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| 2601 | George Hume Steuart was a Confederate General and a slave owner. He fought fervently to preserve slavery in the American Civil War. He even openly stated that Abraham Lincoln's election as president was invalid because of the number of black people who voted for him. He is not to be confused with his same-named son who was also a Confederate General. George was born in Anne Arundell County, Maryland, USA, and grew up on his parents' slave plantation, Sparrow's Point. His father also owned a second major estate in Baltimore called Maryland Square, later renamed Steuart Hall. George initially served as a captain during the War of 1812 when he raised a company of Maryland volunteers, leading them at both the Battle of Bladensberg and the Battle of North Point in 1814. After the war he rose to become a major general and commander-in-chief of the First Light Division, Maryland Militia. In 1828, George served on the board of the Maryland State Colonization Society, a branch of the American Colonization Society, an organization dedicated to returning black Americans to lead free lives in African states such as Liberia. That sounds generous and benevolent, but what it really meant was they were so opposed to living amongst free black people that they preferred to have them shipped back to any country in Africa, regardless of where they came from, rather than to see them live free in the USA. In 1838, George inherited from his uncle William Steuart half of the family's extensive estates about 2000 acres, including Mount Stewart, and 125 slaves, but excluding Dodon itselt, which went to George's brother Richard. In 1846, when his father died, George inherited his father's Baltimore estate of Maryland Square. The number of slaves he inherited from his father is unknown. The 1850 Census Slave Schedule shows George owning 152 slaves ranging in age from 1 to 75. During John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 (a failed slave uprising), Steuart personally led a detachment of militia to thwart the uprising. He later lobbied unsuccessfully for Maryland to secede from the Union and join the Confederate states. The 1860 Census Slave Schedule shows George owning 115 slaved and his brother, Richard Sprigg Steuart owning 111. In 1861, at the start of the Civil War, Steuart wrote derisively about the conduct of fellow Maryland citizens who supported the northern Union and opposed slavery. He was so determined to support the slavers' cause that he left his home state of Maryland and joined the Confederacy, though at 71 years of age he was by then considered too old for active service. This did not prevent him from personally riding with General Robert E. Lee's army and even being captured at the First Battle of Manassas. After vacating his homes in Maryland, his estate of Maryland Square was seized by the Federal Government and turned into a military camp and hospital. After the war, Maryland Square was returned to him, but he was forced to auction it off and his family never lived there again. It is fair to say that George was a substantial slave owner and fought tooth and nail to remain so, and failed. On 6 Nov 1866, George received a presidential pardon from President Andrew Johnson. See extensive wiki for more information. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._Steuart_(militia_general) -------- Obituary Death of Major Gen. George H. Steuart. -- This well known citizen died in this city yesterday, in the 77th year of his age. Previous to the late war, General Steuart for some twenty years commanded the First Light Division of Maryland militia, and in his younger days represented the city in the State Legislature. He was also at one time a member of the city council. During the late war with Great Britain the deceased was one of the brave men who defended the city of Baltimore when attacked by General Ross. Shortly after the late civil difficulties commeced, leading to war, General Steuart went south, where he resided privately, mostly at Chrlottesville, Va., and after the war went to Europe, where he remained until within some four or five months. At the first battle of Manassas General Steuart was present as a spectator, and was taken prisoner by the United States Forces, but on the fact becoming known that he was not engaged in actual hostiilities, he was promptly released. He returned to this city, as above indicated, some months since, in the steamship Carroll, from Liverpool, in enfeebled health, brought on by advanced age. General Steuart was of an active temperament, a gentleman of the old school, and his death will be regretted by numberous friends. Baltimore Sun, Oct.23 ---------- Biographies of Notable Americans 1904, Vol 10, p 13. STEUART, George Hume, soldier, was born in Baltimore, Md., Aug. 24, 1828. He was graduated from the United States Military academy, and promoted brevet 2d lieutenant, 2d dragoons, July 1, 1848 served on frontier duty and on the march through Texas to Austin, 1848-49 was promoted 2d lieutenant, 2d dragoons, Nov. 11, 1849 was on duty at Fort Graham, Tex., 1849-51, and at various forts in Texas, 1851-55, escorting Lieutenant-Colonel Freeman in an inspection tour through Texas in 1853, and was promoted 1st lieutenant, 1st cavalry, March 3, 1855. He was on recruiting service frontier duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and in the Sioux expedition, 1855, being promoted captain, Dec. 20 served in the Cheyenne expedition, being engaged in a skirmish near Fort Kearny, Neb., Aug. 26, 1856, and was again on duty at Fort Leavenworth, 1857-58. He served in the Utah expedition, 1858 at Fort Riley, Kan., 1858-60, scouting to Arkansas river, 1859 in the Kiowa and Camanche expedition and at Fort Wise, Col., 1860, and was on leave of aberice, 1860-61. He resigned his commission, April 22, 1861, and joined the Confederate army was commissioned lieutenant-colonel, let Maryland infantry, June 16, 1861 was promoted colonel in July, 1861, and brigadier-general in March, 1862. He led the cavalry with General Jackson in advance upon General Banks, May, 1862, and was subsequently in command of an infantry brigade. He was wounded at Cross Keys, Va., June 8, 1862 participated in an attack on Culp's Hill, Gettysburg, July, 1863 occupied the right parallel of the Confederate [p.13] center, known as the "bloody angle," at the battle of Spottsylvania Court House, May 9-12, 1864 was taken prisoner with 4,000 of his men but was exchanged some months afterward, and participated in the battle of Five Forks, April 1, 1865. After the war he returned to Baltimore, Md., and in 1903 was residing at South River, Anne Arundel county, Md. | Steuart, Maj. Gen. George Hume (I14703)
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| 2602 | George Hume Steuart was a physician from Maryland who occupied a number of leading medical positions. He served at various times as superintendent of the Maryland University Hospital, chief medical director at the Rosewood Training School at Owings Mills, Maryland, and superintendent of the Lewis Gundry Sanitarium at Relay, Maryland. At the time of his death he was chairman of the Lancaster County Board of Supervisors, serving his third term. Early life Steuart was born in West River, Maryland, on April 10, 1865. He was the son of Captain George Biscoe Steuart. Steuart's grandfather was Dr Charles Calvert Steuart, a physician from Prince George's County, Maryland who married Ann Fitzhugh Biscoe on November 1, 1814. On October 19, 1903, Steuart married Irene Blakemore in Baltimore. The couple had two children, Virginia Louise Steuart, born on April 8, 1905, and George Hume Steuart, born November 3, 1907. Career In 1898 Steuart graduated from the Medical School of the University of Maryland in Baltimore, soon becoming superintendent of the University Hospital. In 1902 Steuart was appointed assistant surgeon in the United States Marine Hospital in Baltimore. Later, in 1918, he became assistant superintendent and chief medical director at the Rosewood Training School (as it was then known) at Owings, Maryland, where he remained for six years, until 1924. Rosewood was founded in 1898 to "receive, care for and educate all idiotic, imbecile and feeble-minded persons". In 1924 Steuart became superintendent of the Lewis Gundry Sanitarium at Relay, Maryland, a private sanitarium founded in 1900 for the "care of nervous disorders of women that required treatment and rest away from home". After two years his health began to decline and he returned to his home in Ottoman, Virginia, where he developed a local medical practice. Steuart was a charter member of the Northern Neck Electric Cooperative. He also helped to organise the Corrotoman Farmers Cooperative, and was elected its president. Steuart served three terms as a member of the Lancaster County Board of Supervisors, and was chairman at the time of his death. (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._Steuart_(physician) -------------------- Obituary: Rappahannock Record, Volume TWENTY-NINTH YEAR, Number NUMBER 14, 11 January 1945 FUNERAL RITES FOR DR. STEUART Physician And Chairman Of Board Of Supervisors Dies In Hospital Dr. George Hume Stewart died in a hospital in Richmond on the morning of Jan. 6th, 1945, where he had been taken ten days previous, suffering with a heart complication. He passed away quietly in his sleep. He had been feeling so much better that he planned to return to his home in Ottoman the following Sunday; so his demise was a great shock to his family and friends. Dr. Stewart was horn April 10, 1865 at West River, Maryland, near Annapolis, the son of Captain George Biscoe Steuart, C.S.A., and his wife, Louisa Darnall Steuart. He was a student at the Maryland Agricultural College, now University of Maryland, later entering the Medical School of the University of Maryland in Baltimore. He graduated in 1898, becoming Assistant Superintendent for two years and Superintendent of the University Hospital, and for several years was on the staff of Associate Surgeons. In 1902 he was appointed Assistant Surgeon in the United States Marine Hospital in Baltimore and was sent to various places for special work, among them to Hamburg. Germany. On account of the ill health of Mrs. Steuart whom he married in 1904 in Baltimore, lie decided to locate near her home in Virginia and served his adopted community, professionally, with great loyalty and skill for many years. In September 1918, he offered his services to the country in the First World War in his native state, Maryland. Hospital and Institutional physicians were much needed, so he was appointed Assistant Superintendent and Chief Medical Director at the Rosewood Training School at Owings Mills. Md. where he remained for six years, after which he was Superintendent of the Lewis Gundry Sanitarium at Relay, Md. 'for two years His health failing him he returned to his home at Ottoman where he soon again became actively engaged in practice. He always too the keenest interest in the political and civic affairs of the county -- looking to its betterment and progress. Dr. Steuart was a charter member of the Northern Neck Electric Cooperative and also helped to organise the Corrotoman Farmers Cooperative, and was elected its president during the seven years of its existence. He was serving-his third term as a member of the Lancaster County Board of Supervisors at the time of his death and was chairman of the Hoard. He was a member of the Maryland University Alumni Association, Medical and Chirurgical, Virginia Medical and the Northern Neck Medical Association. and until recent years was a member of the Southern Maryland Society. Dr. Steuart in 1904 married Miss Virginia Irene Blakemore who survives him. He leaves two children, Mrs. Eyjolf Hjornsson of Denver, Colorado and Mr. George Hume Steuart of Richmond; a sister. Miss Rosalee Steuart, and a brother, Mr. Estep Steuart of Chancy. Md; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was buried on Monday, January 8 in the cemetery of St. Marys White Chapel, with Rev. Dorsey Smith officiating. Dr. Steuart comes of a long and distinguished ancestry dating back to Kenneth II who was crowned King of Scotland in 854. His first ancestor in this country was Dr. George Hume Steuart, a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, who settled near Annapolis. Md. in 1721 on a large grant of land. He was the first of the family to change, the spelling of the name from Stewart to Steuart in compliment to the unhappy fate of the sister of King Charles II of England who escaped to France in those troublesome times. The late Dr. Steuart was the eighth doctor of medicine in the past 200 years of this family. His active pallbearers were Mr. Willie George, Mr. John D. Smith, Mr. Otiss Kirkham, Mr. Vivian Chowning. | Steuart, Dr. George Hume MD (I22281)
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| 2603 | George immigrated about 1853 or 1854 to Queensland, Australia either with his brother David, or shorthly after. | Ord, George (I12138)
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| 2604 | George inherited the Mountsberg family farm. He was the fourth generation of Stewarts to live in the Mountsberg log cabin. | Stewart, George Alexander (I16153)
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| 2605 | George is buried in the Skirpenbeck Churchyard. His age at death is recorded as 69. The earliest occurances of the name Haddlesay in the parish of Skirpenbeck are those of the baptisms of George's children. This would suggest that George was born outside the parish. | Haddlesey, George (I7368)
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| 2606 | George is described in Stewarts of the South as "George, their uncle, [is] a shoemaker in Callendar [and] has one son unmarried." However, it appears that he is not the uncle to the children so referenced, rather he is their cousin. It appears that Stewarts of the South has the relationship incorrect. But given the very late marriage of John Stewart and the fact that his children were much younger than George Stewart's, the confusion is understandable. It's also possible that given the fact that George, although a first cousin, was much older, that John's children may have referred to him as "Uncle George". George is listed in Mitchell's Monumental Inscriptions for Kilmahog Cemetery #32: "32 George STEUART, feuar (at) Callander, died 1 FEB 1835, age 77, wife Janet MCVEY, 25 JAN 1843, age 73." | Stewart, George (I16158)
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| 2607 | George is described in Stewarts of the South as: "George, a gardener in Northampton in England." George has not been found in 1841/51 census records. This reference is problematic in that it is chronologically challenging (though not impossible) for George to have been born in 1803 and been old enough to be working as a gardener in Northampton at the time that Stewarts of the South was written ca. 1818-1821. | Stewart, George (I16162)
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| 2608 | George is found in 1881 census living with his father, (recorded as "W.C. Taylor") and William's second family. George's marriage record gives his parents' names as William C. and Jeanette Taylor. In the 1891 census George's father is recorded as being born in the USA and his mother in Canada. In 1901, George is shown with an adopted son, William Taylor, born 5 JUN 1897, believed to be the son of George's brother William Taylor III. George Taylor married on 13 APR 1887 in Dresden, Kent County, Ontario, Canada to Margaret WICKENS b: 26 SEP 1864 in Ontario, Canada. It is believed that they had no children of their own. | Taylor, George A (I19178)
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| 2609 | George is found in 1881 residing in Oxford West, shown as widowed and with only his 9 year old Robert Cuthbert. The rest of his family has not been found in 1881. | Cuthbert, George (I3488)
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| 2610 | George is found residing with his parents in 1841 but he has not been found in any later census records. He may have died young or emigrated. | Cuthbert, George (I3458)
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| 2611 | George is not confirmed as a son of Samuel Harrold. (See Samuel's notes for more information). George is found in the Hardingstone parish records as having a wife Mary and a daughter Hannah as shown here. They have not been found in any census records. George's birth date as shown here is purely a guess. | Harrold, George (I7734)
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| 2612 | George is not found in 1881 with his wife and children. She was shown as "single." | Shafer, George (I14113)
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| 2613 | George is not found in the 1881 census so he may have died young. | Prangley, George Dean (I12737)
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| 2614 | George is not identified by name in Stewarts of the South, but he would be one of the following sons of Robert Stewart in Ruskie: "one of them is in the West Indies in opulent circumstances and sending home supplies to his father and [to] the rest of the family." or "Another son is a Major and farmer in Gartmore [in] Port [of Menteith] Parish. [He] has three sons [and pays] rent £20." or "One of them a wright in Stirling, has two sons." | Stewart, George (I16168)
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| 2615 | George is not identified in Stewarts of the South, but his family is described as: "There is another branch of that family in Monteith that says that they are of the family of Garntully. They have been for a long time under the Lairds of Lendrick of the name of Haldane. [They are] a respectable family." | Stewart, George (I16165)
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| 2616 | George is presumed to have died young prior to the birth of his same-named brother in 1803. | Stewart, George (I16178)
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| 2617 | George is recorded in the Corsley records as "George, son of John Prangley". It is not certain that he is the son of THIS John Prangley, however this seems to be the most likely place for him. The other possibility is that he is the son of John Pranglin b: 1702 who was the son of Robert Prangling b:1672. But the name "George" seems to imply the present branch. George is probably the father of this family, but his relationship is not verified. It is based on the following: 14 February 1745 - Papers relating to leases. Agreement by Corsley cottage holders acknowledging that the several cottages and gardens in their possession are the sole right and property of the 2nd Viscount as lord of the manor of Corsley and are part of his lordship's waste and agree to pay an acknowledgement for holding the cottages and gardens. The agreement lists the cottagers with a description of the premises they hold. "John PRANGLEY for a cottage and garden (10 luggs) 1s (leased to John PRANGLEY the 21 July 1783). Also George PRANGLEY for a cottage and garden (20 luggs) 2s (leased to George PRANGLEY 25 March 1757)." The parents and further ancestors of George suggested here are purely speculative and are based solely on matching names from the Corsley, Wiltshire parish records where the Prangley surname is known to originate. Hid death record shows him as 77 years old. | Prangley, George (I12718)
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| 2618 | George lived with his parents for his entire life. He never married nor had children. He may be the George Brown who enlisted for the army at age 22 in February 1870 and deserted three months later. George is not found in records after 1880 and is presumed to have died. | Brown, George (I20534)
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| 2619 | George never married nor had children. Nothing more is known of him. (Nelker) | Steuart, George (I22443)
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| 2620 | George never married. (Nelker) | Steuart, George Biscoe (I22364)
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| 2621 | GEORGE PEDDIE Old Resident of Elmwood Laid to Rest Sunday. George Peddle died Friday, June 21. at his home in Elmwood township at the age of 78 years. He was born in Pirth, Scotland, in 1835, and came to Canada; when he was 17 years of age. In 1866 he was married to Margaret Fisher at Stratford, Ont,, and in 1887 they moved to Michigan. They lived in Grant township, Huron county, for 5 years and then moved to Elmwood where they have since resided, a period of 20 years. The funeral was held at the family residence Sunday afternoon and burial was in the Williamson cemetey. A widow, three sons. Geo. Peddle, Jr., James Peddie and John Peddle, all of Etmwood, and four daughters, Miss Jessie Peddie of Stratford, Ont., Mrs. Millard Fihnore of Hope, Mich., Mrs. Edgar Comfort of Saginaw and Mrs. James Valters of Elmwood township, are left to mourn his departure. | Peddie, George (I26725)
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| 2622 | GEORGE PEDDIE Old Resident of Elmwood Laid to Rest Sunday. George Peddle died Friday, June 21. at his home in Elmwood township at the age of 78 years. He was born in Pirth, Scotland, in 1835, and came to Canada; when he was 17 years of age. In 1866 he was married to Margaret Fisher at Stratford, Ont,, and in 1887 they moved to Michigan. They lived in Grant township, Huron county, for 5 years and then moved to Elmwood where they have since resided, a period of 20 years. The funeral was held at the family residence Sunday afternoon and burial was in the Williamson cemetey. A widow, three sons. Geo. Peddle, Jr., James Peddie and John Peddle, all of Etmwood, and four daughters, Miss Jessie Peddie of Stratford, Ont., Mrs. Millard Filmore of Hope, Mich., Mrs. Edgar Comfort of Saginaw and Mrs. James Valters of Elmwood township, are left to mourn his departure. | Fisher, Margaret (I26724)
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| 2623 | George registered his own birth in 1951. | Cuthbert, George Francis (I3318)
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| 2624 | George served in WWI. His rank is given as "GNR", which I presume to mean "gunner" not "General". | Prangley, George William (I12746)
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| 2625 | George Steuart-Home was born in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA, in 1747, as the eldest son of Lt. Col. Dr.George Hume-Steuart and Anne Digges. His birth name was George Hume-Stewart. As the eldest son he stood to inherit the family plantation of Dodon in Maryland. His father was a doctor and a slave plantation owner. At the outbreak of the American Revolution, George Sr. inherited the Scottish estates of Annat, Ballachallan and Argaty. This caused an immediate dilemma: if he supported the revolution in America then he would likely forfeit his newly inherited Scottish estates. If he condemed the revolution, then he would have lost his American estate of Dodon. His solution was to giver the Scottish estates to George Jr, who returned to Scotland to claim them, and to leave his American estate to his wife. When George Jr came to Scotland to claim Annat, Ballachallan and Argaty, he took the occasion to reverse his surname to be known thereafter as George Stewart-Home, or just George Home. Some sources claim that he was required to change his surname in order to inherit Argaty, but this makes no sense as Argaty had belonged to his uncle David Hume-Steuart, who was not required to change his surname in order to be eligible to inherity Argaty. More than likely George Jr reversed his surname to distinguish him from his same-named father, or perhaps to honour his Hume grandmother, or simply because he felt like it. George was granted the estates of Annat and Ballachallan on arrival in Scotland. It appears his father kept Argaty for himself for his remaining years. Upon his father's death in 1784, George Jr inherited Argaty. George Steuart-Hume's family was divided by the Revolutionary War, and he never returned to his Maryland birthplace. However, according to the memoirs of his nephew Richard Sprigg Steuart, Hume supported the ideals of the American rebels, and "was a staunch whig, and voted only for such members of parliament as went deadweight against the government and the war." (Wikipedia) Hume married Mary Erskine of Powis, daughter of David Rollo of Powis, Scotland on February 9, 1777, in St. Ninians, Stirlingshire. Through Mary, he acquired Bannockburn House. Mary died young. They had one son George who died in infancy. After Mary's death, Hume married again, on November 20, 1785, in Kilmadock, Perthshire, to Jane Munro, daughter of John Munro of Auchenbowie. They had one daughter, Sophia Hume-Steuart, born on August 5, 1787, just eight weeks before her father died. At the age of 8 weeks, Sophia inherited the estates of Ballachallan, Annat and Argaty. George's brothers all sued Sophia trying to claim the estates for themselves. (MacGregor) They were not successful and, when she married David Munro Binning, the estates of Annat, Ballachallan and Argaty passed out of Stewart ownership. 15. Charter of resignation under the Union Seal in favour of the said George Home Stewart of the Lands of Argaty and others dated 3 July 1776 16. Instrument of Sasine thereto in favour of the said George Home Stewart dated 4th and registered at Stirling 25th October 1776. 17. Contract of Marriage between George Home of Argaty oldest son of said George Home Stewart and Misses Jane Munro of Auchinbowie whereby the saud George Home resigned the land and Barony of Argaty and others in favour of himself and the heirs of the said marriage dated 19 December 1785 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Steuart_Hume | Steuart-Home, George 4th of Ballachallan 7th of Annat 2nd of Argaty (I7908)
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| 2626 | George Stewart is shown in the Kilmadock OPR as born in 1675 in Balachallan. MacGregor shows George as having married in 1713 to Mary Hume of Argaty, however no record of their marriage has been found with a specific date. Belinda Dettman shows them as parents of an unnamed child in 1706 from the Kilmadock OPR, suggesting their marriage was likely as early as 1705. Duncan Stewart (1739) says the second son of John Stewart of Annat was "Duncan, who purchased Ballachallan, whose son, George, married Mary Hume, daughter to Hary Hume of Argaty, by whom he had David, now of Balachallan, George, a surgeon in Maryland, James, William, and several daughters." Through marriage, George acquired the property of Argaty. The name Argaty (sometimes shown as Ardgaty) derives from the Gaelic aird, meaning "height", and gaoth, meaning "wind" and thus means "windy height". Argaty is a farm estate located just over a mile northeast of Doune. Argaty was originally part of the Doune estate, property of the former Dukes of Albany, ancestors of George Stewart. When the House of Stewart of Albany was brought down and executed, their lands were forfeited to the Crown and Argaty was among the forfeited properties. After the forfeiture, the Crown granted the lands of Argaty to John Sinclair, Esquire to the King's Chamber. The property passed to Sinclair's younger daughter who married Patrick Home (or "Hume" - pronounced "Hoom", not "Hyoom") of Polworth. Argaty thus came into the possession of the Home family. About a century-and-a-half later the property again fell upon a daughter, Mary Hume/Home, who married George Stewart, 2nd of Ballachallan, whose descendants took the name Home-Stewart (or Hume-Stewart). Ironically, through this circuitous route of forfeiture and marriages the property of Argaty actually returned to the descendants of the the same Stewarts who originally forfeited it three centuries earlier. | Stewart, George 2nd of Ballachallan (I16151)
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| 2627 | George W. Furlow is not found in any public records. The only evidence of his existence is an ancestral file submitted to LDS, which gives only his name as a son of John B. Furlow with no dates or locations. George is not found in any census records and his father, John, is shown in 1840 with only four sons. Thus it would appear that George must have been born before 1840 and died as a child before 1840. The present accounting is estimated based on these assumptions. | Furlow, George W. (I6550)
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| 2628 | George was a gold prospector and a detective in Chicago. Living in Victoria, British Columbia in 1901. | Tait, George Leonard (I19000)
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| 2629 | George was a hotel owner in Strathroy. George Prangley was a member of the Strathroy Volunteer Fire Dept and on January 1882 was honoured for his 10 years of service. 1881 Census George PRANGLEY M M 52 English England Occ: Hotel Keeper Religion: Church of England Cathrine PRANGLEY F M 48 English O Religion: E. Methodist Elisabeth PRANGLEY F W 69 English Religion: E. Methodist Enan... PRANGLEY M 24 English O Occ: Clerk Religion: E. Methodist James W. PRANGLEY M 22 English O Occ: Taylor Religion: E. Methodist Hiram PRANGLEY M 20 English O Occ: Stone Cutter Religion: E. Methodist George H. PRANGLEY M 10 English O Religion: E. Methodist M. C. WELLS M 28 American USA Occ: Bar Tender Religion: E. Methodist. | Prangley, George (I12728)
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| 2630 | George was baptized in St. Andrew's Church, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada. In 1901, George was residing in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada as a grain buyer and a Methodist, living by himself. In 1916, George was residing in Souris, Manitoba. In 1921, George was residing in Strasbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada as a machine agent and a member of the United Church. | Brown, George Andrew (I21882)
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| 2631 | George was known by everyone as "Pete". His mother wanted to name him "George", and his father wanted to name him "Pete", so George was his legal name and "Pete" was his nickname. Pete had a boisterous personality and was a consummate kidder. He was also very humble and rarely liked to talk about himself. Pete owned his own business for most of his life selling safety equipment to the Hamilton area. When he retired in 1992 he turned the business over to his son David. David has since retired and sold the business. In high school, Pete was captain of the football team and is remembered by one classmate as an inspiration to others. Pete later coached amateur football. Pete flew Hurricane airplanes in WWII. He recalls with embarrassment when he accidently destroyed an unoccupied Haida Indian fishing village on Vancouver Island. The village had to be rebuilt by RCAF troops. Hamilton Spectator Tribute: Headline: Pete Gow - Sports enthusiast saw the humour in life by Luma Muhtadie, The Hamilton Spectator, May 16, 2002. Pete Gow tackled every endeavor in his 82-year life with a sense of humour and a smile. The former Hamilton Wildcats' halfback, Air Force veteran, businessman and grandfather died last Wednesday after the prostate cancer that had been in remission for six years moved to his bone marrow. More than 300 people attended the visitation on Saturday at Smith's Funeral Home in Burlington. "When he walked into a room, everybody was happy to see him," said Mae, his wife of 58 years. "He drew people in. He was lighthearted and fun," she said. Gow and his wife met when he was captain of the football team at the former Central High School in Hamilton. She was a Delta Secondary School student who never missed the chance to watch him play. After graduation, Gow joined the Air Force and went to British Columbia for training. During a military exercise, his plane caught fire, forcing him to parachute. He landed in a tree, injured his back and was unable to fight overseas. "My dad's friends in the force used to joke around and say he was staying back to protect Saskatoon from attack," said John Gow, one of two sons. "He saw the humour in it, that's just the sort of man he was," he said. Gow married Mae in Hamilton in 1941. He returned to football and was signed by the Hamilton Wildcats -- later to become the Tiger-Cats -- in 1946. After retiring from his short pro career, Gow ventured out to his old stomping grounds at Central and asked if he could be head coach of the football team. The request was granted. "My dad used to tell a story about someone he had to cut because he didn't think the guy could be a good ball player," John said. "It was (former CFL star) Russ Jackson. My dad always chuckled about this." Gow's love of competition persisted throughout his life. He curled, golfed and played cards with the guys from the Dundas Valley Golf and Curling Club, where the flag hung at half-mast after his death. He was also a regular at the Mohawk harness-racing track. "My dad never missed a Saturday at the track," John said. "He even wanted my brother and I to take him there when he was using a walker. He just couldn't sit still." Gow's restless energy was an asset to his career. After 10 years working for an industrial supply firm in Hamilton, he left with their blessing, to start his own company, G.W. Gow Limited. The fire and safety equipment supplier is now owned by his son, David. "In all the years I worked with my dad, I never met anyone who didn't like him," David said. "He always helped other people. "When Taylor Steel first started, they didn't have any money and my father gave them everything on credit. They're still with us 35 years later." But Gow was no less a family man. He doted on his five grandchildren, attending hockey and baseball games, and dance and piano recitals with equal zeal. A member of one of these teams came to Gow's funeral, a baseball in hand as a token of respect. The words, 'To the candy grandpa' were scrawled on the ball, as a tribute to his visible presence and sweet generosity with his grandchildren's friends. | Gow, George William (I7125)
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| 2632 | George was married firstly in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to Mary Rebecca Walker, by whom he had one known child: William Edward Street, born 1873. George was residing in Rochester, New York, USA, at the time of his marriage to Mary. He is recorded as a widower. | Street, George Washington (I18609)
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| 2633 | George was named joint-heir to Drakies in Georgia with his brother Joseph on 23 JUL 1783. (See notes on Joseph.) | Cuthbert, George (I3490)
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| 2634 | George was only five years old when his mother died and 19 when his father died. According to Wikipedia, George was a Captian, presumabely in the Confederate Army like most of his other family members. He and Louisa had 8 children only one of whom married and had children. | Steuart, Capt. George Biscoe (I22280)
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| 2635 | George was ordained as a Methodist minister in 1865. He served 1864-1867 in Paris, Brant County, Ontario, and 1868-1871 in St. Catharines, Welland County, Ontario. It is presumed that he moved to Brantford after that as in November 1871 he was elected president of the Brantford YMCA. He was unable to complete his term because, in 1873, he moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. George served as the president of Hamline University from 1883-1912. Bridgman Hall at Hamline is named in his honour. | Bridgman, Rev. Dr. George Henry (I1490)
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| 2636 | George was referred to by the Gaelic patronymic "mac Sheorais" (pronounced "machk 'orrish") which means "son of George". According to family tradition, the Cuthberts went by the patronymic of 'mac Sheorais' prior to adopting the surname Cuthbert. It is likely that the patronymic was kept as an honorific for the head of the family. According to Bulloch, George was named in a charter dated 1 APR 1677 in which he is described as heir to his father. However, this comes from Bulloch, whose presentation of the charters is extremely confusing, so this may not be an accurate reading of Bulloch. George is mentioned on 20 JUN 1674 in an interesting letter of Notorial Protest (GD23/4/32) by Mr. James Grant, advocate for George Cuthbert of Castlehill, "of dissociation of said George Cuthbert from an action before the Lords of Council and Session between the burgh of Invernes [Inverness] and John Forbes of Cullodne [Culloden], Mr. William Robertsone [Robertson] of Inches [Inshes] and deceased John Cuthbert of Castlehill, father of said George." It's not known what action George's father, John, took that George felt the need to publicly dissociate himself from it, but it would be interesting to find out. On 23 JUN 1676 George Cuthbert of Castlehill is listed as cautioner for Hugh Fraser of Killbockie in a Precept of Poinding by James McIntoshe (GD23/10/129) from an earlier bond dated 20 DEC 1675. On 9 JAN 1701 George was a signatory to a Petition of the Shire of Inverness which included the following signatories: George CUTHBERT of Castlehill, John CUTHBERT, younger of Castlehill, ___ CUTHBERT of Ardersier, John CUTHBERT of Brackenhills, John CUTHBERT, councillor of Inverness, (another) John CUTHBERT, councillor of Inverness, William CUTHBERT, merchant, James CUTHBERT, merchant, (another) James CUTHBERT, merchant. In 1717 George is implied in a dispute with William Robertson over the marches of Drakies and Bogbain in which he is listed only as "Cuthbert of Castlehill." (GD133/42) On 7 JUL 1720 George's son John is mentioned in an Assignation by Frederick Fraser, a glove maker in Inverness (GD23/10/508) which refers back to an earlier bond date 18 JAN 1715 in which John is styled as "John Cuthbert, younger of Castlehill" which would indicate that George was still alive at the time. However it's difficult to determine from the context whether "at the time" would be 1715 or 1720. George was still alive at the time of his grandson's marriage contract on 20 OCT 1724 (GD214/342) in which his grandson is styled as "George Cuthbert, eldest son of John Cuthbert, younger of Castlehill". As John is still styled as "younger" then his father, this George, must still have been alive. | Cuthbert, George mac Sheorais (I3319)
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| 2637 | George was Sheriff-depute of Inverness-shire under his cousin, Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat. George was a frequent persecutor and executor of witches. He died 1748 in Aultmuiak, Inverness, Scotland in a fall from his horse. Public sentiment proclaimed that his death was the vengeance of all the witches he'd killed. George died leaving the estate of Castle Hill very much encumbered and his children in distressed circumstances. The estate was temporarily financially saved by the intervention of George's brother, the Abbé Colbert and then by the intervention of George's son, George Cuthbert in Jamaica. George was contracted in marriage (GD214/342) on 20 OCT 1724 in Inverness in which he is identified as "George Cuthbert, eldest son of John Cuthbert younger of Castlehill" and was contracted to "Mary McIntosh, only daughter of James Mackintosh, collector of customs at Inverness." On 12 NOV 1736 George authored a disposition (GD23/3/39) to Ludovick Grant, younger of Grant for various fishing rites on the River Ness, in which George is styled as "George Cuthbert of Castlehill, nearest and lawful heir to his grandfather, deceased George Cuthbert of Castlehill, and to deceased John Cuthbert of Castlehill, father of the first-said George." George is referenced in the following deed: Edinburgh Register of Deeds, RD3.246.1172; In: David Dobson, 1986, Directory of Scottish Settlers In North America, 1625-1825, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, Vol. VI, p. 34; ISBN: 0-8063-1157-6. [Notes: This deed was written by George THOMSON, clerk, and subscribed in Edinburgh, Scotland on 5 APR 1787, and witnessed by William MCINTOSH, advocate, Anthony BARCLAY, Clerk to the Signet, and George THOMSON. This document indicates that Lewis CUTHBERT was Commissioner and attorney for his brother, George CUTHBERT, mentions that the estate owned by his father, George CUTHBERT, was sold to George's brother Alexander CUTHBERT, and also mentions Mary MCINTOSH, widow of George CUTHBERT, George's sister Magdaline CUTHBERT, married to James JOHNSON, and George's sister Rachel CUTHBERT, married to Simon FRASER.] | Cuthbert, George (I3311)
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| 2638 | George was the 11th and last Earl of Dunbar. His son succeeded him, not as Earl of Dunbar or March, but as 2nd Lord of Kilconquhar. George was stripped of his earldoms by King Robert III after King Robert's son, David Stewart, divorced Elizabeth Dunbar, George's sister and George (and his father?) supported the English against the Scots in battle. Afterwards George became 1st Lord of Kilconquhar. | Dunbar, George (I5283)
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| 2639 | George Yerger Stewart never married nor had children. He was a druggist. He died under uncertain circumstances. "Druggist Found Dead in his Drug Store Silver Creek, Miss., Dec., 28 - G. Y. Stewart was found dead in his place of business here today. He was a druggist. The coroner’s jury returned a verdict that death was due to unknown causes. Mr. Stewart was a brother of Dr. Nolan Stewart of Jackson." | Stewart, Dr. George Yerger Pharm.D. (I23985)
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| 2640 | George's actual birth date is not know. The date shown here is merely an approximation. | Kenneth, George (I8502)
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| 2641 | George's baptism is mis-transcribed in the IGI as "George Harther". | Horsley, George (I7874)
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| 2642 | George's baptism is recorded in Kilmadock parish, Perthshire, Scotland while census records indicate that he was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. George married and had descendants who are beyond the scope of this research project. George was one of the petitioners in the Glasingall trial. 23. Retour of the General Service of the claimant George H Munro Binning Home therein named George Binning heir of provision under said Contract of Marriage and of line of the said Miss Sophia Home or Binning his mother expede before the Sheriff of Edinburgh on 24 March 1813 24. Charter of Resignation under the Great Seal in favour of the deceased David Munro Binning in liferent and the Claimant George H M Binning Home fee of said lands and Barony of Argaty dated 3 February 1814 | Binning-Home, George Home Munro of Argaty (I21754)
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| 2643 | George's birth is recorded in Callander, but LDS submissions also show him born in Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland. | Ramsay, George (I13314)
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| 2644 | George's birth record gives his father's occupation as "farmer." | McLaren, George (I10428)
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| 2645 | George's exact date of birth and parents are unknown. His date of birth as shown here is merely an estimation. The only basis we have to establish a dating for George is that he was alive in 1411 and old enough to be in command of a significant army. It was in 1411 that George Cuthbert of Castlehill commanded the forces raised by the town of Inverness at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411 against Donald, Lord of the Isles. During the battle, George was able to get close enough to Donald of the Isles to seize his standard. George, along with the rest of the Royal Forces were successful in repelling, but not defeating Donald. George Cuthbert is accounted as "1st of Castlehill" because he is the earliest verified ancestor of the family of Castlehill. According to Shaw, the Cuthberts acquired Castlehill by marriage "during the reign of David II" (1329-1371). Such a date range could coincide with either George's father's marriage or possibly his grandfather's, or maybe even his great-grandfather's. If the latter, then it would agree with the Colbert Genealogy. Unfortunately family records were destroyed on three occasions: by the invasions of Edward of England, by the Protestant Reformers and during the Jacobite risings. Thus, the early history of the Cuthberts is poorly documented. George's wife is not known for certain, but according to Colbert he married Mary ROSS daughter of Hugh ROSE Baron of Kilravock and Marie or Margaret MACDONALD of Glengarry. | Cuthbert, George (I3313)
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| 2646 | George's family came from Forres, Elgin, Scotland. | McDonald, George Stevenson (I9913)
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| 2647 | George's first name is not recorded in the OPR, but Bulloch records that George was born posthumously two months after his father's death in 1748 which matches with the baptismal record. George went to Jamaica and served as a representative in the Assembly for Port Royal and later as Provost Marshal General of Jamaica; 1785-1788 in which office he was succeeded by his brother, Lewis. According to Bulloch, after George's father's death, the estate of Castlehill fell to creditors and was partially saved by George's uncle Abbé Alexander Cuthbert-alias-Colbert and secondly by the purchase of this George Cuthbert who then became proprietor of the family estate. However, George had barely rescued the estate from creditors when he died 17 JUN 1789 without a will. Castle Hill then passed to his brother Lewis. Not quite. It would appear, that Bulloch glosses over much in the complicated transition of the estate through this period. What appears to be more precisely the case that when George Cuthbert, 12th of Castlehill died in 1748 leaving the estate financially encumbered, then his next lawful heir, James Cuthbert (only 16 at the time and not yet a doctor) was too young to handle the debts and the estate was passed laterally, by purchase, to George's brother, the Abbé Alexander Colbert, 13th of Castlehill, who must have been somewhat, if not wholly, successful in his efforts to rescue the estate from creditors as he held the estate in his own right for another 30 years until his own death in 1782. Upon the death of the Abbé Colbert the next lawful heir was this George's brother, Dr. James Cuthbert, however he may have been elderly or deceased and unable to assume the burden of the estate as it passed over James to his eldest son, Joseph Cuthbert in Savannah Georgia. It would appear that it required about two years of legal efforts for Joseph to claim his inheritance. The estate then passed quickly to this George Cuthbert which seems to imply that Joseph could not handle the debts of the estate and this George purchased Castlehill from his nephew Joseph. On 20 Jan 1785, George appointed his elder brother, Lewis Cuthbert, as his attorney regarding his estate in Inverness. On 31 Dec 1788, George appointed Robert Jamieson, Writer to the Signet, Edinburgh, Scotland, as his factor. However, no sooner had George managed to settle the estate upon himself then he promptly died on 17 JUN 1789 and Castlehill passed to George's older brother, Lewis. It would appear that Lewis, too, felt the burden of the estate's debts as there is a deed dated May 1795, showing the lands of Castlehill being conveyed to Messrs. Abram Roberts and Company in London, England. Thus Castlehill passed forever out of the hands of the Cuthbert family. Edinburgh Register of Deeds, RD4.239.451; In: David Dobson, 1986, Directory of Scottish Settlers In North America, 1625-1825, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD, Vol. VI, p. 33; ISBN: 0-8063-1157-6. [Notes: This appointment was subscribed in St. Jago de la Vega, Middlesex County, Jamaica with witnesses Duncan FRASER, gentleman, Jamaica, and Joseph Drew MUNRO, writer. This volume contains abstracts of all documents pertaining to North America recorded in the Edinburgh Register of Deeds.] erd2 Edinburgh Register of Deeds, RD3.245.210; In: David Dobson, 1986, Directory of Scottish Settlers In North America, 1625-1825, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, Vol. VI, p. 34; ISBN: 0-8063-1157-6. [Note: This deed was written by James MURRAY, St. Jago de la Vega, Middlesex County, Jamaica, and subscribed there with witnesses Thomas BROWN, clerk, and William BAILLIE, planter in Middlesex County.] | Cuthbert, George (I3312)
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| 2648 | George's identity is uncertain and is inferred from family correspondence. It is believed that he inherited the estate and title of Annat in Rait from his brother and that he also died without male issue and passed the estate on to the descendants of his uncle George Moody-Stuart. | Moody-Stuart, George W 6th of Annat in Rait (I11404)
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| 2649 | George's marriage record indicates that his father's name was Robert, however on the births of his children he signs his name as "George Eady Junr." Perhaps his grandfather was also George. | Eady, George (I5459)
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| 2650 | George's mother is shown as a widow in the 1871 census, which makes it impossible for George to have been born in Dec 1872 as the 1901 census claims. We must presume that George was born in Dec 1871 and that his Francis died just after Jessie became pregnant with George. | Gordon, George Henry (I6928)
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