Historical Sketch of Old Hanover Church by Rev. Thomas H. Robinson, D.D. (1828-1906) With a Notice of the Church at Conewago, by A. Boyd Hamilton, Harrisburg, PA : Dauphin County Historical Society, 1878, page 42: Samuel Stewart, died 16 Sep 1803 is buried at Old Hanover Churchyard. It also notes his death was "collated from other sources" and not from a tombstone reading, page 39.
The Sons of the Revolution 1993 brass plaque, honoring the Veterans of the American Revolutionary War, is on the stone wall, on the side of the gate at cemetery entrance (last photo on FaG photo site) lists "Samuel Stewart," Soldier and Patriot.
His wife Nancy Stewart is not listed in this source as buried here.
Samuel Stewart, Jr, Born: 1729 in the County Down, Ireland.
Father: Samuel Stewart Sr, born 1698 near Glasgow, Scotland; died 1770 Lancaster Co, PA. He emigrated to the North of Ireland with his father, Robert, in 1720 and in 1735, accompanied with his younger brother Hugh Stewart, emigrated to Philadelphia, settling in Dunmore tp, Lancaster Co, PA. Samuel Stewart Sr married Mary McClay in Northern Ireland.
Samuel Stewart Jr, born 1729, was brought to PA with his father's family in 1735 and coming of age, settled as a farmer in Hanover tp, Lancaster Co, now West Hanover, Dolphin Co, PA in about 1750.
Samuel enlisted as a private serving in Colonel Timothy Green's battalion for the defense of the frontier, and on June 6, 1776, in Capt James Rodger's Company for Lancaster county associators, destined for the camp of the Jerseys.
A Presbyterian by birth and a supporter of the old Hanover church founded in 1735, records show that on Nov 2, 1788, that he and his wife Nancy were admitted to the Lord's Table.
He was a large man weighing over 230 pounds, 6 feet in height, blue eyes, dark complexion. He married first to Nancy Templeton, daughter of Robert & Agnes Templeton who died in 1788. Their 8 children were all born in Hanover tp:
1- Sarah, 1771-1835 Butler Co, OH, wife of Joseph Stewart, son of Hugh;
2- Robert Templeton, b 1773;m, first Mary Dunlop; secondly Mrs. Mary E. Hamilton
3- Samuel Elder. b 1775, mar'd Elizabeth, dau of Robert Elder of Hanover tp. Emigrated 1806 to Ohio.
4- James B, b 1777, mar'd Ann Beatty;
5- Charles, b 1778, mar'd Mary, dau of Hugh Stewart.
6- John Templeton, b 1781, mar'd Ann, dau of Robert Elder of Hanover tp. Emigrated 1806 to Ohio.
7- Mary McClay, 1784-1816, wife of James Stewart, son of Hugh.
8- Agnes (Nancy), 1786-1827.
Samuel 2nd married in 1789 to Agnes Nancy Calhoun, born 1763.
Children:
9- William Calhoun, 1790-1850,mar'd Jane Dunlop; secondly Mrs. Miltenberger
10- David, 1792, mar'd Sarah Walker.
11- Thomas Finney, b 1794, mar'd Mary Bailey
12- Margaret Agnes, 1796-1835, wife of John Lyon.∼Samuel STEWART Jr.
Birth: 1735 in County Down, Ireland
Death: 16 Sep 1803 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Burial: Hanover Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Samuel Stewart, Jr., son of Samuel, Sr., [No. 2, See pg. 2] was but in his infancy on leaving County Down, Ireland, where he was born in 1834 (sic) when his father emigrated to the Province of Pennsylvania and settled at Chestnut Level in 1735.
After coming of age he settled on land purchased for him in Hanover Twp. Lancaster Co., [now South Hanover Twp., Dauphin Co.,] about the year 1756. This Twp. was established in 1737, was the frontier and subject to Indian raids and depredations until the year 1763 when the indignant and long suffering citizens of Hanover and Paxton Twps. led by Captain Lazarus Stewart (who is not known to be connected with the family) put a stoppage to them by slaying the Conestoga Indians at Lancaster.
In early life Samuel Stewart made a profession of faith in the Presbyterian Church, and was for many years a member and supporter of the Old Hanover Church, one of the historical churches of Dauphin Co., founded in 1719, located eleven miles east of Harrisburg.
Samuel Stewart Jr., performed Revolutionary War service; we find his name on the roster of Col. Timothy Green?s Battalion for defense of the frontier.
Samuel Stewart, born 1735, died 1803, aged 69 years and was laid to rest by the side of his first wife, Nancy Templeton Stewart, daughter of Robert and Agnes Templeton, in the old graveyard at Hanover Church, graves unknown and unmarked. He was said to have been a large man, over six feet in height, weighing 250 lbs. His face was large and fleshy, his complexion fair, and his nose was his least prominent feature, but his whole appearance gave the impress of intelligence, earnestness, and determination.
In 1769 he married Nancy Templeton, who we suppose was his cousin from the similitude of names. She was the mother of three daughters and five sons:-
The Sons of the Revolution 1993 brass plaque, honoring the Veterans of the American Revolutionary War, is on the stone wall, on the side of the gate at cemetery entrance (last photo on FaG photo site) lists "Samuel Stewart," Soldier and Patriot.
His wife Nancy Stewart is not listed in this source as buried here.
Samuel Stewart, Jr, Born: 1729 in the County Down, Ireland.
Father: Samuel Stewart Sr, born 1698 near Glasgow, Scotland; died 1770 Lancaster Co, PA. He emigrated to the North of Ireland with his father, Robert, in 1720 and in 1735, accompanied with his younger brother Hugh Stewart, emigrated to Philadelphia, settling in Dunmore tp, Lancaster Co, PA. Samuel Stewart Sr married Mary McClay in Northern Ireland.
Samuel Stewart Jr, born 1729, was brought to PA with his father's family in 1735 and coming of age, settled as a farmer in Hanover tp, Lancaster Co, now West Hanover, Dolphin Co, PA in about 1750.
Samuel enlisted as a private serving in Colonel Timothy Green's battalion for the defense of the frontier, and on June 6, 1776, in Capt James Rodger's Company for Lancaster county associators, destined for the camp of the Jerseys.
A Presbyterian by birth and a supporter of the old Hanover church founded in 1735, records show that on Nov 2, 1788, that he and his wife Nancy were admitted to the Lord's Table.
He was a large man weighing over 230 pounds, 6 feet in height, blue eyes, dark complexion. He married first to Nancy Templeton, daughter of Robert & Agnes Templeton who died in 1788. Their 8 children were all born in Hanover tp:
1- Sarah, 1771-1835 Butler Co, OH, wife of Joseph Stewart, son of Hugh;
2- Robert Templeton, b 1773;m, first Mary Dunlop; secondly Mrs. Mary E. Hamilton
3- Samuel Elder. b 1775, mar'd Elizabeth, dau of Robert Elder of Hanover tp. Emigrated 1806 to Ohio.
4- James B, b 1777, mar'd Ann Beatty;
5- Charles, b 1778, mar'd Mary, dau of Hugh Stewart.
6- John Templeton, b 1781, mar'd Ann, dau of Robert Elder of Hanover tp. Emigrated 1806 to Ohio.
7- Mary McClay, 1784-1816, wife of James Stewart, son of Hugh.
8- Agnes (Nancy), 1786-1827.
Samuel 2nd married in 1789 to Agnes Nancy Calhoun, born 1763.
Children:
9- William Calhoun, 1790-1850,mar'd Jane Dunlop; secondly Mrs. Miltenberger
10- David, 1792, mar'd Sarah Walker.
11- Thomas Finney, b 1794, mar'd Mary Bailey
12- Margaret Agnes, 1796-1835, wife of John Lyon.∼Samuel STEWART Jr.
Birth: 1735 in County Down, Ireland
Death: 16 Sep 1803 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Burial: Hanover Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Samuel Stewart, Jr., son of Samuel, Sr., [No. 2, See pg. 2] was but in his infancy on leaving County Down, Ireland, where he was born in 1834 (sic) when his father emigrated to the Province of Pennsylvania and settled at Chestnut Level in 1735.
After coming of age he settled on land purchased for him in Hanover Twp. Lancaster Co., [now South Hanover Twp., Dauphin Co.,] about the year 1756. This Twp. was established in 1737, was the frontier and subject to Indian raids and depredations until the year 1763 when the indignant and long suffering citizens of Hanover and Paxton Twps. led by Captain Lazarus Stewart (who is not known to be connected with the family) put a stoppage to them by slaying the Conestoga Indians at Lancaster.
In early life Samuel Stewart made a profession of faith in the Presbyterian Church, and was for many years a member and supporter of the Old Hanover Church, one of the historical churches of Dauphin Co., founded in 1719, located eleven miles east of Harrisburg.
Samuel Stewart Jr., performed Revolutionary War service; we find his name on the roster of Col. Timothy Green?s Battalion for defense of the frontier.
Samuel Stewart, born 1735, died 1803, aged 69 years and was laid to rest by the side of his first wife, Nancy Templeton Stewart, daughter of Robert and Agnes Templeton, in the old graveyard at Hanover Church, graves unknown and unmarked. He was said to have been a large man, over six feet in height, weighing 250 lbs. His face was large and fleshy, his complexion fair, and his nose was his least prominent feature, but his whole appearance gave the impress of intelligence, earnestness, and determination.
In 1769 he married Nancy Templeton, who we suppose was his cousin from the similitude of names. She was the mother of three daughters and five sons:-
Historical Sketch of Old Hanover Church by Rev. Thomas H. Robinson, D.D. (1828-1906) With a Notice of the Church at Conewago, by A. Boyd Hamilton, Harrisburg, PA : Dauphin County Historical Society, 1878, page 42: Samuel Stewart, died 16 Sep 1803 is buried at Old Hanover Churchyard. It also notes his death was "collated from other sources" and not from a tombstone reading, page 39.
The Sons of the Revolution 1993 brass plaque, honoring the Veterans of the American Revolutionary War, is on the stone wall, on the side of the gate at cemetery entrance (last photo on FaG photo site) lists "Samuel Stewart," Soldier and Patriot.
His wife Nancy Stewart is not listed in this source as buried here.
Samuel Stewart, Jr, Born: 1729 in the County Down, Ireland.
Father: Samuel Stewart Sr, born 1698 near Glasgow, Scotland; died 1770 Lancaster Co, PA. He emigrated to the North of Ireland with his father, Robert, in 1720 and in 1735, accompanied with his younger brother Hugh Stewart, emigrated to Philadelphia, settling in Dunmore tp, Lancaster Co, PA. Samuel Stewart Sr married Mary McClay in Northern Ireland.
Samuel Stewart Jr, born 1729, was brought to PA with his father's family in 1735 and coming of age, settled as a farmer in Hanover tp, Lancaster Co, now West Hanover, Dolphin Co, PA in about 1750.
Samuel enlisted as a private serving in Colonel Timothy Green's battalion for the defense of the frontier, and on June 6, 1776, in Capt James Rodger's Company for Lancaster county associators, destined for the camp of the Jerseys.
A Presbyterian by birth and a supporter of the old Hanover church founded in 1735, records show that on Nov 2, 1788, that he and his wife Nancy were admitted to the Lord's Table.
He was a large man weighing over 230 pounds, 6 feet in height, blue eyes, dark complexion. He married first to Nancy Templeton, daughter of Robert & Agnes Templeton who died in 1788. Their 8 children were all born in Hanover tp:
1- Sarah, 1771-1835 Butler Co, OH, wife of Joseph Stewart, son of Hugh;
2- Robert Templeton, b 1773;m, first Mary Dunlop; secondly Mrs. Mary E. Hamilton
3- Samuel Elder. b 1775, mar'd Elizabeth, dau of Robert Elder of Hanover tp. Emigrated 1806 to Ohio.
4- James B, b 1777, mar'd Ann Beatty;
5- Charles, b 1778, mar'd Mary, dau of Hugh Stewart.
6- John Templeton, b 1781, mar'd Ann, dau of Robert Elder of Hanover tp. Emigrated 1806 to Ohio.
7- Mary McClay, 1784-1816, wife of James Stewart, son of Hugh.
8- Agnes (Nancy), 1786-1827.
Samuel 2nd married in 1789 to Agnes Nancy Calhoun, born 1763.
Children:
9- William Calhoun, 1790-1850,mar'd Jane Dunlop; secondly Mrs. Miltenberger
10- David, 1792, mar'd Sarah Walker.
11- Thomas Finney, b 1794, mar'd Mary Bailey
12- Margaret Agnes, 1796-1835, wife of John Lyon.∼Samuel STEWART Jr.
Birth: 1735 in County Down, Ireland
Death: 16 Sep 1803 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Burial: Hanover Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Samuel Stewart, Jr., son of Samuel, Sr., [No. 2, See pg. 2] was but in his infancy on leaving County Down, Ireland, where he was born in 1834 (sic) when his father emigrated to the Province of Pennsylvania and settled at Chestnut Level in 1735.
After coming of age he settled on land purchased for him in Hanover Twp. Lancaster Co., [now South Hanover Twp., Dauphin Co.,] about the year 1756. This Twp. was established in 1737, was the frontier and subject to Indian raids and depredations until the year 1763 when the indignant and long suffering citizens of Hanover and Paxton Twps. led by Captain Lazarus Stewart (who is not known to be connected with the family) put a stoppage to them by slaying the Conestoga Indians at Lancaster.
In early life Samuel Stewart made a profession of faith in the Presbyterian Church, and was for many years a member and supporter of the Old Hanover Church, one of the historical churches of Dauphin Co., founded in 1719, located eleven miles east of Harrisburg.
Samuel Stewart Jr., performed Revolutionary War service; we find his name on the roster of Col. Timothy Green?s Battalion for defense of the frontier.
Samuel Stewart, born 1735, died 1803, aged 69 years and was laid to rest by the side of his first wife, Nancy Templeton Stewart, daughter of Robert and Agnes Templeton, in the old graveyard at Hanover Church, graves unknown and unmarked. He was said to have been a large man, over six feet in height, weighing 250 lbs. His face was large and fleshy, his complexion fair, and his nose was his least prominent feature, but his whole appearance gave the impress of intelligence, earnestness, and determination.
In 1769 he married Nancy Templeton, who we suppose was his cousin from the similitude of names. She was the mother of three daughters and five sons:-
The Sons of the Revolution 1993 brass plaque, honoring the Veterans of the American Revolutionary War, is on the stone wall, on the side of the gate at cemetery entrance (last photo on FaG photo site) lists "Samuel Stewart," Soldier and Patriot.
His wife Nancy Stewart is not listed in this source as buried here.
Samuel Stewart, Jr, Born: 1729 in the County Down, Ireland.
Father: Samuel Stewart Sr, born 1698 near Glasgow, Scotland; died 1770 Lancaster Co, PA. He emigrated to the North of Ireland with his father, Robert, in 1720 and in 1735, accompanied with his younger brother Hugh Stewart, emigrated to Philadelphia, settling in Dunmore tp, Lancaster Co, PA. Samuel Stewart Sr married Mary McClay in Northern Ireland.
Samuel Stewart Jr, born 1729, was brought to PA with his father's family in 1735 and coming of age, settled as a farmer in Hanover tp, Lancaster Co, now West Hanover, Dolphin Co, PA in about 1750.
Samuel enlisted as a private serving in Colonel Timothy Green's battalion for the defense of the frontier, and on June 6, 1776, in Capt James Rodger's Company for Lancaster county associators, destined for the camp of the Jerseys.
A Presbyterian by birth and a supporter of the old Hanover church founded in 1735, records show that on Nov 2, 1788, that he and his wife Nancy were admitted to the Lord's Table.
He was a large man weighing over 230 pounds, 6 feet in height, blue eyes, dark complexion. He married first to Nancy Templeton, daughter of Robert & Agnes Templeton who died in 1788. Their 8 children were all born in Hanover tp:
1- Sarah, 1771-1835 Butler Co, OH, wife of Joseph Stewart, son of Hugh;
2- Robert Templeton, b 1773;m, first Mary Dunlop; secondly Mrs. Mary E. Hamilton
3- Samuel Elder. b 1775, mar'd Elizabeth, dau of Robert Elder of Hanover tp. Emigrated 1806 to Ohio.
4- James B, b 1777, mar'd Ann Beatty;
5- Charles, b 1778, mar'd Mary, dau of Hugh Stewart.
6- John Templeton, b 1781, mar'd Ann, dau of Robert Elder of Hanover tp. Emigrated 1806 to Ohio.
7- Mary McClay, 1784-1816, wife of James Stewart, son of Hugh.
8- Agnes (Nancy), 1786-1827.
Samuel 2nd married in 1789 to Agnes Nancy Calhoun, born 1763.
Children:
9- William Calhoun, 1790-1850,mar'd Jane Dunlop; secondly Mrs. Miltenberger
10- David, 1792, mar'd Sarah Walker.
11- Thomas Finney, b 1794, mar'd Mary Bailey
12- Margaret Agnes, 1796-1835, wife of John Lyon.∼Samuel STEWART Jr.
Birth: 1735 in County Down, Ireland
Death: 16 Sep 1803 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Burial: Hanover Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Samuel Stewart, Jr., son of Samuel, Sr., [No. 2, See pg. 2] was but in his infancy on leaving County Down, Ireland, where he was born in 1834 (sic) when his father emigrated to the Province of Pennsylvania and settled at Chestnut Level in 1735.
After coming of age he settled on land purchased for him in Hanover Twp. Lancaster Co., [now South Hanover Twp., Dauphin Co.,] about the year 1756. This Twp. was established in 1737, was the frontier and subject to Indian raids and depredations until the year 1763 when the indignant and long suffering citizens of Hanover and Paxton Twps. led by Captain Lazarus Stewart (who is not known to be connected with the family) put a stoppage to them by slaying the Conestoga Indians at Lancaster.
In early life Samuel Stewart made a profession of faith in the Presbyterian Church, and was for many years a member and supporter of the Old Hanover Church, one of the historical churches of Dauphin Co., founded in 1719, located eleven miles east of Harrisburg.
Samuel Stewart Jr., performed Revolutionary War service; we find his name on the roster of Col. Timothy Green?s Battalion for defense of the frontier.
Samuel Stewart, born 1735, died 1803, aged 69 years and was laid to rest by the side of his first wife, Nancy Templeton Stewart, daughter of Robert and Agnes Templeton, in the old graveyard at Hanover Church, graves unknown and unmarked. He was said to have been a large man, over six feet in height, weighing 250 lbs. His face was large and fleshy, his complexion fair, and his nose was his least prominent feature, but his whole appearance gave the impress of intelligence, earnestness, and determination.
In 1769 he married Nancy Templeton, who we suppose was his cousin from the similitude of names. She was the mother of three daughters and five sons:-
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