Charles
Stewart Fourth Earl of Traquair
formerly Stewart
Born in Traquair, Peebles Scotland
Ancestors 
Husband of
Mary (Maxwell) Stewart
— married
9 Jan 1694 (to 1741) in Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
Charles (Stewart) Stewart Fifth Earl of Traquair, John (Stewart) Stewart Sixth Earl of Traquair, Mary (Stewart) Drummond and Catherine (Stewart) Maxwell
Died
at about age 82
in Traquair, Peebles Scotland
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| Preceded by William Stewart |
4th Earl & 11th Laird of Traquair. 1673 - 1741 |
Succeeded by Charles Stewart |
Biography
Charles (Stewart) Stewart Fourth Earl of Traquair is a member of Clan Stewart.
Charles Stewart (4th Earl of Traquair) was born circa 1659. He was the son of John Stewart (2nd Earl of Traquair) and his wife Lady Anne Seton.
He was educated at St Andrews. He gained the title of 4th Earl of Traquair. He was Privy Counsellor (1687–88) and in 1686.
In 1708 he was remanded in custody at Edinburgh Castle and interrogated in London for suspected involvement in the abortive French descent on Scotland to help the Jacobites.
On 9 January 1694 Charles Stewart was married to Mary Maxwell the daughter of Robert Maxwell (4th Earl of Nithsdale) and his wife Lady Lucy Douglas. They had issue:
- Lady Catherine Stewart. d. 16 Jun 1765.
- Lady Mary Stewart. d. 4 Feb 1773.
- Charles Stewart, 5th Earl of Traquair. b. 31 Mar 1697, d. 24 Apr 1764.
- William Stewart. b. 27 Feb 1698.
- John Stewart, 6th Earl of Traquair. b. 3 Feb 1698/99, d. 28 Mar 1779.
- Robert Stewart. b. 9 Feb 1710.
Charles died on 13 June 1741,
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Basil Stewart
:
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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Don Hammon
In 1720 Traquair Kirk Sessions, Charles Stewart and wife Mary Maxwell and son Charles are listed, among others, as "papists."
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by Don Hammon
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