John Stuart, of Middle River

• Not the son of John Stewart & Elizabeth Muse
• Not the son of Capt. Archibald Stewart, 3rd Ancestor of Glassingall

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Children of John Stuart & Judith:

3. John STUART b. c1708, Ireland, Located: 1742, nr Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA, Occupant/id: "Three Brothers"

• m. (1) c1735, Sarah _____, Located: c1740, nr Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA,
• m. (2) c1840, Mary Shaw, b. c1710, Located: nr Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA, d. 1788.

John died c1782, of Rockbridge [Augusta] Co., VA. One of "three brothers" who settled on the Shenandoah; John arrived in 1742. This John and descendants spelled their surname Stuart.

Children by Sarah _____:

• _ i Child 5 STUART b. c1740, nr Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA d. "Died Young".
• _ ii James 5 STUART b. c1740.

Children by Mary Shaw:

• _ iii John b. 1739/40. Married Elizabeth Walker.

John Stewart, II and Mary Stewart (born Shaw) were the parents of Margaret Anne Ingram (born Stewart).

https://genfiles.com/stewart/possible-origin-of-james-stewart/

John Stewart’s only child, at least by Mary Shaw, according to his grandson Rev. Robert Stuart, was John Stewart Jr. who was born in Ireland about 1740 and who married Elizabeth Walker, daughter of a neighbor named James Walker.19 In 1805 John Stewart Jr. deposed that he had lived on his father’s land on Borden’s tract since 1748 or 1749. He left a will dated 22 January 1817 (with an 1826 codicil) and proved 5 September 1813 naming his wife Elizabeth, sons Walter, James, John, Robert, Hugh, and Alexander, and daughter Mary Walker.20

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Name John Stuart Gender Male Birth? bef 1680 Scotland Alt Birth? bef 1680 Ireland Marriage BEF 1700 Irelandto Judith Unknown Death? Poss. 1751 Virginia

Discrepancy regarding this Stuart family

Some researchers have claimed that the father of Elizabeth and James Stuart was Archibald Stuart, but that appears to be in error. Others claim that John married a Mary Shaw. According to other sources, it appears that a John Stuart and Judith may be the parents of Robert, James, John, William, Jane, Mary and Elizabeth Stuart, who migrated from Ireland to Virginia in the early 1700's.

Conclusive evidence exists to link William Stewart (who owned land in Middle River) with Jane Stewart (sister listed in William Stewart's will who married William Marshall) and John Stewart (of Middle River), who was mentioned in his brother William Stewart's will and who likewise listed William Stewart in his own will, written in 1771:

• Page 170.--12th January, 1768. William Stewart's will, freeholder--To sister Jane, lands and chattels left to me by my father in the town land of Raffrey, was married to Wm. Marshall; to Ann Stewart, married to Thomas Osborn; to Mary Stewart, married to Andw. Shaw; to Elizabeth Stewart, married to John Patton; to Francis Stewart; to William Stewart, infant, when at age my land on Middle River, formerly owned by James Henderson; to brother John Stewart, executor. Teste: Thomas Stewart, Thomas Thompson, John Petter, Robert Hamilton. Proved, 18th November, 1768, by Thos. Stewart, John Peters. John Stewart qualifies executor, with Thos. Stuart and John Bowyer. (Note: the William Stewart, infant mentioned in this will is the son of William's brother, John, whose will is listed below).
• Page 428.--4th April, 1771. John Stuawart's (Stewart) will, of the Middle River of Shanadoe--To wife, Mary; to Saml. Henderson and Geo. Crawford, all his lands in trust until testator's son John reaches 20 years; to children under age, two white servants, Wm. Kelly and Danl. Huggen; to daughter, Jane; to son, William, when he attains 20 years; to eldest son, William, the plantation devised to him by his Uncle William Stewart, deceased; to second son, John, plantation testator lives on; to third son, James; to above trustees, the tract on Middle River bought of Wm. Robertson; to daughter, Jane Stewart, unmarried, under 25; to daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, under 18. Executors, the trustees above. Teste: Hugh Allen, William Kerr, Thomas Frame. Proved, 21st August, 1771, by Allen and Frame. Executors qualify with Hugh Allen and Thomas Frame.
• (Note: this will clearly identifies this John Stewart as the brother of William Stewart of Middle River in Augusta County. The "plantation" referred to in John Stewart's will is the same land on "Middle River" in William Stewart's will, listed above)

Stewart Family Information

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John Stewart, Sr. was born around 1669 in Scotland or Ireland. It is unknown who his parents were, and is a representative of the Stewarts that immigrated to America in great numbers and descendants are now living in every section of the United States. The following is quoted from page 712 of a book, titled Early Families of Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky that was written by William C. Kozee, and published in 1979, by the Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co. , Inc. Of Baltimore, Md.

"Stuart, Stewart families of Greenup and Lawrence Counties of Kentucky. This illustrious name has been identified with the history of Scotland for many centuries. However the Stuart family really originated with a Norman knight named Fitz-Alan who accompanied William the Conqueror to England in the eleventh century (1066). As a reward for his military powers he was given great tracts of confiscated lands, among them the grant of Aswestry, in Shropshire. His eldest son, William Fitz-Alan, became the ancestor of the Earls of Arundel, while his second son, Walter, went to Scotland and became prominent in the service of the King, David I , who bestowed upon him large territorial possessions, among them the Barony of Renfrew. He became the Lord High Stew ard of Scotland, which office became hereditary. His great grandson, Alexander, assumed Stewart as his surname, changing the last letter, "d" to "t". Thus it can be said that Alexander Stewart was the ancestor of the royal line of Stewarts. Mary, Queen of Scots, was the first to change the spelling to Stuart, having been educated in France, she wrote her name in the French language, in the alphabet of which there in no "w", her father James V., however wrote his name Stewart, as did his son, James VI."

Another fact on the Stuart and Stewart surnames is provided for information purposes. The Name of "Stewart", Published in the Stewart Newsletter, issue number 1056-5582, published by Janet E. Thomas, of Novinger, MO 63559, and the article was written by Patricia Bina-Moore of 13410 E. Cypress Forest, Houston, TX 77070, and is quoted for historical purposes:

"in a dictionary of British surnames (published in London : Rutledge and Kegan Paul, 1958), provides the following in formation regarding the name of "Stewart". After the Norman Conquest in 1066, the name of steward or Stewart was used as "the steward of manor" in 1303, and as the manager of an estate around 1386. The (Lord High) Stewart of Scotland was the first officer of the Scottish King in early times; he had control of the royal household, great administrative powers, and privilege of leading the army into battle . The office, described as senecallatus scotiage in a charter of 1158, became the beginning of the royal house when Robert, the seventh Lord High Stewart, became King Robert II, first Stewart King. According to Black, the spelling "Stuart" was a French spelling adopted by Mary, Queen of Scots , but he himself records the form in 1429. The final "t" is Scottish, "Stewart" occurring around 1370-1388, and 1432. (a English dictionary, Oxford, 1888-1933), "Steuart" in 1504. Both in Scotland and in England the surname derives from the lesser offices. In Scotland the term was used of a magistrate originally appointed by the King to administer crown lands forming a Stewartry in 1432, but there, as in England, every Bishop, Earl and Manor had a steward, and the surname is no proof of royal descent as James VI, who retained the old spelling, when he emphasized that all Stewarts were not "sib" to the King. According to Veterans Administration press release appearing in the Charlie column of this Week Magazine, Dec. 15, 1963, the surname of "Stewart" ranks as the 39th most common in America."

In accordance with the book, written by William C. Kozee, titled Early Families of Eastern and Southern Kentucky, dated 1979,

"the crown of Scotland was brought into the Stewart family by Walter, the sixth Lord High Stewart of the realm, he performed brilliant service in the battle of Bannockburn (1314) during the reign of Robert Bruce, and subsequently married the daughter of the Great Bruce, thus originating the Stewart dynasty in Scotland. The descendants of Walter Fitz -Alan (Stewart) formed a large Scottish clan, which through its younger members became very numerous. Representatives of the Stewarts immigrated to America in great numbers and descendants are now living in every section of the country."

Also in a book called the Stewarts, dated 1954, it states that John Stewart of Ardvolich, Scotland, claimed that most of the Stewarts of Atholl, 250 square miles of a mountainous district in scenic northern Perthshire, Scotland, descended from Sir Alexander Stewart's sons, and that all of his sons having been illegitimate, and there are no known living legitimate descendants of pure Patrilineal descent from any of the Stewart or Stuart kings. There appear to be many living descendants from the illegitimate links in the Patrilineage (legitimate descendants of the High Stewarts by Neal descent are living today)?. On the death of Earl Alexander, the Earldon of Ross and Barony of King Edward pass ed to the legitimate heiress, Euphemia Leslie, granddaughter of Countess of Ross; but the Earldom of Buchan went to the nearest heir of the late Earl, who was his next older brother, according to the Scots peerage. Who was Sir Alexander Stewart? In accordance with the book called the Stewarts, dated 1943, and reprinted in issue 15, page 7, of the Stewart newsletter, Sir Alexander was the fourth son of Robert II, who was the first Stewart King of Scotland, and was the maternal grandson of the Scots hero King, the freedom-loving King Robert the Bruce of Scotland, who was born on July 11, 1274.

In 1974 the Scots celebrated the 700th anniversary of Bruce 's birth with pageantry at places associated with his life and work. He was the subject for the 49th British Commemorative Society Medal in 1975. The title of Earl of Buchan came to Sir Alexander Stewart as the result of his marriage, in 1382, to Euphemia, Countess of Ross, who was Baroness of the Barony of King Edward, originally comprising the greater part of the land in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, belonging to the ancient Earldom of Buchan. These she resigned in to the hand of the King, on July 22, 1382, who regranted them to her and her husband, and the longer liver, their heirs, and failing them the heirs of Euphemia (his wife). Probably at this, time Sir Alexander Stewart was created Earl of Buchan, although in this charter he is styled Lord of Pad enoch, he is called Earl of Buchan, and in another charter granted to him three days after.

Sir Alexander deserted his wife Euphemia, for a woman named Moriota, who may have been the mother of Sir Alexander' s illegitimate children, of which they had six sons and one daughter: 1. Alexander Earl of Mar. 2. Sir Andrew of Sandhauch, later Sandlas Alvah, and Banffshire. 3. Duncan. 4. J ames. 5. Walter. 6. Robert. 7. Margaret married to Robert E arl of Sutherland. Sir Alexander was imprisoned in Lochlev en Castle in January 1368-1369, at the insistence of Margar et Logie, wife of David II, but was set free when she (Euphemia) was divorced. In 1372 his father appointed him King s Lieutenant and Justiciar north of the Moray Firth, and th is led to a serious dispute between him, and the Bishop o f Moray in 1380. For deserting his wife he was reprimande d and excommunicated from the Church on November 2, 1389, b y the Bishops of Moray and Ross, and ordered to adhere to h is wife and not ill-treat her, under a penalty of 200 pound s. In revenge he burned the towns of Forres and Elgin, an d the Cathedral of Elgin in 1390. Ecclesiastical penaltie s made him humbly submissive, and after satisfying the Bish op of Moray, and doing penance at the church of Blackfriar s Monastery in Perth in presence of his father, the King, h e received absolution from the Bishop of St. Andrews. Befo re his marriage, Alexander Stewart, the Wolf of Badenoch, w as known as the terror of the north, a leader of bands of c aterans and malefactors, for which cause he was removed fro m the office of justicia, and his sons were, in 1398-1399 , imprisoned in Stirling Castle for their lawless deeds. S ir Alexander Stewart is said to have died in 1394, but ther e is evidence that he lived many years afterwards, and he p robably died within the year ending march 24, 1406, becaus e in Dunkeld Cathedral there is a tomb with arecumbent figu res and an inscription to commemorate him, which reads, hi c jacet dominus Alexander senescalluus, dominus de badenoch , bonae memoriae qui oablit 24 die mensis julii, anno domin i 1394.

Sir Alexander Stewart, born around 1362, had no legitimat e issue (children). He had six illegitimate sons and one d aughter (listed above). Was John Stewart, Sr., born aroun d 1698, some 336 years after the birth of Sir Alexander Ste wart a descendant of his? This question remains to be answ ered. John Stewart, Sr., born around 1698, in Scotland, o r Ireland, and his wife is unknown at this time, but they h ad a son, named James Stewart, Sr., born in 1718, in Ulste r County, Ireland, and married Ann Lafferty in 1735, in Ire land. James Stewart, Sr., died on September 1, 1757, in Vi rginia. He was burned at the stake by a band of Indians wh o had captured him, and made his son watch him burn at th e stake.

Register of Maryland's Heraldic Families Vol 1

John Stuart settled on "Borden's tract", 1752; he was one of the signers to the "call" to the Rev. John Brown, as minister of Timber Ridge and New Providence, in 1752. In 1757 he buys a lot in Staunton, at the s.w. cor. of Beverly and Augusta Streets. Records show that he was associated with David and Archibald Stuart in business. He m--Sarah Given --Section now Rockbridge Co.--1.--dau--of Samuel Given, on e of the ch early justices of Augusta--later resided in Bat h Co. John Stuart, Jr. (b-- ??, d--1771), lived on Middl e River of Shenandoah, m--Mary (probably Mary Steele); Will iam Stuart (b--??, d--1768), lived on the upper Cowpasture , m--Margaret Usher; James Stuart, lived on Stuart's Creek , br. of the Cowpasture River, was a victim of the Indians , 1757--m--Ann ............; Jane, left "father's town lot " by bro. William in his will--she m--William Marshall (n o other records); Rebecca (name sometimes given as Becky, w hich led to idea name was Eliz.), m--Ralph Laverty, busines s partner of her bro. James and early settler on Cowpastur e River.

John STUART b. c1708, Ireland, Located: 1742, nr Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA, Occupant/id: "Three Brothers", m. (1) c1735, Sarah _____, Located: c1740, nr Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA, m. (2) c1840, Mary Shaw, b. c1710, Located: nr Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA, d. 1788. John died c1782, of Rockbridge [Augusta] Co., VA. One of "three brothers" who settled on the Shenandoah; John arrived in 1742. This John and descendants spelled their surname Stuart.

References

• http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~richmond/genealogy/ancestors/stewa00... John2 Stuart (John1)2 was born circa 1708 in Ireland.2 He married Sarah (--?--) circa 1735.2 He married Mary Shaw circa 1740.2 He died circa 1782 in Rockbridge, Augusta Co., VA.2 In 1740 he lived near Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA.2 He was living in 1742 in Walker's Creek, Augusta Co., VA.2 John and his descendants spelled their name "Stuart."2
• https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/mitchell-stewart-tree/P943.php John Stewart, II was born in 1698, Perthshire, Scotland, and died January 24, 1782 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA. He was the [NOT the] son of Archibald, 3rd Ancestor of Glassingail Stewart and Helen Stewart (born Law). He married Mary Stewart (born Shaw) and had children: 1) Son: James William Stewart, Sr. [NO] and 2) Daughter: Margaret Anne Ingram (born Stewart).
• https://genfiles.com/stewart/possible-origin-of-james-stewart/ John Stewart’s only child, at least by Mary Shaw, according to his grandson Rev. Robert Stuart, was John Stewart Jr. who was born in Ireland about 1740 and who married Elizabeth Walker, daughter of a neighbor named James Walker.19 In 1805 John Stewart Jr. deposed that he had lived on his father’s land on Borden’s tract since 1748 or 1749. He left a will dated 22 January 1817 (with an 1826 codicil) and proved 5 September 1813 naming his wife Elizabeth, sons Walter, James, John, Robert, Hugh, and Alexander, and daughter Mary Walker.20
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Stuart_%2815%29