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From: "David D. Smith" <>
Subject: Stewart
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 08:12:13 -0700


Dear Teddy:

Here are some journal entries found in the Anquestral Quest Family
History Suite that might be of some interest to you. I searched every
name you gave in this collection and this was the result.

Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p. 1186

STEWART, ANDREW JACKSON (son of Philander Barrett Stewart and Sally
Scott of Williamstown, Mass.). Born Sept. 13, 1819, Jackson township,
Monroe Co., Ohio. Came to Utah Oct. 20, 1850.

LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 2, p. 717

STEWART, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, one of the original Utah pioneers of 1847,
was born Oct. 22, 1817, on the banks of the Ohio river in Jackson
township, Monroe county, Ohio, the ninth child and third son of
Philander Barrett Stewart and Sarah Scott. His parents were both of
sturdy old Massachusetts stock. When Franklin was only six years old his
father was drowned, while trying to rescue others. In the spring of
1828, under the direction of their intrepid mother, the family emigrated
to Morgan county, Ill., floating about one thousand miles down the Ohio
in a flat boat and crossing the State of Illinois by team. In Illinois
the family sojourned for same time. Franklin was not able to attend
school very much, but through his self efforts and industry he obtained,
nevertheless, a good education. In 1837 he married Polly Richardson, of
Kentucky origin. this union was blessed with eleven children, six of
whom reached maturity. The bridal pair emigrated to [p.718] Van Buren
county, Iowa, where the fulness of the gospel found them, and they were
baptized Feb. 2, 1844. Franklin was ordained an Elder on the day of his
baptism, and he and his family joined the exiled saints at Keg Creek,
Iowa, where he was ordained a Seventy by Joseph Young April 6, 1847.
Soon after this he started west with the pioneers under Pres. Brigham
Young, to find a place of refuge for the exiled saints. He was one of
the seven men left at the Upper Platte Ferry, in the midst of danger and
Indians, for the purpose of ferrying the saints, who followed the
Pioneers that season, across the river. Here he was over-taken by his
heroic wife who came west with the emigrant company led by Abraham O.
Smoot. She drove a yoke of oxen the entire distance and cared for her
three children. The whole family arrived in Salt Lake City Sept. 27,
1847. In 1851 (Sept. 6th) Bro. Stewart married Elizabeth Davis as a
plural wife; ten children came from this union, seven of whom reached
maturity. Franklin was one of the original settlers of Payson, Utah co.,
and also one of the founders of Benjamin, which place was named in his
honor. He was recognized as a leading spirit in the community,
religiously, politically and otherwise. For years he served as a
counselor to Bishop John. B. Fairbanks of Payson, and later as presiding
Elder at Benjamin. He also served two terms as mayor of Payson; his
active and useful life was brought to an untimely close through his
being struck by lightning at Benjamin June 22, 1885.

LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 4, p. 308

STEWART, ANDREW JACKSON, president of the Australasian Mission from 1857
to 1858, was born Sept. 12, 1819, in Jackson township, Monroe Co., Ohio,
a son of Philander Barrett Stewart and Sally Scott. He was baptized Feb.
18, 1844, in Van Buren County, Ohio, and with his wife, Eunice Peas
Haws, whom he had married Jan. 1, 1844, moved to Nauvoo the following
October. He came to Utah in 1850, arriving as captain of a company in
Salt Lake City Sept. 16, 1850; was one of the first settlers of Payson,
Utah, and did a great deal of surveying in Utah and Nevada. In 1855 he
accompanied Orson Hyde to Carson Valley to survey that country and to
establish the boundary line between Utah and California. In 1856 he was
sent on a mission to Australia, but stopped in Carson two months,
surveying the lands for settlers and helping Apostle Orson Hyde to
organize the branches of the Church in Carson Valley. He crossed the
Sierra Nevada Mountains with George S. Clark, of Pleasant Grove, Utah,
took ship from San Francisco to Melbourne, Australia, and after his
arrival there Dec. 12, 1856, he was sustained as president of the
Australasian Mission, at a conference held at Sydney June 7, 1857. He
returned home in November, 1859, and died Dec. 7, 1911, at Benjamin,
Utah Co., Utah.[p.309]

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 1, p. 278

PHILANDER BARRETT STEWART was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts in
1776. He married Sally Scott in 1801 and soon after the young couple
moved to Ohio. To them were born twelve children, four sons and eight
daughters, but death from contagious fevers claimed the lives of five of
their children. In 1825, Philander, while attempting to rescue three
women from a capsizing boat, lost his life.

Four years later the widow with her seven children sold the farm in
southern Ohio and on a flat boat built by two brothers, embarked with
these brothers and their families, making a total of twenty people,
going down the river to Shawneetown, Illinois; then nearly across the
state of Illinois by oxteam to Beardstown, Morgan County, where they
settled on a farm for about ten years.

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 1, p. 278

ANDREW JACKSON STEWART was the youngest son, born September 12, 1819.
When he was twelve years of age he rescued the daughter of his employer
from falling down a well. The little girl's name was Eunice Pease Haws
and the grateful mother promised Andrew, not realizing it was prophetic
that, "When she is grown up, you may have her for your wife."

When a young man, Andrew hauled passengers from Beardstown to
Springfield, Illinois. Once he carried some men who were going to work
on the railroad near the State Capitol, but upon reaching their
destination, the travelers refused to pay. It was on this occasion that
[p.279] Andrew met the future emancipator. Finding all efforts to
collect unavailing he sought a lawyer by the name of Abraham Lincoln.
After explaining the case to Mr. Lincoln he was given the following
solution to his troubles, "Take their baggage, Mr. Stewart, you already
have it—pawn it for the amount due you, and then if those gentlemen want
their trunks, they may redeem them." The young teamster decided to
follow this sagacious advice but when the men were apprised of this
plan, they soon paid their fare.

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 1, p. 279

About the time the Stewart family moved to Illinois the Mormons were
being driven out of Missouri and came to Illinois where they founded the
city of Nauvoo. All the children, with the exception of Lucinda, the
eldest, became converts. Andrew assumed the responsibility of his mother
after his brothers and sisters had married and continued working as a
farmer and storekeeper in that community. Later he joined the migration
of the Mormons across Iowa and settled on Keg Creek, near the present
site of Council Bluffs. While working in this vicinity he again met the
father of the child he had rescued and going home with him, renewed
acquaintanceship with Eunice. After a short courtship they were married
January 1, 1844. She was also a member of the Mormon Church.

After the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Andrew expected to be a
member of the first group that crossed the plains to Utah, but he was
selected to remain in Council Bluffs and assist in taking care of those
families who were left behind. He helped to outfit his brother, Benjamin
Franklin Stewart, who was a member of the original band of pioneers. In
May, 1850, Andrew left for Utah, arriving in Salt Lake City September
15th.

On October 21st of that same year he, with other men, were called by
Brigham Young to settle on Peteetneet Creek, the present site of Payson.

In 1856 Andrew was called on a mission to Australia. He petitioned the
government in Australia for the right to solemnize marriages and
register births and deaths according to the laws of the country. While
serving in this faraway land he received news that Johnston's Army was
on its way to Utah Territory.

The following notes were taken from his journal regarding his mission:

"Left Provo May 13, 1856, went to Washoe Valley, Nevada—surveyed there
for two months, assisting brethren to locate on farm lands in connection
with Orson Hyde. August 26th left Washoe on foot with pony packed to
cross the Sierra Nevada mountains, with Brother George S. Clark. Had
earned $455 cash and $21 in gold dust. At French Gulch sold the pony for
$45. Went on to Stockton in a wagon and from there on to San Francisco
by boat; October 8, 1856 embarked for Australia. Arrived at Melbourne
December 10th, sixty-two days out of San Francisco. December 18th went
on to [p.280] Sydney. Brethren in Sydney advised me to shave off my
mustache, so I would not be taken for a "Beardy", which I did."

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 1, p. 280

This was at Christmas time and while he speaks of considerable rain, he
also mentioned the extremely hot weather. On May 15, 1857 Andrew Jackson
Stewart was unanimously sustained as president of the Australian
Mission. On May 18th of that year Andrew solemnized the first marriage
of the Latter-day Saint Church in Australia.

Upon his return to Utah he served as territorial surveyor and, in 1860,
was assistant Attorney-General. He also served as deputy clerk of the
Supreme Court. He was a successful agriculturist, specialized in stock
raising and was president of the Utah Stock Association. He died at
Benjamin, Utah, December 5, 1911. —Lulu Stewart Miller

Benjamin Franklin Stewart—Scout

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 2, p. 559

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STEWART was born October 12, 1817 in Jackson township,
Monroe county, Ohio, the son of Philander Barrett Stewart and Sarah
Scott. His parents were well-to-do farmers and also operated a mill.
When Benjamin was six years of age his father was accidentally drowned
in the Ohio River and soon after financial reverses made it necessary
for the mother and her children to leave their home and travel to the
state of Illinois with the hope that there they could make a living.

He married his childhood sweetheart, Polly Richardson and soon after the
young couple moved to Van Buren, Iowa. Here they came in contact with
the Elders of the Mormon church and Polly readily accepted their
teachings and was baptized. It was three years before Benjamin became a
member of the Church. In Winter Quarters, when the pioneer band was
selected, Benjamin was chosen to accompany it to Utah. The following is
an account of the trek as recorded by him:

Sincerely,
Sherry Smit

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