Lt. William Stewart, Sr.

A Patriot of the American Revolution for PENNSYLVANIA with the rank of LIEUTENANT. DAR Ancestor #: A109677

Photo by: Frederich Otto, added Oct 13, 2006 to Find A Grave Memorial# 16164091

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"William Stewart, who as a Lieutenant in the Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Militia during the revolutionary war, was the youngest son of Alexander Stewart and Rebecca Galbraith of Fort Stewart, Carnemauga, County Donegal, Ireland. William was born about 1738 at Greenhill near Letterkenny, County Donegal." (Source "Notes and Queries" by William Henry Engle.)

Citations

• 5. Wm Stewart's will registered 8 July 1811.
• 6. A Family of Millers and Stewarts, R.F. Miller.
• 7. Engles Notes and Queries.

As per Archibald McKean's bible, William was a Lieutenant in Col. Moser Mazen's Regiment. As a result of this service he was granted land (200 acres) in Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, where the family settled in 1783.

• Fact 1: 1758, Immigrated from Ireland. Settled in Carlisle, Penn.6
• Fact 2: Aka William Stuart
• Fact 3: Left Ireland rebelling against British law of "Primogeniture", inheritance by oldest son.
• Fact 4: Colonial Officer in the American Revolution.7
• Fact 5: April 02, 1805, Will dated. Will registered and recorded in Mercer Co. Court on July 8, 1811 7

From "A Family of Millers and Stewarts" pg 24-30:

"Lt William Stewart was born about 1738 at the family home on the estates of the Stewarts of Fort Stewart at Green Hill, near Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland. The present (1909) Baron of Fort Stewart, Sir Harry Stewart, who lives on the Fort Stewart estates, which included the ivy covered ruins of the old Fort Stewart, came home from India 15 years ago to inherit the estate from an older brother, and an uncle Sir Abraham Augustus James Stewart, both of whom died unmarried very close together. The Estate has passed many times from cousin to cousin and uncle to nephew.
"About the time Lt. Wm. Stewart came to America (in 1758), his cousin Annesley was selected to succeed his childless third cousin, the Earl of Blessington, to the estates, In the meanwhile, Lt. William's brother, Alexander, inherited the possessions of his father, Alexander, at Carnemauga, and Lt William had left Ulster rebelling against the British law of primogeniture.
"He came to America determined to carve out his fortune. He probably never communicated with his family in Ireland, married here, raised 11 children, entered the first 10 of them in the family Bible as "Stuart", as shown by the half-town herewith. Softened, the 11th was born and entered his name as "Stewart". Since his day we find the family using both spellings.
"The ancestors of Lt. William Stewart had emigrated to Ireland during the Plantation of Ulster, were Presbyterians, and so the majority of the family are to this day. They came from Wigtownshire, Scotland, near the land of Burns. Lt. William Stewart's brother, Alexander Stewart of Carnemauga also remained at Green Hill. His son, Samuel, married Elizabeth, and had 4 children."

Sources

1. DAR application
2. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name: Willliam Stewart I SAR Membership: 98080 Birth Date: 1738 Birth Place: Donegal, Ireland Death Date: 1811 Death Place: Mercer, Pennsylvania Spouse: Mary Gass Children: William Stewart  Source Citation: ; SAR Membership Number: 98080. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Links

• http://www.mckinneyandstewart.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=...
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/a/n/Harry-Kane-1/GENE2...

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