Person:John Stuart (15)

Discrepancy regarding this Stuart family

Some researchers have claimed that the father of Elizabeth and James Stuart was Archibald Stuart, but that appears to be in error. Others claim that John married a Mary Shaw. According to other sources, it appears that a John Stuart and Judith may be the parents of Robert, James, John, William, Jane, Mary and Elizabeth Stuart, who migrated from Ireland to Virginia in the early 1700's.

Conclusive evidence exists to link William Stewart (who owned land in Middle River) with Jane Stewart (sister listed in William Stewart's will who married William Marshall) and John Stewart (of Middle River), who was mentioned in his brother William Stewart's will and who likewise listed William Stewart in his own will, written in 1771:

• Page 170.--12th January, 1768. William Stewart's will, freeholder--To sister Jane, lands and chattels left to me by my father in the town land of Raffrey, was married to Wm. Marshall; to Ann Stewart, married to Thomas Osborn; to Mary Stewart, married to Andw. Shaw; to Elizabeth Stewart, married to John Patton; to Francis Stewart; to William Stewart, infant, when at age my land on Middle River, formerly owned by James Henderson; to brother John Stewart, executor. Teste: Thomas Stewart, Thomas Thompson, John Petter, Robert Hamilton. Proved, 18th November, 1768, by Thos. Stewart, John Peters. John Stewart qualifies executor, with Thos. Stuart and John Bowyer. (Note: the William Stewart, infant mentioned in this will is the son of William's brother, John, whose will is listed below).

• Page 428.--4th April, 1771. John Stuawart's (Stewart) will, of the Middle River of Shanadoe--To wife, Mary; to Saml. Henderson and Geo. Crawford, all his lands in trust until testator's son John reaches 20 years; to children under age, two white servants, Wm. Kelly and Danl. Huggen; to daughter, Jane; to son, William, when he attains 20 years; to eldest son, William, the plantation devised to him by his Uncle William Stewart, deceased; to second son, John, plantation testator lives on; to third son, James; to above trustees, the tract on Middle River bought of Wm. Robertson; to daughter, Jane Stewart, unmarried, under 25; to daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, under 18. Executors, the trustees above. Teste: Hugh Allen, William Kerr, Thomas Frame. Proved, 21st August, 1771, by Allen and Frame. Executors qualify with Hugh Allen and Thomas Frame.

(Note: this will clearly identifies this John Stewart as the brother of William Stewart of Middle River in Augusta County. The "plantation" referred to in John Stewart's will is the same land on "Middle River" in William Stewart's will, listed above)

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John Stewart, Sr. was born around 1669 in Scotland or Ireland. It is unknown who his parents were, and is a representative of the Stewarts that immigrated to America in great numbers and descendants are now living in every section of the United States. The following is quoted from page 712 of a book, titled Early Families of Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky that was written by William C. Kozee, and published in 1979, by the Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co. , Inc. Of Baltimore, Md.

"Stuart, Stewart families of Greenup and Lawrence Counties of Kentucky. This illustrious name has been identified with the history of Scotland for many centuries. However the Stuart family really originated with a Norman knight named Fitz-Alan who accompanied William the Conqueror to England in the eleventh century (1066). As a reward for his military powers he was given great tracts of confiscated lands, among them the grant of Aswestry, in Shropshire. His eldest son, William Fitz-Alan, became the ancestor of the Earls of Arundel, while his second son, Walter, went to Scotland and became prominent in the service of the King, David I , who bestowed upon him large territorial possessions, among them the Barony of Renfrew. He became the Lord High Stew ard of Scotland, which office became hereditary. His great grandson, Alexander, assumed Stewart as his surname, changing the last letter, "d" to "t". Thus it can be said that Alexander Stewart was the ancestor of the royal line of Stewarts. Mary, Queen of Scots, was the first to change the spelling to Stuart, having been educated in France, she wrote her name in the French language, in the alphabet of which there in no "w", her father James V., however wrote his name Stewart, as did his son, James VI."

Another fact on the Stuart and Stewart surnames is provided for information purposes. The Name of "Stewart", Published in the Stewart Newsletter, issue number 1056-5582, published by Janet E. Thomas, of Novinger, MO 63559, and the article was written by Patricia Bina-Moore of 13410 E. Cypress Forest, Houston, TX 77070, and is quoted for historical purposes:

"in a dictionary of British surnames (published in London : Rutledge and Kegan Paul, 1958), provides the following in formation regarding the name of "Stewart". After the Norman Conquest in 1066, the name of steward or Stewart was used as "the steward of manor" in 1303, and as the manager of an estate around 1386. The (Lord High) Stewart of Scotland was the first officer of the Scottish King in early times; he had control of the royal household, great administrative powers, and privilege of leading the army into battle . The office, described as senecallatus scotiage in a charter of 1158, became the beginning of the royal house when Robert, the seventh Lord High Stewart, became King Robert II, first Stewart King. According to Black, the spelling "Stuart" was a French spelling adopted by Mary, Queen of Scots , but he himself records the form in 1429. The final "t" is Scottish, "Stewart" occurring around 1370-1388, and 1432. (a English dictionary, Oxford, 1888-1933), "Steuart" in 1504. Both in Scotland and in England the surname derives from the lesser offices. In Scotland the term was used of a magistrate originally appointed by the King to administer crown lands forming a Stewartry in 1432, but there, as in England, every Bishop, Earl and Manor had a steward, and the surname is no proof of royal descent as James VI, who retained the old spelling, when he emphasized that all Stewarts were not "sib" to the King. According to Veterans Administration press release appearing in the Charlie column of this Week Magazine, Dec. 15, 1963, the surname of "Stewart" ranks as the 39th most common in America."

In accordance with the book, written by William C. Kozee, titled Early Families of Eastern and Southern Kentucky, dated 1979,

"the crown of Scotland was brought into the Stewart family by Walter, the sixth Lord High Stewart of the realm, he performed brilliant service in the battle of Bannockburn (1314) during the reign of Robert Bruce, and subsequently married the daughter of the Great Bruce, thus originating the Stewart dynasty in Scotland. The descendants of Walter Fitz -Alan (Stewart) formed a large Scottish clan, which through its younger members became very numerous. Representatives of the Stewarts immigrated to America in great numbers and descendants are now living in every section of the country."

Also in a book called the Stewarts, dated 1954, it states that John Stewart of Ardvolich, Scotland, claimed that most of the Stewarts of Atholl, 250 square miles of a mountainous district in scenic northern Perthshire, Scotland, descended from Sir Alexander Stewart's sons, and that all of his sons having been illegitimate, and there are no known living legitimate descendants of pure Patrilineal descent from any of the Stewart or Stuart kings. There appear to be many living descendants from the illegitimate links in the Patrilineage (legitimate descendants of the High Stewarts by Neal descent are living today)?. On the death of Earl Alexander, the Earldon of Ross and Barony of King Edward pass ed to the legitimate heiress, Euphemia Leslie, granddaughter of Countess of Ross; but the Earldom of Buchan went to the nearest heir of the late Earl, who was his next older brother, according to the Scots peerage. Who was Sir Alexander Stewart? In accordance with the book called the Stewarts, dated 1943, and reprinted in issue 15, page 7, of the Stewart newsletter, Sir Alexander was the fourth son of Robert II, who was the first Stewart King of Scotland, and was the maternal grandson of the Scots hero King, the freedom-loving King Robert the Bruce of Scotland, who was born on July 11, 1274.

In 1974 the Scots celebrated the 700th anniversary of Bruce 's birth with pageantry at places associated with his life and work. He was the subject for the 49th British Commemorative Society Medal in 1975. The title of Earl of Buchan came to Sir Alexander Stewart as the result of his marriage, in 1382, to Euphemia, Countess of Ross, who was Baroness of the Barony of King Edward, originally comprising the greater part of the land in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, belonging to the ancient Earldom of Buchan. These she resigned in to the hand of the King, on July 22, 1382, who regranted them to her and her husband, and the longer liver, their heirs, and failing them the heirs of Euphemia (his wife). Probably at this, time Sir Alexander Stewart was created Earl of Buchan, although in this charter he is styled Lord of Pad enoch, he is called Earl of Buchan, and in another charter granted to him three days after.

Sir Alexander deserted his wife Euphemia, for a woman named Moriota, who may have been the mother of Sir Alexander' s illegitimate children, of which they had six sons and one daughter: 1. Alexander Earl of Mar. 2. Sir Andrew of Sandhauch, later Sandlas Alvah, and Banffshire. 3. Duncan. 4. J ames. 5. Walter. 6. Robert. 7. Margaret married to Robert E arl of Sutherland. Sir Alexander was imprisoned in Lochlev en Castle in January 1368-1369, at the insistence of Margar et Logie, wife of David II, but was set free when she (Euphemia) was divorced. In 1372 his father appointed him King s Lieutenant and Justiciar north of the Moray Firth, and th is led to a serious dispute between him, and the Bishop o f Moray in 1380. For deserting his wife he was reprimande d and excommunicated from the Church on November 2, 1389, b y the Bishops of Moray and Ross, and ordered to adhere to h is wife and not ill-treat her, under a penalty of 200 pound s. In revenge he burned the towns of Forres and Elgin, an d the Cathedral of Elgin in 1390. Ecclesiastical penaltie s made him humbly submissive, and after satisfying the Bish op of Moray, and doing penance at the church of Blackfriar s Monastery in Perth in presence of his father, the King, h e received absolution from the Bishop of St. Andrews. Befo re his marriage, Alexander Stewart, the Wolf of Badenoch, w as known as the terror of the north, a leader of bands of c aterans and malefactors, for which cause he was removed fro m the office of justicia, and his sons were, in 1398-1399 , imprisoned in Stirling Castle for their lawless deeds. S ir Alexander Stewart is said to have died in 1394, but ther e is evidence that he lived many years afterwards, and he p robably died within the year ending march 24, 1406, becaus e in Dunkeld Cathedral there is a tomb with arecumbent figu res and an inscription to commemorate him, which reads, hi c jacet dominus Alexander senescalluus, dominus de badenoch , bonae memoriae qui oablit 24 die mensis julii, anno domin i 1394.

Sir Alexander Stewart, born around 1362, had no legitimat e issue (children). He had six illegitimate sons and one d aughter (listed above). Was John Stewart, Sr., born aroun d 1698, some 336 years after the birth of Sir Alexander Ste wart a descendant of his? This question remains to be answ ered. John Stewart, Sr., born around 1698, in Scotland, o r Ireland, and his wife is unknown at this time, but they h ad a son, named James Stewart, Sr., born in 1718, in Ulste r County, Ireland, and married Ann Lafferty in 1735, in Ire land. James Stewart, Sr., died on September 1, 1757, in Vi rginia. He was burned at the stake by a band of Indians wh o had captured him, and made his son watch him burn at th e stake.

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John Stuart settled on "Borden's tract", 1752; he was one of the signers to the "call" to the Rev. John Brown, as minister of Timber Ridge and New Providence, in 1752. In 1757 he buys a lot in Staunton, at the s.w. cor. of Beverly and Augusta Streets. Records show that he was associated with David and Archibald Stuart in business. He m--Sarah Given --Section now Rockbridge Co.--1.--dau--of Samuel Given, on e of the ch early justices of Augusta--later resided in Bat h Co. John Stuart, Jr. (b-- ??, d--1771), lived on Middl e River of Shenandoah, m--Mary (probably Mary Steele); Will iam Stuart (b--??, d--1768), lived on the upper Cowpasture , m--Margaret Usher; James Stuart, lived on Stuart's Creek , br. of the Cowpasture River, was a victim of the Indians , 1757--m--Ann ............; Jane, left "father's town lot " by bro. William in his will--she m--William Marshall (n o other records); Rebecca (name sometimes given as Becky, w hich led to idea name was Eliz.), m--Ralph Laverty, busines s partner of her bro. James and early settler on Cowpastur e River.

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STEWART CLAN NEWSLETTER INTERNET EDITION Volume 1, Number 5 February 21, 1996 Collator/Editor: Larry Mai To the STEWARTS:IMPORTANT! We seem to be adding about 50 logon names per month, but losing 6-7. If you have posted a STEWART query, and want to be maintained here even though you go elsewhere or leave the internet, be sure to email me (IAMLMAI@@aol.com) your snail mail address before you terminate your AOL account, otherwise I'll drop your query. Better yet, send me your snail mail address by email this month, and I'll add it to your query, permanently. During the past several months there have been about 500+ queries concerning the STEWART/STEWARD/STUART surname(s).

TREE OF THE MONTH Every month, or so, and extended family tree will appear here. If you would like your family tree to appear in the Newsletter, contact IAMLMAI@@aol.com This month we gingerly tender the family tree of the Three Brothers from the Cowpasture River Valley, Old Augusta Co., Colony of VA. There are several family trees from VA that begin with There were three brothers, used almost as one use's Once Upon a Time, to indicate that the story will be started somewhere bordering the realm of the mythical (which is, of course, the way all clan narratives SHOULD begin).

The information below has been drawn from a number of sources (cited below), and supplemented with some data taken from the LDS Ancestral File Database (c) LDS 1994, v4.14 (also cited in situ). This tree is one of those where there are as many Official versions as there are genealogists, it seems. In our experience, literally no two genealogists have agreed on the exact lines of descendancy for this tree. IAMLMAI would appreciate hearing from any of you who have STUART/STEWART ancestors from Virginia. Hope that you find yours here.

The preferred spelling for these Virginia families, "STUART," has been used consistently here, although some lines below appear to have used other versions. Both MHales8648 and PhyllisSH contributed to this month's tree information.

Family Tree of the STUART's of the Cow pasture, Augusta, VA 1.James or William STUART b. c1680, No. Ireland?, Occupant/id; Fathered "Three Brothers".

Children: _ i Robert STUART b. c1700, Located: "of Rockbridge [Augusta] Co., VA", Occupant/id: "Braddock's Captain&qout;. Captain STUART was an aide to both Washington and Braddock; Braddock disregarded the advice of his experienced woodsmen Washington, STUART, and Stephens. STUART took charge of Braddock's troops after the latter was wounded; Braddock was later killed, as were about 600 men killed or wounded. Robert STUART received 400 acres for his service, 1772 (Dickerson 1966:32). Robert and his line spelled their name Stuart; "Three Brothers" 2. ii John b. c1708. 3. iii James. _ iv Mary STUART b. c1710, Ireland, Located: "Rockbridge [Augusta] Co., VA" Occupant/id: "Cow pasture", m. 1748, John Hamilton, b. c1710, Located: nr Staunton, Augusta Co., VA. 4. v Elizabeth b. c1718.

Second Generation 2. John STUART b. c1708, Ireland, Located: 1742, nr Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA, Occupant/id: "Three Brothers", m. (1) c1735, Sarah _____, Located: c1740, nr Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA, m. (2) c1840, Mary Shaw, b. c1710, Located: nr Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA, d. 1788. John died c1782, of Rockbridge [Augusta] Co., VA. One of "three brothers" who settled on the Shenandoah; John arrived in 1742. This John and descendants spelled their surname Stuart.

Children by Sarah _____: _ i Child 5 STUART b. c1740, nr Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA d. "Died Young". _ ii James 5 STUART b. c1740.

Children by Mary Shaw: _ iii John b. 1739/40.

3. James STUART b. Ireland, Located: ~1740, Shenandoah Valley, Bath [Augusta] Co., VA, Occupant/id: "of the Cow pasture", m. 1738, in Ireland, Mary Ann Lafferty, (daughter of ____ Lafferty) d. Augusta Co., VA. James died 1757, "Dinwiddie"? Victim, Buried: Augusta Co., VA. In 1746/47 a James STUART worked on a road in Augusta County, VA (Chalkey, 1980: 1: 26). He had arrived ca. 1840 from his birthplace, Ulster. James STUART settled his family in the Shenandoah Valley, in an area called "the cowpasture", and at Tygart Valley. This lineage is well documented (Dickerson 1966). This James served during the Indian Wars. Another (undocumented) relative named William STUART settled on the Monongahela, at a site named by Braddock "STUART's Crossing".

This James STUART was captured with his son James, Jr., by Pawnee in 1757, he was burnt at the stake in front of his son. The son later escaped. [The event is sometimes referred to as the "Dinwiddie" massacre.]

On November 17, 1757, Ann Stuart administered the will of her deceased husband, James. On February 17, 1762 Orphans Court of Augusta County, 18-year-old James Stuart, Jr., orphan of James Stuart, was bound out to John Hamilton as his guardian; his 15-year-old brother Ralph Stuart chose his older brother Robert Stuart as his guardian; and his 14-year-old brother John Stuart chose Henry Murray as his guardian.

On September 24, 1763, Lt. Thomas Armstrong and Ann, his wife (late Ann STUART, administratix of James STUART), were summoned to render accounts (Chalkey 1980, I: 78, 95, 109). Accountings of the property of James STUART(s) were made in 1757 and 1758, in Augusta County (Torrence 1985).

There are several references to James STUART of Borden's Tract in the Valley of the Shenandoah given in the SCM, D:23. Candidates for this James include [#648, #786, #794, #805, #2867]. All references date ca 1761/1770. This Stuart lineage is well documented in Dickerson (1966); "Three Brothers" This is the line of MHales8648@@aol.com (1/96).

Children: 6. i Robert b. c1739/40. 7. ii James b. 1744. 8. iii Ralph b. 17 Jan 1747. _ iv John STUART b. 1748, Stuart's Run, Augusta Co., VA, Located: 1772, Tyrone Twp., Bedford Co., PA, Occupant/id: Farmer in "Cow pasture", m. Mary Hamilton, b. c1750, (daughter of William Hamilton) Occupant/id: "Indian captive", d. 1778, near Shepherd's Fort, Ohio Co., VA. John died 1778, Killed nr Shepherd's Fort, Ohio Co., VA.

John, orphaned with brothers Robert, James and Ralph, chose Henry Murray as his guardian in Augusta County Orphan's Court 17 Feb 1762; he was then 14; John STUART married the daughter of William Hamilton (Dickerson 1966). John served in Capt. Shelby's company in the Mt. Pleasant Indian War. John STUART removed to Tyrone Twp. in Bedford County before 1772, where he is listed as a resident (Veech 1892: 203).

In 1777/78 John Stuart, his wife, their child, and a sister-in-law Miss Hamilton were attacked, on December 15th. STUART, his wife and child were killed, and Miss Hamilton was taken captive. They were discovered by John Haddon, who notified a Capt. Wilson, who lived twenty miles further down the valley. Wilson pursued with thirty men, but was forced to abandon the chase (De Haas 1851: 222 et seq.). This occurred in the Tygart's Valley settlements according to STUART (1981: 342), rather than near Shepherd's Fort [assuming that Sheperd's Fort can only be the Wheeling location].

_ v. Elizabeth STUART b. c1750, Augusta Co., VA. _ vi Mary STUART b. c1752, Augusta Co., VA. _ vii William STUART b. c1754, Augusta Co., VA.

4. Elizabeth STUART b. c1718, Located: c1725, Augusta Co., VA, Occupant/id: "Cow pasture", m. Ralph Lafferty, Located: 1764, Tygart's Valley, Augusta Co., VA, (son of ____ Lafferty). Elizabeth died ~1764.

Children: 9. i Agnes b. c1745. _ ii Sarah Lafferty b. c1750, Located: Augusta Co., VA, m. Alexander Clark, b. c1750, Located: Augusta Co., VA. _ iii Martha Lafferty b. c1750, Located: Augusta Co., VA, m. William Meek, b. c1750, Located: Augusta Co., VA. _ iv William Lafferty b. 1750, Located: Augusta Co., VA. _ v Rebecca Lafferty b. c 1750, Located: Augusta Co., VA, m. William Hamilton, b. c1750, Located: Tygart's Valley, Augusta Co., VA. _ vi Ralph Lafferty b. c1750, Located: Augusta Co., VA.

Third Generation 5. John 5 STUART b. 1739/40, Ireland, Located: "Borden's Tract" near Staunton, VA. Occupant/id: Farmer, m. c1760, Elizabeth Walker, b. c1740, Located: on Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA, (daughter of James Walker) d. 1825. John died 1831, on Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA. One of "three brothers" who settled on the Shenandoah.

Children: 10. i James b. c1761/63. _ ii Mary STUART b. c1763/66, on Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA, m. 1783, William Walker, b. c1763, (son of John Walker and Mary Coulton). 11. iii John b. c1768. 12. iv Walker b. c1770. 13. v Robert b. 4 Aug 1772. _ vi Joseph STUART b. c1775, on Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA, d. ~1825, of Yellow Fever, in Charleston SC. Joseph was unmarried. 14. vii Hugh b. c1776. _ viii Alexander STUART b. c1778, on Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA, m. 14 Dec 1809, Mary Walker, b. 21 Jun 1778, Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA, (daughter of John Walker and Margaret Hutson) d. 21 Mar 1838. Alexander died 13 Aug 1837. 6. Robert STUART b. c1739/40, Ireland or Ulster, Scotland, Located: ~1740, Shenandoah Valley, Augusta Co., VA, Occupant/id: "Cow pasture STUARTs", m. 18 Aug 1762, in prob. Old Stone Church nr. Stauton, VA., "Cow pasture STUARTs", Elizabeth Cartmell. Robert died ~1809.

Robert was in America by 1762; he was chosen by Ralph STUART, the second son, and orphan, of James STUART, as his guardian, Feb 17, 1762; Robert was an older brother to Ralph (Chalkley 1980: 95). In the matter of William Givins vs. Robert STUART, James STUART posted bail [date ??] (Chalkey 1980: I: 343).

This Robert had several children; he was one of the "Cow pasture STUARTs" in Augusta Co., VA. This lineage spelled their name Stuart.

Children: _ i Charles STUART b. Shenandoah Valley, Augusta Co., VA, Located 1827, Bath Co., VA, Occupant/id: Justice of Peace/Sherriff. Married 1825, wife Unknown. _ ii Lydia STUART b. Shenandoah Valley, Augusta Co., VA, Located: North Carolina when small, Occupant/id: "Cow pasture STUARTs", m. 1 Oct 1835, Duncan McGeehon, b. ~1779, Located: Robinson Twp., Washington Co., PA, d. aft 1835. Lydia died aft 1835. _ iii Kathrine STUART b. Shenandoah Valley, Augusta Co., VA, Located; North Carolina (when small), Occupant/id: "Cow pasture STUARTs". Removed to NC. _ iv Martha STUART b. Shenandoah Valley, Augusta Co., VA, Occupant/id: "Cow pasture STUARTs". _ v Mary "Ann" STUART b. Shenandoah Valley, Augusta Co., VA, Occupant/id: "Cow pasture STUARTs", m. 9 Apr 1811, Alexander Miller, d. aft 1811. Mary died aft 1811. Ann was one of the Staunton Stuarts (#794-797). See journal CC: 20. 15. vi Robert b. 1764/78 16, vii Andrew b. c1805 17. vii James b. 1763/65 _ ix John STUART b. Shenandoah Valley, Augusta Co., VA, Occupant/id: "Cow pasture STUARTs", m. Ellie Randolph. Married Ellie Randolph, daughter of Dr. Randolph, for whom Randolph Co. was named. 18. x Henry b. c1765/66. _ xi Jannett STUART b. Shenandoah Valley, Augusta Co., VA, Occupant/id: "Cow pasture STUARTs", m. 19 Jun 1796, in Rev. John Montgomery, Samuel McMullen, d. aft 1796. Jannett died aft 1796. married Samuel McMullen 19 Jun 1796. See journal CC: 18. _ xii Margaret STUART b. Shenandoah Valley, Augusta Co., VA, Occupant/id: "Cow pasture STUARTs", m. Col. Andrew Lewis, Occupant/id: Colonel, 19. xiii Ralph b. 1782.

7. James STUART b. 1744, Rockbridge [Bath] Co., VA, Located: ~1772, Stuart's Run, Tygart's Valley, (W)VA, Occupant/id: "Cow pasture STUART's", m. 20 Aug 1766, Isabel Barker or Foster, Located: Rockbridge [Bath] Co., VA. James died 1779, Killed at the Greenbrier River. James was an orphan of James Sr., Burned by Indians in front of this son; he chose John Hamilton as his guardian, at age 18, in 1762. This James was shot and killed while crossing the Greenbrier River, while in the service of the Revolutionary Army.

Alleged to have married Isabel Barker or Foster; no known issue. Some (STUART 1981: 337) assign 4 children on circumstantial evidence. William Hadden purchased goods at the estate sale of James STUART in 1779.

Children 20, i Robert b. c1766. 21. ii John b. 1765/68. 22. iii James b. c1770. _ iv Mary STUART b. c1767, Rockbridge [Bath] Co., VA, m. 30 May 1787, in Augusta Co., VA, by Rev. Samuel Shannon, James McLaughlin, b. c1767, Located: 1787, Augusta Co., VA. Mary MAY have been a sister to Robert (STUART 1981:338). 8. Ralph Stuart b. 17 Jan 1747, Stuart's Run, Augusta Co., VA, Located: ~1740, Shenandoah Valley, Augusta Co., VA, Occupant/id: "Cow pasture STUART's", m. (1) 1769, Mary Elliott, b. c1752, Located: of Augusta Co., VA, (daughter of ____Elliott) d. c1785, m. (2) 25 Jun 1788, Mary Clay, b. 1772, Located: Stuart's Run, Augusta Co., VA, d. ~1846. Ralph died 18 Nov 1835, Logan Co., VA. Ralph chose Robert Stuart as his guardian in Orphan's Court (Feb 17, 1762). Ralph was a Capt. in the Frontier Rangers during the Revolutionary War. After the Rev. they lived in Montgomery, Giles, and Logan Co.'s, VA.

Children by Mary Elliott: 23. i Absolom b. 1770. 24. ii Charles b. 1771. 25. iii Ralph b. 1772. _ iv Mary Ann STUART b. 1773, "Cow pasture", Augusta Co., VA, m. 15 Nov 1791, in Giles Co., VA, William Walker, b. c1773. _ v Richard STUART b. 1774, "Cow pasture", Augusta Co., VA, Located: Removed to IN or OH. 26. vi James Elliott b. 1775.

Children by Mary Clay: 27. vii Robert b. c1776/89. _ viii Catherine STUART b. c1791, Stuart's Run, Augusta Co., VA, m. William Cook. _ ix Phoebe STUART b. c1793, Stuart's Run, Augusta Co., VA, m. Samuel Morgan. _ x Anna (?) STUART b. c1795, Stuart's Run, Augusta Co., VA. 28. xi Mitchell b. c1797. _ xii Rebecca STUART b. 1786, "Cow pasture", Augusta Co., VA, Located: c1830, Lawrence Co., KY, m. 15 Aug 1811, in Giles Co., VA, Isaac Chapman, d. aft 1811. Rebecca died aft 1811. Rebecca m. Isaac Chapman in 1811. _ xiii Sarah (Sallie) STUART b. c1795/99, Stuart's Run, Augusta Co., VA, Located: c1830, removed from Logan/Wyoming Co., (W)Va, m. 1 Nov 1815, in Giles Co., VA, Daniel Gunnoe. 29, xiv William b. 1801 _ xv Margaret STUART b. c1802/03, Stuart's Run, Augusta Co., VA, m. 29 Mar 1820, in Giles Co., VA, Francis Hendricks. 30. xvi Henry C. b. c1805. _ xvii Amy STUART b. c1806, Stuart's Run, Giles [Augusta] Co., VA, m. 22 Jun 1820, in Giles Co., VA, John Canterbury, b. c1805, d. ~1870