Hugh Stewart Sr. (1719 - 1798)

Born 11 Jun 1719 in Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Dallas) Stewart — married 1750 (to 1760) in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Husband of Agnes Nancy Crain (Moore) Stewart — married 1764 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 8 Oct 1798 at age 79 in West Hanover Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Hugh Stewart Sr. is a member of Clan Stewart.

This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study.

Hugh Stewart was born on 11 June 1719 near Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was the son of Robert Stewart and his wife Unknown.

In 1735, at the age of sixteen years, he accompanied his elder brother, Samuel, and family in their migration to the Province of Pennsylvania, British American Colonies. He landed with a capital in coin equivalent to one dollar and twenty-five cents, and, having learned the trade of weaving, followed it for many years; settled finally in Paxtang township, about six miles from Harris' Ferry, where he acquired a large estate, for the times. His name first appears on the tax-list of 1750. In 1780 he was assessed for four hundred and five acres. He was considered a very handsome man, of more than ordinary height, and retained through life his Scots accent.

He died on 8 October 1798 and was buried in the grave-yard of the old Covenanter church, three miles east of Harrisburg, Pa., of which church he was the main supporter.

Marriage

Hugh Stewart was married to his first wife Hannah Dallas (1727 - 1760) about 1750.

He was widowed in 1760.

He was then married to his 2nd wife Agnes Moore (1735 - 1790) about 1764. ^[1]

Children

Children of Hugh Stewart and his 1st wife Hannah Dallas;

• 1. Jane Stewart. b. 1751 - d. 1824.

• 2. John Stewart. b. 1753 – d. 1837.

• 3. William Stewart. b. 1757 - d 1780.

• 4. Hugh Stewart. b. 1759 – d. 1823.

Children of Hugh Stewart and his 2nd wife Agnes Moore;

• 1. Robert Stewart. b. 1765 – d. 1854

• 2. Samuel Stewart. b. 1767 – d. 1837.

• 3. Joseph Stewart. b. 1769 – d. 1855.

• 4. James Stewart. b. 1774 – d. 1835.

• 5. Mary Stewart. b. 1778 – d. 1853.

Sources

1. ↑ Pennsylvania Genealogies; Scots-Irish and German. By WILLIAM HENRY EGLE, M. D., M. A. 1886

• Source: S-168578015 Repository: #R-796352450 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=49681302&pid=2063

• Repository: R-796352450 Name: Ancestry.com

• "Pennsylvania genealogies; Scots-Irish and German" https://archive.org/stream/pennsylvaniagene00egle#page/582/mode/2up

• Burial. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVX-T9DP : 27 July 2019), Hugh Stewart, 1798; Burial, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States of America, New Side Churchyard Cemetery; citing record ID 15047719, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #15047719

• Cushing, Thomas. History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (A. Warner & Co., Chicago, 1889, Part 2: p. 706)

• Biographical and chronological history of the Stewart family of western Pennsylvania, 1754-1912 by Burns, John Sylvester Published 1912 - https://archive.org/details/biographicalchro00burn/page/n9/mode/2up