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| 3901 | James Stewart was a joint-executor, with his brother Robert, to their father and is mentioned with his mother in a Bond to Alexander Murray of Strowan on 1 December 1648. (Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland) | Stewart, James (I16412)
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| 3902 | James Stewart was orphaned at the age of only 20 months after his father died, with his mother having died nearly a year prior. James' siblings were raised by their Uncle Peter Stewart and Aunt Catherine Stewart on the Stewart farm in west Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. In 1851, James Stewart was residing in the nearby city of Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario in the care of his aunt and uncle Margaret (nee Stewart) and William McCallum. He would still have been at a nursing age, so would have needed to be with a family who could nurse him. His aunt Margaret McCallum in Hamilton was still nursing, whereas his aunt Catharine Stewart in Puslinch was not. In 1861, James was residing in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada with his Uncle Peter and Aunt Catherine and his brother and sister Hugh and Catherine. In 1866 James witnessed the wedding of his brother Robert Stewart at Central Presbyterian Church in Hamiltonm Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. Robert was residing in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA at the time. After that James disappears from records. Two possible matches has been found in 1870 for a James Stewart born in Canada and living in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA not far from his brother, Robert Stewart, however these are unconfirmed. No match has been found for James in the 1881 census in Canada or the 1880 in the USA. It is possible that James may have died between 1866-1881. | Stewart, James (I16274)
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| 3903 | James Stewart was the last of all the Stewarts to reside in Glenfinglas. His extensive obituary is shown further below. It provides not only a wonderful portrait of James' life, but also a fascinating look at life in Glen Finglas. James was ordained as an elder in the Trossachs Parish Kirk on Sunday 12 Jan 1865, a position he would have held for the remainder of his life. James left the following will: Testament of James Stewart, formerly farmer, Glenfinglass now residing at Duart House, Callander, d. 18 Jun 1895. Reverend William Nelson, Minister of the Parish of Trossacks, Daniel McEwen, merchant in Callander, and Peter McIntyre, wine and spirit merchant, Bridgeton, Glasgow were named as trustees and executors. 1. Pay just debts 2. Catherine Grant McIntyre, housekeeper residing at Duart House, in consideration of her faithful service to me for the last 32 years, all property at the west end of the town of Callander acquired by me from David Bryson L ? uisden, teacher, Callander, occupied by myself and known as Duart House and its furnishings. 3. To Mary McIntyre residing in Ancaster Square, Callander, sister of said Catherine McIntyre, L 1,000. 4. To Mary Stewart, my cousin, wife of Duncan Stewart, farmer, Monachyle, Parish of Balquhidder, L 300. 5. To Mrs. Agnes Stewart residing at Millon (?), Parish of Callander, my cousin, widow of the late John Stewart, farmer, L 200. 6. To John Stewart, residing at Millon(?), son of the said Agnes Stewart, L300. 7. To each: Mary Stewart, Maggie Stewart, and Agnes Stewart all residing at Milton(?) aforesaid daughters of the said Agnes Stewart, L 100 each. 8. To each Robert McLaren and Janet McLaren residing at Lubnaig Villa, Callander L 300. 9. To each Annie Buchanan McMichael, Marion McMichael and Janet Tait McMichael, daughters of William McMichael, solicitor, Callander L 100. 10. To Jennie McLaren, daughter of Robert McLaren, flesher, Callander L 100. 11. To Gilbert MacEwan McEwen, son of said Daniel McEwen L100. 12. To each of the three trustees L 300. 13. To Alexander McIntyre, brother of said Catherine Grant McIntyre in consideration of long and faithful service all the money he has on deposit at the New English Bank of the Rover Plate Limited. 14. Trustees to set aside for his cousin, Duncan Stewart, Lorachan House, Callander L500 and to pay him L25 yearly. If he dies before the sum is entirely paid out, to pay the remainder to his widow for the children. 15. Cousin Catherine Stewart or Nary residing in Stirling, exclusive of her husband’s “jus manich” and right of administration: L 10 yearly from a sum of L 200 deposited and managed by the trustees, if she dies before it is exhausted the trustees are to pay the children yearly. 16. Minister and Kirk Session of Quad Saera Parish of Trussacks, L 1000. 17. A number of other sums to the Schemes of the Church of Scotland for foreign parts, especially India, the poor, the aged, etc. 18. To establish the “James Stewart, Duart Bursary” for L1200 for one young man’s education. This was written 13 Dec 1893. A codicil of 22 Jun 1894 revoked the legacy of L 100 to Jennie McLaren, daughter of Robert McLaren, flesher, Callander. James died 18 Jun 1895. The inventory itemized a total estate value of L 14,643-7-4. Registered: At Dunblane, 3 Oct 1895, Register of Inventories of Personal Estates, County of Perth, pages 353-382. Obituary: THE LATE MR. JAMES STEWART; DUART Publication: The Scotsman; Date: Jun 25, 1895; Section: None; Page: 6 On Friday last, in the romantic churchyard of Kilmahog, near the Pass of Leny, the grave closed over the mortal remains of Mr. James Stewart, Duart House, Callander, whose death, which will be heard of with regret by a large number of friends and acquaintances over the whole country, requires more than a passing notice, not only on account of his own marked individuality, but because of his long connection with an interesting part of Perthshire, and of a mode of farming which, although once quite common, is now fast dying out of the country. He was the last of the old ?sept? of Stewarts who, almost from time immemorial, tenanted, under Earls of Moray, the extensive grazing farm of Glenfinglass, near the Trossachs, and was probably, as he used himself to boast, a tenant farmer for a longer period than any other man in Scotland, he having on his father?s death, seventy-six years ago, succeeded to his share of the holding when he was only six years of age. Glenfinglass was the last, or one of the last, holdings in West Perthshire which was worked on the ancient village community system, a system which had its rise and growth in, and has been perpetuated from, remote antiquity; and, would space allow, a detailed account of the mode of its management and its primitive customs would form an exceedingly interesting article. A very few particulars regarding same may not be inappropriate here. Glenfinglass was held jointly by six tenants---all Stewarts of course---each of them having his own farmhouse and steading, with a separate allotment of arable ground, on which he grazed his own cows and raised his own crops; while the hill pasture , the most important part of the holding, was held by the whole six in common, the stock of sheep thereon, numbering 8000 or more, being mutual property. Two of the tenants were annually elected managers to attend to the sales of sheep and the buying in of fresh breeding stock for the year; and while it might have been supposed that disagreements would have occurred occasionally, this was not the case, for the system had, through generations of practice, been brought to perfection, and the utmost harmony and good-fellowship prevailed among the tenants from the earliest recorded time. When any question arose as to which tenant was to do any particular piece of work for the general good, or on any other point, the matter was invariably settled, and satisfactorily, by ?casting lots.? For a period of certainly more than two hundred years this little colony, or community, of Stewarts quietly pursued the even tenor of their ways----a shrewd, industrious, exemplary set of people, little troubled with the tumults and ongoings in the outside world. The ?risings? of 1715 and 1745 passed by without affecting them in any way, as, true and staunch to their chief and landlord, the Earl of Moray, they obeyed his wishes and took no part in these events. The only recorded outstanding event which seems to have agitated the tenants of the glen to any extent was when, about the year 1770, the then Dowager Countess of Moray tried to evict them from their holding on the ground that a new lease agreed to be granted to them by her husband, Earl James, two years before his death, had never been signed by him, and, farther, that he had no right to grant that lease, as the life-rent of the glen had been conveyed to her in her marriage contract in security of her jointure. The Court of Session decided in favour of the Countess, and loud were the lamentations of the Stewarts at having to leave the land they and their forebears had occupied so long. Fortunately, however, they found a friend in the new Earl (Francis, eighth Earl), between whom and the Dowager, his stepmother, there seems to have been little love lost. He advised them to appeal their case to the House of Lords, and found them part, if not the whole , of the means to do so; and the result was that on 24th March 1773 their appeal was sustained, and the decision of the Court of Session reversed. With one exception, the Stewarts were all adherents of the Established Church, although in the early part of last century all the inhabitants of Glenfinglass were Episcopalian; and they were, without exception, Conservative in politics. In consequence of the deaths of three of the last generation of tenants, all at very advanced ages, only three of them were left latterly---viz. James, Charles, and John; and their last lease expiring at Whitsunday 1891, they resolved, notwithstanding the earnest wish of the late Earl of Moray to the contrary, to quit the glen. This resolution they carried out, to the universal regret of the country- side. The facts are suggestive, as showing the very different aspect sheep farming has now from what it had ten or twelve years ago, that then Messrs Stewart paid [pounds] 1040 of rent for the farm; and that now their successors pay as rent only [pounds] 566, besides having got large sums expended by the landlord on the farm in new fences, buildings, and other improvements; but this is by no means an isolated instance of such large reductions in hill farm rents in West Perthshire. On the Messrs Stewart?s retirement from Glenfinglas, two of them went to reside in Callander, and one of them went to reside in Strathyre. By a strange fatality, the whole three have died since the beginning of the present year, within about five months of each other. Charles died on 8th January at the age of 70; John died on 5th May at the age of 77; and James died on 18th June current at the age of 82. The whole three were widely known and respected for their sterling integrity, straightforward ways, kind-heartedness, and open hospitality. Of the three, however, James, generally known as ?Duart? from the name of his farmhouse, had the most outstanding individuality. He was a notable man, not only throughout his own district, but to many from all parts of the country who have made their holiday at the Trossachs. Handsome in figure, courteous and genial in manner, keen of eye, vigorous of speech, he never failed to attract the interest of all who made his acquaintance. His mind was full to overflowing of old-world reminiscences, and his remarkably retentive memory bringing to the fore not only what he himself had seen during his long life, but also of what he had heard from his forbears, made his conversation deeply interesting to everyone caring for the traditions, old customs, and history of the Highlands. He was never married. He was an elder in Trossachs Church; and to show how much he had the Church of Scotland at heart, it may be mentioned that under his will he has bequeathed [pounds] 2000 to its schemes, viz.:---To the Foreign Mission Scheme, [pounds] 200; to the Home Mission Scheme, [pounds] 600; to the Endowment of Chapels of Ease Scheme [pounds] 600; to the Small Livings Scheme, [pounds] 150; to the Aged and Infirm Ministers Fund, [pounds] 150; and to the Highlands and Islands Scheme, [pounds] 900; He has also bequeathed [pounds] 1000 to the managers of the Trossachs Church for the supplement of the minister?s stipend; also [pounds] 1200 for the establishment of a bursary to be called ?The James Stewart Duart Bursary? to be conferred on one young man of merit, a native of the parishes of Callander or Trossachs, to be tenable for three years, to enable the holder to attend the Arts classes in any of the Scottish Universities with the view of his taking the degree of Master of Arts. ----------------------------- Dundee Courier, 20 June 1895 - Stewart - At Duart House, Callander, on the 18th inst., suddenly, James Stewart, formerly farmer, Duart, Glenfinglass, aged 82. Friends will please accept this intimation. ----------------------------- Morning Post, London, England, 9 Nov 1895 - The will has been proved of Mr. James Stewart of Glenfinglass, and late of Duart House, Callander, the value of the personal estate in England and Scotland amounting to 14,643 pounds. - The Scotch confirmation, under seal of the Commissariot of Perthshire, of the trust, disposition, and settlement and codicil of Mr. James Stewart of Glenfinglass, and late of Duart House, Callander, who died June 18, granted to the Rev. William Wilson, Daniel McEwan, and Peter McIntyre, the exectors nominate, was resealed in London, October 22 the value of the personal estate in England and Scotland amounting to 14,643 pounds. | Stewart, James in Duart (I16638)
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| 3904 | James Stewart was witness with his father to a charter by William Stewart of Ballindoran on 4 July, 1493. In order for James to have been old enough to witness the 1493 charter he would have to be the oldest son, which also fits with onomastics. James succeeded to the lands of Garchell by 5 August 1505 when he was a member of the inquest at the service of Sir John Haldane of Gleneagles as heir to his father Sir James Haldane of Gleneagles, in the lands of Lanrick. He had a respite for the murder of Andrew Calder on 23 March 1498. James died without children by March of 1513. He was succeeded by his brother, Alexander. (Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland) | Stewart, James 2nd of Garchell (I16279)
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| 3905 | James Stewart's mother's name at his baptism is recorded as "Cath. McArchir." Stewarts of the South says that James "was brought up as a weaver, then in Callander. Afterwards he became a shepherd at Balmenoch and Ardvorlich. Latterly he became a crofter at Coilmore." The Stewarts of Ardvorlich Vol. 3 says he was "a lotter (buyer and seller of wool) at Coilmore on Ardvorlich's estate" and that he "died in 1861." In 1841, at age 60, James Stewart was residing at Coilmore, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland, with his wife. He was employed as an agriculatural labourer. In 1851, at age 69, James Stewart was residing at Coilmore, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland, with his wife and daughter. He was employed as a labourer. (Coilmore is located on the south shore of Loch Earn, just east of Ardvorlich.) In 1861, at the time of his death, James was employed as a labourer at Ardvorlich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland. | Stewart, James in Coilmore (I16635)
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| 3906 | James Stewart, baptized at Comrie, on 2 September 1758 as the son of Robert Stewart and Margaret Stewart of Ardvorlich. James died in Jamaica, in 1794. (MacGregor) It is not known if he had a family in Jamaica or not, although we have no record of one. | Stewart, James (I16277)
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| 3907 | James Stewart, tacksman of Easter & Wester Ward, Kincardine parish, on the Blair Drummond estate, is a gentleman farmer and bachelor. He is son of Duncan Stewart, once tacksman of Radnaik, Port parish General Graham of Bogtown - £350 rent. | Stewart, James in in Easter and Wester Ward (I21584)
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| 3908 | James W Badder, was married once previous to Isabel to Harriet Lott. They had 4 children before Harriet died 16 Feb 1870. So, Isabel inhereted an 'instant' family. The children were all young, Eliza Jane, b. 24 Dec 1862; Margaret A, b. 5 May 1864; Solomon James, b. 20 June 1866; Elizabeth Ida, b. 1 Apr 1868. Isobel's cause of death is unknown, but it is possible that she may have died in childbirth. | Tasker, Isabella (I19005)
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| 3909 | James W Badder, was married once previous to Isabel to Harriet Lott. They had 4 children before Harriet died 16 Feb 1870. So, Isabel inhereted an 'instant' family. The children were all young, Eliza Jane, b. 24 Dec 1862; Margaret A, b. 5 May 1864; Solomon James, b. 20 June 1866; Elizabeth Ida, b. 1 Apr 1868. After Isobel's death, James married thirdly to another woman named Harriet. | Badder, James W. (I515)
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| 3910 | James was 15 years old when his father died. In 1763, James' uncle, Patrick Stewart, dictated a detailed family tree, which was subsequently added to by by Dr. James Caraway in 1789, in which James is described as: "James married Catherine Knowlan, of Wilmington, N. C., by whom he had William and Knowlan, living near Woodville, but not known to whom they married." James and his brothers Charles and Duncan went to Montgomery County, Tennessee in 1797. They located in Clarksville and had extensive land holdings on the West Fork of the Red River. Duncan and Charles later moved to Wilkinson County, Mississippi, while James remained in Montgomery County. In 1810, James was residing in Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA. On 23 Feb 1814, James Stewart, Esq., was listed as an agent for Natchez Gazette newspaper, in which he is identified as residing in Woodville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA, at the time. James' first wife, Catherine Knowlan, died at an unknown time. James married secondly to Jane Dickson (nee Moulton), widow of Joseph Dickson. ----------- The following article pertains to brothers Duncan, Charles and James Stewart. It incorrectly names Duncan and James as twin brothers when, in fact, Duncan and Charles were twins. From the Archives: Founder of Our County Bryan Saunders for the Stewart Co. Archives, October 27, 2016 Duncan Stewart, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, traveled across the Smokey Mountains into middle Tennessee in 1794 - two years before TN actually became a state. Many former Revolutionary soldiers were paid for their service to the country by being awarded 640 acres of land by state governments. North Carolina, at the time owned all land to the Mississippi River, including our county. They paid many of their soldiers' with tracts of land in the new frontier for their service. Stewart and brother Charles, eager to come West, bought land from soldiers who wished to remain in the Tar-Heel state. At one time, Duncan owned over 30,000 acres in middle TN. He lived in Montgomery and Stewart Counties while he surveyed and helped settle the frontier. Duncan built a fort, called Stewart Station, close to Wells Creek in the southern part of Stewart Co., in what is now Houston Co. The following is a letter from his brother Charles Stewart about life on the frontier: "Duncan and myself left that country (North Carolina) and located ourselves in then a territory, now the state of Tennessee. There, we soon got an appointment as surveyors...We have encountered all the hardships that could be conceived from the Indians who were at open war with us...In 1796, we got a peace with the Indians...In 1797, we returned to North Carolina and took wives...we then moved back to Tennessee, a distance of 700 miles away...We subsidized our families out of the woods with our guns and feasted our delicately raised wives with the flesh of bear, buffalo, deer and wild turkey...They never complained." While some people might be discouraged to stay on the edge of the wilderness, Duncan continued to buy and sell land throughout middle Tennessee. Some of the land sales have been found in the Stewart County Archives. Through the use of the Archives, Stewart County Library and the Stewart County Historical Society and their museum, many Stewart County residents are researching their past. At the recent Literacy Night at Stewart County High School, many Stewart County students learned how Stewart County got its name. In 1801, Duncan was a state senator, serving Robertson and Montgomery counties. In 1803, with a lot of people moving into the western part of Montgomery County, the state decided these residents had too far to travel to conduct business in Clarksville. They decided to split off the western part of Montgomery County and form a new county - and they named it Stewart County, after Duncan. So our county was formed on November 3, 1803. The town seat was named Monroe after (future president) James Monroe. But two years later, the citizens voted to rename the town Dover, because the high bluffs reminded many of the townspeople of similar bluffs in Dover, England. As more and more people moved into Middle TN., Duncan began to feel over crowded...he was hearing of a new frontier open for settlement in southern Mississippi. In 1811, he moved to Woodville, Mississippi, and started cotton farming. Most of his family (wife, kids, siblings) all moved south, except his twin brother James. As James' health started to fail, he decided to move from Clarksville to Mississippi in 1818. Duncan and James had always promised to be buried in the same cemetery. So James, knowing the time was near, had quite the elaborative sendoff in front of his Clarksville friends. He invited them all to the pier for his goodbye, complete with music and food. He placed his belongings on a boat, and to the surprise of many, workers loaded a substantial coffin on the boat also. A local preacher, possibly the Elder Reuben Ross, then preached brother James' funeral - while James sat on his coffin listening. It took years before the citizens of Clarksville ceased talking about this strange transaction...When James arrived in southern Mississippi, he found Duncan to be a rich man, living on a large plantation and also Lieutenant-Governor in the state. James didn't live long after he made the trip and was buried in a spot he picked out on a hill a mile from Duncan's house. Duncan was very successful and well liked in all three states...a Revolutionary War veteran in North Carolina, a frontiersman and trailblazer in middle Tennessee and a business man and politician in Mississippi. Duncan had six kids with his wife Penelope and his plantation home in southern Mississippi, (Holly Grove) is still standing today and is on the National Register of Historical Places. One side note, many people remember the movie Braveheart, with William Wallace (Mel Gibson). At the end of the movie, the Scottish king, Robert the Bruce, led the Scottish troops against the King of England. The Scots were victorious and Robert the Bruce became king of Scotland. Robert the Bruce was Duncan Stewart's ancestor. (Say the word great 14 times, then grandfather and you get the idea.) In closing, Duncan Stewart passed away on November 27, 1820, at his plantation home. He chose to honor his 50 year-old agreement to be buried next to his twin brother James. The two are buried at the Stewart Two cemetery with four other people out in the woods in southern Mississippi. ----------- Stewart Clan Magazine, in a 1936 article, says: "James Stewart was a son of William by his first marriage. He went with his brother Duncan to Clarksville, Tenn., about 1797. He was perhaps the James Stewart* who married his cousin Elizabeth (sic), daughter of Patrick Stewart of Brown's Marsh." (Edson, George, Stewart Clan Magazine, Tome C, August 1936, vol. xiv, no. 2, p.189.) In a later 1957 article, Stewart Clan Magazine says: "James Stewart, born about 1755, married (1) about 1792 Catherine Nolan (or Knowlan), according to accounts. He was given a share of his father's lands in William's will in 1778 while perhaps a minor. He lived for awhile in Sampson county, for in a deed dated Apr. 28, 1798, by Charles Stewart, attorney for Duncan Stewart of Montgomery County, Tennessee, to George Devan, it described the land being conveyed as a 200-acre farm in Sampson County "whereon James Stewart formerly lived" on Jumping Run, which had been patented Dec. 22, 1770, by William Stewart when it was in New Hanover County. James went to Montgomery County, Tennessee, about 1800 with his brother Duncan and "a large number of immigrants from North Carolina." He bought Oct. 20, 1800, of Charles Stewart, for $500, 800 acres of land (on the West fork of Red River), part of a 1000-acre grant made Dec. 15, 1783, to David Jones for his services as a corporal in the Continental line of North Carolina, and sold Jan. 20, 1797, by William Jones of Glasgow [now Greene] County, North Carolina, brother of David, to Charles Stewart of Bladen County "for a valuable consideration."* * This meant some kind of a trade. David Jones was probably related to Tingnall Jones of Wake County, N.C., father-in-law of Duncan and Charles Stewart. David Jones of New Hanover County, N.C., gave power-of-attorney Feb. 23, 1809, to Duncan Stewart, esq., to sell some land near Spring Creek in Montgomery County. A David Jones was an early settler of Calloway County, Ky., =E:152. James bought Mar. 14, 1809, of Charles Stewart of Montgomery County, for $100, 136 acres of land along the West fork of Red River, adjoining the land of Charles G. Stewart. Charles G. Stewart was a second cousin (sic, first cousin once removed) of James and Charles, as shown here: Alexander Stewart, laird of Lecreich | m. Catherine Stewart ______________________|________________ | | Patrick William ________ |_____ _______________|__________ | | | | | | | Charles James Elizabeth Patrick Duncan James Charles | m. James Stewart _______________|__________________ | | | | | Catherine James Elizabeth Margaret Charles G. Catherine, wife of James, died, and he married (2) Jane ______. He died in 1818 while on a visit to Mississippi and was buried near his sister Elizabeth on the Ventress Plantation in Wilkinson County. Later most of his children located there. (Edson, George, Stewart Clan Magazine, Tome G, March 1957, vol. 34, no. 9, pp.189-192) ----------------- The Last Will and Testament of James Stewart, transcribed by Russell B. James, Houston Co. TN. Will posted on the Montgomery Co, TN web site. Will of James STEWART, deceased In the name of God, Amen. I, James STEWART of Montgomery Co. and state of Tennessee, considering the uncertainty of the mortal life and being of sound mind and memory, blessed to Almighty God for the same, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament, in manner and form following: First, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Jane, one negro man named Harry, and one negro woman named Betty, to her and her heirs forever. Also the tract of land whereon I now live, being on the East side of the West fork of Red River in the county and state aforesaid, for and during her natural life, but the poplar timber not to be used otherwise than for the necessary use of the farm. Also three cows and calves, four sows and pigs, all of my flock of sheep, two of my best steers, four head of young cattle, two thousand pounds of pork of the prime of the fattest hogs next winter, all my household and kitchen furniture (except three feather beds and furniture which will be hereafter devised), one horse called Peter, one plough and harness, together with one hundred dollars. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Jennet Dixon, twenty dollars exclusive of the property I have heretofore given her. I also give unto the children of my daughter, Mary HAMPTON, deceased, two hundred dollars. I also give and bequeath unto my son William STEWART, fifty dollars. I also give and bequeath unto my son Nolan STEWART, fifty dollars, together with two negro girls, one named Mariah and one named Almira, to him and his heirs forever. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Rolina E. STEWART, fifty dollars. I also give and bequeath unto my son, James STEWART, one negro woman named Phebe. I also give and bequeath unto my grandson, James DIXON, one negro boy named Colbert. It is also my will and desire that my negroes Charles and Ned and Deborah, Ned’s wife, shall be hired out for the purpose of educating and supporting my son James STEWART, and daughter Rolina E. STEWART, and when my son, James STEWART, shall arrive to the age of seventeen years, the aforesaid negroes, Charles, Ned and Deborah, to be equally divided among my aforesaid sons, William, Nolan, and James. It is also my will that the monies arising from the sale of my half of the tract of land whereon William WHITE now lives (which I wish to be sold, but the whole of said tract will be sold to GEARTHER) and after paying said WHITE, five hundred dollars, then said WHITE to draw one half of the proceeds, the residue to be equally divided among my three sons, William, Nolan and James and my daughter, Rolina. It is also my will that part of the tract of land whereon I now live, lying on the West side of the Fork of Red River, shall, after my wife’s decease, be equally divided between my aforesaid sons, Nolan and James STEWART. It is also my will that the whole of my perishable property and farming utensils, which shall be remaining on hand, after my wife draws her part, be sold on a credit of nine months (except my daughter Rolina’s sorrel horse), and the proceeds of which sale to be paid to my son, James, and daughter, Rolina, share and share alike. It is also my desire that my negro man, Frank, be sold by my nephew William S. WHITE to the best advantage, and the money arising from the sale, be appropriated for the purpose of paying my just debts and legacies abovementioned. I also give and bequeath the three feather beds (before excepted), one feather bed and furniture to my son, William; one featherbed to my son Nolan, and one feather bed and furniture to my daughter, Rolina. It is also my desire that my son, Nolan, will to be particular care of my old faithful slave, Harry, as long as he may live. It is also my desire that my corn be sold (retaining a sufficiency for the purport of the family), as also my superfluous bacon. I constitute and appoint Henry SMALL, Bryan WHITFIELD, Esq., William S. WHITE, Charles BAILEY, and John HAMPTON, Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills made by me. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this nineteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Signed: James STEWART Witnesses: William TRIGG, Jr., Reuben CHISENHALL, John RIGGINS, Matt BOYERS. --- The transcriber, Russ James, offers the following comment: "I am quite certain that his daughter Jennett DIXON is the wife of Alexander DICKSON who lived on Yellow Creek and the slave named Colbert given to the grandson, James DIXON, is confirmed in a 1833 deed record involving Alexander DICKSON in Dickson County in which Alexander mentions the slave of the same named owned by his son. I am not as certain, but suspect that the wife, Jane STEWART, is the widow of Joseph DICKSON who died in Dickson Co. ca. 1803/1804. Her maiden name was MOULTON. We know she remarried after her husband’s death to a STEWART but have been unable to find her until I read this will yesterday. I can not prove it but believe it highly likely that Jane was the second wife of James STEWART. I suspect all the children named in the will are children of his first wife. Joseph DICKSON’s 1803 will is the first one recorded in Dickson County and the witnesses were: Duncan STEWART, John STEWART, James STEWART and Joseph STEWART. Then in 1811 James STEWART of Montgomery County bought a slave and one of the subscribing witnesses was Jane DICKSON. Alexander DICKSON of Yellow Creek was a nephew of Joseph and Jane DICKSON." -- Russ James of Houston Co. TN. | Stewart, James in Red River (Planter) (I16425)
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| 3911 | James was a founding partner with his father-in-law's (William Taylor's) grist mill in Dawn Mills, Upper Canada. James served as a Lieutenant under his father-in-law, Capt. Taylor, fighting for the British Loyalists during the 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada. James became reeve of Camden and Zone townships in the new Kent County council. From 1852 to 1862 he was warden of Kent County. He was the longest serving warden in the history of Kent County. Records conflict as to whether there were in fact two James Smiths, senior and junior. The senior who was a founding mill partner with William Taylor and fellow soldier, as well as warden of Kent County. And the Junior who married Taylor's daughter, Elizabeth. The approximate 20 year age difference between this James Smith and Elizabeth Taylor would favour the latter version. | Smith, Lt. James (I14552)
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| 3912 | James was a lieutenant colonel in the 50th Madras Native Infantry. | Campbell, Lt. Col. James (I2211)
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| 3913 | James was a lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion of the Royal American Regiment. He resigned his commission in order to attend to matters of the family estate. | Cuthbert, The Hon. Lieut. James (I3404)
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| 3914 | James was a twin with his sister Elizabeth. James is described in Stewarts of the South as: "James, a half pay Officer at Croftandeoran near Killin." James has not been identified in any later records. It is not known if he married or had children, but Stewarts of the South makes no mention of such, so it is presumed that he did not. | Stewart, James (I16530)
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| 3915 | James was a wright/joiner who moved around Perthshire before retiring in Callander. (Richard McIntyre) Mitchell's Monumental Inscriptions, Callander Cemetery: James Stewart, wright Lanrick, 20 Mar 1876, aged 87; in memory of wife Mary Mackenzie, 14 Dec 1844, aged 56.) His nephew, John McGregor, was the informant at his death. | Stewart, James (I16512)
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| 3916 | James was born in 1809 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland. In 1841, James was residing in Makerstoun, Berwickshire, Scotland, with his wife and two daughters, as well as his younger brother, Robert. In 1851 James was residing in Smallholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland, with his wife and six daughters (Elizabeth, Margaret, Henrietta, Helen, Maria, and Jemima), employed as a farmer of 114 acres employing 4 agricultural labourers, 12 men and 2 women. In 1861, James was residing at East Third in Smallholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland, employed as a farmer of 114 acres employing two men, residing with his wife Margaret and children: Margaret, Maria, and Jemima. Also residing with them was servant, William Waddel. In 1871, James was residing at "Farm House" in Smallholm, Rosburghshire, Scotland, employed as a farmer of 114 acres employing three labourers. He was residing with his daughters Elizabeth, Margaret and Jemima as well as three grandchildren. In 1881, James Ord was residing at 1 Rankeillor Street in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland with his daughter Elizabeth and her family. | Ord, James (I12123)
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| 3917 | James was born in 1823 in Bolton, Lancashire as the son of Charles and Nancy Liptrot (confirmed by his marriage registration and by DNA). James married in 1844 to Anne Bridge, daughter of Israel Bridge, however all census records give her name as Mary Anne, rather than just Anne. In 14 Oct 1847 James was sentenced in Lancashire court to 6 months in prison for larceny. James is shown as a widower in the 1881 census. In 1891 he is living as a pauper/inmate at the Bolton Union Workhouse. He is not found in 1901 and is presumed to have died. A corresponding death has been found in 1892, but is not confirmed. James Liptrot, bap. 12 OCT 1823 as the son of Charles and Nancy Liptrot. Siblings: John, William, Richard, Thomas, Alice. | Liptrot, James (I8946)
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| 3918 | James was born in 1863 in Niagara, Ontario, Canada. He was baptised Roman Catholic. He is not found with his parents in the 1870 census and is presumed to have died before then. | Ord, John Edward (I22849)
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| 3919 | James was residing with his parents in 1851 and 1861. He died young. | Stewart, James (I16546)
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| 3920 | James was the second of his family to immigrate to Canada. He came in 1835 and was preceded earlier the same year by his brother Alexander and followed in 1836 by the rest of the family. | Cuthbert, James (I3414)
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| 3921 | James was the son of Margaret Stewart and John Carraway.This is the Dr. James Caraway who, in 1789, added to his grandfather Patrick Stewart's 1763 history of this family. James Carraway served in the American Revolution, #3886 North Carolina Militia Wilmington District. He also served in the War of 1812. In 1814 he received a land grant on Pearl River. In 26 Jun 1818 James was listed as Justice of peace in Wilkenson county, Mississippi. Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 lists James Carraway was living in Wilkenson county, Mississippi, with 1 son, 1 daughter in household. Wife not listed. Eliza Ann also not listed (as already married). Stewart Clan Magazine says: "After [Thomas Stewart's] death his widow [Margaret] married John Caraway, by whom she had four sons - James, Charles, Thomas and Robert Caraway." (Edson, George, Stewart Clan Magazine, Tome C, June 1935, vol. xii, no. 12, pp.125-126) Dr. James Carraway married in 1790 to his first-cousin-once-removed, Ann Stewart, b. 1767, Bladen County, North Carolina, USA, d. UNKNOWN. She was the daughter of James' great-uncle, William Stewart, younger brother of Patrick Stewart, of Brown's Marsh, formerly 5th of Ledcreich. James passed away 20 Nov, 1830. (source: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Carraway-60 with multiple documented sources.) | Carraway, Dr. James J.P. (Planter) (I2491)
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| 3922 | James William Wright and Mary Brown were residing in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland in 1891, 1901 and 1911. They resided at 3 Main Street, Glasgow at the time of their marriage. They are also found in 1911 in Portadown, Armagh, Ireland. In 1891 they are shown with their infant son James who is not found in 1901 and is presumed to have died prior as there was a subsequent James born 1904. | Brown, Mary (I21028)
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| 3923 | James worked as a clerk in the exchequer. | Stewart, James Raphael (I16596)
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| 3924 | James worked as a dyer and cleaner. | Stewart, James Dewar (I16614)
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| 3925 | James worked as a house painter. He married Edith Greenough. They had no known children. | Angus, James (I23296)
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| 3926 | James worked as an (the?) accountant for the O&W McVean Mills. Jim died tragically at the family cottage. He was swimming in Lake Erie, suffered a heart attach while swimming, and drowned. | Sharpe, James Perry (I14159)
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| 3927 | James' baptism was witnessed by John Buchanan Esq of Auchleshie and Alexander Esq Jr of Achleshie. James is described in Stewarts of the South as a minor son ca 1815. However James likely died sometime prior to 1819 when his same-named brother was born. | Stewart, James Buchanan (I16624)
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| 3928 | James' baptism is missing from our Kilmadock OPR transcription so we do not know his exact place of birth though it is likely either Drummond or Colveny. James is described in Stewarts of the South as being a minor son. | Stewart, James (I16461)
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| 3929 | James' baptism was witnessed by Andrew STEWART in Buchany and John Gibson at Candy. It is believed that James did not marry. The marriage section of his death certificate was left blank. He worked as a joiner until he retired to live with his sister, the widowed Margaret, in Deanston. He died in 1855 at age 73, leaving his sister alone in Deanston. | Stewart, James (I16514)
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| 3930 | James' baptism was witnessed by John McFarlan and David Bain both in Doune. James Stewart is described in Stewarts of the South as being "in the mercantile in Glasgow." James is found in Mitchell's Monumental Inscriptions for Kilmadock Cemetery: "39 James STEWART, merchant (at) Glasgow, died 20 JUL 1837. Catharine STEWART 13 MAR 1876, age 81, widow of Peter ROBERTSON, farmer (at) Craighead. 40 (next to 39) 1834. by James STEWART, merchant (in) Glasgow, in memory of (his) father James STEWART, merchant in Doune, 28 JUL 1818, age 60, mother Helen MACFARLANE, 16 MAR 1812, age 53, brothers Douglas and Alexander, sisters Margaret, Helen, Janet, and Agnes, youngest brother William 12 JAN 1867." | Stewart, James (I16524)
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| 3931 | James' birth is not recorded in the Callander OPR. In 1851, at age 4, James was residing at Bridge of Turk, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, with his parents. In 1861, at age 13, James was residing at Bridge of Turk, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, with his parents. James has not been found in 1871 or later census records. He is presumed to have died or emigrated to an unknown location. | Stewart, James (I25260)
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| 3932 | James' birth record has not been identified. James is described in Stewarts of the South as "James, [who] died at Pitmmain in our own country (Breadalbane, Perthshire). He was an honest man. He was Grieve to Mr Menzies of our own country, and before that to MacIntyre [who was] a great rascal. And I doubt not but [that] James was a better man than either of the masters, although the servant again." | Stewart, James (I16548)
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| 3933 | James' date of birth is according to family records which have not been verified. According to our reconciliation of OPR records with family tradition, it would appear that James may have married three times, however this is not verified. According to family tradition, James married (firstly) to Janet FERGUSON, but no such marriage or corresponding children's baptisms can be found in the Balquhidder or Callander OPRs. However, James' second wife, Janet STEWART, may have been previously married to Donald Ferguson in Cuill, which may be the source of the family tradition. The Balquhidder OPR record of James' suggested second marriage says that James was a soldier although his rank and company are not known. James' suggested third marriage is not confirmed. A Charles Stewart is found in the Balquhidder OPR as born 1749 in Cuill to parents James and Catharine Stewart. This James' son, also named James, married a Catharine Stewart in 1749 and had his first child with her in 1750. It's possible that Charles could be the son of the younger couple, but that would violate onomastics and so seems unlikely. Thus it is presently suggested that Charles is the youngest son of James Stewart, 1st in Cuilt. | Stewart, James 1st in Cuilt (I16454)
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| 3934 | James' exact identity is unknown. His name is suggested by onomastics, based on his son Robert's known eldest son. The chronology of Stewarts of the South would seem to imply that Robert b. 1733 in Duart was the grandson of Sean Rob, and the senior surviving male line. Thus "James" is shown as the intervening generation, although his name could have been Alexander. | Stewart, James? (I16572)
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| 3935 | James' mother's name is recorded as Katherine Nickruer at his baptism. James had a posthumous son born on 10 MAR 1772, thus James died sometime in the 9 months preceding. | Stewart, James (I16636)
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| 3936 | James' mother's name is recorded only as "Mclaren" at his baptism. James is not mentioned in Stewarts of the South and is presumed to have died as a child. | Stewart, James (I16438)
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| 3937 | James' wife and children are not certain. They are deduced from the following family funeral record: "We regret to inform you of the death of our mother, Helen Gillespie, who died peacefully at "Rest Harrow", Woldingham, Surrey, on the 13th January 1935. A service will be held at Bridge of Leith church at 12 o'clock on Wednesday 16th, followed by interment at Kilmadock Cemetery. (signed) John and Robert Stewart Gillespie" James is known to have married a Helen and she is the only known Helen in the family. The sons match the naming pattern with James' father. | Gillespie, James (I6862)
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| 3938 | James's wife is shown as an independent (widow) in 1841, so James was already deceased by then. | Whyte, James of Devonhill (I20131)
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| 3939 | James, b. 1812, came to Canada in 1831 and was in Lower Canada for three years where his father and the rest of the family joined him, after which they came to Hamilton, and in 1835 to Puslinch Tp. James bought 100 acres, rear lot 23, conc. 9, which he cleared and on which he died. He had a good education and was a fine writer; a Presbyterian and a Liberal. He m. Margaret McLeish. Issue: Mrs. Robt. Patterson, Galt; James, Mrs. John Bailee, W. Flamboro; Mrs. Jeremiah O'Brien, who keeps house for James on the homestead; Mrs. Thos. Evans, Aberfoyle; John, California; Mrs. James Sanderson, Guelph.; William, d. in B. C.; Robert in Banff, and David, in Ladner's Landing, B.C. This family of Blacks were big and strong, very active and fond of shooting and athletic sports. (Their son) James owns and works the old homestead. He went to school at No. 10. In 1900 he bought 100 acres, one of the McRobbie farms, lot 24, front con. 10. He is a Presbyterian and a Liberal, and is unmarried. He is of a jovial disposition and quite popular. John settled rear lot 24, concession 9. William, settled rear lot 21, concession 9. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 (with corrections) Baptism is Etal Presbyterian Church, Northumberland, England "James Black, son of John & Margaret Black of Berryhill, was born 29th Oct. 1811 and baptized by David Aitkinson, Minr." Berryhill is located 1.5 km northeast of the village of Etal on the B6354. It is about 6km east of Cornhill-on-Tweed, and about 8 km east of Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland. | Black, James (I1031)
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| 3940 | Jan Ryckman's name is extrapolated from the patronymic names of his sons, "Janse", meaning "son of Jan". | Ryckman, Jan (I13947)
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| 3941 | Jane 6, b. Nov. 29, 1778, m. Dec. 31, 1805 Clark Fowler, removed from Shelburne to Halifax, Vt. between 1806 and 1807, and were living at Northfield, Mass., in 1809. He was a soldier in an artillery Co. from Northfield, under Capt. Elijah Mattoon, Jr., that started for Boston in Sept. 18 14. (Severence) | Fowler, Clark (I24636)
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| 3942 | Jane 7, b. Dec. 26, 1790, m. Erastus Chapin, who was b. in Springfield, 1790. He was a farmer and resided in Leyden the greater part of his life ; d. in Greenfield, April 30, 1870. She d. June 26, 1867. | Stewart, Jane (I24745)
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| 3943 | Jane 7, b. Dec. 26, 1790, m. Erastus Chapin, who was b. in Springfield, 1790. He was a farmer and resided in Leyden the greater part of his life ; d. in Greenfield, April 30, 1870. She d. June 26, 1867. | Chapin, Erastus (I24746)
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| 3944 | Jane and her mother are not found with Edward Angus in the 1871 census. It is presumed that mother and daughter died in childbirth. No death record has been found for either. | Angus, Jane (I364)
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| 3945 | Jane Angious was born 10 Apr 1834 in Lancaster, Lancashire, Scotland. In 1841 and 1851, she was residing with her parents and siblings. On 7 Apr 1855, Jane Angus married in Preston, Lancashire, England to John Sharples. Jane is not found in the 1861 census and is presumed to have died, possibly in childbirth, as her only daughter, Mary J Sharples, is found living with Jane's parents in the 1861 and 1871 censuses. | Angus, Jane (I365)
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| 3946 | Jane Angious was born on 10 Oct 1807and baptized 15 Nov 1807 in St Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England as the daughter of Thomas Angious and Peggy. Their residence was given as Lancaster, but the description of Bulk suggests that this likely refers to "rural Lancaster." Jane died at age 32 and is buried in St. Mary's, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. She appears to have been unmarried and without children. | Angus, Jane (I366)
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| 3947 | Jane Angus was born in 1833 in Otley (near Bradford), Yorkshire, England. In 1841, at age 7, Jane Angus was residing in Otley, Yorkshire, England, with her parents and siblings. In 1851, at age 17, Jane Angus was residing at 38 Craven Street in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, with her parents and siblings. She was employed as rover in a worsted factory. In 1857, at age 20, Jane married in Bradford, Yorkshire, England to Ephraim Kellett, a shoemaker. In 1861, at age 26, Jane Kellett was residing at #3 King Charles Court in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, with her husband and their infant daughter. In 1871, at age 38, Jane Kellett was residing at #7 Wapping Road in East Bradford, Yorkshire, England, with her husband and young daughter. She was employed as a worsted rover. It is unusual for a mother in this era to be employed outside the home. Ephraim had changed careers to be a stone mason. In 1881, at age 49, Jane Kellett was still residing at #7 Wapping Road in East Bradford, Yorkshire, England, with her husband and their two children. Jane was employed as a "drawet"(?). Ephraim was employed as a warehouseman. Their married daughter, Mary Jane, was also employed as a "drawet". She is listed as a married boarder. Her surname is difficult to read and is transcribed as "Watmuff." In 1889, Jane's son Ephraim died at age 16 of unknown causes. In 1891, at age 58, Jane Kellett was residing at #10 Cavalier Street in East Bradford, Yorkshire, England, with her husband. They had no children living with them. Jane was not employed and Ephraim was employed as a shoemaker. In 1901, at age 58 (sic), Jane Kellett was residing at #10 Cavalier Street in East Bradford, Yorkshire, England, with her husband. They had no children living with them. Jane was employed as some sort of merchant, but the record is difficult to read. Ephraim's employment is illegible. Jane's husband, Ephraim died in 1908. In 1911, at age 78, a widowed Jane Kellett was residing alone still at #10 Cavalier Street in East Bradford, Yorkshire, England. She was employed as a wool-combing box minder (at 78 years old!). Jane's death record has not been found. | Angus, Jane (I23312)
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| 3948 | Jane Angus/Angious was born 21 Mar 1813 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, and baptized on 25 Apr 1813 in St Mary's parish church, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, as the daughter of John and Mary Angious. John was employed as a husbandman. On 29 Jan 1818, at age 5, Jane Angus is listed among the children of John Angus who were removed by writ from Lancaster to Over Wyresdale and placed in the care of the Overseers of the Poor. (See full text John Angus' notes.) However, at some point they managed to return to Lancaster, as Jane and her brother Thomas and sister Eleanor Angus all died in 1825 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. About 9 Feb 1825, just prior to her 12th birthday, Jane Angus died in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, of unknown causes. Her brother Thomas was buried the same day. Their sister Eleanor died a few weeks later. | Angus, Jane (I367)
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| 3949 | Jane Ann and John settled in Chilliwack, BC, Canada. | Armstrong, Jane Ann (I166)
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| 3950 | Jane Ann Angus was born 28 Nov 1858 and baptised on Christmas Eve at Bridge Lane, Skerton, Lancashire, England to parents John and Sarah Angus. Her father was a sawyer. In 1861, at age 2, Jane A Angus was residing at 48 Damside in Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England with her parents, step-brother, and older sister. In 1871, at age 12, Jane A Angus was residing at 4 Lune Street, Castle Ward, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her parents and siblings. On 9 Mar 1878, at age 19, Jane Ann Angus, daughter of John Angus, a sawyer, married in St. Mary's parish church at Lancaster, Lancashire, England to 20 year old Frederick Lamb, son of James Lamb, a painter. Both lived on Lune Street in Lancaster at the time. In 1881, at age 22, Jane Ann Lamb was residing at 20 Ripley Road in Scotforth parish, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, with her husband, Frederick Lamb, and their children. Her brother-in-law, William Lamb and his wife were living with them. Frederick was a painter. In 1891, at age 32, Jane Ann Lamb was residing at 39 East Street in Skerton, Lancaster, Lancashire, England with her husband and children. They were sharing the residence with her parents and her younger siblings as well as the family of Thomas and Jane Knowles (no known relation). Frederick was a painter. In 1901, at age 42, J A Lamb was residing at 16 Norfok Street in Skerton, Lancaster, Lancashire, with her husband and children. He was a house painter. In 1911, at age 53, Jane Ann Lamb was residing at 16 Norfolk Street in Skerton, Lancaster, Lancashire, England with her children. She is recorded as married, not widowed, but her husband was not shown with the family. He was presumably away from home. | Angus, Jane Ann (I368)
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