Baronet Alexander Stewart

Note: His wife, Rebecca emigrated to America about 1745, after his death in Ireland.

From http://www.mckinneyandstewart.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=...

The book "Frontier Families " was compiled by his niece, Janice Yingling. There is, however, no detail or source reference shown that would confirm that Alexander Stewart, married to Rebecca Galbraith, is the son of Colonel William Stewart.

Heber Rankin, who is now deceased, met with Sir Jocelyn Harry Stewart, 12th Baronet, at his home 'Carick Brack House', Convoy, in County Donegal on June 10, 1965, at which time the Photostat copy of the Irish Times article of November 10, 1940 was given to him. Sir Jocelyn Harry Stewart married to Constance Mary Shillaber. Sir Jocelyn is the 7th great grandson of Sir William Stewart, 1st Baronet. Again, there are no details in his published work on this meeting.

In addition to the errors in Miller's work with respect to Alexander Stewart, he is incorrect in his assertion that Rebecca's father was John Galbraith of Newton Cunningham that appears in The Stewart Genealogy on page 21. On page 19 Miller states "...that according to tradition Rebecca was the daughter of John Galbraith." Well documented research by members of Clan Galbraith Association states that Rebecca was the daughter of James Galbraith, who came to Colonial America in 1718.

"William Stewart, who as a Lieutenant in the Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Militia during the revolutionary war, was the youngest son of Alexander Stewart and Rebecca Galbraith of Fort Stewart, Carnemauga, County Donegal, Ireland. William was born about 1738 at Greenhill near Letterkenny, County Donegal." (Source "Notes and Queries" by William Henry Engle.)

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