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From: Mary Rawlinson <>
Subject: Re: STEWART & CLARK surnames
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 11:14:27 -0500


Scott,

I was fascinated with your comments on the STEWART-CLARK connection.
I've been searching for this for a long time. I have Walter Stewart,
Sr. of (tradition says) County Antrim who settled in Laurens County, SC
about 1788. He had children by two wives: one who arrived with him
named Mary Ross (?) and after her death another from SC by way of Va.
named Isabel Bobo. CLARK was apparently a family name brought with him
from the Old Country, as several grandsons descended from both wives
carry the name CLARK, as well as one of his own sons. I can't establish
any connection with Clarks in the Laurens County area, though there
might possibly be some connection with a Templeton family also said to
be from County Antrim. The other old family gossip we have about Walter
Stewart is that he was a weaver by trade, and the ship he was on was
originally bound for Philadelphia but after it was blown off course,
made port at Charleston. (The records later burned, unfortunately.)

Does anybody have anything to add to this discussion??

Best,
Mary S. Rawlinson in SC

wrote: (in part)>

> I have noticed a couple of things researching my family line. They tended to
> move with others when they migrated. Some of the CLARKS may have moved to
> Wisconsin with Mahlon and Ruth, who emmigrated from Ohio in 1856. In
> addition, there seems to be a STEWART family link between the CLARKS and
> STEWARTS, according to your information on Susanna, dating almost way back
> into the late 1700's. That might indicate they came from the same community
> and migrated together as a group. Just some unproven thoughts you might
> find useful. These kinds of folks often married within in-law families.
>

> Scott Stewart (SSSStewart@ aol.com) PS. I am also posting this to the Clan
> Stewart Newsletter, since I have never gone into this detail on my
> great-greatgrandmother before. Others might find it useful.

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