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- George Steuart-Home was born in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA, in 1747, as the eldest son of Lt. Col. Dr.George Hume-Steuart and Anne Digges. His birth name was George Hume-Stewart. As the eldest son he stood to inherit the family plantation of Dodon in Maryland. His father was a doctor and a slave plantation owner.
At the outbreak of the American Revolution, George Sr. inherited the Scottish estates of Annat, Ballachallan and Argaty. This caused an immediate dilemma: if he supported the revolution in America then he would likely forfeit his newly inherited Scottish estates. If he condemed the revolution, then he would have lost his American estate of Dodon. His solution was to giver the Scottish estates to George Jr, who returned to Scotland to claim them, and to leave his American estate to his wife.
When George Jr came to Scotland to claim Annat, Ballachallan and Argaty, he took the occasion to reverse his surname to be known thereafter as George Stewart-Home, or just George Home. Some sources claim that he was required to change his surname in order to inherit Argaty, but this makes no sense as Argaty had belonged to his uncle David Hume-Steuart, who was not required to change his surname in order to be eligible to inherity Argaty. More than likely George Jr reversed his surname to distinguish him from his same-named father, or perhaps to honour his Hume grandmother, or simply because he felt like it.
George was granted the estates of Annat and Ballachallan on arrival in Scotland. It appears his father kept Argaty for himself for his remaining years. Upon his father's death in 1784, George Jr inherited Argaty.
George Steuart-Hume's family was divided by the Revolutionary War, and he never returned to his Maryland birthplace. However, according to the memoirs of his nephew Richard Sprigg Steuart, Hume supported the ideals of the American rebels, and "was a staunch whig, and voted only for such members of parliament as went deadweight against the government and the war." (Wikipedia)
Hume married Mary Erskine of Powis, daughter of David Rollo of Powis, Scotland on February 9, 1777, in St. Ninians, Stirlingshire. Through Mary, he acquired Bannockburn House. Mary died young. They had one son George who died in infancy. After Mary's death, Hume married again, on November 20, 1785, in Kilmadock, Perthshire, to Jane Munro, daughter of John Munro of Auchenbowie. They had one daughter, Sophia Hume-Steuart, born on August 5, 1787, just eight weeks before her father died.
At the age of 8 weeks, Sophia inherited the estates of Ballachallan, Annat and Argaty. George's brothers all sued Sophia trying to claim the estates for themselves. (MacGregor) They were not successful and, when she married David Munro Binning, the estates of Annat, Ballachallan and Argaty passed out of Stewart ownership.
15. Charter of resignation under the Union Seal in favour of the said George Home Stewart of the Lands of Argaty and others dated 3 July 1776
16. Instrument of Sasine thereto in favour of the said George Home Stewart dated 4th and registered at Stirling 25th October 1776.
17. Contract of Marriage between George Home of Argaty oldest son of said George Home Stewart and Misses Jane Munro of Auchinbowie whereby the saud George Home resigned the land and Barony of Argaty and others in favour of himself and the heirs of the said marriage dated 19 December 1785
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Steuart_Hume
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1747 - 1787 (40 years)
