Genealogical Records of Stewart-Stuart Families

Editor - George T. Edson, 817 Elk St., Beatrice, NE

Associate - Horace Dickerman, New Haven, CT

STEWARTS OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, (WEST) VIRGINIA A:257

Mostly from "Family Record of Stewarts for Four Generations," by John Gilpin Stewart

Mrs. Gertrude Stewart Bowman, who furnished a copy of John Gilpin Stewart's book to the Stewart Clan Magazine, is not his granddaughter, as stated in the September number, but is a granddaughter of his brother, William George Stewart.

Rev. John Gilpin⁷ Stewart (John⁶, Jeremiah⁵) born May 18, 1818, in Hampshire County, WV, married (1) there April 14, 1836, Lavina L. Barkdoll, born Sept. 29, 1817. He was a minister of the church of United Brethren in Christ and preached 45 years. He removed from Hampshire County in October, 1853, to Washington County, IA. His wife Lavina died there Dec. 20, 1885. He married (2) Mar. 22, 1887, Patience Hayes of Washington County, IA, born Nov. 6, 1839. In 1900, Rev. Stewart published a genealogy of his family. Children, all by first wife, the first seven being born in West Virginia, the others in Iowa:

William Georgie⁷ Stewart (John⁶, Jeremiah⁵) born Dec. 5, 1819, in Hampshire County, WV, married July 28, 1841, Hannah Patterson of Allegany County, MD, who was born Oct. 30, 1822. They resided at Cumberland, Allegany County, MD, when their first child was born in 1842 but emigrated to Washington County, IA, in November, 1844, being pioneers in that locality, and their second child, Charles N., was the first white child born in Washington County.* William G. Stewart died June 16, 1864, and his widow Hannah died January 24, 1903, at her home on West Monroe Street in Washington, IA. Children:

Nelson⁷ Stewart (John⁶, Jeremiah⁵) born Sep. 1, 1821, in Hampshire County, WV, married Feb. 12, 1851, married Ann Esther Winter, born Nov. 3, 1853. he died July 11, 1898. Children, the eldest born in West Virginia:

Franklin Perry⁷ Stewart (John⁶, Jeremiah⁵) born Feb. 15, 1834, in Hampshire County, WV, married in Washington County, IA, April 14, 1853, Mary Jane Stewart of Washington County, IA, born Dec. 22, 1832. He enlisted in 1861 as a soldier in the Union Army and died in 1863. Children:

George Washington⁷ Stewart (William⁶, Jeremiah⁵) born about 1815 in Kentucky, was taken as an infant by his parents to visit New Orleans, LA, and there his father and mother took the cholera and died. The boy was sent to Illinois and placed in the care of William Stage, whose wife was a Kyle and an aunt to the baby. Other relatives knew little of the boy until, as a man of mature years, he appeared at the home of his cousin, John Gilpin Stewart, in Hampshire County, WV, in June, 1853, and made himself known. He was looking after his right in his mother's interest in the Kyle farm; he established his claim and sold it for $100 to George Perry, the owner of the farm, and then returned to Illinois. He afterward visited his Stewart relatives in Washinton County, IA.

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DESCENDANTS OF ROBERT STEWART OF NORWALK, CT B:245

 Hosea⁶ Stuart (Matthew⁵, Silas⁴, John³, Samuel², Robert¹) born Mar. 3, 1795, was given on page 244 (july), but having received data on his children too late to incorporate in that number we are adding the records here. Hosea married (1) about 1816 Phebe Aldrich of Gowanda, NY. She died in 1838, in Gowanda, and he married (2) in 1840 Harriet Hurd of Perrysburg. He died June 25, 1873, in Gowanda. Children, born in Gowanda:

 Elisha⁷ Stewart (Silas⁶, Matthew⁵, Silas⁴, John³, Samuel², Robert¹) born Jan. 18, 1826, probably at Gowanda, NY, married Jan. 7, 1861, Eliza Hawley Spencer of East Randolph, NY, born April 13, 1839, at Cuba, NY. She died Mar. 20, 1897, in Little Valley, NY, and he died Feb. 25, 1903, at Norfolk, VA. Children:

* Halcyon R. Bishop was born Jul. 15, 1858, at Harpersville, NY, son of John and Frances Maria (Littebrand) Bishop. Halcyon and Nelly's only child, Helen May, was born Jan. 15, 1885, married Nov. 7, 1906, Lt. Merlyn Grail Cook of the US Navy, and resides in Washington, DC.

  Edwin Chatfield⁷ Stuart (David P.⁶, Matthew⁵, Silas⁴, John³, Samuel², Robert¹) born Feb. 21, 1843, at Three Rivers, MI, married at Kankakee, IL, April 29, 1867, Laura Amanda Hayden, born Dec. 13, 13, 1847, at Columbus, WI, daughter of Amos Stone and Julia Amanda (Flinn) Hayden. They lived in Chicago until 1890, when they moved to Portland, OR, where they now reside. Children:

Ezekiel³ Stewart served as a soldier in Capt. Brewster's company in Col. Wessenfels' regiment of Dutchess County troops in the Revolutionary War.₈ His wife, Charity, died Nov., 1798, aged 24, and was buried in the Van Buren lot in a cemetery at Castleton, Rensselaer County, NY.₄ Willaim Stuart of Cameron, NY, wrote to the pension bureau at Washington, Nov. 27, 1908, to inquire about the family of Ezekiel Stewart, a Revolutionary soldier, and the letter was placed in the case of Ezekiel Stewart of New Jersey and Kentucky (above).

David Fuller Stewart, 102 New Castle St., New Wilmington, PA, is a son of Rev. Robert Stewart, author of "Col. George Steuart and his Wife, Margaret Harris; Their Ancestors and Descendants," 1907. He was born Feb. 6, 1886, in Sialkot, India, where his father was a missionary. The book was printed in India -- in Lahore -- and deals with Pennsylvania families. Mr. Stewart has some copies of this genealogical volume, now 25 years old, for sale.

James Zebulon Stewart died June 16, 1931, aged 86, at Logan, Utah. He was president of the Stewart Genealogical Society. "He was a remarkable man and very loyal to the name of Stewart and proud that he was born a Stewart." He was born in 1844 at Nauvoo, IL, son of Isaac Mitton Steward and grandson of Beakley Steward of New Jersey, Quaker and soldier of the Revolution. B:163.

Mrs. Charles M. Kelso, Dayton, Ohio, doesn't want the Stewart Clan Magazine to stop publication even if the world does go bolshevist. "I understand in their effort to level society they destroy family records, such as birth records, wills, etc.," she writes, in renewing her subscription, "so we will guard our Clan Mazagine with care." Oh, gosh! wouldn't it be disappointing to come through the depression gaunt but smiling, only to be shot at sunrise for disseminating royalist propaganda?

We have decided to avail ourselves of the 1 1/2-cent postal rate on the magazines mailed to subscribers having constant addresses. We used to use the open-letter rate until 1925, when the raise from 1 cent to 1 1/2 cents left little difference between that and the first class rate. But as we are digging in, in order to survive, we might as well economize at the expense of the federal revenue, as our dole. So, you who still have secretaries to take care of your mail, tell them to watch for the Stewart Clan Magazine and not throw it in the waste-basket.

Mrs. John A. Reichelt, Jr., 745 Chestnut St., Deerfield, Il, has presented us a copy of her excellent history of Deerfield. Mrs. Reichelt is a descendant of Elly or Ella Stewart, who was born Feb. 13, 1789, near Huntingdon, PA, daughter of a Revolutionary soldier (William or Robert). Ella married in 1809 Robert McCombs, born Apr. 14, 1775. Mrs. Reichelt would be pleased to hear from anyone who can add any information as to her Stewart line.

Miss Kate S. Curry of The Misses Curry, genealogists and researchers, 1420 Girard St. NW, Washington, DC, never fails to put in a cheery and commendatory word when sending her renewal to the Stewart Clan Magazine. The Misses Curry have been subscribers from the beginning. Their long experience in Washington and familiarity with sources of records is quite an asset, andto this they add a real desire to be helpful to clients and a natural interest in genealogical work.

Mrs. William Hyde Talbott, 201 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville, MD, is trying to trace the ancestry of Jacob Stewart, who appears to have been in Westmoreland Co., PA, as early as 1787. He was living in Wheatfield township in the census of 1790. His wife's name is given by one authority as Edith Dunn. Was his father's name Charles? Was Jacob Stewart a soldier in the Revolution? Did he come from New Jersey?

Byron R. Lewis, Bridgeport, IL, adds some data to the paragraph on page 240, June issue, about James Potts Stewart (Stuart) of North Carolina and Tennessee. Stewart was living in Tennessee in 1802 -- not 1812 -- when his daughter Ann was born. He entered land in Edwards (now Lawrence) County, IL, in 1816; in 1828 he and Margaret conveyed this land, and in the deed he was designated "of Edwards County." Again in 1835 they signed a deed to this land. In the census of 1850 James Stuart, aged 80, born in North Carolina, was found living with Joseph W. Stewart in Lawrence County, IL. He died about 1855. His children were Ann (married Paul Lewis), Alexander, Matilda, John, James, Chauncey, Margaret, and Joseph Witherspoon Stewart. Can anybody tell us who James P. Stewart's father was?

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