John Stewart was born about 1736 in Ardshiel, Argyle. Scotland. He was the 2nd son son of Charles Stewart and Isabel Haldane to be called John, his brother & namesake being born and died in 1733.
He succeeded his brother Alexander in Command of the "Duke of Albany" East indiamen.
Sources
Stewarts of Appin By John H.J. Johnston. (Modern Printed book Page 89).
Published 1880 in Edinburgh by Maclachlan Stewart.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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]