John Stewart is believed to be the son of Andrew Stuart and Eleanor Dailway (or Dallway). He was a tailor. He married Mary Shaw and or Elizabeth Archer. Either Elizabeth or Mary is the mother of Capt. John Stewart.
His brother Andrew is buried at Paxtang Cemetery in now Dauphin Co., PA. His brother Archibald warranted land in Paxtang in 1737.
John Stuart warranted 357 acres in nearby Donegal (then Lancaster Co., W of Hanover Twp.) on 14 Jul 1738 and patented it 18 Jul 1738 in Vol. A, #9, p 36 and survey copied in Bk B17, p 196. The William and Mary Quarterly, 2nd ser., Vol 5, #4, p 262 says John Stuart patented 351 1/2 acres on 14 Jul 1738 in Lancaster Co., PA and inhabited on the Middle River in Augusta Co., VA before 1750. I am not sure whose land he was on in Augusta Co., but I did find a John Stewart in the Beverley Grant with 313 acres in 1752, just south of the Augusta Co. line, in the top quarter.
Other Stewart/Stuart LEADS in Lancaster Co., PA: Also a Hugh Stewart warranted 300 - 405 acres in Paxtang on #769 in 1752 and patented it in 1766 in his name. Plus a John Stewart on warrant #986, dated 4 Mar 1775 for 280 acres in Hanover Twp.(east of Paxtang), was patented on 16 Mar 1775 to him in P1, p 160 and survey copied on C183, p 224. Lastly a Elijah Stewart in Paxtang, 1775 and 1809.
From Stewart Clan Magazine, vol. XVII, no. 10, George Edson, editor, p. 148: "John Stewart married Mary _____* in Ireland and came to America "the spring following the winter time of the black frost" [1739-1740] in Ireland. They brought their baby son John, remaining awhile in Pennsylvania and then moving to Virginia. They had another son, born in America, but he died in infancy, and there were no other children.14 In 1742 John bought 313 acres in Augusta county, in the part which was set off as Rockbridge county in 1778, of Benjamin Borden, sr., and this and subsequent purchases were confirmed in 1752 by Benjamin Borden, jr. In December, 1742, John Stuart was among the thirty-odd men in Capt. John McDowell's company who responded to the county lieutenant's, Col. James Patten's, call to repel an Indian raid: the men in this company constituted all the men living in the present Rockbridge county, and 17 were killed fighting Indians at that time. Stewart lived near Lexington, in the neighborhood of Timber Ridge. A deed May 23, 1750, by Benjamin Borden to John Wiley, 280 acres on Kerr's creek, at the corner of Robert McElhenny's land, was delivered to John Stuart in February, 1758. On May 30, 1765, he bought of John Edmiston and wife Margaret 132 acres in Borden's tract, cornering John Stewart and William Edmiston: witnesses to the deed were Samuel Buchanan, William Edmiston and Samuel Edmiston. Aug. 20, 1765, John and Mary deeded to Samuel Steele for £50 148 acres in Borden's tract, corner of Robert Stewart's land: the witnesses were John Stewart, William Edmiston, Samuel Edmiston and John Edmiston. He was free of the county levy in 1768-69, and was therefore presumably 60 years old at that time. He made a visit to Ireland and brought back money and articles he inherited. He died about 1782, and his son John, being his only heir, came into possession of all his property. The "Widow Stuart of Borden's land," mentioned in 1789 as indebted to the estate of Thomas Stuart, was probably John's widow, for her grandson, Rev. Robert Stuart, born in 1772, had a distinct recollection of her. Only surviving child: John 1740; m. c. 1762, Elizabeth Walker."
The Stewart Clan Magazine, Volumes 1-10 (A small periodical pamphlet devoted to Stewart genealogy from July 1922-1957) states the following: "Archibald Stuart, who married Janet Brown; Andrew Stuart, who married Mary Dinwiddie; John Stuart, who married Elizabeth Archer, and David Stuart, who married Margaret Jane Lynn, widow of John Paul (or Pall), were brothers and came to Pennsylvania from the north of Ireland."
"Archibald preceded his brothers by some 6 or 7 years, fleeing from religious persecution, with a price on his head. Andrew and Mary ( Dinwiddle) Stuart settled in old Paxtang, PA. Archibald and Janet (Brown) Stuart went down into the valley of Virginia and settled in Augusta county. There they were joined by John and Elizabeth (Archer) Stuart, who settled in Borden's Tract. Elizabeth (Archer) Stuart was a sister to John and Sampson Archer. Later came David Stuart with his brother-in-law, Gov. Robert Dinwiddie [1690-1770], Mary's brother and settled in that part of Augusta county which became Greenbrier and David's only son was styled John of Greenbrier."
"John and Elizabeth (Archer) Stuart also had an only son John, who was brought to Virginia "an infant in arms in 1740." He married Elizabeth Walker, daughter of Capt. James and Mary (Guffey or McGuffey) Walker. John and his son John were always styled "of Borden's Tract" in Augusta court records."
From Emma Siggins White, "Descendants of John Walker of Wigton," 1902, pp. 51-52: "Of the third brother, John Stuart, we have the following account: Rev. Robert Stuart of Kentucky, in a brief memoir found among his papers after his death, states that his parents came from the north of Ireland, and settled on Walker's Creek, on Borden's tract. Mr. Stuart was born in 1772 and distinctly remembered his grandmother. He does not mention the name of his grandparents. They brought with them to America, an infant son named John. Another son was born, but died young, and there were no other children. We find from old deeds that John received from Joseph Mays a half acre lot in Staunton; this was in 1757. On Sept. 6, 1762, John Stuart and Sarah, his wife, conveyed one-half of the lot to Thomas Lewis, Andrew Lewis and Wm. Preston. Stuart then lived on the other half, as appears from the deed. The part retained was conveyed in 1764 to Israel Christian.
In 1765 John Stuart executed to David Stuart a bill of sale for a negro woman and child, and four feather beds. We also find from the same source that John and Robert Stuart were among the early settlers in "Borden's" tract and that their lands were contiguous. Of Robert, no other information. He may have been the father of the John Stuart just mentioned and grandfather of the Rev. Robt. Stuart, but the descendants of the latter think the grandfather's name was John.
The John Stuart referred to was a brother of Archibald and David. His permanent home was on Walker's Creek, 6 miles west from Brownsburg. During Indian times his dwelling was fortified to resist attack, and several Lochabar axes and other ancient weapons are still preserved by his descendants. It would seem that feeling insecure on Walker's Creek, he removed to Staunton about 1757 and remained there until 1764, when the Indian wars of that period were over."
Chalkley's Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia has a lot of abstracts of more than one John. Notes from a report by Margaret Scruggs Carruth written in the 1930's believes he was a Judge. He does not appear to have had a will in either Augusta or Rockbridge Counties, VA.
Also check out A Study of Some Stewart and Allied Families: Part I, by William C. Stewart, The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Vol. 61, No. 1 (January, 1963), published by Kentucky Historical Society, pp. 78-103.
Bio by LSP
His brother Andrew is buried at Paxtang Cemetery in now Dauphin Co., PA. His brother Archibald warranted land in Paxtang in 1737.
John Stuart warranted 357 acres in nearby Donegal (then Lancaster Co., W of Hanover Twp.) on 14 Jul 1738 and patented it 18 Jul 1738 in Vol. A, #9, p 36 and survey copied in Bk B17, p 196. The William and Mary Quarterly, 2nd ser., Vol 5, #4, p 262 says John Stuart patented 351 1/2 acres on 14 Jul 1738 in Lancaster Co., PA and inhabited on the Middle River in Augusta Co., VA before 1750. I am not sure whose land he was on in Augusta Co., but I did find a John Stewart in the Beverley Grant with 313 acres in 1752, just south of the Augusta Co. line, in the top quarter.
Other Stewart/Stuart LEADS in Lancaster Co., PA: Also a Hugh Stewart warranted 300 - 405 acres in Paxtang on #769 in 1752 and patented it in 1766 in his name. Plus a John Stewart on warrant #986, dated 4 Mar 1775 for 280 acres in Hanover Twp.(east of Paxtang), was patented on 16 Mar 1775 to him in P1, p 160 and survey copied on C183, p 224. Lastly a Elijah Stewart in Paxtang, 1775 and 1809.
From Stewart Clan Magazine, vol. XVII, no. 10, George Edson, editor, p. 148: "John Stewart married Mary _____* in Ireland and came to America "the spring following the winter time of the black frost" [1739-1740] in Ireland. They brought their baby son John, remaining awhile in Pennsylvania and then moving to Virginia. They had another son, born in America, but he died in infancy, and there were no other children.14 In 1742 John bought 313 acres in Augusta county, in the part which was set off as Rockbridge county in 1778, of Benjamin Borden, sr., and this and subsequent purchases were confirmed in 1752 by Benjamin Borden, jr. In December, 1742, John Stuart was among the thirty-odd men in Capt. John McDowell's company who responded to the county lieutenant's, Col. James Patten's, call to repel an Indian raid: the men in this company constituted all the men living in the present Rockbridge county, and 17 were killed fighting Indians at that time. Stewart lived near Lexington, in the neighborhood of Timber Ridge. A deed May 23, 1750, by Benjamin Borden to John Wiley, 280 acres on Kerr's creek, at the corner of Robert McElhenny's land, was delivered to John Stuart in February, 1758. On May 30, 1765, he bought of John Edmiston and wife Margaret 132 acres in Borden's tract, cornering John Stewart and William Edmiston: witnesses to the deed were Samuel Buchanan, William Edmiston and Samuel Edmiston. Aug. 20, 1765, John and Mary deeded to Samuel Steele for £50 148 acres in Borden's tract, corner of Robert Stewart's land: the witnesses were John Stewart, William Edmiston, Samuel Edmiston and John Edmiston. He was free of the county levy in 1768-69, and was therefore presumably 60 years old at that time. He made a visit to Ireland and brought back money and articles he inherited. He died about 1782, and his son John, being his only heir, came into possession of all his property. The "Widow Stuart of Borden's land," mentioned in 1789 as indebted to the estate of Thomas Stuart, was probably John's widow, for her grandson, Rev. Robert Stuart, born in 1772, had a distinct recollection of her. Only surviving child: John 1740; m. c. 1762, Elizabeth Walker."
The Stewart Clan Magazine, Volumes 1-10 (A small periodical pamphlet devoted to Stewart genealogy from July 1922-1957) states the following: "Archibald Stuart, who married Janet Brown; Andrew Stuart, who married Mary Dinwiddie; John Stuart, who married Elizabeth Archer, and David Stuart, who married Margaret Jane Lynn, widow of John Paul (or Pall), were brothers and came to Pennsylvania from the north of Ireland."
"Archibald preceded his brothers by some 6 or 7 years, fleeing from religious persecution, with a price on his head. Andrew and Mary ( Dinwiddle) Stuart settled in old Paxtang, PA. Archibald and Janet (Brown) Stuart went down into the valley of Virginia and settled in Augusta county. There they were joined by John and Elizabeth (Archer) Stuart, who settled in Borden's Tract. Elizabeth (Archer) Stuart was a sister to John and Sampson Archer. Later came David Stuart with his brother-in-law, Gov. Robert Dinwiddie [1690-1770], Mary's brother and settled in that part of Augusta county which became Greenbrier and David's only son was styled John of Greenbrier."
"John and Elizabeth (Archer) Stuart also had an only son John, who was brought to Virginia "an infant in arms in 1740." He married Elizabeth Walker, daughter of Capt. James and Mary (Guffey or McGuffey) Walker. John and his son John were always styled "of Borden's Tract" in Augusta court records."
From Emma Siggins White, "Descendants of John Walker of Wigton," 1902, pp. 51-52: "Of the third brother, John Stuart, we have the following account: Rev. Robert Stuart of Kentucky, in a brief memoir found among his papers after his death, states that his parents came from the north of Ireland, and settled on Walker's Creek, on Borden's tract. Mr. Stuart was born in 1772 and distinctly remembered his grandmother. He does not mention the name of his grandparents. They brought with them to America, an infant son named John. Another son was born, but died young, and there were no other children. We find from old deeds that John received from Joseph Mays a half acre lot in Staunton; this was in 1757. On Sept. 6, 1762, John Stuart and Sarah, his wife, conveyed one-half of the lot to Thomas Lewis, Andrew Lewis and Wm. Preston. Stuart then lived on the other half, as appears from the deed. The part retained was conveyed in 1764 to Israel Christian.
In 1765 John Stuart executed to David Stuart a bill of sale for a negro woman and child, and four feather beds. We also find from the same source that John and Robert Stuart were among the early settlers in "Borden's" tract and that their lands were contiguous. Of Robert, no other information. He may have been the father of the John Stuart just mentioned and grandfather of the Rev. Robt. Stuart, but the descendants of the latter think the grandfather's name was John.
The John Stuart referred to was a brother of Archibald and David. His permanent home was on Walker's Creek, 6 miles west from Brownsburg. During Indian times his dwelling was fortified to resist attack, and several Lochabar axes and other ancient weapons are still preserved by his descendants. It would seem that feeling insecure on Walker's Creek, he removed to Staunton about 1757 and remained there until 1764, when the Indian wars of that period were over."
Chalkley's Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia has a lot of abstracts of more than one John. Notes from a report by Margaret Scruggs Carruth written in the 1930's believes he was a Judge. He does not appear to have had a will in either Augusta or Rockbridge Counties, VA.
Also check out A Study of Some Stewart and Allied Families: Part I, by William C. Stewart, The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Vol. 61, No. 1 (January, 1963), published by Kentucky Historical Society, pp. 78-103.
Bio by LSP
John Stewart is believed to be the son of Andrew Stuart and Eleanor Dailway (or Dallway). He was a tailor. He married Mary Shaw and or Elizabeth Archer. Either Elizabeth or Mary is the mother of Capt. John Stewart.
His brother Andrew is buried at Paxtang Cemetery in now Dauphin Co., PA. His brother Archibald warranted land in Paxtang in 1737.
John Stuart warranted 357 acres in nearby Donegal (then Lancaster Co., W of Hanover Twp.) on 14 Jul 1738 and patented it 18 Jul 1738 in Vol. A, #9, p 36 and survey copied in Bk B17, p 196. The William and Mary Quarterly, 2nd ser., Vol 5, #4, p 262 says John Stuart patented 351 1/2 acres on 14 Jul 1738 in Lancaster Co., PA and inhabited on the Middle River in Augusta Co., VA before 1750. I am not sure whose land he was on in Augusta Co., but I did find a John Stewart in the Beverley Grant with 313 acres in 1752, just south of the Augusta Co. line, in the top quarter.
Other Stewart/Stuart LEADS in Lancaster Co., PA: Also a Hugh Stewart warranted 300 - 405 acres in Paxtang on #769 in 1752 and patented it in 1766 in his name. Plus a John Stewart on warrant #986, dated 4 Mar 1775 for 280 acres in Hanover Twp.(east of Paxtang), was patented on 16 Mar 1775 to him in P1, p 160 and survey copied on C183, p 224. Lastly a Elijah Stewart in Paxtang, 1775 and 1809.
From Stewart Clan Magazine, vol. XVII, no. 10, George Edson, editor, p. 148: "John Stewart married Mary _____* in Ireland and came to America "the spring following the winter time of the black frost" [1739-1740] in Ireland. They brought their baby son John, remaining awhile in Pennsylvania and then moving to Virginia. They had another son, born in America, but he died in infancy, and there were no other children.14 In 1742 John bought 313 acres in Augusta county, in the part which was set off as Rockbridge county in 1778, of Benjamin Borden, sr., and this and subsequent purchases were confirmed in 1752 by Benjamin Borden, jr. In December, 1742, John Stuart was among the thirty-odd men in Capt. John McDowell's company who responded to the county lieutenant's, Col. James Patten's, call to repel an Indian raid: the men in this company constituted all the men living in the present Rockbridge county, and 17 were killed fighting Indians at that time. Stewart lived near Lexington, in the neighborhood of Timber Ridge. A deed May 23, 1750, by Benjamin Borden to John Wiley, 280 acres on Kerr's creek, at the corner of Robert McElhenny's land, was delivered to John Stuart in February, 1758. On May 30, 1765, he bought of John Edmiston and wife Margaret 132 acres in Borden's tract, cornering John Stewart and William Edmiston: witnesses to the deed were Samuel Buchanan, William Edmiston and Samuel Edmiston. Aug. 20, 1765, John and Mary deeded to Samuel Steele for £50 148 acres in Borden's tract, corner of Robert Stewart's land: the witnesses were John Stewart, William Edmiston, Samuel Edmiston and John Edmiston. He was free of the county levy in 1768-69, and was therefore presumably 60 years old at that time. He made a visit to Ireland and brought back money and articles he inherited. He died about 1782, and his son John, being his only heir, came into possession of all his property. The "Widow Stuart of Borden's land," mentioned in 1789 as indebted to the estate of Thomas Stuart, was probably John's widow, for her grandson, Rev. Robert Stuart, born in 1772, had a distinct recollection of her. Only surviving child: John 1740; m. c. 1762, Elizabeth Walker."
The Stewart Clan Magazine, Volumes 1-10 (A small periodical pamphlet devoted to Stewart genealogy from July 1922-1957) states the following: "Archibald Stuart, who married Janet Brown; Andrew Stuart, who married Mary Dinwiddie; John Stuart, who married Elizabeth Archer, and David Stuart, who married Margaret Jane Lynn, widow of John Paul (or Pall), were brothers and came to Pennsylvania from the north of Ireland."
"Archibald preceded his brothers by some 6 or 7 years, fleeing from religious persecution, with a price on his head. Andrew and Mary ( Dinwiddle) Stuart settled in old Paxtang, PA. Archibald and Janet (Brown) Stuart went down into the valley of Virginia and settled in Augusta county. There they were joined by John and Elizabeth (Archer) Stuart, who settled in Borden's Tract. Elizabeth (Archer) Stuart was a sister to John and Sampson Archer. Later came David Stuart with his brother-in-law, Gov. Robert Dinwiddie [1690-1770], Mary's brother and settled in that part of Augusta county which became Greenbrier and David's only son was styled John of Greenbrier."
"John and Elizabeth (Archer) Stuart also had an only son John, who was brought to Virginia "an infant in arms in 1740." He married Elizabeth Walker, daughter of Capt. James and Mary (Guffey or McGuffey) Walker. John and his son John were always styled "of Borden's Tract" in Augusta court records."
From Emma Siggins White, "Descendants of John Walker of Wigton," 1902, pp. 51-52: "Of the third brother, John Stuart, we have the following account: Rev. Robert Stuart of Kentucky, in a brief memoir found among his papers after his death, states that his parents came from the north of Ireland, and settled on Walker's Creek, on Borden's tract. Mr. Stuart was born in 1772 and distinctly remembered his grandmother. He does not mention the name of his grandparents. They brought with them to America, an infant son named John. Another son was born, but died young, and there were no other children. We find from old deeds that John received from Joseph Mays a half acre lot in Staunton; this was in 1757. On Sept. 6, 1762, John Stuart and Sarah, his wife, conveyed one-half of the lot to Thomas Lewis, Andrew Lewis and Wm. Preston. Stuart then lived on the other half, as appears from the deed. The part retained was conveyed in 1764 to Israel Christian.
In 1765 John Stuart executed to David Stuart a bill of sale for a negro woman and child, and four feather beds. We also find from the same source that John and Robert Stuart were among the early settlers in "Borden's" tract and that their lands were contiguous. Of Robert, no other information. He may have been the father of the John Stuart just mentioned and grandfather of the Rev. Robt. Stuart, but the descendants of the latter think the grandfather's name was John.
The John Stuart referred to was a brother of Archibald and David. His permanent home was on Walker's Creek, 6 miles west from Brownsburg. During Indian times his dwelling was fortified to resist attack, and several Lochabar axes and other ancient weapons are still preserved by his descendants. It would seem that feeling insecure on Walker's Creek, he removed to Staunton about 1757 and remained there until 1764, when the Indian wars of that period were over."
Chalkley's Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia has a lot of abstracts of more than one John. Notes from a report by Margaret Scruggs Carruth written in the 1930's believes he was a Judge. He does not appear to have had a will in either Augusta or Rockbridge Counties, VA.
Also check out A Study of Some Stewart and Allied Families: Part I, by William C. Stewart, The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Vol. 61, No. 1 (January, 1963), published by Kentucky Historical Society, pp. 78-103.
Bio by LSP
His brother Andrew is buried at Paxtang Cemetery in now Dauphin Co., PA. His brother Archibald warranted land in Paxtang in 1737.
John Stuart warranted 357 acres in nearby Donegal (then Lancaster Co., W of Hanover Twp.) on 14 Jul 1738 and patented it 18 Jul 1738 in Vol. A, #9, p 36 and survey copied in Bk B17, p 196. The William and Mary Quarterly, 2nd ser., Vol 5, #4, p 262 says John Stuart patented 351 1/2 acres on 14 Jul 1738 in Lancaster Co., PA and inhabited on the Middle River in Augusta Co., VA before 1750. I am not sure whose land he was on in Augusta Co., but I did find a John Stewart in the Beverley Grant with 313 acres in 1752, just south of the Augusta Co. line, in the top quarter.
Other Stewart/Stuart LEADS in Lancaster Co., PA: Also a Hugh Stewart warranted 300 - 405 acres in Paxtang on #769 in 1752 and patented it in 1766 in his name. Plus a John Stewart on warrant #986, dated 4 Mar 1775 for 280 acres in Hanover Twp.(east of Paxtang), was patented on 16 Mar 1775 to him in P1, p 160 and survey copied on C183, p 224. Lastly a Elijah Stewart in Paxtang, 1775 and 1809.
From Stewart Clan Magazine, vol. XVII, no. 10, George Edson, editor, p. 148: "John Stewart married Mary _____* in Ireland and came to America "the spring following the winter time of the black frost" [1739-1740] in Ireland. They brought their baby son John, remaining awhile in Pennsylvania and then moving to Virginia. They had another son, born in America, but he died in infancy, and there were no other children.14 In 1742 John bought 313 acres in Augusta county, in the part which was set off as Rockbridge county in 1778, of Benjamin Borden, sr., and this and subsequent purchases were confirmed in 1752 by Benjamin Borden, jr. In December, 1742, John Stuart was among the thirty-odd men in Capt. John McDowell's company who responded to the county lieutenant's, Col. James Patten's, call to repel an Indian raid: the men in this company constituted all the men living in the present Rockbridge county, and 17 were killed fighting Indians at that time. Stewart lived near Lexington, in the neighborhood of Timber Ridge. A deed May 23, 1750, by Benjamin Borden to John Wiley, 280 acres on Kerr's creek, at the corner of Robert McElhenny's land, was delivered to John Stuart in February, 1758. On May 30, 1765, he bought of John Edmiston and wife Margaret 132 acres in Borden's tract, cornering John Stewart and William Edmiston: witnesses to the deed were Samuel Buchanan, William Edmiston and Samuel Edmiston. Aug. 20, 1765, John and Mary deeded to Samuel Steele for £50 148 acres in Borden's tract, corner of Robert Stewart's land: the witnesses were John Stewart, William Edmiston, Samuel Edmiston and John Edmiston. He was free of the county levy in 1768-69, and was therefore presumably 60 years old at that time. He made a visit to Ireland and brought back money and articles he inherited. He died about 1782, and his son John, being his only heir, came into possession of all his property. The "Widow Stuart of Borden's land," mentioned in 1789 as indebted to the estate of Thomas Stuart, was probably John's widow, for her grandson, Rev. Robert Stuart, born in 1772, had a distinct recollection of her. Only surviving child: John 1740; m. c. 1762, Elizabeth Walker."
The Stewart Clan Magazine, Volumes 1-10 (A small periodical pamphlet devoted to Stewart genealogy from July 1922-1957) states the following: "Archibald Stuart, who married Janet Brown; Andrew Stuart, who married Mary Dinwiddie; John Stuart, who married Elizabeth Archer, and David Stuart, who married Margaret Jane Lynn, widow of John Paul (or Pall), were brothers and came to Pennsylvania from the north of Ireland."
"Archibald preceded his brothers by some 6 or 7 years, fleeing from religious persecution, with a price on his head. Andrew and Mary ( Dinwiddle) Stuart settled in old Paxtang, PA. Archibald and Janet (Brown) Stuart went down into the valley of Virginia and settled in Augusta county. There they were joined by John and Elizabeth (Archer) Stuart, who settled in Borden's Tract. Elizabeth (Archer) Stuart was a sister to John and Sampson Archer. Later came David Stuart with his brother-in-law, Gov. Robert Dinwiddie [1690-1770], Mary's brother and settled in that part of Augusta county which became Greenbrier and David's only son was styled John of Greenbrier."
"John and Elizabeth (Archer) Stuart also had an only son John, who was brought to Virginia "an infant in arms in 1740." He married Elizabeth Walker, daughter of Capt. James and Mary (Guffey or McGuffey) Walker. John and his son John were always styled "of Borden's Tract" in Augusta court records."
From Emma Siggins White, "Descendants of John Walker of Wigton," 1902, pp. 51-52: "Of the third brother, John Stuart, we have the following account: Rev. Robert Stuart of Kentucky, in a brief memoir found among his papers after his death, states that his parents came from the north of Ireland, and settled on Walker's Creek, on Borden's tract. Mr. Stuart was born in 1772 and distinctly remembered his grandmother. He does not mention the name of his grandparents. They brought with them to America, an infant son named John. Another son was born, but died young, and there were no other children. We find from old deeds that John received from Joseph Mays a half acre lot in Staunton; this was in 1757. On Sept. 6, 1762, John Stuart and Sarah, his wife, conveyed one-half of the lot to Thomas Lewis, Andrew Lewis and Wm. Preston. Stuart then lived on the other half, as appears from the deed. The part retained was conveyed in 1764 to Israel Christian.
In 1765 John Stuart executed to David Stuart a bill of sale for a negro woman and child, and four feather beds. We also find from the same source that John and Robert Stuart were among the early settlers in "Borden's" tract and that their lands were contiguous. Of Robert, no other information. He may have been the father of the John Stuart just mentioned and grandfather of the Rev. Robt. Stuart, but the descendants of the latter think the grandfather's name was John.
The John Stuart referred to was a brother of Archibald and David. His permanent home was on Walker's Creek, 6 miles west from Brownsburg. During Indian times his dwelling was fortified to resist attack, and several Lochabar axes and other ancient weapons are still preserved by his descendants. It would seem that feeling insecure on Walker's Creek, he removed to Staunton about 1757 and remained there until 1764, when the Indian wars of that period were over."
Chalkley's Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia has a lot of abstracts of more than one John. Notes from a report by Margaret Scruggs Carruth written in the 1930's believes he was a Judge. He does not appear to have had a will in either Augusta or Rockbridge Counties, VA.
Also check out A Study of Some Stewart and Allied Families: Part I, by William C. Stewart, The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Vol. 61, No. 1 (January, 1963), published by Kentucky Historical Society, pp. 78-103.
Bio by LSP
Family Members
Advertisement
Advertisement
