Alexander
"3rd Earl of Galloway, Lord Garlies"
Stewart
Born in Drumlanrig, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of James Stewart
and Nicola (Grierson) Stewart
Husband of
Mary (Douglas) Stewart
— married
1682 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Stewart, Margaret (Stewart) Clerk, Alexander Stewart, James Stewart and Henrietta (Stewart) Cunningham
Died
at about age 47
in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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| Preceded by James Stewart |
5th Lord Garlies 1649-1671 |
Succeeded by Alexander Stewart |
| Preceded by James Stewart |
3rd Earl of Galloway 1671-1690 |
Succeeded by Alexander Stewart |
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Biography
Alexander Stewart is a member of Clan Stewart.
This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study.
Alexander Stewart was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
Alexander Stewart was born about 1642 in Drumlanrig, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. He is the son of James Stewart 2nd Earl of Galloway. [1]
Alexander was responsible for restoring the family fortunes after the Civil War.
He became 3rd Earl of Galloway Jun 1671.
He died ?
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Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Stewart-3705 created through the import of Merten_Rappolee_Armstrong_2011-07-27.ged on Jul 27, 2011 by Peg Merten
Sources
- ↑ The Scots Peerage; Vol 4; p 161; https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun04pauluoft#page/160/mode/2up
- Johnston, W. & A.K. (1906). The heraldry of the Stewarts, with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees. p. 70. Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston.
- The Scots Peerage, vol. 4, Balfour Paul, J. (1907), (Edinburgh: David Douglas), pp. 161, 162-163.
- Roots Web`s World Connect Project: Twisted Branches York, Crockett and associated lines
- Profile Stewart-5483 was created on 13 May 2012
- Profile Stewart-6475 was created on 29 Dec 2012 by Frank Gill
- Profile Stewart-9710 was created on 16 Dec 2013 by Sir William (Arbuthnot) Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster Bt
- Profile Stewart-14384 was created on 15 May 2015 by Art Campbell
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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- Basil Stewart
:
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 47 markers, haplogroup R1b, Ancestry member BasilStewart, MitoYDNA ID A10718 [compare] - Robert Stewart :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT26747, FTDNA kit #635158, MitoYDNA ID T10731 [compare]
- Angus Stewart :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT371927, FTDNA kit #IN46351, MitoYDNA ID T10758 [compare]
- Randee Stewart :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-Z43064, FTDNA kit #B356623
- Christian Boyd :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-JFS0056, FTDNA kit #9204
- Robbin Stewart :
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R-L21
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~0.39%
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Source: Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Name: Alexander Earl of Galloway Stewart Gender: Male Baptism Date: 26 Jul 1640 Baptism Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Death Date: 1690 Father: James Earl of Galloway Stewart Mother: Catherine Houghton