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- David Stewart, 2nd of Craigruie was baptized as Duncan Stewart. David is a known substitute name for Duncan. David inherited Craigruie from his father. David is also described as being "of Clach-Glas" (which means "Greystone"), and he later acquired the estate of Glenbuckie through marriage and became 14th of Glenbuckie.
Stewarts of the South probably has more to say about David Stewart than any other person recorded in that document. David is recorded wrongly in Stewarts of the South as: "David Stewart, late of Glenbuckie, was son of John Stewart of Craig-grui and Easter Monachail [sic, son of Robert Stewart of Craigruie and Wester Monachyle] in the Parish of Balquhidder. Craig-grui underwent several changes and belongs at present to a Mr Don McDonald, a great tacksman from Glenlyon. And Monachail belongs to the heiress of the late Barron McNab."
Stewarts of the South also says: "David Stewart of Craig Ruidh, Balquhidder, sold [Craig Ruidh] to one Maclaren. Again it was sold to Macnab of MacNab. Now (1815) [it has been sold] to one Macdonald from Glenlyon. David Stewart's father had once Monachill Mor and Monachill Beg [in the] Braes of Balquhidder, now the property of Miss MacNab, grand-daughter to Archibald MacNab of Newton, as mentioned above." This reference outlines for us the transferrals of property. David's father inherited the property of Monachyle which had belonged to his ancestors for at least five generations. David's father sold Monachyle to MacNab of MacNab and purchased the adjacent property of Craigruie. On Robert's death in 1747 David inherited the property of Craigruie. David is also described as having resided at Clach-Glas, which means "Greystone". However there were two properties in Balquhidder named Clach-Glas: one in Glenbuckie and the other in Glenogle. It is difficult to be sure of which one is being referred to here as David's ancestors were lairds of Glenogle and David himself later became laird of Glenbuckie. However, we believe David resided in Clach-Glas of Glenogle as this was still prior to him becoming laird of Glenbuckie.
David is recorded in the Balquhidder OPR as "David Stewart of Craigrui" who married Grisel STEWART of Moulin parish, Perthshire, Scotland (located in NE Perthshire, near Pitlochry).
It is presumed that David's first wife, Grisel Stewart, died, as David married secondly to Elizabeth STEWART, Heiress of Glenbuckie, although no record of their marriage has been found. David is described in Stewarts of the South: "This David of Craig-grui married the heiress of Glenbuckie, Capt Stewart's sister, by whom he had two sons." The connection to Glenbuckie is rather complicated. Alexander Stewart, 12th of Glenbuckie, had a sister, Mary, who was married to John Stewart of Benmore. Alexander Stewart, 12th of Glenbuckie, had no children, and instead of passing the estate of Glenbuckie to his younger brother, Dr. David Stewart in Auchnahard (not to be confused with this David Stewart), instead he sold Glenbuckie to his sister's husband, John Stewart of Benmore. John Stewart of Benmore also died without issue and the estate of Glenbuckie passed to his sister, Elizabeth Stewart. This is the Elizabeth Stewart who married David Stewart of Craigruie, presented here. Thus David Stewart became 14th of Glenbuckie by marriage.
On David's death, Glenbuckie passed momentarily to David and Elizabeth's son, John Stewart, who became 15th of Glenbuckie. However, when Elizabeth died, her half-brother, Capt. Duncan Stewart, managed by devious legal means to purchase the estate of Glenbuckie and had his nephew, John Stewart, unceremoniously evicted.
Meanwhile Dr. David Stewart in Auchnahard, son of Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie, of the original Glenbuckie family (mentioned above), attempted unsuccessfully to reclaim Glenbuckie. So reviled was Elizabeth for her part in swindling the estate of Glenbuckie away from its lawful heirs that the author of Stewarts of the South described her as "a half idiot, [who] succeed her brother in the estate being heir-at-law" and later in the document could only bring himself to refer to her as "a lady of the name of Stewart in our country, whose name I shall not mention here."
Stewarts of the South goes on to say:
"Betty [Stewart, sister of John Stewart of Benmore] married one David Stewart of the Stewarts of Glenogle, Cloichglas, or Hyndfield, -- a branch of those Garnafuaran, or Sliochd an Toighbhaoil ("Children of the House of Voil".) Glenogle is a part of the estate of Breadalbane, Balquhidder parish.
"David [Stewart of Craig Ruidh], by the extravagance of his wife, Betty, was under the necessity of enlisting as a single soldier, being but a simple good natured man and servant for seven years [to?] the late Revd Mr Maclaggan [of] Blair Athol in the 42d Regiment. After his return home rents were higher and his circumstances became more easy. And by his simplicity and short sight, he sold Wester Invernenty, Braes of Balquhidder, to the late Rev Mr Stewart whose son hath it yet also sold Blarchrich, Braes of Balquhidder, to the late worthy Capt Robert Fergusson of Stronvar. The Reverend Dunn Stewart bought Blarcroich from Capt R Fergusson's nephew, the present Provost of Cupar in Fife - which farms his estate with Wester Invernenty, Braes of Balquhidder, now the property of his son Capt Alexander Stewart of Strathgarry in Athol, of the East India Company. Mr Stewart, [the] minister, was called by many "covetous and greedy", [but] I thought this was not justice to his character. I believe he was a friendly and honourable gentleman. Many who slandered him would wish him back again.
"When David Stewart of Craigruigh (Craig Ruidh) married Betty Stewart what he got by her would be now as good as seven or eight hundred pounds per annum. After [David's] death his son, John Stewart, late Glenbuckie, took loose reins altogether and was like to go through all. (That is, John was likely to waste his mother's estate's wealth.) [John's] mother, Betty, by the advice of Miss Annie Stewart, [Capt. Duncan Stewart's and her own] sister bound herself under the tutorage of [the following people:] her [half-] brother Capt Duncan Stewart, William Stewart of Ardvorlich, Commissary MacPhillip [of] Stirling, and the Revd Duncan Stewart of Balquhidder. As Capt Stewart had an eye in the estate [and] never took any steps to clear the debt after the death of The Revd Mr Stewart & Commissary MacPhillip, which would not permit of any misconduct, [Capt. Duncan Stewart] withdrew himself from the Trusteeship [and] the estate was advertised for sale and Capt Stewart bought it for £12500, which was thought undervalue[d] at that time. If one farm [could have been] sold the debt might [have been] be paid and the rest [of Glenbuckie] reserved.
"After the sale of [Glenbuckie], the late John Stewart of Glenbuckie [son of Betty Stewart of Benmore and David Stewart of Craig Ruidh] was turned out of his maternal estate and the farm occupied by himself was let to his own tenants, which he thought more cruel than the selling of the estate itself. ( [This would be] the same as if Mr Duncan MacDiarmid would take your worthy father's place at Conichan. You know whither ingratitude he ought to do it.) But Glenbuckie Farmers shall never get such a good master. [John] offered [his uncle, Capt. Duncan Stewart] as much rent for his residing farm (that is, the farm where John was residing) as any other would give to his uncle, but was turned off, which he thought harder than selling the estate."
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Abt 1718 - Aft 1781 (~ 64 years)
