The Great Valley of Virginia.
OLD AUGUSTA.

Archibald Stuart, Sr., and his Descendants

In compliance with our promise made last week, we now offer to our readers some facts in relation to the family of one of the early settlers of Augusta, Archibald Stuart, or as it was formerly written, Archibald Stewart. We hope, in future numbers of our paper, to give brief sketched of other families of the pioneers of the Valley.

The family of "Stewarts" was originally from Scotland, but emigrated to Ireland in the reign of James 1st, and settled in Londonderry. - They were Presbyterians, and maintained their faith firmly in their new homes.

Archibald Stuart, the subject of this memoir was born in Londonderry about the latter part of the 17th century. He married Jane, or Janet Brown, who was a sister of Rev. John Brown, ancestor of the Browns of Rockbridge, and an aunt of James Brown, of Louisiana.

After two children had been born, viz: Thomas and Eleanor, Archibald Stuart, about 1726 or 1727, became involved in some rebellious movement growing out of religious persecutions and was compelled to fly from his native land, leaving his family behind him. He found refuge in the western part of Pennsylvania, where he remained in seclusion for near seven years, when an act of amnesty was passed. As soon as he could do so with safety, he sent for his family and they joined him in Pennsylvania, where they remained four or five years. - During their sojourn in Pennsylvania, two other sons, Alexander and Benjamin, were born.

In 1737 or 1738, Archibald Stuart removed to Augusta and settled on the farm now owned by Mr. Pratt, about two miles southwest of Waynesborough, on the Greenville road, where he continued to reside until his death in 1761.

During his residence in Augusta, he acquired large landed estates, which, either in his lifetime or by his will, he divided among his four children. His will was admitted to record on Nov. 17th, 1761.

To his eldest son THOMAS he gave his "great family Bible" and a large estate near what is known as "Stuart's draft." A portion of this tract is now owned by Mr. Jacob Forrer, and another portion by Z. McChesney, Esq.

To his daughter ELEANOR, who intermarried with Edward Hall, the son of an Irish immigrant, who will be more fully noticed hereafter, he gave a tract of land on South River, adjacent to the land which E. Hall then owned, and also aided Mr. Hall in building an addition to his house. This addition was of neatly hewn logs, and although largely over a hundred years old, (about 130) is still standing and occupied by Mr. Clinton Hall, one of the descendants of Edward Hall and Eleanor Stuart. The Hall land is situated on both sides of South River, about five miles above Waynesborough, and is the same on which Dr. Isaac Hall lived and recently died.

To his son ALEXANDER, Archibald Stuart gave the tract of land, on both sides of South River, three miles above Waynesborough, on which "Stuart's mill" is situated, and which is no owned by his descendants, Gerard B. Stuart and Alex. H.H. Stuart.

To his son BENJAMIN, he gave the home farm, about two miles southwest of Waynesborough, embracing what are now the Pratt and Brooks farms.

From each of these four children of Archibald Stuart, Sen'r. and Janet Brown, large families have descended, who are now scattered over many of the Southern and Western states.

We regret that we have not the data necessary to enable us to give a full and accurate history of each branch of the family, but from the materials furnished us, we are able to give a brief notice of those who have been most prominent.

THOMAS STUART AND HIS DESCENDANTS

THOMAS STUART was a man of intelligence, wealth and influence in the Revolutionary era. In the accounts which we have of meetings held in relation to public affairs at that time, he seems to have participated actively. He took great interest in the cause of education and was one of the original trustees of "Mount Pleasant Academy," the name of which was afterwards (during the Revolution) changed to "Liberty hall," and of which more will be said hereafter.

Thomas Stuart married Elizabeth Moore. - They had nine children, viz: Jane, James, John, Thomas, Robert, Judy, Mary, Julia and Elizabeth.

I.
Jane was never married. She lived in Staunton, where she owned a large amount of real estate and had a store carried on in what is now Armentrout's corner. She died in 1830.

II.
Thomas was an officer in the United States Army, and was accidentally killed, by the discharge of his pistol, as he was putting in the holster.

III.
John died childless. He lived and died in the house formerly occupied by James M. Brooks, in Augusta.

IV.
James settled in East Tennessee, where he arried a Miss Montgomery, near Jonesborough. He left a number of children, among them, Montgomery Stuart, (whose daughter married Hon. Thos. A.R. Nelson,) Thomas, and James, who was a captain in the U.S. army, and served gallantly in the war of 1812. A son of James resides in Arkansas. He studied law in Staunton 30 years ago.

V.
Robert married a Miss Roland, of Botetourt, and we are unable to say what has become of his family.

VI.
Judy, it is believed, died unmarried.

VII.
Mary married James Moffett, of Christian's creek. They had 10 children, viz:
1. John Moffett, who married Elizabeth Tate, and left two children - a son, who married Miss McChesney, and a daughter, who married Mr. McClung.
2. Betsey, who married J. McClanahan, near Barterbrook.
3. Robert S. married Hadassah Guthrie and left seven children, of whom Mr. Sydney S. Moffett is one.
4. Thomas, who died an infant.
5. Jane, who married Dr. John K. Moore. They had nine children, and about 30 years ago, removed to Georgia.
6. William, who married his cousin, Jane Robertson, of Botetourt. He lived near the Natural Bridge and left four children.
7. Eleanor, who married James C. Moore, of Rockbridge. They left a large family.
8. Mary married Alex Telford Barclay, grandson of Capt. Alex Telford, who was killed at Guilford.
9. Thomas S. was never married.
10. Julia married her cousin, Wm. H. Paxton. They lived, for some time, in Lewisburg. They left two children - a son, Rufus, not married, and Mary, who married Col. Jackson, a cousin of Stonewall Jackson, who died of wounds received in the Confederate service.

VIII.
JULIA, daughter of Thomas Stuart, married Capt. Wm. Lyle, of Rockbridge. She left four children.
1. Elizabeth, who married Major John Alexander, and lived a mile or two below Lexington. Wm. Lyle Alexander, of Clifton Forge, is their only child.
2. Sally, who married Rev. Henry Ruffner. Mrs. Ruffner left four children - Julia, who never married, Rev. Wm. H. Ruffner, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Va., David L. and Anne, who married Mr. Howell, of Philadelphia.
3. Julia, who married John B. Hart, of Albemarle.
4. Thomas, who died young.

IX.
ELIZABETH STUART married Capt. Wm. Paxton, of Rockbridge. They left five children - John, James, William, Elizabeth and Jean. Jean married Alex. S. Hall, of Staunton. They had a large family, viz: Wm. P. Hall, who married Miss Bondurant ; Elizabeth, who married Wm. B. Kayser ; Caroline, who married Mr. Tipping ; Virginia, who married Mr. Thompson ; Dr. Lucien Hall, Major Houston Hall and Edward Hall, of Staunton.

ELEANOR STUART, DAUGHTER OF ARCHIBALD STUART, SEN'R.

Eleanor Stuart, daughter of Archibald Stuart, married Ed. Hall, who migrated, at an early day, from Armagh county, Ireland, and came to Virginia in 1736. The name of Edward Hall's father was Isaac. His mother's maiden name was Sarah Allison.

Edward Hall and Eleanor Stuart, his wife, had six sons, viz: Isaac, Archibald, Thomas, Alexander, Benjamin, John, and four daughters, Sally, Elizabeth, Eleanor and Janet.

I.
Isaac was a distinguished physician, who was educated in Europe, and settled in Petersburg, where he practiced medicine with great success. He married Miss Evorard and had two children, viz: Edward Hall, of Norfolk, author of Hall's Digested Index, and Diana, who married ___ Parker, of Norfolk.

II.
Archibald died young.

III.
Thomas, was a lawyer. He married a widow Chinn, and moved to Kentucky, where his descendants reside.

IV.
Alexander was a farmer, and lived on the old Hall farm on South River. He married his cousin, Mary Patterson Stuart, daughter of Maj. Alex Stuart. They had ten children, viz:
1. Edward who married Janetta Ewing and moved to Tennessee and afterwards to Texas, where his descendants reside.
2. Mary, who died unmarried.
3. Eleanor, who married John A. Douglas and left three children, viz: Eleanor S., widow of John McCue, dec'd, Martha, who is unmarried, and John A., a lawyer of Mercer county, W. Va.
4. Alex S. who married his cousin, Jean S. Paxton, and left eight children, whose names are given above.
5. Archibald A. Hall, who formerly lived in Augusta. He married a Miss Brent, and has one daughter living - one or two of his sons perished in the late war.
6. Jane died unmarried.
7. Dr. Isaac Hall, who married Nancy Finley. He died in 1872, leaving one son, Capt. Clinton Hall, to survive him.
8. Robert, who never married, lives in Mercer county, W. Va.
9. John, who was a lawyer. He died in Texas about 1840. He was Secretary of State under President Sam Houston.
10. Sally, who married Mr. Young, and lives near Memphis, Tenn.

V.
BENJAMIN HALL married his cousin, Priscilla Stuart, daughter of Maj. Alexander Stuart, and removed to Missouri. His descendants live near Florissant, 15 miles from St. Louis.

VI.
SALLY HALL married the gallant Captain James Tate, who was killed at the battle of Guilford C.H. [court house], in the Spring of 1781. Capt. Tate had six children.
1. Eleanor died young.
2. John, who married Elizabeth McClenanhan, and left 8 children.
3. Polly, who married John Moore.
4. Isaac, who was married twice. His first wife was Esther Finley ; his second wife was a daughter of Robert Steele. They removed to Greene county, Ky.
5. Elizabeth, who married Andrew Steele, of Augusta.
6. Sally, who married Thomas Caldwell.

Mrs. Tate, some years after the death of Capt. Tate, married Hugh Fulton, a brother of Andrew Fulton. They moved to Kentucky and had four children: Tabitha, who did not marry ; Sophia, who married a Mr. Bailey ; John, who died young, and Nancy, who married Hugh Wardlaw, of Rockbridge, who afterwards removed to St. Charles, Mo., where their descendants still reside.

VII.
ELIZABETH, the youngest daughter of Edward Hall and Eleanor Stuart, married Andrew Fulton, a gentleman of great worth, who frequently represented the County of Augusta in the Legislature of Virginia. He received 13 wounds at Guilford, but recovered from them, and lived to a good old age. They left four sons and two daughters, viz:
1. John H. Fulton, of Abingdon, an eminent lawyer and representative in Congress from that District.
2. Edward, who was a farmer and Surveyor in Augusta.
3. Dr. James Fulton, of Waynesborough.
4. Judge Andrew S. Fulton, of Wythe, who married a Miss Kincannon, of that county.
5. Sally married Dr. Williams, of Nelson county, and his children still live there.
6. Elizabeth never married.

VII.
JOHN HALL, son of Edward Hall and Eleanor Stuart, married a Miss Weldon and settled in North Carolina. He was a lawyer by profession, and rose to eminence ; and, we believe, was Chief Justice of that State.

ALEXANDER STUART

MAJOR ALEXANDER STUART, the second son and third child of Archibald Stuart, Senior, was born in the Western part of Pennsylvania, in 1733 or '34, and when about four years of age, was brought by his parents to Virginia. He grew up to be a man of large stature, and of uncommon intellect, energy and enterprise. At different periods of his life, he lived in Augusta, Rockbridge and Monroe counties. He located, and had patented to him, a large number of tracts of land, in Monroe, Giles, Mercer, Tazewell and probably other counties.

At the beginning of the Revolutionary war he resided on the tract of land, about three miles S.W. of Brownsburg, now owned by his grandson, Maj. Alex. B. Stuart and John M. Stuart, then in Augusta county. But when this county of Rockbridge was formed, in 1777, the line was so run as to include the farm of Major Stuart in the new county.

Early in the Revolutionary struggle, Alex. Stuart was commissioned as Major of the regiment, which was commanded by Col. Samuel McDowell, the ancestor of Col. Sam'l McDowell Reid and of Hon. Samuel McDowell Moore. He was thus second in command, as the office of Lieut. Colonel did not exist at that date. - Major Stuart served through the war, and at the battle of Guilford, commanded the regiment, Col. McDowell being disabled by sickness. Two horses were killed under him, during the battle, and he was himself badly wounded, and left on the field, where he was captured by the enemy. He was afterwards exchanged, and his sword, which was returned to him, is in the possession of his grandson Hon. Alex. H.H. Stuart.

Major Stuart exhibited strong interest in the subject of education. When it was proposed to remove "Mount Pleasant Academy" to Timber Ridge, and change its name to "Liberty Hall," Major Stuart, and Mr. Samuel Houston, the father of the late Gen. Samuel Houston, of Texas, were the two largest contributors to its endowment. Each of them conveyed forty acres of land for the purposes of the school, and made liberal contributions in money, towards it erection. This is the school which afterwards developed into Washington College, and at a later day, expanded into the noble institution, "Washington and Lee University."

Major Stuart was married three times. His first wife was Mary Patterson, of the South river family, of that name. By her he had two sons, viz: Judge Archibald Stuart, of Staunton, and Robert Stuart, of Rockbridge, and five daughters, viz: Francis, Jane, Mary, Elizabeth and Eleanor.

His second wife was Mrs. Mary Moore, a widow, whose maiden name was Mary Moore. By her he had four children, viz: James, Priscilla, Alexander and Benjamin.

Late in Life, Major Stuart married a widow lady, named Anna Reid, whose maiden name was Miller.

Major Stuart survived his last wife, and lived to a very advanced age, being near 90 years old, at the time of his death. He was buried on the Hall farm.

I.
JUDGE ARCHIBALD STUART, of Augusta, the oldest son of Maj. A. Stuart, was born on the 19th of March, 1757, on the farm formerly owned by John Burk, but now the property of Geo. Harnesbarger, about two miles west of Waynesboro. But, his father afterwards removed to the neighborhood of Brownsburg. After receiving such instructions as he could obtain in the common schools of the country, and at "Liberty Hall," he went to William and Mary College, in the Fall of 1780, where he prosecuted his studies during the Autumn and Winter. In the Spring of 1781, the Southern States being then over-run by Cornwallis, he left College and joined the American Army, under Gen'l Greene, to which his father's regiment belonged, then stationed in North Carolina, near Guilford C.H. [court house] He participated actively in that sanguinary battle, acting as volunteer aid to Gen. Greene.

After the close of active hostilities, he studied law under the instruction of Thomas Jefferson, for whom he entertained a strong friendship. As a token of his esteem, he named his eldest son after the illustrious author of the Declaration of Independence.

Having completed his studies, he returned to his father's home in Rockbridge, and at the next succeeding election, he was induced to become a candidate to represent Rockbridge county in the General Assembly. As he was comparatively unknown to the voters, he was defeated by a majority of about 13 votes.

At this period, an incident occurred in the history of Archibald Stuart's life, which was so singular, that we cannot forbear from placing it on record.

At that time, (as was the case for many years afterwards,) the elections were held on the first days of the April Courts of the several counties; and as no precincts had been established, all the people voted at the Court Houses. Rockbridge then (as now) held her County Court, on the 1st Monday, and Botetourt on the second Monday, in each month.

On the Wednesday after the Rockbridge election, at which Archibald Stuart was defeated, Major Stuart requested his son to go to Botetourt, to attend to some business, which he desired to have transacted with Col. Geo. Skillern, who lived on James River, and two miles above Pattonsburg. He accordingly went to Col. Skillern's residence, and after attending to the business was about to return home, when he recieve an earnest invitation to remain and attend a Barbacue, to be held at Pattonsburg on the succeeding Friday. He consented, and in company with Col. Skillern, attended the Barbacue, where many patriotic toasts were offered and speeches made. Among others was a toast complimentary to the soldiers of the Revolutionary war which had just closed. To this toast Mr. Stuart was called on to respond, which he did, in a manner so acceptable to the company, that they began to make enquiries in regard to him ; and hearing that he had been, on the preceding Monday, defeated as a candidate for the Legislature from Rockbridge, some gentleman suggested the idea of electing him from Botetourt. This suggestion was favorably received, and a committee was appointed to wait upon Mr. Stuart and submit the proposition to him. This was done and Mr. Stuart at once declined, stating, among other reasons, that he was not a free-holder in Botetourt and was, therefore, ineligible. Col. Skillern promptly met that objection, by proposing to convey to him a small house and lot, which he owned in Fincastle. Yielding, at last, to the importunities of the gentlemen present, he finally consented to become a candidate for Botetourt, and Col. Skillern executed, in due form, the necessary deed to make him a freeholder. Mr. Stuart remained with Mr. Skillern until the following Monday, when he went to Fincastle, declared himself a candidate - addressed the people from the Hustings, and was duly elected a delegate from Botetourt. He represented that county for three years, when he removed to, and settled in Staunton, for the purpose of pursuing the profession of the law. He rapidly gained the confidence and favor of the people of Augusta, and in 1788 was elected, as the colleague of Zachariah Johnston, to represent the county of Augusta in the Convention called to ratify or reject the Constitution of the United States. He was ardently in favor of adopting the Constitution, and took an active part in accomplishing that result.

In May 1781, Archibald Stuart intermarried with Eleanor Briscoe, second daughter of Col. Gerard Briscoe, originally of Montgomery county, Maryland, but then of Frederick county, Va. Col. Briscoe had two other daughters, viz: Mary, who married Dr. Cornelius Baldwin (the father of the late Judge Briscoe G. Baldwin,) and Elizabeth, who married Judge Hugh Holmes, of Winchester.

About the time of Archibald Stuart's marriage, he was elected to the Senate of Virginia, of which body, he was, subsequently, chosen President.

He remained in the Senate during all the exciting scenes attending the discussion and adoption of the resolutions of '98-'99. In 1799 he was elected Judge of the Circuit Court of Virginia, and assigned to the Circuit of which Augusta was a part. This office he held until June 1st, 1831, when he retired, in the 75th year of his age, and was succeeded by the late Judge Lucas P. Thompson.

Judge Stuart always took an active part in the politics of the country. He was a zealous supporter of the old Republican party, and was a member of the electoral colleges of 1800 and 1804, which cast the vote of Virginia for Jefferson ; of the colleges of 1808 and 1812, which voted for Madison ; of the colleges of 1816 and 1820, which voted for Monroe, and of the college of 1824, which voted for Wm. H. Crawford.

Whilst Judge Stuart was at the Bar and in political life, he was thrown into intimate association with Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, James Madison, James Monroe, and many other distinguished men of the Revolutionary era, and a warm feeling of friendship existed between them, which lasted during their lives. Judge Stuart practiced with Patrick Henry at the Court held at New London, in Campbell county, and heard most of those marvelous displays of eloquence which have place Mr. Henry at the head of the list of American orators. It will be perceived, by reference to the notes to Wirt's life of Patrick Henry, that he acknowledges himself indebted to the pen of Judge Stuart for the account of Henry's great speech in the Convention of 1788, in opposition to the adoption of the Federal Constitution, and also for the description of the trial of Hook's case.

Whilst Judge Stuart was at the Bar, he was particularly eminent as a land lawyer, and on the bench, he exhibited sound and discriminating judgment. Aided by a Bar composed of Chapman Johnson, Daniel Sheffey, John H. Peyton, Judge B.G. Baldwin and others, who then occupied the foremost place of the Bar of Augusta, and by P.P. Barbour, W.C. Rives, V.W. Southall, Wm. F. Gordon, A.G. Davis, and Thos. W. Gilmer, of Albemarle. Sterling Claiborne, Jas. Garland and others, of Nelson, was able, pretty generally, to arrive at just conclusions in all cases that came before him.

Judge Stuart took great interest in the cause of education, and was one of the original corporators and trustees of Washington College. He also was mainly instrumental in establishing the Staunton Academy, having given to it the lot on which the building stands, and $100 in money.

Judge Stuart was of tall stature, and very dignified appearance. Until a very short time before his death, he maintained the style of dress of the Revolutionary era - wearing a queue, short-breeches, and fair-top boots. He died July 11th, 1832, and is buried in the rear of the Episcopal Church in Staunton. His widow survived him more than 26 years, and died in October, 1858, from injuries received in a fall, in the 91st year of her age. She is buried by the side of her husband.

Judge Stuart left four sons to survive him, viz: Thomas Jefferson, Archibald Patterson, Gerard Briscoe, and Alex. H.H. Stuart.

Thomas J. married Martha M. Dabney, of Richmond, and Col. Wm. D. Stuart, who distinguished himself by his gallantry in many battles during the war, and fell, mortally wounded, at the head of his regiment on the bloody field of Gettysburg, was his eldest son. Thomas J. Stuart died in August, 1856.

He was a man of fine and natural abilities and educated at Washington College and William and Mary. He was a lawyer by profession, and frequently represented the county of Augusta in the General Assembly of Va.

Archibald P. Stuart was born in 1799 and died in 1866. He resided 1 1/2 miles west of Staunton, on the farm known as Buttermilk spring, lying on both sides of the C. & O. R.R. He married Josephine T. Xaupi, the daughter of a French gentleman, by whom he had a large family. Two of Archibald P. Stuart's sons, viz, John a and Henry C. were gallant soldiers in the Confederate States army.

Gerard B. Stuart and Alex. H.H. Stuart, the two youngest sons of Judge Archibald Stuart, are still living - the former on South River, at Stuart's Mill, and the latter in Staunton.

Alex. H.H. Stuart married Frances C., the oldest daughter of Judge B.G. Baldwin. They have a family of five daughters and one son living.

II.
Robert Stuart, the second son of Maj. Alex. Stuart, was a fine man, and never entered public life. He was a man of strong common sense, and unimpeachable integrity. He married Miss Elizabeth McClung, of Rockbridge, a sister of Judge McClung, of Tennessee.

He left two sons, viz, Major Alexander B. Stuart and John M. Stuart, who are still living, and four daughters - Elizabeth, who married John McCluer, of Rockbridge, Polly and Jane, who died unmarried, and Isabella, who married Mr. Wilson, near Fairfield.

III.
Frances Stuart married ___ Lyle, by whom he had one daughter, Isabella, who married John McDowell, of Staunton, one son, Alex. S. Lyle, who died unmarried.

After the death of her husband, Mr. Lyle, Frances married Mr. Scruggs and removed to Kentucky, where their descendants live.

IV.
Jane Stuart married Alex. Walker, of Rockbridge. They left five children - John, who married a Miss Culton and moved to Indiana, Col. Arch. B. Walker, and three daughters, none of whom married. They removed, many years ago, to Raleigh county, W. Va.

V.
Mary Patterson Stuart married Alex. Hall, of Augusta. The names of their descendants have already been given.

VI.
Elizabeth Stuart died young and unmarried.

VII.
Eleanor Stuart married Thomas Walker, and moved to a farm on New River, in Monroe county. They left a large family.

VIII.
James Stuart, the eldest son of Maj. Alex. Stuart, married Miss Eliza Stockton, of Pittsylvania, daughter of John Stockton and his wife Mary, whose maiden name was Hart. - They had four children.
1. Polly, who married Wm. C. Dowley and removed to Russellville, Ky.
2. Alex. Dabney Stuart, who lives in Cumberland, Ky.
3. John Stockton Stuart, who died unmarried.
4. Oscar Stuart, a lawyer of some eminence, in Mississippi. Oscar Stuart had two sons, who had graduated with great distinction at the University of Mississippi. They came to Virginia during the war, and distinguished themselves by their gallantry. One was killed at the second battle of Manassas and the other at Fredericksburg.

IX.
Priscilla Stuart married her cousin Benjamin Hall, and, as above stated, moved to Missouri, near Florisanta.

X.
Judge Alexander Stuart, the youngest son of Major Alex. Stuart, by his second wife, was a lawyer by profession. He married three times. His first wife was Anne Dabney. By her he had two children, viz, on son, the Hon. Archibald Stuart, of Patrick county, and one daughter, Anne Dabney Stuart.

His second wife was Mary Gassaway, of Annapolis. Her children died young.

His third wife was Jane Johnson, a sister of Chapman Johnson.

Judge Alexander Stuart was a man of fine talents and genial temper. He was the intimate friend of William Wirt and Dabney Carr. He lived, for some time, in Cumberland county, and was elected a member of the Executive Council of Virginia. After his election, he removed to Richmond, where he displayed great enterprise in building and improving property.

Subsequently he removed to Illinois, where he held the office of United States Judge. The climate not agreeing with his family, he afterwards removed to Missouri, where he held, first, the office of U.S. Judge, and then of Judge of Circuit Court of the State. Finding the duties irksome, he resigned and became a member of the Missouri Legislature, of which body he was chosen speaker. Edward Bates and Messrs. Geiger and Wells, of St. Louis, were among his most intimate friends.

Judge Stuart died in Staunton in Dec. 1832, while on a visit to the family of his deceased brother, Judge Archibald Stuart, and is buried in the Episcopal church yard.

1. Hon. Archibald Stuart, of Patrick, the eldest son of Judge Alex. Stuart was a man of fine talents, and a brilliant speaker. He repeatedly represented the county of Patrick in the House of Delegates, was a member of the Convention of 1829 and 1860. - He also represented the Patrick district, for some time, in Congress, and at the time of his death, was a member of the Senate of Va.

He married Miss Elizabeth Pannell of Pittsylvania, by whom he had a large number of sons and daughters.

1. Wm. Alexander Stuart, of Saltville.

2. David Stuart, who died in early manhood.

3. Gen. James Ewell Brown Stuart, commonly known as Gen. Jeb Stuart, the distinguished Confederate Cavalry General.

4. Dr. John Stuart.

5. Mrs. Chevalier, the wife of a Presbyterian clergyman.

6. Mrs. Dr. Hayden.

7. Mrs. Hariston.

[2.] Annie Dabney Stuart, married, first, Wm. L. McDowell, who lived only a few months. She afterwards married Judge James Ewell Brown, of Wythe, for whom Gen. Jeb Stuart was named. Mrs. Brown left one son, Alex. Stuart Brown, who married Miss Spilter of Wythe. - He lived, but a short time after his marriage, and his widow married Wm. Alexander Stuart, of Saltville.

[3.] Dr. Chapman Johnson Stuart, the youngest son of Judge Alex. Stuart, married Miss Margaret B. Baldwin, youngest daughter of Judge B.G. Baldwin. She died shortly after the birth of her first child, and her husband survived her less than two years. Their only child, Mary Johnston Stuart, married Capt. Wm. L. Clark of Winchester.

[BENJAMIN STUART]

Benjamin Stuart, the youngest son of Archibald Stuart, Senr., and brother of Thomas, Eleanor, and Major Alex. Stuart, inherited the old family mansion, on what is now Mr. Pratt's farm. He was a man of sterling character and great benevolence. He left three sons and one daughter, viz: Archibald, John, James and Nancy.

1. Archibald, who married 1st Miss Alexander, by whom he had four children, Andrew, who married Sarah McClure, Benjamin, who married Miss Wilson and Ellen and Martha, who died single.

By his second wife, who was a Miss Henderson, he had two children, John, who died early, and Mary, the wife of Sam. H. Steele.

2. John, who married Miss Coalter, and removed to Illinois where their children now live.

3. Nancy married John Alexander. They had 7 children. Andrew, who married Susan Hunter, Archibald, who died young, James, who married Sarah Shirey, Eleanor, who married Robert M. White, Martha, who married Joseph Scott, Dr. Cyrus Alexander, who married Sarah J. McCue and Catharine, who married William Hunter.

We forbear from extending our record further. The above history has been carefully compiled from many old and fleeting family records, and we feel certain, that the many descendants of Archibald Stuart, Senr., will feel that we have done them a kindness, by perpetuating in print, facts which must be so interesting to them and to those who are to come after them.

NOTE - We have learned, from what we deem good authority, that the name of "Steward" was always spelled as we have now written it, until Mary Stuart married the Dauphin of France. There being no letter in the French alphabet corresponding to the English W, the French were compelled to substitute the mode of spelling Stuart, which was afterwards extensively adopted in England and America.

[The Staunton Spectator, 8 Jul 1873]