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- David Hume Stewart of Ballachallan purchased the property of Annat from his cousin Alexander Stewart of Annat, presumably as Alexander would have been forfeit as a Jacobite after the 1745 Rising. David also acquired the lands of Argaty from his mother on 24 July 1752 and, according to Stewarts of the South, he tried to swindle the estate of Ardvorlich from his chief, Robert Stewart, 7th Ardvorlich. In a reference to the property of Lettir, which belonged to David's brother-in-law, Donald McFarlane, Stewarts of the South also says: "from whom the late David of Balchallan swindled it, although they were his sister's children." Stewarts of the South describes David as "a keen grasping man closely attached to the world and not much to friendship." This is a polite way of saying he was greedy, selfish, and had no friends. He also never married and had no children.
Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland, says, "David Stewart, 3rd of Ballachallan, succeeded his father in the lands of Ballachallan and had a Disposition from his mother for those of Ardgaty dated 24 July 1752.... He disponed his lands to his brother, George, on 9 February 1768 and died without issue at Ballachallan, on 9 November 1774." Given his character, this premature transfer of lands to his brother in 1752, suggests David was likely in declining health by 1768.
David Morris' book, Robert Louis Stevenson and the Scottish Highlanders (1929), says: "Major David Stewart of Ballochallan was in hiding on the Braes of Leny, near Callander, with six friends after Culloden. They were discovered by a party of the Perth volunteers, who, after a tough conflict, overpowered Stewart and his comrades and carried them to Stirling where the major died of his wounds.... Two of Major David Stewart's brothers, Doctor Stewart and William Stewart, took refuge in America, where they resided at Annapolis in Virginia (now in Maryland)." The book also refers to Charles Stewart of Ballochallan being listed as a person found guilty of treason in 1747 and also excepted from the General Act of Pardon. There are several problems with this account: David's brother, Dr. George Stewart, emigrated in 1721, a quarter of a century before the 1745 Jacobite Rising. He wasn't fleeing afterwards. Several other published sources make this same mistake. Some private genealogies further show incorrectly that this David had an illegitimate son named Donald. In all these cases, David Hume Stewart of Ballachallan has been confused for his distant cousin, Major David Stewart in Ballachallan, son of James Stewart, 4th of Ardvorlich, who was the one who died in Stirling leaving an illegitimate son, Donald.
1. Extract [Retour of the General Service] of the said David Home Stewart of Argaty older son of George Stewart of Ballochallan as heir of the said Duncan Stewart his grandfather [ ] before the Sheriff substitute of Perthshire dated 22 July 1758
2. Charter under the Great Deal in favour of the said David Home Stewart dated 7 August 175 and Titles of Argaty.
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Abt 1698 - 1774 (~ 76 years)
