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Subject: [STEWART-L] Stewarts of Western NC
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 11:01:45 EDT


Help--I am against a brick wall? Is there anyone tracing my Stewarts?

JAMES STEWART

Notes for JAMES STEWART:
1777 Tax records of Wilkes Co, NC has a Sam Stewart present; any relationship?
Present on 1793 Tax records of Wilkes Co, NC

Child of JAMES STEWART is:
2. i. JAMES STEWART, b. June 24, 1769; d. September 10, 1845, Caldwell Co,
N.C..

He married (1) UNKNOWN. He married (2) ELIZABETH BROWN November 09, 1793
in Wilkes Co., NC, daughter of JOHN BROWN and JANE MCDOWELL. She was born
December 04, 1776 in Wilkes County, N.C. and died February 08, 1835 in
Caldwell Co, NC.

A James Stewart owned 100 Acres entered Jan. 28, 1780 on boths sides of
Fishdam Creek and 50 acres entered 1780 both sides of Fishdam creek below
falls. Fishdam Creek is in Wilkes Co.

1782 Land valuations has a James Stewart as Occupant of Land owned by William
Brown (250 Acres of land on the Yadkin river joing A Baird; 1 cabin 25 by 20
huw'd logs, 2 stables at 1 dollar each , one old barn)

1783 Land valuations has a James Stewart as occupant of land owned by James
Brown, Jr (300 acres of land on Bakers branch joining John Brown, Sr) and by
William Brown (250 Acres of land on the Yadkin river joing A Baird; 1 cabin
25 by 20, 2 stables at 1 doallar each , one old barn)

1784, 1785, 1786 No listing

1792 A James Stuart in Capt. Trible's Dist 6--no acres, 1 pole

1793 James Stewart, Jr (no acres, 1 pole) & James Stewart, Sr (no acres, 2
poles) in Capt Tribles Dist 8

1794 No listing

1795 James Stewart (no acres, 1 pole) in Capt Wm Blackburn's District 12;
neighbors include Wm Lenoir & the Coffeys

1796 James Stewart (no acres, 1 pole) Capt. Hulm's District 12; same neighbors

1799 Taxable of Wilkes Co, NC; Hulmes District 150 acres; 1 pole

Wilkes Co, NC October 14, 1791 James II is Witness to sale of Slave to John
Brown from James Barrham of Guilford Co, NC. His signature appears regularly
on documents in the John and Hamilton Brown Papers at the Univ. of NC.


15 March 1841 Thomas Lenoir writes to son William about attending the
organization of Caldwell Co Court. Capt. James Stewart was elected Ranger

Buried in Steele Family Cemetary In Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co, NC

Child of JAMES STEWART and UNKNOWN wife is:
i. SAMUEL STEWART, b. Abt. 1790, Wilkes County, N.C.; d. Abt. 1866,
Caldwell County, N.C..


Children of JAMES STEWART and ELIZABETH BROWN are:
ii. JAMES A. STEWART, b. December 15, 1795, Wilkes (now Caldwell) Co, NC;
d. December 12, 1863, Andrews, Cherokee Co, N.C..
iii. ANN STEWART, b. August 09, 1799, Wilkes (now Caldwell) Co, N.C.;
d. April 27, 1870, Edinburg, Shenandoah Co, VA.
iv. HUGH STEWART, b. May 24, 1801, Wilkes Co, NC; d. January 09, 1859,
Caldwell Co., NC14,15; m. NANCY STEELE, 1849, Caldwell Co, NC16; b.
August 12, 1810, Wilkes Co; d. January 09, 1871, Caldwell Co., NC.
MARY "POLLY" STEWART, b. November 05, 1804, Wilkes County, N.C.; d. 1893,
Cherokee Co., N.C..
MARGARET STEWART, b. Abt. 1808, Wilkes (now Caldwell) Co, N.C.; d.
October 08, 1841, Strasburg, Shenandoah Co, VA.
JANE STEWART, b. October 31, 1811, Wilkes Co, NC; d. June 14, 1912,
Pottsville, Hamilton Co, TX.
HARRIETT STEWART, b. May 09, 1814, Wilkes Co, NC; d. August 22, 1859,
Caldwell Co, NC. She married JOHN J. STEELE 1843 in Caldwell Co, N.C.
ELIZABETH HAMILTON STEWART, b. December 09, 1817, Wilkes Co, NC; d.
November 12, 1897, Tomotla, Cherokee Co, NC.

Heirs of John & Harriet Stewart eventually inherit the Stewart Homeplace in
Caldwell Co.

Denise Stewart Saunders







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