John Stewart, 1st of Portnellan

1540 - 1614  (74 years)

• Name	John Stewart
  Suffix	1st of Portnellan
  Born	1540	Baldorran, Campsie, Stirling, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	1614	Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I17078	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	James Mhor Stewart, in Port of Lochearn,   b. Abt 1510, Baldorran, Campsie, Stirling, Scotland ,   d. Abt 1580, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Daughter Stewart, of Glenbuckie,   b. Abt 1520, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	M H,   b. Abt 1540, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Children	1. Alexander mac Iain Dubh Stewart, in Glen Finglas 2nd of Portnellan and 1st of Annat,   b. 1564, probably Portnellan, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 14 Jan 1647  (Age 83 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F6578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  While we have no record directly referring to John as John Dubh Stewart, his grandson's byname, Mceandowie ("son/descendant of Iain Dubh/Black John") indicates that John was referred to as Dubh. John is believed to be the John Stewart in Portre (Portnellan) in "1620, 6th July, RPC vol. XII, p.317 - Commissioned by Lord Hay with Johnne Stewart in Portre and Johnne and Alexander Stewart in Glenfinglas to apprehend and try Johnne Roy McDuff in Rannache for stealing under cloud and silence of night 4ky and ane meir pertaining to Donald McEanlay (McKinley) in Dulater." However, he would have been about 80 years old at the time. Thus, Johnne and Alexander in Glen Finglas likely carried out th commission. Duncan Stewart (1739) says: "His predecessor was John, brother to Alexander of Ardvorlich and son to James, son of Walter Stewart of Baldorran.This John's son was Alexander." According to The Kennedy-Annat Tree, John was born in 1540 and died in 1600. The reliability of these dates is not known. but seems to contradict Mitchell's Monumental Inscriptions. According to Mitchell's Monumental Inscriptions, there is a stone in Kilmadock cemetery situated amidst the other Stewarts of Annat stones, being the oldest one, which reads, "1614. JS MH// HS." It seems likely this refers to this John dying in 1614 and that his wife's initials were MH. The HS is on a second line and may indicate a child's name.