Robert Stewart was born in 1699, in Fort Stewart, County Donegal, Ireland. He was the son of William Stewart and his wife Mary Anne Hopkins.
He was a Doctor of Divinity, Prebendary, of Freshford, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
He died in 1772.
Marriage
Robert Stewart was married to Rachel Nickson (1703–1780), in 1724, in Freshford, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland. She was a daughter of Abraham Nickson.
Children
Children of Robert Stewart and his wife Rachel Nickson:-
Abraham Stewart. b. 1730 - d. ?
Sarah Stewart. b. 1731 - d. ?
Frances Stewart. b. ? - d. ?
Sources
Probate. "Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes, 1595-1858," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGH2-3Z6Z : 19 December 2019), Robert Stewart, 1773; records extracted by FindMyPast. Images digitized by FamilySearch; citing extracted by FindMyPast. Images digitized by FamilySearch; National Archives of Ireland, Dublin.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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 :
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 47 markers, haplogroup R1b, Ancestry member BasilStewart, MitoYDNA ID A10718[compare]