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From: "Tony Gott" <>
Subject: RE: STEWARTs origins in Shetland Islands
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 07:24:42 +0100
In-Reply-To: <002c01c25b5a$61c54e20$af043b41@computer>


I hadn't heard of much evidence of the Stewart line, prior to the 'arrival'
of the children of James V of Scotland in Orkney and Shetland.

I would suspect that your Shetland origin is not likely to predate that
period.

Regretably early 1700s records are virtually non-existent, especially
records of births, baptisms and marriages.
I did check the Gifford Rental of 1716, but there was no mention there.

It would be fantastic if a link could be found, maybe one day ....

Tony

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dick Stewart [mailto:]
> Sent: 13 September 2002 20:19
> To:
> Subject: STEWARTs origins in Shetland Islands
>
>
> Looking for a John or Joseph STEWART who left Shetlands early
> 1700s for colonies in North America. I find ggg grandfather
> Joseph Stewart in North Carolina by 1768, with wife Mary (?).
> Their children: Rosannah, John, Joseph, Mary, ?dau., Samuel and
> Esther. In 1787 this family was in Newberry CO., South Carolina.
> Joseph died there March 8, 1808. Daughters married, 1778 to 1788,
> Robert Boyd, Samuel McClure and George McDonald. My Family Tree
> DNA report arrived yesterday placing me in the Shetland halotype
> family. This placement was both pleasing and surprising as it
> suggests that the Stewart name has a venerable history in the
> Shetlands, perhaps pre-dating their acquisition from Denmark in
> 1468. Comments invited.
>
> Dick Stewart
> Carefree, AZ, USA
>
> BOYD, BUFFINGTON. McCLURE, McDONALD
>
>

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