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Name: Captian John STEWART
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Birth: 16 Oct 1734 Amherst, VA (Scotland?)
Death: 23 Apr 1829 Cherry Hill, Baridstown, Oglethorpe
Co. GA
Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Oglethorpe Co
GA
Occupation: Lawyer / Captain
Father: Col.
John STEWART (1695-~1784)
Mother: Mary
PENN (1757-1834)
Marriage: 1755 Hanover, VA
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Spouse: Ann HAW
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Birth: 1742 Amherst, VA
Death: 1830 Cherry Hill, Oglethorpe Co GA
Burial: Hanover, VA
Alias/AKA: Ann Howe
Father: John HAW (HOWE) (ROWE)
Mother: Unknown Richardson
Children:
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1 M: Ensign
Charles Floyd STEWART
Birth: 1754 Amherst, Va
Death: 14 Aug 1836 Bedford, Co VA
Spouse: Sarah (Sally) STATHAM
Marriage: 15 Dec 1785 Statham, Barrow, Georgia
Spouse: Sarah LOVING
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2 M: General
John STEWART
Birth: 1760 Amherst, Co VA
Death: 23 Apr 1830 Cherry Hill, Baridstown, Oglethorpe
Co. GA
Spouse: Mourning
Burford FLOYD
Marriage: 13 Apr 1784 Amherst County VA
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3 M: James STEWART
Birth: 1760 Hanover, VA
Death: 1809 Sandersville, Washington, GA
Spouse: Clarissa
(Clarry) POLLARD
Marriage: 31 Oct 1782 Amherst County VA
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4 M: Sgt.
William Blanton STEWART
Birth: 8 Nov 1762 Hanover, VA
Death: 17 Jun 1848 Ellaville, Macon Co GA
Spouse: Mary
Ann (Molly) PENN
Marriage: 8 Nov 1783 Amherst, VA
Spouse: Martha
B WILSON
Marriage: 17 Dec 1837 Monroe Co GA
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5 F: Mary STEWART
Birth: 12 Jan 1764 Hanover Co. VA
Death: 12 Jan 1850 Bond, Illinois
Spouse: Charles (John) FLOYD
Marriage: 3 Jul 1786 Hanover Parish Church
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6 M: Robert STEWART
Birth: 12 Jan 1764 Hanover, VA
Death: 1807
Spouse: Sally MILES
Marriage: 5 Dec 1792 Amherst County VA
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7 M: Thomas STEWART
Birth: abt 1768 Virginia
Death: 6 Sep 1854 South Carolina
Spouse: Tirzah Davis
Marriage: 28 Jan 1794 Amherst Co VA
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8 F: Elizabeth (Betsy) STEWART
Birth: abt 1770 Virginia
Death: abt 1850
Spouse: RUTLEDGE
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9 F: Anne(Nancy?)
STEWART
Birth: 11 Jul 1773 Hanover, VA
Death: 8 Nov 1826 Covington, Newton Co GA
Spouse: Judge John Burford FLOYD
Marriage: 28 Sep 1797
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10 M: Samuel STEWART
Birth: 1775 Hanover, VA
Death: abt 1854
Spouse: Elizabeth JOHNSON
Marriage: Oglethorpe Co GA
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11 M: David STEWART
Birth: 1777 Virginia
Death: 1837 Oglethorpe Co GA
Spouse: Miss TAYLOR
Marriage: Amherst County VA
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12 F: Sarah (Sally) STEWART
Birth: abt 1779
Spouse: Edmond W. TAYLOR
Marriage: Clarke Co GA
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13 M: Richard
STEWART
Birth: 9 Dec 1783 Amherst County VA
Death: 8 Aug 1815 Clarke Co GA
Spouse: Mary T. (Polly) CULBERTSON
Marriage: 21 Dec 1809 Clarke Co GA
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Notes for Captian John STEWART
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Will of John Stewart
In the name of God,Amen. I John Stewart of the
Parish of and County of Amherst ,do make and ordain this last will and
testament in manner and form as followith: Viz,I lend unto my well-beloved
wife,
Ann Stewart,as long as she liveth.three negro women,Charlotte,Milley
and
Esther,and it is my desire that my youngest children
may be educated from the
labor of the above mentioned slaves Charlotte,Milley
and Esther; my son,
Samuel Stewart,to have three years schooling
also my son,David Stewart, to have
three years schooling also Richard Stewart,to
have two years schooling. Also
it is my desire that my wife,Ann Stewart,should
have peaceable possession of
all the household and kitchen furniture as long
as she liveth,and it is my
desire that at her death all the estate,both real
and personal,shall be
equally divided among my children,Charles Stewart,John
Stewart,James
Stewart,Robert Stewart,Mary Stewart,Thomas
Stewart,Elizabeth Stewart,Anne
Stewart,Samuel Stewart,David Stewart,Sallie
Stewart, Richard Stewart,and
William Stewart to them and their heirs,share
and share alike. Also I give to
my son,John Stewart Three thousand seven
hunderd and fifty acres of land,lying
and being in the state of Kentucky to him and
his heirs forever,to have
immediate possession.I Constitute, nominate, and
appoint my two sons,Charles
Stewart,and John Stewart,executors of this
my last will and testament,hereby
revoking all former wills. In witness whereof
I have set my hand and seal this
Fourteenth day of April 1784.John Jaural
Sr.Stewart (L.S.) Witness Wyatt
Howell,William Chappell, Thomas Stewart.
Book 2 pages 190-191 Amherst Co., Virginia April
14, 1784
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D.A.R. Application Captain John Stewart Sr. National
No.496491
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On March 5,1783,in Amherst County Virginia a deposition
of Martha Cole West
that she was 21 years old, or 22 years old, last
June from a register kept by
her father. John Stewart, aged 53 years, deposed
that to his certain knowledge
Miss West, daughter of John West, was over 21
years old. The record was that a
bond was signed Mar.7 1783. by George Gilbert,
with Daniel Gaines as his
fellow bondsman, for Gilbert's marriage to Martha
Cole West.It should be
pointed out that James Stewart, carried a letter
of Introduction from Daniel
Gains to his friends in Georgia.Introducing James
as a surveyor in 1783. He
was the first family member to go to Georgia.He
is the son of the above John
Stewart of Amherst County.
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John Stewart was ordered into service from Amherst
County,June 21,1781,by
Daniel Gaines(the ancestor of Major General Edmund
Pendleton Gaines,United
States Army),colonel of militia,two hundred and
seventy-nine non-commissioned
officers and privates,"to march to join the army
commanded by the Honorable
Major General Marquis de la Fayette.
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E-mail from Ernest Stewart
Concerning the possible parents of John m. Ann
Hawe,
I’m sure you’ve encountered the family tradition
that
he was a descendant of King James II through an
illegitimate son by one of his mistresses, Arabella
Churchill. This son (who certainly was born to
them)
James fitz James, was titled the Duke of Berwick.
William’s father John was supposedly a direct
male
descendant of the Duke of Berwick ( a grandson,
I
think). What evidence that might have existed
was
presumed lost in the fire that destroyed Cherry
Hill
in about 1820. Something akin to a journal tracing
this line was said to have survived or been composed
after the fire but that too was lost when the
Yankees
looted Oak Hill during the Civil War, according
to our
relative Judge Floyd. Also, there is the story
that
Gen’l John’s (m. Mourning Floyd) daughter, Parmelia,
had a family sword buried with her that bore some
proof of the line. Much research by many
has failed
to prove this tradition. A quick study of the
peerage
records seems to disallow that any of the children
or
grandchildren of the Duke of Berwick made the
trip to
America. I do look forward to having a deeper
look
myself one of these days.
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The Bristol Parish record says: "John S(on) of
John and Mary Stuart, Born 16 octob' 1734 Bapt 19 Ap' 1735." (p. 367) But
in 1783, there is a record noting:
"March 5, 1783, Amherst county: deposition of
Martha Cole West that she was 21 years old, or 22 years old, last June,
from a register kept by her father. John Stewart, aged 53 years, deposed
that to his certain knowledge Miss West, daughter of John West, was over
21 years old."
About this record, the SCM (G, p. 239) notes that
this was a bond signed Mar. 7, 1783, by George Gilbert, with Daniel Gaines
as his fellow bondsman, for Gilbert's marriage to Martha Cole West. The
marriage took place on the same day....
If our John Stewart (Stuart) was born in 1734,
then he was not 53 in 1783. He was 50 and stated his age incorrectly. Or
it was recorded incorrectly.
John married about 1755, Anne Howe, in Hanover
Co., Va., and was in Amherst Co. by 1762 when William was born.
The Stewarts before John, christened 19 Apr 1735,
are uncertain, although some believe to have sorted them out. This uncertainty
tends to abet long-standing family stories relating the descent from
a "natural" son of King James II of England. (Others have tied the descent
to Charles II.) Until, and if, we ever know the true descent of John
Stewart, however, the royal linkage will persist, and not without some
whimsical charm. Elsewhere I have shown a notional link to the Stewarts
through James FitzJames, a son of James II. William Richard Stewart, who
has extensive information on numerous Stewarts, says: "On Sep. 20,1683,
Mr.Thomas Anderson is granted 400 acres in Charles City County, Westopher
Parish, south side of the James River for transporting 8 persons. The list
is as follows: John Stewart, Elizabeth Kish, Valen Taylor, Thomas Barrow,
William Sheffield, Thomas Barret,William Stock, and Joseph Fells. It should
be pointed out that Charles City, Bristol Parish, is on the south side
of the Appomattox River, now Chesterfield County. However, Bristol
Parish, became part of Hanover County, on May 12,1755, Saint Paul
and St. Martin were divided in Hanover County. On November 20,1683, Ann
Hall, is transported by Lt. Abraham Jones, into the Bristol Parish. A
tradition preserved by Virginia and Georgia Stewarts of this particular
line is that.... this John Stewart of the headright is Colonel John Stewart,
of Berwickshire, Scotland, the son of the Duke of Berwick. This
account is from Floyds, by N.J. Floyd, page 19. Henrico County reflects
John Stewart buying 670 acres, in 1683, page 126."
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Notes for Ann HAW
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On March 13,1784,Ann,wife of John Stewart,was
ordered to be quized by J.P.'s
Daniel Gaines,and Ambrous Rucker,as to the deed
dated February 10,1784 to
Benjamin Rucker,for 200 acres on the frok of Rutledge
and Crooked Run This
event coinsides with the death of Captain John
Stewart,I wonder if he was
killed in action.His son Richard was born in December
1784. During the French
and Indian War, Captain John Stewart, who commanded
a company of light-horse
calvery of Virginia troops, under the command
of General Braddock, General
Braddock was enroute to attack Fort Duquesne,
a french stronghole. On July
8,th 1755 after General Braddock crossed the Monongahela
River, a branch of
the Ohio River, which is seven miles from present
day Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
He was ambushed by French and Indian forces. In
the confusion the main body of
men fell back causing panic.General Braddock would
not allow his forces to
take cover. The British and Virginia troops were
under heavy gun fire, several
hundred rounds per minute. In spite of the order,the
Virginia troops concealed
themselves and fought with the utmost bravery.
Captain John Stewart was W.I.A.
wounded in action in both legs in the thights
area. George Washington was the
only officer not W.I.A., more than 900 were killed
or wounded. John Stewart
petitioned the house of Burgesses of Virginia
for competsation. His petition
is adderssed as follows. On saturday, April 17,
1756. The Order of the Day
being read,for the house to resolve itself into
a committee to take into their
further consideration the Bill, For raising the
sum of L.20,000 for the better
protection of the inhabitants on the Frountiers
of this Colony, Resolved, That
this house will again resolve itself into a committee,
upon the said Bill on
Monday next. A petition of John Stewart, setting
forth, That he was a soldier
in the Forces under the command of General Braddock,
and that he was wounded
in the Battle on the Monongahela, whereby he is
rendered incapable of getting
a Livelihood, and praying the consideration of
this House, was presented to
the House and read. Ordered, That the said petition
be referred to Mr. Hugh
West,Mr.Hedgman, and Mr. Dangerfield, That they
do examine into the
Allegations thereof, and report the same with
their opinion thereupon to the
House.Mr. West reported on Tuesdsy, April 20,th
1756, that persons appointed
had according to Order examined into the allegations
of the petition of John
Stewart to them referred and had agreed upon a
Report and come to a resolution
thereupon, which he read in his place, and then
delivered it in at the Table,
where it was again twice read, and agreed to by
the house as follows. It
appears to us that he was badly wounded in both
his tights, at the late
engagement on the Monongahela, and that he hath
some arrears of pay due him,
and hath not received the L.5 Reward given by
the act of Assembly to the
soldiers surviving that engagement. Resolved,
That the said John Stewart be
allowed the sum of Twenty Pounds as a recompence
for his sufferings, and in
full of the said L.5 and his pay. Ordered, That
it be an Instruction to the
committee appointed by Act of Assembly for raising
the sum of L.40,000, that
they make an Allowance to the said pursuant to
the said resolution.It appears
that our John Stewart was the founder of Veterans
Benefits. The location of
ann's grave is not known. However, the next time
I am in Georgia, I want to
look at Scull Shoals in the southern part of Clarke
now Oconee County since
1807. The area was known as Big and Little Rose
Creek. The Discepiles of
Christ church is there.This group of people at
this church change names to
O'Kelleyites,in 1822,and Bible Christians after
1822, and the "Old Republican
Church". In 1832 the church was called Antioch
Church. It may just be a fluke
but the family moved on to Alabama and settled
at Rose Hill, Alabama. They are
buried at Antioch Church at Antioch, Alabama,
just down the road from Rose
Hill. Other churches to check are Mount Vernon,
in Walton County; Old Union in
Oconee, Bethany in Bogart in Jackson County. Antioch
Christian Church
Fellowship Hall built 1989. This may be "Old Antioch
Church".
Ann's parants the only one's that agree with the
time frame are Henry Haw and
his wife Dorcas Haw.Ann's brother Thomas was christened
on Nov.27,1726 at
Richmond North Farnhan Parish.In the 1800 census
in Oglethorpe County Georgia
Ann has two sons at home 16 to 21 years old.She
also has a daughter 16 to 26.
She has neighbors,William Stewart her son,John
Dunn,Mathew Belcher,and
Thomas Edmondson.Ann owns 3 slaves.
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Ann may have received bounty land in Oglethorpe
Co., for her husband's war service.
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Henry Haw and wife, Dorcas Haw testify that their
child is of age to marry in the State of Virginia, county of Hanover. Witness
is brother to Ann, Thomas.
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Ann Stewart, aged over 45 years, is listed as
the head of her household in the Oglethorpe Co., Ga.1800 census.
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She was still living at the 1804 land draw, it
seems, as there is an Ann listed as a widow.
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