John William Stewart (abt. 1695 - abt. 1782)

Born about 20 Nov 1695 in Berwickshire, Scotland [uncertain]

Husband of Mary (Bowman) Stewart — married 1718 in Newry, County Armagh, Ireland

Descendants

Died about 24 Jan 1782 at about age 86 in Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, Virginia

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John Stewart is a member of Clan Stewart.

Biography

John was born in 1695. He died in 1782.

Research Notes

There has been much speculation about the origin of John Stewart, said to have been born in Berwickshire, Scotland about 1695. Pat M. Stevens had made a summary of all the issues in her User Home Page Book: Four Centuries in the New World: Volume One Part A: The Stewarts - Descendants of John Stewart : generation no:1 [1] Speaking of a son of the John Stewart discussed here, the author begins "I have found no comfort in John Stewart's Stewart antecedents. Indeed, we are not certain that our John is the one born in October 1734 in Bristol Parish, Prince George's County. There were many Stewarts in early Virginia. The discussion below ..... explores several opportunities for his background."

Possible & disputed father - James Fitzjames STEWART, Duke of Berwick (1670-1734).

From Nathaniel Floyd - "Beyond a reasonable doubt the first Col. John Stewart who came to Virginia from Scotland, Mourning Floyd's husband's great-grandfather - was a younger son of the Duke of Berwick, born in Berwick Castle, and cousin of Henry Stewart, Earl of Lennox, whose son, Henry Stewart, married his cousin, Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots. They were all reared in Berwickshire and were all descendants of Walter (Fitzalan) Stewart, the sixth "Grand Steward of Scotland." pp74 Bio-Genealogies of the VA- Ky Floyd Families. see here [2] for a discussion of this proposition in Rootsweb

The Will of John Stewart

Nottoway Parish, Amelia Co., VA

Wife Mary, son Littleberry, charles, John, Daniel, Obedience, Sarah, and Jane. John the oldest and Littberry the youngest. Friend Daniel Farley and son Charles, executors. Witnesses Jennings, Thompson and Howson. Inventory 1779. It has been said that John gave his sword to his son. John, who gave it to General John Stewart, who gave it to his daughter, Parmelia Stewart Perkins. Parmelia is supposed to have been buried with the sword at Cherry Hill, Georgia. Her grave marker is in the Steven's Family Cemetery. However, she is buried across the road two blocks south. 1 block east. The location of the Stewart Family Cemetery and the Old Family Plantation at Cherry Hill is 3.3 miles south of Maxey's GA.

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (modified 29 Dec 2022), entry for Col. John William Stewart (PID https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MYHR-DJ7); contributed by various users.

See also:

• discussion posted by Pat M. Stevens - http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=stevensp&id=I01727
• http://ourfamtree.freeservers.com/24%20Col_%20John%20Stewart.html