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Benjamin Stewart 1670–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1670

Birth Location: Inverness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Mar 1739

Death Location: Hanover Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: William Stewart

Mother: Jane Keys

Spouse(s): Isabella Sterrett, Mary Clark

Children(s): Samuel Stewart

The story of Benjamin Stewart began in 1670 in Inverness-shire, Scotland. Benjamin Stewart married Isabella Mayes Sterrett, Mary Clark, and had children including Samuel Sterrett Stewart. Benjamin Stewart passed away in 1739 in Hanover Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Stewart began in 1670 in Inverness-shire, Scotland.
  • Benjamin Stewart married Isabella Mayes Sterrett, Mary Clark, and had children including Samuel Sterrett Stewart.
  • Benjamin Stewart passed away in 1739 in Hanover Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Stewart
1646–1724
Birth Location: Scotland
WS
Jane Keys
1650–1740
Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland
JK

Spouses(s)

Isabella Sterrett
1675–1739
Birth Location: Inverness-shire, Scotland
IS
Mary Clark
1675–1705
Birth Location: Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
MC

Children(s)

Samuel Stewart
1698–1770
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
SS

Benjamin Stewart's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Stewart
1670–1739
Birth Place: Inverness-shire, Scotland
Parents
William Stewart
1646–1724
Scotland
Jane (Buffum) Keys
1650–1740
Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Stewart
1619–1680
England
Jonet Gulland
1621–1680
Scotland
John (Findlay) Keys
1786–1865
Maytown, Lancaster, Penn
Margaret Barr
1792–1832
Mason County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Robert Stewart
–1676
Agnes Dickie
1816–
Richard Keys
1760–1830
Mary Bayley
1758–1829
Samuel Barr
–1844
Margaret Robinson
1760–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Esquire
1730–1793
Mary Boyd
1736–1808
William Barr
1699–1776
Samuel Robinson
1740–1821
Elizabeth Withers
1735–1790

Benjamin Stewart's Descendants

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Benjamin Stewart (1670–17 Mar 1739) m. Isabella (Mayes) Sterrett (1675–1739) m. Mary Clark (10 Jan 1675–1705)
  1. 1. Samuel (Sterrett) Stewart 1698–1770 m. Abidah (Mary) McClay 1706–1801 m. Margaret Sterrett 1690–1807 m. Margaret Acheson 1766–1842 m. Mary McClay 1880–
    1. 1. Hugh Stewart 1750–1830
    2. 2. Elijah Stewart 1743–1807
    3. 3. Mary (B) Stewart 1740–1813 m. Robert (George) Patterson 1736–1830
      1. 1. John (Robert) Patterson 1774–1868
    4. 4. James (M.) Stewart 1739–1804
    5. 5. Andrew Stewart 1736–1804 m. Nancy Scott 1800–
      1. 1. Sarah (S) Griffin 1865–1920
    6. 6. Frances Stewart 1730–1779
    7. 7. Elizabeth Stewart 1728–1770
    8. 8. Benjamin Stewart 1724–1778
    9. 9. Hugh Stewart 1719–1798 m. Agnes (Nancy Crain) Moore 1735–1790
      1. 1. Joseph Stewart 1769–1855 m. Sarah Stewart 1771–1835
      2. 2. Robert (S Stewart) II 1765–1854 m. Sarah FINNEY 1768–1813
        1. 1. Agnes-Nancy-Crain Stewart 1790–1872
    10. 10. John Stewart 1714–1777 m. Janet Stewart 1735–1797 m. Sarah Horsebrough 1719–1797
      1. 1. James Stewart 1774–1826
      2. 2. Robert (Stewart) Senior 1749–1828 m. Margaret Stewart 1760–1841
    11. 11. Alexander (W) Sterrett 1716–1786 m. Judith (Mary) Hart 1730–1801
      1. 1. Robert Sterrett 1773–1803 m. Rosanna Mccune 1773–1847
    12. 12. Samuel (Templeton) Stewart 1770–1803 m. Margaret Acheson 1766–1842 m. Nancy Templeton 1745–1788 m. Agnes Calhoun 1698–1790 m. Agnes Calhoun 1763–1823
      1. 1. Robert Stewart 1804–1863 m. Ratchel Gregg 1821–1900
      2. 2. Nancy Scott 1800– m. Andrew Stewart 1736–1804
      3. 3. John (Templeton) Stewart 1781–1850
      4. 4. Samuel Stewart 1775–1857
      5. 5. Margaret (Ellen "Margery") Stewart 1799–1875 m. Thomas Carroll 1792–1835 m. Thomas (James Berry) Carroll 1797–1850
        1. 1. William (B) Carroll 1835–1910 m. Rachel Shannon 1836–1907
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Carroll 1824–1895 m. Alexander Burns 1813–
        3. 3. Margaret Carroll 1822–1898 m. William (H) Thompson 1808–1870
        4. 4. Nancy (Ann) Carroll 1826–1855 m. David (Barker) Wallis 1827–1904
        5. 5. James (C.) Carroll 1830–1885 m. Martha (Jane) Lynch 1833–1901
        6. 6. Robert (E) Carroll 1837–1858
        7. 7. Margery (C.) Carroll 1833– m. James (Estep) Reed 1827–
        8. 8. Thomas (Montgomery Carroll) Viii 1820–1881 m. Mary (Findley) Byerly 1820–1869 m. Mary Byerly 1799–1876 m. Annabella Carroll 1842–1918
        9. 9. Christopher (Columbus) Carroll 1839–1913 m. Harriett Shannon 1848–1880 m. Mary Essex 1842–1907
        10. 10. Stewart Carroll 1834–1896
        11. 11. Elizabeth (F) Carroll 1817–1850
        12. 12. Elizabeth (Stewart) Carroll 1828–1901 m. William Taylor 1823–1891
        13. 13. Henry (Montgomery) Carroll 1837–1913 m. Harriett Shannon 1848–1880 m. Sarah Huey 1848–1909
      6. 6. John Stewart 1796–1870 m. Margaret (Ekin) Shaw 1799–1858 m. Mary (W) Kinney 1794–1874
        1. 1. Samuel (Shaw Stewart) Dr 1831–1912 m. Jane (S) Shaw 1839–1917
      7. 7. Samuel Stewart 1801–1872 m. Susan Mchaffey 1804–1858 m. Margaret Stewart 1820–
        1. 1. Thomas (Mchaffey) Stewart 1834–1911 m. Annie Hastings 1862–1931 m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Stewart 1847–1879
        2. 2. Margery (F.) Stewart 1825–1873
        3. 3. Samuel (E) Stewart 1827–1906 m. Sarah Wilt 1830–1921
      8. 8. Nancy Stewart 1801–1854 m. Elijah FINNEY 1793–1859
      9. 9. Hamilton Stewart 1799–1879 m. Nancy Dinsmore 1807–1878
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Stewart 1827–1866 m. William (Colonel) Douglass 1807–1876
        2. 2. Samuel (Hamilton) Stewart 1829–1902 m. Maria (Elizabeth) Sill 1830–1867 m. Mary (Ibela) Stewart 1842–1931
        3. 3. Matthew (Henning) Stewart 1850–1851
        4. 4. Harry Stewart 1860–
        5. 5. Margaret Stewart 1836–1903
    13. 13. Robert Stewart 1742–1777
    14. 14. Alexander Stewart 1742–1786
    15. 15. Benjamin Sterrett 1746–
    16. 16. Frances Sterrett 1750–
    17. 17. John Sterrett 1752–1780
    18. 18. William Sterrett 1754–1818
    19. 19. Sarah STEWART 1737–1796
    20. 20. Nathan Stewart 1739–1786
    21. 21. Hannah Stewart 1734–1749
    22. 22. Joseph Stewart 1732–1823

Benjamin Stewart's Timeline

2 Records

1670
1670
Birth of Benjamin Stewart in Inverness-shire, Scotland
Inverness-shire, Scotland
1739
17 Mar 1739
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Stewart in Hanover Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Hanover Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1722
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1722; Page Number: 272

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1739
    Event Place: Hanover Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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