Genealogical Records of Stewart-Stuart Families

Editor - George T. Edson, 1307 High St., Beatrice, NE

Associate - Horace Dickerman, New Haven, CT

John⁶ Stewart (William⁵ Isabella⁴) baptized Jan. 1, 1773, in Red Hook, Dutchess County, NY, was named in his father's will in 1776, when still a small boy, and would have been about 15 years old when his father died. We have no later account of him.

Col. Henry W.⁶ Stewart (William⁵ Isabella⁴) born Sep. 5, 1775 (baptized Jan. 7, 1776), married Phebe Sherrill, daughter of Jeremiah and Ruth (Huntling) Sherrill (₁₃). Phebe died Aug. 21, 1846, aged 70 years, 9 months, and Col. Henry W. died Aug. 31, 1846, aged 70 years, 11 months, 26 days. These dates, copied from their gravestones in the Rowe buring ground n Milan, Dutchess Co., may be jumbled. Children, from Isaac Huntling's history:

William W.⁶ Stewart (William⁵ Isabella⁴) born Sep. 9, 1778, married Elizabeth --------. They lived in Clinton, Dutchess Co. Elizabeth died Jan. 3, 1852, aged 71 years, 8 months, 5 days, and William died July 17, 1859, aged 80 years, 11 months, 7 days. They are buried in Milan. His will, probated July 23, 1859, appointed Alfred Duel and Nelson Stewart as executors, and named the following heirs:

James⁶ Stewart (William⁵ Isabella⁴) born or baptized Sep. 12, 1782, in Red Hook, is not identified. He may have died early or removed.

Richard D.C.⁶ Stewart (William⁵ Isabella⁴) born Feb. 10, 1785, in Red Hook, married Tamar -----, born about 1783. He died Dec. 5, 1812, aged 27 years and 9 months, and his widow Tamar died Mar. 18, 1821, aged 38 (₄). They are buried in the Rowe burying ground in Milan. We have no record of children.

Andrew⁶ Stewart (William⁵ Isabella⁴) born Sep. 21, 1787, in Red Hook, seems to have left no record.

Henry I.⁶ Stewart (James⁵ Isabella⁴) born May 13, 1779, in North East precinct, Dutchess Co., married Mary ("Polly") Lewis, daughter of Israel Lewis. Polly was given land in Homer, Cortlandt Co., in the will, dated july 1, 1826, of her sister Jemima, widow of Henry Stewart of Stanford. Henry Stewart and wife Polly deeded land in Columbia Co. to Abraham Tobey, Jr., in 1837 [Columbia County deeds, Z:371]. Henry⁵ Stewart, in his will dated Oct. 15, 1819, made a bequest to James Stewart, son of Henry I. Stewart and grandson of his deceased brother James. Henry I. Stewart probably had other children besides James.

John⁶ Stewart (James⁵ Isabella⁴) born Dec. 9, 1780, in North East precinct, escapes our ken. He might make somebody a perfectly good ancestor.

William⁶ Stewart (James⁵ Isabella⁴) born Sep. 18, 1784, in North East precinct, also fades out of the picture. Who can tell us something more of these Dutchess County Stewarts?

William⁶ Stewart (Thomas⁵) was perhaps born about 1778. He married Oct. 16, 1819, Nancy Devine, daughter of Abraham and Martia Devine, according to the records of the Pleasant Valley church. He died before 1847. Children, of age in 1849: John; Mary Ann m. George Wilber of Washington, Dutchess Co.

Daniel⁶ Stewart (Thomas⁵) was born perhaps about 1780. He was living in the state of Michigan in 1849 when the will of his sister Anne was probated. He was named in her will as a residual legatee.

John⁶ Stewart (Thomas⁵) was born perhaps about 1782. He was living in Richland, Oswego County, NY, in 1849, when his sister Anne's will was probated. He was one of the residual legatees, and his daughter Catherine Ann was given a bed quilt, probably because she bore the name Ann. John may have had other children besides Catherine Ann.

Josiah⁶ Stewart (Thomas⁵) was born perhaps about 1788. He married Phebe -----, who was born about 1791. He died before 1843. Phebe, widow of Josiah Stewart, died Feb. 2, 1843, according to her gravestone in the Methodist burying ground in Pleasant Valley. The following childre of Josiah Stewart, deceased, were named in the settlement of the estate of his sister Anne in 1849, and Anne gave a bed to Selina P. Stewart, daughter of Josiah:

Smith⁶ Stewart (Thomas⁵) was born about 1795. He married Dec. 25, 1817, Ruth Welling, daughter of Ezekiel and Elizabeth Welling, according to the records of the Pleasant Valley church. He died June 10, 1865, in his 71st year, and Ruth died Apr. 3, 1870, in her 76th year, as shown by their gravestones in the Pittsbury Presbyterian church burying ground in the hamlet of Washington Hollow, town of Pleasant Valley. The following children of Smith Stewart were named in the will of his sister Anne in 1847:

Samuel³ Steward (Charles² Steward) was born probably about 1718. He married about 1750, Abigail -----. He and his brother Henry seemed to be partners in land buying and selling; they were of Lyme in 1744, 1745, 1747 and 1748, but were of Coventry, Windham County, on May 26, 1749, when they sold land in Lyme to Thomas Lord [viii : 367]. They called themselves of Lyme however, on May 18, 1751, when they sold 112 acres in Lyme to James English, but were "now of Palmer, Mass.," o Oct. 23, 1752, when they sold land in North society of Lyme to Theophilus Lord [xix : 325]. They, of Lyme, appeared in Palmer, Hampshire County, MA, in 1750, when they bought a farm in the "elbow" tract. Samuel Stewart was one of a committee appointed July 29, 1752, in Palmer to carry a copy of the votes for a call for Rev. Timothy Symes to "Presbyterian government of ye Church of Scotland persuasion," -- History of Palmer, 1889, p. 141. Oct. 25, 1754, Samuel and Henry Stewart, both of Palmer, sold to James Nichols and Stephen Upson the farm in Palmer they had bought of John English, "including the farm we now live on"; this conveyance was also signed by Abigail Stewart (X), wife of Samuel. The two brothers were of Hartford, CT, Nov. 6, 1755, when they deeded some property in Lyme -- probably the last they owned -- to Thomas Lord. They later appeared in Blandford, MA, where in 1759 Samuel had a license as innholder on Beech Hill, which adjoined the town of Granville; in 1761 he sold his lots in Blandford to James Montgomery, and, according to Turkey and Tallow Candles, a history of early-day Blandford, his later history is unknown. His wife Abigail signed the deed [iv : 289]. On Dec. 23, 1767, Samuel Steward of Amenia, Dutchess Co., not know to be Samuel from Blandford, bought land in Cornwall, CT., of Timothy Spaulding [ii : 495]; on Dec. 26, 1767, Samuel Steward of Little Nine Partners, Dutchess Co., NY, bought land in Cornwall of Martin Townsend [ii : 494]; on Dec. 9, 1768, Samuel Steward of Cornwall sold land in Cornwall to Simon Lee [ii : 539] and on Mar. 11, 1771, he sold two tracts to Oliver Hartwell of Amenia, NY, [iii : 210]. Samuel Stewart (not identified) of Half Moon, Columbia Co., NY, bought land in that county of Aaron Comstock in 1800. Samuel Stewart died Mar. 29, 1812, "worn out by age 93 years and 7 months" in Canaan, Columbia Co., say the records of the Congregational church there, and "Mrs. Stewart, an old lady, died" [summer of 1810].

Henry³ Steward (Charles² Steward) was probably born about 1720. He married (intention recorded in Blandford, MA, June 4, 1761) Mary Henry. He was associated with his brother in land transactions in Lyme, CT, from 1744-1755, and in Palmer, MA, in 1750 and 1754(₇). He was in Hartford, CT, in 1755, and apparently lived in Westfield, MA, a little later. In 1758 Henry Stewart bought some land in Blandford of Samuel Watts of Boston [Hampshire county land records, i:295], and as Henry Steward of Westfield he sold 1200 acres of land in Blandford in the same year [i:333]. The names of Henry and Samuel appear on the Blandford records as Steward while the others [--A:153] are spelled Stewart. On Feb. 2, 1768, Henry Steward of Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY, not known to be Henry from Blandford, bought land in Cornwall, CT, of Phineas Spaulding, the deed being witnessed by Samuel Steward and John Peirce (sic) [ii:462], and on May 11, 1771, Henry Steward of Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT, sold to Edward Rogers the land in Cornwall which he had bought of Phineas Spaulding [iv:89]. Then what happened to him?

We have packed this issue with genealogical data and have no space left for some interesting personal items and queries. But perhaps we can make the next number a little bigger, or better. The editor finds himself, since a recent primary, a candidate for the state legislature, with some possibility of election this fall. It isn't much of a job, but it may be the quickest way for us to get to Washington -- lower house , 6 years; state senate, 6 years; governor, 4 years; and member of Congress by 1948! Aw, now.

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