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- Duncan Stewart was likely born sometime in the first decade of the 18th century in Ardveich on the north shore of Loch Earn, in Comrie parish, Perthshire, Scotland, although no record of his birth has been found. He was a descendant of John Dubh Mhor Stewart of Dalveich founder of the Stewarts of Dalveich. His exact relationship to John Dubh Mhor Stewart is unknown, but chronology suggests that he was most likely a grandson. His father's name is not known, but may have been Donald. His wife is unknown and his only known son was Robert Stewart in Lochearnhead.
The records of the Forfeited (Jacobite) Estates 1755-56 lists the lands of Jacobites that were forfeited as a consequence of the Rising of 1745. Included in the records of the Perth estates is the farm of Wester Ardveich. It lists the occupants of the farm as: Alexander McLaren, Duncan Stewart (believed to be this Duncan Stewart), James Stewart (possibly of Line 1), plus 3 subtenants and cottars for a total of 6 families.
Duncan's son Robert's eldest son was named Duncan, thus onomastics would suggest that the father of Robert Stewart in Lochearnhead was named Duncan, which matches with the account in the Records of the Forfeited Estates.
Stewarts of the South does not mention Duncan Stewart in Lochearhead but identifies his son Robert Stewart in Lochearnhead as being related to Donald Stewart of Keip. The exact nature of their relationship is not given. The fact that Robert's eldest son is named Duncan and not John would suggest that Robert Stewart in Lochearnhead and Donald Stewart in Keip did not share the same father and were most likely cousins and not brothers. Therefore, it is suggested that Robert's father's name was Duncan and that Duncan was a brother to John Stewart in Wester Ardveich.
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Abt 1708 - UNKNOWN
