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Hugh Stewart 1685–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 May 1685

Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: Aug 1758

Death Location: White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Yard, Pike Creek Valley, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

Father: Walter Steuart

Mother: Elizabeth Ruthven

Spouse(s): Elinor Eakin, Elenor Eakin, Faithful Walker

Children(s): James Stewart, John Stewart, Robert Stewart, Jannet Stewart

Hugh Stewart was born in 1685 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Walter Capt Steuart And Elizabeth Barbara Ruthven. Hugh Stewart married Elenor Eakin, Elinor Eakin, Elspeth Elizabeth Mckerchar, Faithful Walker, and had children including James Stewart, Jannet Stewart, John Stewart, Robert Stewart. Hugh Stewart passed away in 1758 in White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Yard, Pike Creek Valley, New Castle County, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • Hugh Stewart was born in 1685 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Walter Capt Steuart And Elizabeth Barbara Ruthven.
  • Hugh Stewart married Elenor Eakin, Elinor Eakin, Elspeth Elizabeth Mckerchar, Faithful Walker, and had children including James Stewart, Jannet Stewart, John Stewart, Robert Stewart.
  • Hugh Stewart passed away in 1758 in White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Yard, Pike Creek Valley, New Castle County, Delaware, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Steuart
1634–1684
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Elizabeth Ruthven
–1695
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elinor Eakin
1685–1750
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
EE
Elenor Eakin
1695–1750
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
EE
Faithful Walker
1700–1799
Birth Location: United States
FW

Children(s)

James Stewart
1718–1775
Birth Location: Charles, town, South Carolina, USA
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John Stewart
1710–1771
Birth Location: –
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Robert Stewart
1715–1775
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
RS
Jannet Stewart
1715–1760
Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Hugh Stewart's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Stewart
1685–1758
Birth Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Walter Capt Steuart
1634–1684
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth (Barbara) Ruthven
–1695
Grandparents
James Steuart
1607–1701
Scone, Perthshire, Scotland
Isobel Nesbit
1615–1711
Lecropt, Perthshire, Scotland
Sir (William Ruthven of) Dunglas
1630–1696
, , , Scotland
Lady (Catherine Douglas) 9GGM
1624–1713
Angus, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Stewart
1576–1645
Sir Dunglas
1596–1649
Lady Leven
1601–1640
William Douglas
1590–1659
Lady Gordon
1585–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Stewart
1545–
Sir Counsellor,
1569–1634

Hugh Stewart's Descendants

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Hugh Stewart (05 May 1685–Aug 1758) m. Elinor Eakin (1685–1750) m. Elenor Eakin (1695–1750) m. Faithful Walker (1700–07 Jul 1799)
  1. 1. James Stewart 1718–1775 m. Agnes (Mary) Allen 1718–1804
    1. 1. James Stewart 1742–1825 m. Margaret Edmond 1739–1818 m. Catherine 1740–
      1. 1. William Stuart 1755–1810 m. Nancy Burgess 1755–1810 m. Nancy Burgess 1733–1810
        1. 1. William (Stewart II) II 1780–1860 m. Rachel (Phelps) Wisdom 1785–1850
        2. 2. stephen Stuart 1784–1817
        3. 3. unknown Stuart 1796–
        4. 4. john Stuart 1794–
        5. 5. unknown Stuart 1789–
        6. 6. marry (agnes) Stuart 1786–1870
        7. 7. james Stuart 1776–
        8. 8. thomas Stuart 1774–
      2. 2. William Stuart 1762–1831
    2. 2. Thomas Stewart 1744–1818
  2. 2. John Stewart 1710–1771
  3. 3. Robert Stewart 1715–1775
  4. 4. Jannet Stewart 1715–1760

Hugh Stewart's Timeline

8 Records

1685
05 May 1685
Birth of Hugh Stewart in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1685
5 May 1685
Hugh Stewart was baptized in , Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
, Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
1723
1723
Age 38
Hugh Stewart resided here in New London Township, Chester County, PA, USA
New London Township, Chester County, PA, USA
1730
06 Mar 1730
Age 45
Hugh Stewart resided here in New London Township, Chester County, PA, USA
New London Township, Chester County, PA, USA
1758
17 Aug 1758
Age 73
Death of Hugh Stewart in White Clay Creek, New Castle, Delaware, United States
White Clay Creek, New Castle, Delaware, United States
1758
17 Aug 1758
Age 73
Death of Hugh Stewart in White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle County, DE, USA
White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle County, DE, USA
1758
17 Aug 1758
Age 73
Death of Hugh Stewart in Pike Creek Valley, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Pike Creek Valley, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
1758
Aug 1758
Age 73
Burial of Hugh Stewart in White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Yard
White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Yard

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 May 1685
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 May 1685
    Event Place: , Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: South Carolina; Year: 1716; Page Number: 208
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: New London Township, Chester County, PA, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1730
    Event Place: New London Township, Chester County, PA, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 07 Nov 1734
    Event Place: White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle County, DE, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1748
    Event Place: White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle County, DE, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1758
    Event Place: White Clay Creek, New Castle, Delaware, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1758
    Event Place: White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle County, DE, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1758
    Event Place: Pike Creek Valley, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aug 1758
    Event Place: White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Yard
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Yard, Pike Creek Valley, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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