Ann (Digges) Steuart (1721 - 1814)

Born 22 Nov 1721 in Prince George's, Maryland

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Died 1814 at about age 92 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

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Biography

Ann Digges (1721-1814) was the daughter of the planter Charles Digges and Susannah Lowe.

In 1744, aged around 23, she married the planter and politician George H. Steuart.

Anne Digges and George Steuart had a large family.

• George H Steuart (1747–1788), physician. Emigrated to Scotland in 1758. Changed his name to George Steuart Hume to inherit the estate of Argaty, Perthshire, which thereafter passed to his infant daughter Sophia.
• Susanna Steuart (1749–1774), married Judge James Tilghman.
• Dr Charles Steuart (1750–1798), physician. On 15 June 1780 Charles Steuart married Elizabeth Calvert, the daughter of Benedict Swingate Calvert. During the Revolution he was a Loyalist, being – like his Mother Ann – "decidedly of the Tory faction". This did not, apparently, stop him being present with General George Washington at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, or serving in The Flying Camp, a division of the Patriot Militia established by Washington in June 1776. After his older brother George's death, Charles Steuart unsuccessfully sued his niece, Sophia, for the inheritance of Argaty.
• David Steuart (1751–1814)
• William Steuart (1754–1839), wealthy planter who inherited Dodon
• Dr James Steuart (1755–1846), a physician who served during The Revolutionary War and owned a plantation at Sparrow's Point, Maryland. James Steuart was "a hot rebel...though afterwards a strong Federalist."His son Major General George H Steuart fought in the War of 1812. His grandson Brigadier General George H. Steuart (Known as "Maryland Steuart" to distinguish him from his fellow General J.E.B. Stuart) was a Confederate general in The American Civil War, who fought at a number of battles including Gettysburg, Cross Keys and Winchester.

Anne Digges Steuart passed away in 1814 and was buried at the "Dodon Plantation," which later became the property of the Catholic Church. Her grave marker was inscribed:

Mrs Ann Steuart, widow of Dr George H Steuart, died in 1814 in her 96th year. She was the Mother of Several children who are buried near her.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Ridgely, Helen W. (Helen West), and National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Maryland. Historic Graves of Maryland And the District of Columbia, With the Inscriptions Appearing On the Tombstones In Most of the Counties of the State And In Washington And Georgetown. (New York: The Grafton Press, 1908.) Chapter 1, p 19 (Hathitrust.org, Full view, Image 55)

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• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 April 2021), memorial page for Ann Diggs Steuart (1718–1814), Find A Grave: Memorial #61971299, citing Steuart Family Cemetery at Dodon, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by AnitaInIowa (contributor 47942548) .

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Digges-15 was originally created through the import of Donohoe Family Tree.ged on Oct 16, 2012 by Catherine Hingson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Catherine and others.