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- It is not possible to chronologically reconcile the later branches of the Stewarts in Edraleachdach with the patronymic origins described in Stewarts of the South without squeezing in at least one extra generation. Thus, Stewarts of the South must be incorrect in its description of the origin of this family. All that can be said with any confidence is that the Stewarts in Edraleachdach descend by uncertain means from Duncan Oig Stewart, son of Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie.
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Robert Stewart's name is not confirmed. He is suspected to be the person identified in Stewarts of the South as the progenitor of the Stewarts in Edraleachdach and Lorachan and shown in a 1728 statement of credit to be residing in Edraleachdach at the time.
Records related to the Stewarts of Edraleachdach are extremely incomplete prior to c. 1740. All information presented in this database on the Stewarts in Edraleachdach prior to 1740 should be considered tenatative and subject to change if further information comes to light. At this point, all that can be said with certaintly on the descendants of the Stewarts in Edraleachdach is that they descend by uncertain means from Duncan "Oig" Stewart, son of Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie.
Stewarts of the South c. 1815 describes the progenitor of the Stewarts of Edraleachdach as: "James Mac Alastir foresaid [who] had a son [who was] a tenant of Lorachans [on] Loch Cathrineside [in] Callander parish, [on the] estate of Drummond, whose offspring goes under the denomination of Lorachans." However, the text is confusing and contradictory in its presentation of who "James Mac Alastir foresaid" is. It appears that he is the same person identified earlier in the text as "James mhic Alastir mhic Dhunachy" (or James, son of Alexander, son of Duncan), with Duncan appearing to be Duncan "Oig" Stewart, son of Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie.
While the text is contradictory and open to multiple interpretations, our current best attempt to interpret the text would suggest that the progenitor of the Stewarts of Edraleachdach was an unidentified son of James Stewart, son of Alexander Stewart, son of Duncan "Oig" Stewart, son of Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie. We estimate that unidentified son was likely born about 1670.
In 1728, James Stewart, son of Robert Stewart in Edrelechoch, was mentioned as a creditor in a testament by ___ Finlayson. Confirmed 8 Feb 1728 by Alexander Stewart of Glenbuckie. This Robert Stewart would appear to be just the right age to be the progenitor of the Stewarts in Edraleachdach. Further, the names James and Robert fit onomastically with what is known of the later generations.
Stewarts of the South then goes on to describe the living descendants of the Stewarts in Edraleachdacn c. 1815 in a manner that can be partially reconciled with parish records and other public records. Chronologically reconciling the later descendant data with the descriptions of the progenitor is difficult. This is compounded by the fact that the Callander parish register contains barely a handful of baptismal records for any residences on Loch Katrineside prior to 1750, likely due to the loch's distance from the parish church. The lack of complete baptismal records makes it impossible to accurately account for the early generations of the Stewarts in Edraleachdach.
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Abt 1672 - UNKNOWN
