Sir
James
Stewart Earl of Arran
formerly Stewart aka of Bothwellmuir
Born about in Bothwellmuir, Kilcoy and Newton, Scotland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Andrew Stewart [half], Andrew (Stewart) Stewart Master of Ochiltree, William Stewart, Henry Stewart, Margaret (Stewart) Knox, Robert Stewart and Ann (Stewart) Millar
Husband of
Elizabeth (Stewart) Fraser
— married
6 Jul 1581 (to 1595) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Stewart and James (Stewart) Fourth Lord of Ochiltree
Died
at about age 47
in Symontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Biography
James (Stewart) Stewart Earl of Arran is Notable.
James (Stewart) Stewart Earl of Arran is a member of Clan Stewart.
This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study.
Sir James Stewart was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Arran was born circa 1553 at of Bothwellmuir, Kilcoy & Newton, Scotland. he was the son of Andrew Stewart and his wife Agnes Cunningham.
He married Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 23rd Earl of Atholl and Elizabeth Gordon, on 6 July 1581. They had issue:
- Henry. b. bef. 1590 - d. aft. 1600
- James. b. aft. 1581 - d. 1658
He was assasinated by James Douglas of Parkjead, the nephew of Regent Morton and died on 1 December 1595 at Symontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Captain of the Royal Guard of James VI
Gentleman of the Bedchamber.
Sources
See also:
- The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. I, p. 222-223.
- Wikipedia: James Stewart, Earl of Arran
- Wikidata: Item Q1964880, en:Wikipedia
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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:
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
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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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Raymond Eugene Adkins Jr. (1949-2018)
Raymond Eugene Adkins Jr. (1949-2018)
Stewart-2651 and Stewart-15614 appear to represent the same person because: same name, same parents, same time frame, same locations
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by Raymond Eugene Adkins Jr. (1949-2018)
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