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- The Stewarts of Ardvorlich Vol 3, says, "There were two brothers of this family living at Ardveich at the end of the 18th century. They were Alexander (Sandy) Stewart and his brother James Stewart. The eldest, Alexander (Sandy), was a wright...."
The son, Alexander Stewart, is described as a wright on his son John Stewart's death registration. And he was a brother to James Ross Stewart.
Stewarts of the South presents Alexander Stewart as the patriarch of Line 6 and James Ross Stewart as the patriarch of Line 5. This would seem to suggest that Line 5 is senior to Line 6, but Stewarts of the South cannot be relied upon for accurate accounting of seniority of secondary lines. Whereas, The Stewarts of Ardvorlich Vol 3, is quite specific that Sandy Stewart is the older brother and James Ross Stewart is the younger brother.
Sandy and James' father's name is not known for certain. He may have been a middle or younger son of John Dubh Mhor Stewart of Dalveich, however current chronology suggests he was more likely a grandson. Onomastics suggests his name is Robert, but this is not confirmed. Alexander's oldest son was named Robert. It was custom in that era for families to name their first son after the father's father. James Ross' oldest son was named James. While this would suggest that his father's name should also be James, one of the known meanings for the name 'Ross' was a contraction of 'Robertson' or "son of Robert." And we cannot eliminate that possibility that James may have had an earlier son named Robert not known to us.
Nothing more is known about this Stewart other than the fact that he presumably lived at Ardveich in Comrie parish, Perthshire, Scotland, and that he was a descendant (likely a granson) of John Dubh Mhor Stewart in Dalveich, illegitimate son of the notorious Major James Beag Stewart, 2nd of Ardvorlich. Present accounting would favour that was the son of Robert Stewart in Glenbeich, but this is not confirmed.
Given what we know of the culture of the area, and his clan, it is also likely that this Stewart was a Jabobite. Given the likely ages of his children, it's possible that he even fought at Culloden.
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Abt 1705 - UNKNOWN
