Charity was born the daughter of John Stewart and Agnes Warren, both of Franklin County Virgina. When Charity was a one-year-old baby her parents emigrated with aunts, uncles, and cousins into Tennessee in 1814. She grew up there.
Then, Charity moved with her parents to Macoupin County Illinois when about 16 years old in 1829. She became a young lady in Illinois and married James Harvey McPeeters on December 23 of 1832 there.
Children:
1. Martha [1834]
2. Letha J. [1834] +Martin Byrd
3. Agnes [1836] +David Q. Anderson
4. Mary Elizabeth [1840] +George W. Lewis
5. John L. [1842] +Harriet "Polly" Byrd
6. Harvey Taylor [1846] +Jane ?
7. Charles [1849]
She and James emigrated into Andrew County MO in 1841 and farmed near the Zachariah W. Richards and Caleb D. Richards families. They were also next door neighbors to Charity's brother, Peter Cartwright Stewart and his family.
1850 census: Platte Township, Andrew County MO:
McPeeters, James
Charity
Martha 16
Letha J. 16
Agnes 12
Mary Elizabeth 10
John L. 8
Harvey Taylor 4
Charles 1
Susan McPeeters 74, North Carolina
By 1859, Civil War strife had forced James to take his family into Texas for safety. Charity and son Charles had passed on, apparently buried in MO.
LINEAGE:
John Stewart [1782] VA/TN/IL
Charles Stewart Sr. [1760] VA/TN/IL and Charity Richards
James Stewart Sr. [1720-1796] VA
Then, Charity moved with her parents to Macoupin County Illinois when about 16 years old in 1829. She became a young lady in Illinois and married James Harvey McPeeters on December 23 of 1832 there.
Children:
1. Martha [1834]
2. Letha J. [1834] +Martin Byrd
3. Agnes [1836] +David Q. Anderson
4. Mary Elizabeth [1840] +George W. Lewis
5. John L. [1842] +Harriet "Polly" Byrd
6. Harvey Taylor [1846] +Jane ?
7. Charles [1849]
She and James emigrated into Andrew County MO in 1841 and farmed near the Zachariah W. Richards and Caleb D. Richards families. They were also next door neighbors to Charity's brother, Peter Cartwright Stewart and his family.
1850 census: Platte Township, Andrew County MO:
McPeeters, James
Charity
Martha 16
Letha J. 16
Agnes 12
Mary Elizabeth 10
John L. 8
Harvey Taylor 4
Charles 1
Susan McPeeters 74, North Carolina
By 1859, Civil War strife had forced James to take his family into Texas for safety. Charity and son Charles had passed on, apparently buried in MO.
LINEAGE:
John Stewart [1782] VA/TN/IL
Charles Stewart Sr. [1760] VA/TN/IL and Charity Richards
James Stewart Sr. [1720-1796] VA
Charity was born the daughter of John Stewart and Agnes Warren, both of Franklin County Virgina. When Charity was a one-year-old baby her parents emigrated with aunts, uncles, and cousins into Tennessee in 1814. She grew up there.
Then, Charity moved with her parents to Macoupin County Illinois when about 16 years old in 1829. She became a young lady in Illinois and married James Harvey McPeeters on December 23 of 1832 there.
Children:
1. Martha [1834]
2. Letha J. [1834] +Martin Byrd
3. Agnes [1836] +David Q. Anderson
4. Mary Elizabeth [1840] +George W. Lewis
5. John L. [1842] +Harriet "Polly" Byrd
6. Harvey Taylor [1846] +Jane ?
7. Charles [1849]
She and James emigrated into Andrew County MO in 1841 and farmed near the Zachariah W. Richards and Caleb D. Richards families. They were also next door neighbors to Charity's brother, Peter Cartwright Stewart and his family.
1850 census: Platte Township, Andrew County MO:
McPeeters, James
Charity
Martha 16
Letha J. 16
Agnes 12
Mary Elizabeth 10
John L. 8
Harvey Taylor 4
Charles 1
Susan McPeeters 74, North Carolina
By 1859, Civil War strife had forced James to take his family into Texas for safety. Charity and son Charles had passed on, apparently buried in MO.
LINEAGE:
John Stewart [1782] VA/TN/IL
Charles Stewart Sr. [1760] VA/TN/IL and Charity Richards
James Stewart Sr. [1720-1796] VA
Then, Charity moved with her parents to Macoupin County Illinois when about 16 years old in 1829. She became a young lady in Illinois and married James Harvey McPeeters on December 23 of 1832 there.
Children:
1. Martha [1834]
2. Letha J. [1834] +Martin Byrd
3. Agnes [1836] +David Q. Anderson
4. Mary Elizabeth [1840] +George W. Lewis
5. John L. [1842] +Harriet "Polly" Byrd
6. Harvey Taylor [1846] +Jane ?
7. Charles [1849]
She and James emigrated into Andrew County MO in 1841 and farmed near the Zachariah W. Richards and Caleb D. Richards families. They were also next door neighbors to Charity's brother, Peter Cartwright Stewart and his family.
1850 census: Platte Township, Andrew County MO:
McPeeters, James
Charity
Martha 16
Letha J. 16
Agnes 12
Mary Elizabeth 10
John L. 8
Harvey Taylor 4
Charles 1
Susan McPeeters 74, North Carolina
By 1859, Civil War strife had forced James to take his family into Texas for safety. Charity and son Charles had passed on, apparently buried in MO.
LINEAGE:
John Stewart [1782] VA/TN/IL
Charles Stewart Sr. [1760] VA/TN/IL and Charity Richards
James Stewart Sr. [1720-1796] VA
Family Members
Siblings
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