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- Donald Stewart's birth has not been identified. His birth as shown here is a suggestion only. He could be from an earlier generation of the Gartnafuaran family.
He is believed to be the Donald Stewart mentioned as a tenant in Glen Finglas and as one of the Appellants in the Glen Affair who was alive in 1755 and still alive in 1772.
Stewarts of the South indicates that he was closely related to the main trunk of the Stewarts of Gartnafuaran:
"The real representative of that family at present is a young man (Walter) a clerk in London, grandson to the late Walter Stewart who disposed of the lands of Gartnafuara. The present representative's father was Alexander, who lived in a decent respectable manner from a fortune, or small income, which he had by his wife. He resided at a place called Torrie, near Callendar.
"Walter has also another brother in [the] West Indies, named Alexander, who is said to be doing well.
"There is also another brother of the real family and is nearest to the above mentioned; [he is] Walter, a tenant in Glenfinglas -- one of the eight tenants of the name of Stewart -- and pays a rent of one hundred guineas. This person is rather a silly indolent man, and, however, has some abilities, but cannot make any use of them, either for himself or family. [He] is married to a very genteel woman from Aberdeenshire. [He] has three sons [who are] under age."
Donald's son, Walter, has been identified as the one referred to in the last paragraph as being "Walter, a tenant in Glenfinglas." However the preceding reference is ambiguous as to whether it is Walter who is "another brother of the real family and is nearest to the above mentioned" or whether Walter is descended from said brother. As we have identified Walter's father as Donald, then the latter interpretation is preferred. It is thus suggested that Donald is most likely a younger brother of the contemporary laird of Gartnafuaran, as currently shown here.
Another possibility is that Donald could be born later than suggested here and be an early illegitimate son of Walter Stewart, 10th of Gartnafuaran, which would also satisfy onomastics.
The account of Mrs. Stewart of Milton says the following about Donald's son, Walter: "There were two Stewart families in Grodich. The earlier family are those who eventually went to Aberdeen. The latter went to Strathyre -- of this family was John who was nearly 100 when he died. Walter Stewart (Frangich) was in Glenfinlas. He married an Aberdeenshire woman McNab. He was of the first Grodichs." She also says further, "In Grodich there were two families. Walter Frangich was probably related to Walter in Edralechan as I understand he was a cousin of my mother’s. James on of this family was a clockmaker in Glasgow."
According to Clan MacNab records, Catharine MacNab, daughter of Donald MacNab of Braeleny, married a Stewart by whom she had one or two sons before her Stewart husband died. (See notes on son, Walter for further reconcilliation of this account with Stewart records.) Only one birth has been found for this couple, thus it is suggested that Donald died shorly after 1777.
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Abt 1735 - Abt 1780 (~ 45 years)
