Sophia Home-Stewart, Heiress Ballachallan Annat and Argaty
1787 - 1806 (18 years)
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Name Sophia Home-Stewart Suffix Heiress Ballachallan Annat and Argaty Born 5 Aug 1787 Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland 
Gender Female Baptism Abt 14 Aug 1787 Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland Died 1806 Scotland Person ID I7715 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 26 Sep 2026
Father George Stewart Home, 4th of Ballachallan 7th of Annat 2nd of Argaty, b. 1747, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA , d. 5 Oct 1787, Ballachallan, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 40 years) Relationship natural Mother Jane Munro, of Auchenbowie, b. Abt 1765, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN Relationship natural Married 20 Nov 1785 Auchenbowie, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland Family ID F2196 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family David Munro Binning, of Softlaw, b. 16 Feb 1776, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. 24 Jan 1843, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 66 years) Married 1803 Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland [1] Married 8 Aug 1803 Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland Children 1. George Home Munro Binning-Home, of Argaty, b. 28 May 1804, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. 10 Jan 1884, Argaty, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 79 years) [natural]2. Alexander Munro Binning, of Auchenbowie, b. 22 May 1805, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 12 Dec 1891, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (Age 86 years) [natural]Last Modified 26 Sep 2026 Family ID F261 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Sophia inherited the lands of Ballachallan, Annat, and Argaty on the death of her father. With her marriage to David Munro Binning the lands of Annat, et al, passed out of the hands of the Stewarts. Several of her uncles tried unsuccessfully to sue for the estate. (MacGregor)
18. Retour of the General Service of Misses Sophia Home only lawful child of the said George Home last of Argaty as heir in General and of Provision of the said George Home her father under the said Contract of Marriage expede before the Sheriff substitute of Edinburgh 17 June 1791
19. Decree of Adjudication at the instance of the said Miss Sophia Home and her factors agent Charles Stewart of Annapolis in Maryland brother german of the said George Home her father adjudging the lands of Argaty and others in implementation of the said Contract of Marriage and ordaining her to be infeft therein dated 23 January 1793 and the abbreviate thereof recorded 2 February thereafter
20. Charter of Resignation and Confirmation under the Great Seal in favour of the said Miss Sophia Home of Argaty of the lands and Barony of Argaty and others dated 5 July 1792
21. Instrument of Sasine following thereon in favour of the said Miss Sophia Home dated 9th November 1793
22. Contract of Marriage between David Munro Binning and Miss Sophia Home afterwards Home Binning dated 8 August 1803
- Sophia inherited the lands of Ballachallan, Annat, and Argaty on the death of her father. With her marriage to David Munro Binning the lands of Annat, et al, passed out of the hands of the Stewarts. Several of her uncles tried unsuccessfully to sue for the estate. (MacGregor)
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Sources - [S168] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
Record for David Monro Binning
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- [S168] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).