Charles Steward

Charles Steward

• Birth Before 1680 - St. Maries Parish, Richmond County, Virginia
• Death Aug 6 1725 - King George County, Virginia - Probate
• Wife Grace Mnu Steward
• Children Mary Kay (born Steward), Charles Steward, Thomas Steward, John Steward, Joseph Steward, Elizabeth Dameron (born Steward), Unknown Steward

• King George Wills page 29
• WILL OF CHARLES STEWARD
• In the Name of God Amen. I Charles Steward in the County of King George, Virginia, being afflicted with great indisposition of body but in sound and perfect memory blessed be God .. and knowing the certainty of death do now make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following.
• Item: I give to Grace Steward, my dearly beloved wife, my two Negroes Kate and Ross during her natural life and after her decease for the Negro boy Ross to descend to my Daughter Elizabeth and her heirs lawfully begotten of her body and all the rest of my estate except one cow and calf which I give to my grandson James Kay, Junr to be delivered to him when he is of age.
• Item: I give to my wife to be disposed of among my children Thomas Steward, John Steward, Charles Steward, Joseph Steward and Elizabeth Steward as she shall think fit - all the rest of my estate.
• And to my daughter Mary Kay,haveing had part of my estate al-ready, I give One Shilling to her and her heirs.
• My will and desire is and I do hereby appoint my beloved wife Grace Steward Executrix, Ratifying this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale this 19th day of June 1725.
• Sign'd Seal'd Publish'd Pronounc'd and Declar'd by the said Charles Steward as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us the subscribers John Townsend Jer Bronough Richard Elkins
• At a Court held for King George County on Friday the Sixth day of August Anno Dom: 1725.
• The last Will and Testament of Charles Steward, deceased, was presented into Court by Grace Steward his widdow and Executrix who made Oath thereto and the same being proved by the Oaths of John Townsend, Jeremiah Bronough and Richard Ellkins witnesses thereto
• subscribed is admitted to Record. Copy Test T: Turner Cl:Cur:

Notes

https://www.ancestry.com/boards/surnames.stewart/9015.1.2.2.1.2.1.1...

As stated in previous postings, Charles Stewart (md. Hannah Kirk) of Harnett and Wake Counties, NC had no connection to this particular family in Scotland and Northern Ireland. This is a longstanding and popular genealogical theory which has no basis in fact. DNA testing has confirmed beyond virtually any doubt that Charles Stewart (md. Hannah Kirk) was the likely son of Charles Steward (d. 1750) and his wife Mary Proctor of Spotsylvania County, Virginia. In 2011, I co-sponsored a 67 marker y-chromosome DNA test for a known, proven descendant of this Virginia couple, and the gentleman was an almost perfect match with various descendants of Charles Stewart (md. Hannah Kirk) who have already been genetically tested. Charles Stewart (md. Hannah Kirk) originated in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, not Scotland. His probable father Charles Steward (md. Mary Proctor) died in 1750 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and his probable grandfather Charles Steward (md. Grace) died in 1725 in King George County, Virginia.

References

• http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Stewart/default.aspx?section=yr...
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I4155...