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Matches 2,301 to 2,350 of 7,726

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2301	Donald is not recorded in Deacon John McVean's history and is presumed to have died young or may belong to a different Finlay McVean.	McVean, Donald (I10658)
2302	Donald is not recorded in Deacon John McVean's history, but onomastics would suggest that Alexander's eldest son should be Donald.	McVean, Donald (I10682)
2303	Donald is not recorded in Stewarts of the South, nor have we found any documentary evidence of his existence. He is suggested, without proof, by onomastics only.	Stewart, Donald (I15133)
2304	Donald is presumed to have died as a child as this line died out with his father, John of Hyndfield.	Stewart, Donald (I15132)
2305	Donald is shown in the Balquhidder OPR as being born in Sroinbhear bheg (Stronvar Beg). Donald is described in Stewarts of the South as a flesher, lately in Renfrew. Thus he died before 1815. Stewarts of the South mentions no sons, but it's possible that Donald had daughters. A Daniel Stewart, believed to be this Donald Stewart, is mentioned as a witness to the 1795 apprenticeship contract between Donald’s brother, Peter, and his nephew Duncan.	Stewart, Donald in Renfrew (I15487)
2306	Donald King may have married secondly to Mary Buchanan about 1730	King, Donald (I29750)
2307	Donald mac Emkin mac Cainnech, an early Mormaer of Mar, is said to have been one of the 10 Mormaers who crossed over to Ireland to assist Brien Boroihme against the Danes, by whom both were slain in the battle of Clontarf in 1014. The names of Donald's successors are unknown until the time of Roderick, about 100 years later, and Roderick accordingly is here numbered as the first Earl of Mar. However it is not known if a bloodline existed in the succession of the early Mormaers of Mar, so it cannot be said for certain that Rothri was their descendant, just that he was their successor. Mar with Buchan (the territory comprising that now covered by the counties of Aberdeen and Banff) formed one of the seven original Earldoms of Scotland, the holders of which were styled Mormaers in the 10th and 11th centuries, and later called Earls. Before the 12th century Buchan had become separated from Mar.	Mar, Rothri of (I9303)
2308	Donald married 14 DEC 1833 in Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland to his cousin Catharine McIntyre. Catharine was bap. 12 MAR 1809 in Carnlia, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland as the daughter of Duncan McIntyre and Margaret Stewart. PLEASE NOTE: Donald McIntyre and his wife, Catharine McIntyre, both had parents with identical names (Duncan McIntyre and Margart Stewart). Both sets of parents were from Carnlia, and both sets of parents were married in the same church only one day apart. Both sets of parents have been given patronymic middle names in order to tell them apart. Donald and Catherine's mothers (both named Margaret Stewart) were cousins through the Stewarts of Dalveich. Their fathers (both named Duncan McIntyre) were almost certainly cousins through the McIntyres of Carnlia, however this research project is tracking the Stewarts, not the McIntyre ancestry, so that connection will have to be left to McIntyre researchers to determine. In 1841, at age 35*, Donald McIntyre was residing in Craig Uisin, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland, with his wife Catherine and their children, John (4), Margaret (2), and Peter (9 months). Also residing with them were his in-laws, Duncan mac Finlay McInytre and Margaret nic Seamus Stewart. and his wife's paternal cousin, 25-year-old Ann Stewart, daughter of Alexander Stewart in Summerline, and her one-year-old son John Stewart. *Ancestry gives his age as 55 which is believed to be a transcription error, otherwise the Donald McIntyre shown in the census is his uncle and this Donald is not found with his wife and children or anywhere else in the 1841 census. In 1851, at age 45, Donald McIntyre was residing in Gartnafuaran, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, with his wife and their four children. Also residing with them was Donald's 77-year-old widowed father-in-law, Duncan McIntyre. Also residing with them was his brother-in-law, Finlay. Residing next door were Donald's elderly parents. Donald McIntyre is not found in 1861 residing with his wife and children and is presumed to have died.	McIntyre, Donald in Carnlia and Gartnafuaran (I9685)
2309	Donald McFarlane is identified in the baptisms of his son John McFarlane as "Donald McFarlane in Duncraggan." In the baptisms for all his other children he is identified as "Donald McOmish in Duncraggan." McOmish is a patronymic nickname for Donald's branch of the McFarlane family. It translates litterally to "son of Thomas" but as a clan patronymic, it should be interpretted as "descendants of Thomas." Thus it likely does not refer to Donald's father, but rather to the progenitor of this branch of the McFarlane family.	McFarlane, Donald McOmish of Lettir (I22014)
2310	Donald McInstalker is mentioned in the following Buchanan Kirk Session minutes: Session Minutes 2 June 1715 – Session hears testimony on a dispute regarding alleged slander. The text is too illegible to discern details but appears to involve fornication and the killing of livestock. Testimony is given by Donald McInstalker. Donald mentions his sister, Janet, who is wife of John Stewart. Also named is Robert McFarlan in Blairvocky and his wife who is a sister of Alexander McGregor, Patrick McFarlane age 50 years, and Robert McJock’s wife in Salachie. The proceeding continues at the next sederunt: “This day anent the bill of slander given in by Dugall Grame in _url agt (against) Ann McFarlane spouse to Donald McAlpin of Rosse compeared also Dugall and adhered to his former bill of slander agt (against) Rosses wife and resigned by his mony (many) attending to candor yt (that) qu (what) he offers to prove if yt she has spaked a story in the rainks(?) yt Do to Dougall was purposed twice. “Ann McFarlane being called compeared and being asked if she had so said made answer yt at the baptizing of Rott Stewarts child she said yt she thought no wonder he would offer to swear agt her yt the son have & Rott McFarlan too familiar together her: she heard tell he had purposed himself before a ~~~~ of ~~~~ ~~~~ in Drymen by deponing yt he had nayr killed such himself nor saw ony doe it grapel in the mean tiyme Robt McNicoll in Drymen sayes he informed him yt he saw ~~~ kill ~~~ and yt murder yt so Robt McNicoll said to him immediately after ye ~~~ before a company yt he was purposed. The Session considering theft acknowledgement did judge it proper yt Robt McNicoll be ~~~ to the next meeting.” (Buchanan Kirk Session Minutes)	McInstalker, Donald (I30847)
2311	Donald Mclean Stewart was born in 1907 in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. Donald worked on his father's farm in his early years and then took up a career as a truck driver. In 1911, Donald was a young boy residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, with his parents and brother. In 1921, Donald was a teenager residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, with his parents and brother. In 1935, Donald was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, working as a farmer. On the Canada Voter List with him are his parents, his brother Douglas, also listed as a farmer, his widowed aunt Margaret Stewart and her sons, Kenneth Stewart and John Stewart, both farmers, and her spinster daughter Helen Stewart. In 1940, Donald and his wife were residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, working as a trucker. On the Canada Voter List with him are his his parents, his brother, Douglas Stewart, listed as a famer, his widowed aunt Margaret Stewart and her son, John Stewart, a farmer, and John's wife, and her son, George Stewart, an aviator. In 1945, Donald and his wife were residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, working as a trucker. On the Canada Voter List, listed separately, are his parents and his brother Douglas, shown as farmers. Also listed separately are Donald's widowed aunt Margaret Stewart and her son, John Stewart, a farmer, and John's wife, and her son, George Stewart, a soldier. In 1949, Donald and his wife were residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, working as a trucker. Listed separately on the Canada Voter List are his parents and his brother, Douglas Stewart, as farmers. And in another separate listing are his widowed aunt Margaret Stewart and her son, John Stewart, a farmer, and John's wife. Donald's father, Neil Stewart, died in 1954. It appears that Donald's brother, Douglas, inherited the farm at this time, while Donald continued in his career as a truck driver. In 1957, Donald and his wife were residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. He was working as a truck driver. In 1958, Donald and his wife were residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. He was working as a truck driver. In 1972, Donald M Stewart and his son, Donald N Stewart, are both listed as truckers. Listed separately are his cousin John Stewart, a farmer, and John's wife. In 1974, Donald M Stewart and his son, Donald N Stewart, are both listed as truckers. Listed separately are his cousin John Stewart, a farmer, and John's wife.	Stewart, Donald McLean (I15468)
2312	Donald quarreled with his father over religion at the time of the great split in the Presbyterian church in 1843; he became Free Church while his father remained ?Auld Kirk?. They were later reconciled and John visited the family in Canada, he returned at a later date and settled in Horton. An ancestor was Black Donald Stewart, an outlaw and smuggler who had evaded capture by the revenuers until one night he was discovered by them while drinking in a tavern. The building was surrounded and the captain burst in through the door with his sword drawn, followed by his men. ?Ah weel, Donald? he said ?I guess we have ye noo!? ?Ah weel,? replied Donald, ?I guess ye have!? Whereupon he up-ended the table in front of him, and drawing his sword, fought is way through the enemy and escaped into the night.	Stewart, Donald (I15108)
2313	Donald Stewart alleged to be the shooter in the Appin Murder of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure. "Legend says that the Stewart clan knew very well who the real murderer was and that this secret has been passed down through the generations. In 2001 Anda Penman, an 89-year old descendant of the Stewart clan decided it was time to break the silence. She claimed that four young highlanders had planned the murder. They held a shooting contest and the best marksmen among them then delivered the fatal shot. That marksman was none other than the one who buried the body, Donald Stewart of Ballachulish. The old lady died soon after, and her claim was not confirmed by any other member of the Stewart clan. About the same time, Lee Holcombe, an American professor of history, had just spent twenty years investigating all the evidence in this infamous unsolved murder case. She concluded that it was indeed Donald Stewart of Ballachulish who delivered the shot. She wrote a book about her findings: Ancient Animosity but died in 2002 before it reached a publisher. Her son took over the work of editing and her book was eventually published in 2004. Anda Penman, it seems, was telling the truth. The story doesn’t quite end there. In 2008 an undisclosed member of the Campbell family hired a lawyer to forward a submission to the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission which requested to have James Stewart’s guilty verdict overturned." (https://mcleanscotland.com/james-of-the-glen/) "In 2001, Amanda Penman, an 89-year-old descendant of the Clan Chiefs of the Stewarts of Appin, alleged the murder had been planned by four young Stewart tacksmen without the sanction of James of the Glens. There was a shooting contest among them and the assassination was committed by the best marksman among the four, Donald Stewart of Ballachulish.[6][10] According to some accounts, Donald desperately wanted to turn himself in rather than allow James to hang and had to be physically held down to prevent this. Several years after James's execution, when the body was finally returned to the Stewart Clan for burial, Donald Stewart of Ballachulish was responsible for washing the bones before the Reformed funeral." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appin_Murder) Donald married his first cousin, Isabella Stewart, daughter of Donald's uncle, Alexander Stewart, 4th of Ballechulish.	Stewart, Donald The Shooter (I15480)
2314	Donald Stewart died at the age of 4-years-old.	Stewart, Donald (I32373)
2315	Donald Stewart has not been identified in public records. Stewarts of the South c. 1815 says that Donald resided at Summerline on the Flanders Moss. However, the 1814 Blair Drummond Moss Census shows no such person. Stewarts of the South is wrong in its description of Donald Stewart. Even if Stewarts of the South got his name wrong, there is no stray Stewart family on the Moss that could be him that hasn't been accounted for already in our database. Stewarts of the South, c. 1815-1820, accounts for this family as follows: Duncan Stewart, [a] late tacksman [at] Cuilanleogail [in] Callander parish [on the] Earl of Murray’s estate. [He] left three sons: 1. Duncan, a labourer to the Earl of Murray near Doune Lodge. [He has] four sons: One of them in the Earl’s service; the rest are minors 2. Donald, [at] Summerline Flanders Moss [in] Kincardine parish. [He has] four sons: two of them [are] soldiers who performed actions becoming the descendants of their progenitors; the other two [are] with their father – 3. John, [who is an] innkeeper [in] Doune. [He has] three sons [who are] minors. The above Duncan (Sr) had a brother [who was] a baker in Dunfermline with a family. --- Only possibility: Kirk Lane No17 Former Possessor: Donald Stewart Present Possessor: John Campbell 31 yrs Margt. McFarlane his moth 55 " Children Peter his brother 21 yrs Catherine 28 " Donald 19 " Alexander 17 " Duncan 15 " Jannet 12 " Persons deceased Duncan 40yrs 1794 Consumption Alexander 18 mo. 1794 Consumption Years Settled on the Moss: 16 years Where they came from: Strathern	Stewart, Donald in Summerline (I28643)
2316	Donald Stewart in Lochearnhead and Edinample was presumably born in Perthshire, Scotland, perhaps in Methven. According to family records he was born in 1734 (location not identified) and died in 1806 in Balquhidder and is buried in the Balquhidder Kirk yard (although there is no record of a stone.) According to Stewarts of the South, Donald was descended from the family of the Stewarts of Druimcharry, a cadet branch of the Stewarts of Atholl, and related to the Stewarts of Garth. In the mid-17th century, the Druimcharry Stewarts held joint ownership in the property of Dalveich on the north shore of Loch Earn in Balquhidder parish, along with the family of the Stewarts of Dalveich. The author of Stewarts of the South said "But I think [Donald] was a MacanDahulic, but it is no matter [as] he was both honest and industrious." The Gaelic has been somewhat corrupted or at least compressed here so there are two possible renderings of "macanDahulic": it could a corrupted form of mac Iain Dubhlaic, or "John the Badly Behaved", or more colloquially, "John the Scoundrel", or it could be mac an dubh chulloch which means "son (or clan) of the black boar" which is believed to be the name of a cadet branch of the Invernahyle Stewarts of Appin who settled in Glen Finglas. John would be the patriarch of the clan from which the author of Stewarts of the South believed Donald was descended. When the author says "but it is no matter [as] he was both honest and industrious" it could mean "Donald is descended from John The Scoundrel, but Donald himself was both honest and industrious." Donald Stewart was employed as a wright for the family of Campbell of Auchlyne and resided in Methven, Perthshire. He moved with his employer from Methven to Edinample prior to the birth of his first child. Balquhidder OPR confirms that Donald worked as a wright at Edinample and resided nearby at Lochearnhead. Many of his descendants continued in the family occupation as mechanical wrights in Glasgow and later generations went into automobile manufacturing. Several of the descendant branches of this family later emigrated to New Zealand. Donald Stewart married on 24 JAN 1761 in Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland to Margaret MURRAY-alias-MCGREGOR. The parish register records them both as being "in this parish".	Stewart, Donald in Edinample (I15460)
2317	Donald Stewart is buried in Zion United Church Cemetery, St. Anicet, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada.	Stewart, Donald (I24303)
2318	Donald Stewart is described in Stewarts of the South as being a brother to Alexander Stewart in Duart: "his Brother, Donald [in] Aldanobreach [in] Aberfoil, [has] one son"	Stewart, Donald mac Iain Dubh in Aldannabreach (I27801)
2319	Donald Stewart is described in Stewarts of the South as belonging to 5-Line of the Stewarts in Ardcheanochdan and Duart and as: "Donald Stewart [is a] cottager [in] Aldannabreach [in] Aberfoil [on the] Duke of Montrose[‘s] estate. [Donald] is [a] brother to John Stewart [of] Wester Bridge of Turk. [Donald has] one son."	Stewart, Donald in Aldannabreach (I27823)
2320	Donald Stewart is described in Stewarts of the South as the patriarch of IV-Branch of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie: "Donald Stewart brother to foresaid James (III-Branch) called 'Craiglevan Stewarts' from a small farm possessed by them near Ardcheanchnock." They were also known by the patronymic, Sliochd Dhonal mhic Alastair mhic Dhonachie, which means "The Seed of Donald, son of Alexander, son of Duncan." Craig Levan is a hill located at the east end of Loch Katrine beside where the present-day boat marina is located, just west of Ardcheanochdan. No farm named Craiglevan has been found on any maps, however, an unnamed farm is shown on Stobies 1783 map just south of the hill, and another unnamed farm is shown on a later map just north of the hill where the marina is today. It is believed that one of these is Craiglevan farm. Or they both may be Craiglevan and the farm location was incorrectly noted on the old Stobies map. Or the farm moved. Stewarts of the South says that Duncan "Oig" Stewart had three sons: "Alexander, his successor, James, and Donald." Donald Stewart, patriarch of IV-Branch cannot be both a son of Duncan "Oig" Stewart and also "son of James, son of Alexander." The contradiction between the two identifying descriptions of IV-Branch cannot be resolved and we are obliged to choose one or the other. (See Donald's brother James' notes for further explanation.) All we can be certain of, from Stewarts of the South, is the IV-Branch - The Stewarts in Craiglevan - descends from Duncan "Oig" Stewart by a means that is uncertain.	Stewart, Donald mac Alastir mhic Dhunachy in Craiglevan (IV-Branch of Glenbuckie) (I15465)
2321	Donald Stewart is described in Stewarts of the South as: "Donald, a moss laird in Summerline, Flanders Moss [on] Blair Drummond's property, who has no family." There are only two Donald Stewarts listed in the 1814 Moss Census neither of whom come close to this description. It's possible that Stewarts of the South may have Donald's first name incorrect.	Stewart, Donald in Summerline (I15488)
2322	Donald Stewart is estimated to have been born about 1710 presumably in Kilmadock parish, Perthshire, Scotland, although no record of his birth has been found. His birth family has not been identified. Donald Stewart is believed to have had a brother named Alexander who witnessed the baptisms of two of Donald's daughters. Donald Stewart is presumed to have married sometime around 1740 in Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland to Agnes Ferguson, although no record of their marriage has been found. Donald Stewart and Agnes Ferguson had two recorded children, both daughters, Mary in 1743 at Windy Edge and Janet in 1751 at Cambus Burn. There is a third daughter, Elizabeth, recorded in 1749 at Cambus Burn, but her mother's name is given as Isobel Ferguson. There is no other birth recorded for parents named Donald Stewart and Isobel Ferguson, making it likely that this is a clerical error and that the mother is Agnes Ferguson. This leave a gap in the birth order between 1743-1749, exactly the years that a Jacobite soldier might be away from home. We know that the Stewarts of Annat were staunch Jacobite supporters. Agnes Ferguson is presumed to have died about 1752. Donald Stewart is presumed to have married secondly about 1753 to Ann McGibbon with whom he had one recorded daughter, Katherine, in 1754 in Burn of Cambus. Nothing more is known of Donald Stewart. (Windy Edge appears only on Stobie's 1775 map. It is located about 200 metres west of Cambus Burn and may have been considered part of the Cambus Burn estate. It appears to have been demolished in the 1850s to make way for the railroad as it does not appear on later maps.)	Stewart, Donald in Windy Edge (I31293)
2323	Donald Stewart is estimated to have been born about 1715 in Glen Beich, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland as a son of Alexander mac Iain Dubh Mhor Stewart in Dalveich and an unknown mother. Donald is suspected but not confirmed to be the Donald Stewart, son of Alexander and Janet Stewart, bap. 4 Sep 1720 in Auchleskine, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland as the only known child of this couple. As Auchleskine is not far from Glen Beich, the Auchleskine birth is a reasonable suggestion. According to The Walker Family History, Donald Stewart esided at Carnlia and married a daughter of Alexander MacGregor of Woodside of Lochearn of Clan Dughail Chiar. (Clan Dugal Ciar, or the Clan of sable-haired Douglas; this was the chief's family.) There are only two marriages in the Balquhidder or Comrie OPR for a Donald Stewart with any MacGregor in the right date range. This one happens to be in Dalveich and the other one has been identified with a different family, confirming that this is the marriage noted in the Walker History. Donald's suggested birth place of Auchleskine was also occupied by a family of MacGregors descended from Sir Gregor MacGregor of Clan Dughail Chiar -- so that too would be consistent.	Stewart, Donald in Carnlia (I15458)
2324	Donald Stewart is estimated to have been born about 1720 presumably in Callander parish, Perthshire, Scotland, although no record of his birth has been found. His parents are unknown. According to Stewarts of the South (written c. 1815) Donald Stewart had two brothers, Duncan Stewart and Walter Stewart who were also subtenants at Strone, Upper Strathgartney, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland. Donald Stewart is described in Stewarts of the South as: "Donald Stewart, [a] subtenant of Stroine (Strowan) [who] had one son: commonly called the Morrair for being servant to the Earl of Murray. [He] left one son a sea captain."	Stewart, Donald in Strone (I29563)
2325	Donald Stewart is estimated to have been born about 1738 in Ardveich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland, although no record of his birth has been found. His parents names are unknown. His father's name may have been John, but this is uncertain. Donald is shown in Stewarts of the South as the patriarch of 3 Line of the Stewarts of Dalveich. The Stewarts of Ardvorlich, Vol. 3, records Donald as "Donald of the Kichp, grandfather of the minister at Killin" who had a sister, Christian, who married John Stewart in Auchnahard. Donald is further described in Stewarts of the South as "a tacksman in Ardveich, Lochearnside, in Comrie parish, on Drummond's estate". And it indicates that he died prior to the writing of Stewarts of the South (c.1815-20) and had three sons. His eldest son, John Stewart, moved from Wester Ardveich to Keip, presumably as his father had likely just died and he was taking his late father's place. Donald married on 16 June 1776 in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland to Catharine McLaren, with the marriage also registered on and 29 June 1776 in Balquhidder parish, and with Donald recorded as being from Balquhidder parish and Catharine being from Comrie parish. As Ardveich is in Comrie parish it is suggested that Donald was living at Keip at the time of his marriage although all his children were born at Wester Ardveich. Donald's eldest son, John, succeeded him in Wester Ardveich and later in Keip.	Stewart, Donald Daniel in Wester Ardveich and Kichp (I15456)
2326	Donald Stewart is estimated to have been born about 1755 presumably in Balquhidder parish, Perthshire, Scotland, but his exact date and location of birth is unknown and no record of his birth has been confidently identified. Several potential contenders for his birth are shown further below. As Donald Stewart was residing in Glenbuckie from 1779-1789, it seems reasonable to suggest that he likely descends from a branch of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie, however no matching entry in Stewarts of the South has been confidently identified. Potential contenders are also shown further below. On 30 Oct 1779, Donald Stewart in Glenbuckie married in Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, to Margaret Stewart who was identifed as also living in Glenbuckie. "1779 Octr 30th, Contracted Donald Stewart in Glenbuckie and Margaret Stewart there both in this parish. Dues 2 sh ster." (Balquhidder Parish Register) Margaret Stewart is suspected but not confirmed to be a daughter of Walter Clachain Stewart. On 12 Mar 1780, Donald Stewart in Glenbuckie had an illegitimate daughter born to Janet Stewart in Invernenty. The daughter was named Margaret. The Balquhidder, parish register identifies the parents as Donald Stewart in Glenbuckie and Janet Stewart in Invernenty. It may be this same Donald Stewart as a second Donald Stewart in Glenbuckie has not be identified. However, if it is this Donald Stewart then the daughter was born after he was married to his wife (also named) Margaret Stewart. The illegitimate daughter would have been conceived about June 1779 prior to his marriage to Margaret Stewart. Donald Stewart and Margaret Stewart had five children in Glenbuckie. About 1790, Donald Stewart moved his family to Comer in Buchanan parish in Stirlingshire, Scotland, just east of Loch Lomond, but on the east side of the mountains, so his two youngest daughters were baptised in the Aberfoyle parish church in Perthshire as it was likely more accessible. Neither Donald Stewart nor any member of his family has been identified in later records. They may have emigrated. --- The following births are potential for Donald Stewart in Dallanlaggan: 1744 Aprile 2d Robert Steuart and Christian Steuart in Sroinbhear bheg had a child baptised called Donald. 1747 Augt 25 John Steuart and Mary Fergussone in Immerowan had a child baptized and called Donald. 1754 May 19th, Patrick Steuart and Helen Steuart his wife in Dallaggan had a son baptized and called Donald. (see below) 1756 June 30th, John Stewart and Elisabeth Murray in Monchaltuarach had a child baptized and called Donald. --- Patrick Steuart and Helen Steuart in Dallaggan, Invernenty, Blarchrioch, and Drumlich 1. Alexander STEUART, bap. 25 DEC 1747 in Dallaggan 2. Alexander STEUART, bap. 26 JAN 1749 in Dalalaggan 3. John STEUART, bap. 24 MAR 1750 in Dallagan 4. David STEUART, bap. 16 FEB 1752 in Dallagan 5. Donald STEUART, bap. 19 MAY 1754 in Dallagan 6. James STEWART, bap. 27 NOV 1756 in Wester Innernenty 7. Mary STEWART, bap. 30 JUL 1758 in Blarcrioch 8. Alexander STEWART, bap. 20 MAR 1761 in Drumlich --- Possible origin families: Glenbuckie VI.4 (Strone) Donald Stewart, [a] subtenant of Stroine (Strowan) [who] had one son: commonly called the Morrair for being servant to the Earl of Murray. [He] left one son, a sea captain Glenbuckie I: Bastard Line Alastir mac Dhoal [Stewart], [a] tacksman of Duncragan [in] Callander parish, [on the Earl of] Perth’s estate, [which] now [belongs to] Sir Patrick Murray of Auchtertyre. [Alastir] was of a bastard line. [He] left two sons: - a bleacher [in the] new town of Campsie [He had sons] the other at Bonill Levenside [in] Dumbartonshire [They] both [had] sons.	Stewart, Donald in Dallanlaggan and Comer (I32415)
2327	Donald Stewart was a natural son by an unknown mother. He is inferred from the following reference in Stewarts of the South: "Alastir mac Dhoal ("Dhoal" is a phonetic contraction of Domhnall, or Donald in English), [a] tacksman of Duncragan [in] Callander parish, [on the Earl of] Perth's estate, [which] now [belongs to] Sir Patrick Murray of Auchtertyre. [Alastir] was of a bastard line." The following baptismal entry certainly belongs to this Donald as the sponsor was Donald's half-brother, Walter Stewart in Bridge of Turk. 15 Feb 1729, 16 Feb 1729, Jannet, daughter of Donald STEWART and Nancy STEWART in Cragen. Donald Deceased. Walter Stewart of Bridge of Turk Sponsor. (Walter Stewart was a son of Duncan Stewart, 8th of Glenbuckie.) --------- RESEARCH LEADS: The following represent all the Stewart births in Duncraggan up to 1815: 28 Aug 1717, 30 Aug 1717, Alexander, son of Archibald STEUART and Jean STEUART in Duncreaggan 1 Feb 1718, 4 Feb 1718, Patrick, son of Donald MCCOMISH and Christian STEUART in Duncraggan 2 Mar 1720, 6 Mar 1720, Thomas, son of Donald MCCOMASH and Christian STEUART in Duncreggan 7 Feb 1722, 11 Frb 1722, John, son of Donald MCCOMISH and Christian STUART in Duncraggan 5 Apr 1724, Mary, daughter of Donald MCCOMISH and Christian STUART in Duncraggan 7 Jul 1726, 10 Jul 1726, Thomas, son of Donald MCHOMAS and Ch. STUART in Duncraggan 1 Jun 1729, 2 Jun 1729, Christian, daughter of Donald MCOMASH and Christian STEWART in Duncreggan 7 Aug 1748, 8 Aug 1748, Janet, daughter of Donald MCKICH and Elisabeth STEWART in Duncraggan 26 May 1749, 28 May 1749, Patrick, son of Donald MCKICH and Elisabeth STEWART in Duncraggan 20 May "last", 23-May, Elizabeth, daughter of Duncan Stewart and Jean Stewart in Duncraggan (inserted with June entries for 1764) **24 Nov 1768, 27 Nov 1768, Alexander, son of Duncan STEWART and Jean STEWART in Duncraggan 7 Nov 1815, 12 Nov 1815, Mary, daughter of Peter CAMPBELL and Mary STEWART in Duncraggan All births in Callander with father Donald Stewart prior to 1729: 14 Aug 1711, 19 Aug 1711, Christian, daughter of Donald STEWART and Janet STEWART in Culintogle 6 Feb 1716, 8 Feb 1716, Isabell, daughter of Donald STEUART and Christian MCINREE in Carienovir 2 Jun 1718, 5 Jun 1718, John, son of Donald STEUART and Christian MCINREE in Garandoir 13 Apr 1723, 16 Apr 1723, Helen, daughter of Donald STUART and Christian MCINRIE in Corindor 13 Feb 1716, 19 Feb 1716, Janet, daughter of Donald STEUART and Janet WOOD in Lendrick 20 Feb 1718, 23 Feb 1718, Christian, daughter of Donald STEUART and Janet WOOD in Landrick 7 Jun 1722, 10 Jun 1722, Jannet, daughter of Donald STUART and Jannet WOOD in Lenrich 5 Aug 1717, 5 Aug 1717, Isabell, daughter of Donald STEUART-alias-McGregor and Margaret FFORGUSON in Blairgary 6 Jun 1720, 8 Jun 1720, Alexander, son of Donald STEUART-alias-McGregor and Margaret FERGUSON in Tambay 16 Apr 1728, 18 Apr 1728, Mary, daughter of Donald STEWART and Jannet SHAW in Milltown of Strathgartney	Stewart, Donald of Duncraggan (I15131)
2328	Donald Stewart was born 1 Mar 1808 in Balnluig of Stronvar, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, as a son of Duncan Stewart and Janet Stewart. In 1814, at age 5 years, John Stewart was residing at #5 Robertson Lane on the Blair-Drummond Moss in Kincardine by Doune parish, Perthshire, Scotland. He was residing with his parents. Donald Stewart has not been found in later records. --- Robertson' Lane No. 5 Former Possessor: John Stewart Present Possessor: Archibald McLaren 60 yrs Jannet McLaren 50 " Duncan Stewart 44 " subtenant Jannet Stewart 42 " Children Margaret Stewart 15 yrs Alexander 13 " James 10 " John 8 " Donald 5 " Persons deceased John Stewart 11/2 yrs 1796 Colic James 1 " 1797 Colic Mary 1 " 1812 Smallpox Isabell 1/4 1813 Hives Years Settled on the Moss: McLaren's 14 years Stewarts 5 years Where they came from: McLaren's from Callander Stewarts from Balquhidder Cats 2 Dogs - Poultry 4 Swine - Sheep - Cows 4 Horses - Harrows - Plough - Carts -	Stewart, Donald (I15472)
2329	Donald Stewart was born 1 Nov 1831 in Gartencaber, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, as a son of Andrew Stewart and Margaret McFarlane. In 1841, Daniel Stewart was residing at Gartencaber, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, with his parents and siblings. Daniel Stewart died 26 Jun 1847 at the age of 15 at Gartencaber, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland. His cause of death is unknown. He is buried with his parents in the family plot at Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland.	Stewart, Donald Daniel (I29945)
2330	Donald Stewart was born 11 May 1834 in Lianach of Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, as a son of Donald Stewart in Lianach and Christian Stewart. In 1841, at age 8, Donald Stewart was residing at Lianahc in Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, with his parents and siblings. In 1851, at age 14, Donald Stewart was boarding at school in Ardchyle, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland, along with his brother John and sister Mary. They were under the care of Donald MacIntyre, schoolmaster. In 1861, at age 26, Donald Stewart was residing at Kirkton of Strathfillan, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland, with his widowed father and adult siblings. He was employed as a farmer's son. Duncan Stewart has not been confidently identified in 1871. Duncan Stewart is presumed to have married about 1878 to Elizabeth McGregor although no record of their marriage has been found. In 1881, at age 44, Donald Stewart was residing at Drumglass, Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland, with his wife and their two young children. He was employed as a farmer. Also residing with them was James Stewart, 46, gamekeeper, born 1835 in Stanley?, Perthshire, of no known relation. In 1891, at age 56, Donald Stewart was residing at Lochgarry Cottage, Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland, with his wife and young children. He was employed as a farmer. In 1901, at age 66, Donald Stewart was residing at Tullocherosk, Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland, with his wife and children. He was employed as a farmer.	Stewart, Donald Jr (I15101)
2331	Donald Stewart was born 12 Jan 1783 at Strone in Upper Strathgartney, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, as a son of Walter Stewart and Janet McFarlane. Donald Stewart is described in Stewarts of the South c. 1815 as: "Donald, a tenant with [his brother] John at Stroin. [He is also] not married." Donald Stewart has not been found in later records.	Stewart, Donald (I15119)
2332	Donald Stewart was born 13 Nov 1854 in Drumbowie, Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland, as a younger son of John Stewart and Elizabeth McCallum. Donald remained a bachelor for his entire life and worked as a general labourer. In 1861, at age 6, Donald Stewart was residing at Arrochiebeg, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, with his parents and siblings. In 1871, at age 15, Donald Stewart was residing at Main Street in Callander Village, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland with his younger siblings, Walter and Margaret. They were students attending school. The census index does not indicate who they were living with. As minors they must have been living with a relative. The full census image will need to be consulted to identify their guardian. In 1881, at age 25, Donald Stewart was residing at Easter Torrie, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland in the home of his oldest brother John. He was employed as farmer's partner. Also residing with them was his sister Margaret (21) and their uncle Donald Stewart (70). Donald Stewart has not been found in 1891. In 1901, at age 45, Donald Stewart was residing at #18 Bridge End in Callander Village, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, not far from Easter Torrie. He was employed as a fence builder and was visiting in the home of William McDonald. Donald Stewart died on 8 Feb 1916 in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland	Stewart, Donald (I15128)
2333	Donald Stewart was born 14 Mar 1821 in Lianach of Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland as a younger son of John Stewart and Janet McNaughton. Donald was born too late to have been identified in Stewarts of the South. Donald Stewart was not residing with his parents in 1841 and has not been found in any later records and is presumed to have died young.	Stewart, Donald (I15120)
2334	Donald Stewart was born 23 Aug 1719 in Aberfoyle parish, Perthshire, Scotland, as a son of John Stewart and Elizabeth McLaren. His exact location of birth is not identified in the parish register.	Stewart, Donald (I29794)
2335	Donald Stewart was born 24 Nov 1754 in Easter Brackland, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, as a son of Patrick Stewart and Margaret McArthur. Donald Stewart is presumed to have died young prior to the birth of his same-named brother in 1756.	Stewart, Donald (I15104)
2336	Donald Stewart was born 26 July 1814 in Auchnahard, Glen Finglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, to Alastair Mhor Stewart in Auchnahard and Christian Stewart in Auch. Donald Stewart is recorded in the Glasingall court of session records as, "Donal farmer in Glenlyon (sic - Glenorchy), born 26 July 1814." Donald is found in family records and in the Account of Mrs Stewart of Milton and in census records. In 1871 and 1881 Donald was residing in Auchalader, Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland and was a farmer of 20,000 acres -- an enormous farm. Donald died on 9 Aug 1898 at Auchallander, Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland at the age of 84. His death record shows his parents as Alexander Stewart and Christian Stewart. Donald never married but had relations with Margaret Mckay and had a natural son, Archibald McKay Stewart. Stewart, Donald, farmer, Achallander, Blackmount, died 9 August 1898 at Auchallander, testate. Confirmation granted at Inverary, 2 February, to John McNaughton, farmer, Inverlochlarig, Balquhidder, Eliza Brown or Stewart, Auchallander, William Brown, farmer, Edindonach, Dalmally, and John Stewart, Ledard, Aberfoyle. Executors nominated in Will or Deed, dated 17 May 1892, and codicil dated, 6 November 1895, and recorded with other writs and court books of Commissariat of Argyll, 31 January 1899. Value of Estate, £14,778, 6s, 19. (About £2.4M, $3.2M USD, $4.4M CAD/AUD in 2025.) Donald Stewart outlived his son, Archibald, whose widow Eliza Brown, named in the testament.	Stewart, Donald in Auchalader (I15351)
2337	Donald Stewart was born 3 Jul 1700 in Annat, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, as a younger son of Archibald Stewart and Helen Law. Donald Stewart has not been identified in later records. Nothing more is known of him.	Stewart, Donald (I31291)
2338	Donald Stewart was born 30 Apr 1772 in Dallanlaggan in Glen Buckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, as the youngest son of John McDonachie Stewart and Mary McIntyre. Donald Stewart is believed to have died young -- either in childhood or as a young adult prior to 1815. According to Stewarts of the South John "Iain McDonachie" Stewart had four sons, only one of whom (the second Duncan) lived to the date of that document's authoring (c. 1815). However, parish records show that John actually had six sons. This suggests that two of John's sons died in childhood (including the first Duncan) and were unknown to the author and the remaining four sons were known to the author but three of them died prior to 1815.	Stewart, Donald (I15471)
2339	Donald Stewart was born 30 Mar 1656 in Buchanan parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland, as a son of John Stewart and Janet McFarlane. His exact location of birth is uncertain as the parish register is difficult to read. "Jo’n Stewart in Stron’ S_n_erg? and Jonet McFarland, son baptized called Donald. Witnesses: Pat. Buchanan of Auginarg Luirg (Arrachie Leug)." (Buchanan Parish Register)	Stewart, Donald (I30814)
2340	Donald Stewart was born 5 Feb 1756 in Easter Brackland, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, as a son of Patrick Stewart and Margaret McArthur. Donald's father, Patrick Stewart is believed to be referred to in Stewarts of the South as having four sons, two of whom resided with him and two of whom were in the West Indies, one of which made a fortune there. Donald Stewart is presumed to be one of those four sons. Donald Stewart has not been found in later records.	Stewart, Donald (I15105)
2341	Donald Stewart was born 5 Jul 1739 in Lendrick, Strathgartney, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, as a son of John Stewart and Isabel McGregor-alias-Drummond. Donald is described in Stewarts of the South as: "Daniel Stewart, [who was a] tacksman of Drepan [in the] Barony of Lendrick [on] Sir Patrick Murray's estate from Perth family, [in] Callander parish. [Daniel] was brother to [the] foresaid Walter & Andrew. [Daniel] left four sons: John, an undertaker of works about Glasgow; James, a land surveyor in Glasgow [who has] two sons; Walter, a labourer in Glasgow; Duncan, a shoemaker in Port Dundas at Glasgow [who has] two sons."	Stewart, Donald in Drepan (I15459)
2342	Donald Stewart was born in 1811 in Balquhidder parish, Perthshire, Scotland, according to census records, although no record of his birth has been found. He was the son of John Stewart and Margaret McIntyre according to his brother, John's death record Donald Stewart's father died sometime between 1815-1820 when Donald would have been only 4-9 years old. Donald Stewart has not been found in the 1841 census. In 1851, at age 35, Donald Stewart was residing at Drumbowie, Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland, in the home of his brother John. Donald was employed as an agricultural labourer. In 1881, Donald was residing in Easter Torrie, Norrieston, Kilmadock, occ retired shepherd, b 1811 in Balquhidder, shown as uncle, res with John Stewart 33 head b Callander, farmer of 160 acres, employing 1 woman and 1 boy (Kenneth McColl 15 Comrie), Donald 25 b Aberfoyle, Margaret 1860 Aberfoyle. Donald Stewart Death: Donald Stewart a Shepherd died 14 Jan 1883 Drumvaich Kilmadock aged 76 yrs, after a fall down trapdoor ladders in the house of Mary Stewart (possibly Sister not confirmed). Brother John Stewart of Farnduin Cottage Callander witnessed Death Cert. Parents of Donald, John Stewart and Margaret (McIntyre) deceased. STEWART, Donald. Value of Estate, £530, 17s. 11d. 1883, 11 May. Confirmation of Donald Stewart, Drumvaich, Parish of Kilmadock, who died 14 January 1883, at Drumvaich, intestate, granted at Dunblane, to John Stewart, Shepherd, Tarandoun, Parish of Callander, Executor dative qua next of kin.	Stewart, Donald (I15127)
2343	Donald Stewart was borrn 14 Apr 1782 in Lianach of Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, as a son of Patrick Stewart and Katherine Ferguson. Donald Stewart is described in Stewarts of the South as: "Donald Stewart his brother [and] Copartner (referring to John Stewart in Lianach), [has] two sons [who are] minors [and pays] rent £200." He was a descendant of Walter nan Cleugh Stewart, of the Stewarts of Strone (Glenbuckie Branch VI). In 1841, at age 55 (sic), Donald Stewart was residing in Lianach in Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, with his wife and children. He was employed as a farmer. In 1851, at age 72, Donald Stewart was residing at Kirkton in Killin, Perthshire, Scotland, with his wife and four of their younger children. Also residing with him was his 3 year old grandson/nephew, Duncan Stewart, illegitimate son of Donald's son, Peter, as well as Donald's wife's sister, In 1861, at age 82, Donald Stewart was residing at Kirkton of Strathfillin, Killin Perthshire, Scotland, as a widower with several of his adult children. Donald Stewart died on 14 Jan 1867 at age 85 at Kirkton of Strathfillin, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland. --- Mitchell's Monumental Inscriptions: 11b by R & D STEWART, father Donald STEWART, died Kirktoun (of) Strathfillan 14 JAN 1867, age 85, wife Christian STEWART, 13 MAR 1858, age 64, their son Peter 17 FEB 1862, age 48. ('R' would be his son, Robert. 'D' could be either Duncan or Donald.) "Erected By R & D. Stewart, Dalnahani? [likely Dallanlaggan] in Memory of Donald Stewart Their Father D. At Kirktown, Strathfillan 14.1.1867 Aged 85 and His Spouse Christian Stewart D. 13.3.1856 Aged 64. Also Peter Stewart Their Son D. 17.2.1862 Aged 48" (FindAGrave transcription) Donald is buried next to: 11a Duncan STEWART, tenant (in) Kirktoun, died OCT 1817, wife Janet FERGUSON died (at) Balmore, 19 DEC 1845, children Duncan, tenant in Balmore 30 SEP 1836	Stewart, Donald in Lianach (I15484)
2344	Donald Stewart was the illegitimate son of Maj. David Stewart of McOrriston. No record of Donald's birth has been found. His date of birth is estimated based on the known age of his father and the estimated age of his son. His exact place of birth is unknown, though he was likely born at his father's residence of McOrriston in Kincardine-by-Doune parish in Perthshire, Scotland. Donald had a legitimate half-brother, Maj. James Stewart of McOrriston, who also served as an officer in the Jacobite army in 1745, a legitimate half-sister, Margaret Stewart, and an illegitimate half-sister, Elizabeth Stewart. Donald's father was Forester in Glen Finglas for the Earl of Moray, so it's likely that Donald spent his younger years between McOrriston and Glen Finglas. Donald Stewart's father, Maj. David Stewart of McOrriston, served as an officer in the Atholl Brigade of the Jacobite army and as Jacobite co-Governor of Doune Castle during the Jacobite Rising of 1745-46. Donald's grandfather, James Stewart, 4th of Ardvorlich, had been Steward of Doune Castle. Donald Stewart was also a Jacobite. He served in the Appin Regiment and is incorrectly listed in the Muster Roll of Prince Charles Edward Stuart’s Army 1745-46 as "Stewart, Donald, Perthshire, natural son to David Stewart of Ballachallan." (sic) As we have shown above, his actual father was Maj. David Stewart of McOrriston, who had been confused in historical records with David Stewart of Ballochallan. Donald Stewart's rank is not listed in the Muster Roll. As military officer positions were often bought in those days, and as both his father and brother were Majors, it seemsly likely that Donald had an officer's position. The only indication of what his rank might have been comes from a fictional character in the novel, Waverly, by Sir Walter Scott, named "Lt. Col. Donald Stewart" who was governor of Doune Castle when the central character was imprisoned at Doune. The fictional character was allegedly based on this Donald Stewart, however it seems more likely that the character was based on an amalgam of Donald and his father, as there is no record of Donald having served in any governing capacity at Doune. And it's unlikely that he did so as he and his father served in different regiments. Whether accurately or not, in honour of Sir Walter Scott's character, we are attributing the rank of "Lt. Col." to Donald Stewart in quotation marks to indicate that it is not confirmed.. The Muster Roll also records that Donald Stewart was killed in action at the Battle of Culloden. As does Stewarts of the South which says (partially correctly) that: "Next, David, [Ardvorlich's] brother was Tenant in Glenfinglas (and sometimes in Macorriston) [and] was Forrester to the Earl of Murray. He was married to a daughter of Steward of Balled widow of Campbell of Lochdochard by whom he had one son - he was a promising youth [who] was slain at the unfortunate battle of Culloden." The author of Stewarts of the South correctly identifies Donald's father as being the brother of Ardvorlich, but is incorrect about Donald's mother's identity. Margaret Stewart of Fungorth (of the family of Balled, widow of Campbell of Lochdochard) was Donald's step-mother. His birth mother, as noted above, is unknown. Although Donald Stewart was recorded as killed in action at Culloden, he actually survived, escaped, and took to the hills in hiding. How is it possible that he could have been wrongly recorded as killed in action if he actually survived? If he was an officer, he would have known that his life would have been forfeit if he was captured after Culloden. So he may have switched uniforms with a fallen soldier on the field leaving the British authorities to mistakenly identify the corpse by its uniform, while Donald escaped inconspicuously. Donald Stewart lived in hiding for an unknown amount of time, possibly months or even years. He was accompanied by his young son, William. Eventually Donald emerged from hiding far to the east in rural Aberdeenshire where he acquired the farmstead of Hythie. Donald's great-grandson, George Stewart (1799-1882), in a 1748 letter to his sister, said: "I can remember that when I was a very little boy, my father told us that his grandfather was a laird; and lost his land by joining Prince Charles; and wandered about from place to place with our grandfather (then a boy) to conceal themselves until at last they settled at Hythie some time after the rebellion was over.... I was told that the name of [the former estate] was "Bally-hallen" and that it was in the mouth of the highlands." George went on to search to identify his ancestor's lost estate and concluded (probably correctly) that it's actual name was Ballochallan. However, as noted, this was based on a case of mistaken identity between David Stewart of Ballochallan who was not Donald's father and Maj. David Stewart of MacOrriston, who was Donald's actual father. It seems likely that Donald Stewart would have needed financial assistance in purchasing the farmstead of Hythie. It's unlikely that a Jacobite fugitive on the run, who was son of a de facto executed Jacobite fugitive, would have had much in the way of financial resources. His first recourse would have been to turn to his late father's family, where his uncle, Robert Stewart, was laird of Ardvorlich. However, Robert Stewart of Ardvorlich was deeply in debt after the failed Jacobite Rising and was forced to sell all his possessions. The executor for the sale was David Stewart of Ballochallan, who was a wealthy man. David's younger brother had served in the Atholl Brigade under Donald's late father. So the two families were close. It's possible that David Stewart of Ballochallan aided Donald Stewart in gaining Hythie. Donald lived the rest of his life at Hythie in relative obscurity. He has not been found in any further public records. His date of death is unknown and no record of his death has been found. According to his great-grandson, George Stewart in Andover, Donald Stewart was buried in the churchyard at Fetterangus without any monumental stone to mark the spot. Later generations erected a memorial cairn in honour of their ancestor and what they believed to be their connection to the Stewarts of Ballochallan. We know nothing of any wife or mistress for Donald Stewart. According to Donald's great-grandson, George Stewart in Andover, Donald Stewart had a son, William Stewart. As George was writing about his own grandfather, we can trust this information to be accurate. George does not mention if William had any siblings. None have so far been identified, although there were a small number of other Stewart households in Old Deer parish in the late 1700s who could be related. ----- The Origin of the Stewarts in Hythie "Lt. Col." Donald Stewart son of Maj. David Stewart of Ballochallan, Jacobite Governor of Doune Castle? For decades, the origin of the Stewarts in Hythie has been plagued by confusion and conflation. The founder of the Stewarts in Hythie was "Lt. Col." Donald Stewart, Deputy Jacobite Governor of Doune Castle, who fought at the Battle of Culloden and was incorrectly recorded as deceased, but who actually survived. He was believed to be the son of Maj. David Stewart of Ballochallan, Jacobite Governor of Doune Castle. After surviving Culloden, Donald became a fugitive and took to the hills with his young son in tow in order to avoid capture. He fled to rural Aberdeenshire, where he acquired the farmstead of Upper Hythie and settled down with his son to farm as inconspicuously as possible. But where did Donald Stewart actually come from? Donald Stewart's great-grandson, George Stewart in Andover (1799-1882), in an 1848 letter to his sister, recalled stories that his father told him as a boy about his great-grandfather, Donald Stewart, having been the son of "Maj. David Stewart, Jacobite Governor of Doune Castle and the last laird of Ballyhallan." George Stewart wrote that his great-grandfather Donald had been Governor of Doune Castle for Bonnie Prince Charlie during the Jacobite Rising of 1745, and that he had been the inspiration for the same-named character in Sir Walter Scott's novel, Waverly. George recalled his father saying that Donald Stewart's father's estate "in the mouth of the Highlands" had been forfeited after The '45 for siding with the Jacobites and that Donald had to "take to the hills" wandering in hiding for several years until it was safe to settle down again. At which time he acquired the farmstead of Hythie where he lived the rest of his life inconspicuously and died without note. He was buried in an unmarked grave in Fetterangus churchyard. His descendants later erected a cairn in his honour commemorating the family's connection to the Stewarts of Ballochallan. As an adult, George Stewart in Andover set out to research the facts behind the stories he'd learned as a child from his father. He'd been told that his great-grandfather was named Donald Stewart, that he had held Doune Castle for the Jacobites during the 1745 Rising, and that he was laird of a farmstead "in the mouth of the Highlands" called "Ballyhallan." Upon checking a map he discovered the farmstead of Ballochallan located not far from Doune Castle and concluded (probably correctly) that Ballochallan and Ballyhallan must be the same place. The Muster Rolls of The '45 lists Donald Stewart, son of "David Stewart of Ballochallan" as having been killed at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. George Stewart discovered this information and concluded that David Stewart of Ballachallan must have been the Jacobite Governor of Doune Castle and must be the father of his great-grandfather, Donald Stewart in Hythie. For generations, the descendants of this the Stewarts in Hythie believed themselves to be descended from the Stewarts of Ballochallan. As with many family traditions, we shall see that this story was mostly correct in its essence, but incorrect in some of the details. It turns out to be a case of mistaken identity between two different David Stewarts. --- The Real David Stewart of Ballochallan The challenge in correctly identifying the ancestor for the Stewarts in Hythie lies in the fact that Maj. David Stewart, Jacobite Governor of Doune Castle, and David Stewart, last laird of Ballochallan, were actually two different people, alive at the same time, but whom history has confused for each other and conflated into one person. Maj. David Stewart, "Jacobite Governor of Doune Castle", was a real person. He became a fugitive after Culloden and was captured in the Braes of Leny and imprisoned in the Tolbooth at Stirling where he died in November 1746, just a few months after the battle. He had an illegitimate son, Donald, who fought at Culloden and was recorded as killed in action there. David served in the Atholl Brigade alongside Charles Stewart, younger of Ballochallan, who was also captured. David Stewart, "Last Laird of Ballochallan" was also a real person. He is more correctly identified as David Hume Stewart, 3rd of Ballochallan. He was alive at the time of the Battle of Culloden, but he did not take part in the battle. He was not a Jacobite and was never a prisoner. He did not die in captivity in the Stirling Tolbooth in 1746. He lived a long and prosperous life at Ballochallan where he died nearly a decade later in 1774. He was not the "last laird of Ballochallan", nor did he have a son. He passed the estate on to his nephew, George Home Stewart, of Argaty and 4th of Ballochallan. David Hume Stewart was also the older brother of Charles Stewart, younger of Ballochallan, who served in the Atholl Brigade with Maj. David Stewart, Jacobite Governor of Doune Castle, and was also imprisoned. Historical records have incorrectly identified David Stewart, prisoner in the Stirling Tolbooth, as being David Stewart of Ballochallan. It's uncertain how this mistaken identification occurred, but it may simply have been a misreading of the prisoner's list with Maj. David Stewart and Charles Stewart, younger of Ballochallan, both serving in the Atholl Brigade together, and, knowing that Charles' brother was named David Stewart of Ballochallan, mistakenly assuming they were brothers. While we don't know for sure how this mistake crept into historical records, we do know that the error already existed as early as 1848 when George Stewart in Andover cited the information to his sister. So who was the real Maj. David Stewart, Jacobite Governor of Doune Castle? --- The Real David Stewart, Jacobite Governor of Doune Castle Maj. David Stewart of MacOrriston As noted above, Maj. David Stewart, Jacobite Governor of Doune Castle, was a real person. But he was not David Stewart of Ballochallan. He was David Stewart of MacOrriston, Earl of Moray's Forester in Glenfinglas. He was the son of James Stewart, 4th of Ardvorlich, Chamberlain of Doune Castle, residence of the Earl of Moray. (John MacGregor of Glengyle was also appointed by Prince Charles Edward Stuart as Governor of Doune Castle. It is unclear what the actual governing relationship was between David Stewart and John MacGregor, so we shall refer to them as co-governors.) David Stewart was a Major in the Jacobite army of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. He was co-Governor of Doune Castle when it was in Jacobite hands. He was a natural choice for this position since his father had served as Chamberlain to the Earl of Moray at Doune Castle, so he was probably intimately familiar with the castle. After the Jacobite defeat at Culloden, David became a fugitive, hiding in the hills. He was captured seven months later in November 1746 in the Braes of Leny. He was held in captivity in the Tolbooth at Stirling where he later died of his injuries while awaiting trial. And, most importantly, he had an illegitimate son named Donald Stewart who was recorded as having been killed in action at the Battle of Culloden. --- Was there are real connection to Ballochallan? It must be noted that Donald Stewart, 1st in Hythie, had a mortal reason to keep his real identity secret. His father had been left to die of his injuries in the Stirling Tolbooth. And, even after he was dead, the British Government refused to include him posthumously in the general pardon. Donald had every reason to fear that he would face the same fate if his true identity was discovered. This reason alone may explain the confused origin story of the Stewarts in Hythie. How did the name "Ballyhallan" enter the family tradition? The problem with the confident claim that Donald Stewart was the son of Maj. David Stewart of MacOrriston, Governor of Doune Castle, and not David Stewart of Ballochallan, is the fact that the confusion of these two men occurred in written historical records of prisoners quite separate from the oral tradition that was passed down through the first four generations of the Stewarts in Hythie. The knowledge that the Stewarts in Hythie were connected to the estate of "Ballyhallan" came from stories told by Alexander Stewart in Aberdour in the early 1800s to his young son, George Stewart, latterly in Andover. Alexander was speaking about his own grandfather, so he either got these stories directly from his grandfather's mouth, or second-hand through his father. Those should be reliable and accurate sources. However, details of stories often get altered as those stories pass from one generation to the next. It was later in George's life that he began searching for the elusive "Ballyhallan" and stumbled upon the name of Ballochallan. George was certainly correct in his belief that Ballyhallan and Ballochallan were the same place, but George would have had no knowledge of the confusion between the two David Stewarts prior to beginning his search for Ballyhallan. The name of Ballyhallan was already a part of his family tradition from at least the time of George's father, Alexander Stewart in Aberdour. Thus, within just the first three generations of the Hythie family, the name "Ballyhallan" had already become associated with the family's origin. George Stewart recalled his father describing Ballyhallan as an estate "in the mouth of the Highlands" which the family had owned and which had been forfeited after the 1745 Jacobite Rising. Ballochallan and MacOrriston are a mere five miles from each other in Historic Perthshire, Scotland (present-day Stirling Council Area) and could both be described as being "in the mouth of the Highlands." Possible Connections to the Stewarts of Ballochallan There are a number of possible ways that the name of Ballyhallan/Ballochallan could have become attached to the origin story of the Stewarts of Hythie in the first three generations without David Stewart of Ballochallan being the father of Donald Stewart in Hythie. Theory 1: The forgotten name of MacOrriston Donald Stewart may have told his family the story that his father had been the Jacobite Governor of Doune Castle who came from an estate in the mouth of the Highlands. This part of the story was correctly preserved by the Hythie Stewart family but the correct name of MacOrriston may have been forgotten. Perhaps someone in the early generations of the Hythie family went looking for the forgotten name of this estate and came across the historically confused records of Maj. David Stewart, Jacobite Governor of Doune Castle, being from Ballochallan. And the confusion entered the oral tradition in the Hythie family. Theory 2: A possible maternal connection Another possibility is that there could be a maternal connection with the Stewarts of Ballachallan. Donald Stewart was an illegitimate son of Maj. David Stewart of MacOrriston. His mother's name is not known. It's possible that Donald Stewart could have been maternally related to the Stewarts of Ballochallan. Theory 3: David Stewart of Ballochallan may have been a benefactor A very plausible explanation is that David Stewart of Ballochallan may have been a financial benefactor to Donald Stewart in Hythie. Donald Stewart would likely have needed financial assistance to purchase Hythie. It's doubtful that he had any personal financial resources of his own as a fugitive on the run and as the illegitimate son of an effectively-executed traitor to the Crown. Donald Stewart's own family of origin was broke. He was nephew to Robert Stewart, 5th of Ardvorlich, chief of the clan. But Robert was not in a position to assist his nephew. The estate of Ardvorlich was in such serious financial trouble after the failure of the 1745 Rising that the entire contents of Ardvorlich House had to be sold to pay the estate debts. David Hume Stewart of Ballochallan was appointed as one of the executors overseeing the sale. David Hume Stewart was a very wealthy man. His younger brother, Charles Stewart, had served in the Atholl Brigade under the command of Donald Stewart's late father. And David Stewart of Ballochallan was managing the financial afffairs of Donald Stewart's birth family. David Stewart of Ballochallan would have had reason to know of Donald Stewart's situation and also a strong inclination to be generous in helping Donald find safe new housing far away from suspicion. Thus, it's possible that David Hume Stewart of Ballochallan may have given Donald Stewart the money to purchase Hythie, and thus his name became connected, not as an ancestor of the family, but as a benefactor. ------ Gordon MacGregor (Red Book of Scotland) states that Donald Stewart was a natural son of David Stewart, son of James Stewart, 4th of Ardvorlich. There is no record of his mother's name. Donald served in the Appin Regiment during the '45 and was recorded as presumed killed at the Battle of Culloden on 16 April 1746. --- From Stewarts of the South: "Next David his brother was Tenant in Glenfinglas (and sometimes in Macorriston) was Forrester to the Earl of Murray he was married to a daughter of Steward of Balled widow of Campbell of Lochdochard by whom he had one son - he was a promising youth he was slain at the unfortunate battle of Culloden." Stewarts of the South has confused David's two sons. David's lawful son, James, was born to Margaret Stewart of Fungorth (Balled) and survived until after the Jacobite Rising. It was David's natural son, Donald, who was recorded as slain at the Battle of Culloden. Donald's mother was not Margaret Stewart of Fungorth. Donald Stewart's great-grandson, George Stewart (1799-1882), wrote in 1848: "I can remember that when I was a very little boy, my father told us that his grandfather was a laird; and lost his land by joining Prince Charles; and wandered about from place to place with our grandfather (then a boy) to conceal themselves until at last they settled at Hythie some time after the rebellion was over.... I was told that the name of [the former estate] was "Bally-hallen" and that it was in the mouth of the highlands." Donald could not have been a son of David Stewart of Ballochallan. However, the reference to "Governor of Doune Castle" is consistent with Donald Stewart, son of David Stewart, Forester of Glen Finglas and Governor of Doune Castle, who was son of James Stewart, 4th of Ardvorlich and Governor of Doune Castle This recollection matches the story of Donald Stewart and picks up on the confusion with the Stewarts of Ballachallan. George goes on to conclude that his ancestor was "Donald Stuart, Governor of Doune Castle" for Prince Charles during the '45 and was "the last Stewart laird of Ballachallan near Doune". It's possible that Donald may have been promised his father's estate of McCorriston, which is also near Doune. Later in George's letters he indicates that Donald Stewart was buried in the churchyard at Fetterangus without any monumental stone to mark the spot. ----- Stewart, Donald, Perthshire, natural son to David Stewart of Ballachallan, listed as killed at Culloden. (Livingstone, Alistair of Bachuil, et al, Muster Roll of Prince Charles Edward Stuart’s Army 1745-46. Aberdeen University Press, 1984.) --- “a neighbouring clansman, Stewart of Ballochallan, was Jacobite Governor of Doune Castle. He figures in Waverly (by Sir Walter Scott) as “Donald Stewart, governor of the garrison, and Lieuteneant Colonel in the service of his Royal Highness Prince Charles Edward.” (Waverly, note 28, as cited by David B. Morris, Robert Louis Stevenson and the Scottish Highlanders, Eneas Mackay, Stirling, 1929, p. 41) --- The Stewarts of Ardvorlich, Vol. 1, by Maj. John Stewart, 14th of Ardvorlich (privately published), pp. 96, 103-105. David, who is described as "in Glenfinglas" He was out in the '45 and probably in the '15, but his story is told in full later. (p. 96) David Stewart, another brother of the Laird, was deeply involved in the '45. The information about him is very complicated by the fact that he had been confused with at least two others of the name of Stewart, David Stewart of Ballachallan and Major David Stewart of Kynachan. (43) In the Scottish History Societies publication, Prisoners of the '45, he is described as "David Stuart or Stewart of Ballachallan, a Major in Lord George Murray's Regiment (the Athole Brigade) was brother of Stewart of Ardvorlich" (44) The account of David goes on to say that he was taken prisoner on the 19th of July, 1746, whilst hiding with six other refugees in a hut on the Braes of Leny. He put up a stiff fight but was finally wounded and overpowered. He was taken to Stirling and confined in the Castle where he died of his wounds. The Prisoners' Roll shows that while in prison he was in hospital with a gunshot wound in the thigh, and that a surgeon's fee of 6/8 was paid for treating him. The evidence brought against him was that he was seen at Dunblane dressed and armed like a rebel Highlander, wearing a White Cockade. Others stated that he acted as a rebel officer in taking possession of Castle Doune with a big body of armed men. He was specially excepted from the Act of Pardon of June 1747, but as he had died in the Tolbooth of Stirling in November 1746, that at least did not affect him. 104 It seems beyond doubt that this was in fact David Stewart, not of the Ballachallan family, but of the Ardvorlich family, for the Testament of David Stewart, brother-german to Mr. Stewart of Ardvorlich, in Glenfinglas, was given up in 1747 and in it is stated that he died in the Tolbooth of Stirling in November, 1746(45) David Stewart of Ballachallan, however, lived for many years after the '45, a public and peaceful life, until in fact 1762. Charles Stuart of Ballachallan, who must have been the younger brother of David of that family, was amongst those specially excepted from the Act of Pardon by George II in 1746. (46) These reasons seem strong enough to warrant the assumption that David of Ballachallan of the Prisoners of the '45 and David of Glenfinglas are one and the same person and that he was in fact David, brother of the Laird of Ardvorlich. This David married Margaret Stewart, widow of John Campbell of Lochdochart and he had a son James by her. His wife had a daughter Margaret by her first marriage. In the Prisoners of the ‘45 there is mention of Major James Stewart, said to be son of Major David Stewart, and as David must have been at least 60 years of age at that time, it is likely to be true. Further, the Duke of Atholl in a MS Roll of those engaged in the '45, states that David had a son Major James Stewart, who was also "out" and that he was captured but nothing is known of him by the family. (47) Amongst the six others taken prisoner with David in the Braes of Leny were Malcolm MacGregor of Cornour, a captain in Glengyle's Company of MacGregors, and Donald MacLaurin or McLaren, a captain in the Appin Regiment, described as a drover from Wester Invernentie, Balquhidder. He was also wounded in the thigh while defending himself and was taken to Stirling and later to the Canongate in Edinburgh. Later he was ordered to Carlisle for his trial, but on the way there at a place called the Devil's Beef Tub, he contrived to escape from his escort, slid down a steep cliff, into a morass and, placing a turf on his head, managed to escape detection. He made his way back to Balquhidder where he lived for 7 years disguised as a woman until the Act of Indemnity was passed in 1753. (48) 105 --- The Stewarts of Ardvorlich, Vol. 3, (ibid), pp. 33-35 STEUARTS OF BALLACHALLAN (1) According to Duncan Stewart, author of 'The History of the Royal House of Stewart’, Duncan Stewart, who bought the Estate of Ballach-allan, was the second son of John Stewart of Annat, third of that line. Ballachallan is a small estate and lies within a few miles of Annat, some three miles to the south of Callander, and now forms part of Cambusmore Estate. Duncan must have acquired it some time after 1649, for, in 'The Rental of Perthshire' of that date, it belonged to one Walter Graham (2) George Stewart, his son, married Mary, daughter and eventual heiress of Harie Home of Argaty. The Homes of Argaty were an ancient and important family of that neighbourhood, and Argaty was a much larger and more valuable property than Ballachallan. By Mary Home, George had four sons and several daughters, one of whom, Janet, married Walter Graham of Nether Glenny. George must have died before 1751 for Mary Home, described as his widow, succeeded her brother George Home of Argaty in the estate of Argaty in that year. David Home Steuart, their eldest son, was served heir to his grandfather, Duncan Stewart of Ballach-allan, in that same year (3). David Home Steuart, 3rd of Ballachallan, was 'out' in the 45.(sic) At one time he commanded the garrison of Doune Castle in the Prince's interest (though some authorities ascribe this to his brother George) (4). (sic) He died without legitimate issue, but had a natural son Donald, said to have been killed at Culloden, when serving with the Appin Regiment (5). David died sometime after 1768, when he executed an entail of his estates, and was succeeded by his next brother George (6) David Steuart of Ballachallan is the subject of a very curious historical 'mix up'. In 'Prisoners of the '45' he is described as David Stuart or Stewart of Ballachallan, a Major in Lord George Murray's Regiment (The Atholl Brigade) was brother of Stewart of Ardvorlich.’ The account of David goes on to say that he was taken prisoner on the 13th of July 1746, whilst hiding in the Braes of Leny. He put up a stiff fight, but was finally wounded and 34 overpowered. He was taken to Stirling and confined in the Castle, where he died of his wounds. The charge brought against him was that he was seen at Dunblane dressed and armed like a rebel Highlander wearing a White Cockade. Others stated that he acted as rebel officer in taking possession of Castle Doune with a body of armed men. Now David Stuart of Ballachallan was not a brother of Ardvorlich, but the Ardvorlich of that date, Robert Stewart, did have a brother. David who died in the Tolbooth of Stirling in November 1746. In his Testament given up in 1748, he is described as David Stewart, brother germane to Mr. Stewart of Ardvorlich, in Glenfinglas. Executor George Home of Argaty. He left some money to his son James, if alive. In my family records the story of the wounding and capture of David Steuart attributed in 'Prisoners of the '45 to David of Ballachallan, is attributed to David in Glenfinglas. Again, in Prisoners of the '45' there is mention of a Major James Stewart said to be son of Major David Stewart. David Stewart in Glenfinglas must have been about sixty at that time so may well have had a son who held the rank of Major, and he did have a son called James. (7) There is a further mix up. In an inquiry in 1748 into 'treasonable practices against various gentlemen who were out in the Rebellion', evidence was raked up against David Stewart of Kymachan (though it is stated in the Atholl and Tullibardine Chronicles that Kynachan was killed at Culloden). Cornelius Inglis surgeon, late Dean of Guild of the Burgh of Lanark, stated that ‘about Christmas 1745 a party of rebels came to the place on their way from England and he saw and one called Major David Stewart who said he had an estate within five or ten miles of Stirling, but had forgot what style he bore and declares that he saw the said Haldane of Lanrick and Major David Stewart, as they were cailed, bearing arms, and that the said David Stewart acknowledged to the deponent that he had been twice in the Rebellion already'. 35 This evidence undoubtedly refers to David of Ballachallan whose estate lay some ten miles (Scots) from Stirling, and who would naturally be in company with Haldane of Lanrick, one of his neighbours. There are certainly curious features about the whole story. David of Ballachallan, who had been thoroughly implicated in the Rising apparently succeeded to his grandfather’s estate in 1751 and to part of Argaty, and lived a public and peaceful life for many yfears after. His brothers. George and Willian, as thoroughly implicated, had to fly to America. A Donald Stewart, said to be a son of Ballachallan, settled in Aberdeenshire after Culloden, one would suspect well away from incriminating relations and associations (8). David's estates were not among those forfeited after the 145, so far as I am aware (9). Just to complicate matters still further, the 'Act of Pardon' of 1748, granted by George II, mentions Charles Stuart of Ballachallan as specially excluded! End notes: (8) I have lately had some correspondence with Captain B.G. Stewart, Milton Cottage, Morhamchurch, Bude, Cornwall, who is descended from a Donald Stewart, who settled at Hythie, Aberdeenshire, after Culloden. According to his family tradition, supported by a letter written by his forbear George Stewart in 1848, this Donald was of Ballachallan stock. --- The Letters of George Stewart in Andover 1848 [The following letters were written in 1848 by George Stewart in Andover, grandson of William Stewart, 2nd in Hythie. He wrote firstly to his sister, Margaret, and secondly to his nephew, George Aloysius Stewart. They were transcribed from the original handwriting and typed by an unknown person (possibly George Benard Stewart in 1962) with margin notes written in by hand. Photos of the typed letters were digitized and transcribed by the Stewarts of Balquhidder Research Group in 2025.] Copy of two letters relating to the STUARTS of BALLY-HALLAN Dated 1848 @Redenham (Handwritten margin note: “George Stewart, father Emaline Stewart in Colchester”) From the writer, GEORGE STEWART, to his sister: (Handwritten margin note: “Margaret May”) My dear Sister, I am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken to give me the information which I asked for respecting our forefathers. The only thing you mention that I did not know is that our grandfather’s name was William and that he was buried at Fetterangus. My notion was that his name was John and that he and our great-grandfather were both buried at Old Deer, but I find on referring to a large map of Scotland (which Mr. Drummond made a present to me since he left Redenham) that Hythie is in Fetterangus. Before I should make any statement of any information which I thought I had obtained concerning our ancestors, I wished to know what might be remembered by their descendants residing in the neighbourhood of where they lived and died in obscurity: so that I might compare such with my own: both as regards my recollection of what I heard from my father; and likewise; with what I have lately found out. By making the enquiries which I did, I was in hopes that they would have brought to light some letters or other written documents which would have put our descent beyond the possibility of doubt. If any such ever existed, they have fallen into the hands of those who could not understand their value, but we are not all antiquarians. But to proceed with my subject I can remember that when I was a very little boy, my father told us that his grandfather was a laird: and lost his land by joining Prince Charles: and wandered about from place to place with our grandfather, (then a boy) to conceal themselves. until at last they settled at Hythie some time after the rebellion was over. On various occa- -2- sions, I have heard my father mention them and state that they cherished a hope for a time that the fortunes of the Stuarts would take a turn when they would have been able to claim their lands again. Being rather inquisitive I would ask questions and on inquiring what the name of the place was that belonged to them and in what part of the country it was situated I was told that the name of the place was "Bally-hallan"; and that it was in the mouth of the highlands meaning on the highland borders At that time, I only thought of it as being an odd sort of name; and that if it was anywhere near the highlands, it was not much worth troubling about; and, of course, thought it must be somewhere to the westward where I could see the tops of high mountains my conception of the highlands being then very imperfect as to their extent in particular. When I had got to be a big boy, and not many years before I had left Scotland, the subject of our great-grandfather came up between my father and myself and I remember having expressed my surprise that a person having lands as he had should have exposed them and his life for such a purpose as joining in a rebellion against his king. My father explained that Prince Charles's name was Stuart, as well as our great-grandfather's and that a distant relationship existed between them and being bound by the laws of clanship, he turned out as well as the rest of the Stuart clan along with the other adherents of their family, to endeavour to place them again on the throne of Great Britain from which they believed they had been unjustly expelled. Years have rolled on and I had forgotten the name "Bally-hallan" but remembered the rest of the stories although but imperfectly. But I will presently show you that what little I did remember enabled me not only to recover and correct what I had former y heard about the nave of the place of our forefathers; -3- but to find out to a certainty where it was situated and also the part that our great grandfather took in the rebellion of 1745/6. Now for my discovery and consequent recollection of forgotten names and circumstances. About two years ago, I read a book called the "Picture of Glasgow" in which there were several routes described from that city to assist strangers visiting that part of the country and wishing to make an excursion in the adjacent Highlands to choose one to their taste. One of these runs by Loch Lomond, Ben Lomond, Loch Katrine and through the pass called the Trossachs to Callander in "Perthshire and into the Lowlands by the banks of the river "Teith" passing the ruins of Doune Castle and so on to Stirling. It was with peculiar pleasure that I read the description of the scenery on this rout. When the traveller is conducted to Callander in place of mountain and lochs, he finds villages and gentlemen's seats end in the book I have mentioned and in that part of the rout after leaving Callender notice is taken of several gentlemen's seats as adorning the banks of the Teith among them is Ballachallan once the seat of a family named Stuart. When I read this, it struck me that I had heard something about this place and on repeating the word the sound seemed familiar to my ears and after a few moments’ consideration the long-forgotten name of "Bally-hallen" flashed on my memory and I had no difficulty in reconciling the two as being one and the same place and since I have had my large map of Scotland to refer to I actually find Ballachallen marked on it and the situation agrees exactly with what my father told me about Bally-hallan being in the mouth of the highlands as I find that the place is just a little within the highland border. Now I think I have shown you that our great-grandfather must have been the last Stuart of Ballachallan. I will give you a little of the historical part of my discovery but as I have not the books by me to refer I must give it from memory and as I read several books of Sir Walter Scotts about the save time I -4- shall not be able to distinguish which book I take each statement from. Sir Walter says, in speaking of Doune Castle as the place where the prisoners taken at the battle of Falkirk by Prince Charles' army, that this old fortress was held during the time of the rebellion for Prince Charles by a gentleman of property in the neighbourhood of Callander named Stuart. In speaking of the escape of some prisoners from Doune Castle, Sir Walter mentions that it was related by the people in the neighbourhood that Stuart the governor of the castle was seen riding about the country next day red with haste and bloody with spurring in search of his prisoners. Sir Walter introduces him in his celebrated novel Waverley which is nothing more nor less than a tale describing the different characters who figured in the rebellion of 1745. According to the tale, Waverley is taken prisoner and is lodged in Donne Castle and not exactly understanding why he is kept there he demands from the governor who he is and by what authority he keeps him there, by which he answers that his name is Donald Stuart and that he holds the fortress for Prince Charles Stuart: I believe that to this statement there is a note on the margin in which Sir Walter says that Donne Castle was held by Stuart of Ballech near Callander. There he is mentioned. He is represented as having the command of a party of Highlanders which most likely be armed and paid. He was of course withdrawn from Donne Castle when the Prince retreated to Inverness. And in the spring of 1746 I can find no mention of his name in any of the great battles that took place before Culloden nor am I aware of anything that would show whether he was present there or not. But whether he ever encountered the King's troops or not in the field the fact of his being in arms against them and having kept some of them prisoners who fell into the hands of his friends was sufficient to excite the resentment of the successful party against him and had he not found safety in obscurity there is little doubt but that his head would have -5- been added to the forfeiture as well is it was with many others engaged in the same unfortunate cause. I had almost forgotten to mention that I have several times heard my Aunt Margaret mention Ballyhallen and wish they could have it again, but on such occasions my father would put an end to the conversation by telling her that as it was gone from them and that it was of no use to murmur. I have also heard my uncle John mention the subject but have no distinct recollection of what he said about it. I should think that he and my Aunt were likely to have known more than my father as he, like myself, left home early and was not likely to have heard much about it when he was at an age to be capable of understanding or likely to remember what he did hear. I almost wonder at myself for having remembered so much when I consider that it is a quarter of a century since I have had an opportunity of refreshing my memory &c. &c. Extracts from a second from the same to his nephew: "You are perhaps acquainted with their history subsequent to that event but I will however add a short account of the descendants which will bring the history down to the present time. You must observe that being of the royal stock they, like many others, had adopted the French Orthography of their name but afterwards they resumed the more original one, as my father informed me, to appear more plebian and so to avoid notice on account of their name. To begin with the last Stuart of Bellachalian. I can only say that after numerous vicissitudes and severe privations he settled at Hythie in the parish of Fetterangus about 12 miles from Peterhead in Aberdeenshire. He lived there a few years to feel the full effect of this fall in fortune and at his death he had only the companion of his misfortunes his son William to lament him. He was buried in the churchyard of Fetterangus without any monumental stone to mark the spot. Such was the fate of the Donald Stuart -6- of Waverly, the governor of Donne Castle, who would now have been forgotten even by his descendants of the third generation if it had not been for your inquisitive uncle. To proceed with William Stuart of Ballachallan. He lived in the cottage where his father died and about 20 years after he had been there, and, when he had become used to his humble station, he married and left family John Alexander and Margeret who were enabled to erect a tombstone on the grave which still marks the spot where father and son lies. John Stewart the eldest (my uncle) lived in the family cottage and died some years ago having 5 or 6 sons and I believe one daughter. I believe one of the sons still lives in the same cottage one is dead and the others live in the neighbourhood with large families. Alexander (my father) died at Copland hill near Peterhead in 1839 had five sons and one daughter. Your father is the eldest, I the second, and James & Alexander the third and fourth are dead. You know the rest. Margaret did not marry and died some years ago. You are aware that for a man to have ancestors in whose name he may take a pride it imposes a great obligation on him as he has this good and honour to maintain and to do that he must take care that his own conduct through life shall be such that those ancestors would have approved in their descendants and this may be done in an humble sphere as well es in a lofty one. I have never heard my father nor my uncle mention our ancestors with anything like vanity of their lineage but seemingly with a view to let us know that we were descendants of honourable men and that we right act so we to be worthy of them. (George (1799) writing to his nephew George Aloysius 1848)	Stewart, "Lt. Col." Donald 1st in Hythie (I15494)
2345	Donald Stewart's birth has not been confidentyly identified. He was previously suggested to be the Donald Stewart was born 23 Aug 1719 in Aberfoyle parish, Perthshire, Scotland, as a son of John Stewart and Elizabeth McLaren. However, this birth now seems unlikely. It is chronologically too late and does not fit onomastically. It is more likely that Donald was a son of James Stewart in Brackland. His birth is estimated to have occurred about 1715 or possibly earlier. The Callander parish register did not commence recording baptisms until 1710 and the first years are very incomplete. Donald Stewart is not identified by name in Stewarts of the South. His four sons and their families are recorded. Donald, himself, is identified from parish records after reconstructing the family from the following descriptions of his sons: "1. James Stewart, their cousin, [a] tenant in Wester Torrie [in] Port [of Menteith] parish, [of which] one [of the name of] Buchanan [is the] proprietor [of that property]. [James] has four sons: two with himself and two in the West Indies. 2. Donald, his brother, who was [a] tenant in the same farm, left four sons, two of them with his mother, one in the West Indies, and one a wright in Stirling. 3. Robert, another of these brothers, [is] in the West Indies, in affluent circumstances and married with a large family. 4. Patrick is in Glengartan (Strathgartney?) in Arasaig mor, [which is] a farm for which he pays £300 or £400 a year [to] Clan Ronald. [He] has four sons." Donald Stewart married on 15 Jul 1740 in Callander, Perthshire, Scotland to Janet McBeath. They had seven children in Wester Brackland (with one child born in Easter Brackland).	Stewart, Donald in Wester Brackland (I15461)
2346	Donald Stewart's birth has not been identified. His birth as shown here is a suggestion only. He could be from an earlier generation of the Gartnafuaran family. He is believed to be the Donald Stewart mentioned as a tenant in Glen Finglas and as one of the Appellants in the Glen Affair who was alive in 1755 and still alive in 1772. Stewarts of the South indicates that he was closely related to the main trunk of the Stewarts of Gartnafuaran: "The real representative of that family at present is a young man (Walter) a clerk in London, grandson to the late Walter Stewart who disposed of the lands of Gartnafuara. The present representative's father was Alexander, who lived in a decent respectable manner from a fortune, or small income, which he had by his wife. He resided at a place called Torrie, near Callendar. "Walter has also another brother in [the] West Indies, named Alexander, who is said to be doing well. "There is also another brother of the real family and is nearest to the above mentioned; [he is] Walter, a tenant in Glenfinglas -- one of the eight tenants of the name of Stewart -- and pays a rent of one hundred guineas. This person is rather a silly indolent man, and, however, has some abilities, but cannot make any use of them, either for himself or family. [He] is married to a very genteel woman from Aberdeenshire. [He] has three sons [who are] under age." Donald's son, Walter, has been identified as the one referred to in the last paragraph as being "Walter, a tenant in Glenfinglas." However the preceding reference is ambiguous as to whether it is Walter who is "another brother of the real family and is nearest to the above mentioned" or whether Walter is descended from said brother. As we have identified Walter's father as Donald, then the latter interpretation is preferred. It is thus suggested that Donald is most likely a younger brother of the contemporary laird of Gartnafuaran, as currently shown here. Another possibility is that Donald could be born later than suggested here and be an early illegitimate son of Walter Stewart, 10th of Gartnafuaran, which would also satisfy onomastics. The account of Mrs. Stewart of Milton says the following about Donald's son, Walter: "There were two Stewart families in Grodich. The earlier family are those who eventually went to Aberdeen. The latter went to Strathyre -- of this family was John who was nearly 100 when he died. Walter Stewart (Frangich) was in Glenfinlas. He married an Aberdeenshire woman McNab. He was of the first Grodichs." She also says further, "In Grodich there were two families. Walter Frangich was probably related to Walter in Edralechan as I understand he was a cousin of my mother’s. James on of this family was a clockmaker in Glasgow." According to Clan MacNab records, Catharine MacNab, daughter of Donald MacNab of Braeleny, married a Stewart by whom she had one or two sons before her Stewart husband died. (See notes on son, Walter for further reconcilliation of this account with Stewart records.) Only one birth has been found for this couple, thus it is suggested that Donald died shorly after 1777. --- Possible previous marriage 1756, Donald STEWART and Janet DRUMMOND both in this parish listed themselves to be proclaimed in order to marriage 15th May and after orderly proclamation were married 13th June 4 Apr 1757 4 Apr 1757 James M Donald STEWART Janet DRUMMOND Culintogle 4 Feb 1759 8 Feb 1759 Margaret F Donald STEWART Janet MCGRIGOR Cullintogle 31 Dec 1762 2 Jan 1763 Duncan M Donald STEWART Janet MCGRIGOR Stank 15 Mar 1765 17 Mar 1765 Donald M Donald STEWART Janet MCGRIGOR Stank 3 Jun 1769 5 Jun 1769 Jean F Donald STEWART Janet MCGREGOR Groddich 13 Aug 1771 25 Aug 1771 Anne F Donald STEWART Janet MAC GRIGOR Glenfinglas	Stewart, Donald in Grodich and Auchnahard (I20452)
2347	Donald Stewart's existence is not confirmed. He is a theoretical construct attempting to connect the Stewart families in Tulloch whose eldest sons were named Donald.	Stewart, Donald? in Tulloch (I26065)
2348	Donald Stewart's existence is not confirmed. He is inferred from the list of baptism witnesses to his nephew, Duncan Stewart, son of James Stewart in Duniverig. He also fits with the patronymic of IV-Branch - The Stewarts in Craigleven - Sliochd Domnal mac Alistir mac Dhunachy as recorded in Stewarts of the South. Donald's birth year is estimated. It is believed that he had no children.	Stewart, Donald in Craiglevan (I27867)
2349	Donald Stewart's family appears to be not mentioned in Stewarts of the South. It is presumed that this line became extinct prior to 1815.	Stewart, Donald in Edraleachdach (I15481)
2350	Donald Stewart's name is not known for certain. His son, John Stewart was the progenitor of the 3-Line of the Stewarts in Strone as identified in Stewarts of the South, c. 1815, and had an eldest son named Donald.	Stewart, _____ in Strone (3-Line) (I15356)

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