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- John Stewart, by his wife, Janet Graham, is confirmed by Kilmadock OPR data as being the father of Capt. Archibald Stewart in Annat. We can also establish that he was the son of Archibald Stewart in Annat, son of Alexander mac Iain Stewart, 1st of Annat. The Glassingall Court of Session Papers (1849-1856) suggest that either John or his son Archibald may have been illegitimate.
The testimony of John Stewart, Tenant in Auchnahard, Glenfinglas, in the Glassingall Court of Session Papers (1849-1856) states "That he never heard that this John [mac Gillespic] had any brothers or sisters and that he never knew of any uncles or aunts of Archibald [2nd of Ballacaish] and Hugh [2nd of Lendrick]." John in Auchnahard's testimony is unreliable and appears to conflate several generations. However, if any part of his testimony is accurate, then it seems more likely he's referring to John mac Gillespic as having no siblings.
We know that Archibald Stewart (b. ca. 1595), son of Alexander mac Iain Stewart, 1st of Annat, was said to be the ancestor of the later Stewarts of Lendrick [Lanrick] and Glassingall. The Glassingall Court of Session Papers (1849-1856) confirm that Capt. Archibald Stewart in Annat (b. 1647) was the father of John Stewart, 1st of Lendrick (b. 1680) and Alexander Stewart, 1st of Glassingall (b. 1685). Their ages indicate that the two Archibalds are separated by only one intervening generation. That is, the earlier Archibald Stewart, son of Alexander mac Iain Stewart, 1st of Annat, was the grandfather of the later Capt. Archibald Stewart in Annat. The Kilmadock OPR confirms that John Stewart is the father of Capt. Archibald Stewart in Annat. Thus, we can establish that the earlier Archibald Stewart (b. ca. 1595) had a son named John who was the father of the later Capt. Archibald Stewart in Annat (b. 1647). And we can estimate that this John would have been born around 1620.
There is a John Stewart whose testament is registered in the Dunblane Commissariat Records as: "4 Dec 1662 and 18 Dec 1662; Stewart, John Oig M`Gillespick, in Lanrick, par of Callander." His patronymic means "Young John, son of Archibald." We do not know when he was born, but given his death in 1662, he is in the right range to have been born ca. 1620. We also know he lived at Lanrick. It is unclear if Lanrick refers to Lendrick on Loch Venachar, the later residence of this family, or if he lived at Lanrick near Doune.
We cannot prove that John Oig mac Gillespic Stewart in Lanrick, Callander, found in the testament is this John Stewart. However, he is the right age, living in the right place, and bearing the same name with the right patronymic to be this John. On this basis we suggest that the John of the testament is most likely this John and record him as such in this database.
John's testament indicates that died in August "or thereby last bypast" which, as the Testament was confirmed on 18 December 1662, would be of that year.
It was initially given up by Mungo Campbell, brother to John Campbell of Clathick, as executor dative surrogate in place of the procurator fiscal but then by Duncan Stewart, John's brother german, as executor dative ad omissa as creditor on the basis of John, at the time of his death, owing to Duncan the sum of "four score merks Scots" (80 merks) principal plus an additional £8 "liquidate expenses" contained in a Bond (loan) between them dated 13 March 1662.
John's effects didn't amount to much "twele boll black corne quilk the defunct had in steilbow upon the land of Nether Achry" and two cows.
The Testament was confirmed at Dunblane, on 18 December 1662.
In terms of points of genealogy, John's patronymic is useful as it identifies his father as Archibald and it also identifies a brother german (useful inclusion of the term for full brother especially when multiple wives or husbands with same surnames wasn't uncommon) and that he died in or about August 1662. Although no children are mentioned that wasn't uncommon when Testaments were made up by creditors. Only by inclusions of phrases such as "given up by ______ as nearest of kin to ye defunct" can death without issue be conclusively proved. (Extraction and commentary provided by Gordon MacGregor.)
The 1650 Valuation Roll for Dunblane Parish lists Mr. James? Drummond in possession of a portion of Glassingall which came into this Stewart family's possession two generations later.
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Abt 1620 - 1662 (~ 42 years)
