James Stewart (5th Lord Innermeath) was born about 1538 in Innermeath, Perthshire, Scotland. He was the son of John Stewart and his wife Elizabeth Bethune nee Grey.
James was a hostage for Mary Queen of Scots in 1569
Lord Innermeath is an extinct title in the Peerage of Scotland created c. 1471 for Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Innermeath. Walter Stewart had previously been Lord of Lorne, but resigned that title in favour of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll. The sixth Lord Innermeath was further ennobled as the Earl of Atholl in 1596, but both title became extinct upon the death of James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl and 7th Lord Innermeath
He died on 14 February 1586 in Innermeath, Perthshire, Scotland.
Marriage
James Stewart was married to Helen Ogilvy bef 7 Jul 1554.
Children
Children of James Stewart and his wife Helen Ogilvy;
1. John Stewart. b. - 6th Lord of Innermeath & 1st Lord (Earl) of Athol at 9th making
The Scots Peerage. Balfour Paul, Sir James. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Edinburgh 1904.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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:
Basil Stewart :
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 47 markers, haplogroup R1b, Ancestry member BasilStewart, MitoYDNA ID A10718[compare]
Same Death Dates Both 5th lord of innermeath