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| 7601 | William is not mentioned in Stewarts of the South and is presumed to have died young. | Stewart, William (I18040)
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| 7602 | William is not recorded in Stewarts of the South and thus would normally be presumed to have died as a child. However it is also possible that Stewarts of the South got his name wrong and that it was really William who resided in Balemenoch of Glenbuckie, rather than David, shown below. William is not mentioned in the Lednascridan Family Tree. | Stewart, William (I18011)
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| 7603 | William is only found in the 1911 census, shown as a baby. He was not present with his birth family when the emigrated in 1913. No birth or death record has been found for him. He is presumed to have died as an infant. | Liptrot, William (I20031)
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| 7604 | William is recalled in Janet Duncan's notes and must therefore have lived to adulthood. Janet says that William died in Scotland. | Hunter, William James (I7986)
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| 7605 | William is recorded as having fought in the 1715 Jacobite uprising. William later moved to South Sheils, Durham, England where he was employed as supervisor of the duties of salt. The Caledonian Mercury, 22 January, 1754 contains the following entry: "Whereas William Stewart, Supervisor of the Duties upon Salt at South-Shiells, in the County of Durham in England, brother-german of the deceast Robert Stewart of Ardvorlich, and Tutor by Law to Robert Stewart now of Ardvorlich, his newphew, has granted a factory to James Moir, Writer in Down, for managing his said nephew's affairs, and uplifting the rents of Ardvorlich, &c. and has also named certain Commissioners in Scotland for giving directions to the Factor as to the management of his said nephew's affairs; and whereas it is necessary that the extent of the debts affecting the estate of Ardvorlich be known: the Commissioners desire the cretitors to lodge their claims with James Hay, Writer to the Signer, Old Assembly-close, Edinburgh, or Thomas Drummond of Deanstoun at Deanstoun near Down, or the said James Moir; and to let their Ground of Debt be seen to any one of the persons above named on or before the 15th day of February 1754, so as a proper course may be concerted for their payment." William Stewart must have died withouth legitimate heirs otherwise they would have superceded the Stewarts of Balimeanach in inheriting the estate of Ardvorlich upon the death of William's nephew, Robert Stewart 6th of Ardvorlich. | Stewart, William Supervisor of Salt Duties (I18026)
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| 7606 | William is recorded in Mitchell's Monumental Inscriptions for Kilmahog Cemetery #25 as: "son William died (in) infancy." | Stewart, William (I18018)
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| 7607 | William is referred to as "the present Mister Stewart" in the following entries from Stewarts of the South: "The old Branch of the Ardvorlich family (and sometimes Macorriston) became extinct when the present Mr Stewart's father became heir." "Robert Stewart, Taxman of Balmenoch, father to the present Mr Stewart. When he was born there was thirteen between him and the (Ardvorlich) estate. It was with some difficulty he got the estate at all as he was not an active man himself. This family were called the House of Balmenoch, of which farm they had a wadset or feu, of which they were dispossessed in an unlawful way by Robert of the first branch (6th Laird), a rude and unruly man." William Stewart served as Chamberlain and Factor to the Earl of Breadalbane at Edinample Castle, located just west of Ardvorlich on the south shore of Loch Earn. Capt. James Stewart, author of Stewarts of the South, has some less-than-kind comments about William Stewart of Ardvorlich in reference to the eviction of his cousin, John Stewsart, 6th in Balimeanach: "John Stewart, Balemeanoch, of the above family and property [Ardvorlich]. A decent friendly good man but more innocent than active. [Pays annual rent of] £150. Ardvorlich has given him a charge of removal this year to his great shame, his father being the occasion of keeping the Estate to them being a more active man than Ardvorlich's father and this is the reward of his great service. Ardvorlich like many great men of the world has got his good character very cheap and as other that get a bad character undeserved, for if he is once injured he knows not how to forgive and forget. Certainly Ardvorlich is an honest man but that cannot secure him from censure on that account, for Justice, Mercy and Charity ought to go hand in hand without which no other accomplishment can constitute a good man for we have from Scripture do Justice love mercy and walk humbly before thy God (Malachi). I have no business to interfere in this or to depreciate his Character further than to tell my opinion of him every man being allowed to judge for himself if they don't interfere with state affairs." He succeeded his father in 1770. He married on 19 August 1797, to Helen, eldest daughter of James Maxton, 11th of Cultoquhey. He died at Ardvorlich, in March of 1838. She survived him and died at Ardvorlich, on 11 October 1853. (Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland) | Stewart, William 8th of Ardvorlich and Factor of Breadalbane (I18118)
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| 7608 | William James McKinley was President of the United States of America. Mitchell's Monumental Inscriptions says the following about the McKinlays of the Anie: "The Stirling Antiquary iii (1904), article by Robert McLaren: "four sons of Finlay McKinlay settled at Annie, of whom a grandson John McKinlay in Annie born ca. 1645 had three sons: Donald born 1669, James "the Trooper" went to Ireland and then to America and was ancestor of President McKinlay, John born 1679, died 1732. His descendant John died 1812 was the last McKinlay in Annie. His daughter Catherine married Robert McLaren, the next tenant of Annie. Catherine's mother, four brothers and two sisters migrated to the USA where their descendants are still scattered about in 1904; five of Robert McLaren's sons went to America, one a farmer in Michigan, the others farmers in Ontario." Published trees for US President McKinley show his line as: John McKinley Born in 1728 - Dervock, Ulster, County Antrim, Ireland Deceased February 18, 1779 - Chauncerford, York Co., PA, aged 51 years old David McKinley Born May 16, 1755 - Chauncerford, York Co., PA Deceased in 1835 - Mercer Co., PA, aged 80 years old James Stephenson McKinley Born September 19, 1783 - Wolf Creek, Mercer Co., PA Deceased August 20, 1847 - South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN, aged 63 years old William James McKinley, President 1843-1901 Married January 25, 1871, 1st Presbyterian Church, Canton, Stark Co., OH, to Ida Saxton, First Lady 1847-1907 with : F Katherine Katie McKinley 1871-1876 F Ida McKinley 1873-1873 | McKinley, President William James (I24993)
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| 7609 | William James Stewart was born in 1889 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as the eldest son of Albert Duncan Stewart, an industrial carriage painter and Sarah Hughes. He was named after his maternal grandfather, William James Hughes. In 1901, William was residing in Toronto West, Ontario, Canada, as a boy with his parents and siblins. In 1910, at the time of his marriage to Ethel Leah Huff, William was residing in Toronto and employed as a bookkeeper. In 1911, at the time of the birth of his first child, William was residing in Toronto and employed as a bookkeeper. In 1921, William was residing in Dresden, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, with his wife, Ethel L Stewart, and his first three children, Ethel, Marion, and Ruth. He was employed as a manager on a farm. His wife was born in nearby Camden or Bothwell. In 1924, William was elected alderman for Ward 5 in the City of Toronto. In 1931, William was elected Mayor of the City of Toronto. In 1933, William was one of the podium dignitaries at the grand opening of Maple Leaf Gardens. In January 1935, William was awarded the designation of Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in honour of his service as Mayor of Toronto. "William James Stewart CBE (February 13, 1889 - September 18, 1969) was a Canadian politician. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada. Stewart also owned and operated the Bates and Dodds Funeral Home on Queen Street West in Toronto. "He was born in Toronto and first worked as an office boy at a bicycle shop. His education largely consisted of evening courses taken at Shaw Business School in Toronto. "Stewart was alderman for Ward 5 in Toronto from 1924 to 1931. He defeated former mayor Sam McBride, who was attempting to return to office, in the 1931 mayoral election and served as Mayor of Toronto from 1931 until 1934. Stewart was the first mayor to use regular radio broadcasts to keep Toronto citizens informed. He also pushed for the restoration of Fort York, which was re-opened in 1934. He entered provincial politics in 1936 when he ran for the leadership of the Ontario Conservative Party. He came in third place behind Earl Rowe and George Drew. He was elected in a by-election on October 5, 1938 as Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Parkdale in Toronto's west end. "Stewart also owned and operated the Bates And Dodds Funeral Home at 931 Queen Street West at Strachan Avenue. "Following the 1943 election that brought George Drew's Tories to power, Stewart became Speaker of the legislature, a difficult task as the Progressive Conservatives (as they were known by then) had only a minority government. He was reappointed Speaker following the 1945 election until he suddenly resigned in March 1947 to become a backbench Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP). Farquhar Oliver, leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, introduced a motion that the assembly refuse to accept the resignation of Stewart but this motion was ruled out of order. "Stewart became a backbencher and went on to serve on various committees, serving as Chairman of the Select Committee on Reform Institutions from 1953 to 1955.[2] Stewart served until 1948 when he lost to CCF candidate Lloyd Fell. He regained his seat in the 1951 provincial election. He remained a member of the legislature until the 1959 election when his Parkdale seat was won by a Liberal and he left politics. "He served briefly as a member of the Ontario Parole Board in 1960 but found the position too strenuous. Stewart was named chairman of the Toronto Historical Board the following year. He died in Toronto eight years later.[1] "The Stewart Building on College Street bears his name." (Wikipedia) "One of his greatest accomplishments was in spearheading the building of Sunnybrook Hospital for injured war veterans. In 1961 he was appointed chairman of the Toronto Historical Board and held the position until he passed away on September 18, 1969. W. J. Stewart was a past master of L.O.L. (Loyal Orange Lodge) No. 657 and also held membership in L.O.L. No. 3271." (urbantoronto.ca) "The riot at Christie Pits (16 August 1933 in Toronto, Ontar) was a sign that Canada had a serious problem with race relations in general and anti-Semitism in particular. Due to the unprecedented level of violence, Toronto mayor William James Stewart promised to prosecute future displays of the swastikas. This was one of Canada’s first policies prohibiting hate speech." (https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/christie-pits-riot) One of William James Stewart's grandsons, author Ted Staunton, has produced a graphic novel telling the story of the Christie Pits Riot. (https://www.sesayarts.com/the-good-fight/) A plaque in his honour at Fort York in Toronto reads: "A lifelong citizen of Toronto, William James Stewart devoted most of his life to public service. He served as alderman, 1924-30, and as mayor 1931-34. During his tenure as mayor he was instrumental in restoring Fort York to commemorate the city's centennial in 1934. Elected to the Ontario Legislature in 1938, he served until 1959, and for four years was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. A strong supporter of the militia, he joined the Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) and was for fifteen years its honorary colonel. He was active in numerous church, fraternal and charitable organizations, and served as chairman of the Toronto Historical Board from 1961 until his death." | Stewart, Mayor Col. William James CBE CD MPP (I21313)
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| 7610 | WILLIAM JOHNSTON FORT (the name is given inaccurately as Johnson on his tombstone) was born in 1819 and died Feb. 23, 1862. His father died six weeks after his birth, and at a family meeting it was decided to· place him in the care of Bennett Barrow of "Rosebank" (see Section I) who was his father's cousin. After his mother's remarriage he went to Wilkinson County with her, returning in 1840 to West Feliciana where he bought from Bartholomew Barrow a plantation called "The Grove." This later was incorporated in "Catalpa." He later acquired "Magnolia" and "Oak Grove." In 1850 an inventory showed him owning the huge total of 235 slaves. In 1860 his total estate was valued at $400,000, an enormous sum for that time and place, most of it created through large-scale sugar production. The Civil War's effects dropped its value to only $20,000 when his property .was inventoried during Reconstruction. William married Sallie Jones Stewart of Mississippi, daughter of Tignal Jones Stewart and Sarah Ann Randolph who owned the plantation "Holly Grove" in Wilkinson County (still standing at Centreville). They lived at "Catalpa", which burned in 1903. (See Chart 2-35) William Johnston Fort and Sallie Jones Stewart WILLIAM JOHNSTON FORT, son of William Fort and Mary Johnston, married Sallie Jones Stewart and lived in West Feliciana Parish, La. They had these children: 1) JONES STEWART FORT, born Jan. 14, 1849. 2) WILLIAM JONES FORT, born 1851, died 1918, married first Martha Turnbull Bowman, who was born Feb. 15, 1858 and died April 29, 1898. After her death he married her sister, Mary Bowman, who was born Oct. 31, 1867 and died Nov. 26, 1954. By Martha, William had: a) William Jones Fort, Jr., who married twice, having William III by his second wife; and b) Martha Fort, who married Ernest Burton White of Garyville, La. and had Ernest, Jr. and Glendora White, who married a Dr. Stewart. By Mary, William had: c) Sarah Fort of Baton Rouge; and d) Mary Fort, who married James Thompson. 3) CHARLES M. FORT married Sarah J. Wolf. They are known to have had: William Wall Fort, born April 4, 1888, died April 15, 1928. 4) SALLIE FORT who married Richard Ellis Butler. He was born Jan. 12, 1851 and died Dec. 15, 1915. He had four children of whom only one was living in 1931: Richard Ellis Butler, Jr., who married Jessie Simon and had Sarah Duncan Butler and Mary Fort Butler. 5) MARY FORT who married Thomas Butler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Butler. He was born Dec. 6, 1840 and died Nov. 7, 1922. 6) ANNA FORT. 7) EDWARD BUTLER FORT, born 1862, died 1916. (A Family Called Fort - The Descendants of Elias Fort of Virginia, by Homer T. Fort, Jr. and Drucilla Stovall Jones, West Texas Printing Company, Midland, Texas, 1970 https://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/G002302.pdf ) | Fort, William Johnson (Planter) (I23086)
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| 7611 | William Jones was a bricklayer like his brother, RIchard Jones. He lived in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. It's not known if he worked with his brother or not. In 1911, William was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, with his brother Richard. His son Arthur was with him. However, Arthur was also recorded in the same census as being with his mother in Bolton, Lancashire, England. CEF Military Attestation Papers: 2 SEP 1915, show that he was residing in Hamilton at the time of his enlistment. | Jones, William Thomas (I8258)
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| 7612 | William Jones was a coalminer according to his son John's marriage record. The marriage record does not give John's mother's name. John's death record indicates that John was the son of "William Jones and Jemima Williams". William Jones has not been confidently identified in the 1841 census. On 8 Dec 1844, William Jones, a collier, residing in Llwynegrin, son of John Jones, a miner, married to Jemima Williams, residing in Mold, daughter of William Williams. Their ages were given only as "of full age." The marriage was witnessed by Evan Jones and Margaret Williams, presumably their siblings. Llwynegrin Lodge is located adjacent to a lead mine, about 2 km north of Mold and about 8 km south of Flint. (Llwynegrin was built in 1830 by Thomas Jones of Chester for Philip Davies Cooke of Gwysaney as a dowager house in Tudor style. It was originally symmetrical and stuccoed, it has since been extented and the later outer wings are now cement rendered. The original centre block is approximately E-shaped with advanced gabled outer bays and central two-storey gabled ashlar porch with swept roof. There are medium pitched slate roofs with stone ridges. There are diagonal stepped buttresses to the corners. The interior has been adapted for office use.) https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/35987/?term=shire%20hall (Chester is on the border of England and Wales, 15 km east of Mold.) In 1851, at age 32 (or 37), William Jones was residing at Parish Lane in Flint, Flintshire, Wales, employed as a labourer. He was residing with his wife, Jemima Jones, age 32, and their sons, William age 5, and John, age 3. Listed immediately preceding in the census is Edward Jones, age 33, an engine driver, with his wife, 30 year old Elizabeth, and their sons, John, age 6, and Robert, age 4. Edward is believed to be William's brother. William Jones died sometime between 1851, when he last appears in a census, and 1854 when his widowed wife remarried to George Griffiths. In 1861, William's sons are found residing with "Jemima Griffiths" who is the same age as their mother. From this entry it is presumed that William died between 1851-1861 and Jemima remarried to a man surnamed Griffiths. In 1891, John Jones and Ellen Evans were residing at 16 Baythorpe Street in Little Bolton, Lancashire, England. Living two houses away at 12 Baythorpe Street, was William Jones, age 43, born in Wales, a tailor, with his wife Mary Ann, age 43, born in Wales, and their children: Frederick W. 20, Wales, cotton piercer George H, 18, Wales, cotton cloth tacker Edith, 15, Preston, Lancashire Ernest, 14, Blackpool, Lancashire Annie, 11, Blackpool, Lancashire Florence, 5, Bolton, Lancashire. 1861 census reveals potential family members for William Jones residing on Duke Street in downtown Flint, just two blocks from the parish church of Saint Mary, Flint. These residences are located above various stores. Residing at 7 Duke Street, Flint is: Jemima Griffiths, head, age 40(?), a charwoman, born in Flintshire. William Jones, son, age 15, a bricklayer's apprentice, born in Flintshire. John Jones, son, age 13, a bricklayer's labourer, born in Flintshire. Residing next door at 8 Duke Street is: James Jones, head, age 42 (1819), a labourer, born in Flintshire. Mary Jones, wife, age 52 (1809), born Flintshire. Elizabeth, daughter, age 20 (1841), scholar, born Flintshire. Lucy Madlesy, visitor, age 1, born Carnarvon. Residing next door at 9 Duke Street is: Ann Jones, head, age 52 (1809), a charwoman, born in Flintshire. Jane Jones, sister, age 32 (1829), a charwoman, born in Flintshire. Mary Jones, sister, age 19 (1842), a charwoman, born Flintshire. Robert Jones, son, age 18 (1843), a labourer, born in Flintshire. Margaret Jones, daughter, age 9 (1852), a scholar, born in Flintshire Thomas Jones, son, age 2 (1859), born in Flintshire. Residing nearby at 4 Duke Street is: Catharine Williams, boarder, 57 (1804), a stovemaker, born in Flintshire. Residing nearby at 3 Duke Street is: Sarah Dean, head, widowed, age 69 (1792), pauper, born in Flintshire. Harriet Griffiths, granddaughter, age 3 (1858), born in Flintshire. | Jones, William (I8256)
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| 7613 | William Jr. was a soldier in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War (rank unknown). He later settled in Brunswick, Georgia, USA. (Calvert and Nelker) | Steuart, William Frederick Jr. (I22001)
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| 7614 | William King Pattie was a grocer who initially went into business with his father. After his father died, he continued as a grocer on his own. He married but had no children. | Pattie, William King (I22226)
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| 7615 | William Kirkby and Mary Ann Harold were both born in England and immigrated to Onandaga Township, Brant County, Ontario -- William in 1843 and Mary Ann in 1847. William was previously married to a woman named Elizabeth and had two children by her: Selina Kirkby in 1850 and William H. Kirkby in 1852. William later marred Mary Ann Harold in Brant County, Ontario and moved up to Wingham, Huron North County by 1881 and later to London, Ontario. After 1881 William worked as a baker. | Kirkby, William (I8222)
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| 7616 | William Little Brown Vance was born on 26 Nov 1816 in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee and died on 13 Nov 1888 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 71. Life events: In 1825, William moved with his mother to Nashville, Tennessee where she remained. William attended Cumberland College and later, Nashville University where he graduated in October, 1834. In February, 1835, he left home on the steamer, Tobacco Plant, bound for New Orleans, but before arriving obtained temporary employment in Memphis as a clerk. He remained there until early July when he received news of the death of his oldest sister, Margaret Vance Childress, in Nashville. After returning to Nashville, his widowed brother-in-law, George C. Childress, invited him to join him along with George's younger brother, Jack Childress, and Elliott Fletcher on a horseback expedition to the Mexican Territory of Texas. In November 1835, they traveled down the Mississippi River to Nachitoches, Louisiana. From there, they traveled west to Robertson's Colony to the Falls of the Brazos River in the Texas territory. At the Falls, the presidio of the colony, they found the empressario, Sterling Robertson, the uncle of George Childress. The Mexican government had granted a huge concession of many hundreds of thousands of acres to be granted in bodies of a square league (4,444 acres) to each settler of the colony. Because those who had settled in this territory were cash poor and willing to sell up to one quarter to one half of their portions of their land grants, William Vance and his brother, Jack Vance, and George Childress and Fletcher bought up as much land as they could afford between themselves and friends back home. They bought huge amounts of land at prices as low as eight cents an acre. After the independence of Texas, William sold 10,000 acres of this land for one dollar per acre making a sizable profit. When word of Texas independence became known, William and George rode south to the town of Washington on the west bank of the Brazos River, some seventy miles north of the Gulf of Mexico. There George Childress became a delegate along with his uncle, Sterling Roberson, to the Revolutionary Convention from their colony. William Vance was present at the convention meeting when George Childress proposed wording for the document to be later known as the Texas Declaration of Independence. The fateful fall of the Alamo had occurred only a few weeks prior to the convention. Before the close of the convention, George Childress was elected as the new Texas Minister to the United States with William L. Vance elected as Secretary of the delegation. On April 12, 1835, Washington DC newspapers announced the arrival of the new Texas Minister, George Childress and the Texas delegation. General Andrew Jackson was President and was old friends and neighbors with George's father, John Childress. Although no official recognition was given the independence of Texas the delegation of Childress and Vance was warmly welcomed. While on this diplomatic tour, Texas won its independence from Mexico. William ultimately made his home in Memphis, Tennessee where he was partners on many land speculations in the Memphis area with his brother-in-law, Robertson Topp, who was married to his sister, Elizabeth Little Vance. Although he was against succession, William did have to seek the help of President Lincoln to keep from having his lands confiscated by federal troops near the close of the civil war. With the help of introductions by Kentucky Senator John J. Crittenden and a successful meeting and discussion with the President, Lincoln allowed William to retain his land holdings. Still another amazing occassion occurred when William Vance was attending Ford's theatre purely by chance on the night that President Lincoln was assasinated. Following the end of the Civil War, the Memphis area and William Vance prospered greatly due to the fact that Memphis became the military center for activity in the Southwest. (source: unsourced Ancestry member submission) | Vance, William Little (I23048)
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| 7617 | William Lutton Cooke was recorded as being a draper who lived in Levaghery, Seagoe parish, Armagh, Northern Ireland, at the time of his marriage on 29 Dec 1842. | Cooke, William Lutton (I2851)
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| 7618 | William never married nor had children. Nothing more is known of him. (Nelker) | Steuart, William Henry (I22141)
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| 7619 | William never married. (Becky Evoy, personal correspondence.) William's death record specifies that he was born in Hamilton. | Stewart, William (I18036)
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| 7620 | William Nolan came to Louisiana in 1856 and began planting in the parish of West Feliciana, in which business he was quite successful. In 1862 he enlisted in the Fourth Louisiana infantry as an independent private, and after a few months’ service was discharged on account of ill health. He was afterward commissioned first lieutenant of an independent company and was a participant in the engagement at Baton Rouge. --- Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Louisiana 1982 Vol 2 | Stewart, Lt. William Nolan D. (Planter) (I22792)
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| 7621 | William Reid's birth is unknown. According to a descendant, he was born in 1813 in Bonny Bridge, Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland as the son of William Reid and Jean Paterson. However this couple had a second son named William in 1822, indicating that their son William, born 1813, died in childhood. However, it's worth noting that William and Helen's third daughter was Jane Patterson Reid, and their eldest son was named William. This lends onomastic weight to the connection with William Reid and Jean Paterson. | Reid, William (I13004)
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| 7622 | William Richardson was born 1805 in Yorkshire, England (according to his gravestone). His exact birth is uncertain, but family tradition recalls that he came from Sheffield where his family were silversmiths and where one of them was a sheriff. However these family traditions have not been verified by any documentary evidence. William immigrated before 1828 to Brant County in the Upper Canada province of British North America into a land that was mostly unsettled wilderness. He settled on a farm in Brant County that was adjacent to the Chapel Of The Mohawks, where William's proximity made him a convenient and frequent witness for weddings. His name appears often in the register -- the earliest of these entries being in 1828, thus helping to establish his date of immigration. William returned to England and married on 8 MAR 1831 in Skirpenbeck, Yorkshire, England to Ellen HADDLESEY; Skirpenbeck being her home town. Ellen already had at least one sister living in Canada at the time. It is not known if William met Ellen in Canada and then returned to England to marry her, or if he already knew her from England and he simply came ahead to Canada to get their homestead established and then returned to England to marry her. Ellen Haddlesey was born 18 JUL 1807 in Skirpenbeck, Yorkshire, England as the daughter of George Haddlesay and Mary Beal. Her birth family information can be found on the Haddlesey Family Page. William and Ellen raised seven children on their farm in Onondaga Township, Brant County before Ellen died prematurely in 1846. William remained a widower until sometime after 1851. He later married Ellen's widowed sister Elizabeth, but the date of their marriage is unknown. No children came from the second marriage. William Richardson and Ellen Haddlesey had the following children -- all sons; they had no daughters: | Richardson, William (I13770)
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| 7623 | William served as Major in the 10th Bengal Lancers, then Governor of the H.M. Prisons at Dundee and Edinburgh. (MacGregor) In 1901, William and his family were living in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, where William was serving as the governor of the local prison. Below is Major William's obituary which is significant for its description of a Highland landed family's funeral from that time period. Noteworthy, is that the coffin was draped in the Union Jack, with William's claymore and bonnet resting on top. The farm cart carrying the coffin from the church to the graveside was draped in the Hunting Stewart tartan. And, after the graveside service, William's son, John, was presented with his father's claymore and bonnet. Strathearn Herald, Saturday15 June 1918 Funeral to Dundurn Chapel The funeral of Major Stewart took place on Wednesday afternoon, the place of interment being within the roofless walls of the pre-Reformation chapel of Dundurn, prettilly situated under the shadow of the everlasting hills, a short distance to the east of St. Fillans. While the late Major's body was here interred it is understood, at his request, the remains of his father, (Colonel Stewart, who died in January, 1914) and his mother are buried in the churchyard surrounding the chapel. On the inner side of one of the walls of the ancient structure is a memorial tablet bearing the inscription: - "This chapel, deidcated in early times to St. Fillan, the leper, has been, since the year 1586 the burial-place of the sept or clan of Stewart of Ardvorlich. At the east and lie the bodies of the following chiefs of the race." (Then follow the names of the various chiefs, the first burial recorded being in 1618). The obsequies of Wednesday were of a simple and impressive nature. The remains enclosed in a beautiful oak coffin, covered with the Union Jack, and on which were laid the dead Chieftain's claymore and Highland bonnet, and several beautiful floral wreaths arrived from Edinburgh at mid-day, and were conveyed to Dundurn Parish Church, St. Fillans, where a short service took place, conducted by the Rev. A. W. H. Scott, minister of the parish, and which was attended by the reliatives and friends of the deceased and others, Following the benediction, the "Dead March" was played by the organist. After the service the coffin was conveyed on a farm cart, covered with Hunting Stewart tartan, to the place of internment, the cortege being predeced by a piper playing plaintive airs en route. On arrival at the grave, the Rev. Mr. Scott conducted a brief service. The pall-bearers were:-- Master John Stewart (son); Colonel Gordon, V.C.; Colonel McLaren (brother-in-law); Colonel Stewart, Achnacone; Colonel Macgergor-Whitton, St. Fillans; Mr. Ferguson, gardener, and Mr. Drummond, grieve at Ardvorlich. The relatives present were Mrs Stewart (widow of deceased) and the Misses Stewart (daughters); Mrs Stewart, Ardvorlich Cottage; Mrs. McLaren; and Mrs. Hally, Ruthven Towner, Auchterarder. Amongst the general mourners were:-- Sir George W. M. Dundas, Bart of Dunira; the Rev. C. D. R. Williamson of Lawers; Major Davidson; Major McNaughtan of Cowden; Mrs Watters, Edinample; Mr and Mrs Edmund Berry; Mr and Mrs Stirling Boyd, Miss Ker Dunlop, R.R.C.; and many other residents in the district. The Stewarrt Society, of which Major Stewart was an Honorary Vice-President and Member of the Council for several years, was represented by Colonel A. K. Stewart of Achnacone and Mr Duncan Stewart of Millhills, ex-Presidents, and Mr. J. K. Stewart, Comptroller of Inland Revenus for Scotland, and Hon. Vice-President, and Secretary of the Society. A touch of added pathos was lent after the ceremony by the boyish kilted figure of the heir holding his father's claymore and bonnet -- symbolical of the passing into his youthful hands of the heritage and traditions of his family. | Stewart, Maj. William 13th of Ardvorlich (I18147)
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| 7624 | William Steuart was born in 1754 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, the fourth son of slave plantation owner and politician George H. Steuart. He was raised at Dodon, the family plantation on the South River, near Annapolis, Maryland. Career As a young man Steuart served as clerk to the two Judges of the Land Office, his father George H. Steuart and Benedict Swingate Calvert, who was the illegitimate son of Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore, the third Proprietor Governor of Maryland. The Steuart family's interests were closely linked to those of the ruling Calvert family, and in 1770 there was a disagreement between the upper and lower houses in the Maryland Assembly over the size of fees to be collected by the Land Office. After collecting fees that were larger than those designated by the lower house, Steuart was jailed. In response to this Governor Robert Eden prorogued the assembly, freed Steuart, and removed him from the assembly's jurisdiction. The question of proprietarial fees was to cause considerable discontent among Marylanders during the years immediately preceding the American Revolution. Revolutionary War Steuart's family was divided by the Revolution. His father George H. Steuart was a Loyalist politician who, as an ally of the ruling Calvert family, had benefited from substantial political patronage. In addition Steuart held estates in both Maryland and Scotland and, at the outbreak of war, forced to make a choice between loyalty to the Crown and backing the Revolution, he sailed to Scotland, saying that he "could not turn rebel in his old age", and pragmatically dividing his property between his sons. William Steuart accompanied his father to Scotland in 1775 and returned to Maryland after the war was over. Despite this, according to the memoirs of his nephew Richard Sprigg Steuart, William Steuart was sympathetic to Revolutionary cause. "Uncle William was mild and conciliatory, rather Republican, but with too much respect for his father to say much". After the end of the war, Steuart inherited the family estate of Dodon, on the South River, near Annapolis, Maryland. He was a founder member of the Maryland Jockey Club, re-established after the war's end on Saturday, March 1, 1783, at Mr Mann's tavern in Annapolis. Club rules were set down including that the plate given by the club should be run on the first Tuesday of November, at Annapolis, that the prize money should be "sixty guineas", and that the annual subscription should be "three guineas". The 1800 census shows William residing with himself and two other adult males with 62 slaves. William Steuart died unmarried, leaving a substantial estate in land and slaves which was apportioned among his surviving family members. His will left detailed instructions on which family members would inherit the substantial Steuart estates in Maryland. According to the memoirs of his nephew Richard Sprigg Steuart "The fifth of my grandfather's children was William, also a bachelor, [who] left a very large landed property and numerous slaves. He was our good old "Uncle Billy". He is buried at the family estate of Dodon on the South River, near Annapolis. (Wikipedia, edited to remove biased santizing language regarding slavery) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Steuart_(planter) --------------------- Will of William Steuart Dated 18 Apr 1831, Probated 6 Nov 1838 James Steuart(brother of William) - note that Wm. is leaving property to his family instead of to him (by his own request) · George Hume Steuart of Baltimore o All lands in Anne Arundel County on both sides of the road from London Town to South River Church and extending as far west as public road from Muddy Creek at South River Church to “Harwood’s Milk House” § Includes plate, furniture, horses, cattle, sheep, hogs & farm stock excludes negroes · Richard Sprigg Steuart o 3 Farms in Anne Arundel County, lying contiguous to each other, including: § Doden (440 acres) § Obligation (400 acres) § Bridge Hill (660 acres) currently occupied by nephew Edward H. Steuart § Includes all furniture, horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and farm stock; implements of agriculture & personal property of all types excluding negroes · George Calvert Steuart (living at Doden) o Farm on the east side of the South River called Aberdeen (340 acres) *note - entailed on nephew, William Steuart, on his death. o All the negroes and other personal property now in his possession on the condition that he use it all to support his 2 children, Eliza Ann and Charles Steuart § May not alienate (free?) or dispose of said negroes, unless by last will/testament, otherwise, negroes and “their increase” (i.e., children) shall be passed by will to Eliza Ann and Charles upon George’s death. § VOID if they contest the will or if Richard S. Steuart not given Doden within 6 months. · Benedict Steuart [black sheep?] o Yearly allowance of $200 throughout his life [note: inflation calculator says this is equivalent to $5,696.28 in 2021] § Must release all claims against Wm. Steuart or void. § Must give up all claims to negroes once owned by him but now owned by Wm. [look for bail-out/court records/land transfers] · William Steuart (son of nephew, Charles Steuart) o Farm called Aberdeen, upon the death of George Calvert Steuart o ½-claim against Benedict o ½ Negroes once owned by Benedict but now owned by William · Other sons of Charles Steuart [black sheep #2?] (except William): large claim of ~$5000 which was held against their father Charles. Void if Charles puts in a claim. [Note: equivalent to $142,407 in 2021] · Edward H. Steuartand his present wife (residing at Bridge Hill): o Tracts of land in Calvert County purchased from Judge Wilkinson of approx. 1,080 acres for their natural lives and that of the widow/widower in trust for their children. o Executor to pay what is owed for said land ASAP so that it is unencumbered by debt. o Including all negroes currently in possession of Edward, ½ of negroes once owned by Benedict (to be passed to wife if she outlives him) o ½ of claim against Benedict (to be passed to wife if she outlives him) o To Charles and William Steuart (sons of Edward) and to their heirs “as tenants in common” once they reach age 21; if Edward dies before they reach 21, rents/income from that land shall be applied to support the children § Any claim against their father, Edward (void if any claim made by Edward or his family) § Bridge Hill must be given up to Richard S. Steuart within 6 months. § Wife of Edward must “relinquish all her right of Dower of in and to any and every tract or part of tract of land whereof her husband was seized during her coverture and which now belongs to me.” [note: coverture is the legal term that basically means all things that were owned by Edward’s wife, became the property of Edward upon their marriage; I’m going out on a limb and guessing that Bridge Hill was part of her dowery, but that William must have bailed them out or something and thereby became the owner of Bridge Hill.] · Manumit and set free slaves, Paul and Charles, sons of Hannah, formerly belonging to my brother David (died 1814). Executor charged with executing/acknowledging a deed of manumission to them [There are 2 Hannah’s on the 1864 Slave Census - Hannah Sparrow, would have been 26 at the time of William’s Death; Hannah Serricks/Sorrick would have been only 9 - perhaps Hannah Sparrow is named for her mother? - look for recording of manumission?] · George Hume Steuart of Baltimore = Executor o Give all the rest, residue & remainder of estate not already bequeathed; can sell in whole or in part. o Must pay $20,000 [$569,628 in 2021] (divided equally) to his nieces, Sophia Delprat (paid to and held and invested by her brothers, Richard Sprigg and George Hume, with principal and interest reverting to her and to be used without any “hindrance or molestation of her present or future husband,” to be divided amongst her children up on her death), Henrietta Thorndike, Elizabeth Calvert and infant son of his deceased niece Margaret Latrobe (to be paid to & held by Richard and George, invested w/ interest added to principal and to be used for his raising and education; if he dies before age 21 without children, then trust reverts to James Steuart (brother and father of all these nephews and nieces). · After all debts and legacies paid, nephew Frisby Tilghmanand niece, Susan Hollidayeach get $5,000 [$142,407 in 2021]. · All the rest, residue and remainders not already disposed of to George Hume Steuart and Richard Sprigg Steuart (divided equally) · George has 2 years to settle the estate/pay out. If he dies or resigns, Richard becomes executor Codicil (6 Nov 1834) · To George Hume Steuart- all land recently purchased from Mrs. Margret Brogden (who inherited from her brother James McCullock on his death) near London Town and also any lot or lots in London Town to which Wm. May be entitled also all personal property of every description (except negroes) that may be on said lands. · To Richard Sprigg Steuart- all that tract of land called Fingall (400 acres +/-) lying contiguous to the lands aforesaid given to Richard and also all the property of every description (except negroes) which may be on the lands. · Remainder of negroes dived amongst nephews, share and share alike (except those spoken of in will as having formerly belonged to Benedict Steuart and Edward H. Steuart, and those granted freedom) George Hume Received: All the lands on both sides of the road to London Town, extending as far west as Muddy Creek at South River Church and Harwood Milkhouse Lands recently purchased from Mrs. Margret Brogden near London Town Any lots in London Town Plus all property on that land (minus negroes) Remainder of estate once divided/dispersed Research: Land transfers to identify land owned by William Steuart in and near London Town. Richard Sprigg Received: Total of approximately 1,900 acres Doden Bridge Hill Obligation Fingall Plus all property on those farms (minus negroes) Research: Find location of Fingall, locate boundaries of each farm to compare to today. George Calvert Steuart Received: Aberdeen - 340 acres , on the east side of the South River (entailed on his nephew, William, upon his death) All the Negroes currently in his possession [note: he was living at Dodon at the time of William’s Death] Research: Find location of Aberdeen. Still standing? New name? Look up Slave Census for Aberdeen; 2021 update - likely on the east side of the South River where you’ll find Aberdeen Creek. Currently developed into housing, update research to see if an old house is there. Benedict Steuart Received: Must leave Aberdeen (see above) To receive $200/year throughout his lifetime (approx. $5,700 in 2021) Research: Where did Benedict end up? Find any liens against him by William or land purchases, etc. William Steuart Received ½-claim against Benedict ½ negroes at Aberdeen Aberdeen, upon the death of uncle George Calvert Steuart Other Sons of Charles Steuart (except William) Received: *2 other sons, Capt. George Biscoe Steuart (1817-1881) and Charles Calvert Steuart (1819-1896)* $5000 which was held against their father , void if Charles puts in a claim. NOTE: Charles died in 1836, after the last will/codicil was written, but before William himself died. Estimated for inflation = $142,407 in 2021 Edward H Steuart and his present wife Received 1080 Acres in Calvert County - held in trust for children All negroes currently in possession of Edward H. (BRIDGE HILL SLAVES) ½ of negroes once owned by Benedict ½ claim against Benedict Charles and William (sons of Edward) become tenants in common of land at age 21 OTHER NOTES: George Hume Steuart named executor George and Richard Sprigg split remainder of estate not already disposed of CODICIL states that the rest of the negroes (those from Aberdeen, Dodon and Bridge Hill already willed away) were split equally between Richard Sprigg and George Hume: “I also give and bequeat to my said nephews, share and share alike all my negroes except those spoken of in my will as having formerly belonged to Benedict Steuart, and Edward H. Steuart, and which negroes, I desire shall go as directed in my aforesaid will…” | Steuart, William (I14341)
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| 7625 | William Stewart "obtained the lands of Balemeanach of Ardvorlich from his father in 1617." On 24 February 1645, he entered into a Bond with Patrick Campbell of Wester Ardeonaig, and died by 1 December 1648 when she is styled his relict in Bond granted to her by Alexander Murray of Strowan.(Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland) Stewarts of the South refers to William as "William MacAlasdair" and mistakenly refers to him as "an uncle's son" to Major James Beag Stewart, 2nd Ardvorlich, when in fact William Stewart, 1st in Balmeanach, was James' brother. | Stewart, William MacAlasdair 1st of Balimeanach (I18148)
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| 7626 | William Stewart and his twin brother, Andrew Stewart, were born on 17 Nov 1743 in Harperstown, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, as sons of John Stewart and Margaret Buchanan. Andrew is named first in the baptism and is presumed to be the eldest of the twins. "John Stewart and Margaret Buchanan his wife in Harperstown had twins baptized named Andrew and William." (Drymen Parish Register) William Stewart has not been identified in later records. Nothing more is known of him. | Stewart, William (I30438)
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| 7627 | William Stewart is estimated to have been born about 1660 somewhere in Perthshire, Scotland, likely in Port of Menteith parish. He is said to be descended from an unknown branch of the Stewarts of Ardvorlich, but he may actually descend from the Stewarts of Garchell (see below). On 22 Jan 1710, William Stewart witnessed the baptism of his granddaughter, Janet Stewart in Trinevackkarog, Gartmore, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland, daughter of William Stewart. As the father's name was also William Stewart then that makes the witness most likely to be the child's grandfather as the father would not witness his own child's birth and he would not have had a brother named William. William Stewart's son, William Stewart Jr, is identified in the Appendix to Stewarts of the South, c. 1815, in reference to a John Stewart in Tuair and his uncle William Stewart, who claim to descend from an unknown branch of the Stewarts of Ardvorlich overlooked in the main body of the document. The author doesn't specify which branch they descend from. If correct, then it is likely that they belong to a branch who was residing in the vicinity of Aberfoyle parish in the mid-1600s. The most likely candidates are the Stewarts in Auchrig or the Stewarts in Letter. The author says, "I forgot to mention another family, which lays claim to the [Ardvorlich] family in the Barony of Drymen in Drymen Parish [in] Stirling County and [on] the Duke of Montrose’s property. There was one John Stewart, Tenant of Tuair, [who] pays £57 of rent, a rich, bein, batchelor. There was a William Stewart, [who was] an uncle of his, who was a tenant near Gartmore, who had six or seven sons all scattered over the country. "16. Mr John Stewart, Tenant [in] Tuair [in] Drymen parish, careful low country character (i.e. Lowland character), £50." (Stewarts of the South Appendix) However, it is also possible that William Stewart actually descends from a branch of the Stewarts of Garchell which family was not far away and whose ancestry is not published in detail in Stewarts of the South. As Ardvorlich is the chiefly line of the Stewarts of Balquhidder, it is possible that William's descendant said they belonged to a branch of the Stewarts of Ardvorlich meaning only the family for whom Ardvorlich is chief and not necessarily a branch of the Stewarts of Ardvorlich itself. | Stewart, William in Gartmore (I31066)
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| 7628 | William Stewart is estimated to have been born about 1680 in Gartmore, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland. William Stewart is believed to be the one identified in the following excerpt from the Appendix to Stewarts of the South: "I forgot to mention another family, which lays claim to the [Ardvorlich] family in the Barony of Drymen in Drymen Parish [in] Stirling County and [on] the Duke of Montrose’s property. There was one John Stewart, Tenant of Tuair, [who] pays £57 of rent, a rich, bein, batchelor. There was a William Stewart, [who was] an uncle of his, who was a tenant near Gartmore, who had six or seven sons all scattered over the country." Janet Stewart was born 22 Jan 1710 in Trinevackkarog ("Middle Third") on the Gartmore estate in Port of Menteith parish, Perthshire, Scotland, as the earliest recorded child of William Stewart and Lillias McNair. Her place of birth ("Trinevackkarog") is taken from a transcription of the Port of Menteith parish register and may not be exactly correct as entries from the early 1700s are difficult to read. It is believed to be "Trineveadhanag" which is believed to derive from the Gaelic "Trean a mheadhanach" which translates to "third of middle field" and is believed to refer to the property known as Middle Third on the Gartmore estate. William Stewart's residence is identified from the following entry: "1729 Oct 28 William Stewart and Lilias McNair in Easter Bolat had a child baptized called Lillias." (Drymen Parish Register) On 6 Apr 1730, William Stewart married secondly in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland, to Elizabeth Ure. “William Stewart in this parish (Drymen) and Elizabet Ure in Port were booked for proclamation to marriage.” (Drymen Parish Register) “1730 Mar 28 Listed William Stewart in the parish of Drymen & Eliz: Ure in ys parish & after proclamation were married. Aprile 6th 1730” (Port of Menteith Parish Register) In 1732, William Stewart in "East Balat" is listed in the Drymen Parish Communion Examination Roll as having paid £00:06:00. (He is the only William Stewart listed in the Examination Roll for Drymen making it certain that the 1730 marriage to Elizabeth Ure is him.) William Stewart married thirdly in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, to Mary Yuil/Zuile and to have moved to Bruachmore near Tuair, just south of Gartmore. William Stewart is listed in the Aberfoyle Mortcloth Register on 22 Mar 1772 William Stewart in Lead of Drymen (fee illegible). | Stewart, William in Gartmore Bollat and Lead (I31104)
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| 7629 | William Stewart is estimated to have been born about 1715, likely at Gartmore, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland as a son of William Stewart in Easter Bollat and Lillias McNair. However, no record of William's birth has been found as parish records in that era are incomplete. William is suggested to belong to this birth family as he later resided in the same place (Easter Bollat) and had an eldest son named William. On 9 Jan 1741, William Stewart married in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, to Margaret McLauchlane. “William Stewart and Margaret McLauchlane both parishioners were listed for proclamation in order to marriage.” (Drymen Parish Register) William Stewart and Margaret McLauchlane had a daughter, Margaret, after which it is presumed that Margaret McLauchlane died. William Stewart's date of death is unknown. No record of his death has been found. William Stewart is presumed to have married secondly about 1744 to Margaret McGregor, although no record of their marriage has been found. They had four children together. Sometime in the later 1750s, William Stewart moved his family from Easter Bollat to Back Borland in western Drymen parish, where he is recorded as residing on 11 Aug 1759 at the time of his daughter Margaret's marriage. | Stewart, William in Easter Bollat & Wester Back Borland (I31059)
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| 7630 | William Stewart is estimated to have been born about 1750, presumably in Kilmadock parish, Perthshire, Scotland, although no record of his birth has been found. His parents' names are unknown, although his father's name may have been John. William Stewart is identified in Stewarts of the South c. 1815 as: "William Stewart, brother to Charles Stewart, was a smith in Doune. [He] left two sons: John, a respectable cloth merchant in Glasgow; William, a master ferrier [in the] Dragoon guard." William Stewart and his family have not been identified in public records. Nothing more is known of him. | Stewart, William Smith in Doune (I29058)
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| 7631 | William Stewart is estimated to have been born about 1760 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, although no record of his birth has been found. His parents are unknown but his father's name may have been Duncan. He later resided at Ballochneck. The proximity of Ballochneck to Cashlie suggests he may be related to the Stewart family at Cashlie, but this is merely supposition at this point. William Stewart, living at Ballochneck, married on 25 Mar 1786 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, to Mary McCallum. She was working as a servant to the McEwan family at Glashbeg. “William Stewart in Ballochneck and Mary Mcallum daughter of Donald Mcallum and servant ~~~ ~~~ McEwan in Glashbeg listed for proclamation on the 25 Mar 1786 years." (Drymen Parish Register) | Stewart, William in Ballochneck (I31075)
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| 7632 | William Stewart is estimated to have been born about 1775 presumably in Cambusburn, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, as a son of Charles Stewart in Cambusburn, although no record of his birth has been found. William Stewart is identified in Stewarts of the South c. 1815 as being a son of Charles Stewart in Cambusburn and has having a family of children. William Stewart has not been identified in public records. Nothing more is known of him and his family. | Stewart, William (I29067)
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| 7633 | William Stewart is estimated to have been born about 1780, presumably in Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland, as a son of William Stewart, a smith in Doune, although no record of his birth has been found. William Stewart is identified in Stewarts of the South c. 1815 as being a mater ferrier in the Dragoons. William Stewart has not been found in public records. Nothing more is known of him. | Stewart, William Master Ferrier (I29069)
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| 7634 | William Stewart is estimated to have been born about 1787 in Coilantogle, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, as a son of John Stewart and Janet Buchanan, although no record of his birth has been found. William Stewart immigrated to Australia, but when is unknown. It appears that it was likely before the first census in 1841 as William has not been found in any Scottish records. It is also not known where in Australia that he immigrated to. In 1859, William's brother Walter Stewart's Will names "my brother William Stewart in Australia." This is the only record of his existence. | Stewart, William (I26179)
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| 7635 | William Stewart is estimated to have been born around 1600 presumably in Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland. His birth predates any ecclesiastical records of births or baptisms, thus his actual date of birth is unknown. He is presumed to have been born either in Ledcreich or Glenbuckie. His father, Patrick Stewart, and his uncle, Duncan Stewart, at some point in their lives exchanged their birthright estates of Glenbuckie and Ledcreich. We do not know if that occurred before or after William was born. In 1763, William's great-grandson, Patrick Stewart, 5th of Ledcreich, recorded his family history in which he says the following about his great-grandfather, William Stewart: “3rd. Patrick was son to William Stewart, of Ledcreich and Sronslany, by Mary his wife, daughter to Duncan McGregor, of Dumvery, cousin-german to Gregor McGregor, of that ilk, which family is now extinct. “4th. William was son to Patrick Stewart, of Glenbucky, by his wife Christian, daughter to Sir John Drummond, of Migams.” Stewart Clan Magazine says: "William Stewart born about 1600. [He] was laird of Ledcreich on Loch Voil and Stronslany, in the parish of Balquhidder, Perth. He married Mary MacGregor, daughter of Duncan MacGregor of Dermocry, 'cousin germane to Gregor MacGregor of that ilk, which family is now extinct.' [They had a] son: Patrick: m. Margaret B_____." (SCM, Tome C, Jan. 1935, vol. xii, no. 7, pp.99-100.) Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says only that "William Stewart, 2nd of Ledcreich, succeeded his father in these lands and married Mary, daughter of Duncan McGregor, in Drumcharry. He was father of Patrick Stewart, 3rd of Ledcreich." Duncan Stewart (1739) does not mention William Stewart. In the Dunblane Commissariot Record - Register of Testaments 1539-1800 (SRO), there are three wills recorded for Ledcreich. These are: Duncan Stewart; 25 Jan 1665 and 6 Jan 1666; Margaret Buchanan and Patrick Stewart her husband; 22 Aug 1682; William Stewart 31 Jul 1683. Duncan Stewart (#1) is presumably the brother of William Stewart. Patrick Stewart (#2) is General Patrick Stewart, 3rd of Ledcreich. William Stewart (#3) is presumably this William Stewart, however, if the dates are correct then William outlived his son, Patrick by a year, which means that Patrick never inherited Ledcreich. This discrepency in death dates and heredity is still under investigation. | Stewart, William 2nd of Ledcreich and Stronslaney (I18114)
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| 7636 | William Stewart is found with his siblings in 1841 but has not been found in later records. | Stewart, William (I18010)
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| 7637 | William Stewart is listed third among the children in his father's 1818 will: "I also give and bequeath unto my son William STEWART, fifty dollars." | Stewart, William (Planter) (I18038)
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| 7638 | William Stewart is not found in the 1842 census. According to family tradition among his sister Jane Stewart's descendants, William died of smallpox with his parents. However, as no documentary evidence supports the existence of William, it is possible that he has been confused with William Hutton (Margaret Gillespie's son from a previous relationship.) | Stewart, William (I18029)
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| 7639 | William Stewart is not mentioned in the letters of his brother George Stewart in 1848, however, according to descendant, Malcolm Sisson's notes, William lived at Middle Grange in Peterhead and is buried at Peterhead. About 1832, William Stewart began relations with Margaret Hall. No record of any marriage has been found for them. They had three children between 1833-1838. In 1841, at age 25, William Stewart was residing at Copland Hill, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on his brother's farmstead. He was employed as an agricultural labourer. The census does not indicate that he was visiting; it indicates that he was living there without his wife and children. Meanwhile, Margaret Hall (using her maiden name was residing at High Street, Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with their three children. She is described as a farmer's wife. William's brother, Alexander Stewart, propriertor of Copland Hill, died just a few months later on 3 Nov 1841. In 1851, at age 38, William Stewart was residing at Milltown of Crimond, Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, employed as a farm overseer for William Lawrence. Meanwhile, Margaret Hall was residing at 12 High Street, New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with their daughters, Elizabeth and May. She was employed as a lace weaver. In 1861, at age 48, William Stewart was residing at Lochside in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with his wife, Margaret, and their daughter, Mary, 22. He was employed as a farm overseer with six labourers, including 3 ploughmen, 2 cattlemen, and 2 agricultural labourers. His niece Jane Cooper was working as a servant in his home. In 1871, at age 58, William Stewart was residing at Grange, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with his wife, Margaret, and their adult daughter Mary. He was employed as a farmer and gardener. (Grange Gardens is located within the modern town of Peterhead less than one kilometre east of Copland Hill.) In 1881, at age 68, William Stewart was residing at Grange Farm, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with his wife, Margaret, and adult daughter, Mary. He was employed as a farmer of 40 acres, employing one man and one girl. His grandson, Alexander Chalmers (14) was residing with them. William Stewart has not been found in 1891. He died in 1896. Bernard Stewart's 1968 family tree for the Stewarts of Hythie mistakenly confuses this William Stewart with William Stewart in Peterhead, father of Peter Stewart, founder of Stuart & Co. Granolithic in Edinburgh. These two William Stewarts can each be found separately in Peterhead in 1841 and 1851, thus they cannot be the same person. | Stewart, William in Middle Grange (I18133)
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| 7640 | William Stewart is presumed to have died young prior to the birth of his same-named younger brother in 1826. | Stewart, William (I18032)
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| 7641 | William Stewart is presumed to have married about 1770 to Margaret Stewart, however no record of their marriage has been found. They had four children while residing in Doune and nearby Muirhead of Deanston in Kilmadock parish, Perthshire, Scotland. They disappear from records after this point. No family has been found in Stewarts of the South (ca. 1815-1820) that matches their discription, suggesting that the family was no longer residing in the area by that point. They may have imigrated or died out in the male line prior to the writing of Stewarts of the South. William's birth, as shown here, is not confirmed but is a perfect circumstantial match. His eldest son was named Robert and his second daughter was named Jean. Traditional naming custom would suggest that his parents' names should be Robert and Jean Stewart. An exact match for a William Stewart, son of Robert Stewart and Jean McFarlane can be found in the Callander parish records as shown below. William's son, William's baptism was witnessed by John and Alexander Stewart, both in Auchinard (Auchnahard in Glen Finglas in Callander parish). As baptism witnesses were often close family members, this would suggest that William's birth family was associated with one of the many Stewart families located in Glen Finglas. The birth family shown here for William had their first child in Duart in Glen Finglas, thus supporting the possible connection to Auchnahard. As such, the birth family for William, while not proven, matches all known evidence and no competing or better match has been found. --- Likely birth: (Callander OPR) 19 Mar 1725, 21 Mar 1725, Christian, daughter of Robert STUART and Jein MCFARLAN in Duart 6 Nov 1729, 6 Nov 1729, Elizabeth, daughter of Robert STEWART and Jean MCFFARLAN in Blairgary 17 Jun 1732, 22 Jun 1732, Jean, daughter of Robert STEWART and Jean MCFARLANEin Blairgarry 5 Jun 1736, 9 Jun 1736, William, son of Robert STUART and Jean MCFARLANE in Wester Bridge of Turk. (Callander OPR) 13 Apr 1739, 17 Apr 1739, John, son of Robert STEWART and Jean MCFARLANEin Bridge of Turk 25 Jan 1744, 29 Jan 1744, Mary, daughter of Robert STEWART and Jean MCFARLANE in Cullintogle 24 Jan 1747, 1 Feb 1747, Agnes, daughter of Robert STEWART and Jean MCFARLANE in Cullintogle | Stewart, William in Doune (I26141)
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| 7642 | William Stewart waas born 22 Apr 1739 in Aberlednock, Monzievaird and Strowan, Perthshire, Scotland as a son of John Stewart and Helen Kinloch. (Aberlednock means "mouth of Lednock" which is located on the edge of Comrie Village about 500 m west of Woodend of Lawers.) William Stewart is not named in Stewarts of the South and is presumed to have either died young or emigrated. | Stewart, William (I31887)
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| 7643 | William Stewart was the eldest son of James Mhor Stewart in Port of Lochearn. He died without children before 26 May 1596 when his brother, Alexander Stewart of Ardvorlich, granted a renunciation of the lands of Blarroir, in the barony of Edinbellie, to John Napier of Merchiston. (Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland) | Stewart, William (I18132)
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| 7644 | William Stewart was born 13 May 1737 in Borland of Ruskie, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland, as a son of James Stewart and Helen Napier. William Stewart is presumed to have married about 1759 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland to Jean Crawford although no record of their marriage has been found. They had eight children in Auchensalt in Port of Menteith which is located about 500 metres north of Borland. They later moved to Quarriestown (Whirrieston) and Craigfranky which are located mere steps from Auchensalt on the east bank of the Littlemill Burn in neighbouring Kincardine by Doune parish. William Stewart is believed but not confirmed to be the father of the following from Stewarts of the South, Section IV, for 3 Line of the Stewarts in Grandtully: Line 3 [Another family consists of] - One William Stewart, [a] tenant [in] Rosebank Moss [on] Blair Drummond’s [estate in] Kincardine Parish. Rent £50 - Peter, a brother of his, [is] a saddler in the West Indies (No such place as "Rosebank Moss" has been identified on Blair Drummond's estate. The closest match is Rossburn, but no matching household has been found in the 1814 Moss Census. "Rosebank" could result from a misread of handwriting for Rossburn or Roseburn. And he may have arrived at Rossburn after 1814.) William had no known documented son named Peter, however there is an 8-year gap in the birth order prior to the birth of his last son, Robert, into which a Peter could have been born. If so, he may be the Peter Stewart (likely son of a William Stewart) who married Christian McEwan and had a child in Keirhead and then disappear from records, which would fit if he went to the West Indies. William's son, Robert is recorded as born posthumously in 1785, thus we may conclude that William had died earlier that year. --- Leads: Peter Stewart (b abt 1745) and Catharine Miller (no marriage found in POM) 1. Janet Stewart, b 30/10/1773, dtr of Peter Stewart & his spouse _____ Miller at Rusky 2. Mary Stewart, b 5/5/1776, dtr of Peter Stewart and Catharine Miller at Rusky 3. Elizabeth Stewart, b 20/9/1778, dtr of Peter Stewart and Catharine Miller at Ruskie Peter Stewart and Christian McEwan (no marriage in POM) 1. William Stewart, b 21/5/1799, son of Peter Stewart and Christian McEwan his spouse at Keirhead | Stewart, William in Auchensalt and Craigfranky (I18008)
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| 7645 | William Stewart was born 17 Feb 1766 in Lead, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, as the eldest son of James Stewart and Katherine McKay. William has not been identified in later records. Nothing more is known of him. | Stewart, William (I30326)
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| 7646 | William Stewart was born 21 Mar 1750 in Easter Bollat, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, as the only son of William Stewart and Margaret McGregor. William Stewart has not been identified in later records. Nothing more is known of him. | Stewart, William (I31119)
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| 7647 | William Stewart was born 26 Jul 1761 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, as the only recorded child of John Stewart and Mary McDonald. William Stewart has not been identified in later records. Nothing more is known of him. | Stewart, William (I31126)
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| 7648 | William Stewart was born 27 Feb 1802 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland, as the eldest son of John Stewart and Janet Logan. "William, lawful son of John Stewart, milner, and Janet Logan, his spouse, was baptised." (Killearn Parish Register) William Stewart has not been identified in later records. An online descendant tree claims he died on 1 Feb 1892 at Milton of Buchanan, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the same day and location as his brother John's death, but this claim is not verified and appears unsupported by evidence. | Stewart, William (I30607)
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| 7649 | William Stewart was born 27 Jul 1772 in Milnsend, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, as a son of Andrew Stewart and Mary McDonald. William Stewart has not been identified in later records. Nothing more is known of him. | Stewart, William (I31043)
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| 7650 | William Stewart was born 31 Aug 1755 in Gargunnock parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland, as the youngest known son of John Stewart and Mary McFarlane. "1755 Aug 31 John Stewart & Mary McFarlan, William, Patrick Ferguson & Robert Stewart (witnesses)" (Gargunnock Parish Register) Nothing more is known of William's life. --- Possible candidate for Robert Stewart the baptism witness, but this family seems too early: Robert Stewart and Agnes Yooll in Gargunnock, married 1719 March 21 Robert Stewart paroshner and Agnes Yool in Gargunnock – marryed 23 april yrafter - 1720 Feb 14 James, son to Robt Stewart and Agnes Yool. Witnesses James Yool and John Yool. - 1722 March 22nd John, son to Robt Stewart and Janet Yool. Witnesses John Stewart and John Mcarthur. - 1724 July 26th Mart, daur to Robert Stewart and Agnes Yool. Witnesses John Stewart and James Yool. - 1727 March 12 James, son to Robert Stewart and Agnes Yool. Witnesses John Stewart and John Donaldson. - 1730 March 12 Jean, daur to Robt Stewart and Agnes Yool. Witnesses John Stewart and David Musthol. - 1732 Decr 18 Jean, daur to Robt Stewart and Agnes Yool. Witnesses John and Thomas Stewart’s. - 1736 March 17th Jean, daur to Robt Stewart and Agnes Yule. Witnesses John Stewart and James Graham. - 1738 Novr 2d Robt, son to Robt Stewart and Agnes Youll. Witnesses James Graham and Thomas Stewart. - 1740 Janry 29 Janet, daur to Robert Stewart and Agnes Youl. Witnesses James Graham and Thomas Stewart. | Stewart, William (I31773)
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