Joseph Stewart

Sarah Gilbert (1743-1806) was the daughter of William Gilbert and Lucy Conway. Her husband was Joseph Stewart (1740-1823) , Marriage 1755 in Yudkin County, North Carolina, USA.

Joseph's parents were Samuel Stewart and Lydia Harrison. Joseph's wife Sarah Gilbert, marriage: 1755 in Yadkin county, NC, USA.

They had 12 children:

1. Nancy: 1752 in Yadkin,
2. Elizabeth: 1756 in Yadkin,
3. Sarah: 1758 in Yadkin,
4. Lydia: 1760 in Yadkin,
5. Benjamin: 1762 in Yadkin,
6. John: 1766 in Yadkin,
7. William, Oct 1788: in Yadkin,
8. Joseph Jr.: Sept 1770 in Yadkin,
9. Samuel: 15 Mar 1781 in Washington Co., Tenn.
10. David: 1784 in Stokes Co., NC,
11. Jesse: 1790 in Yadkin,
12. Margaret: 1768.

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JOSEPH STEWART AND SARAH GILBERT FAMILY By J.T. Stewart, a descendant of Jesse Stewart

Joseph Stewart left Jefferson County and arrived with his family in Overton County, Tn. then Jackson about 1800. This makes him one of the county’s earliest settlers. Joseph’s parents were Samuel Stewart and Lydia Harrison of Augusta County, VA where Joseph was probably born about 1740. Joseph’s father Samuel received a grant of 508 acres from Lord Granville in Rowan County, NC and the family moved from Virginia to North Carolina about 1758. Joseph Stewart is listed in the Rowan County Tax List of 1761 when he came of legal age. Joseph and Samuel are mentioned in the "Wachovia Diary" under date of 24 Aug 1761 in Stokes/Forsyth Co., NC this being a diary of the German Moravian sect which settled in Stokes, Forsyth and Surry Co., NC.

In 1779, Joseph Stewart sold the land he had received by inheritance from his father in what was then Surry Co., NC and traveled westward. Tax lists show he was in Washington Co., NC now Tennessee for the years 1780 through 1783. By 1784 Joseph Stewart was in Jefferson Co., and court records show he was there as late as Aug 1796. The earliest date Joseph shows up in Overton/Jackson Co. is 1801. He and Thomas McBride are listed on old church minutes, 25 July 1801, as messengers from Roaring River Baptist Church to the Green River Association of Baptists in Barren County, KY. On 23 Sep 1823 Joseph Stewart received a land grant from the state of Tennessee. On 14 Feb 1824 an Overton Co. deed from Jesse Stewart to John Lee, refers to the will of Joseph Stewart wherein Jesse Stewart received land by virtue of the will. Thus it would appear that Joseph Stewart died between 23 Sep 1823 and 14 Feb 1824.

Joseph Stewart married Sarah Gilbert and they had 12 children, all of whom came to Overton Co. with Joseph about 1800.

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• Find-A-Grave Joseph's parents Samuel Stewart and Lydia Harrison. Joseph's wife Sarah Gilbert, marriage: 1755 in Yadkin county, NC, USA.

They had 12 children: Nancy: 1752 in Yadkin, Elizabeth: 1756 in Yadkin, Sarah: 1758 in Yadkin, Lydia: 1760 in Yadkin, Benjamin: 1762 in Yadkin, John: 1766 in Yadkin, William, my 3rd great grandfather: Oct 1788: in Yadkin, Joseph Jr.: Sept 1770 in Yadkin, Samuel: 15 Mar 1781 in Washington Co., Tenn. David: 1784 in Stokes Co., NC, Jesse: 1790 in Yadkin, Margaret: 1768.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jul 26 2019, 0:23:57 UTC
• Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Jun 4 2020, 9:50:12 UTC