Alexander Stewart, 1st of Garrochquill
Abt 1453 - Bef 1505 (~ 51 years)
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Name Alexander Stewart Suffix 1st of Garrochquill Born Abt 1453 Lennox, Dunbartonshire, Scotland 
Gender Male Died Bef 1505 Garchell, Buchlyvie, Stirlingshire, Scotland Person ID I15035 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father James Beag Stewart, of Albany and 1st of Baldorran and Royal Baillie of Balquhidder, b. Abt 1425, Antrim, Ireland , d. Between 1464 and 1467, Scotland (Age ~ 39 years) Relationship natural Mother Annabel Buchanan, of that ilk, b. Abt 1425, Strathyre, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Family ID F4394 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Janet Galbraith, Heiress of Garchell, b. UNKNOWN, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Married Abt 1489 Children 1. James Stewart, 2nd of Garchell, b. Abt 1473, Garchell, Buchlyvie, Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. Abt 1513 (Age ~ 40 years) [natural]2. Alexander Stewart, 3rd of Garchell, b. Abt 1475, Garchell, Buchlyvie, Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. 1525 (Age ~ 50 years) [natural]3. Walter Stewart, in Ardnandave, b. Abt 1482, Garchell, Buchlyvie, Stirlingshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F6596 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Credit must go to Scottish professional family history researcher, Gordon MacGregor, author of The Redbook of Scotland, who discovered this branch. Prior to Gordon's research there was no knowledge that the Stewarts of Garchell even existed as this family became extinct within a few generations.]
Alexander Stewart's birthdate is estimated based on his father's estimated date of birth. His birth location is not known. He was likely born before his father acquired the lands of Baldorran in 1457, so he was likely born somewhere in his great-grandmother's lands of the Lennox.
Alexander Stewart, of Garrochquill or Garchell, brother of William Stewart of Baldoran, appears as witness to several documents concerning his brother, William, including a Charter by Archibald de Buchannan for the lands of Lettir on 1 May, 1484. Alexander obtained the lands of Garrochquill/Garrochill/Garchell, in Stirlingshire, which were held of the Stewarts of Darnley and for which he had a new infeftment from Matthew, Earl of Lennox, on 21 March, 1513. (Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland)
Alexander married Janet, sister and heir of John Galbraith of Garrochquill/Garchell, by 19 January 1489 when Walter Stewart of Morphie (Alexander's cousin), acting as Janet’s procurator, appeared in the Sheriff Court in Stirling in connection with a brief for having her served heir to the lands of Garchell.
(Garchell is a lazy phonetic abbreviation of Garrochquill.)
Alexander died by 1505 when his son James succeeded to the estate of Garchell.
- Credit must go to Scottish professional family history researcher, Gordon MacGregor, author of The Redbook of Scotland, who discovered this branch. Prior to Gordon's research there was no knowledge that the Stewarts of Garchell even existed as this family became extinct within a few generations.]