Eleanor Dallway

Eleanor Dallway

• BIRTH 1678 County Antrim, Northern Ireland
• DEATH unknown Northern Ireland
• BURIAL Unknown

Eleanor Dalloway OR Dailway is the daughter of Robert Dailway/Dalloway (multiple spellings are used). She is believed to have been born in ABOUT 1678. She married Andrew STEWART, date unknown.

MH adds: "Mother's name is Leticia."

The family tree off Andrew Stewart and Eleanor Dallway of Stuart House Irry, Antrim, Northern Ireland is available to view on Find My past in the Crossle Genealogical Abstracts record set, which can also be found at PRONI (the the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland). See (document attached)

The will abstract for Andrew Stewart of Stewart Hall, co. Tyrone, is dated 1715. See (document attached). His wife is not mentioned, but brother-in-law Alexander Dalway of Bellahill, Carrickfergus, is.

The children of Andrew Stewart and Eleanor Dallway, born at Stewart Hall, Stewartstown, County Tyrone Ireland, were:

4 sons

1. Robert Stewart, 8th Baron Castle Stewart, b. 3 Mar 1700, died 2 Mar 1742. Inherited the title, 8th Baron as the eldest son and heir. Married Margaret Edwards.
2. Dallway Stewart of Stewarthall, b abt 1702 in Stewart Hall, Co. Tyrone, died without issue
3. Alexander Stewart of Belfast, b. Abt 1703, married 1) ? 2) Mary, daughter of Hugh Kennedy of Cultraw
4. James Stewart, b about 1706 in Stewart Hall, Co. Tyrone, the youngest son, died without issue.
5. Anne Stewart, married William Stevenson of Stewartstown.
6. Henrietta Stewart, married Auchmuty Richardson of Cooleshill
7. Catherine Stewart, married Denis Doran of Dublin
8. Eleanor Stewart, b abt 1708 in Stewart Hall, Co. Tyrone, d. 1754. Unmarried.
9. Emelia Stewart, d. Bef 1760. Married Richard English.
10. Letitia Stewart, living in 1763. Unmarried

Andrew, the son [of Robert Stewart and Anne Moore], married Elinor, eldest daughter of Robert Dallway of Bellahill in the county of Antrim, Esq. and by her had Robert his heir; Dallway, who died without issue; Alexander, who married two wives, and by his [Alexander] second wife, Mary, daughter of Hugh Kennedy of Cultraw, in the county of Down, Esq. had an only son, John, who married Anne, daughter of John Agnew of the county of Antrim, Esq. and had issue one son, Alexander Stewart; James the youngest son died without issue.

Source: Lodge, John. The Peerage of Ireland. Vol. VI. Dublin: James Moore, 1789. “Stewart, Lord Castle-Stewart,” page 258. < GoogleBooks >

Disputed children

There is no mention in documents and peerages of the following children:

• Archibald Stuart
• Rebecca McClung
• Col. David Stuart, Sr.
• Colonel John Stuart
• John Stewart

They’ve been detached, and can be found attached to unknown Stuart

Old list of children

From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87952924/eleanor-stewart
(List annotated - the ones marked NO detached from profile)

They had 9 known children between about 1796 to about 1710:

1. Archibald, born about 1695 to before 17 Nov 1761 (used the name Stuart) [NO]
2. Andrew, Jr., died 31 mar 1774, (Paxtang Burying Ground) [NO]
3. Robert, d 2 Mar 1742 (7th Lord Castle Stewart), [YES]
4. Dallway, b about 1702 in Stewart Hall, Co. Tyrone [YES]
5. James, b about 1706 in Stewart Hall, Co. Tyrone [YES]
6. Eleanor, b about 1708 in Stewart Hall, Co. Tyrone [YES]
7. David, died 23 Aug 1767 in Augusta Co., VA [NO]
8. John, d 1782 in Augusta/Rockbridge Co., VA [NO]
9. Rebecca,b about 1710 d June 13 1781 Augusta/Rockbridge Co, VA married John McClung [NO]

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Comments

(Paraphrase)

Rebecca Stuart, daughter of Andrew Stuart and Eleanor Dalloway, [NO] born in Galloway Scotland (betw 1706 - 1710), christened in Londonderry, Ireland in 1710 {WH Egles N&Q}.

After her father’s death in 1715 [?] lived with her brother Archibald, accompanied him to America, married John McClung in 1726.

From http://johnmcclungandrebeccastuart.webstarts.com/contact.html Citing “Early Stuart Families in America,” Page 24 (book image also attached)

Added by: Alison Elliott on 28 Dec 2023

References

• Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition, editor Charles Mosley's 3 Volumes, Wilmington, DE, Burke's Peerage Ltd, Genealogical Books, 2003, Volume 1, Page 713
• Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Stewart14: The Scots Peerage (Avandale and Ochiltree), T h e Scots Peerage (Stewart of Arran), Burkes Peerages 193 4 (C astle Stewart).
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p20719.htm#i207181

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