In accordance with the book called the stewarts, dated 1943, and reprinted in issue 15, page 7, of the stewart newsletter, sir alexander was the fourth son of robert ii, who was the first stewart king of scotland, and was the maternal grandson of the scots hero king, the freedomloving king robert the bruce of scotland, who was born on july 11. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Stewart were among those inpaneled as the first grand jurors. Ralph was a captain in the indian scout service until the close of the revolutionary war. George washington assigned him to guard the defeated lord cornwallis in a cave. Captain ralph stewart was born ca 1752 on cowpasture in augusta county, virginia. He married mary elliott in 1769 and they had as many as nine children. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. In tracing out the different branches and members of the page family invirginia,a somewhat condensed account ofother families became necessary. He was married first to mary elliott ca 1768 in augusta county, virginia. John stewart stewart, earl of atholl aft 1475 balveny, fife, scotland abt 1521 managed by scottish clans project wikitree. James and ann stewart had three minor sons, named by the court, james, ralph, and john. This was about 17% of all the recorded stewart s in the usa.
Young american patriots military yearbooks photos and short biographiess of approximately 60,000 soldiers from young american patriots, a commemorative yearbook series published shortly following world war ii. This doctoral dissertation 1990 can be purchased from university of michigan umi. The known children of ralph stewart and mary clay were. The society plans to recognize founding settlers in each county. Ralph stewart s commission as a captain was renewed by governor patrick henry in 1778 and his company was ordered to south carolina to join general green. Pennsylvania had the highest population of stewart families in 1840. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the stewart surname. Samuel wallace lientenant adam wallace ensign william taylor sergeant moses coller sergeant john larken sergeant. Compare dna and explore genealogy for ralph stewart born abt. Genealogy for captain ralph stewart 1749 1835 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Ralph stewarts commission as a captain was renewed by governor patrick henry in 1778 and his company was ordered to south carolina to join general green.
Karr, a revolutionary war soldier, supplement, nola m. About a year after john cooke arrived, in 1800, captain ralph stewart built a cabin on clear fork a few miles away from the cookes. Captain ralph stewart one of the search party ralph and mary clay stewart were the second family to settle in presentday wyoming county, west virginia. Ralph stuart who had grown up in the midst of two wars and innumerable indian raids during which his father and two or his. Compare dna and explore genealogy for ralph stewart sr born 1749 cow pasture, augusta, virginia. Mary obediance stewart clay 1762 1851 genealogy geni. Washington to guard cornwallace in a cave at yorktown after his surrender. Her genealogical research provided the proof that enabled eight new. Records at christiansburg, va, show john cooke was appointed constable november 17, 1798, which means he must have still been a resident of new river precluding the possibility of wyoming settlement until 1799. Stewart county, tennessee genealogy tngenweb project. Croasmun has led efforts to ensure students in his school not only learn about the u. Second settler of wyoming county, along clear fork around 1800, and charter member of guyandotte baptist church. Ralph stewart, legendary indian fighter and revolutionary war hero, whose descendants were early settlers, most notably of wyoming, cabell and wayne counties, west virginia, greenup, boyd and lawrence counties, kentucky, and howard county, indiana.
Stewart, ralph born 1752 in augusta county, virginia, where. Revolutionary war captain and second settler of wyoming county, w. Lord cornwallis, we know, was an important player on the redcoat team during the american revolution. Stewart county is located in middle tennessee, one of the states three grand divisions.
History and genealogy of captain ralph stewart and his. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This hall family is traced to king robert i 866615923, of western francia later france and count of poitiers and paris and marquis of neustria and orleans. The macomb aka mccomb letters 17571760, albany new york note from murray mccombs, donator of the index. Ralph stewart ralph stewart was born 1171747 of cowpasture in augusta c ounty virginia in the bordon tract on stewarts creek. He married miss mary elliott of that county in about the ye ar 1767. Lord john stewart was born on month day 1621, at birth place, to knight esme, 3rd duke of lennox third duke of lennox stuart and katherine clifton, 2nd baroness of darnly, stuart hamilton born 2nd baroness clifton duchess of lennox. Ralph lyndon stewart was born on month day 1929, at birth place, georgia, to james ralph stewart and lyndon margaret stewart born black. The stewart family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. According to family history of henry andrew and lauvena elizabeth milam mcginnis and edward and minerva ruhama webb stewart, a book by david stewart.
His is noted for his intense hatred of the indians because of the murders of several of his wifes family. The stewart society was represented in force, from left to right aubyn stewartwilson, the president, lord stewart, lady stewart and john lansley. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in virginia, west virginia, kentucky and indiana. Copied from records found at the bath county historical mus eum. During the war, he also fought with general andrew lewis at the battle of point pleasant on oct. In the three tax districts of 1787 and 1788 were men named john, ralph, daniel, and william stewart. And edward and minerva ruhama webb stewart, a book by david stewart. Captain ralph stewart sr participated in the american revolution. Genealogy of the page family in virginia, which has finally re sulted in the following little book. Ralph stewart west virginia genealogy wvgenweb project.
Bennett 1842 picture taken 1863 the bennett family 16281910 by edgar b. Henry, mitchell, william, robert, catherine katie, anny, margaret, sally, ora, charles and george p. Sep 06, 2016 captain ralph stewart was born ca 1752 on cowpasture in augusta county, virginia. Nominated by captain ralph stewart chapter, west virginia society sons of the. Florence smith dickerson, the james stewart family of early augusta county, virginia, and descendants, 17401960 parson, wv. Bennett, publish ek 1910 h 14348 preface genealogies are proiilable, inasmuch as tliey are of great in terest to all descendants, and become more and more so to future generations in tracing back their lineage. This family history and genealogy reference focuses on capt. Mary clay married captain ralph stewart, another revolutionary war veteran on june 25, 1788. Karr, a revolutionary war soldier, supplement karr family record. He was commissioned as captain of the indian rangers by lord dunmore, governor of virginia, prior to the revolutionary war. Stanley c browning ralph stewart was born in about 1750 in cowpasture, augusta, virginia.
The augusta county fee books, which list john stewart six times, do not. In 2010, the society of indiana pioneers embarked on a project to recognize indiana pioneer settlers who helped to lay the first foundations of civilized life in indiana. On 17 dec 1846 mary stewart, 74, applied for a pension stating that she married ralph stewart in june 1788 in montgomery county, and he died 17 nov 1835. A genealogy of some of the descendants of captain john c. Ralph stewarts commission as a captain was renewed by governor patrick henry in.
John page, the first of his fatfiilyin virginia, was a marble slab imported from england about the year 1695. For a description of a similar book that focuses on the james stewart family, and particlarly his son capt. Insome unknown way itwas broken, and for many years the fragments were scattered about the episcopal churchyard at williamsburg, james city county, virginia. Gen stewart historical records and family trees myheritage. Ralph was a revolutionary war veteran who had been selected by gen.
Genealogy for mary obediance stewart clay 1762 1851 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles. Constitution but also receive a copy of it, and he also has spoken on the constitution to the ohio valley chapter. Mary ann stewart watt 1847 sydney, new south wales, australia 25 jun 1892 managed by moreen dee. He later served as a scout protecting the pioneers against the indian invasions. This was about 17% of all the recorded stewarts in the usa. The stewart genealogy and family tree page welcome to the stewart family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today.
This page hopes to bring together decendents of archibald and margaret stewart who settled in. Derived from old english stigweard and middle english stiward, both meaning household guardian, it described the occupation of steward, who controlled all the domestic affairs in english and scottish noble homes. In 1840 there were 641 stewart families living in pennsylvania. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Possible origin of james stewart bobs genealogy filing cabinet.
James stewart was not listed among the tithables, but capt. Royal house of stewart family tree from robert the bruce 6 29 to king james vi of scotland 1567 1625. The descendants of john cooke west virginia genealogy. Ralph stewart sr 17491835 wikitree free family tree. Fought with generals greene and george washington at the battle of yorktown, oct. His son was prince hugh the great c900616956, duke of the franks, count of paris, orleans, and the vexin called the father of france. This page hopes to bring together decendents of archibald and margaret stewart who settled in cumberland county, pa. A list of captain john murrays company of volunteers in the botetourt county regiment officers john murray captain killed at point pleasant william mckee lieutenant assumed command of the company when captain murray was killed. Captain james william stewart in familysearch family tree. The most stewart families were found in the usa in 1880. In addition to these, this work contains rolls or lists of men engaged in. History of the stewarts family lines beginning your. Forebears stewart family on myheritage genealogy source. The dunmores war rosters is the chief and by far the most reliable source from which to obtain rosters of the companies engaged in the battle of point pleasant, and we print therefrom all of those which participated in that struggle.
Augusta county, virginia compiled genealogies genealogy. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle. World war ii army enlistment records collection of more than 8 million names of u. Welcome to some of the best stewart genealogy resources found on the web. Distribution of stewart surname in uk in 1881 and 1998 select surname search in upper right.
Ralph stewart historical records and family trees myheritage. Joseph hare one of the search party possibly died before will was made. Ralph stewart first married mary elliott of virginia and settled with his family in kentucky. Ralph stewart was born in about 1750 in cowpasture, augusta, virginia. We hope you will participate on the stewart forums, it is a great place to find or post information on stewart genealogy and is completely free to participate. The macomb aka mccomb letters 17571760, albany new york. Ralph lafferty was the brother of james stewarts wife, ann lafferty stewart hence the ralph name went to so many of the descendants. A narrative genealogy of the stewarts of sequatchie valley tennessee and allied families. Stewart, and robert stewart witnessed some of the documents in the state pension file. Appointed captain in revolutionary army and was at battles of guilford courthouse and yorktown. Nominated by captain ralph stewart chapter, west virginia society sons of the american revolution an elementary school principal, eric d. To, lenox and tildan foundations k 1924 i however humble may have been the condition of those who fled to new england, in its primeval and savage state, to found a land of. John murrays company of volunteers access genealogy.
Lewis gerald stewart 10 apr 1912 lewis co, missouri usa 24 mar. According to family history of henry andrew and lauvena elizabeth milam. Ralph stewart and his descendants by stanley browning isbn. In our collection of wwii military records, ancestry has more than 15 million names and 11 million images from documents created during and around wwii, roughly 19361946. Lyndon was born on october 15 1912, in empire, dodge co.
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