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- We have no record of Hugh's birth to verify his date of birth. The date shown here is an estimate. However, the estimate has significant implications. Was Hugh born before or after 1712?
Hugh Stewart is referred to in the Glassingall Court of Session Papers (1849-1856) as "Hugh Stewart of Carse of Cambus, eldest son of John Stewart, and cousin-german of Archibald Stewart, second of Glassingall." He is also shown in several trees submitted in evidence as being the eldest son of John Stewart of Ballacauich and Lendrick, and being the older brother of Archibald Stewart of Lendrick. He is also shown as the father of James Stewart of Carse of Cambus. However, these trees cannot be trusted as entirely reliable as there was an enormous financial motive for bias in their drafting as whichever brother was eldest, his descendants would have a superior claim to inherit the estate of Glassingall. The submission of Robert Stewat of Ardvorlich is the sole dissenting account that claims that Hugh was the younger son and Archibald was the older son.
Onomastics, chronology and estate ownership favour Ardvorlich's version that Hugh was the younger son. John would have named his eldest son after his own father, Archibald, and his second son after his wife's father, Hugh McFarlane. Archibald was married in 1739 whereas Hugh was not married until 1745. Archibald inherited Lendrick (believed to be the superior property) while Hugh inherited Ballacaish. While only circumstantial, these all suggest that Archibald was the older son. For Hugh to be the older son would require that John had an earlier son named Archibald who died in infancy and who (like Hugh) was not recorded, and that Hugh waited until his late 30s to get married, and that Ballacaish was actually the superior estate. The latter case is entirely possible and cannot be ruled out, however it seems to be the lesser likely. Thus, we show Hugh's birth as estimated to be after 1712 and we place him as the younger son.
Furthermore, Stewarts of the South lists Donald Stewart of Lendrick (son of Archibald) ahead of this Hugh Stewart, further suggesting that the Lendrick family is senior to the Ballachaish family.
Hugh is mentioned in the testimony of Robert Stewart in Buchany in the Glassingall Court of Session Papers (1849-1856):
"Declared that he was personally acquainted with Alexander Stewart late tenant in Carse of Cambus who is now at Blairdrummond Moss and that he was also acquainted with his father James Stewart who was tenant in Carse of Cambus, and was buried in Kilmadock Churchyard in 1826. That he also knew John Stewart Merchant in Kippen, who was the brother of James last mentioned, and the father of Dr Stewart of Glasgow, and John Graham Stewart also in Glasgow. Declares that the father of John and James above mentioned was Hugh Stewart, who was first a tenant in Ballacaish, under Mr Stewart of Craigton, which adjoins Annat, and afterwards in Carse of Cambus, and that Hugh is also buried in Kilmadock Churchyard. That Hugh Stewart was first married to Margaret Buchanan, who was the mother of John Stewart in Kippen, and second to Janet [Duncandow] who was the mother of Janet Stewart in Carse of Cambus. That Hugh Stewart was son of John Stewart tenant first in Ballacaish aforesaid, and afterwards in Lendrick which was one of the forfeited farms on the Perth estate."
"Hugh Stewart was first married to Margaret Buchanan, who was the mother of John Stewart in Kippen, and second to Janet [Duncandow] who was the mother of Janet Stewart in Carse of Cambus."
Stewarts of the South, Ardvorlich Branch VIII, Line 4, gives this family as:
"Hugh Stewart, uncle to the foregoing Donald Stewart, tacksman of the Carse of Camus, near Down (Doune) Lodge, Earl’s estate. Rent £100. He left five sons:
a. James, a tenant there with one son.
b. John, a merchant vintner and farmer in the village of Kippen, Stirlingshire. He has four sons: 1-4. One of them is a surgeon in Glasgow, and the rest are at home - not this one, a writer, the third is a merchant in Glasgow, and the fourth at home. (It is uncertain what the author means by “the rest are at home” as the third son is in Glasgow, not at home.)
c. Alexander Stewart, a merchant in Glasgow with one son.
d. Hugh Stewart, a wright in Glasgow with sons, but I am not certain of their number.
e. Archibald, a wright in Stirling, with a family of sons, but of their number I am not certain."
Hugh Stewart's testament 6 Feb 1773:
"The Testament Dative and Inventory of the debts and sums of Hugh Stewart that pertained and were addebted to the deceased Hugh Stewart, tenant in Kerse of Cambus within the Parish of Kilmadock and Commissariat of Dunblane at the time of his decease which was upon the BLANK day of BLANK and BLANK years. Faithfully made and given up by Janet Duncanson the defuncts Relict which Janet Duncanson is deemed an only Executrix dative qua relict to the defunct by the said Commissariat on the fourth of February last and can act on Inventory nearest dative made the amount Bears.
There were firstly adebted and vesting to the said defunct foresaid of his decease by the persons after named the sums of money following viz By Charles and John Stewart both in Milntown of Cambus jointly and severally thirteen pounds eight shillings Scotch whereof three pounds for a bedstead bought and received by them from the defunct about a year ago. Eight pounds as two years rent of a house and gear proceeding Whitsunday last and two pounds Eight shillings Scotch for potatoes two years ago. William Miller in Buchany seven pounds four shillings Scotch as the value of three bols of eaten oats by his [ ] in Harvest last; and by John Murdoch in Allans of Kirktown of Kilmadock [below Annat] two pounds Nine shillings and sixpence sterling for bear
Confirmed 6th February, 1773, Duncan Ferguson, Wright in Callander, Cautioner."
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Abt 1715 - Bef 1773 (~ 57 years)
