Parnie Florence (Stewart) Rice (1886 - 1970)

Born 27 Feb 1886 in Maysville, Benton, Arkansas, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Ross Rice — married 29 Dec 1905 in Chandler, Oklahoma

Descendants

Died 24 Feb 1970 at age 83 in Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, USA

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Lola Cain [send private message]

Biography

Parnie Florence Stewart was born 27 February 1886, in Maysville, Benton Arkansas, (near Little Rock), the first of 3 children born to Joe and Lillian (Bickford) Stewart. Her siblings are Dennis Stewart and Golda Stewart Lancaster.

I am told that Parnie had beautiful red hair in her younger years, but I only ever knew her as "Grandma Rice" and with beautifully groomed white hair. Grandma was only 4' 10" tall, and it was each grandkid's goal to get taller than grandma, which we all managed to do!

According to their daughter, Edna's, written record Parnie married Ross Rice December 29, 1905 in Rossville in Chandler, Oklahoma - - while it was still Indian Territory, prior to statehood. They had 3 children: Edna, Herold and Glee. (Herold's given name at birth was Charles Herold Rice - - but he was always called Herold). [fyi - - the spelling is Herold not Harold as some people have tried to make it be spelled.]

(I previously had their wedding date as December 31, 1905. Need additional verification for this. I probably just assumed it was December 31 because that was the day of their 50th anniversary celebration.)

February 1914 they packed up their young family and moved to Idaho, settling first near Buhl, then moving to Huston, and finally to 1701 Filmore, Caldwell, Idaho, where they lived for many years.

Parnie was an avid Iris grower and often had her irises on display. She was also an amazing cook, and it was not unusual for her to have several pies in her pantry when family or other company came to visit.

Parnie quote Franklinisms freely. "A stitch in time saves nine", "Pretty is as pretty does", and "A penny saved is a penny earned" were just a few of her favorites to insert into conversation at just the right time.

Parnie also loved to play cards with friends and family.

She passed away just 3 days before her 84th birthday, on February 24, 1970.

Parnie was buried at Lower Boise Cemetery, Parma, Idaho. Her memorial has a photo and links to those of family members.^[1]

Parnie is buried in the Lower Boise Cemetery next to her husband, Ross Rice, just out of Parma, Idaho (@Ten Davis).

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Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave memorial # 17055605 Parnie Florence {Stewart} Rice
2. ↑ Initial information Entered by Lola Rice Cain (granddaughter), Saturday, September 7, 2013.

The above-stated events of Parnie's life were provided by Lola Cain

CITING THIS RECORD "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMGJ-WV4 : accessed 14 February 2016), Parnie Stewart in household of Joseph T Stewart, McKinley & North Wichita Townships, Lincoln, Oklahoma Territory, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1241339.

1900 Census Joseph T Stewart Head M 39 Tennessee (born May 1861) Lilly Stewart Wife F 33 Missouri Parnie Stewart Daughter F 14 Arkansas Dennis Stewart Son M 6 Oklahoma

Joseph T’s dad born in Virginia J T's Mother’s birthplace Tennessee

Lilly Stewart’s Dad born in Maine Lilly’s mother born in Missouri

CITING THIS RECORD (Ross, Parnie, Edna, Herold) "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLWM-PRB : accessed 13 February 2016), Ross Rice, South Wichita, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 112, sheet 3A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1375272.

CITING THIS RECORD (Ross, Parnie, Edna, Herold, Gletha) "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDCK-369 : accessed 13 February 2016), Ross Rice, Homestead, Canyon, Idaho, United States; citing sheet 9A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1820290.

GENEALOGY ON THE STEWART SIDE OF THE FAMILY: STEWART LINEAGE of Parnie Florence Stewart, C. Herold Rice, (Duane Rice, Ken Rice, Lola Rice Cain, Gary Rice...and by extension, the family of Jerry Hamby and Barb Douroux) WikiTree #* indicated by*

Dol-46* [33rd Generation back in history of Stewart Line: (maybe 30th GGF) [Fledaldus may be the child of] Hato (Dol) de Dol, born 0990 in France, and died 1060 in Dol Bretagne, France, data uncertain]

32nd Generation: 29th GGF Dol-4* Flaald “Fledaldus” (Dol) de Dol 1011 Dol, Bretagne, France ___________ Châteaubriant

31st Generation: 28th GGF Flaaid-1* Sir Alan FitzFlaald aka Fitz Flathald +-1055 Dol, Bretagne Aveline (Hesdin) de Hesdin (married 1105 in England)

30th Generation: 27th GGF Stewart-573* Walter FitzAlan, 1st High Steward of Scotland 1105 Bretagne, France Eschina (Loudin) de Loudon

29th Generation: 26th GGF Stewart-103* Alan Fitzwalter, IInd High Steward of Scotland 1150 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Eve Crawford Alesta Mar Margaret Galloway*

28th Generation: 25th GGF Stewart-295* Walter Stewart, IIIrd High Steward of Scotland of Dundonald 1170 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland BethÓc Angus

27th Generation: 24th GGF Stewart-296* Alexander Stewart, IVth High Steward of Scotland 1214 Dundonald Ayrshire, Scotland Jean Macrory

26th Generation: 23rd GGF Stewart-1015* James Stewart, Vth High Steward of Scotland (see Stewart-1015 on WikiTree) +-1243 Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland Cecily Dunbar Muriel Strathearn Mar Egidia de Burgh*, daughter of Walter de Burgh, 2nd earl of Ulster and lord of Connacht

25th Generation: 22nd GGF Stewart-980* Sir Walter Stewart, VIth High Steward of Scotland 1298 Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland Marjorie Bruce* (1 child – the future King) Isabel Graham

24th Generation: 21st GGF Stewart-1001* Robert II Stewart, King of Scots (see narrative at the end of the lineage) 2 March 1316 Dundonald, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland Elizabeth Mure (9 children with Elizabeth, but he fathered at least 23 children) Euphemia Ross, Countess of Moray

23rd Generation: 20th GGF Stewart-1007* Alexander Stewart “The Wolf of Badenoch”, Earl of Buchan (see story at end of lineage) 1343 Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland Mariota (Atheyn) Athyn* (5 children listed, but 7 are mentioned. I”m confused!) (Euphame Ross, Lady Buchan)

22nd Generation: 19th GGF Stewart-3289* Sir Walter Stewart “1st Baron of Kincardine”, The Red Knight, knighted for his valor in battle 1378 Lochindorb Castle, Badenoch, Scotland Isobel Fenton-Stuart (2 children listed, but 3 are in the bio)

21st Generation: 18th GGF Stewart-25632* Alexander “2nd Baron of Kincardine” Stewart 1438 Location unknown Mary MacClean or McClean (1 child listed)

20th Generation: 17th GGF Stewart-25631* James “3rd Baron of Kincardine” Stewart 1450 Location unknown Wife was a daughter of Lachlan MacKintosh” (1 child listed)

19th Generation: 16th GGF Stewart-25630* Donald “4th Baron of Kincardine” Stewart 1470 Location unknown Married to a daughter of Lochiel (1 child listed)

18th Generation: 15th GGF Stewart-25629* Donald “5th Baron of Kincardine” Stewart 1490 Location unknown Married to daughter of Laird of MacGrigor (widow of the Laird of Mackintosh) (1 child listed)

17th Generation: 14th GGF Stewart-25628* James “6th Baron of Kincardine” Stewart 1510 Location unknown spouse name unknown, but a daughter of the Laird of Grant

16th Generation: 13th GGF Stewart-25627* James “7th Baron of Kincardine” Stewart 1540 Location unknown spouse unknown, but in bio it states she was a daughter of Rose of Kilravock, (had 3 children)

15th Generation: 12th GGF Stewart-25626* Walter “8th Baron of Kincardine” Stewart 1560 Location Unknown Margaret Robertson listed in bio, a daughter of Robertson of Calvin or Clunie. (3 children)

14th Generation: 11th GGF Stewart-25625* Robert Stewart of Kincardine 1585 Location Unknown spouse unknown (they had 1 son)

13th Generation: 10th GGF Stewart-25624* Robert Oig Stewart of Kincardine 1610 Location unknown spouse name unknown, a daughter of Angus Williamson (she and Robert had 4 children)

12th Generation: 9th GGF Stewart-25623* Alexander Stewart of Kincardine 1644 Location unknown Beatrex Mushet (They had 2 children)

11th Generation 8th GGF Stuart-4191* “Bailie” John Stuart, Steuart, Stewart 2 Sept 1676 Inverness, Scotland (Helen Marion Rose) (they had 5 children) Christiana MacLeod* (they had 6 children)

10th Generation: 7th GGF Stuart-2573* Col John “Bushyhead” Stuart See comments below 24 Sept 1718 Inverness, Scotland m. Sarah Fenwick (See info after abbreviated lineage: had 2 sons + allegedly one more of Indian descent)

9th Generation: 6th Great Grandfather Stewart-31755* Thomas Stewart Sr 1752 Lunenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America m. Sarah Clark (they had 3 children)

8th Generation: 5th Great Grandfather Stewart-31754* David S Stewart 1802 Caswell, North Carolina m. Mary Frances Epps – (David & Mary had 7 children)

7th Generation: Maternal 4th Great Grandfather Stewart-16629* Joseph D. Stewart (purported to have fathered 18 children) 12 Aug 1828 Person County, North Carolina m. Sarah Davis m. Narcissa Davis (10 children with Narcissa)

6th Generation: Maternal 3rd Great Grandfather Stewart-8679* Joseph Thomas (Joe) Stewart 10 May 1861 Tennessee m. Lillian Bickford

5th Generation: Maternal Great great Grandmother Parnie Florence Stewart Stewart-8678* 27 Feb 1886 Maysville, Benton, Arkansas m. Ross Rice

4th Generation: Maternal Great Grandfather Charles “Herold” Rice Rice-3839* (also Edna & Glee) 3 Dec 1908 Meeker, Oklahoma m. Nellie Nina Scott* m. Helen Bernita Bieber

3rd generation back: Maternal Grandmother Lola Mae Rice Rice-3603* (Duane, [Ken], Gary, + cousins: Barbara & Jerry) 18 Sept 1945 Nampa, Idaho m. Alan B. Cain

2nd Generation: unnamed for privacy as all are living (children of Lola, Duane, Gary, Barbara, & Jerry)

1st Generation: unnamed for privacy because all are living

7th great grandfather in the lineage above: Biography of John Stuart (Stuart-2573 WikiTree)

John Stuart is a member of Clan Stewart.

This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study. Birth and Early Career John Stuart was baptized 24 September 1718 in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland.[1] He was the son of "Bailie" John Stuart, a merchant of Inverness, and his wife Christiana MacLeod (1692–1721).[2] He was sent to London by 1736 to train as a merchant, and by October 1737 he was working in that capacity in San Lucar de Barrameda, Spain, where he learned Spanish. Perhaps aided by his knowledge of Spanish, he joined the British warship "Centurion" as purser on Commodore George Anson's expedition against the Spanish in the Pacific, leaving England in September 1740. The ship circumnavigated the globe and returned on 15 June 1744.[2]

South Carolina Commodore Anson had previously served on the Carolina station, which perhaps led Stuart to travel to South Carolina in the spring of 1748. In June of that year, he entered into a mercantile partnership with Patrick Reid in the firm of Stuart & Reid of Charles Town. They owned two ships and participated in the slave trade. The partnership continued until Reid's death in 1754. Stuart had returned to England in 1749 in an attempt to improve the firm's finances, remaining there until late 1750. His efforts were unsuccessful, however, and by 1756 his business was bankrupt.[2][3] Having married into the wealthy Fenwick family, Stuart also acquired land, eventually owning over 10,000 acres in South Carolina and Georgia. He had an indigo plantation on Ladys Island, Granville County, as well as two plantations at Maple Canes in Colleton County, a tract at Four Holes in Berkeley County, and smaller tracts in other parts of the province. His plantations were worked by about 200 slaves. Stuart also owned a house in Charles Town.[3]

Indian Affairs Stuart became a militia captain in 1756 and was sent with a detachment of men to oversee the building of a fort (named Fort Loudon) in Cherokee territory in what is now Tennessee. He returned to South Carolina after the completion of the fort in 1759. When the Cherokee War broke out in 1760, Stuart was ordered back to Fort Loudon and negotiated an agreement with the Cherokees for the surrender of the fort. The agreement was broken, however, and the Cherokees attacked the British soldiers, taking Captain Stuart prisoner. His Cherokee friend Attakullakulla helped him to escape and make his way to Virginia, where he joined British troops advancing on the fort. Stuart returned to Charles Town in December 1760.[4][3][5] In 1762 he was appointed by the British government as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern District, with an annual salary of 1,000 pounds. He held the position until his death and was actively engaged in improving British relations with the Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, and other southern tribes. He was also appointed to the Council of East Florida (1764) and as an advisor to the Royal Council of South Carolina (1770).[3]

American Revolution and Death When the American Revolution began in 1775, Stuart's support of the British government made him "obnoxious" to the Revolutionary party. There was apparently fear that he would use his influence to encourage Indian tribes to attack the Americans, and in June 1775 the Provincial Congress ordered his arrest. He was able to flee first to St. Augustine, East Florida, then to Pensacola, West Florida, where he continued to encourage the southern Indian tribes to support the British. His property in South Carolina was confiscated by the Revolutionary government, and his wife and daughter were held in Charles Town for two years before they were able to escape and join him in Florida. Stuart raised a British regiment in Florida in 1776 and was commissioned as a colonel. [6][7][3][5] John Stuart wrote his Will on 16 February 1776, mentioning his wife Sarah, son John Stuart, daughter Christiana Fenwick, and grandchildren John and Joseph Graham. Worn out from his efforts, John Stuart died in Pensacola on 24 March 1779.[7]

Marriage About 1749 he married Sarah Fenwick, daughter of John Fenwick and Elizabeth Gibbes of the Province of South Carolina. John Fenwick had returned to England in 1744, and his daughter Sarah was not yet married when he wrote his Will in February 1746.[8]They were married and in England when Bailie John Stuart wrote on 28 April 1750, suggesting that his son and wife visit Scotland. They were still in England on 23 June 1750 when Bailie John Stuart congratulated his son on the birth of a daughter.[2] In addition to his oldest daughter Sarah (m. James Graham, d. 1774)[9][10], they had another daughter Christiana (m. Edward Fenwick), and a son John Joseph (b. 1757).[11] Sarah survived her husband and moved to England after the end of the Revolutionary War.[7]

Cherokee Name and Family According to Cherokee lore reported by Emmet Starr, John Stuart had a son called Oo-nodutu or Bushyhead by a Cherokee woman named Susannah Emory. The nickname Bushyhead was supposedly also given to John Stuart because of his hair. Bushyhead's children took the surname Bushyhead.[12] Research Notes under the profile for John Bushyhead question whether the stories of his parentage are correct.

Note from Lola Rice Cain: I believe this is where the story of an Indian relative in our lineage came from – but it appears it is not in our direct lineage. What I was told as a child was that Parnie Stewart Rice’s Dad’s great or great great grandmother was full-blooded Indian – Choctaw or Cherokee – and it appears to me that the link is back even further than suspected, and is a woman other than the Indian woman John had “Bushyhead” with. This will only be able to be proven with DNA....

19th Great grandfather 1st Baron (Laird) of Kincardine Biography

Walter Stewart is a member of the House of Stewart.

Walter Stewart is a member of Clan Stewart.

This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study. Walter Stewart (1st Baron of Kincardine) was born about 1378 in Lochindorb Castle, Badenoch, Scotland. He was the natural son of Alexander Stewart (The Wolf of Badenoch) and Mariota Atheyn. He was knighted for his valour at the battle of Harlaw (1411), and was called "an Ridir ruadh," or Red Knight. He died on the 26 March 1456 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Note The term Baron for the "Lairds of Kincardine" is used through to the Eleventh Baron (Laird) Marriage Walter Stewart (1st Baron of Kincardine) was married to Isobel Fenton-Stuart in 1436. Children Child of Walter Stewart and his wife Isobel Fenton-Stuart; • 1. Alexander Stewart. b. abt. 1438 in Scotland. • 2. Walter Stewart. b. about 1448 in Scotland. • 3. Andrew Stewart.  20th Great grandfather: Earl of Buchan Biography

Alexander (Stewart) Stewart Earl of Buchan is a member of the House of Stewart.

Alexander (Stewart) Stewart Earl of Buchan is a member of Clan Stewart.

This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study. Alexander, Prince of Looters: "An example of the general lawlessness prevalent in the Highlands towards the end of the fourteenth century was the behaviour of Robert III's younger brother Alexander, Earl of Buchan, whose nickname was 'the Wolf of Badenoch'. Although appointed Justiciary of the Northern Lowlands he led the Highlanders in raiding the area. He was eventually deprived of the Justiciary, but in 1390 he sacked Elgin Cathedral. At the same time one of his bastards, named Duncan, led a force of Highlanders into Angus and killed the sheriff of the county along with other notables. Armed with bows and well-barbed arrows, with broadswords and leather targes, or shields, the Highlanders were lightly equipped and could move fast and far. They usually fought only as long as was required to load themselves with enough booty to take home. They had brought the art of acquiring booty in battle to a high degree, usually vanishing from the scene when the fighting became too severe and the prospects of loot were-poor. Presumably because of his sacking of Elgin Cathedral he was reviled by the clergy and his body was refused entry through the front door of Dunkeld Cathedral and had to be carried in through the back door and left behind the high altar screen out of sight of the parishioners whose lives he had so terrorized." -Making of the Highlands, Michael Brander, (published 1980 by Guild Publishing Printed, London and Edinburgh.), pp. 42, 44. Note: Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, son of Elizabeth Mure, should not be confused with Alexander Stewart, the former's half-brother by one of Robert's mistresses Alexander Stewart (son of Marion Cameron)297 was born 1342 in Darnley, Renfreshire, Scotland, and died 1404 in Darnley, Renfreshire, Scotland. He married Janet Keith on 13-8-1297, daughter of William De Keith and Margaret Fraser. QUITE AN INTERESTING HISTORY: Sir Suffix Earl of Buchan Born 1342 of, Badenoch, Inverness-shire, Scotland Gender Male Name AKA Alexander Stewart Died 24 Jul 1405, Scotland Buried Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland Notes IDENTITY: Nicknamed "Wolf of Badenoch". CONDITION: Deserted his wife for a woman named Marion; died without legitimate male issue, but had seven bastards. In Nov. 1389 he was reprimanded and excommunicated by the Bishops of Moray and Ross, and ordered to adhere to his wife, and not illtreat her, under penalty 200 pounds. In revenge he burned the church of Forres in May 1390 and, in the following month, he burned the town, cathedral, and monastery of Elgin. 21st Great grandfather: King of Scots Biography

Robert II (Stewart) King of Scots is a member of the House of Stewart.

Robert II (Stewart) King of Scots is Notable.

Robert II (Stewart) King of Scots was killed in Action during the Second War of Scottish Independence at the Battle of Halidon Hill.

Robert II (Stewart) King of Scots is a member of Clan Stewart.

This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study. Family and Early Years Robert Stewart, son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland and Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert Bruce and Isabel Mar, was born on 2 March 1315/16[1][2][3] at Paisley, Renfrewshire.[4] On 3 December 1318, parliament entailed the succession to the crown on the male heirs of King Robert I, whom failing on his grandson Robert Stewart, the son of Marjorie de Brus.[5] As King Robert did not as yet have any sons, this act made Robert Stewart the heir presumptive.[6]Six years later (when Robert was eight), in 1324, the King's only son, David, was born and became first in line to succeed his father.[7] [6]On 9 April 1326 Walter Stewart died, and his son Robert received the hereditary title of High Steward of Scotland.[2] By 1329 King Robert was dead, and the young King David (then five years old) was placed under the guardianship of Thomas Randolph, earl of Moray. Robert (by this time thirteen years of age), by virtue of being second in line to the throne, was likewise placed under Thomas Randolph's care although he also had two other guardians: Sir James Stewart of Durrisdeer (his uncle) and William Lindsay, archdeacon of St Andrews.[8] Robert Stewart, like his father before him, supported the Bruces and, at the age of only seventeen, on 13 July 1333 led the second division of the Scottish army at the Battle of Halidon Hill.[1][9] The result of this encounter was disastrous for the Scots. They found themselves greatly outnumbered by the English army and suffered thousands of casualties, among them Sir Archibald Douglas, who was in command of all the Scottish forces, and Sir James Stewart of Durrisdeer, Robert's uncle and guardian.[8][1] The young King David had been spirited away to Chateau Gaillard in France for his own protection,[10][8] and Robert Stewart sought safety at Dumbarton Castle, which was still being held by the Bruces' ally Sir Malcolm Fleming.[8][9] With David safely in France until he reached his majority and/or could safely return to Scotland, Robert Stewart and John Randolph, third earl of Moray, were recognized as joint regents of the kingdom.[10] Robert began a successful military campaign to reclaim his ancestral lands from David Hastings, earl of Atholl, who had received them in a grant from Baliol following the battle of Halidon Hill.[9] By the time David returned in 1339, thanks primarily to Robert the Steward and Moray, most of Scotland was no longer under English control.[10] Robert was a more popular figure at this time than (his young uncle) David, and was described as "beautiful beyond the sons of men, stalwart and tall, accessible to all, modest, liberal, cheerful, and honest."[7][9] When David was taken prisoner at the Battle of Neville's Cross on 17 October 1346, Robert Stewart again became the regent of Scotland and ruled for the next eleven years until King David was released.[11] After Neville's Cross, David privately questioned Robert's loyalty as he had withdrawn his forces from the battle when he sensed that all was lost, and was one of the few Scottish nobles to escape the battle alive.[7] It also did not escape King David's notice that his regent did not try very hard, and at times was actually obstructive, in negotiating the king's release.[8] David made two attempts to negotiate with the English to have his ransom payments negated in exchange for making Edward III his successor to the throne of Scotland (thereby removing Robert as the heir presumptive) but both times the Scottish parliament soundly rejected this idea.[8] Although Robert's popularity remained high, he was not assertive enough to be an effective regent and his tenure was not helped by the fact that Scotland was reeling at that time under the effects of the Black Death.[7] Robert, High Steward of Scotland, succeeded to the throne 22 February 1370/1 on the death of his uncle, King David II.[12][13] King of Scots Robert II was crowned on 26 March 1370/71 by William de Laundelys, bishop of St Andrews, at Scone "in the presence of the prelates, earls, and barons, and of a great multitude of people.[14][15] He was fifty-five years old and in frail health, no longer the energetic and attractive man of his youth.[7] His eyes were now said to be "as red as scarlet cloth"[16] and earned him the nickname "Auld Blearie."[7] Many biographers have attributed this to his love of wine and women (he fathered at least twenty-three children) but some contemporary historians believe he may have suffered from a severe case of ophthalmia which may have eventually resulted in partial blindness.[16] This could well explain why Robert II became increasingly detached from his own government, preferring to spend his time in solitude. The early years of his reign were relatively peaceful. By 1385, when the long truce with England ended and war again broke out, the king was mostly absent.[9] When Vienne arrived from France with an army of 2000 men to aid Scotland against the English army, Robert was not even interested in meeting with him.[9] According to the chronicler Froissart, the French impression was that "he was not a valiant man in arms; it seemed he had rather lie still than ride."[9] Robert chose instead to retire to his home in the Highlands, and remained there throughout the rest of the war.[9] Because he remained a popular figure with the common people, no attempt was made to overturn his rule. But by 1389, parliament recognized that the king was, as a head of government, completely dysfunctional and his eldest son John, earl of Carrick, was named guardian of the kingdom and tasked with restoring order to Scotland.[17] Marriage to Elizabeth Mure When they were both no more than twenty years of age, Robert persuaded Elizabeth Mure to elope with him to his family home in Dundonald, which was about six miles from her home at Rowallan.[18] There were two impediments to their marriage which may have seemed like serious obstacles to the young couple: (1) they were related in the fourth degree of consanguinity and therefore marriage would require a papal dispensation; and (2) when Elizabeth was eleven years old her parents had contracted her in marriage to nine-year-old Hugh de Giffard, the son of Sir John de Giffard of Yester, Midlothian.[19] This contract would have to be nullified by both contracting parties and/or their parents.[19] Among the records of John Learmonth, chaplain to the archbishop of St Andrews, is a notation stating that "Robert, great steward of Scotland, having taken away the said Elizabeth, drew to Sir Adam her father ane instrument that he should take her to be his lawful wife, which myself have seen....as also ane instrument in Latin by Roger M'Adam, priest of our Lady Marie's Chapel, that the said Roger married Robert and Elizabeth foresaids."[19] In 1344 they were finally able to get Elizabeth's childhood marriage contract dissolved, it was annulled on the joint petition of Huge Giffard and Elizabeth on the grounds that the marriage had never been consummated.[19] In 1347, Robert Stewart applied for a papal dispensation so there could be no question regarding the legality of their marriage, not necessarily to satisfy his father-in-law, but to ensure his own children's succession to the throne if David II died childless.[19] A special provision in the dispensation legitimized the "multitude prolis utriusque sexus" who had previously been born.[20] Not content, however, to leave anything to chance, on 27 March 1371 (the day after he was crowned at Scone) King Robert II had his eldest son John, earl of Carrick, declared by parliament to be heir to the throne of Scotland.[14] Robert and Elizabeth had at least nine children: • John Stewart (Robert III, King of Scots); b. 1337;[21][22] m. 1 Mar 1365/6 Annabella Drummond;[23] d. 4 Apr 1406[24] • Walter Stewart, Earl of Fife; m. aft 21 Sep 1358 Isabel, countess of Fife;[25][26] d. btw 14 Aug 1362 - 10 Jan1363[25][27] • Robert Stewart, 1st duke of Albany; b. c 1339/40;[28][29] m(1) aft. 9 Sep 1361 Margaret Graham, countess of Menteith;[28] [29]m(2) aft, 4 May 1380 Muriel Keith;[28][29] d. 2 Sep 1420[28][29] • Alexander Stewart, 1st earl of Buchan, lord of Badenoch; m. aft. 25 Jun 1382 Euphemia, countess of Ross;[30][31] d. bef. 25 Mar 1406[31][see research notes] • Margaret Stewart; m. aft. 14 Jun 1350 John of Ile;[32][33] • Marjorie Stewart; m(1) aft. 11 Jul 1370 John de Dunbar;[34][33] m(2) bef. 24 Apr 1403 Alexander Keith; d. aft. 6 May 1417[34] • Elizabeth Stewart; m. aft. 7 Sep 1372 Thomas de Hay, constable of Scotland[33] [35] • Isabella Stewart, countess of Douglas; m(1) aft. 23 Sep 1371 James Douglas, earl of Douglas and Mar;[36] [37][38] m(2) bef. 1390 John de Edmonstone, Knt.;[36][37][38] d. c1409/10[36][38] • Jean Stewart; m(1) bef. 17 Jan 1373/4[39] John de Keith, Knt., marshall of Scotland;[40][41][42] m(2) bef. 4 Oct 1376 John Lyon, Knt. of Glamis, keeper of the privy seal, lord chamberlain of Scotland;[39][41][43]m(3) c20 Nov 1384 James de Sandilands, Knt. of Calder;[44][41][43] d. aft. 1404[41][44] Elizabeth Mure died sometime before 1355, and was buried in the Church of the Blackfriars at Perth.[1] Marriage to Ephemia Ross Robert Stewart married, secondly, Euphemia de Ross, Countess of Moray, daughter of Hugh de Ross, 4th Earl of Ross and Margaret Graham, and the widow of John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray (who died in 1346), by a papal dispensation dated 2 May 1355.[45][1] There were at least four children from this marriage: • David Stewart, 1st earl of Strathearn and Caithnes; b. aft. 1355;[46] m. bef. 5 Mar 1389/90 ________ Lindsay;[47][46] d. bef. 5 Mar 1389/90[46][48] • Walter Stewart, 1st earl of Atholl, lord of Methven and Brechin; m(1) bef. 19 Oct 1378 Margaret Barkley;[49][50] d. 26 Mar 1437[49][51] • Egidia Stewart; m. c1387 William Douglas, Knt. of Nithsdale[52] [53][54] • Elizabeth Stewart; m. aft. 22 Feb 1374/5 David de Lindsay, Knt. of Glenesk.[55][45][56] Children of Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland and his mistress Mariota de Cardney: • Alexander Stewart of Inverlunan[57][58][59][54] • Sir John Stewart of Cardney[58][54][60][61] • James Stewart of Kinfauns[58][61][62] Children of Robert II Stewart, King of Scotland by unknown mistresses: • Sir John Stewart, "The Black Stewart";[63] m. Jonet Sempill;[64][65] d. btw 1445 - Jul 1449[64][65] • John Stewart, lord of Burley,"The Red Stewart"; m. aft 3 Feb 1408 Elizabeth Graham;[66][67] d. 1425[58][66] • James Stewart, Canon of Glasgow; [68] d. bef. 10 Feb 1380 (succeeded as Canon by his brother Thomas)[68] • Thomas Stewart, Canon of Glasgow, Archdeacon of St Andrews;,[58][69] d. bef. 23 Sep 1430[70] • Alexander Stewart, Canon of Glasgow[58][71][72] • Walter Stewart,[58] Canon of Glasgow, Dean of Moray; [73][74]d. bef. 9 Jan 1434[73] • Katherine Stewart; m. bef. 5 Nov 1394 Robert Logan, Knt. of Restalrig, Admiral of Scotland[75][76] Death Robert II died 19 April 1390 at the age of seventy-four, choosing to spend the final years of his life in the family home at Dundonald where he had lived for so many years with Elizabeth Mure.[1][18] [see research notes] He was buried in Scone Abbey, Perthshire.[1]

  22nd Great grandfather: Biography

Walter (Stewart) VIth (6th) High Steward of Scotland is a member of Clan Stewart.

This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study. Walter was the second but oldest surviving son of James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland, and his (third) wife Egidia de Burgh, daughter of Walter de Burgh, 2nd earl of Ulster and lord of Connacht.[1][2] He was most likely born about 1297/1298.[1][3] [see research notes] He succeeded his father as the 6th hereditary high steward of Scotland on 16 July 1309,[4][5] when he was only twelve years old. He inherited not only an hereditary title that later made him a significant player in Scotland's war for independence, but he was intimately connected with a number of the kingdom's most important families. Among his first cousins were: Sir James Douglas; Isabella Stewart, wife of Thomas Randolph, first earl of Moray; and Elizabeth Burgh, second wife of Robert I, King of Scots.[6] Political Allegiances Walter Stewart's earliest appearance in any written histories appears to have been in June, 1314 when he arrived at the Torwood (the designated meeting place for the army which would support Robert Bruce) leading a troop of men from Bute and Arran, on the eve of the Battle of Bannockburn.[7] He was approximately 17 years of age and inexperienced in battle, but because of his hereditary position as high steward of Scotland he was placed in command of one of the king's four brigades, albeit under the tutelage of his cousin who was one of Bruce's most brilliant captains, Sir James Douglas.[7][8] The evening before the battle Walter Stewart was knighted by the king,[1][9] and in the two days of fighting which ensued he distinguished himself so well that Barbour would later write that "the Steward stood, henceforth, in no need of military supervision."[8] As a reward for his services and valor, he was appointed Warden of the Western Marches, and granted Balliol's lands of Largs.[10] He was also appointed, as the king's representative, to receive on the Scottish border a group of prisoners of high rank who were released by Edward II as a result of the Scottish victory at Bannockburn.[10] Chief among this group were Elizabeth, Bruce's queen-consort; the king's daughter, Lady Marjorie; and the king's sister Christian, Countess of Mar.[10][11] In 1316, while King Robert was in Ireland aiding his brother, Walter Stewart and James Douglas served as co-governors of Scotland.[1][12] Two years later, in 1318, Bruce demonstrated his confidence in Walter Stewart by charging him with the defense of the town and castle of Berwick.[1][13] On 6 April 1320, Stewart was one of the Scottish nobles who signed and appended his seal to the famous Declaration of Arbroath.[14] The following year he received grants of the lands of Eckford, Roxburghshire, Bethven, Perthshire, and Kellie, Forfarshire which had been forfeited by Roger de Mowbray; and the lands of Nisbet, Langnewton, Maxton, and Caverton, Roxburghshire which were forfeited by William de Soulis, when both of those men were convicted of treason.[1][15] In 1322, he participated (along with Bruce, Douglas, and Randolph) in the Battle at Byland Abbey which was a total defeat for the English army, and ended with King Edward II being chased all the way to York, barely escaping with his life.[16][17] Marriage to Marjory de Bruce King Robert gave his eldest daughter Marjorie Bruce in marriage to Walter Stewart shortly after the parliament at Ayr ruled that she would succeed to the throne of Scotland if both her father and her uncle David died without heirs, in late April 1315.[18][1][9] The bride was twenty-one years of age, and her groom was several years younger. As part of the marriage settlement, Walter Stewart received from the king the barony of Bathgate, the lands of Ricartoun and Rathow, and various other properties.[19][11] There was one child from this marriage, born on 2 March 1316, a son named Robert (after his grandfather, the king), destined to become Robert II, king of Scots.[20][21][22] In October 1317, Marjorie Bruce was killed in a fall from her horse.[1] and was buried at Paisley Abbey.[1] Walter Stewart gifted the lands of Largs (which he had recently received from the king as a reward for his valor in battle) to the Abbey in return for prayers for the safety of the soul of his beloved wife Marjorie and himself.[10] On 3 December 1318, Walter and Marjorie's son Robert was declared heir presumptive to the throne of Scotland, by a parliament meeting at Scone.[23] For the next six years (until the king's son David was born and became first in line to the throne) this made Walter Stewart's position and influence in the affairs of the kingdom second only to that of the king himself.[24] Marriage to Isabel de Graham Walter Stewart married (second), about 1320, Isabel Graham,[1][3] whose parentage has not been sufficiently proven by any primary sources. [see research note] There were at least three children from this marriage: • Sir John Stewart, Knt. of Ralstoun;[1][2] b. c1324;[25] d. 1416[25] • Sir Andrew Stewart, Knt.;[1][2] b. aft. 1325;[26] d. 1413[26] • Egidia ("Gile") Stewart;[1] m(1) aft. 11 Apr 1346 Sir James Lindsay of Crawford;[27] m(2) aft. Oct 1357 Sir Hugh Eglinton;[2] m(3) aft. Oct 1378 Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith[2] Death Sir Walter Stewart fell ill and died of a fever at his castle of Bathgate, at Linlithgowshire, on 9 April 1327.[1][3][28] He was only thirty years of age, but had already become a legendary warrior whose bravery and skill in battle equaled that of the king's most brilliant lieutenants, Thomas Randolph and James Douglas.[24]

Dear Family,

I have only included a few of the biographies. On WikiTree you can follow this line back just as I did, and read about anyone else whose biography is available. – Lola Rice Cain - Granddaughter to Parnie Florence (Stewart) Rice

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