Absolum Stewart

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At one time on Geni Absolum Stewart is my/our 11th cousin five times removed.
Today 5/30/23
No blood relationship was found.
Janet Milburn

• Updated from WikiTree Genealogy via sibling Ralph Stewart Jr by SmartCopy: Jun 14 2015, 21:36:17 UTC

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: May 15 2016, 15:11:43 UTC

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: May 15 2016, 15:11:43 UTC

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• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Sep 10 2020, 2:54:53 UTC

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Family history

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History of Absalon Stewart,Posted 06 Jun 2012 by stewschneider, Various Sources on internet: bsalom Stewart was born before 1775 in Augusta Co., VA. He died 13 Apr 1829 in Lawrence County, KY. He married Tabitha Clay on 26 May 1798 in Montgomery County, VA.

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Absolum Stewart and his Children, Posted 04 Jun 2012 by stewschneider Absolum, by family tradition, was abducted at the age of 17 by Black Wolf, the Shawnee, and held for a number of years. According to Dickerson, he was visiting friends at the time, and went to hunt tu

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Life Sketch

wife's 4th great-granduncle

Joel Hager's Southern West Virginia Research Written by Stan Browning

Absolute Stewart, the oldest son of Captain Ralph Stewart and his first wife Mary Elliott, was born ca. 1770 In Augusta County, Virginia According to W.C. Stewart (Kentucky genealogy record) Absolute may have been married three times. He appears to have been married to 1) a Miss Wilson bout1790-1791. He then married 2) Susannah Smith, daughter ofIsaac Smith, July 30, 1793, in Montgomery County , Va and they had two children: Charles ( ca. 1795) and Nancy (ca. 1797). (Capt. Ralph gave his permission in writing for Absolute to marry "Susanny") Absolute married 3) Tabitha Clay b: 5/26/1798 in Montgomery County, Virginia. W.C Stewart suggest that Tabitha may have been the daughter of David Clay and this the granddaughter of Mitchell Clay; however, there are other possibilities. This was obviously a popular family name as there were at least six Tabitha Clays born with 75 years of each other. Tabitha, a daughter of David Clay, was born about 1778 and died 1834. Children of Absolute and Tabitha were: Eleanor, Emily, Mary, Rebecca, James, Hiram, Elizabeth, Melinda and Johnson.

It has been variously reported that Absolute was captured by Indians and later escaped after being held for as long as seven years. One account, given by G.P. Goode reporting on the Stewart Family in February 1927, has him escaping by paddling a birch-bark canoe across Lake Ernie from Canada to a white settlement at Detroit to make his escape. The trip supposedly took him eleven days guided by the sun in the day and the stars by night. He eventually made his way back to Virginia to either his own or his father's place. depending on which account you believe. The story is questionable as the Indians had essentially quit their raiding in that part of Virginia by the time Absolute was a young man.

Asp;u, thwart first appears on the records in Wythe County in 1796. It isn't clear whether he was at the same location as later after the Abb's Valley became a part of Tazewell County, He and his brother Charles were in Abbs Valley, Tazewell County Militia files for 1805 indicate that Absolute and Charles "went to Guyandotte" that year.

Absolute purchased on May 32, 2820, 17 acres on Brush Creek of Bluestone, then in Montgomery County, Virginia adjoining William Howe's survey in the same area where Capt. Ralph Stewart purchased land from Howe in 1799. If is doubtful that he ever lived there; clearly he had already begun his move westward by that time. He was listed in Giles County in 1806 and 1807, which suggests he might have stopped over in what is know Wyoming County as his brothers Ralph and Charles and his father Ralph are known to have done.

Absolute had moved to Cabell County, West Virginia by 1808 or 1809 where he was included on the tax lists every year from 1809-1830. (Virginia didn't collect taxes in 1808) Absolm purchased 100 acres on Buffalo Creek in Wayne County March 31, 1812. By 1822 he was in Greenup County, Kentucky. The first land grant of record in Lawrence County to the Stewart's was 100 acres to Absolute on the Big Sandy Sept 12,1822, followed the next day by grants for his brothers =, Ralph and James, and on Sept 12, by his brother Mitchell and Mitchell's son Andres. The 100 acre tract was conveyed to his son-in-law, James Prichard, July 30, 1827. James Prichard married Elizabeth Stewart born Giles County, VA July 26, 1802 , daughter of Absolom and Tabitha (Clay) Stewart. Absolom died between Sept 28, 1828, when he dated his will and April 18,1829, when the will was probated. He names his wife Tabitha and thirteen children. Tabitha relinquished her dower rights March 12, 1834, and may have died before 1840.

Abloom was captured by Indians as a young child and carried away to Canada. He was held by the Indians for seven years. He eventually making his way back to Kentucky and reunited with his family,

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Will of Absolum Stewart,Posted 09 Jun 2010 by stewschneider From Kentucky Will Book 1, p.8. Dated 7 September 1828. Proven 13 April 1829.

Will of Absolum Stewart, Lawrence County KY (contains misspellings)

Absolum Stewart of Law. Co., KY being in a low sta

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Full Text of Absolum Stewart's Will, Posted 04 Jun 2012 by stewschneider In the name of God Amen Know all men by these presence that I Absolum Stewart of the State of Kentucky and County of Lawrence being in a low state of health and frailty of body but being in perfect st