton
Deborah Stuart married Sep. 20, 1757, Josiah Canfield, Wilton
Steward married Nov. — , 1760, Clough, from Wilton. — Weston -Fairfield
Lydia Stuart married June 12, 1764, Elijah Hurlbutt, Wilton
Thomas Stewart married Dec. 1, 1766. Mary Burrett, Stratford
Ann Stuart, baptized Apr. 11, 1727, married Reuben Olmsted, brother of James Small O.
Joseph Stuart, born Feb. 11, 1762, Wilton: after the Revolutionary war. in which he was
a soldier, he removed to Red Hcok, N. Y., and later to Ballston [now Milton], Albany [now
Saratoga] county, N. Y.® In 1838 he and his only surviving children resided in Union coun'
ty, O. His son Nathaniel married Jan. 4, 1808, Keziah Tobey, in Ballston. Cf. Lemuel, 166.
Luke^ Stuart (James? James? Robert^), bom Apr. 29, 1726, in Wilton, Conn., married
jn Kent June 13, 1769, Abigail Forstcr, by Hezekiah Gold, pastor. He died May 25, 1784.
Children, recorded in Kent:®
1 Elizabeth, May 17, 1770
2 Rebecca, Nov. 16, 177 1
3 Abigail, Mar. 17, 1773
4 Benjamin, Oct. 31, 1774
5 Luke, June 15, 1781
Nathan^ Stuart (James? James? Robert^), bom Aug. 5, 1728, in Wilton, Conn., mar^
ricd in Kent, probably in 1763, Hannah Freeman.® She may have been his second wife. He
died Aug. 27. 1776.® James Stewart of Kent was administrator of the estate of Nathan StU'
art of Kent, May, 1778.® Children, recorded in Kent :
1 Jesse, Oct. 14, 1764
2 Samuel, June i , 1767
3 Hannah, Sep 10, 1771
4 Sarah, May 20, 1774
Lieut. James^ Stuart (James? James? Robert^), bom Feb. 6, 1730'!, in Wilton, Conn.,
married in Kent Sep. 20, 1764, Sarah Berry, born about 1742. On Mar. 17, 1769, Mercy Bar'
num. Joseph Berry, Elizabeth Church, wife of Elias Church, Anna Mann, wife of Ebenezcr
Mann, Nathaniel Berry, Ebenezcr Berry and James Stuart, jr., husband of Sarah Berry, child'
ren and heirs of Capt. Nathaniel Berry, late of Kent, shared in the distribution of the estate
[Kent deeds, iv:267]. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He was administrator for
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4- marriage intention, + marriage license, -f died, X buried, (1) Bible record, (t) church, (|) town. ® gravestone,
|) probate, (?) court, <T) land, ® military, (D penwon. @ census, ® tradition. @ local history, (gT patriotic soci-
ety, ® obituary, biography or genealogy.
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the estate of his brother Nathan in 1778. His will was dated Mar. 4, 1807, appointing his son
James executor: he mentioned his daughter Sally Stewart. His wife Sarah died Mar. 10, 1794,
aged 52. He died in 1814, and is buried in Good Hill cemetery. Children, recorded in Kent :
1 Robert, Aug. 4, 1765 ; =Mar. 5, 1789, Mary Stevenson, Kent
2 Eleanor, Oct. 30, 1767 #
3 Mercy, Dec. 10, 1769
4 James, May 5, 1772; =Sep. i, 1803, Melinda Berry, Kent: -\ 1857©
5 Joseph, June 24, 1774
6 Nathan, June 10, 1776
7 Sarah, Sep. 10, 1778
8 Annette?, Aug. 3, 1781
James^ Stewart (Robert,* JameSt^ Robert^), baptized Dec. 19, 1740, in Wilton, Conn.,
married there Jan. 21, 1762, Abiah Burlace. He died in 1767. His will was dated Mar. 19,
1767, in Norwalk, witnessed by Robert Stuart, Samuel Bctts and Sarah Stuart. The invent-
ory was reported May 11, 1767, Stephen Brett was appointed May 12, 1767, guardian of the
children Aaron and Mercy Steward. In 177 1 Robert Stuart made provision in a deed for his
grandson Aaron Stuart [xv:53]. Children, recorded in Wilton:®
1 Mercy, Aug. 14, 1762 (bp. Oct. 31)
2 Aaron, Feb. 5, 1764 (bp. Apr. 3)
Isaac^ Stuart (Robert,^ James,^ Robert*), bom about 1749 in Wilton, Conn., married in
Norwalk, Dec. 25, 1771, Olive Morehouse, bom Oct. 20, 1749, daughter of Thaddeus and Ab'
jgail Morehouse.® He served in the Revolution under Capt. Samuel Comstock [see Justus].
Isaac Stuart of Norwalk deeded Nov. 24, 1801, land in Wilton, and on Feb. 8, 1820, he made a
deed to his two children, Moses and Betty. He died Mar. 23, 1820, aged 71, and Olive died
June 24, 1840, aged 90 years, 8 months and 14 days.® Children:
1 Betty, July 9, 1772, Norwalk
2 Martha, hp. June i, 1774: -fyoung
3 James, bp. Od. 28, 1776: +1776
4 Martha, Dec. 24, 1777; = Michael D. Higgins: -f-Mar. 26, 181 1
5 Moses, Mar. 26, 17S0; =Jin. i, 1805, Abigail Clark of Danbury: -fjan. 4, 1852
6 Sarah, Aug. 25, 1781
Justus^ Stuart (JohnJ^ ,2 Robert^), bom Dec. 5, 1740, in Wilton, Conn., served
[n Capt. Samuel Comstock *s company. Ninth regiment of Connecticut troops, and was dis-
charged Aug. 28, 1776, at New York. Simeon Stuart and Isaac Stuart were discharged Sep.
II, 1776, from the same company.®
John^ Stuart (John^^ JohrXt^ Robert*), baptized Jan. 3, 1750'!, in Wilton, Conn., may
have married Jan. 25, 1776, Hannah Taylor, in Wilton. He married Dec. 1. 1779, Sarah Hurl'
butt, in Wilton. He and his wife Sarah deeded Jan. 29, 1807, land in Wilton to their son
Henry, making provision also for their children William and Sarah until they were 21. Child'
ren of John and Sarah, recorded in Norwalk :
1 Lois, Sep. 13, 1780
2 Gilbert, Aug. 19, 1783
3 William, July 24, 1785 : -fyoung
4 Henry, July 24, 178^
5 William, May 23, 1789
6 Sarah, Feb. 28, 1791
Albert^ Steward {John,^ ,' Robert^), baptized Mar. 24, 1756, in Wilton, Conn.,
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married there Apr. 2. 1783, Rowena Waterbury. by Rev. Isaac Lewis. This is ascertained
from the pension application, dated at Shelby, Orleans county, N. Y., Oct. aj, 1844, of Rcu'
ana Steward, aged 78, widow of Albert Steward. Thaddeus Waterbury, aged 75, residing in
Fairfield county. Conn., deposed Nov. 16, 1844, that he was a brother of Reuana. Albert en-
listed May ii, 1775, under Capt. Matthew Mead. Col. David Waterbury, and went with the
army of the north to Ticonderoga and Canada, and after 208 days* service he was discharged
Dec. 5. 1775.® Albert. John and Simeon Stuart marched Oct. 5, 1777, in Capt. Nathan Gil'
bert's company, Lieut. 'Col. J. Baldwin's regiment, but there must have been something about
it they didn't like, as John and Simeon quit the company cold at Fishkill, Oct. 8, and Albert
followed their example, and probably their footsteps, two days later.® Albert Stuart from
Capt. Gregory's Norwalk company in Maj. Ezra Starr's regiment of light horse, and Joseph
Stewart from Capt. Hull's company at Fairfield, were enlisted to Jan. i, 1781: dated Danbury.
Aug. 20, 1780.® He and his wife Rhuana, of Norwalk, quitclaimed Apr. 6, 1791, to Thaddeus
Waterbury of Norwalk any possible interest as heirs to Ezra Waterbury, deceased fl^^^s.
xvii:i64]. He sold Dec. 16. 181 1, land on Chestnut hill to John Stuart of Wilton. He died
Sep. 16, i8a6.® John C. Wilkinson of Orleans county. N. Y.. stated in an affidavit Oct. 23,
1844, that he had married the third child of Albert and Reuana. and that his wife's eldest
brother was living, aged 60, in Milford,* Conn. They had at least three children:
I (son) 1784 : resided in Milford in 1844
2
3 Anne J791; =May 2j. 181 3, John C. Wilkinson
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James Stewart of Cumberland County* Pa. — ^^^
Stuart H. Patterson. New York City
James^ Stewart {James,^ James,^ James^), bom Nov. 27, 1807, in Newvillc, Cumber*
land county. Pa., married Feb. 9, 1854* Mary Russell. He died May 30, 1883. Children:
1 James, Feb. i, 1839, Cadiz, C: had Lucy. Apr. 30. 1867. and May Belle, Oct. 4, 1876
2 Adaline, Jan. i, 1841
3 Frances B., Feb. 12, 1844 ; = McBridc
4 John McBean, Mar. 27, 1852, Newark, O.
John M.* Stewart (James,^ JameSt^ James^), born Feb. 22, 181 1, in Newville, married
Jan. 14, 1840, Rebecca Anne Martin. He died Jan. 20, 1884. Children:
1 Jane, Nov. 14, 1840; i=May — . 1873, Dr. S. N. Eckcr, (2) Nov., '87, Hugh A. Gamble
2 Susan Ellen, Feb. 20, 1842; ==Nov. 19, 1870, James McCormick Barley: -j-Dcc. 9, 1896
3 John M., Oct. 9, 1844; =July — , 1876, Mary Anne Stevenson: no children
4 Mary Elizabeth, Jan. 20, 1847: -|-Apr. 25, 1881
5 Caroline Rebecca, Dec. 19, 1848
6 Margaret Lucinda, Jan. 20, 1851 : -|-Apr. 2, 1904
7 Laura Catherine, Feb. 3, 1853; —Sep. 28, 1886, Joseph B. Livingston
8 Clara Belle, Mar. 18, 1855 [Lewis E. Ball: -hjuly 28, 1907, sine prole
9 Agnes Annette. Sep. 29, 1859; i=Jan. 20, 1881, William R. Nevin, (2) Nov. 22, 1905.
Samuel Patterson^ Stewart (James,^ James,^ James^), born Occ. 13, 1818, in New*
villc, married Nov. 11, 1852, Margarettc McDanncU, born Dec. 7, 1823. He died May 4, 1890,
and she died Oct. 29, 1895. Children:
1 Elizabeth Jane, Dec. 28. 1855 : has been of great assistance in supplying Stewart records
2 William McDannell, July 17, 1858: -hMay 30, 1869
*In Milford a son of John Steward died June 8, 1779. and John's wife died Feb. 26, 1781.(D
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Duncan Stewart of Newbury, Ma^s. p**^^"*
Mri. Eldward A. Strong, Minneapolis. Minn. — Arthur Wyman Stewart, Augusta, Me.
Levi Emery^ Steward (Asa P.,« Thomas,^ Phineas* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^),
bom Aug. 8, 1812, in Bloomficld, Mc. followed farming and lumbering. In the latter business
he was associated with ex 'Governor Abncr Cobum and others and operated extensively around
Mooschead lake. He was for many years deacon of the First Baptist church of Skowhcgan. He
lived on the Fairfield Center road in Bloomfield before and after it became Skowhegan, and
during the latter part of his life in Skowhegan Vitlage. He married Nov. 14, 1844, Fanny
Wyman, daughter of Joseph and Polly Wyman. He died Apr. 26, 190S, at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Annie Nolen, in Skowhegan. Children, born in Bloomfield, Me. :
1 Sarah Frances, Dec. 25, 1845: -f-May 22, 1865, Skowhegan, unmarried
2 Clara Anna, Jan. 17, 1848: -f Nov. 11, 1848
3 Rachel Parker. Apr. 25, 1850; =Jan. 28, 1871, Converse L. Webb [Minneapolis
4 Levi Parker, Aug. 17, 1851; =May 27, 1883, Annie Belle Devery: -f-May 13, 1914, in
5 Wyman, June 12, 1853; =Dec. 25, 1878, Flaville Hoxie
6 Ida Matilda, Apr. 25, 1855; i=Jan. 29, 1883, Henry- Leavett, (2) 1909 Alcius T. Smith
7 Alice Isabel, Aug. 16, 1858: -fNov. 21, i860
8 Annie Maria, Nov. 6, i860; =June 10, 18S3, Frank-A. Nolen
9 John Howard, July 14, 1863; =Mar. 16, 1887, Annie Philbrick Bickford
Nahum Gobum' Steward (Asa P.,« Thomas,'^ Phineas,* Solomon,^ James,'* Duncan^),
born Feb. 13, 1824, in Bloomfield, Me., lived in Bloomfield and Skowhegan Village. He was a
farmer, miner and lumberman. In early life, when the "gold fever'* was raging, he spent sev-
eral years in California mining for the precious metal, in which he was very successful. In his
lumbering operations he was a member of the A. €^ P. Coburn company, which did business
in the Moosehead hkc region. He served on the board of selectmen of both Bloomfield and
Skowhegan, and was town road commissioner of Skowhegan for several years. He was a mem-
ber of the First Baptist church of Skowhegan, in which he served as deacon. He married Sep.
23. 1847, Sarah Pitts of Bloomfield, daughter of 'Squire William and Sally (Emery) Pitts. He
died in Skowhegan Apr. 17, 1897, and she died there Jan. 14, 1909. Children:
1 Asa S.. Aug. 4, 1848: -fOct. i, 1851
2 William P., .Sep. 21, 1854: -fDcc. 30, i86o
3 Phtlo, Dec. 15, 1856; =Jan. i, 1891, Carrie Virginia Kidwell, Washington. D. C.
Benjamin M.^ Steward (Asa P.,« Thomas,^ Phineas* Solomon J^ James,^ Duncan^),
born Dec. 10, 1825, in Bloomfield, Me., lived on the old 'Squire Pitts farm in Bloomfield before
and after it became Skowhegan. He, also, was a Forty 'niner and spent several years success-
fully mining in California when gold was first discovered there. He was a member of the A.
^ P. Coburn lumber company, which operated in the vicinity of Moosehead lake. He married
(i) May 3, 1854, Eliza B. Pitts, born July 4, 1829, daughter of 'Squire William and Sally (Em-
ery) Pitts. She died Feb. 11, 1867. He married (2) Feb. i, 1868, Mary E. Pitts, born July 4.
1831, sister of his first wife, She died Feb. 16, 1887, in Skowhegan, and he died there Dec. 1,
1901. Children:
1 Elvira Pitts, Feb. 5, 1855: +Oct. 9, 1875, unmarried
2 Mary (Minnie) Eliza, May 5, i860; =May 12, 1890, Peleg W. Knight: ^-Oct. 27, 1892
3 Carrie S., May 29, 1866: 4-Oct. 27, i866
4 William Asa, Apr. 28, 1869: =^Dec. 14, 1897, Beulah May Wheeler of Canaan
5 Stella Margaret, May 31, 1874; =Sep. 15, 1897, Herman F. Stevens: -f Oct. 29, 1909
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StTlOUIS^MO. APRIL, 1927 VOL. V NO. 10
Robert Stewart of Norwalk, Conn. — ^^*
From many sources
Thaddeus^ Stuart (Samuel,'* Samt^fi,* Robert^), born about 1717 in Wilton, Conn.,
married in Wilton Oct. 21, 1755, Mary Whclply. He died Dec. 11, 1757. Simeon Stuart, his
uncle, was appointed administrator of his estate Dec. 26, 1757, and the inventory was filed Jan.
12, 1758, by John Stewart and Samuel Fitch, jr. The widow evidently married Simeon Stuart,
the administrator, after the death of his wife Oct. 29, 1758, as he and his wife Marah signed
Oct. 18, 1790, with the heirs of David Whelply of Norwalk [Probate, xviiiijS]. Children of
Thaddeus and Mary, baptized in Wilton:®
1 Elizabeth, hp. CXft. 10, 1756: probably died young [ton
2 Susanna, bp. Apr. 9, 1758; =^Jan. 20, 1778, William Scott, jr., in Wil'
Daniel^ Stuart (Samuel,^ Samuel,^ Robert^), bom about 1730 in
Wilton, Conn., was undoubtedly the Daniel Stuart who bought Oct 27,
1756, land in Norwalk bounded east and north by land of Reuben Stuart
[xi:2^4]. The later history of this man is unknown. Compare page 212.
Samuel^ Stuart {Samuel,^ Samuel,^ Robert^), born July 10, 1746,® in Wilton, Conn^
lived there until 1773, when he removed to Lanesborough, Mass., according to his own declar*
ation when he applied Aug. 3, 1832, for a pension. He enlisted in 1776 under Capt. Hall, Col.
Warren, Col. Wooster and Col. Arnold, and served five months. He marched from Lanes'
borough to Manchester July 9, 1777. on an alarm and served 21 days under Capt. Ebcnczer
Newell in Col. Symonds' regiment; also served under Gen. Stark, three months. He returned
to Wilton in 1778 and enlisted for eight months under Capt. Nathan Gilber, Col. John Mead
and Col. Stephen St.John, and in 1781 he served six months under Capt. Peter Sturgis, Major
Starr. Samuel Beers of Norwalk made an affidavit that Samuel Stuart and he enlisted in JanU'
ary, 1776, in Lanesborough, Mass., in Capt. Jabez HalPs company, and marched to Quebec.
Samuel Stuart resided in Wilton always after 1778. He married there June 19, 1765, Lydia
Trowbridge. The list of their children is incomplete :
1 Elizabeth, bp. June 8, 1766, Wilton
2 Thaddeus
3 Samuel Smith
SUas^ Stuart (JohrXy^ ,* Robert^), born July i, 1739, in Wilton, Conn., married
(1) . He married (2) Abigail , born about 1760.* He was perhaps the Silas StU'
art who enlisted July 6, 1775, as a fifer in the 9th company in Col. Charles Webb's (Seventh)
regiinent, at Milford, and was discharged Dec. 10, 177?. Jonathan Stuart was a private in the
same company.® Silas and John Stuart [probably brothers] of Kent deeded Apr. 17, 1800, to
the town of Kent [x:i7]. Silas Stewart died Mar. 19, 1812, in his 73rd year, and his wife
Abigail died June 29, i8jj, in her 73rd year, according to their gravestones in the Good Hill
cemetery in Kent. The last will of Silas Stewart, late of Kent, was approved Apr. 16, 1812,
The witnesses to the will were Richard Lain, Matthew Judd and Judith Gregory: the execut'
or was his son John, and his wife Abigail and the following six children were named:
*If the reading of the xravrstone inscription is wrc ng and she died in her 93rd instead of 73rd year Abigail
could have been the first and only wife of Silas.
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■i- maniagc intention, + marriage license, f died, v buried, (f) Bible, record, (t) church, (i, town, fl; gravestone
(i) probilte, ($} court, (r) land, ,Vj military, <$) pension. Offc census, (g) tradiliop, (^ ItHral history, (g patriotic soci-
ety, (S obituary, biography or ^enealo^y.
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I Matthew, bp. Apr. 21, 1765, Wilton: soldier from New Milford, enlisting May 18, 1782
a Margery, bp. Oa. 5, 1766; = David Preston®
3 Sarah ; = John Lain®
4 John
5 Rhoda ; = Noble S. Johnson®
6 Anna ; — Robert Ogden®
Silas Stuart was a private under Capt. Abraham Fuller. 1776. according to the History of Kent. His wife
was a member of the church at Kent in 1785. Luke Stuart, 1784. Jerusha Stewart, 1808.
Stephen^ Stuart (h^^*^ .* Robert^), born Nov. aj, 1744, in Wilton, Conn., is a
baffling mystery. Somebody wrote a charming story of a Stephen Stuart of Kent which makes
us almost want to give up and go back and help father plant potatoes. Stephen is spread into
Charles James Stephen Stuart, born in New York City about 1734, said to have been a son of
Lord Charles Stuart (Murray), fourth son of the duke of Athol. Lord Charles took part in
the rising of 1715, was captured at Preston and sentenced to be shot. He died in 1710, states
the English Peerage, but this is an error, the genealogist explains. Lord Charles was reprieved
through the influence of friends, escaped to France with Charles and Isaac Walker and crossed
the Atlantic with them in 1730. The Walkers settled in Maryland and Lord Charles in New
York, where he is said to have married a daughter of Col. Cosby, the governor, and where his
son (Charles James) Stephen^ was bom about 1734. In 1777 Stephen* had for six years resid'
cd at Danbury with a Mr. Dibble, a lovalist; then taught school at New Fairfield some years.
He was one of the instigators of the memorial sent to Prince Charles Stuart in 1778, asking
him to raise his standard in America [Mahon's History of England, vi:i8o]. He married Eliz-
abeth Bull, great 'great 'granddaughter of Capt. Thomas Bull. He died about 1834, ^S^ near'
ly 100, and is buried in a rural cemetery opposite BulFs Falls, Kent. He was an early founder
of Kent, says this article, and by Elizabeth he had: Anne (married a Benson), Charles (bom
June 7, 1785; married Hannah, daughter of Jehiel Church), Homer, Chapman (born June 9.
1789), Henry and Herman (married Submit Church and resided in Kent). The foregoing may
be very true but it cannot be our honest Stephen. Where did he go? Stephen Stewart and
his wife Annis, New Milford, were administrators Mar. 6, 1783, of the estate of Shubal Chap'
man, deceased, and Chapman was evidently Stewart's father^in'law [Deeds, xiv:3i8]. Why
did the other Stephen name a son Chapman, born in 1789, presumably in Kent?
Simeon^ Stuart (Simeon,^ Samuel^ Robert^), baptized July 3, 1748, in Wilton, Conn ,
married in Norwalk Nov. 14, 1773, Jemima Dean, bom Apr. 29, 1753, daughter of Jonathan
and Rebecca (St.John) Dean. Simeon Stuart, sr., made a deed May 30, 1774, to his son, Sim-
eon, jr. [Norwalk land records, xiv:2o6]. Simeon Stuart, jr., and his wife Jemima, of Nor-
walk, deeded Apr. 17, 1777, land at Silver Mine to **our honored grandfather, Jacob St.John"
[xiv:36o], and on July 29, 1777, he and his wife paid 4^12-10 for a fourth interest (9 acres) in
Silver Mine. He was a soldier in the Revolution with Albert, Isaac, John and Justus Stuart.
Children, recorded in Norwalk :
1 Nancy, Aug. 14, 1776
2 Jonathan D., Nov. 26, 1783
3 Sabra, Apr. 28, 1786
4 Samuel, Aug. 29, 1789
5 Seth, Feb. 28, 1791
Abraham^ Stuart (Nathan,^ Samuel^ Robert^), baptized July 19, 1752, in Wilton,
Conn., served as a Revolutionary soldier from Lanesborough, Mass. He removed to Vermont.
Nathaniel^ Stuart (Nathan,^ Samuel^ Robert^), baptized Oct. 15, 1755, in Wilton,
Conn., also served as a soldier from Lanesborough. He went from Vermont to his boyhood
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home in Connecticut, when 44 years old, and married in Wilton Nov. 25, 1799, Mercy Lock'
wood, daughter of Isaac Lockwood. Is was probably his second marriage. They were living
in Huntington, Chittenden county, Vt., in 181 1.®
Thaddeus^ Stuart (Nathan,^ Samuel,^ Robert*), born about 1757 in Wilton, Conn.,
was a Revolutionary soldier from Lanesborough, Mass., and removed to Vermont with his fa-
ther and brothers. Nothing is known definitely of his family. He died Jan. 30. 1809, aged
51, in Hinesburg, Vt.®
Naomi Stuart married Nov. 2, 1776, Francis Hultenark [Hurlbutt?], Wilton
Mary Stuart married Jan. 3, 1797, Hugh Dickson, Norwalk®
ROBERT STUART had a daughter Alice baptized in Wilton before May 12, 1774, and a
daughter Betsey baptized Aug. 22, 1774.
Naomi Stewart married Nov. 19, 1799, Eben Peirce, Huntington, Vt.
Ruth Stewart married Oct. 9. 1805, Lyman Forey, Huntington, Vt.
Abraham Stuart of Shoreham married May 25, 1806, Esther Fowler, Pittsford, Vt.
Lt. William Steward of Stonin|{ton9 Conn. — ^
From pension records
Lemuel^ Steward (Eliphalet,^ William*), born Apr. 6, 1759, in Stonington, Conn. [p.
198], was in a regiment stationed at Howland^s Ferry, Tiverton, R. I., 1778-79, one year, and
was in Sullivan's expedition. He moved to the state of New York during the war and also
served at times in that state. He was married Aug. 18, 1782, to Rebecca [Rose], by the Rev.
Mr. Hart, in Preston, Conn. She was bom Jan. 26, 1763. Lemuel died Mar. 8, 1829, in Graf'
ton, Rensselaer county, N. Y., and his widow Rebecca died Jan. 9, 1842. Her will was prob-
bated Sep. 11, 18^6, Deborah Allen of Grafton being executrix. A Bible record of Rebecca's
marriage and the births of her children was sent to the War department at Washington but is
not to be found among the papers in the pension office. Children of Lemuel and Rebecca, as
shown by the affidavit of the surrogate of Rensselaer county :
1 Lemuel of Elk Creek, Erie county. Pa.
2 Josiah of Elk Creek
3 Rebecca ;= Peter Church: of Petersborough
4 Sarah ; = Nathan Rodgers: of Elk Creek, Pa.
5 Deborah ; = Bernard Allen : of Grafton
6 Eliphalet, Jan. 21, 1803 of Grafton (married Rebecca )
Ellplialet* Steward (EUphdttty^ WiUiam*), born Feb. 20, 1763, in Stonington, Conn.,
(Budd Stuart \ [see page 198] served one month as a soldier at Fort Griswold,
Robert Stewart / near New London, when only 13 years of age. The family then
moved toHoosick, now called Petersburgh, when he was called upon to do military duty in the
year of Burgoyne*s surrender, 1778, and went as a scout with a company of 20 or 30 men to
Fort Edward, Sandy Hill, Fort Ann and other posts. He enrolled in Capt. Austin OdelPs
company, in which his brother Lemuel was one of the sergeants. He marched in 1780 from Al'
bany to the middle fort of Schoharie, and the next year he served nine months in the levies
under Col. Willet, being mustered in May at Albany, in Capt. Elihu MarshalPs company « and
again he enlisted in April, 1782, in the same company and was in the Battle of Turloch, July
10, 1782. His father was with him. He was discharged Jan. i, 1783, at Fort Hunter. The
later enlistments were under the name of Robert (for which Budd was a nickname), a name he
had been givtn in childhood by his sister (and she called him Robert "up to the present time,**
1841), although his father sometimes called him Robert and at other times Eliphalet. He al'
ways lived in Petersburg. [He married (i) .] He married (2) in Petersburg May
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15, 1799, Rebecca Weaver, by 'Squire Benjamin Randall. He died July 27, 1848, aged 85, in
Petersburg, and Rebecca died Apr. 2, 1852, aged 8o.0 Children, born in Petersburg, N. Y. :
1 Joshua ; = ; -I- before 1858, leaving sons and daughters
2 ■ Statira ; = Isaac M. Mabbett of Saratoga Springs
3 Anna Smith, Mar. 30, 1795
4 Philemon 1797; =Apr. 30, 1821, Sarah Hewctt, Rutland, Vt.: {-Dec. 1, 1858
5 Weaver, Dec. j, 1799; =Nov. 12. 1820. Polly Stewart, Pownal. Vt.:® rem. to Michigan
6 Chloe, Oct. 18, 1801 ; = Asahel Brock
7 Schuyler, Mar. 9, 1804 of Canada West in 1858
8 Hiram, Nov. 26, 1812; = Mary A. : -f Aug. 9, 1887, Petersburg©
9 Columbus, Feb. 18, 1815 of Petersburg in 1858
10 Clarissa ; = James Jones®
NOTES
Anthony Steuart [page 84J, bom Feb. 12, 1773, married July 18, 1797, Elizabeth Jcf-
fers, born Feb. 22, 1781. She died June 4, 1859, aged 77, and is buried in a cemetery at Bra-
man's Corners, Montgomery county, N. Y. His son:
William A. Steuart (Anthony), born Aug. 9, 1799. Johnstown. N. Y., married Ma-
hala Husted, born Feb. 26, 1802, at Schoharie, Rensselaer county.® He died Oct. 15, 1869.
, I Wealthy, Feb. 8, 1820, Florida, Montgomery county: -hjune 10, 1888, Wautoma, Wis.
2 Charles, Mar. 12, 1822, Florida: -f-Mar. 5, 1901, Denver, Colo.
3 Elisha J., Nov. 8, 1824, Schenectady: ch. — Charles, William, Fred, Kate and Hattie
4 John, June 13, 1827, Lyons, Wayne county
5 William, Ozt. 30. 1S30, Rose, Wjyne county: ch. — William H., Melissa and Newton
6 Mary E., Sep. i, 1832, Rose: -f Mar. 13. i838, New London, Wis.
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Duncan Stewart of Newbury, Mass. — ^-^^
Mrs. Edward A. Strong, Minneapolis, Minn. — Arthur Wyman Stewart, Augusta, Me.
Philander Goburn^ Steward (Asa,® Thomas,^ Phineas* Solomonf^ James^^ Duncan^),
born Mar. 6, 1832, in Bloom6eld, Me. [page 136], was educated in the public schools and in
Bloomfield Academy, and was by occupation a farmer, miner, rancher and lumberman. He re*
sided in Beechworth and Thumberland, Australia, and Skowhegan, Me. Shortly after com-
pleting his education he went with his brothers and others to California in search of gold, a
Forty 'niner. He was fairly successful, but in 1851 he emigrated to Victoria, Australia, where
he engaged in mining and ranching. In 1869 he returned to Skowhegan and bought his brother
Nahum's farm in the south part of town, where he engaged in farming. He also became an
active member of the A. 6r* P. Coburn Lumber company, which operated in the vicinity of
Moosehead lake. He married in Australia Jan. 26, 1857, Phebe Lowden, formerly of Newcas-
tle, England. He died Feb. 22, 1914, in Skowhegan, Me. Children:
1 Sarah Parker, Nov. 9, 1857, Beechworth, Aust.; =Oct. 4, 1876, Charles L. Marston
2 Joseph Lowden, Aug. 17, 1859, Thumberland, Aust.; =Feb. 26, 1889, Elsie M. Boyd
3 Nahum S., Feb. 23, 1863, Thumberland, Aust.; =June 18, 1886. Nina E. Oak
• 4 Benjamin T., Mar. 2, 1871, Skowhegan, Me.; =Dec. 2, 1903, Edith Dyer
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Queries
35 William Stuart of Spottsylvania county, Va.. had these children: Joseph, Witliam, Thomaf, Eliza-
beJh (born 1773), Charles, John, Moset. Nanny and Mary. Was he a Revolutionary soldier? His daughter
Elizabeth married John Young (1771-1818). They and three of her brothers went to Kentucky. She died in
1858: her son, Moses Stuart Young, was my grandfather. Mrs. H. Skillmin Fry, box 247, Rochester, Pa.
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WASHINGTON, P. C. MAY, 1927 VOL. V NO. 11
Some New York State Stewarts
James Stewart, Westerlo, Albany county, N. Y., was bom in 1749 or earlier. He en'
listed in April, 1775, as a soldier in the Revolutionary war, while residing in Blandford, Mass.
[sec pages 15J and 184]. He married (i) . He married (2) at Wcsterlo Apr. 9, 181 5,
Cynthia Ward. He died Nov. 2a, 1844, at Broome, Schoharie county, N. Y. His widow was
pensioned Mar. 10, 1853, aged 66 years, while living in Broome. She was known as Aunt
Cynthia to her Step-grandchildren. Children of James, by his 6rst wife :
1 James (bom in New York City); -^ Margaret : -hMar. 25, 1864
2 William, Mar. 25. 1787; - - Temperance Wilcox: -f-July 5, 1818
James Stewart (James), born in New York City,, lived in Reidsville, on the township
line between Westerlo and Berne, in Albany county. He married Margaret . He died
Mar. 25, 1864, in Reidsville.® and his wife died four days after. Mar. 29, 1864. Children:
1 Polly, Oct. 9, 1808; = Henry Moak
2 Lavinia : -f 1865, unmarried
3 Wealthy, Oct. 13, 1812. Westerlo; = Ehle Flagler, as second wife: ^21 5-1894
4 *James
5 Jesse : said to have gone away during the Civil war
6 Margaret Ann, Feb. 12, 1818, Reidsville; i=July 3, 1842, William H. Monroe, Troy
7 Phebe 1826; = Ehlc Flagler, as first wife:*-} June 7, 1856
8 Perry Reed, Oct. 2, 1829; 1= Rhoda VanWit, (2) Mrs. Adelia Vincent
WUllam Stewart {James), born Mar. 25, 1787, married Temperance Wilcox. He died
July 5, 1818, aged 31 years, 3 months and 10 days, according to his gravestone, embellished
with a Masonic emblem, in a little cemetery in Stamford, Delaware county. His widow died
about 1S68 and lies buried in an unmarked grave beside her husband. Children :
1 John Wilcox, Oct. 19, 1812: =Feb. 6, 1840, Angeline Oavis
2 Sarah Frances ; = John W. Fisher, New York City
3 Temperance Adelia ; = Wesley Keeler of Troy
4 William Augustus, June 25, 1818, Stamford; =Mar. 11, 1843, Margaret M. Newberry
—From records of Dr. Ferdinand Schmitter. 71 2nd si , Troy, N. Y.
James Stewart, born in 1747 or 1748, came to what is now the township of Stamford,
Delaware county, N. Y., in 1775, with William Frazer and Simon Frazer and at about the same
time as Brown, Daniel Bennett and Abijah Bennett. After the raid of this section by
the halfbrecd Indian, Joe Brandt, and Butler and his tories Stewart moved to Catskill until the
war was over, and while living at Catskill he enlisted in the Revolutionary army.® He rc'
turned to his farm in Town Brook valley. He died Feb. 24, 1823, aged 71:. Children:
1 William, Sep. i, 1776; =Dec. 11, 1800, Penelope Grant: -J- Aug. 19, 1842
2 Margaret, Mar. 21, 1784; -- Sweton Grant©
3 James 1786; — Affiah Smith: ^ Nov. i, 1861, aged 74®
4 John
*nrhere is some doubt as to a son James Tradition in the family says they named two sons by this name,
both of whom died young, and although desirous of continuing the line of Jameses ihey feared to name a third.
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:- marriage intention, + marriage license, -j- died, X buried. ® Bible record, (r church, tT) town. (^4) gravestone
») probate, (D court, Cf) land. Ch) military, (») pension. ^ census. ® tradition. <@ local history. ^ patriotic soci-
ety, (^ obituary, biography or genealogy.
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The will of William Frascr of Stamford, dated May i8. 1802, probated Nov. i, 1801, re-
fers to James Stewart as his son-inlaw.
Catherine Stewart and her two sons, JAMES A. and WILLIAM A., said to have
been from Scotland, came to Stamford in 1806 and settled In Town Brook valley. She died
Nov. 18, 1816, aged 91. Neither of the sons married. James A. died Apr. — , 185 1, aged 84
William A. died May — , 1853, aged 84. Toward the close of their lives a nephew, ALEX'
ANDER STEWART, came from Scotland with his family and lived with them.®
Finley Stewart, of Schenectady and Albany, as a soldier of the Revolution under Capt.
John Martin, while transporting supplies to the garrison at Fort Stanwyx was shot through
the left shoulder by the Indians, in August, 1777. He was taken prisoner in April, 1779, at
Fort Hunter and was confined three years in Canada, and was released in October, 1782. His
wound and confinement incapacitated him, and he was pensioned from Mar. 4, 17951 for his
service as a batteauman in the army. He lived with Daniel Cummins of Greenbush. In 179J
he was thinking of moving to Pennsylvania or Virginia, where he might be able to gain a bet-
ter livelihood, and was given a pass dated Mar. 11, 1793, certifying he had been a soldier and
had lived for nine years in Albany, but he died there Apr. — , 1807. He was married in Al-
bany by Rev. John McDonald June 19, 1790, to Isabella Cumming, bom about 1764. She was
pensioned $20 a year from Mar. 4, 1856, as his widow, and was still living in Albany in 1843.
Children:®
1 Daniel, Jan. 4, 1792
2 Duncan, Feb. 12, 1793
3 Catherine, Feb. 20, 1795
4 Jannct, June 30, 1797
James^ Stewart {Jam^,^ James,^ DanieV), bom Feb. i, 1737, in Rochester, Mass. [p.
67], married there Mar. 12, 1761, Lydia Crandall, born about 1745. He enlisted Jan. i, 1777.
under Col. Marshall in the Massachusetts Continental line. He died in the service some time
in the fall of 1779, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., of cramp in the stomach. His widow taught school
for several years, and on Dec. 12, 1786, she married Thomas Chase, at Taunton. They remov-
ed to Catskill, N. Y., where Mr. Chase died Nov. 18, 1792. Lydia asked for a pension June
20, 1839, when 94 years old, residing in Providence, Saratoga county, N. Y.
James^ Stewart, said to have been bom in Inverness, Scotland, about 1720 [page 157],
lived in Goshen, Orange county, N. Y., prior to the Revolution. He married Catherine Knapp,
daughter of William and Margaret Knapp of Goshen. He was a farmer and blacksmith, and
was a member of the committee of safety west of Drained Lands, and president of the town of
Minisink Oct. 2, 1787. The date of his death is unknown. Children :®
1 Silas ; = Margaret Webb
2 Luther, Oct. 20, 1752; =Apr. 2, 1780, Keziah Carpenter: -f Aug. 29, 1836
3 Mary ; = Boak of Montgomery
4 William : killed at Peenpack by the Indians
5 Temperance ; = William Stewart, son of John and Jane (Harrison)
6 John W., June 17, 1761; =Aug. 31, 1795, Keturah Davidson: +July 29, 1841
7 Margaret ; =June 17, 1783, Nathan Arnout
John* and Walter* Stewart were taken to Ireland by a governess after the uprising in
Scotland in 1715. The govemcsa died of smallpox soon after, and the boys, having no money,
gave the jewels which they had to the farmer who was sheltering them to convert into money .
The farmer cheated them, and after some years of abuse and vain waiting for their parents to
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come after them the boys ran away and came to America [cf. p. 153]. This family claims re*
lationship to Gilbert Stuart of Newport. R. I. [p. 169].
—Notes of MiM Antoinette Elmer.
Anthony Steuart [page 84J . bom Feb. 12, 1773, married July 18, 1798. Elizabeth Jef -
fers. Tlie date of marriage as given on page 236 is a typographical error.
Solomon Jeffers Steuart (Anthony), bom Dec. 4, 1803, was baptized Feb. 23, 1804,
in the Presbyterian church in Schenectady. 'He married (i) . He married (2) Sarah
Ann Wilkinson. Children, probably all but the last two bom in Rose, Wayne county, N. Y. :
1 Catherine
2 William Henry ; = Betsey Lyman
3 George ; = Levina Churchill : Kansas
4 Francis : never married
5 John ; = Tammy Page
6 Anthony ; = Ellen Brooks: Minnesota
7 Elizabeth ; = James Jeffers
8 Martha ; = Joseph Cliff
9 Silas, May 14, 1843; =Aug. 22, 1865, Mary A. Welch, Madison, Wis.: -fDec. 8. 1907
10 Thomas, Mar. 4, 1846; =Aug. 28, 1869. Maria Jenks, Springwater, Wis. : 4" Apr. 3, 1903
1 1 Jane ; = William Jones
12 Braman ; = Flora Edson: resided Plainfield, Wis.
Duncan Stewart of Newbury* Mass, — ^-^^
Mr». Edward A. Strong, Minneapolis, Minn. — Arthur Wyman Stewart, Augusta. Me.
Horatio Cushtntf ' Steward (Seth W.,« Thomas,^ Phineas,* Solomon,^ James,^ Dun-
can^), bom Aug. 29, 1830, in Bingham, Me., was a farmer and lived in Monson, Me., until
1858. when he removed to Ohio, III., and in 1870 to Greenfield, la. He enhsted Sep. 29, 1864,
at Peoria, IIU and was mustered into the service of the United States, as a drafted recruit, in
Company E, 30th regiment of Illinois Volunteer infantry for one year, on Sep. 29, 1864. At
the time of his enlistment the 30th regiment was with Sherman's army on his famous march
through Georgia. The recruits were sent to overtake the regiment but were obstructed at
Tunnel Hill. Ga., and returned to Nashville, Tenn. They were later ordered to Kingston, N.
C., to meet Sherman on his return, and during a skirmish Horatio with others was taken pris-
oner and marched to Libby prison. After several months he was exchanged, and was honor-
ably discharged June 4, 186?, at the close of the war. He married Mar. 4, 1863, Sarah SafFer,
horn Sep. 3, 1844. Children:
1 Elizabeth Eliza, Jan. 5, 1864, Ohio, III.; =H3ct. 11, 1885, Charles E. Williams, Greenfield
2 Charles Wilber, July 22. 1867, Ohio, 111.; ^Dec. 29, 1897, Carlie M. Chaney
J Mary Bell, Aug. 29, 1871, Ohio, III.; =Feb. 7, 1893, Absalom Edwards
4 Emma Lucy, Aug. 14, 1872, near Greenfield, la.; —Dec. 31, 1896, George W. Brown
5 Luty, Aug. 14, 1873, near Greenfield, la. : -}- Aug. 19, 1873
6 Seth Wyman, June 12, 1876, near Greenfield, la.; =Feb. 20, 1901. Emma L. Cahow
7 William Albert, Aug. 22, 1878, near Greenfield, la.; =Oct. 28, 1914, Margaret Franks
8 Sylvia Pearl, Apr. 14. 1881, near Greenfield, la.; =Dec. 29, 1897, Charles Garner
9 Roy Denver, July 15, 1883, near Greenfield, la.: unmarried
10 Horatio Clyde, Nov. 24, 1893, near Greenfield, la. : unmarried
Sylvanus Boardman' Steward (Seth W.,« Thomas,'' Phineas,* Solomon,^ James,'^
Duncan*), born Oct. 7, 1831, in Bingham, Me., never married. He enlisted May 28, 1861, at
Portland, Me., in Company H, Sixth regiment of Maine Volunteer infantry for three years: he
took part in a number of battles, and by re^enlistment served continuously to the close of the
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war. receiving his discharge June 28, 1865. He died Nov. 23, 1906, at Willimantic,
Lorenzo Dow^ Steward (Seth W.,« Thomas,^ Phineas* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^l,
born Apr. ij, 1833, in Bingham, Me., was a farmer and lived in Monson until 1864, when he
removed to Cherokee county, Kan. There he lived 18 years, then removed to Springfield, Mo.,
in 1882, and to Webster county. Mo., in 1897. He married Mar. 7, i874,P.osa Belle Edwards,
born Sep. 19, 1858, in Vermilion county, Ind., daughter of Thomas Franklm and Ann (Brown)
Edwards, later of Cherokee county, Kan. They were divorced in 1881. He married second
Jan. 2, 1901, Mrs. Martha Thorpe. He died Feb. 11, 1911, in Webster county. Mo. Child-
ren, born in Cherokee county, Kan.:
r Anna Eliza, Sep. 19, 1876; =July 4, 18^7, Byron Cooper, Carterville, Mo.
2 Ida Estelle, Oct. 7. 1878; =May 26, 1901, Raleigh Edward Sumner of Springfield. Mo.
Brown Baker^ Steward {Seth W.,« T/iomos,* Phineas,^ Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^),
born May 30, 1835, in The Forks Plantation, Me., was a farmer and carpenter and always liv'
ed in Monson, Me. He enlisted Dec. 6, 1861, at Augusta in Company C, 13th regiment of
Maine Volunteer infantry for three years. He was sent with his regiment to join Gen. But-
ler's forces when he went to take New Orleans, but the regiment was left to guard Shipp's
Island, La. After Butler took the city Company C was sent to Fort Pike, La., and later was
on duty at Fort Macomb, La., where he was discharged on account of disability. He married
June 30, 1864, Adelia Octavia Wentworth. They had no children. He died Jan. 13, 1914. in
Monson.
Asa' Steward (Seth W.,* Thomas,^ Phineas,* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^)^ born Mar
5. 1837, in The Forks Plantation, Me., was a farmer and always lived in Monson. He married
*n Monson June 30, 1871, Ella Pullen, daughter of Henry and Mary (Davison) Pullcn of Mon-
son. He died Jan. 28, 1925, in Monson. Children, all born in Monfon, Me.;
1 Agnes Ella, Aug. 9, 1872; =Aug. 6, 1912, Judson A. Record of Livermore Falls
2 Cora Louise, Dec. 30, 1874; —Apr. 6. 1904, William J. Champion
3 Mary Gertrude, Aug. 31, 1879; =Nov. 18, 1903, Andrew L. Bates of Abbott
4 Frank Pullen, Oct. 1, 1884; =Aug. 22, 191 1, Phillis W. Pennington, Monson
William Parker' Steward {Seth W.,8 T/iomas,* Phineas,* Solomon,^ James,^ Dun-
can^), born Feb. 11, 1840, in The Forks Plantation, Me., was a farmer and lived in Monson.
He never married. He enlisted Aug. 1, 1861, as a corporal in Company D, First regiment of
Pennsylvania Volunteer cavalry for three years. He took part in the battles of Harrisonburg,
Cross Keys, Cedar Mountain. Gainesville, Bull Run. Fredericksburg, Brandy Station, Aldic,
Culpepper, Cold Harbor and Bellfield — all in Virginia — Shepherdstown, W., Va., and Gettys-
burg, Pa. He died Sep. 13, 1863, at the division hospital at Warrington, Va.
Seth Wyman? Steward {Seth W.,« Thomas,^ Phineas* Solomon,^ James,' Duncan^),
born May 4. 1844, in Monson, Me., always lived in his native town excepting a short time in
the west in early life. He was a painter, decorator and artist in oil. He enlisted at Peoria,.
111., Oct. 26, 1864, in (Company D, 30th regiment of Illinois Volunteer infantry for one year,
and after an interesting experience in the south was discharged July 17, 1865. He married Sep.
12, 1875, Mary Abbie Ck)an, daughter of Samuel A. and Mary Abbie (Skinner) Coan. Child-
ren, born in Monson, Me. :
1 Walter Leon, Apr. 30, 1876; =Dec. 25, 1903, Margaret A. Bigger
2 Bertha Mary, Aug. 14, 1877
3 Clara Maud, Mar. 27, 1881 ; =May 3, 1902, Ernest W. Farrer
4 Barbara Dorothy, May 3, 1883; =Jan. i, 1912. Everlyn Dore
5 Wilham Raphael, Nov. 27, 1887
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Elditor: George Thomas Edton
Monthly Associate Editor: Horace W. Dickerman, 685 Forest Road. New Haven, Conn. $2 a year
KANSAS CITY, MO. JUNE, 1927 VOL. V NO. 12
Some New York State Stewarts — ^^^
John'* Stewart (John^^ Alexander^) bom Jan. 15, 1763, in Norwich, Conn, [sec pages
181 and 218], married Phcbe Castle, bom July 20. 1766.© His father, who was a seafaring
man, died while John was quite young, and his mother married in Norwith (a) July i, 1775.
John Totman of Chelsea, Conn. In 1777 they left Norwich and went to Bennington, Vt.,
John accompanying his mother. There he enlisted. Mar. 6, 1780, under Capt. Tehan Noble
in Col. Ira Alkn*s regiment and served six days on an alarm. He served 8 months from May
4, 1780, to Jan. 3, 1781, under Capt. Jesse Sawyer, Maj. Ira Allen, m the defense of Vermont.
He lived a short time in Kingsbury, Washington county, N. Y., and in 1787 he removed to Ot-
.^go, Otsego county, thence to Middlebury 20 years, thence to Smithfield, Madison county, N.
Y., for 5 years, thence to Cazenovia, for a year or two, thence to Columbus, Chenango county,
for about the same time, and thence to Richfield, Otsego county, where he remained. He ap-
plied there Oct. 10, 1832, for a pension. The papers at Washington are mixed, and inquirers
are told that John's wife was Mehitablc [see page 151 and below]. Phcbe, his wife, died Oct.
22. 1842, aged 76, and John died July 15, 1848, aged 85.® They arc buried in a cemetery at
Schuyler Lake, Otsego county, N. Y., about 20 miles south of Frankfort. David Stewart was
granted administration of the estate in 1848. Children of John and Phcbe :®
1 Polly, Oct. 18, 1784: f Mar. 28, 1803
2 John, Apr. 27, 1787 + Jan. 31, 1852
3 David, May 26, 1789; i^Jan. 21, 1813, Lydia Rutenbur, (2) Delia
4 Levi, Feb. 27, 1792 : -f in infancy Hopkins
5 Levi, Mar. 4, 1793: -faged about 3 years
6 Phcbe. Apr. — , 1796 -f Jan. 10, 1838
7 Lucretia, July 7, 1799 -f-Apr. 24, 1864
8 Charles H., Jan. 27, 1802 -hApr. 19, 1845
9 Lucinda, Oct. 12, 1803 4 June i, 1842
10 Lewis C, Aug. 2, 1806 -f Jan. 31, 1879
David^ Stewart (Jofin,* Jo/in,^ Alexander^), bom May 26, 1789, in Otsego, N. Y., mar'
ried (i) Jan. 21, 1813, Lydia Rutenbur. She died Sep. 6, 1845. He married (2) Jan. 5. 1847,
l")elia Hopkins. He died Apr. 29, 1871, and is buried at Fredonia, N. Y. Children:
1 Lovina D. R., Aug. i, 1814
2 Lorenzo C, Aug. 2, 1816
3 William R., Sep. 3, 1819; =^Dcc. 24, 1843, Jane Rookcr
4 John Edward, July 29, 1822; =Nov. 18, 1845, Dcmis Hyde Rooker: +Apr. 22, 1903
5 Julia Lanette, Aug. 13, 1828; =-'Jan. 18, 1849, Norman R. Baker
—From family records communicated by Miss Flora M. Cone, Gjy^» Mills. Pa.
John^ Stewart {John,^ JohiXy^ Alexander^), born in 1762 in East Haddam, Conn, [page
lyi], was not the John given above nor was Alexander^ of East Haddam the same as Alexand-
er' of Norwich. John* enlisted and served nine months under Lieut. Griswold in the Conn-
ecticut state troops in 1780 as one of a sergeant's guard, and he also served as a soldier under
Capt. Roger Bulkley in Colchester six months as a teamster. He enlisted and cerved about
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as --90, means refer 10 that pagr; = n^eans married.
-:- maniage intention, + marriaRe license. -1- died. X buried. (1) Bible record, (a) church. (Dtown. 0 gravestone.
i) probate, (f) court, (f) land, (h) military, (t) pension. 1^ census. @ tradition. <^ local history. @ patriotic soci-
f'y. (8> obituary, biography or xenealogy.
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two months under Capt. John Isham at New London, and three months OnHer fcapt. Ledyard
^t Fort Griswold opposite New London. He served three months at West Point under Capt.
Casey of Norwich in the summer of 1781, and shortly after New "London was burned by the
British in September he enlisted and served as a common soldier at Fort Trumbull, Conn., un*
der Capt. Shapley of the state troops for six full months, after which he ^cured Hobart Graves
to take his place and was discharged. He married at East Haddam Nov. — , 1783, Mehitablc
Hungcrford, at her father's house. After ^the war he moved to Corn\ffill, where he bought a
farm May 17, 1786, of Friend Dickinson. He sold Apr. 13, 1791, to Joseph Burwell and mov-
ed to Massachusetts. About 1800 he removed to Frankfort, Herkimer county, N. Y. He ap-
plied Sep. I, 1832, for a pension, which was granted. He died Aug. 12, 1834^ at Frankfort.
Mehitable applied Oct. 23, 1840, and Jehiel Hungerford made an affidavit that she was hi?
younger sister. Hobart Graves testified as to her husband's service in the Revolution.
John Stewart (1761-1834) of Frankfort, Herkimer county, N. Y., married Mehitablc
Burdick, sister of Pardon Burdick of Hopkinton, R. L, according to Roger F. Williams of Frank'
fort, a descendant. The Stewarts lived in the hills above the valley of the Mohawk, and the
older members of the family are buried in the Gralfenburg cemetery, town of Frankfort. We
suspect that some Johns have become mixed and that this one was a son of John Steward who
married Apr. 8, 1758, Content Larkin in Hopkinton, R. \. [page 216]. Mehitable died Apr.
17, 184T, aged 79.© John and Mehitable (Burdick) Stewart had at least:
1 Pardon 1799; 1= , (2) Prudence Dyke: 4 ch. ; -f 1871
2 Mary ; = Jonithan Russell
John Stewart was as a soldier in Vermont in i776'7'8, 1780-1-2, altogether serving 18
months. He married in Granville, Washington county, N. Y., Oct. i, 1787, Diadama Griffith,
born about 1770 ® [She was probably his second wife.] He died Oct. — , 1792. She mar-
ried (2) Oct. — , 1794, Aaron Fuller, who died Apr. — , 1817. , She was living in Eagle, Alle-
gany county. N. Y., aged 76, when she applied Feb. 19, 1846, for a pension as John Stewart's
widow. Her application was rejected. Thomas Griffith, aged 82 and- upwards, and his wife
Dorcas, of Pike, Allegany county, seated that Diadama had three children by John Stewart
and six by Fuller. David Granger asserted Oct. 9, 1854, that her eldest son John was then 66
years old. John Stewart of Granville sold land there Mar. 7, 1789, to David Comstock of
Granville, the witnesses being Daniel Curtice and Daniel Curtice, jr. John Stewart of White-
hall dated his will Sep. 3, 1792, and it was probated Nov. 2, 1792. It was witnessed by Levi
Thompson, Thomas GifFord and David Stewart, and mentioned his brother Daniel Stewart
[page 212]; wife Diadama, four daughters *'A.'20 each as they marry" and three sons (names
not stated). Among his children was:
X John 1788: living in 1854, perhaps in Allegany county, N. Y.
John Stewart of Schenectady [83], bom about 1736, married (i) — . He married
(1) in Schenectady, N. Y., Jan. 8, 1772, Maria Stevens, born Oct. 20, 1750, daughter of Arcnt
and Mary (Griffith) Stevens. He is thought to have served as a soldier of the Revolution.
He died about 1820. Children, recorded in Schenectady:®
1 James, Jan. 12, 1773
2 Catherine, Oct. 23, 1774
3 Arent, Aug. 23, 1777
4 son, Mar. 13, 1780
5 Abraham, Dec. 12, 1781 [soldier in War of 1812?]
6 Judith, Oct. 13, 1783
7 Nicholas Stevens, Jan 25, 1789; i — Isabel Watson, (2) Lucy Kilbourn: -j-Nov 2. 1863
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Mary
; =
Catherine
; 1 =
Charles, May
14, 1814; =
Peter Morgan
1815:-+-
Gertrude
1817; =
6
Fanny Matilda
1818; =
7
Amanda
1820; =
8
Maria
1821 ; =
9
Louisa
1823; =
lO
Charlotte, May 17. 1830; =
11
Jane, May — »
1833
12
John
1835: -f-about 1837
13
Caroline, Apr.
17. 1837; =
M
Adeline, Apr.
— 1839; =
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Nicholas Stevens Stewart {}o}\,rC)y bom Jan. 25, 1789, in Schenectady, was a soldier,
in the War of 1812. He married (i) Isabel Watson; (2) Lucy Kilboume, bom May — , i7w;8,
perhaps in Vermont, daughter of John and Mercy Matilda (Robins) Kilbourn. He died Nov.
2, 1863, and she died in 1873. Children, bom in Denmark, Lewis county, N. Y. :©
Sylvester Craig
James Martin, (2) Bradford Witherall
Sarah Ann Roberts: -f Jan. 18, 1878
1819
John Derby
William Hunt
Erastus Bradway: -f Nov. 21, 1910
Almon Streeter: -}-Dec. 16, 1896
Hiram Stoddard
Thomas Geer
James Barclay : fi877
Edward Gracey
—From records cpmmunlcated by Mrs. J, W. Bone, Fort Benton, Mont.
John^ Stenvart (John^), born about 175 1 in Merrimack, N. H. [see page 175]. married
in Merrimack in 1774 Mary Barron, daughter of Capt. Moses Barron of Bedford. He was a
soldier of the Revolution, and lived some time in Chelmsford, Mass. He died in 1803 in Hal'
ated, Cheshire county, N. H. His widow moved to Albany, N. Y., about 181 5, where she died
Mar. 7, 1837.® Rachel Stewart of Albany, a daughter, tried to get a pension Aug. 10, 1848,
but her application was rejected. Their children, recorded in Amherst, N. H., were (all liv*
ing but John and Mary in 1848] :®
1 Sarah, Sep. 4, 1774 ; = Asa Barry : removed to Vermont
2 John, Oct. 21, 1777; = Rebecca McAIister: -fbeforc 1837
3 Hannah, Feb. 11, 1780; =June 4, 1803, Amos Fassctt of Alsted: removed to Albany
4 Lucy, Aug. 20, 1782; = Apr. 8, 1802, Timothy Fassett, 7 ch.: removed to Albany
5 Moses Barron, Jan. 3, 1785; i=Mar. 13, 181 1, Jane Arbuckle, (2) Jri825 Nancy Parker:
6 Mary, June 26, 1787; = Gcrsom Hinkley, 5 ch. [Moses i- 13^68, Bedf'd
7 Rachel, June 1, 1791 : resided in Albany in 1848, unmarried
8 Thomas, Feb. 3, 1795 : resided in Erie, Pa., in 1848 and died there about 1877
John Stenvart, born May — , 1746, resided in Lyme, N. H., when he enlisted Jan. 1,
1776, in Capt. Ebenezer Green's companv, in Col. Timothy Beedle's regiment of the New
Hampshire line, for one year. He marched to Quebec, arriving at Abraham plains on Mar. 23
and remaining until May 6. He served at various other times, and removed to Thetford, Or-
ange county, Vt. There he had an infant die Dec. 24, 1780; a son born Jan. — . 1782; a daugh'
ter born in 1784 and a child die July 22, 1786. In 1790 he had three boys under 16 years of
age and two females in his family, Thetford.® He applied from Thetford Oct. 28, 1818, for a
pension, which was granted. He stated July 3, 1820, that his family consisted of himself only,
and that he was a laboring man. He died May 11, 1826,® in Thetford.® The town records
say Mrs. Stewart died in 1827.
Henry Stewart, born in 1762, resided in Goffstown, Hillsborough county, N. H., when
he enlisted in August, 1779, under Capt. Hutchins, Col. Cilley, New Hampshire line. He re^
enlisted June 27. 1780, and was discharged Dec. 4, 1780, at Soldier's Fortune, N. Y. He moved
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into the interior of Maine, '*at a great distance from my former home in New Hampshire/ *and
on Feb. ii, 1830, he applied for a pension. He was 67 years old, and had been a carpenter. *i
have no family/' he wrote; "was never married/' He resided in Kennebec (Waldo) county.
Me., and was allowed $8 a month from Aug. 31, 1830.
Duncan Stewart of Newbury, Mass, — ^*^
Mrs. Edward A. Strong, Minneapolis. Minn. — Arthur Wyman Stewart, Augusta, Me.
Nathan KniiEht' Steward (Seth W..« Thomas,^ Phineas,* Solomon,Vames,^ Duncan^) ,
born Jan. 7, 1849, in Monson, Me., never married. He was educated in the public schools of
his native town, and resided there and in Illinois, Kansas and California. He was employed
for a long time by the Atchison, Topeka 6^ Santa Fe railroad as purchasing agent, cashier and
inspector. He also did railroad contracting at times.
JiMeph Goodrich^ Steward (Sylvanus B^* T/iorruu,^ PhineaSt* Solomon^^ Jamesr
Duncan^) y born June 17, 1839, in Bingham, Me., never married. He lived in Bingham until
he removed to California, where he engaged in gold mining. He died Feb. 5, 1869.
Asa Frederick^ Steward (Sylvanus B.,* Thoma%^ PhineaSt* Solomon,^ James,^ Dun-
can^), bom Apr. 17, 1844, in Bingham, Me., was a farmer and cook. He enlisted Sep. 10, i86a,
in Company H, First regiment of Maine Volunteer infantry, for one year, participated in nine
battles and was discharged May 28, 1865, at the close of the war. He married Dec. 19, 1894.
Flora Belle Dill of South Gardiner. She died May 17, 1914, and he died June — , 1925.
1 Ruby Sylvania, Mar. 27, 1896, South Gardiner; =Sep. 10, 1919, Frank D. Eastman
2 Lawrence Boardman. Apr. 29, 1898, South Gardiner
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NOTES ON THE STUARTS OF NORWALK
JAMES* STUART of Kent [page 229] served in the French €f* Indian war in 1755, 1757,
1761 and 1762. He was an ensign in 1761 and a lieutenant in 1762.®
Justus* Stuart was enrolled in 1759. Luke* Steward served 15 days in August, 1757, in
the alarm for the relief of Fort William Henry. Daniel Stuard served on the same occasion.®
Five Years Shot and Barrels of Powder Left!
Then came the end of the first five years of this magazine! This completes tome A. An
index covering these 244 pages will be printed some time when
we have time. We wish to thank those who have furnished us
records, and especially Mr. C. E. H. Whitlock of New Haven.
The editor is engaged in work'fbf the government and hopes to
stay at it. The magazine will be continued, the regularity (
sue depending on circumstances. The subscription price and 1
price of back volumes is $2 for 12 issues. Letters addressed
George T. Edson, Filley. Nebr., will eventually reach us. Later
arrangements will probably be made for a better business meth'
od. but this vagabond style^ is gather fascinating. A perambul-
ating magazine is unique, anyliow. Our subscribers have been wonderfully patient at delays:
genealogy, one must say, is not made in a day. The kind they patch rapidly together is usual'
ly wronger than a ragbag. Well, we*re gone again on urgent business. Take care of yourself.
Queries
36. Charles Stewart it^as born June 11, 1815, in PrnnsylvAnia (pbce unknown), married in Carroll
county, O.. Jan II, 1838. Rebecca Cawill, and died Feb 2. 1879, at Clifton. Clay counlv, Kan. Their children
wcie Thomat, Martha, William and Delilah Delilah (my mother) was born May 28, 1851, at WelUville, O..
and died May 29, , at Clifton, Kan. J. M. Foiter, Qifton, Kan.
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Monthly , Associate Editor: Horace W. Dickcrman. 685 Forest Road. New Haven. Conn. $2 a year
MINDEN. NEB. JULY, 1927 VOL. VI NO. 1
Editor: George Thomas Edson. Minden, Nebraska
Noble Lines of Descent in Scotland ^«^ ^^^^ ^^9
Wc shall publish a series of genealogies taken from books found in the Library of Con'
gress, at Washington, the examination of these genealogies having been made this summer by
the editor of the Stewart Clan Magazine. The reader should bear in mind that some of these
pedigrees have been questioned and some disproven, while others are authentic beyond doubt.
Wc would say that in many instances the. author errs when he says "left no male issue'' or
"had but one son.*' It is a happy habit of scions of noble houses to say that they are all God
made out of good material. To one interested in men who are men for a' that and a' that it
is obvious that somebody was the progenitor of all these Stewarts whose grandfathers told
them they were descended from a royal race, generally from- Mary, Queen of Scots.
WALTER! STEWART, first of the sirname
ALEXANDERS
r-
JAMES3 JOHN3 of Bonkyl ANDREW^
WALTERS Alexander Alan Walter James^ John (Robert?) (Hugh?)
! I
I From John^ Stewart are descended most of the Stewarts in the world.
King ROBERT'* II including the Stuarts of Darnley, of whom came Henry, husband of
I Queen Mary (daughter of James V) and father of James VI. The
j Bonkyl lines were always considered as closely allied to the crown.
King ROBERTMII
STEWARTS OF APPIN (1880)
John^ Stewart of Bonkyl [see page iig, March, 1925; also page 187, April, 1916]
Sir James^ Stewart (Johrv^) was killed at the defeat of the Scottish army July 19, 1333,
at Hallidon Hill. His legitimate issue was three sons and a daughter:
1 Sir John of Pierston ; had an only daughter, who married Sir William Douglas
2 Sir Alan of Ochiltree, in Ayrshire; had a son John, where line seemingly ends
3 Sir Robert of Shanbothy, in the county of Clackmannan
Sir Robert* Stewart (James,* John^) of Shanbothy was also possessed of Innermeath
in 1362. He received Mar. 3, 1362, a charter of the lands of Dalzell and others. King Robert
II granted him a charter Oct. 8, 1382, of the lands of Castletoun, Hogstoun, Wester Balblayne,
Morehouse and others in Forfarshire. The name of his wife has not been learned. He died
in 1387, leaving two legitimate sons and one daughter:
1 Sir John of Innermeath
2 Sir Robert, who inherited Shanbothy from his father; he married Janet, elder daughter
of John de Ergadia, Lord of Lorn. He was taken prisoner at Homildon in 1401 ,
and was killed in the battle of Shrewsbury on July 21, 1403. He was ancestor
of the Stewarts of Rosyth, in Fife, and Craigiehall, in Linlithgowshire (extinct).
3 Catherine, who married John Bethunc of Balfour
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Sir John*' Stewart (Robert,'^ James,* John^) inherited from his father Inncrmcath and
Durrisdccr. He married, about 1586, Isabel, younger daughter of John de Ergadia. Through
these daughters the lordship of Lorn passed into the Stewart family. Sir John exchanged Dur-
risdeer with his brother Robert for the latter 's right in the lordship of Lorn. He died April
26, 1421. Children:
1 Robert, second lord of Lorn and Innermeath
a Archibald [living in 1451: see John**]
3 James (the black knight of Lorn) ; married in 1439 the widow of King James" Stewart 1
4 Alexander [ancestor of the Stewarts of GrandtuUy, to follow]
5 William, who shared his brother Sir James's imprisonment by the Lord Kalendar and of
6 Christian, who married Sir James EHindas [whose issue there is no record
7 Isabel, who married (i) Sir William Oliphant, (2) Sir David Murray
8 Jean, who married Sir David Bruce, third baron of Clackmannan
Robert' Stewart (John,^ Robert^^ ]ames*}^ second lord of Lorn and Innermeath. suc-
ceeded his father. He married before 1409 Margaret, fourth daughter of Robert, first duke of
Albany, and great-granddaughter of Walter,* sixth high steward, by his second wife, Margery
Bruce. By her he had:
1 John of Lorn, his successor
2 Walter, subsequently of Innermeath; married Margaret Lindsay
3 Alan [living in 1452; he seems to have left no issue]
4 David, bishop of Moray from 1463 to 1477
5 Robert [living in 1452; of him no record remains]
6 daughter married John, second Lord Lindsay of the Byres
7 daughter married Robert, eighth Lord Erskine
John^ Stewart (Robert,^ John,^ Robert*), lord of Lorn and Innermeath* succeeded his
father in the great family estates in Argyle, Perth, Kinross, Forfar, Clackmannan and Fife. He
married (i) '-, by whom he had three daughters, through one of whom the lordship of
Lorn passed into the Argyle family, and other estates were gained by sons'in-law. In a chart-
er dated June 20, 1452, by King James** Stewart II, confirming John's" land titles, were named
as successive heirs after his own issue his brothers Walter, Alan, David and Robert, his uncles
Sir Archibald' and Sir Jamcs^ Stewart, and his kinsman Thomas** Stewart. Now, Sir John had
a son Dugald by a daughter of Maclarcn of Ardveich, and he wished very much to make this
boy his heir. The sons-in-law opposed this, but Sir John sent for the mother and boy. As he
came out of his castle to meet them he was stabbed by an assassin, but before he died he call-
ed his priest and a marriage ceremony was performed, thus legitimating the son, at that time
about 18 years old, in the year 1463, The boy escaped being murdered but was never able to
attain his full estate. Children of Sir John**:
1 Isabel married Colin, first earl of Argyle
2 Margaret married Sir Colin Campbell of Glenurchy
3 Marion married Arthur Campbell of Ottar
4 Dugald 1445
Dui^ald^ Stewart (John/ Robert/ John^) was the first chief of Appin. He laid claim
to the chieftainship and estates of Lorn, but after much difficulty he surrendered his right in
1469 to the duke of Argyle for the district of Appin, or Upper Lorn. His uncle Walter** also
tried to dispossess him of his right, but the more resourceful and powerful duke bested them
both, letting Walter have Innermeath. Dugald died in 1497. By a daughter of Macdougall of
Nether Lorn he had:
I Duncan,'" his successor, who died unmarried. King James'" Stewart IV made frequent
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trips to the western highlands because of trouble with the lords of the isles, who
were trying to assert their independence, and he became well acquainted with
• EHincan, who was a bold and energetic man. To get his support the king added
to his £40 estate of Appin with grants of land and an appointment as the king's
chamberlain of the isles, and compelled Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenurchy to re-
store to Duncan the third part of Appin, making him owner of all Appin.
1 Alan, third chief of Appin
3 Robert, who died without legitimate issue
The MacRob Stcwirts arc descended from Robert Stewart, an illegitimate son of Du^ald 9.
Sir Alan'^ Stewart (Dugald,^ John,^ Robert^) came into possession of Appin on the
death of his elder brother Duncan. He married a daughter of Cameron of Lochiel, by whom
he had five sons, all of whom accompanied him to the field of Flodden, Sep. 9, 1513, in which
battle with the English King James IV was killed. After their return from Flodden Sir Alan
divided his lands among his five sons. He died at a very advanced age about 1562. Sons:
1 EHincan, fourth chief of Appin
2 John [ancestor of the Stewarts of Strathgarry]
3 Dugald [ancestor of the Stewarts of Achnaconc]
4 James [ancestor of the Stewarts of Fasnacloich]
5 Alexander [ancestor of the Stewarts of Invernahyle]
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Duncan Stewart of Newbury* Mass. — 214
Georite Wyman' Steward (Paoli H.,^ Thomas,^ Phineas,* Solomon/^ James,^ Dun-
can^) ^ born May i, 1843, in Skowhegan, Me., was a tinsmith, farmer and engineer on a packet
steamboat on the Mississippi river for a long time. He enlisted Apr. 14, 1861, as a private in
company F, Third regiment of Maine volunteer infantry in the Civil war for three years, was
made corporal Nov. 2, 1863, and was color bearer a short time. He took part in the two bat'
les of Bull Run (he was taken prisoner there Aug. 30, 1862, paroled until exchanged and was
again with his company by Jan. i, 1863), siege of Yorktown, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Mal-
vern Hill, Charles City Crossroads, two Wilderness, North Anna, Cold Harbor, Chancellor-
ville (where he was again taken prisoner May 2, 1863, spent two weeks in Libby prison and
returned to duty before Nov. i) and Spottsylvania Clourthouse, all in Virginia. In the latter
battle he was wounded in the right leg. He was honorably discharged at the expiration of his
term of service, June 28, 1864. He married Feb. 20. 1867, Anna Maria Severance, born in
Stillwater, Minn., daughter of J. D. and Almira Severance. Children, born in Taylor's Falls,
Minn.:
1 Anna Eliza, July 5, 1875: -|-Nov. 21, 1898
2 Ernest Elmer, Feb. 6, 1877; unmarried [1926]
3 Helen Wyman, Oct. 8, 1880; —Aug. 23,' 1905, Ralph Orson Bramhill of Los Angeles
Oarence Ck>lbum^ Stewart (Elijah W.,« Thomas,^ Phineas* Solomon,^ James,^
Duncan^), born Nov. 18, 1846, in Monson, Me., removed with his parents to Augusta at the
age of nine years. He was a teamster, door 'maker, carpenter, stone-mason and farmer. He
owned and resided on farms in Sidney, Clinton, Carribou and Augusta. He was in San Fran-
Cisco, Calif., when an earthquake rocked that city in the 1860s, and he narrowly escaped being
struck by a falling steel beam. He enlisted Feb. 27, 1864, in the 32nd regiment of Maine vol'
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'X) probate, (?) court, (?) land, (si) military, (?) pension. ®^ census. ^ tradition, (fi> local history. (1i patriotic soci-
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antccr infantry, birt bring under the age limit he was not mustered into service. He married
in Augusta May ii, 1874, Pcrsis Ellen Barker, bom Feb. 14, 1847, in Clinton, daughter of
Abijah and Julia A. (Knox) Barker. He died May 25, 1914, in Augusta, and was buried in
Clinton. Children :
1 Caroline Adella, Feb. 23, 1876, Sidney: -i-Oct. a, 189a, Clinton
2 Everett Knox, Oct. 11, 1877, Clinton: -|-Feb. 14, 1883, Clinton [N. H.
3 Scott Barker, Nov. 9, 1881, Carribou; =Dec. 22, 1908, Bertha M. Lervey, Goff 's Falls.
Arthur Wyman' Stewart {Elijah W.,* Thomas,* Phmeas,* Solomon,^ JameSy'^ Dun-
can'), born Feb. 23, 1858, in Augusta, Me., was a school teacher in early life, a farmer eleven
years, a carpenter five years, and a postoffice clerk. He married in Clinton Sep. 2, 1879. Car-
oline K. Barker, born there May 27, 1862, daughter of Abijah ^nd Julia A. (Knox) Barker.
1 Clarence Elmer, Apr. 21, 1881, Augusta; —July 1, 1905, Daisy May Black
2 Clyde Marshall, Nov. 27, 1887, Augusta; —July i, 191 1, Jessie Brashear
Charles Elmer^ Stewart (Elijah W.,« Thomas,'^ Phineas,^ Solomon,^ James,^ Dun-
can^), born Mar. 6, 1861, in Augusta, Me., resided there until 1879^ when he removed to Bos-
ton, Mass. He married in Augusta Dec. 25, 18S8, Georgia Hanks, bom there Dec 4, 1862,
daughter of William P. and Ann (Whiten) Hanks. They have no children.
Randall^ Steward (John,® John,* Daniel/ Solomon,''^ James,2 Duncan^), born July 10,
1818, inSkowhegan, Me. [page 224], married in St.Albans Apr. 3, 1845, Sarah Maria Hawkes,
born Feb. 4, 1826, at Litchfield, daughter of Moses and Anna (Hall) Hawkes. As a young
man he was a school teacher, later a stone-mason and a farmer. He moved to Iowa in 1858,
and to Battle Creek, Mich., in 1879. There he died Apr. 17, 1894. His widow died March
28, 1900, at Mount Vernon, O. : they are both buried at Battle Creek. Children, the first six
born in St.Albans; the others, in Iowa:
1 Eulyssa, Feb, 7, 1846: -^Oct. 20, 1849
2 Chelsea, Aug. 8, 1847: r Oct. 24, 1849
3 Adella, July 24, 1849; — 1876, Julius W. Morrison: f Apr. 30, 1880, Spenser, la.
4 Eulyssa, Apr. 15, 1851; —Nov. 28, 1871, Charles S. Merrill, Burr Oak, la.
5 Anna Hall, Mar. 29, 1853; —Apr. i, 1889, Dr. Clayton C. Flatt, Battle Creek
6 Eleanor Neal, June 12, 1855; 1 Feb. 6, 1882, Henry P. Holscr, (2) Rev. W. H. Saxby
7 Dillwyn Jones, Oct. 17, 1858: drowned Sep. 30, 1877, ^^ Mississippi river
8 Oliver W., July 24, 1861 : -r Mar. 24, 1S78, Battle Creek
9 Maria Holway, July 45, 1864; i - Delmcr Nathan Loughborough, (2) S. P. Edwards
10 Effie Wright, Jan. 31, 1867; -^Aug. 8, 1889, Frank W. Field
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BACK ON THE PLAINS— AND LATE!
The editor of the Stewart Clan Magazine has tied his horse at Minden, Kearney county.
Neb., after a long and circuitous ride through twcnty-five states. And this is Christmas in-
stead of the Fourth of July. Well, anyhow, we made the break and got
away from Filley, the quiet village where we had lived, more or less, for
a dozen years. We were afraid that if we stuck around in one place too
long we'd come to like it and maybe stay right there till we died — and,
after all, have to leave it. Our government work was completed in Sep*
tember, and we came out here and established a new newspaper. After a
while, now, we shall catch up with our schedule. You miy send us a re-
newal of your subscription, if your time is out. We have our subscription book where can get
at it now, and credits will be carefully given. We shall be glad to receive any new records
antedating 1850 which any of you may have found. Thank you for your patient waiting.
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MINDEN, NEB. AUGUST, 1927 VOL. VI NO. 2
Editor: George Thomas Edson, Minden, Nebraska
Noble Lines of Descent in Scotland — B: 3
STEWARTS OF APPIN (1880)
Duncan" Stewart (Alan,"' Ehigaldy'^ John^) was the fourth chief or baron of Appin.
He was old enough to accompany his father to the battlefield of Flodden in 151 3. and was too
old, or perhaps dead, to lead the clan at the battle of Pinkie, Sep. 10, 1547, as the tutor (as
next of kin) led them on that occasion. He certainly died before 1 56a. He is said
to have been murdered by a MacArthur on his way home from a visit with his
son'in'law, after he had crossed a stream as far as which he had been given a safe
conduct. He married Jonet Gordon. One son :
I John, ** the fair Gordon*'
John^^ Stewart (Duncan,^^ Alan,*^ Dugald^), "the fair Gordon,'' was the
fifth of Appin, and entered into a contract Dec. 4, 1570, with Colin Campbell of
Glenurquhay for their common defense. He married (i) Katherine, daughter of John gorm
Campbell, first of Lochnell, and widow of John Maclean of Kinlochalinc, by whom he had one
son, Duncan, his successor. He married (2) a daughter of Macdonald of Muidart, who bore
him a son John, afterwards of Ardsheal. He must have died previous to or early in 159?.
1 Duncan
2 John, first chief of ARDSHEAL
3 daughter who married Alan Cameron of Lochiel
Duncan^^ Stewart (Jofin,'- Duncan,^^ Alan''*), sixth of Appin, succeeded his father,
and in 1595 the possession of the lands of Lismore was confirmed by the superior. Sir Duncan
Campbell of Glenurchy, to "Duncan Stewart of Appin, son of the deceased John Stewart." He
married a daughter of Campbell of Lochnell, by whom he had three sons. An old family man-
uscript states that the two younger sons "appear to have left no issue," as in the succeeding
generation the laird of Ardsheal was tutor, as nearest of kin to Appin.
1 Duncan, his successor
2 John
3 Alan
Duncan'^ Stewart (Duncan,^^ John,^'^ Duncan,^^ Alan'"), seventh of Appin, succeed-
ed his father. During a carousal he was persuaded to give up Castle Stalcaire to Campbell of
Airds in exchange for an 8'Oared beorlin or wherry. The Stewart clan was disgusted at this,
as Stalcaire was their strongest fortress and an object of their pride. During subsequent for*
ays they were led by his brother John until his son, Duncan mor, attained his majority, as in
1614 John was summoned to Edinburgh — and probably didn't go— to answer charges brought
against the Stewarts by the earl of Argyle for incursions upon his lands. Duncan married a
daughter of Cameron of Lochiel and had :
J Duncan, eighth of Appin, succeeded to the estate on his father's death. Jan. 30, 16451
he signed a band of union among all his majesty 's faithful subjects, and accord'
ingly took the field as head of his clan to join the marqui.s of Montrose. The
Stewarts were in the center of the field at Inverlochy, Feb. 2, 1645, where they
distinguished themselves by their furious valor. After the defeat of Montrose
at Philiphaugh on Sep. 13, 1645, he joined Sir Alexander MacColl Macdonald,
who still kept the field in Argyleshire for King Charles Stuart. After the king's
downfall Duncan forfeited his estate. This forfeiture was canceled, however,
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on the accession of Charles Stuart II in 1660. He married Jean Campbell, daugh'
ter of Sir Robert Campbell of Glenurchy, but his only child was a daughter
Margaret, who married Campbell of Lochnell. He died apparently before 1685.
2 Alan
3 Donald : had a son William, a priest, who was murdered in Rome in 1737
4 daughter married Alexander" Stewart, fourth of Invemahyle (of whom later)
Alan^^ Stewart (Duncan,^* Duncan,^^ John,^^ Duncan,^^ Alan^**). was never chief of
Appin, but his son was. He married a daughter of Maclean of Coll. Son:
I Robert
Robert ^^ Stewart (Alan"), ninth of Appin, came into possession of his uncle Dun-
can's estate, and is first mentioned in Acts of Parliament, 1685. He left college when a youth
to join Viscount Dundee when he declared for James Stuart VII in 1689, but on account of his
youth the clan was led by John Stewart of Ardshcal, who, as next of kin, was his tutor. He
was accused of being at the battle of Killiecrankie, fought June 17, 1689, a victory for King
James Stuart VII in Dundee's rising, and was attainted. He was arrested later in 1689 and
sent by sea to Glasgow, but he was released by order of Queen Mary, perhaps because of his
youth. He was summoned Aug. i, 1714, to Edinburgh to give security that he would not join
in any uprising against the government, but he did not obey the summons. He was at the earl
of Mar's "hunting party" on the braes of Mar on Aug. 27, 1715, and later took the field with
150 men in the revolt for James Stuart VIII. He died after 1730. He married (i) a daughter
of Macleod of Maclcod; (a) Ann, daughter of Sir Duncan Campbell of Lochnell. Children:
: died at school
; married Lachlan Maclachlan of Lachlan
; married Alexander Macdonald of Glcncoe
: last baron of Appin. He sold the estate in 1765 and died in 1769
: died unmarried
: died unmarried
Duncan
Mary
Ann
Dugald
Isabel
6
Janet
7
Margaret
8
Kathcrine
9
Ann
10
Jean
STEWARTS OF ARDSHEAL-FROM APPIN
John'-^ Stewart (JoKn,'*-^ Duncan,^^ Alan*") was the first chief of Ardsheal, given him
by his father. It was the custom in those days for young men of family to be trained to arms
and courtesy in the households of great nobles, and accordingly he got the privilege of entering
the household of the king's cousin, Lodovic Stewart, second duke of Lennox. He made valu'
able acquaintances there and thus became a man of influence. He married Mary Macdonald of
Kcppoch. Children:
1 Duncan ~ Anne Stewart of Lettershuna
2 Alexander
Duncan'* Stewart (John,^'^ John,^'^ Duncan,^^ Alan^^), second of Ardsheal, succeeded
his father. He was steadfast in his loyalty to King Charles Stuart I and served in 1644 and
1645 as an officer in the Appin regiment under the marquis of Montrose. He married Anne
Stewart, daughter of John Stewart of Lettershuna, brother of Donald, fifth of Invemahyle, and
had [at least] two sons and four daughters:
I John ; married Ann Campbell
a Alexander ; married a daughter of Alexander Stewart of Ballachelish
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3 daughter ; married Macdonald of Killicchonat
4 daughter ; married John Stewart, third of Ballachelish
y Isabella ; married James Stewart, fifth of Fasnacloich
6 daughter ; married Maclachlan of Cregan
Johni'' Stewart (Duncan^* Jo/in,** Jofin,»-' Duncan,^^ Alan'"), third of Ardsheal, act-
ing as commander of the Appin men about 1685, during the minority of Robert, sent a number
of armed men, commanded by his own brothers, and carried off a considerable number of cattle
from the estate of Barbrcck in the heart of the Argyleshire Campbells, in lieu of rents due Sir
James Stewart, sheriff (afterwards earl) of Bute. He took an active part, as tutor to Robert
of Appin, in raising the western clans to meet Dundee when he arrived at Inverlochy in 1689
to confer with Lochiel. He and his men probably arrived late at the battle of Killiecrankic.
where Robert had plunged in with over a hundred of the clan. He married Ann Campbell,
daughter of Colin Campbell of Lochnell. Children :
; married Elizabeth Stewart of Ballcchin
John
Duncan
Alan
James
Ann
6
Janet
7
Isabella
; married John Stewart, eighth of Gknbuckic [see later mention]
; married Duncan Stewart, son of James, fifth of Fasnacloich
Alexander*^ Stewart (Duncan"), younger brother of John, third of Ardsheal, married
a daughter of Alexander Stewart of Ballachelish, by whom he had three sons. He was killed
in the attack on the church at Dunkeld, soon after the battle of Killiecrankie in 1689. The
names of two of his sons are given :
1 John ; married Ann Campbell of Dunstaffnage : he was of Acharn
2 Duncan ; was thrice married
John'^ Stewart (Jofin'-'^), fourth of Ardsheal, succeeded his father. He was summoned
to Edinburgh in 17 14 with his chief, Robert Stewart of Appin, to give security that he would
not join any uprising in favor of the pretender, James Stuart. He did not obey the summons,
but served with the Appin regiment under the earl of Mar at the battle of Sheriffmuir in 171 5.
His estate was confiscated but was restored in 17 17. He married Elizabeth Stewart, daughter
of Charles Stewart, eighth of Ballechin in Athole. Children :
1 Charles ; married Isabella Haldane in 1732
2 John
3 Anne ; married Alexander Stewart, fourth of Ballachelish
4 Helen
5 Isabella
6 Margaret ; married John Glas Stewart of Benmorc
7 Janet : died unmarried
John^^ Stewart (AUxander^^) was of Acharn. He married Ann Campbell of Dunstaff'
nage. Children:
1 Alexander of Acharn: he had two sons killed at Culloden, 1746
2 John Glas : he married (1) Margaret Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, fourth
of Ardsheal, by whom he had a son John and a daughter Elizabeth ; he married
(2) Catherine MacNab of Innischewan and by her had Capt. Duncan Stewart.
He acquired the estate of Benmore in Perthshire. He was killed at the battle of
Culloden in 1746, with his two nephews, sons of his brother Alexander.
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Duncani^ Stewart (Alexander," Duncan,^* John,^^ hhn,^^ Duncan,^^ Alan^^) had by
his first wife one son, who succeeded him, and by his second wife. Margaret Maclean, daugh'
ter of Donald Maclean of Ardgour, he had four sons. His third wife was a daughter of Mac-
lean of Coll, but by her he had no issue. Children:
1 — — — (son) : survived his father
2 Alan : of whom was Rev. John Stewart of Inverness
3 Duncan : killed at Dunkeld
4 James : died unmarried
5 William : left issue, now extinct
6 Moir (daughter) ; married John Stewart, sixth of Fasnacloich
Charlesi^ Stewart (Jo/in,^^ Jo/in," Duncan,^* John,^^ John,^^ Duncan^^), fifth of Ard-
sheal, married in 1732 Isabella Haldane. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the young pre-
tender, Charles Stuart, in i745'6. — A: 187. He died Mar. 15, 1757. in France. Sons:
1 Alexander : died in 1769, without issue
2 Ehincan ; =Jan. 6, 1767, Ann Erving, in Boston, Massachusetts
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Duncan Stewart of Newbury* Mass. — B:4
Ollve^ Steward (John,^ John,'^ Daniel^* Solomon,^ James,^ Duncan^), born March 25,
1817, at Skowhegan, Me., married at Hartland Sep. 26, 1843, Calvin Selden Glidden, born Nov.
18, 1812, at St.Albans, son of John and Mary (Jewett) Glidden. He died Oct. 19, 1868, at
Burr Oak, la., and she died there Oct. 2, 1874. Children, the first two born at Fort Kent and
the others at St.Albans, Me. :
1 Kelsey Lufkin, Feb. 2, 1845: -j-May 8, 1864, shot at battle of Todd's Tavern, Va.
2 Cecil Gray, July 18, 1846: +Dec. 21, 1850, St.Albans
3 Emlin Harder, Nov. 15, 1847; = 1869, William Halsey Bovee: -hSep. 23. 1894
4 Nancy Steward, June 3, 1851; ~- Warren F. Colegrove
5 Calvin Selden, Oct. 24, 1852; = Adaliza Symms: -|- Jan. 16, 1874
6 Mary Esther, Oct. 7, 1854; =Feb. 21, 1896, Charles Hiram Hawes: res. California
7 Lucia Mabel, Nov. 5, 1857; —June 17, 1902, Edward Angell Strong: res. Minneapolis
8 Mark Ernest, Dec. 8, 1859; =Oct. 15, 1896, Mrs. Ivy (Camp) Duffield : Goodland, Kan.
Coney Weston" Steward (Jo/in**), born July 15, 1823, at St.Albans, Me., married (i)
near Madison, Wis., Jan. 6, 1850, Sarah Elizabeth Nye, born Feb. 14, 1834, in Maine, daughter
of Sewall and Ann (Nutting) Nye. She died Oct. 14, 1858, in Wisconsin. He married (2) at
Madison Oct. — , i860, Sarah Eliza Jenkins, born Apr. 13, 1834, at Bangor, Me., daughter of
Joseph and Eliza (Davis) Jenkins. He died Oct. 2, 1912, at Boone, la., and his widow died in
1914 at Decorah, la. Children:
1 Miranda Eulyssa, Sep. 3, 1850, Fitchburg, Wis.; =Aug. 11, i863, Lorenzo Stinchfield
2 Cecil Glidden, Feb. 8, 1853, near Madison; =Oct. 20, 1878, Hattie Bacon
3 Ann Jeanette, Apr. 18, 1855; =^Dec. 24, 1871, Nathan Hall Webb, Decorah, la.
4 Sewall, July 5, 1857: -f-Apr. 11, 1858
5 Edna Abbic, Nov. 29, 1864, near Madison ; = Apr. 14, 1892, Charles E. Oberholser
6 William Kelsey, Sep. 5, 1869, Burr Oak, la.; =July 21, 1896, Amber Thompson
7 Elbert, Aug. 17, 1871, Decorah; =Aug. 21, 1901, Caroline Huscby
8 Roy Harvey. June 21, 1875, Fillmore county, Minn.; =Apr. 21, 1895, Eliz. McMastera
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-y marriage intention, ^• marriage licente, + died, X buried, (1) Bible record, (D church, (D town, ®gravettoa«,
(D probate, (f) court. (?) land, (i) military, ($> pension, ® centua, (f^ tradition, (^ local hittory, ^ patriotic loci-
ety, (8> obituary, biography or genealog>'.
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MINDEN, NEB. SEPTEMBER. 1927 VOL. VI NO. 3
Editor: George Thomas Edson. Minden, Nebraska
Noble Lines of Descent in Scotland — B: 8
From the book, "Stewarts of Appin," 1880
STEWARTS OF STR A THG A RRY— From Appin
John" Stewart (Alan,»« Dugald,'^ John,^ RobertJ jo/in,* Robert,^ James,* John^), second
aon of Sir Alan, third baron of Appin. accompanied his father to the battlefield of Flodden in
1513- He received from his father the lands of Strathgarry. The records of his descendants
are missing. Some time toward the end of tb^ "•-
teenth century [about 1590-5] Stewart of St
garry, having taken possession of lands in th
per part of Rannoch which had been held
Macdonald. was surprised by a party of that
and killed by them for dispossessing their kin:
A meeting of the Stewarts of Appin, Balqui
and Atholet was held at the bridge of Ke
and they entered into a bond to avenge the
of their kinsman of Strathgarry. They had I
of fire and sword against the murderers, pro
by the widow who went to Stirling to shov, »..^
bloody shirt of her husband to the privy council, and they killed several Macdonalds. (A copy
of this bond was long in the possession of the Ardvoirlich family,! as an Ardvoirlich had been
one of the leaders, but it was lent to a Stewart of Annat and at his death it could not be found
amongst his papers, but a copy of it is said to be in the possession of the duke of Athole.t)
Duiiald Stewart, a lineal descendant and representative of John." sold the lands of
Strathgarry about 1720 to Duncan**' Stewart, a cadet of the family of Invcrnahyle [see page 11].
Dugald was at that time a lieutenant in Halkett's regiment in the Dutch army.
STEWARTS OF A CH N A CON E —From Appin
Duiiald" Stewart (Alan*"), third son of Sir Alan, was given the estate of Achnacone
by his father after the return of Sir Alan and his five sons from Flodden in 15 13. The old and
valuable papers of the Achnacone family have, unfortunately, been lost. These lands, how'
ever, descended from Dugald in regular succession from father to son down to Duncan Stewart,
who married Mary Stewart, daughter of Duncan Stewart of Inverlochy. of the family of Fas*
nacloich, and died in 1850, leaving descendants, including Alexander Stewart of Achnacone.
STEWARTS OF F A SN A CLOI CH -From Appin
James" Stewart (Alan"0, fourth son of Sir Alan, received the lands of Fasnacloich
from his father after their return from the battle of Flodden in 15 13. He married a daughter
of Maclean of Kinlochaline. Children:
I Dugald
1 James
3 John
•The Stewarts of Glen Ogle and others in Ralquidder are also descendants of the Stewarts of Appin.
+The Stewarts of Athole consist almost entirely nf the descendants of the four illegitimate sons of Sir Alex-
ander Stewart (the Wolf of Badenoch). fourth son of King Robert II (This man later.]
tThe older families of Baldorran, Ardvoirlich. Annat, Gartnafuaroe and the original Stewarts of Glenbuckie
were all descended from Lord James (8), son of Murdoch Stewart, duke of Albany.
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Duiiald*'^ Stewart (James,^^ Alan^*^), second of Fasnacloich, succeeded his father. He
married a daughter of Alexander Macdonald. One son:
I John
John*^ Stewart, third of Fasnacloich, married a daughter of Campbell of Inverawe.
Two sons :
1 John
2 Alexander
John'^ Stewart, fourth laird of Fasnacloich, married Margaret Stewart, third daughter
of John of Lettershuna, brother of Donald, fifth of Invernahyle. One son:
I James
James*^ Stewart, fifth of Fasnacloich. married (i) a daughter of Campbell of Auch-
nard, by whom he had a son John, his successor. He married (2) a daughter of Alexander
Stewart, second of Ballachelish, by whom he had four sons, who were all present at the battle
of Killiecrankie or at the siege of Dunkeld, 1689, where James was wounded. Children :
1 John
2 Duncan ; married Isabel Stewart, daughter of John^^ of Ardsheal
3 Alexander
4 James : his son James had a son James who married Mary'** Stewart, below
5 Alan
John'^ Stewart, sixth of Fasnacloich, married Moir Stewart, daughter of Duncan of
Ardsheal. [Seepages.] Children:
1 James : died unmarried, before his father
2 John
3 Alexander James, born 1672; married Anne Stewart of Ardsheal: had one son, Charles.
He was present at Killiecrankie, 1689, and at SherifFmuir, 1715, but was too old
to fight for Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745.
John'^ Stewart, seventh of Fasnacloich, was married twice. By his first wife, Wini-
fred Macdonald of Glcncoc, he had a son James, at least. By his second wife, Anne MacNab,
he had a son John, at least. Children:
1 James, July 17, 172J
2 Alexander : major
3 Duncan : lieutenant in 74th Highlanders
4 Mary ; married Jamcs"^ Stewart of Clunes (James,^^ James, '*^ James'')
5 John ; married Mary Stewart, daughter of Alexander, eighth of Inver-
nahyle. Some of his sons were officers in the British army.
James"* Stewart, eighth of Fasnacloich, was present at the battle of Culloden, 1746.
He married a daughter of Macdonald of Glencoe and had a large number of children, most of
whom died young. He executed an entail Nov. 18, 1794. Some of his children were:
1 Ronald : eldest son
2 Winifred : eldest daughter
3 Margaret : second daughter
STEWARTS OF I N VER N A H YLE — From Appin
Alexander" Stewart (Alan'"), fifth and youngest son of Sir Alan, third baron of Ap'
pin, was given Invernahyle by his father after the return of Sir Alan and his five sons from
the battlefield of Floddcn in 1513. He married Margaret Macdonald of Lochan. He was kill*
ed by a Campbell of Dunstaffnage with his own ax, which he had leaned against a tree, early
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one summer morning on a brushy island on his estate. His infant son Donald escaped being
murdered by the same gang only because his nurse hid him in a cave three days and later took
him to her home, where she and her husband, who was an armor smith, brought him up: he
was called "Donald of the Hammers," in Gaelic, because he was stalwart enough to wield a
heavy sledge hammer in each hand. Son of Alexander :
I Donald
Donald*^ Stewart (Alexamier," Alan^*^, born about 1510, was the second laird of In*
vernahyle. On growing up he was told the facts of his life, and his uncle Moidart, brother of
Macdonald of Lochan, helped him recover his patrimony. The estate of Invernahyle, in the
absence of an heir, had reverted to Appin, but the chief on being informed of Donald's ident'
ity promptly restored it to him. As tutor of Appin [see page 5] Donald commanded the men
of the Appin clan at the battle of Pinkie, Sep. 10, 1547. He married (i) a daughter of John
Stewart of Bunrannoch (Drumchuin), and (2) the widow of James Stewart of the Glens. He
was a soldier, and died at a very old age before 1600. Children, all by his first wife :
1 Alexander : died young
2 Duncan : succeeded his father
3 Alan : said to have been with his father at the battle of Pinkie
4 John : got Lettershuna ; he married a daughter of James Stewart of the
Glens and had six daughters
5 daughter, who married Archibald Campbell of Achaladcr
Duncan"* Stewart, third of Invernahyle, succeeded his father. He married Helen
Campbell. Children :
1 Alexander : succeeded his father
2 Dugald : of Dunstaffnage, in Breadalhane, 1656
3 Alan
Alexander'^ Stewart, fourth of Invernahyle, married a daughter of Duncan Stewart,
seventh of Appin, by whom he had twelve sons who all lived to the age of manhood and ap'
peared one day with their father, all dressed in kilts and in armor. The names and records of
all these sons have not been preserved.* He was present at Ktlsythe on Aug. 15, 1644, and at
Invcrlochy on Feb. 2, 1645, with the result of being forfeited in land, person and estate by the
Scots parliament in 1649. The eldest of his 12 sons was Donald.
Donald
9
Hugh?
James
10
Alan?
John
: of Lettershuna
II
Neil?
Alexander.'
12
Charles?
Duncan?
6
Daniel?
7
Robert?
8
William?
Donald''^ Stewart, fifth of Invernahyle, succeeded his father. His second son, Rev.
Duncan Stewart, wrote a "History of the House of Stewart," which was published in 1739,
nine years after his death in 1730. Rev. Duncan's son Alexander succeeded him in Strathgar*
ly and died about 1749, being succeeded by his son Alexander, born in 17 12, who was succeed*
cd by his son Duncan, bom in 1747, who in turn was succeeded by his son Alexander, bom in
1779.
•Duncan Stewart of Newbury (A: 69), Alexander of Ch.irlestown ( \: 13 and other Stewarts early in New
England may have belonged to thii family.
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Duiiald'^ Stewart (Duncan,^^ Donald,^^ Alcxamier," Alan»*0, second son of Duncan,
third of Invemahyle [page ii], was first of Innischaoraich. In 1656 he purchased the lands of
Innischaoraich and others in Breadalbane from Sir James Campbell of Lawers. Children:
1 Alan : second of Innischaoraich; married a daughter of Burden of Fidals and
had a son James, who succeeded him. James married a daughter of Stewart of
Annat and had two sons, both of whom died unmarried.
2 Neil
Nell'* Stewart, second son of Dugald, succeeded as heir to his nephew James. He was
laird of Botuarne and Tullich in Glenlochay, and afterwards of Edravinnoch in Glendochart.
He married (i) Jean Stewart, daughter of William of Drumchary in Fortingal, by whom he
had John, who succeeded him, and (2) Jane Campbell, by whom he had no issue. He was a
valiant warrior and leader of the Breadalbane Highlanders, and his sword is worn by a de-
scendant at parades of the division of this organization. Son :
I John
John'' Stewart of Edravinnoch succeeded his father at his death in 1737 but survived
him by only a few months. He married his cousin, Isabel Stewart, daughter of Patrick Stewart
of Drumchary, by whom he had Charles, who succeeded him. He was out in 1715 under the
carl of Mar and was severely wounded. Son:
I Charles
Charles'' Stewart of Edravinnoch, afterwards of Bohallie, was an ardent partisan of
Prince Charles Stuart. The king's officers were quartered in the home of his sweetheart, in
the hope of catching him, and one evening while they were in the parlor he entered the kitch-
en with a minister and was married, after which he hid out again. He was severely wounded
at the battle of Culloden when his sword broke, but he picked up another and continued to
fight [cf. A : 180]. His relative, Gen. David Stewart of Drumchary and Garth, gives a de-
scription of him in his "Sketches of Highlanders.''
James'* Stewart (Alexancier,'* Duncan,^^ Donald,^^ Alexander," Alan'**), second son
of Alexander, fourth of Invcrnahyle, died about 1690, leaving one son, Alan.
Alan'' Stewart married a daughter of Rev. Mr. McCalmon, minister of Lismore, and
died about 17 15. He left four sons:
1 James : died about 1787
2 John
3 Alan
4 Dugald : of Mount Stewart in Jamaica
Alan'' Stewart, third son, served with Prince Charles's army in 1745; was wounded
in the campaign and died soon after. He left a son :
I Andrew
Andrew"^ Stewart died about 1765, leaving two sons:
1 John : died in 1805
2 Thomas
Thomas'^ Stewart married Mary Brough, heiress of Boghall. He was an officer in the
royal army, and died in 1795. Children:
1 Peter
2 James 1778; married Isabella Tod and died in 181 3, in New York City
3 George 1785
,7 Cp ' '
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MINDEN, NEB. OCTOBER. 1927 VOL. VI NO. 4
Editor: George Thomas Edson. Minden. Nebraska
Noble Lines of Descent in Scotland — B: 12
STEWARTS OF B A L L A C H E L I S H— From Invcrnahylc
From the book, "Stewarts of Appin," 1880
[There is a discrepancy in this pedigree, as may be plainly seen by comparing dates. — Ed.]
Alan>3 Stewart (Donald,^^ Alexander,^^ AIan»"), third son of Donald of the Hammers,
second of Invernahyle [page ii], was with his father at the battle of Pinkie, Sep. lo, 1547. He
married a daughter of Macdonald of Killiechonat. Two sons:
1 Alexander
2 John
Alexanderi* Stewart (Alan," Donald,^^ Alexamkr," AIan>") married Janet Stewart,
youngest daughter of John Stewart of Invernahyle. Children :
I John ; married a daughter of John Stewart of Ardshcal and had no issue male
1 Beatrice
i Isabel
4 Alexander 1684
Alexanderi^ Stewart (Alexander,^* AlanJ^ Donald, '^ Alexander," AIan»«), fourth of
Ballachelish, was born in 1684, and succeeded his uncle John. He was at Sheriffmuir in 17 15
and at Cullodcn in 1746. He married (i) Anne Stewart, daughter of John, fourth of Ardshcal.
He married (2) Isabel Stewart, daughter of Alexander of Annat, and by her had:
1 John : succeeded his father
2 Alexander : killed at Culloden, where four of his nephews were wounded — Duncan,
Donald, Dugild and Alexander Stewart
3 Isabella
STEUARTS OF GRANDTULLY
From 'The Red Book of Grandtully " 18r>8
Sir John^ Stewart of Bonkyl. [Sec pages 129 and 187, tome A, and page i, tome B.]
Sir James^ Stewart (Johrv^ was of Pierston and Warwickhill. He fell at the battle of
Hallidon Hill, July 19, 1333. His legitimate issue was three sons and a daughter:
1 Sir John of Pierston; had an only daughter, who married Sir William Douglas
2 Sir Alan of Ochiltree, in Ayrshire: died sine prole (without issue). Compare page i B.
3 Sir Robert of Shanbothy, in the county of Clackmannan
Sir Robert^ Stewart (James,^ John^ of Shanbothy and Innermeath received a charter
of the lands of Dalzcll and others. Mar. 3, 1362. Children:
1 Sir John of Innermeath
2 Sir Robert of Durrisdeer : ancestor of the Stewarts of Rosythe
3 Catherine, who married John Bethune of Balfour, Fife
Sir John^ Stewart (Robert,^ James,* John^) of Innermeath died Apr. 26, 1421. He
was apparently the first laird of Grandtully. Four sons :
1 Robert, Lord of Lorn : ancestor of the Stewarts of Appin
2 Archibald
3 James, the Black Knight: ancestor of the earls of Athole, Buchan and Traquair
4 Alexander : ancestor of the Steuarts of Grandtully
Alexander^ Steuart (John,^ Robert,^ James,* Johrv^) received a charter Mar. 30, 1414.
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from Archibald, carl of Douglas, to the lands of Grandtully, Kyltully and Abcrfcldy. He
married (before July 15) in 1416 Margaret Hay, sister of John Hay of Tullicbodie who grant'
ed to him July 15, 1416, a charter of the lands of Banchory, in the barony of Tulliebodie, in
contemplation of the marriage. He died before July 10, 1449. Eldest son:
I Thomas
Thomas'^ Steuart {Alexander/ Jo/in,* Robert,^ James,* John^), third of Grandtully,
entered into an agreement July 10, 1449, with William, abbot of Cupar, concerning the march'
cs of Murthly and Kyltully. He was the Thomas named in Lord Lorn's entail in 1452 as next
in the substitution to Sir James, the black knight. The name of his wife is unknown. He died
in 1453, and was succeeded by his son :
I Alexander
Alexander^ Steuart {Thomas,*^ Alexander,^ John,^ Robert,^ James* Johri^), fourth of
Grandtully, was served heir to his father Thomas on May 13, 1462, to the lands of Grandtully
and on June 2, 1462, to the lands of Banchory, and both retours recite that his father died about
nine years previously. He married Matilda Steuart, daughter of Sir James, son of Murdoch
Stewart, duke of Albany [In a charter July 8, 1479, by King James III she is referred to as
"Maid Steuart and her father, John Steuart of Rannoch, and her brothers . . . shall have the
tutory and keeping of her son John until he attain his majority should Alexander, the boy's
father, die", etc.], and as spouses they received July 26, 1468, from Alexander, earl of Hunt-
ley, a charter to the lands of Banchory. He died about 1488 and was succeeded by his son:
1 John
John'" Steuart (Alexander,^ Thomas,^ Alexander,' Jo/in,* Roberc,'' James,* Jo/in^), fifth
of Grandtully, received a charter July 5. 1470, from King James III to the lands of Grandtully,
Kyltully, Aberfeldy and Carnbow, on the resignation of his father. His wife's name has not
been ascertained. He died shortly after his father and before Mar. 13, 1488, leaving two sons:
1 Thomas ; married Agnes Murray, daughter of Sir William of Tullibardine.
He was sixth laird of Grandtully, and died before Aug. 22, 1494, leaving an only
daughter, Elizabeth, who married Archibald Campbell of Skipnish.
2 Alexander
Alexander'' Steuart (John^^^), seventh of Grandtully, succeeded his brother Thomas
on Aug. 22, 1494. He marrieJ Margaret Murray, probably of Tullibardine. He interrupted
and cassed a sassine given by Michael Murray to the lands of Grandtully. He was infefted
July 5, 1525, of the lands of Aberfeldy, and received a charter Apr. 28, 1526, from King James
V to the lands of Grandtully, Kyltully and Aberfeldy, and he resigned these lands March 1,
1^38, in favor of his son:
I Thomas
Thomas'^' Steuart {Alcxandtr,^^ Jo/in'"), eighth of Grandtully, received Mar. 14, 1538,
a charter to the lands of Gran Jtully, etc.. on ijie resignation of his father. He married his
cousin, Margaret Murray, daughter of William of Tullibardine. Children:
1 Willum
2 Alexander : of Carsc, in Dull. Perthshire, mentioned in the will of his brother
William. Feb. 28, 1574, when his nephew. Sir Thomas Steuart of Grandtully, was
served male heir to him in the lands of Carse, etc.
3 John : of Fondoynet. [See later.]
4 Janet ; married George Robertson of Fascally
William'^ Steuart (T/iomas,'- Alexander," John"'), ninth of Grandtully, married (i)
Margiret Abercrcmbie of Murihly, and on his father's resignation they as spouses received a
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charter from Queen Mary. Margaret died soon after, and he married (2) Isabella Stewart,
daughter of John, third earl of Atholc. They received Apr. 22, 1552, a charter from Queen
Mary to the lands of Aberfeldy. He was a member of the convention of Edinburgh held Aug.
I, 1560, by which the Protestant religion was established. He died Mar. 2, 1574. Children:
1 Sir Thomas : tenth of Grandtully, died about 1610, sine prole
2 Grizel
3 Sir William 1567
Sir Wllllami* Steuart (William,^^ Thomas,^'^ Alexander," Jo/ini*^). bom in 1567, was
^hc eleventh laird of Grandtully. He married Agnes MoncriefF, daughter of Sir John of that
'ik. He was a friend of King James VI, and died in 1646. Children:
I Sir Thomas : twelfth of Grandtully, succeeding in 1646. He was a Covenanter
and angered King Charles I by his adherence to James, earl of Montrose, in 163Q.
Montrose later left the Covenanters and helped the king, and the duke of Ar*
gyle led the Covenanters until his defeat Aug. 15, 1645, at Kilsythe. Sir Thom*
as died Aug. 10, 1688, leaving an only son John, who died in 1720, unmarried.
1 Sir William : of Innernytie. [Sec later.]
3 James : appears to have died young [living in 1641]
4 Henry : carried on the line of Grandtully
5 John : of Balleid. [See later.]
Henryi' Steuart (William,^* William,^^ T/iomas,'- Alexanacr," Jofin»"), fourth son,
was an advocate at the Scottish bar. He married Mary Campbell, daughter of Colin Campbell
of Aheruchel, and had two sons and two daughters:
1 Sir Thomas : of Blair, Lord Balcaskic
2 Henry : a doctor of medicine
3 Marjory ; married William Borthwick of Pilmuir
4 daughter ; married MoncriefF of Recdie
Sir Thomas'^ Steuart (Henry, »^ William," Wil/iam," Thomas,^^ Alexander," Jo/in"')
of Blair, Lord Balcaskie, was created a baronet June 2, 1683. He married Lady Jane Macken'
zic, daughter of George, earl of Crcmartie. Children:
1 Thomas, July — , 1685 : it is presumed he died young
2 Margaret, bp. July 21, 1685, with her twin brother Thomas
3 George, Oct. 12, 1686: fourteenth of Grandtully, succeeding in 1720
4 John : fifteenth of Grandtully
5 Kenneth : died before Jan. 20, 172 1, unmarried
F 0 N D O Y .N E T BRANCH
John ^^ Steuart, third son of Thomas,'*- eighth of Grandtully, married a daughter of
George Bannerman of Middle Cardnie, in the county of Perth. He died about 1605. Son:
I Thomas
Thomas'^ Steuart succeeded his father in Fondoynct, parish of Logierait, Perthshire,
about 1605. He married a daughter of Steuart of Foss and had a son :
I John
John'-'^ Steuart of Fondoynet succeeded his father about 16^5. He served in Mont'
rose's army in 1645. He married Dorothy Steuart, daughter of John of Bonskeid, and had:
I Thomas
Thomas'^ Steuart as fiar of Fondoynct served in Montrose's army in 1645. He mar-
ried Elizabeth Steuart, by whom he had two sons [Logierait parish records] :
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Alexander, bp. Oct. 12, 1678
Alexander^^ Steuart succeeded his father in Fondoynct. He married Helen Steuart,
daughter of Commissary Charles Steuart of Rothmell. Children, baptized in Logierait:
1 John, bp. Dec. 19, 1702; married (booked June 16, 1723) Margaret Steuart, daughter of
John of Balnakely. His son John was in possession of Fondoynet in 1739.
2 Jean, bp. May 13, 1704
3 Alexander ; married (booked July 29, 1738) Amelia Robertson
To be continued
Gome on* Fellows! Here*s a Guy who Says he can Do It.
Many times in the past several years friends of this magazine have expressed a desire and
willingness to do whatever they could to help gather records of the Stewart family and to have
these records published in the Stewart Clan Magazine. This spirit has been appreciated. The
editor of this magazine feels that the time has come when a capable searcher should go to the
north of Ireland and to Scotland to obtain all the records still to be found. It would undoubt'
cdly result in the discovery of many interesting connections, and would be a satisfaction to
many people who have hoped through the years that some time, somehow, the perplexing puz'
zle of their Stewart ancestry would be solved. If a fund sufficient to undertake the work can
be raised the editor of the Stewart Clan Magazine will go on this mission. You may be asked
to contribute to this fund, by filling in a blank pledge enclosed with this issue. It's a fine
cause. You will always be proud of the part you may take in it. The work should go for^
ward immcdiatelv, for summer is short in the Highlands.
I Surely Hope it Does. Don*t You?
Minden isn't my home. 1 haven't found my home yet. Some day 1 shall, of course. Ev'
erybody does, I guess. But I am leaving Minden one of these spring days. Yes, it's spring,
even if this magazine is dated October. I came here "late in the lonesome October". 1 shall
now publish in rapid succession the remaining eight numbers of volume 6, perhaps mailing
them in a single packet, to paid'Up subscribers only. Then I shall go back to Filley, where I
think I have a wife and several children, and get ready to go somewhere. This hotel, where I
got stuck five months ago, was the si.xticth hotel I
had slept in since 1 made the break to get away
from Filley. That town's only claim to distinct'
ion is that 1 lived there ten years. And now I'm
going right back there. And sell all my stuff, put
the money in a sack and run away with my wife.
I 've written her that I may go to Scotland, but I
don't suppose she believes it. I took that woman
to Mexico City one time, and while we were eat'
ing breakfast one Sunday morning a fellow named
Felix Diaz set off a revolution in our backyard. But she soon forgave me. She thinks I'm quite
a fellow, I guess, even if I am a bug on Stewart genealogy. She knows I was bom that way.
Well, I shouldn't take up so much of your time, folks. I hope to mail you several numbers of
volume 7 from Scotland I'll remember your particular problems and shall try hard to get ycu
the long'sought data, if this thing goes over.
Queries
37. John Stewart of Schf nrcta ly. N. Y.. is mcniionrd on paRc 242, tome A. Uc wat horn aboui 17.16
and married, perhaps as second wife. Miria Stevens, daughter of Arent. Was he the John Stewart born May
27. 1738, in Voluntown. Conn., son of I'non^as (p Wi), ton of A'exanJer? .Mrs. J. W. B.me. I.rhi, I'. ah.
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VOL. VI NO. 5
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LINES OF NOBLE DESCENT IN SCOTLAND — 16
Flaald, seneschal of Dol, in Brittany, son of Alan
Alan, seneschal of Dol; sheriff of Shropshire. England
Walter, high steward of Scotland
I
Alan, died in 1204
I
Walter' Stewart, first of the sirname
I
Alexander,'^ fourth high steward
^K^ ^
James^
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Walter^
John^ of Bonkyl
/K
Andrew'
Alexander
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I
John
King Robert^ II
I I
King Robert III Thomas
Alan*
Alexander*
i
Alexander''
Walter
I
John
I
Walter
John Robert?
I I
John Alan
King James I Thomas John William Marion Robert Alex. William Alan
Stewarts of Castlemllk
Fron "A Genealogical History of the Stewarts," 1798. by Andrew Stewart
Sir John^ Stewart of Bonkyl. [See pages 129 and 187, tome A, and page i, tome B.]
Alexander, his eldest son, succeeded him, and Alexander's son Sir John* was created earl of
Angus in 1327. Sir John'** died in December, 1331, leaving an only son Thomas, earl of Angus,
whose son Thomas, third earl of Angus of the name of Stewart, died in 1577, without issue,
and the title devolved upon his sister. Lady Margaret Stewart. Thus the line of descent from
Sir Alan, second son of Sir John'* Stewart of Bonkyl, became the nearest to the crown.
Sir Alan^ Stewart (Jo/in^) received from King Robert Bruce the lands of Dreghorn in
Ayrshire and acquired the estate of Cruickston, first possession of the Stewarts of Darnley in
Renfrewshire. He was killed at the battle of Hallidon Hill, July 19, ijjj, leiving issue:
1 Sir John of Darnley, eldest son. He died after the year 1361 and before 1369, having
two sons: John, the elder, was one of the hostages in August. 1357, for the ran'
som of King David and died before Oct. 3, 1357: Robert, the second son, became
on Oct. 3, 1357, after the death of his brother John, one of the hostages; he died
without issue. The existence of a son Walter is dubious.
2 Walter : died without leaving male issue
3 Sir Alexander of Darnley, third son
4 Elizabeth ; married John de Hamilton: lands of Ballincrief
Sir Alexander^ Stewart (Alan,^ Johir^) succeeded to the Darnley estates before 1371
and died soon thereafter. Sons:
1 Alexander
2 William of Jedworth: this son is not mentioned in Andrew Stewart's book but in a re-
futation published in 1799 the Castlemilk pedigree was attacked and this Will'
iam has been placed here by some genealogists. Other places have been given him.
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Sir Alexander^ Stewart (Alexander,* Alan,* JohnP) of Darnlcy married Dame Janet
Keith of Galstown, by whom he had five sons and a daughter. He died between 1599 and 1406.
1 Sir John of Darnley, first Lord Aubigny : ancestor of King James VI
2 Sir William of Castlemilk
3 Alexander of Galstown, third son
4 Robert of Newtown of Wyston, fourth son : ancestor of the Stewarts of Barscube [later]
•) James : fifth son, mentioned as son of Sir Alexander in the grant of the lands of
Newtown of Wyston to his brother Robert
6 Janet ; married in 1391 Thomas de Sommcrville
Sir William' Stewart (Alexander,^ Alexander,^ Alan,* ]ohn^) of Castlemilk, second
son, was killed in February, 1419, during the siege of Orleans, in the same battle as his brother
John. Children :
1 David, Lord Fynnart and Castlemilk: succeeded his father in 1429 and died before 1464,
having been predeceased by his son Alexander, who had no issue
2 Archibald : succeeded his brother David before 1464 and died before 1467 and
was succeeded by his son. Sir William, who died in 1469, leaving no sons
3 Matthew
4 Walter of Arthurly: had a son Walter of Arthurly who married Janet Cameron and had
two daughters, Isabel and Elizabeth, heiresses
5 Elizabeth ; married Robert Lyle
Matthew^ Stewart {William,'^ Alexander/* Alexander,^ Alan,* hhn^), third son, suc-
ceeded his nephew William in the estate of Castlemilk and Fynnart. He died in 1474.
1 William
2 John : had two sons, Matthew and John, mentioned Feb. 12, 1489
Wllilain^ Stewart (MattKeu','* William,^ Alexander,* Alexander,"^ Alan,* John"') of
Casseltown and Castlemilk married before 1466 Isabella Norvall, heiress of Cardonald, and
died in 1496. Sons:
1 Alexander [parliament dated Feb. 12, 1489
2 John : mentioned as a son of William in a pardon by the king and states of
Alexander'^ Stewart {William,^ Matthew,'^ William J Alexander J^ Alexander,^ Alan,*
John^) of Castlemilk succeeded his father in 1496. He died in 1523 or 1524. Sons:
1 Archibald
2 James ; married Janet Auchinlech: he received a charter Sep. 20, 1^1^, from
John Stewart, earl of Lennox, wherein he describes James as his cousin, son of
Alexander Stewart of Castlemilk
Archibald" Stewart (A/exander'") succeeded to the estates of Fynnart, Casseltown
and Castlemilk. He died in 1542 or 1543. Son:
I Archibald
Archibald^- Stewart (Archihald,^^ Alexander'") married Margaret Maxwell. He died
in 1 54 1 or 1^42. Sons:
1 David
2 Alexander of Craigs: left three daughters
3 John : appears to have been rector of the university of Glasgow, I545'i550
David'"^ Stuart (Archibald,^'^ Archibald,^^ Alexander^'') of Castlemilk married Janet
Cunningham, daughter of William of Craigends, and died in 1556 or 1557, leaving two sons:
1 Alan : succeeded his father in 1556 or 1557 and died before the end of 1557.
2 Archibald ; married Janet Stewart [without issue
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Archibald^^ Stuart {David,^^ Archibald,^^ Archubald,^^ Alexander"') succeeded in 1557
and married in 1570 Janet Stewart, daughter of Sir John of Minto. In a charter and precept
from Robert Stuart, earl of Lennox, he is called "beloved cousin/' He died in 1612. Son:
I Archibald
Sir Archibald'' Stuart (Arc/iibaU," David,'^ Archibald,^^ ArchibaW." Alexander^")
of Castlemilk succeeded his father in 1612. He married Ann, daughter of Robert, fourth Lord
Semple. He died Jan. i a, 1660. Two sons:
1 Archibald ; married Feb. — , 1654, Lady Mary Fleming
2 James of Torrance; married a daughter of Sir Alexander Cunningham and died in 1690.
having a son Alexander of Torrance. Alexander married Isabel Nesbet, daugh'
ter of Sir Patrick, and died in 17:^5, leaving three sons — Col. James, who died
in 1743, unmarried; Patrick, who died in 1760. unmarried, and Archibald, who
had three sons: Alexander of Torrance, Andrew, member of parliament and au'
thor of this book, and James, colonel of 51st regiment of foot and major general.
Archibald'<> Stuart of Castlemilk died May — , 1643. Son :
Sir Archibald'' Stuart of Castlemilk married in 1666 Mary Master. Four sons:
1 Sir William ; married Margaret Crawford
2 Archibald : died unmarried
3 Daniel ; married the eldest daughter of Sir George Wishart
4 James : died unmarried
To be continueJ
Steuarts of Innernytie
From *Thr Red Book of Grandtully " 18fi8
Sir William''' Steuart (William,^' William,^'^ Thomas,^'^ Alexanaer," John."' Alex-
ander,"^ Thomas,^ Alexander,' ]ohnJ^ Robert,^ ]ames,* Jofin"'), second son of Sir William'^ Steu'
art, eleventh laird of Grandtully [page i^, tome B], was ancestor of the Steuarts of Innernytie.
In 1622 he received a charter of the lands of Airlcywight, Perthshire, and he received July 10,
^643, a charter of the lands of Luncarty, in the same county. He married Mary Crichton, the
daughter and co-heiress of John Crichton of Kinvaid and Innernytie, by whom he had one son
and two daughters. He died in 1672. Children:
1 John
2 Anna, Lady Lawers: mother of John Campbell of Lawers, who was murdered in 1723
3 Anne ; married Sir John Drummond of Machany
John'^ Steuart of Innernytie was retoured heir of his father Oct. 30, 1672, in the lands
of Innernytie, Mains of Kinclevin, the lands of Airleywight and many other properties in the
shire of Perth. He married Jean Leslie, daughter of James, Lord Lindores, by whom he had a
son John, who succeeded him. He died Feb. 22, 1680, at Edinburgh.
John'' Steuart was retoured heir of his father July 8, 1681, in the lands of Innernytie
and others. He joined the rebellion in 17 15 and by an act of parliament in the first year of
the reign of King George I he was, with many others, attainted of high treason, Nov. 13, 171 5.
He married Mary Mercer, daughter of Sir James Mercer of Aldie. He died in 173 1. His
only daughter, Anne, married in 1723 David, sixth viscount of Stormont.
Steuarts of Fun^orth and Balleid
From -The Red Book of Grandtully." 1868
John''"^ Steuart, fifth son of Sir William'* Steuart, eleventh laird of Grandtully [com'
pare Sir William,''* above], was ancestor of the Steuarts of Fungorth and Balleid. He married
Isabel Stewart, daughter of James Stewart of Ladywell, and by her he had two sons and two
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daughters. He died before Nov, 25, 1664, and his widow Isabel married before Feb. 5, 1670,
John Blair of Ardblair.
1 William ; married Mar. — , 1669, Marjory Menzies of Culdares
2 James : a writer to her majesty's Signet, Edinburgh
3 Margaret ; married John Steuart of Balnakillie
4 Anne ; married Alexander Menzies of Rotmel, brother of Menzies of Weem
William'*^ Steuart succeeded his father in 1664. He received Nov. 25, 1664, as near'
est heir of John Steuart of Fungorth, a charter of novodamus, etc., of the lands of Fungorth
from the bishop of Dunkeld. He married Marjory Menzies, eldest daughter of Col. James of
Culdares, by whom he had four sons and three daughters :
1 John : succeeded his father, and died without issue
2 Archibald : doctor of medicine; died without issue
3 William : died in the East Indies, without issue
4 Patrick : a merchant and factor in Edinburgh; he married Margaret Stewart,
daughter of Patrick Stewart of Cardneys, and had two sons — John and Archi-
bald^jx>th of whom died young
5 Susanna ; married Capt. Archibald Stewart of Culdares
6 Agnes ; married Patrick Stewart, merchant in Edinburgh
7 Margaret ; married tO John Campbell of Lochdochart, (2) David Steuart, bro'
ther to Steuart of Ardvoirlich
Stuarts of Darnley
Sir John^ Stewart (Alexander,* Alexander,^ Alan,* Johri^) of Darnley, first Lord of
Aubigny in France, married Elizabeth, daughter of the. carl of Lennox. He died at Corstooph'
ine in 1508.
Alan'* Stewart succeeded his father.
John^ Stewart
Matthew'*' Stewart
John" Stewart
Matthew'-' Stuart
Henry'** Stuart married Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, daughter of King
James V of Scotland. Their son :
King James'* Stuart VI, became King James 1 of England. The spelling Stuart was
first used by Mary, Queen of Scots, and was adopted later by a few other Stewart families.
Fund for Scottish Research is Started with a Pledge of $100
At the time of going to press with this issue of the magazine it is too early to know any'
thing about the progress of the research fund, announced in the October issue, mailed only a
few days ago. A gentleman writes us that he has started the fund with a subscription of $100
and has so informed a number of the kinsmen, who may follow his example. This is certainly
fine. We earnestly hope that quite a number will be as magnanimous, and that many will of'
fer to furnish $50 or $25. The thing should go over big. The Stewart family is the greatest
m the world's history, and its members should cO'Operate now to obtain and preserve for all
time the priceless records of a glorious ancestry. Your help will be appreciated by all.
The first green slip has just arrived, sent by J. A. Stewart of Louisville, Ky., pledging $25
-and if a certain marriage record in Ireland is found, $50 additional! We intend to publish
the names of donors, as a matter of accounting. Would you send the inclosed slip to a friend?
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Stewarts of Fort Stewart* Donegal* Ireland
From "A Family of Millers and Stewart*" and other sources
Sir John' Stewart of Bonkyl. [See pages 129 and 187, tome A, and page i» tome B.]
All his sons were knighted by King Robert I, Bruce. That he had sons Robert and Hugh has
been disputed by some genealogists. He was killed in the battle of Falkirk. July 22, 1298.
Sir John^ Stewart (Jofin^), probably the fifth and youngest son of Sir John of Bonkyl,
was called Sir John of Daldon or Dald3wie in Clydesdale. He accompanied Edward Bruce on
his expedition into Ireland in iji?. He was killed, with his brothers Alan and James, at the
battle of Hallidon Hill, July 19, 1333. He was probably the Sir John Stewart who in 1290
granted the lands of Daldowic to his son Robert. If so he had at least two sons :
1 Robert : of Daldowie, ancestor of the Stewarts of Alantown [later]
2 John : of Jedburgh or Jcdworth, and of de Forresta
John^ Stewart {John* John^) was called de Forresta, and was living Jan. 26, 1368. He
has a very hazy personality but is generally conceded to be the father of:
I Sir William : of Jedworth
Sir William'^ Stewart (John,^ John* John^) of Jedworth has been claimed as a young'
er son of Sir Alexander of Darnley [page 17, tome B], hut good evidence seems to prove he is
not the Sir William claimed as the ancestor of the Castlcmilk family. He was one of the Scot'
tish leaders at Otterburn in 1388. He made a contract Oct. 17, 1396, with Sir Walter* SteW'
art (John,'"^ Walter,* John'*) of Dalswinton, in which he arranged that his son and heir, John,
should marry Sir Walter's daughter and heiress, Marion [see page 129, tome A]. He was
taken prisoner by the English at the battle of Homildon, 1402, and was executed by Hotspur,
Lord Percy, soon after the battle. Son:
I John
Sir John' Stewart (Wil/iam," John,* Jdfin,* John^) married in 1396 Marion Stewart,
heiress of Garlics and Dalswinton in Dumfriesshire. He was killed in an expedition to France
in 1419. He had at least two sons:
1 Sir William : of Dalswinton, Garlies and Minto
2 John : provost of Edinburgh
Sir Willam'' Stewart (John,' William,'^ John,^ John* John^) of Dalswinton, Garlies
and Minto married Euphemia Graham. He died m 1479. Sons:
1 Sir Alexander : of Dalswinton and Garlies, ancestor of the earls of Galloway
2 Sir Thomas : of Minto
3 Walter : of Barclye and Tonderghie, ancestor of the Stewarts of Fort Stewart
Walter^ Stewart (WiUiamJ^ John,' William,^ John,^ John* John^) of Barclye and Ton-
derghie, or Tondcragee, died about 1490. Son :
I William
WUllami'> Stewart (Walter,^ William,^ John: William,* Jo/in,* John,* John^) of Ton-
deragee had a son :
I Sir Walter
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Sir Walter" Stewart (William^^) of Barclyc died about 1549, leaving a son:
I John
John^' Stewart (Walter," William^*^) of Barclyc married Egidia Gordon, daughter of
Gordon of EarUton. Two sons :
1 Robert
2 Archibald
Archibald'^ Stewart (JoKn.!*-* Walter,^^ William^'') is said to have lived in Wigtown-
shire. He had three sons:
1 Sir William : of Fort Stewart, in Ireland
2 Alexander
3 Sir Robert : of Culmore
Archibald'^ Stewart
Sir William Alexander Sir Robert
I first baronet, 1613 of Culmore
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Sir Alexander Thomas
I second baronet | of Fort Stewart, Donegal
Sir William,'" Lord Mountjoy Col. Williami^
j third baronet | of Fort Stewart: colonel of 9th regiment
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Sir William'^ Ezckicl Thomas Rev. Robert William Richard Alexander
I fourth baronet | | I
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Sir William'^ Sir Anneslcy Sir Abraham Alexander Lieut. William
fifth baronet sixth baronet of Carncmauga of Pa.
Sir William'^ Stewart (ArcfiifcaW,»a John,^'^ Walter," WiUiam^'') emigrated to Ireland
during the plantation of Ulster, in the time of King James VI. He married Frances Newcom-
cr, daughter of Sir Robert of Mosstown, county Longford. He sat in the Irish parliament for
county Donegal in 1613-15, and was created a baronet on May 2, 1623. He served with dis-
tinction against the Irish rebels in 1641 and 1642. He died in 1662. He had at least two sons:
1 Sir Alexander ; married Catherine Newcomer, his cousin, daughter of Sir Robert.
He fell fighting against Cromwell at the battle of Dunbar, Sep. 3, 1653, six weeks
before the birth of his only son, William. Sir William,'* this son, was heir to
much property in Donegal and Tyrone and in 1660 he was placed under the
guardianship of Sir Arthur Forbes (earl of Granard). who had married his moth-
er. He was created baron of Rathmelton and Viscount Mountjoy on Mar. 19,
1682-3, and was appointed May 9, 16S4, master-general of ordnance for life. He
married Miry Coote. He was sent on a mission to France by Lord Tyrconnel,
who doubted his loyalty to the Stuart cause because he was a Presbyterian, in
1689 and at the instigation of King James VII he was imprisoned in the bastile
by King Louis, and there he remained until 1692. He joined the army of King
William and was killed at the battle of Steenkirk, Aug. 3, 1692.
2 Thomas ; married a daughter of John Montgomery of Croghan
Thomas" Stewart {William,^* Arc/iiba/d,»^Mn,'-' Walter," W'illiam'^') of Fort Stew-
art, county Donegal, Ireland, married a daughter of John Montgomery of Groghan. Son:
1 C>ol. William
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Col. Wllliami^ Stewart (Thonuis,'' William,'* Archibald,'^ John,''- Walter." Will-
iam'^) of Fort Stewart married [license Nov. 2^, 16Q3] Maria Ann Hopkins, daughter of Rev.
Ezekiel Hopkins, bishop of Dcrry. He was colonel of the 9th regiment, stationed at London'
derry, where some of his children were baptized.
1 William : buried Feb. 11, 1698-9
2 Thomas, bp. Apr. 12, 1697: died young
3 Ezekiel, bp. Apr. 8, 1698; married a daughter of Dr. Charles Ward. Ezekiel's son, Sir
Anncsley Stewart, inherited the title of baronet of Fort Stewart on the death in
1769, without issue, of Sir William (carl of Blcssington), fifth baronet.
4 Rev. Robert, bom in i69a^ married a daughter of Abraham Nickson, esq. On the death
without issue of%ir James A.'"' Stewart (son of Sir James and grandson of Sir
Annesley) the title of baronet passed to his grandson, Rev. Abraham Augustus
Stewart, son of his son. Sir Abraham.
5 Richard
6 Alexander, born in 170^ ; married Rebecca Galbraith, daughter of John
Alexander'* Stewart {William'^) of Carnemauga owned a small estate called Green
Hill which, on his death, fell to his eldest son, Alexander. He married Rebecca Galbraith.
daughter of John Galbraith of Newtown Cunningham. He died about 1745, and his widow
and younger children emigrated to the province of Pennsylvania with the Galbraiths and re-
lated families, settling in Donegal township, Lancaster [now Lebanon] county. Rebecca died
in 1749, a widow. Her will, dated Dec. 28, 1748, named "my son, James Karr," executor and
was witnessed by Janet Galbraith and Elizabeth Karr. Besides the following children it ment-
ioned '*my loving brother, John Galbraith.''
1 Alexander [not mentioned in will: he remained in Ireland and married Elizabeth
. His children were Samuel and Elizabeth. Samuel/^ born about 1754.
married Elizabeth (he died Aug. 20, 1835, and she died Dec. 14, 1837)
and had Alexander, Martha, David ^nd Elizabeth.
2 Charles
3 Robert
4 William, born about 1738
5 Frances
6 Margaret
Lieut. William"* Stewart (Alexander**) came to Pennsylvania with his mother's fam-
ily, probably about 1746. He married about 1760 Eleanor Gass, daughter of Benjamin and El'
eanor Gass of Cumberland county, and settled near Carlisle. He served in the Revolutionary
war as first lieutenant and adjutant under Col. Hazen in "Congress's Own" regiment, and for
his services was granted by the general assembly on Mar. 12, 1783, 200 acres near Mercer, in
Mercer county. Toward the close of the century he removed to Westmoreland county, giving
his land in Mercer county to his sons Robert and George. Children, recorded in his Bible :
1 John, July 17, 1761 : died young
2 Benjamin. Aug. 9, 1762; married Rebecca Cochran and removed to Beaver county
3 Prudence, Sep. 6, 1764; married James Simpson
4 Galbraith, Dec. 26, 1767; married Apr. 7, 1791, Elizabeth Scott
5 John, Feb. 3, 1769
6 Rebecca, July 7, 177 1 ; married Forbes
7 Mary, Mar. 3, 1774; married Capt. James Anderson
8 Elizabeth, Feb. 18, 1777
9 William, Sep. 21, 1779; married Eleanor Knox and removed to Bridgeport, Ohio
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lo Robert, Sep. 17, 1781; married (i) Mary Young. (2) Sarah Shiplcr
. II George, Jan. 12, 1783; married Jane Nelson
Erratum. — Lieut. William Stewart married Mary Gass, not Eleanor Gass.
This family will again br taken up when other Pennsylvania Stewart families are reached.
Stewarts of Barscube
From the Erskine Haicro Genealogy. 1890. by Ebenezer Erskine Scott
Robert^ Stewart (Alexander,^ Alexander,^ Alan* John^), fourth son of Sir Alexander
Stewart of Darnley, was given by his father the lands of Newtown of Wyston. He was ment'
tioned in a perambulation of lands between Sir John^ Stewart of Darnley and Sir John Ross in
1413. His son:
I Walter
Walter" Stewart of Barscube was given a sasine of Barscube in 1444. His son:
I Thomas
Thomas^ Stewart of Barscube received a charter in 1495 from Matthew*" Stewart,
carl of Lennox [see Darnley branch, page 20], wherein the earl designates him consang^iineus
(kinsman). He was laird of Salzarhill and Hunter Hill. Son:
I George
Geor^e*^ Stewart of Barscube married Jean Spreull of the house of Cowdon. He was
a witness to a deed in connection with lands in Renfrewshire, Mar. 4, 1502. Son:
I John
John*' Stewart of Barscube was succeeded by his son:
I John
John'^ Stewart of Barscube was accused with others Aug. 20, 1533, of the slaughter of
the laird of Craiginess. He married Catherine Brisbane. He was living in 1550. Son:
I Matthew
Matthew'^ Stewart of Barscube was in possession of his estate Nov, 9, 1555. In 1579
he was given direct sasine of lands in the barony of Inchinnan in an instrument granted by the
king at Stirling confirming a charter of the king's uncle, Robert Stuart, earl of Lennox, Lord
Darnley. He was a witness to a deed, Oct. 12, 1580. Son:
I John
John'^ Stewart of Barscube married Sibylla Edmonstone, daughter of William Edmon*
stone of Duntreath. He became surety for bail in a case at law, Jan. 19, 1603. Children:
1 Robert of Barscube
2 Bernard ; married the only daughter of Hugh Haicro of Akeris. Bernard Stew-
art was keeper of the palace of Birsay, in Orkney, at the time of the rebellion in
1613, led by Robert Stewart, a natural son of Patrick Stewart, earl of Orkney,
and was imprisoned in the palace by the rebels.
3 Margaret ; married in 1619 Hugh Haicro of Akeris, son of Hugh
4 James : of Milltown of Inchinnan; had a son Thomas, and Thomas had a son
James, who went to London and appears to have been alive when Crawford
wrote his history of Renfrewshire in 1710.
Robert'^ Stewart of Barscube married Giles Wallace, daughter of John Wallace of Fef'
guslce. His son:
Thomas'^ Stewart was the last of the direct line of the Stewarts of Barscube in Ren*
frcwshirc. He sold his estate about 1670 and went to Ireland, where he died in the Irish war,
without issue.
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Stewarts of Allanton and Coltness
From "Tile Coltness Collections." 1842
Sir John*' Stewart of Bonkyl. [See pages 129 and 187, tome A, and page i, tome B.]
He had five sons. It had lon^ been presumed that he had a sixth son, Robert, and the Stcw'
arts of Alantown, or Allanton, claimed descent from him. But someone announced the discov'
ery that no such son Robert existed, and the matter was debated with such vehemence that
those who had formerly thought they were descended from this sixth son were almost deprived
of any ancestor at all. We don't know as much about it as the learned gentlemen who tried
to annihilate Robert but, believing that every family is entitled to an ancestor, we arc going
to say that Robert was the son of Sir John* Stewart and grandson of Sir John^ Stewart of Bon'
kyl. It is said that Sir John Stewart granted the lands of Daldowic to
his son Robert in 1290, and that this Robert was with Robert Bruce at
the battle of Bannockburn in 1314 and went with Edward Bruce on his
expedition into Ireland in 1J15. Sir John^ was born in 1246 and was
killed in the battle of Falkirk, July 22, 1298, when 52 years of age. The
probable dates of birth of his sons are :
1 Alexander, 1270: ancestor of the earls of Angus, his male line failing in the year 1377
2 Alan 1272: ancestor of the Stuarts of Darnley, Castlemilk, etc.
5 Walter 1276: his chief male line failed about 1425
4 James 1278: ancestor of the Stewarts of Appin and others
5 John 1280: ancestor of the Stewarts of Garlics, Allanton, etc.
6 Robert?
Sir John* Stewart (Jofin'^), probably the fifth and youngest son of Sir John of Bonkyl,
was called Sir John of Daldon, or Daldowic. He accompanied Edward Bruce on his expedition
into Ireland in 1315. He was killed, with his brothers Alan and James, at the battle of Halli'
don Hill, June 8, IJ33. He gave Daldowic to his son Robert. He had two sons:
1 Robert, born about 13 10: of Daldowic, ancestor of the Stewarts of Allanton
2 John : of Jedburgh or Jedworth, and of de Forresta [sec page 21]
Sir Robert-'' Stewart {JoKn,^ Johrv^) was granted Daldowic, in Clydesdale, by his fath-
er. Sir John Stewart. His eldest son was:
I Alan, bon presumably about iJM» ^s he fought in battle in 1385
Alan^ Stewart {RohertJ' John,* John'^) of Daldowic was called Alanwickstcr. He was
killed in battle with the English in ij8s. Onlv the direct line of descent is here given and if
other children belonged in the families their names were not published in 1842. Son:
1 Sir Alan, born probably no earlier than 1360, as he died in 1444
Sir Alan^ Stewart (Alan,^ Robert,^ John,* John'^) of Daldowic and Allanton married a
French lady. He was a knight binncret, and died in 1444. Son:
I James
James** Stewart {Alan,^ Alan,*^ Robert,^ John,* John^) of Daldowic and Allanton was
called James of Paris. He married a daughter of Somerville of Cambusnethan. Son :
I James
James^ Stewart (James,'' AlanJ Alan,^ Robert,'' John,* John:^) of Daldowic and Allan*
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ton was called "the antiquary." He married Tait of Little Ernock. Son:
I James
James'^' Stewart {James,^ James,^ Alan,^ Alan,^ Robert,^ John* Johri^) of Daldowie
and Allanton was called "the ranter/' He married a daughter of Lockhart of Lee. Son:
I James
James" Stewart (James^^) of Daldowie and Allanton was surnamed "of Langside.'*
He married first Helen Somerville of Humbie. He died in 1607. Son:
I James
James'- Stewart (James,^^ James^'^) of Daldowie and Allanton was called "the hope-
ful." He died in 1607, before his father. He wrote a detailed genealogy of the family, pre*
sumably based on original papers in his possession, but these papers arc not now to be found.
Sir Archibald''' Stewart Dcnham, a great-grandson, is thought to have had these authorities
when he wrote this family history before his death in 1773. James married Marion Carmich'
acl, sister of Lord Carmichael, and left three children, the last one being posthumous:
1 Janet
2 Sir Walter, born in 1606: of Allanton, in Lanarkshire
3 Sir James : of Kirkfield and Coltness
Sir Walter'^ Stewart {)ames,^- James,^^ James^") of Daldowie and Allanton married in
1624 (when 18 years of age) Margaret Hamilton, daughter of Sir James Hamilton of Broom-
hill. He had a farm which he called Blackball. He was a partisan of King Charles, and wh?n
Cromwell was fighting in the vicinity in 1650 he called at Sir Walter's home, but the laird had
taken care to be out of the way. Cromwell courteously inquired about him, remarking that
his mother was a Stewart (said to have descended from the Stewarts of Ely) and he always
had a kindly feeling toward the name. Sir Walter sold Daldowie and died in 1672. Children:
I , eldest son; married Hamilton of Dalycl
2 Capt. Gavin: died in his flight from Dunbar field
3 ^ , third son: died of a lingering illness
4 William of Allanton; married Margaret Stewart of Coltness: he spelled the name Stcuart
5 Capt. James of Hartwood; married Elizabeth Mure of Glanderston
6 Marion ; married John Boyle of Kilbcarn
7 Robert : lived to the time of Queen Anne, beyond all his brothers, and died
8 Margaret without issue
9 Anne
Sir James '^Stewart (Jame5,'- Ja-nes," James'") of Kirkfield and Coltness married in
1630 Anna Hope, daughter of Henry Hope and niece of Sit Thomas Hope. He was of Good-
trees; knight banneret in 1668. His wife died in 1646, and he married a widow, Marion (Mc-
Culloch) Eliot: by her he had four daughters — Marion, Lillias, Catherine and Anna. He got
into trouble after the restoration (1660) for listening to Rev. Matthew McKell, who was ex-
ecuted Dec. 22, i6(S6, at the Cross of Edinburgh. Sir James died Mar. 2, i63i, and his widow
died in 1690. Children by first wife:
1 Sir Thomas. Nov. 16, 1631; married in 1655 Margaret Eliot and had six children by 1672.
When he registered his arms the secretary noted "Descended of the Stewarts of
Allanton, and that again of Castlemilk." [funeral
2 Walter of Westbarns: he had a son Walter, who in 171 3 remembered his grandfather's
3 Sir James, born in 1635, of Goodtrees, lawyer; married Anne Dalrymple and died in 1727
4 Henry : a successful wine merchant. He married and had two sons — James and
Henry — but they both died young. He died Oct. 10, 1671.
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5 John : died young
6 Sir Robert of Allanbank, born in 1645; married (i) Jean Gilmour, (2) Helen Cockburn,
and by her he had an only son, Archibald, born in 1697. Robert died in 1707.
7 Margaret, born in 1645; married her first cousin, William Stcuart of Allanton
Sir Thomas^^ Stewart (James,^^ James,^^-^ Jame5,^* James^*^) of Coltness married first
'n 1655 Margaret Eliot, who died June 8, 1675. He married second Mar. 14, 1681. Susanna
([>enham) Lockhart, widow. He was exiled in i68j for having aided and abetted the rebels at
Bothwcll bridge in the summer of 1679. Bothwell bridge was only three miles from his house,
but he was in Edinburgh at the time of the battle. He died Apr. 6, 1698. Children:
I Sir David, May 28, 1656
a James, Oct. 21, 1657; married in 1701 Margaret Cunningham and died Jan. 4, 1704
3 John, Nov. 27, 1658: died Dec. 28, 1668
4 Marion, July 14, 1660: died July — , 1695, unmarried
5 Anna 1661 ; married in 1689 Sir Archibald Cockburne and died Nov. 9, 169J
6 Walter, June 22, i66j; married (i) in 1692 Martha King, (2) Hannah Quish
7 Margaret, Mar. 4, 1666
8 Henry, June 24, 1667: died in infancy
9 William, Jan. 14, 1670: died Oct. — -, 1699, in London
10 Thomas, Sep. 8, 167 1 : died very young [son (posthumous) died under a year
11 John ; married Oct. — , 1703, Mary Wright and died May 4, 1704: his
12 Robert, May 27, 1675
13 Archibald, July 20, 16S3, Utrecht (author of this manuscript) : he was made heir by his
grandfather Denham and accordingly added Dcnham to his name
In 1727 it was said that the male issue of Sir Thomas's family was extinct, excepting that
of the son Robert, whose only son. Dr. John Stewart, carried on the line, later extinct.
Walter'-'' Stewart (Thomas,^* James,^'^ James,^- James,^^ James^^) married first in 1692
Martha King, and second Hannah Quish. He died Aug. i, 1724, and was buried in the Dis'
scnters' burying ground in Bunhillfields. His children were:
1 Thomas : a surgeon, died in 1737 at St.Christophers, W. I.
2 Sarah ; married foolishly and died of her first child
3 Walter : went to sea and died aboard a man'o''war in Baltic expedition
4 James : died in infancy
i Joseph : died in infancy
Walter*'* Stewart (James, '^ James,^^ James,^^ James^") of Westbarns was born in the
latter part of 1633 or in 1634. He married a widow, a daughter of Rev. Mr. Adamson of Edin*
burgh college. He and all his father's family got into trouble after the restoration, and he
was imprisoned in jail in Edinburgh for attending a sermon by Matthew McKell, paid a fine
and was liberated. He died Feb. 19, 1672, leaving a young family of two sons and two daugh'
ters. His heirs male failed, and his small inheritance was sold to Sir Hugh Dalrymple of North
Berwick by Mr. James Spence of Kirktown, writer in Edinburgh, who married his grandchild,
Anna Robeson. Children :
1 James of Westbarns; married Colvin and had James, a very extraordinary and
promising genius, who died at 19, and Walter, who went to sea and was never
heard from more
2 Walter, born 1663: engaged in Holland trade, and died in 1735. unmarried
3 Anna ; married John Robeson
4 Marion ; married one Liddcll, a gardener, and had no children
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A Line of Descent from Kin^ James V
From "Grncalogy of the Stuard Family in America." supplement, 1922, by E. H. Yaunj?
King James" Stewart had four sons called illegitimate. A prince could not marry the
woman he loved, for reasons of state. Divorces were rarely granted by the church in those
days, and civil marriages were not recognized. It was not considered sinful for a prince to
have children by his mistress, and no particular stigma attached to the children: in fact, they
often shared in the honors and wealth of their brothers by recognized marriage. The vast dif-
ference was, however, that an illegitimate child was barred from inheritance. King James V
took measures to legitimate these four sons. They were half-brothers to Mary, Queen of Scots.
1 James, carl of Moray, regent of Scotland : died without male issue
2 James, lord of St.Colmc: his male issue failed in the second generation
3 Robert, duke of Orkney: his male issue failed in the second generation
4 John, prior of Coldringham
John'- Stuart (King James V), prior of Coldringham, married Jan. i, 1^61-2. Lady
Jean Hepburn, daughter of Patrick, earl of Bo:hwell. He became a Protestant. Two sons:
I Francis, earl of Bothwell 2 Hercules [and John?]
Francis'*' Stuart {J ohn,^-^ King James V), carl of Bothwell, married Lady Margaret
Douglas, eldest daughter of David, seventh earl of Angus. He died in 1624, in Italy. Sons:
1 Francis
2 John
y Henry
Francis'* Stuart {Francis,^-^ Jofin,'- King James V), earl of Bothwell, married Lady
Isabel, daughter of Robert, first earl of Winton. He had seven children. The eldest was:
I Charles, Apr. 15, 1618
Charles'"* Stuart {Francis,^* Francis,^'^ JoKn,'- King James V) married Lady Alice
Black, daughter of Sir John of Perthshire. He was a gallant trooper in the civil wars, and was
at Bothwell bridge and later fled. Three sons:
1 James [Helen, who died unmarried
2 William : had two daughters — Margaret, who married Sir John Howe, and
y Henry : died young, unmarried
James'^ Stuart {Charles,^'* Francis,^* Francis,'^ Jo/in,'- King James V) married his
cousin, Margaret Hamilton. He removed to Whitehall. Besides four daughters he had:
I William
William'^ Stuart {James,^^^ Charles,^'^ Francis,^* Francis,^'-^ John, ^'' King James V) mar'
ried his cousin, Helen or Jean Black. Having some trouble with a cousin, Thomas Stuart, who
was a descendant of John'- Stuart of Coldringham, who was a Catholic, William removed to
the city of Glasgow. Besides two daughters he had :
1 James : killed in the uprising of 1745
2 Thomas : killed in the uprising of 1745
3 Henry ; married Margaret Hamilton
Henry "^ Stuard {William,^^ James,^*^ etc.) married an illegitimate daughter of Bonnie
Prince Charlie, called Margaret Hamilton. The emissaries of King George persecuted relent-
lessly the relatives and adherents of the downf alien house of Stuart. After his father's death
better to hide his identity and to distinguish himself from the Catholic branch of the family
Henry changed the spelling of his name to Stuard. After his death the widow and sons remov-
ed to Philadelphia, where she died two years after her arrival. Henry and Margaret had:
1 James : served with Pennsylvania troops in Revolution, and died unmarried
2 Henry ; married Helen McDonald: killed in Revolution, leaving son William
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Editor: Georpe Thomas Edson, Mindcn, Nebraska
LINES OF NOBLE DESCENT IN SCOTLAND —28
Stewarts of the Isle of Bute
From "The Isle of Bute in the Olden Times." 18<^5
James-^ Stewart, fifth high steward of Scotland, was born in 1243 and died in 1309.
He was the eldest brother of Sir John Stewart of Bonkyl. His children were :
1 Andrew
2 Walter, born in 1293 : steward of Scotland
J Sir John : killed at Dundalk, 13 18
4 Sir James : of Durrisdeer
5 Egidia : married Sir Alexander Mcynis
Walter^ Stewart {James*) married (i) Alice, daughter of
Lord Erskine, (2} Marjorie, daughter of King Robert 1 (Bruce), and
(j) Isabel, daughter of Sir John Graham. Children, the first one by
Marjorie Bruce; the others by Isabel Graham:
1 Robert II, born Mar. 2, 1316
2 Sir John : of Ralston
3 Jean
4 Egidia
King Robert'* II Stewart (V^alter,^ James^^) became king of Scotland on Mar. 26, 1371,
on the death of his uncle. King David II (Bruce), who had no sons. Robert had married (i)
Elizabeth Mure, daughter of Sir Adam Mure of Rowalton: she died between 1347 and 1355,
before he ascended the throne. He married (2) Euphemia Ross, daughter of Hugh, carl of
Strathein. He also had four sons by Mariot Cardney, to whom he was perhaps never married.
By Christian Leitch of Bute he is said to have had a son John, whom he later endowed with
lands and salary. The order of birth of his children has never been agreed upon. He died in
1390. Sons, by Mure, by Ross, by Cardney, et cetera:
1 John, who on his coronation took the name of ROBERT III
2 Robert, 1339: duke of Albany [see later]
3 Walter : earl of Fife
4 Alexander : of Badenoch, called "The Wolf of Badcnoch" [see later, under Forthergill]
5 Alan
6 David : carl of Strathern
7 Walter : earl of A thole
8 Alexander
9 James : of Kinfanns j In a charter Jan. 15, 1385, at Perth, King Robert confirmed to
o John : of Kinclavin^s "our dear son John Stewart, born between us and our dear
I Walter l^More," his lands in Ballachys, Invernate and Kynclcvyn, Perth.
2 John : of Bute, ancestor of the Stewarts of Bute and their numerous offshoots
3 Thomas : archdeacon of St.Andrew's \ jj became customary for a king to raise
4 Alexander : canon of Glasgow | his illegitimate sons to be bachelor priests.
5 John, "the Red," of Dundonald
John* Stewart {King Robert U), born about 1350, son of Robert Stewart and his par-
amour in Bute, Christian Leitch (whence the recurrence of the name Christian among her dc'
sccndants), married Jonct Scmple. His brother. King Robert III, gave him a charter Nov. 11,
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1400, granting him the hereditary office of sheriff of Bute, keeper of Rothsay castle and baron
of Ardmalcish and Grccnan. He was commonly called the Black Stewart. He died in i449»
almost 100 years old. Five sons:
I James : his successor
a William : succeeded to Finnock and became keeper of Brodick castle, I445'i45i
3 Robert : seems to have held Kilwhinlcck, inherited 1506 by his son Alexander
4 John : tenant of Kerrycroy , Kclspokcs and Drumachloy ; Southbar in Renfrew
5 Andrew : tenant of Rosland in Rothsay, laird of Bclshagry in Lanarkshire; from
him descended the lairds of Scarrel, and Patrick Stewart, minister of Kingarth
James' Stewart (Jo/in,* King Robert 11), keeper of Rothsay castle till Martinmas, 1465,
when the office was given to Lord Darnley, who gave the office to James's son Ninian, although
James continued to draw the salary until 1477, had four sons:
1 Ninian : his successor
2 James : of Kilchattan. His son James^ sold Kilchattan to Ninian^ Stewart, his
cousin. The first charter of Kilchattan was to John Stewart, sheriff, 1447.
3 David : of Auchawillig
4 John : of Upper Kirkton, Cumbrae; had two sons. Patrick and John
Ninian^ Stewart {James,"^ John,^ King Robert II) was served heir to his father in 1490.
He was made hereditary castellar of Rothsay by James IV in 1498. He married (i)
Campbell, and had four children; (2) Janet Dunlop, and had a son Archibald; and (3) Elizabeth,
daughter of Blair of that ilk. From him sprang the Stewarts of Kilchattan, Ascog, Ballinstraid
and Ballintoy, of whom is the Londonderry family [later]. Children:
1 James : who succeeded [of John Lamond; ancestor Stewarts of Ambrismorc
2 Robert : of Nether Kilmory, 1506, and Ambrismore, 1429; married a daughter
3 William : of Largivrechtan, 1506, and the south half of Cugach, 153?
4 Janet ; married Ninian Bannatyne of Karnes but was divorced on account of
5 Archibald : of Largizean, ancestor of the Stewarts of Largizean [consanguinity
6 Alexander : of Kildavanan; married Elizabeth Tait
7 Ninian : of Nether KilmOry, 1532, and Largizean, 1548. He obtained Kilda-
vanan from his father and purchased Kilchattan from his cousin James.** He was
granted Ambrismore in heritage in 1506 and exchanged his lands in Perthshire
for Kildonan and others in Arran.
James^ Stewart {Ninian,^ James,^ John,^ King Robert U) was served heir to his father
Jan. 15, 1538. He married (t) Mary Campbell, daughter of Archibald, earl of Argyle, but he
had no children by her. He married (2) Marion, daughter of John Fairlce of that ilk and wid'
ow of Thomas Boyd of Linn, by whom he had :
1 John : his successor
2 Robert : of Kelspokes, acquired from Southbar
3 Christian(?) ; married Alexander Stewart of Kelspokes and Ballochmartin
John'" Stewart (James,'^ }<Iiman,^ James,' John,^ King Robert U) married (i) Mary,
daughter of John Campbell of Skipnish, and had a son John, his successor. He married (2)
Fynwald, daughter of Sir John McDonald of Dunivag, and (3) Jean, daughter of John Blair of
that ilk, by whom he had two children. He added considerably to his estate by purchase of
lands and superiorities at Ballicaul, Langalquochag, Kerry menoch Stewart, Mill of Ambris-
Ij^ore, Drumachloy, Auchintirrie, Ardnahoe, Coaghag, Inchmarnock, Mid Ascog, etc. He sat in
parliament Oct. 20, 1579. He died before 16 12. Children:
1 John : his successor
2 James : of Ardnahoe
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3^ Grizcl ; married Ninian Stewart of Kilchattin
Sir John^^ Stewart (John^^^), usually styled of Kirktown or Ardmolis, received the
honor of knighthood from King James VI. He added to his property Kerrycrusoch, Dunalunt,
Kneslagvotraty, etc. He married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Robert Hepburn of Foord
in Haddington. The sheriff died in 1618, and his widow married Sir Alexander Foulis of Col'
inton. Children :
1 James : his successor
2 Robert
3 Col. Thomas : died in France
4 daughter ; married Archibald Stewart of Kilwhinlech
Sir James*^ Stewart (Jofin,*' John^^) was created a baronet of Nova Scotia by King
Charles I on Mar. 28, 1627, and for taking the side of the king he was fined 5,000 merks in
1646, and was attainted. He married Grizel Campbell, daughter of Sir Dugald Campbell of
Auchinbreck. He sat in the Scots parliament in 1644, 1661 and 1662. He died in 1662, in
London, and was buried in Westminster abbey. Children :
1 Dugald : his successor
2 Robert : created baronet 4n 1707; Lord Tullicultrie
3 Isabel : married Ninian Bannatyne of Kames
4 Anne : married (i) Alexander McDonald of Sana, (2) Walter Campbell
5 Jean ; married (i) Angus Campbell, (2) James Graham
Sir Du^ald'^ Stewart (James,^'^ John,^^ ]ohn^^^) came into an impoverished estate, over
which John Boyle of Kclburne held bonds. He married Elizabeth Ruthven, daughter of Sir
John Ruthven of Dunglass. He had five children :
1 James : his successor
2 Dugald : became a lord of sessions; Lord Blairhall
3 Barbara ; married Alexander Campbell of Barbreck
4 Margaret ; married Dugald Lamont of that ilk
5 daughter ; married Stewart of Auchinskeoch
Sir James'^ Stewart (DugaW'^ James,^^ John,^^ Jofin^"} succeeded his father in 1672,
sided with the revolutionary party in 1688 and negotiated in 1702 for the union of the parlia'
ments. He became privy councillor to Queen Anne, who raised him to the peerage Apr. 14,
1703. with the title of earl of Bute, viscount Kingarf, Lord Mountstuart, Cumra and Inchmar'
nock. He married (i) Agnes Mackenzie, daughter of Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh,
who took over the estate in 1681, and (2) Christian Dundas, daughter of William Dundas of
Kincavil. He died June 4, 1710, at Bath, and is buried in the mausoleum at Rothsay. Issue:
1 James, born 1690: his successor
2 Margaret ; married John Crawford, 15th earl of Crawford
3 John : died in 1738 in Rome and was buried in the Scots college there
James^ Stewart (James,^* Dugald,^^ James,^'^ John,^^ Jofin*"), second earl, succeeded
to the Rosehaugh estates in 1707. He married Lady Anne Campbell, sister of John, duke of
Argylc. He died Jan. 28, 1723, and was buried at Rothsay. Children:
1 John, May 25, 1713 : his successor
2 James : of Rosehaugh; married his cousin, Elizabeth Campbell of A rgyle
3 Mary ; married Sir Robert Menzies of Wecm
4 Anne ; married James, 3rd Lord Ruthven
5 Jean ; married William Courtenay, esq.
6 Grace ; married John Campbell, jr.. of Stonefield
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The Lairds of Asco^
John*" Stewart ( ,^ Ninian,^ ]ame5,'^ John/' King Robert U) married Marion
Fairlec. In 1^84 he bought William Glass's portion of Nether Ascog, and in 1595 completed
his title to the part formerly held by Donald McLachlan and got a charter from King James VI.
He was of Kilchattan in 1568; of Largivrcchtan in 1584. Son:
I John
John" Stewart married in 1605 Giles Kelso, and succeeded his father in 161 j. He held
Bogany in 1609 In 16 jo he gave a charter in favor of his son Ninian. Sons:
1 John
2 Ninian
John'^ Stewairt mamed Ctiamoghain. He was an advocate in T673. issue:
1 John ; married Elizabeth Robertson and had son John, who married Margaret
2 Col. Robert [Murray and changed his name to Murray of Blackbarony
3 Isabel ; married (i) John Mc Arthur and had son John, whose son was Archi'
bald Mc Arthur Stewart; (2) Alexander Campbell, and her grandson was Thom'
4 (others) as Campbell, the poet. Her grandson Frederick added Stewart to his name.
Let me Know what You Think Before I Plant my Garden
We are mailing four issues in a bunch this time. Four more will be mailed out to you as
soon as the press can kick them out. These issues of volume 6 should be very valuable to the
Stewart descendants in America, containing as they do a complete catalogue of the main stems
of practically every branch of the Stewart family in Scotland, taken from books not easily ac-
cessible to the majority of people. It gives us all a string whereon to tie whatever thread we
may be able to weave from other records. Other records? These published records comprise
but a wee small part of what remains buried in old archives. It would take a lifetime of hope*
ful waiting for someone else to take a notion to publish more, for only the wealthy houses take
the pains to print their own line, and they generally omit the younger branches. It will take
a special effort for us in America to get the information we want. We must raise a fund of
$3,000 or thereabouts and send a man (and that's I) to Ireland. Scotland and perhaps England
to get the data. These people have started it:
Inglis Stuart, Beacon. N. Y $100.00
J. A. Stewart, Louisville, Ky 25.00
Dr. Ferdinand Schmitter. Troy, N. Y... 10.00
Miss Martha M. Turner, Lincoln, Neb. 2.00
Prof. Darius Steward, St. Cloud, Minn.- 10.00
Prof. Stewart Burnham, Ithaca, N. Y.-_ 5.00
Mrs. J. A. Record, Monson, Me 2.00
Col. John T. Stewart, St.t^aul, Minn.— 2^xx>
That's a fine beginning. And more will soon send in the green slips. Several regretted
their present inability to subscribe more, and a number sent only their very best wishes for a
pleasant voyage and a successful search. I'm not seasick yet. But I'm hoping I will have a
right good chance to be. I am hoping that several others will follow Mr. Inglis Stuart's gen-
erous lead. It wouldn't take many dozen like that to assure a very successful expedition. The
plan is a worthy one and should have the backing of hundreds. One will fritter away more
time and monev looking in libraries, with unsatisfactory results, than to chip in and send after
the big material. I have dug through the Newberry library in Chicago, the exhaustive geneal'
ogical stacks in Detroit, the library of Cx)ngress and many other libraries, and Mr. Horace W.
Dickerman has gleaned the data in hundreds and hundreds of volumes in the east. We have
exchanged filing cards. There remains a lot we haven't seen, but it's hard to work it out, for
the key probably lies over the ocean. It doesn't hang on a tree there, either.
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MINDEN.
NEB. MARCH. 1928 VOL. VI NO. 9
Editor: George Thomas Edson, Mindcn. Nebraska
LINES OF NOBLE DESCENT IN SCOTLAND — ja
Stewarts of Ballintoy, in Ireland
From "The Stewarts of Ballintoy"* and other sources
James^ Stewart, fifth high steward of Scotland, was born in 1245 and died in 1309.
He was the eldest brother of Sir John Stewart of Bonkyl. His eldest surviving son was:
I Walter, bom in 129:^ ; steward of Scotland
Walter^ Stewart (James*), sixth high steward of Scotland, by his second wife. Mar*
jorie Bruce, daughter of King Robert I (Bruce), had an eldest son:
I King Robert H, born Mar. 2, 13 16
King Robert^ II Stewart (Walter* Jame^'^) became king of Scotland on Mar. 26, 1371,
on the death of his uncle. King David 11 (Bruce), who had no son. While the young prince,
Robert Stewart, resided in the island of Bute, which had been given him by his grandfather
Bruce. King Robert I, he fell in love with Christian Leitch, by whom he had a son:
01 John, born about 1340: of Bute, ancestor of the Stewarts of Bute
John^ Stewart (King Robert IJ), born about 1340, married Jonet Semple. His brother.
King Robert HI, gave him a charter Nov. 11, 1400, confirming his right to the sheriffdom of
Bute. He died at an advanced age. Son :
I John, born about 1375
John^ Stewart (John,*' King Robert JJ), sheriff of Bute, died in 1449. This John has
has been omitted by some genealogists. He probably had five sons :
1 James, born about 1405
2 William : succeeded to Finnock and was keeper of Brodick castle, i445f'5i
3 Robert [in Renfrew
4 John : tenant of Kerrycroy, Kelspokes and Drumachloy; also of Southbar,
5 Andrew : tenant in Rosland, in Rothsay ; laird of Belshagry, in Lanarkshire
James^ Stewart (John,"^ Jofin,® King Robert II) was keeper of Rothsay castle till 1465,
and is thought to have died in 1477. His wife may have been a Bannatyne. Sons: -
1 Ninian, born about 1435: was served heir to his father in 1490
2 James : of Kilchattan, which his son James sold to Ninian*^ Stewart
3 David : of Auchawillig
4 John : of Upper Kirkton, Cumbrae; had sons Patrick and John
Ninian^ Stewart (James,^ JohnJ John,^ King Robert U) was made hereditary castcllar
of Rothsay in 1498 by King James IV. He married a Campbell, and died about 150^. Issue:
1 Ninian, born about 1458 [Alexander of Kilwhinleck
2 Robert : perhaps died before 1506, leaving sons Robert of Nether Kilmory and
3 William : of Largivrechtan, 1506
4 Janet ; married Ninian Bannatyne but was divorced because of consanguinity
Ninian^" Stewart (Ninian^'^ lames,^ John,^ John,^ King Robert II) obtained Kildavan'
an (rata his father and was granted Ambrismore in heritage in 1506. He married (i) Janet
Dunlop and by this union added considerably to the family estates. He exchanged his lands in
•This work was reprinted in 1928 by J. Adger Stewart. 4780 Crittenden Drive, Louisville, Ky.. from "The
Ulster Journal of Archaeology," 1900-01, which he came across while traveling in Ireland in 192^.
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Perthshire for Kildonan and other properties in Arran, and bought Kilchattan from his cousin
James. He married (i) Elizabeth Blair. This Ninian and his father have been confused by
the author of **The Isle of Bute in the Olden Times. " He died about 1557. Sons:
1 James, born about 1488: was served heir to his father Jan. 15, 1538
2 Ninian : of Nether Kilmory, 1532, and Largivrcchtan, 1548
3 Archibald : of Largizeane
4 Robert? : of Ambrismore, 1529
5 Alexander : of Kildavanan; married Elizabeth Tait
Archibald" Stewart (Ninian,^^' l^inian,^ James,^ Mn,^ Jo/in,* King Robert U) was
heir to his mother's property in Rothsay and was called of Largizeane, sometimes spelled Lar-
gyan. He became one of the leaders in the rebellion organized in 1544 by Matthew^- Stuart,
earl of Lennox [page 20], in opposition to the regency of Arran. during the minority of Mary
Stuart, at the instigation of King Henry VIll of England. For this he forfeited his lands of
Largizeane and others, in 1546, and the last remnant of his property was sold in 1559. He de-
cided to go to Ireland, where England's friends could be rewarded with Irishmen's land. Lit-
tle is known of his family, but his eldest son is thought to have been named :
I James, born about 1525
James'- Stewart (Arc/iibaW," hJinian^*^) was settled in Antrim, Ireland, about 1560.
This was long before the plantation of Ulster by the Scotch, which began about 16 10, at the
same period as the English colonization of America. This Stewart family from Bute settled
first at a place called Dunseverick but later moved to Ballinstraid [now Straidh], in the parish
of Ballintoy. James died before i6oo, having four children :
1 Ninian, born about 1555
2 David : had three sons
3 Jean NINIAN'"
4 Christian ; married Brien Dunlop |
James Ninian Archibald" Robert Alexander
I of Largizeane, Bute, 1544-59
. _^v
James
Ninian Jean
I of Ballintoy, Antrim
Christian
David
Archibald'* Catherine Ninian (3 sons)
born in 1593 m. John Stewart | m. Jane McCullough
Archibald'^ William
George
Bernarda John Elizabeth
married James Stewart (at right)
Robert
James
Alexander
(2 sons)
N
Lewis
I
John
I
I
William James
Ninian'^ Stewart (James^^ Archibald,^^ hJinian^^*) came into possession of his father's
estate in Ballintoy some time before 1600. He had a large family but only three children grew
to maturity : •
1 Archibald, born in 1593 [in a deposition May 18, 1643, he stated he was about 50]
2 Catherine ; married John Stewart of Red Bay, possibly some relation
3 Ninian ; married Jane McCullough [his family is given following Archibald]
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Archibald*^ Stewart (Ninian,^^ James,^^ Arc/iibaW," Mnian^^) received a grant in
1625 from Randal MacDonncll, first carl of Antrim, of the two districts known as Ballylough
and Ballintoy, each containing four quarters of land, Irish measure: this grant included Sheep
Island, "the other little islands of the camplie," reserving the salmon fishing of Portnalarabane
[now Larrvban] and the deer park occupying the whole ridge of high land south of the village
of Ballintoy and then known as Altmore. In 16 jo he became Lord Antrim's agent, and was
very active in trying to avert the bloody uprising of the Irish in 1641, when the natives tried
to drive out the English and Scotch — a race war which made the Irish remain Catholics for*
ever. He was related to the Archibald Stewart who was tried for assisting Lord Antrim to
escap>e from Ireland and who was executed in July, 1643, at Carrickfergus. He had a son:
I Archibald, born about 1620: he was an influential country gentleman and member of par*
liamcnt at Dublin in 1662. He had one daughter, Bernarda, who married about
1650 her kinsman, James Stewart, son of John Stewart of Stiaidh [whom sec].
Ninlan*^ Stewart (Ninian,^^ James,^^ ArchibaW^ Ninian^^) married Jane McCullough
and had twelve children :
: lived in Carey
: settled at Maghremore, parish of Ramoan
: resided at Capecastle, parish of Ramoan
: had an only daughter, Elizabeth
: resided in Carey
; married Hutchinson of Stranocum
; married Thomas Stewart of Esson, parish of Ramoan
; married Malcolm Maconaghy
; married Capt. Andrew Jollie of Drumnakill, Carey
; married Daniel Frizel
; married Maj. Alexander MacAuley of Glenville, near Cushcndall
; married Neil MacNeil of Cushcndun
William'^ Stewart (Ninian,^* Ninian,^^ James,^^ ArcKibaW," hJinian^'^) lived in Carey
and had a son and two daughters:
1 John : had daughters Letitia, who married Rev. Robert Rowan, and Mary.
2 Mary [who married Hugh Dickson
3 Ashley
Robert'^ Stewart (Ninian^*) settled at Maghremore, in the parish of Ramoan, about
three miles from Ballycastle. His family consisted of one son and two daughters:
I James
1 Rose ; married Alexander MacAllister
3 Jane ; married James MacCook
Alexander*^ Stewart {hJiniarif^* hJinian,^^ Jamest^^ ArcHiboW," Ninwin^") resided at
Capecastle, in the parish of Ramoan, adjoining Maghremore. He left a family of two sons and
one daughter :
I
William
1
Robert
3
Alexander
4
George
5
Lewis
6
Christian
7
Isabella
8
Mary
9
Grizel
10
Jane
II
Alice
12
Rose
2
3 Rose ; married John MacAuley
Lewis*^ Stewart (hliniany^* hlinian,^^ James^^^ ArchifeaU," hJinian^^) resided in Carey
and had one son and two daughters :
I William
1 Rose ; married Horan Lee
3 Jane
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John^^ Stewart of Straidh, in the parish of Ballintoy, was of the Stewarts of Bute, but
the precise connection is not clear. Son:
1 James, born probably about 1625
James'^ Stewart (John^^) married about 1656 Bcmarda Stewart, only daughter of At'
chibald Stewart of BaUintoy [p^gc 35]- She died in 1663, and a red freestone slab beneath
the east window in the chancel inside the church at BaUintoy commemorates this fact. A sim-
ilar slab close by tells of little Nicholas. In 1664 James inherited the estates of his cousin,
Ninian Stewart of Kilchattan, in the island of Bute, including the family mansion, beautifully
overlooking the bay of Kilchattan. He probably sold these estates soon after or went there to
live, perhaps marrying again. Children of James and Bcrnarda:
1 Archibald, born about 1657
2 Mary ; married Richard Dobbs
3 Nicholas : died Sep. 10, 1667, in childhood
Archibald'^ Stewart (James,^^ John^^) of BaUintoy married a daughter of Sir Toby
Poyntz, and in her right he came into possession of the Acton estate, in county Armagh, con-
sisting of some 5,000 acres of land. Children :
1 Dr. Archibald : of Tandragee, Armagh; married (license July 19, 1714) Leonora
Vcsey : his only son died soon after his birth in 1735
2 Jane
3 Alexander
Alexander*^ Stewart {Archibald," James,^^ John^^) married Anne Stewart, daughter
of his kinsman, John Stewart, of Fort Stewart, Jamaica, with whom he received a large dowry.
In 1720 he was appointed agent of the Antrim estates, the fifth earl of Antrim being at that
time a minor. He died in 1742, leaving one son and two daughters :
I Alexander T. : his only son, Alexander, died unmarried about 1790
Alexander Stewart of Kilmahamoge and Ballinlea, parish of BaUintoy, born in 1645, is
supposed to have descended from Walter* Stewart, son of Sir John^ of Bonkyl. He married
Elizabeth Fraser, of Scotland. He died Oct. 20, 1723, aged 78, and his widow Elizabeth died
May 12, 1734, aged 82, according to a tablet in the south wall of BaUintoy church. Son:
I Walter
Walter Stewart married (i) a lady of the McCarroU family, and (2) a daughter of the
house of McNeill of Clare. He died Mar. 6, 1762, leaving one son, by his second wife:
I John ; married Simpson and died soon after his marriage, leaving one
son, John Stuart of Kilmahamoge
Alexander Stewart, agent to the second Lord Mountjoy's regiment of dragoons, lived
in Dublin. He married in 1687 Margaret Stewart, sister of Col. William Stewart of Bally lawn,
lieutenant -colonel under Mount joy at the siege of Derry in 1688. He and his wife both died
about 1710. Children, from a Bible record copied by Rev. Samuel Stone in 1789:
1 Frances, June 23, 1688; unmarried
2 William, June 3, 1690; married a daughter of Wotton Cole of Derry and d. without issue
3 Margaret, July 2, 1692; married in 1716 Capt. Samuel Stone, in Derry
4 Alexander, Dec. 4, 1693 : soldier of fortune, settled at Portaferry and died about 1749
5 Arthur, Jan. 7, 1695: died in apprenticeship to a merchant in Derry
6 John, Aug. 3, 1698: died young
7 Thomas, Feb. 8, 1700: died young
8 Henry, Mar. 3, 1703; married Miss Drake and died in the navy, 1744, leaving a daughter
9 Francis 1706; married Miss Workman and died 1745, navy captain, without issue
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Stewarts of Forther^tll
From "The Stewarts of Forthergill." 1879
James'' Stewart, fifth high steward of Scotland, was born in 1243 and died in 1309.
He was the eldest brother of Sir John Stewart of Bonkyl. His eldest surviving son was:
I Walter, born in 1293 : steward of Scotland
Walter* Stewart (James*), sixth high steward of Scotland, by his second wife. Mar.
jorie Bruce, daughter of King Robert I (Bruce), had an eldest son:
I King Robert II, born Mar. 2, 13 16
King Robert^ II Stewart {Walter,* Jame^'^) became king of Scotland on Mar. 26, 1371,
on the death of his uncle. King David II (Bruce), who had no son. By his wife Elizabeth Mure
he had four sons:
1 John (King Robert III)
2 Robert, duke of Albany
3 Walter, carl of Fife
4 Alexander, earl of Buchan
Alexander^ Stewart (King Robert U) , born about 1339, was a conspicuous figure in
Scottish history, and was famous even before his father became king. He was created earl of
Buchan, and was given the popular nickname of 'the wolf" of Badcnoch because of his fierce
disposition. He had no children by his wife, and he left her. By Mariota, daughter of Athyn,
he had several sons. He died Feb. 20, 1394. Children, regarded as illegitimate:
1 Alexander, earl of Mar; married but had no children, and died in 1435
2 Duncan : raided Angus in 1391 and fled to the wilderness
3 Andrew : obtained the lands of Sandbauch
4 Walter : obtained the lands of Kinchardin; also of Strathraven
5 James : ancestor of the Stewarts of Garth
James^ Stewart (Alexander,^ King Robert II) married
net Menzies, daughter of Alexander Menzics. He was called
he fierce wolf,'' and with his followers he drove the Mclvers
t of the district which they claimed and took possession of it.
: was the ancestor of the family of Garth, from which pro-
id almost all the other A thole Stewarts, whose possessions
r mainly on the north side of Loch Tay. He had two sons:
1 John and — 2 Neil
John*^ Stewart (James,'^ Alexander,^ King Robert II), first of Forthergill and Garth,
had three sons:
1 Neil : obtained a sasine Apr. 26, 1478, for the lands of Kilbrachan [now Bon*
skeid] as son and heir to John. He married Elizabeth Gordon, and died Jan. 31,
1499, having three sons — Neil, Malcolm and John. The son Neil, third laird of
Forthergill and Garth, married Christian Stewart, daughter of John, earl of Ath'
ole, half 'brother to King James II, and died in 1554, leaving a son John who died
in 1577 without issue. The male line from Neil then became extinct, it is said.
2 Alexander
3 James
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Alexander^ Stewart (John,** James,^ Alexander,^ King Robert 17), first of Bonskcid,
received from his father Dec. 31, 1474. a precept and charter of the lands of Killiebrochan and
Bonskeid. He died in 1501 and was succeeded by his son:
I Robert
Robert ^^ Stewart (Alexander,* Jo/in,* James, ^ Alexander,^ King Robert /I), second of
Bonskeid, died in 1546 and was succeeded by his son:
I James
James*' Stewart (Robert"'), third of Bonskeid, married (1) a daughter of Dugald Rob-
ertson of Faskally, from whom he obtained a divorce, and married (2) Janet Stewart, daughter
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of James Stewart of Fincastle. In his will he appointed William Stewart of Grandtully [page
14] curator and Alexander Stewart of Carse (William's brother) guardian of his children. He
died Oct. 16, 1567. Children, by Janet Stewart:
1 John
2 Isabel ; married (contract Apr. 10, 1580) Angus McAne Woir McCondoquhy
John^^ Stewart {)ame%}^ Roben^^), fourth of Bonskeid, succeeded as a minor. He re*
ceived June 11, 1563, from John" Stewart of Bonrannoch (last male possessor of Garth castle)
a charter of the lands of Bonskeid. He married (contract Oct. 11, 1572, at Perth) Margaret
Stewart, only child of Alexander Stewart of Carse (in Appin of Dull). He was murdered in
December, 1605, between Dunkeld and Athole, by a marauding party under Allaster Stewart
McGilliechallum of Tenadree, and on Easter day, 1606, the laird's younger son John was kill'
ed and the elder son Alexander narrowly escaped death at the hands of the same assassins, for
which McGilliechallum was executed in January, 1607, at Market Cross in Edinburgh. Sons:
1 Alexander
2 John : killed at Easter, 1606
Alexander!^ Stewart {hhny^ }ames}^ Ro[>ert'"), fifth of Bonskeid, married Margaret
Robertson, daughter of George Robertson of Faskally, and left her a widow by 1630. Sons:
1 John : sixth laird of Bonskeid ; his son John succeeded him, and the line be'
came extinct on the death of Alexander Stewart, last of Bonskeid
2 James
James'^ Stewart (Alexander,*^ Jo/in,^^ ]ames,^^ Roberrt^^^) married Aug. 15, 1638, Bar*
bara Menzies, daughter of Duncan, Lord Comrie. Children, from Bible record:
1 Alexander, June 24, 1639
2 Beatrice
3 John. June 30, 1643
4 Dorothy
5 James, Feb. 8, 1647
6 Janet
7 Rev. Robert, May i, 1650; married Jan. 23, 1683, Anna Campbell
8 Margaret, May 1, 1650
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Alexander'^ Stewart (James." Alexander," John,^^ James,^^ Robert^^) married Isabella
Stewart, daughter of John of Balnakellie. He was granted a sasine by his father on July 3 and
Julv 22, 1667, of the lands of Wester Clunie, and the duke of Athole confirmed this transfer
July 12, 1673. He granted a disposition of the lands of Clunie to his eldest son James on July
21, 1709, deeded him land on July 23, 1710, and conveyed to him the lands of Carnock on Dec.
29, 1712. Children:
1 Rev. James : of Wester Clunie, minister of Moulin
2 Capt. Alexander : of near Dundee; **his daughter Anne married, in Ostend, Jan. 17,
1716, William Atken, lieutenant in the First Foreign Veteran battalion"
3 Capt. Charles : of 5th dragoons, Carrickfergus, Ireland; married Rose Hall
Rev. James'* Stewart (Aiexander'*), laird of Wester Clunie, was minister of Moulin,
Perthshire. He married Elizabeth Campbell of Monzie. He received sasines of lands from
his father July 21, 1709, and June 18, 1712. He died before Nov. i, 1744, when in a sasine
his wife is referred to as "Elizabeth Campbell, relict of the late James Stewart and mother of
the present James Stewart. ' ' Children :
1 Rev. James : minister of Kilbrandon, Nether Lorn, Argyleshire; he sold Drum'
chary and Cragandew Dec. 8, 1762, to John Stewart of Stronchary and sold his
other lands of Wester Clunie and Carnock Mar. 13, 1764, to his brother Patrick.
His only child by his second wife was Elizabeth, born June 27, 1760, who married
Aug. 7. 1785. Rev. John Macfarlane.
2 Patrick ; married Catherine Drummond and died on his estate, without issue
3 Charles : commanded a ship which traded upon the coast of Africa, 1755
4 Peter : resided in Scotland in 1769
5 Alexander, Dec. 9, 1725 : settled in North Carolina and married a Miss Spier
6 Ann ; married Robertson of Balnacraig
7 Jean ; married Rev. William Campbell of Kilchrennan and died aged 97
8 John : evidently was living in Scotland in 1769
Col. Alexander'' Stewart (JameSy^^ Alexander^^) , born Dec. 9, 1725, in Wester Clu'
nie, was undoubtedly "out in 1745.'' He had evidently been engaged in trade at Norfolk, Va.,
for some time when he wrote a letter from that place Sep. 14, 179 1, to his brother James in
Wester Clunie. He removed soon after to Pitt county, N. C, where he lived about twenty
miles distant from his cousin, Rev. Alexander Stewart, first minister of St.Thomas*s church in
Bath, N. C, son of Capt. Charles Stewart of Lisburne. He was married in 1756 to a daughter
of William and Dorothy Spier, the marriage being performed by Rev. Alexander Stewart. In
a letter written in December, 1769, to his brother Peter, Col. Stewart gave the names and ages
of his children born up to that time. He died July 30, 1772. Children :
1 Anne 1757
2 Elizabeth 1759: died young
3 Dorothy 1761
4 William Spier 1763
5 James 1766: "never married, his property descending to his sister Louisa"
6 Alexander 1769
7 Louisa ; "married (i) Shepherd, (2) Joel Dickinson"
Capt. Charles'* Stewart {Alexander^^) entered the Fifth dragoons as comet Feb. 13,
1728*9, becoming lieutenant Aug. 27, 1737. He retired from this regiment Jan. 4. 1749'50, and
was captain of an independent company stationed most of the time at Fort Duncannan and
Carrickfergus, Ireland. He married about 1718 Rose Hall, widow of Rev. Richard Close of
county Monaghan (who died Apr. 10, 1716, at Mullans, leaving several children) and daugh'
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tcr of Roger Hall» esq., of Narrow Water, county Down, by his wife Christian, daughter of
Sir Toby Poyntz of Acton and Brenock, county Armagh [compare Archibald*' Stewart, p. 36].
He died June 4, 1774, at Carrie kfergus, and Rose died Feb. 11, 1779, aged 92, and both were
buried in the churchyard of St.Nicholas's. His will was proved at Belfast Sep. 9, 1774. The
children of Capt. Charles and Rose (Hall) Stewart were:
1 Anne : died July 26, 1804, aged 79, unmarried, Lisburne
2 Rev. Alexander : settled in Bath, N. C before 1756
3 Charlotte, bp. Jan. 25, 1728, Lisburne; married Smythe, a cornet of dragoons
4 Charles Ross 1730; married Aug. 28, 1770. Elizabeth Twaits, St. Helena: a captain
5 Rose 1733; married (i) John Rowan, (2) Phillips, and died in 1817
6 Poyntz, bp. June 21, 1736, Lisburne: married Margaret Gayer, and died Apr. 9, 1823
7 James : captain in First Royal Scots regiment ; died without issue
Rev. Alexander*' Stewart (Charles,*^ A/examier**), born about 1726, in Ireland, came
to America in the reign of Queen Anne, with his wife and little sons Alexander and Charles,
settling at Bath. N. C, where he was the first minister of St.Thomas's church. The wife and
son Alexander died soon after arrival, and little Charles was sent back to stay with his grand-
parents, Charles and Rose (Hall) Stewart, at Fort Duncannan, Ireland, where he was living in
February, 1758. He married (2) a widow Porter (nee Peyton), by whom he had a daughter
Rose, the mother dying at 25 years of age. He married (3) Miss Johnson, sister of Gov. John*
son; (4) Mrs. Kartwright, and (5) Miss Hobbs. These marriages took place before Decem-
ber, 1769, when his cousin Alexander wrote his letter to Peter Stewart, at which time Alexan-
der stated that Rev. Alexander had three sons and one daughter living. He died at the age of
45, probably about 1771. [John Richardson, **at present in New York," mariner, in his will,
dated Nov. 12, 1772, said "all the rest I leave to Elizabeth, late wife of Alexander Stewart of
Bathtown." This might apply to either Alexander] Children:
1 Alexander : died young
2 Charles : living in Ireland in 1758, and may have come to North Carolina
3 Rose ; married John Kcwell of Sussex, England
4 son : living in 1769
5 son : living in 1769
Rev. Robert*'^ Stewart (James,^* Alexander,^^ John,^'^ James,^^ Robcrt^^), born May 1,
1650, son of James and Barbara (Menzies) Stewart of Wester Clunie [page 38], married Jan.
23, 1683, Anna Campbell. He was educated for holy orders at St. Andrew's university, where
he took the degree of A. M. on July 23, 1672, and in 1679 he was presented to the parish of
Killin, Perthshire, where he continued till his death. In 1686 he purchased the estate of Pit-
castle from his cousin, Gilbert Stewart, with the consent of Gilbert's mother, Dorothea, relict
of John Stewart, sixth laird of Bonskeid. In 1706 he bought from Steuart of Ballechin the
beautiful property of Killiechassie, in Strathtay. He died Mar. 2, 1729. Children:
1 James, Nov. 29, 16S3: of Killiechassie, married Vere Menzies, and died May 3, 1718
2 Duncan, Mar. 21, 16S8: of Blackball, married Mary Ferguson
3 Alexander, Nov. 29, 16S9: of Cloichfoldich ; his line extinct
4 Robert, Dec. 6, 1704: of Derculich, married Apr. 25, 1729, Jean Campbell
Duncan'^ Stewart, son of Rev. Robert^^ [above], married Mary Ferguson. He had
two sons. One of them was Rev. James, chaplain of the 42nd regiment of Royal Highlanders
and afterwards minister of the parish of Dull, Perthshire, who died Sep. 14, 1768, unmarried.
Adam'^ Stewart, the other son of Duncan*^ [above], was born Feb. 29, 1732; married
Oct. 24, 1766, Helen Hepburn. He was an officer in the 42nd Highlanders. Sons died young.
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Editor: George Thomat Edson. Minden. Nebraska
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Some Stewarts In Ireland
J. Adgcr Stewart of Louisville, Ky.. recently sent us a copy of a manuscript which he
found in the possession of Miss Elizabeth Stone, Barnhill. Comber, county Down, Ireland, in
June, 1926. It was written Sep. 28, 1789, at Culdaff Glcve by Rev. Samuel Stone for the first
Lord Londonderry (Robert Stewart). The following is from statements made therein:
The first Stewart [now known to have descended from the Stewarts of Bute, page 33]
is thought to have been a relative of Sir William Stewart of Fort Stewart, 1623 [page 21]. He
was of Ballylawn, and married a Scotch lady, who took her children to visit her folks in Scot'
land at the time of the troubles in Ireland, i64i'42, while her husband is thought to have tak'
en an active part in the fighting. He died before the siege of Dcrry, 1689. Four children:
1 Col. William ; married a Stewart
2 Margaret ; married Alexander Stewart
3 Anne ; married John Cowan
4 Grace : died about 1736, unmarried
Col. WUlam Stewart of Ballylawn married a Stewart, probably of the Fort Stewart
familv. His sister married in 1687 Alexander Stewart, whose family is given on page 36, with
no clue as to his relationship to either other family. William Stewart raised a troop of horse,
at his own expense, when the city of Dcrry was besieged in the winter of 1688-89, ^o assist in
the cause of King William, and some time later this troop with others was formed into a regi'
mcnt of dragoons under the second Lord Mountjoy (William Stewart) ; and he was afterwards
lieutenant -colonel of this regiment. He was killed in a duel with Stewart, likewise a
licutenant<olonel in the army. Children:
1 Capt. Thomas ; married [license June 20, 171 1] Mary Ward, sister of Michael,
and died about 173 1, without issue [of Raymaly, county Donegal, in license]
2 Alexander 1700; married [license June 27, 1737] Mary Cowan, in Dublin
3 Martha ; married John Kennedy of Cultra, county Down
Alexander Stewart (William) of Ballylawn married in June, 1737, Mary Cowan, the
daughter of John and Anne (Stewart) Cowan. [He was of Raphoe, county Donegal, according
to the marriage license] He was a captain in Queen Anne's army. He died Apr. 7, 1783,
at his estate at Newtownards, and his widow died there Apr. 7, 1788, aged 75. Children:
1 Anne, Sep. 30, 1738, London: died Apr. 21, 1781
2 Robert, Oct. 30, 1739, London: first Lord Londonderry, 1789
3 William 1740, London: died in infancy
4 Margaret 1 741, London: died in infancy
5 John 1743, London: drowned in river Clyde while a student at Glasgow uni.
6 Alexander, Mar. — , 1745, London : of Ards, county Donegal, 1789
7 Mary 1747, Dublin : died when a or 3 years of age
William Stewart married Nov. 14, 1665, Catherine McKay, according to the records
of the church in Londonderry. "Capt. William Stewart was buried June 30, 1684."' Child'
ren of William (Hugh was son of William and Catherine) :
1 William, bp. Feb. 4, 1667
2 Hugh, bp. May 13, 1669
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Lieut. WUllain Stewart and wife Elizabeth, according to the same church records of
Londonderry, had a son :
I Wilham, bp. June 24, 1697
William Steward of Lifford married June ig, 1700, Margaret Wallace of Lifford.
Alexander Steward, a stranger, was buried Apr. 3, 1674. [We think the word
stranger meant rather foreigner, not merely an unknown or itinerant person.]
Alexander Stewart married Jan. 25, 1699, Sarah McLaughlin. They had a son:
I John, bp. Nov. 20, 1699
Charles Stewart and wife Elizabeth had a daughter Elizabeth buried Feb. 6, 1679.
Georile Stewart and wife Charity had a son :
I Thomas, bp. Aug. 20, 1683
Robert Stewart of Conwell and Janet Crisswell of Fane were married Aug. 12, 1685.
John Stewart and wife Christian had the foUoJving children, excepting Christian, bap-
tized in the Londonderry church :
1 Christian : buried Sep. 12, 1695
2 Barbara, bp. Aug. 7, 1692
3 William, bp. Dec. 12, 1694
4 Mary, bp. Aug. 8, 1696 [or 1699]
John Stewart was buried June 4, 1702. He was probably not the John Stewart aboNt,
unless he had a different wife. Child :
I Mary, bp. July 27. 1702, daughter of John Stewart, deceased, and wife Jane
John Stuward was buried Mar. 22, 1666. Widow Agnes Stweard was buried June
9, 1670. Mrs. Jane Stuart, widow, was buried Oct. 11, 1656. Jennet Stuart, widow, was
buried Nov. 28, 1662. Jean Stewart, servant to William Curline, was buried Oct. 25, 167 1.
Elizabeth Stuart and Patrick McKolly were married Aug. i, 1661.
Margaret Stuart and James Karr were married Nov. 17, 1662.
Jane Stuart and Edward Shepherd were married June 2, 1663.
Anne Stewart and Angus McDonall were married June 22, 1657.
James Stewart of the parish of Aghamsunshew married Jan. 17, 1682, Margaret Ram-
sey of the parish of Tcmplemore.
Andrew Stewart of Ballyclog, county Tyrone, esq., married by prerogative marriage
license Jan. 7, 1695, Elinor Dalway of St.Michan, Dublin, spinster.
Georile Stewart married by license Oct. 9, 1663, Catherine Barklcy of Dublin, spinster.
Georile Stewart of Ageurie, parish of Termonmaguirk, county Tyrone, gentleman,
married by license Oct. 9, 1696, Magdalen Sanderson of the parish of Disertcrenagh, said coun*
ty, spinster.
John Stewart of St.Bridget, Dublin, esq., married by license Aug. 17, 1697. Elizabeth
Achmooty, now of same, late of Newton, county Longford, widow.
Robert Stewart of Dublin, esq., married by license Sep. 24, 1698, Alice LeHunte of
St.Peter, Dublin, widow.
[The prerogative marriage licenses later than 1699 will not be published now.]
James Stewart died July i, 1799, aged 80; his wife Agness Stuart died July |, 1796, igcd
80, and their son James Stuart died Jan. 31, 1776, aged 33. — Tablet with Stewart arms, Ballintoy .
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Andrew Stewart of C*oshendon, in C*uifagtnm parish, made a deposition March 4,
1652, that about nine or ten days after the massacre of Portnaw, Jan. 2, 1641, he had sheltered
about 24 British refugees in his kiln, but two Irish boys, his servants, went and told Alexander
McKay and his company of Irish that he had some Scotch hidden in his kiln, and they came
and robbed them, and two nights afterward Stewart and the refugees got away in a boat for
Scotland. Andrew was no doubt one of the Stewarts of Red Bay, one of whom, John Stewart,
married Catherine, daughter of Ninian*^ Stewart [page 34].
James Stewart (James, WilUam, Ninian, Christian, James, Ninian, James I) was born
about 1706 near Augher, county Tyrone, Ireland, according to * 'Irish Pedigrees,'' i: 265. He
had a brother Samuel, bom in 1704, who died in 1773 in Wilmington, Del. James came to
America, probably with his father's family, and settled in Brandy wine hundred, Delaware. He
died in 1788. His will, dated Oct. 19, 1787, and probated July 5, 1788, mentions his wife Isa*
bella and children Samuel, James, Robert, William and Isabella.
Archibald Stewart, a descendant of the Stewarts of Bute, was born in 1737 in Ballin'
toy, county Antrim, Ireland, and came to America with his brothers William and James, ac'
cording to the "Encyclopedia of Biography: Pennsylvania," v: 1715 [cf. Archibald Stuart, born
Aug. 18. 1727, county Antrim, Ireland, A: 183 Stewart Clan Magazine]. He settled in Hack'
ettstown, N. J., and took a leading part in the events which hastened the Revolutionary war,
was a member from Sussex county in the provincial congress and filled out an unexpired term
in the continental congress. He married (license Aug. 27, 1772) Margaret Helmes. and died
May — , 1795, aged 59, at Springdale. Sussex county.
William Stewart, brother of the above Archibald, was born in 1739 in Ballintoy, Ire*
land, and settled at Hackettstown. Warren county, N. J. He married (i) Frances Sherrod, the
mother of his children: she died Sep. 24, 1803, aged 66, and he married (2) Bethany ,
who died Sep. 14, 1843, aged 76. He died Feb. 17, 1810, aged 71. Children:
1 Jane ; married Chitester [From Stewart's will. May 12, 1808]
2 Samuel, Dec. 28, 1768; married (i) Rachel , (2) Sarah
3 John, Apr. 14. 1770; married Sarah Bird, and died Aug. i, 1836
4 James 1772; married Elizabeth Culver
5 Sarah ; married Helmes
6 Frances, Feb. 20, 1780; married John Bird, and died Aug. 18, 1849
John Stewart, a Covenanter, fled from Scotland to near Belfast, Ireland, in 1685 on aC'
count of religious persecution, and remained there 20 years. He died in 1720. Son:
I Robert, bom in 1665, near Glasgow
Robert Stewart (John), born in 1665, moved to Ireland after his father's death in 1720.
He died in 1730 in Drumorstrop, county Down. He had a large family, but data are missing:
I Samuel, born in 1698, near Glasgow; married Mary McClay and came to America, 1735
z Hugh, June 11, 1719: accompanied his brother Samuel to America, settling at Paxtang, Pa.
Andrew Stewart, born in 1699, came from Ireland and settled in Paxtang, then in Lan'
caster county, Pa. His wife was Mary Dinwiddie.
Lazarus Stewart came from the north of Ireland about 1728 and after a short stay in
New England he settled with his brothers in Hanover township, Lancaster county. Pa. He is
thought to have fled from Scotland in 17 15 to Holland and later to have gone to Ireland. His
is rather an unusual name, and he may have adopted it to hide his identity.
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John Stewart, a Covenanter, fled from Scotland to near Belfast, Ireland, in 1665— not
1685, as stated on the preceding page. He returned to Glasgow about 1685.
Descendants of the Stewart Kin^s
James^ Stewart, fifth high steward of Scotland, was born in 1243 and died in 1309-
He was the eldest brother of Sir John Stewart of Bonkyl. His eldest surviving son was:
1 Walter, born in 1293 : steward of Scotland
Walter^ Stewart (James*), sixth high steward of Scotland, by his second wife. Mar-
joric Bruce, daughter of King Robert I (Bruce), had an eldest son:
I King Robert II. born Mar. 2, 13 16
King Robert^ II Stewart (Waker,* James^) became king of Scotland on Mar. 26, 1371*
and died in April, 1390. By his wife Elizabeth Mure he had several sons:
1 John (King Robert HI)
2 Robert, duke of Albany
3 Alexander, earl of Buchan
Robert^ Stewart (King Robert JI), first duke of Albany, was created earl of Fife in
1371 and duke of Albany in 1398. He married (1) Margaret, grandchild and sole heir of Alan,
earl of Menteith, and (2) Muriella, daughter of Sir William, Lord Keith. He died Sep. 3, 1420,
aged 81. By his first wife he had two sons; by his second, two:
1 Murdoch
2 Andrew : left no issue
3 John 1380: earl of Buchan, whose only child was a daughter, Jean
4 Robert : killed at the battle of Verneuil. Aug. 18, 1425, leaving no issue
Murdoch' Stewart (Robert,^ King Robert I/), second duke of Albany, was taken pris-
oner by the English at the battle of Homildon in 1402 but was exchanged in 141 5, while King
James I remained in the hands of the English. He married Isabella, daughter of Duncan, earl
of Lennox. After the release of King James I and his coronation Apr. 20. 1424, he caused the
arrest of Albany and his sons Walter and Alexander and had them executed — Walter on May
24, 1425, and the duke and his son Alexander on the day following. Sons:
1 Sir Walter : executed May 24, 1425
2 Sir Alexander : executed May 25, 1425
3 Sir James : escaped the ax and fled to Ireland
Sir James^ Stewart (Murdoch,'^ Robert,^ King Robert If), called "the Gross,'' was not
arrested at the time the king seized his father and two brothers, but in retaliation he led a set
of mountaineers to the capture and firing of the town of Dunbarton, May 3, 1425, and put to
death Sir John Stewart, the Red, who was the king's uncle. Then, followed by a retinue of
highlanders, who were much attached to the Albany family, he went to live in Ireland. There
he married a lady of the McDonald family and had seven sons. King James II, following the
policy of his house to strengthen itself by putting its members in commanding positions, recall'
ed these sons and conferred honors upnn them.
: Baron Evandale and earl of Lennox
: died without issue
: ancestor of the Stewarts of Ardvoirlich, Perthshire
: left no sons
: left no sons
: left no sons
: ancestor of the carls of Murray, Stewarts of Kilbcg and others
Sir Andrew
Sir Murdoch
Sir James
Sir Arthur
Sir Robert
6
Sir Alexander
7
Sir Walter
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Stewarts of Kilbe^* Ochiltree* etc.
Sir Walter^ Stewart {James,^ Murdoch,^ Robert,*^ King Robert I/), seated at Morphy.
left several sons, the eldest of whom was :
I Alexander
Alexanderi<' Stewart {Walter,^ James,^ Murdoch^ Robert,^ King Robert II), Lord Ev
andale, was bequeathed this title by his uncle, Sir Andrew Stewart, who died in 1488, but this
was not allowed of by the peers. Nevertheless, King James IV in 1503 invested him with the
barony of Evandale before parliament and it was proclaimed by sound of trumpet by the her-
alds outside the doors of the house, a custom then usual in creating peers in the kingdom of
Scotland. From him descend many noble families of the surname of Stewart or Stuart, as the
Baron Methven, the earls of Murray, the Lords St.Colme, Stewarts of Kilbeg, etc. Sons:
1 Andrew
2 Henry
Andrew" Stewart (Alexander,^^ Walter,^ James,^ Murdoc/i,' Robert,^ King Robert II)
succeeded as Lord Evandale but exchanged that title for Ochiltree, by consent of the crown.
Henry Stewart, a younger son of Lord Evandale, married (i) the dowager queen Mar*
garet, widow of King James IV, and thus gained the title of Lord Methven. She died in 1542,
and he married (2) Lady Jane Stewart, daughter of John, third earl of Ath'
ole. He was killed at the battle of Pinkie, 1547. By his second wife he had :
1 Henry, second Lord Methven: his son Henry, third baron, had no son
2 Janet ; married Colin, sixth carl of Argyle
3 Dorothea ; married William, first earl of Cowrie [tree
4 Margaret ; married (i) Andrew Stewart, son of Lord Ochil'
The Stewarts of Ardvolrllch* Perthshire
Sir James^ Stewart (]ames,^ Murdoch^ Robert,^ King Robert II) was the ancestor of
the Stewarts of Ardvoirlich, Perthshire. A descendant, James Stewart, joined Montrose in
his campaign against the Covenanters in 1644 but left the camp near Collacc and went over to
the duke of Argyle.
Stewarts of Baldonan* Annat* Gartnafuaroe and Glenbuckle
These families descended from Sir James** Stewart, son of Murdoch,^ second duke of Al'
bany. The later Stewarts of Glenbuckie were from Appin (page 9].
Stuarts of Moray* and of Castle Stewart In Ireland
Arthur^ Stewart (Walter,*^ Murdoch,'' Robert,^ King Robert II) was an illegitimate son
of the eldest son of the second duke of Albany. From him descended the carls of Moray, in
Scotland, and the Stewarts of Castle Stewart, in Ireland, and from the Castle Stewart family
claim to be descended the Stewart baronets of Athenry, in Ireland, although the channel of
descent is now obscure.
Stewarts of Duneam* Ftfeshlre
Archibald Stuart, fourth son of the third Stuart earl of Moray, was the founder of
the family of Dunearn, Fifeshirc.
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Stuarts of Inchbreck and Lalthers* Aberdeenshire
Andrew*^ Stewart, great-grandson of Murdoch' Stewart, was of Laurencekirk in the
Mearns. Son :
I David
David" Stewart (Andrew^^) was the first of Inchbreck, in 1547. He was succeeded by :
1 John
John'*'^ Stewart (Davidy^^ Andrew"*) was the great-grandfather of William** Stuart
of Inchbreck, who married Margaret Guthrie and had two sons — John, who succeeded to Inch-
breck, and James, who followed Prince Charles to the defeat at Culloden, 1746, took refuge in
France and there entered the French army.
Steuarts of DaUuise* Perthshire
Sir John^ Stewart of Arntullie and Cardneys was the youngest son of King Robert II
and Marion de Cardney. He was knighted at the coronation of King James I in 1424. His
descendant, John Stcuart, seventh laird of Dalguise, was out in the rising of 171 5.
The Stewarts of Ralquldder
The Balquidder Stewarts derived their origin from illegitimate branches of the Albany
family.
Stewarts of Garth* Bonskeld* Clunle* Duntanlich* Drumchary* Fln-
castle, Urrard. Foss, Lady well, Balnaklllle. Tulloch* etc.
These are descended from Sir James^ Stewart ( Alexander .♦^ King Robert II), given on page
37, under "Stewarts of Forthergill."
John Stewart (Robert), the first laird of Urrard, was a son of Robert Stewart of Fin-
castle, lineally descended from John,^ fourth of the five sons of Alexander, fourth son of King
Robert II. John' Stewart, it is said, was one of the progenitors of the A thole Stewarts.
The Stewarts of Drumln* Ranffshtre
Sir Walter' Stewart (Alexander,^ King Robert II) of Strathravcn was knighted at the
battle of Harlaw. 1411. Sons:
1 Sir Andrew
2 Sir Walter
Sir Walter^ Stewart (Walter,' Alexander,^ King Robert U) obtained the lands of Dru-
min in 147 1. His descendants were of Bclladrum, Invcrnessshire.
From Sir Walter^ Stewart descended the Stewarts of Kincardine, the last owner of which
was Col. John Roy Stewart, the famous cavalry leader under Prince Charles.
Sir Andrew^ Stewart (Alexander,^ King Robert II) was the ancestor cf many families
of Stewarts at Strathdoun, Kilmauchlic, Auchlunkart, Drumin, Tombca and Edinglassie, in
Banffshire. Compare Andrew ,•* below.
Steuarts of Tenachte
Sir Andrew'* Stewart (Waiter,' Alexander,^ King Robert 11) of Strathravcn had a son
who was legitimated through legal formality :
I Sir Walter
Sir Walter*" Stewart (Andrew,'' Walter,' Alexander,*^ King Robert II) had a son :
1 Andrew
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laird of Tcnachic, was the ancestor of the Steuarts of that ilk. One of his descendants:
Patrick Steuart married his cousin, Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of Alexander Stewart
of Auchlunkart, an estate which came into the family by a marriage with the heiress of Innes
of Auchlunkart.
Stewarts of Blackball and Greenock* Renfrewshire
King Robert^ 111 Stewart, son of King Robert II, born about 1235, was crowned at
Scone Aug. 13, 1390, when over fifty years of age. He married Annabel, the beautiful daugh'
tcr of Sir John Drummond: she died in 1401. He died Mar. 29, 1405, at his castle of Rothsay,
in the island of Bute, broken hearted by the murder of his eldest son David and the imprison'
ment of his younger son James by the English. He had also an illegitimate son.
X Sir John : of Blackball
1 David 1378: duke of Rothsay, starved to death by the duke of Albany
2 Donald : died young
3 James 1393 : became King James I of Scotland, 1424
Sir John' Stewart (King Robert III) of Blackball received charters of the lands of Ard-
gowan. Blackball and Auchingoun. Sir Archibald^^ Stewart of Blackball, the seventh in de*
scent from Sir John,' was created a baronet in 1667.
Steuarts of Ballechin* Perthshire
King James' Stewart II, born Oct. 16, 1430, was crowned the day after the assassin-
ation of his father. King James I, who was stabbed to death in his bedchamber the evening of
Feb. 21. 1436-7, by a number of men, including his uncle, the earl of Athole. James II was
killed by the bursting of a cannon Aug. 3, 1460. He left, besides his heir, a natural son:
X John
Sir John*^ Stewart (King James II) of Sticks, in Glenquaich, Perthshire, received a
charter of lands from King James III, dated Dec. 11, i486, and a charter from King James IV,
dated Aug. i, 1494. He had two sons:
1 William : died soon after his father, and the succession devolved upon John^
2 John
John^ Stewart {John,*^ King James U) acquired in 1556 the various lands comprising
the barony of Ballechin. Cadet branches of this family are the Stewarts of Invervack, Arnag'
ang and others in Athole.
Stewarts of Torbane and Raiss. Halri|{ and Shawood* and Binny
Sir Robert'-' Stewart (Walter^), second son of Walter, third steward of Scotland [page
129, tome A], was of Torbolton and Cruickston and was the ancestor of the Stewarts of Bin*
ny. They were previously designated of Torbane and Raiss, Halrig and Shawood.
Archibald Stuart is believed to have fled with his brothers David and John — and
aomc biographers throw in Andrew to keep him company — from the north of Ireland to Am*
erica. "About 1725,'' they think, '*he was obliged to leave England on account of promoting
an armed insurrection to defend their religious rights." He managed to escape with great
difficulty, leaving his wife and two children, Thomas and Eleanor. He came to Pennsylvania
and lived in seclusion for seven years, under an assumed name. "An act of amnesty being
passed/' he sent for his wife and children, who came in 1732 with his wife's brother, John
Brown. While the family lived in Pennsylvania Alexander and Benjamin were born. Archi'
bald and his family removed to Virginia, settling in Augusta county, in the Shenandoah valley,
in 1738. In latter issues the descendants of Archibald will be given.
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Archibald Stewart and his wife Margaret, with their children William, John and
Archibald, came from Ncwry, Ireland, on the ship Happy Return in July, 1752, and settled
near Carlisle, Pa., in 1753. His descendants will be given in future issues of this magazine.
Many Persons are Trying Earnestly to Raise the Renuired Fund
This completes volume 6 of the Stewart Clan Magazine — one of the most valuable volumes
yet published. The next volume should be filled with wonderful news from the archives and
hidden family records in Scotland and Ireland. But this is all still a matter of hazy uncertain*
ty. So many persons who were eager to help raise a
fund to pay my expenses on a trip to those countries
have broken their legs or had their sick grandmothers
on their hands or some other costly misfortune that
maybe I'd better stay home. It may be an unlucky
^ year. I had planned to use $2,000 of my own money,
' asking the others only for enough to defray the costs
of the expedition for myself. If I go I am going to
take my wife, for the very good reason that I have
traveled 10,000 miles while she stayed at home — and
, that's far enough. I have spent a lot of time and
money in obtaining and publishing Stewart records, and am willing to spend more. I get a big
kick out of it. My wife tells me to go ahead — she'll stay at home and feed the canary and
water the flowers. That's very sweet of her. It's a noble self sacrifice. And I'd go over
there, largely at my own expense, and work several months and get some good records to print
to please a lot of people who are "sorry, but I just made a payment on the new car this morn'
ing."
But it isn't going to be that way. That's just one angle of it. That's only one of those
jokes about the Scotch having fish'hooks in their pockets. As a matter of fact quite a number
of people are working earnestly to promote the fund, and some of the big ones haven't yet
been heard from in the short time since the green slips went out. Those making pledges since
the February issue was mailed are :
Frank H. Stewart, Philadelphia $25.00
Joseph Stewart, Chillicothe, 111. 2.50
Mrs. S. B. Bundy, Monroe, N. C. 2.00
Mrs. Addie S. Graton, Lawrence, Kan 2.00
Mrs. Edward E. Donohoe, Grcensburg, Pa 25.00
An air mail letter from Inglis Stuart, posted at Beacon -on 'the 'Hudson, N. Y., in the af'
ternoon of Apr. 25, reaching Minden'on'the 'Plains, Neb., in the afternoon of Apr. 27 — which
was yesterday — begins with the cheering message, *M hold in bank $200 subscribed by the ones
to whom I alluded," etc. Fine, fine' Don't give up the ship. I will stick around at Filley a
few weeks and look up some things I've been promising for two years to do for people, and
you fellows should go out and scratch up all the money you can and then tell me how much
you've got. Make it as big as you can — and every bit will be appreciated. Don't hope some'
body else will do it. Work of this kind is rare and should be endorsed solidly.
I cannot say definitely when or where volume 7 will begin appearing. This is an unset-
tled period of my life, and 1 haven't decided where to spend the last half of it. But the pub-
lication will go on. Not being certain of the delivery of the magazine during the past two
years I have not insisted on the advance payment of subscription, and some have fallen in f;^
arrears. The sum noted here is what you owe up to and including this number, VI : 12. ^
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Editor: George Thomas Edson, Fillcy. Nebraska
SAMUEL AND HUGH STEWART OF PAXTANG, PA.
From Eglc's "Pennsylvania Genealogies" and other sources
John^ Stewart was a Covenanter and was forced to flee from Scotland in 1665 because
of the persecution of those who attended conventicles contrary to the parliamentary act of
i66j, called the "bishop's dragnet '\ and the edicts of the Court of High Commission, which
was established in Scotland in 1664. He removed with his family from near Glasgow to Bel-
fast, Ireland, where they remained twenty years. King Charles Stuart II died Feb. 6, 1685,
and in that year John Stewart returned with his family to Scotland. There he died in 1720.
This is the tradition which has come down in the family, but nothing more is told of him ex'
cept that he had at least one son:
Robert, born in 1665 near Glasgow
Robert- Stewart (John') was born in 1665 near Glasgow, Scotland. He married and
had a large family. After his father's death in 1720 he removed to Ireland in the same year,
settling at Dromore [sometimes given as Drumorstrop], in county Down. He died there in
1730, aged 65. Although it is probable that several of his sons emigrated to America we have
an account of only two :
Samuel, born in 1698, near Glasgow; married Mary McClay, in Ireland
Hugh, June 11, 1719, near Glasgow; m. (i) Hannah Dallas, (2) Agnes Moore
Samuel-** Stewart (Robert,^ John') was born in 1698 near Glasgow, Scotland, and was
22 years old when his father settled in Dromore, county Down, Ireland. He married Mary
McClay. With his wife and three children he embarked for America in 1735, accompanied
by his i6'year old brother Hugh, landing at Philadelphia. Soon afterward they located at
Chestnut Level in Drumore township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. In about 1750 Samuel
moved up the Susquehanna river to Hanover township [now in Dauphin county], his brother
Hugh probably having preceded him. He died in 1770. The record of his family is incom*
plete. His children were :@
John, born about 1728; killed in the battle of Germantown, Oct. 3, 1777®
Andrew ; settled in Hanover township: killed in a raid by Indians®
Robert 1731; married in 1765 Sarah Stewart and settled on Marsh Creek
Samuel 1735; m. (i) in 1770 Agnes Tcmpleton, (2) in 17Q0 Agnes Calhoun
Hugh ; settled in Kentucky, his children later moving into Indiana
James i739; said to have removed to Allegheny county
Mary ; m. in 1767 Robert Patterson and removed to Westmoreland county
Elijah ; m. Mary Patterson and died in Lower Paxtang township in 1807
Joseph
Anthony
Hufih^ Stewart (Robert,- John') was born June 11, 1719,®
near Glasgow, Scotland, and was a year old when his parents moved
to county Down, Ireland. When he was 16 years old he emigrated
to America with his eldest brother Samuel in 1735, landing at Phila*
delphia with five shillings, equivalent to $1.25. He was a weaver,
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as - 90, means refer to that page; m. means married;
m. int., ntarriage intention; m lie, marriage license; b , born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur., buried; 0 Bible rec-
ord, a, church, (s) town, (4) gravestone (»; probate, ^«; court, ''tj land, h military, (9) pension, m census, w tradit-
ion, (J3> local history, @ patriotic soclfty. ''u) obituary, biography or gcnraloKy.
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and he followed his trade for many years. After remaining awhile with his brother Samuel ac
Chestnut Level he went to Paxtang township [then in Lancaster county but later in Dauphin]
and settled on a farm about six miles west of Harris's ferry, his name appearing on a tax list
for Paxtang township in 1750. He married (i) Hannah Dallas in 175 1. She was born in Ire'
land in 1727 and died in 1760, and is buried beside her husband. He married (2) in 1764 Ag*
nes [Nancyl Moore, who was born in 1735. He was assessed on 405 acres of land in Paxtang
in 1780. His wife Nancy died Mar. 22, 1790, and he died Oct. 8, 1798, and they are buried
in the graveyard of the old Covenanter church three miles east of Harrisburg.® His will was
dated Apr. 14, 1796, and was witnessed by John Wilson, Jean Wilson and Andrew Stewart.®
The following children were named in the will, and are also given in an old bible :
Jean, Nov. i, 1751; m. 1772, John Robertson: d. 1824 in Butler county, Ohio
John, July 2, 1753 ; m. Mary Robertson, sister of John : d. 1837 Crawford co.
William, Oct. 21, 1757; m. (i) 1782, Martha Walker, (2) Mary -r-i d. May 29, 1829
Hugh, Oct. I, 1759; m. 1783, Mary Wilson
Robert, Mar. 8, 1765; m. Mar. 10, 1789, Sarah Finney: resided on his father's farm
Samuel, Mar. 5, 1767: m. 1796, Jean Patterson: d. 1837 »n Findley, Allegheny co.
Joseph, July 10, 1769; m. I>ec. 20, 1792, Sarah Stewart: d. Oct. 13, 1855, Butler co., Ohio
James, Feb. 28, 1774; m. (1) Nov. 17, 1803, Mary Sherer, (2) Mary Stewart, (3) Margaret
Mary, Nov. 27, 1778; m. Charles* Stewart: d. 1853 in Ohio Reed
John^ Stewart, who made an application Aug. 5, 1765, for 280 acres of land in Han'
over township. Lancaster county. Pa., adjoining the lands held by David Ferguson, Samuel Fer*
guson, Thomas McMellan, Robert Heald, Hugh Stewart and William Cooper, was very likely
a near relative — perhaps a brother — of the Hugh Stewart given above. In J. S. Bums's book,
•'History of the Stewart Family of Western Pennsylvania," 1912, this John is claimed as the
eldest son of SamueF Stewart. Burns states that he moved to the Marsh Creek settlement in
Adams county and was killed in the battle of Germantown. He died Apr. 19, 1777, Burns
further states, and his wife Jennet died Nov. — , 1797. Only one son, James, is given by this
historian. There is an old gravestone in the **new side" Presbyterian cemetery in Lower Pax-
tang which says "John Stewart, died Apr. 8, 1777, aged 65 years." The will of John Stewart
of Hanover township, Lancaster county, witnessed by Hugh Stewart, was made or proved on
Apr. 9, 1777. It mentioned his wife Jennet, to whom he left Jean Ratford "to be my wife's
attendant", and also named the following children:
Ann ; m. (i) Houten, (2) John Smiley before 1777
Sarah i747; m. Jan. — , 176s, Robert Stewart ['*and her son John"®]
Jean ; m. Apr. 23, 1766, John McCallum®
Margaret ; m. Nov. 15, 1768, John Stewart®
Mary ; m. Johnson®
James, Apr. 25, 1754; m. Aug. 25, 1779, Margaret McCowen
John
Samuel
John^ Stewart (Samuel,*^ Robert,^ John'), born about 1728 in county Down, Ireland, is
said to have been a soldier in Capt. James Greer's company in the Revolutionary war and to
have been killed at the battle of Germantown, fought Oct. 3, 1777. He had removed to the
Marsh Creek settlement, in the southwestern part of Lancaster county which was later a part
of York county and now, since 1800, in Adams county, near the Maryland line. In 1739 or
1740 Penn decided to reserve for his family estate a tract of 30,000 acres along the banks of
Marsh Creek, designating it the Manor of Masque after an estate in England. The order of
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survey was signed June i8, 1741, by Thomas Penn. However, there were already some sett'
lers — mostly Scotch-Irish from eastern Lin:astcr county — upon this land, although they had
no warrants, and they banded together and drove the surveyors out, seizing and breaking
their instruments. After years of controversy the proprietors of the province conceded titles
in 1765 to those settlers who had actually occupied homesteads prior to the close of the year
1741, and warrants were then issued to the claimmts. Among the settlers who qualified to
title under this agreement were John Stuart, who came in March, 1741; John Stuart, April,
1741, and Alexander Stuart, April, 1741. It should be noted that the spelling of the name
was the idea of the English clerk of the land office at Philadelphia. The warrant given to the
John who came in March, 1741 , was not recorded until Apr. 2, 1792. John Stuart, a settler
who appeared after 1741, was given a warrant for 250 acres in this tract on Apr. 16, 1765, and
Robert Stewart was issued a warrant for 100 acres on May 30, 1765. The last named John,
whose wife's name was Jean, deeded Aug. 22, 1768, to Christopher White [Weiss] the 250
acres lying in Cumberland and Hamiltonban townships, York [now Adams] county, which he
had received by the proprietory warrant dated Apr. 16, 1765. We are unable to show who
any of these John Stuarts was.
To be continued
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILIES OF STEWART
By Rev. Samuel Stone, County Down, Ireland
Written at Culdaff Glcve, Sept. 28. 1789, for First Lord Londonderry^
PYLORD:
Since I wrote to your Lordship on the 24th inst., I hope you have reed, from
my nephew the manuscript to which I referred for a more particular relation of
yr Ancestors. By this time I suppose you arc quite tired of my prolix narration the amuse'
mcnt, as I told you, of some idle hours of my memory, the natural foible of old age; therefore,
I hope, your candor will e.xcuse it. I have been thinking how I should trace and ascertain yr
pedigree without giving you the trouble of laborious investigation into the antiquity of yr de*
scent. For this purpose I could wish I knew the date of the I>ecds of your Estate of Bally*
lawn, how it was acquired, whether by purchase, donation or original grant from the Crown.
I would suppose it was a small portion of the Lands granted by King James the ist upon the
plantation of the Province of Ulster with Protestants from Scotland to Wm. Stewart, created
a Bart. 1623.
That yr ancestor was, I am persuaded, a younger branch of this Sir Wm. Stewart's fam*
ily, that the lineal descendants of his eldest son became extinct upon the death of the late Ld.
Blessington. If I remember right, this Nobleman, when you met him on yr travels in Italy,
considered you as his near relation. The present Sir Annesley Stewart of Fort Stewart must
be descended from this Sir Wm. Stewart by an elder collateral branch than yr ancestor. The
male issue of yr ancestor of the House of Ballylawn in the Co. of Donegal in lineal succession
have been in possession of that estate from the year 1600 — (here I must refer to the Title
Deeds for the exact date thereof).
The children of yr great grandfather were Wm., Margaret, Ann, and Grace. I imagine
he died at an early period, not within the memory of yr Father, his sister, Mr. Kennedy or
my Aunt Stewart, who was older than either of them, and I never heard any of them spake of
hjm, but often of his widow, their Grand-mother — that she was a lady from Scotland, and
•The original manuscript was found by J. Adger Stewart of Louisville, Kentucky, in June, 1926, in poss-
ession of Miss Elizabeth Stone, Barn Hill, Comber, county Down, who gave him permission to copy and print
it for distribution to the members of the Stewart family who may be interested in this bit of unpublished his-
tory. Through the kindness of Mr. Stewart ihe Stewart Clan Magazine is permitted to publish this docnmentj
as in the original spelling and phraseology. Ii will appear in continuous installments.
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went there with her children when young, during the troubles in Ireland (she lived within the
memory of yr Mother, who told me she spoke broad Scotch, was fond of her grand -children
and called them her bairns). She lived latterly in Derry, and was in that City during the
time of the siege of it in 1689 (for more particulars I refer to my manuscript). Yr Grand-
father (her son) took active and honorable part (as I have related) in the glorious revolution
of 1688. He was afterwards Lt. Col. of Ld Mt. Joy's Regt. of Dragoon's. He married a
daughter of Mr. Stewart, of Fort Stewart (if 1 mistake not, but cannot be certain, their issue
was Thomas, Alcxr. and Martha).
He was succeeded in his Estate by his eldest son Thos. who was a Capt. in the Army,
and married a sister of the Honb'e. Michael Ward, one of the Justices of the King's Bench, 6P
died without issue and was succeeded in his Estate by his Bror. Alcxr., father to Robert the
present Ld. Baron of L.derry. Margt. eldest sister to Lt. Col. Wm. Stewart, was married to
Alexr. Stewart of the City of Dublin, Esq. He likewise took an active and honorable part in
the Revolution of 1688. In an attempt he made to join his friends in the North of Ireland,
who associated and armed in defence of the Civil and Religious rights of the Constitution, he
was arrested going to see for Dcrry, and by order of Earl Tyrconncl, Ld. Deputy, was commit-
ed and kept prisoner in the Castle of Dublin, when after the battle of the Boync he was set
at liberty. He then exerted himself with ardour and perseverance in support of King Wm.'s
Administration, and with liberality spent large sums in the King's Service. After the siege of
Limerick, and settlement of the affairs of Ireland, he went to France, solicited and obtained
the enlargement of Ld Vist Mt. Joy, who was a prisoner in the Bastile, at the instance of the
abdicated James the 2nd. He then returned to Ireland and lived in habits of friendship with
his relation Ld Mt. Joy to his death.
Ann, second sister to Lt. Col. Wm. Stewart, was married to John Cowan, of the Co. of
Londonderry, Esq., and Alderman of the City of Dcrry, took an active and decisive part with
the citizens of Derry in the defence of that City during the long and arduous siege it sustained
in 1689 against a numerous Army devoted to arbitrary power. Alderman Cowan by a former
wife had issue one son, Robert, who was for several years Governor of Bombay in the East In-
dies. Upon his return to England, 1736, he was honored by the King with Knighthood for his
great and important services to the East India Company which thev acknowledged with re*
spect and gratitude. Sir Robert Cowan, Knight, died soon after without issue, and bequeath-
ed by will his paternal estate in the Co. of L.derry and in the City of Londonderry, and all
his personal fortune to his Bror. Wm., his Father's son by Ann, his wife, sister to Lt. Col.
Wm. Stewart and to his issue, and failing them, to Mary, sister to the 2nd Wm. Cowan and
her issue. Alcxr. Stewart of Bally lawn Esq. second son of Lt. Col. Stewart, married the said
Mary Cowan, heiress to her brors. Robt. and Wm., who died leaving issue Robt., the present
Ld. Baron of L 'Derry, and Alex. Stewart, Esq. of Ardcs in the Co. of Donegal, and a daugh-
ter, Frances, of Newtonards in the Co. of Down. Grace Stewart, youngest sister to Col. Wm.
Stewart, died unmarried. Martha, daughter of Lt. Col. Stewart of Ballylawn, was married to
John Kennedy, of Cultra in the Co. of Down, Esq. She died leaving issue Hugh, Arthur and
Martha. Hugh, the eldest, married Mabel, daughter of Curtis, Esq., Banker of the
City of Dublin, who died leaving issue John and Mary. John is married to Elizabeth, daugh-
ter of the Late Rev. Cole, Bror. to the late Ld. Visct. Enntskillcn, and have issue five sons and
two daughters. Mary, daughter of Hugh Kennedy by Mabel, his wife, is married to Jo Craw-
fordsburn in the Co. of Down, Esq. and have issue a son and daughter.
Thus I have given you a concise recital of your descent and family connections which per-
haps may suffice when you have arranged them into better form and with better words. It
would be needless and no less impertinent for me to recit your marriages and present issue. I
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shall leave that most respectable part to your Lordship as the most essential part to be record'
cd in the Rolls of Parlimcnt.
I wish to make my best respects acceptable to Lady Londonderry and to your Lordship's
family.
I am, my Lord, with honor and affection,
Your faithful humble servant,
CuldaffGleve. [Signed] SAMUEL STONF.
Sept. 28, 1789
The words and lines included between Crotchets arc only added to explain my recital of
persons in this letter.
Mrs. Workman, I apprehend, is an Executrix to an Executrix, which by law gives her the
same right of administration to both wills. However, I hope she will comply with my sister's
and Miss Stewart's request to leave their Dividend of my Uncle's fortune in your hands.
In this recital of the names of your children, I believe it will be proper to add the dates
of their birth.
REV- SAMUEL STONE'S FAMILY MEMOIRS
IN ORDER to communicate to the children of my Father's family some incidents relat'
ing to my Mother's family, I shall here set down in writing such particulars as have come to
my knowledge which may gratify their curiosity at a future period.
My father, Samuel Stone, was born in London, Dec. 7th, 1694. He was sent at an early
age to sea on board a man of war with the Queen's letter, the usual mode in those days for
young gentlemen who expected commissions when qualified after due service as midshipmen,
but not liking the sea service, his Father bought for him an ensign's Commission in the Army,
I believe about the latter end of Queen Ann's Reign. His several commissions, which are in
an old desk at Barnhill, will ascertain the dates of his promotion in the Army. If I mistake
not, he was a subaltern officer at the Battle of Sheriffmuir in Scotland, 17 15. Soon after he
came to Ireland, a Capt. by purchase in Brigadier Jacob Barr's Regt. now No. 32, his company
being quartered in Derry 17 16. He then and there married Margt. youngest daughter of the
late Alexander Stewart of the City of Dublin, Esq., deceased about the year 1710. This Mr.
A. Stewart married in 1687, the daughter of the late Mr. Stewart of Ballylawn, in the Co. of
Donegal. Their families were of affinity, came originally from Scotland in the reign of James
the I St, when the new Plantation of the Province of Ulster took place, after the rebellions of
the Irish Septs had been in that part of the Kingdom well nigh suppressed. I imagine they
were collateral branches of the ist Sir. Wm. Stewart's family. This gentleman was created a
Bart. May 2, 162J. It is probable he or his father, preceding this d^te, had served in a Milit'
ary character in this country and had done essential service to the Crown, or had been dis-
tinguished favorites with King James the ist, from whom they obtained Royal Donations and
Grants of large tracts of forfeited land in the Co. of Tyrone and Co. of Donegal. What fort'
une Mr. A. Stewart had at the time of his marriage with the daughter of Mr. Stewart of Bal'
lylawn I have not heard, but he certainly was in good circumstances, and it is probable was
connected with the army as agent. When the Revolution of 1688 was attempted in this king-
dom, he took a decided and active part to promote it. both by his fortune and personal serv-
ices. When the affairs of the country were in a quiet and peaceable state, and King Wm's
Government was established. His Majesty gave him a grant of some of the forfeited lands, in
consideration of his eminent and public services, but this grant with others of like nature, was
set aside by the Act of Re -assumption without any compensation for his service or expcndit'
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urc of his fortune for the use of Government. Some evidence of this 1 imagine may appear by
reference to the proceedings of the Commissioners in consequence of this Act, and by the
Journals of the House of Commons at that time. I can't say that I ever saw anything relative
to this matter, but I remember about the year 1740, Mr. Wm. Bruce, a sensible, worthy man,
of benevolent disposition, being anxious to obtain for my Aunt, Mr. Frances Stewart, some
pecuniary donation from the Government, out of the Concordant Fund in consideration of her
father's eminent service, was at pains to look into the Journals and Votes of the House in
reference to the transactions of that period, and, if I mistake not, he told her there was suf-
ficient foundation for such an application, but it never was pursued for want of some powerful
friend at the Castle to recommend it.
It is evident to me from the credible relation I received that Mr. Alex. Stewart took a
very active part to promote the Revolution of 88; the Earl of Tyrconnell, Ld. Lt. of Ireland,
at that time, considered him a man of consequence, and adverse to the measures of his govern-
ment in favor of King James the 2nd, in so much that he had his motions observed with the
utmost vigilance, for when Mr. Stewart left Dublin in an open boat to go by sea to the North
of Ireland to support the cause and assist the friends of a Constitutional Government, he was
taken at sea and brought to the Castle of Dublin and there imprisoned with some other gent-
lemen who had made themselves obnoxious to Lord Tyrconnell for supporting the Protestant
interest. Their imprisonment was in so dark a part of the Tower that after the Battle of the
Boyne and the victory was announced at the Castle, their prison door was opened with such
unusual noise and vehemence that the prisoners concluded their adversaries were going to take
them out to execution as traytors to King James; When they were joyfully restored to their
liberty and to the service of their country, being so 'ong immured and secluded from the rays
of open day, their eyes could not bear the effects of brighter light, so that they could not dis-
tinguish their friends, but by the voice of their congratulations.
Mr. Stewart, after his enlargement, was still more active in the service of his country
and more liberal in his expenditures to promote the success of King Wm's Arms in the furth-
er reduction and settlement of the Kingdom. When the public affairs were tending to a hap-
py conclusion, he went to France to the Court of Paris to solicit the enlargement of his friend
Ld. Mountjoy, who had been committed to the Bastile by the French King as disaffected to
King James the 2nd. Ld. Mt. Joy had, soon after the siege of Derry commenced, i68q return-
ed to Dublin to acquaint the Ld. Lt. was persuaded to go to the Court of France with some
proposition of accommodation, but which were of no other tendency but to keep him at a dis-
tance from opposing the measures of his administration, to which he knew his principles were
adverse. Mr. Stewart happily effected the liberty of his friend Ld. Mt. Joy and returned to
Ireland. He lived with his son as he had long before with the ist Ld Mt Joy, in habits of
friendship united in principles and interest. The first Lord Mt. Joy was killed at the battle
of Stcenkirk in the year 1792.* He was married to Mary, a sister of Judge Coote, and had
several children by her, of whom I shall make respectful mention. I would not only observe
that I have undoubted authority from a letter I lately received from the Rt. Hon. Robert
Stewart of N'Ards, to fix the date of the ist Ld. Mt. Joy's death as above, I would infer
from thence that his eldest son, who succeeded to the title. Honors and estate of Mt. Joy^
must have been bred to the profession of Arms, had the command of a Regt. of Dragoons at
the time of, or soon after, the revolution of eighty eight, and I believe in Queen Ann's reign.
Master and General of the Ordnance, and that this 2nd Ld. Vist. Mt. Joy was the father of
the late Lord Mt. Joy, who was created Earl of Blessington.
Mr. A. Stewart was agent to this 2nd Ld Mt. Joy's Regt. of dragoons and to several
•Sec Lodge'a Peerage: title BIcRsinRton. (Also Stewart CUn MaRa?ine, volume vi, December. 1927.)
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Other regiments at the time of his death in or about the year 17 lo. His eldest son Wm. was
a cornet in the same Regt. as his broc-inlaw, Mr. Stewart of Ballylawn, Lt. Col. of the same,
from whence it appears that there was an intimate connection and friendship subsisting among
them. The Regt.* of Dragoons I suppose, did not stand many years, as I do not find any vest-
ige of it in the present Military Establishment. Perhaps it was only occasionally formed of
the Independent single troops raised by private gentlemen to promote and defend the Revolut-
ion of 1688. A remarkable occurrence concluded the catastrophe of the lives of my Grand-
fater Stewart and his wife, if 1 remember right. I heard it was in the year 1709 or 10. They
were both sitting together at the table after dinner; both complained of sickness at the same
time; took the same fever, and died within a day of each other and were buried together in
the same vault under the Church of St. Mary in Dublin.
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Notes on the Family of Alexander Steward of Charlestown
Mrs. Clarence Foster Hand of Philadelphia deserves especial credit for having unearthed
something of interest to the descendants of Alexander Steward of Charlestown, Mass., of
whom an account is given in the Stewart Clan Magazine, vol. i: 13. Mrs. Hand communicated
the data to Donald Lines Jacobus of New Haven, who graciously gave a copy to Horace Dick-
erman, with the privilege of publication in this magazine.
Under docket 2877, Suffolk county court, it is found that Margaret Steward [spelled Sew-
ard in the Boston marriage record] married (1) Jonathan Hall and after his death married (2)
Thomas Foster; and that she was a sister of Hannah Stewart, daughter of Alexander, who
married in Boston June 29, 1699, Barrett Dyer of Boston, seems evident. The Suffolk probate
records, vi: 158, show that on May 26, 1704, administration on the estate of Jonathan Hall,
late of Boston, mariner, was granted to Thomas and Margaret Foster. The inventory of the
estate of Jonathan Hall of Boston, deceased, was presented to the court "by Margaret his
Widow or Relict, in Middletown," Apr. 17, 1704; i'2j. A t'2oo bond was signed by Thomas
Foster, Margaret Foster, John Devin and Barratt Dyre, witnessed by Elkanah Pembroke and
Thos. Maccarty, wherein *' We, Thomas Foster, cordwainer, and his wife Margt Foster, late
Hall, of Connecticut, John I>evin, mercht., 6P Barratt Dyrey, cooper, both of Boston" signed a
condition to make an inventory [before Mar. 27, 1705]. The same records, xv: 15, contain an
inventory presented by Margaret Foster, wife of Thomas Foster, cordwainer, formerly wife
of Jonathan Hall, late of Boston, mariner; t* 15-7-6,
The Charlestown church records give the baptisms on the "i moncth 7 day 1675" of John,
Samuel. Hannah and Margaret, "ye children of Alexander Steward and of Hannah his deceased
wife." A summons dated 30: 2: 1672 and served by Samuell Keetell, constable of Charles-
town, reading "Allexander Steward, for sailing from Gloster on a Lord's day, was fined", has
been found in the Essex county court files. In the Middlesex county deeds, vii: 82, at Eist
Cambridge is a paper by ''Alexander Stewart, taylor" dated Apr. 3, 1678, in which he states
that he had ''received from my mother [mother-in-law] Ann Templar (now ye wife of Nath-
aniel Morton)," executrix of the last will and testament "of my Grand father Richard Pritch-
ard, diceased, twenty pounds which was willed to my wife Hannah Stewart and my two sons
James 6^ John, ten pounds to my said wife ^ five pounds apcece to my two Sonnes abovesd."
Margaret had a grandson named Stuart. James Steward and wife Eddc had a son James,
born in 1695 in Boston, but the father's name is printed Seward in the records of the births of
his other children — James, 1693; John, 1698-9; Samuel, 1701; Mary, 1705, and Benjamin, 1708
— and some of these children were married in Boston under the name of Seward.
•In 1715 he pot the command of this regiment.
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Startinii Gayly on the Seventh Volume of our Majfaztne
As our dear readers are aware, this publication has been very erratic during the past two
years, due to no lack of interest but to the fact that the editor has traveled several thousand
miles and found it impossible to keep in touch with the fine points of the work. We are be '
ginning this volume at Beatrice, Nebraska, a city of 10,000 people, 13 miles from the editor's
home at Filley. We shall be pleased to receive the renewal of everyone of our subscribers.
The fund being raised to send the editor to Ireland and Scotland has ascended to above
$500. The project will be taken up in subsequent issues, which will follow soon.
Those who receive this number as a sample copy are especially urged to subscribe. You
are not likely to receive further copies, as we are looking for people who are interested in the
work of discovering and compiling the Stewart ^Stuart family records. Send two dollars for a
year's subscription to George T. Edson, Filley, Nebr. It will be sincerely appreciated.
THE STEWART SOCIETY OF AMERICA
The readers of this magazine will be pleased to learn that a Stew-
art Society, patterned after the well known Stewart Society of Scotland,
is to be organized in America. Some thirty years ago an effort was made
to form such an organization, but it was allowed to lapse. Since then
the interest in genealogy has grown tremendously in the United States,
and the need to put in printed form interesting historical records con-
cerning the Stewart family, so that they may be available, is manifest,
and there is no doubt that the organization now being planned by a group of well'to-do and
influential persons can be made a success. It is a fact that there is no family which can show
a more illustrious ancestry nor a more numerous production of eminent, able and honorable
members. By all odds the house of Stewart was and is the greatest family ever produced by
the British nation or any nation. No other family can compare with it in the influence its
members have had on the destiny of nations; and the most remarkable fact is that through all
these centuries it continues producing great men.
The plan as set out by J. Adger Stewart of Louisville, Ky., and now being seconded by
several men of high standing throughout the country, is to obuin one hundred sustaining mem-
berships at $25 each per year for several years, and to get 1,000 annual memberships at $j per
year. The income is to be used to employ a secretary and maintain an oflice in some eastern
city, Richmond or Philadelphia being tentatively proposed. The secretary will edit a monthly
magazine of as many pages as may be warranted by the income from the subscriptions and do
what research work he can. Every annual, as well as sustaining member, will receive the
magazine without further cost. In addition to the magazine other publications of Stewart re-
cords will be printed separately, as many as practicable.
A board of directors will be chosen by the sustaining members, and this board shall have
charge of the executive affairs of the society. It will select the secretary and decide where
the office shall be maintained, and will handle the receipt and disbursement of funds. Wheth-
er the magazine to be published will be the present Stewart Clan Magazine enlarged or the
secretary will be the present editor of this magazine will be decided by the board of directors.
No matter what the directors arrange for the best working out of the plan, we are eager to
give the hearty support of our magazine and our best personal efforts. We wish to reach with
this periodical as many people as we can. in order to give wide publicity to the organization of
the Stewart Society of America, and we ask that everyone lend us his enthusiastic help in in*
tercsting others, all over the country. Those who would like to join this society may write
directly to J. Adger Stewart, 4780 Crittenden Drive, Louisville, Kentucky.
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Editor: George Thomas Edson, FiUcy. Nebraska
CAUSES OF SCOTTISH IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA
Until about the year i6oo the Scottish people had little desire or cause to migrate from
their native country. The English had been pressing them for several centuries, and numer*
ous wars had kepi the population from increasing to a point where finding sustenance became
difficult. With the union of the crowns of Scotland and England by the ac'
cession of King James Stuart Vi of Scotland to the throne of England as King
James I, on Mar. 24. 160.V an act of aggression toward England became rebell'
ion and treason. The Scotch were not accustomed to royal interference in
their local or personal affairs. The reformation had divided the people and
provided an entering wedge for English authority. James was king of England, and incidental-
ly he was king of Scotland.
England had already extended its claim to dominion over Ireland. The north of Ireland
was looked upon as a field of settlement for the English and Scotch, and after James VI became
king a policy of dispossessing the Irish and giving their land to English and Scotch settlers was
adopted by the British government. This was called the Great Plantation of Ulster. To break
the rule of the powerful Keltic chiefs in the north of Ireland the families were dispossessed of
their land on various pretexts of rebellion or resistance to the king's men and their estates
were given to loyal supporters of the English crown. Within a few decades after 1610 Scot'
tish colonists by thousands poured into the six escheated counties of Londonderry, Donegal,
Tyrone, Armagh, Cavan and Fermanagh, so that the population of Ulster became essentially
Scotch. The native population eventually determined to drive out or kill the intruders, and
on Oct. 23, 1641, an uprising broke forth in Ireland which almost annihilated the Scotch and
English settlements and for its bloody consequences is remembered by descendants of Ulster-
men to this day. The rising was ruthlessly crushed.
About this time trouble in England began to develop in a quarrel between King Charles I
Stuart and his parliament, and Scotland was drawn into the turmoil. Charles was supported
by a mixed army of English and Scotch but was taken by a Scotch force and delivered a prison-
er to the English parliamentary army. He was beheaded Jan. 50, 164Q, at Whitehall. His son
was at once proclaimed king by the Scotch as Charles II and was supported by an army raised
by the earl of Montrose. But the Scottish forces were defeated by Oliver Cromwell at the
battle of Worcestei, Sep. j, 1651, and at Dunbar. From that time, when many of Cromwell's
prisoners were shipped to the colonies and sold into temporary servitude to pay their fines, a
slight drift of Scotch migration to America began, and it increased slowly until 1718, when it
suddenly grew to large proportions. A few Scotch came from Ireland to America at the time
of the uprising of 1641, and some came after the revolution of 1688, which ended the Stuart
dynasty, but not until 1718 did they come in flocks from Ulster. The failure of the Scottish
chiefs in 171 5 to put the old pretender, James Stuart, on the throne of his deposed father,
King James VII, and the rigorous persecution of the prince's followers and sympathizers sent
several hundred families, principally from the highlands, to the American colonies.
Generally the Scotch who came before 17 18 were absorbed by the English population, but
after that year the immigrants often formed their own settlements and townships, organized
their church congregations and intermarried largely with their own people. The English laws
suppressing the woolen and linen industry of Ulster to protect English manufacture, severe re-
strictions on religious liberty and an advance in rents were responsible for a wholesale emigrat'
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ion from northern Ireland after 1718. Most of the Scotch-Irish farmers were tenants, holding
long leases under large landlords. These landlords had been given grants by King James VI
on condition that they *'plant*' a given number of families on the land within a specified time,
and to encourage tenants to settle on their lands they had offered favorable terms of rent. A
big proportion of these leases began to expire in 17 18 and the land owners asked an increase in
rent. Queen Anne Stuart died Aug. 1, 1714, and was succeeded by King George I, of the
German house of Hanover. He looked upon Scotchmen as friends of the Stuarts.
The Scotch'Irish immigration at first directed itself to the different seaboard colonies but
as it grew in volume it concentrated mainly on New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as
more favorable to their settlement. They soon worked their way to the frontiers, this being
agreeable alike to their English, Dutch or German neighbors in the older settlements, who
called them Irish, and to their own adventurous, freedom 'loving natures. There was no ob-
jection to letting them have land in the wilderness, for there they could have it out with the
implacable Indian, a thing from which the gentle Quaker and the cautious German shrank, and
their service as a line of defense against the savages and the French was reassuring. Those
arriving in Massachusetts formed later settlements in the back part of the colony and in Maine.
New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York. Those landing at New
York City or Perth Amboy sent detachments up the Hudson and colonists to join those disem*
barking at Newcastle, Del., or Philadelphia on their steady migration onward into the unoc'
cupied lands of central and western Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. Extending rapidly
their line of settlements, as the tide continued to flow from across the sea, they pushed on up
the Shenandoah valley of Virginia, to the rear of the old English communities, and penetrated
into the high lands of North and South Carolina. It is a great story. Scattered as these peo'
pie were and as difficult as communication then was, they maintained a certain solidarity, fam«
ilies moving backward and forward, up until the great war for independence, when the mingl'
ing of peoples in the resultant settlement of the west broke the unity.
In consequence of the Irish famine of 1740 the number of emigrants from Ulster to the
American plantations was estimated at 12,000 a year. From 1715 to 1768 the number of de-
partures increased from an average of j,ooo up to 6,000 a year, reaching a total of 200,000
persons, about a third of the Protestant population. Between 1771 and 1774 some 30,000 peo.
pie left Ulster, of whom 10,000 were weavers. These people brought with them a thorough
dislike of English rule. From the first settlements they or their children moved on to newer
settlements "to carry everywhere the sturdy qualities, the fixed opinions and the lasting
grudges characteristic of Scotch'lrishmcn." In the Revolutionary war these colonists took to
arms almost to a man against the English king, and on the soil of America they avenged the
injuries their fathers had suffered in Ireland and in Scotland.
SAMUEL AND HUGH STEWART OF PAXTANG, PA. -51
From Ek1c'» "Pennsylvania Genealogies" and other sources
Robert^ Stewart (Samuel,^ Robert,* JohnO was born in 1732 in Ireland, coming to
America with his parents in 1735. He went from Hanover, Lancaster county, Pa., soon after
his marriage and settled on a farm in the Marsh Creek settlement in York [now in Adams]
covnty, receiving a warrant May 30. 1765, for 100 acres of land. He married Sarah Stewart,
horn in 1746 or 1747, daughter of John"' Stewart [page 50]. Sarah died Mar. 31, 1796, in her
50th year,® and Robert died Nov. 1, 181 1, in his 80th year:® they are buried in the old Pi-
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as ~V0, means refer to that page; m. meant married;
m. int., marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b , born; bp.. biiptizcd; d., died; bur., buried; ® Bible rec-
(»rd. 'i church, i town. 4 gravestone X probate, i« court, 7 land. » military, (?) pension, (i^ census. (Si) tradit-
ion, til local history, i* patriotic society, U) obituary, biography or gruealogv.
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ncy Creek church graveyard.* His will was dated Oct. 9, 181 1, and was probated Nov. 13,
181 1, and in it he names "my ten children." The records of Robert's descendants arc given
fully in a book called "Stewarts of Coitsville, Ohio/' and therefore will not be reproduced at
this time, except as noted in the births, marriages and deaths of his children below:
William, Dec. 20, 1765; m. Mary Stewart, daughter of Elijah^
John 1767: m. (i) 1804, Agnes Struthers, (2) : d. Nov. 16, 1838
James, Oct. 17, 1768; m. Jean Smiley: d. Dec. 24, 1852, in Ohio
Mary, June — , 1772; m. (i) Mar. 14, 1805, David Watt Cunningham: d. Jan. 7, 1843
Sarah, Nov. 3, 1774; m. Apr. 6, 1815, Elisha Pauley, in Coitsville, O.: d. Oct. 27, 1846
Jane 1775; m. John Stewart: d. Feb. 15, 1822, Piney Creek®
Robert, Aug. — , 1777; m. June 3, 1817, Sarah Wilson: d. Dec. 3, 1837, Trumbull county, O.
David, May — , 1779; m. Nancy Clark: d. Aug. i, 1832, Coitsville, O.
Joseph, Dec. 25, 1784; m.
Rebecca 1787; m. Oct. 13, 1813, Robert Lowery: d. June 6, 1846, near Leipsic, O.
Samuel^ Stewart (Samuel,* Robert,* John') was born about 1735, probably after the
arrival of his parents at Chestnut Level, Lancaster county, Pa. He removed with his father
about 1750 to Hanover township, where he [or his father] received a warrant dated May 17,
1754, to a farm in what is now West Hanover township, Dauphin county. In an "assessment
for the king's use" in 17^9 Samuel Stuart, Hanover township, was taxed 6ve shillings. Sam'
ucl, the younger, married (i) about 1770 Agnes [Naiu:>] Templcton, a daughter of Robert
and Agnes Templcton of Hanover. He enlisted in Col. Timothy Green's battalion for the de'
fense of the frontier, and was one of the soldiers in Capt. James Rodger's company of associ'
ators "destined for the camp in the Jerseys," June 6, 1776. His first wife died in 1789, and
he married (2) soon afterward Agnes Calhoun, bom in 1763, daughter of William and Hannah
Calhoun of Paxtang township. He died Sep. 16, 1803, and is buried in the Hanover cemetery^
He made his will July 26, 1797, which was proved Sep. 21, 1803, naming his wife Agnes and
his son Samuel executors. The widow bought the farm, ten miles east of Harrisburg. In 1813
she moved to Spruce Creek, Center county, where she died Aug. 29, 1823, and was buried at
Oraysville, Huntingdon county ® Samuel's twelve children were:®
Sarah 1771 ; m. Dec. 20, 1792, Joseph Stewart, son of Hugh^: d. 32*35, Ohio
Robert Templcton, June 15, 1773; m. (i) Mary Dunlop, (2) Mrs. Mary E. Hamilton
Samuel Elder, Jan. 8, 1775; m. Elizabeth Elder
James B. I777; ra- Ann Beatty
Charles 1778 » m. Mary Stewart, daughter of Hugh^
John Templeton, Mar. 3, 1781; m. Mar. 2, 1815, Ann Elder: d. 1850, Clarke county, Ohio
Mary McClay 1784; m. James Stewart: d. 1816, Butler county, Ohio
Agnes 1786; m. 1806, James R. Beatty: d. Feb. 2s, '27, Butler co.
William Calhoun 1790; m. (1) Jane Dunlop, (2) Mrs. Miltenberger
David, Oct. 30, 1792; m. May 22, 1522, Sarah Walker: d. May 29, 1869, Huntingdon co., Pa.
Thomas Finney, Aug. 11, 1794; m. Mary Bailey of Spruce Creek, Center co.
Margaret Agnes, Apr. 8, 1796^ m. July 20, 1820, John Lyon: d. May 26, 1835, Pittsburgh
James^ Stewart (Samuel,^ Robert,'^ John') was bom about 1739 and is said to have re-
moved to Allegheny county. We have found no record of him there, and we need a James
about his size to qualify as a Revolutionary pensioner in Dauphin county.
•For lhc«* data wc arc ind'-htrd to I>. Henry Stewart of GpttysburR. Thi$ Rcntlrman, at conniderable ex-
p^n»e and a frrrat d^al of painstaking invrstigation. ha« very generously given to the Stewart Clan Maga/inc a
very complete collection of S'ewart record* oi Aiam* county. H<»race D.ckerman has made a search of the
probate and laod rccfirds of York ct>unty. from which Adams county was taken in 1800.
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Elijah^ Stewart (Samuel,'^ Robert,*^ John^) married Mary Pattcrscn. He served as a
soldier in a company of associators in 1776. His home was in Lower Paxtang township, where
he died in 1807. His widow and children moved to Ohio. Children, bom in Dauphin county :
Sarah m. James Finney
John
Samuel
Margaret m. William Finney
Mary m. 1790, William Stewart, son of Robert*
Nancy
James, Jan. 9, 1781; m. Mar. 21, 1811, Jane Elder: d. May 6. 1857, Clarke couilty, Ohio
Jane
John* Stewart (Hugh,^ Robert,- John') was born July 2, 1753, in Paxtang, Lancaster
[now in Dauphin] county, Pa. He married Mary Robertson. He enlisted in 1776 under
Capt. William Bell, second battalion of Lancaster county militia in the Revolutionary war.®
Seven days later (he stated in his application for a pension. Mar. 8, i8jo) he was taken prison-
er by the British at the capture of Fort Washington, Nov. 16, 1776, and was released on par-
olc until exchanged. He was given a pass dated in Lancaster county, Oct. 20, 1777, signed bv
John Elder, to permit John Stewart to pass from Westmoreland county, "being exempted from
taking the oath of fidelity to the States, as he is a prisoner on parole, having been taken at the
reduction of Fort Washington."* He was exchanged the latter part of 1779 or early in 1780,
when he returned to Paxtang. He wished to visit the Redstone settlement in western Penn.
sylvania in 1777 ai^got the pass for this purpose. After a few trips from Paxtang to Fayette
county he settled ii^ the latter place in April, 1779, and he remained there until 1819, when he
removed to Crawford county.® A letter found among the pension papers says that he d:ed
in i8j7, in his 84th year, in South Shenango township, Crawford county, at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Wilson, two miles from Hartstown. Children:®
Hannah i775;ro. Wilson®
William
James
Mary
Samuel
Hugh
" John ; m. Sarah Wilson
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Written in 17'^V by Rev. S.inujel Stone. County IXiwn. IrelanJ. Contrit^uted by J. Adger Slewarl
His business as an agent to the Army obliged him to reside in Dublin with his family. He
built one of the first good houses on Abbey Street, where he dwelt at the time of his decease,
about the middle of the street on the North Side. Mr. Piddock, an old clerk in his office,
pointed out the house to me. If I mistake not, it did not range with the line of the next
houses to the West, and Mr. Piddock told me the pipes in front of the house to convey the
rain from the roof were of lead and had the initial letters of my Grandfather's name on them.
This is a trifling circumstance, but children are fond of knowing and distinguishing the seat of
•C'h.irles Stru.irt. a rrnident of Franklin cotmty. Pa., nirdr an .nffid.ivit Per. 12. 18.^2, in support of John's
c'aitii, in which he sfatrd that he w is a s«>lditr with John in thr Hvinp camp undrr Capt. Jimes Morrow: that
John liad rnli'^teJ for h\r months and was captured in AuR ist. 1776. at Fi>rt \V,«;hinKton. In a letter from an
atttirney. in which the athd nits of John's bmthrrs are referred to. the word 'bnther" after Char'ei' name wa»
• Iricken "Ul. 'l"he itulfntity t»f this Cn.trl-s Stewart is nitt cleir
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their anccstor8. At the time of his death he was in affluent circumstances from the profits of
his agency to several Regts. When these ceased, as he had not time to repair the ruins of his
fortune spent in the public service, and the prospects of a numerous family of nine children
were contracted to narrow limits, they found under Providence, their best protection and sup'
port in the house of their Grandmother, Mrs. Stewart of Ballylawn, who was then a widow
and lived in Derry upon the receipts of a considerable jointure.
The names and births of these nine children I see set down in the handwriting of the eld^
est in the Title Page of a small pocket Bible in two Vols, which belonged to her brother. Af
thur, he wrote it on the back of the title page of the New Testament, viz;
Francis [Frances], born the 23rd June, i638,
William 3rd June. 1690;
Margaret 2nd July, 1692;
Alexander 4th Dec. 1693;
Arthur 7th Jan. 1695;
John 3rd Aug. 1698;
Thomas 8th Feb. 1700;
Henry 3rd March 1703 and
Francis in 1706.
The subsequent establishment of these children was; William, the eldest son, was a comet
in Ld Mt. Joy's Regt. of Dragoons. He married a daughter of Mr. Wotion Cole of Derry,
died early without issue. The two daughters lived with their Grandmother till the youngest
married Capt. Stone. The eldest continued to live with her Grandmother in Derry and her
lations at Ballylawn till her sister settled with her family at Bandon in the Co. of Cork, where
Capt. Stone cooke house for the convicnce of educating his three sons at the Rev. Mr. Frier's
School, who had formerly been usher to Mr. Blackall, an eminent schoolmaster of Derry.
When my father had fixed the residence of his family at Bandon in the year 1730 my Mother
invited her sister, Francis, to come live with her, which she did in June 1733. My father
took a house in Dublin near the College for the education of his eldest son in the University,
to which house he removed his family at that time. My Mother's bad state of health deter-
mined my Father to take her to England to try the effects of a journey, change of air and the
bath water, but without success. She returned to Dublin, languished for some months in a
deep consumption and died Mar 1734-5 and was buried in the Church yard of St. Andrew's
Parish, near the East Wall. Her sister Francis continued to live with my Father's family in
Dublin till his second and third sons were educated in the college. Some time after, my Fath'
cr quitted the Army entirely. After he had served three campaigns in Flanders and Germany,
he had been promoted to the majority of his Regt. in the year 1732 and sol out after the Battle
of Fontcnoy in the year 1745, being disappointed of promotion. About the same time his Fa-
ther died in London and left him a small estate during his life, and entailed it to his children
and moiety of a lease of six small houses in West-minster. His two eldest sons being in ord-
ers, and employed in the service of the Church in the Co. of f>own, he removed with his two
daughters and their Aunt to N'Ards, where the late Mr. Stewart built a house for his accom-
modation in the year 1750. He removed afterwards with his cledest daughter, married to Mr.
White, of Killyleagh, where he died Dec. 1757. Miss Fran. Stewart in the year 1759 came
from N'Aards to Comber to her nephew Samuel Stone, Minister of that Parish. She died
March 1760.
To proceed with some account of the other children of my Grandfather; Alexr., his 2nd
fon, being more advanced in years at the time of his Father's death, and not bred to any pro-
fession he was the less inclined to follow or learn any business. He stayed in Dublin for some
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years and then shipped out of the Kingdom without knowledge of any of his relations, who
knew nothing of the place of his residence for a long series of years, till he returned to Ireland
sometime after the war with Spain commenced 1739. He had been in Spain, enlisted there as
a private soldier in the army, and was advanced to Sergeant, but during the war with Gt. Brit'
ain, being disgusted with some prejudice the military had conceived against him on account of
his attachment to his native country, he quitted the Spanish service. He embarked for Ireland
and arrived at Belfast; from thence he went to Cultra, was kindly received by Mr. Kennedy,
who informed him of the residence and state of his relations then living. He wrote to Mr.
Stewart, of Newtownards, then in London and his sister, Francis then living in Dublin with
my Father's family. They answered his letters and Mr. Stewart kindly and liberally directed
that he should be supplied with necessaries and lodged with Mrs. Bruce, a Ministers widow
then living in Craigavad. He was exceedingly attached to the principles of the Church of
Rome from his long residence in a Roman Catholic country, and did not relish xhe opposition
of religious sentiment he met with in conversation with dissenters, who only resided in that
part of the country. He was unhappy likewise that he had no opportunity to join in public
worship with those of the Communion he approved and adhered to. He wrote to Mr. Stew'
art and to his sister in dissatisfaction on that account. I read one of his letters expressive of
his religious sentiments. He implicitly acknowledged the authority of the Pope as the Vicar
and representative of St. Peter, who had delegated the keys of the Church to the Bishop of
Rome, as the supreme head of the Catholic Church of Christ. His chief argument he founded
on a partial interpretation of a Text of Scripture "Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will
build my Church," Mr. Stewart and his sister answered his letters, no doubt with better ar'
guments and interpretation of Scripture, but knowing how difficult to remove religious pre-
judiccs, Mr. Stewart desired he might indulge himself with a habitation in a situation more
agreeable to himself. He therefore removed to Portaferry, where many of the inhabitants are
of the Roman Catholic religion, and it is probable he was the more induced to live there be-
cause Mr. Savage, the proprietor of that town, had resided long in Spain as a military officer,
and when he became heir to that estate he could not take possession of the inheritance till he
had conformed to the Protestant religion. However, he relapsed, and professed himself before
he died to be a member of the Church of Rome. Mr. Alexr. Stewart died at Portaferry about
the year 1749. He was a man of grave and inoff"ensive manners, and his mind had contracted
weak and bigoted principles.
Arthur Stewart, the third son, died in his apprenticeship to a merchant in Derry, a youth
of hopeful expectation. His brothers John and Thomas died, I believe, at an earlier period of
life. The two younger sons, Henry and Francis, went early to sea on board Men of War, un-
der the patronage of Admiral Charles Stewart, son of the second Ld. Vist. Mount Joy. Henry
became an excellent naval officer. He was first Lt. on board the Severn a 50 gun ship com-
manded by the Hon. Capt. Legge, who sailed in Ld Anson's fleet bound to the South Sea. The
Severn and likewise the Pearl doubled Cape Horn with the rest of the Fleet, but these two
ships suffered so much by the long continued storms in those Southern latitudes that they were
forced to back, and with difficulty reached the fort of Rio Janicreo on the Coast of Brazil.
They lost a great part of their men by the scurvy and hardships they endured in those seas.
A letter of Lt. Stewart's relating those disasters to Mr. Stewart in London, transcripts of
which he wrote to his sister and other friends, were read by miny of their acquaintance, by
which means some of the copies came into the hands of a newsprinter, who published it m his
paper, and thence got admission into one of the monthly migazines of that year, viz; 1740. The
initial letters of his name are only put to the printed letter. When the Severn and Pearl were
refitteJ at Rio Janiero, they proceeJcJ to the West InJies and remained some time on that
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Station, where Lt. Henry Stewart was promoted to be Capt. and Commander of a small sloop
of War, the "Pembroke Prize", with which vessel he sailed with the small squadron under
the command of Commodore Knowles to the attack of Ft. La Guirra on the Spanish Main.
In the attack of that Fort Capt. Stewart's ship not being of sufficient force to come into act*
ion, he went on board the Commodore Ship. The ComiXKxlore, observing that one of the
ships of the small fleet, the **Norwich", did not obey his signals and come forward to do
effectual service, sent Capt. Stewart to supercede Capt. Gregory in the command of the ship,
and when the attack was concluded and the Fleet returned to England, Capt. Stewart came
home as Capt. of the "Norwich" and was confirmed as a Post Capt. and afterwards got the
command of the "Success" a 20 gun ship to be stationed on the Coast of Holland. Lord How,
the present ist Ld. of Admiralty, was a Midshipman with Capt. Stewart in same ship, and I
have been told he has often distinguished him and recommended his conduct to the imitation
of other young Midshipmen in the same ship. Capt. Stewart, before he went to sea again in
the "Success" made a visit to his friends at Doncaster, in Yorkshire, where he usually resided
when not engaged in sea service. He had there before conceived an attachment to a Miss.
Drake, an amiable young lady with a handsome fortune, but they did not think it prudent to
marry till his circumstances were more flattering by rank in the Navy; at this period he re*
ncwcd his addresses and married her. A few months after he went to sea on Board the "Suc-
cess", took a fever shortly after on the Coast of Holland, of which he died in the year 1744.
In his letter before mentioned with great sensibility, he expresses his concern for the mortality
among the seamen of Commodore Anson's fleet when stationed off the Bastimentoes, yet felt
no sickness himself, not even a headache; but often his heart ached to see in a day 5 or 6 of
their men falling dead on the decks, worn out with hardships and that destructive disease the
navy scurvy. Here in a temperate climate and a mild season we see how soon the approach
of a fever may prove fatal to a constitution which had stood the severity of storms and the
contagion of disease in a diversity of sultry and frigid climates. Capt. Stewart's wife, who
soon was left a disconsolate widow, proved with child, and a few months after was delivered
of a daughter. She survived the birth of this child but a few years and left the care of her
fortune to a near relation, who proved an unworthy guardian, and wasted an orphan's prop'
erty. This daughter has for these several years past lived with her Mother's relation, Mrs.
Smith, near Wakefield, a lady of merit and fortune. I have heard from those who conversed
with Miss Stewart that she is sensible and well bred, and her letters confirm me in the same
opinion. 1 have been told a Mr. Lascelles, a gentleman of Yorkshire, made proposals of mar-
riagc to her which she refused, who is now in possession of a large fortune.
Francis, the youngest son of my Grandfather, was likewise a Lieut, in the Navy, was in"
several actions at Sea, and successful in the capture of some prizes, particularly at Cape Bre*
ton. During the war with Spain and France which commenced in 1739, he shared about a
thousand pounds of prize money, about seven or eight hundred of which he deposited in the
hands of the late Mr. Stewart of N'Ards, but then of London, with interest. Lt. Stewart
married a Miss Workman, at Rochester, whose family had formerly resided near Rathfriland
in the County of Down. He died about the year 174s without issue, and left by his will the
interest of this money in the hands of Mr. Stewart to his widow during her life. Except fifty
pounds of the principal he left as a legacy to his sister, Francis Stewart, the residue of the
principal. After the death of his widow, he bequeathed to her sister and to the daughter of
his late brother, Capt. Henry Stewart, and to the two daughters of his sister Margaret by
Major Stone and to the survivors of them at the death of his widow in equal shares. Several
of these particulars relating to my Mother's family I have heard from my late Aunt Frances
Stewart, from the late Mr. and Mrs. Stewart of Ncwtownards, and from his sister, the late
Mrs. Martha Kennedy, of Cultra.
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The issue of the late Major Samuel Stone by Margaret Stewart, his wife, and the dates
of their births are, viz; Guy, born at Nowry, nth June, 1718, educated at Westminster
School, for two or three years afterwards at the Rev. Mr. Frier's School in Bandon in the
County of Cork, entered the College of Dublin June 1733, commenced B. A., 1737, Ordained
1738, commenced M. A., 1740, Curate of Falmouth in Cornwall 1741, went to Flanders 1745.
after the battle of Fontenoy to visit his Father, returned with him soon after, when he had
sold out of the Army. The later end of the same year Chaplin to the Earl of Chesterfield,
Lord Lt. of Ireland. He went often to England about his Father's affairs and rents; after 1749
resided at Newtownards in the County of Down with his father's family; presented to the
living of Ballymahon in the County of Longford 1754 by the interest of John Sharpe, Esq. with
Sir Dudley Rider, Atty. General of England, served the cures of Holy wood and N'Ards for a
few years, married Miss Margaret Bryanton of Ballymahon 1761; after his marriage resided in
Gloucestershire and Worcestershire till 1770, during which time most of his children born
there; exchanged his Parish of Ballymahon for the Prebend of Kilroot in the Diocese of Con'
nor 1768. Officiated in the Church of Comber from 1770 to his death June 7th, 1779.
Alexander and Margaret born 1719 died in their infancy. Samuel, born in Derry, June
24, 1721, educated at the Rev. John Frier's School to June 1733, afterwards at the Rev. Hugh
Quigg School in Dublin. Entered the College of Dublin 17th Sept. 1737, commenced B. A.
1741-2 and M. A. July 1745. Ordained March i747'8, served the cure of the Rev. Ed. Bay-
ly's Parish of Kilmegan in the Diocese of Down 1748, nominated by Judge Ward to the cure
of the Chapel of Killough to which the cure of Terrela in the Dcanry of Down was connected
1750, but officiated at the Parish Church of RathmuUan, the Vicar officiating at the Chapel of
Killough, presented to the Vicarage of Killany by Alexander Stewart, Esq., 1755. Went to
London May 1757 to solicit the interest of William Sharpe, Esq. first Clerk of the Council, re*
turned to Ireland a few months after, and served the Cure of Holy wood upon the resignation
of his brother, nominated by Alexander Stewart, Esq. to the curacy of Comber 1758, upon the
death of the Rev. Anncsley Baillie, appointed by the interest of Mr. Sharpe, Chaplain to the
Earl of Halifax and to the Earl of Northumberland when Lord Lts. of Ireland 1761 and 1763
presented by the latter 1764, to the Rectory of Kilmoe alias Crockhaven in the Diocese of
Cork, exchanged that Parish with the Rev. Arthur Hyde for the Rectory of Culdaff, July
1769, and resided from that time mostly at Culdaff.
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This number of the magazine follows closely on the heels of the July number, and we are
sending some sample copies to people who did not get the preceding number. We are not sure
that the magazine will contain eight pages all through the year but we are sure that it will
contain material of interest and value to Stewart descendants. We urge all those who receive
this as a sample copy to send $2 to the editor as a subscription to all of volume 7, for other*
wise they may not see any of the succeeding numbers.
You will receive this copy on the eve of a great presidential election, and your thoughts
will not be on history. You will be acting out the part in the drama which the experiences
of your ancestors stamped upon your fiber. After the shouting and the tumult dies let us
have a share of your attention and co'Operation in expanding the scope of research of Stewart
family records, for the time has come to strike out for comprehensive and effective results.
The organizers of the Stewart Society of America would like to have you join as a
charter member. Annual membership is $3. Sustaining membership is $25 a year. An
office will be maintained in the East and a secretary employed to collect records of Stuart-
Stewart families. Address J. Adger Stewart, 4780 Crittenden Drive, Louisville, Ky.
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Written in 1789 by Rev. Samuel Stone, County Down. Ireland. Contributed by J. .Adger Stewart
William, born in Limerick, July 4rh, 1723, educated at the same schools and entered the
College at the same time with his brother Samuel. He pursued his studies in the College to
Dec. 1740. when he was appointed an Ensign in Col. Mordaunt's new raised Regiment of Foot
by the interest of Mr. Wm. Sharpc with Admiral Sir. Chas. Wager. The regiment was quar'
tered in Scotland, and he was a Lt. in the same Regiment at the battle of Prestonpans, when
the Army under the comm. of Gen. Cope was defeated and most of the men and officers taken
prisoners. This Regiment commanded by Col. Lascelles, was sent to Ireland 1749 and em-
barked for Halifax in Nova Scotia 1750. He was promoted to a Capt. Commission 1753, came
to England to solicit a majority 1758, appointed aide Camp to Gen. Stewart,
sent the same year to America by the Duke of Cumberland with dispatches
to Gen. Braddock, came up with the advanced part of his army near the Riv'
cr Ohio a few days before the unfortunate action ensued where he was killed.
He was much distinguished in his military profession and in literature for his classical and poet'
ical taste.
Frances, born in Cork, 5th Nov. 1714, married at N'Ards in the Co. of Down to John
White, Esq., of the Co. of Wexford, 1754.
Mary, born in Galway, aand May, 1726, married at N'Ards to Wm. Mortimer of Rath'
melton, Co. of Donegal, Esq. July 1756. Died at Portsmouth where she went to visit her
youngest son before he embarked on board a man of war Sept. 1782. Her husband died at
Rathmelton July 1766.
Thomas Stewart, youngest son of Major Saml. Stone, was born at Bandon in the Co. of
Cork 1733, and died in Dublin in his infancy.
To the preceding account of my Grandfather Stewart's family and Children, perhaps it
may be an agreeable information to his later descendants to know such further particulars as I
have received of his collateral relations; therefore I shall here set down what has come to my
knowledge concerning them.
In the year 1687 my Grandfather Stewart married a daughter of the late Mr. Stewart of
Ballylawn in the Co. of Donegal. Her father. I apprehend, was descended from a collateral
branch of Sir. Wm. Stewart of the Co. of Tyrone, who was created a Bart. May 1623. My
Grandmother's Father, I believe married a Scotch lady, as she sometimes visited her lations in
that Kingdsm, especially when insurrections of the native Irish prevailed in consequence of
the rebellion of 164 1, and the Civil Wars which ensued in England and afterwards here in Ire'
land. At those times when she retired to Scotland, she took her young children with her as I
have been told. At the time of the Revolution of 1688 and the siege of Derry commenced
Dec. 1688, this Mr. Stewart of Ballylawn was dead. His son William was in possession of his
Estate and took an active part in the transactions of the North of Ireland, to prevent the Sub'
version of the Constitution, which King James the 2nd and his chief Governor, Ld. Tyrconnel,
then Ld. Lt. of Ireland, were attempting with a numerous Military Force. Mr. Wm. Stewart
of Ballylawn raised a troop of horse at his own expense, when the City of Derry was besieged,
did with his Troop essential service to this part of the country by protecting the well affected
to the revolution and to King William's Government and checked the depredations of the mil'
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siege of this City by the bravery and resolution of the citizens, assisted only by a few military
men within the walls, which they gloriously defended for more than six months till they re*
ceived a supply of provisions by sea, when the boom in the river was broken by one of the
small ships which brought them this necessary supply, and some other ships the aid of some
officers and soldiers to drive the enemy from the walls. At this time, or soon after, I imagine,
Mr. Stewart of Ballylawn's troops with some others raised by other gentlemen of the same
liberal principles, were formed into a regiment under the command of the 2nd Ld. Viscount
Mt. Joy, for at that time, viz: about Dec. 1688, or" Jan. 1688-9, Ld. Tyrconnel had sent the
ist Ld. Mountjoy to Prance, where he was in the Bastile and not released for some time after.
I am well assured the ist Ld. Mountjoy died in the year 1692. Therefore I conclude it was
his son that had the regiment of Dragoons to which Mr. Wm. Stewart of Ballylawn was Lt,
Col. This Col. Stewart married a daughter of Mr. Stewart of Ft. Stewart, if I mistake not,
and his issue by that marriage were Thomas, Martha, and Alexander.
Before I note their future connections I have to observe the melancholy conclusion of their
Father *s life. He was killed in a duel with a Mr. Stewart, who likewise was a Lt. Col. in, the
Army. What was the occasion or point of honor which produced this fatal quarrel I have not
heard as it was to delicate a matter to inquire of any of his children. Before I say anything
of their connections by marriage, I may take notice of Col. Stewart's sisters and their marri-
ages. His eldest sister, I have before observed, was married by my Grandfather Alexander
Stewart of the City of Dublin, Esq. His second sister was married to Alderman Cowan of
Derry, and his third sister, by name Grace, lived unmarried with her Mother in Derry, and
afterwards with her sister Cowan. She died about the year 1736 and left what fortune she
possessed to her nephew, Alexander Stewart. Alderman Cowan had several children by his
marriage with Miss Stewart of Ballylawn. He had likewise a son Robert by a former wife,
whose name I do not now recollect, but Mr. Elwood told me she was the daughter of a Pres-
byterian Minister who lived at Moville, in the Barony of Innishowen. Alderman Cowan and
his father were eminent citizens of Derry, and their names are in the first rank in the Annals
of the memorable siege of that City. Their family endured a full share of the distresses of
that Siege, yet such was the regards a lady of that family had for a favorite grey horse, that
she would not suffer the poor beast to be killed for the better supply of their table with meat,
but contrived to have the horse concealed and fed with hay during the whole siege. The late
Mrs. Stewart of N'Ards, in her relation of this incident to me, gave the merit of this tender
sensibility to her Grandmother Stewart. The late Alderman Cowan, I have been told by
Mr. Elwood had a landed property more extensive than what has descended to his heirs, part
of which lands lay near Byrt in the Barony of Innishowen, which he sold to satisfy debts con-
tracted in mercantile business in which he had not been successful. His eldest son, Robert,
was a Merchant in Lisbon in Portugal, in partnership with others; and the company failed and
became bankrupt. He then went to the East Indies to the English Settlement at Bombay, and
being very intelligent in mercantile affairs, t)e soon distinguished himself as a man of business,
and executed some important negotiation so much to the advantage of the East India Company
that the Court of Directors in London appointed him Governor of Bombay, and continued him
in that Presidency for a series of years beyond the usual term of former Governors.
He returned to England in the year 1736 with a great reputation and with acquisition of
a large fortune, but not equal to what some others since have acquired in less time in lower
departments of the East India Company 's service. He received the order of Knigthood from
the King for his good conduct, and was a member of the British Parliament. During a long
Parliamentary Debate he sat to a late hour in the House of Commons, came home to meet
some Company, who were to dine with him, was taken ill at table sitting with them, was ob-
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ligcd to retire to his chamber, and left Mr. Stewart, late of N'Ards, who was then in London
to entertain his company. His sickness increased and affected his throat with a quinsey, which
in a few days proved fatal to his life, notwithstanding the early advice and attendance of phy-
sicians of the first medical character. He had, before he left India, by will vested his fortune
in Trustees to the use of his brother William and his issue, and failing, to his Sister, Mary
and her issue and in remainder to Messrs. Goold and others, his particular friends, Merchts. in
London. He died about the beginning of the year 1737.
His brother William, his Father's son by his and wife. Miss Stewart of Ballylawn, went
out to India while he was Governor of Bombay and under his patronage had an opportunity of
making some fortune and left him in India in a fair way of improving it. When Sir Robert
Cowan returned to England, this William Ck)wan died in the East Indies soon after, but the
account of his death did not arrive in London till after the decease of Sr. Robt. Cowan. By
the death of both her brothers Miss Mary Cowan became sole heiress to both their fortunes.
She married the late Alexander Stewart of N'Ards, Esq.. youngest son of Col. Wm. Stewart
of Ballylawn. The late Alderman Cowan had several other children, some of whom were
married, but left no surviving issue, so that Miss Mary Cowan was the surviving heiress of
her family.
Lt. Col. Wm. Stewart of Ballylawn was married, I apprehend, before the Revolution of
88, to a daughter of Mr. Stewart of Ft. Stewart, who 1 believe was likewise an officer in the
2nd Ld. Viscount Mt. Joys Regt. The children of Col. Wm. Stewart who survive him are
Thomas, Martha and Alexander. I cant ascertain the dates of their births but that of the
youngest Alexander, who imagined he was born in the year 1700; but the late Rev, Mr. El'
wood, who was at school with him at Mr. BlackalPs in Derry, and were boarders together in
his house, told me he apprehended Mr. A. Stewart was not more than two or three years
younger than himself, and he was born in November 1696.
Thomas succeeded his father in the Estate of Ballylawn, and wasa Capt. in Queen Anne's
Army. He was low of stature but of a high and martial spirit and fond of having the com'
mand of the Grenadiers' Company. I remember to have seen and conversed with a tall, fine
old man, a farmer living near Killough in the Co. Down, who was a Grenadier in this com*
pany. This old man lived to the age of near a hundred years, the Newspaper said he was
some years above a hundred when he died. The late Mr. Stewart of N'Ards told me of an*
other Grenadier in his Brother's company whom he enlisted in a singular manner. An idle
fellow, in the habit of a beggar, with a long beard and walking lame, came up
one day to the Capt. and asked him for charity; the Capt. who saw thru his
disguise that he was an able young fellow, told him he would give him the
Queen's Bounty if he would enlist for a soldier. He lamented he was not able
to carry arms. "If you will not" said the Capt., "I will spoil your trade of
being a common beggar", and ordered some of his soldiers to take him, cut off
one half of his beard and let him go. The idle fellow, when he found out in
what a sad plight the soldiers had left his face, cut the string which tied up
his leg, came running after the Capt. told him he would enlist, and follow him to the mouth of
a cannon. He kept his word as far as the military service required, and proved himself one of
the best soldiers in the Captain's company. Capt. Stewart in his political principles, was
much attached to the Tory Administration of Queen Anne. He sold his commission upon the
accession of His Majesty George, the 1st to the Throne. He freely spoke his sentiments of
Govenment, which he did not approve; but Mr. Andrews of Derry, Father to the late Provost
of the College of Dublin, having expressed sentiments more derogatory to the Honor of Gov*
ernment, he was prosecuted for the expressions and sentenced to stand in the Pillory. Mr.
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Stewart and several other gentlemen who had a respect for him and his principles, stood beside
Mr. Andrews near the Pillory with their swords in their hands ready to resent any affront
that should be offered to the person of Mr. Andrews.
Capt. Stewart was of a warm temper, but of a humane, friendly and social disposition.
He lived in Derry regardless of economy, which obliged him to sell a considerable part of the
Ballylawn Estate. He had married several years before a sister of the late Judge Ward, who
had a taste for the modes of high life, and as she had no children, she was the less concerned
about the dissipation of his fortune. Her temper was haughty and overbearing to her hus-
band's relations, in so much that I have heard my Aunt Stewart say that she could not be
happy in the same family company with her, tho she had the most sincere esteem and affection
for Capt. Stewart who was her cousin German. Mrs. Stewart, upon the death of her hus'
band, Capt. Stewart, about the year 173 1, attempted to possess herself of his whole Estate, by
virtue of some Deed or will she had persuaded him to execute, independent of her marriage
jointure, but the tenants of the estate being more attached to the interest of his younger bro-
ther, she was frustrated in her design of getting into possession by the vigilance and advice of
Mr. Mortimer of Rathmelton with the tenants of Ballylawn. However, she contended at law
with Mr. Stewart for the estate, supported by her brother, the late Justice of the King's
Bench, but she died pending the suit in the year 1733, which concluded the lawsuit.
Martha, the daughter of the Lt. Col. Stewart, married John, the younger brother of Ar-
thur Kennedy of Cultra, Esq., and upon the decease of his elder brother, without issue, he
succeeded to the estate of Cultra in the Co. of Down. The children of this marriage are
Hugh, Martha and Arthur. Their father died, 1 believe, about the year 1720, because his
brother-in-law, the late Mr. Stewart of N'Ards, was not then of age, yet he had conceived so
high an opinion of his prudence and understanding that he appointed him guardian to his child-
ren and their fortune and the Executor of his will. How well he executed that trust I need
not say, as his whole conduct thru a long series of years has been distinguished with honor
and integrity, and with the most liberal principles, both as to religious and political senti-
ments. Hugh, the eldest son of John Kennedy, Esq., by Martha, his wife, married Miss Bell
Curtis, of the City of Dublin about the year 1743. He died in London since the year 1760,
was succeeded by his son John, a minor, now in possession of Cultra Estate, with a numerous
issue of fine children by the daughter of the late Rev. Mr. Cole, brother to the Late Lord Mt.
Florence.
Martha, the dauther of the late John Kennedy, married Mr. Alex. Stewart, merchant of
Belfast, Uncle to the present Ld. Castle Stewart. Arthur, the youngest son of John Kennedy,
was a Capt. in the army and married Miss Edmonston, of Red Hall in Co. of Antrim, sister to
the present Sr. Archd. Edmonston, Bart., of Scotland.
Col. Wm. Stewart's youngest son, Alex, was born about the year 1699 or 1700, was bred
a merchant in the house of Mr. Isaac McCartney, a principal merchant, then of Belfast. He
was engaged in mercantile business for a few years, and had been in France and Flanders on
that account. Upon the death of his eldest brother, he quit merchandise about the year 173 1.
In June 1737 he married Miss Mary Cowan at my father's house in Dublin, youngest and only
surviving child of the late Alderman Cowan of Derry by his wife, Miss Stewart of Ballylawn.
She was born in the year 17 13, as I have heard her say. She was 24 years of age at the time
of her marriage, a few days after which Mr. and Mrs. Stewart embarked for England and
proceeded to London to assert their undoubted right to the possession of the entire fortune of
her brother. Sir. Robt. Cowan and of her brother William Cowan, both lately deceased. I be-
fore observed that Sir. Robt. Cowan by his will vested his personal fortune in Trustees to the
use of his brother William and his issue, failing them, to his sister Mary Cowan and her issue.
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and failing them to certain friends merchants in London. These merchants heirs to the con'
tingent remainder, did all they could by law to prevent and delay Mrs. Stewart from^getting
possession of Sir. Robt. Cowan's fortune. This large property was then mostly in the funds
during the lawsuit, and at one time in a critical and perilous situation, had the Lord Chancellor
allowed the Trustees to take possession of it pending the suit, for one of these Trustees had
failed in his mercantile business and become bankrupt, and retired to France, which obliged
Mr. Stewart to follow him, to engage his consent to relinguish the Trust Estate, or give secur*
ity for the right of possession.
To be continued
SAMUEL AND HUGH STEWART OF PAXTANG. PA. —60
From Egle'i "Penniylvania Genealogies" and other sources
William^ Stewart (Hugh,^ Robert,^ John') was born Oct. 11, 1757, in Paxtang, Lan*
caster [later Dauphin] county. Pa. He was a soldier in the Revolution.* He married, about
1780, Martha Walker and removed to Allegheny county. We found in the county'City house
in Pittsburgh the record of the administration of his estate, showing that he died Mar. 29,
1829, in Robison township, Allegheny county. He left a widow Mary and the following nine
children [marriages so indicated], Margaret having died during his lifetime:®®
James
Hannah ; m. George Duncan
Jane ; m. Samuel Glass
Rebecca ; m. Thomas Glass
Margaret ; m. James Robinson: d. before Mar. 29, 1829
Elizabeth ; m. Parker Loraine
William
Martha ; m. Alexander Phillips
Samuel 181 5
John 1 82 1
Huiih^ Stewart (Hugh,^ Robert,^ John*) was born Oct. i, 1759, in Paxtang. He had a
deformity of the feet, became a school teacher and settled in the Redstone country, in Fayette
county. He married, in 1795, Mary Wilson. They later removed to Rush county, Indiana,
and lived near Flatrock creek. Children :®
Wilson
Hugh
Robert^ Stewart (Hugh,^ Robert,^ John^, born Mar. 8, 1765. in Paxtang, married
Mar. 10, 1789, Sarah Finney, born Aug. 10, 1768. She died in 1811, and he died in 1854; they
are buried in the old Paxtang graveyard. Their children, all born on the old family homestead
in Paxtang township, mostly settled in Ohio:
Agnes Grain, Jan. 19, 1790; m. James B. Robinson
Susanna ' 1791
Thomas P., May 31, 1794; m. Martha B. Stewart
Robert, Sep. 17, 1795; m. Sarah Barnett: resided in Linglestown
•His pension application has not yet been examined by the editor of the Stewart Clan Magazine, who in
the summer of 1927 took notes from the original documents in Washington of Stewart pensioners down the al-
phabetical tile as far as and including John. We hope to complete the examination next year.
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as —90, means refer to that page; m. means married;
m. int.. marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license: b , born; bp.. baptized; d,, died; bur., buried; ® Bible rec-
ord, (D church, (D town. ® gravestone ® probate, («) court, ® land, (';*) military, ® pension. (i5) census, ^ tradit. .
ion, (^ local history, (r^ patriotic society. (TJ) obituary, biography or genealogy.
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Sarah, May m» 1797; n>.
Mary, Nov. 30, 1798; m.
Jane, Apr. 7, 1800
Samuel, Apr. 21, i8oa
John, Sep. 30, 1803; m. July 14, 1831,
Margaret, Oct. 10, 1806; m.
William Crawford, Aug. 12, 1810
John Cleeland of Clarke county, Ohio
John Rice of Middletown, Butler county, Ohio
Nancy T. Beatty, cousin: d. 1849
Henry Cramer of Wooster, Ohio
Samuel^ Stewart (Hugh,* Robert,'^ John'), born Mar. 5, 1767, in Paztang, went to
Redstone, Westmoreland county, about 1794, where in 1796 he married Jane Patterson, who
was bom there Jan. 18, 1774. They settled in Findley, Allegheny county, northwest of Pitts-
burgh.* He died there in August, 1857, and she died in November, i867.t His will, dated
Mar. I, 1837, probated Aug. 31, 1837, mentioned **my beloved wife'* and the following eleven
children [no mention being made of Jane] and appointed as executors his sons Joseph and Uri-
ah, they to have "the place I now Hve on" and to keep their mother. Children:®®
James ; "my late son''
Robert
Hugh
Jane@
Agnes
Flora
John (W.)
Margaret ; m.
Samuel
William
Joseph, May 20, 1816; m. Oct. 3,
Uriah (P.)
evidently died during her father's lifetime
m. Logan®
m. Boyce®
m. John Burns®
1839, Hannah Glass, b. Apr. 6, 1822, daughter of Samuel
and Jane (Stewart) Glass, dau. of William^ (Hugh^)
Joseph^ Stewart (Hugh,^ Robert,^ John'), born July 10, 1769, in Paxtang, married Dec.
20, 1792, Sarah* Stewart, daughter of his cousin, Samuel* Stewart of Hanover township [p. 59] .
He, with his brother James, was administrator of his father's estate in 1798 and became owner
of the homestead, which he sold in 1805. In that year he and James removed to Monroe, But'
ler county, Ohio. His wife died Feb. 3, 1835, and he died Oct. 13, 1855. Children, the last
four being born in Butler county, Ohio:
Susan Finney : d. 1864, in Illinois
1824, Sarah Barnett: d. 1871
Robert Stewart of Indiana, her cousin
1819, Elijah Finney, her cousin
1832, Prudence Ammons of Butler county, Ohio
1824, David Reynolds of Piqua, O.
1825, Samuel Holmes of Bellbrook, O.
•The "History of Allegheny County." page 2142, says Samuel Stewart was born Mar. 5. 1767. in Carlisle,
Cumberland county, «on of Hugh of Carlisle. There were Stewarts in Carlisle, but we have not found that
Hugh of Paxtang ever lived in Carlisle.
In J. S. Burns'i "Stewarts of Western Pennsylvania" it states that Samuel came from Carlisle to Findley
township about 1794 or 1795. The dates of death arc given by Mr. Bums. The probate records were found
in 1926 by the editor of the Stevvnrl Clan Magazine.
James
1793; m.
Samuel B.
1795 ; m.
Jane
; m.
Nancy
1799; m.
Joseph F.
1801; m.
Sarah
1803; m.
Mary
1805; m.
John
; died young
Charles
Eliza
; died young
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James^ Stewart (Hugh,* Robert,^ John^, born Feb. 18, 1774, in Paxtang, married (i)
Nov. 17, 1803, Mary Shercr, born Sep. 29, 1781. daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Barnett)
Sherer of Swatara township, Dauphin county. In 1805 he removed with his brother Joseph to
Monroe, Butler county, Ohio. His wife died Oct. 11, 1807, after the birth of twin children.
James married (1) Mary McClay*^ Stewart, born in 1784, daughter of Samuel^ Stewart [p. 59].
She died in 1816. He married (3) Margaret Reed. Children, the eldest born in Paxtang:
Joseph Grain, Aug. 18, 1804; m. 1826, Nancy Templeton"* Stewart, dau. of Samuel E.
Samuel Sherer, Oct. 20. 1807; a physician
James Bamett, Oct. 20, 1807: died in 1851
James^ Stewart (John,* ^Robert,'^ Jo/in'), born Apr. 25, 1754, in Hanover, Lancaster
county, Pa., was granted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on Dec. 31, 1774, a tract of
400 acres of land on Potato Garden run, at that time in Washington county, now in Findley
township in Allegheny county. Allegheny county waa established Sep. 24, 1788. from a part
of Westmoreland county, and was enlarged Sep. 17, 1789, by the addition of a large slice from
northern Washington county. James Stewart married Aug. 25, 1779, Margaret McCowen,
born Feb. 19, 1759, in Dauphin [at that time Lancaster] county, daughter of John and Eleanor
McCowen. John McCowen died Apr. — , 1780, and his widow Eleanor died July 5, 1816.®
James Stewart and his wife and two children moved from Dauphin county about 1783 and
settled on this land. On Dec. 31, 1784, he secured a warrant for 400 acres on Montour's run,
Robeson township, for i*i'5'6, the patent being still preserved. He died July 21, 1821, aged
67,® in Findley, and his widow died about 1844.® Children, from "Stewart Family of West'
ern Pennsylvania":
John, June 4, 1780; m. Mar. 15, 1808, Margaret Glass
Jane, June 19, 1782; m. Mar. 16. 1808, Matthew McCoy
Eleanor, Sep. 19, 1784; m. Oct. 5, 1813, James Simpson
James, Jan. i, 1787; m. (i) Aug. 15, 1811, Elizabeth Dickson, (2) May 9, '16, Isabella Glidden
Margaret, Jan. 15, 1789; m. Mar. 17, 1814, Josiah Guy
Mary, Mar. 15, 1791; m. June 4, 1816, James Moore
Anne, Feb. 27, 1793; m. Oct. 21, 1817, William Guy
Joseph Patterson. Feb. 15, 1795; m. Jan. 8, 1819, Mary Ewing: d. Sep. 9, 1864, Salem, Ohio
Richard, Aug. 14, 1797; m. Apr. 12, 1821, Mary Steward, born Feb. 12, i799(i|)
Thomas M., May 23, 1799; m. (i) May 11, 1822, Isabella Brown, (2) May 13, 1824, Eleanor
Sarah, Apr. 11, 1801; m. Sep. 19, 1822, Henry Cowan Cherry
A FAMILY PERHAPS BELONGING TO THE PAXTANG GROUP
William^ Stewart, born about 1717, perhaps a son of the John Stewart mentioned as
deceased in the will of his brother Robert of Strasburg, Lancaster county. Pa., 1754, was called
**of Strasburg." The name of his wife is not disclosed. He died about 1787. His eldest son
Robert petitioned the probate court of York county on June 15, 1787, for letters of administ'
ration on his estate, asserting that his father had lately died owning 133 acres of land in
Mountjoy township, York [now Adams] county, adjoining lands of Robert McKinney, Robert
Brackenridge, Samuel Paxton, John Borland and James Walker, on Rock creek. Robert desired
to buy the interest of the other children, which he finally did in 1791. Children: ®
Robert 1742; m. Sarah
Jane ; m. David Cunningham: d. before 1787, leaving 2 ch.
John 1746; m. Margaret : d. before Feb. 10, 1778
Rebecca ; m. James Moore
Mary ; m. James Walker
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John^ Stewart (William^) was bom about 1746. It is probable that he was the John
Stewart who married in Paxtang* Nov. 15, 1768, Margaret Stewart, daughter of John [p. 50].
Perhaps he was the John Stewart who removed to the Marsh Creek settlement and was killed
at the battle of Germantown, Oct. 3, 1777. The probate records of York county show that on
Feb. 10, 1778, administration on the estate of John Stewart, late of Hamilton Ban township,
York [now Adams] county, was granted to Margaret Stewart, his widow, and Thomas Doug-
las. He left three little children, whose ages were stated in the orphans' court records, and
was the owner of 245 acres of land in Hamilton Ban, adjoining the lands of Thomas Douglas,
William McCrcary, James Scott and John Morrow. Robert Cunningham was appointed ap'
praiser. The widow Margaret married Timothy Douglas, as shown by the probate records of
Feb. 28, 1779, as found by Horace W. Dickerman. Children of John Stewart, as shown in his
and his father's administrations of estate :
John 1769; m. (i) Mar. 5, 1789, Jean Stewart, daughter of William: she died
Apr. 9, 1808, in her 40th year. He married (2) Jane Stewart, daughter of Rob-
ert* [p. 58] : she died Feb. 15, 1822, in her 48th year. He married (3) Mar. 20,
1823, Deborah Armstrong. He died June 11, 1841, in his 73rd year, without is'
sue, in Hamiltonban, and was buried in the old Piney Creek Presbyterian church
yard, just over the line in Maryland.
Mary 1773
William i775; m. Apr. 19, 1796, Jane White
William^ Stewart (John,* William'*), born in 1773, in Hamilton Ban [now written
Hamiltonban] township, Adams county, married Apr. 19, i796,t Janet White, born in 1767.
On Feb. 14, 1801, he and his wife Jean, of Hamiltonban, deeded to James White for t'50 part
of a tract of land m Adams county called ''Confidence", lofa acres beginning at a point on the
south side of James White's mill race. They removed to Allegheny county in 1800. He died
there June 7, 181 3, in his 38th year, at his home about seven miles southwest of Pittsburgh,
and his will is on file at the county seat. Janet died May 21, 1847, in her 8oth year. Their
children were, according to records gathered by their great 'grandson, Dr. Henry Alexander
Stewart of Gettysburg, Adams county:
Margaret, May 23, 1798; m. William Sterling: d. Jan. 17, 1849
John White, Aug. 3, 1800; m. Nov. 11, 1829, Jane McFarland: d. June 20, 1870
William, May 4, 1804; believed to have moved to Iowa
Jane, June — , 1807; m. Hen-rj Burns
Mary, Oct. 2, 1809; m. Oct. 30, 1833, Robert Sterling- d. June 30, 1855
Descendants of Scotlanfl*s Noble House are Formlni^ an Association
yoxi s/iouM \ri oH vsxeans join the Stewart Society of America ^ which is going to carry
prestige of a high order. $25 a year gives you. a sustaining membership, and $3 a year entitles
you to the privilege of annual membership. Write to J. Adger Stewart, 4780 Crittenden Drive,
Louisville, Kentucky.
If there is a number in the scroll it is the amount you owe
us on your subscription, including two dollars for the current
year. Because we could not promise you definite delivery dur*
ing the past two years we have allowed a number of subscript'
ions to run behind. We shall now return to our policy of carry*
ing none but paid subscribers and our exchanges. We are willing to give you our time and the
benefit of a large collection of records, but the printing and postage bill are partly yours.
•From Marriage Record* of Rev. John Roan. Dauphin County, 1754-1774, Paxtang, Derry and Donegal.
■tFrom the reiord of marriajrcB by Rev. Alexander Dobbin, Adams county.
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Editor: George Thomas Edson. Filley. Nebraska
SOME ACXX>UNT OF THE FAMILIES OF STEWART -69
Written in 1789 by Rev. Samuel Stone, County Down. Ireland. Contributed by J. Adger Stewart
Jl FTER a long and vexatious suit, and decrees in his favor, tho not final, Mr. Stewart
i^ L found it expedient, in order to get quiet possession of his fortune, to grant those heirs
to a contingent remainder donation of two thousand pounds to each of them. He then came
to Ireland to get the concurrence of Hugh Henry» Esq.. the Banker, and that of the other
Trustees to his marrrage settlement, that this personal fortune might in part, or in the whole,
be laid out in the purchase of land and vested to the same uses of his marriage settlement.
Prior to this period I believe, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart levied a fine and suffered a recovery in
the Chancery of England, after issue bom of their marriage, to cut off the entail to the heirs
in remainder. Mr. Stewart, when he got entire possession of Sr. Robt. Cowan's and his bro'
ther William's fortune, first purchased the Estate of Comber in the Co. of Down from Robt.
Colvill. Esq. then set in the year 1743 at about 1,100 pounds per annum, at twenty one years
purchase, and the year after he purchased his estate of Newtownards, in the same county,
then set at about 1.200 pounds per annum at the same rate of purchase. When the deeds of
conveyance of his last estate were executed, he then treated with Mr. Colvill for his interest
in the corporation of the Borough of N 'Ards. The terms were settled at eleven hundred
pounds and to fulfil this engagement of faith and honor, a deed was prepared to convey the
arrears of rent on the estate to Mr. Stewart for this sum, but the intent and purpose was the
purchase of the Borough. The late Earl of Bessborough, who transacted the sale of the two
estates, finding upon what terms the interest of the Borough was to be sold, instructed his
son, Ld. Duncannon, then in London to prevent this bargain from taking effect, and to pur'
chase it for him to continue this Borough interest in his own family. Mr. and Mrs. Colvill
consented to gratify Ld. Bessborough at this easy rate, the better to reconcile him to the dis'
appointment and the loss of the Newtown Estate, which he expected for his son, John Pon*
sonby, he being of near affinity to Mr. Colvill, his Mother, after the decease of her first hus'
band, Mr. Hugh Colvill, having married Ld. Bessborough, and his children were the issue of
that marriage.
Mr. Stewart, being thus frustrated at the purchase of the Borough of Newtownards, de*
termined to oppose Mr. Ponsonby's interest in the Corporation, which he might easily have
secured to hinwelf, immediately after the purchase of the estate, by some friendly assurance of
substantial favors to the majority of the Burgesses, most of whom were tenants of the estate,
but he chose rather to treat with Mr. Colvill for his interest in the Borough, if he found it,
when he came to conclude the purchase of the Eseate, to be independent of Ld. Bessborough 's
influence, but he did not visit either of these two estates at the time, or before he purchased
them. Mr. Jo Ponsonby, then at the head of the Board of Commissioners of the Customs, the
better to secure his influence in the Corporation of N'Ards, atuched a majority of the Bur-
gesses to his interest by promises of Revenue Employments and other acts of friendship.
Three of them in a few years were made collectors of the Revenue, and prior to Mr. Stew'
art's visiting his Estate, he got Mr. Byers, one of the Burgesses to vacate his place for 30
guineas, which in a few days he repented, and gave notice to the Provost and Corporation by
a public notice in writing before they proceeded to the election of a Burgess, that he would
not resign. However, they paid no regard to his resolution, but proceeded to the election of
a Burgess in his place. This gave occasion to a lawsuit between Mr. Ponsonby and Mr. Stew'
art, in the name of Mr. Byers for restoration of his franchise in the Corporation, which wa«
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effected after much litigation. At the same time Mr. Stewart was carrying on another law*
suit with Mr. Ponsonby to oust several of the &jrgesses for non 'residence in the nature of a
Quo Warranto in the King's Bench. Mr. Ponsonby, finding Mr. Stewart likely to prevail in
this issue, got a clause tacked to a bill then pending in Parliament to quiet Burgesses of Cor-
poration in their places. Mr. Stewart prefered a petition to the House of Commons against
this Clause, without success. Few of the members were disposed to hear with patience the
petition read. When the bill with this clause passed the house, Mr. Stewart opposed the
Transmission of it to England before the Privy Council at the Castle by his Lawyer, but the
majority of the Council was in favor of the clause, viz : 9 to 7. The three chief Justices were
against it m the minority. Mr. Stewart then pursued it to the Privy Council at St. James, and
the Ld. Chancellor made some amendments to the Clause with the concurrence of the rest of
the Members of the Privy Council, which was returned to Ireland and received the Royal
Assent in Parliament.
In consequence of this a^ehdment, Mr. Stewart continued his suit in the King's Bench
against some of the non-residents Burgesses and prevailed. Mr. Ponsonby and the other non-
residents appealed from the Order of the King's Bench in Ireland to that of England. Here
Mr. Ponsonby prevailed and this produced another and final appeal from Mr. Stewart to the
House of Lords. Here the Order of the Kings Bench in England for reversing that of Ireland
was confirmed, which seemed to be a decisive conclusion, but some of the law Lords in Parlia-
ment, in the discussion of the merits of the Clause, having suggested that it had not been well
or properly considered in Ireland, and that a door still lay open for further investigation in
the King's Bench in Ireland, Mr. Stewart cherished the idea in his own mind to revive the
suit in another manner when a favorable opportunity offered. In the meantime he amused
himself with writing a long narrative of the proceedings and pleadings of the King's Bench in
England in the case, which he had printed in a large quarto' pamphlet, copies of which are still
extant in his sons possession. After some years had elapsed Mr. Stewart endeavored by a
strong Bar of Lawyers and several hearings to bring this case again before the King's Bench in
Ireland, but without effecting what he aimed at, to get his petition received and recorded, tho
it should not appear to the Court to be well and sufficiently founded for further discussion,
which would give him opportunity to appeal it in the last resort to the House of Lords in Eng-
land ; but the whole Bench of Justices in Ireland opposed and rejected the admission of this
Cause into that Court upon this principle; that it would disturb so many other Corporations
in Ireland which were in the same predicament with that of Newtownards, and involve them
in a perpetual course of litigation. Thus, in consequence of this intermination in the Court
of King's Bench, the Borough is entirely in the hands of the late Mr. Ponsonby, speaker of the
House of Commons, and not one of the Burgesses resides id the corporation but one who is re-
elected annually to serve the Office of Provost, the chief Magistrate of the Borough. There
are four Burgesses, Viz; Messrs. Parkinson, McQuoid, Jo Orr and Jo Byers, who supported
Mr. Stewart's lrrtcVcst"in the corporation during their lives, but as they died, their places
were filled up by Mr. Ponsonby^s friends, the Provost and majority of Burgesses.
About the year 1752 Mr. Stewart obtained by purchase a Lease in reversion of the Estate
of Kilrea, Co. of Derry, belonging to the Mercer's Company of London, for which he paid
15,500 pounds for a lease of sixty one years and the lives of his three sons, Robert, John and
Alexander subject to a chief rent of 300 pounds per annum. Hill Wilson, Esq., of Purdisburn,
in the Co. of Down, was tenant in possession of Kilrea Estate at the time the lease in revers-
ion was granted to Mr. Stewart, and there were five years of Mr. Wilson's term then unex-
pired. Mr. Stewart soon after purchased a reversionary lease of Magherafelt in the County
of Derry, jointly with Mr. Thos. Bateson, merchant, who was the tenant in possession and
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had about 13 years of his former term unexpired. What they paid for this joint lease I cannot
say.
About the year 1775 Mr. Stewart purchased the Estate in Fee Farm of Mary Mount in
the Parish of Kilmore in the Co. of Down of about 400 pounds per annum for 9,300 pounds of
the Rev* Mr, Trail and his family. It has been thot that the fortune derived by his marriage
with the sister of Sir. Robt. Cowan and her brother. Wm. amounted to a hundred thousand
pounds, but I believe she did not inherit quite so much. By their personal fortune brought
from India, however, she inherited from them the paternal estate of Muff in the Co. of Derry,
and several valuable houses and tenements in the City of Derry and lands in the Corporation
which perhaps now amount to six hundred or
more of annual rent. The improved state at
this day of Comber and Ncwtownards Estates
amount to more than double of what they
were at the time Mr. Stewart purchased them.
His residence with his family at Newtownards
since the year 1750 had tended much to the
improvement of the town and estate. Before
he built a house for the accommodation of his
family, there were not more than three good slated houses in the town, and now, I believe,
there are not less than two hundred new houses, some of them large and all neat and regularly
built and slated. About 20 years ago Mr. Stewart built a beautiful market house with an ex'
tensive front of cut free-stone with a pediment in the centre, a handsome clock in the upper
part of it and at the top decorated with a small cupola, surrounded with Ionic pillars; in the
front of the Market House a large square laid out for a Market place, and some handsome
well'built houses already built on the East side of the Square. To the North and East and
West sides above the site of the Market House regular streets were laid out and a neat range
of houses on both sides of the street.
The town of Comber has improved lately in buildings by the opulence of some of the in*
habitants and leases of perpetuity of Fee Farm, or for lives renewable at any easy rent by the
present proprietor of the ground, the Rt. Hon. Robert Stewart. In the year 1743, when the
late Mr. Stewart purchased the Estate of Comber, there was not in the town or in the whole
extent of the Parish a dwelling house with a slated roof, unless the old house of Ballybeen had
such, and that of the Glebe House, which was rebuilt a year or two before that date. But
now in the year 1788 there are several handsome large houses in the town, and three or four
in the country, well finished and slated. There are one or two remarkable incidents concern-
ing Sir Robt. Cowan's fortune curious enough to be related. A little before his death he was
about purchasing a large estate of lands in England. Had the bargain been concluded and the
deeds of conveyance executed, and no will existing at the time of his death, but that which he
executed in India, this real estate would not have been inherited by his sister Mrs. Stewart, of
the half blood, but would have descended to the heir at laVr of the whole blood of his ancestor,
a relation so remote in Scotland that he is not known to the family in Ireland. Another re-
markable incident respecting the same fortune is this; The debts contracted by the Company
of Merchants with whom Sir. Robt. Cowan was connected in trade in Lisbon, when the com*
piny failed, affected the personal fortune he acquired afterwards in India, and the same were
discharged by Mr. Stewart when he came into possession of this fortune.
Alexander Stewart, Esq., died at Newtownards 7th April 1783, and his relict Mrs. Stew*
art died at the same place 7th April 1788.
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membrance, but to be more particular might seem unnecessary for the information of my relat-
ives, wno arc acquainted with their rank and respected connections in life.
Ann, the daughter of the late Alexr. Stewart, of N'Ards, Esq.. by Mary his wife, was
bom in London the joth Sept. or October 1758 and died of a decay on her way to Bristol
Wells, April 21st, 1781. She was distinguished by many amiable qualities and fine accomplish'
ments.
Robert, born in London about the same day and month 1739. He was sent with his tutor
to Geneva to be educated under the most eminent professors of literature there. When his
education was completed he visited Italy and some of the other polite Courts of Europe before
he returned to Ireland. He married Lady Sarah Conway, 2nd daughter of the Earl of Hert-
ford, Ld. Lt. of Ireland at the Castle of Dublin June 3rd, 1766, by whom he had a son, Francis
Alex, bom June 1767, but who died before he was two years of age; another son, Robert bom
June i8th 1769, whose fine genius and disposition have given early proofs of the excellence of
his understanding and of the goodness of his heart. Lady Sarah Stewart died in Dublin 1771,
when she arrived at the full period of her pregnancy, the child unborn, in the 23rd year of
her life. She was admired for her fine person and accomplishments, and beloved for the un-
affected goodness of her mind and manners.
Rt. Hon. Robt. Stewart was married to his 2nd wife 1776, Lady Frances Pratt, eldest
daughter of the Ld. Camden, formerly Ld. Chancellor of England. By this lady he has a num-
erous issue. To express my sentiment of this most amiable lady and her consort would not do
justice to my own idea of their excellence — they are above my praise and power of expression.
Alexander Stewart had another son and daughter, William and Margaret, born in London
in the years 1740 and 1741, who died in their infancy. His third daughter, Frances, born in
London, 1742, much to be respected for her great good nature and affectionate regards to her
relations.
John, his 3rd son, born in London 1743. When a student at Glasgow College, he went
with his younger brother and tutor to bathe in the river Clyde, and in attempting to swim a
second time across the river, was unfortunately drowned, not withstanding all the efforts of
his tutor to save him, after he sunk in the deep part of the river. He was much admired for
his good disposition and his proficiency in literature at the age of 19, when he was lost to his
family and to the hopes conceived of his riper years.
Alexander, 4th son, born in London the latter end of March 1745, now living, much re-
spected for his independent principles and his warm attachment to the true interest of Ire-
land, and not less esteemed for his affectionate regards to his friends.
Mary, youngest daughter, born in Dublin 1747, but died when she was between two and
three years of age.
The Stewarts of Mount joy
Should 1 attempt to give any account of the Mountjoy family it must be imperfect, from
the little I have heard of it. However, what has come to my knowledge may in some degree
satisfy the curiosity of those for whom I have given the preceding account of their relations.
I believe the first of this family came from Scotland in the reign of James the ist of Gt. Brit-
ain. It is probable that they were of a distinguished rank in Scotland and a younger branch
of some noble family there who had interest with King James to give them grants of the for-
feited lands in the Province of Ulster. We find that Wm. Stewart, soon after the title of
Honor and Baronet was created, was made a Bart. May 2nd, 1623. About that period the re-
presentative of the family must have had large possessions of land in the counties of Tyrone
and Donegal, for after the restoration [1660], the son, or more probable, the grandson, was
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created a Baron of Rathmelton and Viscount Mount joy. He married a sister of Judge Coote,
and I am informed he died in the year i6qi. It was prior to this date that Ld. Mt. Joy went
to France and was committed by the French King to the bastile, as disafl^ected to the Govt, of
James the ind of Gt. Britain; yet I should imagine that it might have been his son that suffer^
ed this imprisonmemt and inheriting the honors of his father after his decease, might in the
accounts of this transaction afterwards related be stiled Ld. Visct. Mountjoy. I suppose it
was this 2nd Mtjoy* who had so active a part in the revolution of 88 in Ireland and with
whom my Grandfather and Col. Wm. Stewart and Mr. Stewart of Ft. Stewart were so intim'
ately connected in affinity, principles and interest. That he, the 2nd Ld. Mountjoy, had the
command of a Regiment of Dragoons in King George the ist*s reign and afterwards Master of
5he Ordnance.
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ANDREW STEWART OF PAXTANG. PA.
Andrew^ Stewart was born in 1698. He came from Omagh, county Tyrone, Ireland,
it is said, and settled in Paxtang, Lancaster county. Fa., about 17^. His wife was Mary Din'
widdie,® born in 1706. Some genealogists have said that he came with his brothers, Archi'
bald and David (and John), who later removed to Virginia. Andrew was a rigid Covenanter,
and Rev. John Cuthbertson, one of the earliest Reformed Presbyterian preachers in America,
frequently tarried at his home in Paxtang, and the minister noted in his diary the baptism of
Andrew's daughter Elizabeth, Aug. 20, 1751.- Andrew deeded land in Paxtang Mar. 11, 1760,
to Jacob Awl, the witnesses being Thomas Alexander and John Stewart.® His will, dated
Apr. 25, 1772, was proved Aug. 17, 1774. He appointed his sons James and Andrew and Dr.
Thomas Wiggans executors and named his wife Mary and his seven children, as below. In the
Covenanter church yard in Paxtang township are gravestones of this pioneer couple: **In mem'
ory of Andrew Stewart, who departed this life March the 31st 1774, aged 75 years" and "In
memory of Mary Stewart who departed this life April 30th 1772, aged 65 years."
John, Feb. 24, 1740; m. Oct. 12, 1775, Jane Okill, Philadelphia: missionary to the Mohawks
Andrew, Apr. 28, 1742; d. in 1830, unmarried, in Ross, Allegheny county
Mary ; m. Rankin: d. in Allegheny county
James 1746; living in 1772
Charles 1748; left issue
Elizabeth, hp. Aug. 20, 175 'I d- May i, 1773, aged 23, Paxtang®
Eleanor, May 4, 1753; m. Richard DeYarmond: d. Feb. 19, 1830
Rev. John^ Stuart (Andrew^, eldest son, born Feb. 24, 1740, in Paxtang, was educat*
ed in England, where he assumed the spelling Stuart, and after his ordination as an Episcopal
minister he was sent as a missionary to the Mohawk Indians in the province of New York. He
married in Christ church at Philadelphia, Oct. 12, 1775, Jane Okill. He was chaplain of the
British army post at Fort Hunter, N. Y., at the outbreak of the Revolutionary war. His sym*
pathies were with England. He removed to Canada. Among his children were:
James, Mar. 2, 1780, Fort Hunter; created a baronet in 1840: d. in Quebec
George
John
•See Lodge's Peerage, title Blessington. What is above said of the second Viscount Mountjoy relates to
the first Viscount. This family is accurately given in the December. 1927. number of Stewart Qan Magazine.
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as —90, means refer to that page; m. means married;
m. int.. marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b , born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur., buried; (D Bible rec-
ord, <D church, d) town, 0 gravestone (D probate, (e) court, (?) land, (S) military, (?) pension, ® census, ® tradit-
ion. @ local history, ® patriotic society, (g) obituary, biography or genealogy.
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Andrew^ Stewart (Andrew*) was born Apr. 28, 1742, as is noted in the will book in
Pittsburgh, in Paxtang. He never married.® He was executor, with his brother James, of his
father's will, 1772. He was captain of the lotb battalion of Lancaster county troops and took
a prominent part in public affairs during the Revolutionary war and afterwards. He was one
of the leaders in the movement to establish the new county of Dauphin out of the northern
portion of Lancaster, and was chosen one of the commissioners. In 1792 he sold his plantation
in Paxtang and went to Ross township, Allegheny county. He had large land holdings and rode
from place to place as his business required. He was undoubtedly the Andrew Stewart who
witnessed the will of Hugh'' Stewart of Paxtang, Apr. 14, 1796 [p. 50]. His will, dated June 14,
1827, was probated Apr. 28, 1830, probably soon after his death. The clerk of probate, we, can
imagine, heard someone remark that if Capt. Stewart had lived to that day he would have
been 88 years old, for the clerk dipped his quill in the ink and made a notation on the folio:
*'Born April 28th, 1742." The captain's will requested that if he die in Allegheny county he
be buried in "same graveyard that my sister Mary Rankin is buried in." To George, John and
James Stewart, sons of his brother John, he bequeathed $100 each. "To the natural born child-
ren of Charles Stewart, $100 to be equally divided among them." To Andrew Stewart, $100.
To the children of Mary Stewart Jones, $100 equally divided. To the children of Nancy Stew-
art Smith, $100 etc. Bequests were also made to "my sister Eleanor Dcarmond's family," each
by name, and "to Mary Means that now lives with me." The will further provides for the
disposal of his lands in Allegheny, Westmoreland, Franklin and Dauphin counties.*
James^ Stewart (Andrew*) is confused in our mind with other Jameses. He was one
of the executors of his father's will, 1772, at which time he was probably about 26 years old
No mention of his family was made in his brother Andrew's will, 1827.
Charles^ Stewart (Andrew') was probably the soldier of that name who (as he stated
in an affidavit Dec. 12, 1830, being a resident of Franklin county) served in the flying camp un-
der Capt. James Morrow, in which John^ Stewart, son of Hugh^ of Paxtang, had enlisted [p.
60]. While Capt. Andrew Stewart in his will, 1817, did not say Charles was a brother, it is
reasonable to presume that he was, and that he was the father of several children. There was
nothing in the aged captain's will to indicate whether Charles were living or not.
THE TRIBE OF LAZARUS STEWART OF PAXTANG. PA.
r I HIS is a very interesting — and a very enigmatical — family to study. We have used a
L miscellaneous lot of "authorities," some fallacious, perhaps, and have pieced together
material which makes a good frame -work, wc believe, for future elaboration. Tradition says
that the father of Lazarus^ Stewart [perhaps named Charles] was born in Scotland and that
he had twelve children, of whom Lazarus was sixth. Whether the rising of 1715 had anything
to do with the fortunes .of this family or not we can only guess. Six sons are said to have come
to Pennsylvania about 1729 and located near the junction of the Juniata and Susquehanna riv-
ers, above Harnsburg. Some of the sons removed to other settlements. They were:®
James
Robert
Lazarus 1683 ; settled in Hanover, now in Dauphin county. Pa. ,
Samuel
Duncan
Stephen
Lazarus- Stewart was probably born about 1683, perhaps in Scotland. He must have
married about 1709, but his wife's name has not been discovered. Hazy tradition says he fled
•The extract* from thr v.u\ were made fiom the original record by CJeorge T. Edson. Pardon u« for giving
ourtrlf this credit, but we were »o pleased about it that we just wanted you lo know.
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to Holland and later went to Ireland, embarked from Ireland for New England about 1722, and
after a few years moved with his family to Pennsylvania. In 1729 he acquired a tract of land
in Hanover township. Lancaster [now Dauphin] county, "situate on Swahatawro Creek." He
built a house and barn and cleared twenty acres but evidently secured no warrant for the land
from the Penns. In a land description Dec. a, 1738, his place is mentioned as adjoining. No
one knows when he or his wife died. Their son Lazarus took out a warrant Oct. 20, 1743, for
a tract of land in Hanover township which undoubtedly included the father's land, and in later
years the heirs became involved in a lawsuit over the division of the first Lazarus 's 300'acre
homestead. And through affidavits in this suit we know that Lazarus 's children were:*
James Stewart: parents of Capt. Lazarus^
John Young
Frances : d. about 1761
Ann
Margaret
; m.
Margery
; m.
John
circa 1712; m.
Lazarus
; m.
James
c*rca I7i6;m.
Peter
; m.
David
; m.
c*rca 1716; m. [June 18, 1739, Elizabeth Davies, Philadelphia: to Nor. Carolina]?
: living in North Carolina in 1784
: living in North Carolina in 1784
John^ Steifvart (Lazarus^) was born probably as early as 1712, perhaps in Scotland (or
Ireland). His wife was Frances , said to have been of Donegal township, Lancaster
county. She was perhaps closely akin to George Stewart of Donegal, who died in 1732-3, and
the widow Rebecca Stewart, who died in 1748, both having daughters named Frances. May
26, 1744, John had surveyed to him 150 acres in Hanover, adjoining James and Lazarus. Dur'
ing his lifetime John conveyed to his eldest son William 100 acres of the 300-acre tract which,
it appears, formerly belonged to John's father, Lazarus. John must have died about 1761. He
was dead at the time William, the son, applied to the orphans' court on May 4, 1762, for the
right to buy from the heirs the remaining 200 acres of his father's plantation. William Stew*
art had surveyed to him by the province June 6, 1765, 200 acres of land, including his improve*
ment, adjoining the land of Frances Stuart. The widow Frances died Nov. 16, 1790, and was
buried in the old Hanover graveyard.® Her will, signed Frenk X Stuart, was dated in East
Hanover Sep. 9, 1790, and was proved Dec. i, 1790. She appointed her son John executor and
legatee of the plantation she then lived on in East Hanover, Dauphin county. From this will
we learn that John^ and Frances Stewart's children were:
William circa 1735; m. (i) Mary , (2) Martha Stewart: d. 1803
Mary ; m. George Espcy
John ; m. Margaret Stewart
James ; m. Margaret ®
Jean ; m. Armstrong: childless in 1790®
Lieut. Lazarus 1752; m. Dorcas Hopkins: killed at Wyoming, July 3, 1778
George 1755; m. Dec. 31, 1793, Rebecca Fleming: d. Aug. 27, 1834®
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Stewarts of Mononitalia County. West Viritinia — A : 217
To the article on the Stewarts of Monongalia County, W. Va., published in this magazine
in December, 1926, we can add the following account, given us by Mrs. John F. Miller, loB
West Prospect street, Seattle, Wash. Next month we shall have another branch.
Samuel^ Stewart (John,^ William*), bom in 1790 at Stewart's Run, Monongalia coun*
ty, W. Va., married in 1816 Jane Hanley (or Handley). They lived for a time in Hamilton
county, Ohio, moving to McLean county, Illinois, in 1830 or 183 1. There he died in 1840.®
•Dr. William Henry Egle't work. The main outline of this genealogy it ba«ed on the retearch made over
forty years ago by thit eminent historian, supplemented by data gathered by Horace Dickerman.
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Their children were John Hanley, Robert, James Newton, Isabel, Sarah, William Calvin. Am'
anda and Archibald Evans.
Robert^ Stewart (Samuel,^ John,* William^) was born in 1826 in Hamilton county, O.
He married in 1849 Elizabeth Thompson, McLean county, 111. Their children were Benjamin
Franklin, William Henry, Charles Edgar, John Hanley, George King, Robert Edwin and Mary
Elizabeth, who married John F. Miller.
Hon. Archibald E.^ Stewart (Samuel^) was bom Aug. ai, 1834, in McLean county,
111., and married May 10, 1859, Emily Stewart. This we found in a history of McLean coun'
ty, where his biography is given. He was a son of Samuel and Jane (Hanley) Stewart, of West
Virginia Scotch parentage. John R. Stewart of Fairmount, W. Va., married Lydia Goutz,
of German descent, and was the father of Emily Stewart, wife of the above Archibald E.@
JOHN STEWART came from Antrim, Donegal county, Ireland, to Philadelphia in 1857,
says the same history. He came to McLean county in 1857. He married Elizabeth Glenn, and
their children, all born in Ireland, were Martha (m. John Florida, Peoria), Robert (m. Nancy
Hanna), Elizabeth (m. Chester Brown), Margaret (m. Samuel Baird, Chenoa) and John.
The Stewart Genealogical Society, L. D. S.
Organized in October, 1907, the Stewart Genealogical Society of Latter Day Saints has
been collecting genealogy of the surname for over twenty years. The Mormon church, teach'
ing the brotherhood of man, seeks by genealogical research to prove the kinship of all. At Salt
Lake City there are vast accumulations of family records, but we are inclined to believe they
are forbidden to those outside the church. The president of the Stewart Genealogical Society
is J. Z. Stewart of Logan, Utah, and the secretary 'treasurer is R. Murray Stewart of Salt Lake
City. J. Z. Stewart informs us that there arc more than thirty different branches of Stew*arts
in Utah. We shall be pleased to cO'Opcrate with this society in all ways we can.
Between Us and our Readers
Prof. Stewart Henry Burnham of the department of botany at Cornell university, Ithaca,
N. Y., writing Nov. 5, the evening before election, digresses pleasantly from genealogy to say
that he would like to sec Herbert Hoover elected president, as he believes him to be a great
humanitarian, like Lincoln. Herbert Hoover and Stewart Burnham were students together at
Stanford university in 1895 '4 and i894'5.
All our readers, we presume, favored Mr. Hoover's election. Well, We tagged after Al
Smith. Don't be shocked, please. It was just a temperamental notion, a whim to return to the
old tradition of a family that has voted democratic ever since Thomas Jefferson founded the
party. "That government is best which governs least," he said; and, although our family has
been *'dry" for a hundred years, we never approved the idea of making a "thou shalt not" out
of a document intended only as a limitation on the powers of government, not on the rights of
the governed. However, we are well content with the people's choice. It's ours now.
It will soon be time to boost along the fund to pay the expenses of a searcher to Ireland
and Scotland and return. Somehow, we feel that the many Stewart descendants in this big
country arc going to "chip in" — say an average of $20 apiece, making up about
$2,000 — and send a fellow over to get those old Stewart records for them.
Are you going to join the Stewart Society of America? The plan is to pro-
vide a central agency for the collecting and printing of Stewart family records,
and to build up a society of high honor and achievement. Give your most zeal'
ous support to its initiator, J. A. Stewart, 4780 Crittenden Drive, Louisville, Ky.
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Monthly A»»ociatc Editor: Horace W. Dickerman. 685 Forest Road, New Haven. Conn. $2 sl year
BEATRICE, NEBR. NOVEMBER. 1928 VOL. VII NO. 5
EUlitor: GeorRe Thomas Edsori, Filley, Nebraska
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILIES OF STEWART -77
Written in 1788 by Rev. Samuel Stone. County Down, Ireland. Contributed by J. Adger Stewart
TH E 2nd Ld. Visct. Mtjoy was Father to the late Ld. Visct. Mtjoy, who since the year 1740
was created Earl of Blessington, went to tb^, Continent with his lady .and only son. This
son lived to the age of 17 and died of the smallpox k\ the Sth. of France or in Italy about the
year 1760, or later, when the late Earl of Blessington returned to England with his lady. He
resided mostly at Bath, and died a few years igo. His titles of Mount joy and Blessington be'
came extinct, but that of Baronet came to the present Sir Annesley Stewart, being descended
lineally from the brother of the 2nd Bart., whose Father was created 1623, ^c
and therefore only a collateral relation to tHe representative of the family ^
created afterwards Baron of Rathmelton and Viscount Mountjoy. The ^
late Earl of Blessington devised his several paternal estates by Will. He
bequeathed the Rathmelton estate to the son of the present Sir. Annesley
Stewart's elder brother, but he died before the late Earl of Blessington.
As he did not limit the succession to his Uncle, it was sold for the pay* ^
ment of the Earl's debts and the present Sir. Annesley Stewart purchased ^
the same from his executors. The present Admiral Forbes is in possession
of the estate Mountjoy in the Co. of Tyrone, I should apprehend under J
the Will of the late Earl of Blessington, not as an heir at law to his Moth'
er, who, I suppose was a daughter of the 2nd Visct. Mountjoy. Therefore her grandson, the
Earl of Granard, the representative of her eldest son, would be the heir at law to the estate,
and upon his descent, 1 suppose the present Earl of Granard found his right of succession to
the Mountjoy Estate, prior to Mr. Gardiner, whose Grandmother must be in a remoter degree
related to the late Earl uf Blessington, and consequently it may be under his will that he claims
the succession after Admiral Forbes, if the late Earl of Blessington had a right to dispose of
the paternal estate by Will.
The 2nd Viscount Mtjoy had several children besides his eldest son, who succeeded to
the titles and estates.* I have heard of a Richard Stewart, who I believe was his son, and fa'
ther of the late Rev. Dr. Richard Stewart, Minister of Belfast and afterwards of the Rectory
of Louth, but his legitimacy was not acknowledged. There was a Wm. Stewart, I suppose a
son of the 2nd Visct., who was stiled Buda Will, from being at the Siege of Buda in Hungary,
but as that event was in the year 1686, it would seem more probable he was a son of the 6rst
Ld. Mt. Joy who died 1692. Charles, another son of the 2nd Visct. was an Admiral in the
Navy, and died unmarried about the year 1740. James, his younger brother, I have often seen
in Dublin. He was a Major of the Irish Artillery. He was married and had an only child, a
son who lived to be seven or eight years old. By attempting to breed this child hardy and
taking him abroad in cold weather to walk on the North Wall of the River Liffcy he got cold,
and in consequence a fever of which he died, during the life of his Father. This Major SteW'
art I have seen at my Father's house. He came sometimes to visit my Aunt Frances St«wart
there. He was I suppose acquainted with her in the lifetime of her Father. He was very in*
6rm with the gout when I saw him at my Father's house. He had particular pleasure when
he sat in the parlop conversing with my Aunt, in looking at his Father's picture, which was
there among the family pictures of the Stewarts. I believe there was not in the possession of
*Luke Gardiner's descent is from Alex, a 2nd son of the Ut Ld. Viscount ' Mountjoy was 2nd son Alex.
Capt. in the Navy lost at sea with the ship and men in a storm.
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any one that I heard of, a picture of this 2nd Vis. Mtjoy beside this. The late Mr. Lee, a
Portrait painter and employed by the late Earl of Blessington in drawing his own picute, hav'
ing seen this picture in my Father's house, told his Lordship of it, and brought him to see it,
and Mr. Lee told me he intended to have a copy of it taken but he did not execute it before
he went to England with his lady and only son, from whence he went afterwards to visit the
Continent. Major Stewart died before the year 1750, without leaving issue, and his nephew,
the Earl of Blessington, dying several years after, without leaving issue, all the titles became
extinct, except that of Baronet, which descended to the present Sir Annesley Stewart of Ft.
Stewart in the Co. of Donegal.
Sir Annesley Stewart's Grandfather, must have been descended from the second brother
of the second Baronet, whose Father was created 1633 before the Titles of Baron of Rathmel'
ton and Visct. Mount joy were granted to the representatives of the elder branch of th,e Fam-
ily of Stewarts in Ireland. This grandfather married the daughter of Dr. Ezekiel Hopkins,
Bishop of Derry, who when Chaplain to Ld. Roberts, Ld. Lt. of Ireland, made a private marri-
age with his Excellency's daughter, in consequence of which he was made Bishop of Derry.
Mr. Stewart of Ft. Stewart married the Bishop's daughter the only child of this marriage, by
whom he had a son named, Ezekiel, who married a daughter of the Rev. Charles Ward of Mt.
Panther in the Co. of Down, and a daughter married to Wm. Mortimer of Rathmelton, Esq.,
about the year 1716, as I suppose. The Bishop's daughter who married Mr. Stewart of Ft.
Stewart survived her husband and lived in Derry. I have seen a letter in her own handwrit'
ing addressed to Dr. King, Arch-bishop of Dublin, dated from Derry 1705, if 1 remember right,
giving a minute relation, with a variety of strange circumstances, of apparitions which for
several nights had not only affrighted herself, but distracted the minds of some of her domest-
ics, whose persons were hurt in flying from these spectres which haunted her dwelling house in
Derry. This incredible letter I got from the Rev. Mr. Chas. Ray, who found it among old
papers which had been in the possession of his Uncle who was agent to the Archbishop. He
gave me likewise another curious manuscript which had been among the papers of the same
Archbishop. It was a diary of Dr. Foley, while Bishop of Down, containing an account of his
transactions in that See, to which he was promoted upon the deprivation of Hackett the Bishop
for non residence in the year 1694. The original, as it contained some interesting anecdotes
of that period in the Diocese, I sent to my brother to give to the late Dr. Trail, Bishop of
Down, but I 6r8t took a copy of the same.
Mr. Ezekiel Stewart, by his marriage with Dr. Ward's daughter, had a son elder than his
son Annesley, who married, if I remember right, a Miss Eustace of the Co. of Kildare. He
was for some time in the Army, and the late Earl of Blessington gave him particular marks of
his attention and regard as of so near affinity to his family, and upon the death of his Lord-
ship's only son, he by his will devised to Mr. Stewart's only son then living, the estate of
Rathmelton, but he died before the Earl of Blessington by a fatal casualty in performing some
feat of horsemanship. The horse struck him on the head as he stooped to lift his whip from
the ground when the horse was in full gallop. It is said the late Earl of Blessington when he
was dying regretted he had not by his will continued the inheritance of Rathmelton estate to
the Uncle of this young gentleman, and was desirous of adding a codicil to his will for that
purpose, but died before it could be effected in favor of the present Sir Annesley Stewart.
The Stewarts of Ballintoy
I apprehend not only the Ballylawn family were descended from Collateral branches of
Sir Wm. Stewart, the ist Bart of 1623, but likewise the late Rev. Dr. Stewart of Ballintoy in
the Co. of Antrim and the late Capt. Stewart of Homhead in the Co. of Donegal. There were
some remarkable occurrences in the life of the late Dr. Stewart of Ballintoy which may be Tt'
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latcd here. He was Chaplain to a Rcgt. which was sent with the Army under the command
of the Earl of Peterboro to Spain in the reign of Queen Anne. When he returned to Ireland
he resided at Ballintoy, which he was possessed of an estate and was presented to the Rectory
of that Parish, and afterwards promoted to the Chancellorship in the Diocese of Connor on
the death of the Rev. Jasper Breet. He married a Miss Vessey of the family of Bishop Vesey.
They were married nearly 20 years before his wife conceived with child and was delivered of
a son. Being solicitous to strengthen the constitution of this only child of their old age, they
had it bathed in a large vessel of cold water for several mornings. Mrs. Stewart, the widow
of Ezckicl Stewart of Ft. Stewart being at Ballintoy, undertook the office of bathing the child,
and having dipped the child two or three times in the water without sufficient intermission
for him to recover his breath, he was wrapped up in a blanket to be conveyed to the nursery.
When the blanket was opened he was found dead, to the astonishment and grief of the family.
Another remarkable incident relating to this Dr. Stewart. In his old age he was traveling
to Dublin and was taken ill with smallpox. By lying on a bed on the road, where some person
had lately lain sick of the same disorder, however, he recovered of this contagious disease at a
very advanced period of old age. Mr. Stewart's estate of Ballintoy descended to his younger
brother's son, a minor, who was afterwards distinguished by a name in a ludicrous farce
wrote, by his Mother, that of Roderic Random; his son now possesses the Estate.
Stewart of Hornhead
As I have mentioned, Capt. Stewart's family of Hornhead being of affinity with theStew'
arts of 1623, 1 may relate a remarkable incident in this Capt. Stewart's life, which I heard from
his daughter, Mrs. Elwood, who was born about the year 1695. She told me that my Mother's
family and hers were related and that their children were educated together at the same
Boarding School, that of Mrs. Antrobus in Dublin; that her Father was an officer in King
William's army, was distinguished for his Whig principles and zealous attachment to the Han'
over Succession. During the war of Queen Ann's reign, her Father, Capt. Stewart, lived al
Hornhead, at which period a French Privateer cruising on the Western Coast of Ireland want'
ing a fresh supply of provisions, sent their long boat with an officer and a party of sailors into
the Bay of Dunfanagy, landed their men on the side of Hornhead and proceeded toward Capt .
Stewart's house which was surrounded with an high wall and formed a Court Yard about the
house as was usual in those days. Capt. Stewart, getting intelligence of their motions ordered
the gate of the Court yard to be shut and secured in the best manner it would permit. He
then had the windows of the house lined and 6lled with the beds and bedding to defend his
family from the fire of the enemy's muskets. When the French officer found the gate of the
Court secured against the entrance of his men, he ordered some of them to scale the walls.
The most forward whose head first appeared above the walls was fired at and killed. This
checked the ardour of the rest, and obliged the officer to draw off his men, and to think of
treating in a less hostile manner for some live stock of provisions as he perceived the master
o( the house was prepared and resolved to defend it. He therefore sent a flag of truce to de^
sire an interview with the gentleman of the house, to which Capt. Stewart replied that he
would admit the Officer who commanded the French soldiers into his garrison provided the
men kept at a due distance, to which terms the French officer consented.
Capt. Stewart had fixed two of his domestics who had been soldiers with him in the Ar^
my as sentinels with their old muskets on the inside of the gate. They saluted the French of'
ficer as he passed them, as soldiers do with the motion of their firelocks, which surprised him
not a litlle, as their rustic dress did not correspond with their military manoeuvres. Capt.
Stewart met the French officer in the Court and invited him into the house. The Frenchman
told him that his ship wanted some live stock for provisions, which put^him under the necess'
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ity of coming in a hostile manner to require it, but if he could get a small supply he would not
give any further molestation to his house or to any other in the country. The Capt. replied
that at this season there were no fat cattle in the country, but that if he would accept of a
few such sheep as he had for the use of his family, they should be at his servke. The French
officer expressed his thanks, and while the Capt. gave orders for selecting a few of his best
sheep for the privateer's men, some refreshments of cold meat was brought to the officer,
whioh gave him an opportunity of some conversation with Capt. Stewart and of asking him
how he had his house so well provided with men who seemed to know the use of firearms, as
he observed from the manner his sentinels handled their arms. The Capt. replied that all his
domestics were soldiers and to convince him thereof, as soon as he had finished his repast, he
would let him see what use his servants could make of firearms. When he came again into
the Court yard with the French officer, he desired the two men sentries at the gate to go
thru some of the manual exercise of soldiers, which they did with such alertness as astonished
the French officer, and he acknowledged with military politeness that they might have pur^
chased their provisions with the loss of too many men if they had attempted to take them by
force from a gentleman who had such Domestics to defend his house and property.
Culdaff. June aist. 1788.
Rt. Hon. Robt. Stewart of Newtownards in the Co. of Down, Esq. was created Baron of
Londonderry 1789. His Agent in the Co. of Donegal, Jas. Patterson, Esq., procured some
authentic account of the first settlement of his Lordship's family at Bally lawn in the Co. of
Donegal in consequence of a distribution of the lands, which the first Sir. Wm. Stewart was
obliged to make by order of Govt., he not being permitted to retain so much of the forfeited
lands as he had procured in the Northern Plantation 1610. The Manor and lands of Bally-
lawn were granted to the ancestors of Ld. Londonderry, a relation of Sir. Wm. Stewart, Bart.
The particulars and mode of distribution of those lands I saw in writing at Mt. Stewart, con-
nected with Ld. Londonderry's descent from this ancestor, together with such particulars of
his Grandfather's issue which I had sent him from Culdaff upon my memory. This account of
this estate and family of Ballylawn and the subsequent marriages and issue of his Lordship
were I believe delivered to Ulster Herald at Arms to be registered.
Sir Annesley Stewart of Ft. Stewart in the Co. of Donegal, Bart, is descended from
Thomas, 2nd son of Wm. the ist Bart, who was a Capt. in the Army, and married a daughter
of Montgomery Esq. upon the death of the late Earl of Blesstngton, descended from
the eldest son of the ist Bart. The titles of Peerage became extinct, but that of Baronet came
to the present Sir Annesley Stewart.
By Lodge's Peerage we have an account of the present Lord Baron Mountjoy's connection
with the first Baron Stewart of Rathmelton and Visct. Mountjoy 1682. Alex, the 2nd son of
this Visct. was a Capt. of Foot and in 1694 married Mary, an only daughter of Wm. Tighe of
Dublin, Esq. and died i8th March, 1701, having issue by her an only daughter, Ann, who
married in 171 1 Luke Gardiner, Esq., Deputy Vice Treasurer of Ireland, who was the Grand-
father of the present Ld. Mountjoy 1789.
Note to page 4 [54].
Since I wrote the preceding account, I have looked into Leland's History of Ireland, from
whence I have good reason to conclude that the ist Ld. Visct. Mountjoy, who married Mary,
sister to Judge Coote, died before the Revolution of 1688, for Dr. Leland observes that on the
first alarm of the invasion of England by the Prince of Orange, Tyrconnell, the Ld. Deputy,
recalled the Garrison of Derry to Dublin, which consisted of a regiment commanded by Ld.
Mountjoy. son of Primate Boyle. I suppose he means son-inlaw by marriage with the Primate
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daughter. From her the Mount joy family, I apprehend, inherited the Blessington Estate,
which after the decease of the last Visct. Mountjoy, Earl of Blessington, descended to Col.
Dunbar, and since his death to the Earl of Hillsborough.
I have, since I wrote this not[e], seen a more accurate account of Ld. Mountjoy and his
family in Lodge's Peerage under the title of Blessington, to which 1 may refer. Dr. Leland is
mistaken in his account of Lord Mountjoy. It was the ist Viscount Ld. Mountjoy that was
sent by the Lord Deputy Tyrconnel to France and imprisoned in the Bastile at Paris. His son,
the 2nd Viscount, married Anne, the younger daughter and at length heir to Murrough Boyle,
Viscount Blessington, and 1 apprehend that Primate Boyle was the Father of this Lord Bless'
ington.
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THE TRIBE OF LAZARUS STEWART OF PAXTANG* PA. -79
Lazarus^ Stewart (Lazarus^) was perhaps the second son, born about 1714. He mar^
ried Ann , as we see by a deed in 1779. He took out a warrant Oct. 20, 1743, for land
in Hanover township, Lancaster [now Dauphin] county. Pa. His father may have been living
or recently died, and this land partly or wholly belonged to the elder Lazarus. On Nov. 4,
1763, he sold 100 acres of the land to John Stewart of Mountjoy, Lancaster county [Deeds, Z:
187]. On Feb. 8, 1770, he mortgaged to James Stewart the land in Hanover which he had re*
ceived by proprietory warrant dated Oct. 10, 1743; the witnesses were William Madden and
Charles Stewart. The last notice we have of him was on Oct. ai, 1779, when he and his wife
Ann deeded land in Hanover to Daniel Lodwick of Heidelberg, Berks county [Deeds, Z: 301].
Jatnes^ Stewart (Lazarus^) may easily be confused with his Erst or second cousin, who
married his sister Margaret. He was probably born about 1716, and he could have been the
James who took up 150 acres adjoining Lazarus Stewart and James Murray in Hanover town'
ship, surveyed to him Dec. a, 1738, on Swatara creek, now the boundary be-
tween Dauphin and Lebanon counties, still owning this farm in i744'5. He
may have been the James Stewart who married in Christ church at Philadel'
phia on June 18, 1739, Elizabeth Davies.* He went to North Carolina, per-
haps as early as 1760, where he and his brothers Peter and David were living
in 1784 and 1785* when the first Lazarus 's estate was finally distributed among the heirs.®^
Peter* Stewart (Lazarus^) could hardly have been the Peter who married in Christ
church at Philadelphia on Mar. 26, 173a, Mary Vokes. He took up 100 acres of land in Han'
over township, surveyed to him Sep. 17, 1743 (over a month before his brother Lazarus rcceiv'
ed his warrant), adjoining lands of Andrew Lykens and William Campbell. Sometime before
1760 he removed to North Carolina. In 1784, when their father's estate was being finally
distributed, Peter and James Stewart, both of the state of North Carolina, in a quitclaim deed
to Daniel Ludwig of Tulpehocken, Berks county. Pa., stated that they were two of the seven
children of Lazarus Stewart, late of Hanover, Lancaster county. Pa. The quitclaim was wit'
nessed by Spruce Macay, Mat Troy and David Stewart [Lancaster county deeds, BB: 325].
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as — 90, means refer to that page; m. means married;
m. int., marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b , born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur., buried; 0 Bible rec-
ord, (D church, d) town. ® gravestone (i) probate, 0 court, (r) land. (?) military, ® pension, (g) census, ® tradit-
ion. (^ local history. (^ patriotic society, (g) biography or genealogy, (j$ deduction of the editor.
•James Stewart, perhaps there as early as 1744, of Rowan county. N. C, dated his will Oct. 2, J778. which
was proved in 1779 (showing he was not the James livinK in 1784), naming his wife El.zabeth. whom he refer*
rrd to as aged, and appointing his son Matthew executor. The witnesses were John Bradley, James Hughs and
John McNeely, jr. The widow Eli/abeth made her will Nov. 7, 1792 (Book D: 65-7. Salisbury], appointing her
son Matthew executor. They had three daughters. For full copies of these wills we are indebted to Mrs. S B.
Bundy of Monroe, N. C, a descendant of C.jpt. Matthew Stewart. See query 21, A: IKj.
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Davld^ Stewart (Lazarus*), perhaps the youngest of the seven children of Lazarus, was
horn perhaps about 1722. The only datum we have of him is that he was living in North
Carolina in 1784, when he was mentioned as one of the seven children.of Lazarus* Stewart.
James^ Stewart, who married Margaret, daughter of Lazarus^ Stewart, will be given
later to avoid confusion with the male lines from Lazarus.
Alexander^ Stewart of Paxtang is thought to have belonged to the tribe of La:arus,
The "History of Hanover Township and Luzerne County'* says he was the father of Lieut.
Lazarus, George and Mary, but we cannot put full credence in this account. Rev. John Cuth-
bertson, mentioned on page 77 of our magazine as visiting Andrew Stewart, noted in his diary
Nov. 6, 1751, that he rode to William Brown's and then rode six miles west to Alexander
Stewart's, in Paxtang.
Stephen^ Stewart may not belong to Lazarus 's tribe, but the "History of Hanover
Township and Luzerne County" said that the 6rst Lazarus had a brother Stephen, so we are
presenting this Stephen for your consideration. He was born probably about 1710, and may
have been a nephew of Lazarus. You will notice that the name George occurs in these fam-
ilics — a name which one would not expect to be popular with Jacobites. The following data
are taken from the genealogical column of the I^^w Orleans Picayune of Aug. 11, 1912, signed
M. L. M., and a correction in the same paper two weeks later, signed M. S. This was among
a collection of records sent us several years ago by Frank M. Stuart* of Milwaukee. Added
to this is the pension declaration of George^ Stewart, a 92'year old scout living in Greene coun-
ty, Illinois, in 1850, as will be noted under his name. Stephen Stewart was born in Edenboro
[Edinburgh] and went to Frederick county, Virginia. Children, bom in Frederick county :
James
John ; no further record
Stephen ; no further record
George, May 10, 1758®
William^ Stewart (John,* Lazarus*) was born about 1731. He married (i) about 1760
Mary , bom in 1736, who died Feb. 22, 1780© He married (l) Martha Stewart, bom
in 1743. After the death of his father, who left no will, he petitioned the orphans' [probate]
court of Lancaster county on May 4, 1762, for the right to purchase the whole of his father's
farm, consisting of 300 acres of land in Hanoiver township, asserting that his father during his
lifetime had conveyed lOO acres of it to him. On June 6, 1765, he had surveyed to him by
proprietory warrant 200 acres, "including his improvement," adjoining the lands of Adam
Read, John McCullough, John Gilliland, Isaac Williams and Frances Stuart. His uncle, Laz'
arus'' Stewart, had evidently taken out a warrant for the homestead, and had sold 100 acres of
it on Nov. 4, 1763, to John Stewart of Mountjoy : this John Stewart, who later lived in York
county, after he had made his will Mar. 4, 1777, got to thinking over this transaction and he
added a codicil eleven days later which began: "Whereas I bought 100 acres of land of Lazarus
Stewart and conveyed it again to John Berky, and whereas Lazarus Stewart's auldest brother
son obtained a lawsuit against the said land."+ This refers to William, In the will of his
mother Frances, dated Sep. 9, i7(>o, William was naentioned as defending his title to land in
Wyoming, Luzcme county, which he obtained by rights out of the office in Windham county.
•Mr. Stuart's death occurrrd a few months ajto. we are Rorry to learn. He was greatly interested in Stewart
gencalcKX and vvas descended frcmi Anthony Steuart. who came from Perthshire. Scot!af>d, to Johiwiown. N Y.»
about 1785, and whose family records were published in this mapi/ine a few years ago. Mr. Stuart became
ditRusted and quit looking for records many years ag«) when a lady asked him a price for what she kaew.
^Horace Oickerman found this at York. His partner out in Nebraska made it register here.
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Conn. Connecticut, as you know, claimed a strip of Pennsylvania and sent the first settlers
into the Wyoming Valley. His wife Martha died Aug. 6, 1796, and he died July 14, 1803, in
East Hanover, Dauphin county.0 His will, dated July 7, 1803, appointing his son William
executor, was proved July 19, 1803. Children:
Frances
Julia
Elizabeth ; m. Williams
William
John^ Stewart (John,^ Lazarus*) received an equal portion (t'56'6'6\() of his father's
estate in 1763. He married Margaret Stewart.* He was made sole executor of his mother
Frances's will, dated Sep. 9, 1790, and was bequeathed the plantation she then lived on in
East Hanover.
James^ Stewart (John,'^ Lazarus*) received an equal proportion of his father's estate
in 1763. He married Margaret . His mother Frances, in her will of Sep. 9, 1790, left
him 66 acres of land in Wyoming, Luzerne county, which she had bought from her son Will'
iam. She said "if James have no children", indicating that at that time he had none.
Lieut. Lazarus^ Stewart (John,^ Lazarus*) was a minor under 14 years of age in 1763,
and Charles^ Stewart was his guardian. He married, about 1775, Dorcas Hopkins. He was
one of the 40 Paxtang Rangers recruited by his cousin (sometimes called uncle), Capt. Lazarus^
Stewart, to protect the property and lives of the Connecticut settlers in the Wyoming valley,
around Wilkcs'Barre, Luzerne county, up the Susquehanna river. He was a lieutenant in the
3rd company, and, with his intrepid captain, killed in the massacre by tories and Indians, July
3, 1778. Administration on his estate wa» granted Oct. 31, 1780, to the widow Dorcas. His
mother Frances, in her will of Sep. 9, 1790, made a bequest to Frances Stuart, a minor, daugh'
ter of her son Lazarus, deceased. Child :
Frances 1776; m. John G. Sively®
Georfie^ Stewart (John,^ Lazarus*) was bom in 1755 in Hanover lownship.t He was
apportioned an equal share in his father's estate, 1763. He volunteered in the early part of
July, 1776, in Capt. William Grimes's company, attached to Grubbs' battalion, and marched
lb Powl's Hook, where he remained until after the battle of Long Island, when he was dis'
charged after two months' service.® He enlisted about the first of August, 1777, under Capt,
Joseph McClure, in Gen. Potter's brigade, and was in the battle of Brandy wine; marched
through to Perkioming creek, where he remained 10 or la days, and then marched in a detach'
ment to the ferry on the Lancaster road, the evening previous to the battle of Germantown.®
In July, 1778, after the massacre of Wyoming, his company marched from Hanover to Sunbury
and thence to Simpson's Mills, where with John Young he was selected by their commander
*'at the request of the commissary, William Stewart" to push a canoe up the Susquehanna riv-
er to Wilkes Barre laden with a barrel of powder. , . . . .® He married Dec. 31, 1793, Re'
becca Fleming.® He died Aug. 27, 1834, in his 8oth year.® Children, from a Bible record :®
George Fleming, Feb. 6, 1795
John, May 19, 1797
Martha, Mar. 24, 1801 To be continued
William Stewart died Sep. 23, 1782, in his 37th year. — Stone in old Paxtang Cemetery.
Grace Stewart and child died Jan. 31, 1787, aged ^g.— ibidem.
•John Stewart married Nov. 15. 1768. MarRarct Stewart, in Paxtan^.f?) Compare John, page 72.
tThin he stated in his application for a pension. Sep. 5. 1832. while a resident of Huntington township. Lu-
zerne county. His or his widow's application, made May 20, 1845, while she was liVing in Union township.
Union county, furnish the information credited with an encircled 9.
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Stewarts of Monongalia County, West Virginia — B : 80
From Stewarts in "Hiatory of the Upper Monongalia Valley": Lewis Publishing Co.
After giving an account of William* Stewart, who had *'three brothers, John, Charles and
another who went back", and John'' (who married a sister of Robert Robe and died at the
age of 35, of yellow fever,) who had children William, Samuel [see October number], David,
Nancy, Elizabeth and Polly, the sketch here quoted continues :
William^ Stewart (John,^ William*), bom in 1781 or 1782, married (i) June 30, 1801,
Polly Jenkins. She died June 10, 181 1. He married (2) Sep. 30, 1813, Elizabeth Cunningham,
daughter of Robert. He served as a soldier in the war of 1812. His wife Elizabeth died Apr.
17, 1852, and he died May 10, 1855, in .Monongalia county, W. Va. Children, by first wife:
John, Evan, Elizabeth (wife of Asa Hall), Anna (wife of Reuben Hall) and Edith (died young).
Children, by second wife: Aurelia, Milton, Eliza, William N. and David B., born Nov. 4, 1826.
It*s a Chance to Get Valuable Records for $25 or $dO
We will review the subject of the fund being raised to pay the expenses of the editor of
the Stewart Clan Magazine to the north of Ireland and to Scotland to search for records re*
vealing the parentage and ancestry of early Stewart emigrants to America. While the rC'
sponse to the proposal was very gratifying the favorable season for such an exploration became
too far advanced before the fund had grown large enough to justify an attempt to make a suc'
cessful search. It was therefore postponed a year. We are hopeful that the fund will now
increase substantially and rapidly, so that definite plans may be laid for an early departure
in the spring and a thorough and effective search. The wife and little kids will stay home,
and we will make the trip alone, unless the boy Philip, now sixteen years old and eager to
brave the stormy sea and an unknown land for the sake of adventure, will accompany us. Un*
hampered by luggage or other concern we can dig to the task in hand.
Summarizing the amounts pledged and previously reported in the magazine — $100, $100,
$25, $10, $2, $25, $10, $2, $5. $2.50, $25, $2 and $25— we have $333.50. The following donors
will add $176 to the fund, making it $509 50.
Frank T. Stewart, Overbrook, Kan., $2. Miss Mary A. Steward, Washington, D. C, $3.
Henry C. Stuart, New York City, $20. Rev. G. W. White, Los Angeles, Calif., $15. Prof.
Arthur W. Stuart, Toledo, O., $10. Will C. Stewart, Punta Gorda, Fla., $10. Miss Addie
Stuart, Canton, N. Y., $5. Miss Mabel Stewart, Flint, Mich., $10. Mrs. W. S. Crosley, $25.
Mrs. W. C. Lcggett, New York City, $5. Mrs. Marion C. Carter, Attleboro, Mass., $5.
The Misses Curry, Washington, D. C, $6. G. E. Stewart, New York City, $25. Mrs. C.
C. Bovey, Minneapolis, Minn., $25. Mrs. Helen S. Meadcr, Waterville, Me., $10.
Miss Mary A. Steward, Henry C. Stuart. Miss Addic Stuart and Miss Mabel Stewart
paid their pledges, making $38, now deposited in the Union State Bank in Beatrice, Neb.
The fund will be carefully and conscientiously expended, for no one is more desirous of
having it accomplish the greatest possible end than we are. It is not for ourself, but for oth'
crs, that wc would ever ask a thing. Where shall we find more pledges?
Queries
38. ROBERT POLK STEWART, my father, had one brother, Edward, who was a physician in the
army in the Civil war, dying durinfr or shortly after the war. Their father, whose name I do not know, was a
merchant and planter m Virginia before the Civil w.ir. toward Holly Stcwatt, Okemah. Okla.
39. ALEXANDER STEWART is supposed to have gone from Cumberland county. Pa., about the
time of the Revolutionary war to Half Moon Valley, in Center or Huntingdon county. He married Mary Em-
ory. His sister Rosa married a Russell, and another sister married a McClellan. Alexander had four aoni —
John, who married Mary Gray; Alexander, who married Polly Bailey; Samuel and William, who married Nan-
cy Ciray. Dr. E. R. Stewart, Blair, Nrbr^
To join the Stewart Society unriu to J. A. Stewart, 4780 Crittenden Drive, LouisviUe, Ky.
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Monthly Associate Editor: Horace Dickerman. 685 Forest Road. New Haven. Conn. $2 a year
BEATRICE, NEB. 1)EC E M B E R, 1 928 ~ VOL.VirNO. 6
Editor- George T. Edson. Filley. Nebraska
GEORGE STEUART OF DONEGAL, LANCASTER COUNTY. PA.
From "Col. George Sieuart and his Wife. Margaret Harris"
Wc shall give but the three generations from Rev. Stewart's book, acknowledging here the
great value to Stewart genealogy in America of this painstaking and voluminous work. We
obtained our copy of this book from D. Fuller Stewart, New Wilmington, Pa., a member of the
author's family. We believe Mr. Stewart has a few remaining copies.
GeoTfie^ Steuart, whose name was generally spelled Stuart or Stewart on the records,
was born about 1673, perhaps in Ireland. His wife was Jean — — -. He was an early settler
in upper Chester county, Pennsylvania — as early as 17 17, or earlier — occupying a farm in what
is now Donegal [then part of Conestoga] township, Lancaster county [set off from Chester in
1729]. Oct. 16, 1719, he received a warrrnt for 200 acres. His farm, however, comprised
357 acres. He was a justice of the peace, an innkeeper, one of the commissioners of the new
county of Lancaster, which he and James Stewart were active in having established, and was
a member of the provincial assembly at the time of his death in the winter of 1732 3. His
will was dated Dec. 26, 1732, and proved Jan. 30, 1733. He appointed his wife Jean and his
son John executors and named his daughters Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Fulton, Frances Da vies
and Mary. To his son James he gave iJio "and by this cut him off from being any otherwise
concerned in any part of my estate." Children:® [The order and dates are our surmise.]
Frances 1704; m. Da vies : had a daughter Rosanna
Elizabeth 1706; m. Samuel Fulton
James 1708
John 1710; m. Anne Anderson
Mary 1715; m. Capt. James Patterson
James^ Steuart (George'"^) remains a man of mystery. He may have been the James
who married, about 1730, his 6rst or second cousin, Margaret Stewart, daughter of Lazarus^
[page 78]. Why his father should cut him off with ten pounds nobody seems to know.
John^ Steuart (George^^) was apparently of age when his father named him one of the
executors of his will in 1732. He married, perhaps early in 1736, Anne Anderson, born July
24, 1716, in Newcastle, Del., daughter of Rev. James ^Anderson of Donegal. He took out a
patent in 1739 to secure his late father's homestead, which lay on the cast bank of theSusque*
hanna river, very near where the city of Marietta now stands. He died late in the year 1749.
His will was dated Oct. 30, 1749, but the date of probate is lacking. The witnesses were
John Allison, John Galbraith and Daniel D. Rodgers. He bequeathed his property to his wife
and alluded to his three children by name. The widow married the next year John Allison, a
widower, and had four more children. John Steuart 's children:®
George, Nov. 10, 1736; m.. Margaret Harris: d. Aug. 13, 1787
Suit , 1738; m. Sep. 21, 1758, Matthew Harris: d. Oct. 2, 1813, aged 76, Phila.
Jean ; m. Stewart Rowan
Col. George* Steuart (John,^ George^) was born Nov. 10, 1736,® in Donegal. He
married, about 1758, Margaret Harris, eldest daughter of Capt. Thomas Harris. They first
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m. int. marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license: b , born; bp.. baptized; d., died; bur., buried; ® Bible rec-
ord, (i) church, (a) town. (I) gravestone fs) probate, (?) court, (7) land, ^"i military, (?) pension, do) census, fn) tradit-
ion. (Si local history, (^ patriotic society, (vi) biography or genealogy, (i^ deduction of the editor.
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went to Carlisle, Cumberland county, and lived a year, and there their eldest child, John, was
born. They then moved to Harford county, Maryland, with the Harrises, where their other
children, excepting the last two, were born. Before the beginning of the Revolutionary wrar
they removed to Milford township, Juniata [then in Cumberland] county. Pa., 1775, and there
their last two children were born. There George Steuart was commissioned a lieutenant and
assigned by the commonwealth to the duty of procuring men and supplies for the army. He
was later called Colonel, and his gravestone so designates him, but we believe the title was
merely complimentary. He died Aug. 13, 1787. in his 51st year. The widow, bom Jan. 11,
1737. died Apr. 15, 1815. Children:©
John, July 8, 1759; m. Mar. 15, 1791, Margaret Harris: d. Oct. 11, 1805
Thomas, Jan. 19, 1762; died young
Mary, Feb. 19, 1763 ; died young * •
Anne, Nov. 6, 1764; m. Apr. 6, 1786, Dunning McNair: d. Dec. 24, 1837
Thomas Harris, Feb. 5, 1767; m. Nov. 5, 1795, Anne Gemmill: d. Feb. 25, 1832
Robert, June 18, 1769; m. (i) Dec. 27, 1793, Mary Wilson, (1) Mrs. Catherine Bollman: d.
Margaret, Dec. 25, 1771; d. Oct. 19, 1805, unmarried [Sep. ii, 1836, Allegheny
Mary, Sep. 9, 1775; died before Oct. 2, 1790, but after her father®
Suitia, Oct. 7, 1777; m. (i) Samuel Allen Rippey, (2) Jeremiah Murray, esq.
GEORGE STEWART OF LEACOCK, LANCASTER COUNTY, PA.
From record* ferreted and figured out by your Uncle Dudley, with some data from Dick
Georite'^ Stewart had surveyed to him Apr. 14, 1734, 330 acres of land situated on Pe-
quea creek, in Lancaster county. Pa. July 7, 1741, he was given a grant of land in Leacock.
We lack the data in his will, which seems to have been probated in April, 1769, mentioning
his wife, Jean Roan,* son George and daughter Esther, wife of John McCasland. Children:
George circa 1710
Esther ; m. John McCasland
GeoTfie^ Stewart (George*-*) may be a mythical character. We premise his existence
on a deed made Nov. 12, 1785, by George,^ jr., and John^ Stewart, both of Leacock, Lancaster
county, sons of George'^ Stewart,t lately deceased, disposing of land granted July 7, 1741, to
their grandfather, the first George Stewart. Also, David* and Joseph* Stewart, both of Robe-
son township, Washington! county, sons of George* Stewart, deeded on Mar. 9, 1789, land in
Lancaster county. Therefore, we have allowed these sons to the unknown George,^ adding
for better measure a Robert we find loitering around in Lancaster county in those days:
Robert ; m. Feb. 8, 1756, Ann Lcwjston, St. James* church, Lancaster®
George 1735; m. (i) Mar. 13, 1760, Sarah Whitehill, (2) 22 fi- 1779 Susanna Wilson
John ; of Leacock, 1785
David ; of Robeson, Washington county, 1789
Joseph ; of Robeson, Washington county, 1789
Col. George* Stewart (George,*' George'-) was born in 1735, in Lancaster county, it is
thought (by his brother-in-law®). He married (i) in St. James' church at Lancaster, March
13, 1760, Sarah Whitehill, born June 19, 1737, daughter of James and Rachel (Criswell) White-
hill of Pcquea.® She died May 12, 1778.® He married (2), at his home in Leacock, April
22, 1779, Susanna Wilson, who was born June 14, 1761.$^ He was lieutenant -colonel of the
•This is un the siatrmrnt of Mr«. M. T. Kltonhead. a Kencilopist in New York City. She stated that the
will referred to CJeor>?e as an only st)n. A Marram Stewart married, b-fore 1745, Charles Rowan of Donegal,
+Thi5 we make out of notes fmm the land records a' Lancaster taken by Horace Dickerman.
*Robipon township, we thmk. was in that strip of Washinjfton county annexed to Allegheny Sep. 17. 1789.
^This and .ill the rest wf learned from the widow's application for a pension, at Wttthington.
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7th battalion of Lancaster county associators in 1777 ® He was in Philadelphia at the time
the British troops took possession of that city. He acted as agent for selling confiscated pro*
perty of loyalists and in hearing complaints and charges against them, 1778. Humphrey Full'
erton was his neighbor. In September, 1780, he went with his regiment on a "tour", a few
days after the birth of his son Samuel, and was gone six months. Several years after the war
he removed to Robinson's run; Allegheny county, thence to Tomlinson's run in Brooke coun*
ty, Virginia [now Hancock county, W. Va.]. He died Sep. 9, 1801, at his home there. His
widow Susanna died May 4, 1843. Papers in the widow's pension case at Washington speak
of the family's having lived for a time in Beaver county. The children by the first wife in*
quired to know if they were entitled to share in the bounty land thought to be due Col. Stew'
art, but the name of none was given excepting Jacob, who in 1852 was living, although very
aged, in Columbiana county, Ohio. There are said to have been sixteen children, but we can
find the names of but eight. A short line divides the children of the two wives, as below :
Robert® 1769; m. Rosanna Skiles: of the Stage inn, Westm'land co.
Jacob ; resided in Columbiana co., O., in 1852
Samuel, Sep. 9, 1780; [m. Mary ®] : d. Apr. 16, 1847,® in Beaver co.
William ; living in 1847
Mary ; died young
Esther ; died young
Benjamin ; living in 1847
James 1787; [m. Catherine Fibbs: d. 1869]
THE TRIBE OF LAZARUS STEWART OF PAXTANG. PA. -87
James'^ Stewart may have been a son of George- Steuart of Donegal, Lancaster county,
Pennsylvania [page 89]. The date of his birth has been put at 1708.® He married, about
1730, Margaret (said to have been his first or second cousin), daughter of Lazarus^ Stewart of
Hanover [page 78]. There is difficulty in distinguishing between him and his wife's brother
James. We believe it was he who received a patent dated Dec. 15. 1742, from the proprietors
of Pennsylvania to a tract of land m Hanover township. Apr. 14, 1775, James and his wife
Margaret sold part of this land, the deed being witnessed by Timothy Green and Charles
Stewart. Beyond this we have no datum. His children are said to have been:®
Charles cir. 173 1; m. Elizabeth
Capt. Lazarus, May 16, 1733; m. Martha Espey : k. July 3, 1778, at Wyoming
James ; m. Priscilla Espey: will dated Feb. 21, 1781
Jean 1739; m- John Campbell
Charles^ Stewart (James-') was born about 173 1 in Hanover. In 1763 he was chosen
guardian of Lazarus* Stewart, under 14 years of age, son of John^ Stewart, deceased. The life
of this man should not be so obscure. Mar. 31, 1777, Charles Stewart, innkeeper, and wife
Elizabeth, of Hanover, sold land in that township to John Field. Whether he fought in any
war or not, or where or when he died we cannot tell. Children :®
James
Lazarus
John
Margaret
Charles
George
Capt. Lazarus* Stewart (James*^) was born May 16, 1733, in Hanover. He was well
grounded in the essentials of an English education and was a farmer, says his biographer, but
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he early became interested in military affairs. In 1755 he raised a company for the provincial
service in Gen. Braddock's campaign, and in the subsequent Indian wars he was an officer of
distinguished daring. In December, 1763, exasperated by the incursions of the Indians and by
the inaction of the Quaker assembly, he led a party of men against the savages and massacred
a settlement of them at Conestoga. A warrant for his arrest, ordering the constable to bring
Stewart to Reading gaol [jail], was issued nine years afterward by the assembly, but no one
would arrest him, because of the attitude of the people of Lebanon. In company with a num-
ber of families from Hanover he removed to the Wyoming valley, in Luzerne county, where he
took the side of the settlers from Connecticut against the claims of the Penns. He was capt'
ain of a company of forty Paxtang Rangers, in the pay of Connecticut. At the beginning of
the Revolution he promptly took up the cause of independence. He married, about 1765, Mar-
tha Espey, born in 1747, daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth (Crane) Espey of Derry. He was
killed at the historic massacre of Wyoming, July 3, 1778, by a horde of Indians and torics, in
which his bravery amounted to audacity. Administration on his estate was granted Dec. 4.
178a, to his widow Martha. Compare William* Stewart, page 86. Children:®
James ; m. Hannah Jameson : had daughter Martha
Jcsiah ; m. Mercy Chapman : removed to western New York
Margaret ; m. James Campbell, and resided in Hanover
Priscilla ; m. Joseph A. Rathbun: removed to western New York
Mary ; m. Rev. Andrew Gray
Elizabeth ; m. Alexander Jameson
Martha ; died unmarried
James* Stewart (James*'*) was born about 1735 in Hanover. He married Priscilla Es-
pey. He died, it is thought, about 1783. His will was dated Feb. 21, 1781, witnessed by
William Young and George Stewart, but we do not know when it was probated. To his son
James he gave his plantation in Hanover, made a bequest to his "eldest son Charles" and to
**my grandson Lazarus, son of Lazarus Stewart, deceased." The widow Priscilla married Capt.
Andrew Lee before June 7, 1787. when she was administratrix of her late husband, James Stew-
art.® Children:
Charles c 1762
Lazarus ; m. : d. before 1781, leaving son Lazarus
James ; inherited the farm in Hanover: d. without issue®
The foregoing account seems very inadequate and likely to contain egregious errors. It is
taken largely from Dr. W. H. Egles's "Notes and Queries." Some time we hope to find data
to verify or change the statements made, for certainly the records exist. In August, 1926, we
were in Wilkesbarre. We stood and looked at the courthouse and thought "Everything there
has been pawed over a hundred times and has all been printed," and we strolled on to a to-
bacco shop and bought us a new pipe for a dollar and it's the best one we ever had.
THE STEPHEN STEWART LINE. —86
Stephen^ Stewart, said to have been born m Edinburgh, Scotland, settled about 1744
in the Shenandoah valley of Virginia, in Frederick county. There his children were born:
James ; m. : to Harrison co., Va., and to Ohio
John ; not traced
Stephen ; not traced
George, May 10, 1758; m. : to Scioto co., O., 1790, and to Illinois
James* Stewart (Stephen"') may have been the James born June 8, 1743, supposedly in
Berkeley county, Va., who married Rebecca Marchant, born Mar. 23, 1748, in Berkeley coun-
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ty, and who had a daughter Priscilla, born Sep. 3, 1773. who married Thomas Downs. James
lived near Urbana, Ohio, in 1812, where he had moved from Harrison county, Va. His son
Isaac, of Louisville, Ky.. stated in June, 1828, that he and Marchant Stewart were the only
survivors of the six sons of James :
William ; not traced
John, Mar. 17, 1766; m. : d. Sep. 8, 1805, in Jefferson county, Ky.
James ; vanguard of Wayne's army: killed by the Indians
Marchant ; living in 1828
Stephen ; m. c. 1805, Elizabeth Kilpatrick, Jefferson county, Ky.
Isaac ; not traced
Georjje* Stewart (Stephen*'*) was born May 10, 1758, in Frederick county, Virginia,
according to his declaration Nov. 21, 1850, when 92 years old, a resident of Greene county, 111.,
in asking for a pension for his services in the Revolutionary war. It would seem that this old
man was entitled to recompense, yet his claim was rejected, R10153. "I have
the record set down in the Bible that belongs to me," he wrote, "recorded in
1790. The record that was kept by my parents is lost." He was residing in
1778 in the western territory of Pennsylvania, now (1850) Washington county.
He was on a visit with friends in Martinsburg, Va., when he heard of the battle of Monmouth.
* 'Having a horse and being well acquainted with the country on both sides of the Susquehanna
river and being often solicited to act as an Indian spy by Col. Stewart* of the army, who was
my relation, and also by Col. Wayne, whom I knew in Chester county, before the war," he
entered the service about July 4, 1778, at Martinsburg. He had followed hunting the greater
part of his time, by which means he became well acquainted with the woods. From Martins*
burg he went to join the Pennsylvania line and act as a spy under Col. Anthony Wayne, find'
ing the army encamped at White Plains. He had an interview with Col. Stewart and received
instructions to explore the country west of the Hudson river, and after spending most of the
winter at Middlebrook, N. J., he crossed the Delaware and proceeded to the Susquehanna, gO'
ing up the east branch to Cherry Valley in New York. He went with Gen. Wayne to Stony
Point in July, 1779. Just before the storming of that fortification he and 19 other men were
chosen by Lieut. Gibbon to go before the army and remove obstructions so the army might en*
ter the fort. From this hazardous undertaking only three of the 20 men escaped being killed
or wounded, and he was one of them. The next day, July 16, after the taking of Stony Point
he asked for his discharge, so he could be the first to reach home with the news of victory. A
verbal discharge was given him, as he did not wish to carry a written discharge, for fear he
might be taken for a spy. The officers he served under were Gen. Wayne, Col. Daniel Mor*
Ran, Col. Stewart, Col. Fabigcr, Col. Mciggs and Col. Butler. *'Soon after the war I left
Pennsylvania and moved to the territory of Ohio. 1 lived in the county of Scioto, O., about
40 years. I then moved to the state of Illinois and have lived in Greene county for the past
23 years."® The account in the New Orleans Picayune says he went from Virginia to Scott
county, O., in 1790 and settled later in McGuffcy Prairie, 111. The name of his wife docs not
appear. He had five sons and six daughters :@
Stephen
John
Amos
Joel
Uriah
•Thi« ir.u«t have been Maj. John Stewart, made lieutenant-colonel of the IrI MaryK-ind reRiment Feb. 10,
1781, distinguished by his gallantry at the storming of Stony Point. July 15, 1779. and given a medal for this
by Congress. Maj. Stewart was a brother-in-law to Gen. Anthony Wayne.
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John*^ Stewart (James/ Stephen'^ was born Mar. 17, 1766, remembered, perhaps, be-
cause it was St. Patrick *s day, in Frederick or Harrison county, Va. His wife's name is not
given. He settled in Jefferson county, Kentucky, and died on his farm there Sep. 8, iSo^ (or
1806), aged 39^2 years. His sons were:®
Isaac, Sep. 20, 1792; m. (i) Elizabeth Taylor, (2) Nov. 17, '29, Lydia Warner
James
Willis
John
Stephen^ Stewart (James,'* Stephen'') married, about 1805, near the mouth of Harrod's
creek in Jefferson county, Ky., Elizabeth Kilpatrick. Their children were®
James Harry, Mar. 27, 1809
Priscilla Dowey, May — , 181 1; died about 1819
Cynthia Ann, May — , 181 1
Isaac^ Stewart (John,''' James,"* Stephen^) was born Sep. 20, 1792, perhaps in Jefferson
county, Ky. He married (i) Elizabeth Hugh Tennant Taylor, a daughter of Thompson and
Nancy Taylor and granddaughter of Ck)mmodore Richard Taylor, who was related to Colonel
Richard Taylor, grandfather of Gen. Zachary Taylor, president of the United States. He
married (2) Nov. 17, 1829, Lydia Cotton Warner, born Feb. 16, 1796, in Philadelphia, daughter
of Joseph and Sarah Warner. Children, by first wife :@
Priscilla Taylor, Dec. 14, 1817
Ann Eliza, June 19, 1820
Matilda Catherine, Aug. 29, 1822
Mary Ellen, June 10, 1825
JOHN STEWART OF MOUNTJOY. LANCASTER COUNTY. PA.
From original records of Lancaster and York counties, extracted by Horace Dickcrman
John'^ Stewart was born about 1719. His wife was Elizabeth . He was living
two miles west of Mount joy, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1755 ® Nov. 4, 1763, John
Stewart of Mount joy bought 100 acres of land in Hanover of Lazarus^ Stewart of Hanover [p.
85], adjoining John Henderson, the deed being witnessed by James Cunningham and Robert
Montgomery [Z : 287]. This transaction leads us to believe he belonged to the tribe of Lazarus.
May ij, 1765, he received a proprietory warrant for 206^2 acres of land, evidently on the east
side of Codorus creek, in York county. He removed from Mountjoy to York borough, York
county. Feb. i, 1775, he and his wife Elizabeth, of York, deeded to Abraham Updegraff 448
acres of land in Manchester township, which Thomas and Richard Penn had conveyed in 1765
to Christian Herman. This deed was witnessed by Jacob UpdegraiF and David Grier [York
county deeds, BB: 518]. On the same day William Updegraff gave a mortgage to John Stewart
in the sum of i' 1,300, covering land in Newbury and Manchester townships. This mortgage
was released June 6, 1792, by John Stewart, jr., acting e.xccutor for John Stewart [HH: 285].
John Stewart of York, yeoman, made his will Mar. 4, 1777, bequeathing the 206^2 acres which
he had been granted May 13, 1765, to his four sons — John, Matthew, Jacob and Abraham —
appointing his wife Elizabeth and first-boin son John as executors, and mentioning by name his
nine children. On Mar. 15, 1777, he added a codicil to his will in which he said "Whereas, I
bought 100 acres of land of Lazarus Stewart and conveyed it again to one John Berky," and
''Whereas, said Lazarus Stewart's auldcst brother son obtained a lawsuit against the said
land," etc. The will was witnessed by Michael Baird, John Herback and Jacob Updegraff and
the codicil, by Matthew and Jacob Stewart [probate, E: 291]. John Stewart died perhaps in
1780, for on Mar. 30, 1780, an inventory was taken by Elizabeth Stewart and John Stewart,
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but was not filed until Dec. 26, 1781. The will was admitted to probate Nov. 24, 1781. The
widow Elizabeth, of York borough, dated her will June 16, 1812, probated July 11, 1812, ap*
pointing as executrix her daughter Barbara, wife of John Morris. Children:®
John, Sep. 28, 1752; m. (1) Anne Heer, (2) Mrs. Rachel Johnston: d. 1809©
Matthew ; m. Eve
Frances (**Frcny")
Jacob ; of York, May 2, 1785, he deeded his fourth share of 206^2 acres to John
Elizabeth ; m. Michael Beard?
Abraham ; m. 1789, Mary Oliphant, and removed to Fayette county ®
David ; a witness Mar. 28, 1785, to a deed by Abraham Stewart
Mary
Barbara ; m. (after Jan. 25, 1798) John*Morris
John^ Stewart (John'*) was born Sep. 28, 1752, according to his gravestone in Green
Lawn cemetery in Columbus, Franklin county, Ohio. He married (i) about 1780 Anne Hccr,
eldest daughter of John Heer of Hallam township, York county. She died about 1797. He
married (2) Rachel Johnston, widow of William Johnston and daughter of James Gibson.®
He bought the shares of his three brothers — Matthew, Jacob and Abraham — in the 206^^
acres willed the four brothers by their father. He owned 95 acres on the great road from
York to Peach Bottom ferry.® Nov. 16, 1799, he and his wife Rachel bought land in York
county of Andrew Johnston and Jacob Gartner, and on Apr. 13, 1805. John and Rachel deeded
a tract of 100 acres, a part of which he had bought of Mattcw Stewart. He acquired large
land interests in Franklin county, Ohio, and took his family to Columbus [then Franklinton]
in 1804.® In 1806 he was guardian of his minor children, whose ages were given, for the es'
tatc left them by their grandfather, John Heer of Hallam, in York county.® He died Aug.
12, 1809, and is buried in the family lot in Green Lawn cemetery at Columbus. His widow
resided in York, Pa. Administration on the estate of John Stewart, late of York, was granted
Sep. 23, 1809, to the widow Rachel and William Stewart. Rachel died at the age of 69, ac'
cording to her gravestone in St. John's Episcopal church yard at York. Her will was dated
June 22, 1821, and was proved May 17, 1822. Her son, William Johnston, was executor, and
the will refers also to her daughter, Elizabeth Bear. Children of John Stewart, all by his first
wife, born in York. York county:®®
Charles, Sep. 20, 1781 : d. Oct. 10, 181 3, Columbus, O.®
Elizabeth 1783 ; m. Thomas Johnston
William 1785; [m. Mar. 12, 181 1, Elizabeth Fisher, Columbus, O.]
Mary 1787; m. Robert Henderson: d. July 27, 1828, aged 41®
Francis, Mar. 2. 1788; m. (i) Martha Stcrrctt, (i) Sarah Benfield: d. Jan. 2, 74
Benjamin, July 15, 1789; d. May 6, 1813, Columbus, O.®
Rebecca 1791
Lydia 1794
Adam 1796
Matthew^ Stewart (John*), bom about 1754, married Eve . May 2, 1785, he
and his wife Eve sold to John Stewart the one-fourth interest in the 206^^ acres of land willed
him by his father. Aug. 15, 1789, Matthew and Eve, of Manchester township, sold land there
to Abram Bnickart. Apr. 17, 1790, of Manchester, they and John Bower and wife Christian
sold land in Manchester to James Smith, while John Morris and John Morris, jr., witnessed.
Abraham^ Stewart (John*) manried-in 4789 Mary Oliphant of Chester county, we
find in a biographical sketch of his son, Hon. Andrew Stewart, member of Congress. Mar. 28,
1785, he deeded land in York township to John Neidig; also, John, Matthew, Jacob and Abra^
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ham Stewart conveyed to John Neidig of Concstoga, Lancaster county, a tract of land on the
east side of Codorus creek, in York county. John Lockart and David Stewart witnessed this
deed. He moved to Germany township, Fayette county, about 1790. One of his children :
Andrew, June 17, 1791 ; m. 1825, Shriver®
Not »>^lone the Boast of Heraldrq but a IPork of Patriotism
The Stewarts, as you know, were men with steel in their bones and brains in their heads.
As kings of Scotland for eleven generations — their rule extended more than three hundred
years, from 1371 to 1688 — the eldest branch of this family brought honor and wealth to Scot-
land. They wore the crown
part of a century, and it was
ization of America began —
which gave to the world one
we, whose ancestors were
of princes, have royal hearts
pcred by a great experience —
the axe of King Charles, the
of England during the greater
under a Stuart that the colon-
the dream of King James —
of its greatest nations. Here
cousins to the kings, and peers
but democratic minds, tcm-
the prison of Queen Mary;
exile of King James VII, and
the crushing defeat of Prince Charles at CuUoden, in 1746. To us the past is but a cherished
memory, a picture of those doughty warriors, resplendent in their bonnets, kilts, tartans and
plumes. The pibroch and slogan are stilled, and the sword that flashed in the face of the Sas-
senach is gone. The descendants of the Stewarts in America are going to organize an associ-
ation, in order to collect and preserve the records of this family, and it will be an honor to be*
long to it, increasing as the years go by. Twenty-five dollars a year for a sustaining member-
ship in this society is not much, and a three -dollar annual membership is insignificant, in view
of what it will mean. These old family Bible records should be found, the crumbling grave-
stones copied, the fading records saved and the deeds of valor of the sires who fought in the
Revolutionary war brought to light. All this we owe to their character and nobleness.
J. Adger Stewart, 4780 Crittenden Drive, Louisville, Ky., is leading out in this movement
and he hopes to find at least fifty persons — one hundred is the ultimate goal — who will pay
$25 a year for two or more years to organize the Stewart Society of America, having a selected
board of directors. He already has ten. Then he wants 500— eventually 1,000 — annual mem-
bers at $3. You should join at once. And you should pass the word around among those of
Stewart descent. Mr. Stewart, who found some valuable things in Ireland two years ago, ex-
pects to sail for Europe on the steamer Scythia, Apr. 10. If the society is not started by Apr.
I, he informs us, he will return to the subscribers the money they have paid in.
crke Fund
:ti in Ireland and Scotland
le Fund for Research in Ireland and Scotl
As this number of the Stewart Clan Magazine will, like the preceding numbers, be sent
to many persons not in touch with the work being done to increase the interest in Stewart
ancestry, we are calling attention to a fund, now amounting to something over $500 in pledges,
being raised to defray the expenses of George Edson on a trip next spring to Ireland and Scot-
land to collect records of Stewarts. There records will be published in the magazine. The
amounts range from $100 down to $2, and all are welcomed. Contributions should be made in
some amount by everyone, even though some of you are but lightly interested in your own
family tree. Do it for the sake of preserving and giving to others the records of a great family.
We wish you all a very pleasant Christmas! May the winter days ahead be filled with
gladness, and happy reunions, and pleasing memories.
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BEATRICE, NEB. JANUARY, 1929 VOU.VII NO. 7
Editor— George T Eldson. Filley. Nebraska
HUGH STEWART OF CARLISLE AND HAGERSTOWN
Fro.Ti the book, "Genealogy of Hugh Stewart"*, 1914
Hu|{h^ Steward was born Dec. 19, 1757© His father, whose name has never been
found, is said to have had a stone quarry at the mouth of the Schuxlkill river. The family
were traditionally refugees from Scotland to Ireland., Hugh is thoUjght to have left home after
a quarrel with his father, an aristocratic though irascible person who is said to have thrown a
stone hammer at the dumb head of a workman. The father used to require his servants to doff
their hats in his presence. Hugh first appears as a member of the City Guards in Philadelphia
early in the Revolutionary war. He is said to have changed the spelling of his name to Stew-
art at this time, in consequence of a conversation with another soldier of the ^
same family name, who likewise decided to change his. The records of the old
Swedes' church on Chestnut street in Philadelphia show that Hugh Stewart
married Sep. 16, 1780, Margaret Smith. The family records show that Mar-
garet Roxburgh Smith was born Aug. 25, 1763, in Philadelphia, and was the
daughter of David and Elizabeth (Roxburgh) Smith. They went to live at Carlisle, Cumber-
land county, but Hugh getting a contract to build a stone mansion for Gen. Samuel Ringgold at
Hagerstown, Maryland, they soon removed to that place. There they lived until about 1799,
when they moved across the line to Greencastle, Franklin county. Pa. It is related that his
dislike to slavery prompted him to remove rather than be unpopular with his neighbors, who
owned slaves and were sensitive to criticism about it. In 1804 Hugh and his family removed
to Ross county, Ohio, where he bought a large acreage of land. He built a stone house, which
he called Stewart castle. It is said of him that he used to say '*lf I thought 1
had a drop of the blood of those foolish kings in my veins I would take my
knife and spill it on the ground!'' He wrote out his genealogy, but it became
lost soon after his death. He died May 1, 1824, in Frankfort, Ross county, O.,
and his widow Margaret died May 22, 1842, in Bloomingburgh, O. Children,
the first ten born in Hagerstown ; the last two, in Greencastle, Pa. :
George, Sep. 1, 1781; m. June i, 1815, Ann P. Carr, Hagerstown: res. Bloomingburgh, N. Y.
Elizabeth, Oct. 18, 1782; m. Mar. 3, 1801, Thomas^ Fullerton,* Greencastle
Martha, Dec. 14, 1784; m. Dec. 17, 1812, Joseph S. Gillespie
Col. James, Sep. 19, 1786; m. May 30, 181 1, Jane C. Robinson, Frankfort, O.
William, July 18, 1788; d. July 18, 1788
Robert. July 13, 1789; m. (i) Feb. 17, 1814, Esther Gillespie, (2) 1827 Margaret Patton
Margaret, July 18. 1791; m. (i) Aug. 29, 181 1. Maj. Lewis Nye, (2) i2S*'i6 Mat. Gillespie
Archibald, Oct. 23, 1793; m. Sep. 8, 1812, Sarah Linton. Greenfield, O. : died
Sarah. Aug. 22, 1795; m. Jan. — , 1816, James Bogle, Frankfort [July 24, '38
Jane, Dec. i, 1798; d. Dec. i, 1798, Hagerstown
Mary, May 1, 1802; m. Dec. 31, 1821, William A. Ustick: d. 20 2 '75. Phila.
Hugh C, May 26, 1805; m. Sep. 28, 1828, Sarah Allibone-,fKoss county, O.
•Humphrey 1 Fullerton fought at the battle of Boyne water and received a sword from King William of Or-
ange. He sailed from Chester, England, for America in 1723 or 1725 and after shopping awhile at Philadelphia
he settled in Pequea, Lancaster county, Pa. His son Humphrey 2 was 6 years old when he came to America
and lived until 1777 or 1778. Humphrey a was born in Pequea c. 1748. d. 1795, Greencastle, father of Thomas.
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ord, (D church, (D town, ® gravestone (5) probate, (?) court, (7) land, ® military, ® pension. (^ census, di) tradit-
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HUGH STEWART OF CARLISLE, PA.. AND CRAWFORD CO., O.
From histories of Cumberland .ind Crawford counties and other «<»urce»
Hu|{h^ Stewart was born June 23, 1758, in county Antrim, Ireland. He came in 1784
to Carlisle, Cumberland county. Pa., and settled on land at the head of Lctort spring which
had been owned by William Patterson and first by James LcTort. a French-Swiss Indian inter-
preter who had settled at the head of the spring in 1720. In 1790 Hugh married Ruth Patter-
son. In 1822 they moved to Bucyrus, Crawford county, Ohio, making the trip to Mansfield,
Richland county, in a four-horse wagon. He purchased 240 acres for $joo. His sons William,
John, James. Hugh and Joseph were grown up and he took them with him to build a cabin.
*-They all married in the county and continued to live here, except William." Ruth died soon
after their arrival in Ohio. Hugh died in 1854, aged 96. Children, born in Carlisle :
William
John, Oct. — , 1794; m. Jan. 4, 1816, Barbara Steen: resided in Bucyrus
James, Apr. 30, 1795; m. : associate judge, Mansfield; d. Aug. 6, 1871
Hugh
Joseph 1798; m. Jane Steen: residing in Bucyrus in 1885, aged 87
HUGH STEWART OF CUMBERLAND AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES
From military and peniion record*
HuiUi^ Stewart was bom in 1748, and he was a jolly good fellow. In May, 1777, while
the Revolutionary war was going on, Hugh was spending his carefree hours in a wayside tav-
ern, when a company of soldiers under Capt. John Wilkins,* marching from Bedford to Phila-
delphia stopped in the village. The captain persuaded Hugh to enlist as a soldier in his com-
pany, for the duration of the war, and before it was all over Hugh had been through the bat-
tles of Brandywine — alas! — Germantown and Monmouth, Gen. Sullivan's campaign against the
Indians and the taking of Cornwallis. He is credited with service from Apr. i, 1777, in Col.
Oliver Spencer's 4th Pennsylvania regiment of the line, one of the ''additional sixteen", serv-
ing to 1781. He was transferred to Capt. Bond's company belonging to the 5th Pennsylvania
regiment commanded by Col. Richard Butler. He continued to serve in this until August,
1783, when he was discharged in Philadelphia. He served more than six years. But, just as
we feared, he ended up in the poorhousc. Jan. 22, 1822, he asked for a pension "while Hving on
the charity of the public, in the poorhouse of Franklin county," aged 73, signing the applicat-
ion with hisXmark. "He has no family." He had applied in person about four years before.
The pension was granted, $8 a month. Hugh Stewart died there Jan. 20, 1823, aged 74.
STEWARTS OF STRASBURG, LANCASTER COUNTY
From the probate records of Lancaster county. Pa., examined by Horace Dickerman, we
make out that a Stewart in Ireland had a family comprising the following children:
John c. 1715; d. before July 6, 1754, leaving a son William
Sarah ; m. William Snodgrass, and lived in Lancaster county
Robert c. 1719; m. Agnes Thompson: d. July — . 1754, Lancaster
Charles ; living in Ireland in 1754, but probably came to America soon after
Robert^ Stewart, yeomam, of Lancaster borough, Lancaster county, Pa., died in 1754.
He married Agnes Thompson. His will was dated July 6, 1754, and was proved Aug. 3, 1754.
He referred to his father-in-law, Hugh Thompson, "before my marriage with my wife Agnes."
William Snodgrass, husband of his sister Sarah, was executor. Oct. 13. 1756. Robert made be-
*Th\» is from the statemrnt of Chriiiophcr Hitc of Bedford county, Jan. 17, 1822, who served through the
whole war in Capt. John Wilkin*' company. He remembered that a man named Hugh Stewart wai entitted by
Capt. Wilkins at a tavern somewhere between Shippcnsburgh and Carlisle, and Hite became well acquainted
with him and part of the time they were messmates.
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quests to his brother Charles, then living in Ireland, to his nephew William Stewart, son of
his deceased brother John, and to his kinsman John Black, on condition that they come to this
country. John Oneill was one of those to whom the executor paid money, Oct. 13, 1756, and
Nathaniel Lightner, Mathias Slough, George Sanderson, George Gibson and Mary Black were
paid Oct. 31, 1757. On the first Tuesday in March, 1763, "The court appoints Robert Thorn*
son of Salisbury township, yeoman, guardian over the estate of Robert Steward, son of Robert
Steward, late of Strasburg" [Orphans' court, miscellaneous books, 1760-63, p. 208]. The only
child mentioned in the will was "my son Robert, when he arrives at 21." Son:
Robert c. 1749
TWO JOHNS FROM LANCASTER CX)UNTY. PA.
John^ Stewart was born Feb. i, 1755, in Lancaster county, Pa., he said in his pension
application made Nov. 8, 1832, in Williamsburgh township. Clermont county, Ohio, while living
with his nephew, William Boyd. His birth appeared in a record he had seen in his father's
Bible. Dec. 26, 1776, he joined Capt. Evan Baker's company in Col. John StuU's regiment un*
derGen. Potter, Gen. Johnson's brigade, as a drafted militiaman at Hagerstown, Maryland, to
which place he had moved about one year before. He marched to Philadelphia and passed
muster there, staying about a week, then crossed the Delaware at Carroll's ferry and went to
Morristown. He was made first sergeant. After serving a tour of three months he went back
to his father's in Lancaster county, and enlisted at York in October, 1779, for a month with
Col. Stephenson, after the battle of Brandywinc. In July. 1781 or 82,"a year or two after the
British left Philadelphia," he served a 2'month'8 militia enlistment, to some time in September.
He went southward as a guard to the British prisoners who were sent from Albemarle, Va, to
** within three miles of Little Yorktown and about 12 miles from my father's house." He also
served a 4'month*s militia enlistment, under Capt. Williams at first, later under Capt. Rippey
— two months under Col. Rankin and two months under Col. Ross. He was in the battle of
Gulf Mills, near Philadelphia. He was discharged about Mar. 10, i78i'2, but "1 bst my pocket
book about forty years ago in the Catawba river, and the discharge went with it." What was
he doing down in North Carolina in 1791? He went from Pennsylvania, he said, to near Lex-
ington, Kentucky. He lived for pretty nigh 40 years in Kentucky, then moved to Ohio. He
had been two years back and forward. He was granted a pension. He went back to Kentucky
in 1833 and was in Fayette county, drawing $35 a year, June 4. 1835. The last notation of
him was Aug. 29, 1835, still on the roll, at Lexington. No mention of family.
John^ Stewart was born in 1756 in Lancaster county, Pa., and had a record at home,
he said Sep. 14, 1832, aged 75 years and a resident of Pike county, Ohio, in making his applic'
ation for a pension. He was residing in Northumberland county in 1778 when he entered the
military service. He joined Capt. John Clark's company of spies or minute-men, under Col.
Peter Hostcrman, stationed on the frontier of Northumberland, where the Indians were very
troublesome. A part of the company was ordered to join the army, and he was put in Capt.
James Thompson's company, Col. Hugh White, and they reached Germantown the day after
the battle [fought Oct. 3, 1777]. After three months' service under Capt. Thompson he re-
turned to his former company, then commanded by Capt. Patrick Watson. He served 5 years
as a private, under Gen. Potter, until the captain was killed and the company dispersed, in
August, 1783. He resided in Northumberland county until 1802, when he removed to Ross
county, Ohio. In 1815 he removed to Beaver township. Pike county, Ohio. There he first
applied for a pension Aug. 6, 1826, and was granted $8 a month from Mar. 3, 1826, from the
Pittsburgh agency. He applied again Sep. 14, 1832, under the act of Mar. 4, 183 1, and was
enrolled June 25, 1833, aged 77, at $80 a year. No mention of family.
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STEWARTS OF YORK COUNTY. PA.* -8:71
From original rccordi of Lancaster and York couniies, extracted by Horace Dickerman
There may be a near relationship between the family here considered and some of the
other Stewarts of old Lancaster county, but it will require further information to establish it.
York county was detached from Lancaster in 1749. and Adams county was set off from York in
1800, so that the records of any county are to be found among the records of the parent county
up to the date of its separation. This Stewart ancestor had, we find, three sons:
James, July 30, 1710; m. Mary : d. May 10, 1791, Hamiltonban
John ; whose identity is unknown but who was living in 1791
William 1726 ; m. Jean : d. Apr. 14, 1808, Cum*land, Adams co.
James^ Stewart was born July 30, 1710. probably in Ireland. The date of his birth
is arrived at by computing his age as given on his gravestone, found in the old Piney Creek
Presbyterian churchyard near the Maryland line by Dr. Henry A. Stewart of Gettysburg, al-
lowing for an omission of 11 days when the new style calender went into effect in 1751. The
time of his arrival in the Marsh Creek settlement is not fixed but he was apparently there at
the time of the Revolutionary war and perhaps much earlier. His wife was Mary. If she
were a Stewart the two brothers here assigned to James could have been her brothers, for the
relationship is predicated solely on the reference to them as his uncles by the son Hugh in his
will. James died May 10, 1791, aged 80 years and 9 months.® His will was made Apr. 6.
1791, and probated May 31, 1791, the executors being his sons Hugh and William. Mary, re-
lict of James Stewart, "of Hamilton Ban township, now Liberty,'' dated her will Aug. 2, 1805,
appointing her son Andrew executor. She gave her son William her large Bible, mentioned
her daughter Elizabeth, "married to Thomas Adams,'* and her grandson James, son of Andrew
Stewart, and gave the balance to her son An<Jrew. Her will was witnessed by James Moore,
Joseph Walker and A. Russell, and was probated Feb. 6, 1807. James's will, witnessed by
William Stewart, John Stewart and James Stewart, jr., mentioned the following children, ex'
cepting James, who we conjecture ^^?as his son but who was dead :
James c. 1755; m. Sep. 14, 1778, Mary Walker, Hamiltonban: d. 1787
Mary ; m. (1) William Richardson, (2) Sep. 14, 1779, Isaac Walker
Hugh ; d. May — , 1791, after his father: will May 24, 1791, pr. May 31, '91
William ; [m. Mar. 17, 1779, Elizabeth Leeper] : res. Columbiana co., O., 1807
Andrew ; m. Martha
Elizabeth c. 1765 ; m. Thomas Adams
IVllliam^ Stewart was born in 1726. He married Jean , born in 1735. He ap-
pears to have come from Newcastle county, Delaware, to Cumberland township, York [now
Adams] county. Pa., about 1766. Oct. 6, 1766, William Stewart of Newcastle county bought
of William McGaughey and Alexander McGaughey a tract of land **nearly a mile eastward of
Rock creek," the deed being recorded in Frederick county, Maryland. The boundary line be-
tween Pennsylvania and Maryland was then in dispute, and was not finally determined until
the Mason and Dixon survey was made some years later, by which Maryland lost a strip of
land. June 6, 1769, William Stewart "of Frederick county" sold land to James Williamson:
recorded in Frederick county [M: 253]. Feb. ^, 1771, William Stewart of Newcastle county,
Del., entered into an agreement with Benjamin McKinley of Frederick county to buy part of a
tract of land called Frenchman's Purchase, lying on Marsh creek, which belonged to the estate
of John McKinley, deceased, the witnesses being John Stewart and Robert Bigham [WR3 :387].
John McKinley of Marsh Creek settlement, Piney Creek hundred, province of Maryland,
•Dr. Henry A. Stewart of Gettysburg produced a great deal of information about the Manor of Masque,
township divisions of Adams county, early churches, old graveyards, wills, deeds, ncwspipcrs, etc.
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made his will Jan. ij» 1767, bequeathing this land to his son Benjamin, and on Dec. 30, 1782,
Robert Bigham and Ebenezer McKinley, administrators of the estate of Benjamin McKinley,
conveyed the land to William Stewart. Jan. 13, 1785, William Stewart and his wife Jean, of
Cumberland township, York [now Adams] county, sold to James Stewart of Mountjoy town*
ship [in Adams county] land in Mountjoy township, in the Manor of Masque, which had been
conveyed by William Gibson to his son Samuel and conveyed by Samuel Gibson to William
Stewart on May 5, 1775. Feb. 5i 1787, William Stewart, yeoman, of Cumberland gave to his
son James of Mountjoy part of the 390 acres he owned on the Maryland line, ** in consideration
of the love and affection for his son" [WR7: 387]. He dated his will May 19, 1806, witness-
ed by Quinter Armstrong, Isaac Armstrong and John Morrow, and it was proved May 7, 1808,
the executors being his sons-in-law Joseph Walker and John Stewart. His wife Jean died May
I, 1804, aged 69.© William Stewart died Apr. 24, 1808, aged 81.® In his will he provided
for "a large and decent tombstone over my grave and that of my wife Jane, deceased." He
directed the sale of "the plantation where I now live, lying part in Maryland and part in
Pennsylvania," 352 acres, and that the "negro slave Rachel shall be freed at 34 years of age."
His children were :®
James, jr. 1756; m. July 18, 1794, Elizabeth McCarter: d. Mar. 5, 1819, in 63rd year
Mary ; m. Robert Gibson: d. bef. 1806; children in Kentucky*
Elizabeth 1765; m. Jan. 14, 1790, Joseph Walker; d. Oct. 31, 1847, aged 82®
Jean 1768; m. Apr. 5, 1789, John* Stewart [p. 72] : d. Apr. 9, 1808, in 40th year
IVllllam* Stewart, born about 1745, lived in Cumberland township, York [now Ad-
ams] county. Pa. His identity has not been determined. The name of his wife is not stated.
Mar. I, 1769, William Stewart, yeoman, of Cumberland, York county, gave a mortgage to
Elizabeth Wattson of Strabane township, executrix, covering a tract of land "whereon William
Stewart now dwells," bought Feb. 6, 1763, from Hugh Wattson, bounded by Rock Creek on
the east, James McMuUen's land on the south, John Carson's (formerly William Bone's) land
on the west, and Robert Smith's and Laughlin McElyea's land on the north. Stewart signed
by his ^ mark, and John Carson and Andrew Russell signed as witnesses. This mortgage was
paid off Mar. 25, 1789, after William's death. He died perhaps in March, 1771. Mar. 28,
1 77 1, Hans Morrison was appointed administrator of his estate, 100 acres of land in Cumber-
land township. He left two small children, referred to Sep. 2, 1772, in the orphans' court re-
cords [C: 76], but their names were not given.
James* Stewart, probably a son of James,'*' was born about 17^5. He married Sep. 14,
1778, Mary Walker, in Hamilton's Bann township, by Rev. Alexander Dobbin. He may have
been the James of Hamiltonban who on Nov. 23, 1783, bought a 26 acre tract of land called
Ann's Garden from John Everit of Frederick county, a 36 ^j acre tract called Hopson's Choice
and several other pieces, recorded in Maryland [WR4:5i7]. He died perhaps in January.
1787. Feb. I, 1787, administration on his estate was granted to his widow Mary and James
Young. The inventory of James, jr., dated Jan. 25, 1785, was filed Mar. 19, 1785. Mar. 25,
1789, Mary was appointed guardian for the children, whose names and ages were given, James
Cochran and Hugh Stewart signing her bond. The children were:
John 1780; perhaps the nephew John mentioned in the will of Hugh,* 1791
Mary 1782
Jean 1784
Elizabeth 1787
•Robert Gibson, "now of the »iate of Kentucky." and his wife Mary, who died before her father made hit
Miil. had children William, Jean, Mary, John. Joieph and James Stewart Gibson, named in William's will.
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John^ Steward of Cumberland, York [now Adams] county, was born probably about
1720. He married Sarah . He came to the Marsh Creek settlement in April, 1741, and
settled on land in the Manor of Masque, which the Penn family had reserved for themselves,
but his title was confirmed in 1765. Alexander Stuart came with him, and was also given a
title in 1765, but nothing is known of Alexander. John owned 360 acres of land in Cumber'
land township, and his eldest son Robert subsequently bought it from the other heirs Apr. 2o»
1785, adjoining the lands of Miles Sweney, David Dunwoody, Samuel Getty and William Bre*
den. John died perhaps in March, 1770. On Mar. 29, 1770, administration on his estate was
granted to his son Robert. He left a widow Sarah. Nov. 28, 1771, the names of the children
were given in a court order permitting Robert to buy the 360'acre plantation — Robert, Will-
iam. Mary ("intermarried with William Stewart'*), Jennet, Samuel, John and Sarah (the last
three being minors) — **that the said Robert also pay unto William Stewart and Mary, his
wife, in right of said Mary, she being one of the daughters of the said deceased," etc. Mar.
26, 1772, the son John chose Samuel Edic, Esq., of Cumberland, sheriff, as his guardian, and the
daughter Sarah, aged 12, was placed under the guardianship of Samuel Edie at Robert's re-
quest. Children:®
Mary c, 1746; m. William Stewart
Robert c. 1748; m. Margaret Edie*
William c. 1750; [ro. Margaret Getty]?
Jennet c. 1752
Samuel 1754
John 1758; m. Mary
Sarah 1760
John^ Stewart of Cumberland, York [now Adams] county, was contemporary with
the above John, wife Sarah, i( not identical. This John had a wife Jean. Apr. 16, 1765, he
was granted 250 acres in the Manor of Masque, **a3 shown in the warrant book in the land of-
fice in Philadelphia." Aug. 22, 1768. he and his wife Jean, of Cumberland, deeded this 250
acres, lying in Cumberland and Hamiltonban townships, to Christopher White, alias Wise, of
Germany township [Adams county], the deed being witnessed by Charles Pidgeon and Samuel
Stewart [York county deeds, FF: 40].
James^ Steward (William^), born in 1756, married July 18, 1794, Elizabeth McCarter,
in Cumberland township, by Rev. Alexander Dobbin.® He was called "junior", which was
used in those days in its simple meaning younger, with no implication that his father bore the
same name. In later life he was "senior." Feb. 5, 1787, James of Mount joy was given :^90
acres by William, his father, and on Mar. 7, 1795, he conveyed 102^2 acres of this same land
back to William. Jan. 31, 1791. James of Mountjoy bought from Michael Finley two parcels
of land said to be in Frederick county, Md., but found to be in York county, Pa., adjoining
other land of James's. He died Mar. 5, 1819, in his 63rd year, (3) and was buried in the Pmey
Creek church cemetery. **He was a worthy man and a good citizen," quoth the Adams Cent-
inel. "Elizabeth, wife of James Stewart, Sr., died Dec. 12, 1821, in the 59th year of her age,"
says her gravestone in the same cemetery. His will, dated Aug. 20, 1818, proved Mar. 8, 1819,
of Hamiltonban, witnessed by Alexander Dobbin, W. S. Cobean and A. Russell, appointed
Samuel Witherow executor, gave his Bible to his wife Elizabeth and named "my seven child*
ren." His children William, David and Margaret had been mentioned in his father's will.
May 29, 1806. Administration on Elizabeth's estate was granted Dec. 14, 1821, to Armstrong
Campbell. Children:®
•Samuel EiVie of Cumberland, in his will d.ited Jan. 12. I8()9. mentioned his children John, Margaret, wife
of Robert Stuart, James, David and Jennet, wife of S.imuel K> Ic.
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Margaret ; m. E>ec. 28, 1815, Maj. Armstrong Campbell: to Ohio in 1818
William
David ; m. Mar. 23, i8aa, Jane Douglas: d. Feb. 19, 1841, in 57th year
James ; m. : d. in 1835 in Miami county, Ohio
Andrew vm. (i) May 22, 182a, Jean Walker,* (2) May 4/25, Eliza Johnson
Ebcnezcr 1802; d. July 21, 1820, in 19th year, skull crushed between wagon and barn
Jane ; m. Mar. 28, 1822, Thomas Armstrong, both of Strabane
Note. — It would seem evident that Jnmei'i marriage occuired earlier than 1794. His wife was born in 1763.
John^ Stewart was born in 1736 in Ireland.®® There he married Martha .
They came in 1763 from Stewartstown, Ireland, and settled in Menallen township, York [now
Adams] county. Pa. Their son Charles was born on the voyage. John died Apr. 30, 1814,
aged 77, and Martha died May 20, 1819, aged*8o.® They are buried in the Great Concwcgo
cemetery, Hunterstown. His will was dated Apr. 26, 1814, and probated May 28, 1814. The
witnesses were John Wright, jr., and Nathan Wright, and the executors were Charles and
John Stewart. Children :®
Charles 1763 ; d. June 10, 1822, in 6oth year,® unmarried
Mary Ann 1765; m. Moses Jenkins: d. before her father
Martha 1769; d. Oct. 9, 1816, in 47th yr.,® unmarried: will proved Nov. 15, 1816
John 1771 ; d. May 8, 1814, in his 43rd year®
David, Oct. 26, 1773; m. (i) Sarah McAllister, (2) Feb. 17, 1830, Sarah Boyd
Elizabeth I775; d. Mar. 22, 1816, in 41st yr.,® unmarried: will proved Mar. 25, 1816
The History of Westmoreland county. Pa., narrates that William"^ Stewart's ancestor lived
near Loch Neigh, in county Antrim, Ireland, and married in 1749 Margaret Getty, niece of
Capt. James Getty, who laid out the town of Gettysburg. Now, 1749 would seem too long
ago to be marrying Capt. Getty's niece. It was not until 1787 that James Getty laid out the
town of Gettysburg, then named Gcttistown, and uncles hardly ever lay out towns 38 years
after their nieces arc married. Capt. James was a son of Samuel Getty, who settled on the
site of the future Gettysburg, in the Marsh Creek settlement. Margaret was Samuel Getty's
granddaughter. This Stewart came to Philadelphia on the ship Congress.®
Willlain^ Stewart, son or grandson of Margaret (Getty) Stewart, was born in 1790 at
Gettysburg, but passed the greater part of his life in Westmoreland county. He married in
1835 Rachel Robinson, daughter of John. His home was at Johnston's Point, opposite Salz'
burg, where he built a brick mill. His wife died Jan. 20, 1876, and he died Apr. 23, 1876.
Their children were John, Martha, b. Feb. 19, 1838, Samuel, Mary, Elizabeth, Thomas and
James.
To be continued
ODZEN ENDZ
Georrfe^ Steuart of Donegal, Lancaster county [page 89], had three brothers who set'
tied in the same locality, according to a family tradition. Two of them left no issue, while
the other had four children — George, Mary, Charles and Samuel.
Geori^e Stewart had these children baptized in Abington, Montgomery county, Pa.:@
Charles, bp. 17281731
James, bp. Aug. 23, 1733
Geori^e Stewart married Oct. 17, 1752, Ann Hunt, in Christ church, Philadelphia.
•Jean Walker was his cousin, born in 1794, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Srewari) Walker, page 101.
Jean (Walker) Stewart died Aug. 11, 1822, aged 28, and was buried at Piney Creek '*^
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Geori^e Stewart married Oct. 7, 1732, Rebecca Norris, in the First Presbyterian
church, Philadelphia.
Geori^e Stewart died before Mar. 20, 1749, when the orphans' court of Chester county
allowed "the account of Francis Allison and George Curry, executors of William McCulloch,
deceased, who was administrator of the estate of George Stewart, deceased." In the cash ex-
pense items was "To cash spent at New Castle court, 5 shillings."
ANN STUARD, aged 34, and GEORGE STUARD, aged 31, appeared in a census taken
in August, 1776, of Elizabeth hundred (which became Hagers Town in 1814), Frederick coun-
ty, Maryland. Compare John Stewart, born Feb. i, 1755, page gg.
Georite^ Stewart was born in 1753, as inferred from his pension application, made July
15, 1818, when he was 65 years of age and a resident of Hamilton township, Franklin county.
Pa. He married Mary , born in 1765. He enlisted at Carlisle in April, 1776, as a pri'
vatc in Capt. William Rippey's company, in Col. Irwin's regiment of infantry, and was in the
battle of Three Rivers in Canada June 8, 1776. In May, 1777, he enlisted under Capt. Packer
in the regiment commanded by Lieut. -Col. Hartley of York, and was in the battle of Brandy-
wine, Sep. II, 1777, and at Gcrmantown, Oct. 3, 1777. Being on picquet guard at the Valley
Forge he was taken prisoner and detained 21 days and was afterwards permitted to pass on
parole, but he joined his company again. He took part in the battle of Monmouth in Septem-
ber, 1778, where he received a severe wound in the right leg by a musket ball. He continued
in the service of the United States until October, 1783, when he was discharged by Col. Irwin,
in Carlisle. On Oct. 9, 1820, aged 65 years and upwards, he was residing in the borough of
Chambersburg. Franklin county, drawing a pension of $8 a month commencing July 15, 1818.
He was a laborer, never having learned a trade. His family consisted of his wife Mary, aged
55. At the time of the Revolutionary war he resided in Cumberland county [of which Frank-
lin county was then a part]. His service was in the 6th Pennsylvania regiment, Continental
line.® He died June 18, 1823, in Franklin county.
William^ Stewart was born in 1754, in Ireland.® There he married Margaret Getty,
born in 1749, niece of the founder of Gettysburg [cf. p. 103]. They came to Pennsylvania in
1784. (Samuel Getty, father of the founder of Gettysburg, settled there in 1767.) William
owned lot no. 88, on York street, on the original plat of Gettysburg, incorporated on Mar. 10,
1806. He died in 1810, and Margaret died in 1836. Children:®
Archibald ; owned lot 127 W. Middle St., Gettysburg, 1806: rem. to Armstrong co-
John 1785; m. E. H. Armstrong: d. in 1869
Martha ; m. Robert Patterson
William [i7<;o; m. 1835, Rachel Robinson: d. in 1876] : res. Saltsburg
Alexander
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charter member. Incorporation before April 1, 1929, is important, and fifty sustaining:
member>hips are required. Sustaining membership is $2S a year; annual membership is #3.
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STEWARTS OF YORK COUNTY. PA. — B. 103
From original record* of Lancaster and York counties, extracted by Horace Dickerman
CHANCEFORD GROUP
The Stewarts of Chanccford were numerous and appear conspicuously on the records, yet
wc are unable to chart them coherently. The data we have, while rather frequent, still lack
the essential facts to connect these families. Some future find may easily supply the key.
Robert^ Steuart, born perhaps about 1705, married Susanna Caldwell. He apparently
owned land in 1731 in Chanceford township, then in Lancaster county but after 1749 in York
county, as shown by a deed executed Nov. 10, 1780, by Robert and Susanna, reciting that on
Mar. 18, 1731, she, then Susanna Caldwell, sent unto the land office in Philadelphia by the
hand of George Stevenson, who brought her a receipt for i*a paid for the use of the honorable
proprietors and an order for 40 acres to be surveyed to her adjoining the land of Robert Stcu'
art and David McCroskey, ctc.,**and afterwards the said Susanah Caldwell became the wife of
the said Robert Steuart," etc. Aug. 24, 1744, and Dec. 29, 1748, Robert received proprietory
warrants for land in Chanceford from Thomas and Richard Penn, as cited in a later deed. Nov.
18, 1749, and Nov. 9, 1769, he received grants of other lands in Chanceford. Nov. 10, 1780,
Robert and Susanna, of Chanceford, sold to John Caldwell, of the same place, the land which
Susanna had bought Mar. 18, 173 1. The deed was witnessed by Robert Stewart and Robert
McGill and acknowledged before Benjamin Padcn, esq., justice [AA:432]. May 11, 1783,
Robert Stewart, sr., and his wife Susanna deeded to Robert, jr., the 100 acres surveyed to the
elder Robert May 19, 1767, by warrant, and patented Nov. 9, 1769, by the signatures of John
and Richard Penn. This deed was witnessed by Samuel McConnel and John Caldwell [BB:
224]. Sep. 2, 1786, Robert deeded to his son Robert the land in Chanceford which he had re-
ceived by warrants dated Aug. 24, 1744. and Dec. 29, 1748, from the proprietors, Thomas
and Richard Penn [DD: 325]. Robert dated his will Dec. 30, 1793, and it was proved Mar. 24,
1795. The executor was Stephen McKinley, and the witnesses were Charles Humes and John
Smith. The children named were Martha Coplin, Rachel Martin(?), John and Robert. The
son Robert and wife Mary, of Chanceford, sold July 31, 1795, to Ralph Bowie of York, the
100 acres granted to Robert Stewart the elder on Nov. 9, 1769. Children :®
Martha c. 1732; m. Coplin
Rachel c. 1734; [m. Stephen McKinley*®]
John c. 1739
Robert c.i744;m. Mary ®
Charles^ Steward, born perhaps about 171 1, married Isabella . He owned 2^0
acres of land in Chanceford township, York county, adjoining the farms of John Kirk, Conrad
Lookup and William Owens, which had been granted him Jan. 5, 1750, and May 19, 1752. He
died before July 2, 1785, "having first made and published his last will and testament, and did
give the above land by the said will to his wife Isabella and sons William Steward and Robert
Steward." July 2, 1785, Robert Steuard of Chanccford township, one of the sons and heirs of
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as —90, means refer to that page; m. means married;
m. int.. maniage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b , born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur., buried; (T) Bible rec-
ord, (D church, (D town, (J) gravestone ® probate, (i) court, (t) land, (9; military, (?) pension. (To) census. (it\ tradit-
ion, @ local history, (g) patriotic society. (S> biography or genealogy, @ deduction of the editor.
^Stephen McKinley was born about 1730 in the north of Ireland, the son of David (born about 1706|. and
married Rachel Stewart, the daughter of Robert. He died in 1819 in Chanceford. Their son David, born in
1755, married Sarah Gray, and died in 1840. David's son James, born in 1783, married Mary Rose, and died
in 1836. James's son Abner was the father of William, born in 1807, who was the father of Maj. William Mc.
Kinlry, president of the United States. Thus Robert Steuart of Chanceford was the ancestor of a president.
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Charles Steuard, yeoman, late of Chanceford, deceased, deeded, with Isabella (herXmark), his
mother or stepmother, and William, his brother, this 150 acres to Anthony Howart* [CC:
369]. The will of Charles has not been examined. Two of his children were:
William
Robert
William^ Stewart owned land in Chanceford on Jan. 5. 1750, and May 19, 1752, when
his land was referred to as adjoining land granted to Charles Stewart. He may have been the
William Stewart who removed to Fayette county, [West] Virginia, and on June 10, 1788, gave
powerof 'attorney to his 'Moveing son, William Stewart," to sell all his land in the state of
Pennsylvania, recorded in Fayette county, [West] Virginia, by Levi Todd, clerk, book A, page
352, and in York county, Pa., FF: 82. Feb. 6, 1791, William Stewart, carpenter, **by virtue of
power of trust from his father," etc., sold land in Windsor and Chanceford to John Willson of
Hopewell township, referring to land Elinor Bond received by deed poll Jan. i, 1760, signing as
William Stuart, jr. [KK: 225]. We find that William Stuart was one of the witnesses to the
baptisms of the children of Robert and Elizabeth Stuart in Windsor, 1774, 1778, 1780 and 1782,
and on the last date elder appears after his name ® On Mar. 26, 1795. the estate of William
Stewart, probably not the same, was finally settled by Robert Stewart, administrator. Chance-
ford. We shall assume that William^ had at least one son:
William
John^ Stewart, whose parentage is undetermined, was probably born about 1730. The
name of his wife has not been found. July 24, 1765 (or 1775)* he bought of Thomas Scott and
wife Jennet a tract of over 86 acres and another tract of 200 acres in Chanceford, near land
surveyed for James Patterson [G: 63 '4]. He died before Dec. 19, 1795, when his son James
sold this land to Samuel Caldwell of Fawn township, York county [LL: 171]. The deed in-
forms us that *' Whereas, said John Stewart died intestate and the above James Stewart was the
only son and sole heir to survive his children." Only surviving son:®
James c. 1755; m. Jean Rcid: d. 1830, Chanceford®
John Stewart of Lancaster county bought May 8, 1779, ten acres in York county of Sam-
uel Wilson of York county, which Wilson had bought of William Stewart.®
Now, there were in Chanceford and its nearby (or subdivided) townships several Stew-
arts whom we cannot place but who probably belonged in the same kindred family. We shall
assume that they were in the fifth generation, although later research may cause them to be
placed differently. We cannot show that any of these were brother or sister:
John Stewart married Elizabeth Henry,® before 1779
Robert Stuart of Windsor married Elizabeth — ■ , before 1774
Elizabeth Stuart of Windsor married Jan. 24, 1776, John Henderson, U. P. church, Guinston
Jean Stuart of Windsor married Sep. 8, 1777, Isaac Mclsaac of Hopewell®
Agnest Stuart of Windsor married Aug. 7, 1781, Robert Henderson, at Valley Field®
Saraht Stuart of Windsor married Sep. 3, 1783, James Knox, at Valley Field®
AgnesJ Stuart of Chanceford married Apr. 11, 1780, John Hilland. at Valley Field®
Patrick Stuart (b. 1753) married Mar. 3, 1785, Elizabeth Martin of Hopewell®
William Stuart married Jan. 15, 1789, Mary Grove of Chanceford®
William Stewart married Janet , before 1791
Samuel Stewart paid taxes on 50 acres in Chanceford in 1780. 1781. 1782 and 1783
•Should this name he Stewart? Thr name Anthony Stewart appc.ued in Chanceford at that time.
tRobert Stuart wai a witnrts to this marriaRC.
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John^ Stewart, born perhaps about 1750, married Elizabeth Henry, daughter of George
Henry* of Chanceford. In 1779, 1780 and 1783 John Stewart paid taxes on 60 acres of land in
Chanceford. In the 1790 census his family is enumerated as 2'2'5; id est, in his family were
two males (including the head of the family) over 16 years of age, two males under 16, and five
females of all ages — for short, a'2-5 — residing in Chanceford. June 17, 1791, John Stuart and
his wife Elizabeth and George Henry and his wife Margaret, of Chanceford, deeded to Will'
iam Henry their interest in the land willed to them by George Henry, sr. [deeds, QQ: 34a].
From 1789 to 1796 John Stuart was a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, and was the seC'
end representative for York county in Congress, chosen by the democratic party at a special
election Jan. 15, 1801, and reelected in October, 1802.® He died Mar. 4, 1820,® and Eliza-
beth died Mar. 17, 1823.® He was buried on his farm in Spring Garden township, and a
tombstone marks his grave.® His will was dated Apr. 18, 1808, and proved Apr. 4, i8ao.
His son James H. was named as executor, to whom he gave "the plantation and tract of land
whereon him and I reside" [wills, O: 222]. Besides his children named below he mentioned
his grandchildren John Campbell and Polly Rippey Stewart [born May 6, 1806].
James Henry, Feb. 28, 1779; m. Mar. 9, 1805, Margaret Rippey: d. July 9, 1850©
Margaret ; m. William Campbell®
Rebecca ; m. Thomas Hut ton®
Agnes (Nancy) ; m. May i, 1804, John* Stewart,® who died Feb. 7, 1826, aged 46
John ; m. : "who lives with his family in York state"
William ; m. — : deceased; children Elizabeth and William
James''^ Stewart (John*) was born about 1755. He married, before Nov. i, 1778, Jean
Reid, daughter of John and Jean Reidt of Chanceford. This is the James Stewart given in the
April, 1923, issue of the Stewart Clan Magazine [A: 39], ancestor of Col. John T. Stewart of
St. Paul, Minn. He paid taxes on 200 acres of land in Chanceford in 1782 and 1783, and the tax
list for 1783 showed there were three inhabitants in his family. The first federal census in
1790, Chanceford, showed 2 -2 '2. Dec. 19, 1795, James Stewart and his wife Jean, of Chance-
ford, sold to Samuel Caldwell of Fawn land in Chanceford which Thomas Scott and wife Jen-
net sold July 24, 1765 (or 1775). to John Stewart, father of James [LL: 171]. James Moffett
and Alexr. Wallace were witnesses to James's deed. He dated his will June 11, 1829, Lower
Chanceford, appointing James Maughlin executor, the witnesses being Samuel Smith and John
Workman [wills, Q: 190]. The will mentioned Nancy, widow of John Stewart, $1; Mary
Stewart, wife of John Scott, $1; Elizabeth Stewart; the children of Mary Stewart, wife of
James Reed; and the "children of Susan Peden, the first wife of my son James." No wife was
mentioned. James died perhaps early in 1830, as on the first Tuesday in May, 1830, James
Maughlin, executor, made a report to the court [Q: 161]. The following children of James
and Jean Stuart of Chanceford were baptized^ in the United Presbyterian church of Guinston
(records 1772-1846), in Chanceford township, and their births recorded:
Mary, Jan. 3, 1779
John, May 28, 1781 ; m. May i, 1804, Agnes Stuart, at John Stuart's [her father's] house®
James, Oct. 27, 1783; m. Mar. 27, 1805. Susanna Peden, in Liberty [Hamiltonban], Adams co.
Jean, May 8, 1796
Daniel, Mar. 15, 1798
•George Henry, sr., of Chanccftud. in his will N«)V. 21, 1782. bequeathed land \n Clunceford to "my three
children," William Henry. George Henry and Klizabeth Stew.irt. T
tAs shown by a deed dated N<n'. 1^ 1778. signed by Jean Reid, wid.^w of John Reid. deceased, of Chance-
ford. and his daughters Martha, wife of William Maghlen; Agnes Pateson. and Jean, wife of James Stuart.
^Mary was baptized Feb. 16, 1779: witnesses, John FuUerton and James McNary. John was baptized June
24, 1781- witnesses, John Orr and John FuUerton. James was baptized Mar. 31. 1784: witnesses. John Fuller-
ton and John Look. Jean was baptized May 2*). 1796- witnesses. Samuel Collins and James Pedan. Daniel
was baptized June 18, 1798: n > witness.
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Robert^ Stewart (Robert^) married Mary . Sep. 2, 1786, his father deeded him
land in Chanceford which the elder Robert had received by warrants dated Aug. 24, 1744, and
Dec. 29, 1748. Mar. 26, 1795, Robert Stewart of Chanceford, as administrator of the estate
of William Stewart, made final settlement, but what Robert or what William we do not know,
July 31. 1795, Robert Stewart of Chanceford and his wife Mary sold to Ralph Bowie of York
land which had been granted Nov. 18, 1749, and patented Nov. 9, 1769, to Robert's father,
Robert, sr., and conveyed May 11, 1783, by Robert, sr., and his wife Susanna to Robert, jr..
party hereto [deeds, LL: 5]. No further record.
Robert^ Stewart (Charles'*) is a more elusive Bob than Bob's Bob, for Bob's Bob had a
wife Mary. The only place we can corner Charlie's Bob was when he sat at a table in the
notary's home with his brother William and their mother Isabella on July 2, 1785, and signed
a deed to Anthony Howart to 250 acres of land in Chanceford which Charles had left them
by his will. When he put on his cocked hat and rode away from the gate the highways or by-
ways of Chanceford might as well have swallowed him.
Wllllain* Stewart (Charles-^) is just as hard to follojv as his brother Robert. They
may have had families in Chanceford. They may have lived elsewhere.
Robert^ Stewart of Windsor married Elizabeth , before 1774. At the York
county quarter session for July, 1778. Robert Stewart and his wife Elizabeth were to give evi-
dence against Thomas Kennedy and his wife Margaret [xi: 55]. Mar. 13, 1780, Robert bought
land which had been originally claimed by John Clark, James Clark and Joseph Clark by deed
poll Nov. 15, 1773, and he secured a warrant for this land, dated Feb. 22, 1787, upon the pay-
ment of money to the Philadelphia land office. Mar. 27, 1792, Robert Stewart of Windsor,
yeoman, and his wife Elizabeth sold this land to Conrad Brubakerof Windsor [deeds, HH:65].
The following children of Robert Stuart of Windsor were baptized* in the United Presbyterian
church at Gwinston, in Chanceford township, and their births recorded:
John, Feb. 4, 1774
James, Mar. i, 1776
Mary, Jan. 10, 1778
William, Feb. 8, 1780
Robert, Dec. 10, 1781.
Samuel 1784
William''^ Stewart married Jan. 15, 1789, Miry Grove of Chanceford, at Valley Field.
He would probably fit in nicely somewhere, if we just knew where.
IViUiam-^ Stewart of Chanceford and his wife Janet had a son James baptized Oct. 30,
1792, in the United Presbyterian church of Gwinston, in Chanceford township, and Samuel
Miller and Samuel Rosehurgh witnessed the ceremony. Child :@
James, Oct. 8, 1792
Patrick^ Stewart was born in i75:^t according to his age at the time of his death. He
married Mar. j, 1785. Elizabeth Martin of Hopewell, York county.® In 1786 he bought a
tract of land in Hopewell township of Andrew Fulton, and on Nov. 18, 1789, he brought suit
against Fulton on the ground that there was an incumbrance on the land and declared he would
make no more payments until it was raised. His wife Elizabeth died Feb. — , 1818, "aged 5^
•JoSn was bapti/ed Mar. 15, 1774: witnesses. James McNary and WiUiam Stuart. Jame* was hap<i/r }
May 6, 1776- witncs8«-8. Thomas Ciirrie and .Me.x.mder Muir. Mary was baptized July 5, 1778: witnesses Will-
ijiTi Stuart and ]'A\n McC'ay William was bapti/.cd Apr \3. 1780: witnesses. A'exanler Hender«"»n an 1 \Vi''-
iun Stuart. Robert wa« bapti/.-d June 19. 17S2: witnesses. John McNary and VVtlliam S'uart. ctdrr. S»miir|
u «» b-ipii^ed Dec, 24, 1784: witnessr*. John .McCav and |ohn McNary
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or 56",® and he died Dec. — , 1825, aged 72, and they are buried in the old graveyard of the
United Presbyterian church at Crossroads. Next to Elizabeth's gravestone is that of William
Stewart, aged 26, then that of Samuel Stewart, aged 36, and not far away, flat on the ground,
is a stone, exactly like those to William and Samuel, to Andrew Stewart, aged 36. Patrick
Stewart of Hopewell made his will Sep. 9, 1825, and it was proved Dec. 13, 1825. He appoint'
ed his son Peter executor with William Allison or James Anderson, and the witnesses were
John Smith and John Miller [wills, P: 353]. He mentioned his sons Samuel and Andrew as
being minors, Peter to be their guardian, and spoke of "the rest of my children."
Peter
Anthony, Apr. 16, 1788; founder of Stewartstown, York county [not mentioned in will]
William ; died at age of 26, before 1825®
Samuel ; died at age of 36, after 1825
Andrew ; died at age of 36, after 1825
John* Stewart (James,* John^), born May 28, 1781, in Chanceford, married May 1,
1804, Agnes Stewart at the home of her father, John* Stewart. Nothing is known of his life.
He died Feb. 7, 1826, aged 46,® and was buried in the Schenk burying ground at Ayrville.
He dated his will Apr. 13, 1825, and it was proved Feb. 21, 1826 [wills, P: 375]. The exeC'
utors were the widow Nancy and James Murphy, and the witnesses were Robert Lawson and
William Campbell. He mentioned his cousins James Murphy, James Maughlin and Samuel
Smith, all of York county, and his three children, recorded in the Gwinston church:
Mary, Apr. 28, 1^05; m. John Scott
[Margaret 1806; d. 1824, and was buried beside her father®]
James Smith, Feb. 12, 1807
Eliza, Sep. 28, 1809
James' Stewart (James,* John^), born Oct. 27, 1783, in Chanceford, married (i) Mar.
27, 180S, Susanna Pcdcn, in Liberty [formerly part of Hamiltonban township], Adams county
[formerly part of York], by Rev. Alexander Dobbin. There is no indication, however, that
James's family was related to any of the Stewarts in Adams county. It is more likely that he
had known Susanna in Chanceford before the Pedcns removed to Marsh creek. Susanna was
the daughter of "Samuel Paiden, died Aug. i, 1802, in his 84th year," and his wife * 'Elizabeth
Padcn, died Oct. 16, 1801, in her 52nd year," who lie buried in the Presbyterian church grave
yard, Lower Marsh creek. Nov. 16, 1805, soon after their marriage, James Stewart of Chancc'
ford, York county, and "Susanah Pedcn, his wife," sold to Joseph White the land in Liberty,
Adams county, which Su5anna had inherited from her father, the deed explaining that "Samuel
Peden, late of Liberty township, became in his life the owner of a tract of land in said town'
ship and devised a part thereof to his daughters Sarah Pedcn and Susanna Pcdcn, now inter-
married with James Stewart" [Adams county deeds, C: 307]. Jan. 24, 1807, James Stewart,
jr., of Chanceford, York county, and his wife Susanna, sold to Samuel Ballentine land in
Chanceford which they had bought of John Campbell and his wife Elizabeth [York county
deeds, SS: 336]. Feb. 16, 1808, James and Susanna, of Lower Chanceford, sold to Samuel Val'
entine (or Ballentine) the land they had bought Jan. i?, 180S, of Susan Valentine and her chil'
dren [TT: 120]. Sep. 11, 1810, James and Susanna, of Chanceford, sold land to Joseph Scott
of Hopewell [UU:262]. These people now pass from the records. They might have existed,
as far as the present-day world might know, only on the pages of the books of record. Our
firesides of today, our tasks and troubles and affections, are remotely associated with the mere
names of our ancestors, and it is easy to forget all connections, especially those lost in the
westward migration. But life had its heartbreaks for them, as well as it has for us, and there
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were little orphans in the world, to grow up and tell tales to their grandchildren. The wife
Susanna died not long after the date of this last deed. The three little children were taken to
raise by Susanna's people, and James Stewart, facing the world alone, went out to Ohio. The
war of 1812 coming on he enlisted as a soldier. He settled first in Ross county, subsequently
remarried and had other children.
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Robert^ Stewart of Menallen township, York [now Adams] county, Pa., died before
Apr. 12, 1785, probably a number of years, leaving a widow and four children. The widow
also died before Apr. 12, 1785, on which date Robert Stewart, the eldest son, petitioned the
orphans' court for letters of administration [E:285]. Robert asserted that his father left a
farm, which adjoined lands owned by Robert Grimes, Joseph Taylor, Lawrence McCown,
Francis Kraus and Peter Tarr. An inventory, taken Nov. 6, 1784 (in which were a note sign*
ed Jan. 10, 1783, by James Stewart, a note signed May 8, 1783, by Robert Stewart, jr , and a
note signed Oct. i, 1782, by Joseph Taylor), was filed Apr. 22, 1785, on which day Robert
was appointed administrator [E: 358]. Children, as mentioned in petition:
Robert
James
Joanna ; m. (before 1785) Matthew Stewart
Elizabeth : m. (before 1785) Henry Carlisle
Robert^ Stewart (William,^ page 71 , born about 1742, married Sarah , Oct.
28, 1789, Robert Stewart of Mount joy, and his wife Sarah, '*elde8t son and heir of William
Stewart, late of Strasburg, Lancaster county," deeded land in Lancaster county to Christian
Shoup [Lancaster county deeds, MM : 93]. He was probably the Robert Stewart of Lancaster
county who bought May 8, 1779, from Samuel Wilson of York county ten acres of land next
to Mcllhany which Wilson had bought of William Stewart [York county deeds, AA:2io];
this name became twisted into John on page 106. June i, 1779, Robert Steuart bought from
John WiUson and Samuel Willson of York county for £3,000 214 acres of land in Frederick
county, Md., called Rich Level, bequeathed them in 1778 by their father, Thomas Willson [W
R2: 46]. May 5, 1784, Robert of York county bought 100 acres of land in Frederick county,
Md., of John Boreland [WR5:9], and sold it again Aug. 5, 1784, to James Magers, his wife
Sarah signing the deed with him [WR5: 101]. We may be getting our Roberts all mixed up,
but we have to get rid of them. God will know his own, as the French officer said before be*
ginning the massacre. Robert bought his father's 133'acre farm in Mountjoy township, York
[later Adams] county, in 1789, paying the other heirs the appraised value. Title to this land
had not been perfected, as the Revolutionary war had put an end to the proprietory govern-
ment. The general assembly of Pennsylvania released to settlers in the Manor of Masque its
claim to ownership, and on Feb. 4, 1797, the Penn's agreed to relinquish their title upon the
payment of a small sum by each landholder. Mar. 4, 1801, Robert received from Penn's agent
a deed to 135 acres, representing his father's farm, in Mountjoy township, adjoining Robert
McKinney, Francis Allison and Henry Mutzer. He sold this 135 acres June 28, 1802, to Jacob
Waring for i'i,200'io. May 18, 1798, he received from Penn's agent a deed to the 10 acres of
land in Mountjoy which adjoined William Mcllhenny and other land of his own. He sold this
10 acres May i, 1802, to George Hasplchorn for $100. May i, 1802, he sold to George Has-
plehorn the 214 acres in Maryland which he had bought June i, 1779, of John and Samuel
Willson [WR23:47]. On Apr. 14, 1792, Robert Stewart of Mountjoy bought from James
Scott and his wife Rebecca of Hamiltonban 220 acres of land on Marsh Creek, bounded by
Marsh creek on the south, Hugh Bigham on the west, John Morrow on the northwest and
James Young on the north, bordering at one point on land of John Stewart [HH: 126].
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Robert^ Stewart, sr., of Cumberland township, York [after 1799 Adams] county. Pa.,
married Agnes . In 1799 there was a Robert Stewart on the assessment list for Cum'
berland, another for Mountjoy and another for Franklin. Robert of Cumberland was called
**senior" in his will, dated Sep. 15, 1801, proved Dec. 24, 1801 [Adams county wills. A: loj].
The executors were his wife Agnes and sons James and Robert. The witnesses were William
Adair, James Stewart, sr., and Michael Zeyer, the last being a resident of Mountjoy township.
Robert's estate was in Cumberland township. He mentioned his grandson Samuel and these
three children, Elizabeth being the wife of David Brines:
James ; [m. July 18, 1799, Elizabeth McCartcr, Cumberland]
Elizabeth ; m. Mar. 29, 1796, David Brines, Gettysburg
Robert ; *'when he arrives at 21"®
Robert Stewart of Frederick county, Md., married Mary Stimmcl. Apr. 10, 1810,
the children of Jacob Stimmel, late of Frederick county, were stated in a deed to be Jacob,
Henry, Barbara Hitshaw, Elizabeth, wife of David Sawyer, Catherine, wife of John Simprone,
and Mary, wife of Robert Stewart [WR37: 453].
James Stewart of Mount Pleasant, York [now Adams] county, died before 1799. for
a final distribution of his estate was made in that year. His children were:®
Ann ; m. Robert Pmkerton: resided at Barclay, Va.
Margaret ; m. James Kirkwood: resided in Mifflin county. Pa.
Mary ; m. Reid: resided in Mifflin county. Pa.
Thomas ; resided in Mifflin county. Pa.
Thomas Stuart of Huntington township, York [now Adams] county, married, before
1788, Agnes . Sep. 5, 1780, he bought of James Hatton and his wife Sarah 100*2 acres
of land in Huntington, crossed by Bermudian creek: this land was patented Jan. 16, 1750, to
John Todd* by the proprietors, Thomas and Richard Penn, and John Todd and his wife Mary
deeded it on Oct. 7, 1761, to Edward Hatton.t who deeded it on May 8, 1772, to his son James
Hatton [EE:298]. On Apr. 29, 1788, Thomas Stuart, yeoman, of Huntington, and his wife
Agnes deeded this 100*2 acres to Thomas Cooper of Huntington, the witnesses being William
Walker and Leonard Hatton [EE: 300]. Thomas was living in Huntington in 1790, 5'i'6.®
There was another Thomas, iii, in what is now Adams county, in 1790.®
ODZE>J ENDZ
**The 'thou'shalt'nots' arc perhaps as necessary with one dangerous weapon as with oth-
ers (guns, for instance) when one is considering public safety,'* wrote Mrs. Edward A. Strong
of San Marino, Calif., Nov. 23. *'You found this year that there are quite a few people who
do not agree with you, didn't you?" Oh, it wasn't so lonesome. Twenty-one and a half
million people didn't agree but fifteen million did. That's quite a respectable minority.
**I am interested in all the Stewarts and especially in those who have made this old world
a little better for their hving — those who have labored honestly and well and tried to do," said
Dr. Anna Hall Flatt of Angwin, Calif., Nov. 22. "1 honor effort even if results are not ap'
parent. It is the struggle that makes the man; worth, not titles, though worth often brings
titles, of course." A fine philosophy, and a faith in man's ability to choose the right.
"The magazine is certainly very interesting now that you are taking up all the through
channels and giving us history as well," wortc Mrs. W. S Croslcy from Norfolk, Va , Nov.
20. She is the wife of Rear Admiral Crosley, commanding the flagship Antares, U. S. N. "The
•Heiter Todd married Sep 15. 1731. Charlcn Steuart. in Christ church. Philadelphia. 2
♦ Edwaid Hatton married .Apr. 2. 1727. Mary Stew.ird. in Chrim church, Philadelphia i
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Stewarts were an interesting clan and were also historically important. I'm sorry modern
historians adopt the French spelling Stuart in referring to the royal Stewarts. It is misleading
to the average person to so change the name. It is both comic and tragic to own a name'" —
Mrs. Crosley was Pauline Stewart — "and try to explain the errors of historians in the using
of that name. 1 am very much in hopes the Stewart Society will be a success."
'*] am all behind this Stewart Society," wrote F. S. Stewart of Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. lo.
*'I am sure there are enough Stewarts in this country who would be interested to make it a
successs, if they can be found. J. Adger Stewart seems to be doing much, and a personal let-
ter from him to Stewart -named persons might bring good results. They should understand
that the society is to be all theirs." It is to be all theirs, for each sustaining membership will
have a vote in choosing a board of directors, and this board shall govern the society.
The recent death of Arthur W. Stewart of Augusta, Me., was reported to us by Mrs. J.
A. (Agnes Stewart) Record of Monson, Me., writing Dec. ij. Mr. Stewart was a descendant
of Duncan Stewart of Newbury, Mass., and had devoted years to the collection of records of the
descendants of Duncan. Part of the.sc records were published a few years ago in this magaz-
ine, supplementing the remarkable genealogy compiled by the late George S. Stewart, which
ran for two years in the magazine. Arthur W. Stewart was one of our earliest subscribers.
Mrs. A. R. Canham, 915 Prospect Place, Port Huron, Mich., would like some help on her
Anthony Stewart problem. Can anyone add any data to this genealogy?
ANTHONY' STEWART married Margaret ("Peggy") . They lived and arc
buried at Minaville, Montgomery county, N. Y. Their children were:
Peter 1778; m Elizabeth Bigham. b. 1785. He d. 1837; she d. 1864.
Their children were: Margaret, b. 1805; Mary, b. 1807, d. 1895; Henry
S., b. 1810, d. 1891, and Reuben, b. 1809, d. 1894.
Reuben 1781; m. Mary Bigham, b. 1787: shed. 1840; hed. 1856. Their
children were: William, d. 1848; Mary, b. 1809, d. 1891 (my grandmoth-
er); Margaret, b. 1819, d. 1890; Reuben; Andrew, b. 181 3, d. 1887, and
Daniel, b. 1815, d. 1874. Mary Bigham 's father was William Bigham.
Catherine 1783; m. H. Staley : d. 1865, buried in Staley cem., Amsterdam
Anthony Stewart of Annapolis, Md., 1774, and his wife Peggy will be mentioned later.
The Stewart Society will Succeed if Pushed Hard NOW
Five or six men — so enthusiastic are they about the possibilities of the Stewart Society
of America — have offered to pay the price of five sustaining memberships apiece for the first
year, and to guarantee almost as much the second year, in order to get the organization under
way this spring. They have faith in the future of the association. $1,500 a year as a salary
for a secretary, to devote as much of his time as practicable to making a careful search for
records in the colonial states, has been suggested by these gentlemen. In fact, they arc willing
to pay practically half of this salary themselves, if only forty or fifty other sustaining member'
ships are forthcoming. Can you beat that for magnanimity? Write to or call on every Stew-
art you know, and urge him to become a $25-a-ycar member of the Stewart Society. In a few
years you will pat yourself on the back for helping start an organization of real merit. Tell
prospective members to write to J. Adger Stewart, 4780 Crittenden Drive, Louisville, Ky.
Queries
40. ARCHIBALD STEWART is said to have btcn a ranger in Northumberland county. Pa., during
the Revolutionary war. His son J.imes married Mary Klizabcth Armstrong, daughter of Andrew Armstrong,
who was also a ranger, and wife Sophia. James had a son, Thomas Donaldson Stewart, born at Jersey Shore,
Lvcoming coutjty, who married there Dec. 3. 1829. Frances Ferguson Riddcll. Thomas D.'s daughter Rosabel-
la, born at Jersey Shore, was my mother. Mrs. K. E. Rahia, 34 Madison St.. Tiffin. Ohio.
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EDITOR— GEORGE T. EDSON. FILLEY. NEB. ASSOCIATE HORACE OICKERMAN. 685 FOREST ROAD. NEW HAVEN. CT.
JOHN STEWART Or HACKENSACK, N. J.. 1699
From various records dug up by Diekcrman
John' Stewart was born about 1672, in Stirling, Scotland.® He was in Edinburgh in
1698 with James Christey, according to Christcy's statement in 1752. "He was then shipt on
board the ship Unicom to emigrate to the West Indies [a general designation of the American
colonies] in order to settle: the said deponent [Christey] being at the same place in company
with the said John Stewart on board of another ship called the Caledonia* which said two
ships made their course to the province of New York and arrived some time in the month of
August, 1 699, and the said deponent some time that fall found the said John Stewart in the
province of New Jersey at a place called Hackensac." The re- '
cords of the Dutch Reformed church at Hackensack, N. J., show
that Jan Stuwaert. bachelor, born in Stirling, Scotland, was giv-
en a license Mar. 29, 1700, to marry Jacquemyne DeMarec, a
young maiden, born in Hackensack. **John Stewart the follow-
ing spring married Jemima DeMarest, daughter of John DeMar-
cst,t and the said deponent about two years after married the
sister of the said Jemima. Said John Stewart some time in October, 1703, moved to Appoquin-
imink where he, John Stewart, died." Appoquinimink hundred is now in Newcastle county,
Delaware, but at that time the three Delaware counties of Newcastle, Kent and Sussex were a
part of Pennsylvania. It is unfortunate that the will of John' Stewart has not been found, for
we believe he has numerous descendants. Families have a tradition of a Stewart ancestor who
"came over in the Caledonia/' James J. C. Christey, whom we have quoted above, made his
deposition "for the use of James Stewart, son of John Stewart, when about to start for Scot-
land to inherit his father's property : he was taken ill and died in New York on the eve of his
intended departure." This is dated Nov. 20, 1752, and is in the collections of the New Jersey
historical society. John' Stewart died before 1752, in Newcastle county, Del., or the present
Chester county. Pa. His two eldest children were baptized in the Dutch Reformed church in
Hackensack, Jaems Christie being one of the sponsors at the baptism of Elizabeth.® Among
the children of John and Jacquemine were :
John, bp. May 24, 1701
Elizabeth, bp. Apr. 18, 170J
James c. 1705
William?
James^ Stewart (John') was born about 1705 in Appoquinimink, Newcastle county,
Del., and died in 1752 in New York City, on the eve of his intended departure for Scotland to
inherit his father's property. We are strongly of the opinion that he was the James Stewart
living in Londonderry, Chester county, Pa., who made his will Feb. 6, 1752, mentioning his
•The Caledonia was one of the ships which carried the Scotch colonists in the ill-fatrd attrmpt to est.-ibli8h
a »ettlement on the isthmus o( Darien, Returninj? with a load of colonists, whom the Spaniards, Indians, fam-
ine and pestilence had spared, the Caledonia wa<» almost foundered in a storm off the coast of Georgia but suc-
ceeded in landing some of the passengers, who found their way to settlements.
tThe will of John Demaresi <a French name. Des Mareis) of New Barbadoes, Bergen county, N. J., dated
Mar. 29, 1714. proved Nov. 10, 1719. mentioned his "'daughter, Jaquemine des Marets. wife «>f John Steward of
Chester county. Pennsylvania "
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as - 90, means refer to that page; m. means married;
m. int.. marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license: b , born; bp., baptized; d.. died; bur., buried; (i) Bible rec-
ord, d) church, (ij town. (T, gravestone (tj probate, ;6) court, it) land. (>*. military. (») pension, lo) census. 'TV' tradit-
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wife Margaret and his five children [dock. 1468, iii: 597]. The witnesses were Richard Dau-
charty, William Stewart and Matthew Young. William Stewart and Matthew Young were
named as executors, but William Stewart renounced. James Stuart, as the writer of the will
spelled the name, signed by hisXmark. He directed that "my plantation be equally divided
between my sons John and Robert Stuart" and made certain provisions for his daughter Agnes
four years after she should be of age, his daughter Jean four years after she should be of age
and his daughter Mary two years after she should be of age. The date of probate was not
noted. On June 21, 1763, Mary Stewart, one of the daughters of James, asked the orphans'
court of Chester county to appoint James Young of Londonderry to be her guardian, asserting
that her father "died possessed of some estate, part of which belongs to your petitioner." The
children of James and Margaret of Londonderry, Pa., were:®
John c. 1735
Agnes
Robert c. 1739
Jean
Mary c. 1749
It is likely that the John Stewart mentioned in the will of Alexander Stewart of Kennctt,
Chester county. Pa., 17 14, was John of Appoquinimink. Demarest's will was made in 1714.
ALEXANDER STEWART Or KENNETT. CHESTER CO.. PA.
Taken largely from "Descendants of Joel Baily." probate, land and other record*
Alexander' Stewart was born about 1785, and is thought to have been among a ship'
load of persons forcibly taken in Scotland, deported to Pennsylvania and there sold to servitude
for varying lengths of time. Forty-six young persons, all said to have been brought in the same
ship, were present at the court of quarter sessions held for Chester county. Pa., Sep. 14, 1697,
to have the terms of their servitude fixed. At an adjourned session, held Oct. 5, 1697, Francis
Chadsey **brought a boy whose name is Alexander Steward who was adjudged tosarve 8 years
from the 14th day of September last past, i( he be taught to reade and right, or else to sarve
out 7 years." "At a court of quarter sessions held at Chester for said county 10 day 4 mo.
[June 10], 1701, Henry Nayl brought a servant boy to this court whose name is Alexander
Stewart, whose ticne the said Nayl bought from ffrancis Chadsey." etc. **Said Henry Nayl
agrees teach him the treade of it, shoemaker, etc." Alexander's time would have run out in
1705, if he had been taught to read and write. Among his descendants the name Ninian crop*
ped out, indicating that he might have been descended from the Stewarts of the isle of Bute :
there was in Delaware a family from that stock. He married, about 1708, Mary Baily, born
Nov. 10, 16S8, daughter of Joel and Ann (Short) Baily. She was a Quakeress, and as Quakers
arc forbidden to marry outside of their church she was considered dismissed. July 30, 171 3,
Alexander Stewart bought J50 acres of land on the east side of the present Kennett Square, of
the attorneys for William Audrey and his wife Letitia. daughter of William Penn.® Alexander
died II"'" [Jan ] 5, 1714-15. His will was dated 10"'" [Dec] 30, 1714, and proved June 20,
1715, witnessed by Vincent Caldwell, Gaycn Miller and William Webb. The executors were
his fathcr-in-law Joel Baylcy and Henry Nagel [Nage/ in German means nail]. The will gave
a horse to Nicholas Jones and "my best suit to John Stewart." He was probably no more
than 30 years old at the time of his death. At a Newark monthly meeting (Quaker) Nov. 5,
17 1 5, "Mary Steward sent a paper to this meeting, which was received, conscming her former
marriage, m which shee owns that shee is sorry that shee did contrary to good orders." She
soon after, on Jan. 12, 1715-6, married George Harlan, a Quaker, born Dec. 4, 1690, in Christ'
lana hundred, Newcastle county, Del., son of Michael and Dinah (Dixon) Harlan. The will of
C»corge Harlan of Bradford, dated Jan. 23. i7.\i'2, proved May 31, 1732, is registered in Phila*
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dclphia : it was contested by the widow. The will of Mary Harlan of Bradford, widow, was
dated Sep. 6, 1741, and proved Oct. 20, 1741. Children of Alexander Stewart, named in his
will, Robert and Mary being recorded in the Friends' meeting:
Jean, June — , 1709; m. May 14. 1730, Josiah Taylor, Bradford
Robert, Jan. 15, 1710-1 1 ; m. Martha Richardson : removed to North Carolina. 1758
Anna c. 1712; m. Aug. i, 1734, Henry Marsh, in Christ church, Philadelphia
Mary, May 8, 1714
Robert''^ Stewart (Alexander'), born Jan. 25, 171 1, in Kennett, Chester county, Pa.,
grew up in the Quaker faith. In his father's will, proved June 20, 171 5, he was bequeathed
the plantation in Whitcland township when 21 years of age, which was to be in 1732. He
married about 1733 Martha Richardson, born May 23, 17 17, daughter of Isaac* and Catherine
(Gaudy) Richardson of Whitcland, Chester county. Apr. 3, 1733, Robert and his wife Martha
of Kennett township bought land in East Marlborough township, Chester county, of William
Baily and his wife Kezia. On Jan. 28, i733'4, he and his wife Martha deeded land in East
Marlborough township to John Stroud [deeds, E: 264]. Apr. 20, 1734, Robert and Martha of
Marlborough signed a release to land in Marlborough to Richard Bullough. Mar. 27, i74i'2,
Robert and his wife Martha, together with the other heirs of Isaac Richardson, sold to John
Hunter land they had inherited, the witnesses being Jo. Brinton, Josiah Taylor and Samuel Al-
len [F:3i3]. Mar. 19, 1747-8, Robert Steward of Robeson township, Berks county, bought
1 14 acres of land in Berks county of Richard Anderson, sr. Nov. 17, 1750, Robert Stuart, late
of Whiteland, yeoman, and his wife Martha XSteward sold to George Garrett 100 acres of land
in Whiteland which had been allotted to her in her father's will, Oct. 14, 1726. They were
living in Berks county in 1756, when their son John was given a certificate from Exeter month'
ly meeting to Wilmington, Del. They removed about that time to Virginia, and thence to
North Carolina. Their church certificate was received Mar. 3, 1758. at Cane Creek monthly
meeting in North Carolina.® They are said to have removed to Georgia and died there. In
the will of Elizabeth Chadds (Chadscy), sister of Martha, in 1790, six of their children (names
not given) were referred to as living. Some of the children of Robert and Martha were:
John c. 1735; m. June 10, 1756, Hannah Lee, Wilmington, Del.: d. June — , 1771®
Alexander c. 1737
Jehu, Oct. 22, 1740; m (i) Stanley, (2) Sarah Guycr: Guilford co., N. C.
Robert
James
Amos, Apr. 28, 1759;^ m. Martha Few: d. 1S37 in Taliaferro county, Georgia
John*' Stewart (Robert,- Alexander'), born about 1735, in Kennett, Chester county.
Pa., married at Wilmington meeting (6 mo ) June 10, 1756, Hannah Lee, born about 1730 in
Wilmington. Del , daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Faucit) Lee of that place. He received a cert'
ificate from Exeter Friends' monthly meeting to Wilmington just before his marriage, wherein
his parents were designated of Robeson township, Berks county. Pa. John and his family re-
moved to Philadelphia about 1765, where his son George was born, but returned to Wilming'
ton in 1768. He died there June — , 1772 ® Hannah died there Sep. 20, 1779.© The re*
cords of birth of three children — Elizabeth, Martha and Ann — were found in Wilmington and
that of George, in Philadelphia:®
Elizabeth, Sep. 27, 1759
•Isaac R chardson in his will ilatt-d Oct. 14. 172''). left a tract of 5(10 acres of land. oriRinally n part of the
Clrcal Welsh Tract, which he had bought Oct. 13. 1713. of Richard Thomas, jr., to his children John. Martha.
Mary. Kliz.abcih and Eleanor. Martha's share of this Jand was deeded by her Mar. 27, 1741-2, as the wife of
Robert Stuart vdeeds, F:3l3i.
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Martha, Aug. lo, 1762
George, Mar. 6, 1767
Ann, Sep. 10, 1769
Alexander^ Stewart (Robert,^ Alexander'), born about 1737, is not proven to be a son
of Robert and Martha, but he produced a certificate to Cane Creek Friends' monthly meeting
in North Carolina on the same day as Robert,^ 3 mo. 3, 1758. No further record is given of
him in *'The Descendants of Joel Baily.'' He was very likely the Alexander Stuart referred
to in **Portrait and Biographical Record of Madison and Hamilton Counties, Indiana," 1893,
page 459, which says that he was ''of famous English ancestry, and removed in an early day
from Pennsylvania to North Carolina, where he died.'' Of his children this sketch alludes to
but one son, bom in North Carolina:
John c. 1762; m. (i) Elizabeth Di.xon, a Quakeress, (2) Mary Stout
Jehu^ Stewart (Robert,^ Alexander'), born (8 mo.) Oct. 22, 1740, in Chester county.
Pa., removed with his parents to Virginia about 1756 and to North Carolina in 1758. He mar-
ried (i) about 1762 Stanley, and had seven children. He married (2) Sarah Guyer, by
whom he had three children. He died in 1827 in Guilford county, N. C. Children:®
Jehu
Robert
John
Elizabeth
Polly
Sarah
Catherine ; m. John Ballinger: res. on battlefield Guilford C. H.
Amos 1809; m. Matilda Hadley: settled at Chester, Ind.
Ninian
Rachel
Robert'^ Stewart (Robert,- Alexander') is not known to have been a son of Robert and
Martha. The compiler of "The Descendants of Joel Baily" found some evidence that there
was a son Robert. We puzzled awhile as to whether Amos Stewart, the Revolutionary soldjcr
born in 1759 (whose affidavit we found in the pension bureau in Washington in 1927) were a
son of Robert'' or Robert,'^ but as the Baily genealogist had found evidence that Robert* had a
son Amos we assigned Amos to him. Among Amos's pension papers was a permit issued June
28, 1779, for Robert Stuart, father of Amos, to pass the guards and return home.
James'^ Stewart (Robert,- Alexander') is not known to have been a son of Robert and
Martha. A James Stewart of Guilford county, N. C, applied for a pension Oct. 6. 1832, giv-
ing his age as 72 or 73 years. "1 was born m Chester county. Pa ," he said, but he had no
record of his age. If he were 73 years old in 1832 he would have been born about 1759. which
was after Robert* had left Pennsylvania. James was residing in Rowan county [in that part
which was later set off as Guilford county], N. C, \x;hen he volunteered under Col. Thoma*
Mack "to subdue the Scotch." That may sound contradictory to those who are of the opin*
ion that the Scotch were favorable to the Revolution. The Scotch-Irish were. But there \\erc
in sections of North Carolina large numbers of Scotch settlers, mostly highlandcrs, who thirty
years before had been thoroughly licked by the English for taking part in the uprising to re-
store the Stuarts to the throne. They had been driven out of Scotland. These people found
themselves now involved in a new conflict, in which "rebels" were openly defying Kmg George
upon his throne. It looked like bad business to them. And these good people, having once
made the mistake of taking up arms against the king's authority and getting their heads crack-
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cd for it, now made a bigger blunder and drew their rusty claymores in support of the king.
Their distant kindred, who had learned a different lesson from as hard an experience, had to
go and crack their heads to set them to thinking right again.
Amos^ Stewart (Robert,^ Alexander*) was born Apr. 28. 1759, he stated in his pension
application Sep. 3, i8j2, while residing in Taliaferro county, Georgia. He obtained the record
of his birth from his father. In March, 1775, he entered the military service of the United
States under Capt. Young, in South Carolina, and was attached to no regiment. He served a
six months' tour and returned home. In January, 1776, he volunteered under Capt. Jcffery
Williams in the light horse company in the South Carolina militia, in Col. Williamson's rcgi*
ment, in Gen. Lincoln's command. He was at the battle of Stono but was "held in reserve and
did not fight until the siege was over." Soon after the battle of Stono he removed from South
Carolina to Columbia county, Ga. Soon afterwards he married Martha Few,* who with her
parents had moved from the same neighborhood in South Carolina to Columbia county, Ga., at
the same time as Amos. Not long after his marriage Amos was called to go again, probably to
Savannah, under Capt. Samuel Alexander, and later was sent on an express for Col. Dunn and
before he got back the battle of Savannah had been fought, serving this time three months. Af'
ter that he was in frequent scouting parties against the Indians and tories. '*I served most of my
service in the state of South Carolina, the balance in Georgia for three years (a total of three
years and six months). I was discharged at Stono." He submitted to the war department a
pass dated Apr. 17, 1779, signed by Capt. Jefferson Williams, for Amos Stewart to visit his
parents. He also sent a permit, dated June 28, 1779, and signed by John Bowie, major, brigade
camp at Summers, for Robert Stuart, father of Amos Stuart, to pass the guards and return
home. Amos's application for a pension was rejected. . He died in the spring of 1837, having
resided in Taliaferro county 40 years. **He was a man of great respectability," it was said,
and his estate was considerable. His will was probated July 3, 1837.® His children, as
stated by their mother Nov. 22, 1856, in the order of their birth, *'about two years apart,"
some of whom "are now dead," were:
: d. 1848 in Taliaferro county
Olive
c. 1783
O^'cn
1785
Tilhtha
Maria
EliiabctK
Rachel
John^ Stuart (Alexinder,^© Robert,- Alexander*) was born in North Carolina (about
1761). He was a farmer all his life; a whig, and a member of the Friends' church. He mar'
ried (0 Elizabeth Dixon, by whom he had eight children. She was a member of the Friends'
church and a woman of fine character: she died at the age of 40, and was much lamented in
the community. He married (1) Mary Stout, and had by her a son Charles. John Stuart was
well educated and a prominent man. He died at the age of 91, in North Carolina. Children,
as given in the "Portrait and Biographical Record" previously quoted:
Naomi
Dinah
Solomon
Alexander
•Thii information anJ thai in the succerdinir sentence was given by the widow Martha in her application
for a pension Nov. 22. 1856. when 101 years old (thi« sounds exaggerated, doesn't it?), residing in Taliaferro
c >unty. She had fo'gottrn the date of her marriagr, but she still remembered that the justice of the peace
charged a dollar for performing the ceremony. Her application was rejected. R-10161.
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Elizabeth
Simon
Benjamin c. 1800; m. Sarah Newlin: resided in Chatham county, N. C.
Hannah
Charles m. : was living in Iowa in 1893
Amos^ Stewart (Jehu,* Robert,* Alexander'), born in 1809 in North Carolina, married
Matilda Hadley. They settled at Chester. Ind. Children:®
Harper F.
Matilda Jane
Jehu Harlan, June 20, 1836, Guilford, N. C; a doctor in Minneapolis
Sarah Ann
Mary E.
Jonathan Hadley
David White
Robert Addison
Eliza L.
Delphina M.
, Elbridge Amos
Francis Bacon
Benjamin"' Stuart (John,^ Alexander,"'© Robert,- Alexander') was born in North
Carolina (about 1800). He married Sarah Newlin, daughter of Jacob and Ruth (Vestal) New-
lin, both residents of North Carolina. She was a member of the Friends' church, and died at
the age of 65. He was a whig in politics, and died at the age of 72, in Chatham county, N.
C. Children, born in Chatham county :®
Alfred
Elias, Sep. 12, 1830; m. 1853, Adaline W. Kendall, in Hendricks county, Ind.
John
Ruth
Ann
Emma
David N.
JOHN STEWART OF GUILFORD COUNTY. N. C.
John Stewart was born in 1750 in Pennsylvania. This he stated Jan. 23, 1835, in mak-
ing an application for a pension as a Revolutionary soldier, aged 85, a resident of Butts countv,
Ga. **My age was on record in the family prayer book of my father but at the death of my
father the possession of the book fell to seme other of the children. 1 expect that the book is
now in the state of Alabama " He was residing in Guilford [then part of Rowan] county, N.
C, in 1777 when as a volunteer he served as a private in Capt. Stewart's* company in a North
Carolina regiment commanded by Col. Pastley. *'We started fiom Guilford Courthouse in
September and marched to Randolph county, N. C." He joined Gen. Rutherford. Apr. i,
17H0, he enlisted under Capt. Bethell and went on a three months' tour, being discharged July
I. He lived in Guilford county until 1790, when he moved to the state of Georgia, where he
had lived ever since. He told nothing of his family. His application was rejected.
JOHN STEWART OF CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C.
John Stewart was born May 24, 1762, in Chatham county, N. C. This statement is
contained in his pension declaration, made Apr. 8, 1834, when he was living in Montgomery
•Perhaps Capt. Matthew Stewart's company. There was aist> a Capt Charles Stewart in North Caroliit*.
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county, N. C, aged 69. **Thc record is at my home in an old Bible." He was residing in
Chatham county when he enhstcd in the autumn of 1780 and served three months in the h'ght
horse cavalry in Capt. Wilham Cage's troop, Col. John Littrell. He served again three months
in the summer of 178 1. "A few years after service I migrated together with my family to
Montgomery county, where I now live." A pension was granted him and a certificate issued
June 5, 1834. Before Mar. 5, 1836, he removed to McNairy county, Tenn., "because the
principal part of my children had emigrated to Tennessee" and he followed them for the pur*
pose of being taken care of by them. May 23, 1838, Shadrach Stewart and Spencer Stewart
took oaths that he was the same John Stewart who was placed on the pension roll in the state
of North Carolina, '*from whence he has lately removed and now resides in this [McNairy]
county, where he intends to reside, and he wishes his pension in the future to be payable at
Jackson, Tenn." In the census of pensioners, 1840. John Stewart, aged 83, was living in Mc'
Nairy county, Tenn., making his home with Jane Edwards.
The first federal census, 1790, listed the following Stewart families as living in Hillsbot'
ough district, Chatham county, N. C. — John i-0'3, Spencer i-O'i and six slaves, Thomas I'i'i,
James a'2'3, Elizabeth oo'i and three slaves, Joseph 2'0'4, James, jr., i'i'4 and one slave, and
Henry i-i'i. Males over 16, males under 16, and females.
ODDS AND ENDS
John Stuart of Chester county. Pa., was given a warrant of survey Aug. 8, 1738, for
Mo acres of land in Fallowfield, Chester county, adjoining Daniel Low. — Taylor papers.
John Steward was granted Mar. i, 1746, land in Oxford township, Chester county,
Pa. Mar. 13, 1749, a warrant for 125 acres of land in the same township was issued to him,
and the land was surveyed Nov. 7, 1760. A third tract in Oxford township, 82 acres, for
which a warrant of survey was issued to him Mar. 28, 1754, was also surveyed Nov. 7, 1760.
Barbara Stewart of the city of New York, a widow, made her will Nov. 20, 1713, and
it was proved Jan. 15, i723'4. She gave a silver spoon to William Blake, son of John Blake,
tobacconist and ship carpenter. She gave **my guinea gold ring to Ann Anderson, daughter of
Mr. James Anderson, minister of the gospel in said city." The rest she gave to John Blake,
whom she made executor. This Ann Anderson was, wc are sure, th^girl who married John^
Stcuart (George^) in Donegal, Lancaster county. Pa. See December, 1928, magazine.
HE FOVhID A hiEW AhlCESTOR
Dr. Andrew Stewart, 1442 Clifton street N. W., Washington, D. C, writing Dec. 27, ex-
presses his pleasure at seeing in the December magazine his line of ancestry set back a genet'
ation — to John* Stewart of Mount joy, Lancaster county. Pa. Heretofore *'the family record
seems for some reason not to have been kept further back than my great 'grandfather, Abraham
Stewart, excepting as a more or less inaccurate and fragmentary chronicle originating with a
great 'Uncle then well along in years."* Wc are happy to have helped Dr. Stewart in the dis'
covery of a great great-grandfather and to have opened a prospect of finding still earlier ances-
tors. We are giving the following data from his letter, which will amend and correct our for-
mer notes :
Abraham^ Stewart (John*) moved from York county to Tyrone township, Fayette
county, with his brothers and sisters (according to the History of Fayette County, Pa., by
Franklin Ellis, 1882) probably about 1777. He married there Mary Oliphant, daughter of An-
drew Oliphant, who had also moved to Fayette county, from Chester county. Abraham Stew-
art moved to German township in Fayette county. His eldest son:
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Hon. Andrew^ Stewart (Abraham,* John^) was born June ii, 1791. He married Aug.
26, 1826, Elizabeth Shrivcr, daughter of David Shriver, jr., of Wheeling, W. Va., and Cumber'
land, Md. He was for three terms a member of the Pennsylvania legislature and was United
States attorney for western Pennsylvania, having been appointed by President James Monroe.
He was for 18 years a representative in Congress. He died July 16, 1872, in his 82nd year, in
Uniontown, Fayette county. His eldest son :
David Shrivel^ Stewart (Andrew,* Abraham,* John*) was born in Fayette county,
and married there a daughter of Gen. Joshua Blackwood Howell of Gloucester county, N. J.,
and Uniontown, Pa., son of Col. Joshua Ladd Howell. David S.^ Stewart was the father of
Dr. Andrew^ Stewart of Washington, D. C.
Lazarus Stewart, born in 1777, married (i) Mary Thompson, (2) in Allegheny county.
Pa., Apr. 19, 1827, Jane* Stewart, born Oct. 10, 1794, daughter of Robert* (Col. George,* John.*
George^) [page 90]. He was sheriff of Allegheny county in 1817. He died Dec. 15, 1872.
Anthony Stewart was a merchant in Annapolis, Md. He married Margaret .
He was one of the signers of the non 'importation agreement entered into by the Maryland as-
sociation opposed to the tax on tea. Stewart's ship Peggy Stewart, named in honor of his wife,
arrived at Annapolis Oct. 15, 1774, with a mixed cargo from England, and in order to land the
rest of the cargo he paid the tax on a quantity of tea. He was very gracious about it when
confronted by his fellow associators, and he offered to burn the tea publicly to make amends.
But the indignant citizens refused to accept this as sufficient, and Stewart saw that the only
way to atone for his sin was to burn his ship, tea, cargo and all. He set fire to the brig with
his own hands, while his wife watched the flames from her chamber window. It was just too
bad, but principles must be observed in the making of a nation. Anthony and Peggy seem to
have removed while the storm clouds of revolution lowered over Maryland.
"11 *^E dislike nothing much more than asking somebody to do something for us. We'd a lot
%Ay rather take a long, icy jump in the creek. And, believe us, when our little campaign
of hclpthc-starving Beljums is over we won't never ask nobody to do nothing for us. In fact,
we haven't asked anybody to do anything for us. But it has tasted about the same. We shall
try not to mind it now, however, for we feel that we must carry on. In behalf of those who
have kindly offered to contribute to the fund for research in Ireland and Scotland and who are
fervently hoping that we shall make the trip we feel that we should not give up without mak'
ing a further effort to raise the fund to a point where it will * 'click." A few hundred dollars
more will suffice. It would be better to have plenty, for it will require digging in dark corn-
ers to find the rarer records. If you have rich uncles who want to do something for their
country you might persuade them to "kick in" with $50 or $100 for this fund. Prosperity in
abundance is coming with the new administration, we understand. This ought to be a good
year. Bank failures in Nebraska in the past few years have cost the state guaranty fund over
$16,000,000. Mr. Hoover will fix everything alright. However, the editor of this clannish
magazine intends to move out of Nebraska and devote part of his time to making money and
the rest of the time to spending it, instead of all of the time to spending it. We were j8 years
old when we started this magazine — . Well, this is all the space we can use in this issue.
THE STEWART SOCIETY OF AMERICA
You should by all means join the Stewart Society of America, which is going to carry
frrestige of a high order. $25 a year gives you a sustaining membership, and $3 a year entitles
you to the privilege of annual membership and the Stewart magazine. Wriu to ]. Adger Suw-
art, 4780 Crittenden Drive, Louisville, Ky. He will be glad to have your cooperation.
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ALEXANDER STEWARD Or BURLINGTON COUNTY. N. J.
Alexander Steward was mentioned as early as Apr. 25, 1691, in Burlington county, N.
J. (7) He married Jennet .® He owned 350 acres in Springfield township, Burlington
county. He died in 171 2. He dated his will Jan. 5, 1711-2, which was proved Mar. 29, 1712.
In it he mentioned his wife Jennet, son John and daughters Jane, Margaret and Anne. His son
John was appointed executor. The witnesses to the will were Jonathan Lovett, Robert Stev'
ens and Thomas Revcll [New Jersey archives, first series, xxiii: 441]. 8ep. 7, 1720, John, the
son, and Jennet, the widow of Alexander Stewart, deeded the plantation of 3^0 acres in Spring'
field township to Thomas Shinn, jr. [deeds, DD:76]. Children:®
John ; of age m 1712
Jane
Margaret
Anne
Alexander' Steward of Woodbridgc, Essex county, N. J., had an earmark for cattle,
swine and other livestock recorded Sep. yo, 1701 : "a crop of ye top of ye right or off ear, with
a halfpenny under ye same ear, and a halfpenny on ye under side of ye left ear.'* Alexander
probably removed to Statcn Island.
ALEXANDER STEWART OF STATEN LSLAND, N. Y.
Alexander' Stuart first appears in Richmond, Staten Island, N. Y., when in 1702 he
was one of the first wardens and vestrymen of St. Andrew's church, among whom was also
Nathaniel Britton. He married Mar. 17, 170J, Catherine Rivilie, in Richmond county. May
21, 1704, he was a witness to the will of Thomas Stillwell of Staten Island. In a census of Stat'
en Island, taken about 1706, his age is given at 35. Catherine Stuart's name is on a line with
his name, but her age is not given: following their names is the Joseph Brittin family. May
17, 1706, as public appraiser, he took the inventory of the estate of John Shedine of Richmond
county. He was chosen supervisor of Richmond county Apr. 5, 1709. He was clerk of Rich-
mond county in 1710 and 1711. June 29, 1713, he was an active member of St.Andrcw's
church. He was a freeholder of Staten Island in 17 13. He died probably soon after. In the
will of Jacques Poillon of Richmond county, dated Nov. i, 1718, Poillon referred to Alexander
Stewart, *'late of Richmond county, deceased." We have no account of any children.
AltfAander' Steuard married (license Aug. 18, 1699) Cornelia Dishington, in New
York City. This seems to have been the only thing in life he ever did, for the only other re'
ference to htm that we can find was that his widow Cornelia married July 21, 171 1, Cornelius
DePcyster, in the First Presbyterian church in New York City.®
Alexander' Steward, John Steward and James Steward were in a list of persons "Im^
posted July 9, 16S5, by Thomas Gallartonr himself and his servants," the other persons being
Thomas Grubb, John Christie,* William Davidson, John Wheet, Agnes Beemy and Jane Hooks.
This record is to be found in New Jersey archives, first scries, xxi: 64.
Alexander Stewart at Middletown, Monmouth 'county, N. J., was mentioned Sep. 14,
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ord, (2) church, Cr) town. t4i gravestone »; probate. «, court, 7 land. 'h» mihtary, Ci) pension. a«) census, (ii) tradit-
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1 7 14, in a list of mortgagors to John Bownc of Mattcawan, and Gilbert Stewart and Anne
Stewart were in the same list [archives, xviii: 50]. He died about 1715. Administration on
the estate of Alexander Stewart, late of Freehold, Monmouth county, was granted Dec. 20,
17 16, to John Warren of Freehold [liber A : 48].
JOHN STEWARD OF ESSEX COUNTY. N. J.
John' Steward received 125 acres in Piscataway, Middlesex county, N. J., on Aug. 15,
1693. He married Agnes .® Apr. 25, 1696, he received a patent to the 125 acres in
Middlesex county "as head land for himself, wife and two children.'* It lay on the south side
of Bound Brook of Piscataway, adjoining unsurveyed land on the south, Samuel Dotie and Ben-
jamin Hull on the west and said brook on the north [archives, xxi: 266]. Jan. 22, 1696-7, John
and his wife Agnes sold this 125 acres to Samuel Dotie. Mar. 17, 1696-7, John Stewart, late
of Rahway, Essex county, bought land in Piscataway. Nov. 6, 1700, John Steward at Wood-
bridge, Essex county, received an allowance because of a highway cut through his land [town
records, 1668-1702]. John Stewart owned a lot in Woodbridge Mar. 26, 1707. John* Stuard
died in 1720. He, then of Elizabcthtown, Essex county, yeoman, dated his will Apr. 5, 1720,
and it was proved Apr. 22, 1720. No mention of his wife was made. The executors were
his son David and Jeremiah Burd. The witnesses were Cornelia Eghmoent, John Doddridge
and John Shotwell. Children, named in will (although he may have had other sons) :
Mary - ; m. Layeton®
David [1694; m. Christian ®]
Ann
Margaret ; ro. Pope®
Dr. David- Stewart (John'), born in 1694, has not been certainly identified as the son
of John.' He married Christian . It is possible, although unlikely, that he was the
David Stewart, weaver, who married Nov. 20, 17 18, Christian Dallas, in Invemness, Scotland,
as noted in **Thc Family of Dallas.'' David Stewart of Woodbridge was termed **gentleoaan'*
in his will, and was styled **Dr.'* on his gravestone. Apr. 8, 1724, David Stewart wa» a wit-
ness to a deed of land in Piscataway from Samuel Royle to William Robinson [Essex county
deeds, 8:92]. Jan. 26. 1725-6, Michael Kearny obtained a judgment against David Stewart in
the Essex county court. Dr. David Stewart died May 21, 1733, aged 39, and was buried in
the Woodbridge cemetery.® His will was dated Apr. 6, 1733, and was witnessed by James
Thompson, Nathaniel Randolph and John Sarjant. It mentioned his wife Christian* and his
daughters Jane and Ursula, and appointed as executors his wife Christian and brothers John
Mootrie and James Brown, both of Woodbridge. He owned an interest in 1,250 acres of land
in North Carolina, in the hands of Robert West, esq , and he spoke of * 'debts due me in Scot-
land." He owned real estate. The only children mentioned, also recorded in Woodbridge t?>
Jane, Jan. 13, 1728-9; m. (lie. Feb. 17, 1746) Timothy Craig
Uursula, Mar. 14, 1730-1 ; m. (i) (lie. Oct. 18, 1748) Nathaniel FitzRandolph, (2) Ed CrowcU
JOHN STEWART OF MONMOUTH COUNTY. N. J.
John' Steward was in Shrewsbury, Monmouth county, N. J., in 1696, as would appear
by the deed records. He married Elizabeth .® Aug. 27, 1700, John Stewart, high
sheriff of Monmouth county, brought a charge before the court of inquiry held at Shrewsbury
against Richard Saltar, Benjamin Stout, William Browne and several others for having assault-
ed him on July 17. Dec. 20, 1700, he received a patent to 352 acres in Shrewsbury, and there
was surveyed to him about this time 108 acres and meadow on Manasquam. Mar. 10, 1 700-1.
•Horace Dickcrman thinks that the widow afterward married F'Uward CrowcU.
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John Stewart of Shrewsbury, yeoman, and his wife Elizabeth deeded land in Shrewsbury town'
ship (which had been patented Mar. 25, 1687, to Thomas Easton and by him bequeathed) to
Joseph Wing of Shrewsbury [deeds, page 309]. He died before 1711. May 29, 1711. Samuel
Stewart of Lewestown, Sussex county. Pa. [now in Delaware], sold land in Monmouth county,
N. J., which had belonged to his father, John Stewart, late of Shrewsbury [deeds, D: 208].
John probably had several children, but with the data at hand we can place but one :
Samuel ; of age in 171 1, residing in Lewestown, Del.
John Stuart was uncle to Edmund Stuart of Burlington, N. J. Mar. 7, i7o6'7. Ed'
mund made his will, naming as residuary legatee his cousin James Stuart, son of John. Son :
James
Edmond Stuart had a survey made Sep. 23, 1680, of 50 acres "along the town line,'*
Asscsanick Creek, New Jersey, according to Revel's book of surveys. He may^not have been
the Edmund Stuart later found in Burlington county, N, J. July 15, 1703, Edmond Steward,
John Shinn and John Hencock took the inventory of the estate of John Silver of Mansfield
township, Burlington county [archives, xxiii, 420]. Edmund Stuart of Burlington dated his
will Mar. 7, i7o6'7, which was proved May 27, 1707. The witnesses were Henry Scott, Anne
Scott and Peter Frcttwcll. He made his wife Jane executrix and sole heiress, with his cousin
James, son of John Stuart, as residuary legatee. The inventory was taken Apr. 22, 1707, show*
ing his estate to be worth t* 360- 16, and among the assets was "i*5o for three bound children.''
Edward Steward married Anne . In the yard of St. Mary's church in Efurl'
ington is an inscription to Mary, daughter of Edward and Anne Steward, who died Mar. 14,
1706, aged 18. This girl would have been born about 1688.
John^ Steward (Simon,'' John,^ Simon') of Freehold, Monmouth county, N. J., was not
21 years old when his father made his will Dec. 17, 1708 (sec Stewart Clan Magazine, A : 106).
He had a brother Joseph and a sister Hester. Richard Chappell, his stepfather, did not ment'
ion John in his will Nov. 17, 1716.
John Steward married Elizabeth . In 1728 John and his wife Elizabeth receiv'
ed money due them from the estate of Nicholas Brown of Manahockin, Monmouth county,
N. J. Perhaps they were the John and Elizabeth who had a child baptized in Shrewsbury:
William, bp. June 15. 1735
John Steward married Jan. i, 1750, Jemima Chitester, Hanover, Burlington county, N.
J.® In Morristown, Morris county, N. J., these three children of Jemima Stuard were bapt*
izcd, and the fourth child was a son of John Stuard, jr. :®
David, bp. May 12, 175 1
John, bp. Feb. 16, 1753 {or 1755)
Mary, bp. Sep. 28, 1755
(son), bp. Sep. 11, 1758 [place not stated]
John Stewart of Newcastle, Del., and his wife Elizabeth sold land there May 7, 1749,
to Samuel and John Stewart [deeds, Q: 172].
TWO JAMES STEWARTS IN LEBANON COUNTY. PA.-PENSIONERS
James Stewart was born in 1755 or 1757. He enlisted at Carlisle, Cumberland coun'
ty. Pa., in March, 1777, for three years in Capt. Matthew Erwin's (afterward Capt. Jack'
son's) company, nth (or 4th) regiment. He was discharged Jan. 28, 1781, at Trenton, N. J.,
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having served three years and ten months. Apr. 6, 1818, he appHed for a pension, while a re»
sident of East Hanover township, Lebanon [formerly part of Dauphin] county. Pa. A pension
was granted Apr. 12, 1818, commencing from the date of his application, as was usual. Aug:
8, 1820, when making a schedule of his property, as was required in that year of all pensioners
under the act of Congress of Mar. 18, 1818, in order to show that they really needed govern-
mental aid, James gave his age as 65 years and his residence as East Hanover. In 1854 he was
drawing $96 a year, having then received a total of $1,527 09. His age at that time was stated
as 79 years, in "Revolutionary Pension Rolls," published in 1835 by the war department for
the information of Congress. He still resided in Lebanon county. In the * 'Census of Revol-
utionary Pensioners," as of June 6, 1840, published in that year, James Stewart, aged 83, was
living in the household of John Winter m East Hanover, Lebanon county.
James Stewart was born in 1738. He enlisted in the fall of 1775 at Stonington, Conn. .
although it would not seem that he lived in that locality, for one year, and was discharged in
the spring of 1776 at Cambridge, Mass. He returned to Lancaster in Pennsylvania, and in the
summer of 1776 enlisted at Lancaster for five months, and was discharged at Lancaster. This
man subsequently had an interesting career as a soldier (which we shall not now take space to'
detail), participating in a dozen battles, being wounded at Monmouth, and after the close of
the Revolutionary war enlisting under Gen. Anthony Wayne in his campaigns against the In-
dians. May 7, 1818, he applied for a pension, which was granted June 30, while he was a re-
sident of Lebanon county, Pa. Aug. 2, 1820, he gave his age as 82, and his residence as Leb-
anon county. He died June 14, 1833, aged 95. The pension paid him then totaled $1,450.18,
at $96 a year. His residence was given at that time as Lebanon county. In 1820 he gave hi&
occupation as soldier, and said he had qo family living with him.®
James Stewart, said by Mi^s Eleanor Mitchell of Mt. Carmel, 111., to be the James
given above, married Peacock. He lived at or near Absccon, N. J. He had a son:
James, Nov. 22, 1775; m. Feb. 14, 1799, Jane Ingersojl
James Stewart (James), born Nov. 22, 1775, was re -christened Scoby after the battle
of Monmouth. He married Feb. 14, 1799, Jane Ingersoll, born Jan. 10, 1778. They removed
in 1818 from Absecon, N. J., to Mt. Carmel, III. Jane died there Jiine 6,' 1823, and Scoby
died Dec. 6, 1852. Children:
Sarah, Apr. 29, 1801
Hannah, Jan. i, 1804; m. Dec. 31, 1822, Abraham Russell: d. Mar. 30, 1843, Mt. Carmel
Isaac, Aug. 4, 1806
Roxanna, Oct. 13, 1808
Eliza Ann, May II, 1811
Willam, May 15, 1814 , '
His Father Built the Susquehanna River Ericf^e at Harrisbur^
Charles Steward was born probably in Pennsylvania, according to the "History of
Mahaska County, Iowa," 1895. His father emigrated from Ireland, of a wealthy family, and
built the bridge across the Susquehanna river at Harrisburg; he frequently employed on his
various enterprises as many as 200 workmen at a time, but he suffered financial reverses later-
Charles was early bound out but ran away. He married Catherine Hyer. She died when her
son George was quite small. Charles farmed in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and while harrow-
ing one day his team ran away, dragged the harrow over him and he died from the effects,
about 1856. Son, born in York county. Pa.:
George, Feb. 23, 1828; m. July 23, 1852, Tabitha M. Dutton, in Marietta, O.: six children
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STEWARTS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA.
From various records dug up by Dickerman and Edson
TH E Stewart families early settled in Cumberland county, which was a large county com'
prising a vast expanse of frontier territory, have never been given much attention by rc'
searchers, yet the ancestors of some of the best families in the United States were pioneers of
that region. Most of the Stewart families settling in Cumberland county were from the north
of Ireland, coming in colonies from **the Hibernian hive'' in the great exodus which commenced
in 1718 and continued until after the Revolutionary war, which swarmed into the unoccupied
sections of Pennsylvania. They generally landed at Newcastle or Philadelphia, and after re*
maining awhile with their kinsmen in the older settlements they joined parties of settlers mov'
ing into the wilderness, where they organized new townships and new counties.
ARTHUR STEWARD OF EAST PENNSBORO
Arthur Steward, born perhaps about 1690, married Dinah . Arthur Steward,
Widow Stuard and James Steward were in a list of taxables in Chester county. Pa., in 1735 1
perhaps in Londonderry or Nottingham township. He was of Lancaster county May a, 1748,
when he witnessed the will of William Stewart. Nine days later — May 11, 1748 — he made his
own will, designating himself of Lancaster county. The history of Cumberland county states
that Arthur Stewart was a settler at Boiling Springs in that county about 1746, and that Wid^
ow Stewart was in a list a( taxables in East Pennsboro township, Cumberland county, in 1750.
The will of Arthur Steward of Lancaster county, dated May 11, 1748, and signed in a clear
hand, was probated Aug. 4, 17^, in Cumberland county (wills. A; j]. The executor wa«
John Hoge., and the witnesses were John Anderson, Rowland Chambers and James Mateer.
He referred to his wife Dinah, son Arthur and **son Thomas when of eage." Children:
William® ; m. Mary : d. perhaps in 1748, Lancaster countf
Ann©
Arthur
Thomas, born after 1727
William Stewart (Arthur) married Mary . Wc have no proof that he was
Arthur's son, but the probability seems fair. He evidently predeceased Arthur, who wrote
his will nine days after William wrote his. William Stewart, yeoman, Lancaster county, dated
his vwill May 2, 1748; the date of probate was not copied, unfortunately. He appointed as ex'
ecutor "my friend Thomas Wilson, with my wife Mary." He spoke of his daughter Isabella;
loving brother Thomas, and loving sister Ann, The witnesses were Walter Davies, Arthur
Steuart and Moses Starr. The uill was proved in Lancaster county. Child:
Isabella
Robert Stewart, born probably about 17 15, married Elizabeth . He
dated his will Oct. 6, 1784, when residing in West Pennsborou^h township. Cum'
berland county. Pa., but the date of probate was not copied : it was proved in
Cumberland county [wiHs, E: 18]. The cjsecutors were Stephen Duncan and John Starr, and
the witness was Moses Starr, Robert owned land near Shippens Boroufi^. He mentioned his
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in. int. mariiage intention; m. lie, marriage licentc; b , born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur., buried; Q) Bible rec-
ord, fa) church, (?) town, (i) (ravesrone (i; probate, C«) court, (i) land, h^ military, (?) pension. (^ census, ® tradit-
ion. (^ locaJ bt«tnry. ^ patrtot»c society. (i$ hioffraphy <»r ge«ealogy, (i$ deduction of the editor.
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wife Elizabeth; granddaughter Rachel Starr, and also his three grandchildren — Elizabeth Starr,
Mary Starr and Moses Starr. My stars !
James Stewart died prior to November, 1768, when the following children were con*
cerned in the settlement of his estate in Cumberland county, as related by W. H. Egle:
Eleanor
Margaret
Charles
John
Samuel
James (under 12)
Agnes (under 12)
JOHN STEWART OF MIDDLE TOWN
John Stewart married Elizabeth . He lived in Middletown township, Cumber-
land county. Pa., when he made his will Dec. 10, 1779. The executors were James Bel! and
Andrew McBeath, and the witnesses were John Templeton and John Stewart, jr. [wills, D:
11]. He spoke of his wife Elizabeth, and of his brother Archibald, and in giving the names
of his children he called Agnes, Elizabeth, Catherine and Sarah "my four youngest daughters. "
James
John
Mary
William
Archibald
Agnes
Elizabeth
Catherine
Sarah
Alexander Stewart married Catherine . He lived in Wayne township, Cum-
berland county, when he made his will Apr. 26, 1787. The will was witnessed by James Gon*
salus, Nathaniel Stanly and Mary^Forggy [wills, E: ij6]. It mentioned Archibald Stewart's
land, and named these three children:
James
Alexander
Jean
ANDRREW STUARD OF HOPEWELL
Andrew- Stuard was born about 1695 or earlier© He married Mary — . He
dated his will Apr. 25, 1747, in Hopewell, Cumberland county, and it was probated just seven
years afterwards, Apr. 25, 1754 [wills, A : 27, docket 4]. The executors were his wife Mary
and his son Moses, and the witnesses were Patrick Hanna and William Anderson. He refer'
red to his wife's one-third of the property; also Margaret Stuard (signed by her * mark). He
mentioned the following children, calling Hugh Huey:
Moses c. 1724; [m. Apr. 26, 1760, Isabella Levers, at York] : executor of father's will
Hugh
Samuel c. 1720; m. Mercy
Rose
Elizabeth
Samuel'^ Stewart (Andrew-) was born about 1720. He married Mercy . Hi3
name was on the list of taxables in Hopewell, Cumberland county, in 1762. His will was dat-
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cd Apr. 15, 1789, in Hopewell, but the date of probate was not copied [wills, E: 148 and 215].
His wife was living, but her name was not stated. Samuel mentioned his son'in'law John Mc'
Knight of Hopewell, and John McCarIc, who had married his granddaughter Mary McKnight.
The will of Mercy Stewart of Hopewell was dated Jan. 16, 1790, and probated Mar. ij, 1791 :
the witnesses were Josias Brown,, Robert Coffee and John Coffee. She gave her possessions to
her daughter Elizabeth, wife of John NcNeight [wills, K]. Child:
Elizabeth ; m. John McKnight : had a daughter married by 1789
CHARLES STEWART OF LETTERKENNY
Charles Stewart of Letter kenny, Cumberland [later detached as Franklin] county.
Pa , died Mar. — , 1766, according to Egle's estimate. His will was dated Feb. 3, 1766, but the
date of probate was overlooked [wills, A : 157]. He was a farmer. The witnesses to his will
were Samuel Culbcrtson and James Clark. Dr. Egle includes a son William among his child'
ren, but the gift to 'William Stuart, my navy," very likely was a reference to his "nephew":
navies are seldom disposed of so peaceably. Children, mentioned'in will:
John c. 1715; [m. 1757, Mary Culbcrtson®]
Charles
Agnes
Mary
Jennet
Margaret ; m. Isaac Martin*^.
ARCHIBALD STEWART FROM NEWRY, IRELAND -B:48
Archibald- Stewart, born about 1695, married Margaret , in Ireland. In 1752
he and his wife Margaret and two sons William and John sailed from Newry, county Down,
Ireland, in the ship Happy Return, and proceeded to Carlisle, Cumberland county, Pa,, where it
is likely that some of his older children had already settled. Archibald was a shrewd man, and
he carefully kept the receipt for his passage money, paid when he embarked: '*Receivedof Ar*
chibald Stewart the sum of t'li sterling in full for his passage and three other passengers on
hoard the ship Happy Return this 3rd of July, 1752. Robert Walker." After he had safely
landed on this side he thought he should have further evidence that he had paid for his passage,
and he went to the captain about it, and after a bit of discussion as to the phrasing of the docu'
mcnt he was given this, which he kept for his descendants: *'This is to certify that the bearer,
Archibald Stewart, came over from Newry in Ireland to this port on board the ship Happy Re-
turn, James Boggs, Master, and has paid his passage on board said ship. Dated this loth of
October, 1752. As also his family, Margaret Stewart, William Stewart and John Stewart.
James Boggs." Except for those two scraps of paper Archibald's name would be unknown.
Tradition says he had a son Archibald, which is likely. Children:
Archibald®
William c. 1735 i ro- i?^?^ Elizabeth Wilson: d. July 29, 178^
John ; no further record
William'^ Stewart (Archibald*^) made an improvement on his land in Tyrone township,
Cumberland county, in September, 175J [17631], as stated by his widow in an affidavit made
during the adjudication of his estate. His name appeared on an assessment roll of Fermanagh
township [now m Juniata county] in 1765. He returqcd to Carlisle with other settlers who
were driven from their homes by the Indians about that time. Oct. 29, 1765, he received a
warrant for 150 acres in Delaware township [Juniata county], which was surveyed Sep. 29,
1769, but contained only 105 acres. He married Elizabeth Wilson in 1765, probably in Carlisle,
and in the spring of 1766 they went to live in what is now Center township. Perry county. He
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fought in the Cumberland county militia in the Revolution.® He died July 29, 1784. His
widow Elizabeth lived with her children until her death Aug. 12, i8aa. Children:®
Sarah 1766; ro. Abraham Deen
Wilson ; d. May — , 1814, sine prole [without issue]
John, June 8, 1770; m. (i) Elizabeth Walker, (2) Rebecca Johnston: d. Apr. ij.'.^i
Elizabeth 1771 ;m. Isaac Cook
Mary ; m. Noble Crawford
Margaret ; m. George Brown
Grace ; m. Henry Lukens
Jean ; m. Andrew Thompson, tailor
Rachel ; m. John Thompson
Rebecca ; m. Andrew Thompson, farmer
JOHN STEWART OF CUMBERLAND AND BEAVER COUNTIES
John Stewart was bom in 1755- He enlisted in May, 1776, at Carlisle, Cumberland
county, Pa., for two years in Capt. Greer's company in Col. Hart's First Pennsylvania regiment
of the Continental line. He was in the battles of Long Island, White Plains, Trenton, Brandy-
wine, Gcrmantown and Paoli. He was discharged June — , 1778, at Valley Forge. May 16,
1818, when 6j years old and a resident of Beaver county. Pa., he applied for a pension and was
placed on the rolls Feb. 19, 1819, his pension of $96 a year commencing from May 16, 1818. On
Sep. 18, 1820, when 65 years old, residing in Beaver county, he said that he was a cooper by
trade, and that he had no family at present, his wife being dead. It might not be disrespectful
to observe in passing that the pensioners under the act of Mar. 18, 1818, when the Republic's
gratitude was measured by its meager means, found it discreet to appear lonely and helpless in
the world, and they avoided mention of a family on which they might lean. John Stewart died
July 17, 1829. The total sum paid him was $1,072.50, which was over a period of 11 years and
two months. [The original affidavits relating to Revolutionary war pension claims are kept in
separate '*cascs*', in large, heavy manila envelopes, filed alphabetically in steel cabinets in the
Department of the Interior building in Washington. In this case of John Stewart of Beaver
county there are letters and memoranda relating to three different John Stewarts, misplaced
there by clerks during the past hundred years. We believe that we have succeeded in giving
to each the data which relate to him. Cf. John* Stewart, B: 60.]
WILLIAM STEWART AND HIS WIFE. ANN POLK —A: 128
Wllllain Stewart married Ann Polk in county Antrim, Ireland. July 7, 1762, William
Stewart **and Ann Stewart, otherwise Polk," were given a pass by George Rogers of county
Antrim, Ireland, permitting them and their family **to pass and repass from hence to New-
castle or in any of his majesty's British dominions." He brought this (xissport with him to
Pennsylvania, and it is said to be now owned by a descendant. We have no further informat'
ion about William or his family. It is said that he went south.
This number of the Stewart Clan Magazine, dated for the merry month of May, was
printed in January. Like the April number, it contains but four pages. We rather expect to be
busy at something else in the next few months, and we thought it best to print these magaz-
ines while we had our head full of genealogy. Our wife snagged us on a joke the other day.
**Gencalogy has no future," she said. Wc assented to this, as it didn't look like a chance for
much of an argument. '*It all lies in the past." she added. Gosh! doesn't it?
Wc are pleased by the number of nice letters we have been receiving and the new records
being sent us. We sincerely hope that before long we shall be able to be of greater service.
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THOMAS STEUART OF BUCKS COUNTY. PA.
Thomas^ Steuart, bom perhaps as early as 1685, married Jean . He may have
been the Thomas Stewart of Nottingham, Chester county, Pa., who was granted Aug. 17, 1734,
**to take up 100 acres of land in Chestnut Level adjoining to John Stewart's land in the said
county of Lancaster" [Taylor papers, iv:652, Pa. Hist. Soc.]. The Presbyterian church in
Tinicum, Bucks county, was organized in 1739 by Scotch'Irish settlers from southeastern Penn'
sylvania, and it was in that year that Thomas Stewart settled in Bucks county.® His will
was dated Dec. 10, 1749. The date of probate was not copied [wills, ii: 191]. The executors
seem to have been John Kelly, James Johnston and John Wigton. He mentioned his four sons
— ^Samuel, Robert, Thomas and William — and his daughters Lilley, Jean and Elizabeth, and also
his son John Stuart's daughter Martha. He was a **yeoman, of Tincome." Children :®
John ; d. before 1750, leaving a daughter Martha
Samuel ; m. Ann : d. in 1789
Robert c. 1717; m. Mary ®
Thomas ; [m. Dec. 16, 1742, Hannah Kee, Philadelphia®]
William
Lillian
Jean
Elizabeth
SamueP Stewart (Thomas*) married Ann . He was living in New Britain,
Bucks county, when he made his will. Mar. 8, 1774. It was not probated until ly years after*
ward, Feb. 6, 1789 [wills, v]. It was witnessed by Robert Stewart and Samuel Wigton, and
mentioned his wife Ann, sons William and Thomas and daughter Mary McHenry. Children :
William
Thomas
Mary, Nov. 13, 1753; m. Dec. 4, 1770, William McHenry®
Robert^ Stewart (Thomas^ was possibly the Robert who in 1756 was a trustee of
the Neshaming Presbyterian church of Warwick, Bucks county.® Robert Stewart certified
Oct. I, 1757, to the election of assessors of Bucks county. The gravestones in the churchyard
at Hartsville say that Mary, wife of Robert Stewart, died Feb. 2, i748'9, in her 29th year.
Robert died Aug. 24, 1767, aged 50. Among his children was, we presume :
John 1741 ; d. Aug. 26, 1767, in his 2yth year®
Thomas^ Stewart (Thomas*) was probably the Thomas who married Dec. 16, 1742.
Hannah Kee, in the First Presbyterian church in Philadelphia.® He was in business with John
Church. He dated his will Sep. 18, 1752, and it was probated Mar. 1, 1753. He referred to
his partner, John Church, to his wife Hannah, to his four children named below and the child
whose birth was expected. Hannah died about 177 1, and her sons John and Thomas as admin '
istrators were permitted Sep. 19, 1771, by the orphans' court to sell land on the north side of
Keys alley in Philadelphia.® The same four children were mentioned in Hannah's estate:
John
Thomas
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as —90, means refer to that page; m. means married;
m. int.. marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur., buried; (1) Bible rec-
ord, (D church, (D town, ® gravestone ® probate, ® court, ® land, ® military, ® pension, (g) census, © tradii-
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Rachel 1750; m. (i) Nov. 12, 1771, John Gregory, (2) Morgan
Joseph 1751; d. in 1785, evidently unmarried*
Thomas^ Stewart {Samuel,'^ Thomas*) was born in 1752 in Bucks county. Pa.® Wc
have no actual proof that he was Samuel's son, but that he was a grandson of Thomas' seems
indubitable. He is said to have served as a private in 1775 and as a lieutenant in 1780 in a
company of Bucks county associators.® He married (i), in 1778, Rachel Farmer Dcwccse.®
He settled in Warren [then part of Sussex] county, N. J., where he owned 360 acres of land
and built a stone dwelling, around which afterward clustered the village of Stewartsville, nam*
ed in his honor. He was justice of the peace and served as judge of the court of common pleas
five years.t He married (2) Mar. — , 1817, Mary, the widow of William Roscnbcrry. He
died in 1836,® at the age of 83,® in Greenwich, Warren county, N. J. His will was dated
June 12, 1836, and proved Jan. 18, 1837, the executors being Samuel T. and James Stewart:
the witnesses were Robert S. Kennedy, John Stone and Charles Stewart. He owned lots in
Alexandria, Hunterdon county. Oct. 14, 1831, he had won a judgment in the New York state
supreme court against his son Thomas F. Stewart, and this money he bequeathed to Thomas
F.'s four daughters. Besides the following children (excepting Rachel) his will mentioned his
grandson Thomas S. Long and his granddaughter Rachel, wife of William Maxwell Stewart.
Robert D.. Mar. 5, 1779; m. Oct. 20, 1807, Sarah Carpenter: to Wis., 1836; d. May 10/4S
James
Samuel T. ; m. Jan. 19, 1807, Catherine Carpenter
Jesse
John ; settled in Easton, Pa. : had son Edward F.
Rachel ; m. Dec. 25, 1810, Michael S. Long of Chatham, in Morris county
Thomas F. ; m. Catherine Reynale®
William
Joseph^ Stewart (Thomas^ Thomas') was about 19 years old, Sep. 19. 1771.® He
dated his will Aug. 5, 1785, Philadelphia, and it was proved Sep. 7, 1785 [wills, T: 195]. His
friend Richard Whitehead was appointed executor. He made bequests to his sister Rachel
Morgan; to his nephew John Gregory (under 21), **son of my sister Rachel, now living*'; and
to his cousin Rebecca Pickering, widow of George Pickering.
Robert-"^ Stewart, the elder, of Greenwich, Sussex [later Warren] county. N. J., made
his will Jan. 19, 1809, which was proved Aug. 15, 1809 [wills, C: 175]. His two sons Thom'
as and Robert were named as executors. Besides the following children he mentioned his
grandson John Kelly and granddaughter Sarah Kerr.
Margaret ; m. Thomas Kennedy
Sarah ; m. William Kennedy
Ann ; m. James Armstrong
Thomas
Robert c. 1772; d. 1810, leaving six children: he had an uncle Thomas Stewart®
CHARLES STEWART OF BUCKS COUNTY. PA.
Charles' Stewart was born Mar. 11, 1690-1, in Scotland. He came to Bucks county.
Pa., in 1720 and bought a farm near Red Hill. He died May 13, 1764.
Charles^ Stewart, not known to be related to the above Charles, was bom in 17 19 in
Scotland.® He married Sarah . He is said to have come from Scotland in 1740. He
•Joseph Stewart married Mar. 15. 1785, Mary Simmonds, in Swede*' church, Philadelphia.
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settled in Upper Makeficld township, at Newtown, according to "Records of the Harris Fano'
iiy," 1Q03. He died Sep. 26, 1794, aged 75, © and was buried in the Presbyterian churchyard
at Newtown. His will was dated May 12, 1787, naming his daughter Hannah as executrix.®
He mentioned his sister Mary Hunter; his wife Sarah, and his children Robert, Hannah Harris
and Mary, wife of James Hunter. He requested the "immediate sale of my lands in the coun*
ty called Kantuckee in the state of Virginia" [Kentucky was at that time a part of Virginia].
The son William was not referred to. He had gone to Kentucky with Daniel Boone, his friend
and schoolmate (who had had removed from Bucks county, Pa., to North Carolina and thence
to Kentucky) and was killed at the battle of Blue Licks, Aug. 19, 1782; his sister Hannah was
administratrix of his estate. After the death of Charles Stewart the widow Sarah removed to
Woodford county, Ky., where she died May 20, 1805, aged 84. Children:
1760, John Harris: d. Sep. 16, 1794 [or i8oj]
1773, aged 27(?), at Newtown
19, 1782, Blue Licks, Ky.
James Hunter
, d. unmarried at Trough Springs, Ky.
Hannah
1741 ;m.
Charles
c. 1745; d.
William
; k. Aug
Mary
; m.
Robert
; d. unma
A Steward family connected with Bucks county, Pa., probably related to Robert Stewart
cited on page 129, i( not in fact his, consisted of these children:
Margaret ; m. Brumfield
Baird : had a daughter Hannah
Jenison
Brum6eld
of Warwick, Bucks county, 1761
John Steward of Warwick township, Bucks county, made his will Nov. 11, 1761, but
the date of probate was overlooked [Bucks county wills, iii: 72]. He appointed as executors
his sister Margaret Brumfield, CHARLES STEWARD and William Scott. He mentioned also
his sisters Hannah Baird, Mary Jenison and Jane Brumfield. He was apparently not married.
Hannah
; m.
Mary
; m.
Jane
; m.
John
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STEWARTS OF SUSSEX COUNTY. N. J. ~B:45
zTPhE Stewart family settled at Hackcttstown, Sussex [now Warren] county. New Jersey,
*• for some time before the Revolutionary war claimed to be descended from the earls of
Bute through a branch settled at Ballintoy, county Antrim, Ireland [see Encyclopedia
of Biography — Pennsylvania, v: 1,715]. It is probable that the father of the brothers
given below came to America, stopping for a time at some other place. There are indications
of other Stewarts, evidently related, in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The New
Jersey archives contain old newpaper files with references to Sussex county Stewarts — Sep. 7,
1778, in which is a notice of sale by Archibald Stewart, Revolutionary soldier, at Flemington,
Sussex [now Hunterdon] county; James Stewart and Alexander Stewart, at Hackettstown, in
1778 advertised to sell paint; Aug. 5, 1778, John Stewart was named as a loyalist, and Sep. 5,
1778, James Stewart was named as a loyalist. The following notes will be helpful as a basis
for later work. First, these three brothers, born in Ballintoy, Ireland:®
Archibald 1736; m lie. Aug. 29. 1772, Margaret Helms: d. May — , 1795®
William c. 1738; m. (i) Frances Sherwood, (2) Bethany : d. 1810
James ; no record
Archibald Stewart, born in 1736, married (license Aug. 29, 1772) Margaret Helms (h)
The D. A. R. Lineage Book, xxx:95, says that Archibald married Phebe Hclmes, which is prob'
ably correct. He was first mentioned in the Sussex county land records Jan, 28, 1767, and in
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1769 he advertised to sell 100 acres in Sussex county, 1*2 miles from Andover Furnace, with a
tavern kept by David Lindsey: and he advertised in the Pennsylvania Qo^ette of Sep. 17, 1770,
for the whereabouts of John Collins, a boy who had run away from the Andover iron works,
Sussex county, N. J. Nov. 22. 1769, he was appointed justice of the peace for Sussex county,
at a court held at Burlington. He was a prime mover in the events which hastened the Re vol*
ution, says Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History, and was a member from Sussex
county in the Continental Congress in 1775 '1779. He died May — , 1795, aged 59, at Spring'
dale, Sussex county.® Apr. 8, 1797, Phebe, widow of Archibald Stewart, late of Newton,
sold to William Helm of Hackettstown 354 acres of woodland, known as Springdale farm, in
Newton and 266 acres in Independence; also, land in Hackettstown **where Phebe now lives"
[deeds, C: 205]. Phebe died Jan. 4, 1815, aged 59, at Perth Amboy.® [A Margaret Stuart
died Jan. — , 1812, aged 78, at Newton, Sussex county© The Encyclopedia of Biography cited
above says that Archibald died Jan. 14, 181 5.] Among Archibald's children were:®
Margaret Helmes ; m. Benjamin Maurice: son, Charles F.
Sarah Ann 1779; m. John Patrick : d. Apr. 27, 1814, aged ^^4, Perth A.
William Stewart, born in 1738, was given in the May, 1928, magazine. James, his
son, was born in 1772 and married Elizabeth Culver: she died at Hackettstown Mar. 22, 1826,
in her 51st year,® and he died there Dec. 15, 1834, in his 62nd year.® James was the father
of Dr. Thomas Page Stewart, born June 7, 1798, at Hackettstown; died there Oct. 26, 1846.
ARCHIBALD STEWART OF FAYETTE COUNTY, PA.
Archibald Stewart was born in 1753 in Hunterdon county, N. J., he declared Nov. 1 1 ,
1833, when making out an application for a pension, being then aged 80 and living in Fayette
county. Pa. He was residing near Hackettstown, Sussex county, N. J., in 1778 when he first
enlisted as a militiaman under Capt. Christopher Longstreth, going out Mar. i and serving
three months, being discharged June i, 1778, at Elizabethtown Point. In August, 1778, he
went out again for a tour of three months under Capt. Joseph Snyder of Hackettstown, march'
ing against the Indians at Minisink [N. Y.], and was discharged at Sussex Courthouse the
latter part of November, 1778. In March, 1779, he volunteered for nine months under Capt.
William Fellows in Col. Ogdcn's regiment, Maj. John Piatt, commanded by Gens. Sullivan and
Maxwell, at Easton, Pa. He marched to the Wyoming, to Genesee lake. In a skirmish with
the Indians "at a place called Catarcen Town" he was wounded by a ball through the left
thigh. Immediately after his discharge from this 9 month's tour he re enlisted for two months
and was discharged at Easton, after a total of 17 months' service. He resided in Sussex county
until about 1796, when he removed to western Pennsylvania. There is nothing to indicate that
he was married before he left New Jersey, but it was not relevant to the case for any afiidavit
to mention whether he was or not. He married in Fayette county. Pa., Oct. 3, 1799, Gather*
ine Hunt, by John Allen, j. p., according to the testimony in the widow's application fpr a
pension Apr. 23, 18^1. Catherine was born in 1779 and was the daughter of Jacob Hunt, who
was also a Revolutionary soldier. [In "Revolutionary Pension Rolls" an Archibald Stewart.
aged 73 at the close of 1833, was drawing $56.67 a year for service as a private in the Pennsyl-
vania militia, having been paid a total of $17001, commencing Mar. 4, 1831, from which date
all pensions under the act of 1832 began. In the Census of Pensioners, 1840, Archibald Stew-
art, aged 80, was given as living m Edward Bell's family in Union township, Fayette county. J
He died May 5, 1849, in Fayette county /a) The widow moved to Carroll county, O., where
she was living Oct. 4, 1850, when she inquired about a pension for herself. She was living m
Grant county, Ind., Apr. 23, 1851, when she applied, and finally, Apr. 23, 1853, at Vermont,
Howard county, Ind. Children of Archibald and Catherine, as given in pension claim:
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Mary, Aug. 4, 1800; m. John Christopher: resided in Fayette county in 1851
Elizabeth, July 10, 1802; died unmarried, after Dec. 31, 1851, and before Jan. 3, 1853
Charles, Oct. 17, 1804
Nancy, Jan. 29, 1807; m. Isaac Whitaker: res. Howard county, Ind., 1851
William, July 16, 1811 ; m. Diana Stewart: res. Stark county, O., 1851
CHARLES STEWART OF VIRGINIA AND NEW JERSEY
Charles Stewart, *'an ancient old soldier," born in 1751, made an application Mar. 21 <
1818, in Sussex county, for a pension for his services as a private in the 2nd Virginia regiment
of the Continental line. In 1775 he enlisted in the Continental army under Capt. Rull of the
15th Virginia regiment, commanded by Col. Hennas, in Gen. Woodford's brigade. Consider^
able time thereafter he was arranged among the officers by Baron Steuben at the northward
and put into the nth regiment under Col. Morgan, and some time after he was put into the
2nd regiment of the Virginia line, commanded by Col. Febiger.* His enlistment was for three
years, or for the duration of the war if less than three years. He was discharged Apr. 22, 1780,
and had kept the paper, signed by Maj. Thomas Posey. The pension was granted Apr. 2, 1818,
commencing Mar. 21, 1818, at $q6 a year; invalid. — S'33736. Testimony of acquaintances at
the time of Charles's application in 1818 showed that he had seen * 'nearly seven year's serv'
ice; he has an elderly wife to support and has had 13 children, eight of whom are living, the
bringing up of which with many other expenses has always kept him poor." He lived in New
Jersey in 1818. [In 1834 he was living in Sussex county, "aged 69."] A letter, which evident'
ly doesn't belong in this case, dated Mar. 10, 185 1, at Morristown, N. J., and signed by Lewis
Condich, says that **Charles Steward applied for a pension about 1829 and died before any de'
cision was announced. He left a widow, lately deceased, who informed the son that nothing
had been received by her. The family are very ignorant but are very deserving people."
Charles Stewart, born about 1741, married Eve . He died Mar. 16, 18 18, aged
76,0 and she died July 23, 1826, aged 75© They are buried in the old cemetery at Newton,
Sussex county, N. J. Other stones in the same graveyard are: Margaret Stuart, died Jan. — ,
1812, aged 78; Stuart, died Jan. 22, 1822, aged 58; John Stewart, born Aug. 26, 1794,
died Jan. 12, 1847; and Ira B. Stewart, died Nov. 11, 1881, aged 490'5.
A Stuart family, apparently in Ireland, consisted of the following children, some of
whom came to America, probably after the Revolutionary war:
Margaret
Daniel ; m. Margaret
William ; resided in Ireland, 1822
Robert ; resided in Ireland, 1822
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Daniel Stuart, born perhaps about 1760, married Margaret . He lived in Sus'
sex county, N. J., in 1750, when he was a witness to the will of George Harris, late of Sussex.
Dec. I, 1801, D. Stewart and James Stewart were witnesses to a deed wherein William Helmes
of Hackettstown bought 500 acres of land near Colerain, Hamilton county, *'Northwcst Territ'
ory, alias Ohio,"t in the Miami Purchase, from Margaretta Dunlop and William Stewart Dun*
lop [deeds, AV: 281, Trenton, N. J.]. Daniel Stuart of Morristown was nominated for Con*
gress, Sep. 4, 1810. Daniel Stuart was surrogate in Newton, May 18, 1815. He was executor
of the will of John Ralston of Mendham, Morris county, but died before the estate was sett'
Thifc name was here ipfUcd "Frbacar." George Stewart (page 93. December) served under this officer,
and he aprlled the name "Fabiger." Both Charles and (»eorge served under Col. Morgan.
iCompare Daniel .Stewart from Litchfield county. Conn., who lived in Sussex county, N J., A: 143.
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led. This John Ralston must have been related to the Stuarts, for in his Bible he had inscribed
**John Stewart, who died Aug. 21, 1796, aged 23 years.*' John Ralston of Philadelphia signed
Feb. 16, 1785, the bond of Elizabeth Stewart, administratrix of the estate of James Stewart of
Chester county, Pa. [Chester county. Pa., wills, docket 3679]. Daniel Stuart made his will
Feb. 16, 1822. at Newton [Sussex county wills, B: 150]. He mentioned his wife Margaret;
his nephew John R. Stuart of New York; John Stuart (a minor), son of his niece Jane Farrcll;
his sister Margaret, and his brothers William and Robert Stuart in Ireland. Margaret's will
was dated Feb. 21, 1842, Newton [wills, C: 344], naming as heirs Dr. John R. Stuart, son of
James, and John, son of her niece Jane Farrell. The nephew John R. was born Mar. 11, 1809.
in Newton, and was adopted, reared and educated by Daniel Stuart.
JOHN STEWART AND HIS WIFE ELEANOR
John Stewart was born Apr. 27, 172-^. This was written in his Bible, but the final
figure (thought to be 2 or 6) became blurred. He is said to have been born in Scotland. '*Hc
espoused the cause of Prince Charles," says the History of Allegheny County, Pa., 1889, **and
after the defeat of the Pretender he fled to the north of Ireland, and in 1749 embarked from
Londonderry for the province of Pennsylvania." He married Eleanor . Where they
first settled in eastern Pennsylvania we do not know. They removed to Allegheny county,
where he bought a large tract of land at Round Hill and built the first shingle -roofed house in
the township.® The History of Westmoreland County, 1906, mentions him. John and Elea*
nor had eight children — four sons and four daughters. In the genealogical department of the
Boston Evening Transcript^ Sep. i, 1909, the names of these children were given as:
Jean
Alexander
John, Dec. 26, 1766; m. Jane Cavett®
James
Mary
Margaret
Thomas
Barbara
JOHN STEWART, SON OF A NOBLEMAN
John''' Stewart was the son of a Scotch nobleman who left his country at the time of
the persecution and settled in New Jersey, relates the History of Tippecanoe County, Ind.,
1909. John lived in Pennsylvania for some years. Among his children was:
Joseph c. 1758
Jos<*ph''^ Stewart (John-) was born in Pennsylvania, probably about 1758. Eventually
he moved to Kentucky. Among his children was:
John c. 1790; m. Mary Inlow
John^ Stewart (Joseph,^ John^) was born in Kentucky, probably about 1790. He wa5
a soldier in the war of 181 2, serving as a private under Col. Dudley; he was taken prisoner at
River Raisin in Canada and had to *'run the gauntlet." He married Mary Inlow, daughter of
Jesse and Charity (Smith) Inlow. Charity Smith had two brothers who were hanged by the
tories. In 1824 John Stewart went to Indiana and located in Montgomery county. His wife
Mary died in 1842, and he died in i860. Among their children was:
Joseph Norris, Apr. 1^, 1829, Montgomery county, Ind.
JOHN STEWART OF LACK, JUNIATA COUNTY. PA.
John Stewart was born probably about 172S. He fettled in Cumberland county. Pa.,
before or during the Revolutionary war. He lived in Lack township, near McCoysville, which
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was in Juniata county when it was detached from Cumberland county, and later lay in Mifflin
county. Apr. i, 1778, he was appointed justice of the peace. He was one of a delegation of
four prominent citizens to secure the organization of Mifflin county, and was appointed to meet
the disaffected in the Bryson riot in 1791, according to •*Col. George Steuart and his Wife,
Margaret Harris.'' He was associate judge of the court of common pleas. He dated his will
Oct. 14, 1796. He died about 1815, and his will was probated Aug. 27, 1817, his son Joseph,
designated to be the executor, having died Dec. 9, 1815. Children, named in will:
William ; m. : died before i797(?), leaving a son John
Joseph, Feb. 17, 1755; m. Nancy
John ; m. Mary Bell : removed to Butler county
Elizabeth ; m. James McConnell
Eleanor ; m. Thomas Anderson
Jean ; m. James Snodgrass
daughter ; m. Van Kerr : d. bef. 1797, leaving dau. Nancy
Joseph^ Steuart (John^) was bom Feb. 17, 1755, as revealed by a faded copy of a fam*
ly record found among old papers in an attic by Miss Mary A. Steuart* of East Waterford,
Juniata county. He married Agnes , born Feb. 8, 1757. He was probably the private
of that name in Capt. John Hamilton's company during the Revolution, thought Rev. Robert
Stewart in his book cited above. He died Dec. 9, 181 5, aged 60,© and Nancy [Agnes] died
Aug. 31, 1843, aged 86.© Children, from the same family record:
Margaret, Oct. 14, 1779; m. Mar. 27, 1799, William Laird
Eleanor, Apr. 29, 1781 ; m. McCoy
George, Nov. 24, 1783
Elizabeth, Dec. 23, 1785; m. 1807, William W. Harris
Rachel, Dec. 24, 1787; m. Joseph Brown, esq.
Martha, July 14, 1790; m. Hugh Hart of McCoysville
Nancy, June 23, 1792; m. Alexander
John, Oct. 9, 1794
James McConnell, Nov. 15, 1796; d. Dec. 10, 1801
Watson, Nov. 26, 1798; m. Jane Irvin, born in Ireland: gr.f. of Mary A.
John^ Steuart (John^) was born about 1760. He married Mary Bell, born in 1765.
daughter of William Bell.® They removed from McCoysville to Butler county. Pa., in about
1806 and thence in 1820 to Harrison county, O. He died there Aug. 28, 1835, and he and his
wife are buried at Cadiz, O. Among their children were :
Elizabeth, Nov. 18, 1784; m. Jan. — , 1810, Samuel Thompson, in Butler county
William Bell ; m. : died in 1822, leaving three children
WILLIAM STEWART OF TUSCARORA CREEK
William^ Stewart, born probably about 1730, was the son of **one of three brothers —
William, James or John, from Scotland — one at least of whom settled in the Tuscarora valley,"
says the History of the Juniata Valley, Pa. He married Irwin, states the "Juniata and
Susquehanna Valleys in Pennsylvania," 1886, and came from Yellow Breeches creek, which is
on the boundary between Cumberland and York counties. Feb. 3, 1755, he got a warrant for
a tract of land in Spruce Hill township, on the south side of the Tuscarora, in Cumberland
[now Juniata] county. One day he took his small son William and went across the creek to
John Allen's place to look for his horses, which had strayed. He met two Indians, who were
out pilfering, and after knocking one Indian over he grappled with the other, seizing the sav'
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age's tomahawk and throwing it aside. He threw the Indian to the ground and was holding
him, when the first redskin, recovering from the stunning blow he had received, went and got
the tomahawk and split Stewart's head. The terrified boy, seeing his father killed, ran home
with the tragic intelligence. The widow later married John Williams, the hunter, and had
children by him. Williams left his farm to Samuel Christy and moved to the Stewart place.
The land had not yet been surveyed, and Williams obtained a warrant to it in his own name,
Jan. 14, 1788. The children of William Stewart were:®
William c. 1760; m. Alice Graham: died in 1805
James ; died in Carlisle
daughter ; m. Edward Milliken, and removed to Washington co.
daughter ; m. Thomas Kenny, and removed to Kentucky
Joseph ; m. Sarah Crcswell
William^ Stewart (William**) was born probably about 1760. He married Alice Gra'
ham. He died in 1805, in Juniata county. His children were:
William ; m. Peggy Copeland
Anne ; m. William Wharton, who was in
Margaret ['*St.Clair*s defeat"
James ; resided above Johnstown
George ; went to Chillicothc
John ; removed to Indiana county
Thomas ; m. Elizabeth Rice, daughter of Peter
Robert ; m. Margaret Grocc : tailor
Rebecca ; m. Nicholas Arnold
Mary ; m. Peter Hinch
Joseph^ Stewart (William'^) was a farmer in
Big Valley, Cumberland county. He married Sarah
Creswcll. Late in life he returned and settled at
Burnham, Derry township, Mifflin county. He and
his wife are buried in the Methodist cemetery at Vira.
Children, from the History of the Juniata Valley :
Robert, Oct. 31, 1818, in the Kishacoquillas valley
Thomas Miller, Aug. i, 1821
Jane, Aug. 1, 1821
GKORGE T. EDSON Rebecca, Mary, Elijah, Sarah, Ann and Samuel
AT THE END OF SEUEll IJEARS
During the first few years of publishing this magazine we were afraid we might lose our
interest in Stewart records. Now we're afraid we never shall! We should feel lost without
this hobby, which we have ridden seven years. Horace Dickcrman got us interested in 1919 in
trying to find the ancestry of Oliver Stewart (our grandfather Edson's mother's father), and
we found more Stewarts than you could shake a stick at. In fact, we don't sec how thiscoun*
try could have got along without the Stewart family. Well, sir, we tried to help everybody
find his Stewart ancestry and almost forgot about our own, which is still unsolved. Now we
hope we can move to the east where we can find more records of all Stewarts. We hope the
Stewart Society of America will be organized. As to our trip to Scotland we have got as far
as having our picture taken for a passport, as you sec above. We don't know yet just what
we'll do, but we'll figure out something. We expect to resume publishing the magazine later.
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STUARTS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY. VIRGINIA -47
Archibald^ Stewart was born perhaps about 1696 in Scotland or Ireland. He is said
to have had brothers Andrew [page 77], John and David. The Qenealogy of the Descendants
of John Walker of Wigton, 1901, says:**About 1725 he was obliged to leave England on ac'
count of promoting an armed insurrection to defend their religious rights. He managed with
great difHculty to escape, leaving his wife and two children, Thomas and Eleanor. He came
with his brothers David and John from Ireland to Pennsylvania and lived in seclusion seven
years, under an assumed name. An act of amnesty having been passed he sent for his family.
They came in 1732 with his wife's brother, John Brown.
While in Pennsylvania Alexander and Eenjamm were born.
Archibald Stewart removed with his family to Virginia, sett'
ling in Augusta county in 1738." Jt is possible that he took
part in the uprising in 1715 in favor of James Stuart VIII,
the Old Pretender, and fled to Ireland. He married Janet
Brown. He was one of the earliest settlers in the Shenan*
doah valley of Virginia, when Augusta county comprised a
large area in the backwoods country of the Old Dominion.
He came of an aristocratic strain of blood, and the family
became prominent and wealthy in Virginia. Archibald died
in 1759. His wife Janet was a sister of Rev. John Brown,
who settled at New Providence, Augusta county. The child'
ren of Archibald Stewart, the first two being born in Ire'
land, were:®
Thomas ; m. Elizabeth Moore
Eleanor ; m. Apr. 24, 1744, Edward Hall, Augusta county
Alexander 1733; m.(i) Mary Patterson : major in the Revolution
Benjamin ; m.
Thomas^ Stewart {Archibald^} was born in Ireland about 1722. He married Elizabeth
Moore in Augusta county. He was one of the trustees with Rev. John Brown. Capt. Alex'
andcr Stewart and others, Sep. 8, 1776, of a public academy near Timber Ridge meeting house
in Augusta county, established that year by the presbytery of Hanover. —Draper Mss. /ZZ.y.
His children, according to the Annals of Augusta County, Va., 1902, were:
Janet, bp. 1747: sued her cousin, Dr. Isaac Hall, for breach of promise
Capt. William Lylc of Rockbridge county, Va.
: officer in the army
James Moffctt of Augusta county
Montgomery : settled in Tennessee
Julia
; m
Thomas
Mary
; m.
Judith
John
James
; m
Robert
; m
Elizabeth
; m
Rowland : settled in Botetourt county, Va.
Capt. William Paxton of Rockbridge county, Va.
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as - 90, means refer to that page; m. means married;
m. int. mariiage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur.*, buried; 0 Bible rec-
ord, (i) church, (3) town, (a) gravestone (5) probate, (t) court, (7) land, '.»• military, (i) pension, # census, @ tradit-
ion. OyP local history. <Sp patriotic society. ig> biography or genealogy, li deduction of the editor.
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Maj. Alexander* Stewart (Archibald^) was born in Pennsylvania about 1735. He
was a soldier in the French and Indian wars* and was entitled to 200 acres as a non-commiss'
ioned officer, under Dunmore, Apr. i, 1774, agreeable to the king's proclamation of 1763. He
patented large tracts of land in the western counties. He was a captain in the early part of
the Revolution and was sworn in as major Apr. 8, 1778. He was serving as major in Colonel
Samuel McDowell's regiment and» McDowell being ill, he commanded the regiment at the
battle of Guilford. Stewart was seriously wounded in the engagement and taken prisoner by
the British, was later paroled and fought to the close of the war. He contributed largely of
his private means to the endowment of Liberty Hall, now Washington and Lee university.®
His first wife was Mary Patterson, by whom he had seven children. He married (2) Mrs.
Mary [Moore] Paxton, a daughter of James and Jane [Walker] Moore, by whom he had
three children. He married (3) Mrs. Anna [Miller] Reed but had no children by her. He
lived first on South river about nine miles from Staunton, Augusta county, but spent the latter
years of his life in Rockbridge, where he died in 1822, aged 89. Children :®
Archibald, Mar. 19, 1757; m. May 4, 1791, Eleanor Briscoe: judge 31 years; d. July 11, 1832
1787. Elizabeth McClung: d. 1827
John Lyle of Rockbridge
Alexander Walker, son of Alexander
Alexander Hall
Robert
; m. June 4,
Frances
; m.
Jane
; m.
Mary
: m.
Elizabeth
Eleanor
; m.
James
; m.
Priscilla
; m.
Alexander
; m. (i)
Thomas Walker
Elizabeth Stockton
Benjamin Hall [court for Missouri
Ann Dabney, (2) Jane Johnson: judge of U. S.
Benjamin* Stewart (Archibald^) was born in Pennsylvania about 1735. He married
and had six children. He is said to have been a man of admirable courage and fine intellect,
says the Walker genealogy, and inherited his father's family mansion. Children:
Archibald ; m. : captain in war of 1812 and major
John
James : removed to Indiana
Agnes ; m. John Alexander : 7 children
Mary ; m. McClung
Elizabeth ; m. Dr. James Allen
Col. David* Stewart, thought to have been a brother of Archibald,^ is said to have
been married in Wales to Margaret [Lynn] Paul, widow of John Paul who was killed at the
siege of Dalrymple castle in the uprising of 1745 in Scotland. David Stewart, an adult, was
baptized by Mr. Craig Jan. 21, 1747, after profession of faith and obedience, in Augusta coun^
ty. Withers in his Border Warfare says that he came to Virginia in 1752 with Gov. Dinwid-
die, but he certainly settled in the Shenandoah valley long before Dinwiddie became governor
of the colony, says the Annals of Augusta County. He acted as commissary in Dinwiddie 's
expedition against the Shawnee Indians in 1756. Col. David Stewart of Augusta attended a
council of war July 27, 1756, at Augusta courthouse. Col. David Stcuart was acting captain
of a company of the Augusta county militia in September, 1758, in which regiment were James
S:cwart, James Steuart, Alexander Steuart and Robert Steuart. The name is now generally
spelled Stuart but in those days it was Stewart or Steuart. In 1765 he bought a negro woman
•He was wounded at the battle of Great Meadows, according to the return of Cipt. Stobo's companv in
the Virginia regiment under Col. Washington, made July 9, 1754, at Will's Creek, just after the battle of Great
Meadows. He received his excellency's bounty money in Robert Stobo's company.
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and child and four featherbeds of John Stewart. He is said to have drowned in 1767 in the
Shenandoah river. His will was admitted to record Mar. 19, 1767. It was written by him'
self and mentioned his wife Margaret, his son John, his daughters Sabina and Elizabeth and his
wife*s daughter Mary Pall. The will appointed William Lewis and George Matthews exec'
utors, but Lewis declined to serve and Matthews and Andrew Lewis qualified as administrat*
ors with the will annexed. At a court held for Greenbrier county in February, 17S0, John
Stewart was referred to as the son and heir of David Stewart, deceased, principal commissary
of Col. Andrew Lewis's expedition against the Indians in 1758. His wife was a niece of the
wife of Col. John Lewis. By her first husband, John Paul, she had four children — John, who
became a Catholic priest and died in Maryland; Audley, who was a soldier in the Indian wars
in West Virginia; Anne, who married George Matthews of Staunton, and Polly, who never
married.® Children of David Stewart :®
John, Mar. 27, 1749; m. Agatha Lewis
Sabina ; m.(i) Wilson, (2) Williams
Elizabeth ; m. Col. Richard Woods of Albemarle
Capt. John^ Stewart (David^) was born Mar. 27, 1749, in Augusta county, Va. [some
historians say he was born in Scotland and that his father was in the uprising of 1745]. At
the age of 21 (1769) he crossed the mountains to the Greenbrier valley, now in West Virginia,
and with Robert McClanahan, Thomas Rcnick and William Hamilton made the first settle*
ment. He had a fort of his own, called Fort Spring. He was captain of a company under Col,
Charles Lewis at the battle of Point Pleasant Oct. 10, 1774, and on Nov. 10 he witnessed the
murder of Chief Cornstalk, the Shawnee, at the same place. He was a captain in Col. William
Fleming's regiment, Aug. 2, 1776. In 1778 he married Agatha [Lewis] Frogg, widow of Capt.
John Frogg who was killed at Point Pleasant: she was born in 1753, daughter of Thomas Lew
is, the surveyor, and granddaughter of John Lewis. Capt. Stewart was a member of the house
of delegates during the Revolution and in 1788 he was a member of the Virginia state convent'
ion called to pass on the federal constitution and voted for its adoption. He was county clerk
of Greenbrier county from 1780 to 1807, and at the end of the first deed book he copied his
memoirs or 'Narrative. He died Aug. 23, 1823. Children:
Margaret ; m. Andrew Lewis of Mason county, son of Col. Charles
Jane ; m. Robert Crockett of Wythe county
Charles A. ; m. Elizabeth Robinson
Lewis ; m. Sarah Lewis of Bath county
Lewis'^ Stuart (John,* David'^) married Sarah Lewis of Bath county. He succeeded his
father as clerk of Greenbrier county in 1807 and died in 1837. His children were Charles A.,
Lewis, Henry, John, Mrs. Samuel Price, Mrs. A. W. G. Davis, Mrs. Charles L. Peyton and
Mrs. James W. Davis.
John' Stewart came from the north of Ireland.® He is thought to have been a bro'
ther of Archibald,"' as their sons were called cousins. John and Robert Stewart were early
settlers in Borden's Tract in Augusta county, Va., having deeds from Benjamin Borden, who
died in 1742. His wife was Sarah . Their grandson Robert Stuart, who was born in
1772, in a brief memoir found among his papers after his death said that they brought with
them an infant son John, another son was born but died young and there were no other child'
ren: he distinctly remembered his grandmother but did not mention the name of cither of his
grandparents. In 1752 John Stewart was one who signed the call to Rev. John Brown. We
find from old deeds, says the Walker genealogy, that in 1757 John Stewart bought a half 'acre
of land in Staunton of Joseph Mays. He and his wife Sarah conveyed half the lot on Sep. 6,
1762, to Thomas Lewis, Andrew Lewis and William Preston. John lived on the other half at
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that time, but in 1764 he sold it to Israel Christian. In 1765 John executed to David Stewart
a bill of sale for a negro woman and child and four featherbcds. His permanent residence was
on Walker's creek six miles west of Brownsburg. During Indian troubles his dwelling was
fortified to resist attack, and several Lochaber axes and other antique weap3ns are still pre-
served by his descendants. It would seem that feeling insecure on Walker's creek he removed
to Staunton about 1757 and remained there until 1764, when the Indian wars of that period
were over. He was probably the John Stewart listed among the soldiers fit for duty in a re-
turn of Capt. VanBraam's company in the Virginia regiment under Ck)l. Washington, dated at
Will's creek, July 9, 1754, just after the battle of the Great Meadows, preserved in the Wash-
ington Papers. The date of his death is unknown. His widow lived until after 1775. Only
child which grew to muturity :®
John 1740; m. Elizabeth Walker: died in 1831
John^ Stewart {John^} was born in 1740, probably in Auirusta county, Va.. but per-
haps in the north of Ireland. He married about 1763 Elizabeth Walker, daughter of James and
granddaughter of John Walker, the immigrant. He inherited his father's property on Walker's
creek and lived there all his life. He was probably the John Stewart who was a soldier in
Capt. Evan Shelby's company of volunteers from Fincastle [Botetourt county] and was wound-
ed in Lord EXinmore's war, 1774. He served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war and was an
officer at the battle of Guilford and fought side by side with his cousin, Maj. Alexander Stew-
art, when the latter 's horse was shot from under him. He was for many years a member of
the Timber Ridge church in Augusta county [now in that part set off as Rockbridge county].
He visited Ireland in 1786 and brought back a considerable sum of money ® He died at his
home on Walker's creek in 1831, fully 90 years of age. Children:®
James 1764; m. Anna Tabb: settled at Orangeburg, S. C.
Mary ; m. William Walker
John ; m. Virginia Wardlaw: removed to Missouri
Robert, Aug. 14, 1772; m. Hannah Todd: minister in Fayette county, Ky.
Joseph ; died unmarried at Charleston, S. C, of yellow fever
Hugh ; m. Apr. 8, 1813, Elizabeth Walker: resided in Rockbridge county
John Stewart of the "middle river of Shenandoe" li- I in the Stone church neighbor-
hood, according to the Annals of Augusta County. His wil. was admitted to record Aug. 21 ,
1771. His wife was Mary . Children:®
John
James
Jane ; ta. Dr. Peachey R. Harrison of Rockingham
Mary
Elizabeth
John Stewart married Frances .® He died in Augusta county, Va., in 1790.
His will mentioned his wife Frances and the following three children :
Mary
Margaret
Samuel
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and the cash subscriptions have been returned. The Stewart society has been given up. Rub
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This magazine is devoted to genealogical records of Stewart, Steward, Stuart families.
The editor is George T. Edson, 1307 High street, Beatrice, Nebraska, to whom subscript-
ions and records may be sent. The associate editor is Horace Dickerman, 685 Forest
Road, New Haven, Connefticut, researcher. The purpose of the publication is to collect,
publish and preserve all available records of this ancient and illustrious family. Your inter-
est in this magazine encourages and facilitates the gathering and passing around of data.
STUARTS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY. VIRGINIA —140
WILLIAM STEUART OF HIGHLAND COUNTY
Williain^ Steuart was born about 1752. He lived in that part of Augusta county
which was set off as Bath county and later became Highland. The History of Highland Coun-
ty, Va., 191 1, says that '*he was a young Scotchman, well educated, and expected to follow a
profession. The ship on which he took passage was captured by Spanish pirates and the crew
killed. He was the only passenger and was put off on the southern Atlantic shore, with no
clothing save a piece of canvas and without his chest full of books. He drifted northward to
the Augusta colony, doing at first manual labor. Later he taught school, and followed this
calling all his life. He settled just below the mouth of Shaw's Forks." He married Margar'
ct Usher, daughter of Edward Usher.* He was a soldier in Capt. William Preston's company
of rangers in 1758 **in the late war between Great Britain and France" and for this service he
was given a land bounty certificate at a court held for Augusta county Mar. 11, 1780. Will'
iam Stewart's name was in a list of Capt. Robert McClenahan's company of volunteers from
the Greenbrier valley in the Botetourt county regiment in Lord Dunmore's war, 1774. He
died in 1797.® Children, born in old Augusta county:
James, Jan. a, 1757; m. : resided in Bath county in 1833®
Edward, Feb. — , 1759; m. Mary Callahan: lived in Harrison county, W. Va., 1840
John, Sep. 6, 1761; m. 1786, Hannah Hicklin: died in 1850
William ; m. Virginia Gwinn
Usher
Mary ; m. 17 ^i, Charles Callahan
Jane ; m. James Hicklin
ARCHIBALD STEWART OF AUGUSTA COUNTY
Archibald^ Stewart was descended from a Stewart who removed from Scotland to the
north of Ireland during the reign of King James I of England [James VI, i6o3'i625], according
to tradition learned by Mrs. Isaac C. Hcrndon of Welch, W. Va. This account says nothing
of Archibald's fleeing from Scotland after an unsuccessful uprising.t It narrates that he mar'
ricd Janet Brown and emigrated from Ireland to Pennsylvania in 1727. In 1738 he removed to
Augusta county, Va., and settled on Pratt's farm near Waynesboro. There he was joined the
Syipbolt and referencet: a number preceded by a dash, at —90, meant refer to that page; m. meant married;
ro. int. maniagr intention; m. lie., marriage license: b., born; bp.. baptized; d., died; bur., buried; 0 Bible rec-
ord, ® church, (D town. ® gravettone (D probate, (?) court, (f) land. (?) miliury, (S) pension, (g) centut, (g) tradic-
ion, (^ local hintorv. (^ patriotic society, (g) biography or senealogy. ® deduction of the editor.
•Margaret Uther't mother it taid to have been the daughter of an Englith nobleman named Perry. Mitt
Perry eloped with Edward Uther and came to America Edward Uther had three children Anne Jane, who
married Loftut Pullen; Martha, who married Adam Dickenson, and Margaret, who married William Steuart.
tThis ttory may refer to John Lewit, who made the first settlement within the limitt of Augusta county
and whose descendants intermarried with the Stewarts. Lewis killed his landlord, an Irish nobleman, and fled
to Pennsylvania in 1731, where he was joined by his family. They removed from Lancaster county. Pa., to the
Opequon river in 1732 and shortly afterwards went up the villey, which heads in southern Virginia, and located
one nr.ile east of the site of Staunton.
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same year by his two brothers, David and John, from Ireland. David and John left numerous
descendants in Augusta county, the descendants of David settling in South Carolina and those
of John in Ohio and Illinois. David married Margaret [Lynn] Paul, of the Lynn family of
Loch Lynn, and had two daughters and a son. Col. John Stewart of Greenbrier county. Arch'
ibaW Stewart died in 1761. This account gives as children of Archibald*: Thomas, Eleanor,
Robert, James, Alexander, Benjamin and possibly others.
ROBERT AND JAMES STEWART
Maj. Robert* Stewart owned a farm adjoining John' Stewart's land on Walker's
creek, in Borden's grant, as early as 1742. It was in Augusta county, in the part later set off
as Rockbridge county, Va. He was a soldier in Capt. George Mercer's company in the Vir'
ginia regiment commanded by Col. George Washington and was wounded in the battle of the
Great Meadows, July 9. 1754 ® He was captain of a troop of light horse cavalry in the Vir-
ginia regiment under Col. Washington in the expedition against Fort DuQuesne, Oct. 10, 1755 1
to Dec. 27, 1755, and was present at Braddxk's defeat. In this regiment was Lieut. Walter
Stewart, who was wounded in this defeat. Robert Steuart (with no designation of rank), Al-
exander Steuart, James Steuart, Jame^ Stewart and Col. David Steuart were in the Augusta
county militia in September, 1758.® Maj. Robert Stewart's company in the First Virginia
regiment is mentioned in reference to the French and Indian war, and again, Capt. Robert
Stewart's company of regulars.* Robert Stewart was chosen as guardian, on Feb. 17, 1762,
by his nephew, Ralph Stewart, aged 15, son of James Stewart who was killed by the Indians
in 1757. Col. Robert Stewart was entitled under Gov. Dinwiddie's proclamation of 1754 to
land as a soldier in the colonial war, and was assessed ^i: 15: 10 to cover the expense of sur*
veys. The foregoing may refer partly to one Robert and partly to another. We shall have to
find more data on this important person, for undoubtedly he had descendants.
James* Stewart married Ann and settled in Augusta county, Va. He was a
brother to Robert Stewart.® He probably lived neighbor to Robert and John Stewart at the
time these settlers were driven from their cabins on Walker's creek by the Indians and took
refuge in Staunton in 1757- James Stewart was killed by the Indians in 1757, but the circum*
stances have not come down to us. His widow Ann was appointed administratrix of his est-
ate on Nov. 17, 1757, as recorded in the Fee Book of Pastures, Augusta county, according to
data obtained by Mrs. Isaac C. Herndon. On Feb. 17, 1762, three minor sons of James Stew*
art chose their guardians, who filed bonds with the Augusta county probate court — James, 18,
chose John Hamilton; Ralph, 15, chose his uncle Robert Stewart, and John, 14, chose Henry
Murray.® James had at least three children:
James c. 1744
Ralph, Jan. 17, i749; m-CO Elliott, (2) June — , 1788, Mary Clay®
John c. 1750
James'^ Stewart (James*) was born about 1744, probably in Augusta county. He was
18 years old, it was stated, when he chose John Hamilton to be his guardian, Feb. 17, 1762.
The Augusta county records give the marriage of a James Stewart on Aug. 20, 1766, but the
name of the wife is not stated. Compare James, page 92. A James Stewart was a soldier in
Lord Dunmore's war, 1774.
Capt. Ralph-'^ Stewart (James*) was born Jan. 17, 1749.® His pension application
stated he was born Dec. 17, 1752, in Augusta county, Va., but this may be an error, as his age
was given as 15 years when he chose his uncle Robert Stewart to be his guardian, on Feb. 17,
1762. In 1773 he was a captain of a company of rangers protecting the frontiers of Virginia
•John Jameson wa« given a land bounty certificate at a court held for Greenbrier county in March, 1780,
for hit service as a soldier in Maj. Robert Stewart's company. *•
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against the Indians. He joined Col. Lewis at Point Pleasant and was engaged in that battle,
Oct. 10, 1774. He continued to serve into the Revolutionary war, and was again commission^
cd captain in 1778 and served in this rank under Col. Robert McCray.® He was in the bat'
ties of Guilford Courthouse, Hotwater, Groundsquirrel Ridge and Charlottesville. In one of
these engagements he was wounded in the right arm by a cut from Gen. Tarleton's saber. He
was at the siege of Yorktown, and was discharged soon after the surrender of Cornwallis.®
Ralph Stewart married (i) about 1770 Mary Elliott, in Augusta county. She died "during hts
service in the Revolution." After the war he moved to Kentucky, but came back to Virginia,
settling on the New river in Montgomery county (then part of Botetourt county). There he
married (2) in June, 1788. Mary Clay, daughter of Mitchell Clay of Bluestone. About i8oa
Capt. Stewart removed to Logan county [now Wyoming county, W. Va.]. His son Absalom
was captured by the Indians and taken to Detroit, where he remained in captivity for seven
years: he made his escape and came to his father's New river farm but later joined his relat'
ives in Kentucky.® Capt. Stewart applied Apr. 28, 1834. for a pension, which was granted
His widow applied Dec. 17, 1846, saying her husband had died Nov. 18, 1835. His gravestone
in Cazort cemetery* in Wyoming county, W. Va., states that he was born Jan. 17, 1749, and
died Nov. 17, 1835, aged 86 years and 10 months. Children, those by the first wife being se^
parated by a dash from those by the second wife :®
James
John
Absalom : had son Charles, lawyer
Richard
Phoebe
Rebecca
Anna
Henry
Catherine
Mitchell
William c. 1791; [m. Frances Lyons: d. at Otcy, Montgomery county]
Robert
Amy
Margaret
Sarah
Ora
Charles
Thomas''^ Stuart (Thomas,* Archibald^) was bom about 1751 in Augusta county. He
was an officer in the Virginia troops in the Revolutionary war.
John'^ Stuart {Thomas^* Archibald^) is untraced. Compare John Stewart, page 140.
James'^ Stuart {Thomas,* Archibald^) was born about 1759 in Augusta county. He
married Montgomery, according to the information obtained by Dr. Alexander M.
Stuart of Limestone, Tenn. James is said to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary war and
to have settled in Sullivan county, Tenn. Children:®
Thomaa ; m. Phoebe Jacobs
Jane ; m. Dr. Newman
Montgomery c. 1786; m. Hester Thompson
Robert
James ; m. Emily Dietrick
Robert^ Stuart (Thomas,* Archibald^) was born about 1761 in Augusta county. He
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married Rowland and settled in Botetourt county. He probably served in the Re vol'
utionary war. There are many Virginia records yet to be brought to light.
Judge Archibald^ Stuart (Alexander* ArchibahP) was born Mar. 19, I7r7, in Aug-
usta county, at the homestead nine miles southwest of Staunton.® He studied at William 6^
Mary college. He joined the army in 1780 as a private in the regiment from Rockbridge in
which his father was major and took part in the battle of Guilford, N. C, where he saw his
father wounded and taken prisoner. He was a personal friend of Jefferson and often visited
him. He was elected judge of the court ; elected to a seat in the house of delegates from Bote-
tourt county in 1783; re elected in 1784 and 1785; he was returned from Augusta county in
1786 and 1787 ; he was called to a scat in the Virginia senate in 1797, and was elected judge of
the general court, taking his seat Jan. i, 1800. He held this office 31 years. He was professor
of mathematics in William (i Mary college, and was one of the commissioners appointed to run
the line between Virginia and Kentucky. He married May 4, 1791, Eleanor Briscoe, daughter
of Col. Girard Briscoe of Frederick county, Va. He introduced the spelling Stuart, and it was
adopted at a family council called by him to change it from Stewart. He died July 1 1, 1832, at
Staunton. Among his children was :
Alexander Hugh Holmes ; m. Frances Cornelia Baldwin®
Robert'^ Stuart (Alexander,* Archibald^) was born ^bout 1759 in Augusta county. He
married June 4, 1787, Elizabeth McClung, in Rockbridge county. He died in 1B27. Children:
Alexander
John
Elizabeth
Polly
Jane
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Incidental Parai^raphs
•*I am distressed to read in the magazine,*' says Mrs. Charles M. Kelso. Dayton, O., "that
the Scottish research is not to go on, nor the organization of the Stewart society. Can't any*
thing be done about it?" We hope so, indeed. Someone will know how to go about it in a
better way than we. This editor will not, however, do any soliciting again for anything in
which he is personally involved. We just don't like it, is all.
*i feel that you deserve recognition for the intelligent and untiring application which you
have bestowed upon this Stewart family research," writes Inglis Stuart, Beacon, N. Y. '^In
abandoning the plan of going to Scotland you need not have the slightest cause to reproach
yourself, for your little magazine has been a gem in its way and has made it evident that you
were the investigator peculiarly well fitted to elucidate the problems. To you, as well as to
me, it has been deeply disappointing that the project failed to draw from the members of the
Stewart family adequate response."
J. Adgcr Stewart, Louisville, Ky.. returned June 20 from a trip to Europe, during which
he spent six weeks in England looking up his family records.
Queries
41. THOMAS STEWART wa« born Au|t. 23, 1799, according to hit itravettone in Cypress Hills cem-
etery, Brooklyn, N. Y. His mother was evidently Cecelia --. who di?d May 6. 1851, aged 80. anJ whose
body was moved from some other cemetery to Cypress Hills her gravestone says she was born in the United
States. Martha Stewart died Feb. 23, 1857. in her Sdh year, and he died Sep. 12, 1884. Five children buried
in the plot, which he bought in 1857. are William A.. Benjamin Cumberland, Thomas, John B. and Martha
Johnston. Mattie M. Bowman, 38 Buena Vista avenue. Hawthorne, N. J.
42. JOHN FRANKLIN STEWART was born in 1784. piobably in Deerfitld. Oneida county. N. Y
He married in 1803 Hannah Holmes, born in 1785, and resided in Deerfield until 1826. I understand they had
a son James Horace who was living in Syracuse in 1897. Gertrude E. Mann, Public Library, DeLand, Fla.
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« SUPPLEMENTAL STEWART DATA
3^ DUNCAN STEWART OF NEWBURY. MASS. -A: 69
Kjt^ Duncan' Stewart was a younger son of the chief of a highland clan
j^ of pipers, s^ys George Henry Steward, 46 Union street, Watcrtown. Mass.
" This clan is still intact in Scotland. Duncan was banished for some politic
al offense in 1647. [The battle of Nascby was fought June 15, 1645.]
i STEWARTS OF EAST HADDAM. CONN. -A: 156
The Scoville Family in England and America, 191 5, and records sent
. , a us by Mrs. Eunice S. Harris of Logan, Utah, enable us to give fuller part'
*■ ** ■ iculars of some of the descendants of
Alexander^ Stewart of East Haddam, first taken up in our number of December, 1922.
Alexander and his wife Margaret (Dixon) Stewart are said to have come from Bally mena,* in
county Antrim, Ireb nJ, in I7i9.t He came to New London, Conn., where "Alexander Stcw^
art and his wife Margaret, members of a church in Ireland and being recommended from
thence, were admitted to our communion, June 26, 1720," in the First Church of Christ (Con*
gregational) % They soon went to East Haddam, but on Apr. 28, 1727, they bought a farm in
Voluntown® and settled there, being received into the church on Sep. 15, 1728.® Margaret
died about 1729, and Alexander married (2) Nov. 17, 1732, Janet ( ) Rogers, widow of
William Rogers of Voluntown who died about 1729. He died about 1742.® Jane Stewart,
widow of Alexander and formerly wife of William Rogers, deeded land Jan. 24, 1748 9, to her
son William Rogers [Voluntown deeds, iv: 242]. Children of Alexander and Margaret.®
Alexander c. 1700; m. 1726, Margaret Robinson: d. 1732, East Haddam®
John 1702; m. 1725, Eliiabeth : d. Sep. 18, 1791, aged 88
Margaret ; m. July 16, 1724, Thomas Hungerford, East Haddam
William 1706; m.(i) Feb. 2, 1732, Hannah Campbell: d. Jan. 17, 1800, in 94th year
Thomas ; m. Jan. 27, 1736, Ann Rogers, Voluntown
James ; m. 1737, Keiiah Scoville: d. 1781, New Milford
Samuel, bp. July 24, 1720; m. 1741, Elizabeth Kennedy: d. Nov. 17, 1784, Voluntown®
Nathaniel, bp. Dec. 20, 1724; m. Experience : resided in Voluntown in 1746
James'^ Stewart {Alexander^), born about 1711;, married about 1737 Kcziah Scoville,
baptized Sep. 9, 1716, at East Haddam, daughter of Benjamin and granddaughter of John ScO'
villc. They first lived in Voluntown, but moved back to East Haddam, where Keziah, the
Symbols and referencet: a number preceded by a dash, as —90, means refer to that page; m. means married;
m. int. marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur., buried; d) Bible rec-
ord, d) church, (D town, ® gravestone 0 probate, ® court, (?) land, ® military, ($) pension. ® census, (g) tradit-
ion. ® local history. (^ patriotic society. (^ biography or irenealogy, (^ deduction of the editor
•Records of Robert Stuart Stewart of Orion, Mich. Tradition says Alexander's father was Robert.
fThere is a tradition that he first went to a place called Wales. He may have been the Alexander Stewart
who sold land in Brookfield, Mass., May 21, 1720, to Joseph Jenny and went to Newport, R. I., where he made
a deed Nov. 5. 1721. to land in Brookfield to Tilley Mirick (Brookfield, Mass.. C: 617 and D: 168J.
{Lancaster, Mass.: 'Apr. 22. 1719, Margaret Stuart, being recommended from ye Presbyter of Bovidy in
Ireland," was admitted to the church. She was probably of another family. Compare A: 153.
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wife of James Stewart, united July 26. 1741, with the First church. Later they appear to h^ve
lived in the Millington society of East Haddaro. and removed from the town about 1767. From
other records we find that James Stewart of East Haddam bought land in Cornwall, Conn , on
Nov. 2, 1756, from Ebenezer Scelye [deeds, ii: 95] and sold it Jan. 17. 1757, to William Stewart
of East Haddam [deeds, ii: 94]. James Stewart of East Haddam sold Nov. 17, 1766, to *'my
son Lemuel Stewart" of East Haddam land in New Milford "on Straits mountain" [New Mil-
ford deeds, x: 554]. James Stewart of East Haddam bought land Mar. 27, 1767. in New Mil-
ford [deeds, xii: 71]. He died before Feb. 7, 1781, when Alexander Stewart and Nathaniel
Stewart *'appeared in court and informed that James Stewart, late of New Milford. died in-
testate, and moved that letters of administration be granted them, the widow or relict of de-
ceased declining," which were granted them [Woodbury, probate records, viii: 51]. On Apr.
>, 1781, the estate was reported insolvent, and on Aug. 21, 1781, the probate court **allowcd
the widow Kezia Steward in things necessary to keep house." The inventory showed a worth
of i*248'9'7, including one-half of dwelling house and about 25 acres of land, and the indebted-
ness was t'ni '17- j. The administrators, Alexander and Nathaniel Stewart, deeded land in
New Milford on Mar. 18, 1782, for the estate of James Stewart, late of that town [deeds, xiv:
494]. Children (the eldest baptized in Voluntown; the others, in East Haddam) :
Mary, bp. Apr. 30, 1738; m. Feb. 25, 1762, Jonathan Chapman, East Haddam
James ; m. Mar. 24, 1763, Rhoda Graves
Esther, bp Aug. 8. 1742; m. Dec. 18, 1761, Rufus Cone
Lemuel, bp. Sep. 9, 1744; m. Lydia Giddings: to Williamstown, Mass.
Qrace ; m.(i) Feb. 1, 1762, Ezra Harvey, (2) Draper®
Nathaniel, bp. July 2, 1749; m. Sarah Brownson: to Harpersfield, N. Y.
Elizabeth, bp. Sep. 8, 1751; m. Jan. 29, 1771, Nathan Stilson®
Samuel, bp. Nov. 11, 1753; m.(i) Mary Hendricks, (2) Jerusha Judd
Lydia, bp. May 15, 1757; m. Dec. 9, 1772, John Draper, New Milford®
Samuel^ Stewart Qames,^ Alexander^* baptized Nov. 11, 1753, in East Haddam, mar-
ried (i) about 1775 Mary Hendricks (or Kendrick). He married (2) about 1793 Jerusha Judd.
Apr. 25, 1776, Samuel Stewart of New Fairfield, Fairfield county. Conn., sold to Abram North-
rup of the same county about 120 acres (lot no. 67) in Pocock,* Vt. [Rutland land, v: 178], and
on the same day he sold also to Abram Northrup land in Fairfield which had been granted to
Samuel Hungerford and others on Aug. 18, 1763, under the great seal of New Hampshire, said
right belonging originally to Noah Rockwell [Rutland, Vt., v: 135]. He removed to Williams-
town, Mass., about 1776, if his eldest son was born there, as stated in family records. Samuel
could have been a soldier in the Revolutionary war, in which his brother Lemuel was a capt-
ain, but we can find no record for him. Samuel Stewart of Williamstown, cordwainer. bought
Mar. II, 1784, part (40 of the 100 acres) of lot no. 45 in Williamstown of Nathan Smith [Pitts-
field deed register, xvi: 205]. Samuel Stuart of Williamstown, with his wife Jerusha, deeded
land in Kent. Conn., to Mather Judd, about 1793 [Kent land, ix: 14]. In 1794 Samuel Stewart
and his wife Jerusha and Lemuel S. Stewart deeded land in Williamstown [Adams deed regis-
ter, v: 514]. He was a shoemaker, according to the Elliott Stewart manuscript [tome A, page
23]. He removed to Ohio. Children :(!])
Philander Barrett, Jan. 10, 1776; m. May 28, 1801, Sarah Scott, Washington county, Ohio
Ambrose ; m. i799» Kcziah : settled in Marietta, O.
Salome ; m. Dec. 28, 1801, John Ellithorpe, Williamstown
Philena 1780; m. Dr. Seeley
•Compare Samuel Stewart of the Londonderry, N. H., family (tome A, page 24), who settled in Pocock. la-
ter named Bristol, Vi., in 1786.
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Lydia 178:^; m. Whipple
Philemon 1786
Samuel 1788; [m. July 10, 1819, Fanny Cronk. Pownal. Vt.®]
^Minerva, Apr. 17, 1791; m. Norman Merrill
Hiram
Harry
Philander Barrett* Stewart (SamMcI,' James,* Alexamicr*). bom Jan. 10, 1776, in
Williamstown, Mass.. married in Washington county, O., on May 28, 1801, Sarah Scott ["Old
Northwest" Sii^rterly, iii:85, April, igoo], born Mar. g. 1786, in Williamstown.® He had
followed the Scott family, who had removed from Berkshire county, Mass., to West Virginia.
He was drowned Apr. 20. 1827. aged 51. in the Ohio river. His widow moved with her child-
ren to Illinois, where she joined the Latter Dav Saints and later went to Utah. Children, all
born in Jackson township, Monroe county, Ohio:®
Samuel, Sep. 21, 1802: died Oct. 18, 1822
Mary, Mar. 9, 1804: died Dec. 10, 1821
Elizabeth. Jan. 24, 1806: died Nov. 27. 1822
Minerva, July 12. 1R07: died May 24, 1819
Lucinda. May 21. 1809; m. Oscar Wilson: d. Jan. i, 1897. in Oregon
Reuben Putnam. Feb. 26, 181 1 ; ro. : lived in Utah
Marinda. Aug. 26, iSij^; m. Robert Martin: d. Feb. 26, 1895, in California
Salome, Aug. 11, 1815; m. Otho Wells: d. Apr. 5, 1890, in California
Benjamin Franklin, Oct. 22, 1817; m. : d. June 22, 1885, in Utah
Andrew Jackson, Sep. 12, 1819: died in 1912
Minerva, Oct. 9, 1821 : died Oct. 11, 1822
Lavina, Jan. 8, 1824; m. Shadrach Richardson: d. 1850, Utah
. To be continued
STUARTS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY. VIRGINIA —144
Alexander^ Stewart was born Nov. 25, 1761, in Botetourt county, Va.® He enlisted
in September, 1779, for 18 months as a private in Capt. Bayer's company from Botetourt in the
Virginia state troops and marched to Hillsborough, N. C. He was in the battle of Cowpens
in 1781. In the spring (probably March) of 1781 he had been requested to go on a tour to
Guilford under Col. Washington, which he did, and left the general army and was put under
Capt. Huffman. In the battle his captain was killed not many feet from him, and he was taken
prisoner. He was paroled and sent home, his 18'months term being out or lacking only a few
days. He married in Botetourt county Dec. 20, 1785, Dorothy , born in 1768. They
removed from Botetourt county to Kentucky in 1786, going to Madison county, thence to Fay^
ctte county, thence to Barbour county. There he applied Nov. 50, 1835, for a pension. He
died June 24, 1836, in Kentucky. The widow Dorothy was living in Bath county, Ky., aged
72, when she applied July 17, 1840, for a pension. Children:®®
James, Jan. 6, 1787
John, Feb. 28, 1789
Robert, Aug. 16, 1792
Janet, Oct. 7, 1796
Elizabeth, May 6, 1802
Thi« Bible record alto tays: "John C. BIythey wat born Oct. 25, 1806.'* Then follow other birth records.
ARCHIBALD STEWART OF AUGUSTA COUNTY
James^ Stuart (Alexander,^ Archibald^), bom probably about 1775 in Augusta coun^
ty, Va., married Elizabeth Stockton. His children were :
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Oscar
Alexander Dabncy
Polly ; m. William C. Donley
Judge Alexander* Stuart (Alexander* Archibald^) married (i) Ann Dabncy. and (i)
Jane Johnston.® He was United States judge for Missouri and, according to the Annals of
Augu5ta County, was the grandfather of Gen. James E. B. Stuart. Children :
Archibald. [Dec. 2, 1795]; m. Elizabeth E. Pannill: d. Sep. 20, 1855
Ann Dabney
Maj. Archibald'' Stuart (Benjamin,* Archibald^) was a captain in the War of 1811
and was known as Major Stuart. He had a number of children.
John* Stuart (Benjamin^* Archibald^) was bom probably about 1761 in Augusta coun'
ty. [John Stuart married Nov. — , 1795, Ann Gouldin, Campbell county.]
James* Stuart (Benjamin,* Archibald^), born probably about 1766 in Augusta county,
removed to Indiana. [James Stewart married Sep. 18, 1789, Elizabeth Harrod, Campbell co.]
JOHN STEWART OF WALKER'S CREEK
James* Stuart (John,* Jo/in^), born about 1764, probably in Staunton, Augusta county,
served as a youth in the American army at Yorktown, Va. He settled at Orangeburg, S C,
and became wealthy. He married a widow, nee Anna Tabb. They had one child, who be*
came the wife of William L. Lewis, grandson of Col. William (son of John Lewis).
John* Stuart (John,* John^), born about 1768 on Walker's creek, in Augusta county,
married in Rockbridge county Apr. 1, 1790, Virginia Wardlaw. They removed to Missouri.
Rev. Robert* Stuart (John,* John^), born Aug. 14, 1771, on Walker's creek, married
Hannah Todd, daughter of Gen. Levi and Jane (Briggs) Todd. He was educated at Liberty
Hall, and received theological training at Hampden Sidney, says the Qenealogy of the Descend-
ants of John Walker of Wigpon. He preached several years in Virginia and went to Kentucky
prior to 1800. He was professor of languages in Transylvania university for a number of years
and for over 50 years occupied the pulpits of the churches at Walnut Hill in Fayette county
and Salem, Clarke county. He wrote the family memoir mentioned on page 139. Children:
Mary Jane ; m. Daniel B. Price
Eliza A. 1805 ; m. Dr. Steele
John Todd, Nov. 10, 1807; m. Oct. 25, 1837, Mary Virginia Nash, Jacksonville, 111.: d. 1885
Robert, Apr. 10, 1810; m. 1840, Jane Miller: d. Sep. 22, 1881, Marshall, Mo.
David Todd, June 29, 1812; m. Oct. 28, 1836, Olivia Winchester Hall : d. Sep. 26, 1868
Margaret ; m. Robert Woodson
Samuel Briggs ; m. Cornelia St. Clair Waddell : 9 children
Huilh* Stuart (JoKn,* John^), bom about 1776 on Walker's creek, now in Rockbridge
county, married Apr. 8, 1813, Elizabeth Walker, born Nov. 11, 1787. They lived on Walker's
creek, where Betsy died Sep. 30, 1838. Children:
John 1814; removed to Georgia: d. May 28, 1883, unmarried, in Alabama
James 1816; m. Margaret Morrison, 5 ch.: doctor in Nor. Carolina
Margaret in(i) Dr. James G. Lecky, (2) Andrew Patterson
Mary i82i;m. Robert Morrison
Alexander* Stuart (John,* John^) married Walker and resided on Walker's
creek. He had no children.
Walker* Stuart (John,* John^) married Mary McCIure and had 6 vc children: John H.,
William W., Mary, Alexander and James J.
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STEWARTS OF YORK DISTRICT. SOUTH CAROLINA
Largely from rrcords gathered by J. Adger Stewart, Louitvilic, Ky.
**Thc Stewart family from which I descended," wrote John Lewis Stewart, Conycrs, Ga..
Dec. 13, 1880, ** was from Scotland, of the royal family, so called, and emigrated to Ireland
some centuries past, and settled at Londonderry : so handed down to me by my ancestors. My
great 'grandfather was twice married. By his first wife his sons were John, Samuel and Joseph
and some daughters. By his second marriage the sons were William, Archibald and Alcxan-
dcr, all of whom emigrated to the colonies of the states, before their independence. John
Stewart, the eldest, came many years before the others: he was clerk of the court of Lancas'
ter. Pa. ; and all the rest, when they came to America, came there, and stayed some years, aft'
er which all except John Stewart and his family, emigrated to York, S. C. The
name was originally spelled Stuart, and was changed by John for the better
English, to Stewart : he was a fine scholar and the rest of the family accepted
the manner of spelling Stewart, in place of Stuart, before the declaration of in*
dependence."
John Lewis Stewart said in the letter quoted above that his great -grandfa^
ther^ was married twice and that "His second wife was the widow Calhoun,
who by her first husband had four sons who came over before Alexander* Stew-
art and settled in North Carolina, and the great statesman, John C. Calhoun,
was a son of one of the four, so said. This is the way it was handed down to
me, and 1 have good reason to accept it as the truth, from all the information I
have been able to acquire from other sources, and facts obtained by papers and
records corroborating with the above statement."
James Calhoun and his wife, Catherine Montgomery, came from county
Donegal, Ireland, to Pennsylvania in 1733, according to the memoirs of John Ewing Calhoun.
His son Patrick, born in June, 1727, in Ireland, went in 1756 with four families of his friends
and settled on Long Cane creek in Abbeville, N. C. In 1770 Patrick Calhoun married Martha
Caldwell, daughter of John Caldwell (who came from Ireland to Pennsylvania), and Patrick's
son, John Caldwell Calhoun, born Mir. 18, 1782, was the great statesman and orator alluded
to by John L. Stewart. Mrs. Charles M. Kelso of Dayton, O., a descendant of these Stewarts,
has heard that Sarah Calhoun, who married William* Stewart, was an aunt of John C. Calhoun
and therefore a sister to Patrick. William* Stewart probably married his step'sistcr, so there
may be some mistake in John L. Stewart's placing him among the widow Calhoun's children.
^ Stuart was born about 1700, probably in Londonderry, Ireland. He marri'
ed (i) , in Ireland. It is probable that he came to Pennsylvania with his wife and
children about 1739. He married (1) Catherine (Montgomery) Calhoun about 1740, probably
in Pennsylvania. They may have removed to Virginia or North Carolina. According to John
L. Stewart his sons were, the first three having been born in Ireland:
John circa 1726: clerk of court, Lancaster, Pa.
Samuel circa 1732: emigrated to York, S. C.
Joseph circa 1735 : emigrated to York, S. C.
William 1739; na. Sarah Calhoun: removed from York to Xenia, O.
Archibald circa 1742: emigrated to York, S. C, and remained there: large family
Alexander circa 1744; m. Elizabeth Barron, York: d. in Morgan county, Ga.
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William^ Stewart was born in 1739, in county Dcrry, Ireland.® He lived in South
Carolina during the Revolution, says the D. A. R. lineage book, and served as a private in
Capt. Felix Warley's company of scouts, 3rd regiment of the South Carolina line, 1779. He
married Sarah Calhoun, an aunt of Hon. John C. Calhoun. The HistOT7 of Washington Coun-
ty, Jowa, 1887, says that as an aged man he removed about i8ao with his sons Samuel and Ro-
bert from York district to Greene county, Ohio, where he died at the age of 93. Mrs. Kelso
states that he died in 1830. Only two of his children are mentioned:®
Samuel ; m. Elizabeth Graves: to Greene county, O., about 1820
Robert, Jan. 31, 1789; m. Elizabeth McElroy : d. Mar. 6, 1867, Greene county, C.
Archibald^ Stewart has not been traced. In Lancaster county. Pa., on Apr. 15. 1777.
John Caldwell and James Houston signed a £200 bond for John Campbell as administrator of
the estate of Archibald Stuart, and Jehu Holiingsworth was one of the witnesses, but he could
hardly have been this Archibald Stewart [compare Robert Stewart of Chester county. Pa., who
removed in 1758 to Cane Creek, N. C, and is said to have died in Georgia, B: 115].
Alexander^ Stewart was born between 1740 and 1750. most likely in Pennsylvania, a
youngest son. He is said to have come to America when 15 years old, but this may have been
his age when he removed from Pennsylvania to South Carolina and settled in the Catawba In*
dian reserve in York district, near the Catawba river. He married, about 1774, Elizabeth Bar-
ron, eldest daughter of Archibald and Elizabeth (Ingram) Barron, **a family that came from
Pennsylvania with the Stewarts'* about 1769. She died Oct. 12, 1809, aged 53. in New dist-
rict, and was buried in Ebenezer cemetery, two miles north of Rock Hill, S. C. Alexander af-
terward moved to Morgan county, Ga., where he died. Children, born in York district :
Frances ; ro. Matthew Ambroson
William ; m. Mary Duncan: d. Morgan county, Ga.
Alexander, Apr. 15, 1779; m. 1803, Sarah Striplin: d. Mar. 15, 1854, Conyers, Ga.
Rachel Aiken: d. Calhoun county, Ga.
Polly Striplm, sister of Sarah
Nancy Galaha, (2) widow Howell
Benjamin Stnplin, brother of Sarah
Polly Galaha : d. Coff county, Ala.
Margaret Stewart, second cousin: d. in Alabama
John Aiken
Andrew Burns
1798: d. May 7, 1809, aged 11; buried beside mother in Barron plot
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Archibald
; m.
John
; m.
Samuel
;m.(0
Elizabeth
; m.
Joseph
; m.
Thomas
; m.
Rebecca
; m.
Margaret
; m.
James
1798: d. Mi
ARCHIBALD STEWART OF LIBERTY COUNTY. GA. -A: 151
Records of Mrs. J. W, Rice, Atlanta, Ga.
Archibald^ Stewart came to America perhaps about 1740, but where he settled is not
known. This is the history of the family as told by Sarah Elizabeth,^ a daughter of James^
Stewart, to her daughter, a great'aunt of Mrs. Rice. Archibald is not known to have been re*
lated to John Stewart of Liberty county, Ga., A : 173. He had a son Thomas.^
Thomas^ Stewart (Archibald^) was born perhaps about 1745, but it is not known
where he lived or died, nor whom he married. He had a son James.*
James'' Stewart (Thomas,* Archibald^) was born perhaps about 1770. About 1795 he
married Sarah Elizabeth Mann of Bryan county, Ga., which adjoins Liberty county. He was a
merchant in Liberty county and died in 1805 or 1806. Children:
daughter : died in infancy
Josiah
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STUARTS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY. VIRGINIA
WILLIAM STEUART OF HIGHLAND COUNTY -141
James^ Steuart (William*), born Jan. 2, 1757, in that part of Augusta county, Va.,
which waa set off as Bath county and later was set off as Highland county, was drafted in 1778
or 1779 for three months and served as a Revolutionary soldier under Capt. Andrew Lockridge
at Clover Lick fort, and a year later he went out under Capt. Thomas Hicklin to guard the
frontier and served a month at Warwick's fort. In 1781 he went out against the British for
three months, the company officers being Thomas Hicklin, captain; Joseph Gwin, lieutenant,
and Thomas Wright, ensign, and the regimental colonels Sampson Matthews and William BoW'
yer. They were stationed during the winter at Camp Carson, near the Dismal swamp, where
he took a prisoner. He was often in scouting parties, and in March they took some prisoners
in a skirmish at Portsmouth. He was discharged at Camp Carson, but was drafted in June.
1781, on a tour of 20 days in Capt. Peter Hull's company of horse, in Col. John McCrecry's
regiment, and was at the battle of Jamestown and then discharged. As a substitute for James
Carhle he served a month and ten days during the same year, and crossed and recrossed the
James river at Westham in pursuit of Tarleton. He married . He was living in
Bath county, aged about 76, when he applied Feb. 12, 1833, for a pension. In 1840 he was 84
years old and makmg his home with St.Clair [Sinclair] Stewart in Bath county. Children:®
180J, Charles Ervine
1814, William Preel
1821, Jane Hicklin, (2) '25, Jane Steuart, (3) Eliz. Kincaid
Dorothy
; m.
Jane
; m.
William R.
; m. (i)
Margaret Gwin
Mary
; m.
Sinclair
; m.
Robert
; m.(i)
John R.
; m.
1 82 1, Peter Hupman
Mary or Sarah Steuart
Martha Williams, (2) Sarah J. Malcomb: no issue
1839, Margaret Malcomb: died in 1857
Edward^ Steuart (William*), born Feb. — , 1759, in Augusta [now Highland] county,
Va., was drafted about 1778 as a soldier under Capt. Andrew Lockridge at Vance's fort and
served two months or over. About 1779 he went on a three-months' tour under Capt. Mc*
Creery, at Clover Lick fort, as a substitute for Joseph Beath, and about 1780 he was drafted
and served two months against the British, marching under Capt. John McCoy to Richmond
and Camp Holly. He was drafted in 1781 for three months, serving at the siege of Yorktown
under Capt. Thomas Hicklin, Maj. John Wilson and Col. Samuel Vance: he was drafted for
three months in 1782, serving as ensign under Capt. George Poage, guarding the Augusta fron*
tier at Clover Lick fort. He married Mary Callahan. He applied Sep. 12, 1832, for a pens'
ion, which was granted, while a resident of Bath [Highland] county, afterwards removing to
Harrison county, W. Va., where he was living in 1840, aged 81
Bjth county, most of them going to Harrison county, W. Va. :(j
Children, all of whom left
Ann
; m.
1811, Ale.xander Miller
William
; m.
1809, Jane Dixon
Edward
; m.
Margaret Steuart, daughter of John*
Robert
; m.
McClung
John
; m.
1816, Mary Steuart, daughter of William^
Adam
; m.
Julia Douglas
Charles
; m.
1815, Theresa G. Douglas
•William H. and Sarah E. (Stcwari) Mcll were the parcnis of Benjamin Mell, born Feb. 18, 1830, who mar-
ried Aug. 18. 1853, Emeline Mayton. Benjamin Mell was the father of John Lucai Mcll, father of Mr«. Rice.
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John'^ Steuart {William*), born Sep. 6, 176 1, in Augusta [now Highland] county, Va.,
was drafted in January, 1781, for three months. He marched down the James, crossed the
river at Sandy Point and joined the army the next day; then marched to Suffolk and Camp
Carson, being stationed at the latter place during the winter. In March he was marched to
Portsmouth and back to Camp Carson, where he was discharged Apr. 10, 1781.® His officers
were Capt. Thomas Hicklin, Maj. John Wilson and Col. Samuel Vance (the same as Edward
Steuart 's). He was again drafted in 1781 for three months and was at the siege of Yorktown,
Va., where he was wounded in the hand by a sword cut. He married in 1786 Hannah Hick-
lin.® He was residing in Bath county when he applied Sep. 12, 1832, for a pension. In 1840
he was living in Bath county, aged 79.® He died in 1850.® Children:®
John
William
Jacob W.
Agnes
Jane G.
Margaret
Miranda
David
Edward
; m.
; m.
; m.
; m.
; m.
; m.
181 3, Mary Steuart, daughter of William^: soldier in War
Jane Hicklin [of 1812; removed to Missouri
Cynthia Bradshaw
Thomas McDannald: resided in Bath
181 5, Gerry G. Thompson
Edward Steuart, son of Edward*"^
i8oj; m.
Caroline Douglas: died in 1883
Wllllain^ Steuart (William*), born in Augusta [now Highland] county, Va , married
Virginia Gwin. His children, born in Bath [Highland] county, were:®
Edward
Sarah
Jane
daughter
Mary
Margaret
daughter
; m.
; m.
; m.
; m.
; m.
; m.
; m.
1819, Christina Callahan
Sinclair (St.Clair) Steuart, son of James^
David Bennett
Dickinson
181 3, John Steuart, son of John*: to Missouri
Abraham Carper
Rev.
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Incidental Parai^raphs
Qov. ROBERT M. STEWART. **I have never felt satisfied in having the *M' translat-
ed into * Morris' in the name of Robert M. Stewart, governor of Missouri," writes Inglis Stu-
art of Beacon -on Hudson, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1929. **It appeared thus in the magazine [March,
1923]. The 'M' stood for 'Marcellus' according to advices from the Missouri state author-
ities. That was what I noted long years ago, certainly as far back as the '70s when contemp-
oraries who knew him well must have known what the 'M' stood for. Robert M. Stewart
was a grand man."
"1 want you to know that I am very sorry that the plan to visit the *old country' fell
through," says Prof. Darius Steward of St. Cloud, Minn., Aug. 28, 1929. Prof. Steward is 82
years old. "1 supposed of course it would carry. I stood ready to more than double my sug-
gested contribution. I still hope some competent person will take it up and put it over."
Dr. Edward E. Donohoe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Donohoe of Grcensburg, Pa., re-
ceived an invitation to attend the International Congress at Zurich, Switzerland, in 1929.
Queries
43. ALLAN STEWART had a »on Asa and a daushter Laurinda q^ Laurinda wa$ born in 1804 and
married (1) at Newcastle, Ky.. James I>ogan. They lived near Frankfort. Ky. She married (2) a Mr. Garner.
She died Oct. 23. 18%, at Fremont, Neb. Mrs. Charlotte T. Luckhurst. 156 Western ave., Albany. N Y.
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STUARTS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY. VIRGINIA —152
John^ Stewart said in his pension application Aug. 28, 1832, that he was born in Aug^
usta county, Va. He had no record of his age, but **I am now about 76.'* He was therefore
born about 1757. He was residing in 1781 and always since in Iredell county, N. C, which at
the time of the Revolution was part of Rowan county.* He served over three months (3^) as
a private under Capt. James Perviu8,t Col. Francis Locke, Brigadier'Gen. Rutherford, in the
North Carolina line, and left the service in November, 1781. In a statement Apr. 25, 1833,
he said he was 76 years old, a resident of Iredell county. No mention is made of his family.
He was pensioned July 24, 1833, ag^^i 78, according to Revolutionary Pension RoUs^ 1835.
James^ Stewart married Oct. — , 1775, Rachel Hollaway, in Virginia. He was resid'
ing in Franklin county, Va., in 1782 when he was drafted as a soldier. After the war he re*
moved to Tennessee, where he died Aug. 31, 1829. This was recounted by the widow Rachel
in her application Aug. 19, 1836, for a pension, while living in Morgan county, Tenn. Her
claim was rejected, R10166. She remembered the circumstance of his going to war, she said,
from the fact that she had a child born July 4, 1782.
Charles^ Stewart was born about 1757. While a resident of Henry county, Va., he
volunteered about June, 1777, under Capt. William Penn, who raised a company of volunteers
on the Virginia 'North Carolina border, and served under him about a year. Then he served
under Capt. James Torrance, Gen. Nathaniel Greene, till the battle of York, Va. He was in
the battle of Guilford Courthouse and at the siege of Little York ; he marched through North
Carolina and South Carolina and back through North Carolina and Virginia. His discharge
from Capt. Torrance had been lost by the time Charles applied for a pension, Oct. 13, 1838,
while living in Monroe county, Ga., aged 81, His claim is marked ^'Rejected.'' He died Sep.
27, 1841, in Monroe county, Ga., a pensioner, according to a letter written Mar. 3, 1853, to
the pension bureau by his daughter, Sarah Simmons of Monroe county. She hoped to obtain
some benefit as the only surviving heir and legal representative of Charles Stewart, R10149.
Capt. Ralph^ Stewart (James*) is given on page 142, but Mrs. W. C. Cook, Charles'
ton, W. Va., adds the marriages of his children by his second wife, Mary McClay, whom he
married in June, 1788. We are therefore repeating the names of these children:
Jane Taylor: removed to Kokomo county, Ind.
1806, William Cook, gt gt.grandfather of William C. Cook
: to Kentucky; sons Clay, William and Riley
Ellen Canterbury
Ball
John Canterbury
Frank Hendricks
Daniel Gunnoe, sr.
Charles Clay
Nancy Cook
•Stewarts of Rowan county, N. C, will be taken up in the December magazine. Compare John. B: 118.
fCapt, James Purvius will be mentioned again with the Stewarts of Spottsylvania county, Va.
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as — 90, means refer to that page; m. means married
m. int. marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur., buried; 0 Bible rec-
ord, (D church, (3) town, (i) gravestone (4) probate, (*) court, (r) land, (^ military, (?) pension, (g) census, @ tradit-
on. O local history. Ct^ patriotic society. <ii) biography or ffenealogv. (i^ deduction of the editor.
Henry
1789; m.
Catherine
1790; m.
Mitchell
; m.
William
; m.
Robert
; m.
Amy
; m.
Margaret
; m.
Sarah
; m.
Ora
; m.
Charles
1808; m
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William^ Stewart was bom about 1788. He was called "Buck" Stewart, and is said
to have been a son of William Hale Stewart, whose family settled in Botetourt county, Va. In
1800 he is reported to have lived at Stuart, Patrick county. Patrick county, near the North
Carolina line, was taken from Henry county and was once a part of the extensive Augusta
county. William married, about 181 3, Frances Lyons, in Botetourt county, and after the birth
of his son Silas the family removed to Montgomery county [formerly a part of Botetourt coun'
ty]. **No one was able to understand my great-grandfather William," says Mrs. William C.
Cook; '*hc was said to be of ScotchOrish descent. He talked little of anything excepting his
ancestors, which seemed to trouble him greatly." He and his wife lived to be about 85 or 90.
He died at Otcy, Montgomery county. Children :
Silas c. 1814; m. 1848, Sarah Jane Hall
Almon
Spariel
Patton
Rhoda
Sarah Jane
William''^ Stewart was born in 1760 in Amherst county (which adjoins Rockbridge),
Va., and served as a sergeant in the Virginia continental line, according to a D. A. R. lineage,
66:272. He married Mary Penn. He died in 1848 in Macon county, Ga. Another lineage
says that he resided in Monroe county, Ga., in i8j2, and died there. Revolutionary Pension
RollSf 1835, lists a William Stewart in Franklin county (adjoining Henry county), Va., aged
73, private in the Virginia militia [also in Census of Pensioners, 1840, as William Stuard, aged
80, head of family], and WiUiam Stewart, Monroe county, Ga., aged 71, sergeant in the Vir-
ginia militia, pensioned Apr. 10, 1834. Children :(j^
Thomas 1786; m. 181 2, Nancy Russell: died in 1871
William Blanton ; m.(i) , (2) Regina Maria Dyson
John^ Stewart {John,^ William*) was born about 1790. On page 152 we may have
made a mistake in saying that he married Mary, daughter of William* Stcuart. He married
in 1813 Mary Stewart, a distant relative, according to the History of St, Charles^ Montgomery
and Warren Counties, Mo., 1885. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, serving from begin-
ning to end, remaining at home only one night between his two terms of enlistment. He was
a miller and lived in what is now Pendleton county, W. Va. [once Highland county, Va.]. In
1838 he removed with his family to Missouri, settling in Montgomery county. He hid 11
children, born in Pendleton county, W. Va.. six of whom grew up:
Octavia (Mrs. Devine)
Tabitha (Mrs. Edis)
Ausbin, May 22, 1819; m. Oct. 14, 1847, Elizabeth Glenn
Margaret (Mrs. See)
Alonzo : while on a trip to California he was murdered in Colusa co., 1865
Emily : deceased before 1885
STEWARTS OF YORK DISTRICT. SOUTH CAROLINA —150
SamueP Stewart (William*) was born in 1775 in York district, S. C, where he mar*
ried about i8oz Elizabeth Graves, born in 1784 in South Carolina.® He had a plantation anJ
owned several slaves in York district on the Catawba Indian reservation, says the History of
Washington County, Iowa, 1887. The slaves were dispensed with and the family left about
1820 for Greene county, Ohio, settling near Xenia, on the Jamestown turnpike. His brother
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Robert came at the same time and bought an adjoining farm. His father when an aged man
came with them and died aged 95. Samuel died in 1846, aged 71, and Elizabeth died in 1870,
aged 86, according to their gravestones at Xenia. Beside them is buried SamuePs father, the
stone reading:** William Stewart, born in Ireland, emigrated to America in 1758, Revolutionary
soldier, a member df the 3rd regiment of South Carolina scouts/' They had thirteen children,
all reaching maturity excepting the youngest:®
Jane
John, July 2, 1809; m. 1834, Matilda N. McCullough
William H. ; m. Esther McMillan: gr.father of Belle Stewart Kelso
James : a physician
Robert ; m. Mary Elizabeth White : a physician
Elizabeth
Hannah
Samuel : a farmer
Joseph : a farmer
Jesse : a merchant in Cincinnati, later returning to Greene county
Jonathan : a United Presbyterian minister
Sarah
infant
Robert M.* Stewart (WilUam*), born Jan. 31, 1789, in York district, S. C, married
about 1812 Elizabeth McElroy. He accompanied his brother Samuel to Greene county, Ohio,
about 1820 and bought a farm adjoining him near Xenia. Other Stewarts are thought to have
come about the same time, the motive being a division of opinion among the Presbyterians of
York and Lancaster districts, S. C, on the question of slavery. Robert M. died Mar. 6, 1867,
and is buried beside his wife and son James C. in Greene county, O.® One of his children:
James Calhoun 1814; married twice (one wife was a Brewster) : died in 1893©
Alexander^ Stewart (Alexander*), born Apr. 15, 1779, in the Catawba Indian reserve
in York district, S. C, married about 1803 Sarah Striplin, born about 1787, daughter of William
and Juliatha (Oliver) Striplin. William Striplin died soon after the Revolutionary war, and
his widow married John Lewis, also a Virginian, and died about 1843 ^^ Randolph county, Ala.
Alexander Stewart taught school for a time after his marriage, and in 1812 he took charge of
Hiirs ironworks and farm and had under him about a hundred hands. In October, 1817, he
moved to Georgia and settled in Morgan county, where he lived 15 years and then removed to
Newton county, where he farmed and taught school. He was a Presbyterian until he moved
to Newton county but in 1833 ^^ joined the Methodist church. He died Mar. 15, 1854, ag^d
75, and is buried at Conyers, Ga., and his widow Sarah died Aug. 31, 1855, aged 67. Children:
William Addison : died unmarried
Archibald Oliver ; m. Jan. 22, 1823, Frances Malinda Stewart, dau. of Archibald*
Juliatha, Feb. 8, 1808; m. Dec. 23, 1829, Hiram Stewart, son of Samuel* Stewart
John Lewis, Sep. 19, 1810; m. Julia Ann Hollingsworth : d. Apr. 30, 1886, Ga.
Elizabeth Barron ; m. Joel Crawford Holcombc
Jackson Decatur ; m. Dec. 20, 1836, Polly Stewart, daughter of SamueP
Benjamin, Feb. 23, 18 18; m. Letitia Hollingsworth
Samuel Marion : died in infancy
Joseph Alexander ; m. Martha Stansel: surgeon in Confederate army
Thomas Randolph ; m.(i) Margaret Gilman, (2) Antoinette Jones
Alexander^ Stewart of York county, S. C, had surveyed Mar. 13, 1788, 192 acres in
Camden district on a ridge between Turkey creek and Fishing creek [Columbia, plat book 20:
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250]. On June a, 1788. he sold this land to James Martin of Lincoln county, N. C. [Yorkville
clerk of court, E: 518]. On Oct. 16, 1788, he bought of John Martin of York county for £'41
sterling and 5 shillings 200 acres of land on a branch of Turkey creek called Dry fork, granted
by Gov. William Tryon to George Ross, Sep. 25, 1767 [0:299]. In the first census, 1790,
Alexander Stewart's family consisted of 3 males over 16 years of age, one under 16 and 3 fe*
males, James Steward's was I'i'i, and Alexander Stuart's, I'^-j. Sep. 20, 1792, James Stew'
art, sr., of York district released to Alexander a mortgage on 108 acres on Dry fork of Turkey
creek. On July 2, 1794, he bought of James Fergus 340 acres on Turkey creek adjoining his
own land, and on Feb. 13, 1799, he deeded 200 acres to his son James. On Nov. 17, 1799, he
bought 100 acres on Bullock's creek, 100 acres on the cast side of George Ross's tract and 100
acres on Turkey creek. On Mar. 8, 1802, Alexander and Michael deeded 100 acres between
Dry fork and Mann's creek. Alexander Stewart, sr., of York county, **wcak in body," made
his will Mar. 29, 1800, appointing his friend William Love and Thomas Wallace executors, and
these two and Michael Stewart witnessed his signature [Yorkville, wills, G:i95}. To his
daughter Mary he gave the land deeded to him by John Martin (or Marlin) ; to his daughter
Rosannah he gave 100 acres of land next to William Carson ; to his daughter Elizabeth he gave
100 acres of land next to Thomas Stewart, and to his son James he bequeathed the remainder.
The date of probate is not shown, but he was dead when a number of his heirs deeded Oct. 8,
1805, 100 acres of land in York district *'unto our sister, Elizabeth Stewart," in consideration
of having received "our full share of our deceased father's, Alexander Stewart's, estate" [F:
747]. These heirs were James Stewart, McCasland Wallace and Michael Stewart, all of York
district, and John Malcolmson of Union district. From these documents and other evidence in
deeds we believe that Alexander had :
James ; m. before 1790®
Mary ; m. John Malcolmson
Rosannah ; m. Michael Stewart
daughter ; m. McCasland Wallace
Elizabeth
MlchaeP Stewart married Rosannah , perhaps daughter of the above Alexan'
der Stewart. He and James Stewart were witnesses to a deed July 26, 1799, by Alexander
Stewart to McCausland Wallace, 100 acres on Dry branch of Turkey creek, and he witnessed
Alexander's will Mar. 29, 1800. Mar. 8, 1802, he bought 100 acres from James. Oct. 8, 1805,
he and other heirs of Alexander deeded "to our sister, Elizabeth Stewart," 100 acres of land
beginning at George Ross's line. Michael Stewart's will [no date] was proved Sep. 24, 1808
[Yorkville, A : 270], and referred to htm as "weak and sick." He gave his wife Rosannah cne-
third of his land and the use of the whole during widowhood and a third of the personal est*
ate to keep the children in school; one 'third to his daughter Sarah, and one^third to his son
Alexander and the plantation when 21. He appointed James Stewart and "my brother-in-law "
Francis Adams, executors. Michael's name did not appear in the 1790 census. Children:
Sarah
Alexander c. 1797; m. Rose : res. 1831 on Dry waters of Turkey cr.
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We still hope to see a Stewart Society in America orpmized, with a secretary or field
man to search for records in the eastern states. Maybe the plan can be worked out during
the winter so that some preliminary work may be undertaken next spring.
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44. JAMES STEWART was born Mar. 20, 1773. Where? Hi» wife was Rachel Roberts, born Dec.
14. 1787. They died in Williamson couniy, Illinois, he on Sep. 21, 1834, and she on Oct. 6. 1875. They had
nine children. Rev. John Thoma* Stew.irt. Bonne Terrr, Mo
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STEWARTS OF SPOTTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA
From county, military and miscellaneous records
Charles^ Steward, born about 1690, married Mary Proctor. She was the daughter of
George Proctor of Spottsylvania county,* Va., who on Oct. 27, 1725, deeded **to my daughter
Mary and her husband, Charles Stewart/' 200 acres of land in Spottsylvania county as a gift:
recorded Nov. 2, 1725.(7) Charles Steward witnessed a deed Dec. 13, 1730, by George Proctor
of St.George's parish, Spottsylvania county. He lived in St.George's parish when, on June 4,
1734, he sold to George Home, for .i'20 sterling, land in St. Mark's parish: recorded next day.
He died before June 5, 1750, when Mary Steward, administratrix of Charles Steward, deceased,
filed a t*200 bond signed by herself and Joseph Steward. May 2. 1758, Mary Steward deeded
as a gift to her two sons, Benjamin and William Steward, the 200 acres which had been given
to her by her father, George Proctor, by deed Nov. 2, 1725. Mary Steward, widow, was still
living Mar. 11, 1773, when she and her sons Benjamin and William Steward sold this identical
2oO'acre tract, for i'200 currency, to Charles Washington of Spottsylvania county, gentleman:
recorded Mar. 19, 1773. Children:®
Benjamin circa 1732; m. Milly Clayton: d. 181 3, Jassamine county, Ky.
William circa 1736
James^ Steward witnessed a deed Jan. 17, 1726, by John Blackley of St.George's par'
ish, Spottsylvania county, Va (?) Oct. 30, 1735, he witnessed a deed by Joseph Brock of the
same parish.
John^ Steward witnessed a deed Aug. 2, 1737, by George Proctor [jr.] of King George
county, Va., planter, to John Proctor and Elias Sharpe, both of Spottsylvania county, for tioo
sterling, *'that parcel of land whereon my father George Proctor did dwell at the
time of his death"; John Proctor being a son and Margaret Proctor, wife of Elias
Sharpe, a daughter of said George Proctor, sr. He was perhaps the John Stewart
who was mentioned Apr. 9, 1755, as a merchant on the Rappahannock river and
June 10, 1766, as of Fredericksburg, merchant.®
Joseph^ Steward witnessed a deed dated Feb. 10, 1743^4, to land in St.
George's parish, Spottsylvania county, Va. June 5, 1750, he signed the bond of
Mary Steward, administratrix of Charles: he may have been a son of Charles. His name ap'
peared as witness to deeds in 175 1, 1753. 1755, 1758 and 1760. He and Henry Field signed on
Mar. 6, 1753, the bond of Mary James and Thomas James, administrators of George James.
Joseph Steward signed a ^200 bond Apr. 5, 1758, with Edward Herndon and John Holloday,
as guardian to Elizabeth Wallace, orphan. He was one of the witnesses to the will of John
Spotswood. May 6, 1758, of Spottsylvania county.
Robert'^ Stuart witnessed a number of deeds in Spottsylvania county, Va. — Sep. 4,
1733. hy JohnxHadox; Mar. 5, 1733*4, by WilliamXBriand; and Aug. 6, 1734, by Benjamin
*Spottsy!vania county was formed in 1721 of territory taken from Essex. King William and King & Queen
counties, Va., and was named for the Spottswood family. At first it comprised one large parish— St George's—
but in 1730 this parish was divided into two, St.Gcorge's and St. Mark's. In 1734 St.Mark's parish was set off
as Orange county and contained all that is now Orange, Madison, Culpepper and Rappahannock counties. In
March. 1770. St. George's parish was again subdivided and a new parish, Berkeley, was formed. The county
scat was Fredericksburg uittil 1782, but now it is Spottsylvania Courthouse.
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m. int. mart iage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur., buried; (X) Bible rec-
ord, (i) church, Ci) town. (4; gravestone (6) probate, (i) court, (T) land, ih> military, (•) pension, (is) census. ® tradii-
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Bcrryman of King George county, lot 50 in Fredericksburg (7) Oct. 22, 1738, he witnessed the
will of Samuel Wharton of St.Gcorge's parish.®
Benjamin^ Steward (Charles^) was born about 1732 in Spottsylvania county, Va. He
married Millicent Clayton. She was a daughter of Jacob Clayton of St.Gcorge's parish, whose
will was dated Aug. 30, 1771, and bond of executor dated Nov. 21, 1771. Benjamin Steward
witnessed Feb. 25, 1765. the will of Henry Head, planter: probated May 7, 1772. Mar. 11,
1773. he and his brother William sold to Charles Washington 200 acres given them in 1758 by
their mother. Now, there was a Benjamin who had a wife Sarah. June 3, 1769, Benjamin
Steward of Westmoreland county* bought of Robert Coleman for ^'65 currency 125 acres in St.
George's parish, Spottsylvania county. Sep. 20, 1770, he and his wife Sarah of Westmoreland
county^ for £70, sold to Thomas Dillard 125 acres in Berkeley parish. Spottsylvania county.®
Benjamin Stewart enlisted on Mar. 12, 1776, in the ist Virginia state troops and served until
some time in December, 1779 — nearly four years.® He re-enlisted on Dec. 22, 1779, for the
duration of the war, in the 3rd regiment of light dragoons, and was in service on Oct. 13. 1783.
On that date, Oct. 13, 1783, he was issued a bounty land warrant (no. 1,845) for 233 V acres,
for seven years' service as a soldier in the Virginia line [Virginia Military Land Warrants,
Kentucky], which he assigned the same day to Joseph Clark.® He was "quite a poor man
with a large family," according to his grandson. Fielding Stewart.t He died **in the west and
left his son Benjamin property," said William Shafer, Apr. 5, 1847.® Benjamin Stewart, of
Jassamine county, Ky., made his will Apr. 4, 1813, which was proved there in June, 1813: he
mentioned his wife Milly and children.® He had several children, among whom were :
Benjamin c. 1764; m. Dec. 24, 1790, Dorothy Straughan, Spottsylvania county
Jacob
William^ Steward (Charles^) was born about 1736 in Spottsylvania county. Va. He
was a witness Apr. 29, 1756, to a deed by Henry Willis of Spottsylvania county, gentleman, of
a negro slave sold to Peter Howe, esq., of Whitehaven in Great Britain. i'74'iO'3^, recorded
Dec. 7, 1756. He and his brother Benjamin were given 200 acres in St. George's parish by
their mother on May 2, 1758, which they sold Mar. 11, 1773, their mother signing the deed.
Dec. I, 1796, William Steward of Spottsylvania county leased 46 hj acres in that county from
Joseph Hulctt and wife Mary, and in 1797 he bought this tract of Thomas Colson. both papers
being recorded Feb. 7, 1797.
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STEWARTS OF ROWAN COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA
Partly from records gathered by Mrs. Klizabeih Stewart Bundy. Monroe. N. C.
James^ Stewart first appears in Rowan county, N. C, in 1744, when he was granted
by John, earl of Granville, a tract of 500 acres on Third creek and Stewart branch, the fee be-
ing three shillings sterling for over 100 acres and ten shillings for the rest: recorded at SaliS'
bury. Rowan county at that time was very large and primitive, occupying nearly the whole
western part of the province. James Stewart may have come from Lancaster county. Pa. [see
•William Butler of Westmoreland county. Va., in hit will dated Sep. S, 1774, referred to his nepheirs. Tho-
mas and John Steward, sons of Benjamin Steward.
t"My K'"»n<lf*^hcr*8 name was Benjamin Stewart," wrote Fielding Stewart of Amsterdam, Botetourt coun-
ty. Va., Jan. 3, 1852. in a letter to the pension bureau at Washington. "He belonged to the army. He obtain-
ed permission to visit his family. When h s permit expirtd my father, whose name was Benjamin Stewart aluo,
requested him to let him (my father) go in his place. My grandfather, however returned to the army and my
father went with him. When they arrived my grandfather inquired of his officer to know if his son would be
received as a substitute in his place, although at the time he wax not quite old enough to be enrolled He was.
however, received as a temporary substitute for his father. He remained in the army some six weeks. His fa-
ther then returned to his post and remained until Cornwallis suriendered (October, 1781). This statement my
father hat made to his children a number of times'*
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Tribe of Lazarus Stewart, B: 84]. The land he acquired lay on creeks along the west side of
the river Yadkin, in what is still Rowan county. He was granted three tracts in 1759 — 610
acres and 600 acres on Third creek and [South] Yadkin river and 500 acres on Third creek and
Stewart branch (which may have been a confirmation of the grant 15 years before). Jan. 23,
1761, he was granted 619. acres situated on Withers creek, and in 1762 he was deeded 550 and
530 acres by the earl of Granville and Thomas Douglas and wife Jannet.® He was probably
the James Stewart of Rowan county who made his will Oct. 2, 1778, which was probably prob'
atcd in 1779 [Salisbury, C: 204]. He made his son Matthew executor, and the witnesses were
John Bradley, James Hughs and John McNeely, jr. He gave his wife Elizabeth all his hard
money, yarn, cloth, iron pot, griddle, pewter and wooden ware, fine brass hackle, sheep, two
beds, '*her furniture, also her spinning wheel and clock and reel and all her wearing apparel,
one horse and two cows, such as she shall choose out of my stock of horses and cattle, all these
to be solely at her own disposal except the horse I allow to return to my son Matthew after
her decease. '' He also made bequests to his son 'in-law John Woods, granddaughter Elinor Wood
when 18, son'in'law Thomas Thomson, and grandson James Thomson when 21. To his son
Matthew he gave all the rest of his goods and chattels, lands and tenements, and charged him
with the care of "his aged mother.*' Elizabeth dated her will Nov. 7. 1792 [Salisbury. D:65],
making her son Matthew executor and allowing him *'to keep the price of the black mare of
mine which he sold to James Cowan** and making gifts to Matthew's son William and daugh'
ter Mary Stewart and wife Elizabeth. She mentioned her granddaughters Elizabeth Thomson,
Mary Thomson, Pamelia Thomson, Agnes McKnight, Eleanor Woods, Mary Stewart and Ag'
nes Stewart. Robert Cowan and William Cowan were jurors. Children of James*:
Matthew c. 1745; m. Elizabeth : Rowan county in 1790, i'2'4®
daughter ; m. Thomas Thompson: his will Nov. 12, 1793
daughter ; m. John Wood
Samuel* Stewart married Lydia . He owned land in Rowan county. His will
was dated Aug. 20, 1768, and probated Aug. 4, 1770 [Salisbury, A]. He gave all his movable
estate *'to my well beloved wife Liddy** and **the tract of land I now live on to my sons Jo-
seph and Benjamin Stewart to be equally divided in quantity and quahty and ) do constitute
and appoint my sons David and Samuel Stewart my executors.** He signed by hisXmark, as
did his witnesses— Elizabeth Winsut and Birpose Craffbrd. Children:®
David
Samuel
Joseph
Benjamin
William* Stewart married Elizabeth . He was a planter in Rowan county
when he made his will Apr. 2, 1781 [Salisbury, C: 106]. He bequeathed his estate undivided
to his wife Elizabeth, whom he made sole executrix, and provided that each of his children
and their mother should receive an equal share when his two youngest children, William and
Thomas, came of age, or any one of them marrying or leaving home should receive his share
then. He requested "that they all continue together in the same unity as hitherto,** asking
his oldest son Robert and Hugh Binery to assist Elizabeth in the management and distribution
of the estate **but nothing to be contrary to said Elizabeth's will.** He stated that Elizabeth
was to get her share at the distribution, "either in the state of widowhood or otherwise.**
This is a very unusual provision in a will. "I further allow my mother. Jennet Stewart, her
maintenance of said estate her life time and also a decent christian burial.** The witnesses
were Edward Hay, William Lock and Andrew Allison. Among his children were:®
Robert
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William
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Thomas
: born after 1760
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STEWARTS OF YORK DISTRICT. SOUTH CAROLINA —156
SamueP Stewart {WiUiam*) is given on page 154. Recently Mrs. Charles M. Kelso
of Dayton, O., found the "Family records of the sons and daughters of Samuel and Elizabeth
Stewart, who emigrated to Xenia, Ohio, in the fall of the year, 1818,'' written on old paper
now quite faint and brown with age. The first seven were born in York district, S. C, and
the others in Greene county, Ohio:©
Jane Martin, Mar. 4, 1808; m. Jan. 13, 1831. Jeremiah Hopping; John, July 1, 1809; Will*
lam, Jan. 8, 1811; James, Nov. 10. 1812; Robert, July 23, 1814: Elizabeth, Mar. 23, 1816; Han*
nah, Feb. 6, 1818; Sara, Apr. 6, 1819; Samuel, Apr. 21, 1821; Joseph Graves, Apr. 11, 1823;
Jesse, Dec. 13, 1824; Jonathan, Jan. 29, 1827, and Mary Ann, Apr. 6, 1830.
THE CALHOUNS. — Patrick Colhoun, esq., was living in Ninety 'Six district, Abbeville
county. S. C, in 1790, and the census shows that there were 3 males over 16 years of age and
4 under 16 and 2 females in his family and that he owned 31 slaves. Other Colhouns living in
the same county in 1790 were: John, 3*1 'i 3 slaves; Agnes, 2-1 '2 3 slaves; Capt. Joseph. i'i'4
3 slaves, and Hugh, 3 '0'2. Stewarts residing there were: Peter, i-O'i; John, lO'i; Robert,
2'0-3 3 slaves; James, 2'0'0, and William, jr., 2-2-2.
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The editors of the Stewart Clan Magazine have been sent by readers copies of postal cards
being sent out by the American Historical'Gcnealogical Society of Philadelphia, offering at $10
a new book called Suwart Family Records, purporting to contain "family trees covering all
branches of the family (including your own) from about A. D. 1400 down to 1928, giving lead-
ing facts, dates, etc., illustrations in color of the Stewart coats of arms, immigrants to America
and their descendants," etc. These statements are misleading, although the book may well be
worth the price. Nobody in the world has all the records which this book pretends to con-
tain. Mr. Dickcrman and his editor have more Stewart data than anybody else and are recog*
nizcd as the highest authorities on this family in the United Sutes, and we haven't all.
We thank all of you who have sent in your subscription to volume 8. The fine support
given this little magazine is indeed gratifying and encouraging.
The editor is planning an automobile trip next summer through Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia,
Maryland, Pennsylvania and possibly other states, in search of Stewart records. We expect
to devote a month to intensive datum hunting. We shall endeavor to complete the extraction
of data from the Revolutionary pension records in Washington, which we left off three ye^rs
before. We expect to gather much valuable material from graveyards, courthouses, etc.
**I have been deeply interested in you and the very important work you have undertak-
en," writes James Zebulon Stewart of Logan, Utah. "1 believe it is a greatek* work than you
have thought it to be, and I believe that you were inspired to publish the Stewart Clan Mag-
azine. The great benefit which this magazine will be to the Stewart race you have not begun
to estimate, and if you persist in this work the day will come when thousands of Stewarts will
call you blessed for the wonderful benefit it will be in enabling them to secure the genealogy
of their ancestors."
We wish you all a most happy Christmas. The January number will be withheld from
the mails until the holiday jam is over. It will be an interesting number.
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SUPPLEMENTAL STEWART DATA —14a
John^ Stewart is mentioned on page 234 of Wither's Border Warfare, according to
Mrs. I. C. Hcrndon of Welch, W. Va., and must have belonged to the Stewarts of Augusta
county, Va. [see James,^ page 142]. ** A party of 20 Indians, when snow inspired the colonists
with a sense of security, remained concealed for ten days, or until after the snow had disap'
peared, and on the 15th of December killed John Stewart at the upper extremity of the valley,
his wife and child, and took Miss Hamilton (sister'in'law of Stewart) into captivity."
James* Stewart, mentioned on page 142, was a great Indian fighter, according to trad'
ition, and his son Ralph volunteered his services against the Indians at the age of 14. It is said
that Ralph's father, James* Stewart, was captured by the Indians, tortured and burned at the
stake in the presence of his son James.
STEWARTS OF ROWAN COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA —160
Partly from records gathered by Mrs. Eli/^abeih Stewart Bundy, Monroe, N. C.
Matthew* Stewart Qames^), born about 1745, married Elizabeth . He was
named executor of his father's will, Oct. 2, 1778, Rowan county,® and received a large part of
the estate, being charged with the care of his aged mother, Elizabeth. He was a resident of
Rowan county in 1790, with two boys under 16 years of age and four females, and his neigh'
bors were Thomas Thompson. Joseph Thompson, William Cowin, jr., and sr., Benjamin Cow'
in, James McNeely, John McNeely, jr., and sr. His mother made him executor of her will,
dated Nov. 7, 1792, Rowan county. Children, mentioned in his mother's will.
William
Mary
Agnes
David* Stewart {SamueP) may have been the Samuel Stuart, i'3'4, living in Mecklen-
burg county in 1790. There also lived Samuel Stuart, 1-3 '5, and Widow Stuart, 0 0'2, et al.
Joseph* Stewart {Samuel:^) was perhaps the Joseph Stuart, i'0'3, in Rowan county in
1790. There was also a Josiah Stuart, iO'3, here.
Benjamin* Stewart (Samuel^) did not appear in this locality in the first census, 1790.
Robert* Stewart (William^) was living in 1790, 3'2'i, in the neighborhood of Woods,
Hays and Lock, in Rowan county. Next to this Robert Stuart dwelt John Stuart, i-o^. Not
far away lived in a group Daniel Stuart, lO'i, John, jr., i'0'2. and John, sr., i'3'2.
William* Stewart {William^) was in Rowan county in 1790, i'i'4.
Thomas* Stewart {William^) was probably the Thomas Steward who
was a Revolutionary soldier and settled in Kentucky ® He was born in Rowan
county, N. C, in 1766 [or 1757], he stated m his pension application on Nov. 26,
1833, Pike county, Ky., aged 67 [R10171]. **1 was living in Surry county, N. C,
at the time of my enlistment in May, 1783, in Capt. Richard Woodfork's com-
pany under Col. Martin Armstrong of Surry county, and served six months." John Harper
was his lieutenant. He was entirely engaged in guarding the towns and was in no battle, re-
ceiving his discharge from Col. Martin Armstrong. "I have lived mostly in Kentucky and am
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m. int. marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b., born; bp.. baptized; d., died; bur. buried; (ij Bible rec-
ord, (i) church, a; town. (4 gravestone >j probate. i« court, 7^ land, s miliiaiy, (9) pension. 10) census, '-Ji) tradit-
on. (^ local history, 'iaf patriotic society. 1^ biography or Brnealogy lii deduction of the editor
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now living in Pike county, Ky/' His application was rejected on the ground that he was too
young to have served. The comptroller had submitted to the pension bureau the service of a
Thomas Steward in 1781, taken from the pay accounts, but this probably referred to a Thomas
Stewart of Chatham county, N. C, born in 1757, who moved to Autauga county. Ala. A let-
ter in Thomas* Steward's case, dated Jan. 30, 1835, says the "Applicant is no doubt 78/' He
married Jane Potter in Perry county, Ky., according to an affidavit by Benjamin Webb of Let*
chen county, Ky., who performed the ceremony. This paper was sent with the application of
the widow Jane, Feb. 15, 1857.
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STEWARTS OF SPOTTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA -158
From county, military and miscellaneous records
Thomas^ Stewart was born about 1739.® He married Elizabeth . The D.
A. R. Magazine for April, 1915, page 158, says he was a Revolutionary soldier from Spottsyl-
vania county, Va. On Apr. 22, 1779, Thomas Steward and his wife Elizabeth of Spottsylvania
county, with Lucy Dixon of Frederick county, deeded for £'250 to James Tuft of Spottsylvania
county 150 acres in Spottsylvania county which had been purchased by said Steward of Francis
Purvis; recorded Oct. 21, 1779.® He died in Spottsylvania county Apr. 23, 1819.® Son:@
John 1761; m. Aug. 22, 1796, Fanny Straughan: d. Oct. 14, 1849
John^ Steward married Sarah Arnold and resided in Berkeley parish, Spottsylvania
county. June 3, 1769, he witnessed a deed by Robert Coleman to Benjamin Steward, land in
St.Gcorge's parish. Isaac Arnold of Berkeley parish [set off in March, 1770, from St.Georgc's}
in his will of July 24, 17 — (executor's bond dated Oct. 18, 1770), mentioned his daughter Sar-
ah, wife of John Steward, and her two sons, John and Charles Steward. Mar. 20, 1776, John
Steward witnessed the will of Abel Stcars of Berkeley. Many other references, earlier and
later, to John Steward appear in Spottsylvania county records.® Two sons:
John
Charles c. 1759
Benjamin^ Steward (Benjamin^) was born about 1764 in Spottsylvania county, Va.,
and as a youth he served some six weeks as a substitute for his father in the 3rvi regiment of
light dragoons in the Virginia Continental line about 1781. He married Dec. 24, 1790, Doroth-^
S.raughan, the ceremony being performed by Parson Boggs in Spottsylvanii county.® She was
a daughter of Reuben Srraughan of Spottsylvania county, and her sister Elizabeth married Be»v
jamin Ballard and died about 1822, leaving Dorothy some $80 or $100 bu: Steward would not
bother to go get it. He and Jacob Stewart were administrators of the estate of Elizabeth Will'
iams, posting a bond of £50 on Nov. 7, 1792.(7) He apparently drew a pension commencing
Mar. 4, 1831, and ending Aug. 15, 1842, the day of his death, although there is some confusion
between him and his father.* He died Aug. 15, 1842, in Spottsvlvania countv, and his widow
Dorothy asked for a pension: W'6162. Her son Fielding Stewart wrote to the pension bureau
from Amsterdam, Botetourt county, Va., on Jan. 3, 1852, stating that his mother was some 90
years old and believed that her husband had served throughout the Revolutionary war, wherea.«i
he had spent onlv al^out six weeks in the army in his father's stead. Benjamin had the follow*
ing children living in 1852, according to his son Fielding.®
Catherine i793: evidently unmarried, aged 54 in 1852
Robert 1795 : resided near Chancellors Mills, 10 miles from Fredericksburg, 1852
John S. : resided near Clarksburg, Harrison county, [W.] Va.. 1852
daughter ; m. William Shafer, who res. 7 mi. from FreJ'ksburg
Fielding : removed to Covington, Allegany county, Va., in 1852
•FieldinK Stewart SJid that his father would never apply for a pension ''His father died in 1842."
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John^ Stewart (Thomas^) was born in 1761 in Berkeley parish, Spottsylvania county,
Va. In 1778 he enlisted from Culpepper county, while a resident of that county, in the Con.
tinental army with Capt. James Purvis [see page 153, footnote], under Maj. John Roberts of
Culpepper and Col. Frank Taylor of Orange.® He was stationed in Albemarle county with
Burgoyne's prisoners, then marched with them to Augusta county and was there about three
weeks and then marched with them to Winchester; then he went to Maryland, where he was
discharged in June, 1781. He was then drafted in the Virginia militia in Capt. Nicholas Payne's
company, in Col. Meriwether's regiment, and marched through Hanover down the James river
country to Yorktown, where he was engaged in the siege until its termination in October. He
marched with the Yorktown prisoners to Winchester, and was there discharged about the last
of November, 1781. William Henderson of Spottsylvania county was with him during the
whole term. John Stewart married Aug. 22, 1796, Fanny Straughan. He was pensioned from
Mar. 4, 173 1, and was living in Berkeley parish in 1840, aged 79. He died Oct. 14, 1849, aged
88. His widow applied for a pension.®
It is probable that this John Stewart married (1) Lucy . John Stewart and wife
Lucy bought July i, 1788, of Thomas Colson and wife Frances, for ^'1,200, 574 acres in Bcrke*
ley parish, and on the same day they deeded, for £800, to Thomas Colson 400 acres called Sil'
vcrton Hill, **where said Steward lives in St.George's parish.""® The name of John Stewart
appears at various times on the Spottsylvania county records. Sep. 23, 1787, a John Stewart
was one of the executors of the will of John Wright, sr.® Dec. 18, 1797, he was one of the
witnesses to the will of James Purvis of Spottsylvania county.
John^ Steward (John^) is not traced. Compare John, above.
Charles^ Steward (Johri^) is probably the Charles who was born in 1759 and enlisted
in the Virginia line in 1775 while residing in Spottsylvania county. Under Lieut. Peter Stub'
blefield, Capt. Gabriel Jones, Col. George Gibson, he went to Fredericksburg, thence down to
Hobbs' Hole, where he was stationed a considerable time. Thence he went into the marine
service in the neighboring capes and bays, serving altogether about 18 months. Dec. 20, 1776^
he enlisted out of the marine into the land forces for three years, under his former officers. He
went to Georgetown, Md., after being awhile at Alexandria, Va. At Georgetown he was tak-
en sick and was given a furlough, dated Oct. 18, 1777, and signed by Peter Svubbleficld. to re*
turn home. Another furlough, dated May 17, 1779, and signed by Samuel Jones, nth regi
ment, camp at Frederick [Md.], was sent to the pension bureau with Steward's application of
Aug. 13, 1832 [S'i62i6i]. He resided in Ripley county, Ind., in 1832, aged 73.® Charles
Steward and George Arnold were administrators of the estate of John Steward, Spottsylvania
county, filing a bond Nov. i, 1785 ® Dec. 31, 1787, Charles Steward of Spottsylvania county
sold 120 acres in Berkeley parish to William Duerson.
Charles Stewart of New Jersey and Ephraim Blain of Pennsylvania were given a deed of
trust dated May 9, 1786, by John Anderson of Spottsylvania county, Va., and there recorded
Apr. 3. 1787, to 109'^ acres in Westmoreland county, Pa., to secure a debt. The June, 1929,
issue of the Stewart Clan Magazine mentioned a Charles Stewart, a Revolutionary soldier liv'
ing in Sussex county, N. J , in 1818, who served in a Virginia regiment.
A NEW JERSEY STEWARD FAMILY
From rccorda of James Zebulon Stewart, l^tgan, I'tah, ind the editor
Eeakley^ Steward was born, probably about 1757, in Burlington county, N. J.® He
may have belonged to the Steward family descenJed from Simon' of Mobbcrly, England [page
105, tome A]. He was born and raised a Quaker. When a youth he enlisted as a soldier in
the Revolutionary war, and was tried by the Friends for being a military man @ He married
(i) , who was not a member of the Society of Friends, and this was brought against
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him in his church trial in 1781. He married (2) . He married (3), about 1804, Alice
Hopkins, born in 1781. He died, it is thought, in New Jersey. He is said to had had 21 sons
and one daughter. After his death the widow moved with her children from New Jersey to
Adams county. 111., settling near Nauvoo. This was about 1832. The names of Beaklcy Stew-
ard's children by his third wife, Alice, are the only ones known, born in Burlington county,
N.J.:
Jehu ; witness to land contract of John, Aug. 14, 1838. Quincy, III.
John ; m. Priscilla Croson: d. Dec. 8, 1842, Adams county
Samuel ; m. Rochel : res. Burton, Adams co., 1879
Joshua ; m. : d. in 1843®
Mary
Isaac Mitton, Mar. 14, 1815; m Matilda J. Downs: d. Mar. 15, 1900. Utah
Isaac M. Steward, youngest son, married Matilda Jane Downs, born Oct. 19, 1819, Craw,
ford county, Ind., daughter of Ezekiel and Charlotte (Rawlins) Downs. He was the father of
James Zebulon Stewart, born Oct. — , 1844, at Navoo, 111., president of the Stewart Genealog-
ical Society, Logan, Utah. The Adams county records were found at Quincy by the editor.
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Mrs. Milnor Ljungstedt, editor of the County Court Note Book, Bathesda, Md., questions
our statement that Horace Dickerman and his editor have more Stewart data than anybody else.
*'I have the most," she declares, ''because I have taken time and used Mrs. C.'s money to read
order books, go through packages of court papers, etc., etc. Do you know it takes sometimes as
much as three days for one old volume? Seventy Virginia counties, not to mention half of Penn*
sylvania, all of Delaware, practically all of Maryland, some New Jersey, some Kentucky, and
most of the early counties of the Carolinas and Georgia. And you are going to do five states
and possibly more in a month! Have you arranged for a 'foin funeral'? Well, you are delight-
fully energetic and deserve more tharj you will ever get from the many Japhcts and Japhetas in
search of fathers (mothers are the most trouble)."
As to Mrs. Ljungstedt's claim we shall not argue. We shall qualify our statement by saying
that we have the largest amount of Stewart data available to the people. We have spent freely
of our money and time, with some truly appreciated help occasionally from several unslfish gen^
tlemen and ladies; and we expect no reward beyond the splendid cooperation of scores of good
folks all over the country.
William Stuart, sr., horticulturist, U. S. department of agriculture, Washington, D.C.. was
born May 21, 1865, at St.Remi, province of Quebec, Canada, son of Norman Stuart. Norman
was a son of Capt. John Stuart, Trom the Isle of Skye, who married Mary Stewart, believed to
have been of Presbyterian stock of northern Ireland.
Professor W. H. Stewart, for whom a new high school building in Oxford, Ohio, has been
named, was born in county Down, Ireland. Beginning his study for the ministry at an early
age, he had later to give up this study for financial reasons. He then began teaching school in
Oxford, and was superintendent there for over 40 years. The Stewart Echo, a monthly high
school newspaper, recently began publication. John Milholland, faculty advisor, has asked us
to tell him where he can find the Stewart coat'of'arms to be used in the paper.
We wish all our readers a happy and prosperous year of 1930. We hope that none of you
suffered any loss in the deflation of the stock market. The middle west was already "deflated"
and had little to lose. From now on everything ought to be rosy for everybody.
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STEWARTS OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N. C.
Partly from records gathered by Mrs. Elizabeik Stewart Bundy. Monroe, N. C.
Capt. Matthew^ Stewart, born about 1726, married Elizabeth . He is said to
have come from Scotland and to have descended from the Damley branch of the noble Stewart
family, to which Hcnn/ Stuart, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, belonged [November, 1927.,
page 20]. He and a brother John,* according to tradition, landed at Philadelphia about 1749,
and after residing in Pennsylvania some years Matthew and his wife, a Welsh lady, migrated
to North Carolina, John remaining in Pennsylvania [cf. John Stewart of Mountjoy, December,
1928, page 94]. Matthew is said to have tarried awhile in Virginia. In 1758 or thereabouts
he located in the big woods and wilds of Mecklenburg (then a part of Anson) county, N. C,
about 12 miles from where Charlotte was afterward founded. His nearest neighbor lived 20
miles away. Being a strict Presbyterian Matthew Stewart's first thought was to set up a place
of worship, and he built a meeting-house which he named the Philadelphia Presbyterian church
in honor of the city where he first found a home. He became a soldier, and was made a capt-
ain in the Revolutionary war, in 1780 [see son Henry]. He had received a grant of 100 acres
of land in Mecklenburg county on June 25, 1764, signed by Gov. Arthur Dohbst and wife Jus'
tina [book 5-6-7, Mecklenburg county]. In March, 1777, Matthew Stewart (perhaps not the
same) was a grand juror for the state of North Carolina, appointed by the sheriffs of the sev'
eral counties in Salisbury district. In the census of 1790 we find in Mecklenburg county, Salis'
bury district (all spelled Stuart): Matthew i-0'3, John i-0'3, John 2'3'4, William 2-0*2, Widow
Stuart 00 2, David i'3-4, Samuel 1-3-5, William 1-2-4 and (next name) Widow Stuart 10-4.®
Matthew Stewart was collector in 1783, Mecklenburg county [D. A. R.
Magazine, July, 1927]. He dated his will Jan. 26, 1808, in Mecklen*
burg county, the witnesses being David Moore, Reuben Stewart and
Azariah Coburn [F: 190]. He left to his wife Elizabeth "all the prop*
erty of every kind that she brought with her when we was married.""
He died in 1808 and was buried in the old Philadelphia churchyard in
Mecklenburg county. N. C. His wife Elizabeth survived him.® His
•son-in-law Samuel Black was named executor, and another son-in-law,
William McColl, was made a residuary legatee with Black. Children,
named in will :
Henrv 1759, Anson county: Revolutionary soldier
Elizabeth ; m. William McCall
William, Jan. 10, 1763; m. Mary Newell: a Revolutionary soldier: to Ky.
Jane ; m. Samuel Black: resided in Mecklenburg county
John ; m. Agnes Moore: d. 1826. in Union county, N. C
James : removed to CJeorgiaJ
Sarah Ann ; m. Azariah Coburn: no children
Reuben : unmarried, died in 1847 at home on Goose creek, Mecklenburg county
•This family is said to have come from Ireland A third br»th-r is reported to have died or drowned while
crossing the ocean on a French vessel to join the Revolutionary forces.
tArthur Dobbs was a son of Richard Dobbs, who married Mary Swwirt (March, 1928, p. 36).
JA James Stewart, bom in 1764 in Rowan county. N. C. was drafted in 1780, at the age of 16, while resid-
ing in that county. He applied Dec. 17 1832, for a pension, when a resident of Heard county, Ga.. aged 68.
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m. int. maniage intention; m. lie. marriage license; b., born; bp.. baptized; d., died; bur., buried; 0 Bible rec-
ord, (3) church, (D town. (J) gravestone (i) probate, c?) court, (jj land, ''«. military, (f) pension. # census, (Ji) tradn-
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Henry^ Stewart (Matthew^) was born in 1759 in Anson ("now Mecklenburg") coun-
ty, N. C, according to his application July 18, 181^6, for a pension, while a resident of Taliafer-
ro county, Georgia. This date, he said, was "according to the record of my father. I have a
record of my age at home in my Bible, copied exactly from the records in my father's Bible. *'
He was Hving in Mecklenburg county when he enlisted in the early part of August, 1776, from
that county, under Capt. Charles Polk, Col. Adam Alexander, Gen. Rutherford, against the
Cherokee Indians. He volunteered, and was in active service for three months, in frequent
skirmishes with the Indians but no general battle. "We burnt the Jelico Hiwassa and valley
towns in Tennessee — these were Indian towns." He then returned home, and in 1780 (he
thought) he again volunteered under Capt. McCurdy for three months and was under him for
about three weeks and was then transferred to Capt. Thomas Ray. After a defeat by the To-
ics near Rocky river Ray resigned "and my father, Matthew Stewart, was made captain in his
stead, and under him I completed the term of three months." He returned home, but as Corn-
wallis was in the neighborhood "Since the war I removed to Georgia, where I now
[1836] live. It was then Wilkes county, afterward Greene and now Taliaferro by changes
being made in the lines of counties and the formation of new counties." July 14, 1839, James
Findley testified that he and Henry Steward served under Oliver Wyley, Archibald McCurdy
and Thomas Ray. Stewart was a Presbyterian [Jan. 16, iSy']]. Certificate of pension issued
Feb. 7. 18317.® Henry Stewart is said to have been still living at the commencement of the
Civil war [1861], then over 100 years of age, progenitor of numerous Georgia Stewarts.
William^ Stewart (Matthew^), born Jan. 10, 1763, in Mecklenburg county, N. C, en'
listed at 17, "on or about the last of May, 1780," in a company commanded by Capt. Richard
Springs, under Maj. Alexander and Col. Armstrong, and served six months.® He was in the
battle of Camden that year and was honorably discharged Dec. 25, 1780, in Mecklenburg coun-
ty {his declaration Mar. 25, 1855, White county. 111., for bounty land]. In September or Oct-
ober, 1781, he volunteered in a troop of horse from Mecklenburg county under Capt. Charles
Alexander, Maj, Thomas Harris, for three months, and when the term was up he was regular,
ly discharged, according to his statement Dec. 3, 1832, while a resident of Livingston county,
Ky., when applying for a pension: he also gave the date and place of his birth, as above, add-
ing "I have the record of my age in my father's* I^ible." He married Mary Newell and settled
near Marion, Kentucky. After his wife's death he moved to Carmi, 111., where he died Nov.
— , 1856, aged 93.® Children:
Josiah, Feb. — , 1791; m. 1818, Nancy Hargrave: physician Carmi, d. May — , i86v
Flam
Lemira
Amaryllis
Robert C.
Theresa
Mary Narcissa ; m, Peter Clinton®
John^ Stewart (Matthew^) is said to have served as a soldier in the Revolutionary
war, in which case he may have been older than William or Henry. He married, about 1793,
Agnes Moore in Mecklenburg county and lived near his father in the Philadelphia church
neighborhood. He afterward moved to the southwest corner of the county (now Union coun-
ty), near the South Carolina line, where he owned a fine plantation. He died in i8c6 and was
buried in the old Waxhaw cemetery in Lancaster county, S. C. His widow, who was a daugh'
ter of John Moore of Mecklenburg, was buried beside her husband. Children:
•William Stewart is said to have served awhile under his father Capt. Matthew .Stewart, wh-ii in Col Tht>-
mas Polk's regiment. The command marched from Ch.irlotte. N. C. along the Lawyer's road to Matthew
Stewart's on Cioose creek, spent the night there and proceeded toward Camden to join Gen. Greene.
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EH 1794; m. Martha M, Lewis: d. 1865
James 1706; m.(i) Mary Knox Masscy, (2) Nancy Webb: d. 1854
Hugh 1798; m.(i) Cyrcna Moore, (2) Jane Harriet Crawford: d. 1848
Josiah Henry ; m.(i) Lucinda Rebecca Parks, (2) Mary Mcintosh
William ; m. ' — Maslin of Phila., Pa.: both d. New Orleans
Samuel ; m. Elizabeth Funderburk, Lancaster dist., S. C: d. '35
Margaret ; m. John Wilson Davis
Elizabeth Charlotte ; m. Cotesworth Pinckney Crawford: d. Sep. — , 1823
John ; m. : k. in Mexican war; ch. Annie and John
Silas Plummer 1815; m. Martha Caroline Lemmond: d. 1853
Sarah Jane 1815; m. James Hennegan
A NEW JERSEY STEWART FAMILY
Joseph-'* Stewart married (i) . He married (2) Mary , the widow of
Samuel Doty [Doughty], according to Qeneo/o^'es of the First Setders of the PcLssaic Valley,
N. J., 1857, by John Littell. Where he came from aad what family he belonged to is unknown.
He had four children:
Enoch ; m. Nov. 30, 1779, Mary Pound, Westfield, N. J.®: d. 1802®
David, Feb. 25, 1758; m. May 17, 1779, Rachel Doughty [Doty] : d. Sep. 23, 1836
Mary ; m. John Drake, son of Jeremiah
Rachel 1764; m. Isaac Smalley, son of John
David^ Stewart (Joseph^) was bom Feb. 25, 1758,® according to his own declaration.®
He enlisted in December, 1775, in New Jersey, under Capt. Joseph Meeker, in the First regi-
ment of the New Jersey line commanded by Gen. "Lord" Stirling, and in the following spring
he went with his regiment to Canada and took part in the battle of Three Rivers. He was
discharged in November, 1776, at Ticonderoga, hut afterwards enlisted under Capt. Furman in
the Fourth regiment. Col. Ephraim Martin, New Jersey Continental line, and was in the battle
of Monmouth, June 28, 1778, and was discharged after nine months 's service. "I was dis'
charged Feb. 23, 1778 or 1779, at Elizabethtown, N. J.", he said in his schedule June 24, 1820.
He married May 17, 1779, Rachel Doughty, born Mar. i, 1763, daughter of Samuel Doughty
(whose widow married Joseph^ Stewart). The marriage was performed by Rev. AbnerSuttoTi,
a Baptist minister of the neighborhood, according to David's sister Rachel Smalley, who was
present at the wedding.* He was living in Somerset county, N, J., on Apr. 18, 1818, aged 60.
On June 24, 1820, he resided in the borough of Elizabeth, county of Essex, N. J. He died Sep.
23, 1836. Rachel died Oct. 9. 1847, "<» resident of Warren county for 50 years," according to
her son William D., Career Valley, Feb. 20, 1852.® Children:®®
Samuel, Dec. 25, 1782: died June 16, 1807, unmarried, after a short illness
Mary, Nov. 15, 1784; m. Fzekiel DeCamp, son of Ezekiel: went to the Lake,
Isaac, Jan. 16, 1786; m. Sally Parker, daughter of Gershom
Phebe, Nov. 21, 1788; m. Abner Reno, son of John of Piscataway
Sarah, Oct. 14. 1790; m. Lewis Wilkt, son of Thomas
William Doty, Oct. i, 1792; ra. Anne Tingley, daughter of Jacob
David, July 21, 1795; m. Sophia Rese: went to Geoigia and died there
Rachel, Mar. 9, 1797; m. Mar. 26, 1815, Michael O'Conner, and died soon after
Rhoda, May i, 1799; m. Michael O'Conncr, after Rachel's death
Margaret, July 12, 1801 ; m. Aaron Bennet, son of Aaron of Long Island
Anne, July 19, 1803 ; m. Jacob Wambold, son of Jacob of Elizabethtown
Eliza ; m. Joel Pangborn, son of Richard of Plainfield
•Affidavit of Rachel Smallev. Apr 20. 1837. in her 74ih year. She wa« the wife of Isaac Smal'ey. agfJ 4<K
a Rrvohitionary K>ldiet. residiDK in Middlesex county on Mar. 5, 1S37 r»^
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Enoch^ Stewart (Joseph^) was born about 1756, married Nov. 30, 177), Miry Pojnd,
in the Presbyterian church in Wcstfield, N. J.® Nothing is known of his history. He Hvcd
in Piscataway and made his will June 28, 1802 [Middlesex county surrogate's office. A: 74].
William Cummings was a witness to the will. Enoch referred to his wife and four little child'
ren, and he also made bequests to three married women who might have been daughters :
Elizabeth ; m. Thomas Sopcr
Charlotte ; m. Stout Drake
Isabelle ; m. John Stiles
Rachel
Catherine
James
Emily
ENOCH STEWART married Jane Covert and lived in Ovid. Seneca county, N. Y., in
1793. He settled in Lodi and died there.® He was probably of the same family, although it
seems unlikely he was identical with the above Enoch. An undated, unidentified newspaper
clipping says: *'Emily, wife of David K.. Auten of Somerville, N. J., died last Saturday in her
78th year. She was the youngest sister of David Stewart of Kidders [a small village on Lake
Cayuga, N. Y.]. Of the ten children of Enoch and Jane G. Stewart but one now survives,
David of Kidders, now in his 88th year. The father of these children lived into his 98th year."
A gravestone in Somerville says that Emily, wife of David K. Auten, died in 1896. In an old
Bible in which the above clipping was found appears the record of the birth of Mary Stewart,
Feb. a, 1798, great 'grandmother of a distant relative of Mrs. George 8. Means of Geneva, N.
Y. It is probable that Mary was one of Enoch Stewart's ten children:
Mary, Feb. 2, 1798; m. June 5, 1817, William W. Brandage: died Sep. 29, 1874
David 1807: resided at Kidders, N. Y., in 1896
Emily 1818; m. David K. Auten: died in 1896, Somerville. N. J.®
William D«* Stewart (David* Joseph*), born Oct. i, 1792, probably in Elizabeth bor-
ough, Essex county, N. J., married Ann Tingley. He was living on Feb. 20, 1852, **aged 57,'*
Greer Valley, Warren county, N. J., when he gave power -of -attorney. Children:®
Abel ; m. Abigail Totten, daughter of John, son of David
Thirza Shot well ; m. John Q. Drake, son of Noah
Andrew Jackson ; m. Phebe Frazee, daughter of Gershom
Esther ; m. Elias Wilson, son of James
Anne ; m. John Doty, son of Henry
George ; m, Elizabeth Ogden, an English girl
William
Joseph Warren
Davld^ Stewart (David,* Joseph^), born July 21, 1795, was perhaps related to the David
Stewart, born in New Jersey, who married Apr. 6, 1819, Charlotte Lyon, born in New Jersey.
Re/?re5entarive Men of Michigan, 1878, says that David and Charlotte (Lyon) Stewart settled
at Ypsilanti, Mich., in 1824. and later moved to Owosso, Shiwassec county, where he was a
merchant. Their fourth child, Mathias L., was bom Nov. 29, 1832, at Ypsilanti, and married
May I, 1861, Helen A. Duff.
EDITORIAL NOTE
In the future somebody will be able to work out a wonderful genealogy of the New Jersey
Stewarts. We have many data which will require complementary records. The editor con-
fesses that he feels his enthusiasm in this Stewart work is ebbing. We are woefully behind in
our correspondence and shall probably never have courage enouj;h to catch up.
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<]rnraluj?»cal Records ol Stewart Stuari Families. Gtorjic T. Edson. 1307 High si.. Beatrice, Neb., Editor
STUARTS OF KING GEORGE COUNTY. VIRGINIA
Rev. David^ Stuart, born late in the 17th century (about 1692) at Inverness, Scotland,
was a descendant of the royal house of Stuart, according to the CoUmial Families of the SoiuK
em States of America. His mother was Lucy Erskine, daughter of David Erskine, Lord Dunn.
He served under his kinsman, James Stuart VIII, the **old pretender", in the uprising of 171 5,
and in consequence fled from Scotland to Virginia. He married Jane Gibbons, daughter of Sir
John Gibbons, governor of Barbadoes. He went to England for holy orders, returning to Vir*
ginia and settling on the banks of the Potomac. Soon after he was chosen rector of St. Paul's
parish, Stafford [later King George] county. He was one of the most noted divines of the co-
lonial church, serving as rector of St. Paul's until his death in 1749. Children :
William 17^4; ni. Nov. 26, 1750, Sarah Footc
Mary, Feb. 14, 1726; m.(i) Sigismund Massie, (2) Horatio Dade y
John, May 10, 1728; m. Feb. 16, 1749, Frances Alexander [Grigsbyl
Charles 1730; m.(i) Feb. 23, 1749, Frances Washington, (2) Susanna
Sarah c. 1732; m. Thomas Fitzhugh of K. George co.
Rcv. William^ Stuart {Datdd^) was born in 1723 or 1724 in Stafford
(now King George] county. He was educated in England, studying theology
in London, and was ordained in the priesthood in 1745 by Bishop Edmonds. On his return to
Virginia he became assistant to his father, whom he succeeded as rector of St. PauPs Episcopal
parish. He married Nov. 26, 1750, Sarah Footc, heiress to Cedar Grove, a fine estate on the
Potomac river, in King George county. He was very eloquent and popular, and was called Par*
son Stuart. He died in 1796. He had four sons and six daughters, among which were the fol'
lowing:
David, Aug. 3, 1753; m. June 14, 1780, Eleanor (Calvert) Custis, widow of John P. Custis
Ann ; m. 1793, William Mason
Richard ; m. Aug. 28, 1802, Margaret (Robinson) McCarty
Jane i775i ^- Dec 5, 1795, Richard Helm Footc: d. 1820
John*^ Stuart {David^) was born May 10, 1728. He married Feb. 16, 1749, Frances
Alexander, daughter of Capt. Philip and Sarah (Howey) Alexander of King George county. His
history is unknown to us. The spelling of the name may have reverted to Stewart.
Charles^ Stuart (Davi<P), born about 1730, married (i) Feb. 23, 1749, Frances Wash*
ington, (2) in 1752 Susanna Grigsby and (3) Aug. 6, 1754, Frances Dade.
Dr. David^ Stuart {WiUiamJ^ David^)^ born Aug. 3, 1753, graduated from William ^
Mary college and from the famous medical college in Edinburgh, Scotland, later continuing his
medical studies in Paris. He married June 14, 1780, Mrs. Eleanor (Calvert) Custis, bom in 1758,
daughter of Hon. Benedict Calvert of Mount Airy estate. Prince George county, Maryland,
and widow of Hon. John Parke Custis of Arlington, Fairfax county, Va. John P. Custis was
an adopted son of George Washington and was killed in the Revolutionary war. Dr. Stuart
aerved in the Virginia legislature : he was a federalist and a strong friend of Washington. He
removed to Alexandria, where he practised medicine with distinctive success. He and his wife
died in 181 1. Children:
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m. int. marriage intention; m. lie., marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur., buried; (i) Bible rec-
ord, (D church, (a) town, ® gravestone (») probate, (i) court, (J) land, ® military, (i) pension. (® census, ® tradii-
ion. (S> local history. (^ patriotic society, i^ biography or genealogy, if^ deduction of the editor.
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170 STBWAMTOL.ABr MAUAXUTB
Ann Calvert
Sarah ; m. Obed Vailc
Charles Calvert : of Chantilly, Fairfax county, Va.; claimed descent from K. Robert If
Arian Calvert
Eleanor Custis
son [name unknown]: not traced
Rosalie Eugenia
There are numerous untraced descendants of Rev. David* Stuart. Some years ago George
W. Stuart, a very aged man living at Boone, Nebraska, wrote to the editor saying that he had
complete records of his descent from Rev. William^ Stuart. He promised to send them to thi*
magazine, but he never did.
A VIRGINIA STEWART FAMILY
Charles^ Stewart married Charity . He is said to have come from Scotland,
but tradition often postdates the arrival of the immigrant ancestor two or three generations.
He settled in Virginia, later removing to Tennessee. Among his children was:
John 1774; ™- Agnes Warren
John^ Stewart (Charles*) was born in 1774 in Virginia or Tennessee, according to Miss
Martha Stewart of Chula Vista, Calif. He married Agnes Warren. Children:
Charles ; m. Mary McPetcrs: resided in Washirigton, Iowa
Zachariah 1810; m. Elizabeth England
Peter
John : resided in Dallas, Texas
Samuel ; m. Annie Waldrup
Nancy
Sally
Charity
Jane ; m. Peter Cherry
Elizabeth
Charles' Stewart {John/^ Charks*) was born about 1808 in Virginia or Tennessee. He
married Mary McPeters, and they settled at Washington, Iowa. Their children were Eliza*
both, Susan, John, David, Harvey, Agnes, Charles, Thomas H. Benton, James Polk and Martha.
CHARLES STEWART OF NORFOLK COUNTY. VA.
Lieut. Charles^ Stewart was born about 1750. He married Martha Foreman, daugh'
ter of Alexander Foreman, according to Encyclopedia of Biography: Virginia. He rose to the
rank of lieutenant in the Revolutionary war, having been commissioned ensign in April, 1777,
in Capt. William Grimes's company of the 15th Virginia foot, commanded by Lieut. -Col. James
Innes, and second lieutenant June 24, 1777, of the fifth company in the regiment commanded
by Col. Buford. He was granted i,666*:j acres of land by the state of Virginia for his service
as an ensign in the continental line.® He died Feb. — , 1801. Children:®
William, Aug. 11, 1780
Charles, Aug. jo, 1781
Joseph, May 10, 1784: died in infancy
Anne, July 12, 1786: died in infancy
Alexander, Mar. 8, 1788; m. 1807, Lauretta Wallace
John, Dec. 9, 1791 : died in infancy
Alexander^ Stewart (Charles*), born Mar. 8, 1788, perhaps in Norfolk county, mar-
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ricd in 1807 Lauretta Wallace, bom Mar. 3, 1786. He was a soldier in the war of 1811 and
died in 1813 from illness brought on by exposure. His widow subsequently remarried twice,
and died June 6, 1857. Children of Alexander Stewart, born in Norfolk county :
Joseph 1808
William Charles, Sep. 21, 1810; m. Sep. 13, 1837, Catherine Matilda Garrett : d. June 29, 1865
Caroline Frances, Oct. 17, 1812
ROBERT STEWART and Hannah Holliday were brought to Virginia about 171 1 by Jo-
nas Holliday, who on Apr. 28. 171 1, was granted 93 acres in Norfolk county for transporting
them into the colony. June 16, 17 14.®
Robert Stewart married July 5, 1744, Abiah Church, Norfolk county.
Joseph Stewart married Dec. 24, 1744, Jilian Church, Norfolk county.
Robert Stewart, born in 1755 in Virginia, was in the marine service in the Revolutionary
war. Happening to be in Boston at the time the armed schooner Reifoludon belonging to the
state of Massachusetts was sent into active service under Capt. Samuel Trask, he enlisted as a
member of the crew.® His name appeared in a descriptive list of the officers and crew of the
Revolution, Oct. 11, 1780.® He married in Norfolk, Va., in 1784 Seley Barr, a Virginia girl.
He died in 1818.®
Maxey Stewart enlisted in 1777 as a private soldier under Capt. William HofBer in the
First Virginia regiment, commanded by Col. George Gibson, in Gen. Muhlenberg's brigade: he
continued in the service for three years, until the regiment was discharged. He was a resident
of Norfolk county and a citizen of the commonwealth of Virginia when he applied, on May 18,
1818, for a pension. His age was not stated, but on Aug. 25, 1818, it was said '*he is aged, in-
firm, very indigent and in need of such a pension.'' It might be noted that under the act of 1818
pensions were allowed only to needy veterans, and statements as to their circumstances were
often exaggerated by their friends. Stewart was allowed $8 a mor.th, but his pension was
withdrawn Oct. 13, 1819, because his service was not in the continental army.
Maximilian Stewart, evidently identical with the above Maxey, was living in Norfolk
county in 1783, 4 whites, i dwelling, 3 other buildings.® Other Stewarts in Norfolk county
in the same census were: Andrew 3 — 3 — 6; Charles 5 — i — 1, and James 7 — 1 — 2.
CHARLES STEWART OF BLADEN COUNTY. N. C.
Charles^ Stewart was born Jan. 16, 1761, on Drounding creek, in Bladen ("now Robin*
son") county, N. C, according to his own declaration on Oct. 14, 1841, while a resident of the
waters of Escambia creek, Monroe county, Ala.® The record was in his father's family Bible,
which was destroyed by tones during the Revolutionary war. While living m Bladen county
in 1782 he became a drafted soldier, going into the service as a substitute for a man named
Moorhead; rendezvoused at Duplin Courthouse, N. C, and within a short time was marched
to James island, near Charleston, S. C, under Capt. Coleman and Joseph A. Rhoades. Then
he was placed under the command of Capt. Anthony Sharp, First Lieut. Campbell, Col. Archi'
bald Lytle, Gen. Greene. He was in no action and remained on the island until discharged,
Aug. 6, 1783, after 18 months' service. In 1785 he removed from North Carolina to Barnwell
district, S. C. He married Oct. i, 1789, Ann , born Mar. 27, 1772. About 1791 they
moved to Georgia — in Wilkes, Washington, Hancock, Montgomery, Bullock, Bryan, Pulaski and
Jones counties — and thence in 18 18 to Monroe county, Ala., where they were living when he
applied Oct. 25, 1832, for a pension. He died Feb. 14. .1842. His widow Ann applied Nov-
25, 1848, for a pension, while residing in Baldwin county, Ala., and was Hving Mar. 26, 1849,
**agcd 77 on the 27th inst." Nathaniel Hall, aged 48, wrote Dec. 7, 1848, of **several of their
children," of whom the eldest, Martha Pipkins, was 56 years of age.
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172 STKWAHT I'.l.AiV VIAf^AXINIi
A VIRGINIAN IN THE MARYLAND ARTILLERY
CHARLES'^ STEWART, born in 1753, married Mary M. , born in 1768. He
enlisted Aug. 15, 1776. as a sergeant under Capt. William Brown in the first regiment of Mary-
land artillery, for three years or the duration of the war. He was at that time a resident of
Virginia. He re enlisted Mav i, 1778, in the grand army, after wintering at Wilmington. Del.
He was at Valley Forge, in the northern army, and was at the battle of F.utaw Spring?,
Island in South Carolina and other skirmishes. He was discharged Nov. 27. 1783. at AnnapO'
lis, Md. A military land warrant was issued to him Apr. 12, 1809; which he sold that year
or the next to Henry Brown: it was recorded Oct. 15, 1819, in Harrison county. Ky. Stewart
was living in Scott countv, Ky.. when he applied June 22. 1818, for a pension. James Stewart
testified at that time that he had long been F>crsonally acquainted wi:h Charles. Charles and
his wife Mary M., aged 52, were living by themeelves in Scott county on Aug. 10, 1820. He
relinquished his pension for the benefit of the act of June 7. 1832, and died in 1834. Robert F.
Nicholson was appointed administrator Dec. 8, 1834, in the Grant county, Ky., court. Charles
Stewart left no widow but had a daughter Ann, who married Robert F. Nicholson.
CHARLES STEWART AND ANN McALPIN
Charles'' or William*' Stewart lived in Virginia. He married Ann McAlpin. This
is the meager information obtained by Mrs. Alice Lee Pierce of West Falls Church, Va., and
wc have never been able to discover anything further about him. He was born probably about
1770 and is thought to have had a brother Daniel who lived near Savannah, Ga. [cf. Stewarts
of Liberty County, Ga., January, 1926; also see October, 1929]. Charles [or William] was
living in Clark county, Ga., in 181 2. Children r®
Mary ; ni. Boiling of Petersburg. Va;: d. in Alabama
Charles Augustus ; m. : had a family at Crystal Springs, Miss.
Ann Hamilton ; m. Daniel Ayers
John McAlpin 1812; m.(i) Stewart, cousin, (2) 1844 Elizabeth Ford
John McAlpin^ Stewart was born in 1812 in Clark county, Ga. He married (i) a
Miss Stewart of Virginia, his cousin, who died about a year after her marriage. He removed
to Mississippi, and there in 1844 he married (2) Elizabeth Ford, daughter of David and Alice
(Lee) Ford. He died at Lexington, Miss., in 1877. His children were: Mary A., William,
Richard C, John B., Nannie, Elizabeth McAlpin, Lucy Mattie, Alice Charlotte and George,
ROBERT STEWART OF PETERSBURG, VA.
Robert^ Stewart was born Apr. 4, 1756, in Scotland, according to Colonial Families of
the Southern States of America. He came to Virginia in 1777, wearing the high'
land plaid and blue bonnet and was of the royal house and a liberal supporter of
the Catholic church. He had married first in Scotland, and the wife died in 1777
at sea on the way to Virginia, without children. He married second Apr. 6, 1790,
in Petersburg, Va., Amy G. Raines, born Jan. 14, 1773, in Sussex county, daughter
of John and Amy (Goodwyn) -Mitchell Raines. They removed to Madison county, Alabama,
where she died Oct. 7, 1840, and he died Nov. 17, 1840. Children:
Fllcn Gordon, Nov. 11, 1800
Ophelia Jane, Feb. 14, »8o3
Fmily, June 10, 1807
Elizabeth, Dec. 16, 1812; m. June 19, 1828, Charles Collier: died May 21, 1878
EDITORIAL ISIOTE
A year ago the editor of the Stewart Clan Magazine was dreaming of going to Scotland to
get a lot of records. That seems a long time ago. What will it be a year from now?
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Gi-ncalogical Records of Stewart Stuart Families. George T. Edson, 1307 High St., Beatrice, Neb.. Editor
DESCENDANTS OF NINIAN STEWART —8:43
y.ing James* Stewart I, of Scotland, had a son Ninian,^ according to Irish Pedigrees^ I :
265. Ninian* Stewart had a son James,' who had a son James.* James* Stewart was the fath'
er of Christian,* who had Ninian,* who had William,' father of James* Stewart, below:
James'^ Stewart {William,'^ l^inian^) lived near Augher, county Tyrone, Ireland. He
had at least two sons who emigrated to America and settled in Delaware:
Samuel 1704 : settled in Wilmington and died there in 1773®
James 1706; m. Isabella : d. 1788, Wilmington
James^ Stewart (Jame^) was born in 1706 near Augher, Tyrone, Ireland. He marri'
ed Isabella . He emigrated to Brandy wine hundred, Newcastle county, Del., where he
was a farmer, as stated in his will of Oct. 19, 1787, probated July 5, 1788 [M: 339]. He ap'
pointed his sons Samuel and James executors of his will, mentioning his wife Isabella and the
following children:
Samuel
' James
Robert
William [cf. William of Newcastle county, p. 100, January, 1929] ^
Isabella ; m. Little
James'" Stewart {JameSt''* James*^) of Wilmington was the father of Joseph James, bom
in 1793 in Newcastle county, Del., and of William. Joseph James" Stewart was the father of
Hon. Joseph Jamcs*^ Stewart of Baltimore and of William Alexander** Stewart, born Dec. 27,
1825, in Baltimore.
MISCELLANEOUS DELAWARE STEWART RECORDS
Archibald Stewart of Mill Creek hundred, Del., owned land Feb. 3, 1729. on the line
of Mary Nichols, in Newcastle county [Deeds Ii : 166, Wilmington].
James Stewart of Christiana hundred, Del., and wife Mary sold Dec. 30, 1729, land on
Christiana creek to John Elliot [Deeds Ii : 243, Wilmington].
HufUi Stewart of White Clay Creek hundred, Del., deeded Feb. 16, 1748-9, to his son
John land which Hugh had received Aug. 26, 1732 [Deeds Qi: 131, Wilmington].
John Steward was granted Dec. 15, 1736, 200 acres at Droadmill creek. Sussex county,
Pennsylvania. Sussex county. Pa., became Newcastle, Kent and Sussex counties, Del.
John Stewart of Newcastle, Del., and u*ife Elizabeth sold land May 7, 1749, to Samuel
and John Stewart [Deeds Qi: 172, Wilmington]. See May, 1929.
Stewart married Fleanor . She was referred to as "my husband^s inoth'
er, Elenor Eakin," in the will, Feb. 6, 1776, of Margaret, widow of John Stewart, White Clay
Creek hundred, Del. From various wills we deduce that the children of Stewart were:
Elear.or
James
Samuel, jr. ; m. Margaret
John ; m. Margaret Allen
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m. int. marriage intention; m. He, marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur. buried; (i) Bible rec-
ord, (i) church, (i) town. (*) gravestone (D probate. («) court, Ci) land, i""*) military, (») pension. (i$) census. (SJ) tradit-
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Samuel Stewart, jr., of Brandywinc hundred, Newcastle county, Del., farmer, dated
his will Feb. ai, 1772, and it was probated Mar. 16, 1772. He mentioned his wife Margaret;
his brother John, and sister Eleanor. His brother James was made executor.
John Stewart married Margaret Allen. His will of Sep. 3, 1772, was proved in Oct-
ober, 1772, in Newcastle county [K: 42]. He made his wife Margaret and his brother James
his executors. He referred to his sister Elinor. He mentioned his son James, appointing Sam^
uel Patterson to be his guardian. Margaret, widow of John Stewart, White Clay Creek hun*
dred, dated her will Feb. 6, 1776, which was probated Feb. 14, 1776 [K: 283]. Thomas McGec
was designated executor. The testatrix mentioned her son James Stewart; brother Samuel Al'
len's children; sister Mary Stewart's daughter Jane Stewart; husband's mother Elenor Fakin.
James
Georiie Stewart owned two lots in Newport Ayr, Newcastle county, Del., at the time
of his death, and these were sold July 17, I7«r3, by Thomas McGhee, administrator.
James Stewart, St. George hundred, Del., farmer, dated his will May 23, 1774, which
was probated May 27, 1774 [K: 137]. The executors were his sister Mary Stewart and Ben*
jamin Bunker. He referred to his father, and mentioned his sister-in-law Margaret Stewart
and his sister Mary Stewart.
Ann Stewart of Newcastle county, Del., made her will Mar. 19, 1787, probated Mar.
29, 1787, naming Benjamin Hays and Robert Smith as executors [M : 255]. She mentioned only
her grandsons Benjamin Stewart, Benjamin Hays and William. Stewart.
David Stewart of St. George hundred, Newcastle county, Del., was trustee for Anna
and Anne Thomas of Newcastle, minors under 21, only daughters of William and grandchild'
rcn of John Thomas, when he and the two girls sold Nov. 19, 1762, land in St. George hundred.
David Stewart of St. George hundred married Anne , and on June 15, 1767, they deeded
land there to David Stewart.® David Stewart of St. George hundred, yeoman, made his will
Nov. 13, 1776, and it was probated Dec. 24, 1776 [K: 324]. No wife was mentioned, but be*
quests were made to the children of his deceased daughters Mary and Ann, to the children of
his daughter Margaret, and to his sons Samuel and David. Children :
Mary ; m. Valentine Dushanc
Ann ; m. John Craven
Margaret ; m. Richard Wilds
Samuel
David
Dr. David Stewart married Mary . He lived in Port Pfenn, Newcastle county,
Del.® He and his wife Mary and Henry Forster and wife Rachel sold Apr. 9, 1784, property
in Newcastle county.® Apr. 2, 1793, Ann, minor daughter of John Stewart, deceased, chose
Dr. David Stewart to be her guardian, Newcastle county. He died that year, as his will, dated
Jan. 15, 1792, was probated Oct. 16, 1793 [N: 362]. His wife Mary was executrix. He ment'
oned his deceased daughter Rachel; sons James and David and his four daughters, below:
Rachel
James
David
Elizabeth
Mary
Ann
Margaret
Alexander Stewart married Rebecca . He lived in Newcastle county, where
he made his will Oct. 31, 1785, and it was probated May 9, 1788 [M: 325]. He appointed his
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wife Rebecca executrix and mentioned his unmarried children Sarah, Mary, Elizabeth and An'
drew and "my son Alexander and other married children." Five of his children were:
Alexander m.
Sarah
Mary
Elizabeth
Andrew
Dr. Alexander Stewart of St. George hundred, I>el., and of Kent county, Md., may
have been a son of the above Alexander. The other sons probably settled in Maryland or
Pennsylvania. Dec. 8, 1791, Dr. Alexander Stewart sold land in St. George hundred to Robert
MiDegan of Cecil county, Md., and on Nov. 13, 1793, he freed a dozen slaves. About this time
he is designated as Alexander Stewart, physician, of Kent county, Md., when he and his wife
Mary sold land in St. George hundred, Newcastle county, Del., to Peter Bowman [Ni: ao6].
Dec. 8, 1793, Dr. Alexander Stewart of St. George hundred sold land there to Rebecca Reason
of Kent, the witnesses to the deed being John Grow and James Riddle [OarS].
SOME MARYLAND STEWARTS
David Steward was in Ann Arundel county, Md., as early as 1671. He was a witness
with John Greene, Nicholas Gassoway and Francis Johnson to the will of Adam Delap, dated
Feb. 15, 1670'!. Charles Steward was a witness to the will of William Holliday, planter, Ann
Arundel county, dated Nov. 7, 1720, and also a witness to the will of William Smeaton, marin'
er, of London, dated Jan. 11, 1730'T, at Annapolis. John Steward married Sarah Parrish, as
shown by the will of her father, Edward Parrish, signed in April, 1722, Ann Arundel county;
and he witnessed the will of Jacob Duhadway, dated Feb. 20, 1723^4, in the same county. John
had a son John, mentioned in Parrish 's will.
Stephen Stewart was a witness, with Thomas Gassoway, jr., to the will of John
Brewer, Ann Arundel county, dated Apr. 5, 1730. — Another Stephen Stewart married Eliz-
abeth Thomas (daughter of Richard, born July 17, 1736 [son of Philip, son of Samuel Thomas],
and Deborah Hughes, married Apr. 29, 1760) and together they sold June 21, 1784, land which
she had inherited in Lancaster county. Pa. In this deed he is designated as Stephen Steward,
merchant, of Baltimore, Md. He devised an iron -plated vessel which, however, was never
used.
Alexander Stewart of Annapolis married Margaret . He was given personalty
in the will of Charles Boothby of Annapolis, merchant, dated Oct. 2, 1716, and Margaret Stew*
ard, wife of Alexander, was named as executrix and given the residue of Boothby 's estate. He
made his will Jan. 2, 1730'!, which was prabated Mar. 22; 1730-1, in which he was designated
Alexander Stuart, tanner, of Annapolis. The witnesses were William Gumming, William
Williamson, Charles Lewis and John MichuU. No wife was mentioned, but two his daughter
Mary was made executrix and was given a tract of land in the city and the residue of the est'
ate after the payment of sixty pounds for a minor son James to be expended by the advice of
Robert Gordon. Robert Alexander and William Gumming. Children :
Mary
James, born after 1710
Hon. Georiie Steuart owned land in Frederick county, Md. He had more than one
son, and apparently lived in Annapolis.
David Steuart (Qeorge) of Annapolis, "one of the sons of the said George Steuart, "re*
ceived May 12, 1773, from Hon. George Steuart a deed to a tract of land called Edinburgh, ly^
ing in Frederick county: one of the witnesses was William Steuart [Frederick county deeds, S:
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251] and another deed [S: 253] was witnessed by William and Charles Steuart. David's
name appeared in a census of All Hallows parish, Ann Arundel county, in 1776, one man, one
woman and four children, with four slaves. David Stewart, overseas for David Stewart, was
listed in the same census, same county, in St. James parish, as owning 12 negroes. Mar. 12*
1783, David Stewart of Baltimore city sold land in Frederick county to John Coos, sr., and on
May 8, 1782, David Stewart and wife Elizabeth of Baltimore sold land in Frederick county to
John Lyster. In his will of Jan. 18, 18 10, David Stewart of the city of Baltimore left all to his
wife Elizabeth. Elizabeth, widow of David Stewart, of the city of Baltimore, made her will
Mar. 24, 1838, naming her son William P. Stewart as executor and heir, the will being wit'
nessed by Helen Stewart, Priscilla Stewart and David Stewart.
Caleb Stewart was bom in 17^6 in All Hallows parish, Ann Arundel county, and vol*
unteered in March, 1777, at South River Church, under Capt. Alex Trucman, Col. Gist, Gen.
Smallwood and Gen. Stone, Gen. Washington, and marched the next week to Annapolis, where
he remained until after the British fleet passed Annapolis to the head of Chesapeake bay, thence
he marched to Baltimore, etc.® He fought at Germantown. He applied July 19, 1833, for a
pension while a resident of Ann Arundel county. He said he had always lived on the same
tract of land except for about five years he lived with Col. Richard Harwood a few miles from
his present residence. William Stewart, a neighbor, might attest to his service.
William Stewart was born in 1760 in Ann Arundel county and at the age of 16 serv'
ed in the Maryland line, 1776; was a lieutenant at Monmouth and was at the battles of Cow'
pens, Guilford, HoUcirk's Hill and Eutaw. He married Mary Scott, and died in Ann Arundel
county. His son George married Sophia Rieman. D. A. R. lineage book.
John Steuart was mentioned in Duncan Stewart's History of the Stewart Family, 1739,
as having two younger sons — George, a surgeon in Maryland, and William — both of whom
were mentioned as living in Annapolis in the ''Lyon in Mourning." These two sons were later
spoken of in Bishop Forbes 's account of the career of Prince Charles Edward Stuart in i745'4S
as '*both my royal master's fast friends." Two younger sons:
George ; m. Ann Digges
William
Dr. Georiie Home Steuart (John) was born about 1697 in Perthshire, Scotland, and
received an M. D. degree at the university of Edinburgh. He came to Annapolis, Md., in
1720 arid rose to great prominence in Maryland. He awarded Ann Digges. daughter of George
Digges of Maryland, a descendant of Sir Dudley Digges who fell fighting in the cause of King
Charles Stuart I.
David^ Stewart was born in 1719 in Ireland, according to American Ancestry^ x: 137.
He married Isabella Cunningham. He died in Ireland. He had a son David.
David^ Stewart {Daiid*) was born Oct. 23, 1746,® in Ireland, and came to America
in 1760. He settled in Baltimore. David, Richardson and Robert Stewart were among those
who carried on business in Baltimore in 177 1. In 1779 he figured among those who formed an
association to buy up all the salt, according to the D. A. R. reports, 191 5 ' 16. He armed seven
schooners and two brigantines — one brigantine as a privatcersman. He died in 1817 and was
buried in Westminster graveyard in Baltimore (Davis Stewart).© He had a son John.®
John^ Stewart {Daxdd,^ David*) was born in 1776 in Baltimore. He had s son David,*
born in 1800 in Baltimore, who had a son John,'* born in 1806 in Baltimore, who had a son Da-
vid,^ born in 1856 in Baltimore. He is living at prcjent in that city, we believe, and promised
a few years ago to send us an account of his ancestry.
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William Steward 2nd was born Nov. 10. 1750.® He may have been a brother to
John Stewart, born Feb. 1, 1755, in Lancaster county, Pa. [January, 1929]. He enhsted in the
fall of 1777, in Maryland, for nine months under Capt. Richard Smith, the company being
known as the '*flying camp" company; he was in the battles of Brandy*
wine and Germantown, and was discharged in Baltimore. He enlisted
June II, 1778, as a fifer in the 7th Maryland regiment (Capt. Thomas
Beall, Col. John Murdock, in the 3rd Maryland®) and was present and
paid Jan. i, 1780.® In the fall of 1780 he enlisted, in Maryland, un*
der Capt. Thomas Beall, attached to the 3rd Maryland regiment com-
manded by Col. Marbury [Murdock], U. S. continental establishment.
He marched and joined Gen. Washington and continued to serve in that corps and was present
at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Little York. He remained in the service till the end
of the war, and was discharged in Charleston, S. C. He lost his discharge in his pocket book
in the Catawba river by accident long since, he wrote Sep. i, 1826. This statement is strange*
ly similar to that of John Stewart of Fayette county, Ky.. who said *'I lost my pocket book ab'
out 40 years ago in the Catawba river, and the discharge went with it." William was living
in White county, Tenn , Sep. 9, 1818, when he applied for a pension, and he was placed on the
roll Apr. 9, 1828. However, a pension certificate was issued for him June 27, 1820, but was
misscnt, depriving him of $8 a month from the date of his first application in 1818 to Mar. 29,
1828, when Congressman J. C. Isaacs interested himself in the aged soldier's behalf. On Oct.
22, 1824, Steward deeded 100 acres of land in White county, which he had bought from Elijah
Williams (part of 5,000 acres granted by North Carolina), to Solomon Baker, the witnesses be*
ing A. Lvda and Henry Lyda. On Sep. i, 1826, he stated that he had no family living with
him, although he had a horse, two colts, two cows, a heifer and a calf. He died June 25, 1829.
William Stewart, born about 1761, served as a private in the Pennsylvania line, and
while residing in Washington county, Md., Aug. i, 1820, he applied for a pension, which was
granted Sep. 5, 1820. Pennsylvania Archives say he died Mar. 4, 183 1, aged 75, in Washing'
ton county, Md., of 2nd Pennsylvania continental. However, the Revolutionary Pension Rolls,
1835, mentions this soldier, as above, and also mentions another William Stewart in Washing-
ton county, Ind., born about 1756, who applied June 22, 1819, for a pension for services as a
private in the Pennsylvania line, who was placed on the rolls Apr. 22, 1820, and died M^r. 4,
1831.
William-^ Stewart was an Englishman of Irish descent, according to the History of In-
diana County, Pa., 191 3. '*Hc came to this country in colonial times and fought under Wash-
ington in 1776. After living some time in Maryland he moved thence to Franklin county. Pa."
(p. 693). He was the father of James,* He was probably the William Stewart mentioned in
the same volume (p. 13 14) as having lived in Maryland and who was the father of Joseph.*' He
may have died in Franklin county or gone to Indiana county. Children, as provided:®
James 1789; m. Margaret Gibson: to Indiana county. Pa.
Joseph 1802; m. Mary Findley, in Indiana county, Pa.
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m. int. marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur., buried; 0 Bible rec-
ord, (i) church, (J) town, (i) gravestone (») probate, (T) court, (f) land, Ch) military, (») pension, (io) census, (it tradit-
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James^ Stewart (WiUiam^) was born in 1789, probably in Maryland, and moved with
his father into Frankhn countv. Pa. He fought in the war of 1812. Annual Obituary hlotices,
1859, says that he served under Gen. Harrison and was stationed at Fort Meigs, etc. Accord'
ing to the History of Indiana County he married Margaret Gibson, and soon afterward moved
to what is now Indiana county, taking up land in Brush Valley township, where they live J and
died. He died Jan. 8, 1858, aged 68, according to Annual Obituary l^otices. His children
were: Dr. William of Armagh, Pa.; Dr. Samuel of Armagh; David, a farmer; Mirgaret; Eliza-
beth; Rebecca, and James Gibson Stewart (born in 1818, married Rebecca Loughry).
Joseph^ Stewart (William^) was born in 1802 in Maryland, according to the History
of Indiana County, Pa,, and came to Indiana county early in the nineteenth century. He mar*
ried Mary Findley, bom in 1800 in York county, daughter of Archibald and Mary (Poe) Find-
ley who moved in 1800 to Westmoreland county and in 1806 to West Lebanon, Indiana county.
He may not be identical with the Joseph Stewart, referred to in the same history, who was an
early settler in Rayne township, having been brought to this section when a lad by his father
and who later removed to South Mahoning township and there continued to farm until his
death in 1882. This Joseph had a son Joseph Harvey Stewart whose only child, Alexander^
was born July 22, 1880.
William Steuard and his brother Jacob came from county Tyrone, Ireland, in the ship
Sunflower in 1783, landing in New York, according to Anna B. McKittrick of Holton, Kansas.
After three months they went, mostly on foot, to Maryland and settled where the city of
Cumberland now stands. William went south, and Jacob removed to Ohio.
William^ Stuart, born in 1760 in Maryland, was given in the January, 1925, magazine.
While attending an academy he became imbued with the revolutionary spirit and joined the in-
surrectionists, although his father was a loyalist. He served throughout the war, was on Gen-
Washington's staff and was present at the surrender at Yorktown.
Gen. Philip Stewart was born in 1760 in Fredericksburg, Va.@ He served as a lieu*
tenant in the ist [also jrd] Virginia regiment of cavalry, 1780. "He was an officer in Bayard's
dragoons and was distinguished in Col. Washington's cavah-y at Eutaw, where he led the for*
lorn hope and fell covered with wounds."® He served in Baylor's dragoons in 1782.® He
married (1) [license Feb. 26, 1787, Prince George's county, Md.] Mary Marshall He married
(2) [license Dec. 15, 1792, Prince George's county, Md.] Mary Fell Baynes. He was granted
Jan. 31, 1784, 2,666^3 acres of land in Kentucky by Virginia for his military services. He set'
tied in Maryland, where he was granted a pension of $200 a month, dating from Jan. 1. 1784,
under the law of Mar. 3, 1803, and was transferred from the Maryland roll to the District of
Columbia on Sep. 4, 1821.® He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati and represent'
ed Maryland in congress from 181 1 to 1819. His pension was increased to $400 a month under
the act of May 15, 1828. His title of General was probably bestowed by friends, unless given
by the state of Maryland for militia service. He died Aug. 14, 1830, in his 71st year, in the
District of Columbia.® Among his children were Joseph Noble Stewart, who married Mary
Dent Ashton, and Mary Frances Adeline Stewart, born in 1800. who married, in 1817, Stuart
Gibbons Thornton.® Richard H. Stuart was administrator of Gen. Stewart's estate.®
POSFY STEWARD
-* Steward lived, it is thought, in Maryland. Clarence Starr Steward of Chatta'
nooga, Tcnn., has furnished us some information about this family, and the Biographical Record
of Qreene and Montgomery Counties, Ohio, gave us a bit, while Horace Dickerman dug up a
few important data from the original records of Frederick county, Md. If you will turn to the
Suwart Clan Magazine for April, 1924, page 87, you will find a sketch of Jeremiah Stewart,
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whose family data show a striking similarity to this family's. According to C, S. Steward the
children of * Steward were:
Jeremiah
Thomas
John Posey c. 1755; m.(i) Prudence , (2) Mary Beam
Jeremiah'' Stewart is undoubtedly the Jeremiah given in the April, 1924. magazine
and referred to again in October, 1925. We have additional records of his family, supplied us
by Mrs. Gertrude Bowman of Washington, D. C, which we hope to publish in the future. On
Oct. I, 1791, Jeremiah Stewart sold land in Frederick county, Md., to Posey Steward.® In
1796 a list of democrat icrepublican voters in Frederick county in the presidential election con'
tained the names of Alexander, Edward, Jeremiah, John and Posey Stewart.
Thomas'^ Stewart escapes u<%.
John Posey^ Steward was born probably about 1755, in Maryland. His mother may
have been a Posey, perhaps related to Maj. Thomas Posey, an officer in the 2nd Virginia regi'
ment in the Revolutionary war [sec Charles Stewart, page 133, June, 1929]. The name John
seems to have been generally dropped. He apparently married (i) Prudence . Record
of military service in the Revolution is as yet lacking. Sept. i, 1778, Posey Steward paid mon-
ey to the administratrix of Richard Stewart,® who we believe was a brother who was killed in
(he war. Richard's administratrix seems to have been Mary or Mercv, and her securities were
Benjamin Stewart and William Thomas [Frederick county, administrators' accounts, 1777-99] •
Oct. 1, 1781, he bought land in Frederick county of Jeremiah Stewart. Nov. 21, 1798, he sold
land and with Philip Sinstock bought land of Vachel Harding, in Frederick county [WRi7:43i
and 438]. Jan. 5, 1799, he and Gabriel Thomas bought a farm, with the horses, cattle, etc., of
Benedict Greenwell: Samuel Thomas was a witness to the deed [WR17: 380]. In these three
deeds he was designated of Frederick county, Md. In The Adams Centinel of Nov. 11, 1807,
published at Gettysburg in the adjoining county of Adams, Pennsylvania, appeared a legal not'
ice by Posey Stewart versus his wife Prudence. The Biographical Record of Qreene County,
Dayton and Montgomery, Ohio, 1897, states that John Posey Steward was flour inspector of
the port of Baltimore for many years. He married (2) Mary Beam, and lived in Frederick
county, where his son, John Beam^ Steward, was born. Whether he had any other children or
not, or where or when he died, is not stated. Son:
John Beam, Nov. 17, 1808; m. Aug. 30, 1832, Ann Mary Link
John Beam*' Steward {John Posey''), born Nov. 17, 1808, in Frederick county, Md.,
married Aug. 30, 1832, Ann Mary Link, daughter of John Link. He was a miller, and remov'
ed about 1838 from near Emmitsburg, Md., to Eaton, Preble county, O. He died Dec. 4, 1846,
aged 38, from a fall through a hatchway in his mill. He had six sons and a daughter; two of
them were born in Frederick county, Md., and the others, in Ohio. Two of them were:
Thomas L., July 15, 1833
Demetrius Minor, May 23, 1841; m. Dec. 14, 186^, Harriet E. Starr, at Dayton, O.
JOHN STEWART OF DORCHESTER COUNTY
John Stewart in 1657 received a grant of land in Dorchester county, Md., from Lord Balti'
more.
^ Stewart, born about 1660, married Mary . After his death the widow
married John Hambrooke. John Hambrooke of Dorchester dated his will Jan. 4, 17 — , making
his wife Mary executrix, the witnesses being William Dorrington, Christopher King and Mary
King.® He made bequests to John Stevens and to John and Thomas Stewart, "sons'in'law, ' '
** provided they do not turn their mother off." The will was probated Mar. 12, i7i6'7. The
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will of Mary Hambrookc, Dorchester county, was written Sep. 14, 1727, and probated March
10, i730'i. To her "son Henry Hay ward" she gave 40 shillings and gave the residue of her es'
tate to her two sons, John Stuart and Thomas Stuart„ whom she made executors. Children :(5>
John c. 1694; m. Mary Trevallion
Thomas c. 1700
John^ Stewart, born about 1694, married Mary TrevaHion. daughter of John Tre^
vallion. John Trevallion, planter, of Dorchester county, in his will dated Feb. 19, 1721-:^, pro-
bated Feb. 27, i722'3, gave his entire estate "to my sons-in-law, Richard Manning and John
Stewart," whom he made his executors.® John Stewart had been given personal property by
the will of John Hambrookc after the death of the latter's wife. John and Mary Stewart were
witnesses Sep. 4, 1726, to the will of Mary Orrell, widow, Dorchester county, in which Mrs^
Orrell bequeathed to her daughter Martha personalty had of John Stewart.
Thomas^ Stewart was not 21 years old when John Hambrooke made his will about
1716. May 12, 1727, he was named as executor in the will of Henry Johnson, Dorchester
county, and Dec. 5, 1730, executor of the will of John Walker, same county. (A later Thomas
Stewart married [license Sep. 23, 1793] Lilly Lee, Dorchester county.)
John^ Stewart, not known to be related to any of the above, was born about 1750 and
lived in Dorchester county, Md., according to tradition in the family of Rowe Stewart of PhiU
adclphia, a descendant. He married Elizabeth Jackson. He was an aristocrat, said to have come
from Engbnd or Scotland and settled at Cambridge. Two children:®
Anne ; m. Lieut. Marshall, a British army officer
Johfi J., Sep. 26, 1785; m. Dec. 31, 1807, Mary Ellen Frazier, Cambridge
John J.^ Stewart (Jo/in^) was born Sep. 26, 178^, and married at Cambridge, Md.. on
Dec. 31, 1807, Mary Ellen Frazier, bom about 1790, daughter of Capt. Levin and Eli:abcrK
(Eccleston) Frazier of the Continental army. Their children were:®
Nicholas Pritchard
Fleanor Ballard
Catherine Angelette Laws
Henry Barrow
John Willis: no children
Elizabeth Pattison, aunt to Gov. Pattison of Pa.
Jerry Rawleigh
Elizabeth
; m.
John
; m.
James Rowe
; m.
Mary
; m.
William Jackson
; unm.
Washington A.
; unm.
Susan
; m.
Levin
; m.
Margaret
; m.
1 homas R.
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EDITORIAL T^^OTE
It is very likely that after the June issue, completing eight years, the Stewart Clan Mag'
azinc will suspend publication for a time. Hoover prosperity is here now, and we want to
take time off and lay up a million dollars. In our next issue we shall tell you definitely wheth'
cr we shall suspend or not. Be assured that we shall hate to quit, for this magazine, those re-
cords and you people have been a flowery garden along a desert road.
Queries
45 REBECCA STEWART was born in 1782 and livrd part of hrr r.nrfy life Jn Kentucky, whrrc »hr
married Jonathin Kidwcll. ihe famous t niversahst preacher and educator. I am seeking information concern-
ing her ancestry. Nelle Kidwel! Haynes. Kast Auiora. N. Y.
46. SETH WARNER STEWART was born Nov. 28, 1791, ar»d married Letty Morris, born Nov.
18. 1800: he died Dec. 18. 1824. and she died Oct. 30. 1864 Their son John Warnei Stewart, was bom Oct. 5,
1820, and was the father of John Nelson Stewart. G. V. Stewarv. 320 Harvard ave.. Cbrcmont, Calif.
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SOME MARYLAND STEWARTS — i8o
Elizabeth Stewart, last from Baltimore in Maryland, was warned Aug. 7, 1772, to dc'
part from Boston, Mass., as was usual under the law. Suffolk county file 7i,ij8 describes her
as a *'poor woman, no place of abode, now drunk; originally from Ireland." Poor old Liz! She
was perhaps somebody's ancestress. And why not tell about her? We tell about the daugh'
ters of kings and princes, and she, too, may have been a child of destiny.
CAPT. JOHiN STEWART OF AMHERST COUNTY. VA. -17-.
In the March, 1930, number appeared a brief mention of a Charles Stewart who married
Ann McAlpin. This was erroneous. Under date of May i Mrs. W. A. (Alice Lee) Pierce
of West Falls Church, Va., sends us some very interesting data of this
family. We take pleasure in publishing this valuable information:
Capt. John^ Stewart {Johrv^} was born Oct. 16, 1734, in Bristol
parish, Va.@ He married, about 1755, Ann Howe, in Hanover county,
Va. This was a Scotchlri.sh settlement. He resided in Amherst coun^
ty in 1762, when his son William was born,® and perhaps earlier. He
served as captain of militia from Amherst county in the Revolutionary
war, although we have no facts concerning his service or commission. He died in 1784 in Am*
herst county, and his will was probated in that county. His widow Ann received bounty land
in Oglethorpe county. Ga , for his service in the Revolutionary war and removed with part of
her family to that state. Children:
Mary c. 1756: m. Charles Floyd
Charles c. 1758: soldier in the Revolution [cf. p. 153]
John 1760; m. Mourning Floyd: d. Apr. 23, 1830, in Georgia
William, Nov. 7, 1762; m. Martha : soldier in Revolution
James
Robert ; m. 1793, Sally Miles, Amherst county
Thomas
Ann, July 11, 1773; m. John Burford Floyd [see under Richard]
Samuel
David
Richard, Dec. — , 1783; m. Dec. 21, 1809, Mary Culbertson, Clarke county, Ga.: d. 8^181^
Charles^ Stewart {John,* Jofin^), bom about 1758, probably in Amherst county, Va.,
-was a Revolutionary soldier from Virginia.
Gen. John* Stewart (Jofin,^ JoW), born about 1760, probably in Amherst county,
Va., served in the Revolutionary war from Virginia. He married Manning Floyd [or Mourn-
ing Floyd, daughter of John and (Burford) Floyd, according to M. F. P. Strong®]. He
settled after the war in Oglethorpe county, Ga., where he died on Apr. 23, 1830. His widow
Manning evidently applied for a pension, but the editor of this magazine* was unable to find
her application among the papers in case R-10164. She died I>ec. 10, 1847. Gen. John Stew'
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m. int. marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur,, buried; ® Bible rec-
ord, (?) church, (a) town. 0 gravestone («) probate, («) court, T?; land. (^ military, (?) pension. O census, ® tradit-
ion (^ local history, (j^ patriotic society. (Ti) biography or jrenealogy, (S) deduction of the editor.
•It is a cause for regret that we have not been able to return to Washington and fimsh our search of Stew-
art perwion records, left uncompleted in 1927 These contaia very precious information, somewhat scrambled.
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art was referred to in a letter in this case by William M. Shirley, dated Jan. 13, 1845, to the
commissioner of pensions, but details as to his service were entirely lacking. Feb. 4. 1856. Pa-
melia S. Perkins of Maxeys, Oglethorpe county, Ga., daughter of Manning Stewart (widow of
John), "whose name should have bceri placed on the Georgia pension roll under the act of
1832," appointed Samuel M. Knight of Washington to prosecute her claim, but it was rejected.
We have no other record of Gen. John Stewart's children.
William^ Stewart (John,* John^), born Nov. 8, 1762, in Amherst county, Va., served
as a sergeant in the Virginia continental lint® [see page 154, November, 1Q29]. He married
Martha . He removed to Georgia, and some of his children settled in Ohio.
James^ Stewart (John,* Jo/in'') and his brothers Robert, Thomas, Samuel and David
arc not at present traced.
Richard^ Stewart (John,* Johri^) was born Dec. — , 1783, in Amherst county, Va., and
removed to Georgia with his mother and familv. He married Dec. 21, 1809, Polly Culbertson,
in Clarke county, Ga. She was bom Nov. 2, 1785,® thought to have been of a Pennsylvania
family, with possibly a McAlpin connection. Richard Stewart died Aug. 8, 1815, aged 31, and
Polly died Dec. 28, 1815. Their four small children were taken and reared by their aunt Ann,
who had married John B. Floyd, and the dates are copied from Floyd's Bible, now in possession
of Mrs. D. Leon Wilson of Macon, Ga. In our March number these children were erroneously
assigned to Charles or William Stewart. Children of Richard Stewart :Q
Ann Howe, Oct. 11, 1810; m. Daniel Ayres: d. 135-1883, Lexington, Miss.
John McAlpin, Jan. 14, 1812; m.(i) Stewart, (2) 1844 Elizabeth Ford
Charles Augustus, Mar. 23, 1813; m. Putnam?
Mary Culbertson, Aug. 11, 1814; m. William S. Boiling of Petersburg, Va., lawver
STEWARTS OF NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY. PA.
Archibald*'^ Stewart was an early settler in Northumberland county. Pa , before the
Revolutionary war.® At that time Northumberland county comprised nearly the whole of
northwestern Pennsylvania, a vast, thinly settled region inhabited by hostile Indians. He was
living in that section which was set off in 1795 as Lycoming county. He served as a ranger in
the Northumberland county militia during the Indian troubles during the Revolutionary war,
according to Mrs. E. E. Rahla, 34 Madison street. Tiffin, O. He may have been the Archibald
Stewart of whom the History of Indiana County, Pa., 1913, page 1,172, says: **Hc came from
the north of Ireland before the outbreak of the Revolutionary war; he came to buy flax seed
and had no intention of remaining in America but changed his mind when the war broke out."
The children of Archibald^ Stewart [Boston Transcript, Sep. 20, 1909] were:
c. 1794, Mary Elizabeth Armstrong: d. 181 3
Elizabeth : resided Jersey Shore, Lycoming co.
Allison?
James
1764; m
Eleanor
Matthias
; m
Archibald
; m
Andrew
Jane
Thomas
1778
Charles
1780
James*^ Stewart { Archibald'') was born in 1764 and went with his parents up into
Northumberland county before the outbreak of the Revolutionary war.® Between 1778 and
1783 he served as a ranger on the frontier, "in Capt. James McMahan's company, I think.''
[The name McMahan was also spelled McMehan and McMeen.] About 1793 James Stewart
married Mary Elizabeth Armstrong, daughter of Andrew Armstrong, who had been a ranger
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in Northumberland county, and his wife Sophia. James Hved in Lycoming county [set off from
Northumberland county in 1795] and died in 1813. Children, bom at Jersey Shore:
Archibald ; m. Martha Johnston
Andrew ; m. Aug. 26, 1819, Mary Becker, Jersey Shore®
James ; m. Feb. 27, 1845, Sarah J. Hahn
Charles ; m. Hannah Sottsman
Sophia ; m. William McMeen
Thomas Donaldson, Sep. 16, 1804; m. Dec. 3, 1829, Frances Ferguson Riddell, Jersey Shore
Matthias*^ Stewart (Archibald^) was born about 1768 and married Elizabeth .
They lived in Lycoming county. Pa., according to Portrait & Biographical Record of Allen and
Van Wert Counties, Ohio, 1896, p. 427, and had ten children. Among them were:
William ; removed to Allen county, O., in 1824
Samuel : m.(i) Thomas, Champaign county, O.
Archibald^ Stewart {Archibald^), horn about 1766, was probably the Archibald who
married Allison, as mentioned in the History of Indiana County, Pa., 1913, p. 1,172. In
the 6rst census, 1790, there were in Northumberland county Archibald Stuart, 3 males over 16
years of age. 3 males under 16, and 3 females, and Archibald Stewart, i'i-2. Archibald, who
married Allison, settled in Center county, moving to Indiana county, locating in Center
township about 1839. There he died. Children, born in Center county :®
Archibald c. 1794; m. Jane Cummins: res. Cherry Hill, Indiana county
?John c. 1796; m. : son Levi, b. Mar. 18, 1823, Cent. tp.
? Samuel Todd 1803; m. c. 1822, Susan Cummins: d. Dec. 19, 1879, Center tp.
Thomas*^ Steuart {Archibald''), born in 1778, was perhaps a nq)hew of the Thomas
S.uart, 100, luing in Northumberland county in 1790® In the same county in 1790 were:
William Stewart, 100, Mathias Stuart, 1-0-4, and John Stuart, i'3'4, besides those mentioned.
Charles'^ Stewart (Archibald^), born in 1780, was perhaps a nephew of the Charles
Stewart, born in 1743, who served as a private m the Cumberland county militia in the RevoU
utionary war and who died m 1809 and was buried in the Stewart family plot at Jersey Shore,
Lycoming county [D. A. R. Reports, 1915-16]. The elder Charles must have been an import'
ant personage, for he (Charles Stuart) had six slaves in 1790, according to the census for North'
umberland county, 4-3-3-0-6.
John*'^ Stewart , born in 1756 in Lancaster county, Pa., was living in Northumberland
county in 1777 when he enlisted in a company of spies or minute men under Capt. John Clark,
Col. Peter Hesterman, Gen. Potter's brigade.® He was in the part of his company which was
ordered to join the army, and under Capt. James Thompson and Col. Hugh White he marched
to Gcrmantown, arriving the day after the battle [battle, Oct. 4, 1777]. After three months
he returned to his old company, then commanded by Capt. Patrick Watson, and served until
the captain was killed and the company dispersed, in August, 1783, five years on the frontier
of Northumberland county.® He continued to reside in Northumberland county until 1802,
when he moved to Ross county, Ohio. He resided there until 181 5, when he removed to Pike
county, and was living there, in Beaver township, when he asked for a pension Mar. 3, 1826;
also, July 25, 1829, and Sep. 14, 1832.
STEWARTS OF HALF-MOON VALLEY. PENNSYLVANIA
Alexander^ Stewart, born about 1750, is thought to have come from Cumberland
county. Pa., about the time of the Revolutionary war and settled in Half-Moon vallev, in Cen-
ter county or Huntingdon county, according to Dr. Edward R. Stewart of Blair, Neb., and Prof,
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Charles L. Stewart of Urbana, 111. He had a sister Rosa who married Russell, and an
other sister who married McClcUan [see query 39. November, 1928]. He married
Mary Emory. He had four sons:®
John c. 1780; m. Mary Gray
Alexander ; m. Mary Bailey
Samuel : unmarried
William ; m. Agnes Gray
John^ Stewart (Alexander*) married Mary Gray and had: Alexander (married Katie
Boyles and Keziah Green), Rosanna (married John Wray), Elizabeth (never married), Rachel
(married John McCurdy) and John Gray (married Mary Ann Elder).
Alexander^ Stewart {Alexander') married Polly Bailey and had: Armstrong (moved
to Trumbull county, Ohio, between 1835 and 1845, and had a son Alexander of Tyrrell, Ohio).
Jane Ann (married Hugh Love), William, James, John, Nancy, Mary and Anastasia.
William^ Stewart (Alexander'') married Nancy Gray and moved from Pennsylvania to
Ohio about 1845. He had a numerous family but trace of his children is lost.
Alexander' Stewart (John,* Alexander'^) married (i) Katie Boyles and had two child,
ren, which died in infancy. He married (2) Keziah Green and had: Franklin Bell, James Gray,
Elizabeth, Phoebe Ann, Mary Catherine, Keziah Jane, Rachel Angeline, Maggie Bethel, Alex-
ander Malcolm (married Alma Schenk) and West Anna (married Millard Snyder).
Genealoiiical Books for Sale
The editor of the Stewart Clan Magazine has a number of books he would like to sell, at
a lump price considerably below what he paid for them, which was more than $100. These
books are: Vital Records of Bridgewater (2 vols.), West Bndgewater, Brockton, Dracut, Mai-
den, Medfield, Medway, Newton, Norton, Pelham, Petersham and Sturbndge, Mass.; Brdini-
rce; Worcester Epitaphs; Worcester vital records (3 parts, paper covers); Mitchell's history
of Bridgewater, 1840; Dedham Records, 1886; Old Families of Salisbury 6r* Amesbury 11 un*
bound pamphlets); Plymouth Colony, 1884; Totten's List of Emigrants, 1880; Lexington gen-
ealogies; Genealogies ^ Estates of Charlestown (2 vols.); Guide to Massachusetts Local Hist'
ory ; Massachusetts Soldiers 6^ Sailors in the Revolution, vol. xiv (Sha-Sch); History of Ludlow;
History of Bernardston, Mass.; History of Fairfield County, 1881; Connecticut Valley, 1879 (^
vols.); Redding, Conn.; Colchester Records; Vital Records of Londonderry, N. H.; Duncklce
genealogy; Henry genealogy; Newhall genealogy; American Ancestry, vol. in; Rupp's "30,000
Names" of German Immigrants to Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania -German magazine, vols. 2, 7-9 (4
vols.). Who will give us $150 for these books, f. o. b. Beatrice? Or how much?
This Maiiazlne Is Suspendlnii Publlcuitlon
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of your life. We make this announcement with tears in our eyes, for this little magazine has
been a happy hobby and weAvished never to give it up. We are keenly sorry to lose contact
with our correspondents and helpers, whose friendly letters have made them seem dear to us.
We are sure that no finer people live than some of the charming men and women with whom
we have corresponded. To all of you, and to our dear Horace Dickerman, we express our great
gratitude. Our kindliest regards to you and. until a happier dav, good bye.
Queries
47. SETH WARNER STEWART wa» born Nov. 28, 1791, and married Lctty MorrU. of Shaft»-
bury, Vt.. born Nov. 18, 18C)0: he died Dec. 18. 1824. and she died Oct. 30, 1864. He served as aide de camp
to Gen. Brooks in the war of 1812 and was in the battle of Platisburg- he was discharged before the close of the
war because of ill health. 11; He had a brother who lived at Fort Ann. Washington county, N. Y.. and a sister
who lived at Lockport, Niagara county. S. C. Stewart, 400 North Michigan avc., Chicago, III. (Compare
query 46, May. Also, compare Morris data in this magazine for March, 1923.)
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1814. He lived in Lake George and Pompey. N. Y., but returned to Bristol, Vt., where he
died Mar. a, 1844, aged 48.® "One of his sons worked some for me/' wrote Elliott Stewart
in 1865; "was a steady young man. Another son, Charles, visited me." Among his children
were :®
Charles ; m. Olive Myers: had son Ira
Emily ; m. Moses Blowers: had son Herbert and 5 daus.
Hellm^ Stewart (Barzillai*) , born Sep. 5, 1798, in Bridport, Vt., married (i). in Wey*
bridge,® Jan. 6, 1823, Lorain Stow, daughter of Moses and Mary Stow.® She died Aug. 9,
1824, aged 23,® in New Haven, Vt. [Weybridge record says she died Aug. 8, 1824, aged 22].
He married (2) Emily Humphrey.® He died Sep. 13, 1883.® Children:®
Chauncey
Juliana
Friend
Thomas JoeP Stewart (Barzillai*) was horn June 26, 1800, in Bridport, Vt. ''He
married a girl by the name of Rider," wrote Elliott Stewart on June 4, 1865, "a fine old farm-
er's daughter, a good wife. He is a man of good abilities and education, a man of means." He
died July 10, 1865.® Children:
Dunning Rider
Susan
Lucinda^ Stewart (BarziUai^), born May 9, 1802, in Lake George, N. Y., married, in
Weybridge, Vt., June 6. 1827, Elias Hurlburt of Andover, Vt., a Baptist minister. They re'
sided in Andover, where she died June a, 1843.® Children: — Simeon, Jerusha, Samuel, Eliaa
Stewart and William S.
Stephen^ Stewart {Banjllai*), bom Sep. 16, 1806, in Bristol, Vt., married, in Ludlow,
Oct. 30, 1833, Hannah Sargent. He was probably the Stephen Stewart of Bristol who married
>n Panton, Addison county, Vt., Aug. 9, 1849, Fetsey Ann Henderson. Children:
Julia
Carlos
Samuel R.* Stewart (Barzillai*), born Jan. 16, 1817, in Weybridge. Vt.. married, in
Bristol, Sep. 12, 1838, Clarissa Myers. We have no further record of him.
Adeline B.* Stewart (Barzillai*), bom Apr. 2, 1819, in Weybridge, Vt., married, in
Ira, Feb. 10, 1839, William S. Howden. Children: — Oscar [died in boyhood], Ann [married
Marion Thomas and had three sons], Edson [died unmarried] and John [married Elizabeth
Patterson and had a son Edson William].
Alvln Urial* Stewart (Barzillai*), bom Aug. 30. 1821, in Weybridge, Vt., was named
after his cousin, Alvin,* son of UriaP Stewart [A : 26]. He married, in Bristol, Dec. 22. 1842,
Elvira L. Parmelee, daughter of Asaph and Hannah [Hall] Parmelee of Bristol. He was a re-
presentative in the Vermont state legislature, 1859-60. "Alvln is a dealer in sheep." wrote
Elliott Stewart in 1865 at his home in Ogden, Monroe county, N. Y., "and comes through
New York every year but has never called on me." After the Civil war he moved to Iowa.
He died Aug. 20, 1899, at Gilbert, la., and was buried in the cemetery at Ames. Children :
Charlotte m. ; Arthur 7 homas : d. July 20, 1880, Gilbert, la.
Adeline Lucinda, Mar. 31, 1847, Bristol; m. Nov. 6, 1865, William Burritt Needham. Bristol
Ida ; m. William W. Booth, at Ames, la.
Catherine : died a child
John^ Stewart (BarziUai^), born Nov. 9, 1823, in Weybridge, Vt., married, in Eliza-
bethtown, Jan. 6, 185 1, Emily Eastman. Child:
Sylvia 1852; m. 1878, Ervin Newton Carpenter
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Erastus Bamum^ Stewart (Barzillai*) , born May 9, 1830, probably in Wcybridgc.
Vt., married, as second or third wife, Juliet E. Myers, by whom he had a daughter Mabel. He
died Nov. 4. 1899, at Gilbert, la., and his widow Juliet died in 1904. He used to say that his
father, Barzillai Stewart, "could trace his Stewart line by memory to the king of Scotland." A
picture of Barzillai Stewart and his wife, Mary [Royce] Hyde Stewart, is said to be owned by
descendants in California. Children of Erastus B. Stewart:
Angehnc ; m. Dr. C. W. Allen : res. Los Angeles
Mary E., Jan. 51, i860: d. Dec. 23, 1883, Gilbert, la., an art student
Mabel ; m. Fred Wright: res. Los Angeles
From the probate records in Quincy, Adams county. 111., in 1927 the editor of this magaz'
ine gathered some data concerning an Archelaus Stewart who, from the fact that he formerly
lived in Athens county, Ohio, and gave his children names similar to those of the Stewarts
who lived in Litchfield county. Conn., we believe was closely related to Daniel' Stewart, son
of Alexander* and grandson of Alexander* Stewart of East Haddam, Conn. [A: 122]. Below
are given these data, to which we are adding where evidently applicable a few marriage re-
cords from Athens county, Ohio, copied for this magazine by Mrs. Charlotte T. Luckhurst of
Albany, N. Y.
Archelaus^ Stewart was bom Dec. 22. 1771, perhaps in Cornwall, Conn. He married
Lydia . He may have been a son of Daniel* and Phebe [Chapman] Stewart, given in
the January, 1925, number of this magazine. He spent perhaps the greater part of his life in
Athens, Athens county, O., where he made his will July 6, 1841, at which time his wife Lydia
was living^ The witnesses to his will were Leonidas Jewett and A. G. Brown. Some of his
sons had evidently gone out to western Illinois, for Archelaus was living there on Mar. 4, 1854,
when he added a codicil to his will, witnessed by Martin Sherrick and O. P. Stewart. He died
Mar. 25, 1854- His will was probated in Athens county. O., on Aug. 25, 1854, and the codicil
was probated in Adams county, III., on Sep. 19, 1854, Martin Sherrick and Perry Stewart test'
ifying they saw him sign the ccdicil. His two sons Garrett and Bradley were named executors,
and Bradley made a trip back to Ohio to settle the estate. Among the probate papers in Ad'
ams county was an order for a marble headstone to be delivered to G. Stewart of Burton, Ad*
ams county, with this inscription: "Archelaus Stewart, died Mar. 25, 1854, aged 82 years, 3
months, 3 days." His children, named in the will or codicil, were:
Levi, bom about 1795; m. Mar. 4, 1819, Frances Lanyer, Athens county, O.
Garrett ; m. Sep. 4, 1819, Evaline Walker, Athens county
Bradley
Martin ; m. Sep. 12, 1823, Mary Thompson, Athens county
Nathan
Phebe ; m. John Golden®
Betsey ; m. Andrew Thompson
Salvina ; m. Samuel Warren
Lydia ; m. Sylvanus I>eckcr
SAMUEL AND HUGH STEWART OF PAXTANG. PA. — B:i7i
Miss Maude G. Stewart, 410 Winona St., Northficld, Minn., has collected the family rc'
cords of John* Stewart, the Paxtang soldier who was taken prisoner at Fort Washington in
1776, and we are revising our article of August, 1928, to include the new material.
John* Stewart {Hugh,^ Robert,^ JoKnO, born July 2, 1753, in Paxtang, Lancaster [now
Dauphin] county. Pa., married, about 1779, Mary Robeson. He enlisted Aug. i, 1776, while
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STEWARTS OF FREDERICK COUNTY. VIRGINIA — B: gi
A booklet containing a genealogy of a Stewart family from Frederick county, Va., written
bv Jennie Murray Stewart, wife of John Henry Stewart, of Shelby villc, Ky., in 1915 and lent
to the editor of this magazine by James Z. Stewart of Logan, Utah [see January, 1930], gives
an account of the same family as that published in our December, 1928, number, under the
heading "The Stephen Stewart Hnc." But it begins with a James Stewart in the place of StC'
phen, as was given by a contributor in 1912 to the genealogical column of the New Orleans
Picayune [B:R6] That the immigrant ancestor may have been James is given color by the
assertion that this memorandum was found among the family papers: "Mr. James Stewart,
Esq., of Buckham in Scotland, [was granted] a patent from the Virginia Company at quarter
court for Virginia in the forenoon of Nov. 20, 1722." But as this item was published in the
records of the Virginia company in 1906, and the date was 1622 instead of 1722, we shall pre'
sume that the memo was placed there by some misguided searcher. We are publishing what
records seem authentic, adding other data which we feel sure is pertinent.
James'^ Stewart [perhaps son of Stephen] was born about 1715.
He is said to have come from Scotland with his wife Elizabeth * to
Frederick county, Va. "He sold 3,000 pounds of tobacco for 100 acres of
land" in what is now Berkeley county. West Virginia, but at that time in
Frederick county, Virginia. Some time after 1758 he is thought to have
moved to Redstone Old Fort [now Brownsville, Fayette county. Pa.] in
Westmoreland county, "now Pennsylvania, as the line was not drawn until after the Revolut'
ionary war." From a statement of George Stewart [8:93] it would seem that in 1778 this
family was living in what is now Washington county. Pa , west of the Monongahela river, and
was related to Maj. John Stewart, later one of the heroes of Stony Point (9) There is no datum
as to the death of James^ Stewart or of his wife Elizabeth. Children, some of whom, at least,
were born near what is now Martinsburg, Berkeley county, W. Va. :@®
John : of Bourbon county, Ky.
James, June 8, 1743; m. June i, 1765, Rebecca Marchant: d. Dec. 29, 1812, Greenville, Ind.
William : said to have been killed by Indians at Blue Licks, Ky., Aug. 12, 1782
Stephen : "lived in Ann Arundale county, Md."
George, May 10, 1758; m. : soldier and scout in Revolution
John^ Stewart is not traced. He was probably a soldier in the Revolution from Vir-
ginia. He is said to have settled in Bourbon county, Ky.
James^ Stewart was born June 8, 1743, in Berkeley county, W. Va. He married June
I, 1765, Rebecca Marchant, born Mar. 23, 1748, of Huguenot descent. The Stewart Family,
191 5, says that Rebecca Marchant was born near Redstone Old Fort in Westmoreland county,
Pa., but this is very improbable. It also states that her parents were living near that place at
the lime of Braddock's defeat [1755] and that Rebecca, then 8 years old, heard the sound of
•Stephen Stewart married K!iz.ibtth Ward according to "The Thomas Family of XLiryland " Jamei Stew-
art married June 18, 1739. Ell/, ibeth Davirj, in Christ Church, Philadelphia.
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as - 90, means refer to that page; m. means married:
rn. int. maniage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur. buried; (T) Bible rec-
ord. 'Jy church, 3, l(»wn. f gravestone s^, probate, «; court, ;? land, h; military, (») pension. I'oi census, ii) tradir
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the guns in that battle, but southwestern Pennsylvania was at that early date a trackless wild*
erness. James and Rebecca resided in Berkeley county until after 1776, as their Bible gave the
record of the birth of their first five children there, and moved to the viciruty of Redstone Old
Fort about 1777. The same booklet says that James Stewart served as a soldier in Capt. An-
drew Lynn's company of rangers on the Westmoreland county frontier, 1778-83. About 1779
he purchased from the Henderson company land in Jefferson county, Ky., on Beargrass creek,
Harrod's creek and Goose creek, and removed about 1780 to "the Beargrass country/' In 1794
he and his son James, 25 years old, rode with the Kentucky volunteers under Capt. William
Harrod to join Gen. Anthony Wayne in his Ohio campaign against the Indians, and when the
Indians attacked the van of Wayne's army near Maumee Rapids the younger James Stewart
was killed. James"* Stewart, on the advice of Gen. George Rogers Clark, who owned extens-
ive tracts of land in Clark county, Ind., moved to a farm near Greenville [now in Floyd coun-
ty], Ind., and acquired large holdings of land in that vicinity. He gave part of his land in
Kentucky to his sons William and John. Aug. 7, 1799, he deeded a farm in Clark county, Ind.,
to his son David and a farm in the same county to his son-inlaw, Thomas Downs. Nov. 26,
1810, he deeded a farm in the Rogers Clark grant to his son Stephen. The Stewarts separated
from the Episcopal church and joined the hardshelled Baptists. James died Dec. 29, 1812, aged
65, near Greenville, Ind., and Rebecca died July 15, 181 5. at New Albany, Ind. Children:©
William, Mar. 17, 1766, Berkeley co., Va.; m. Nancy Daniels
James, Jan. 5, 176), Berkeley co. : killed in Wayne's Ohio campaign, 1794
John. May 2, 1771, Berkeley co. ; m. Elizabeth Hughes
Priscilla, Sep. 23, 1773, Berkeley co. ; m. Thomas Downs
David, Mar. 6, 1776, Berkeley co.; m.(i) , (2) Minnie Blackwell
Anna, Dec. 15. 1778, Redstone Old Fort, Pa.: died i"^ infancy
Rebecca, Oct. 26, 1781, Beargrass, Ky.; m.(i) Mays, (2) Josiah Akin
Marchant, Jan. 26, 1784, Beargrass; m. Sarah Thomas
Stephen, July 20, 1786, Beargrass; m. Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Elizabeth, Dec 19, 1790, Beargrass; m. John Stewart (not related)
Isaac, Apr. 3, 1792, Beargrass; m.(i) Susan Redman. (2) Mary Murphy
William^ Stewart, born about 1745, probably in old Frederick county, Va., is said by
The Stewart Family to have been killed by the Indians in the battle of Blue Licks, Ky., Aug.
12, 1782, but this must be a mistake. The William Stewart killed at Blue Licks was certainly
the son of Charles Stewart (Stuart) of Bucks county. Pa., as given in this magazine for June,
1929. Whether this statement was based on tradition or long range guessing is not apparent,
but It is confusing and tends to cast doubt on several other statements.
Stephen^ Stewart, born probably about 1755, is said by The Stewart Family to have
*' lived in Ann Arundale countv, Md." There was a Stephen Stewart in Ann Arundel county
as early as 1730, as mentioned in our issue for April, 1930, and a Stephen [son of Stephen and
Elizabeth(Ward) Stejvart] who mirried Elizabeth Thomas before 1784 and was a merchant in
Baltimore, probably going there from Annapolis. In a census for St James parish, Ann Arundel
county, 1776, there were two Stephens listed — Stephen Steward (three white women, 16 negro
men, 11 negro girls) and Stephen Steward, jr., with no other pjrsons in the household enumer-
ation.
l^" L. E. Magrudcr. 132 Charles street, Annapolis, Md., wrote to us June 28, 1931, to
inquire about Col. John Stewart, who was given a medal by congress for bravery in the battle
of Stony Point, N. Y., July 15, 1779. "This Col. John Stewart," he wrote, "is supposed to
be the son of Stephen Stewart of Ann Arundel county, Md., who also had Revolutionary serv-
ice." We hope later to discover the ancestry of Col. John Stewart, who was brother-in-law
to Gen. Anthony Wayne. Observe George* Stewart, next page.
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Geori^e^ Stewart was born May lo, 1758, in Frederick county, Va. This he declared
in 1850, when 92 ^'ears old [see page 93, December, 1928]. In 1778 he was living in what was
in 1850 Washington county, Pa., and was on a visit with friends in Martinsburg [in Berkeley
county], Va., when he heard of the battle of Monmouth, fought June 28, 1778. He enlisted
at Martinsburg for service in the Pennsylvania line, having been "often solicited to act as an
Indian spy by Col. Stewart of the army, who was my relation, and also by Col. Wayne, whom
I knew in Chester county, before the war."® George Stewart was present at the battle of
Stony Point, being one of a detachment of twenty men sent ahead of the storming party to re*
move obstructions in front of the fortifications, and he was one of the three who escaped being
killed or wounded in that perilous work. After the war he left Pennsylvania and settled in
Scioto county, Ohio. He recorded his birth in his own Bible in 1790, and he was probably
married at that time. After living about 40 years in Scioto county he removed, about 1827. to
Greene county, Illinois, where he wa3 living in 1850. He had five sons and six daughters, ac'
cording to the New Orleans Picayune, but the names of the sons only are given :
Stephen
John
Amos
Joel
Uriah
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^^^^ The first to enroll her name on our new list of subscribers is Mrs. Frank A. Stuart of
Marshall, Mich., whose husband has made the city famous as the home of Stuart's dyspepsia
tablets. She sent us a check for $20 to defray the cost of gathering, compiling and publishing
Stewart 'Stuart family records of all and sundry branches early in America.
Dr. Ferdinand Schmitter of New York City, enclosing $10 as his subscription, says:**Glad
to see you have taken up the work again. From July 3 to 18 I shall be in the Catskills on
compensation court work and may have an opportunity to look up some material.**
*'I am glad to see the little magazine that belongs exclusively to the Stewarts again appear*
ing, and am happy to send my subscription again," writes Miss Miry A. Steward of Washing*
ton, D. C.
Miss Kate S. Curry of the firm of The Misses Curry, researchers, [42oGirard st., N. W..
Washington, D. C, sends a subscription with the comment, **I hope your success may be many
times greater than before."
Inglis Stuart of Beacon, N. Y., advised us against starting up the magazine at this time, in
view of unfavorable business conditions, but he sent us a $10 check by airmail when he heard
that we had made the plunge, anyhow. He then told the story of Patrick Henry Drake, who
launched a bitters business in i86d with a capital of ten dollars, disregirding the coming storm
of civil war, and mide a success of his enterprise. *'May it be even so with you," he says.
J. Adger Stewart of Louisville, Ky., sent $30, to pay a year's subscription for himself and
a dozen others, whose nimc^i and addresses he furnished. The Stewart family in America will
owe a great debt to this noble min, who is doing more than any other person to rally the scat-
tered clan to a sense of resp^nsibilty to the great and ancient name of Stewart.
"Though I haven't a drop of Stewart blood," writes Donald Lines Jacobus, well known
New Haven, Conn., gcneilogist and publisher, "I am sticking with you so far as a renewal of
my subscription is concerned, and I am glad that you are going on with the work."
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Horace Dickcrman, our eastern and energetic partner, wired us from New Haven to rush
a batch of sample copies for distribution at the AUcn'Stewart reunion June 30 at Whitecreck,
Washington county, N. Y., and we dispatched them by airmail to Mrs. Minton Dyke Clark,
814 Amsterdam ave.. New York City. Wc ought to get a dozen subscriptions out of that piece
of enterprise, hadn't we?
Mrs. W. S. Crosley, wife of Admiral Crosley of the United States nivy, is a sincere boost-
er for everything Stewart. In sending her subscription she writes from Great Lakes, III : "I
am so glad to get the Stewart Clan Magazine again. I think the more who are interested in
this work the greater the success in collecting Stewart data. . . I am so interested in the Stew-
arts, not only as a descendant but in the name as one of historical worth and interest. That
name has had a great significance for one reason and another, and to preserve the lines is a
noble work. I hate to see such work commercialized but no one can trace and obtain records
without the cash. . . My sincere wish is that you and Mr. Dickcrman keep at this and gain
great success " Of cour5e, the little old Stewart Clan Magazine could not be considered a
commercial enterprise, and Mrs. Crosley wasn't referring to it. Its editors devote much time
and effort — and we might say talent — to combing the country for old manuscripts and docu-
ments, and nothing has ever been withheld from those seeking information, nor has anything
been copyrighted, nor a price demanded beyond a .«:mill fee for copying from one or two per-
sons who otherwise contributed nothing.
Miss Mabel Stewart of Flint, Mich., one of the few subscribers it has been the editor's
pleasure to meet in his peregrinations, although we have been in the home cities of many, was
prompt with her subscription and good wishes. Miss Stewart is a descendant of the Stewarts
of Londonderry, N. H., 1719, whose genealogy has been published in book form.
Dr. Henry Stewart of Gettvsburg, Pa., rejoins the "gang" with a "Glad to see you back."
The worthy doctor has trampcJ through many an old graveyard, copying crumbling stones;
scanned hundred-year old newspaper files, thumbed through old courthouse documents, church
registers, histories, and has gleaned many records.
Prof. Stewart H. Burnham of the department of botany at Cornell university, Ithaca, N.
Y., says he **was so very glad to sec the magizine appearing agiin. I congratulate you and
wish you every success in getting new subscribers." Prof. Bamham has done a lot of digging
for Stewart material, practically picking Washington countv, N. Y , clean. He is descended
from Robert Stewart of Andovcr, Mass., said to have been a brother to John Stewart, one of
the founders of Londonderry, N. H.
Prof. Darius Steward, the grand old man of the Minnesota State Teachers' college at St.
Cloud, sends us $4 — $2 for the Stewart Clan Magazine while it was "on vacation" and $a
for the new vear. Prof. Steward, descended from Alexander Stewart of Eist Haddam, Conn.
[November, 1915], and also from William Steward of Stonington, 1710, pissed his 84th birth'
day on March 14 and has retired from teaching in the college after many years of excellent
work. *'I am not teaching any more, being now past 84 years of age," he writes, "and have
but small store of cabbage and potatoes. We are living spiringly. " Truly the Stewarts arc
a great family. For manly virtues the world has never known its equal!
Subscriptions arc coming in from a number of state libraries and genealogical societies and
from individuals. We hope to receive a goodly number in the next few weeks. If you have
not yet sent us your two dollars will you please do so now? Subscriptions should start with
the July number always. Join with the finest people in the country and be one of them.
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BEATRICE. NEB. ' _ SEPTEMBErT 1930-1931 VOL. IX NO. 3
GencaloKical Record* of Siewart-Stuart Families. George T. Edson, 1307 High St.. Beatrice. Neb.. Editor
STEWARTS OF FREDERICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA — B: 191
WlUlain-'^ Stewart (James*), born Mar. 17. 1766, in Berkeley county, W. Va., married
Nancy Daniels. "Some of his descendants live in Union county, Kentucky," according to The
Stewart Family, 1Q15. He was given a farm in Jefferson county, Ky., by his father about 1798-
[He died Sep. 8, 1805, aged 39''^ years, on his farm in Jefferson county.] He had several chil'
drcn. One daughter married Lytcr, another daughter married Waggoner and
another daughter married Miller.
James'^ Stewart (James*), born Jan. 5, 1769, in Berkeley county, W. Va., was a soldier
in Capt. William Harrod^s company of mounted riflemen at the station near the falls of the Ohio
river, near Louisville, Ky. This company, composing the van of Gen. Anthony Wayne's army
in the summer of 1794, in the campaign against the Indians, was attacked by Indians and Brit-
ish near the Maumee rapids in Ohio, and James Stewart was killed. He was then 25 years of
age and, as far as known, unmarried.
John^ Stewart {James*), born May 2, 177 1, in Berkeley connty, W. Va., married EliZ'
abcth Hughes. He lived on Harrod's creek in Jefferson county, Ky., where he and his brother
William were given land by their father. He died about 1807. His sons were:
Isaac, Sep. 20, 1792; m.(i) Eliz. Taylor, (2) Lydia Warner, (3) . (4) Catherine Robinson
James ; m. three times: resided on a farm in Oldham county, Ky.
Willis ; m. Patsy Oldham Taylor
John
PrlscUla-'' Stewart (James*), born Sep. 23, 1773, in Berkeley county, W. Va., married
Thomas Downs, born in 1765, son of Thomas Downs of Baltimore [sec query 29, September,
1925]. He was given a farm in Clark county, Ind., Aug. 7, 1799, by his fathepin'law, James
Stewart. He had a tannery in Louisville, Ky., which he sold Apr. 7, 1801. when he moved to
Charleston, Clark county, Ind. He was the first treasurer of Clark county, and was a mem*
her of the Indiana territorial legislature in 1809, Four children:
Robert : resided m Baltimore
William : drowned in a vat at Louisville
Elizabeth ; m. Rezin Redmon
James ; m. Ann Caroline Redmon of Jeffersonville. Ind.
Davld'^ Stewart (James*), born Mar. 6, 1776, in Berkeley county, W. Va., was married
three times.® His second wife was Mrs. Minnie Blackwell. He was given a farm in Clark
county, Ind., Aug. 7, 1799, by his father. By his first wife he had one
daughter and two sons, and by his second wife he had five children.
daughter
James
Lewis
Simeon
William ; m. Fanny Kirkpatrick: she m.(2)
Perlina Mudd, (3) Crutchcr
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as —90, means refer to that page; m. means married;
m. int. marriage intention; m. lie., marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur, buried; ® Bible rec-
ord, T) church, < ») town, Ca) gravestone Ci) probate, (s) court, (f) land, 19> military, (*) pension. (^, census, (B) tradii-
on. Oi local history. ^ patriotic society, (i^ biography or genealogy, iH. deduction of the editor.
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Amelia ; m. Alexander Hcdden of Newark. N. J.
David
Rebecca^ Stewart (James*), born Oct. 26, 1781, in the Beargrass settlement in JefFcr'
son county, Ky., married (i) Mays and (a) Josiah Akin. *'Josiah Akin was major in
the Home Guards in New Albany, Ind.*' Rebecca gave a Bible to her son, Isaac N. Abn. By
her first husband she had a son, and by her second husband she had six children.
James Stewart : died in Vinccnnes, Ind. ; was long in public service
Ransom W. ; m.(i) Martha Jacobs of Louisville, Ky.
William Marchant ; m. Emmaline Genung of New Albany
Isaac Newton ; m. Rebecca McCoy : lawyer, died early
Mary A. ; m. Wells
Elizabeth ; m. William Ritchie
Priscilla ; m. James Brisby
Marchant'*^ Stewart (James*), born Jan. a6, 1784, in the Beargrass settlement, Jcffer'
son county, Ky., married Sarah Thomas. His father gave him a farm in Clark county, Ind.®
He lived for a time in Indiana, and also at Middletown, Ky., and Ix>uisville. He and his wife
are buried in Eastern cemetery, Louisville. Children:
William Jordan, (2) Samuel Stewart
Mrs. Jane Underwood of Portland : buried Eastern
Jane Dodd of Henry county, Ky.
: res. in California; he m.(2) a widow and
lived on cotton plantation in Arkansas
schools of Louisville
Dr. Marable of Tennessee
Mary J. Hall of Shelby county, Ky.
: res. in New Orleans; had sons Lee and Ben and daughter Josephine
Stephen^ Stewart (James*), born July 20, 1786, in the Beargrass settlement, Jefferson
county. Ky., married Betsey Kirkpatrick. His father gave him a farm Nov. 26, 1810, in the
Rogers Clark grant; recorded m Jefferson ville, Ind. He was taken sick, died and was buried
on the Stewart farm. His widow continued to live on the farm but was taken ill and removed
to her mother's home at Middletown, Ky. Before she died she gave her daughter Priscilla,
aged 10, to Priscilla (Stewart) Downs at Charleston, Ind., where she died; gave the twin sister.
Cynthia Ann, to Ann Hobbs of Vernon, Ind.. and gave her son James Harvey, aged 12, to Dr.
Moses Kirkpatrick. She was buried at Middletown, Ky. Children:
James Harvey, Mar. 27, 1809; m.(i) Elizabeth Gist, (2) Sarah Elliott. (3)
Priscilla Dowcy, May — , 181 1 : died about 1819
Cynthia Ann. May — , 181 1; m. Dr. Osboume
Elizabeth^ Stewart (James*), born Dec. 19, 1790, in the Beargrass settlement. Jeffer*
son county, Ky., married JOHN STEWART, not related to her. Elizabeth and her husband
apparently died early, leaving an onlv child, Mary, who was raised by her uncle, Isaac Stew*
art, in New Albany, Ind. This daughter Mary had a daughter Caroline who possessed sever*
al spoons which she asserted came from Scotland and belonged to the Stewart family.® Child
of Elizabeth [Stewart] Stewart:
Mary ; m. Martin Foster, merchant in New Albany : dau. Caroline
Isaac'^ Stewart (James*), bom .^pr. 3, 1792, in the Beargrass settlement, Jefferson
county, Ky., married (i) Susan Caroline Winn Rcdmon, and (2) Mary Murphy. He received
a deed Nov. 27. 1812, from his father to a farm near Grecncastlc, Ind. He was one of the pio'
Julia Ann
; m.(i)
Thomas
; m.
James
; m.
Benjamin F.
;m.(i)
Lewis
: died suddenly
Malmira
: teacher in puh
Ophelia
; m.
John Quincy
; m.
Willis
: res. in New C
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neer settlers of New Albany, Ind., major of the Home Guards and a very successful business
man and politician. It is impossible from the style of The Sttwart Family to distinguish his
children from his grandchildren, but he apparently had 6vc children by his first wife and seven
by his second :
John B. Winstandley
Mary Bethiah Winstandley of Baltimore
Emilv Peters
William H. Crowder
Tamar Young
Robert M. Dear
Charles C. Mayfield
Margaret McKinley
Mattic WiUis
Penina B.
; m.
George Washington
; m.
Zerelda
Bainbridge Oecatur
Marquis de LaFayctte
; m.
Sarah Rebecca
; m.
Andrew Jackson
; m.
Buena Vista
; ro.
Mary
; m.
Isaac
; m.
Nina
: unm.
James H.
; m.
A POSSIBLE RELATION
James Stewart of Jefferson county, Ohio, dated his will Jan. 8, 1840. and it was prov*
ed at the May term of court that same year. The record was copied for this magazine by Mrs.
Charlotte T. Luckhurst of Albany, N. Y.. from will book 3, page 178. Jefferson county, O. He
mentioned no wife but named these children — William, John, James, Stephen, Sarah, Mary
Ann, Jane and Elijah Scrogg. He appointed his sons John and James Stewart as executors, to
have full control until the expiration of the lease, when all his property was to be sold and the
proceeds divided among his three daughters and youngest son, viz.: Sarah Stewart. Mary Ann
Stewart, Jane Stewart and Elijah Scrogg Stewart. To each of his three daughters he gave one
bed and bedding; to his daughter Sarah, the bureau; to his son William, "all my bench tools,
planes, saws and chisels when he shall commence the trade for himself.** and $1; and to his son
John, $10. The witnesses were Arthur Metcalf, sr.. and Richard Metcalf.
Liberty Cemetery* Liberty* Sullivan County* New York
Copied for thic magazine by Dr. Ferdinand Schmitter. 35 Eaat 30th at.. New York City
Elijah Stewart, bom Jan. 11, 1794; died Aug. 11, 1849
Fanny Gregory Stewart, born May 9, 1805; died Feb. 26, 1883
Stephen S. Stewart, died Jan. 9, 1879, ^g^d 54 years and 29 days
Sarah J., wife of S. S Stewart, died Nov. 19, 1884, aged 54 years, 10 months, 28 days
Rhoda Katherine Stewart, 1844 — 1909
Children of Stephen S. and Sarah J. Stewart — Sarah Lula, died May 2, 1872, aged 3 years,
10 months, 9 days. — Henry M., died Sep. 11, 1856, aged i year, 11 months, 21 days. — Clement
S., died May 3, 1864. aged 5 years, 8 months, 4 days — Blanche May, died Aug. 11, 1872, a^d
I year, 3 months, 4 days
Naomi. Levia. No other inscription on two stones like that of Stephen.
Spencer Stewart, born June 15, 1790; died Dec. 50, i860
Dosha Stewart, died May 9, 1875. aged 75 years, 4 months, 4 days
Sanford Stewart, died May 15, 1868, aged 82 years, 4 months, 14 days
Rachel, wife of Sanford Stewart, died Dec. 3, 1848, aged 60 years, 9 months, 25 days
Chauncey, son of Sanford and Rachel Stewart, died Mar. 9, 1849, aged 27 years
Mary A., daughter of Sanford and Rachel Stewart, died June 30, 1850, aged 24 — 2 — 2
One stone. — William H. Stewart, i827'i897. — Phebe A. Ackerman, his wife. i837'i909.
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Henry L, 1863-1872. — Franklin E., 1865-1872.
[The above Stewarts perhaps were descendants of Jehiel* Stewart (Paid,^ Walter) from
Blandford, Mass. (A: 138), who died Mar. 18, i8i3» at Roscoc, Sullivan county, N. Y.]
STUARTS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY. VA. — B: 148
John Todd^ Stuart (Ro/?en,* John,* Jo/in^), born Nov. 10, 1807, in Fayette county.
Ky., seven miles east of Lexington, located in Springfield, 111., on Oct. 25, 1828, according to
the History of Sangamon County^ Illinois, 1876.
He was major of the battalion in which Abraham
Lincoln commanded a company in the Black Hawk
war. He engaged in the practice of law in Spring-
field, and in 1832 he was elected as a representat-
ive for Sangamon county in the Illinois legislature,
being reelected in 1834, »n which year Lincoln was
also elected to the legislature and the two men be-
came roommates. Stuart advised Lincoln to study
law, and in later years Lincoln and Stuart became
partners in law practice. Mr. Stuart married Oct.
25, 1837, Mary Virginia Nash, at Jacksonville, III.,
daughter of Gen. Francis Nash of Saint Louis coun-
ty. Mo. In 1838 Stuart was elected to congress,
defeating Stephen A. Douglas. His subsequent
career was distinguished, and his biography mav
be found in historical works. He died Nov. 28,
1885, in Springfield. His children were:
Betty, July — , 1838; m. Christopher C. Brown
John T., Dec. 16, 1842; m. Sep. 6, 1866, Emily
W. Huntington
Frank N. : moved to a ranch at Sedalia, Colo.
Virginia L.
JOHN T. STUART Hannah —and Robert
The portrait of John T. Stuart was especially furnished to the Stewart Clan Magazine by
the Illinois Power company, Springfield. Wc acknowledge the courtesy with our thanks.
ENCOURAGING, indeed, are the many letters from former subscribers and friends of the
Stewart Clan Magazine, coming in from day to day. '*I am very glad," writes Mrs. C.
C. Bovcy of MinncapKDlis, enclosing a check for $10, "to be one of several to contribute $10 a
year for a few years for the work you are doing for all of us.** Dr. Francis Fxlward Stewart,
formerly of Philadelphia and the dean of Stewart associationists in this country, sends his check
from Englewood, N. J., where he is enjoying retirement. He suggests the adoption of an ap-
propriate Stewart coat-of-arms for the Stuart-Stewart descendants in this country, and we arc
now taking steps to procure the proper coat-of-arms, to be used by our subscribers.
We see that we shall not have space this month for mention of a number of interesting
letters and people, but we shall be sure to reserve space next month for these and others. We
must acknowledge the receipt of an invitation to the Stewart reunion August 29 at Imperial,
Pa., of the descendants of James* and Margaret [McEwen] Stewart [8:71].
A new chapter of the D. A. R., organized April 18 at Smith Center, Kan., has been nam-
ed the Sarah Steward chapter, in honor of the wife of Elias Steward, a Connecticut soldier of
the Revolution [A: q6]. Mrs. H. C. Smith, a descendant, proposed the name.
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Genealogical Records of Stewart-Stuart Families. George T. Edson, 1307 High St.. Beatrice, Neb., Editor
ADMIRAL CHARLES STEWART. "OLD IRONSIDES'* A: 130
One of the greatest Stewarts in American history was Commodore [later Admiral] Char*
les Stewart, one of the heroes of the War of 1812 and commander of the Con5ticution on some
of her memorable cruises. He was born July 28, 1778, in Phildelphia, the youngest of eight
children. At the age of 13 he became a cabin boy on a merchant ship and, before he was ao,
he was entrusted with the command of a vessel trading in the East Indies. He was commiss'
ioned Mar. 9. 1798, a lieutenant in the United States navy, making his first cruise with Capt.
Burney. July 16, 1800, he was appointed to the command
of the schooner Experiment and fought and captured the
French schooner Deux Amis Sep. i. Soon afterward, Sep.
14, he captured the Diana. In the war with Tripoli SteW'
art was distinguished for skill and bravery, and was Decat-
ur's favorite. In May, 1804, he was made master -command'
ant and placed in command of the frigate Essex. He was
promoted to captain in iSoS and superintended the con-
struction of gunboats in New York. He took a conspicuous
part in the War of 181 2, winning undying fame for himself
and adding glorious laurels to the American navy. In De-
cember, 1813, he took commind of the Constitution, the
United States 's most famous fighting ship. After the war
he was in commind of the Mediterranean squadron. 1817 to
1820, and from that time until the breaking out of the Civil
war in 1861 he was almost constantly in the naval service,
afioat or ashore. In 1857, when 79 years old, Stewart was
placed on the retired list, but two years later he was put
back on the active list by special act of Congress. In July.
1862, he was promoted to rear admiral on the retired list,
at the age of 84. He was in the naval service 71 years and
for 17 years was the senior officer in the service. CHARLES STEWART
ANCESTRY OF ADMIRAL CHARLES STEWART
Charles' Stewart was born about 1590, in Scotland. It has been claimed that he was
a son of Robert, a younger son of Sir Alexander Stewart of Garlics (great -grandfather of the
first Earl of Galloway, 1623), but this has been questioned in favor of his descent from the
Stewart family of Garth. His wife's name is noc given. Only child:
Margaret, born about 1623
Mari^aret' Stewart {Charles^) married Robert MacGregor, who, in accordance with
the custom of the times by which a man who married an heiress assumed her patronymic*
changed his name to Stewart. Son :
Robert, born in 1648
Robert'' Stewart (Marffaret,^ Charles^) was born perhaps in Galloway, Scotland. The
name of his wife is not given. He may have settled in Ireland. Two sons:
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m. int. marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b., bom; bp., baptiztrd; d., died; bur. buried: (i) Bible rec-
ord. (2) church, (ii town, (ij gravestone V) probate, dj court, \,7) land, is) military, (i) pension. »" census, 'iv tradti«
i<>n (5^ local history. (W patriotic sctciety, (Q) biography or venealogy. (UD deduction of the editor
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Charles, bom in 1670; m. 1695, Isabella Weare: settled in county Donegal, Ireland
Robert, born about 1674
Robert^ Stewart (Robert,' Margaretf^ Charles^), born about 1674, was an officer in the
army of William 6^ Mary, but it would seem he was too young to have participated in the war
of 1688-^, when King James Stuart was expelled from his kingdom. He lived in Ireland, but
although the account of his family is said to have been preserved the editor of this magazine
has so far been unable to obtain it. He had at least one son, as below :
* Stewart {Robert,* Robert,^ Margaret,^ CharUs^) was bom about 1700, in Ire-
land. We know nothing about him or his family excepting that he had a son, Charles.
Charles^ Stewart ( ,* Robert,* Robert,^ Margaret,^ Charks^), born about 1726,
in Ireland, married Sarah Ford, of the Ford family originally from Connaught. He was a sea-
faring man, residing in Belfast, but he left Ireland in disgust and brought his family to Phila-
delphia some time before the Revolutionary war. He died in 1780, "leaving his widow with
s^ant means to provide for four ;phildren." She married Capt. Britton; he was a member of
congress and a friend of George Washington. She melted down the Stewart armorial plate at
the suggestion of a son-in-law or stepson. We lack the names and data of the eight children of
Charles* Stewart excepting the youngest :
Charles, July 18. 1778. Philadelphia; m. Nov. 25, 1813, Delia Tudor, Boston
Admiral Charles' Stewart (Charles,^ .* Robert,* Robert,^ Margaret,^ CharW),
born July 28, 1778, in Philadelphia, Pa., married Nov. 25, 1813, Delia Tudor, in Boston. His
biography is given on the preceding page, with a picture of him taken in 1864, when he was 86
years of age. His daughter Delia married John Henry Parnell, an English gentleman who visit-
ed the United States in 1834, and became the mother of the famous champion of home rule for
Ireland, Charles Stewart ParnelK born in Avondale, Ireland, in 1846. Stewart was considered
in 1841 as a possible candidate for the presidency. He died Nov. 7, 1869, aged 91. in Borden-
town, N. J. We have the name of only one child:
Delia Tudor ; m. May 21, 1835, John Henry Parnell: resided in Ireland
JOSEPH STEWART OF YADKIN DISTRICT. N. C.
From traditions and rrcords of Mr«. Mary E. (Stewart) Hanks. Loa, Utah
Joseph^ Stewart [perhaps the son of Samuel* Stewart, whose will of Aug. 20. 1768.
was probated Aug. 4, 1770, at Salisbury, Rowan county, N. C, and named sons David, Samuel,
Joseph and Benjamin, — B: 159] was born about 1725. He married Sarah Gilbert, and they
lived in Yadkin county. North Carolina. They removed to Overton county, Tenn. Children :
Sarah Copcland
Polly Kitchner
Abraham Howard
Sarah Davis, (2) Polly Mayfield
Sarah Lee
Elizabeth Norris, (2) Keziah
Elizabeth VanHooser, (2) Rebecca Lewellyn
Jemima Swallow
James Dodson
John Raney
James Matthews
William^ Stewart (Joseph*) was born about 1768 in Yadkin county, N. C. He mov-
ed with his father's family to Overton county, Tenn. He married (i), about 1807, Elizabeth
Joseph
, m.
Samuel
, m.
Lydia
about 1760;
m.
Benjamin
, m.(i)
David
m.
John
;m.(i)
William
about 1768;
im.(i)
Jesse
; m.
Nancy
Patsy [Margaret]
; m.
Elizabeth
Sarah
; m.
; m.
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VanHooscr, bom in 1771, daughter of Abram and Mary [Wilhclms] VanHooser. They mov*
ed, about 181 1, from Overton county, Tenn.. to Madison county. 111., but returned some two
years later to Overton county. After 1817 [when their fifth child was born] he deserted his
family, it is said, and married (2) Rebecca Llewellyn and moved with her to somewhere in lo'
wa, "and it is understood he raised a family by her." The first wife evidently raised her four
living children. No record of her death is available. Children :
Squire 1808, Overton county, Tenn.: died in 1809
Riley, Jan. — , 1810, Overton county; m. Jane Gentry
Levi, Apr. 28, 1812, Madison county, III.; m. Melinda Howard
William Jackson, Dec. 19, 1814, Overton county, Tenn. ; m. Sarah Dickens Gentry
Urban Van, Nov. 9, 1817, Overton county; m.(i) Lydia Jacobs, (2) Ellen Adams
Urban Van^ Stewart (William,^ Joseph*) was born Nov. 9, 1817, in Overton county,
Tenn.© He was married five times. He married (i) Lvdia Jacobs. He married (2) July 14,
1865, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Ellen Adams, born May 10, 1848, at Red Point, Northumberland
county, Pa., daughter of David B. and Mary [Cook] Adams. He died Dec. 25, 1898, aged 81,
at Grover, Wayne county, Utah. Children by Fllen Adams, the first four born in Beaver, the
next four born in Adamsville and the last two in Teasdale, Wayne county, Utah:
Mary Ellen, July 20, 1867; m. Apr. 15, 1887, Walter E. Hanks: resides Loa, Utah
David James, Sep. 25, 1869; m. Dec. 22, 1892, Fanny Simmons
Urban Van, Oct. 6, 1871; m. July 19, 1905, Margaret Franklin
John Riley, Aug. 27, 1873; m. Aug. 14, 1903, Ella C. Covington
Lydia Catherine, Nov. 3, 1875: died Feb. i, 1877
Andrew Adams, Mar. 5, 1878: died July 10, 1882
Rosa May, June 14, 1880; m. Oct. 14, 1898, Moroni Lozcnby
Levi, Oct. 30, 1882: died Feb. 18, 1892
Effic Elizabeth, Feb. 17, 1886; m.(i) Dec. 13, 1905, William Covington, (2) Daniel Romage
Walter Ernest, Sep. 26, 1889; m. Nov. 27, 1907, Mary M. Peterson
GUILFORD CX)UNTY. N. C. STEWARTS — B: 115
Mrs. Z. V. Conyert, Greensboro, N. C.
Susanna Stewart, born June 22, 1772, married, in 1799, Joseph Close, bom Nov. 27,
1769. They lived in Guilford county, N. C, and are buried there. The Stewart family came
from Pennsylvania. Joseph and Susanna [Stewart] Close had: — Finley, James, Betsey Ann,
Prudence, Susan, Andrew and Euphance (born July 20, 1804).
Isaac Stewart married in 1823 Euphance Close, born July 20, 1804, daughter of Joseph
and Susanna [Stewart] Close of Guilford county, N. C, above. He died Dec. 7, 1837, and she
died Apr. 30, 1861. Children:
Susan M.
Sampson R,
James
John, Apr. 4, 1821 ; m. Sep. 26, 1849, Mary I. Gladsen: d. Jan. 13, 1891
Mary E.
JancC.
JAMES STEWART OF WARREN COUNTY. PA.
Mrs. Burton Ashley Crane of Erie, Pa., has gathered some records of a James Stewart of
Sugar Grove township, Warren county. Pa., which will be interesting to those who are trying
to sift out the various James Stewarts of Pennsylvania at the close of the i8th century. These
records were gathered from wills, gravestones and local histories.
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James Stewart was bom Nov. 12, 1756, in Ireland.® He married Catherine Hood.®
They came from county Antrim, Ireland, to the United States in 1795. landing June 15. He
had brothers John and William who also came to this country.® His wife was bom Feb. »6,
1760. in Ireland, and was a sister of John Hood. The Stewarts lived in Sugar Creek township,
Warren county. James died Aug. 3, 1825, aged 68 years, 8 months, 22 days, and Catherine
died Mar. 26, 1847, aged 87 years and 28 days. James's will was dated July 23, 1825, and was
proved Sep. 5, 1826; it mentioned his wife Catherine and the following nine children:
Margaret 1780: d. Aug. — , 1854, aged 54(4)
William
Robert
Rose, Feb. 6, 1786; m. May 17, 1804, Zachariah Fddy, Warren
Catherine
Thomas
Alexander
John, Feb. 28, 1794, Ireland; m. Elizabeth Dalrvmplc of Warren county
Jane
A m o n li the Members of the Clan
Mrs. Margaret Scruggs Carruth, Dallas, Tex., is a new subscriber. She is descended from
John* and Elizabeth [Archer] Stuart of Augusta countv. Va. [B: 159], through Rev. Robert.*
Mrs. Horace Anderson, Yonkers, N. Y., renews. We hope that some day soon the father
of her Merrium [or Miriam] Stewart, born Jan. 8, 1775, will be definitely known. Tradition
has it that he was a wealthy sugar refiner in New York City ; his wife, Mary Hungcrford.
Dr. Andrew Stewart of Washington, D. C, subscribed for two years. He is a grandson
of Hon. Andrew Stewart, for 18 years a member of congress from Pennsylvania, and a great'
great-grandson of John Stewart of Mountjoy, Lancaster county [B: 94].
Clarence Starr Steward of Chattanooga, Tenn., of the D. M. Steward Manufacturing com-
pany, again joins us. He is from an old Maryland family but the line beyond his great-grand'
father, John Posey Steward [B: 179] of Baltimore, is still a mystery.
Frank H. Stewart, president of the Gloucester County Historical societ", Woodbury, N.
J., has subscribed for the Stewart Clan Magazine for the society as well as purchasing a com-
plete set of back numbers and presenting it to the society. Mr. Stewart, who has an office in
the Land Title building in Philadelphia, has long been active in the collecting of Stewart gene-
alogical records and is a valued friend of the magazine.
We have a limited number of sets of the back numbers of the Stewart Clan Magazine, vol-
umes I to VIII, inclusive (July, 1922, to June, 1950), which we will sell for $12 per set. The
regular price is $16, but a number of later subscribers have expressed a wish to possess the
back numbers and seem to hesitate at the cost. We are giving them this opportunity, partly
in the interest of Stewart promotion. If you wish these back numbers get them now.
We're afraid we shall have space barely to mention st»me of our good subscribers at this
time. John Conant Stewart, 8i-ycar old attorney, York Village, Maine, great-grandson of Al-
lan Stewart, Revolutionary soldier [A: 65]. Dr. F^ward Russ Stewart, Blair, Neb. [B: i8>].
Mrs. E. G. Bowman, Washington, D. C [A: 87]. Gertrude E. Mann, DeLand, Fla. [B: 144].
Mrs. Ethel S. Bushnell, New York City. H. S. F. Randolph, Bronxville, N. Y., a valued coad-
jutor. Miss Isabella Dennis, Mount Vernon, N. Y. Dr. B. F. Stewart, Cambridge, Neb., son
of James and Jane C. [Paine] Stewart of Pittsburgh. Prof. A. W. Stuart of Toledo, O., now
retiring. J. A. Stuart, Bucna Vista, Va. No, we can't get them in. Sorry.
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DAVID STEWART OF ANN ARUNDEL COUNTY. MD. ~B: 175
The records of the descendants of David Stewart of Ann Arundel county, Maryland, will
prove very valuable, as this man was in America as early as 1661 and was cotemporary with
Duncan Stewart of Newbury, Mass. [A: 69], Hugh Stuard of Yarmouth [A: 18], John Stew-
art of Springfield [A: 17], Daniel of Barnstable [A: 10], Alexander of Charlcstown [A: 13],
James of Weymouth [A : 6] and Robert of Nor walk. Conn. [B: 221], some of whom, at least,
were Scottish soldiers of King Charles I (Stuart) taken prisoners at the battles of Dunbar and
Worcester and deported to America. Doubtless there are numerous descendants of David
Stewart, and this early account may serve as a constructive basis for research.
The following records are taken mainly from compilations made by the late Miles Wilson
Carey and left to the Maryland Historical society, Baltimore, and procured for the Stewart
Clan Magazine by L. E. Magruder of Annapolis, a subscriber.
David' Stewart was born about 16 16, probably in Scotland. He married Margaret
. He must have appeared in Maryland about 1660. Dec. 10, 1661, he was commission*
cd lieutenant under Capt. Thomas Besson, commander-in-chief of Ann Arundel county lying
between South and Severn rivers. He lived in All Hallows parish, Ann Arundel county, and
the date of his burial and that of his widow were recorded in the parish register. He was
buried Oct. 20, 1696, aged 80, and Margaret was buried Nov. 8, 1700. David Stewart's will
was dated Oct. 11, 1696, and was probated May 21, 1697, his wife Margaret being named ex'
ccutrix. To his eldest son David he bequeathed "my dwelling plantation called Younger Bcs'
son," patented for 50 acres; to his son Robert, a marc and a gun; to his son Charles, a colt and
a gun; to his youngest son James, a colt at 21 years of age; the sons to live with their mother
until 21 ; his cattle, to his three sons Robert, Charles and James. No daughters were mention-
cd, but the son David in his will of 1703 mentioned two "sisters." Children:
Elizabeth ; m. John Frizell : children — Priscilla and John
David c. 1673: buried Oct. 5, 1703, apparently unmarried
Robert c. 1675; m. Jan. 26, 1699, Susanna Watts: died i739'40
lAary ; m. Davis
Charles c. 1680: m. Elizabeth : buried Nov. 18, 1717
James c. 1682; m. July 21, 1710, Rachel Wicholl:** James Stewart buried July i, 1752"
Da vld^ Stewart (David^) was horn about 1673, in All Hallows parish, Ann Arundel
county, Maryland. He was a carpenter, and evidently did not marry. He was buried Oct. 5,
1703. His will, dated Oct. 2, 1703, was probated Oct. 30, 1703, with his brother Charles as
executor. He was in possession of his father's plantation, which he passed on to his brother
Robert. To his "brother, John Frizell,'" he gave a cask of nails; to his sister, Elizabeth Frizell,
a warming pan, a ring and half of his pewter; to his niece, Priscilla Fritcll, a ring; and to his
nephew, John Frizell, a gun. To his sister, Mary Davis, he gave his riding horse and half of
his pewter; to his brothers Charles and James, his wearing apparel.
Robert^ Stewart (David^) was bom about 1675, in All Hallows parish, Ann Arundel
county, Maryland. He married Jan. 26, 1699, Susanna Watts. Susanna was buried Nov. 16,
1733, and Robert died in 1739 or 1740. He was 'sick' when he made his will, Feb. 18, 1739,
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as — 90, means refer to that pagr; m. means married;
ra. int. marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur. buried; (i) Bible rec-
ord, (D church, d) town, 0 gravestone (D probate, (?) court, (?) land, 8^ militarv. (,») pension, jo census, ii) tradit-
ion. (& local history, (li) patriotic society, 'ui biography or eenealogy. U; deducti<»n of the editor
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appointing his sons Stephen, Vincent and Charles executors: the will was probated Apr. i,
1740. He ordered that his dwelling plantation. Younger Besson, 50 acres by patent, be sold,
together with his stock and four negroes, and the money divided among his nine children:®®
Stephen, Dec. 28, 1699; m.(i) Jan. 12. 1730, Elizabeth Rutland, (2) Dec. — , 1734, Eliz. Ward
David, Aug. 24, 1703; m. Mary : d. 1749
Vincent, Apr. 15, 1706; m. Ann
Charles, bp. May 29, 17 10
John, May 23, 171 [2?]
Susanna, Apr. 15, 171 [4?]
Dinah, Apr. 30, 1718
Robert, Aug. 10, i72[o?]
Caleb 1724'; m. Catherine : living in 1752
Charles''^ Stewart {David^) was born about 1680 in All Hallows parish, Ann Arundel
county, Maryland. He married Elizabeth . He was buried Nov. 18, 17 17. His widow
Elizabeth married, in 1718, Samuel Jacobs. Children of Charles Stewart, born in All Hallows
parish :@
Robert. Aug. 6, 17 12
David, July 23, 1714
Edward, June 25, 17 16
James^ Stewart (David^) was born about 1682 in All Hallows parish, Ann Arundel
county, Maryland, and was not 21 when his father made his will in 1696. As *a young man*
he was baptized Dec. 14, 1701, in All Hallows church. He married July 21, 1710, Rachel Wi-
choll.® The 'James Stewart buried July i, 1752', was probably this James. Children, bapt'
izcd in All Hallows:
? Sophia, bp. May 29, 1713 [parents not stated]
David, bp. Oa. 18, 1717
Margaret, bp. Od. 18, 1717
James, bp. Aug. 18, 1723
To be continued
THE STEWART CLAN IN SCOTLAND AND AMERICA
By Dr. Francis Edwart Stcwari. Englcwood. N. J.
The word clan [Gaelic — offspring, tribe or family] has two meanings. It means a social
group comprising a number of households, the heads of which claim descent from a common an-
cestor, as in the highlands of Scotland; also, a social group; all the members of which are of
common descent, traced in but one line, as illustrated by the royal family of Scotland, descend-
ed from Walter FitZ'Alan, a Norman, who was appointed lord high Stewart of Scotland by King
Diivid I and confirmed by his successor, Malcolm IV.
A highland clan consisted of the common descendants of the same progenitor, under the
patriarchal control of a chief, who represented the common ancestor. The chief exercised his
authority by right of primogeniture, as the father of the clan; the clansmen revered and served
the chief with the blind devotion of children.
Origin of the Stewart Family
As just stated, the Stewarts descended from Walter FitZ'Alan, lord high Stewart of Scot'
land. A brief account of the origin of the Fitz-Alan family will make clear the distinction bc'
tween the Stewarts as a clan, namely, a great family descended from an ancestor who was not
of Scottish I mediae and never organized as a highland clan, and the highland clans of Scotland.
Quoting now, from the History of the Stewarts, written by James K. Stewart, esq.. C. B.
E., a vice-president and the honorary secretary of the international Stewart Society with head'
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quarters in the city of Edinburgh: "Of the origin of this race, destined to give so many war'
riors, statesmen and kings to Scotland, and whose descendants are yet to be traced not only in
the noblest families in this country and on the continent but practically in every reigning house
in Europe, various accounts have been given, and over it much disputation has taken place.
**For all practical purposes, however, these accounts may be resolved into two — the old
and new — the former assigning to the Stewarts a native Scottish origin, the latter a Norman
or Breton one. The rival theories and arguments will be stated as shortly and concisely as
possible, and the individual reader be left to form his own conclusion.
"The ancient traditions of Scotland and all the older Scots historians confer on this family
a purely native or Scottish origin, tracing their descent from Banquo, Shakespeare's thane of
Lochaber, and through him from the ancient kings of Scotland.
'lx>rd Hailes in his Annals of Scotland proved that some, at least, of these old legendary
tales were unworthy of credit, and this view was shared by Andrew Stewart of Torrance in
his History of the Stewarts of Castlemilk, written last century. Neither was able, however, to
give any information as to the real ancestry. Pinkerton in his History of Scotland was the first
to point to the probability of a connection with the great English family of FitX'Alan, but it
was reserved for Chalmers, the learned author of that great mine of information on Scottish
antiquities, Caledonia, to produce new facts from which he constructed a pedigree for the
Stewarts of an entirely different character.
"Chalmers begins with the first authentic ancestor of the Stewarts — Walter, the high
Stewart of Scotland in the time of E)avid I and Malcolm IV. The outstanding event, so far as
preserved, in his career was the foundation of Paisley abbey in 1164, and the foundation char^
ter of the abbey is the source from which he constructs the principal links in the chain of his
reasoning. In this charter Walter, Stewart of Scotland, describes himself as Walterus, filius
Alanif and the same document discloses the fact that the monks who were to carry on the re^
Hgious work of the abbey were brought by Walter from a Cluniac monastery in Shropshire.
At the time in question, 1164, Wenlock in Shropshire was a great seat of this particular mon-
astic order, while the principal baron of that neighborhood was William FitZ'Alan, lord of Os'
westrie and Clune castle. This William was, as the name indicates, the son of Alan, who in
his turn was found to have been lord of Oswestrie and sheriff of Shropshire after the Norman
conquest.
"Alan, lord of Oswestrie, in addition to this his eldest son, William, had axiother son,
Walter, as is proved by the English Liber Niger Scaccarii^ in which, about the year 1154, ap'
pears * Walter, the son of Alan*; while further proof is found in a charter of 1185 in which
* William, the son of Alan,' granted to the order of Knights Templar the towns of Carditon,
Huchemerse, etc., and * Walter, the son of Alan,' granted them part of Coveton.
"From these facts —
(i) The designation of * Walter, the son of Alan,' in the foundation charter of
Paisley abbey and in the grant of lands in Shropshire to the hospital of Saint John
(Knights Templar) :
(2) the importation of Cluniac monks from Shropshire to carry on the work of
Paisley abbey ; and
(3) the existence of an Alan, sheriff of Shropshire, the father of two sons, Wil'
Ham and Walter, —
Chalmers argues that in the said Alan and William we have the father and elder brother of
Walter, high Stewart of Scotland under David I and Malcolm IV, kings of Scots. The elder of
these two brothers unquestionably became the ancestor of the earls of Arundel in England,
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and the younger is held by Chalmers and his followers to have been the ancestor of the house
of Stewart/'
The correctness of the above account is now accepted by historians generally. Sec the
encyclopedias.
The Lords High Stewart of Scotland
As already stated, Alan, the father of Walter, first lord high Stewart of Scotland, was of
Breton origin. He took descent from an earlier Alan, who was dapifer or senesccdlus of Dol,
in Brittany. The Alan Fitz-Flaad is said to have descended from the old Amorican counts of
Dol and Denan, "a race whose origin is lost in the mists of antiquity.''
Alan, the father of Walter, from whom the Stewarts descended, had at least two sons,
the elder of whom, William, was the ancestor of the Fitzalans, carls of Arundel, in England.
Walter, his second son, went to Scotland and, as already stated, was appointed by King David
(ii24'ii53) steward of the household. The duties of the high steward, or, more properly,
high Stewart, were of the greatest importance, comprising the management of the royal house'
hold, collection of the national revenues and command of the king's armies.
From the king Walter obtained grants of the lands of Renfrew, Pollock, Cathcart and
others in that district. Those grants were confirmed by Malcolm IV in 1157. I" 1160 Walt-
er founded the abbey of Paisley, the Benedictine monks of which came from the priory of Wen*
lock, in Shropshire. Chalmers says: *The manor of DundonAld belonged to Walter, the son of
Alan, who held the whole of the northern half of Kyle. Perhaps the castle of Dundonald was
built by the first Walter, who had no appropriate house or castle
fi^^ ^H. A^» when he settled in Scotland." The ruins of this castle, now rapid'
^^pOSj^d ly falling into decay, stand on an isolated hill, eight miles north of
Walter, founder of the Stewart family, died in 1177 and was
buried in the monastery of Paisley, which became the burying place
of the family until the accession of the Stewarts to the throne.
Alan, the second lord high Stewart, was succeeded by his son,
Walter' [B: i], third high Stewart. Walter' died in 1264, leaving
three sons and three daughters. The sons were : Alexander,^ his
successor; Sir John Stewart, who was killed in Damietta in Egypt,
and Sir Walter Stewart, who became carl of Mcntcith. Alexan-
ARMS OF LORDS HIGH STEWART dcr,'' thc fourth high stcwart, was in 1255 one of the regents of
Scotland and councilor of King Alexander III, who was but eight years old when crowned at
Scone in 1249.
Alexander* Stewart, fourth high stewart, married Jean, the heiress of James, lord of Bute
and grandson of Somerlcd, lord of the isles, and in her right he seized the isles of Arran and
Bute, He died in 1283. He had two sons — James,^ his successor, and Sir John^ Stewart of
Bonkyl, who had a number of sons who founded families of great importance in Scottish hist'
orv, among which was that of Lord Darnley [Henry Stuart, B: 20], husband of Mary, queen
of Scots. (Their son. King James'* VI of Scotland, became King James I of England.) Alex-
ander^ had also a daughter, Elizabeth, who married Sir William Douglas, ancestor of the carls
of Douglas.
On the death of King Alexander III in 1286 Jamcs,^ fifth lord high stewart of Scotland,
was one of the six regents of the kingdom during the Queen Margaret's absence in Norway.
Walter,^ son of James,^ was the sixth lord high stewart of Scotland. When only 21 years
old he, with Douglas, commanded the left wing of the Scotch army at the battle of Bannock-
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burn, 1324. Towards the close of the same year Elizabeth, King Robert the Brucc's second
wife, and his daughter Marjory Bruce (by his first wife), who were in captivity in England,
were liberated in exchange for the earl of Hertford, and King Robert Bruce sent him to receive
them on the border. The young high Stewart evidently made the best of his opportunity, for
the following year King Robert Bruce bestowed the Princess Marjory in marriage upon him.
The Princess Marjory Stewart died in 13 16, leaving a son Robert.* who became seventh lord
high Stewart and who afterward, on the death of Robert Bruce 's son, King David II, became
King Robert II — the first Stewart king.
Variety in Spelling the Name Stewart
There are at least five ways of spelling the name Stewart — Stewart, Steward^ Stuart» Steu-
art and Stuard; and the Gaelic version, Stiubhard. Competent authorities agree, however, that
the ancient form and original name, as spelt by the royal family, is Stewart^ taken from the
office of lord high Stewart [steward] of Scotland, which had been held for nearly two centuries
before they came to the throne.
As various families in Scotland as well as in England and Ireland bear the name of Stcw'
art, some of the principal branches having derived from the main line prior to its becoming
royal. Grant says: **We may presume that those who retain the original spelling belong to one
or other of those branches — offshots of the royal house — prior to the reign of Queen Mary,
and that the form Stuart was only assumed for the first time when that ill'fated princess — the
heiress to *all a Stuart's heritage of woe' — went to France, and became exclusively of the royal
blood. Yet, in the death warrant of Charles I the name is spelt Steuart!"
"Mary, being educated in France (where in the language the w is unknown), after she
married the dauphin would seem to have adopted the spelling Stuart, as did her brother, the
earl of Murray, and the families of Traquair, Bute, Castlemilk, Lord Blantyre and other fam'
ilies of the same descent as the latter, spelt Stuart, Allanton Steuart, Allanbank (a branch of
the latter) Stewart, Coltness, also a branch of the Allanton Stewart," says General Stewart of
Garth; **and while Traquair is Stuart Grantully, of the same descent and family, is Stewart.
The earl of Galloway retains the ancient name of Stewart, and the earl of Murray retained it
while scxalled prior of St. Andrews."
Editor's note: — In American Stewart families there have been numerous instances of
changes in spelling, and unless a family have very old and indisputable evidence of a particular
form of spelling it is best not to rely on its special significance.
JOHN STEWART, BROTHER-IN-LAW TO DANIEL BOONE
From records of Mrs. Mary Lewit Franklio. Glrndalc. Olif.
The records of Anne Stewart, daughter of the John Stewart [spelled Stuart in histories but
Stewart in records] who was killed by Indians in 1770 while hunting with Daniel Boone in the
Kentucky wilderness, arc a new contribution to published history. It is hoped that they will
prove helpful in solving the enigma of the ancestry of this John Stewart.
John^ Stewart was born about 1742. He married, probably in the Yadkin district of
North Carolina, about 1763, Hannah Boone, sister of Daniel Boone. The Boone family had
come from Berks county. Pa., about 1752.(9) Hannah was born Aug. i, 1746, in Pennsylvania,
daughter of Squire* Boone, and was a small child when her parents moved to North Carolina.
**Here she grew up," says The Boone Family [Sprakcr, 1921], "and married John Stuart."
While on a hunting trip in Kentucky with Daniel Loone, his brother-in-law. on which they
set out three davs before Christmas, 1769, from Boone's home in [now] Wilkes county, N. C,
Stewart was mortally woundeJ by the Indians, late in January or early m February, 1770. He
left the widow Hannah and four children, says The Boone Family, whose names are unknown.
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But the Lewis family tradition savs that his youngest child was named Ann, or Anna Elizabeth,
and that she was born in 1770, probably posthumous. Hannah (Boone) Stewart married Rich-
ard Pennington, and had a son Richard by him. Four childran of John Stewart:
Anne 1770; m. 1786, James Lewis
Anne^ Stewart (John*) was bom in 1770, probably in Wilkes county, N. C, and mar-
ried, probably in 1786, James Lewis. They resided for a time in Wilkes county, where their
son William was born in 1787. About the end of the century they moved to Barren countv,
Ky., and the younger children were born there. In 1818 the family moved to Crawford coun-
ty, Ind., according to the Annals of Plane County, Missouri [Paxton], and in 1810 they went
to Jackson county. Mo., where James Lewis died about 1840. Children:®
William, Sep. 27, 1787; m. Flvira Sloan: died in 1856 in Stockton, Calif.
Jesse. Apr. 9, 1790
Anne. Feb. 27, 1792
Gideon, Sep. 27, 179? - ^ ^-^^^
Joshua, Nov. 26, 1797
Stuart, May 29, 1800
Daniel, Jan. 20, 1802
By ram, Aug. 13, 1804
Polly, Nov. 16, 1806
James, Nov. 12, .808
Isaac, Jan. 29, 18 ri
Elizabeth, Oct. 10, 181 j 'W^i^^Sl
Coat-of-Arms for Stewart Descendants
After a careful study of coatsof-arms pertaining to the Stewart family the design shown
above is submitted for adoption as the emblem for Stewart descendants in the United States.
If It is not disapproved by a number of leading representatives of the Stewart family in Amer-
ica, to whose judgment it is now being submitted, it will be declared the legitimate badge of
the Stewart descendants. It is based on the ancient coatof-arms of the lords high Stewart of
Scotland, ancestors of all persons rightfully bearing the surname of Stewart in any of its various
forms or in whose veins the blood of Stewarts flows, and signifies no particular branch of that
noble and numerous family. It is the conventional shield with the checkered belt, fesse che-
quy, the shield being represented as gold colored {or) and the checkerboard as blue {azure) and
silver {argent), indicative of the otficc of Stewart. The diagonal band {bend dexter) is taken to
indicate some knightly honor, and when engrailed or saw-toothed it denotes descent from a se-
cond or younger son. The crown appears as a sign of relationship to the royal family, of which
there are now no members in a direct male line through legitimate descent. The crossed flags
traversing a star beneath the shield are in token of military service. The coat-of-arms embodies
the chief Stewart characteristics, without belonging to any specific branch of the family, yet is
distinctive for members of a Stewart organization in the United States.
The beautiful Yorktown commemorative stamps are being used to mail this issue of the
magazine, reminiscent to many subscribers of the Revolutionary war service of the Stewarts.
Queries
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horn in 1813 and died in I8K5 al hi* lion.c in New Richn on.] Mo I'heir daughter Mary wa» born Drc. 13,
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DAVID STEWART OF ANN ARUNDEL CX)UNTY. MD. — B: aoa
Stephen^ Stewart (Robert,* David^), born Dec. 28, 1699, in All Hallows parish. Ann
Arundel county. Md., married (i) Jan. 12, 1730, Elizabeth Rutland, daughter of Thomas and
Jane (Linthicum) Rutland. He married (2) Dec. — , 1734, Elizabeth Ward.® He was a wit*
ness Apr. 5, 1730, to the will of John Brewer, Ann Arundel county [magazine. April, 1930].
He died in 1742. His will, dated Jan. 28, 1742, was probated Feb. 25, 1742; he devised to his
son Stephen 200 acres of Rutland's Purchase and gave to his son Edward his dwelling plan tat'
ion of 200 acres in Duvall's range and two tracts in Prince Georges county. 150 acres; he also
made bequests to his daughters Elizabeth and Avis. Children:
Elizabeth
Avis
Stephen, born after 1734; m. c. 1778, Elizabeth Thomas
Edward ; m. Mary : died 1794
Davld^ Stewart (Robert,^ Davii^), bom Aug. 24, 1703. in All Hallows parish. Ann Ar*
undcl county. Md., married Mary . He died in 1749. His will, dated Mar. 14, 1748^,
was probated May 20. 1749, the executors being his wife Mary and his brothers Vincent and
John. Two witnesses to the will were David Evans and Susanna Basford.® David gave £'20
sterling to his son David and ordered that after the death of his widow Mary his dwelling
plantation be sold and the money divided between his four children :
David : will dated Aug. 13, 1792
Susanna
Mary
Elizabeth
Vincent^ Stewart (Robert,* David^), born Apr. 15, 1706, in All Hallows parish. Ann
Arundel county, Md., married Ann . We have no mention of him later than 1749,
^vhen he was named as one of the executors of the will of his brother David. Vincent and Ann
Stewart had the following children, births recorded in All Hallows parish:
Susanna, Sep. 28, 1735
Elizabeth, June 3, 1737
Mary. Sep. 15. 1739
Sarah, Apr. i, 1743
David, Aug. 27, 1745
Anne, Sep. 20, 1748
Charles^ Stewart (Robert,^ David^), baptized May 29, 17 10, in All Hallows parish,
Ann Arundel county, Md., has not been traced.* He was living in 1739, when his father made
his will. A Charles Stewart is mentioned in the Providence {Rhode Island) Qazette of Nov. 8,
1763, as having been killed by the Indians at Fredericktown, Md.
John^ Stewart (Robert,* David*), born May 23. 171- [1712], in All Hallows parish,
Ann Arundel county, Md., has not been traced. He was living in 1749, when he was named
as one of the executors of the will of his brother David.
•Charles Steward, who was a witness Nov. 7, 1720, to the will of William Holliday, planter. Ann Arundel
county, was not the Charles (son of David) who died in 1717, nor this Charles, who was too young.
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ord, (D church. (D town, (4) gravestone (i) probate, (1) court, (3) land, (t miliury, (5) pension. ® census, (g) tradit-
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Robert^ Stewart (Robert.^ David^), born Aug, lo, 1720, in All Hallows parish. Ann
Arundel county, Md., is not traced. He was4iving in 1739, when his father made his will.
Caleb^ Stewart (Robert,^ David^), born about 1724 in All Hallows parish, Ann Arun-
del county, Md., married, about 1747, Catherine . We have no later record of him
than 1752, when his son David was born. He might have been the father of Caleb Stewart,
born in 1756 in All Hallows parish, the Revolutionary soldier mentioned in the April, 1930,
number of this magazine. In a census of All Hallows parish taken in 1776 we find: Catherine
Steuart [1 man, 2 women, 2 children — 1 ta.xable], Robert Steuart, next name on list [i man —
I taxable], Ann Steuart [i man, 3 women, i child and i black child — i taxable], Charles Steu'
art [2 men, 2 women, 3 black men, 5 black women, 13 black children — 10 taxablcs], Edward
Steuart [i man, i woman, 2 children, 2 black men, 1 black woman, 4 black children — 4 tax-
ables], Charles Steuart [4 men, 4 women, 35 black men, 22 black women, 46 black children —
61 taxables] and Anthony Steuart's quarter [3 black men, 3 black women, 6 black children — 6
taxables]. Children of Caleb and Catherine, recorded in All Hallows parish:
Robert, Feb. 4, 1748
James, Mar. 10, 1749
David, Aug. 29, 1752
Robert^ Stewart {Charles,^ David^), born Aug. 6, 1712, in All Hallows parish, Ann
Arundel county, Md., has not been traced.
Davld^ Stewart (Charles,^ David^) ^ born Julv 23. 1714, in All Hallows parish, Ann
Arundel county, Md., has not been traced.
Edward^ Stewart {Charles,'^ David^), born June 25, 17 16, in All Hallows parish, Ann
Arundel county, Md., has not been traced. The name Edward Stewart appears in 1796 in a
list of democratic republican [original designation of Jefferson's democratic party] electors in
Frederick county, Md. Other electors in this list, Frederick county, were John Stewart, Po'
scy Stewart, Alexander Stewart and Jeremiah Stewart [see A: 86].
Davld^ Stewart {James,^ David^), baptized Oct. 18, 1717, in All Hallows parish, Ann
Arundel county, Md., has not been traced.
James^ Stewart {James,^ David^), baptized Aug. 18, 1723, in All Hallows parish, Ann
Arundel county, Md., has not been traced. He might have been the James^ Stewart who set'
tied in Frederick county, Virginia, given in the August number of this magazine, and who had
sons John, James, William, Stephen and George. The son Stephen was said to have lived in
Ann Arundel county, Md., the son James named one of his boys David; and the son George
claimed that Col. Stewart [undoubtedly Maj. John Stewart, son of Stephen Stewart of Ann
Arundel county] was his relation. The Stewart Family, 1915, asserted that this James^ Stew
art was a son of James Stewart, while a contributor to the genealogical department of the New
Orleans Picayune in 1912 asserted that his father's name was Stephen, both writers declaring
that the father immigrated from near Edinburgh, Scotland.
To be continued
ISAAC STEWART OF CHARLES COUNTY. MD.
Isaacr^ Stewart was born in 1754 in Charles county, Md., and was living there in 1776
when he entered the service of the colonies in the Revolutionary war, according to his declar*
ation Mar. 30, 1833, Charles county, when applying for a pension, S^624. He enlisted in the
flying camp service in the state of Maryland, he said, and joined the army of the United States
on July I, 1776, with Capt. Thomas Hanson, Licuts. George Dent and James Simms and En-
sign Adams, and served in the Fifth regiment of the Maryland line under the following officers:
Col. Addison, Col. Ewell and Gen. Beall. He marched through Annapolis, Philadelphia, York
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Island, Tuckyhoc Heights, White Plains and over King's Bridge to Connecticut. He was dis'
charged verbally at Philadelphia the last of December, 1776. A pension was granted Apr. 16,
183 J, from Mar. 4, 1831, and he continued to draw $20 a year until his death. The D. A. R-
Lineage Books say that he married Helen Dodson and had a son Charles, bom in 1809, and that
Isaac died in 1837 in Charles county. Among the pension affidavits in Washington is a letter
written Apr. 11, 1888, by Linus Stewart, Fresno City, Calif., saying that his father was in the
Revolutionary war and at his death was in receipt of a pension. "I was then three years of
age," he wrote: **Hi8 name was Isaac Stewart, Cherry Grove, Charles county, Md. He died
in 1832." This is an error, as Isaac Stewart was living in 1833. Children, as per above:
Charles 1809; m. Mary Monroe (b. 1808, d. 1882): d. 1889
Linus : resided in Fresno, Calif, in 1888
JAMES STEWART OF MARTIC, LANCASTER COUNTY. PA. —6:99
James^ Stewart, a Scotch Covenanter, settled in Martic township, Lancaster county,
Pa., in 1740, according to records gathered by Mrs. W. O. (Jane Stewart) Rcnkin of Oradcll,
N. J., daughter of the fourth successive James. He may have been the James Stewart who re*
ceived Apr. 13, 1735, a warrant for 200 acres near Conysonigo creek in Lancaster county [Pa.
Archives, 3rd series, i:683]. On July 17, 1742, James Stewart was issued a warrant for 50
acres in Martic township, including the improvements made f?y Thomas Stewart. This might
indicate that he was a son of Thomas.® The earliest datum we have of Thomas Stewart is
nine years earlier, Jan. 17, i732'3, when the Proprietors' records state that Thomas Stewart
and Thomas Wakefield desired settlement on the west side of the Susquehanna river, proposing
to take forty families, and next, Aug. 17, 1734, when Thomas Stewart of Nottingham, Chester
county , was granted the right "to take up 100 acres of land in Chestnut Level, adjoining John
Stewart's land, in the said county of Lancaster'' [ — B: 129].
James^ Stewart , not known to have been a son of the above James,^ is said to have
been horn about 1736 in Drumore township, Lancaster county. His wife's name is unknown,
but surmised to be Porter, and soon after his marriage, about 1757. he moved to Martic town*
ship, according to tradition. He had two sons:®
James c. 1758; m. Aug. 17, 1801, Margaret Armstrong: d. 1805
John : soldier in Revolution, thought to have been lost in the war
James^ Stewart (James*) was born about 1758 in Martic township, Lancaster county,
Pa.® He is said to have been a soldier in the Revolution, but his service is not clear: he may
have been the James Stewart in Capt. John Brisbane's company from Jan. 5 to Nov. 25, 1776,
under Col. Arthur St Clair, Second Pennsylvania battalion. He married, in Trinity church in
Lancaster, Aug. 17, 1801, Margaret Armstrong, said to have been born in the north of Ireland
in 1773. He was known as the Orangeman. He died in 180^^, leaving two infant sons. Two
years later his widow married Charles O'Neill, and had four children by him. O'Neill died
about 1815. Peggy O'Neill, as the widow was known, bought a little cart and with the help
of her children she gathered chips from the sawmills and sold them to the furnaces in the city
of Lancaster. In this way she accumulated what was considered a fortune in those days. She
died May i, 1857, aged 83, and was buried in Mount Nebo cemetery. Children of James:
John
James, May 14, 1804, Rawlinsville; m. May 30, 1830, Rosanna McMullin:d. 1846. Allegheny
James^ Stewart {James,^ James*), born May 14, 1804, at Rawlinsville, Martic town*
ship, Lancaster connty. Pa., married May 30, 1830, Rosanna McMullin of Martic township, of
the McMullin family of Drumore, Ireland. His father dying when he was a year old and his
stepfather dying when he was 11, he was reared by his aunt, Isabella (Armstrong) Shoff, and
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her husband Frederick. In July, 1844, ^^ ^^^ ^i® family removed to Allegheny county, where
he died May 18, 1846, in Allegheny City. Children, the first six bom at Rawlinsville :
Frederick Shoff, Dec. a6, 1830: died at birth
Margaret Ann, Aug. 06, 1832: d. Sep. i, 1900, at Allegheny, unmarried
Elizabeth Jane, Oct. 30, 1834: d. Oct. 5, 1842
Isabella Armstrong, May 28, 1837: d. June 25, 1837
James Porter, July 19, 1838; m. Jan. 17, 1870, Jane J. Fulton
James Amory, Aug. 9. 1841 : soldier in Civil war, died Aug. 10, 1884, probably unmarried
Owens, Aug. 15, 1844: d. Aug. 16, 1884
Julia Jane, Sep. 21, 1845: d. Oct. 31, 1846
Coat^of-Arms Will be Revised to Meet Approval
The coat 'of -arms as shown in the November magazine has been disapproved as an emblem
for the Stewart descendants in America. Five authorities on Stewart heraldic devices were
asked to judge the appropriateness of the design — Henry Stuart of New York City, Douglas
Stewart of Philadelphia, Dr. Francis Edward Stewart of Englewood, N. J., Inglis Stuart of Bca-
conon'Hudson and J. Adger Stewart of Louisville, most of whom are members of the Stewart
Society, of Scotland, and one of whom, at least, is a native Scot. The determining objection
was that it is too specific and contains charges which might not be proper to all branches of the
Stewart family, according to the strict rules of heraldry. A simpler design has been outlined,
and an illustration of a more standardized coatof'arms will he shown in our January issue.
A number of subscribers mentioned their admiration of the Yorktown commemorative 2c
stamps used for mailing the November magazine. The Washington bicentennial stamps will
be out after New Year's, and they should awaken interest in Revolutionary days.
Did you know that the number of men of the Stewart name who enrolled for service in
the Revolutionary war was almost 1,000? "The call of the Continental congress found a quick
response, and the fighting blood of the clan proved true to the old tradition.''
Speaking of mailing, we will observe that this magazine could be entered as second class
, matter, but we prefer to mail it as first class. This assures better delivery, more careful treat-
ment by secretaries, forwarding when necessary, and return in case of non-delivery.
We received requests for quite a number of extra copies of the November number, con*
taining Dr. F. E. Stewart's excellent article on **The Stewart Clan in Scotland and America."
We suggest that those who have been tardy about sending in their subscriptions should not
delay until the extra back numbers have been depleted. Keep your files comp'ete.
We have a limited number of sets of the back numbers of the Stewart Clan Magazine, vol-
umes I to VIII, inclusive (July, 1922, to June, 1930), which we will sell for $12 per set. The
regular price is $16, or $2 a year.
Mrs. Charles M. Kelso of Dayton, O. [B: 149], spent the past summer in Europe but her
plans for the continent precluded a visit to Scotland, although she would have liked to see the
land of heather.
The flag carried by the Stewarts of Appin in the battle of Cullodcn in 1745 was present-
ed on Aug. I this year to the Scottish national museum. '*These colours were carried in some
of the fiercest fighting," says the Weekly Scotsman. **Thc banner of the Stewarts of Appin
was torn from its pole at Cullodcn by Donald Livingstone, who wrapped it under his plaid for
safety, carried it to Appin and handed it to Stewart of Ballachulish. "
Merry Christmas! May Santa Claus present you a nice bunch of ancestors.
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STEWARD FAMILIES OF CAPE COD, MASSACHUSEHS
Dr. Charles E. Banks of Portland, Maine, writing to George Sawin Stewart in 191 1, said:
**I enclose what I have on Hugh Stuart, as copied years ago by the late P. L. Pease, from the
original records of Eastham, I presume. The Baker-Stuart marriage confirms the traditional
story of descendants who lived on Martha's Vineyard. I believe Lydia was the daughter of
Joseph* because his daughter Alice married a Daggett of the Vineyard, May 2, 1756, Tisbury
records, and the Baker descendants who moved there before 1800 called these Dag' <)jf9
gets their cousins. Also, this old lady, writing in 1869, got her information from e^fev^
her mother, Naomi Crowell, who was born in 1766 and wa« the granddaughter of '•^QlD^
Lydia Stuart who married Shubael Baker in 1733. ', his lady states that the Vme* V
yard Stuards were relations of her mother's, the CapeStuards. She says they were Scotch and
fled in the time of the rebellion, that they landed at Stewart's Landing, wherever that may be,
and thinks the first one was James. She says a James Stuart was buried in Boston, *an uncle
of my grandmother and brother of Elsa [Alice] Stuart who married Sylvanus Daggett' and
became the mother of Michael Daggett. If she be correct this was James,^ son of Joseph.*"
The rebellion here referred to may have been the uprising of the Irish in 1641, which
drove many English and Scotch settlers out of Ireland. The rebellion was finally crushed in
1649 by Oliver Cromwell In 1653 a number of Scotch Presbyterians left Ireland because of
Cromwell's rigorous treatment, as he regarded Presbyterians as inimical to his government as
royalists and papists. It is likely that a Stewart family including Alexander, Daniel and Hugh
landed in New England some time around 1650, and the father may have been James.
James' Stewart of Sandwich, Mass. [A: 145]. was probably the James bom May 8,
1665. in Charlestown, son of Alexander* [A: 13]. Wyman's records of Charlestown say that
after their mother's death in 1674 Alexander Steward's children were taken to Sandwich and
placed in care of their grandmother, Hannah (Pritchard) Templar, who had married secondly
Nathaniel Morton, historian of Plymouth.
John' Stewart of Chatham, Mass., was probably* the John born Nov. 24, 1667. in
Charlestown, son of Alexander.* He married Elizabeth , On Nov. 9, 1694, John Stuard
was a witness to an agreement of Mary Sturgis, widow of Edward Sturgis of Yarmouth. He
appeared to have some interest with Samuel and Joseph Stuard in land left by Hugh Stuard.®
He died in 1712. On July 11, 1722, an inventory of the estate of John Stewart of Chatham,
£36o'9'6, was returned by Thomas Howes, James Eldridge and Thomas Atkins, and the widow
Elizabeth was appointed administratrix. The court allowed her 35 pounds for the support of
herself and small children. Who knows who these children were? It is highly probable that
Michael Stewart of Chatham, Conn. [A: 207], and John Stewart of Granville, Mass., were
sons of this John Stewart.
Samuel' Steward of Chatham, Mass., was probably the Samuel born Dec. 19, 1669, in
Charlestown, son of Alexander* John Bennett of Charlestown brought a suit June 10, 1685,
against Alexander Steward, tailor, of Charlc town, to collect pay for the diet, etc., of Samuel
Stewart, son of Alexander, asserting that the lad had lived six months past with Bennett, a
cordwainer, to be his apprentice [Middlesex court records]. Samuel Steward was town clerk
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cord, (D church, (i) town. (*) gravesTonr 'i; probate, (i) court, (?) land, (i^ military. ($> pension. <® census, ® tra-
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in Chatham as early as 1696. The marriage of Samuel Steward and Deborah Lathrop in Chat*
ham Nov. 2, 1711, was recorded as Stewart and the justice of the peace was signed as Samuel
Stuard, indicating they were not son and father, although the clerk in 1696 spelled his name
Steward. On Mar. 20, 1720, and again on Feb. 11, i723'4, Samuel Stuard was engaged as
schoolmaster in Chatham. Samuel Stuard — perhaps the elder Samuel — married (as his second
wife?) Elizabeth Howes, daughter of Thomas Howes of Chatham. As Thomas Howes was one
of the three men who in 1722 took the inventory of the estate of John Stewart, above, Eliza'
beth, widow of John, may have been Thomas Howes' daughter.© We have no record of any
children of the elder Samuel, nor do we know where or when he died.
HUGH STUARD OF YARMOUTH. MASS. -A: 18
Huf^h* Stuard was born probably in 1636. He married, about 1672, Wait . In
the court files of Middlesex county, Mass., Feb. 3, 1656, Hough Steward, aged about 20, gave
testimony. He may have been one of the Scotch prisoners of war banished by Cromwell and
was very hkely a brother of Alexander Steward, who was in Charlestown as early as Dec. 28,
1658 [A: 13]. Hugh was in Falmouth in 1669 and appeared in Yarmouth a little later, where
the births of four of his children were recorded. He was appointed Oct. 27, 1674, administrat'
or of the will of Thomas Phelps of Yarmouth, and on Oct. 30, 1678, he was authorized to sell
some real estate of Phelps. On the Yarmouth tax list, Apr. 29, 1676, he was assessed t'42'i5'6
•'toward the charge of the late war." 'Hoo' Steward served as a soldier in King Philip's war,
under Capt. William Turner, whose company mirched from Boston to Mcdfield, June 24, 1676.
Hugh Stewart's name appeared on the tax list of Chatham, Apr. 29, 1673, and some years later
he removed to Chatham, farther out on Cape Cod. On Feb. 11, iGpo'i, he was living at Mo'
nomoy, a village on a promontory in Chatham. On Jane 27, 1711, Hugh Stuard of Monomoy
signed a petition to have the inhabitants of the village released from being impressed into re-
mote service, because of the presence of a French privateer, and for a removal of the province
tax, because 23 rateable men and their families had lately gone to a place called Duck Creek in
Pennsylvania [near Smyrna, Delaware]. That year he made his will, dated Mar. 5, 1710-1, in
which he obfervcd that he was "well stricken in years" and appointed as the executors Joseph
Doane of Eastham and his son Joseph Stuard: the witnesses were Mary Doane, Joseph Doane,
jr., and Mary Doane. jr. The will was proved Jan. 25, 17 15-6. It named his wife Wait and
the following children, excepting James. The Yarmouth birth records are fragmentary:
Michael m. Mary : died 1716
James, Feb. 11, 167.
Lydia, Feb. 1 1, 1674-5; ^ Joseph Covell: d. before 1704, leaving daugh. Lydia
Mercy, May 2, 1677; m. Edward Hall: died 17 17
Catherine ; m. May 13, 1702, Nathaniel Nickerson, Yarmouth
Temperance ; m. 1716, Eli-ha Dunham: d. Apr. 24, 1757, Barnstable
Joanna : unm in 171 1
Joseph c. 16S5; m. c. 17 12, Mary
Ebenerer ; m. Oct. 11, 1716. Ruth Hiegms of Eastham: d. 1728?
Samuel ; m Nov. 2, 1721, Deborah Lathrop, Chatham: removed to Charlestown
Michael- Stuard (^Huj^K'), born about 1673 in Yarmouth, Mass., married, about 1703,
Mary . His lather, m his will ot Mar 5, 1710-11, said that Michael had already re-
ceiveJ his part of the estate. He was a manner, and died in 1716. Administration on his es-
tate was granted Sep. 26, 17 16, to his brother, Samuel Stuard, yeoman; both of Chatham. The
inventory, dated Sep. 24, 1716, was taken bv Nathaniel Nickerson, James FIdredgc and Samuel
Stuard, and amounted to t' 170- 11-6 [Barn>tahie county probate, 232]. An allowance was made
to Mary Stuard, widow. She married Joseph HarJirr^. jr. On Aug. 24, 1710, the estate of
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Michael Stuard, late of Chatham, was divided, the inventory then showing £420^: to Mary,
**now the wife of Joseph Harding, jr., of Chatham, 15 shiUings 6 pence, and her daughters Bc'
thiah and Patience/' Children of Michael and Mary Stuard, recorded in Chatham, Mass. :
Bethiah, Sep. ai, 1704; m. May 25, 1727, Samuel Hamilton®
Patience, Aug. 27, 1713
James^ Stuard (HwgK'), born Feb. 11, 167. [1674-5], in Yarmouth, Mass., is not ac*
counted for. As he was not mentioned in his father's will in 1711 it has been supposed that
he died early. A James Stewart from that locality is said to have gone as a soldier in Sir Will'
iam Phipps's expedition against Canada in 1690.
Joseph^ Stuard (Hugh'), born about 1685 in Chatham, Mass., married, about 1712,
Mary . He must have lived awhile in Bridge water, for in a Hst of "last year's soldiers"
jotted down Aug. 5, 17 10, in Capt. Josiah Edson's memordndum. Bridge water, appears the name
of Joseph Stuart. On July 11, 171 1, Joseph Sruart of Bridge water, Mass., bought land in Leb'
anon, Conn., of Thomas Snell of Mansfield, Hartford county. Conn. [Lebanon land records, ii:
360], and on Mar. 2. 1712, Joseph Stuart of Bridgcwater bought land in Lebanon of Edward
Fobes of Bridgewater [ii: 428]. We have no record of him later than 1735. There is a skip
in the records of births of his children recorded in Chatham, Mass. :®
Temperance, Mar. i^, 1713
Joseph 1 7 15; m. Nov. 8, 1739, Mary Hall, Mansfield, Conn.
Lydia 17^71 no. June 19, 1733, Shubael Baker, Chatham
Michael 1719; m.[int. June 3, 1742] Mary Hatch, Boston: d. 1755
James, May 9, 1722; m. July 30, 175^^, Sarah Bradstreet, Boston: d. Jan. 27, 1800, Boston
Mary, Mar. 26, 1724
Abigail, Mar. 15, 1726
Samuel, Oct. 25, 1727; m.[int. Aug. 29, 1751] Mary Elwell, Boston
Alice, Feb. 19, 1729; m. May 2, 1756, Sylvanus Daggett, Tisbury
Mercy, July 17. 1735
Ebenezer'"' Stuard {Hugh^}, bom about 16S8 in Chatham, Mass., married in Chatham
Oct. 17, 1716, Ruth Higgins of Eastham, who was born Sep. n, 1700. He is said to have died
in 1728, In 1737 Ebenezer Stewart of New London, Conn , bought land in Enfield ^ Somers,
now in Connecticut but then in Massachusetts [Hampden county, Mass., land records, i:776].
Ebcnezer Stuart was on a list of the proprietors of the town of Salisbury, N. H., Nov. 30, 1739:
this township had been granted to the officers and soldiers who had served under Captains
John March, Stephen Greenleaf and Philip Nelson in the expedition to Canada in 1690. In
1768 Ebenezer Steward of Coventry, Conn., bought land in lot number 2 in New Marlborough,
Mass., of Oliver Partridge, on the road between Hatfield andPittsfield: recorded in 1770 [PittS'
field, Mass., registry, viii: 191]. We have no record of any children of Ebcnezer.*
Samuel- Stuard (Hugh'), born about 1690 in Chatham, Mass., was possibly the Sam-
uel who with John signed with Joseph Stuard, executor, a settlement of rights in the land of
Hugh' Stuard in 1716. In the same year, Sep. 26, 1716, Samuel was made administrator of the
estate of his brother Michael of Chatham. He m;irried Nov. 2, 172 1, Deborah Lathrop, daugh'
ter of Thomas Lathrop of Barnstable, the marriage being recorded by Samuel Stuard, clerk in
Chatham.' 3; He is siid to have married (2) Elizabeth Howes, daughter of Thomas Howes of
Chatham, but see Samuel, supra. He was perhaps the Samuel Steward who was engaged as
schoolmaster in Chatham on Mar. 20, 1720, and agnn on Feb. 11, 1724.'^ Freeman's History
of Cape Cod, ii: 597, says that in 1748 Samuel Steward from Chatham with a family was living
in Charlestown. Samuel Stewart was granted a license July 4, 1748, to keep Penny Ferry
house, Charlestown, as an innholdcr.'S) He is thought to have removed in 1749, perhaps to
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Gloucester, but his nephew, Samuel,^ certainly went to Gloucester. Where and when Samuel*
died is not known. Only child we know of, recorded in Chatham, Mass. :
William, Jan. ii, i725'6
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A m o n |{ the Members of the Clan
A redrawn Stewart coat of arms is under consideration but will not be shown in this is*
sue of the magazine. We hope, however, to print it in the February issue.
The continuation of **David Stewart of Ann Arundel County, Maryland,*' crowded out
of this number, will appear again next month.
Marjorie Bruce Stuart, daughter of Henry Clarence Stuart of New York City, was a Vas'
sar classmate of Marjorie Mathews Stewart, daughter of Dr. Francis Edward Stewart of EnglC'
wood, N. J., and married a son of Chief Justice Hughes.
J. A. Stuart of Buena Vista, Va., has a son who is attending the university of Virginia.
Mr. Stuart is at work on a comprehensive collection of the records of the descendants of Arch'
ibald Stuart of Augusta county, Va., for publication in the Stewart Clan Magazine.
Mrs. Margaret Scruggs Carruth of Oallas, Tex., a descendant of the Virginia Stuarts, is
assisting her mother, Mrs. Gross R. Scruggs, in writing a book, Qardening in the Sotuhwesc,
and will also illustrate another volume. Costumes and Customs in Many Lands.
**We certainly do not want to miss a single number of the Stewart Clan Magazine, and
would like to have our subscription made perpetual,'' writes Robert W. G. Vail, librarian for
the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass. *'We arc anxious to keep this valuable
little publication complete."
Mrs. W. H. Curry of Sedro Woolley, Wash., is descended from David Stuart, who on Oct.
2, 1782, received a grant of 292 acres of land, signed by the governors of North Carolina and
Tennessee, the latter being William Blount, first territorial governor. In his will, probated in
1817, he mentioned his daughter, Agnes Conley, and sons'in'law Joseph Allen, John Conley and
Henry Ferguson.
Mrs. John W. Cram, historian of Colrain, Mass., has spent twenty years in the work of
searching and copying record books, gravestones, family papers. Bibles and other source mater-
ial. She furnished the New England Historic Genealogical Society a typewritten copy of
tombstone inscriptions which required three years of preparation. She asked in compensation
a life membership in the society, valued at $100, but was given credit to the amount of $85.
The Jacobite, published quarterly in Wellington, New 2Lea!and, stated in its issue of Sep'
tember i, 19^1, that * We have received a donation for our paper from Miss Nancy Darling,
The Highlands, Woodstock, Vermont. The Darlings, who arc of Stuart descent, left Britain
in 1650, during the troublous period of the Commonwealth, for America, and loyalty to our
royal race after an absence from the United Kingdom ot nearly three hundred years must con-
stitutc something of a record."
Mrs. H. A. Godby of College Park, Ga , has a Stuart in her family tree which somebody
may be able to help her with. Eu|{enla Stuart married Fhomas Owen about 181 j in Hah'
fax or Amelia county. Va. Eugenia d:ed m Halifax county, and Thomas Owen died in Wilson
or Rutherford countv, Tennessee. Their children, bom in Halifax county, Va., were: Daniel,
Charle3, Stephen, Epps, Nathaniel. Branch, Mary and Catherine Siephen Owen, born in
1817, married in 1847 Judiih Scruggs Robcrt."<on in Wilson county, Tenn.
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HUGH STUARD OF YARMOUTH. MASS. —8.214
Joseph^ Stuard (Joseph,^ Hugh^) was born about 1715, probably in Chatham, Mass.®
He married in Mansfield, Ck)nn., Nov. 8, 1739, Mary Hall, born Aug, 3, 1712.® We arc un*
able to trace this Joseph any farther, and he was probably living in Mansfield when his daugh'
ter Temperance died in 1756. He may have had more than the one child, born in Mansfield:
Temperance, Aug. 9, 1740: died Dec. 5, 1756, Mansfield
Michael^ Stuard (Joseph,^ Hugh^) was born about 17 19, probably in Chatham. Mass.
He was a mariner,® and went to Boston. He married [intention June 3, 1742, Boston] Mary
Hatch, daughter of Benjamin Hatch. On Sep. 21, 1747, Michael Stuart, Boston, was a witness
to a power 'of-attorney by Benjamin Street of Boston to Isaac Griffiths of Philadelphia [Norris
mss.. Historical Society of Pennsylvania]. He died late in 1754 or early in 1755. Jan. 7, i755»
administration on his estate was granted to Benjamin Hatch of Boston, gentleman, father'in'law
of the said Michael Stuart [Suffolk county probate, xlix:787]. The widow Mary married IsaaC
Freeman, who died about 1759. June 22, 1759, the inventory of the estate of Michael Stuart
of Boston, mariner, i*20'9'4, by William Fairfield, William Winter and Samuel Sturgis, was
presented by Mary Freeman, administratrix, former husband of Michael Stuart, deceased [liv:
380]. June 29, 1759, the inventory of the estate of Isaac Freeman, mariner, was presented by
the above Mary, and Mary Stuart, only child of Michael Stuart, was placed under the guard'
ianship of her grandfather, Benjamin Hatch, gentleman, of Boston [liv: 385]. Only child of
Michael and Mary, recorded in Boston:
Mary, Sep. 4, 1748
James^ Stuard (Joseph,^ Hugh^), bom May 9, 1722, in Chatham, Mass., married in
Brattle Street church, Boston, July 30, 1755, Sarah Bradstreet. He was a sea captain. Sarah,
wife of Capt. James Stewart, died May — , 1790. — Massachusetts Magazine- Capt. James
Stewart died Sep. 3, 1800, aged 78. — Cclumhian Sentinel. Children, recorded in Boston:®
James, Apr. 18, 1758; m.[int. Sep. 13, 1781] Mary Durant: sailor in Revolutionary war
Sarah, Aug. 31, 1761; (m. Nov. 17, 1788, Capt. Moses Kellsa)?
Elizabeth, Jan. 12, 1764; (m.[int. Oct. 2, 1785] Joseph Mann Cheever)?
Susanna, Feb. 28, 1766
Samuel^ Stuard {Joseph,^ Hugh^), born Oct. 25, 1727, in Chatham, Mass., married in
Boston [intention Aug. 29, 175 1] Mary El well of Gloucester. He evidently removed to Glou-
cester, where the births of four children were recorded, the first two to **Samuel Stuart of
Boston and wife Mary", the third to Samuel of Boston and the fourth simplv to Samuel (First
parish church). In 1758 he moved back to Boston, for on Nov. 28, 1758, Samuel Stuart and
wife Mary and children Marv, aged 5, Lydia, aged 3, and Michael, aged i, were warned from
Boston: **came from Gloucester, Cape Ann, been here three weeks" [Suffolk file, 79343] He
was perhaps preparing at that time to rejoin the army. His name appeared as a soldier on a
muster roll dated at Boston Feb. i, 1759, of Capt. Andrew Giddings' company. Col. Jonathan
Bagley's regiment, French 6r* Indian war, with the notation that he enlisted May 2 [1758] and
resided in Gloucester; "came from Chatham."® The name of Samuel Steward appeared on a
biUeting account Feb. 10, 1759, Suffolk county, return from Canada expedition, Capt. Adkins'
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m. int.- marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur. buried; (f) Bible r;-
CDrd, 'T) church, (5 town. (*) gravestone (s) probate, ^t^ court, (7 land. 8 military. (T) pension. (^ census, 'JI) tra-
diMon, 'l^ local history, (i* patriotic society, ft) biography or tfenral<>gy jii deduction of the editor
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company. Col. Joseph Williams' regiment. A muster roll dated at Boston Feb. 17, 1759, Capt.
Richard Atkins' company, Col. Joseph Williams' regiment, contained the name of Samuel Stew-
art, residence Boston, private. May 2 — Oct. 2 [1758]. He perhaps returned to Gloucester,
although we have no further record of him. Children, first four born in Gloucester:
Mary, July 5, 1752
Temperance, Aug. 15, 1754: died young
Lydia, bp. Mar. 31, 1756; m. Oct. 2, 1783, Joseph Mellas, Boston
Michael, bp. Aug. 13, 1758: soldier-fifer from Gloucester in Revolutionary war
1 emperance, bp. Nov. 2, 1760, Brattle St. chh , Boston; m. Mar. 30, 1777, Wm. Adams, Bos.
William^ Stuard (Samuel,''^ Hugh^), born Jan. 11, 1725 6, in Chatham, Mass.. perhaps
removed with his father to Charlestown about 1748. He may have been the William Steward
who married Jan. 8, 1765, Sarah Blackler in Marblehead and had a family there, but we have
no particular evidence.
HUGH* STUARD must have been the ancestor of many families of the name Stuart,
Steward and Stewart, but unfortunately the records are hazy and difficult to work out.
DAVID STEWART OF ANN ARUNDEL COUNTY. MD. — B: 208
The name of Adam Delap, whose will was dated Feb. 15, 1670-1, Ann Arundel county, and
was witnessed by David' Stewart and others [B: 175], appeared May 23, 1653, on a list of 260
persons who were to be removed out of Ulster as obnoxious to the party in power in Ireland.
Delap was named as belonging to Route quarters, county of Antrim, and in the same quarters
were also named Maj. John Stewart, Capt. James Stewart, Capt. Alexander Stewart, Alexan-
der Stewart, sr., Lieut. Thomas Stewart anjl Quartermaster Robert Stewart. — Scotch-Irish
Families in America, 1902, i:6o5, Hanna.
Stephen^ Stewart {Stephen,^ Robert,^ DaviV), born about 1736 in All Hallows parish,
Ann Arundel county, Md., was bequeathed 2co acres of land in Rutland's Purchase in his fa-
ther's will, Jan. 28, 1742. He married, about 1778, Elizabeth^ Thomas, daughter of Richard^
Thomas (Philip,^' SamueP). Richard^ Thomas was born July 7, 1736, and married Apr. 29,
1760, Deborah Hughes, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Hughes of Charlestown, Cecil coun-
ty, Md.® Stephen engaged in business in Baltimore. On June 21, 1784, Stephen Steward of
Baltimore, merchant, and his wife Elizabeth sold to Roger Kirk of West Nottingham, Pa., their
interest in a tract of land near Octorara creek laid out under a warrant issued Oct. 3, 1741, to
Thomas Hughes of East Nottingham, Chester county, whose daughter Deborah married Rich-
ard Thomas and was the mother of Elizabeth Thomas, wife of the said Stephen Steward [Lan-
caster county. Pa., deeds, CC: 577]. The Thomas Family says that Stephen Stewart devised
an iron-plated vessel which, however, was never used [ — B: 175]. According to Naval Re-
cords of the Revolution, 1906, by C. H. Lincoln, Stephen Steward was notified Mar. 4, 1778, of
his appointment by the naval commissioners as agent for supplying the ^'Virginia", and his
name appears in various other connections.
Stephen Steward, Stephen Steward, jr., and Stephen Steuart all signed the patriots' oath
in Ann Arundel county in 1778, and Louise E. Magruder of Annapolis says the two Stephen
Stewards were "father and brother of the famous Col. John Stewart [B: 190], and the Stephen
Steuart was probably one of the descendants of David* Stewart."
Edward^ Stewart {Stephen,'^ Robert,- David^), born about 1738 in All Hallows parish,
Ann Arundel county, Md., was given his father's dwelling plantation of 200 acres in Duvall's
range and also 150 acres of land in Prince George's county by his father's will in 1742. He
married Mary . He was living in All Hallows parish in 1776 with his wife and two
children. In his will, dated Nov. 13, 1794, probated Dec. 18, 1794, Ann Arundel county, he
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gave to his older son Stephen his dwelhng plantation of 203 acres, part of Duvall's range; to
his youner son William 182 acres *'Strife'' in Prince George's county; to his daughter Susanna
Basford 5 cents, and to his wife Mary during widowhood all personal estate, and he appointed
his wife Mary and son William executors. The will of Mary Stewart of Baltimore, widow of
Edward, late of Ann Arundel county, was dated Aug. 13, 1817 [Baltimore county wills, K'lo:
506], and names the following three children:
Susanna ; m. Stephen Bassford
Stephen
William
Davld^ Stewart {David,^ Roberty'^ David^), born about 1727 in Ann Arundel county,
Md., married . We have no record of his family except the information afforded by
his will, dated Aug. 13, 1792, and probated Sep. 22, 1795, Ann Arundel county. He mention*
■cd no wife, and made his son David executor; to his sen Charles he gave part of 'Gray's Luck'
and two negroes, and the remainder of *Gray''s Luck' to his two sons David and Ezekiel; to
his daughter Sarah Pumphrey Aii5; to his granddaughters Ann and Charity Jacob, at 21, each a
negro: residuary legatees, his five children — Charles, David. Ezekiel, Sarah Pumphrey and Su'
sanna Waters. Children :®@
Rachel ; m. John Jacob: [died before Aug. 13; 1792]
Charle? c. 1761; m. June 6, 1786, Hannah Robinson: died Aug. 22, 1824
Sarah ; m. 1783, Edward Pumphrey
David ; m. Mary Ridgely
Ezekiel ; m.(i) Mary? Boone, (2) Alethea Owens
Susanna ; m. Plummer Waters
Davld^ Stewart (Vincent,^ Robert,^ David^), born Aug. 27, 1745, in All Hallows par*
ish, Ann Arundel county, Md., is not traced.
Robert^ Stewart (Caleh,^ Robert,^ David^), born Feb. 4, 1748, in All Hallows parish,
Ann Arundel county, Md., is not traced.
James^ Stewart {Calebj^ Robert,'^ David^), born Mar. 10, 1749, in All Hallows parish,
Ann Arundel county, Md., is not traced.
David^ Stewart {Caleb,^ Robert,^ David^), born Aug. 29, 1752, in All Hallows parish,
Ann Arundel county, Md., is not traced.
JAMES STEWART OF DAUPHIN AND ERIE COUNTIES, PA.
From records palhercd by Mrs Burton Ashley Crane, Erie, Pa.
James'* Stewart was born in 1748 or 1749, and lived in Paxtang, Lancaster [that part
now Dauphin] county. Pa. He was perhaps a soldier in the Revolution [compare James Stew'
art, B: 71. 78, 123, 124, 209]. He married (i) Hannah , who was born about 1756 and
was the mother of his children. They removed, probably about 1815, to Erie county, settling
in Mill Creek township. Hannah died Oct. 30, 1822, aged 66. — Erie Qa?ette« He married
(1) Elizabeth Jumper, lx)rn Apr. 22, 1774, in Lebanon, Lancaster countv, daughter of Conrad
and Eve Jumper.® James Stewart of Mill Creek township, *iate of Dauphin county," died
Aug. 4, 1825, in his 78th year, according to the Eriz Qazette. His will, dated Aug. 2, 1825,
was probated Aug. 18, 1825 : the executors were his son David, Arnold Custard and Abiather
Crane, and the witnesses were Abiather Crane and Thomas Forstcr. The will provided that
*'Ann Reed and Samuel Loudon are to live with my wife'', gave the son David $1 and a gold
watch, and mentioned his children David; Rebecca, widow of Ezekiel Chambers; Lydia, wife of
Winham Taggart; Ann, wife of Arnold Custard; Grace, wife of Benjamin Chambers; Jane, de'
ceased wife of William Wilson; granddaughter Margaret Reed, 'noA? wife of Clinton George,'
and granddaughter Ann Reed. The widow Elizabeth died Dec. 14, 1853.^ Children:
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Grace 1776; m. Mar. 19, 1800, Benjamin Chambers, Dcrry: [died 1817, aged 40]?
Jane ; m. William Wilson: died before 1825, leaving children
Rebecca 1780; m. Ezekiel Chambers: d. Jan. 4, 1849. aged 68; la ch.
daughter ; m. Reed : died before 1825, leaving children
David ; m. July 5, 1810, Molly Buchanan, Derry©
Lydia ; m. Winham Taggart : daughters Mary and Eleanor
Ann ; m. Arnold Custard
A m o n |{ the Members of the Clan
Charles W. Stewart, formerly a resident of Burchard, Neb., died New Year's eve at La
Harpe, 111. He was a descendant of Oliver Stewart, a Revolutionary soldier born in Colerain.
Mass., Aug. 2, 1761 [A: 211], and was a distant cousin of the editor of this magazine.
Mrs. John W. Cram of Colrain, Mass., says that it was $J5 — not $85, as stated in last
month's magazine — which the New England HistoricXjenea logical Society offered her for her
collection of Colrain records, to apply on a $ioo life membership in the society.
Mrs. Charlotte T. Luckhurst, 156 Western avenue, Albany, N. Y., who has supplied the
Stewart Clan Magazine with various Stewart records taken from church registers, gravestones,
wills, deeds and other original sources, has been confined to her bed for over seven months by
injuries which she suffered in a bus accident July 6. She is gaining, however, and expects to
be back to normal again.
Mrs. Howard H. McCall, Georgian Terrace hotel. Atlanta. Ga., has recently brought out
A Qenealogical History of the McCall, Tidwell and Allied Families, priced at $10. Mrs. Mc'
Call is descended from William Stewart, born in 1764, who married Mary Parker in 1787 and
lived at Beech Island, S. C. He was schoolmaster of the academy there and had five children
— James, William (removed to Alabama), Ann (married Eliphalet Hale), Jane and Elizal>cth.
Miss Georgia Stuart, 32 Faxton street, Utica, N. Y., answered our request for support
with an app>eal for herself. Miss Stuart is 88 years old, and has been for some years, we have
understood, in a home for aged women. Her funds have run out, she asserts, and she is now
in debt. She has been very generous in supplying records, and she gathered many of the data
on the descendants of William- Stewart, son of Alexander' of East Haddam, Conn., published
in the August, 1923, number of the Stewart Clan Magazine.
Mrs. Minnie (Stewart) Park of McAllen, Tex. — down in the neighborhood of radio stat-
ion XED, muy amiga de la loteria del estado de Tamaulipas — is seeking the ancestry of her
grandfather, QARRETT STEWART. His wife was Sarah, and they moved from Tennessee
or Kentucky to Missouri. The children of Garrett and Sarah Stewart were: — James (died in
the Civil war); Henry Fillmore (born Jan. 2, 1849); William Redmond, 1851; Ella (married a
Yale) ; Ann (married John Stratton), and Isaac Newton (born Nov. 29, 1859, d. Jan. 29, 1925).
The drafting of a constitution for the long projected Stewart Society in America is under
way. The tentative plan is to make Washington, D. C, the society's headquarters, where the
great library of Congress and government records are available for genealogical and historical
research. The society would own a printing office for the publication of booklet genealogies
and the magazine, which in time could be enlarged. The printing office might be used for com-
mercial printing to sustain itself until such time as the society's business occupied it, and the
operator of the plant could devote what time and expense he could find available in procuring
Stewart records. As soon as times became better the society would be firmly established.
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HON. ANDREW STEWART OF PENNSYLVANIA
From the Congressional Biographical Directory, 1931
Andrew^ Stewart was born near Uniontown, in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, June 1 1 ,
1791; the son of Abraham* Stewart of York countv and Mary Oliphant of Chester county. Pa.,
who emigrated while young to Fayette county and were married there in 1789. Andrew Stew*
art became self'supporting at an early age, working until 18 on a farm, teaching a country
school, and acting as a scrivener and clerk at a furnace. He managed to get a good primary
school education and finally graduated from Washington (now Washington ^ Jefferson univcrs'
ity) at Washington, Pa. He studied law. was admitted to the bar in Fayette county in 1815,
and commenced the practice of his profession in Uniontown, which, with passing years, grew
to large proportions. In the same year, 181 5, he was elected to the
state legislature and was re-elected for three successive years thcreaft'
er; and when a candidate for the senate, without opposition. President
Monroe appointed him United States attorney for the western district
of Pennsylvania, which appointment he accepted, preferring this to a
seat as senator. This position he resigned on his election to congress
in 1820, where he served 18 years out of a period of 30, going in and
out with the Hon. Thomas H. Benton.
He entered congress originally as a democrat, to which party he
belonged up to 1828, when he took an independent stand in support of
the *American protective system' or the tariff, to the development of
which he devoted much of his energy during the balance of his life,
becoming popularly known throughout the country as "Tariff Andy"
Stewart. This policy had been repudiated by the democratic party.
Mr. Stewart thereupon became a whig and later on a republican. He ANDREW STEWART
served in the 17th, i8th, 19th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 28th, 29th and 30th ^°"^ *" °' ^*'" '"^
congresses, refusing subsequent nominations. Mr. Stewart made the nominating speech for
Gen. Zachary Taylor for the presidency in the convention of 1848, and after the nomination it
was left to the Pennsylvania delegation to nominate a candidate for vice-president. The dele*
gation retired to agree upon a nominee, and upon the first ballot Mr. Stewart had 14 out of 26
votes, the remaining 12 votes going to McKennan and several others. Without taking a second
ballot to make the selection unanimous, the chairman of the delegation hurried back into the
convention and reported that they had failed to agree. The convention then nominated Mill'
ard Fillmore, who was elected and, on the death of Taylor, became president. Stewart dcclin*
cd the proffer of the portfolio of treasury made to him by President Taylor.
Andrew Stewart married on Aug. 26, 1826, Elizabeth, daughter of David Shriver of Cum-
berland county, Maryland, and raised a family of six children.
Mr. Stewart was an originator and zealous advocate of the construction of the Chesapeake
y Ohio canal, extending from Washington to Cumberland along t^e valley of the Potomac. In
the face of opposition to this undertaking, both in and out of congress, Mr. Stewart himself
paid the expense of a preliminary survey of the route and organized the party which made the
survey, being frequently personally on the ground. Afteward, through his strenuous efforts,
support for the project was secured in congress and ground was broken for the commencement
of the canal in 1828, President John Quincy Adams being present and taking the first shovel-
ful of earth from the ground. On that occasion Mr. Stewart replied to a very flattering intro'
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duction by the chairman of the committee on arrangements, who referred to him as the reprc'
sentativc not only of his own state but of the whole west, and made a glowing speech in favor
of the canal, portraying the important part it was destined to play in the development of re-
lations between the people of the eastern seaboard and those west of the Allcghanics. He was
one of the first directors of the canal.
Andrew Stewart not only rendered extremely valuable services to the country as a whole,
taking a prominent part in the most important constructive measures of his time for advance-
ment of the public interest, both in and out of congress, but he did probably more than any
other man toward the earlier economic development of Fayette county, Pa., being its largest
land owner. He established the town of Ohiopyle, constructed over 150 dwellings and several
mills and furnaces. Stewart township is named in his honor.
A short account of Hon. Andrew Stewart's life and certain of his activities may be found
in a volume bearing his name, entitled Spjcches on the Tariff and Internal Improvements, in
the Library of Congress.
Hon. Andrew' Stewart was a grandson of John** Stewart of Mount joy, Lancaster county.
Pa., an account of whom appeared in the December, igiS, number of this magazine. A pageant
in commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the Chesapeake ^ Ohio
canal (now in disuse) was held at Georgetown, D. C, in 1918, in which Dr. Andrew^ Stewart
of Washington enacted the part of his grandfather, Hon. Andrew Stewart. The Washington
newspapers carried extended articles at the time. Hon. Andrew Stewart died at his home
near Uniontown, Pa., on July 16, 1872, in his 82nd year. The picture of him is from an old
painting, thought to have been lost when the old Stewart home burned some years ago.
STEWARTS OF DUTCHESS COUNTY. N. Y.
■* Steivart married, about 1737, Isabella . They are thought to hive come
from the north of Ireland sometime prior to the Revolutionary war and to have settled in Dut-
chess county, New York. Isabella was living in 1776, when her son William made a will and
bequeathed her fifty pounds.® According to Isaac Huntling's Uttle Kine Partners ihcre were
four brothers (children of "* and Isabella)— Richard,** James,* WiUiam^and Hcnr^-"^ — who
immigrated from England. "James and William were the ancestors of the name in Stanford,
Milan and Pine Plains.'' We are indebted to Mrs. Charlotte T. Luckhurst and Joseph Gavit,
of Albany, for most of the church, cemetery and probate records here noted. Children:
William, June 11, 1738; m. Dec. 3, 1771, Catherine Rowe, Red Hook: d. Mar. 10, 1788
Richard
Henry 1748; m. Nov. 4, 1784, Joanna Lewis, Stanford: d. June 15, 1820, aged 72
James, May 20, 1752; m. Dec. y, 1778, Mary Rowe, Red Hook: d. July 6, 1800
John* Stewart married Phebe Williams. His relationship to other Stewarts in Dutch-
ess county is not evident. The following baptisms of children of John Stuart and Phebe Will-
iams were recorded in the Lutheran church in Red Hook, Dutchess county, N. Y.:
Ruth, bp. June 12, 1766
Amy, bp. June 12, 1766
Mary, bp, Apr. 11, 1768 .
Samuel, bp. Od. 8, 1769
William* Stewart was born June 11, 1758, "in Ireland." He married in Red Hook.
Dutchess county, N. Y., Dec. 3, 1771, Catherine Rowe, in the Lutheran church. He was cap'
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m. int.: marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur., buried; ® Bible re-
cord, '1) churgh, 3, town. 4 gravestone ^ probate, s^ court, a land. .«^ military, (*) pension. 'wS census, (}i) tra-
dition. It local hiBtorv. Ta patriotic society, n biography or eeneal»)gy U deduction of the editor
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tain in the First regiment of Dutchess county mihtia, 1776, and also served as adjutant.® He
was commissioned Oct. 17, 1775, adjutant in the First (Rhincbeck and North Fast) regiment of
Dutchess county mihtia, in which Albert Pawhng was captain and later lieutenant'colonel. In
a rank roll of this regiment, dated Sep. 10, 1776, at headquarters at King's Bridge, and then in
the CJontinental service and commanded by Col. Morris Graham, Brig.'Gen. Clinton, Stewart
was sixth captain, his commission being issued that day in addition to his respective former
rank m the militia.® He made his will the previous day, Sep. 9, 1776, beginning: "William
Stewart of North East precinct, being providentially called to . . assert and defend by arms
the rights, privileges and liberties of the United States of North America, sensible of the mot'
tality of man and the uncertainty of life, especially when called upon to enter the field of bat'
tie, do this 9th day of September in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and
seventy six make this my last will.'' The witnesses were Roswell Hopkins, James Betts and
Reuben Hopkins. To his 'honoured mother, Isabel! Stewart,' he devised the sum of 50 pounds;
to his beloved wife Catharine, one part; to his son John, one part, and to his son Henry, one
part. He survived the war, however, and had more children, but his will was proved June 19,
1789 [wills, A: 142]. Capt. William Stewart died Mar. 10, 1788, aged 49 years, 8 months. 16
days.® Catharine, his widow, died Feb. 6, 1844, aged [below ground], and both graves
are in the Rowe family burying ground north of LaFayette in Milan. Children, births or bap*
tisms recorded in the Red Hook Lutheran church :
John, bp. ]an. r. 1773
Catherine, bp. Jan. 16, 1774
Henry W., bp. Jan. 7, 1776; m. Phoebe Sherrill: d. Aug. 51, 1840, aged 75
William, Sep. 9, 1778 (bp. Nov. 8, 1778, Rhinebeck Flats church)
Isabella, Oct. 9, 1780; m. Dr. Urich Judd of Stanford
James, Sep. 12, 1782
Richard, Feb. 10, 1785; m. Tamar : d. Dec. 5, 1812, ae. 27, Milan®
Andrew, Sep. 21, 1787
Richard-'^ Steivart does not appear conspicuously, and we have no record of him in
Dutchess county. A Richard Stewart enlisted June 15, 1762, in Ulster county, N. Y., and
was on a muster roll certified June 24, 1762, when his age was given as 20 years.
Henry^ Stewart was born about 1748. There was a Henry Steward of Amenia, Dut*
chess county, N. Y., who on Feb. 2, 1768, bought land in Cornwall, Conn.,of PhinehasSpauld'
ing, the deed being witnessed by Samuel Steward and John Peirce, but this Henry was perhaps
another man. Henry* Stewart married Nov. 4, 1784, Joanna Lewis, Baptist church, Stanford.
She was a daughter of Israel Lewis.® He died June 15, 1820, aged 72 years, — months and
20 days, Stanford.® Hannah, widow of Henry, died July 29, 1826, aged 59.® Henry's will
was dated Oct. 15, 1819, and made bequests to children of his wife's sisters and to Henry W.
Stewart, son of his deceased brother William; to Isabella, wife of Urich Judd and daughter of
his deceased brother William; to Isabella Stewart, daughter of his deceased brother James, and
to James Stewart, son of Henry I. Stewart and grandson of his deceased brother James. The
widow Joanna (Jemima) made her will July i, 1826, Stanford, and it was probated Aug. 7, 1826.
She divided her property among the heirs of her four sisters — Rachel (married Henry Wilsey),
Polly (married Henry I. Stewart), Peg^ (married David Candle) and Catharine (married John
I. Rowe). Henry and Joanna perhaps had:
Catharine, Feb. 28, 1785: died Mar. 17, 1795, aged 10 years, 17 days, Stanford®
James^ Stewart was born May 20, 1752. He was a captain of the 3rd company of the
Fifth regiment of the New York line, mustered Nov. 21, 1776, and continuing until a derange*
ment of officers was effected in January, 1781.® He married Dec. 3, 1778, Mary Rowe, in the
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Lutheran church in Red Hook, Dutchess county. He died July 6, 1800, aged 48 years, i month
and 16 days, and was laid to rest in the Rowe family burying ground, north of Lafayette, N.
Y. On Sep. 13, 1800, his brother Henry of Stanford signed an affidavit as to his death, and the
widow Mary and son Henry L Stewart were appointed administrators of his estate, in North
East precinct.® The births and baptisms of four of his children were recorded in the Rhine-
beck Flats Dutch church. Children :
Henry [L], May 13, 1779; m. Mary Lewis
John, Dec. 9, 1780
Isabella, Dec. 5, 1782
William, Sep. 18, 1784
James®
"A daughter married Ruggles; one married Dunning, and one m. ."
To be continued
A m o n |{ the Members of the Clan
Mrs. Adelaide (Stewart) Graton died Jan. 7, 1932, aged 91, at her home in Lawrence, Kan'
sas. She was born Dec. 15, 1840, in Flint, Mich., a daughter of Samuel C.^ and Jane (Taylor)
Stewart, of the Stewarts of Londonderry, N. H. Samuel C. Stewart, whose portrait and biog-
raphy were printed in the Stewart Clan Magazine for June, 1924, was a pioneer and prominent
anti-slavery man of the territory of Kansas, and was murdered in 1858 by outlaws whom he
had pursued into the Indian territory. She married Nov. 6, i860, Capt. John R. Graton. "She
was a charming woman and went through extraordinary experiences in John Brown days and
during Quantrell's raid upon Lawrence, in which she bore herself with bravery,'' wrote Inglis
Stuart of Beacon, N. Y., on learning of her death. *'It is a solace to me that I saw her and
talked with her. Only this last Christmas 1 received from her a
card with a beautiful sentiment on it." It was a pleasure to the ^^h-^^Mwtt^d
editor to call on this distinguished lady at her home in Lawrence
in the summer of 1925. She was always a friend and patron of
the Stewart magazine. She left a daughter, Mrs. Alice G. Kin-
caid of Lawrence, and a granddaughter. Miss Florence Kincaid of
Washington, D. C.
The accompanying design is adapted from the badge of the
president of the Stewart Society, Scotland. It may be adopted,
in a refined form, as one of the insignia of the Stewart Society in
America when this is organized this summer. A more elaborate and colorful coat-of-arms would
be preferred by a number of descendants, and a design for use oti stationery will be available
to members of the organization. The society will undoubtedly be inaugurated in 1932, not-
withstanding the unfavorable omens, so we may celebrate in 2032 the hundredth anniversary
of its founding, on the tercentenary of Washington's birth. An outline of the constitution of
the society will be published in a later number of the magazine.
Norris V. Stewart of Weslaco, Texas, is interested in the ancestry of his grandfather,
JOHN AARON STEWART, who was born near Charlotte, N. C. and went when a young
man to Alabama, where he married. Shortly after the civil war John A. Stewart removed to
Texas, where his son N. D. was born in 1876, at Greenville.
Dr. Charles Dean Lumberd of Barnard, Mo., is desirous of getting information about his
great-great 'grandfather, GEORGE S'^EWART, who removed from Pennsylvania to Lawrence
county, Ohio, about 1820. George's son, John Chilton Stewart, was born in Pennsylvania in
1800 and died near Ironton, O, 1871. John C.'s son, William Henry Stewart, was born 1841.
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Compiled by Dr. Charles D Humberd, Barnard. Mo., and Ernest N. Wiseman, Rio Grande, Ohio
John Chilton^ Stewart was born Aug. 7, 1800, son of George* Stewart, a farmer,
bom in Pennsylvania of Scotch 'Irish descent. He removed to near Sherritts P. O., 18 miles
northeast of Ironton, Ohio, about 1820, and was married there to Sarah Lavisa McCartney,
bom Jan. 18, 1802. John Chilton Stewart, who was a farmer all his life, died Mar. 5, 1871.
near Sherritts and was buried in the hilltop Stewart cemetery there. His widow died Feb. i,
1883. The farm surrounding this Stewart cemetery is now owned by Frank Vermillion, hus'
band of one of John Chilton Stewart's granddaughters. Eleven of Stewart's sixteen children,
and many others of his descendants, are also buried in this private cemetery. His father,
George* Stewart, is said to be buried in the "French Grant" cemetery, located on the bank of
the Ohio nver a few miles below Ironton, Ohio. Children of John Chilton* and Sarah Lavisa
(McCartney) Stewart:
George Washington, Mar. 10, 1821: died Apr. 5, 1899
Luana
Calvin Morris 1824: died 1907
Absalom Nathaniel 1825: died 1899
Susan
Rufus C, July 29, 1830: died Mar. 30, 1862
Oliver Perry 1834: died 1905
Peter M., Jan. 22, 1834: died Sep. 14, 185 1, of typhoid fever
Daniel M., Jan. 28, 1836: died Apr. 13, 1854, of typhoid fever
Middleton Harmon, Apr. 22, 1837: died June 5, 1907; soldier in civil war
John H., June i, 1839: died Mar. 12, 1905
William Henry, Feb. 20, 1841 : died Feb. 10, 1918, Maryville, Mo.
Sarah Lavisa, Jan. 28, 1843: died Nov. 7, 1886
Lavina F., Mar. 8, 1845: died Oct. 10, 1851
Zarelda
Martha J.
Geor|{e Washinj^ton^ Stewart {John C.*), born Mar. 20, 182 1, married (1) Cynthia
Griffith, born Apr. 23, 1821. She died Aug. 1, 1875; buried in Stewart cemetery. He married
(2) Mary Justice. He died Apr. 5, 1899; buried in Stewart cemetery. Children, all by first
wife: — John t., Frederick, Harriet, Benjamin, Manley T , Ruth Ann, Sarah, Sherman, Martha
J., Apr. 17, i85i,died Mar. 31. 1853; Mary F., Aug. 2, 1855, died Oct. 24, 1855, and Amy J..
May 14, 1861, died June 24, 1865.
Luana' Stewart (John C.*) married Providence Rob'fon. They are buried m Wood'
land cemetery, Ironton, O. Children [Rohison'\: — Rachel, John, married a McKee; Girard,
had several children; Perry, died in the west, having several children; Madge, Elizabeth, mar*
ried a Hambleton, living at Russell, Ky., and Rufus, roarrieJ Harriet Fcrrell and have daughter
Sarah Luana, Pedro, O.
Calvin Morris" Stewart (jo/in C.*'), born in 1824. married Rebecca Vermillion, born
in 1831. He died in 1907 and was buried in Stewart cemetery. Children: — daughter, Sabina,
America, Howard, James K., Sarah. Effie and Mattie.
Absalom NathanleF Stewart {John C.^). born in 1825, roamed Elizabeth Hanley,
born in 1831. She died in 1898 and he died in 1899. Children: — Ellen, Amanucl T., Jane [un-
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married, buried Sherritts, O.], Letitia, July 14, 1855, died Dec. 31, 1871, and Julia. An adopt*
ed daughter, Anna Brown, married William T. Stewart.
Susan^ Stewart (John C*^)'marrjcd William Lane. Both are buried at Ashland, Ky.
Children [Lane] : — John^ Perry,. Ofivir, (tvnpg at Portsmouth, O., Mattie and Julia.
Rufiis C Stewart (JoKn C.**), bom July 19, 1830, married Jane Boggs. He served as
a soldier in company H, 6th Ohio volunteer cavalry in the civil war, and died Mar. J9, 1862.
He and his wife are buried in Stewart cemetery. Children: — Hiram, David G., Diana, Mar-
tha, Robert Scott and Ida.
Oliver Perry" Stewart (John C.**), born in 1834, married (i) Dalton, (a) Eliza*
beth Barnhouse, born in 1845. He died in 1905 and she died in 1907. Children: — William T..
Lillian and Irene.
Mlddleton Harmon' Stewart (John C.^), bom Apr. 21, 1837, married Mary Cath'
erine Niday, born Dec. 12, 1834. He was a member of the G. A. R., and died June 5, 1Q07.
Children; — Dora, died unmarried; Albert, died unmarried; Allison, married America Boggs
Kails but had no children; Sadie and Minnie.
John H.' Stewart (John C.*), born June i, 1839, married Ruth Griffith, bom Apr. 15.
1835. He died Mar. 12, 1905, and she died June 19, 1919; both buried in Stewart cemetery.
Children: — Amos, Apr. 27, 1864, died Aug. 11. 1870; Maida, Ella, married Josiah Dalton and
lives in Toledo; Emma, Fannie, Harley, married Maida Nelson, Springfield, Ohio; Ermina and
Linnic, June 9, 1878, died July 18. 1878.
Wllltam Henry' Stewart (John C.^) was born Feb. 20, 1841, near Ironton, Lawrence
county, Ohio. Between the age of 6 and 19 years he attended a nearby country school three
months each year. He emigrated alone to Maryville, Missouri, in 1861. His father had, on
a trip to this place a few years previously, entered a claim to about 500 acres of "government"
land. William H. engaged in farming near his father's land and lived with John Howard in a
log cabin which the previous occupant of the farm, John Broad, had built. William H. enlisted
at Maryville on Aug. 11, 1861, in company H, 25th Missouri volunteer infantry, commanded
by Capt. Dill. He was wounded by gunshot in the right hip at the battle of Lexington, Mo.,
Sep. 16, 1861, about 11 a.m. After a few days in the hospital at Lexington he was transferred
to St. Louis. Late in October he left the hospital and returned to Maryville, and subsequent*
ly paid his own surgeon's fees. He married at Maryville on Feb. i, 1862, Rachel Magdalene
Wray, born Dec. 22, 1841, near Gallipolis, Ohio, third daughter and sixth child of John and
Sarah [Wiseman] Wray. He was still a member of his original company H when it was '*ex'
changed** in March, 1862, the entire 25th regiment having been captured at the battle of Lex*
ington. Being incapacitated he was then honorably discharged from service. The following
summer he was granted a Nodaway county teacher's certificate, after a perfunctory examinat*
ion, and began teaching the Bloomfield school of 60 pupils m October, 1862. As school had
begun late it was necessary for him to teach every alternate Saturday in order to finish the
term on time. After this school closed the next spring Mr. Stewart and his wife removed to
a farm belonging to his brother'inlaw, Stephen K. Wray, 9 miles northeast of Maryville. All
of his nine sons and one daughter were born in this vicinity, where his principal interests for
30 years were in farming. He was also proprietor of a steam sawmill in the neighborhood. He
removed with his family to Barnard, Mo., in 1894, and there engaged in conducting a restaur*
ant and a hotel in succession. Six years later with his daughter Mary May and her husband,
Charles Oliver Humberd, he removed to Fairview Farm, two miles north of Barnard. Again
removing, to Savannah, Mo., he made a business of buying poultry and eggs. He next moved
to Seneca, Nemaha county, Kansas, three years later, and operated a *cream station.' His son
Frank was engaged in the same occupation at Valley Falls, Kan., and together they founded
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the Stewart Produce company, a cooperative organization of individual station owners. These
members, operating in neighboring towns, were thus enabled to avoid competing with each
other, and their association was able to do business' on a* much* larger scale by dealing direct
with New York wholesale houses and eliminati/igihe, *m>ddlemen*. On account of his ad'
vanced age William Stewart could not long take an active part in the company's affairs. After
the death of his wife Rachel on Sep. 21, 1912, at the home of their son Frank in Valley Falls
he took several trips to Ohio and to California, leaving his station in Seneca in charge of John
Lackey. He retired from active business in 1914.
In politics Mr. Stewart was a staunch member of the republican party. He served as
county assessor of Nodaway county, Missouri, in 1864, 1868 and 1869 and as deputy sheriff in
1872 and 1873. He was census enumerator of the county in 1880, and of Polk township in 1890.
He was mayor of Barnard in 1896, and there established the three days' picnic which still en*
The family of William Henry Stewart from a photograph taken at Barnard. Mo., about 1893. Standing,
left lo rif;ht: Arthur Wellington Stewari, Frank Stewart, George Wiseman Stewart, James Edgar Stewart and
Harland Stewart. Seated: Mary May t Stewart) Humberd W'il'.iam Henry Stewart and Rachel (Wray) Stewart.
dures as an an annual function, with an attendance of thousands. He was a member of the G.
A. R. no. 45 at Maryville and also held membership in the G. A. R. posts at Pickering, Mo.,
and Seneca, Kan. He enjoyed a wide local reputation as a checker and chess player, and in-
dulged himself very much in this hobby all his life, but seldom found an opponent worthy of
his mettle. After his retirement in 191 4 he made his home with his son Frank in Valley Falls,
Kan He spent the winter of 1917-18 with his eldest son, James Edgar Stewart, a jeweler, in
Maryville, Mo. He died Feb. 10, 1918, of apoplexy, in the Sisters of St. Francis hospital in
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Mary villc, after an illness of four weeks. His body was buried in Myrtle Tree cemetery near
Pickering, Mo., beside that of his wife. Children :
Sarah Flla, Sep. 27, 1862: c£ed'p^.*6, 1M3; biTried in Old Xenia cemetery?
James Edgar, Jan. 3, 181^4: *ditd §epr 30,* 19*43 •
George Wiseman, Sep. 26, 1865 : living at 3010 Central ave., Alameda, Calif.
Harland, Aug. 3, 1867: Hving at 4041 24th St., San Francisco, Calif.
John Fred, July 25, 1869: died Apr. 29, 1874; buried in Old Xenia cemetery
Frank, Jan. 27, 1871 : living at 1301 *i Sylvanie st., St. Joseph, Mo.
Jennie, Aug. 5, 1872: died Oct. 23, 1872
Arthur Wellington, Nov. 7, 1873: died Mar. 24, 1906; buried at Savannah, Mo.
Robert W., Feb. 19, 1876: died Jan. 10, 1877
Mary May, Feb. 19, 1876: living at Barnard, Mo.
Sarah Lavisa' Stewart (John C.*'), born Jan. 28, 1843, married (i) William Henry
Harrison Irwin, born Oct. 13, 1841. He died Sep. 12, 1873; buried in Stewart cemetery. She
married (2) John C. Malone. She died Nov. 17, 1886; buried in Stewart cemetery. No child-
ren.
Zarelda^ Stewart {John C.^) married Lewis A. Griffith. They arc buried in the Grif-
6th cemetery, Sherritts. O. Children [Qriffith]: — Amos, Sarah, Mary. Anna, Susan, Derop*
sey, William, Martha, Lewis and John, married Mary Neal [both dead].
Martha J.^ Stewart (John C.^) married David Griffiith. She is buried at Ceredo, W.
Va., and he is buried in Kentucky. Children [Qriffith]: — Rossie, married a Ramsdalc and had
several children; Minnie, married John Osgood and had several children; Maude, married a
Wilson and had Willard and two other children; John; Gusta, married John McCall and had
three children — Edith, Gusta and Gene — living at Portsmouth, O. ; Wilson and Lydia, married
a Snyder.
John E.^ Stewart (Qeorge W.,' John C.*'), bom in 1842, married Mary Payne, born in
1847. He died in 1907; both buried in Stewart cemetery. Children: — George E., Fred, Ed'
ward, Flovd and Frank. George E. married Cora Keller and is a farmer at Pedro, O. ; children
Chloe and Earl Hanley. Fred is a farmer at Waterloo. O., married twice: by second wife has
children Freda, Bessie, Denzil and another son; Freda married Stacey Lloyd, grocer in Spring'
field, and has one child; Bessie married John Woolum, Waterloo. Edward lives in Oklahoma.
Floyd, a farmer at Pedro, married Anna Dcmpsey and had several children and grandchildren,
including Leonard B., i903'!904, and Edgar R., i898'i9i8, who married Lorna Taylor. Frank,
fronton, O., married Minnie Noel. Emma married Jesse Pyles, a farmer at Pedro, O., and has
children Elbert, married Jennie Hanley and has one child; Goldie, married Glen Rice; Mary,
Sarah and Minnie Ruth.
Frederick^ Stewart {Qeorge W.,^ John CS') married Frances Lawrence. He was post'
master at Rio Grande, O., and he and his wife are buried there. Children: — Etha Neal, buried
near Patriot; Charles, buried near Rio Grande; Cora McKeever, Marion, O.; Cynthia Neal,
near Columbus.
Harriet^ Stewart {Qeorge W.,' John CS') married Richard Little. They arc buried
near Campbell, O. Children [Litt/e] : — John, Ella Cade and Cynthia Worthington.
Benjamin^ Stewart {Qeorge W.,' John C.*') married Harriet Boggs; both are buried
at Wellston, O. Children: — Richard, Nolan, May Kerrick of Columbus, Anna and several
others.
Manley T.^ Stewart {Qeorge W.,' John CS'), born June 2. 1858, married (i) Julia
Dalton, born Nov. 16, 1857: she died Jan. 27, 1880. He married (2) Emerine Vermillion: she
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died Mar. 9, 1897. He married (5) Sally Smith. Children: — William of Montana; Jerusha
Snyder of Pasadena, Calif.; Osa Elliott of Addison, O.; Claire of Montana; Carl of Montana;
Blanche Pancake of Addison, O.; Staccy of Ironton, O.. and Amos, Sep. i, 1881, died Sep. 2.
Ruth Ann^ Stewart (Qeorge W.,"^ John C.^) married Franklin Vermillion. She and
her husband arc telephone operators at Waterloo, O. Children: — Grace, married twice; Ross,
Sep. 9, 1885, died Sep. 4, 1886; IrvfJn, Sep. 15, 1887, ^J^d Apr. 15, 1909, and Stewart, a world
war veteran, Marion, O.
Sarah^ Stewart (Qeorge W.,"^ John C.^), bom Feb. 7, 1859, married Thomas Blagg.
Both arc buried in Stewart cemetery. Children: — Loren of Waterloo, O., Cynthia Dinnen of
Wellston, and Thomas?
Sherman^ Stewart (Qeorge W.,^ John C.^) is said to have had several children. The
name of his wife is not known.
Mad^e^ Robison (Luana,' John CS') married Douglas Brown. They live at Newark,
O. Children [Browm] : — Doris Crabtrce, Madge Cantor, Maymc Aleshire, Muriel Spalding,
Richard, John, Nora Corinnc. Kathleen and Luana.
^ Stewart (Calvin M.,' John C.^) married Fred Griffith and had several children.
She is buried in Wisconsin.
Sabina^ Stewart (Calvin M.J John C.^) married Henry Wiseman. He is buried in
the Wiseman cemetery at Sherritts, O. Children [Wiseman] : — Fanny Griffith, Mary Massie,
Martha Noel, Amos, farmer in Michigan, Frank, Fred, Fulton, Ross, Neva Sheets, Lina Wool'
um and Myrtle I.unsford.
America^ Stewart (Calvin M.,^ John C.^) married Thomas O. Wiseman. They arc
buried at Wilgus, O. Children [Wiseman] : — Eva, Arthur, Archie, Ethel DcMint, Earl, re
ported missing in world war; Thomas.
Howard'^ Stewart (Calvin M.,' John C.^) married Sarah Wiseman, 1856-1916. They
are buried in Stewart cemetery. Children: — Minnie Bradshaw, Roy, Charles, Herbert, Kent
and Merle Stevenson.
James K.^ Stewart (Calvin M.,' John C.^) married Mishia Hatfield. He resides in
Shelby county, Ohio. One son, Glenn.
Sarah^ Stewart (Calvin M.J John C.^) married John S. Wiseman. They arc buried
at Ironton, O. Children [Wiseman] : — Alma, Lucile Stout, Avanelle Gray, Marcellc and
Clayton.
Effle^ Stewart (Calvin M.J John C.*) married first Joseph Knapp and had a daughter,
Estol Nance. She married second Luther Sheets and had Helen and Arno, Platform, O.
Mattie^ Stewart (Calvin M.J John C.«) married Charles Wiseman. Children [Wise-
man] : — Esta Hamilton, Louise Sloan, Latrelle, Burcham, Mildred Snyder, Ruth, Berkc'
ley and others.
EUen'^ Stewart (Absalom hi. J John C.^), born 1850, married Andy Cooper, born 1849-
of Greenup, Ky. Two children [Cooler]:— Lindsay K. and Judson.
AmanueF Stewart (Absalom N.J John C.^) married Rose Ann Cooper. He was a
farmer at Waterloo, O., and is buried at Sherritts. Children: — Stanley, attorney in Columbus;
Forrest, physician in Ironton, and Fayc Van Meter, Waterloo.
Julia"* Stewart (Absalom N.J John C.®) married L. A. Wiseman, Gallipolis, O., and
left : — Davie Phillips, Anna, Dr. Orlyn of Jefferson vi lie, and Flo Davis, Oak Hill.
Hlram^ Stewart (RufusJ John C.^), born Feb. 17, 1851, married Dulancy, born
in Kentucky. He died Dec. 29, 1879, and is buried in Stewart cemetery.
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Dr. David G.^ Stewart (RufusJ John C.^) married Rachel Bradihaw. They reside
on Park avenue, Ironton. Children: — Darlenc and Eloise Massie.
Dtana^ Stewart {Rufus,^ ]ohn C.^), born Feb. 26, 1855, married William Thomas
White, born Aug. g, 1845. He was a soldier in the civil war. He died Apr. 20, 1900, and
Diana died Aug. 15, 1918, and is buried in Stewart cemetery. Children [White]: — Bertha,
postmistress at Sherritts; Myrtle, Gusta Richards, John, ex-sherifF, and Maude.
Martha^ Stewart (Rufus/ John C.^) married Will White. She is buried in Stewart
cemetery. Children [White]: — Minnie Vermillion of Columbus, Mae Eakins, Margaret Hall,
Leslie Smith, Claire Justice, Frank, in Louisiana, and Myrtle.
Dr. Robert Scott^ Stewart (Rufus,^ John C.^) married Ida Hudson. They are bur-
ied in South Webster, O. Children: — Caroline Davis, Roxie Williams, Emil and Nellc.
Ida« Stewart {Rufus,^ John C.«) married W. W. Wiseman. They live at Sherritts, O.,
and have two children — Avrel and Marie Weaver.
William T.^ Stewart (Oliver P.,^ John C.^) married Anna Brown, adopted daughter
of A, N. Stewart. They lived at Ironton and had two children — Donald and Dorothy.
Lillian^ Stewart (Oliver P.," John C.^) married Elmer Williams. They live at Love-
land, O., and have three children. — Cressie, Russell and Stewart.
Irene** Stewart (Oliver P.,' John C.^) married Roscoc Wiseman. They live at Iron-
ton, 0., and have five children — Elizabeth Wade, Merrill, Morton, Elmer and Wilbur.
Sadie*^ Stewart {Middleton H.," John C.'O married William Wray, born Dec. 27, 1868.
They live in Joplin. Mo., or Rosemont, Colo. Children [Wray]: — Lorena, 1892; William
Dale, 1894; Irvin Stewart, 1897; Ethlyn, 1909, and Lenora, 1912. Lorena^ mirricd V. L. CaU
lahan and lives in Kansas City, Mo.: two children — Willard and Curtis. William D.^ Wray
married Pauline Waughtal and lives in Joplin: daughter Lucile, 1924. Irvin S. Wray married
Letha Byrd.
Minnie"^ Stewart (Middleton H.,^ John C.«) married Asa Fox. Children [Fox] :—
Rhea, Gardner, died in service in world war. Emir and Ruth.
Maida'^ Stewart (John H.,' John C") married Tom Edwards. She lives in Columbus,
a widow. They had two daughters — Alva and Edna Edwards of Ironton.
Emma'* Stewart (John H.,' John C.*^) married William Marks and lives in Detroit.
They have three children — Gertrude, Frank and another daughter.
Fanny^ Stewart (John H.,^ John C.^) married U. T. Cox, a son of the famous horti-
culturist. They have two children — Ermina and Earl.
Ermina^ Stewart [John H.J John CS'] married Frank Vermillion, Sherritts. They
have three children — Phyllis Staph, Claire and Gusta.
James Edi^ar^ Stewart [William H.J John CS'), born Jan. 3, 1864, near Pickering.
Mo., married near Maryville June 17, 1884, Mary Frances Dempsey, born Nov. lo, i860, near
Maryville, second daughter of William Franklin and Polly [Neal] Dempsey. She was dis'
tantly related to her husband by her descent through the Wiseman family. James E. Stewart
spent most of his life in Barnard, Mo., where he followed the occupation of watchmaking and
engraving, and was more than ordinarily proficient in these professions, his reputation extend'
ing over the entire northwestern part of Missouri. He was also well known as an artist. All
loving cups, medals, etc., awarded in athletic events in Nodaway county for many years were
his handiwork. In the spring of 1914 he removed to Maryville, where he lived until his death
on Sep. 30, 1928, from diabetes mellitus and ruptured oesophogeal varicosities. After a Ma-
sonic funeral service he was buried in Oak Hill cemetery. His widow is still living on West 5th
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street in Maryvillc. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart had no children.
George Wiseman^ Stewart (William H.,' John C.«) was born Sep. a6, 1865, in Nod-
away county. Mo. At an early age he removed to Colorado and shortly after to California,
where he became a street car conductor. Here he learned the building trade and from then on
he remained in that business, occasionally indulging a hobby for prospecting for oil and miner
al. He married at Alameda, Calif., Nov. 17, 1892, Lily . and has since made his home
there, at 3010 Central avenue. He has been a member of the city council, and he and Mrs.
Stewart are active church workers. He drafted plans for and built a number of the original
bungalows which make Alameda a beautiful city. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart are childless.
Harland^ Stewart (William H.,^ John C.^) was bom Aug. 3, 1867, in Nodaway coun-
ty, Mo. He went west while a youth and became a street car motorman on a car with his
brother George in San Francisco. There he married Aug. 3, 1890, Henrietta Sheppard, and
they have since lived at 4041 24th street in that city. He built and owns the Palmer theater
in San Francisco. Children: — Florence [dead], Evelyn, Dec. 24, 1906, and William.
Frank^ Stewart (William H.,' John C.*). born Jan. 27. 1871, near Pickering, Nodaway
county, Mo., married in Maryville Neva Dickson. In 1905 he removed to Valley Falls, Kan.,
where he operated a cream station. With his father he organized the Stewart Poultry com-
pany and for years continued as its head. He is now a salesman for a line of mill products and
lives in St. Joseph. Children: — Charles Lawrence, died Mar. 31, 1930, aged 37; two sons died
in infancy; Dr. Chester Harold, Waller, Tex.; Ethel May McLeod. Kansas City, and Wayne
Wellington, Philadelphia. Charles Lawrence^ Stewart was his father's assistant in the produce
business and later operated stations in Kansas and Arkansas. He married (1) Erma :
his second wife lives in Kansas City: he left two sons — Laverne and Noel. Dr. Chester Har*
old* Stewart is practising medicine in Waller, Tex., and has two children. Wayne Wellingtons
Stewart lives in Philadelphia and has an infant son.
Arthur Wellingtons Stewart (William H.,^ John C.«), born Nov. 7, 1873, near
Pickering, Mo., married at St. Joseph Aug. 12. 1903, Clara Alexander, daughter of Edward
Milton and Martha Ann [Townsend] Alexander. He was associated with his father and old-
er brother Frank in the produce business. He was fatally injured Mar. 24, 1906, in a railroad
accident at Coatesville, Pa., while conducting a car of poultry to New York and died the same
day m a hospital there. He left a widow and two children — William Wellington, born June
8, 1904, at Savannah, and Clara May. Mar. 3, 1906, Savannah. Mrs. Stewart married Nov. 30,
1910, James Deardsley Sweet, ar Savannah; they now live at Maryville, where Mr. Sweet runs
a bakery. William Wellington'' Stewart married at Troy, Kan., Jan. 26, 193 1, Margaret Phil'
lippc, bom Mar. 31, 191 1, daughter of Ray Phillippc; he is proprietor of a filling station in St.
Joseph. Clara May* Stewart married in Kansas City Jan. 18, 1926, Ward Franklin Benton.
Mary May^ Stewart (William H.," John C.*) was born Feb. 19, 1876, near Pickering.
Mo., and removed with her parents to Barnard in 1892. She was married at Wilcox Nov. 6,
1895, to Charles Oliver Humberd, a grocer of Barnard, and has since lived with her husband
at Barnard. She is a past matron of the Daughters of Rebekah and takes a lively interest in
church, aid and missions work. Charles Oliver Humberd was born July 17, 1866, at Flag
Springs, Mo., son of Jacob Gaines and Mary Malinda [Bland] Humberd. In 1893 he removed
with his parents to Barnard, where he has since lived. Until he attained his majority he as-
•isted his father, Jacob Gaines Humberd, in operating a transfer line and livery service. He
next went into the grocery business, in partnership with his oldest brother, Thomas Allen
Humberd, and continued with him until, in 1899, he was forced by ill health to an outdoor
life. After a short period spent in farming near Barnard he moved into town and with Thom*
as Allen Humberd operated a livery stable. On Nov. i, 1906. he started in the R. F. D. serv
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ice as a mail carrier, and remained in this position for 15 years. He was forced to retire (by age
limit law) on Oct. 31, 1931, and is now living with his wife in Barnard. He has been promir^cnt
since 1887 as an official in the I. O. O. F, Mr. and Mrs. Humbcrd are very fond of travel and
have made numerous motor trips to nearly all American points of interest. Children [Hum-
beri]: — Charles Dean, M. D., Apr. 16, 1897; Ross Thomas, Jan. ?, 1899, and Ralph Stewart,
Jan. I, 1906. Dr. Charles Dean^ Humberd was born at Barnard, Mo., and graduated from the
high school there and at Maryvillc; he graduated A. B., university of Missouri. 1918; B. Sc.,
university of Minnesota, 1919, and M. D., George Washington university, 1923. He has been
engaged in the practice of medicine at Barnard for the past nine years. He served two years
as president and five years as secretary of the Nodaway county medical society, and has been
his county's delegate to the Missouri State Medical association for four terms. He was elected
coroner of Nodaway county m 1929 for a four'year term. His hobbv is astronomy, and he is a
mcmbc; of several American astronomical societies; he is also a member by election of the Brit-
ish Astronomical association and a member by election of the Royal Astronomical society of
Canada. In addition to being a fellow of the American Medical association he holds member-
ship in the Medical Library association, the American Legion and the Masonic and Shrine fra^
ternal orders. His political affiliations are with the democratic party. Ross Thomas' Humberd
graduated from Barnard high school in 1915 and began the study of telegraphy , holding his first
position as station agent for the C. B. ^ Q. railway at Arkoe, Mo., at the age of 17. After a
few years of experience in various places and a course in modern high-speed telegraphy he was
employed in a supervisory capacity for seven years by a telegraph company, but returned to
railroad work. He married in Bernalillo, N. M., July 6, 1926, Zelda Decker, born June 2^ .
1899, in Clinton, Iowa, daughter of Abraham Otto and Margaret [McCormick] Decker. They
have no children. Ralph Stewart^ Humberd graduated from the Barnard high school in 1923,
attended the state teachers college at Mary ville two years, and graduated from the university
of Nebraska with a degree of B. S. in E. E. in 1929. He has since been employed by the Auto-
matic Electric company of Chicago, a firm engaged in the manufacture of dial telephones. He
married at Excelsior Springs, Mo., July 7, 1927, Roma Gaynelle Logan, born Sep. 29, 1903. in
Kearney, Mo„ daughter of Gwathmey Page and Laura Alice [Robeson] I^an.
Ainos^ Griffith {ZareldaJ John C.^) married Allison; they are buried in Louis-
ville, Ky. Children: — Claude, Lewis, Richard, John, Charles, Ruth and Lola.
Sarah^ Griffith {ZareldaJ John C.^) married (i) Marion Vermillion, (2) John Haig.
Children: — Amos, Minnie Sloan Payne, Ann Hutchinson and Zella Haig Betz.
Mary^ Griffith {Zareldai^ John C.*) married John Boggess; they live at Ironton, Ohio-
Children : — Jennie Flowers, Charity Bradshaw, Sabra Wiseman and Jesse.
Anna^ Griffith (Zarelda,'' John C.^) married John Bradshaw ; she lives, a widow, at
Wilgus, Ohio. Children : — Ed, Rachel Keller, Wilhain, John, Sarah and Alma Haney.
Susan^ Griffith {Zarelda,'' John C.^) married Jesse Vermillion. Children: — "Doc",
Fred, Nell and John.
Dempsey^ Griffith (ZareldaJ John C^) married Louisa Bradshaw. Children: — James.
Myrtle, Maude Stewart, George, Ernest, Earl and Guy.
Dr. William^ Griffith (Zarelda,^ John C.^) married Sarepta Wiseman; he is buried at
Pedro; O., she lives at Coal Grove, O. Children: — Amos, Clara Stevens and Erma Sutton.
Martha^ Griffith {Zarelda,^ John C.^) married George Powell; they live in Washing-
ton state and have a daughter — Georgia.
Lewis^ Griffith {ZareldaJ John C.*"') married Martha Rose; she, a widow, Hves at Ped-
ro, Ohio. Children: — Sarah and Owen.
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STEWARTS OF DUTCHESS COUNTY. N. Y. -^22
John^ Stewart (William,^ Isabella*), baptized Jan. i, 1773, in Red Hook, Dutchcsa
county, N. Y., was named in his father's will in 1776, when still a small boy, and would have
been about 15 years old when his father died. We have no later account of him.
Col. Henry W.« Stewart {WiUiam,'^ Isabella*), born Sep. 5, 1775 (baptized Jan. 7, '76),
married Phebe Shcrrill, daughter of Jeremiah and Ruth [Huntling] Shcrrill.® Phcbc died
Aug. ai, 1846, aged 70 years, 9 months, and Col. Henry W. died Aug. 31, 1846, aged 70 years,
II months, 36 days: these dates, copied from their gravestones in the Rowe burying ground in
Milan, Dutchess county, may be jumbled. Children, from Isaac Huntling 's history:
Sherrill
Rowe
William
Edward
Henry
Huntling
JuUa
; m
Jane
: never married
Eliza
: m.
Henrietta
■ Bushnell
William W,« Stewart {William,^ Isabella*), born Sep. 9, 1778. married Elizabeth .
They lived in Clinton, Dutchess county. Elizabeth died Jan. 3, 1852, aged 71 years, 8 months,
5 days, and William died July 17, 1859, aged 80 years, 11 months. 7 days. They are buried in
Milan. His will, probated July 23, 1859, appointed Alfred Duel and Nelson Stewart as exec*
utors and named the following heirs :
Nelson
Smith D.
Walter I.
Catherine
Eliza
Hiram
Gilbert F.
Richard D. C.
: of Clinton
Gilbert Bcntley of Clinton
William Eno of Pine Plains, Dutchess county
; m. Sarah : of Clinton
: of Clinton
; m.
; m.
: of Clinton
: of Penn Yan, Yates county
: of Binghamton, Broome county
James^ Stewart (William,* Isabella*), born or baptized Sep. 12, 1782, in Red Hook, is
not identified. He may have died early, or removed.
Richard D. C.« Stewart (William,^ Isabella*), bom Feb. 10, 1785, in Red Hook, mar-
ried Tamar , born about 1783. He died Dec. 5, 1812, aged 27 years and 9 months, and
his widow Tamar died Mar. 18, 1821, aged 38® They arc buried in the Rowe burying
ground in Milan. We have no record of children.
Andrew^ Stewart {William,^ Isabella*), born Sep. ai, 1787, in Red Hook, seems to
have left no record.
Henry I.^' Stewart (James,^ Isabella*), bom May 13, 1779, in North East precinct,
Dutchess county, married Mary ("Polly") Lewis, daughter of Israel Lewis. Polly was given
SymboU sad references: a number preceded by • dath. si —90, means refer to that page; m. means married;
m. int.: marriage intention: m. lie. marriage license: b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur.> buried; (D Bible rs*
cord, ® church, ® town, ® gravestone (D probate. 0 court, ® land. ® miliury, ® pension. ® census, ® tra-
dition. (9 local history. ® patriotic society. ^ biography or (tenealogy, (^ deduction of the editor.
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land in Homer, Cortlandt county, in the will, dated July i, 1826, of her sister Jemima, widow
of Henry Stewart of Stanford. Henry Stewart and wife Polly deeded land in Columbia county
to Abraham Tobey, jr., in 1837 [Columbia county deeds, Z: 371]. Henry* Stewart, in his will
dated Oct. 15, 1819, made a bequest to James Stewart, son of Henry I. Stewart and grandson
of his deceased brother James. Henry I. Stewart probably had other children besides:
James
John^ Stewart {James f'^ Isabella*), born Dec. 9, 1780, in North East precinct, escapes
our ken. He might make somebody a perfectly good ancestor.
William^ Stewart (James,^ Isabella'^), born Sep. 18, 1784, in North East precinct, also
fades out of the picture. Who can tell us something more of these Dutchess county Stewarts?
THOMAS AND SARAH STEWART
Thomas* Stewart was born Sep. 4, 1741, oldstyle.© He married Sarah , born
Mar. — , 1751. They settled in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess county, N. Y.. but perhaps not be-
fore 1776. He died Feb. 8, 1824, aged 82 years, 4 months, 24 days, and she died Nov. 14, 1829,
aged'78 years, 9 months, according to their gravestones in the Presbyterian churchyard in Pleas*
ant Valley. The marriage record of their sons Smith and William were found in the records of
the Pleasant Valley church by Mrs. Charlotte T. Luckhurst of Albany. Considerable inform*
ation about the children is contained in the will, dated Aug. 20, 1847. of the daughter Anne,
who died Jan. 13, 1849, unmarried. Children:
Anne 1776: d. Jan. 13, 1849, in her 73rd year
William ; m. Oct. 16, 1819, Nancy Devine®
Daniel : resided in Michigan in 1849
Mary ; m. Simmons : res. Washington, Dutchess co.
Joshua, May 24, 1784: d. Sep. 5, 1793; buried in Presbyterian churchyard
John : resided at Richland, Oswego county, N. Y., 1849
Josiah ; m. Phebe
Smith 1795; ni. Dec. 25, 1817, Ruth Welling: d. June 10, 1865®
Anne^ Stewart (Thomas'*) was born about 1776 and died Jan. 13, 1849, ^^ ^^^ Ti^^
year.® She evidently never married. Her gravestone in the Methodist burying ground in
Pleasant Valley, Dutchess county, N. Y., states that she was the daughter of Thomas and Sarah
Stewart. She bequeathed her property, in her will dated Aug. 20, 1847, probated Mar. 28,
1849, to her three living brothers — John, Daniel and Smith — and her sister, Mary Simmons, and
to her various nephews and nieces [Dutchess county probate, P:436]. The executors were
George W. Wilber, Charles McCormick and Jarvis Vail. In the settlement of the estate wc
learn the names and residence of many of Thomas* Stewart's grandchildren.
William^ Stewart {Thomas'') was perhaps born about 1778. He married Oct. 16,
1819, Nancy Devine. daughter of Abraham and Martia Devine, according to the records of the
Pleasant Valley church. He died before 1847. Children, of age in 1849:
John
Mary Ann ; m. George Wilber of Washington, Dutchess county
Daniel*'' Stewart (Thomas^) was born perhaps about 1780. He was living in the state
of Michigan in 1849 when the will of his sister Anne was probated. He was named in her
will as a residuary legatee.
John^ Stewart {Thomas^} was born perhaps about 1781. He was living in Richland,
Oswego county, N. Y., in 1849 when his sister Anne's will was probated. He was one of the
residuary legatees, and his daughter Catherine Aiin was given a bed quilt, probably because
she bore the name Ann. John may have had other children than this one — Catherine Ann.
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Josiah^ Stewart (Thomas^) was born perhaps about 1788. He married Phcbc -
who was born about 1791. He died before 1845. Phebc, widow of Josiah Stewart, died Feb.
2, 1843, according to her gravestone in the Methodist burying ground in Pleasant Valley. The
following children of Josiah Stewart, deceased, were named in the settlement of the estate of
his sister Anne in 1849, and Anne gave a bed to Selina P. Stewart, daughter of Josiah:
Mary B. : resided in Pleasant Valley, unmarried
Jane Ann ; m. William C. Howe
Caroline ; m. Thomas Homer
Richard B. : resided in Pittsfield [Otsego county?]
Sarah ; m. William Scofield : resided in Fishkill
Selina P. : resided in PittsBeld, unmarried
Reuben G. : residence unknown
Smlth^ Stewart (Thonuis*) was bom about 1795. He married Dec. 25, 1817, Ruth
Welling, daughter of Ezekiel and Elizabeth Welling, according to the records of the Pleasant
Valley church. He died June 10, 1865, in his 71st year, and Ruth died Apr. 3, 1870, in her
76th year, as shown by their gravestones in the Pittsbury Presbyterian church burying ground
in the hamlet of Washington Hollow, town of Pleasant Valley. The following children of
Smith Stewart were named in the will of his sister Anne in 1847:
William W., Dec. 19, 1818; m. Arvilla B. : d. Jan. 24, i8860
Mary Eliza ; m. Knickerbocker
Josiah
CHARLES STEWARD OF LYME, CONN.
Charles^ Steward was in Saybrook, Conn., as early as 173 1. He may have come over
from the north of Ireland in 1718 with that contingent of settlers who were promised lands by
Gov. Samuel Shute of Massachusetts; 6nding they would not be permitted to own land in the
Puritan towns without 6rst connecting themselves with the state church, some of these Scotch
Presbyterians went up into Maine. The severity of the winters and the hostility of the In-
dians drove many of the settlers back to Boston. The names of Charles Stuart. Hanna Stuart
and Hana, Samuel and Henry Stuart were in a list of forty or fifty persons who were warned
Aug. 12, 1722, "to depart the town of Boston, as the law directs" — "brought from Brunswick.
Topsham and towns adjacent at the eastward parts by Thomas Sanders.*' In Blandford, Mass.,
which was settled about 1737 by Scotch'Irish from eastern Massachusetts, there is a very old
gravestone to **Hannah, wife of Charles Stewart, died Feb. 14, 17^1, in the 27th year of her
age" [the third figure of the year is chipped, only the lower half of 3 or 5 remainihg]. Charles
Steward's appearance in Lyme, Conn., was on May 22, 1731, when he *'of Deep water" [Say*
brook], just west across the Connecticut river from Lyme, bought land in Lyme from Richard
Ely of Lyme, the witnesses being Samuel Lynde and Abigail Lynde [Lyme deeds, v: 14?] On
Oct. 4. 1738, he sold land on Chestnut hill in Lyme to Capt. Richard Ely, the deed being wit'
nessed by Richard Lord and Robert Miller, jr. [vi: 316]. The next day Charles **of Lyme"
deeded to Robert Miller, jr., land on Chestnut hill on the side adjoining Robert Miller's land,
the witnesses being Richard Lord and Richard Ely [vi: 304]. Aug. 29, 1739, he entered into
an agreement with Joseph Mather [vii: 29]. Then, on June 8, 1741. he deeded *'to my two
sons, Samuel and Henry Stewart," both of Lyme, "the dwelling house on said land containing
250 acres and it is bounded northerly by the East Haddam line" [vii:4iy]. This deed was
witnessed by SarahXSteward and Daniel Ely, but there is nothing to indicate that Sarah Stew*
ard was Charles's wife. After this we lose him. He had at least two children:
Samuel circa 1718; m. Abigail
Henry circa 1720; m. int. June 4. 1761, Mary Henry. Blandford, Mass.
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SamueP Steward (Charles*) was born probably about 1718. He married, about 17^0,
Abigail . He and his brother Henry seemed to be partners in land buying and selling :
they were of Lyme in 1744, 1745, 1747 and 1748, but were of Coventry, Windham county, on
May 26, 1749, when they sold land in Lyme to Thomas Lord [viii: 367]. They called them*
selves of Lyme, however, on May 18, 1751, when they sold 112 acres in Lyme to James Eng*
lish, but were **now of Palmer, Mass.,'' on Oct. 23, 1752, when they sold land in North soci-
ety of Lyme to Thcophilus Lord [xix: 325]. They, of Lyme, appeared in Palmer, Hampshire
county, Mass., in 1750; when they bought a farm in the "elbow'' tract. Samuel Stewart was
one of a committee appointed July 29, 1752, in Palmer to carry a copy of the votes for a call
for Rev. Timothy Symes to "Presbyterian government of ye Church of Scotland persuasion." —
History of Palmer, 1889, p. 141. Oct. 25, 1754, Samuel and Henry Stewart, both of Palmer,
sold to James Nichols and Stephen Upson the farm in Palmer they had bought of John English,
*' including the farm we now live on": this conveyance was also signed by Abigail XStewart,
wife of Samuel. The two brothers were of Hartford, Conn., Nov. 6, 1755, when they deeded
some property in Lyme — probably the last they owned — to Thomas Lord. They later appear*
ed in Blandford, Mass., where in 1759 Samuel had a license as innholder on Beech hill, which
adjoined the town of Granville : in 1761 he sold his lots in Blandford to James Montgomery ,
and, according to Turkey and Tallow Candles, a history of early-day Blandford, his later hist-
ory is unknown. His wife Abigail signed the deed [iv: 289]. On Dec. 23, 1767, Samuel Stew*
ard of Amenia, Dutchess county, N. Y., not known to be Samuel from Blandford, bought land
in Cornwall, Conn., of Timothy Spaulding [ii: 495] ; on Dec. 26, 1767, Samuel Steward of Little
Nine Partners, Dutchess county. N. Y., bought land in Cornwall of Martin Townsend [ii: 494] :
on Dec. 9, 1768, Samuel Steward of Cornwall sold land in Cornwall to Simon Lee [ii: 539], and
on Mar. 11, 1771, he sold two tracts to Oliver Hartwell of Amenia, N. Y. [Hi: 210]. Samuel
Stewart (not identified) of Half Moon, Columbia county, N. Y., bought land in that county of
Aaron Comstock in 1800. Samuel Stewart died Mar. 29, 1812, "worn out by age 93 years and
7 months," in Canaan, Columbia county, say the records of the Congregational church there,
and "Mrs. Stewart, an old lady, died" [summer of 1810].
Henry^ Steward {Charles^) was bom probably about 1720. He married [intention re*
corded in Blandford, Mass., June 4, 1761] Mary Henry. He was associated with his brother
Samuel in land transactions in Lyme, Conn., from 1744 to 1755, and in Palmer. Mass., in 1750
and 1754.® He was in Hartford, Conn., in 1755, and apparently lived in Westfield, Mass., a
little later. In 1758 Henry Stewart bought some land in Blandford of Samuel Watts of Boston
[Hampshire county land records, i: 295], and as Henry Steward of Westfield he sold 1,200 acres
of land in Blandford the same year [i: 333 J, The names of Henry and Samuel appear on the
Blandford records as Steward^ while the others [ — A: 153] are spelled Stewart. On Feb. 2.
1768, Henry Steward of Amenia, Dutchess county, N. Y., not known to be Henry from Bland'
ford, bought land in Cornwall, Conn., of Phinchas Spaulding, the deed being witnessed by
Samuel Steward and John Pcirce [ii: 462], and on May ii, 1771, Henry Steward of Norfolk.
Litchfield county, Conn., sold to Edward Rogers the land in Cornwall which he had bought of
Phinehas Spaulding [iv: 89]. Then what happened to him?
THE DEPRESSION] WILL BE OVER BY THAT TIME
We have packed this issue with genealogical data and have no space left for some
interesting personal items and queries. But perhaps we can make the next number a
little bigger, or better. The editor finds himself, since a recent primary, a candidate
for the state legislature, with some possibility of election this fall. It isn't much of a
job, but it may be the quickest way for us to get to Washington — lower house, 6 years; state
senate, 6 years; governor, 4 years, and member of congress by 1948! Aw, now.
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LIEUT. WILLIAM STEWART OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY. PA. -aj
Mostly from '*A Family of Millers and Stewarts"
William I'* Stewart (Alexander^^) was born about 1738 at the family estate. Green Hill,
nearCarnemauga, county Donegal, Ireland. His mother, Rebecca (Galbraith) Stewart, brought
her children — Charles. Robert, William, Frances and Margaret — to Pennsylvania about 1745
and settled in Donegal township, Lancaster county, where she died in 1749. William went to
the vicinity of Carlisle, Cumberland county, in 1758 and took up land at a place called Meet'
ing House Springs. He married in 1760 Mary Gass, daughter of Benjamin and EU
eanor Gass of Cumberland county. His Bible, in which he wrote '*Wm. Stuart his
Bible bought in Carslile from John Wilky — Wm. Stuart is my name. Do not stale
this Book for fare of shame For onder nath is the oner's name," contains the names
and births of his 11 children. The names of ten are spelled Stuarc, but Capt. Stewart inscrib'
ed the eleventh as Stewart, returning to the old family spelling. When the Revolutionary war
broke out William joined the Cumberland county militia and marched as a lieutenant in the 3rd
company in Col. John Davis's regiment, and was wounded in 1777. Later he was first lieutcn*
ant and adjutant in Col. Hazen's regiment, called Congress's Own, his last service being a tour
against the Indians in 1782. For his services the Pennsylvania general assembly, by an act of
Mar. 12, 1783, granted him 200 acres of land, which was located on Indian Run in Mercer
county. He was known as Capt. Stewart. Sometime around 1800 he removed to Westmore*
land county. He willed his 200'acre farm in Mercer county to his two youngest sons, Robert
and George. He died in Mercer or Westmoreland county. Children:
John, July 17, 1761: died young
Benjamin, Aug. 9, 1762 ^!i!i?
Prudence, Sep. 6, 1764; m. James Simpson f\jf'A%V
Galbraith, Dec. 26, 1767; m. Apr. 7, 1791, Elizabeth Scott: d. Jan. 26, 1848
John, Feb. 3, 1769; m. : lost his wife and 2 daughters
Rebecca, July 7, 177 1 ; m. Forbes
Mary, Mar. 3. 1774; m. Capt. James Anderson
Elizabeth, Feb. 18, 1777
William, Sep. 21, 1779; m. Eleanor Knox: removed to Wayne county, Ohio
Robert, Sep. 17, 1781; m. (i) Mary Young, (2) Sarah Shipler: d. Feb. 12. 1861
George, Jan. 12, 1785; m. Jane Nelson
Benjamin'^ Stuart (William^^), born Aug. 9, 1762, miy have remained on the home
farm in Cumberland county and may have inherited the Gass farm near Chambcrsburg, Frank'
lin [formerly part of Cumberland] county. In the census of 1790 Benjamin Stuart and 4 child'
ren were residing near Chambersburg.
Galbraith'^ Stewart (William^^), born Dec. 26, 1767, married Apr. 7, 1791, Elizabeth
Scott, born Oct. 31, 1768, in Scotland, daughter of Richard and Eleanor (Calhoun) Scott, of
Mount Hope, Hopewell township, Washington county. He went from Carlisle to West Mid'
dietown, Hopewell township, Washington county, about 1788, where he opened a hotel.® He
died there Jan. 26, 1848, in his 82nd year, and Elizabeth died Sep. 29, 1850, aged 82. Both are
buried in Grove cemetery at West Middletown.® Children:
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as — 90, means refer to that page; m. means married;
m. int.: marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur., buried; (1) Bible rs-
cord, (T church, (t, town. -4) gravestone 'T) probate, t?) court, (1) land, 8" military. (». pension. i8, census, ® tra-
di'ton, 'li local history. 'H patriotic «ociety. ^ biography or trenralogy ii" deduction of the editor
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Eleanor
1792
Mary
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Margaret
1795
Elizabeth
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, m. Nov. 21, iRij. Thomas Boone, cousin of Daniel: d. Apr 12, 1.S74
, m. Sep. 23. 1814, Thomas McCall: d. Apr. 28, 1876
, m. Nov. iQ, 1812, James McFaddcn: d. 1881
i m. Jan 7, 180Q, Dr. David Adams: d. July 9, 1822; son Stuart
William, Sep. 12, 1800; m. Aug. 20, 1823, Mary Cummins: d. Apr. ij» 1857
Benjamin Scott 1805; m Elizabeth Achcson, dau. of Gen. Thos. : d. 21^ '5^
Harriet 1808; m. May 13, 1834, George W. Pentecost: d. Oct. 15, 1844
Clarissa 181 1; d. Feb. 7, 1893, unmarried
Galhraith, Julv 3, 1813; m. July 12, 1854, Phebe McKeevcr: d. Sep. 13, 1879
William 1^ Stewart {William^**), born Sep. 21, 1779, married Eleanor Knox of Harris-
burg. He removed to Bridgeport, Belmont county, Ohio, where he became a large raiser of live
stock. He and his son William engaged in the importation of livestock and made several trips
to Scotland and Ireland in this business. They hunted up their kinsfolk in county Donegal,
descendants of Alexander,*^ eldest brother of Lieut. William, still living on the Green Hill est-
ate, and later some of them came on a visit to Ohio. William later moved to Wayne county.
Robert
Samuel
Alexander
Ann
Hannah
William
Robert'" Stewart {William^^), born Sep. 17, 1781, married (1) Mary Young, bom m
1786. She had ten children, and died in 1827. He married (2) Sarah Shipler, by whom he had
a daughter Harriet. He died Feb. 12, i86r, at Mercer, Pa. Children:
Elizabeth Young, Nov. 6, 1808; m. James Kilgore: d. Oct. 27, 1876
Hon. William, Sep. 9, 1810; m. Aletta Gaston of Mercer
Mary, Apr. 26, 1813
John Young, Julv 22, 181 5; m. Susan Fleming: d. Nov. 30, 185^
Jane, June 15, 1817
Hannah Isabella, July 3, 1819
Robert, Apr. 15, 1821 ; m. Maria Duncan
Margaret, Feb. i, 1823
Sarah, Dec. 18, 1824
Benjamin, Oct. 9, 1826; m. : d. Jan. i, i860
Harriet
Georfie'^ Stewart (Wil/iam"^), born Jan. 12, 1785, married Jane Nelson. He and hi*?
brother Robert inherited their father's farm near Mercer, Pa. Children:
William, Feb. 12. 1820: went to Cetlar Rapids, Iowa
George
Mar\'
Eliza
Margaret
Robert
Samuel [twm with Robert]
Benjamin
Later we shall give some account of William Stewart who has been claimed as the son of
Lieut. William but who could not have been. He went to Clarion county. Pa., about 1808; his
wife was Sarah McKibben. daughter of Thomas McKibben. who also located in Clarion county.
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STEWARTS or COLUMBIA COUNTY. N. Y.
Solomon W.^ Stewart was born in 1754 in the parish of McClarar, county Tyrone,
Ireland, according to American Ancestry, ii: 120. He came to America before the Revolution
and settled in Columbia county, New York, this authority says; he was adjutant to General
LaFayette, and was professor of languages and music. He married Hannah Youngs. From in'
formation found in an old manuscript marked "Family Record" by Marks Barker, who was
born in England July 6, 1762, and whose daughter Hannah married Stewart's son, Solomon W.,
Miss Isabella L. Stewart, 791 East 24th street, Paterson, N. j., sent us in 1925 some data on
this line. "There was a story in our family." Miss Stewart said, "that the first of our Stewarts
to come to this countrv had been at school in Dublin, fought a duel and left in haste; he came
over with General Burgoyne's army, and after the war he turned country school teacher, and
that he played the violin." Both accounts seem equally hazy, but are interesting. Solomon W.
Stewart was living in New Milford, Conn., in 1788, when hi? son Solomon Wallace was born,
but later lived in Hudson, Columbia county, N. Y., where he died in 1842. The only inform*
ation we have been able to get about his children, excepting Solomon Wallace, is from the will
of John*^ Stewart of Stockport, 1855 :
Solomon Wallace, June 28, 1788; m. June 16, 181 1, Hannah Barker: d. Apr. 16, 1867
John 1792: soldier in war of 1812
daughter ; m. Nathaniel Bondy
daughter ; m. Gaudren
Solomon Wallace'* Stewart {Solomon W.*) was born June 28, 1788, in New Milford,
Conn.® He married June 16, 181 1, Hannah Barker, born in 1793 in Athens, Greene county,
daughter of Marks and Sarah (Young) Barker of White Plains. They lived in Ancram. Colum*
bia county, in 1826, when their son Solomon Wallace was born. Later they lived in Chatham.
Hannah died Feb. 25, 1863, and Solomon W. died Apr. 16, 1867. They are buried in Chatham.
His will was dated Nov. 13, 1865?, and proved June 21, 1867.(5) The e.xecutors were the sons
William, Marks B. and Thomas, and the will also mentioned daughter Phcbe, wife of George
Flint; son Solomon W., jr.; daughter Sally, wife of Joseph Bassett, and daughter Abby, wife of
William H. Fellows. Children :@
James C. 1815, Stockport: d. 1853
Charles Edward, Nov. 17, 1816; m. Sarah Van Vosburgh: d. i860
Sarah, Mar. 27, 18 18; m. Joseph Bassett
John, Jan. 18, 1820: d. Dec. 3, 1898, in New York City
William K., Oct. 15, 1821 ; m. Clarissa M. Stickles: d. Oct. 25, 187^^4)®
Robert L., Oct. 4, 1823: d. Feb. 17, 1862
Solomon Wallace, July 6, 1826
Marks Barker, Nov. 13, 1827; m. Kate E. Latimer: d. 191 3, Chathamr^^
Hanhah, Mar. 21, 1829
Abigail, Dec. 3, 1830; m. William H. Fellows
Thomas Wallace, May 17, 1832; m. 1854, Maria L. Latimer: res. New Concord, 1878®
Phoebe, Apr. 19, 1834; m. George Flint
John^ Stewart {Solomon W.^) was born about 1792, for he gave his age as 62 when he
made his will Jan. 10, 1855 [Columbia county probate, N:694]. He called himself millwright,
of Stockport. It is probable he never married. He mentioned in his will "my housekeeper,
Lavinia Golding." His niece Abigail Miller, daughter of Nathaniel Bondy, was to receive the
feather bed which belonged to her grandmother Stewart. He bequeathed to his two nephews
William and Richard Caudren "all lands I may be entitled to as a soldier in the war of 1812";
but in a codicil he canceled this bequest and assigned his title to John Stewart, jr. [probably
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Margaret
; m.
William
; m.
Eliza
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Thomas Hcnrv
; m.
Mary Ann
; m.
Martha Ann
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Alexander
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his nephew], and Henry Bondy. He mentioned his brother. Solomon W. Stewart, and **my
brother's sons William, Marks, Thomas Wallace and John Stewart,'' and *'my nephew John
Milton Bondy." The residue of his estate he gave to William and Jane Van Hoescn of Stock-
port. The executors were John Milton Bondy, Marks Stewart and William F. Butler.
STEWARTS OF DUTCHESS COUNTY. N. Y. —253
THOMAS STEWART OF BEAVER KILL
Thomas^ Stewart was born about 1787 in Middletown, Conn., and was brought by
his parents in 1789 to Beaver Kill, Dutchess county, N. Y., we learn from the New York Qen-
ealogical & Biographical Record^ 1921. He married Nancy . In the administration of
the estate of Samuel Stewart, Chatham, Conn., appears this entry, "Thomas Stewart, bill for
cambric, 83c," in a list of creditors Jan. 24, 1818. Thomas died Feb. 2, 1837, ^8^^ 49- His
widow Nancy married Aug. 7, 1840, Lee Mitchell. She died Sep. 5, 1859, ^6^^ 75- Children
of Thomas and Nancy Stewart:
Robert Moultrop
(three times) : res. Monticello, Sullivan co., N. Y.
William Stewart (not related)
Lucinda Pelton
Hiram Maltby
William Waddell: died Apr. 13. 18^7
Jane Gouldsmith: res. near Kenoza Lake, N Y.
STEWARTS OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N. C. -167
Records gathered by Mr». Elizabeth Stewart Bundy, Monroe, N C
Henry* Stewart (Matt/iew^) was born Jan. 29. 1759,© in Anson county [that part
later established as Mecklenburg county], North Carolina. He married Feb. 19, 1780, Lucy
, who was born May 4, 1764. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and the re-
cord of his services is given in the Februar\ . 1930, number of this magazine. Early in 1784 he
and his brothers William and James went from North Carolina and settled in the Bethany
neighborhood in Wilkes county, later formed into Greene and eventually Taliaferro county
Georgia. They cleared a small piece of ground, planted corn and pumpkins and built cabins.
As soon as Henry could leave his crops he returned to North Carolina, after arranging with a
miller to supply his wife with corn meal; but the miller was recreant to his trust and the wife
and small children had to subsii^t on pumpkins until Henry's arrival home. The Stewarts and
others in Bethany were Presbyterians and "possessed with a great deal of the Scotch-Irish elc'
ment." They built a church of hewn logs, "dnd the Stewarts were great servers to it." One
day when Henry was in the 6eld **an Indian came to the house and tried to scalp his wife; she
locked the doors, and the Indian started in the window. She caught him while he was in the
window and took his tomahawk from him. Then she told her little hoy to go to the spring
and ring the bell, which was on a stump. They always rang the bell for help. He rang the
bell, and Henry came to the house and killed the Indian.'" Henry Stewart "has many, many
descendants in Georgia." He died Oct. 17, 1863, aged 104. Children:®
William, Oct. 18, 1782; m. : son Samuel
Ellen, Dec. 20, 1784: never married
Matthew, Sep. 20, 1786
John, June 14, 1791
Elizabeth, Sep. 21, 1792: died 1867
James, Dec. 25, 1795
Samuel, Oct. },, 1801: d. July 25, 1806
Reuben. Sep. j, 1804; m.(i) Sally Derby, (2) Penelope Drantlcy
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William^ Stewart (Matthew^) was born Jan. lo, 1763, in Mecklenburg county, N. C.
He married Mary Newell. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and his military record
is given in the Stewart Clan Magazine for February, 1930. He settled ih Taliaferro county,
Ga., but moved to Livingston county, Ky., before Dec. 3. 1832, and resided near Marion, Crit'
tenden county. **He was about 85 when he went to live with his son Josiah (in White coun*
ty, Illinois) about 1849, after having lived for awhile after his wife's death with another son,"
according to a granddaughter, Mrs. Emeline (Stewart) Johnson of Los Angeles, born Aug. 25,
1834 [living in January, 1932, aged 97], daughter of Dr. Josiah,* ** where he slept with little
Jimmy, son of Robert Cunningham. He lived with us for awhile and then went back to the
son's shortly after the son had married again [the son's first wife was Jane, who lived to have
about eight children, and his second wife was Mary, who was a good woman and a very good
mother to his children], but later they brought him back, and he stayed with us until he died.
He was a good Bible student and had an equable temperament." William Stewart died Nov.
— . 1856, aged 93, at Carmi, White county. 111. Children:
Dr. Josiah, Feb. — , 1791, Ga.; m. 1818, Nancy Pomcroy, Indiana: d. May — , 1865, Carmi
Elam
Lemira
Amaryllis
Robert C.
Theresa
Mary Narcissa ; m. Peter Clinton
John^ Stewart (Matt/ieu'^) was born about 1765 in Mecklenburg county, N. C, and is
said to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He married, about 1785, Agnes Moore,
daughter of John Moore of Mecklenburg county. He remained in North Carolina but rcmov*
cd into what is now Union county and owned a fine plantation near the state line, near Lan*
caster county, S. C. He died there in 1826, and he and his wife are buried in the old Waxhaw
cemetery. The names of their children are given in the February, 1930, magazine.
James^ Stewart (Matthew^) was born about 1769 in Mecklenburg county, N. C. He
is said to have accompanied his brothers Henry and William to Georgia in 1784 but to have re*
turned and settled near Fort Mill, York county, S. C. adjacent to Mecklenburg county, N. C.
On Sep. 20, 1792, James Stewart, sr. — evidently not this James — of York district, S. C, signed
a release to Alexander Stewart of York district [sec magazine for October, 1929] to 108 acres
of land on Dry fork of Turkey creek [Yorkville clerk of court, H: 187]. James Stewart of York
district, planter, made his will June 14, 1854, which was proved Sep. 7, 1854.® He provided
that his wife Nancy should live on the plantation and have control of it for life; his sons John
and William were to assist her, and son Josiah was to finish at Davidson college. There is no*
thing to indicate that this James Stewart was James,^ son of Matthew.^
Reuben* Stewart (Hcnr^,* Matthew^), born Sep. 3, 1804, in Taliaferro county, Geor*
gia, married (i) Sarah Derby, by whom he had four children — James, Mary, Thomas and Ann
— and (2) Penelope Brantley, by whom he had nine — John, Elizabeth, Ella, William, George,
Douglas, Francis, Golden and Jesse. Four sons, William, George, Golden and Jesse, are still
living in Taliaferro county, 1932. Reuben Stewart died in 1887, aged 82.
JAMES STEWART, NORTH CAROLINA
James Stewart was born Dec. i, 1762, in North Carolina, according to Re%K)lutionary
Soldiers Buried in Illinois. He enlisted in 1779 in North Carolina for two months with Capt.
H. McClure and Col. E. Lacey. and again in 1780 for three months with Capt. John McClure.
Again in 1780 he enlisted, serving under Capt. John Steele and Capt. Philip Walker, and later
he served two more enlistments, making five altogether under 0)l. £. Lacev. He was in the
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battles of Rocky Creek, Hanging Rock, King's Mountain, Fort Granby, the siege of Ninety-
Six, HedarelPs Point and Eutaw Springs. He removed to Kentucky. In 1840 he was living in
Wayne county. III., aged 78, head of the family.® He died Oct. — , 184^, a pensioner, in Fair-
field township, Wayne county. 111.®
STEWARTS FROM CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N. C.
George Stewart married Utley and was living in Cumberland county, N. C, in
i8oo, when his son William was born. Further information about him and his ancestry is de-
sired by Oscar T. Stewart, r. f. d. i, Pocatello, Idaho, a descendant. Children:
James 1790
John, May 14, 1795: d. Sep. 20, 1866
George, Mar. 29, 1796; m. Ruth : d. Jan. 14, 1845
Edith 1798; m. Wormick: d. Sep. 25, 1844
William, Oct. 24, 1800; m. Delpha Jones: d. Oct. 2j, 1891, Moab. Utah
Polly 1801
Reuben
Isaiah, Apr. 23, 1808: d. 1884
William Stewart (Qeorge) was born Oct. 24, 1800, in Cumberland county, N. C. He
married Delpha Jones, who was born in Cumberland county, daughter of Ellis Jones. Their
daughter Caroline was born in Fayette countv, where they apparently were living about 18;^:^;
but they were living in Cumberland county in 1835 and 1837. when their children Randolph
and Elizabeth were born. They removed to Tuscaloosa county, Alabama, before April, 1839.
William Stewart died Oct. 23, 1891, in Moab, Grand county, Utah, the day before his ^isr
birthday. Children:
Mary Jane ; m. Hamilton Crow
Caroline ; m.(i) John Olothen, (2) James Brown
Randolph Hockedy, July 20, 1835; m (1) Sarah A. Taylor, (2) Marrett Pearce. '3) Sarah
Henry Woodard [Kine.-^on
Mary Jane Taylor: d. July 28, 1920, Idaho
Myra Borrows
Joshua Pendleton
Alma Lutz
Elizabeth
; m
John Calvin. Apr. 27,
1839: m
Joshua Lawrence
; m.
Moronia
Delpha
; m.
China
; m.
JAMES POTTS STEWART
James Potts Stewart was born about 1770 in North Carolina. He married Margar-
et Witherspoon. He was living in Tennessee in 1812, when a daughter was born, and he scrv'
ed as a soldier under Gen. Jackson at the battle of New Orleans in 181 5. In 1816 he removed
to Illinois Information about this f.imilv is sought by Byron R. Lewis, box 421. Bridgeport,
III., a grcat'great'grandson.
MARY STUART AND BARNABAS FARRAN
Mary Stuart was born in November. 1739, and lived in Lancaster county, Pennsvl'
vania. There, it is thought, she was married about 1770 to Barnabas Farran, who was born
Apr. 6, 1739. He served as a soldier in the rSth battalion of Lancaster county militia during
the Revolutionary war. — Penn5\h'anra Archives, During the war he removed with his family
to Northumberland countv, where on June 2, 1777, he bought 100 acres of land on the west
branch of Delaware Run from Thomas Taggert. the deed being recorded Dec. 18, 1777 [North-
umberland countv, B:2i8]. At the time of the Indian raids in Northumberland county [see
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p. 182] Barnabas Farran's barns while full were burned by the torics and Indians.® His land
was assessed at ^3 in 1789 and onward to i8og; in 1804 he paid taxes on 200 acres, one horse
and two cows. Information as to Mary (Stuart) Farran's ancestry is desired by Miss May
Garrison, r. f. d. 9, Springfield, Ohio, who collected these data. Mary died Dec. 8, 1814, and
Barnabas died Dec. 13, 1820. They died on the farm they bought in 1777. and both arc buried
in the yard of the Warrior Run church. Children [Farran]:
Margaret, Apr. 9, 1771: d. June i, 1812
John, Feb. 20, 1772: d. Sep. 20, 1856
Isaac, July 16, 1776: d. 1857
William, Dec. 28, 1777: m. 1817, Mary Love, Turbit township: d. Jan. 3. 1846
Samuel, Mar. 3, 1781 ; m. Dec. — , 1813, Ann Curry: d. Mar. 12, 1870
James Pemberton Stewart, the Man who Looked Like Christ
"My grandfather was William Pemberton Stewart." says Mrs. Whitney (Vaida Stewart)
Montgomery of Dallas, Tex., "and the only other member of his immediate family I knew was
his brother, James Pemberton Stewart. It seems that Pemberton was a name they desired to
perpetuate. Grandfather was from Tennessee; and would be, if living, more than a hundred
years old, I am sure. Greatuncle Jim, the James Pemberton Stewart mentioned above, was a
rather unique character. He was very handsome, it is said, in his younger days. He escaped
from the northern prisons during the war between the states and lived in the woods, eating
rattlesnakes and similar wild foods for a long time. During this period his hair grew long and
fell in curls about his shoulders.. When he finally appeared in civilization, people thought he
was Christ come back to earth, and the pictures he had taken at that time bear a striking re*
semblance to the pictures of Christ. (I forgot to say above that he was called 'Pretty Jim\)
*'He was far from Christ'like, however, in some ways. Though he knew the Bible almost
in its entirety and could quote more ?cripture than anybody I ever knew he cursed with almost
every breath. He remained unmarried, living alone, until the time of his death, which was at
an advanced age, probably 80. He compiled a fam*
ilv history of the Stewarts, which is now owned
by a favorite nephew, to whom he left his estate.
Maybe Td better try to get a peep into that hist-
ory!"
I AM DESERT-BORN
The cactus has its spike.
The prickly pear its spears;
1 shall have the like
All of my years.
For I am desert-born —
Stinging those who pass.
As the mesquite thorn.
And the needle grass.
I am desert-born —
And the desert marks its young
With spike or spear or thorn
VAIDA STEWART MONTGOMKRY ^^ ^ ®^**'P ^0"KU«-
The above poem, by Mrs. Montgomery, appeared in Kaleidoscope, a national magazine of
poetry edited by her and her husband, Walter Montgomery, 702 North Vernon street. Dallas.
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Notes About People and Events
Dr. Frances Edward Stewart of Englcwood, N. J., has sent us a collection of articles on
heraldry, genealogy, etc. We shall study it over as soon as time permits.
Dr. Andrew Stewart of Washington, D. C, was recently in Amarillo, Tex., on a trip for
the government, inspecting a helium production plant. He was intrigued with the mesquitc
brush, prairie dogs, cattle and cowboys^ never having seen the west before.
Dr. Ferdinand Schmitter of New York City, on another incursion into the Catskill mount*
ains met John K. Grant of Stamford, who gave him a book on the Grants by his cousin, John P.
Grant, who was sojourning in Florida. Dr. Schmitter lent us the book, which contained some
Stewart data.
Mrs. Fred N. Taylor of Mc Allen, Tex , registrar of the Rio Grande chapter. Daughters
of the American Revolution, died early in April. She had sent this magazine various Stewart
records and lists of addresses of Stewart de-ccndants. She was trying to help Mrs. Minnie
(Stewart) Parks find the ancestry of Garrett Stewart, — B: 218. Recently we discovered that
Garrett was a son of James G. Stewart of Bowling Green, Ky., — A : 78.
The Stewarts were Not Really Whipped at Culloden
This issue finishes volume 9, and with the July number the Stewart Clan Magazine starts
into its tenth volume. We appreciate the support and cooperation of the good people of the
Stewart kith. The editor has not always had the time to respoTid promptly to inquiries or to
acknowledge the receipt of records but is gratified to know of the interest in Stewart geneal-
ogy and in this little magazine, which is trying to reach sources of records and to place these
records within the reach of persons who are now or will be hunting eagerly for family data.
Our ability to obtain and print Stewart records is largely measured by the amount of
money we have available to pay for the copying of probate, land and other records, and while
we are willing to do all we can single-handedly, without thought of remuneration, our desire
to be of service in the largest way possible leads us to accept with gratitude whatever financial
aid is given for the magazine. All that wc take in is promptly devoted to the gathering of
more records or printing more pages. While many unique data are given to us willingly and
generously, there arc data which necessarily involve some expense in searching, transcribing
and mailing.
Wc urge those subscribers whose subscription has expired to renew their subscription and
those who receive this number as a sample copy, to add their names to our list now, so as to
receive all of the numbers of the next volume. There are some persons, of course, who like to
avail themselves of what information others dig up and publish, without sharing in the ex-
pense, and we are glad they may enjoy this privilege, but if very many hoped to procure their
data in this way there wouldn't be much for anybody.
The Stewart Clan Magazine has some very fine people among its patrons, and we arc con-
tinually finding more. Our desire is to retain all we find, so that the magazine may continue on
through these trying years without discouragement, eventually to hold a place of seniority,
prestige and recognized value in its field.
Since a number of generous persons contributed more than the amount of one subscription
to help finance the printing of volume 9 we shall submit an accounting. The total receipts
were $31645. The cost of printing was $311.82; postage, $48.20; stationery, $14.28. and re-
cords, $10, a total of $384.30. The editor's salary was a deficit of only $67.85. which, consid*
ering the times, is satisfactory. May the coming year be no worse.
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DESCENDANTS OF ROBERT STEWART OF NORWALK, CONN. A 233
From records feathered by Miss Bertha Stuart, l52Twtlfth St.. Portland. Oregon
Robert* Stewart of Norwalk. Connecticut, had three sons — James, John and Samuel. Sam*
uel^ lived m Wilton and had four sons — Samuel, John. Simeon and Nathan. John'' was known
as John *the 3rd,* to distinguish him from his cousin, John Stewart the 2nd, son of John.^ He
married May 21, 1739, Sarah Hendricks and had two sons — Silas and Stephen. S.las^ Stuart,
bom July i, 1739, in Wilton, enlisted July 6, 1775, as a fifer in the
9th company, under Capt. Peter Perritt, in Col. Charles WcbKs
7th regiment of the Connecticut troops in the Revolutionary war,
and was discharged Dec. 10, 1775. He removed to Kent, where he 4
died Mar 19, 1812, in his 73rd year. His will mentioned six child-
ren— Matthew; John, executor; Margery, wife of David Preston;
Sally, wife of John Lain; Rhoda, wife of Noble S. Johnson, and ■
Anna, wife of Robert Ogden. Matthew was baptized in Wilton Apr. 21, 1765, and Margery
was baptized there Oct 5, 1766. but the baptismal dates of the other children were not record'
cd. The family was living in Milford in 1775. The History of Kent says that Silas Stuart
was a soldier in Capt. Abraham Fuller's company in 1776.
Matthew^ Stuart {Silas,* John,^ Samuel,^ Robert^) was born Nov. 19, 1764, in Wilton,
Conn. He enlisted May 18, 1782, while a resident of New Milford, to serve three years in
the army, going to New I-ondon to join the troops. He was in Captain Robertson's company,
2nd Connecticut regiment, according to a size roll dated Feb. i, 1783, and as the war ended
that year he may have been discharged before serving three years. He married, probably in
1785, Sarah Bryant, who was born June 26, 1766.© He perhaps lived in New Milford until
about 1800, as about that time he removed "across the state line" to Stephentown, Rensselaer
county. New York. He is said to have been living in Stephentown in 1802, when his daughter
Sally was born. Mar. i, 1804, Abijah Bush and Matthew Stewart signed a document in Steph'
entown certifying that John W. Schermerhorn, Ebcnezcr Smith and Winthrop Root were elect'
ed trustees of the meeting house in the southwest part of Stephentown.® There was another
Matthew Stewart in Rensselaer county at this period — Matthew from Becket, Mass., A: 181 :
he was killed in 1804 on his farm near Troy when a barn door which he was trying to close in
a storm blew violently against him. About 1806 Matthew Stuart, who is said to have been a
lawyer, removed to Fabius, Onondaga county. Feb. 14, 1809, he was sued at Fabius by Jona*
than Stanley, jr.® He is believed to have lived for awhile at Painted Post. Steuben county.
Tradition indicates that he was a soldier in the war of 1812, although he was 50 years old, and
that his death was due to consumption caused by exposure. He died Dec. 16, 1814. at Fabius.
His widow soon after went to Gowanda, Cattaraugus county, to live with her son Hosea, and
she died there in 1848. Children :®
Silas, Mar. 31, 1786; m. Esther Underw^ood: d. 1836, Gowanda, N. Y.
Lydia, Apr. 15, 1789; m. Bailey: 8 children
John, Oct. 21, 1790; m. Amah Underwood: d. Sep. 3, 1850, Plainwcll, Mich.
Eliza, Jan. i, 1793; m: Isaac Aldrich: died before 1847
Symbols and references: a number preceded by ■ dash, as —90, means refer to that page; m. means married;
m. ini ; marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur., buried; (T) Bible re-
cord, ($) church, (i)town, ® gravestone (J) probate, (?; court, (7; land. 8> military, (») pension, (fo) census, (Q> tra-
dition, (^ local history. ^ patriotic society, ^ biography or izenealogy. J^ deduction of the editor.
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Hosca, Mar. 3, 1795; m.(i) Phcbe Aldrich, (2) Harriet Hurd: d. June 25. 187J
Susan, Apr. 11, 1797: died unmarried about 1844
William, Dec. 5, 1799; m. Emmalinc Sweet of Frcdonia, N. Y.
Sally Dunning, May 1, 1802; m. Aug. 8, 1822, Daniel Wheeler: res. Wayne Station, III.
David Preston, June 27, 1804; m. Nov. 24, 1828, Elizabeth P. Wright: d. Schoolcraft. Mich.
Lewis Matthew, Mar. 30, 1807; m. Cynthia Beal: d. 1891, Iowa Falls, Iowa
Anson, June 12, 1809; m. Mrs. Eliza Miner: died about 1865 at Gowanda
Silas^ Stuart (Matthetf,* Silas* Jo/in,^ Samttel,^ RoberO) was born Mar. 31. 1786, per-
haps in New Milford, Conn., and went with his parents to Stephcntown, N. Y., and later to
Fabius. He married Esther Underwood, daughter of Lemuel Underwood [born Feb. 24, 1761,
in Woodstock, Conn.]. He removed to Gowanda, Cattaraugus county, N. Y., and died there
in 1836. Children:
Laura ; m. M. Walden : res. Gowanda
Lydia ; m. Deland: daughter Mary
Susan ; m. A. Brown
Emmaline ; m. L Clifford
Samuel ; m. Emma Bolton : resided Gowanda
Lemuel ; m. Irene McCullough: daughter Mcrta, Gowanda
John ; m. Adeline barnes
Elisha, Jan. 18, 1826; m. Jan. 7, 1861. Eliza Hawley Spencer, at East Randolph, N. Y.
Lydia^ Stuart (Matt/ieu/,* Silas,* John,^ Samuel,^ Robert^), bom Apr. 15, 1789, married
Bailey. Eight children: Ursula, married Nathaniel Ballard, Elgin, 111.; Samuel, Collins
station, Erie county, N. Y.; Lydia, married W. Hitchcock, Collins station; Anson; Stephen,
married Cynthia Taft; Timothy; Sally, married Starr; and Elinor.
John^ Stuart (hAatthew,^ Silas,* ]ohn,^ Samiiel,^ Robert^), born Oct. 21, 1790, perhaps
in New Milford, Conn., married Amah Underwood, daughter of Lemuel Underwood [see Si*
las]. He lived in Fabius and Gowanda, N. Y., removing to Allegan county, Michigan, in 1836.
He died Sep. 3, 1850, near Plainwell, Mich., and Amah died there Sep. 6, 1882. Children:
Esther ; m. Thomas Stancliff : d. Nov. 27, 1858
Admiral : died 1893
Sarah B., May 21, 1824; m. Daniel Davis, Allegan, Mich.
Anna
Addison : d. July 18, 1888
Thomas : d. July 6, 18^2
Anson
Eliza*' Stuart (Mattheuf,'' Silas,* John,^ Samuelr Robert^), bom Jan. 1, 1793, married
Isaac Aldrich. She died early and her three children — Susan, Pamela and Eliza Ann — were all
dead by 1896.
Hosea^ Stuart {Matthew,^ Silas,* John,^ Samuel,^ Robert^), born Mar. 3, 1795, perhaps
in New Milford, Conn., married (i) Phebe Aldrich ef Gowanda, N. Y. He went from Fabius
to Gowanda about 1814, the year his father died, and his mother made her home with him. His
wife died in 1838, and in 1840 he married (2) Harriet Hurd of Perrysburg. He died June 25,
1873, at Gowanda. His son Truman "rebuilt the old homestead of Hosca and lived there with
his two sisters, Ellen and Margery." Children, born in Gowanda:
Delilah, Oct. 19, 1817: d. Sep. 13, 1823
Matthew, Nov. 7, 1819; m. : farmer. Janesville, Iowa
Alvira, Feb. 17, 1822; m. Moss, Belvidere, III.
Charles H., Feb. 29, 1829; m. Feb. 11, 1850, Mary J. Wilbcr: d. 1893, Collins Center, N. Y.
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Turner
Adeline ; m. Chamberlain, Gowanda
Diana ; m. Conncll
Merrill
Ellen : resided Gowanda
Phehc + Mary + Margery -f Truman -I- Delia
William^ Stuart {Matthew,'^ Silas,* John,^ SamueU^ Robert^), born Dec. 5, 1799, per*
haps in Connecticut or Massachusetts, married Emmalinc Sweet of Fredonia, N. Y. He was a
farmer, living at Janesville, Iowa. Children:
Brigham
Harriet ; m. Coddington: resided Whitehall, Mich.
Sally Dunnin^^' Stuart (MattKeu;,^ Silas,^ John,^ Samuel,^ Robert^), born May i,
1802, in Stephentown, N. Y., married Aug. 8, 1822, Daniel Wheeler, born in 1797. They lived
at Wayne station, Illinois. He died in 1877. She died at Wheeler, III. Children: Lewis, died
Mar. 28, 1890, at Elgin, III.; Nora, married a Smith; Pamela E. [who furnished Miss Stuart a
copy of the records of births from Matthew Stuart's Bible], and Frank.
David Preston^ Stuart (Matthew,^ Silas,* John,^ Samuel,'^ Robert^), bom June 27,
1804, in Stephentown, N. Y., married in Buffalo Nov. 24, 1828, Elizabeth Potter Wright, born
Aug. 16, 1809, in Hamburg, Erie county, N. Y., daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Potter)
Wright. He was a cabinet'makcr, and about 1836 he moved to Michigan. While his brothers
went back to the spelling Stewart he retained the form Stuart. He died Mar. 25, 185 1, at
Schoolcraft, Mich., and his widow died Dec. 21;, 1884, in Chicago, III., at the home of her son
Edwin Chatficld. Children :
Sarah Elizabeth, Mar. 15, 1830, Hamburg; m. June 8, 1851, Addison Lyon: d. Apr. 28, 1861
Diana Emmaline, Mar. i, 1832: d. Apr. i, 1833
Harriet Malitta, Jan. 5, 1836: d. Apr. 18, 1840
Maria Saluta, Feb. 2, 1838; m. Sep. 22, 1870. Rev. Robert Leslie: d. 1901, Grant's Pass, Ore.
William Anson, Sep. 14, 1840; m. : d. Dec. 20, 1901, Pittsburg, Kan.
Edwin Chatfield, Feb. 21, 1843; ^- Apr. 29, 1867, I^ura Hayden, Kankakee, III.: res. PortPd
Allan Wright, Sep. 7. 1845; m. Aug. u, Annie Little, San Fr'isco: d. Dec. 4. 1928, Chicago
Lewis Mattliew^ Stuart {Matthew,^ Silas,* John,^ Samuel,'^ Robert^), born Mar. 30.
1807, m Fabius, N. Y., married in 1830 Cynthia Bcal. "He grew up in the vicinity of Syra*
cusc.'"® He was a dairyman in Gowanda, having fifty cows. He died in 1891 at Iowa Falls.
Iowa. Children:
David Preston 1830: d. 1854
Hannah 1830; m. Terwilliger: d. 1913, Tilden. Nebraska
Emmaline 1835; m. Burke: d. Neligh, Neb.
Ira B. 1837: d. 1909
Martha J. 1839 : unmarried, Los Angeles
Anson M. 1841 : d. 1901
Sarah 1843; m. Carpenter: d. 1902
Matthew Lewis 1845 : d. 1909
Deborah 1848: d. 1850
Alice 1852; m. Collins: res. Los Angeles
Anson^ Stuart {Matthew,^ Silas,* John,^ Samuel.'^ Robert^), born June 12, 1809, in Fa*
bius, N. Y., married Mrs. Eliza Miner. He was a cabinet-maker in Gowanda, and died about
1863. He had one child :
Ella ; m. Herbert Rich: re-^. Cattaraugus, N, Y.
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STEWARDS OF DEERFIELD, ONEIDA COUNTY. N. Y.
From material gathered by Miss Gertrude E. Mann, DeLand. Fla.
The Stewards in Dccrficld, Oneida county, New York, came from Brattleboro, Vermont,
and were descended from Alexander Steward of Marlboro, Massachusetts [see A: 13, 219].
In a letter written Feb, 17, 1886, by George W."^ Stewart of Williamston, Michigan, to his
cousin, Elizabeth J. Atkins of Utica, N. Y., much of the following information was given. The
tradition in the family is that Daniel^ Steward ^'emigrated from Scotland some time prior to
1756 and was killed in battle in the French war/' As a matter of fact Daniel* was born Feb.
6, 1691, in Marlboro, Mass. Two grandsons of DanieF — Ebenezer and Jabez — went out from
Brattleboro, Vt., about 1795 to Oneida county, N. Y. [formed Mar. 15, 1798, from Herkimer
county], and settled in Deer field [part of the town of Schuyler until 1798]. They were sons
of Daniel^ and had brothers John, Daniel, Antipas and Benjamin and *'two sisters, names not
known but who married Daniel and Joseph Knight, brothers, who later migrated from Ver-
mont to Dcerfield, N. Y., and still later to Angelica, county seat of Allegany, where Joseph's
son Silas was sheriff and jailor for many years. Another of DanielV daughters, named Annie,
married Ezra [Reuben] Stearns of Brattleboro, Vt."
Ebenezer* Steward (DanieU'^ Daniel,^ Alexander^) was born about 1763 in Paxton
[then part of Leicester], Mass. He married Leafy Smith. He may have been a soldier in the
Revolutionary war, and perhaps moved with his brothers to Vermont about 1780, He re-
moved about 1795 to Decrfield, N. Y. The town records show that he was assessor and road
overseer in Dcerfield in 1798, the year it was organized. — Wager's History of Oneida County.
He bought part of lot 7 in Cosby 's Manor, northeast of the Mohawk, in 1800 [vn: 374], and
he and his wife Life sold part of this property to David Babcock in 1S02 [ix: 214]. In the
census of 1800 he was living in Dcerfield, aged over 26 but under 45, with seven other persons
in his family: in 1810 J., E. and E. Stewart and S. Steward were enumerated in Oneida county,
but in 1820 neither Ebenezer nor Jabez appears. In 1803 Ebenezer Steward and wife Life sold
property in Deerfield [xi: 112], and in 1810 they sold more [xix: 105]. In a land assessment
in Deerfield in 1814 Ebenezer Stewart owned 148 acres valued at $4,884. Ebenezer was buried
in a cemetery at Marcy, Oneida county, and his wife was buried in the Baptist cemetery on
the Herkimer road in Decrfield. Children®
Betsey ; m. Nathaniel Crossman : resided Dcerfield
Dulcina ; m. Joseph Gates
Dolly ; m. John Spencer: resided Ottawa, III.
John Franklin, Aug. 26, 1784; m.(i) Apr, 3, 1803, Hannah Holmes, (2) Eliza Frost Daunton
George W. Ebenezer, July 30, 1804; m. 1826, Sophronia Dewey : d. Aug. 2, 1879, Buffalo
Jabez* Steward {Daniel,^ Danielr Alexander^) was born about 1770 in Paxton [then
part of Leicester], Mass. He married Rachacl Warren, daughter of John Warren. He went
with his brothers to Vermont about 1780. About 1795 he removed to Decrfield, N. Y. In the
earliest records of the town, 1798, he is mentioned as being granted a license.® In the census
of 1800 he was living in Dcerfield, and in his family were one man over 45 years of age, two
men under 45 and over 26, one woman under 26 and over 16, and 2 boys under 10. He owned
a loo-acrc farm lying next east of John Warren's, his father-in 'law, whose place was "a mile
above the Utica bridge on Genesee street," bounded by the Mohawk river on the west, south
and east, at the Big Bend. Here six of his children were born. About 1806 "he moved to a
farm in Paris, 18 miles south of Utica, owned by John Devereaux." He bought land in Paris
in 1808.® After living three years in Paris he moved to Wolcott, in Wayne county, six miles
from Big Sodus bay on Lake Ontario. He died there, aged 52, about 1822. Ten children:®
Daniel c. 1796; m. : resided Dcerfield, 1820®
George W., Sep. 2, 1798 resided Williamston, Mich., 1886
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Willard
James
Lucinda
Julia
Charles
Belinda
Mary Ann
John W. : doctor in Michigan, had 3 sons, William,* John and George
John Franklin^ Stewart {Ebenezer,* Daniel,^ Daniel,^ Alexander^) was born Aug.
26, 1784, perhaps in Vermont. His parents were early settlers in Deerfield, Oneida county,
N. Y., where he grew up. He married (1) Apr. j, i8oj, Hannah Holmes, who was born May
28, 1785. They resided in Deerfield until about 1826, when they moved to Granby, Oswego
county, settling on a farm about two miles south of Minetto and near historic Battle Island.
Hannah died Nov. 14, 1834, and was buried in Lewis cemetery in Granby. John F. married (2)
Jan. ji, 1856, widow Eliza (Frost) Daunton. He died July 21, i860, and was buried in Lewis
cemetery. Eliza F., his widow, died July 21, 1881. Children:®
Amanda, Jan. 14, 1806; m. Jan. 13, 1824, Zenas Haven: d. June 5, 1898, Hannibal
Euphemia, Feb. 21, 1808; m. Jan. 23, 1827, Thompson Mann: d. Sep. i, 1871, Niagara county
William Riley, Nov. 25, 1810; m. Apr. 12, 1833, Mary O'Connell: d. Feb. 20, 1897, Oswego
Van Rensselaer, Jan. 9, 1812; m. Nov. i, 1832, Agnes Mills
Nancy, July 2, 1817; m. July 4, 1836, Norman Porter
Betsey J.. June 12, 1819; m. Jan. i, 1835, Abram Huganon: d. July 27, 1835
James Horace, May 5, 1821: m. May 21, 184., Eliza Lent: resided Syracuse, 1897
Emma, Apr. 14, 1857; m. Dec. 6, 1882, Travis Hopkins Rappleye: res. Minetto, 1929
John, May 12, 1859: died June 29, 1862
Edward William, Sep. 17, i860; m. Dec. 6, 1882, Cornelia Rappleye: res. Minetto
Georiie Washini^toii Ebenezer'^ Stewart {Ebenezer,* Daniel,'^ Daniel,^ Alexander^)
was born July 30, 1804, in Deerfield. *'He was 17 years younger than the next youngest
child." In 1826 he married Sophronia Dewey. He died Aug. 2, 1879, in Buffalo and was bur*
icd in the same cemetery as his father, at Marcy, Oneida county. Children:
Giles : died young
Zenas Giles : died young
Elkn Maria, Dec. 14, 183 1; m. Edmund Fairman: resided and died in Buffalo
Theodore Horace, June 30, 1837; m. Mary Gibbs: resided and died in Utica
Elizabeth Janette, May 10, 1839; m. Nov. 27, 1866, William Atkins: d. July 10, 1886, Utica
To be continued
ROBERT STEWART OF PENNSYLVANIA AND KENTUCKY
From ' McKee F.imily Chart " l*HX). by J.inies Robert McKee. and other sources
Robert Stewart was born Aug. 21, 1768, m Pennsylvania, of Scotch'Irish parentage.
He married Mar. 8, 1796, Margaret Beaty, born Jan. 2, 1774, in Pennsylvania. He settled in
Harrison county, Kentucky, where he reared a large family. He died in 1828 in Kentucky and
his widow died in 1853 in Rush county, Indiana. The will of Robert Stewart, Bourbon county,
Ky., was probated in July, 1828; the executors were his wife Margery and sons David B. and
•William S'ewart, when a student at Hillsdale college in Michigan and was about to Rraduate, sickened
and died. "The collese was 15 miles from his father's, where he died, and seventy of the students attended the
funeral and Prof Hatfield preached his funeral sermon He was a promising, noble young man and his father
had anticipated largely on his future usefulness. Will Carlcton, author of 'Over the Hill to the Poorhouse,' was
a classmate of Willie Stewart and wrote a poem on the f>ccnsion of his death, entitled 'Rifts in the Clouds'."
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Robert C, and the witnesses were John Eads and Dumas Jones.® The will named his twelve
children, who moved mostly to Ohio and Indiana:
Thomas Laird, Jan. 8, 1797; m. Aug. 29, 1822, Mary B. Scroggin: res. Rush county
David Bcaty, July 7, 1798; m.(i) Sep. 27, 1825, Margaret Wilson, (2) Nancy Young: d. 1876
Ann, Mar. 12, 1800; m. Sep. 12, 1820, Hugh McClintock: d. Apr. 13, 1835, Kentucky
Nancy, Oct. 17, 1801; m. Nov. 15. 1821, William Marshall: d. Mar. 12, 1880, Bath co., Ky.
Maria, Sep. 7, i8oj; m. Oct. — , 1836, James Wallace: res. Cass co., Ind., d. 1878
Robert Chambers, Feb. 13, 1806; m.(i) Feb. 15. 1826, Mary McKee, (2) Ann McCrackcn,
James Richey, Nov. 11, 1807; m. Feb. 11, 1829, Elizabeth McClintock [(3) Nancy Hemphill
Jane, Dec. 4, 1809; m. Sep. 2, 1829, Thomas McKee: d. 1870
William Craig, Jan. 20, 1812; m.(i) Dec. 5, 2833, Polly McClintock, (2) Mary Wiggins
Louisa Nelson, Dec. 11, 1813; m. Feb. 11, 1834. David Cowan: Rush county, Ind.
Arthur Frazier, May 23, 1816; m. Mary J. Moore: Butler county, Ohio
John Sanford, Oct. 4, 1818; m. May 25, 1843, Margaret Stewart: d. Feb. 17, 1874, Rush ca
WILLIAM STEWART OF CLARION COUNTY. PA.
Mrs. Wallace A. Maynard, Red Cloud, Nebraska
William^ Stewart, bom about 1779, "said to have been a son of Lieut. William Stew*
art of Cumberland county. Pa."" [8:235], married Sarah McKibben, daughter of Thomas Mc'
Kibben. They settled in Armstrong county. Pa., alxDut 1808, on a farm three miles west of
Callensburg, now in Clarion county. Thomas McKibben located in Perry township. Clarion
county, at about the same time as the Stewarts. William Stewart and family a little later re-
moved to a farm near Dutch Hill, now [1929] owned by Andrew Bowser. He was a black-
smith and a man of unusual size and strength. He died in 1825. aged about 46 years, on his
farm at Dutch Hill. Children:
Thomas : died in infancy
Thomas 1804; m. Susanna LolFer
Robert
John
William
Mary
Margaret
Thomas^ Stewart (William") was born in 1804, perhaps in central or eastern Pcnn'
syluania, and was a small boy when his parents removed to Clarion county. He grew up and
followed his father's occupation of farmer and blacksmith at Dutch Hill. He married Susanna
Loffcr, daughter of John LofFer. John Loffer, a gunsmith in the war of 1812, was killed by the
Indians not far from his home at Black Rock, Erie county, New York; his widow buried him in
the vicinity of Niagara falls and then, with her five children, made her way to the headwaters
of the Allegheny river, made a rude raft and floated down the stream to the place where Cat-
fish now stands, and there she was welcomed by her brother and sister, Christopher and Su-
sanna Truby, after a most perilous journey. The g-year old Susanna Loffer was allowed to
stay with her uncle and aunt, at their earnest request, and there she grew to womanhood and
married Thomas Stewart. Thomas and Susanna (Loffer) Stewart had five sons and three daugh-
ters, beside an adopted son, William Ramsey. Thomas Stewart was elected associate judge of
Clarion county in the early 6o's. The family was Presbyterian and had been for generations.
Children, born in Perry township, Clarion county:
William c. 1828; m. Jane McCall
Sarah
Elizabeth
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Milton : soldier in Civil war, killed in the battle of the Wilderness
Allen : soldier in Civil war
Loffer
Reuben : father of Mrs. Wallace A. Maynard
Susanna
JAMES STEWART OF TENNESSEE AND ILLINOIS —A: 156
Rev. John Thomas Stewart Bonne Terre, Mifsouri
James^ Stewart was born Mar. 20, 1773,® in Pennsylvania. He removed to Tennes*
see. He married about 1807 Rachel Sclina Roberts, born Dec. 14, 1787, in Frederick county,
Maryland, daughter of and Mary (Winchester) Roberts. [Mary Winchester was the
daughter of Maj. William Winchester (born Dec. 22, 1710, in Westminster, London, England,
came to America and acquired a large estate in Frederick county, Maryland) and his wife, Ly'
dia Richards: she ran away from home to marry Roberts, who belonged to a family in Balti'
more, and they were the parents of five children — Rachel Sehna, John Sutton. Lydia (married
a Yo^t), Mary (married a Kennedy) and Thomas Roberts — later removing to Tennessee.]
James and Rachel (Roberts) Stewart removed about 1820 from Tennessee to southern Illinois,
settling in Williamson county. There he died Sep. 21, 1834, ^ged 61, and she died Oct. 6.
1875, aged 87. The family Bible was burned some years ago. Children:
Mary Winchester : died unmarried
Margaret Morrow ; m. John M. Jewell
John Roberts ; ro. Nancy Straw Mitchell
Jane Catherine ; m. Henry Yost
Thomas Rice, Dec. 17, 1818; m. Elizabeth Ann Mitchell, sister to Nancy
Stephen Rufus : died unmarried
Agnes Amelia ; m. Dr. Davis Mitchell, brother to Elizabeth Ann
James Hollady ; m. Margaret Lowdcn
Sidney Selina ; m. Richard [or Oliver] Campbell
Thomas Rice' Stewart {James^) was bom Dec. 17, 1818. in Tennessee. When he
was about two years old his parents removed to Williamson county, Illinois, where he spent
the remainder of his life. He married about 1841 Elizabeth Ann Mitchell, bom Sep. 30, 1825.
He died Dec. 12, 1892, in Corinth township, and she died Feb. 12, 1898. They were buned
in the Methodist Episcopal church cemetery in Corinth. Children :
William Augustus, Sep. 19, 1842 : d. Feb. 3, 1905; father of Rev. John T.
Cicero Chase
Cyrus Worth, Sep. 23, 1847; m. Ann Wiggs; res. Siloam Springs, Ark., s. p.
Sidney Selina
Helen Eloisc : died in infancy
Theresa Ellen
Clara Clematis ; m. Minor Williams: res. Whitticr, Calif.
Addison Shepherd : res. Thompsonvillc, 111.
Sarah Anna
STEWARTS OF CAIRO, GREENE COUNTY. N. Y.
James H. Stewart was born about 1773, of Scotch'Irish descent. He married Betsy
Osborne. **In his younger days he was a school teacher but in later life a farmer on a small
scale."® He was living in Cairo, Greene county, New York, in 181 3 when his son William
was born, but later — perhaps 1832 — he removed to Ohio. He died in Meigs county. Ohio, in
1865, in his 93rd year, and his widow was living in Ohio in 1877, in her 94th year. — United
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States Biogxaphiccd Dictionary, 1877. They had seven children, of whom William was the
fifth, and of whom three were living in 1877. This is all the information which Stewart H.
White, 2 Bigclow avenue, Schenectady, N. Y., a great -great'grandson, has been able to find,
and he would like very much to learn James H. Stewart's ancestry.
William Henry Stewart, son of the above James H., was born Mar. 12, 1813^, at
Cairo, Greene county, N. Y. He grew up on his father's small farm in the Catskill mountains,
attending school in the winter, and at the age of i:\ was apprenticed to John Sayle, bricklayer,
but after a year he was indentured to learn the boot and shoe business. After mastering the
trade he emigrated to Ohio and worked at it for several years, and in 1836 he opened a store
of his own in Marietta. There he married Nov 15, 1838, Cynthia Morton. He served for
several years on the city council of Marietta. In 1854 he sold his business and removed to
Muscatine, Iowa, and engaged in mercantile business until 1875, when he retired. At Mus'
catme he served on the board of supervisors for eight years. Childrem:
William Morton, Nov. 19, 1839; m. 1862. Willa Ann McCormick: captain Civil war
Sylvester Noble, Apr. 27, 1843; m. Nannie Wilson: 3 children
Marcus M., Aug. 11, 1845; m. 1868. Ida M. Hine: shoe dealer, Iowa City. la.
Theodore Scott, July 20, 1847: d. Mar. 7, 1896
Edward C, Oct. 15, 1849; m. Stella Goff: d. Aug. 14, 1895: i daughter
Maria Louisa "Rita", Jan. 14, 1852; m. E. H. Betts: d. 9^1931, Port Angeles, W.
UNVEIL MARKER FOR COL. CHARLES STEWART
The unveiling of a bronze marker on the grave of Col. Charles Stewart, commissary gen-
eral of issues for the continental army. i777'i783, was marked with special exercises May 22
at the cemetery of the Bethlehem Presbyterian church in Union township, Hunterdon county.
New Jersey. The church was organized in 1730. and the unveiling of the marker, placed by
the Daughters of the American Revolution, was made a part of the Washington bicentennial
celebration. Hiram E. Deats of Flemington, secretary of the Hunterdon County Historical So-
ciety, delivered a sketch of Col. Stewart [see Stewart Clan Magazine for April, 1925], and
sent a copy of the program to us.
Donnld Lines Jacobus, cditot'in-chief of T/ie A mcn'can Qenealogist, 554 Central avenue,
Westville, Conn., has collected considerable Stewart genealogical data in Connecticut.
HERE WE GO ON VOLUME TEN
This number begins the tenth volume of the Stewart Clan Magazine. Quite a number of
subscribers have already renewed their subscriptions, and we hope to hear from many more in
the ne^r future. We understand very well how the majority of our patrons, accustomed to an
ample income, have been affected by circumstances, but we hold with the ancient philosopher
who said "If you have but a loaf of bread sell half of it and buy hyacinths to feed your soul."
Put a patch on your coat and subscribe for the Stewart Clan Magazine!
Note that the editor has slightly changed his address — to 817 Elk street.
Hereafter we shall have to pay 3c on every letter, but we shall continue to send the mag'
azine as first-class matter. Moreover, four pages a month is all we can promise as to size. We
have always been rather prodigal of sample copies, but perhaps now wc shall limit our print-
ings to the number actually required. When the editor moved, the boxes containing back
numbers of the magazine were chucked by the weary transfer men into the basement, where
dampness would ruin them, hut later the editor lugged them up into the attic.
Well, we'll be hearing from you. If you haven't two cents to pay th^ tax on a bank check
send us dollar bills. We'll be printing something mighty interesting.
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Editor— George T. Edton. 817 Elk tt.. Beatrice, Neb. Awociate— Horace Dickerman. New Haven. Conn.
BEATRICE. NEB. AUGUST^ 1932 ~[ ~ J^VOlTx^NOTz
MONTHLY Genealogical Record* of Stewart-Stuart Families. $2 A YEAR
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Mrs. Charles C. Bovcy, 400 Clifton avenue, Minneapolis, Minn., copied from the clerk's
office in Paxton» Mass., the records of the births of the children of Daniel^ Steward, so that
with these data we shall reprint the records of Daniel, as published in this magazine for De*
ccmber, 1926, page 219. Mrs. Bovey is a descendant of Jabci* Steward. Mrs. Burton Ashley
(Mary Knight) Crane, 1013 Amber court, Erie, Pa., has furnished us some definite information
about Joseph Knight, and she would be glad to hear from anyone knowing anything about his
ancestors or descendants.
DanieP Steward (DanieU^ Alexander^) was born Oct. 14, 1722, in Marlborough, Mass.,
and went to Leicester about 1744. He married Lydia Cutting [intention recorded Mar. 13,
i747'8]. They settled in that part of Leicester which was set off as Paxton in 1775. Some*
time during or soon after the Revolutionary war he removed with his family to Brattleboro,
Vermont, where he was living in 1786 when his father's estate was settled. He is said to have
gone to Deerfield, N. Y., to spend his last years with his children there. Children, recorded
in Paxton, Mas?. :(D
Lydia, Mar. 26, 1749; m. Newton: resided in Royalston. Mass.
John, Oct. 27, 1750; m. Ruth Newton of Royalston: d. Sep. 9, 1812
Catherine
Daniel, Oct. 6, 1756; m. Nov. 25, 1779, Dorothy Maynard of Westboro: d. June 13, 1834
Sarah, July 19, 1758; m. Jaseph Knight
Anna, Mar. 4, 1760; m. Mar. 10, 1779, Reuben Stearns: d. Sep. i, 1839, West Brattleboro
Mary, Jan. 21, 1762; m. Daniel or David Knight
Ebcnezer, Oct. 24, 1763; m. Life Smith
Benjamin, Apr. — , 1766; m. Jane : settled in Newark, N. J.
Antipas, Jan. 11, 1768: died unmarried in Brattleboro, Vt,®
Jabez, May 16, 1770; m. Rachael Warren, Deerfield, N. Y.
Sarah^ Steward (Daniel,' Daniel,* Alexander*), born July 19, 1758, in Paxton, Mass.,
married about 1779 Joseph Knight, who was born in 17^0 in Worcester, Mass.® He enlisted
from Paxton and fought in the Revolutionary war. He went to Brattleboro, Vermont, about
1780 and is said' to have accompanied the Stewards to Deerfield, N. Y. Joseph and Sarah arc
thought to have been living in Saratoga county, N. Y., in 1802, but the federal census reported
Joseph Knight and family in Paris, Oneida county, in 1800. They subsequently went to Scio,
Allegany county, in 1805, after living 11 years in Oneida county.® Joseph died Jan. 24, 1829,
aged 80 years, and was buried near Scio.© Sarah, whose name is said to have been spelled
Stuart, died July 9, 1840, aged 82 years, in Scio.® Children:
Byrnes
: captain Allegany county militia, 1810
1807, Silas Bellamy
Palmer : removed to Wisconsin
*Ann? : said to have gone to Iowa
Lewis: removed to Missouri
•Ann, wife of Joteph Knight, jr., died Fb. 18, 1844, in her 53rd year.T and was buried in a rural cemetery
in Allegany county, N. Y. Joseph's children were John, Willard, Stewart, Mclanchthon, EuRene, Joseph and
three daughters whose names are unknown.
Sarah
c.
1783;
; m.
Silas
c.
1785;
m.
Elizabeth
c.
1787;
m.
Agnes
m.
Joseph
c.
1790;
m.
Catharine
m.
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Mary c. 1794; m. Mar. 17, 1814, Benjamin J. Sccly, Olcan, N. Y.
Samuel ; m. *Sarah
William, June i, 1802; m. Louisa Wilkins: d. Apr. — , 1882
Jabez^ Steward (Daniel,^ Daniel^ Alexander^), born May 16, 1770, in Paxton. Mass.,
moved with his father's family to Brattleboro, Vermont, about 1780, and subsequently went on
out to Deerfield, N. Y., sometime between 1791 and 1795. There he married in 1796 Rachael
Warren, born in 1776 in Cheshire, Mass.. daughter of John and Mary (Richardson) Warren.
He lived on a farm in Deerfield until about 1806, when he moved to Paris, in the same county.
About 1809 ^»c removed to Wolcott, Wayne county [at that time part of Seneca county], where
he was a miller and lived on Mill street ® He was living in Wolcott in 1810 and in 1820 ®
A tract of 16 acres in Paris. Oneida county, was bought by jabcz Steward at sheriff's sale Aug.
9, 1812, for $320, indicating that he made a trip back to Oneida county in that year. During
the war of 1812 or thereabouts he was superintending the construction of a mill near Wolcott
for Jonathan Melvin, and he had a "struggle with the flood," according to his grandson, George
Stewart of Towanda, Kansas, 1880, who came from the furnace north of Wolcott. Jabez dird
at the age of 52 years, about 1822. His widow Rachael died Nov. 14, 1852, aged 76, and wa."*
buried in Joslyn cemetery at Oaks Corners, Ontario county. 0 Children, the first six born in
Deerfield:
Daniel. Apr. 28, 1797; m. Sep. 12, 1824, Anne Peck, Oaks Corners: d. Mar. 25, '81, Mich.
George W., Sep. 2, 1798; m.(i) Clarissa , (2) Mary , (3) Anne
Willard Newton. Oct. 23, 1800; m.(i) 1823 Mary Donaldson, (2) : Taylor, Mich.
James ; m. Damaris
Lucinda ; m. Fraser: lived in Indiana or Illinois?
Julia 1806; m. Samuel Young: from Michigan to lUinois
Charles ; m.(i) Nov. 25. '32, Agnes Smith, (2) Apr. 22, '49, Caroline Webster
Belinda ; m. Porter [in 34th year, Oaks Corner."^®
Mary Annt* 1814; lived with brother Charles after his first wife died: d. Aug. 24, 1848,
John W., July 24, 1817; m. Sep. 3, 1843, Caroline Powell: physician, d. 1894, Michigan
Daniel'^ Stewart (Jahez,* DanielJ^ DanieU^ Alexander^), born Apr. 28, 1797, in Deer-
field, N. Y., married at Oaks Corners, Ontario county, Sep. 12, 1824, Anne Peck, born Oct. 16,
1804, in Conway. Mass., daughter of Darius and Lydia (Mack) Peck. He was a poet, com-
poser of music, botanist, inventor and maker of violins and guitars. He built one of the first
threshing and fanning machines for grain, at Oaks Corners: he was also a miller. In his old
age he went to Mason, Mich., to live with his son Horace, and there he died Mar. 25, 1881,
agfd nearly 84, and his widow Anne died there Apr. 30, 1887, aged 82. He was respected as
a man of intelligence and refinement, and his wife was '*a woman of positive character and
sterling qualities." Children, born at Phelps, Ontario county, N. Y.:
Nancy Anne 1825; m. Dec. 29. 1846, Alfred R. Crittenden
Eliza 1828: d. Apr. 7, 1853; school teacher
Charlotte, Mar. 4, 1830; m. Nov. 29. 1846, Charles Van de Markt: d, Feb. 2, 1906
Horace P. 1832; m. Elizabeth Strang: resided Mason, Mich., d. 192^
George W.* Stewart {Jahez,^ Daniel,^ DanieU^ Alexander^), born Sep. 2, 1798. in
Deerfield, N. Y., married (i) Clarissa , (2) Mary and (3) Anne . He
lived on the farm at Wolcott, Wayne county, where his father died in 1822, until i8s2. when
•Samuel Knight's will, dated F"briiary, 1852. wa» probated Mar 19 1852, in Allegany county. It named
liis wife Sally and childr-n: Mary .Ann. wife of Klisha Loomis; Daniel. Bradley, Joseph, Sarah, wife of Jame*
Wilkins. and I'^mily Knight 'I-
♦C'harlei and Charlotte (Stewart) Van de Mark had a daughter Josephine who married Martin Koon in
Hillsdale. Mich. Martin and losephine (Van de Mark) K(K.n were the parents of Mrs. C C (Kate) Bovey.
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he migrated to Washtenaw county, Michigan; later he removed to Wheatland, Ingham county,
where he remained 23 years, and in 1886 he was living at Williamston, Mich. He was a spir'
itualist, and was severe in his home life. His hobby was raising flowers for seed, and writing
letters. His brother Willard was once so ungracious as to reply to one of his abstruse letters
by saying *'l get more light from your letters by putting them in the stove,"" and George never
again wrote a letter to Willard. George W. lived near Grass Lake, Mich. Children:
Granville : resided near Grass Lake: artist, shipwrecked on voyage South America
daughter ; m. Fitch
daughter ; m. Bigelow
Mary
Darwin : lived near Grass Lake
Willard Newton^ Stewart (Jabez,* Daniel,^ Danielr Alexander^), born Oct. 13, 1800.
in Deerficld, N. Y., married (i) in 1823 Mary Towne Donaldson, born in 1804, (2)
Munson. In 1834 ^^ removed from New York state to Michigan and located at Taylor. His
children were :
Rachacl ; m. Martin Coon
Newton Boyd 1826; m. Lorraine Gilbert : five children
Willard : had a son Arthur N.
Artemisia [or Abigail]: died young
Felicia ; m. Daniel Harris
James^ Stewart (Jabez,* Daniel,^ Daniel,^ Alexander^), born about 1802 in Deerfield.
N. Y.. married Damaris . Children:
Columbus : died
Carroll : lived in New York city
Charles'^ Stewart (Jabez* Daniel,^ Daniel,^ Alexander^), born about 1808 in Paris or
Wolcott, N. Y., married (i) Nov. 25, 1832, Agnes A. Smith. She died Mar. 19, 1847. at Tay*
lor, Mich. He married (2) Apr. 22, 1849. Caroline Webster. He died Apr. 22, 1872, at Ply*
mouth, Mich. Children:
Sylvia Clarissa, Sep. 23, 1833; m. John McPherson
Francis Edwin, Sep. 25, 1836; m. Frances Finck : d. Aug. 1. 1871 ; two sons
Henry Wellington, Mar. 25, 1839: died young
Eliza Anne, Dec. 12, 1841 : unmarried
Cynthia Amelia, May 18, 1844; m. Charles Allen
Agnes Eliza, Mar. 10, 1847; m. Frank Colby
Dr. John W."^ Stewart iJabez,* Daniel,^ Daniel,'- Alexander^), born July 24, 1817. in
Wolcott, N. Y., was only five years old when his father died, and he lived with his brother
Daniel at Oaks Corners until he was 15. He studied medicine and. sharing the tastes and in*
clinations of Daniel, was a botanist, traveler and lover of nature. He married Sep. 3, 1843,
Caroline Powell. They located in Wheatland, Mich., soon after their marriage. In the gold
rush of 1849 Dr. Stewart went to California and spent the year of 1850 there, afterward trav'
cling much. He became a very successful physician at Wheatland. He had great hopes for
his children but after the death of his son Willie in 1867 [see footnote, page 247] he lost in*
terest in the world and became a broken man. He died in 1894, at the age of 77. Children:
William 1846: died at the age of 21, while a senior at Hillsdale college, Michigan
Lillian 1849; m. James D. Wells: d. 1924; daughter Hope
John 1858; m. Elma : lives at Addison, Mich.
George i860: died unmarried
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JAMES STEWART OF CARLISLE* PA. —A : 2>>
Records of Mrs. Addie W. Crawford, Canton, Pa.
James Stewart of Carlisle, Cumberland county. Pa., married Kathcrine Shaffer. He
is said to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary war: the name of a James Stewart has been
found in the register of soldiers of John Pierce, old Pennsylvania regiment, 1781. He removed
to the vicinity of Pittsburgh. His children were :
Alexander
1 80a
Mary
1803
Harriet
1805; m.
William Crawford
Robert
1807
James
1810
Jane
; m.
Jacob Whitsell
Emily
1812
Katharine
1813; m.
Robert Thompson
Sarah
1815; m.
Isaac Richey
Margaret
; m.
Jack Hayes
Elizabeth
1819; m.
John McKnight
Charlotte
COLONEL STEWART **BOUGHT" VON STEUBEN'S HORSE
After the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown Gen. Washington tendered a state dinner
to the beaten foe. Gen. Cornwallis; and afterwards the officers of his staff gave similar dinners
in turn. It is related that Gen. von Steuben, when it came his turn to entertain, lacked the
money and approached a Col. Stewart, who was known to be in funds, to obtain some cash.
Von Steuben's possessions, through his unselfish sacrifices in the war, had been reduced to his
much prized horse, which had loyally borne him through the conflict, and he offered to sell the
horse to Col. Stewart. Stewart, knowing that von Steuben had sold even his watch in order
to supply a fellow officer with some needed cash, was deeply touched and merely handed the
German baron his purse to take what money he needed but declined to accept the horse. Von
Steuben, however, was too proud to be in the position of a beggar, and walked away insisting
that Col. Stewart had bought his horse. Who was this Col. Stewart?
It may be needless to refer to it, but there is not a chance that any Stewart society will
be organized this year. These are fine times just to collect all the data we can.
We feel inclined to quote from a few of the many kindly letters the editor has received,
but this time we shall select a few lines from a lady in Kansas who a few years ago dropped
from our subscription list but who had furnished us information which recently proved of
great assistance to a subscriber in Texas: "It was very kind and lovely of you to take this in*
tercst in me when I have seemed an indifferent person. Such is not the case, and I'm hoping
to be a clan member again some day."
While we try to write a personal letter to everyone who sends a subscription to the
Stewart Clan Magazine we trust that the following libraries will accept this paragraph as our
acknowledgement of and thanks for their renewal of subscription: Vermont Historical Society.
New Haven Colony Historical Society. Long Island Historical Society, New York State Lib-
rary, Sons of the Revolution in the State of California, Minnesota Historical Society, Rhode
Island Historical Society, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Wisconsin State Histor-
ical Society, New York Genealogical ^ Biographical Society, New Hampshire Historical Soci'
ety. Genealogical Society of Utah, New York Public Library and New York Historical Society*
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STEWARTS OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. (WEST) VIRGINIA —A: 87
Mo«tly from "Family Record of Stewarts for Four Gfincrations/' by John Gilpin Stewart
Mrs. Gertrude Stewart Bowman, aaji Bancroft Place, Washington, D. C., furnished this
magazine a copy of the family records compiled in 1900 by her grandfather, John Gilpin Stewart
of Washington, Iowa. To these data we have added a few others, which were gleaned by
Horace Dickerman from Maryland records or picked up cursorily.
* STEWART i« said to have come ^rotr^ S:orland, near Edinburgh, with his family
in 1771 and settled in Virginia. This is entirely traditional. He may have lived at one time
near Baltimore. A tradition in the family is that an ancestor rode his horse over a bluff into
a river to escape from the Indians. The Providence Qazette (Rhode Island) of Nov. 8. 1763,
said "Charles Stewart was killed by the Indians near Fredericktown [Frederick], Maryland."
The father of this family may have come from Spottsvlvania county, Va. [B: 157]. There is
no evidence that he ever lived in Howard or Frederick counties, Md., or in Hampshire county.
[W.] Va. His sons Jeremiah and Benjamin married daughters of John Chisholm of Frederick
county, Maryland, and Jeremiah is said to have lived near Ellicott's Mills during the Revolut'
ionary war, and later he removed to Kentucky. The son Thomas settled in Hampshire county,
Va., **near a noted hill called Short Gap on the public road four miles north of Frankfort.''
Richard may have been the son who was killed in the Revolutionary war, for in Frederick
county, Md., wc find that Mary [or Mercy) Stewart was made administratrix of the estate of
Richard Stewart, deceased, and that Posey Stewart [sec B: 178] paid money which he owed
the estate; Benjamin Stewart and William Thomas were sureties for the administratrix.
James, Benjamin and Perry "settled in various parts of Virginia, now unknown to the writer
of this history.'' James Burham thought James was killed in the war, that Richard settled in
Virginia and that Benjamin and Perry settled in "the west." Children of * Stewart:®
James circa 1742
Benjamin circa 1744; ™- Mary Chisholm: in Frederick co., Md., 1785
Perry circa 1746
Thomas circa 1748: living in Hampshire co., W. Va., in 1801
Jeremiah circa 1750, m. Priscilla Chisholm; d. July 12, 1830, Kentucky
Ann
Richard circa 1755; m. Mary : estate 1778, Frederick co., Md.
Jeremiah^ Stewart , born about 1750, married about 1774 Priscilla Chisholm, "an En-
glish woman." He served as a private in the Virginia militia during the Revolutionary war,
according to Revolutionary Soldiers of Virginia, ix : 289. On Apr. 30, 1785, Jeremiah Stewart
and his wife Priscilla bought a tract of land called Jedburgh Forest, on which they were then
living, in Frederick county, Maryland, from John Chisholm, Priscilla 's father [deeds, v:475].
CX:t. I, i79i» Jeremiah sold some land to Posey Steward [xvii: 412]. Apr. 2, 1796, Jeremiah
and Priscilla, of Frederick county, deeded part of Jedburgh Forest to Nicholas Dawson, and
the witnesses were George Murdock and J. Thomas [xiv: — ]. Jeremiah Stewart's name ap*
pcared in a list of democratic voters in Frederick county for the presidential election of 1796.
** During the Revolutionary war," wrote their grandson, John Gilpin Stewart, **he and his wife
lived near EUicott's Mills, south of Harper's Ferry." Ellicott's Mills is now Ellicott City,
near Baltimore, and is east of Harper's Ferry. "After a lapse of some years they emigrated to
Kentucky." Shortly after 1796 they settled in the vicinity of Louisville, it is believed. The
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sons John and William went with them, although both of them were married at later dates in
Hampshire county, [W.] Va. Jeremiah died July 22, 1830, and Priscilla died June 5, 1846. in
Kentucky. Children:
John, Sep. i, 1777; m (i) Feb. 25, 1802, Frances Kyle, (2) Rebecca Gulp
Priscilla*
Margaret ; m. Stephen Smith
Jane C. ; m. Mar. 17, 1812, Abraham Patterson, Augusta, Breckcnridge co., Ky.
William 1790; m. Oct. 11, 1814, Kyle, sister to Frances
Dorcas ; m. Charles Perrea
John" Stewart (Jercmia/i*), born Sep. 1, 1777, perhaps near Ellicott's Mills, Howard
county, Md., went with his parents to Kentucky about 1797 and remained until he was 24
years old. He then ** returned" to Hampshire county, W. Va., to visit his uncle, Thomas
Stewart. While there he married (i) Feb. 25, 1802, Frances Kyle, who was born May 27.
1781. He bought a farm on the public road, one mile south of his uncle Thomas's. His wife
Frances died June — , 1814. He married (2) Mar. — , 1815, Rebecca Culp, born Jan. 11, 1794.
He kept a hotel and ran a mill. He never returned to his parental home in Kentucky. He was
drowned June 10, 1835, in the north branch of the Potomac river, in Hampshire county. His
widow Rebecca emigrated in October, 1846, to Washington county, Iowa, and died there Sep.
4, 1847. By his first wife he had eight children, two dying in infancy, and by his second wife
he had eleven :
Catherine, Aug. 5, 1803 : never married
Priscilla, July 12, 1805; m. Thomas Randall of Hampshire co.: no children
Eliza, July 12, 1807: died in childhood
Jane, Oct. 5, 1808; m. John Sheets of Hampshire co.
Rebecca, Mar. 30, 181 1 ; m. Apr. 16, 1829, Augustine Burham of Hampshire co.
Julia Ann, Mar. 15, 1814; m. 1831, Christopher Leatherman of Hampshire co.
Harriet Ann, Jan. 2, 1817; m. Oct. 28, 1837, John Lease of Hampshire co.
John Gilpin, May 18, 1818; m. Apr. 14, 1836, Lavina L. Barkdoll
William George, Dec. 5, 1819; m. July 28, 1841, Hannah Patterson of Allegany co., Md.
Nelson, Sep. i, 1821; m. Feb. 12, 1851, Anna Esther Winter
Seymour Rowen, June i, 1823: d. 1840, aged 17
Phoebe Ellen, June 3, 1825; m. 1849, Joseph Porter McKinzey
Harrison : died in childhood
Emily Ruth, Apr. 12, 1828; m. Dec. 30, 1846, William J. Ward of Virginia
Elizabeth, June 5, 1830; m. Oct. — , 1847, Jonas Keck of Washington co., Iowa
Delilah R. : died in infancy
Franklin Perry, Feb. 15, 1834; m. Apr. 14, 1853, Margaret Stewart of Washington co., Iowa
Margaret*' Stewart {Jeremiah^}, born about 1786, probably in Frederick county, Md.,
married Stephen Smith. Two children: — Eliza, Dec. 12. 1806 (married a Sanders in 1829), and
Priscilla (married Wesley McCann).
Jane C." Stewart {Jeremiah'*), born about 1788, probably in Frederick county, Md.»
married in Augusta, Brec ken ridge county, Ky., Mar. 17, 1812, Abraham Patterson, who was
born Oct. 28, 1783. in Kent county, Delaware. Children: — Dr. William Jeremiah, Jan. 13,
1813, Breckenridge co., Ky ; Priscilla Ann, May 20, 1814; Eliza Jane, 1817; Lucinda Dorcas,
1818; Frances Logan, 1821; John Miller, 1823; Margaret Smith, Aug. 2, 1825; Mary Ann, May
24, 1827; Abraham Perry, May 15, 1830, and Martha Isabel, June 23, 1833.
•Priscilla is given here on I he authority of Mrs. Joseph Newbold of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, cousin of Mrs
Bowman, who claims to have found a Bible which belonged to this daughter Priscilla with dates of births, mar-
riages and aomc deaths of her father's family.
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Wllllain* Stewart (Jeremiah^) was bom in 1790, probably in Frederick county, Md..
and went with his parents to Kentucky about 1797. He went back east to Hampshire county,
[W.] Va., where his elder brother John was living, and there he married, Oct. 11, 1814,
Kyle, a sister of John's wife. "He returned to Kentucky shortly after his marriage.'' This
was toward the close of the war of 181 2 and about the time of the battle of New Orleans. In
1815 or 1816, when their son George was only a few months old, William and his wife and
baby took a trip to New Orleans to see the city. William and his wife took the cholera and
died in that city. The baby was sent to the mother's sister, the wife of William Stage, who
was then living in Illinois. Only child:
George Washington 1815?
To be continued
ALEXANDER STEWARD OF MARLBOROUGH^ MASS. -292
Alexander^ Steward was in Charlestown. Mass., as early as 1658, for on Dec. a8 of
that year he was fined 6 shillings and 8 pence for affronting the constable of that town. — Mid*
dlesex county county court files. He was a tailor, as stated in the record of his marriage. He
married (1) in Charlestown Oct. 15, 1662, Hannah Templar. She was horn Jan. 5, 1642'}, in
Yarmouth. Mass., daughter of Richard and Ann (Pnchard) Templar.* She died Aug. 21, 1674.
The children, John, Samuel, Hannah and Margaret, "ye children of Alexander Steward and of
Hannah his deceased wife," were baptized May 9, 1675, m the First church of Charlestown.
James, the eldest child, is said to have been taken to Yarmouth to live with his grandmother,
Ann (Prichard) Templar, then the wife of Nathaniel Morcon [A: 145, B: 55]. He served as
a soldier, it is believed, in the war against the Indians in 1676. He married (2) Rebecca :
she died May 3, 1677, in Cambridge. May 18, 1682, Alexander Stewart sold to Peter Tufts
II acres on the Mystic side which he had received from Richard Prichard. June 10, 1685.
John Bennett sued Alexander Steward, tailor, of Charlestown for pay for food and lodging for
Samuel, son of Alexander, whom Bennett, a cordwamer, had taken some six months previously
to be his apprentice. Alexander removed to Marlborough. He married (3) in Marlborough
May 23, 1688, Deborah (Rediat) Forbes, widow of Daniel Forbes. She was bom in Sudbury in
1652, daughter of John and Ann (Dolt) Rediat, and had married in Concord May 23, 1679,
Daniel Forbes, who died m Marlborough in October, 1687. Alexander Steward of Boston
[probably in reference to Charlestown] was a member of the west regiment of Middlesex
county, garrisoned in Marlborough, Mar. 18, i69i'2: he was also a soldier in 1704 in the Indian
war. His wife Deborah died Apr. 22, 1720 [or 1721], aged 78, in Marlborough. Alexander
may have married (4) Feb. 7, 1721*2, Wheeler, in Marlborough®: it has been said he
married four times. He died Apr. 6, 1731, m Marlborough. Children, the first fave being re*
corded in Charlestown, by his wife Hannah, and the last three in Marlborough, by Deborah:
James, May 8. 1665: [probably resided in Sandwich, A: 145]
John, Nov. 24, 1667: [probably resided in Chatham, B: 211]
Samuel, Dec. 19, 1669: [probably resided in Chatham, B: 211]
Hannah, Jan. 24, 1672; m. June 29, 1699, Barrett Dyer, Boston [B: 55]
Margaret, Aug. 11, 1674; m.(i) Jonathan Hall, (2) Thomas Foster [B: 55]
Mary, Feb. 13, 1689: died Nov. 6, 1773, in her 85th year, m Westhoro, unmarried
Daniel, Feb. 6, 1691; m. Dec. 12, 1719, Pcrsis Witt, Marlborough
Alexander, Jan 15, 1695-6
•Richard Prichard of Yarmouth, Mass.. Bhoemaker, in his will daicd Jan 22, 1668 9, proved Feb. 20, 1669,
bequeathed money 10 his granddaughter Hannah, wife of Alexan Icr Stewart, and to her tons Jamet and John.
Alexander Stewart, tailor, signed a receipt Apr. 3, 1678, for twenty pounds which was willed to his wife Hannah
and two sons James and John by Richard Prichard and paid by the executrix. Ann Templar-Morton.— Middle-
sex county records, vii: 82. East Cambridge. Sec Stewart Clan Magazine, B: 55.
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Daniel^ Steward (Alexander^), born Feb. 6, idgoi, in Marlborough, Mass., married
there Dec. 12, 1719, Persis Witt, born May a, 1698, in Lynn, daughter of John^ {John^) and
Elizabeth (Baker) Witt. He was selectman and assessor in Marlborough for various years
between 1739 and 1759. Mar. ai, 174 1'l, Daniel Stewart of Marlborough, gentleman, bought
of Josiah Langdon of Boston, victualer, for ^.'250, 100 acres in the third division in Leicester.®
Dec. 16, 1742, Daniel Stewart of Marlborough, gentleman, bought of Jonathan Witt of Leices'
ter for £36 about 13 acres in the northerly part of Leicester, bounded by lands of Jonathan
Witt, Daniel Lynds and Josiah Langdon, deceased. Mar. 19, I743'4, he bought of Daniel Lynds
100 acres in the northerly part of town, near Jonathan Witt, etc. He was evidently still liv-
ing in Marlborough in 1760, for on Mar. 27, 1760. Daniel Stewart, jr., of Leicester, husband'
man, bought of Deborah Prince of Boston, widow, for £2-10^, land in Leicester, bounded on
the north by land of Mr. Daniel Stewart of Marlborough, etc. The date of his death is not
known. A tradition in the family says that "he was killed in a bayonet charge in the French
war, and he continued to fight until his entrails were dragging on the ground '' After hi.^
death his widow Persis went to live with her son Rediat, who sold all her real estate and re*
moved to Montague, taking his mother with him; after Rediat's death about Sep. 10, 1781, she
went to live in New Braintrce with her daughter Persis, wife of Jabez Ayers. Dec. 21, 1785,
the estate of Daniel Steward, late of Marlborough, gentleman, was brought up in the Worces'
ter county probate court for settlement: the widow had never received her dower. Jabez Ay-
ers was appointed administrator on Mnr. 15, 1786, and on May 9 the heirs agreed on a settle-
ment. Persis died July 26, 1786, aged 88, at Ayers' home in New Braintree. Children, born
in Marlborough:®
John, May 4, 1721 : died Aug. 20, 1740, aged 19
Daniel, Oct. 14, 1722; m [int. Mar. 13, 1748] Lydia Cutting, Leicester. Sec August, 1932
Mary, Oct. 16, 1724; m. May 27, 1756, Edmund Parmenter: d. Apr. 28, 1757, Sudbury
Deborah, Feb. 18, 1727; m. Feb. 24, 1748, Isaiah Witt: res. Hinsdale, N. H., 1786
Persis, Mar. 23, 1729; died Aug. 25, 1736
Antipas, Dec. 28, 1733; m.(i) Sep. 8, 1773, Rachel Haley, Cambridge, (2) Miriam
Rediat, Apr. 12, 1736; m May 22, 1765, Lucy Adams, Brookfield: d. 1781, Montague
Ebenezer, Aug. 22, 1738: d:ed Aug. i, 1740
Persis, June 19, 1743; m. Mav 15, 1766, Jabez Ayers: d. 1833, aged 90, Manheim, N Y.
r^^For the records of Rcv;. Antipas and Rediat Steward see magazine December, 1926.
Dr. Francis E. Stewart of Englewood, N. J., a nationally prominent physician and pharm-
acist who has done much to bring educational and industrial institutions into closer relations,
is one of tiie I'ew living pe.sons who have taken du dutivt interest in iht de\Ciopmcnt of the
Division of Medicine since its origin. Dr. Stewart's latest contribution includes two valuable
historical specimens, namely, a copy of the first edition of the United States Pharmacopoeia^
and a hand balance used by his grandfather. Dr. Orson Nichoson, said to have been the first
physician to practise in Orleans county. New York. — Smithsonian Local News, June 24, 1932.
Oliver J. Steward of Yakima, Washington, died recently at the age of 84. He was a son
of Oliver^ Steward (Oliver,' Oliver,^ Oliver,'' William*), in the magazine for September, 1926.
Queries
49. WILLIAM STEWART, born in 1756. served in Capt. Crockett's company in the VirKJnia con-
tinental line, enlisting n the sprmj? of 1776. and was later transferred to Capt. PoRcy's company, in Col Mor-
gan's ffKimrnt, in the Rrvoiution iry war. He was in the battles of White Plains and Saratoga, besides o«her»
of Irss importance. He \\ is living in Montgomery county. Tenn , in 1820, and was living in Madison county,
Tenn., when he applied May 2''. 1825. for a pension, which was granted He died Dec. 12. 1833. His son.
Bartl.oloiiew Cir«-'n Strw.itt. vsas born in 1786 and had a land grant of 300 acres in Hickman county. Tenn,. in
180** and one of 80 acres in Stewart county in 1822: he married in 1809 Sarah Maulding. and died in 184^1: he
was my prcat-grandfaiher. Mrs Harold (Dorothy Stewart) Weaver. Edmondson, Ark.
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Mostly from "Family Record of Stewarts for Four Generations,*' by John Gilpin Stewart
Mrs. Gertrude Stewart Bowman, who furnished a copy of John Gilpin Stewart's book to
chc Stewart Clan Magazine, is not his granddaughter, as stated in the September number, but
is a granddaughter of his brother, William George Stewart.
Rev. John Gilpin^ Stewart (Jo/in,^ Jeremiah^), bom May 18, 1818, in Hampshire
countv, W. Va., married (i) there Apr. 14, 1836, Lavina L. Barkdoll, born Sep. 29, 1817. He
was a minister of the church of United Brethren in Christ and preached 45 years. He remov'
ed from Hampshire county in October, 185J, to Washington county, Iowa. His wife Lavina
died there Dec. 20, 1885. He married (2) Mar. 22, 1887, Patience Hayes of Washington coun'
ty, born Nov. 6, 1839. In 1900 Rev. Stewart published a genealogy of his family. Children,
all by first wife, the first seven being born in West Virginia; the others, in Iowa:
Mary Elizabeth. May 29, 1838; m. Alonzo Edmonds: d. Mar. 14, 1896
Susan Catherine, July 13, 1840; m. William H. Brown
Jacob Neljon, Sep. 30, 1842; m. Etta Clark
John William, Dec. 20, 1844; m. Jane Luthur
Lavinn Arbelin, Jan. 28, 1847; m. George W. Smouse: d. Jan. 29, 1889
Theodore Gilpin, Sep. 23, 1849: d. Sep. 29, 1872
Jonathan Perry, Apr. 14, 1852; m. Netta Roberts
Hester Ann. Feb. 4. 1855: d. Sep. 30, i860
Harriet Ellen, Aug. 5, 1857; na. Daniel Smouse
George C Fremont, May 30, 1861; m. Eva Cantonwine: d. Aug. 31, 1891
William Georf^e^ Stewart {John/' Jeremiah^), born Dec. 5, 1819, in Hampshire coun*
ty, W. Va., married July 28, 1841. Hannah Patterson of Allegany county, Maryland, who was
bom Oct. 30, 1822. They resided at Cumberland, Allegany county, Md., when their first
child was born in 1842 but emigrated to Washington county, Iowa, in November, 1844, being
pioneers in that locality, and their second child, Charles N., was the first white child born in
Washington county.* William G. Stewart died June 16, 1864, and his widow Hannah died
Jan. 24, 1903, at her home on West Monroe street in Washington, la. Children:
John Gilpin. Dec. 28. 1842; m. Sep. 27. 1864, Mary Louise Bradford: d Nov 12. 19^7
Charles Nelson, Apr. 22, 1845; m. Oct. 24, 1867, Mary Laveria Brown: d. Dec. 11, 1904
Wilham Sylvester, Dec. 11, 1847; m. Oct. 18, 1871, Henrietta Clinton: d. Apr. 14, 1901
Lavenia EUzal-^th, July 24, 1850; m. Sep. 4, 1871, Frederick Gicsler: d. June 29, 1909
Franklin, Aug. 5, 1853; m. Oct. 8, 1878, Juliette Washburn, Muscatine: d. June 16, 1925
Lloyd. Sep. 13, 18^5: d. Sep. 13, 1864
Hannah Martha, June 3. 1858; m. Mar. 28, 1887, J. A. Guest
George Whitefield, Mar. 20, 1861 ; m. Dec. 11, i888, Dora Brindley
Nelson^ Stewart (John,^ Jeremiah^), born Sep. i, 1821, in Hampshire county, W, Va.,
married Feb. 12, 185 1, Ann Esther Winter, born Nov. 3, 1829. They moved to Washington
county, Iowa, in 1853. He died July ii, 1898. Children, the eldest born in West Virginia:
•Charles N Stewart was born near what was then known as Harvey's Branch, near where Lexini;ioti is now
located. He enlisted at the age of 17 in company H. second Iowa infantry, and served throughout the civil
war. He was a nurseryman. His wife, Mary Laveria Brown, was born May 28. 1850, in Jefferson county, O.,
a desrendani of Richard Brown, Revolutionary soldier. They were the parents of Mrs. Gertrude Bowman.
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John Gilpin. Nov. ij, 1851 ; m. Hester Belle Looney
Ann Mary, Nov. 22, 1853; m. Milton Trueblood: d. June 24, 1892
Elizabeth Caroline, Apr. 12, 1855; m. Perry Bcanblossom
Nelson. Feb. 28, 1858: d. Oct. 30, 1865
George, Sep. i, i860; m. Elfic A. Greenly
Susan Emma, Dec. 4, 1862
Nettie, Feb. 8, 1864: d. Jan. 8, 1872
William, Mar. 8, 1866; m. Jennie Hayden
Joseph, Feb. 14, 1868; m. Annetta Beaty
Esther, Oct. 16, 1870
Franklin Perry' Stewart (Jo/in,* Jeremiah^), born Feb. 15, 1834, in Hampshire coun*
ty, W. Va., married in Washington county, Iowa, Apr. 14, 1853, Mary Jane Stewart of Wash'
ington county, born Dec. 22, 1832. He enlisted in 1861 as a soldier in the union army and died
m 1863. Children:
Mary L., Feb. 28, 1854
Ella C, Jan. 24, 1856; m. John W. Primer
Rebecca E., Jan. 2, 1858; m. Ervin Warner
John Franklin, Jan. 25, i860; m. Anna Tolvey
Sufan Harriet, Apr. 8, 1862
George Washington' Stewart (William,* Jeremiah^), born about 1815 in Kentucky,
was taken as an infant by his parents to visit New Orleans, Louisiana, and there his father and
mother took the cholera and died. The boy was sent to Illinois and placed in the care of Will'
iam Stage, whose wife was a Kyle and an aunt to the baby. Other relatives knew little of the
boy until, a man of mature years, h€ appeared at the home of his cousin, John Gilpin Stewart,
in Hampshire county, W. Va., in June, 1853, and made himself known. He was looking after
his right in his mother's interest in the Kyle farm; he established his claim and sold it for $100
to George Perry, the owner of the farm, and then returned to Illinois. He afterward visited
his Stewart relatives in Washington county, Iowa.
DESCENDANTS OF ROBERT STEWART OF NORWALK, CONN. B: 245
Hosea^ Stuart {Matthew,^ Silas,* John,^ Samuel,''^ Robert^, born Mar. 3, 17Q5, was
given on page 244 [July], but having received data on his children too late to incorporate in
that number we are adding the records here. Hosea married (i) about 1816 Phebc Aldrich of
Gowanda, N. Y. She died in 1838, in Gowanda, and he married (2) in 1840 Harriet Hurd of
Perrysburg. He died June 25. 1873, in Gowanda. Children, born in Gowanda:
Delilah, Oct. 19, 1817: d Sep. 12, 1823
Matthew, Nov. 6, 1810; farmer near Jancsville, Iowa: daughter Florence, Mt. Vernon, S D.
Alvira, Feb. 17, 1822; m. Moss: Belvidere, 111.
Turner, Feb. 17, 1826; m. : Gowanda; children Charles and Elizabeth
Adeline ; m. Ira Chamberlain, Gowanda
Charles H., Feb. 29. 1829; m Feb. 11, 1850, Mary Wilber: d. Feb. 17, 1893, Collins Center
Diana, Mar. 24, 1830; m. Connell
Merrill, July 11, 1837
Ellen. Mar. i, 1841 : d Nov. 28, 1916, unmarried, at Gowanda
Phebe. Apr. 12. 1842: d. Oct. 3, 1866, Gowanda
Mary, June 23, 1843; d. M^y 16, 1864, Gowanda
Margery, Nov. 23, 1844: d. Mar. 29, 1928, unmarried, Gowanda
Truman. Oct. 14, 1846: d. May i, 1925, unmarried, on old homestead at Gowanda
Ellsha' Stewart (Siia5,« Matthew,^ Silas,* John,^ Samuel,^ Robert^), born Jan. 18, 1826,
probably at Gowanda. N. Y , married Jan. 7, 1861, Fliza Hawley Spencer of East Randolph, N.
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Y., born Apr. 13, 1839, at Cuba, N. Y. She died Mar. 20, 1897, in Little Valley, N. Y., and
he died Feb. 25, 1903, at Norfolk, Va. Children:
Nelly Tryphena, Nov. i, 1862; m. Oct. 20, 1883, Halcyon Romain Bishop,* Little Valley
Esther May, May 26, 1864: d. June 14, 1875
Laura Lucy Maude, Feb. 1, 1874: d. Mar. 4, 1932, Washington, D. C.
Edwin Chatlleld? Stuart {David P.,6 Matthew,^ Silas* John,^ Samuel^ Robert^), born
Feb. 21, 1843, at Three Rivers, Mich , married at Kankakee, 111., Apr. 29, 1867, Laura Amanda
Hayden, born Dec. 13, 1847, at Columbus, Wis., daughter of Amos Stone and Julia Amanda
(Flinn) Hayden. They lived in Chicago until 1890, when they moved to Portland, Ore., where
they now reside. Children:
Bertha : artist, Portland, Ore., who gathered records from Matthew*
Frank Hayden ; m. Helen Mills
David William 1876: d. 1901, Portland
Imogene 1881 ; m. Lloyd Justin Wentworth of Bay City, Mich.
EZEKIEL STEWART OF NEW JERSEY AND KENTUCKY
Ezekiel^ Stewart was born June 20, 174 1, in Amboy county. New Jersey. This he
stated in his application, Apr. i, 1832, for a pension [S'31393], while residing in Montgomery
county, Kentucky. He had a brother, who was then dead, who was six years older than he.
His parents moved when Ezekiel was very young to Gloucester county, N. J., and there he grew
up and lived until after the Revolutionary war. He enlisted in the last week of November
or the first week in Etecember, 1776, for four months, under Ensign Robert Snell (who was
killed at Egg Harbor), 2nd Lieut. Richard Stutman, ist Lieut. Richard Higby and Capt. Bcnja*
min Weathcrby, in Gloucester county. He marched to the Delaware river, where the British
had been marching up and down without much opposition, and took part in the attack on
Trenton, Dec. 25 or 26, 1776, and the battle at Princeton. He was discharged in April, 1777,
and reenlisted toward fall and served two months under 2nd Lieut. Robert Snell, 1st Lieut.
Joseph Ingersoll and Capts Samuel Snell and Cressy — one month under each captain — the first
month as a volunteer and the next month as a substitute for William Fox. He was stationed
two months as a guard at Haddonfield, and then discharged.® About 1792 he emigrated to
Montgomery county, Ky., and there continued to reside. Two of his old neighbors, William
Barrow and John Craig, could testify as to his war service. He was pensioned $20 a year from
Mar. 4, 1831, as a private in the "Virginia" militia. Nothing is said in his pension applicaf
ion about his family, but he probably had one. He died Mar. 25, 1837, aged 95.
EZEKIEL STEWART OF RENSSELAER COUNTY, N. Y.
EzekieF Stewart served as a soldier in Capt. Brewster's company in Col. Wessenfels'
regiment of Dutchess county troops in the Revolutionary war.® His wife. Charity, died Nov.
— , 1798, aged 24, and was buried in the Van Buren lot in a cemetery at Castleton, Rensselaer
county, N. Y.® William Stuart of Cameron, N. Y., wrote to the pension bureau at Wash'
ington Nov. 27. 1908, to inquire about the family of Ezekiel Stewart, a Revolutionary soldier,
and the letter was placed in the case of Ezekiel Stewart of New Jersey and Kentucky [above].
Notes About People and Events
David Fuller Stewart, 102 New Castle street, New Wilmington, Pa., is a son of Rev. Ro'
bert Stewart, author of "Col. George Steuart and his Wife, Margaret Harris; Their Ancestors
and Descendants," 1907. He was born Feb. 6. 1886, in Sialkot, India, where his father was a
•Halcyon R. Bishop was born July 15, 1858, at Harpersvillc, N. Y , son of John and Frances Maria (Litte-
brand) Bishop Their only child, Helen May, born Jan. 15. 1885. married Nov. 7, 1^06. Lieut. Merlyn Grail
Cook of the U. S. navy and resides in Washington, D C.
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missionary. The book was printed in India — in Lahore — and deals with Pennsylvania familieit.
Mr. Stewart has some copies of this genealogical volume, now 25 years old, for sale.
James Zebulon Stewart died June 16, 193 1, aged 86, at Logan. Utah. He was president
of the Stewart Genealogical Society; *'he was a remarkable man and very loyal to the name of
Stewart and proud that he was born a Stewart."' He was born in 1844 at Nauvoo, III., son
of Isaac Mitton Steward and grandson of Beaklcy Steward of New Jersey, Quaker and soldier
of the Revolution, B: 163.
Mrs. Charles M. Kelso, Dayton, Ohio, doesn't want the Stewart Clan Magazine to stop
publication even if the world docs go bolshevist. "I understand in their effort to level society
they destroy family records, such as birth records, wills, etc.," she writes, in renewing her
subsciption, '*so we will guard our Clan Magazines with care." Oh, gosh! wouldn't it be dis-
appointing to come through the depression gaunt but smiling, only to be shot at sunrise for
disseminating royalist propaganda?
We have decided to avail ourselves of the ij^-cent postal rate on the magazines mailed to
subscribers having constant addresses. We used to use the open-letter rate until 1925, when
the raise from i cent to 1^2 cents left little difference between that and the first class rate.
But as we are digging in, in order to survive, we might as well economize at the expense of the
federal revenue, as our dole. So, you who still have secretaries to take care of your mail, tell
them to watch for the Stewart Clan Magazine and not throw it in the wastC'baskct.
Mrs. John A. Rcichelt, jr., 745 Chestnut street, Deerfield, 111., has presented us a copy of
her excellent history of Deerfield. Mrs. Reichelt is a descendant of Elly or Flla Stewart, who
was born Feb. 13, 1789, near Huntingdon, Pa., daughter of a Revolutionary soldier [William
or Robert]. Ella married in 1809 Robert McCombs, born Apr. 14, 1775. Mrs. Reichelt
would be pleased to hear from anyone who can add any information as to her Stewart line.
Miss Kate S. Curry of The Misses Curry, genealogists and researchers, 1420 Girard street,
N. W., Washington, D. C, never fails to put in a cheery and commendatory word when send'
ing her renewal to the Stewart Clan Magazine. The Misses Curry have been subscribers from
the beginning. Their long experience in Washington and familiarity with sources of records is
quite an asset, and to this they add a real desire to be helpful to clients and a natural interest
in genealogical work.
Mrs. William Hyde Talbott, 201 West Montgomery avenue. Rockville, Maryland, is try*
ing to trace the ancestry of Jacob Stewart, who appears to have been in Westmoreland county,
Pennsylvania, as early as 1787; he was living in Wheatfield township in the census of 1790.
His wife's name is given by one authority as Edith Dunn. Was his father's name Charles?
Was Jacob Stewart a soldier in the Revolution? Did he come from New Jersey?
Byron R. Lewis, Bridgeport, 111., adds some data to the paragraph on page 240, June issue,
about James Potts Stewart [Stuart] of North Carolina and Tennessee. Stewart was living in
Tennessee in 1802 — not 1812 — when his daughter Ann was born. He entered land in Ed-
wards [now Lawrence] county, Illinois, in 1816; in 1828 he and Margaret conveyed this land,
and in the deed he was designated "of Edwards county." Again in 1835 they signed a deed to
this land. In the census of i8?o James Stuart, aged 80, born in North Carolina.was found liv-
ing with Joseph W. Stewart in Lawrence county, 111. He died about 1855. His children were
Ann (married Paul Lewis), Ale.xander, Matilda, John. James, Chauncey, Margaret and Joseph
Witherspoon Stewart. Can anybody tell us who James P. Stewart's father was?
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STEWARTS OF CONCORD AND COLRAIN. MASS. —A : 3
James^ Stewart was born about 1680, probably in the north of Ireland, and is thought
to have come to America with the immigrants of 1718. A James Steuart was among the more
than 100 signers ''inhabitants of north of Ireland," Mar. 26, 1718, who petitioned the governor
of Massachusetts through Rev. William Boyd of Macosquin, county Londonderry, for a grant
of land in New England. He may have been a" brother of John and Walter Stewart, who sett*
led in Londonderry, New Hampshire, and later went out to Blandford, Massachusetts, A : 15 j.
James was only remotely related to John'^ Stewart {Robert,^ Wcdter^) of Londonderry, N. H.,
A: I. He had a genealogy of his family going back to King Robert III Stewart, it is said, but
his son Alexander carried it with him to Pennsylvania, where it probably became lost. James
Stewart was living in Concord, Mass., in 1719, where he was a wigmaker. His
wife was Jane ,* born in 1700. In 1742 or 1743 he and his son-in-law,
Thomas McGee, a weaver, went to Colrain, a frontier settlement. Mar. 9,
1742-3, James Stewart, wigmaker, and Thomas McGce, weaver, both of Con-
cord, bought lot 2 in (Deerfield) Colrain of William Whitaker of Leicester
[Hampden county deeds, 0: 691]. Apr. 26, 1746, James Stewart and Thomas
McGee bought house lot 61, fifty acres, m Colrain of Alexander Stewart for £25 [C: 689], and
on Dec. 2, 1748, James of Colrain bought land in Colrain of Alexander [D: 352]. James was
in a company of soldiers po?ted in Colrain in 1743.® He died in Colrain Sep. 20, 1773, aged
93, and his widow Jane died there Sep. 8, 1777, in her 78th year.® Children, two of whom
were recorded in Concord :
Ann 1719; ro. June 22, 1741, Thomas McGee of Chester, N. H., Concord, A: 180
Alexander c. 1721 : in Colrain 1746, Sudbury 1748; removed to Pennsylvania
James, Nov. 11, 1729; m (i) Agnes , (2) Margaret (Stewart) Anderson
Phebe, Jan. 28, 1731-2; m. John Workman: resided in Bemardston
Alexander^ Stewart {James^) was born about 172 1 and probably accompanied his fa-
ther to Colrain in 1743. He owned house lot 61, consisting of fifty acres, in Colrain, which he
deeded Apr. 26, 1746, to his father and his brother-in-law, Thomas McGee, for £25. He was
called a wheelwright in this deed, and his residence was Colrain. He was perhaps unmarried
at the time, as the deed made no reference to a wife. He may have been the Alexander Stuart
who served as a centinel in Capt. Jonathan Bean's company from Mar. 30 to Oct. 26, 1748, and
from Oct. 27 to Nov. 24, 1748. There was an Alexander Stuart who was an ensign in Capt.
Humphrey Hobbs' company. Mar. 28 to Oct. 20, 1748, according to a muster roll dated Nov.
8, 1748, at Boston: in another roll of Hobbs' company dated at Boston Apr. 10, 1749, Alexan-
der Stuart was given a* ensign. Oct. 15 to Dec. 15 (1748) among the dismissed men, *'omitted
in last roll. Mar. i to Mar. 28, as ensign."® In 1749 Alexander Stuard was paid 11 shillings
and 3 pence as a travel allowance for 90 miles returning from the western frontiers, in a pay
account turned in by Humphrey Hobbs. Alexander Stewart evidently lived in Sudbury after
leaving Colrain, as he was designated Alexander Stewart of Sudbury in a deed dated Dec. 2,
T748, conveying some land in Colrain to James Stewart of Colrain [Hampden county deeds, D:
352]. He had in his possession, according to old Joseph Stewart of White Creek, N. Y., A: 2,
**a catalogue of the house of Stewarts for many hundred years," which his father had had, and
he **carried it away with him to Pennsylvania." We have tried, without success, to locate
this Alexander in Pennsylvania. He may have settled in Paxtang about 1750. Cf. B: 86.
•Jean may have been hii second wife. See tome A, page 153. for tradition of Stewart! of Blandford.
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Lieut. James^ Stewart {James^), born Nov. ii, 1729, in Concord, Mass., removed to
Colrain, in the northwestern part of the province, with his parents when he was 13 years of
age. He grew up in that wild and romantic region and served as a soldier in the Indian wars.
He enlisted Dec. 10, 1747, as a centinel under Lieut. Daniel Severance, and his name appeared
in a list of this organization posted in Colrain, dated July 29, 1748, at Deerfield.® He w^as a
centinel at Colrain south fort under Sergt. Oliver Richmond from June 11 to Sep. 28, 1748, and
under Sergt. James Rider from Sep. 29 to Oct. 31, 1748, according to a muster roll of Maj. Is-
rael Williams's company, dated at Boston Nov. 3 of that year. He served in the next French
war, his name appearing as a centinel in Capt. Israel Williams's company in a muster roll dat'
cd at Hatfield Oct. 20, 1756, as having served from Mar. 18 to Oct. 18 at Colrain, and he also
continued on duty as a centinel at that phce in the same company from Oct. 19 to Dec. 2, as
shown by a muster roll dated Jan. 31, 1757, at Boston [Colonial war records, xciv: 573; xcv:
184]. He became a sergeant June 28. 1758, under Capt. John Burk, and served in that capacity
at the south garrison in Colrain until Oct. 21 ; his name was borne on the roll from Apr. 20 to
Sep. 24 in Capt. John Catlin's company and from Sep. 25 to Nov. 30 in Capt. Burk's company,
as shown by a muster roll dated Dec. i^, 1758, at Deerfield [xcvi: 5]. Subsequently he served
in military capacities and was one of the three memlM^rs of the committee of correspondence,
Nov. 27, 1771, and an officer for the town of Colrain in the Revolutionary war, with the bre-
vet of lieutenant. In 1754 his father deeded him some land in Colrain — James, sr., to James,
jr. James Stewart taught the first school in the town, was town clerk from 1764 to 1789 and
a prominent man in community affairs. He married (i), about 1755, Agnes , born about
1736, who was the mother of his children. She died very suddenly Feb. 12, 1784, in her 48th
year.® He married (2) Margaret (Stewart) Kately -Anderson. She was born Oct. 4, 173 1'
in Londonderry, N. H., daughter of Charles Stewart, A: 2; she married (i) in Deerfield Aug.
29, 1751, John Kately and had two children — Hannah and John — by him: he died about 1753-
Margarct married (2) John Anderson and had ten children by him [see Stewarts of London-
derry, N. H.]: he died Dec. 22, 1780, in Shelburne, and she married (3) about 1785 Lieut. James
Stewart of Colrain. She probably died before he did. James died in Colrain Aug. 14, 1809,
in his 8oth year.® Administration on his estate was granted Jan. 2, 1810, to Jonathan McGec,
who gave bond for $2,000 and returned an inventory showing assets of $2,366 and debts aggre-
gating $202.46.® The children living were Martha, Elizabeth, Hugh, Simeon and Mary Annt
Cluldren of Lieut. James and Agnes, recorded in Colrain:
Martha, Jan. 14, 1756: living in 1810
Ephraim, Sep. 22, 1757: died Sep. 17, 1761
James, Feb. 9, 1759; m. Esther : d. Jan. 11, 1808, Hudson Falls, N. Y.
Hugh, Aug. 19, 1761 ; m. Rhoda : living in Parma, Ohio, in 1832
Elizabeth, Aug. 29, 1763: living in 1810
Levi, Aug. 10, 1765: died Sep. 21, 1765
Simeon, Sep. 27, 1766; [m. Hannah : d. Feb. 15, 1845, Erie county, Pa.]
Walter, Dec. 18, 1768
Mary Ann, Feb. 22, 1771 : living in 1810
Daniel, July 29, 1773
David, July i, 1776: died Oct. 10, 1779, by a terrible scald
James'' Stewart {James,'^ James'^), born Feb. 9, 1759, in Colrain, Mass., was of almist
^he same age as James, born Jan. 5, 1759, in Colrain, son of Samuel* Stewart, A: 7, and it is
impossible for us to say which was the minute-man from Colrain who marched Apr. 20, 177^,
in Capt. Hugh McClellan's company, on the alarm at Lexington, or which was the soldier at
Ticonderoga in 1777, or which was in the company from Colrain which set out for Bennington
in August, 1777. The latter James went to Salem, N. Y., about 1780 and left there in 1784
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for Kentucky, where he was killed in Gen. Harmar's defeat by the Indians in 1791.® James
married about 1783 Esther . They removed about 1788 to Washington county, N. Y.,
locating north of Hudson Falls. He appeared in the census of 1790 in Kingsbury, I'j'i, and
again in 1800, man and woman between the ages of 26 and 45, two boys and two girls between
10 and 16, and four girls under la James died Jan. 11, 1808, aged 48, and his widow Esther
died Aug. 2. 1836, aged 71.© They were buried in the King burying ground north of Tcfft
Corners, in Kingsburv. Their first three children were recorded in Colrain, but the only one
of the other children we can name is Levi, born after the family left Colrain:
Jesse, July 8, 1784
David, July 8, 1784
Clarissa, June 2, 1787: died July 4, 1825, aged 38, in Kingsbury, N. Y.®
Levi 1789; m.{i) Mercy , (2) Sabina, Cs) Delilah: d. Feb. 28. 1878
four daughters, i790'i8oo
Hu^^ Stewart (JameSy* James^), born Aug. 19, 1761, in Colrain, Mass., enlisted from
that town in August, 1777, ^s a private in Capt. Hugh McClcUan's company in Col. Wells'
Massachusetts regiment, and spent a week or two at Bennington, Vermont: he served two
months ending Oct. 20.® Later he served nine months during 1781 as a soldier under Capt.
William Hutchins, in Col. Samuel Fletcher's regiment of Vermont troops. He married, per*
haps early in 1785, Rhoda . He was granted a cattle mark in Colrain May 24, 1787.(3)
In the census of 1790 he had a boy under 16, and two girls. He removed to Cuyahoga county,
Ohio, about 1795, settling in Parma township. There he applied Nov. 9, 1832, for a pension,
stating that he was born in Colrain in 1761. The following children of Hugh and Rhoda Stew'
art were recorded in Colrain, and perhaps they had others after moving to Ohio:
Agnes (Nancy), Dec. 30, 1785
Electa, Dec. 11, 1787
Ephraim, Dec. 14, 1789
David, Jan. 30, 1792
Charlotte, Oct. 10, 1794
Simeon^ Stewart {James,* James^), born Sep. 27, 1766, in Colrain, Mass., was living
in 1810, when his father's estate was administered. He was probably the Simeon Stewart who
died Feb. 15, 1845, aged 79 years, 5 months and 19 days, at the home of his son Truman in
Bcaverdam, Erie county, Pennsylvania, although according to these data he would have been
born on Aug. 27, 1765. This Simeon was buried in a cemetery in Amity township, Erie couu'
ty, and his wife was Hannah. His children were: — James, married (i) Laura Comstock, (2)
Anna ; Walter, went to Wisconsin; Norman, went to Wisconsin; Truman, born Feb.
15, 1806, married Jane AIsdifF and died May 13, 1884; Henry, drowned when young; Rebecca,
married Enoch Raiment; Nancy, married a Foster; Laura; Lucretia, married Ira Shattuck; and
Simeon, who married Hannah Blakely and resided in Concord, Erie county, Pa.
Walter' Stewart {James,* James^), horn Dec. 18, 1768, in Colrain, Mass., was not
mentioned in the settlement of his father's estate in 1810. We have no record of him.
Daniel'^ Stewart {James,* James^), born July 29, 1773, in Colrain, Mass., was not
mentioned in the settlement of his father's estate in 1810. We have no record of him.
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Mrs. Miry H053 Headman, HadJonfield, N. J., has collected consiJerable data on the
Stewarts of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, and Warren county, New Jersey. 6:129. She has
found that Robert Stewart ot Warwick, Bucks county, married (i) Mary , who died
Feb. 2, 1748-9, in her 29th year, and (2) Rachel . Robert died Aug. 24, 1767, aged 50.
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His widow Rachel removed to Tinicum, and her daughter Mary married, in 1788, Robert'
Stewart, jr., son of Robert* and grandson of Thomas' of Tinicum. RachePs son, Robert Stew'
art, served as a soldier from Bucks county in the Revolution, being one of three of that given
name to serve from the same county, and later he removed to Franklin county. Rachel died
in 1802, and in her will she gave her Bible to her only son, Robert Stewart. Now, who can
help us get a copy of the family records contained in that old Bible?
Mrs. 2. V. Conycrs, 715 Summit avenue, Greensboro, N. C, B: 199, is to have charge of
a program in April, 1933, when her chapter of the D. A. R. places a bronze marker on the
grave of Finley Stewart, a Revolutionary soldier in Guilford county, buried at Alamance
church, a few miles from Greensboro.
Miss Ora L. Stewart, Wathena. Kans, A: 78, is descended from the same James G. Stew-
art of near Bowling Green, Kentucky, as is Mrs. Minnie Parks, McAllen, Texas, B: ai8, and
these two ladies are now corresponding and cooperating in the search for records of this branch
of the family. Miss Stewart has enlisted the help of Miss Hester Hunter of Russcllville. Ky.,
whose kindness and accommodation she wishes to have mentioned in the Stewart Clan Maga-
zine. Miss Hunter's capable help is deeply appreciated by Miss Stewart and Mrs. Parks.
Mrs. Alice G. Kincaid, 615 Rhode Island street, Lawrence. Kans., in continuing the sub-
scription begun ten years ago by her mother, Mrs. Addie Stewart Graton. has sent us a copy
of family records, letters and reminiscences collated by the late Mrs. Graton, B: 222. When
the Stewart Clan Magazine has grown big this interesting material will be published.
Stewart H. White, formerly of Schenectady, N. Y., B: 250, has removed to 730 East Sixth
street. Port Angeles, Washington. We have been wondering lately if Mr. White's Stewarts
in Greene county, N. Y., didn't come from Blandford, Mass., A: 154. Those middle names —
Morton, Noble and Scott — all belonged to families in Blandford who married Stewarts.
DID DANIEL KNIGHT MARRY LYDIA STEWARD?
Mrs. Burton Ashley Crane of Erie, Pa., has brought up a question as to the name of the
husband of Lydia^ Steward, born Mar. 26, 1749, in Paxton, Mass., daughter of Daniel'
Steward, B: 251. Family tradition said that she married a Newton, perhaps a brother to Ruth
Newton of Royalston, Mass., who married Lydia's sister John. But Mrs. Crane adduces evi-
dence that Lydia, and not her sister Mary, married Daniel Knight. Last year Mrs. Crane
found in the vital records of Marlboro, Vt., the following births of children of Daniel Knight
and wife Lydia:— John, Nov. 13, 1768; Persis, Apr. 22, 1770; Silas [possibly Qiles], Apr. 13,
1772, died Sep. 3, 1776; Daniel, July 6, 1774; Mary, May 12, 1777; Royal, Dec. 30. 1779; Ly-
dia, Mar. 7, 1781 ; Willard, Feb. 26, 1791. and Gratia, Dec. 8, 1794.* The History of Marlboro.
1930, by Newton, mentions the children Mary, Royal, Lydia and Willard and interpolates two
others, Anna and Stewart, between Lydia and Willard. The eldest three children may have
been born elsewhere.® Daniel and Lydia Knight later removed to Edinburg, Saratoga county,
N. Y. The supposition is rather strong that Lydia was the daughter of Daniel* Steward, for
several families in Marlboro were connected with families in Brattleboro, in the same county.
Well, by the time the next number of this magazine is out the voters will have decided
the fate of Hoover for president and Edson for state legislator. We hope one of them wins.
Queries
50. STUART. Who was the Miss Stuart who married Joseph ChaHes? Their daughter, Martha R.,
married Mar. 29. 1836, Norris Dilworth, in Philadelphia. Mrs. W. A. Hobson, Swallows, Colo.
•The vital records do not state that Gratia was a daughter of Daniel and Lydia Knight
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STEWARTS OF BLANDFORD, MASS., AND GOSHEN, N. Y.-A:i58
John^ Stewart and his brother Walter arc said to have been of the same Perthshire
family as Gilbert* Stuart, the snufF grinder of Newport, Rhode Island, father of the celebrated
American painter, Gilbert* Stuart, A : 169. Tradition says that John and Walter as children
were hastily sent by their parents from Scotland to Ireland after the defeat of the old pretend'
cr, James Stuart, in 1716. and a few years afterward they made their way to America, A: 238.
The father of Gilbert'* Stuart was a Presbyterian clergyman in Perth and escaped banishment
with other adherents of the Stuarts, and he changed the sp>elling of his name from Stewart, but
Gilbert enthusiastically joined the army of the young pretender, Charles Stuart, in 1745 and
after the Bonnie Prince's defeat by the English he fled to Rhode Island. The younger Gilbert
recognized his kinship with the grandchildren of John^ Stewart, it is related, and was well ac'
qiiainted with Nathan** Stewart and offered to paint his portrait. John* came from Ireland, for
when his son James was baptized Mar. 18, i72i'2, in the First church of Bradford, Mass., the
record said "son of Mr. Stewart from Ireland. " He purchased a Bible, printed in Edinburgh
in 1725, which descended to his son John'* and grandson John* and grcat'grandson John,* who
made a copy of the family records "which had been much injured and mu'
tilated, December 22, 1854." This branch often took the spelling Steward.
John's'' first wife probably died in Boxford, Mass., about 1730. He rcmov'
cd to Hopkinton, where he married {2) on May 20, 1733, Sarah Ball® (or
Bell) In 1737 he removed to Blandford and continued to live there until
his death in the summer of 1747. He was selectman in Blandford in 1742-
43. 1744, 1745 and 1747. His widow Sarah survived him. His will, dated ^
July 27. 1747, in Suffield [now in Connecticut], was probated Sep. 9. 1747. He gave to his
son James "my home place in Blandford" and to his son John 60 acres in Blandford, while he
gave certain property to his son William. James was to pay some money to "my daughter
Mary" and to "my little daughter Rachel when she comes of age to choose her guardian/'
He also made a bequest to "my son Robert Black." See August, 1925. In the appraisal of his
estate, dated Oct. 13, 1747. at "Suffield, Hampshire county, Mass.," he was called blacksmith.
Children, James having been baptized in Bradford and Sarah, Mary and Sarah in Boxford:
William 1716: settled in Goshen, N, Y.
John 17 18; m. Elizabeth Bradner: settled in Goshen, N. Y
James, hp. Mar. 18, 1722; m. [Catherine Knapp] : settled in Goshen, N. Y.
Sarah, bp. 1722; died young
Mary, bp. Apr. 5, 1724
Sarah, bp. Apr. — , 1729; [m. Robert Black, Blandford]
Rachel c. 1735; m- Oct.. 25, 1759, John Scott, Blandford
H'illiain'* Ste^vart {John-^), born about 1716, probably in Ireland, accompanied his fath'
cr to Blandford in 1737 and later went with him to Suffield. The William who was given one
of the smaller allotments of land in Blandford. as given in this magazine for September, 1925,
was perhaps the William who was born Apr. 18, 1729 [or — 1731], son of Paul* Stewart : this
William was probably the one who signed the petition from Blandford, Apr. 28, 1752: he was,
we believe, the soldier of that name in the French ^ Indian war in 1756, in Capt. William
Houston's company, and who died Sep. 16, 1757, in his 27th year.0 William, son of John,*
signed (Stuard) the petition from Suffield, Apr. 6, 174 1. About 1750 he removed to Goshen,
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New York, as in 1754 James Stewart of Goshen, Orange county, N. Y., with power -of attorney
from William and John Stewart, both of Goshen, sold land in Blandford, Hampden county,
Mass.® William was a "house carpenter." He probably married and had children. It is our
belief that he returned with some of his children to Blandford about 1770 and married (2) Oct.
I, 177 1, widow Janet Campbell. We think that among his children were:
Joseph : signed war pledge in Goshen in 1775. with Silas and James
James ; m (int. May 6, 1776) Lydia Seaton, Blandford: soldier from Blandford
Sarah ; m. (mt. Apr. 5, 1773) James Henry, Blandford
Moses, Feb. — , 1757; m. Margaret : soldier: to Delaware co . N Y.
Jesse, Jan. 16, 1759: soldier from Blandford: to Delaware co., N. Y.
John^ Stewart (Jo/in^), born about 1718, probably in Ireland, went from Blandford
with his brothers William and James and settled in Goshen, Orange county. New York, ah.wt
1750 or possibly earlier. The History of Orange county says he bought a house m Goshen m
1740 of a Mr Jayne. He married, about 1746. Elizabeth Bradner. daughter of Rev. John and
Christian (Colville) Bradner of Goshen. John Stewart was a blacksmith, as noted in his will,
dated Aug. 16, 1770. and died l>cfore Oct. 5, 1770, when the will was probated. The witnes-i-
es were Daniel Everett, James Steward and SiIhs Steward, and the executors were John Br<id'
ner, brother'in-law; Elizabeth Stewart, wife, and John Stewart, son. He owned land at New-
burgh [then m Ulster county] which he had bought of Benjamin Carpenter, and a tract in the
same county which he had bought of John Dill, besides land "in New Enghnd in the govern-
ment of Boston" (Massachusetts). The will named these children:®
John, May 17, 1747; m. Mary Young
Colville, Jan. 27, 1752; m. Dec. 5, 1779, Jo^^nna Brown
Mary, July 16, 1754; m. Charlc.^ Young, brother to Miry
Asa, Jan. 5, 1757; m. Mary DuBois: d. Feb. 22, 181 H
Nathan, Nov. 6, 1758; m. Jan. 24, 1784, Anne Morton, Blandford, Mas-*.
Elizabeth, Jan. 20, 1761 ; m. Dec. 31, 1789, Thomas Caldwell, Goshen
Eunice, Oct. 7, 1762; m. Jan 15, 1781. Benjamin Carpenter, Goshen
Gilbert, Mar. 14, 1766, m. Dec. 19, 1799, MiUicent Smith. Albany
James-^ Stewart (John-), bom perhaps; in 1721, was baptized Mar. 18, 1711-2. in Brad-
ford, Mass.. and went with his father to Blandford about 1737 He married, perhaps about
1748, Catherine Knapp, daughter of William and Margaret Knapp of Goshen, N. Y , to which
place he removed before 1750. The "land of James Steward" was referred to m the will of
Daniel Denton of Goshen, dated July 30, 1750. He was executor of his father's will m 1747,
and in 1754 he made a trip to Hlandford and, acting also for his brothers William and John,
sold land m that town. He was a blacksmith and farmer @ He doubtless had military experi-
ence, and he signed the Revolutionary war pledge in Goshen in 1775, with Silas. Joseph and
James Stewart. He was a member of the committee of safety m Goshen "west of the Druned
Lands." A James Stewart was president of the town of Minismk, Orange county, on Oct. i,
1787. The date and place of his death, or that of his wife, is unknoAm. .According to Miss
Antoinette Elmer, now decea.scd, James and Catherine [ — A: 238] had thc^e children:
Luther, Oct 20, 1752, m. Apr. 2, 1780, Keziah Carpenter: d. Aug 29. 1836
Silas ; m Margaret Webb: resided m Goshen: to Ohio
William : "killed by the Indians at Feenpack"
Margaret 1757; m. June 17, 1783, Nathan Arnout: d. Sep. 13, 1817®
Temperance , m. William Stewart, son of John and Jane (Harrison)
John W., June 17, 1761 ; m. Aug. 31, 1795, Keturah Davidson
Polly 1779 i m Boak of Montgomery: d. Dec. 7, 1827®
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Joseph^ Stewart (William,^ John^) is of dubious existence, A Joseph Stewart signed
the Revolutionary war pledge in Goshen in 1775, with James, Silas and James Stewart.
James^ Stewart {William,^ John^) is a shadowy person. A James Stewart, born in
1749 or earlier, enlisted from Blandford in the Revolutionary war, and later lived in Westerlo,
N Y., — A: 2J7. In Blandford a James Stewart married (intention May 6, 1776) Anne Sitton
or Seaton. James, born in 1747 or 1748, settled in Stamford, Delaware county, N. Y., A: 237.
Moses** Stewart (William,^ John'^) is conjectural. Moses Stewart was born Feb. — ,
1757, in Goshen. Orange county, N. Y., according to his pension application, Sep. 21, 1833, but
no mention is made of his father. He was living in Westfield, Mass., when he entered service
in 1776 ® He enlisted Sep. 21, 1777, from Blandford as a private in Capt. David Moscley's
company in Col. John Moselcy's Massachusetts regiment and served a month and 3 days in the
expedition to Saratoga, and was discharged on Oct. 17, 1777.® He enlisted Oct. 7, 1778, as a
private in Capt. Phineas Stebbins" company in Col. Nathan Sparhawk's Massachusetts regiment
and served two months and 12 days, to Dec. 12, 1778: the company was detached to reinforce
Gen. Sullivan but was ordered to Boston by resolve of Sep. 17, 1778. Subsequently he served
from Aug g to Oct. 22, 1780, in Capt. Levi Ely's company in Col. John Brown's regiment.®
He married, about 1785, Margaret . Since the war, he said, he lived in Westfield and
Blandford. In 1798 he removed to the state of New York and was living in Kortright, Dela*
ware county, in 1832. He stated that his service in the Revolutionary war started in Septem-
ber, 1776. in Capt. John Kellogg 's company. In 1777 he entered Capt. David Moscley's com-
pany and marched to Saratoga and joined Col. John Moseley's regiment and was at the sur*
render of Burgovne; m 1778 he was with Capt. Stebbms and Col. Rowley for 5 months, and in
1780 he was with Capt. Ely in New York. "I was in the battle of Stone Robley on the Swa-
guchey, where Col. Brown. Capt Elv and 17 men of his company were killed." Jesse Stewart
attested to Moses's service. Children of Moses and Peggy Stewart, recorded in Blandford:
David. July 31, 1786
Polly. Aug. 14, 1788
Harrv, Sep. 24, 1790
Laura, Apr. 6, 1792
Julius, July 3. 1795
Willi.im, May 10. 1797
Jesse^ Stewart {WUliami^ John^) is conjectural. Jesse Stewart was bom Jan. 16, 1759,
in Blo( mmg Grove, Orange county, N. Y., according to his pension application, Oct. 8, 1832, but
no mention is made of his father. He was living in Blandford, Mass., when he entered the
military service in the Revolutionary war. He was drafted Jan- 9, 1778, into Capt. John Mor*
gan's company, in Col. Mason's Massachusetts regiment, and was detached from the militia of
Hampshire and Worcester counties to guard the stores and magazines at Springfield and Brook'
field, serving five months and 22 davs: discharged July i, 1778. He volunteered July 31, 1779,
for service in Connecticut as a private m Capt. Sol Brown's company in Col. Elisha Porter's
regiment and marched to New London <8i miles), serving a month and 6 days: discharged Sep.
1. 1779 ® He affirmed he was a sergeant on this tour and that his colonel was named Porter.
He enlisted Aug. 9. 1780. as a corporal in Capt. Levi Ely's company in Col. John Brown's re-
giment, raided for three months, and served two months and 21 days, including 7 days' travel
home, 140 miles: discharged Oct. 22, 1780 ® He stated that he was a sergeant on this tour
also Moses Stewart served in this company at the same time. Jesse was among the men from
Blandford mustered into Capt. Sloper's company for three months in the fall of 1780, according
to a return of the late Col. Moscley's Hampshire county regiment, dated Oct. 26, 1780. Two
or three year? after the war he moved from Blandford to Kindcrhook, Columbia county, N. Y.,
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and in 1832 he was living in Kortright, Delaware county, as was Moses Stewart.® He was
still living in Kortright in 1840, aged 81, in the family of Foreman Dcnison, according to the
census of p>ensioners. We know nothing of his family.
To be continued
GEORGE STEWART AND ELIZA SMILEY
Georf^e Stewart, born in Pennsylvania, married in that state Eliza Smiley, who was
born and reared in Pennsylvania. This is from the "History of Southeastern Nebraska" — this
wide open space out here — 1904. *'He was a representative of one of the old families of Penn-
sylvania. The ancestors were from Scotland, living in the highlands of that country, and were
of Protestant faith. The family was established in America at an early date.'' After their
marriage George and Eliza removed to Kentucky [about 1825] and settled at Mavsville, Mason
county. In 1839 they moved to Washington county, Indiana. There Eliza died at the age of
48. Her husband long survived her, dying at the age of 85 in Washington county. Children:
James; Mary; Washington. Aug. 16, 1829, Kentucky, married in 1852 Hulda Wright; Mat'
garet; Martha; Eliza Ann; Amanda.
Notes About People and Events
Miss Nancy Darling of Woodstock, Vt., who claimed descent from the royal Stuart family
of Scotland and was deeply interested in the research plans of the Stewart Clan Magazine, died
Oct. 13, 1932, at the age of 59. She was a graduate of the Green Mountain Perkins academy
in South Woodstock and of the Framingham (Mass.) normal college and had a wide experience
as teacher. She wrote the "History of the Universalist Church in Hartland" and the "History
of Hartland" published in The Vermonter for 191 3.
Prof. Arthur W. Stuart of Toledo, Ohio, who retired a year or two ago from active work
in the Morrison Waite high school in Toledo, occasionally is called upon to substitute for one
of the teachers. He is descended from Duncan Stuart of Newbury, Mass., but works on other
lines of Stewarts. Lately he has collected data on Stewarts in Northumberland county. Pa.
Stewart M. Woodward is secretary of the Woodward Society of Virginia, 14 North Eighth
street, Richmond, Va., and desires to get in touch with Woodward descendants all over the
country. Incidentally, Mr. Wcxxiward is a descendant of Sir John Stewart of Stirling, Scotland ,
whose son John settled in New Jersey about 1699. — B: 113.
Numbers of the Stewart Clan Magazine containing the article on Samuel and Hugh Stew-
art of Paxtang, Pa., were recently ordered sent to Miss Minnehaha Finney at the American
Mission at Tanta, Egypt.
Well, both Hoover and Edson lost in the election. The latter lost by a rather close vote
— 2,658 to 2,792. The district is ordinarily heavilv republican, and vour humble historian is a
democrat. This was a good year to be a democrat, but we didn't campaign very hard.
We have been neglecting our correspondence — listening too much to political stuff on the
radio — but we'll catch up some day. Merry Christmas to you all.
DID DANIEL KNIGHT MARRY LYDIA STEWARD?
Mary* Steward of Paxton, Mass., — B: 251, married Nathan Newton. Last month Mrs B.
A. (Mary Knight) Crane of Erie, Pa., brought up the question of whether it was Mary or her
sister Lydia who married Daniel Knight. The other day as we were looking over some early
notes which we have never indexed we came across this one from the vital records of Royals'
ton, Mass., which ought to dispose of Mary. "Mary Stewart, wife of Nathan Brigham New*
ton, died Dec. 15, 1842, aged 81; born in Paxton." Her husband died Dec. 18, 1843, aged 84.
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John^ Stewart (Jo/in,* John^), born May 27, 1747. in Goshen, Orange county, N. Y.,
married, about 1773, Mary Young (or Youngs), daughter of John Youngs. He was judge of
common pleas of Orange county in 1792. He was a rich and influential man and died Aug.
13, 1829 [or 1824]. His will, dated Oct. 23, 1810, named his wife Mary; his nephew John S.
Young; and these five children, born in Goshen:®
Gabriel, Dec. 19, 1774 : d. Oct. — , 1859. unmarried
John 1777; ^{i) Oct. — , 181 1, Martha Jackson, (2) Sarah T. Young; to Utica
Sarah, Aug. 15, 1779: d. 1859
Elizabeth, Dec. 30, 1781
Mary, Dec. 30, 1781 ; m. Apr. 25, 1822, Hannibal M. Hopkins
Colville^ Stewart {John,^ Jo/in*), bom Jan. 27, 1752, in Goshen, N. Y., married Dec. 5,
1779, Joanna Brown, born Dec. i, 1758, daughter of Joshua and Experience (Parchall) Brown.
He died Apr. 12, 1810. His will, dated Mar. 14, 1808, at New Windsor, was witnessed by
John Steward, Asa Steward and Thomas Caldville [wills. D: 284]. It mentioned his wife Jo'
anna; son Coe; son Daniel, "the land I live on"; and daughters Frances, Dolly and Nancy. He
lived in Blooming Grove.® His widow Joanna died Apr. 20, 1853. Children, recorded in
the old Presbyterian church in Goshen:
Coe, June 17, 1784; m. Sarah Woodhuil. born July 24, 1784
Daniel, Nov. 10, 1786: died unmarried
Fanny, Dec. 28, 1788: died unmarried
Colville, May 27, 1791
Dorothy, Jan. 27, 1793; m. Meade T. Hulse
Agnes. Mar. i, 1795; 1815, Edward Brewster, bom June 9, 1793: Wheaton. III.
Asa* Stewart (Jo/in,^ JoKn^), born Jan. 5, 1757, in Goshen, N. Y., married Mary Du'
Bois, born in 1 761, daughter of Lewis and Rachel DuBois. He died Feb. 22, 1818, and she
died Sep. 24, 1827, and both are buried in Pine Hill cemetery at Dolsontown. These children
were recorded in the old Presbyterian church in Goshen :
Elizabeth, Sep. 10, 1787; m. Apollos Jessup
Margaret, Dec. 11, 1789; m. Anderson
Lewis DuBois, Sep. 15, 1794: died in 181 1
Nathan* Stewart (John,^ John), bom Nov. 6, 1758, in Goshen, N. Y.. married in
Blandford, Mass., Jan. 27, 1784, Anne Morton, born May 29, 1759,© daughter of Rev. James
and Mary Morton of Boston. He served as a private in the New York militia in the Revol'
utionary war ® He resided at the place of his birth, Goshen, until after the war, when he
moved to Blandford, Mass., he stated in his application for a pension, dated Mar. 19, 1833, in
New York City. Twenty years later (about 1803) he removed to Washington, Ohio, where
he remained four years, and then moved to Manlius, Onondaga county, N. Y. Dec. 14, 1802:
Nathan Stewart of Blandford was one of those who signed the original agreement of the Scioto
company at Granby, Mass., and he went from Hampshire county or Hartford in 1803 as one
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m int.; marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur., buried; (T) Bible rs-
cord (2) church, (a) town, (i) gravestone (») probate, («) court, d- land, (s^ military, (5) pension, (g) census, ® tra-
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of the first loo settlers of Ohio. In 1827 he went from Manlius to New York City to reside,
but he returned upstate and died in Oneida county June 10, 1844.© We have httle inform-
ation about his children. Among the pension papers in Washington is a letter dated Mar. 21,
i8j3, signed F. A. Stuart, asking that certain papers concerning the claim of *'my father. Na'
than Stuart," be sent to the writer, who s.rid **my present residence is in Baltimore.'' Son:®
Henry Young, Oct. 25, 1784, Blandford; m. July 18, 181 1, Deborah Beebe
Gilbert^ Stewart (John,^ John^), born Mar. 14, 1766, in Goshen, N. Y., married in Al-
bany Dec. 19, 1799, Millicent Smith® of Smithtown, Long Island.® He was one of the
founders of the New York State bank in Albany. In 1804 he purchased real estate of Moses
Jensen of Manlius. He had business interests in Utica and New York City and for a time his
enterprises prospered, but the war of 1812 brought financial reverses. He returned to Orange
county and engaged in the general flour and grain business, and '*he built a house at 132 State
street, owned later by Dr. Peter McNaughton " Our record of his children is incomplete:
Charles Townsend, Aug. 2, 1801, Albany: said to have drowned at sea, 1824
Maria ; married
Silas^ Steward (James,^ John-), born about 1750 in Goshen, N. Y., married about 1776
Margaret Webb.® He was a witness Aug. 16, 1770, to the will of John^ Stewart of Goshen,
page 268. In 1775 he signed the pledge of adherence to the Revolutionary cause and was per-
haps a soldier later. We have no record of him later than the births of some of his children,
recorded in the old Presbyterian church in Goshen, Nathaniel, at least, being given as the
child of Silas Steward and Margaret Webb:
Nathaniel, May 9, 1777
Mary, Jan. 31, 1779 [m. July 24, 1798. Gideon DuBois, Schenectady]?
William S., Sep. 11, 1780
Luther
Levi
Gabriel
Luther^ Steward {]ames,^ John-), born Oct. 20, 1752, in Goshen, N. Y., married Apr.
2, 1780, Kcziah Carpenter, daughter of Joseph and Susanna (Bradner) Carpenter and grand'
daughter of Rev. John Bradner. She is said to have been his second wife.® He served as a
private in the New York militia in the Revolutionary war. He died Aug. 29, 1836, in Goshen.
Children, recorded in the old Presbyterian church in Goshen:
Elizabeth, Jan. 11, 1781
Catherine, Apr. 7, 1783;
Jesse Carpenter, Oct. 7, 1786
Susanna, Dec. jo, 1788
John W.^ Steward (James,'^ Joh-n'-), horn June 17, 1761, in Goshen. N. Y., married
Aug. 31, 1795, Keturah Davidson, born Occ. 25, 1772® They lived in Ridgebury, Orange
county. He died July 29, 184 1, and she died Apr. 30, 1845: both are buried in Ridgebury.
Children :
Hilah Ann, Aug. 22, 1796: d. Apr. 8, 1877, unmarried; buried in Ridgebury
Lewis, Sep. 3, 1798; m. Jan. 28. 1830. Christina Johnson
Dolly, Oct. 20, 1800: d. Oct. 12, 1859, aged 58 years, 11 months and 22 days, unmarried
John Milton. Dec. 22, 1805; m. Mar. 20, 1834, Elizabeth Matilda Mount: d. Mar. 4, 1869
Emeline, Mar. 24. 1808: d. Aug. i, 1835, aj^ed 27 years. 4 months and 8 days, unmarried
Edward, Aug. 6, 1810; m. Feb. 4, 1836. Maria Hoyt
James W., Dec. 21, 1812; m Dec. u. 1844 Jula Ann Strong of Babylon, L. L: d. July 19/91
Sarah, May 10, 1816; m Jan. 11, 1838. Ellery Miller, Brooklyn: d. May 6, 1887
Asa B., May 11, iSkj; m. May 20, i8«fo. Emily Augustina Wood
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Jehiel^ Stewart (Paul,^ Walur)\ born Oct. ai, 1750, in Blandford, Mass..— A: 158.
married [intention filed Dec. 20, 1778, Blandford®] Rachel Williams. He was a minutC'man,
marching from Blandford on Apr. 20» 1775, in Capt. John Ferguson's company. Col. Timothy
Daniclson's regiment, in response to the alarm at Lexington of Apr. 19. and served a week and
three days.® He then enlisted Apr. 30 in the same company and served three months and
eight days in the vicinity of Boston. His name also appeared in a company return dated Oct.
6, 1775, at Roxbury, and in an order for money in lieu of bounty coat, endorsed Dec. a8, 1775.
He probably saw further service, as the pension application of his widow Rachel will show if
and when we get to examine it. The family removed to Sullivan county, N. Y., perhaps near
the close of the war. Jehicl died Mar. 18, 181 3, and was buried in Westfield Flats cemetery
at Roscoe, Sullivan county.® In 1819 his name appears in a land transaction in Monticello.®
We have proof of only one child, Sylvanus, but believe he had the following [ — B: 195]:
Sylvanus, Jan. 6, 1780. Blandford
Dosha, Jan. 5, 1782: d. May 9, 1875, Liberty, Sullivan county®
Sanford, Jan. i, 1786; m. Rachel : d. May 15, 1868, Liberty
Spencer, June 15. 1790 : d. Dec. 20, i860. Liberty
Elijah, Jan 21, 1794; m. Fanny Gregory: d. Aug. 12, 1849, Liberty
Daniel Spencer^ Stewart (Paul,^ Walter^), born Feb. 17, 1755, in Blandford, Mass..
went by the name of Spencer Stewart. As a minute-man from Blandford he marched Apr. 20,
1775, on the Lexington alarm, in Capt. John Ferguson's company. Col. Timothy Danielson's
regiment, and served ten days.® He then enlisted Apr. 30 in the same company and served
three months and eight days. He was enrolled as a drummer in the same company and regi'
ment in a return dated at Roxbury Oct. 6, 177T, and his name was on an order for money in
iicu of bounty coat, Dec. 28, 1775. He enlisted Dec. 25, 1776, as a corporal in Capt. Aaron
Coe's companv, Lieut.'Col. Timothy Robinson's detachment of Hampshire county militia, and
marched to Ticondcroga, his name appearing on the garrison roll at Ticonderoga Feb. 24, 1777:
his term expired Mar. 25, 1777. He enlisted Aug. 20, 1777, as a corporal in Capt. Daniel Sack'
ett's company in Col. Ruggles Woodbridgc's regiment and served three months and nine days in
the northern department: discharged Nov. 29, 1777. He married . He was living in
Blandford m 1790, his family consisting of himself, two boys under 16 and five females.®
Sylvanus^ Stewart {Paul,^ Walter'^), born May 26, 1757, in Suffield, Conn., marched
from Blandford Oct. 21, 1776, as a soldier in Capt. William Knox's company, in Lieut.'Col.
Timothy Robinson's detachment of Col. John Moscley's regiment, to Ticonderoga to reinforce
the Continental army, and served twelve days.® Again, as a private in Capt. William Can*
non's company. Col. David Leonard's regiment, he marched from Blandford May 6, 1777, to
Ticonderoga and served seventy days at the northward, returning home July 14, 1777.
WUliam^ Stewart (Paul,^ Walter^), born Nov. 3, 1759, in Blandford, Mass., married
[intention filed Apr. 22, 1780, Blandford] Bculah Meacham of Norwich. As a soldier in Capt.
William Cannon's company. Col. David Leonard's regiment, he marched from Blandford May
6, 1777, to Ticonderoga and served seventy days at the northward: he returned home July 14,
1777.— Roll sworn to at Blandford and Westfield.® He was p>erhaps the William Stewart who
hid an mnholder's h:ense in 1783.® "He lived in a log house in the northeast section of the
town, known as Murrayfield, long since set off to the town of Huntington, in the Westfield
river valley," says Rev. John Keep, — A: 158. "He sold out in 1784." William Stewart of
Norwich, Hampshire county, bought land in Norwich Mar. 25, 1789 [i: 390]. He removed to
Westfield, Kingston county. New York. In 1796 William Stuart and wife Beulah of Westfield,
Kingston county, N. Y., sold their land in Norwich, Hampshire county, Mass. [ii: 177]. We
have no further record.
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Luther^ Stewart (Paul,^ Walter^), born Apr. 2, 176a, in Blandford, Mass., married in
Blandford Mar. 18. 1784, Esther Smith, born Apr. 18, 1768. in Massachusetts,® "daughter of
Samuel and Sarah (Tracy) Smith"® [one record says daughter of Thomas Smith*]. He enlisted
Oct. 6, 1779, in Capt. John Carpenter's company of guards and was stationed at Springfield :
he served three months, and was discharged Jan. 6, 1780.® In 1783 he bought land in Bland*
ford.® About 1786 he removed to Delaware county. New York. Some years later he moved
to Seneca county and then to Genesee county. In 1806 he had land in township 3, range 7, in
Little Valley, Cattaraugus county, and the family was living there in 1808 when the daughter
Olive was born. In 181 1 they moved to Hamilton county, Ohio. There they lived three
years, removing in 1814 to Clark county, O. Luther died in 181 5 in Clark county, and Esther
died in 1845 in Logan county, to which place she had gone about 1840. Children:®
Lucine, Apr. i, 1785, Blandford®; m. 1804, Edward Mills, Delaware county, N. Y.
Lydia, Jan. 11, 1787
RoUIn, Jan. 27, 1789
Tamar, Mar. 8, 17QI
Nancy, Jan. 20, 1793
Luther, Oct. 20, 1794
Lucy, May 8, 1796
Adan, July 19, 1798
Asa, May 12, 1801
Marvin, Feb. 17, 1803
James, Mar. 4, 1806, Genesee county, N. Y.(?)
OHve Pamela, Apr. i, 1808, Little Valley, N. Y.
George H., Apr. 27, 1810
Thomas Davis, Sep. 9, 18 12, Hamilton county, O.
Lucinda, Dec. 11, 181 5, Clark county, O.
Calvin^ Stewart {PauU^ Walter'-^), born May 22, 1767, in Blandford, Mass., was too
young to share his brothers' war experience. He remained with his parents.® He received
a deed to land in Blandford from his father in 1782, in which he was called ** yeoman.**® He
married in West Springfield Nov. 8, 1787, Eleanor Taylor, perhaps the daughter of Joseph and
Eleanor Taylor. In 1790 he was living n Blandford, his family consisting of himself and an-
other male over 16, and three females:® his parents evidently lived with him, for the return
is otherwise given — Paul Stewart, I'Oi; Calvin Stewart, i'0'2. In 1796 the names of Calvin
Stewart and Widow Stewart appear in a list of persons assigned sittings in the Presbyterian
church in Blandford. He was living in Chester in 1798, where he bought land Dec. 7.® He
removed to Williston, Vermont. Sep. 15, 1809, Calvin Steward of Williston, Chittenden
county, Vt., and Joseph Taylor and wife Eleanor executed a deed to land in Chester, Hamp-
shire county, Mass. [xxix: 196]. Wc can trace him no farther.
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Happy new year! Miy you all enjoy health and happiness — and prosperity.
Queries
51 LEVI STUART. Who wa% Lrvi Smui of Sterlmp. Mass.. whose daughrer Rebecca, born about
I7V6 in Sterling, marrird there I)ec. 2. 1819. William Green.' H. K Melzar, P. O. box 5 IS9. Boston. Mas«.
52. EUNICE STUART uds born Auk 31. I78()(or 1781), but her father'* name is not known. She
ni.-»rricd Srp. 20. I8(>3. I>a\id \\ lu-«ler, who iv.is born Apr 22. 1783. They lived in Jay. Kssex county, N. Y ,in
18 )(} when their first child. Salomon, was horn. Miss Kate C. Brownell. Spirit Lake. Iowa.
•Thomas Smith, father of F.sthrr. marrirl Mrs Hannah (Avery) Mills and moved to New York state, "on
the I)«ia\\.irc. There K.Jwnrd Mills. Hannah's son. miri'ed in 1804 Lucina Stewart.- Mrs. Eld S Roberts.
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STEWARTS or BLANDFORD, MASS., AND GOSHEN. N. Y. —275
James Stewart [A: 237], born about 1749. marched as a minute-man from Blandford,
Mass., "immediately after the battle of Lexington,"® Apr. 20, 1775, as a corporal in Capt. John
Ferguson's company. Col. Timothy Daniclson's regiment, and served a week and three days.®
In this same company were Jehiel and Spencer Stewart, — 273, sons of PauF Stewart. James,
with these other two, promptly reenlisted Apr. 30 in the same company — Capt. Ferguson's —
and served at the siege of Boston, three months and 8 days. The names of the three Stewarts
appeared in a company return dated at Roxbury Oct. 6, 1775, and the three were likewise giv
en an order for money in lieu of bounty coat, endorsed "Dec. 28, 1775."® James and Spencer
went on .soldiering together. James was made orderly sergeant and was discharged from Fer*
guson's company on Mar. i, 1776.® James was a sergeant in Capt. William Cannon's detach'
ment of Col. John Moseley's regiment which marched from Blandford under Lieut'Col. Timothy
Robinson to Ticonderoga Oct. 21, 1776, to reinforce the Continental army, and served 11 days:
mileage allowed, 260 miles out and back. Sylvanus Stewart, — 273, marched in Capt. William
Knox's detachment at this time. Enlisting Dec. — , 1776, James was engaged under a commiss'
ary in transporting stores from Sufficld, Conn., to Bennington, Vt., until Apr. — , 1777.® On
May I, 1777, he enlisted as an orderly sergeant in Capt. William Cannon's company (Sylvanus
Stewart was in Cannon's company), Col. Whiting's regiment, and participated in the battle of
Bennington: he was discharged Nov. i, 1777. He married (i) , and was not in Bland'
ford in the census of 1790. By his first wife he had two sons — James, born in New York City,
and William, born Mar. 25, 1787. He married (2) Apr. 9, 1815, Cynthia Ward, in Westerlo,
Albany county, N. Y. He died Nov. 22, 1844. in Broome, Schoharie county.
STEWARTS OF ORANGE COUNTY, N. Y.
A STUART WITH DUTCH CONNECTIONS
John Auiiustus Stuart married Phillippina Christina . He was of New York
City when he made his will Dec. 16, 1787, which was probated Oct. 8, 1793.® His wife was
named as one of the three executors, who ''shall sell my house and lot of ground situated in
Orange Town in Orange county, N. Y." His children were:
August William
Maria Christ:na ; m. David Gardner
Marfi;aretta Catherina ; m. Leopold Beck
Anna : deceased, leaving children
Adam Frederick : deceased, leaving children
Johanna (youngest daughter) ; m. Henry Rosenkrantz
ULSTER AND ORANGE COUNTY SOLDIERS
John Stewart, born about 1737, enlisted Nov. 25, 1763. at the age of 26, in Capt. James
Clinton's company of men of Ulster and Orange counties, N. Y., in which William Stewart was
first lieutenant. This William Stewart was doubtless the William Stuart, born in Scot'
land about 1720, who was a soldier, aged 40, in Capt. Clinton's company in Ulster county in a
roll dated Apr. 26, 1760. James Stewart, born in Scotland about 1740, enlisted Mar. 24,
1761, aged 21, in Capt. Howells' command of Orange county men.
John Steuart, born about 1741 "in Ireland," enlisted Aug. 5, 1775, in Capt. Robert
Johnston's company, as shown by a muster roll of the men raised and who passed muster in the
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county of Orange for this company. He was described as being 34 years of age and bom in
Ireland; by trade a laborer; stature, 5 feet 8 inches; complexion, brown; hair and eyes, black.
JAMES STEWARD OF MINISINK
James Steward, born about 17^8. married about 1780 Jane Whittier.® He lived in
Minisink, Orange county, N. Y.(T) Data were kept by Mrs. Christina Mills of Middlctown.
and further notes and a copy of his will were sent us in 1927 by Elizabeth Horton of Middle -
town, who said he was a son of James and Catherine. — 268. The name was generally spelled
Steward.® James Stew^ard was town clerk of Minisink in 1793 '96 and 1798-1800. From 1801
to 1808 James Steward, jr., was town clerk. He died late in 181 1, and is said to have been
buried in Stewarttown. His will, dated Oct. 3, 1811, probated Dec. 23, 181 1, was witnessed
by Silas Steward, John Stewart and Samuel Tooker, and appointed as executors his wife Jane,
Gabriel Steward of Goshen and Jonathan Bailey, jr., of Minisink. It named his five daughters
and two young sons, giving the sons '*this old farm whereon I live." It also spoke of the 100-
acre lot which he bought of Laurence Kortright. Children :®
Catherine, Jan. 11, 1781 ; m. Oct. 7, 1806, Jonathan Bailey, jr.
Frances
Sarah
Millicent
Eliza : never married; ran a millinery store in Middletown in 1870*5
John W., Aug. 31, 1802; m. Julia Ann Knapp: res. Buffalo: d. Jan. 18, 1889
James S., Apr. 25, 1810: went to Batavia in 1823, and to Elba in 1831®
ALEXANDER STEWART OF LITTLE BRITAIN
Alexander Stewart, born Dec. 15, 1755, married Mary , born Mar. 31, 1761. CT)
The family is said to have been living in the vicinity of Little Britain, Orange county, N. Y.,
in the time of the Revolutionary war. He died Jan. 26, 1820, aged 64 years, i month, 1 1 days.
and Mary, consort of Alexander, died Sep. 14, 1837: they are buried in Little Britain Perhaps
the following, buried in the same cemetery, were their children :
James, Nov. 2, 1781; m. Margaret : d. Oct. 5, 1846
Jane c. 1790: d. Oct. 22, 1849, m her 60th year
Alexander, Oct. 21, 1797: d. June 10, 1833, aged 35 years, 7 months, 20 davs
Walter, Apr. 24, 1800; m. Elizabeth : res. New Windsor; d. Oct. 15, 1843
Alsop, Nov. 18, 1803; m. Phebe Belknap: d. June 27, 1861
WALTER STEWART OF CHESTER COUNTY. PA.
Walter^ Stewart, born probably about 1705, married Margaret , born in 1710.1^
He lived in Sadsbury, Chester county, Pa. He was granted land May — , 1752, and his name
was on the list of taxables in Sadsbury township in 1753 ® Margaret died Sep. 7, 1748, aged
38, and was buried in the yard of the Pre.'^hyterian church of Upper Octoraro. He died in
1778 and wa.s buried beside his wife Margaret, the gravestone of his son Andrew containing
the inscription, '*In memory of Walter Stewart and his wife Margaret." Walter's will was
dated July 20, 1777, and proved Apr. 29, 1778. It appointed his son Andrew sole executor,
and was witnessed by Thomas Boyd and Joseph Powell. Andrew was given "the plantation
on which I live" and was directed "to pav to my son James i'30 one year after my death." The
executor was to make "no charge nor demand whatsoever against my grandson Walter nor his
mother for the time he lived with me." This grandson Walter was a "son of my son Alexan-
der, deceased," and wa'^ to receive a legacv when he became 21 years of age, and his mother,
Martha, widow of Alexander, was provided for. The will also spoke of "my grandson Will-
iam Stewart." Children:®
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Martha : d. before 1777, leaving son Walter
Agnes : d. Dec. 26, 1804, in his 68th year
Alexander^ Stewart (Walter^), born about 1735, married Martha . He died
before 1777, when his father made his will, leaving his widow Martha and at least one child.
Walter, a minor. This boy Walter evidently had lived for some time with his grandfather be'
fore the grandfather died. Besides Walter there was another grandson, William Stewart, who
may also have been a son of Alexander.
William 1760
Walter 1762
Andrew* Stewart (Walter^) ^ born in 1737, married Agnes . There was an An*
drew Stewart who was a landowner in Sadsbury township in i75r^, when this Andrew was 16
years old. Andrew inherited his father's farm in Sadsbury in 1778, which had been granted
under patent dated May — , 1752, by James Hamilton, lieutenant-governor of Pennsylvania, to
Walter Stewart [a: xvi: i8t], and sold part of it May ig, 1788, to Samuel Willson, stonemason:
Andrew's wife Agnes signed the deed with him [c: ii:4o8]. He died Dec. 26, 1804, in his
68th year, and his widow Agnes died Apr. 6, 1814, aged 68: they were buried in the Upper
Octoraro church cemetery. Andrew's will was dated Dec. 25, 1804, making his sons James
and Enoch executors, and was written by Rev. A. Mitchell and witnessed by George Boyd and
Samuel Wilson. The will mentioned his children Andrew, James, Elijah, Mary, wife of James
Irwin; Margaret, Jenny, Sarah, Nancy, Hannah and Enoch. Feb. 25, 1806, the executors made
a deed to Samuel Wilson, and on Mar. 8, 1806, Wilson deeded land to James. Children:
Sarah, Oct. 26, 1772: d. Oct. 28, 1829
Elizabeth, Oct. 26, 1772: d. Apr. 14, 1797
Andrew
Mary ; m. James Irwin
James B., 1778; ni.(i) Rebecca , (2) Ann Love: d. Nov. 18, 1837
Elijah ; m. Lvdia Reynolds: to Cherry Tree, Venango co., 1802
Margaret
Enoch, June 14, 1783; m. Mary : d. Apr. 7, 1861, Sadsbury
Hannah, May 20, 1785 : d. May 3, 1864
Alexander Mitchell, May 21, 1787: d. June 5, 1787 [on same stone as Enoch]
Jennet
William 1791 ; d. Aug. 24, 1794, in his third year®
Agnes
James^ Stewart (Walter^) was born about 1740. His father provided in his will in
1777 that James should be given t'30 one year after the father's death. James may have re-
ceived a substantial sum previously, or may have settled elsewhere. He may have at the time
been in the military service.
GEN. WALTER STEWART OF PENNSYLVANIA
Gen. Walter* Stewart was born about 1756 in county Dcrry, Ireland, and came to Phila*
delphia at an early age, said P. O'Neill Larkin. He is said to have been a cousin to Charles*^
Stewart. — A: 133, "born in county Donegal, who was colonel of the First New Jersey regi'
ment of minute-mcn, afterward on the staff of General Washington and subsequently member
of congress from New Jersey", but this seems only conjecture. He married (i), about 1778,
, by whom he had a son William © He engaged in the mercantile business, joined
the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and the Hibernia fire company [he was not a Catholic] and at
the outbreak of the Revolution he recruited a company in Pcnnsylvanii. He was appointed
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aide dc camp to General Gates. In 1777 he was colonel of the 13th Pennsylvania regiment. He
is said to have been one of the handsomest men of his day. A story is told of his stealing a
kiss from the pretty young wife of Stephen Girard, the wealthy merchant. At the approach
of the British army in 1777 Girard moved his merchandise from Philadelphia to Mount Holly .
where he set up shop. The American army was camped nearby, and one day Colonel Stewart
was in the store and, when Girard's back was turned, he kissed the storekeeper's wife, mostly
as a prank to amuse the group of soldiers who were in the store. Mrs. Girard told her bus*
band, who created quite a sctne and forced Stewart to apologize. After the war Stewart rc'
sided in Philadelphia, retiring from the army in 1783 as brigadier-general, enjoying the esteem
of General Washington. He married (2) Apr. 11, 1781, in Christ church in Philadelphia, Deb-
orah McClenachan, daughter of Blair McClenachan. He formed a partnership with A. Ncs-
bitt, as early as 1785, and the firm of Stewart ^ Nesbitt carried on extensive commercial and
land buying transactions. In one of their deals involving land in Luzerne and NDrthumberland
counties they contracted to buy land "on the south side of the Big WophoUopin, adjoining
lands of Jacob Hcrgershein, Jacob Stembech and Archibald Stewart," and one of the witnesses
to the agreement was William Stewart, sr. In some of the original documents, now ow-Tied by
Dr. C. A. Humberd of Barnard, Mo., — B: 223, Walter signed "Walter Stewart, Jun., partner
of A. Nesbitt,'' Feb. 16, 1792. Gen. Stewart died June 14, 1796, in Philadelphia, aged about
40. His will, dated June 14, was proved June 16, and requested that his wife and Blair Mc-
Clenachan be made guardians of his children: it mentioned his "eldest son William", **my sons
until 21", "my daughters until 18", and an unborn child. One of his daughters married Judge
Church. We lack the names of his children, excepting:
William 1780
COL. WALTER STEWART OF VIRGINIA
Adj. Walter^ Stewart, born about 1730, perhaps in Scotland, was in Augusta county,
Va., as early as 1754. Tradition says that he came over as an officer in Gen. Braddock's army
and after the war settled in Virginia [History of Jackson, Jefferson and Pottawattomie Coun-
ties, Kansas, 1889]. "The family trace their ancestry back to Mary, queen of Scots," this book
says, **and were lineal descendants of Walter and Alexander Stuart, who were l^headed." It
is probable that Walter's father was in the Stuart uprising of 171 5 or of 1745 in Scotland, and
Walter himself may have swung a sword in the battle of Culloden. He was commissioned en-
sign July 25, 1754, in Col. George Washington's Virginia regiment, and on Aug. 31, 1754, he
was made lieutenant, as shown by a list of commissions sent to Col. Washington and preserved
among the Washington papers. Lieut. Stewart went with Braddock on the expedition against
the French and Indians at Fort du Quesne (Oct. 10 to Dec. 27, 1755) and was wounded in the
defeat on the Monongahela. He was captain in command of a company of regulars in 1758.0
He married, about 1765, Catherine . On Mar. 15, 177 1, he was appointed surveyor of
Catawba district by the king's bench to succeed William Robinson. Walter Stewart and wife
Catherine deeded Nov. 8, 1771, 75 acres at Small spring of the Catawba in Botetourt county to
John McKinzie.® Nov. 2, 1773, he purchased 96 acres of land on North fork of the Roanoke
river from Daniel and Ann McCarmack for ^^27-7. He was appointed adjutant to the Bote-
tourt and Fincastle troops on the expedition against the Indians on the Ohio and was in the
battle of Point Pleasant in 1774, in which his horse got away: this he stated on Oct. 14. 1776,
when asking the Virginia house of delegates to compensate him with the sum of i'i4.'6) At a
court for Botetourt county rising May 11, 1780, he made proof that he had served as sergeant
and as quartermaster sergeant in the military forces comprising the ist and 2nd Virginia regi-
ments in the last war (1778) until such regiments were discharged and disbanded, and the
bench ordered that the proof he certified and that proper grants to land be issued."^
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ADJT. WALTER STEWART OF VIRGINIA —278
Adjt. Walter** Stewart, born about 1730, perhaps in Scotland, was in Virginia as early
as 1754.® He was commissioned ensign July 25, 1754, in Col. George Washington's Virginia
regiment, and on Aug. 31, 1754, he was made lieutenant. He went with Braddock on the CX'
pedition against the French and Indians at Fort du Quesne in 17^5 and was wounded in the
defeat on the Monongahela. He was captain in command of a company of regulars in 1758.®
He married, about 1765, Catherine , and settled on a farm in Augusta county, in that
part which in 1769 was set off as Botetourt county, and later his home was in Montgomery
county, which was set off from Botetourt. Mar. 15, 1771, he was appointed surveyor of Cat'
awba district. Nov. 8, 1771, Walter Stewart and wife Catherine deeded 75 acres at Small
spring of the Catawba in Botetourt county to John McKinzic.® Nov. 2, 1773, he purchased
96 acres of land on North fork of the Roanoke river from Daniel and Ann McCarmack. He
was appointed adjutant to the Botetourt and Fincastle troops in the expedition against the In-
dians on the Ohio and was in the battle of Point Pleasant, Oct. 10, 1774. For his services "in
the last war'' as sergeant and as quartermaster sergeant in the military forces comprising the
First and Second Virginia regiments until such regiments were disbanded [1778], Hon. Walter
Stewart was issued a certificate in 1780 by the Botetourt county court for a grant of land. He
received 200 acres in Kentucky county (Kentucky), on a branch of Licking river, which was
surveyed July 10, 1776, Soon after 1780 he is said to have removed to Fayette county, Ky., in
the vicinity of Lexington. He died before Mar. 12, 1798. Children:®
John ; m. Catherine Patterson
Margaret ; m. Joseph Ray burn
Elizabeth ; m. James Mulligan
William 1770; m. Sarah Rayburn: d. Oct. 19, 1843, Cedar Mills, O.
John^ Stewart (Walter*) was born about 1766 in Botetourt county, Va., and removed
to Fayette county, Ky., with his father's family soon after the Revolutionary war. He married
about 1792 Catherine Patterson, sister of John Patterson. Feb. 3, 1802, Margaret (Stewart)
Rayburn and Joseph Rayburn, and Elizabeth (Stewart) Mulligan, heirs of Walter Stewart,
deeded land in Fayette county, Ky., to John Stewart [District court, C: 616]. They belonged
to a sect known as "Kentucky Presbyterians", with John and Robert Patterson, brothers, John
Huston, a brother of Judge David Huston of Greene county, Ohio, John Buchanan and family,
James and Betsy Mulligan and William and Sally Stewart.® They removed in a colony about
1802 to Montgomery county, Ohio, settling in the Beaver creek neighborhood and organizing
a church, which they called Beulah. Pioneer Life of Dayton and Vicinity, by John F. Edgar,
relates that in 1803 these settlers formed the "Society of Shakers" and John was elected first in
care, or elder, and served two years and about four months. In March, 1806, two elders came
to the Dayton settlement from Lebanon (Warren county), O., the village of the Shakers, and
completed the organization and named the society Watervliet.
William^ Stewart (Walter*) was born in 1770 in Botetourt county, Va., "the only son
of an adjutant general in Braddock's army," according to the history of Jackson, Jefferson and
Pottawattomie counties, Kansas, 1889. He removed with his father's family to Fayette county,
Ky., soon after the Revolutionary war, settling near Lexington. He married about 1795 Sarah
Rayburn of Kentucky. She was the widow of McClain, if information obtained by
Mrs. W. W. (Nellie Stewart) Scott of Mount Vernon, Mo., is correct. Mar. 12, 1798, Mar*
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garct (Stewart) Rayburn and Joseph Rayburn, Elizabeth (Stewart) Mulligan and James Mulli'
gan, heirs of Walter Stewart, deeded land to William Stewart [Fayette county, Ky.. district
court, B: 50]. William and his wife Sarah sold Dec. — , 180 1, to Anthony Stout of Fayette
county land in that county. They removed, perhaps early in 1802, to Montgomery county,
Ohio, settling "on the Little [Qreat.'] Miami river/' Later William donated his property to
the Shakers, became one of their preachers and lived at Shakerville for seven years. Finally be-
coming dissatisfied he bought a farm near Dayton, upon which he lived until 1818. He was a
soldier in the war of 1812.® He removed in 1818 to Jefferson county, Indiana, but returned
to Ohio, settling in Adams county, where he died. Sarah died in 1838, and William died Oct.
19, 1843, aged 73, and is buried at Cedar Mills, O.® Children, the eldest three being born
in Kentucky, the others in Montgomery county, O.:
Sarah : remained among the Shakers
John Walter, Sep. 22, 1798; m.(i) Malinda , (2) 1851 Mary McCullough
William K., Nov. 13, 1800; m. Harriet Fisher: d. Sep. 19, 1878; bur. Cedar Mills
George Andrew, Dec. 13, 1802; m. Apr. 12, 1825, Anna Wilson, Madison, Ind.: d. 1880
Jeremiah McClain, May 24, 1806; m.(i) Amanda Lytic, (2) Rebecca Fisher: d. Aug. 15, 1R98
STEWARTS OF TOLLAND, CONN.
Samuel^ Stewart was born about 1744. He married Patience Hungerford and lived in
Tolland, Conn., according to Qenealogy & Biography of Cook County (Illinois) Families. She
died many years before her hu?band. He died in 1816, at the age of 82. He had nine child*
ren, of whom William was the second.® Now, we presume that Samuel had a second wife —
Mary. In the settlement of the estate of Samuel Stewart, late of Tolland, in 1817 the widow
Mary was mentioned, as were the following children:
Levi : captain, Hartford
William 1771; m. 1795, Validia Turner, at Mansfield, Conn.
Amelia ; m. Mott
Allan (Capt.) 1776; m. Apr. 18, 1797, Rebecca Gurley of Mansfield: d. Sep. 12, 1849
Warren
Lucia ; m. Apr. 26, 1808, Joshua Cogswell
Anna ; m. Zaccheus Waldo
William^ Stewart {Samuel*}, born in 1772 in Connecticut, married in 1795, in Mans-
field, Validia Turner, eighth of the ten children of Timothy and Rachel (Carpenter) Turner.
William was a soldier in the war of 1812. In 181 5 he removed with his family to Batavia, N.
Y., purchasing land in Genesee county from the Holland Land company. Later he became a
pioneer in the territory of Michigan. At the age of 60 he was a soldier in the Black Hawk
war, serving in a militia regiment commanded by his son. Col. Hart Stewart, which went from
Michigan in 1832 to aid in suppressing the Indians. Among his children were:
George
Alanson C.
Hart LeLac, Aug. 29, 1803, Bridgewater, N. Y.; m. Feb. 5, 1829, Hannah Blair McKibbin
Samuel M.
WILLIAM STEWARD OF STONINGTON, CX)NN. —A : 200
William^ Stewart {William,^ William,^ William*), horn May 10, 1775, in Stonington .
Conn., went to the Mohawk valley. New York, when young, locating first at Bennett's Com*
ers, later at Kingsboro and finally in Oppenhcim, Fulton county, where he farmed. He married
Feb. 12, 1801, Abigail Sheldon, born Dec. 25, 1781. Mar. 28, 1813, he was a witness to the
will of Henry Sclter of Oppenheim, then in Montgomery county. He died Mar. 10, 1857, *n
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Oppcnhcim, and Abigail died Dec. 29. 1873. In his will, dated Feb. 14, 1857, probated Mar.
16. 1857. William mentioned his wife Abigail and children Alanson, Anna, Harriet, Sophronia,
Mary Ann, Cordelia Eliza, Julia Ann, Frances, Margaret Maria and William S. Children:
Diana, Dec. 21, 1802: d. Apr. 18, 1807
Anna, Mar. 3, 1804: d. Oct. 28, 1806
Anna, Jan. — , 1807; m. May 27, 1827, Peter Van Allen
Harriet, Feb. 16, 1808; ro. Oct. 31, 1827, Alexander Connor
William Sheldon, Mar. 4, i8io; m. Mar. 3, 1840, Almina J. Churchill: d. Dec. 19, 1884
Sophronia, Aug. 19. i8n; m. Nov. 21, 1838, John S. Miller
Abigail. Aug. 21. 1813: d. Oct. 14, 1814
Mary Ann, June 25, 1815; m. Mar. 12, 1833, Harvey H. Ingham
Alanson M., Oct. 13, 1817; m. Feb. 6, 1838, Diadamia Duerster
Cordelia, Nov. 8, 1819; m. Daniel Hess
Julia Ann, Apr. 23, 1821 ; m. Orrin A. Graves
Frances, Feb. 28, 1823 ; m. George W. Collins
Margaret Maria, Feb. lo, 1827; m.(i) Aug. — , 1846, Henry Ives, (2) Watson Turner
LEWIS STEWART OF HUNTERDON COUNTY, N. J.
Lewls^ Stewart was born Nov. 29, 175 1, in Aberdeen, Scotland, says SnelKs History of
Hunterdon 6?* Somerset Counties, New Jersey, page 455. He married Lavina Hoff, born Oct.
16. 1769, in Kingwood, Hunterdon county, N. J. Nothing is said of his father nor when Lewis
came to America. He died May 20. 1821 — his gravestone in the Kingwood cemetery says 1825
— and Lavina died Dec. 9, 1853. Their children were:
John, Aug. 3?, 1793, Kingwood
Samuel, Dec. 30, 1794; m. Clarissa : d. Oct. 30, 1859, Kingwood©
Mary, Mar. 21, 1797
Cornelius, Dec. 20, 1799; m. Mar. 15, 1832, Elizabeth Carter: six children
Lewis, Dec. i, 1801 ; m.(i) Britton. (2) : died at Zancsville, Ohio
Thomas, July 6, 1809: died in 1834, Kingwood®
JAMES STEWART, WHO SAILED WITH JOHN PAUL JONES
John^ Stewart was born about 1730 in Scotland. With his three sons, John, Mitchell
and James, and two daughters, he emigrated to America in 1773 or 1774 and landed in Boston,
where he settled. This was narrated by the son James, in his application Oct. 8, 1833, for a
pension [R'10,155]. John Stewart and his sons John and Mitchell were killed at the battle of
Bunker Hill in 1775. The son James was thus left an orphan, 12 years old. And too young,
no doubt, to have got his history straight. But he knew a good line when he saw one.
James^ Stewart (John^) was born Mar. — , 1763, in Scotland and came to America in
1773 or 1774 with his father and two brothers and two sisters.® He was left an orphan after
the death of his father at the battle of Bunker Hill [June, 1775, when 12 years old]. He went
aboard a brig, a merchant vessel, at Boston, as cabin boy, the latter part of 1777, and went to
Providence, according to his statement 56 years subsequently. [The Massachusetts archives
show that a James Stewart enlisted Mar. 10, 1777, for three years, and was a gunner under
Capt. William Pierce, Col. John Crane, as shown by a muster roll for February, 1779, dated at
Providence]. At Providence he left the brig and volunteered aboard the ship "Ranger'\ com-
manded by John Paul Jones. He served on the "Ranger" as cabin boy and sailed to the coast
of France, etc., etc. He served on this ship a year and two months and in one engagement he
was wounded. James remained, it seems, in the naval service. He was in the battle of New
Orleans, he said, although at that time he would have been close to 52 years of age. About
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1828 he left the sea and made his home in Darlington district. South Carolina, where he resided
a year, and then moved to Marlborough district. He had lived four years in Marlborough dis-
trict when he applied Oct. 8, 1833, for a pension. His claim whs rejected.
STUARTS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY. VA.
Mrs. Margaret Scruggs Carruth, 3715 Turtle Creek boulevard, Dallas, Texas, B: 200, has
pursued an extensive research of records of the Stuarts of Augusta county, Virginia, and has
perhaps the most nearly complete and authoritative collection of data on these families of any
person. She finds that some persons, with conclusions unsupported by proof, have put forward
genealogies of these families which she regards as very misleading and harmful. Mrs. Carruth
has prepared the following sketch, based on the histories of Waddell, Egle, Alexander Hugh
Holmes Stuart, Rev. Robert Stuart, White, Peyton, Chalkley and others.
Archibald Stuart, who married Janet Brown, — 6:137; Andrew Stuart, who married
Mary Dinwiddie, — 6:77; John Stuart, who married Elizabeth Archer, — B: 139, and David
Stuart, who married Margaret Jane Lynn, widow of John Paul (or Pall), — B: 138, were broth-
ers and came to Pennsylvania from the north of Ireland.
Archibald preceded his brothers by some 6 or 7 years, fleeing from religious persecution,
with a price on his head. Andrew and Mary (Dinwiddie) Stuart settled in old Paxtang. Pa.
Archibald and Janet (Brown) Stuart went down into the valley of Virginia and settled in
Augusta county. There they were joined by John and Elizabeth (Archer) Stuart, who settled
on Borden's Tract. Elizabeth (Archer) Stuart was a sister to John and Sampson Archer. Later
came David Stuart with his brother-in-law. Gov. Robert Dinwiddie [1690-1770], Mary's bro-
ther, and settled in that part of Augusta county which became Greenbrier, and David's only
son was styled John Stuart of Greenbrier.
John and Elizabeth (Archer) Stuart also had an only son John, who was brought to Vir-
ginia "an infant in arms in 1740." He married Elizabeth Walker, daughter of Capt. James and
Mary (GufFey or McGuffey) Walker. John and his son John were always styled **of Borden's
Tract" in the Augusta court records.
Anyone who is interested in these families and would like to have Mrs. Carruth's mater*
ial published, in this magazine or separately, might write the editor about it.
GAMALIEL STEWART MARRIED ELIZABETH ST. JOHN
Gamaliel* Stewart (Lemuel,' Gamaliel,^ James^ of Sandwich, Mass., A: 166) was born about
1752 in Wilton, Conn. He married Elizabeth St. John. He was doubtless the Gamaliel Stew-
art who was among the enlisted men, as was Thomas Steward, in the Fourth regiment of Dut-
chess county. New York, militia in 1781 and was entitled to land bounty. He was living in
Ballston, Saratoga county, N. Y., in 1790. with a son under 16 years of age and four females.®
His daughter Catherine married Henry Dimond. Catherine's great-granddaughter, Mrs. Maud
Kennan, i Newport Road, Cambridge, Mass., would like to get more data about Gamaliel and
especially to learn the parentage of his wife, Elizabeth St.John.
In reference to the Miss Stuart who married Joseph Charles of Philadelphia (query 50, in
the November number), Mrs. Hobson further says that Joseph Charles and his father, Joseph,
were astronomers and were friends of Washington, who sometimes visited in their home. Jo-
seph and (Stuart) Charles had several children, among whom were: Abraham; Mary,
who married a Mr. Harvey; Martha R., who married Mar. 29, 1836, Norris Dilworth; Joseph
and another son. Joseph Charles II died when his daughter Martha was young.
In query 51, January number, there was an error in the querist's box number. The cor*
rect address is: H. E. Melzar, P. O. box 5179, Boston, Mass.
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JAMES STEWART OF WEYMOUTH, MASS. —A: 6, 57
James^ Stewart, born about 1640, perhaps in Scotland, married, about 1668, Anna
Bates, daughter of Elder Edward Bates * He was living in Weymouth, Mass., in 1669, and
perhaps was there earlier. In 1674 he was referred to as the "roaster of John BickneH's sloop,''
showing that he was a seafaring man. He was a soldier, however, in King Philp's war in 1675
and 1676, and his son James, then three years old, was mentioned in the will of Allan Douglin,
a Scotchman of Weymouth, who was killed in that war.t In 1680 he sold his house for 1*40
for the use of the schoolmaster in Weymouth. The early records of the town arc fragmentary
and James's history is obscure. Four children were recorded to James and Anna Stewart:
Susanna, May 25, 1669; m. June 13, 1692, Luke Short, Marblehcad; removed to Middleboro
James, June 26, 1672
John. Jan. 22, 1674'^
[Mary ; m. Sep. 9, 1703, Jonathan Thomas, Middleboro]
Hannah, Sep. 23, 1783; m. Sep. 9, 1703, David Thomas, jr., Middleboro: d. May 9, 1704
[Abigail, July 3, 1686; m. c. 1708, Samuel Cobb of Middleboro: d. 3«"66, Falm'h, Me.]
[Benjamin c. 1691; m.(int. Feb. 6, I7i9'20, Ipswich) Patience Andrews: to Gloucester]
James^ Stewart (James^), born June 26, 1672, in Weymouth, Mass., was eleven years
old when his grandfather, Edward Bates, referred to him in his will in 1683. His later exist'
cnce is at present unknown. He may have l-^en the James Stewart who married (intention
recorded Apr. 17, 1714, in Salem) Elizabeth Cash, — A: 179.
John^ Stewart (James^), born Jan. 22, 1674*5, in Weymouth, Mass., is unknown. He
was not mentioned, although his elder brother James was, in the will of Allan Douglin in 1675,
nor was he spoken of in the will of his grandfather, Edward Bates, in 1683, while James was;
but this doesn't prove he wasn't living.
Benjamin^ Stewart (James^) has been conceded by genealogists to have been a son
or grandson of James.' We believe he was a son, although he could have been a son of James^
or John,^ or of an older, unrecorded son of James*: this last is highly unlikely. He was born
about 1691 in Weymouth. He was called "of Weymouth" in his intention of marriage filed in
Ipswich Feb. 6, 1719-20. to Patience Andrews of Chebacco [now Essex]. She was born about
1693 in Chebacco parish, daughter of Ensign William and Margaret (Woodward) Andrews
[who were married Oct. 20, 1672] : Ensign William died Feb, 7, 1716, aged 67. Benjamin and
Patience settled in Gloucester, on Cape Ann, in Essex county, and perhaps, Hke his father, he
followed the sea to some extent. In September or October, 1734, as he ("of Gloucester", of full
age) stated in a deposition [Suffolk county file, no. 38,944], being at Hopkinton with Thomas
Harris, etc., lost their horses. About 1736 he removed to Upton, in Worcester county. He
bought T43 acres in Upton May 25, 1742, from the trustees of Edward Hopkins. He sold 62
acres to John Wilson, Mar. 19. i744'5. Patience Stewart was allowed t'3'7-6, new tenor, July
12, 1748, for nursing Benjamin Stewart [doubtless her son] (a soldier in Waldo's regiment?).
Elder Edward Bales, in his will dated Oct. 22, 1683, proved July 22, 1686, named his grandchild, James
Stewart; son (son-in-law) James Stewart and daughter Ann Stewart; and son John Rogers.
fAllen Duiflcn of Weymouth, "being called forth to go as a sotildier in the present expedition against the
Indians." made his will Dec. 7, 167S. He bequeathed to Hannah Grrgf>ry. daughter of his cousin, Alexander
Duglen of Lynn, seven pounds and three pounds due him from Oliver Purchase. "If my cousin John Gregory
doth not survive me that James Stuart, son to James Stuart, shall have five pounds and John Cowen shall have
three pounds; resi to John Vining." Douglin died Dec. 19, 1675, and his will was proved Jan. 19, following
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nine weeks [Suffolk file, 65,640]. Benjamin Stewart of Upton, husbandman, sold 30 acres with
house, barn and orchard to Solomon Andrews of Ipswich, yeoman, Apr. 28, 1755: this tract was
bounded on the south by "land set off to my son Benjamin, northwest on John Wilson, and
northeast by land set off to my son Joseph." June 11, 1756, Benjamin and his wife Patience
sold to their son Joseph, for love and good will, 19 acres, and 6 acres of common land, in Upton.
Mar. 27, 1761, Benjamin bought back from Solomon Andrews the jo acres with house, barn
and orchard which he had sold to Andrews in 1755. Apr. 24, 1761, Benjamin sold 50 acres in
Upton for £50 to James Stewart. He was administrator Jan. 21, 1760, on the estate of his son
Joseph, late of Upton. He went to New Braintree in his latter years, perhaps after his wife's
death, and there in 1772 his estate was administered bv his son Benjamin. He had at least six
children, born on Cape Ann, two of whom were baptized in the Third parish church of AnniS'
quam, in Gloucester:
Patience ; m. Jan. 4, 1736-7, John Watkins, Upton
Susanna, bp. Sep. 5, 1725; m. Mar. 20, i743'4, Stephen Rolph of Grafton, Grafton
Joseph ; m.(int. Dec. 8, 1752, Upton) Jane Wilson: d. 1759
Benjamin 1729; m. Apr. 10, 1754, Deborah Ryder, HoUiston: d. June 6, 1775
Lucy, bp. July 11, 173 1; m. May 10, 1757, John Wilson, Upton
James i735\ ni.(i) Nov. 9, 1761, Lois (Adams) Allen, (2) Abigail Newton
Joseph^ Stewart {Benjamin,^ James^)^ born about 1727 in Gloucester, Mass., went to
Upton as a lad with his parents. He married in 1752 [intention recorded Dec. 8, in Upton]
Jane Wilson. He owned land in Upton in 1755, set off to him by his father. He died in 1759,
leaving his widow Jane and two minor children, Joseph and Submit. His father, Benjamin, as
administrator of his estate, sold to William Haward of Upton Jan. 21, 1760, 25 acres of land in
Upton. Children, the elder recorded in Upton:
Joseph, July 6, 1753; m. May 31, 1789, Sarah Mosely, Hampton, Conn : d. Apr. 16, 1822
Submit 1755: d. Aug. 16, 1822, in New Braintree, unmarried
Capt. Benjamin^ Stewart (Benjamirif^ James^), born in 1729 in Gloucester, went as a
boy to Upton with his parents. He was a soldier from Upton in King George's war, and his
name appeared on a doctor's bill for £5-14, Capt. Morris's company. Mar. 22 to May 24, 1747.
July 12, 1748, Patience Stewart, evidently his mother, was allowed t*3'7'6 for nursing him nine
weeks, the Suffolk file indicating that he was a soldier from Waldo's regiment. He married in
HoUiston Apr. 10, 1754. Deborah Ryder, born Aug, 18. 1736, daughter of Theodore and Sarah
(Bacon) Ryder of HoUiston. In the French ^ Indian war Benjamin was a soldier from Upton
in Ciapt. Nathan Tyler's company, CIol. Richard Gridley's regiment, enlisting Apr. 23, 1756,
for the exp)cdition against Crown Point under Gen. John Winslow. He was "from CJapt.
Wood's company." He went to Fort William Henry and was detailed to be a tender in the
hospital at Albany: Aug. 28, 1756. Oct. 11, 1756, he was still in the hospital at Albany, under
the command of Lieut.'Col. Nathaniel Thwing, but was back in Boston on Feb. 10, 1757. He
was a private in Capt. Jonathan Wood's train band (Upton militia company). Mar. 23, 1757,
as was James. He served from Apr. 2 to Apr. 30, 1759, under Capt. John Furnass in the se-
cond battalion of Col. Ruggles' regiment. His residence was given as Mendon in a muster roll
of Capt. John Furnass's company, dated at Boston Mar. 6, 1760, at which time Stewart was a
corporal, on the second expedition against Crown Point. His wife Deborah died Jan. 9, 1766,
in HoUiston.® He was made administrator, Aug. 26, 1772, of the estate of his father, late of
New Braintree [Worcester county probate, dock. 56069]. At this time he was called "Benja-
min Steward of Boston".* At the outbreak of the Revolution he seems to have had a commiss-
ion as captain, but his death early in the conflict prevented the fruition of his military career.
•Benjamin Steward marrit-d May 22, 1770, widow Sarah .Smith, in Trinity church. Boslon.
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He was taken ill of smallpox and died in Harvard on June 6, 1775, aged 45: a solitary stone in
a roidsidc pasture marks the spot where "Capt. Benjamin Stewart of Boston" lies buried. He
had at least two children, recorded in Holliston:
Asenath, Sep. 17, 1754; m. Dec. 6, 1772, Silas Wood of Mendon, Uxbridge
Anna. May 11, 1759; m. Sep. 23, 1776, Joseph Smith of Chesterfield, N. H., Holliston
James^ Stewart (Benjamin,^ James^), bom in 1735 in Gloucester, Mass., went as a lad
to Upton with his parents. In tht French 6?* Indian war he was with his older brother Ben'
jamin in Capt. Nathan Tyler^s company. Col. Richard Gndley^s regiment, on the expedition
against Crown Point: he was in camp at Fort William Hcnrv on Aug. 28, 1756, *'from Capt.
Wood's company," but in Lieut. -Col. Thwing's company. Col. Gridley's regiment. Oct. 11,
1756, his name was on a muster roll of Lieut.'Col. Benjamin Th wing's company, Crown Point
expedition. Mar. 23, 1757, he was a private in Capt. Jonathan Wood's train band in Upton.
He married (i) in Medway Nov. 9, 1761, Lois (Adams) Allen: she was born May 25, 1732.
daughter of Eleazer and Margaret Adams, and married (i) May 22, 1755, Ebenezer Allen, jr.,
of Medway, who died June 16, 1757, aged 28. They resided in Brookfield awhile but removed
to New Braintree in 1763. There Lois died Oct. 24, 178 1, aged 49. James married (2) in New
Braintree June 4, 1783, Abigail Newton. They resided in South Brimfield [now Wales], where
they owned a farm on the Connecticut line, halfway between Rhode Island and the Connecti'
cut river." This they sold Apr. 6, 1784. James is said to have died in Wales. So far we
have been able to find for him only two children, the eldest, by his first wife:
James, Nov. 19, 1761, Brookfield; m. Sarah Howe: soldier in Revolution
Paul, Aug. 12, 1763, New Braintree; m. • Olive : soldier in Revolution
To be continued
JAMES STEWART OF MONTAGUE. MASS.
James-'* Stewart, born perhaps around 1757, filed in Princeton, Mass., on Apr. 8, 1780,
his intention to wed Mary Thompson. She was the daughter of William Thompson of Prince'
ton, as we later lenrn. Then, on May 3. James and Mary were married in Hubbardston.®
And they settled down in Montague. There was an S. Wallace Steward who was a soldier
from Montague in 1779, and we don't know who he was. Rcdiat Steward moved from Marl'
boro to Montague about 1781, and he was a son of Daniel and grandson of Alexander Steward
of Marlboro, — B:257. Rediat had an uncle, Alexander, who was born Jan. 15, 1695-6, in
Marlboro, but he got away from the genealogists. Samuel Steward, whom we never heard of
among Red'at's relatives, and who was perhaps the S. Wallace Steward above, with his name
lifted after the war, was one of those — Reuben Scott and Moses Severance were the others —
whom the probate court appointed to try to find enough assets to offset the liabilities of Rediat
Steward's estate in 1787, in Montague. Well, anyhow, James and Mary Stewart lived in
Montague. They had four children. The reason we know this is that on Aug. 23. 18 14, Al'
cxandcr. John and Anna Stewart deeded land in Montague to James Stewart, jr., all of them
being children of Mary, daughter of William Thompson of Princeton. In the census of 1790
James Stewart in Montague had three boys under 16 years of age, and a wife and daughter,
apparently. Children, born in Montague:
Alexander c. 1781 : deeded land in 1814
James, Oct. i, 1783; m. Mar. 5, 1818, Mindwell Marsh: d. Jan. 21, 1859. Amherst
John : deeded land in 18 14
Anna : deeded land in 1814
James^ Stewart (James*), born Oct. i, 1783, in Montague, Mass., married Mar. 5,
1818, Mindwell Marsh, born June 14, 1795. daughter of Joshua and Mindwell (Crosby) Marsh
of Montague, says the genealogy of John Marsh of Hartford, 1895. He was a tanner, and re*
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moved to Amherst, where he died Jan. 21, 1859, aged 75 years, 3 months and 21 days.® His
widow Mindwcll died in Amherst Mar. 2, 1870, aged 74 years, 8 months, 18 days. Children :®
Eliza, Jan. 26, 1819, Montague; ro. Harvey Felt
Edwin, Feb. 7, 1823, Amherst; m. Apr. 21, 1849, Mary E. Flagg
Abigail, May 14, 1825, Montague :d. Oct. 3, 1839, aged 14, Amherst.
WILLIAM STEWART OF VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE
Mrs. Harold (Dorothy Stewart) Weaver, Edmondson, Ark.
Wllllain^ Stewart was born Jan. 5, 1756,© probably in Virginia. In the spring of
1776 he enlisted in Capt. Crockett's 7th company, and was transferred to Capt. Posey's com-
pany, in CJol. Daniel Morgan's regiment, Virginia Continental line. He was in the battles of
White Plains, Saratoga and others of less importance.® He married Mary . After
the Revolutionary war he is thought to have removed from Virginia to North Carolina, as a
Bible inscription says: "William Stewart, jr., from North Carolina, 1783." He removed to
Tennessee and settled in Hickman county. Hickman county was formed in 1808 from Dickson,
which was formed from Robertson and Montgomery counties in 1803, when Stewart county
was set off from the latter and named for Duncan Stewart. In 1820 William was living in
Montgomery but he must have returned to Hickman. He removed early in 1825 to Madison
county, where he applied July 29, 1825, for a pension. His wife died Oct. 10, 1822, in her
65th year, and he died Dec. 12, 1833.© Among his children were:
William?
Bartholomew Green, Jan. 5, 1786; m. Mar. 19, 1809, Sarah Maulding: d. Apr. 29, 1840
NOTES ON THE STEWART SOCIETY
J. K. Stewart, honorary secretary of the Stewart Society, took up with the council the
proposal of establishing the society in the United States. "It approved the idea of making such
an organization a branch of the parent company," says Dr. F. E. Stewart of Englewood, N. J.,
who with Henry C. Stuart took up the matter with the Scottish society, "but would view with
disfavor a separate organization in America."
The date of the earliest effort to found a Stewart society m the United States has been
set now as 1895. Correspondence in Dr. Stewart's files shows that on May 27, 1896, plans
were being discussed for the formation of state chapters. The organization was to be called
the Stewart Clan or the Stewart Society, and the principal object was "to develop a depart-
ment for Stewart genealogical research to complete and extend the records of its members of
this family." Among the initiators was H. T. Cause, president of the Harlan 6?* HoUtngsworth
company of Wilmington, Del., ship and car builders. His daughter married Prof. Henry Seidel
of Yale university, editor of the Saturday Evening Review, who was a nephew of the wife of
Dr. Stewart.
Francis^ Jackson (Ralph,* Ralph,' who came to Virginia about 1680) had a grandson,
Francis'^ Jackson, who is said to have married Stewart about 1750. Francis^ Jackson
died in 1792 in Ameha county, Va. His children were: Burwell, born about 1758; Stewart;
Joel; John, born in 1765; Francis; Mary, married James Vaughn; Elizabeth, married
Hamblin; and Lee (or Leroy), born in 1774. If anyone knows the Stewart connection in this
family Miss Agnes Ball, Thomasville, Ga., would like to have it.
The banking "holiday" struck Nebraska just before we were ready to mail out the March
issue of the magazine, and we didn't have enough postage stamps on hand. We conserved the
few dollars we had in cash, to assure a supply of food on the family table. By the time the
banks were open again our magazines were late, and we took a thrifty notion to hold them
awhile longer and double them up with the April issue.
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JAMES STEWART OF WEYMOUTH. MASS. —8:285
Joseph^ Steward (Joseph,^ Ben/amin,^ James^), born July 6, 1753, in Upton, Mass.,
was left fatherless at the age of 6 years. Aftet he was 14 he chose Asa Partridge as guardian,
Nov. 15, 1770.® He was educated at Dartmouth college and after his graduation he became a
preacher. He married in Hampton, Conn., May 31, 1789, Sarah Mosely, youngest daughter of
Rev. Samuel Mosely of Hampton. Rev. Samuel Mosely died July 26, 1791, in Hampton. Rev.
Joseph Steward was living in Hartford, Conn., in 1797, when he was chosen deacon of the First
church. He seems to have been a painter, but we have no information about his children, if
he had any. He died in Hartford Apr. 16, 1822, aged 69.
James^ Stewart (James,^ Benjamin,* James 0 was born Nov. 19, 1761, in Brookfield.
"I was born in the town of Brookfield. Worcester county, Mass., on Nov. 19, 1762, which ap'
pears by an ancient family record now in my house,'' he stated Nov. 20, 1832, at Stafford,
Conn., when applying for a pension as a soldier in the Revolutionary ^^^
«war, S'31985. His father removed from Brookfield to New Braintree ^Bfl^L
before his remembrance, he said. He lived there with his father until ^tn/Bm
20 (1782), except for the time he was in the army. About the middle Jl^
of 1780 he enlisted for three months for New Braintree under Capt.
Thomas Whipple of that town. His brother Paul, he said, took his place as a substitute at
Rutland, and he returned home to his parents in New Braintree. There he enlisted in the
continental army for six months, his company arriving at Springfield on July 11, 1780 [and
marching to camp July 12, under Ensign Gilbert®]. Later he marched to Litchfield, Conn., to
Bull's bridge and iron works, to Fishkill, N. Y., and to West Point. There his detachment was
split up to fill vacancies, and he went under Capt. John Fowler in the 14th Massachusetts rc'
giment, and witnessed the execution of Maj. Andre. He got sick and was discharged: his father
came and conveyed him to his home in New Braintree [discharged Jan. 11, 1781, having served
six months and nine days, including travel home, 150 miles®]. He recalled Aug. 23, 1833, ^^^^
he was in Capt. Fowler's company in Col. Smith's regiment. Gen. Glover's brigade, continental
line. With his father he removed [1782] from New Braintree to the town of South Brimfield,
now Wales, Mass , where he resided about three years.® He married Sarah Howe.® From
Wales he removed [1785] to Nobletown, N. Y., he said [cf. John, — A: 141], where he lived
with his family about a year. Thence he moved with his family to Holland, Mass., residing
there about a year and then moved back to Wales for about a year. He then lemoved [1788]
with his family to Stafford, Conn., where he was still living Sep. 28, 1833.
Paul^ Stewart {James,^ Benjamirij^ James^), born Aug. 12, 1763, in New Braintree,®
Mass., enlisted at New Braintree Mar. 10, 1781, in Capt. Hunter's company, in Col. Keyes's
regiment, to serve in the continental army.® He had, the year before, served in the army
awhile in the place of his elder brother James. Paul was in Capt. Hunter's company June 12,
1 781, as shown by a descriptive list of the company of that date. He married Olive .®
He resided in Wales, Mass., where he applied Nov. 28, 1832, for a pension, which was grant'
cd. His wife Olive, born in Wales, died there Jan. 25, 1847, aged 82, and Paul died in the
same town Feb. 22, 1851, aged 87 years, 6 months and 10 days, **a farmer; birthplace. New
Braintree." We know the names of only two children, although there doubtless were others:
Ira ; m. Sarah Rogers
Joseph 1787: captain, died May 2, 1857, aged 69, Wales
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DANIEL STEWART OF BARNSTABLE, MASS. -A. lo, 6i
JAMES^ STEWART and his family arc said to have fled "in the time of the great rebel'
lion" in Scotland [or England or Ireland] and to have landed on Cape Cod in Massachusetts,
at a place called subsequently '"Stewart^s Landing'". There was an uprising in Ireland in 1641 ,
when the Irish drove out many of the Scotch settlers in Ubter. and the insurrection in Eng'
land against King Charles Stuart occurred soon after, resulting in the expulsion of many adher*
cnts of the royal cause. After the downfall of Charles many of the Scottish soldiers who had
been taken prisoner by CromwelPs army were banished, being sold into servitude for a period
of years. The name of James Stewart appears by tradition as the immigrant ancestor of this
family. If he was the James [A : 17] who came to Plymouth in 1621 in the ship Fortune be
remained rather inconspicuous, as no mention of him has been found later than 1624. James^
is thought to have had several children :
Hugh 1633; settled in Chatham
Daniel 1637; m. c. 1662, Mary : removed to Martha's Vintyard
James
Alexander 1641: settled in Charlestown
William
Daniel^ Stewart was born about 1637, perhaps in Scotland hut possibly in America.®
The town of Barnstable, Mass., on Oct. 2, 1662, ordered "that the sons of all the present in-
habitants shall successively be received inhabitants and allowed equal town privileges in the
common, and such other privileges as belong to the present ihhabiunts as a township, at the
time of their marriage or at the age of 24, which [ever] shall happen first." Among the twen-
ty men admitted inhabitants on that day was Daniel Stewart, making the whole number of vot-
ers 65. This was the first mention of Daniel. He married, probably in 1662, Mary .
He was living in Eastham on June 12, 1671, when he and his wife Mary deeded all their land
there, lying on the east side of Bass river, to John Doane, jr. On Mar. 4, 1673-4, Daniel was
residing in Barnstable when he sued Nathaniel FitzRandall for assault and was awarded 20
shilUngs.® Oct. 9, 1674, he had a controversy with Richard Handy of Sandwich over the
ownership of a marsh. Some time after that he removed to Tisbury, on Martha's Vineyard
island, where he was a resident landowner in August, 1684, and soon after that date he was
settled in nearby Edgartown. He remained in Edgartown until his death in 1703. He made
his will Jan. 6, i7oi'2, when perhaps 65 years of age, and it was proved on Aug, 4, 1703. It
gave the homestead to his wife Mary; two heifers to his daughter Sarah; all other lands to his
sons John and Charles; a shilling to his son James, and a shilling to his daughter Dorcas. If he
had any other children it is very unlikely that they left issue, as in the settlement in 1745 of
the estate of the daughter Sarah, who died childless, all the children of DanieP Stewart were,
it is presumed, accounted for. For a long time it was believed there was also a son Daniel, as
the decree of settlement in Sarah's estate in 1745 said that her brothers Daniel and John and
sister Dorcas were dead and her brother Charles was living; but as there was no mention of
James some meditative genealogist concluded that Daniel was a clerk*s error for James — and,
zoof! went Daniel. The date of the death of the widow Mary is unknown. Children:®
Thomas Harlock: division of estate May 7, 1745
1687, Benit Briggs, Rochester, (2) 451694 Sarah Waite
1690, Philip Smith, (2) Bailey: will 1724, Conn.
Margaret : died in 1736 in Edgartown
Margaret : d. Feb. 27, 1750, in Edgartown
James^ Stewart (DanieV), born about 1665 in Barnstable, learned the trade of cooper
and went to Rochester when a young man. There he married (i) Aug. 20, 1687, Benit Briggs,
Sarah
1663; m.
James
1665; m.(i) Aug. 20,
Dorcas
1667; m.(i) c.
John
1669; m.
Charles
1671; m.
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daughter of Samuel and Benit (Ellis) Briggs. He married in Rochester (a) June 4, 1694, Sarah
Waitc. He died in 1727.® His will was dated Aug. 21, 1727, and proved Sep. ai, a month
later. It named his wife Sarah, sons Daniel, Joseph, Benjamin and James, and daughters Elea*
nor Handy and Mary Jones. The widow Sarah died in 1754,® having made her will Dec. ao,
1753, which was proved July 17, 1754. It named her sons Daniel, Benjamin and James, the
children of her son Joseph (Samuel, John and Scth) and the children of her daughters Eleanor
and Mary. Children, recorded in Rochester:®
Jonathan, Dec. 21, 1687: died young
Benit, Sep. 2, 1689: died young
Eleanor, Nov. 16, 1694; m- Handy
Mary, Mar. 30. 1696; m. Robert Jones
Daniel. July 22. 1697; m. June 9, 1726, Prudence Parker, Barnstable: removed to Hardwick
Sarah, Mar. 22, 1699: died young
Joseph. June 10, 1701; m.(int. Sep. 27. 1724, Rochester) Patience Parker: estate adm. 1746
James, May 19. 1703; m. Apr. 16, 1730, Hannah Dexter. Rochester
Benjamin ; died in 1765, unmarried
John^ Stewart {Danid^), born about 1669, in Barnstable or Eastham, went to Edgar*
town with his father about 1682. He married, perhaps about 1700, Margaret . He
lived all the rest of his life in Edgartown, dying in 1736. His will was dated Feb. 25. i735'6.
and was proved July 13, 1736. It mentioned his wife Margaret and the following children:
James ; m. Aug. 30, 1733, Mehitablc Spooncr, Barnstable
Deborah. 1705 ; m. Nathaniel Vincent, sr. : bur. Mar. 17, 1788. aged 83
Mary 1705; m. Dec. 14, 1738, Joseph Pease: d. Sep. 19, 1785. aged 80
Benjamin ; no trace after 1736 [not mentioned in aunt's estate in 1745]
Elizabeth ; m. Merry
Daniel ; m c. 1738, Jean Vincent; d. Nov. — . 1778
Charles' Stewart (Daniel^), born about 1671, perhaps in Eastham, went with his fath'
er to Edgartown about 1682. He was fined in the Duke's county court (Martha's Vineyard)
in 1690 for beating an Indian. He married, about 1708, Margaret . She died Mar. 18,
1730, m Edgartown, and he died there Feb. 27. 1750. Children, recorded in Edgartown:
Jedidah, Jan. i, 1708-9; m.(i) Jonathan Pitts, (2) Urian Folger®
Beulah, Mar. 2, 1710-11 ; m. Joseph Dawes
Lois, May 20. 1714; m.(i) Dec. 27, 1734, Thomas Hughes, (2) July 14, 1744, Thomas Neal
Hannah, June 14, 1716; m. Oct. 30, 1736, John Mcader, Nantucket
Abiah. Sep. 21. 1718
Samuel, Dec. i, 1722; m Nov. 15. 1744, Sarah Smith. Nantucket: buried May 15, 1793
Anne, Mar. 31, 1725
John. Jan. 18. 1727 (perhaps innholdcr in Tisbury. i746'7'8'9]
William, Mar. 20. 1729; m. c. 1752, Ruhamah May hew; d. Dec. 24, 1824, Chilmark
DanleP Stewart {James,^ Danid^), born July 22. 1697. »« Rochester, Mass., married
in Barnstable June 9, 1726, Prudence Parker, born Aug. 6, 1705, in Barnstable, daughter of
Samuel and Hannah (Bumpas) Parker. His marriage in Barnstable shows that the Rochester
branch maintained for many years a connection with the home town. Daniel and Prudence re*
«ided in Rochester from the year of their marriage until about 1735, when they removed to
Hardwick. in Worcester county. In later life he may have moved to Vermont with his son
Elkanah. The births of his first four children were recorded in Rochester; Elkanah, Samuel
and Hannah were recorded in Hardwick;
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Mercy, June ii, 1727; m. Nov, 2, 1747, Thomas Bump [Bumpas] of Rochester, Barnstable
Mary, Dec. 18, 1728; m. Nov. 2, 1755, Daniel Randall [FitzRandall], Rochester®
Susanna, Jan. 21, 1731; m. Jan. 15, 1750, Ithamar Reed of Petersham, Hardwick
Hannah, Feb. 15, 1733: died young
Peace ; m. Apr. 30, 1753, Samuel Atwood, Hardwick : to Bennington, Vt.
Elkanah, Aug. 12, 1737; m. Sep. 7, 1761, Lydia Cobb: to Barnard, Vt.
Samuel, Oct. 12, 1739: soldier in French ^ Indian war, and died in the campaign of 1756
Daniel ; m. Sep. 5, 1768, Eunice Allen, Hardwick
Hannah, June 20, 1747; m. Sep. 11, 1766, William Sherman of Rochester, Hardwick
JcMieph^ Stewart {James,^ Daniel^)^ born June 10, 1701, in Rochester, Mass., married
(intention recorded Sep. 27, 1724, in Rochester) Patience Parker, probably a cousin to Prudence.
In a deposition of Mary Stevens, dated Apr. 16, 1734, in Rochester, she tells about Joseph
Stuerd taking a mare belonging to her grandmother, Susanna Stevens, for hay making, etc.®
He died perhaps about 1737. Administration on his estate was granted Sep. 16, 1746, to his
brother James, following the distribution of the estate of his aunt Sarah May 7, 1745. Three
children — also named in the will of their grandmother, Sarah (Waitc) Stewart, Dec. 20, 1753 —
were recorded in Rochester :
Samuel, Aug. 19, 1729: soldier from Rochester in the French ^ Indian war, 1758
John, Oct. 19, 1732
Scth, Feb. 23, 1736: soldier from Hardwick, died at Fort William Henry in 1756
James^ Stewart {James,^ DanieV), born May 19, 1703, in Rochester, Mas^., married
there Apr. 16, 1730, Hannah Dexter. He was appointed adminiurator Sep. 16, 1746, on the
estate of his brother Joseph. He was living in 1754 when his mother's will was probated. He
perhaps removed from Rochester iti later years. Children of James and Hannah, recorded in
Rochester :
Eleanor, Jan. 21, 1730-1; m. Dec. 11, 1751, Joseph Paine of Freetown, Rochester
Sarah, Oct. 24, 1732; m. Jan. 23, 1755, Elisha Benson of Middleboro, Rochester
Elizabeth, Jan. i, 1735
James, Feb. i, 1737; m. Mar. 12, 1761, Lydia Crandall, Rochester: died in Revolution, 1779
Hannah. Jan. 11, 1740; m. Aug. 28, 1760, Benjamin Benson of Middleboro. Rochester
Mary, Mar. 15, 1742; m. May 14, 1770, Amaziah Bowles of D.irtmDuth, Rochester
Thankful, June 17, 1745
Anne, Apr. 18, 1749; m. Nov. 23. 1768, Chirlcs Himmond
To be continued
On Apr. 15, 1933, the Guilford (North Carolina) chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri'
can Revolution dedicated a marker in Alamance graveyard, six miles north of Greensboro, to
Finley Stewart, soldier of the Revolution. Mrs. Z V. (Dorothy Stewart) Conyers read an
address, in which she gave a sketch of the Stewarts and an account of Finley and his wife.
Prudence Shaw. They had seven children.
Miss Mary B Steward, 1165 Fifth avenue, Nea' York City, daughter of Daniel Jackson
Steward and granddaughter of John'' Steward, li: 271, says that the statement that John**^ Stew-
art of Goshen, N. Y., was from Blandford, Mass., docs not agree with the accounts and trad'
itions of the family which her father received from hi." uncle, Gabriel'^ Steward, born in 1774.
It was (jilbert^ Steward, she says, and not Nathan, who knew and v. .d Gilbert Stuart, the
famous painter, at Newport, R. 1.
Queries
53 FRANCELLO STUART was bom in 18()V\ prr.bahly in Vermont, and died in 1875 in Springwat-
cr, Livinp-tton county, N. Y. Who was his f.ilKt-r? W VV. Tarn'-r, 9J8 El n Pijoe. Glencoe. 111.
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With this issue the Stewart Clan Magazine
completes ten volumes, paginated for binding in
two tomes. Tome A contained 244 pages and
Tome B contains 294. No index (or either tome has yet been issued, but sometime w^c shall
print an index for each tome. Tome C will begin with the next number — July — the first of
volume eleven. The format will remain the same (6x9 inches) but we believe we shall adopt
a different kind of paper. In these volumes, each one small in itself, has been packed a lot of
solid genealogy. The number of Stewarts has been surprising.
While some of the material we have been publishing lately is a review of families whose
history was given m this magazine some years ago we took them up in order to make additions
and corrections to go in tome B and thus have them covered m the index.
DANIEL STEWART OF BARNSTABLE, MASS. -B: 290
James'"^ Stewart (John,^ DanieV)^ born about 1703 in Edgartown, Mass., married in
Barnstable Aug. 30, 1733, Mchitable Spooner. They were living in Barnstable in 1735 when
their daughter Mehitablc was born. They removed to Hebron, Tolland county, Conn. [ — A :
218]. He died about 1759. Administration on the estate of James Stewart, late of Hebron,
was granted June 19, 1759. The administrator's bond was filed July 9, 1759, attested by Asa-
hel Phelps. Mehitable Steward, widow of James, late of Hebron, gave bond, with Timothy
Steward, Mar. 3, 1760, as guardian of Benjamin Steward, a minor, and John Stuerd witnessed
the bond. On Dec. 31, 1760, Mehitablc was appointed guardian of her daughter Sarah»daugh'
tcr of James. The widow Mehitable died about 1773, for on Feb. 2, 1773, administration was
granted on the estate of Mehitable Steward, deceased, of Hebron.® Among the children of
James and Mehitable were :
Mehitable, July 17, 1735, Barnstable; m. Jan. 8, 1764, David Chapman
Timothy 1737- soldier from Hebron in French war and died in 1760
Jofin
Benjamin 1746; m. Oec. 14, 1769, Lois Chapman, East Haddam: to Chester, Mass.
Sarah 1749
Cf. Daniel who married Jan. 11, 1762, Phoebe Chapman, East Haddam, A: 123.
Benjamin^ Stewart (John,^ Daniel^), born about 1708 in Edgartown, Mass., was liv'
ing in 1736 when his father made his will, but later mention of him is lacking. As his name
did not appear in the division of the estate of his aunt Sarah in 1745 it is presumed that he
died before that date and that he had no living children.
Daniel'^ Stewart {John,'^ DanieU), born about 171 1 in Edgartown, Mass., married, ab-
out 1737, Jean Vincent, laughter of Thomas and Sarah (Martin) Vincent. They lived all theii
lives in Edgartown. Oaniel was made administrator of the estate of his aunt, Sarah^ (Stewart)
Symbols and references: a number preceded by a dash, as —90, means refer to that page; m. means married;
m. int.; marriage intention; m. lie, marriage license; b., born; bp., baptized; d., died; bur., buried; ® Bible r;-
cord. (T) church, (5; town, (*i gravestone "i} probate, i« court, iV land, I's military, (») pension, oo^ census, dX) tra-
dition, it local history. O patriotic society, ii biography or genealogy, -w deduction of the editor.
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Harlock, and the division of her property was decreed May 7, 1745. He died in 1778, aged 67,
and was buried Nov. 28 in Edgartown.® His widow Jean was appointed guardian of their
daughter Elizabeth in 1780. Jean died in 1791, aged 75, and was buried Jan. 26.® Children,
born in Edgartown:
Timothy, bp. Dec. 23, 1739: m. 1763, Thankful Dunham: murdered at sea in 1765
Jean, hp. May 25, 1740; m. Oct. 22, 1761, Hezckiah Dunham: d. Mar. 13, 1773, aged 33
Thomas, bp. New. 27, 1743; m. Sep. 21, 1769, Hannah Daggett: d. July 24, 1823
John, bp. Mar. 30, 1746; m.(i) Elizabeth Norton, (2) Mary (Smith) Ixjvcjoy
Anna, bp. Sep. 11, 1748; m. William Vincent: d. Sep. 4, 1804, aged 58
Hugh, bp. May 5, 175 1; m. 1778, Mary Marchant: d. 3^1835, Farmington. Me.
Elijah 17531 m.(0 Jedidah Butler, (2) Hepzibah Pease. (3) Sally
Love J755', nn- Apr. 8. 1779, Nicholas Norton Beetle
Holmes : drowned at sea®
Elizabeth 1759- buried Aug. 13, 1800, aged 41, unmarried
Susanna, bp. July 24, 1763; m. Jan. 26, 1784, John Daggett, jr.: d.June 3, i8oo
SamueP Stewart (Charles,^ DanieV)^ born Dec. i, 1722, in Edgartown, Mass.. went
to the neighboring island of Nantucket and there married Nov. 15, 1744, Sarah Smith, born
Mar. 2, 1725.® He was perhaps the Samuel Stewart who was a soldier in 1757 in Lieut. 'Col.
John Norton's company of Duke's county (Edgartown) men, although his second cousin Samuel*
(son of Joseph,^ 290) from Rochester served from Edgartown in 1759. SamueF resided nearly
all his life in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard island. He died there in 1793, in his 71st year.
from injuries received when a cart overturned upon him, and was buried May 15. His widow
Sarah died in Edgartown Dec. 23, 1810, aged 84 ® Children, recorded in Edgartown:
Eunice, July 26, 1745: buried Jan. 31, 1798, aged 53, unmarried
Mary. Apr. 6, 1747
Sarah, Aug. 26, 1750; m. Dec. 10, 1767, James Mason
Jedidah, Oct. 16, 1752; m. Apr. 14, 1768, Eliphalet Leach: d. May 6, 1773
Samuel, May 16, 1754: said to have gone to North Carolina
Abigail, Oct. 27, 1756; m. Nov. 7, 1782, Nathaniel Vincent: d. Oct. 1, 1839
Benjamin, Apr. 9, 1759; m. Sep. i, 1785, Thankful Luce: d. Apr. 10, 1840, Edgartown
Hannah, Oct. 7, 1761
Michael, May 15, 1764: d. Mar. 24. 1790
James, Apr. 2, 1767: d. Aug. 15, 1785, at sea, aged 19
Jean, Mar. 8, 1769: d. Oct. 30, 1790
John^ Stewart (Charles,'^ DanieU), born Jan. 18, 1727, in Edgartown, Mass., wa« per-
haps the John Stewart who was mentioned as a mariner in Tisbury, on Martha's Vineyard is'
land. A John Stewart was an innholder in Tisbury in 1746, 1747, 1748 and 1749. Whither
he went no one seems to know. He might have settled in Ipswich about 17^4, — A : 175.
William^ Stewart (Charles,^ DanieU), born Mar. 20, 1729, in Edgartown, Mass., lived
in Chilmark, on Martha's Vineyard island. He married Ruhamah Mayhew, who was born
Dec. 29, 1728. He was a soldier in Capt. Zaccheus Mayhew's company in the alarm at Chil-
mark, Mar. 2, 1757, during the French war. His wife Ruhamah died Mar. 10, 1823, in Chil*
mark, and he died there Dec. 24, 1824.® Children:
John 1753; m. Dec. 24, 1772, Lydia Cottle, Chilmark
Catherine ; m. Apr. 5, 1776, Thomas Butler, Chilmark
Jedidah, Sep. 6, 1758: d. Apr. 5, 1848, unmarried
Nathan, July 2, 1761 : d. Jan. 2, 1770, aged 8 years and 6 months
Jeremiah ; m. Nov. 6, 1788, Mary Lumbert
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Margaret, July lo, 1766; m. William Tilton: d. Nov. i, 1847, aged S^'j'ii
William, June la, 1768; m. Sep. 17, 1789, Bcrsheba Tilton, Chilmark: d. Apr. 14, 1829
Deborah ; m. Sep. 10, 1791, Hebron Mayhew, Chilmark
Carissa, Mar. 13, 1772; m. Sep. 22, 1791, Norton Bassett, Chilmark
Elkanah^ Stewart {Danieh^ James,^ DanieU), born Aug. 12, 1737, in Hardwick, Mass.,
married there Sep. 7, 1761, Lydia Cobb, daughter of Elisha Cobb [cf. Abigail, page 283]. He
was a soldier from Hardwick in the expedition against Crown Point, Apr. 9 to Dec. 17, 1755,
in Capt. Samuel Robinson's company in Col. Ruggles' regiment , and his name appeared in a
list of the company as late as Apr. 8, 1756, dated at Boston. He removed from Hardwick about
the time of the Revolutionary war to Barnard, Windsor county, Vt., where he was living in
1779. He died there of hydrophobia caused by the bite of a mad wolf.® His widow Lydia
married in Barnard Apr. 22, 1784, John Benjamin. Children, recorded in Hardwick:
Priscilla, May 3, 1763; m. Sep. 5, 1782, Fitch Dutton
Samuel, Dec. 2, 1763; m.(i) Apr. 5, 1775, Chloe Bishop, Hartland, (2) 22S89 Sarah Egery
Prudence, Apr. 11, 1765; m. Sep. 5, 1782, Timothy Banister, Hartland
Lydia, Sep. 19, 1767; m. Feb. 19, 1789, Asa Paige, Barnard
John, July 19, 1769; m.(i) Lucy , (2) 2411818 Patty Bishop: d. 16^1841
Moses, Apr. 19. 1771; m. Lois Foster: removed to Waitsfield; d. Jan. 22, 1818
Daniel^ Stewart (Daniel,^ James,^ DanieV), born about 1743, probably in Hardwick,
Mass., married there Sep. 5, 1768, Eunice Allen. He was perhaps the Daniel Stewart [A : 212]
who settled in Granville, Washington county, N. Y., and bought land there Apr. 13, 1783, in
Morrison's Patent. This Daniel died Feb. 26, 1830, leaving an aged widow Mary and the fol'
lowing children: John, Daniel, David, Phoebe, Lucy, Celinda, Lydia and Mary (deceased).
Samuel^ Stewart (Joseph,^ James,^ DanieU), born Aug. 19, 1729, in Rochester, Mass..
evidently went to live with his relatives in Edgartown after the death of his father, for he
must have been the Samuel Stewart who enlisted May 2, 1758, in Capt. Gamaliel Bradford's
company, Col. Thomas Doty's regiment, for an expedition westward, serving until Nov. 1. In
a muster roll of this company, dated at Boston Feb. 6, 1759, Stewart was listed as residing in
Rochester.® He enlisted Apr. 6, 1759, in Capt. Jeremiah Mayhew's company. Col. Zaccheus
Mayhew's regiment, for the invasion of Canada under Gen. Amherst. In a return of this re*
giment, made Apr. 13, 1759, Samuel's age was given as 30 years and his residence as Edgar^
town. In a muster roll of the company dated at Annapolis Royal [Nova Scotia] Apr. 28, 1760,
Stewart's residence was again given as Edgartown and his term of service as from Apr. 6 to
Nov. 6, 1759. Thereafter our Samuel retreats into the mist and defies us to follow him.
John^ Stewart (Joseph,^ James,'^ Daniel^), born Oct. 19, 1732, in Rochester, Mass.,
joined Col. Bradford's regiment as a volunteer in 1756.® In a descriptive list of Capt. Samuel
Nichols Nelson's company. Col. Joseph Thatcher's regiment, John's age was given as 23 years
and his birthplace and residence as Rochester; ** joined Col. Bradford's regiment." In a return
of Capt. Nelson's company. Col Thatcher's regiment, dated at Fort William Henry Nov. 6,
1756, John Stewart from Rochester was listed as having a spare gun and bayonet. Perhaps the
arms belonged to his younger brother Seth, who sickened and died while a soldier in camp at
Fort William Henry in the autumn of 1756: Seth had enlisted from Hardwick in Capt. Samuel
Robinson's company of Col. Timothy Ruggles' regiment, but the list showed he was bom in
Rochester and was 20 years old. John Stewart, too, was reported "dead" in a muster roll of
Capt. Samuel Nichols Nelson's company dated at Boston Feb. 5, 1757, his age being given as
23 and his residence as Plymouth, after the company had returned from the Crown Point ex*
pcdition, but he may not have been dead. Mar. 6, 176 1, John Stuart of Rochester and wife
Jenny deeded land in Rochester to Gideon Barstow of Rochester [Plymouth county deeds, lix].
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John may have been the father of Peleg Stewart (born July — , 1766), who enlisted from Roch-
ester in December, 1781, as a Revolutionary soldier; he was only 4 feet and 9 inches tall and
15 years and 5 months old, and was accordingly discharged.®
James^ Stewart (James,^ James,^ DanieV), born Feb. i, i736'7, in Rochester, Mass..
married there Mar. li, 1761, Lydia Crandall. He enlisted from Rochester May 1, 1775. and
served several months in Capt. Edward Hammond's company, in Col. Theophilus Cotton's regi-
ment; enlisted June 10, 1776, in Capt. Thomas Turner's company, in Col. Thomas Marshall's
regiment, and served until Dec. i, 1776; and on Dec. 20, 1776, he enlisted for three years in the
continental army. He joined Capt. Amasa Soper's company, in Col. Marshall's regiment, and
continued in the service until his death, from stomach cramp, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Aug. 20,
1779 ® His widow Lydia taught school for several years after his death, she stated in her ap-
plication for a pension, June 20, 1839. She married Dec. 12, 1786, Thomas Chase, in Taunton.
They removed to Catskill, Greene county, N. Y., where Chase died Nov. 18, 1792 ® Lydia
was living in Providence, Saratoga county, N. Y., when she asked for a pension in 1839, as the
widow of James Stewart, and was 94 years of age, — A : 238. Two children of James and Lydia
were recorded in Rochester, but they may have had more, and these probably went to Catskill :
Benjamin, Nov. 13, 1761
Dille, Jan. 18, 1763
A JAMES STEWART FROM IRELAND
James Stewart came from the north of Ireland to New York City between 1803 and
1805. No record of him prior to his coming to the United States has been found by William
B. Stewart of McKeehan, Merrick, Arter ^ Stewart, Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio, who
sent us this information. James located near Lancaster, Pa. He enlisted in the war of 1812,
and later he removed to Ohio, settling in Carroll county. He married first Sarah Jane Foster,
and after her death he married Elizabeth Maize. His children were: Sarah, married George
Beatty; Ann, married Perry Grey; Jane, married Shillito; Martha, unmarried; Mary,
married Ephraim Lashley; John; William Ross; Monroe and James Washington.
THE END OF TEN YEARS
Those who have faithfully followed the career of this little periodical from the beginning
will recall that it has had a rather temperamental career. It was started as a hobby, and it
still is a hobby. It is the editor's hope, however, that the magazine may he taken nearer the
fields where genealogical material is to be found, even if it gets no farther east than Kansas
City. Except for a few sallies we have made into the east, getting as far
as Hartford, N. Y., and once or twice invading Washington, D. C, we have
had to depend for material on distant sources. For the great help we have
been given, both statistical and financial, we acknowledge our sincere ap'
prcciation. Our valued coadjutor, Horace Dickerman of New Haven, has
been in poor health in recent years, we are very sorry to say. He has done
work of inestimable worth to the Stewarts, and when his health has improved will doubtlessly
renew his labors. From time to time we have mentioned others who have rendered outstand'
ing service to the Stewart clan in America.
We shall go forward with optimism and enthusiasm into the eleventh volume, trusting that
our subscribers will renew their subscription, if it expires with this number, and that those to
whom this comes as a sample copy will send the editor two dollars (inflation money) for a year's
subscription. We shall gather and publish all the Stewart genealogy we can obtain, and if we
succeed in getting located where the gathering is good we shall dig like a gopher. Your sup'
port at this time will have a lot to do with the destiny of the Stewart Clan Magazine.
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