Person:Alexander Stewart (65)

Land Records

December 27, 1806, Alexander Stewart purchased a tract of 757 acres from Phillip Buckner on the banks of the Stinking and Turkey Creeks.

February 2, 1808, Alexander Stewart sold 505 acres of land to Thomas Johnson that he previously had purchased from Phillip Buckner. Alexander was then living on this 757-acre tract. He sold the other 252 acres of the tract to Christopher Horn.

August 11, 1811, Alexander Stewart and his wife conveyed 274 acres near the state road on the west side of Turkey Creek to Christopher Horn.

March 7, 1812, Alexander Stewart deeded a 98-acre tract on Stinking Creek to his son, Isaac.

March 27, 1814, Alexander Stewart and his wife conveyed 286 acres on Turkey and Stinking Creeks for $1200.00 to Samuel Wyatt. Samuel was the father-in-law of his daughter, Mary Polly, and his son, Isaac.

Will of Alexander Stewart

Will of Rev. Alexander Stewart, 1755-1835

From Knox Co., KY Will Book A, pp.139-141

Knox County Court April Term 1835

The last and Testament [sic] of Alexander Stewart dec'd. was produced in Court by the Executor there in named, and proven by the oath of Wade N. Woodson and Anderson Stewart subscribing witnesses there to, to be the act and deed of the said Alexander Stewart, where upon the said will with the proof was ordered of record to wit,

In the name of God amen: I Alexander Stewart of the County of Knox, and the state of Kentucky, being weak and feeble of body, but being apprehensive that the time of my departure is near at hand, but being of sound and disposing mind + memory, do make this my last will and testament in manner & form following (hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore made, viz,

1st. That my body be interred in a plain decent manner, and the expenses there of paid out of my Estate.

2nd. That all my just debts be paid.

3rd. I give and bequeath to my wife Catharine Stewart during her natural life, my negro woman Priscilla, and twelve dollar in cash, one feather bed and furniture, and such cooking utensils as she may stand in need of; and one cow and calf.

4th. I give unto my daughter Peggy Edwards my negro girl Sally and her in evolue (underlined) provided she pay to my Executor here after mentioned the sum of fifty dollar within twelve months after my decease, which may be discharged in property valued at cash price, and if she refuse to pay the fifty dollar, then I direct that the said negro shall be taken from her, and the sum of two hundred dollar paid her in lieu of the said negro; also I give unto my said daughter one big kettle which she now has.

5th. I give unto my daughter Ann Alsup the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars in cash or in property valued at cash price.

6th. I give unto my Daughter Euphemia Culton my negro girl Pamela, provided she pay my Executor the sum of twenty dollar within twelve months from my decease, which may be discharged in property valued at cash - and should she refuse to do so, that the said negro be taken from her, and the sum of two hundred dollar be paid to her in lieu of the said negro. I also give unto my said daughter a large kettle which she now has possession of.

7th. I give unto my daughter Polly Wyatt fifty two dollar and a half, which with thirty two and a half dollar I charge him for a [mare?] he got from me, forty dollar in Cash I lent him, and twenty five dollars paid him by my son Isaac Stewart make the sum of one hundred fifty dollar.

8th. I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Walker one dollar, having heretofore given her two hundred dollar in the price of land sold to her husband.

9th. I give unto my son William Stewart five dollar, having heretofore given him two hundred dollars.

10th. My Will and desire is that my negro woman *Priscilla [asterisk present in court copy] remain with my son Isaac until she is forty five years old, and that she then be free, and that her three children, viz. Mary, Jane + Ann be valued; and that the amount of their valuation added to the residue of whatever estate I possess at my death, not heretofore disposed of shall be equally divided between all my children. But that my son Isaac if he thinks proper to do so may keep the said children at their valuation as his own property on his paying my other children their respective proportion of such valuation and residue as aforesaid.

Lastly - I appoint my son Isaac Stewart Executor of this my last will and testament. In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and offered my soul the 22nd day of January 1835.

Alexander Stewart ILS [His Mark]

signed and acknowledged before as

Wade N Woodson

Anderson Stewart

Nelson Stewart

Knox County Court August Term 1835

An Inventory of the appraisement of the estate of Alexander Stewart dec'd. was returned into Court by the appraiser there of and ordered of record, to wit,

1 Negro girl named Mary 9 year old worth $300.00

1 Do 3 years old worth $200.00

1 Do one year old worth $150.00

$350.00

6 Books worth $ 2.50 Cents

3 knives+forks 50 cts

1 __ve worth 25 cts

$ 3.25

1 sorrel mare $30.00

1 saddle+blanket $ 5.00

1 pr of spectacles worth 50 cts

$35.50

$688.75

Henry Woodson, Dan'l Baker, John Caine, George James, appraisers.

Inventory of notes taken by Isaac Stewart as Executor of the last will and testament of Alexander Stewart dec'd. for the sales of property.

1 note on John Cultow & Alex'n. Hays due the 5th June 1836 for $11.00

1 note on Danny Grindstaff & Alex'n. Hays due the 5th June 1836 for 4.75

1 note on Malachi Gregory & John Cultow due 5th June 1836 for 62 1/2

also a memorandum of notes that came into the hands of Isaac Stewart

belonging to the estate aforesaid, to wit,

One note on John Mills, due 14th of July 1835 for 62.57

One note on James Cultow due the 11th day of February 1834 for 87.75 with a credit of $5 paid Ap'l. 5th 1834.

One note on Alexander Moon, due in September 1835 for 50.00

One note on Benjamin Sewell due the 1st November 1834 with a credit of $25 p'd. Nov 4th 1834, and a credit of $25 p'd. 3rd December 1834 for 90.00

Also in cash left by Alexander Stewart at his death 13.00

2nd July 1835 Isaac Stewart

Notes

Private in the Revolutionary War in a company designated at various times as Capt. John Lewis' and Capt. Machen Boswell's Company, 2d Virginia State Regiment, commanded by Col. Gregory Smith. He enlisted May 3, 1777 for three years and his name is last borne on the company payroll for December 29, 1778 which bears the remark "Omitted in Sept. payroll". (See National No. 383890) Have a copy of DAR papers.

He performed marriage ceremony for his daughter "Anna" to "James ALSOP".

LDS lists his birth date as 1754 and as 1756

He is listed in 1790 MASS Census, Hampshire Co. Family listed as 1 male 16+ years, 2 males under 16, and 4 females.

He is listed in the 9/04/1800 tax roles in Knox Co, KY. Family listed in 1800 Knox Co, KY Census as follows: 2 males 10-15 1 male 45+ 2 females 16-25 1 female 26-44 1 female 45+ ______________________

source: http://www.iems.nwu.edu/~jamison/geneal/alstewart.html

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jallsup&id=I09232 Name: Alexander H. STEWART Sex: M Birth: 1755 in Scotland Death: 1835 in Knox County, Kentucky Occupation: Physician Note: Alexander H. Stewart was a Graduate of Cincinnati Medical College. He wrote four books dealing with medicine and sociology, was Kentucky state senator (I can't find proof of this... he's not listed in the history of Kentucky senate), a Physician for the Old Frankfort Penitentiary, and organizer and Captain of the men who fought in the Spanish American War.

Father: William STEWART b: ABT. 1730 in Galway, Scottland

Marriage 1 Catherine SHEETS Children Elizabeth STEWART Peggy STEWART b: 1777 Charles STEWART b: 1779 Isaac STEWART b: 1782 Mary Polly STEWART b: 1784 Anna STEWART b: 1786 in Virginia Euphemia STEWART b: 1789 William Charlie STEWART b: 12 FEB 1809

1. ↑ OneWorldTree.

   Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Gale Research. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006;).

   Gale Research. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Filby, P. William, edit. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Research, 2005.

3. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.

   Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, queries, letters, Bible records, wills, biographies, and manuscript genealogies. For specific original source information contact Yates Publishing, providing them with the Source Number, Source Type, Number of Pages, and Submitter Code information listed for each individual.

4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Find A Grave.

   Alexander Stewart
   Birth: 1755
   Death: 1835
   
   CONTINENTAL LINE, REVOLUTIONARY WAR
   
   
   Burial:
   WOODSON AT TURKEY CREEK, UNNAMED #46
   Knox County, Kentucky, USA
   
   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=STEW&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=19&GScntry=4&GSsr=161&GRid=25291611&

5.   http://www.kentuckystewarts.com/AlexanderI/HTMDocs/Web6KnoxCounty.htm