Charles Stewart

Died between 1835 and 1841. Married his first cousin, Jane Stewart.

Generation No. 2

2.CHARLES2 STEWART (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1729 in County Cork, Ireland, and died 1794 in Monongalia County, Virginia.He married MARY OAKLEY JOHNSTON (?).She died Unknown.

Notes for CHARLES STEWART: (below information is from Jack Stewart) Charles lived in Stewartstown and is buried in the cemetery there. He isbelieved to have arrivedin this country about the time of the Revolutionary War and settled near his brother William (Betsy Givens Stewart's article, Jan 22, 1928). A listing in the "Monongalia Story - A Bicentennial History" lists Charles Stewart as "entitled to four hundred acres of land in Monongalia County on a branch of the West Fork cald Bufflew (sp) about three miles from Richards fort to include his settlement mad thereon in the year 1771".

Patents to Unclaimed Lands (Monogalia) shows a Charles Stewart as having 400 acres on the West Fork in 1771. Land Books for Monogalia show Charles Stewart with 200 acres on Buffalo Creek, April 19,1782. The West Fork and the Buffalo run though both Marion and Harrison Counties. Both counties are just south of Monongalia County and east of Jackson County.

WFT Vol 9, #2824 lists a Charles Stewart, b. 1729 m. to a Mary Oakley Johnston, b.1730,d. 1771, daughter of Judge Samuel Johnston as being parents of Jane Stewart. This same sourc lists Jane as marrying another Charles (the cousin) and being the parent of a daughter Isabelle, which matches other information of Jane and Charles (the cousin). Was Mary Oakley Johnston the wife of Charles, the father of Jane? A later child was named Mary. No definite proof!

More About CHARLES STEWART: Burial: Unknown, Stewartstown Cemetery Notes for MARY OAKLEY JOHNSTON (?): (below information is from Jack Stewart) Mary was the daughter of Judge Samuel Johnston. There is no definite proof she is the wife of Charles.

Children of CHARLES STEWART and MARY (?) are: 5. i. JANE VIRGINIA3 STEWART, b. Abt. 1755, Ireland; d. 1836, Jackson County, West Virgina.

	ii.	 	REBECCA STEWART, b. Abt. 1757, Ireland; d. Unknown. 6.	iii.	 	ROBERT STEWART, b. Abt. 1760, Ireland; d. Unknown.

	iv.	 	WILLIAM E. STEWART, b. Abt. 1760; d. March 18, 1844, Monogahalia County, Virginia; m. ELIZABETH FOSTER, Abt. 1790; d. Unknown.

	More About WILLIAM E. STEWART: Burial: Unknown, Stewartstown Cemetery

	More About ELIZABETH FOSTER: Burial: Unknown, Stewartstown Cemetery

	More About WILLIAM STEWART and ELIZABETH FOSTER: Marriage: Abt. 1790 7.	v.	 	JOHN STEWART, b. Abt. 1762, Ireland; d. 1871, Roane County, Wv..

	vi.	 	MARY STEWART, b. Abt. 1767, Ireland; d. Unknown. 8.	vii.	 	CHARLES STEWART, b. 1775, Monogahalia County,Virginia; d. Unknown.

3.ROBERT2 STEWART (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1724 in County Cork, Ireland, and died 1806 in Indiana.He married CATHERINE DUNLAVY Abt. 1745.She died Unknown.

Notes for ROBERT STEWART: (below information is from Jack Stewart)

Robert was a grenadier in the English Army and served in Canada. His wife followed him to Canada and after hsi discharge, he moved his family into America.

Robert initially settled along the Cheat River in Monongalia County but later moved into Indiana, settling along the Wabash River. While living on the Cheat River he donatedone acre of land for the Babtist Church.

More About ROBERT STEWART and CATHERINE DUNLAVY: Marriage: Abt. 1745

Children of ROBERT STEWART and CATHERINE DUNLAVY are:

	i.	 	GEORGE3 STEWART, b. 1760; d. Unknown.

	ii.	 	JOHN STEWART, b. 1762; d. Unknown.

	iii.	 	SAMUEL STEWART, b. 1768; d. Unknown.

	iv.	 	UNKNOWN STEWART, d. Unknown.

	v.	 	UNKNOWN STEWART, d. Unknown.

	vi.	 	UNKNOWN STEWART, d. Unknown.

4.JR. WILLIAM2 STEWART (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1727 in County Cork, Ireland, and died February 10, 1811 in Monogahalia County, Virginia.He married ELIZABETH GIVENS 1750 in Lancaster County, PA.She died Unknown.

Notes for JR. WILLIAM STEWART:

(below information is from Jack Stewart) William arrived from Ireland and settled in Lancaster Conty, PA., in 1746. "Emmigrants to America" by Michael Tepper, p.123 states"William McCrea assigns William Stewart (a servant from Ireland in the Snow Happy Return) to John Atchison of Lanscaster County, yeoman, for three years from May 21st, 1746. His occupation was wagon master and yeoman. By the tax roles he owned 100 acres of land, two horses and one servant and in 1771 was taxed 17 pounds. He brought his family to Monogalia County in 1770 and eventually acquired large amounts of land on the Cheat River and may have operated a ferry on the Youghioheny River. At his death he owned 1800 acres including most of the land around Stewartstown (called Middletown).

Sims Index for Monongalia County shows 10 tracts of over 8000 acres to William between 1773 and 1800. Most of this was in the area of Indian Creek, the Monogalia River, and the forks of the Cheat River.

Land records indicate William gave much of his land to relatives. Son Charles received two tracts of 4 acres and 7 acres, grandson William received 177 acres in 1809, daughter Agnes received 88 acres in1810, David Stewart received 124 acres at Stewart's Run in 1808, Mary Stewart received 100 acres, Samuel received 100 acres, and Elizabeth recived 83 acres.

William's will, probated September of 1811 names wife Elizabeth, Sons Alexander, Charles, Daniel, and Robert and daughters Sarah Mckinley and Nancy Parks. Son William would have died by 1811, but there is no mention of Joseph.

More About JR. WILLIAM STEWART: Burial: Unknown, Stewart Cemetery, Stewartstown

More About ELIZABETH GIVENS: Burial: Unknown, Stewart Cemetery, Stewartstown

More About WILLIAM STEWART and ELIZABETH GIVENS: Marriage: 1750, Lancaster County, PA

Children of WILLIAM STEWART and ELIZABETH GIVENS are:

	i.	 	ALEXANDER3 STEWART, d. Unknown.

	ii.	 	CHARLES STEWART, d. Unknown.

	iii.	 	DANIEL STEWART, d. Unknown.

	iv.	 	WILLIAM STEWART, d. Unknown.

	v.	 	JOSEPH STEWART, d. Unknown.

	vi.	 	ROBERT STEWART, d. Unknown.

	vii.	 	SARAH STEWART, d. Unknown; m. UNKNOWN MCKINLEY; d. Unknown.

	viii.	 	NANCY STEWART, d. Unknown; m. UNKNOWN PARKS; d. Unknown.

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Charles Stewart Born about 1755 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Ancestors ancestors Son of William Stewart Jr and Elizabeth (Givens) Stewart

Brother of Sarah (Stewart) McKinley [half]

Husband of Jane Virginia Stewart — married about 1785 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants descendants

Father of Charles Stewart II,

Isabella (Stewart) Blosser,

William S Stewart,

Robert Stewart,

Nancy Agnes (Stewart) Montgomery,

Montgomery Stewart, 

Sarah Clarissa Stewart,

Sallie Stewart,

Elizabeth (Stewart) Varner and

John Stewart Died 3 Mar 1838 in Jackson, Virginia, United States

Sources

   https://familysearch.org/tree/person/LX9V-VMS/details

   "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGX-X73 : accessed 19 August 2017), Charles Stewart, Marietta, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 128, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 106; FHL microfilm 181,411.

   "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRT-R69 : 16 August 2017), Charles Stewart, Columbia, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 177, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 465; FHL microfilm 20,547.