Samuel Stewart was the son David Stewart and Margaret McKinney, born in Sussex Delaware in about 1707. He married Elizabeth Lydia Harrison (1698-1772). Samuel died in Rowan County, Yadkin, North Carolina on August 20, 1768.
Children:
1. David Stewart was born in 1729. He died in 1807 in Stokes Co., NC. "Stewart Clan Magazine", Volume 24, NO.11, May, 1947, pp. 186-187;"The Maiden Family" by Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins; 21 June 1747, Rev.John Craig of Augusta (now Rockingham) County baptized David Stewart and Abigail Harrison, adult persons, after profession of faith andobedience; David went to Anson (later Rowan) County, North Carolina in 1748 before the rest of his family moved there; 1748, he went to the northwest Carolina frontier, found land near the Yadkin River about 20 miles below Virginia's southern border; First to obtain a land grant in North Carolina; Settled on Swan Creek.
Children of David Stewart and Abigail Harrison were: 1. John, 1819 Knox County, Kentucky, 2. David, 1819 Lee County, Virginia, 3. Jemima, married 1797, Nathaniel Harrison, 4. Keziah, married - Rankin, 5. Lydia, married - Potter, 6. Abigail, married 12 July 1786 (bond), James Curd, 7. Reuben, executor of father's estate, 8. Samuel, 9. Thomas, born about 1766, married (1) 4 May 1791 [bond] Prudence Busey, (2) Jane Potter. Lowell Green Stewart lists a son, Alexander, born 1745.
2. Samuel Stewart was born in 1730 in Sussex Co., DE. He died in Stokes Co., NC. Samuel Stewart, Jr. married Elizabeth.
STRT NC03-"Surry County, North Carolina Abstracts Deed Books A,B,C(1770-1788)" by Mrs. W.O. Asher, Book A, pp. 95-6, 15 June 1774, Samuel Stewart and wife Elizabeth sold land to Joseph Williams, 300 acres, east side of Yadkin River, both sides of Snow Creek, joins David Stewart.
3. John J. Stewart was born in 1735 in Sussex Co., Delaware. He died in 1803. "Stewart Clan Magazine", June 1944, pp. 46-7; "The Maiden Family ofVirginia and Allied Families 1623-1991" by Mrs. Sarah Finch MaidenRollins, pp. 85-8, 310-19; First reference to John Stewart on a document is when he was listed as the surveyor's chain-carrier when his father Samuel Stewart had his first tract of North Carolina land surveyed 24 May 1754 (Granville Grant, 128-J, Division Of Archives and History, Raleigh, Rowan County, North Carolina, Deed Book 4, pp. 855-6; Tax List, 1759, Rowan County, North Carolina, John Stewart, Samuel Stewart, David Stewart; Probably moved to Halifax County,Virginia late 1761 or 1762; 1764 moved back to North Carolina, Surry County; Joined church, Stony Creek Primitive Baptist Church, 22 May 1802.
"Stewart Clan Magazine", December 1938, p.22: John Stewart married about 1760 Susanna Bledsoe, a widow, daughter of Frederick Fulkerson,and settled in Surry county. He probably gave the name to Stewart Creek, west of Mount Airy. John and his wife Susanna sold 19 March 1764, to William Robertson of Antrim parish, Halifax County, Virginia,"for divers causes and considerations but more especially for" 60pounds, current money of Virginia, 300 acres, part of a greater quantity granted 9 May 1757 to Frederick Fulkerson, on the east side of the middle fork of the Ararat river: witnesses to a receipt attached to this deed were Jacob Lash, esq., and David Stewart. John and Susanna sold 26 October 1765, to Henry "Medadine" 200 acres, part of 500 granted 9 May 1757, by John Earl Granville to Frederick Fulkerson and conveyed by said Fulkerson to the said Susanna Stewartin her widowhood under the name of Susanna Bledsoe. John obtained agrant 18 April 1771, of 300 acres on a large branch of Stony Fork of Mallard Creek, in Mecklenburg County, and he and Susannah sold this tract 1 March 1775, to William Alexander. About this time they seem to have moved to Tennessee, settling on a branch of the Holston River.Susanna had a son, "Loring" Bledsoe, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War with his half-brothers, David and William Stewart.
4. Isaiah Stewart
Born: Abt. 1738 at: Sussex, Delaware
Married: Mary Coe on 1 September 1764
Died: 1800 at: NC
Spouses: Mary Cox
5. Joseph Stewart Born: 1740 at: Sussex, Delaware was born in 1740 in Sussex Co., DE. He died in 1823 in Overton Co., TN. Lived in Surry County, North Carolina, 1779; Sold inherited land and moved to Washington County, North Carolina (now Tennessee); "Stewart Clan Magazine".
Children: 1. Lydia married Abraham Howard
2. Joseph married Sarah Copeland
3. Patsy married James Dotson
4. Benjamin married
(1) Sarah Davis
(2) Polly Mayfield
5. John married
(1) Elizabeth Norris
(2) Keziah (Stuart/Rankin?; maybe daughter of David Stewart, brother of Joseph)
6. Nancy, died unmarried
7. Elizabeth married John Raney
8. Sarah married James Matthews
9. Samuel married Polly Kitchen
10. David married
(1) Rhoda Pitts
(2) 2 April 1812, Sarah Lee
11. William born about 1768 married Elizabeth Norris
(1) Elizabeth Van Hoosen
(2) Rebecca Llewellyn
12.Jesse married Jemima Swallow
6. Benjamin Stewart
Born: 1745 at: Augusta County, VA.
Married: 16 AUG 1769 at: Rowan County, NC
Died: UNKNOWN at: Spouses: Elizabeth Winscott
7. John Stewart
Born: 1744
Died: December 22, 1770
Hannah Boone (1746-1828), sister of Daniel Boone, married John Stewart. He was killed by Indians Jan 1770. (Rockenfield has 22 Dec 1770). He was shot and killed by Shawnee Indians and his body found five years later in a standing hollow Sycamore Tree.
1. William Boone Stewart
b. Apr 1764
2. Sarah Stewart
b. 1765, Rowan County, North Carolina
d. September 1, 1815, Macon County, Tennessee
3. Mary Stewart
b. 9 May 1766, Rowan County, North Carolina
d. 1832, Vermillion County, Illinois
4. Rachel Stewart
b. 1770, Rowan County, North Carolina
d. Oct 1853, Missouri
5. Elizabeth Ann Stewart
b. 25 Feb 1770, Rowan County, North Carolina
Hannah married Richard Pennington 15 May 1777 in Rowan Co, NC and they soon settled in White Co, TN. Richard Pennington b. 1748 Wilkes Co, NC d. 21 Dec 1813 Sparta, White Co, TN and there was a Monument dedication for him Sept 3, 2005 at Bethlehem Church in Doyle.
Children:
1. David Stewart was born in 1729. He died in 1807 in Stokes Co., NC. "Stewart Clan Magazine", Volume 24, NO.11, May, 1947, pp. 186-187;"The Maiden Family" by Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins; 21 June 1747, Rev.John Craig of Augusta (now Rockingham) County baptized David Stewart and Abigail Harrison, adult persons, after profession of faith andobedience; David went to Anson (later Rowan) County, North Carolina in 1748 before the rest of his family moved there; 1748, he went to the northwest Carolina frontier, found land near the Yadkin River about 20 miles below Virginia's southern border; First to obtain a land grant in North Carolina; Settled on Swan Creek.
Children of David Stewart and Abigail Harrison were: 1. John, 1819 Knox County, Kentucky, 2. David, 1819 Lee County, Virginia, 3. Jemima, married 1797, Nathaniel Harrison, 4. Keziah, married - Rankin, 5. Lydia, married - Potter, 6. Abigail, married 12 July 1786 (bond), James Curd, 7. Reuben, executor of father's estate, 8. Samuel, 9. Thomas, born about 1766, married (1) 4 May 1791 [bond] Prudence Busey, (2) Jane Potter. Lowell Green Stewart lists a son, Alexander, born 1745.
2. Samuel Stewart was born in 1730 in Sussex Co., DE. He died in Stokes Co., NC. Samuel Stewart, Jr. married Elizabeth.
STRT NC03-"Surry County, North Carolina Abstracts Deed Books A,B,C(1770-1788)" by Mrs. W.O. Asher, Book A, pp. 95-6, 15 June 1774, Samuel Stewart and wife Elizabeth sold land to Joseph Williams, 300 acres, east side of Yadkin River, both sides of Snow Creek, joins David Stewart.
3. John J. Stewart was born in 1735 in Sussex Co., Delaware. He died in 1803. "Stewart Clan Magazine", June 1944, pp. 46-7; "The Maiden Family ofVirginia and Allied Families 1623-1991" by Mrs. Sarah Finch MaidenRollins, pp. 85-8, 310-19; First reference to John Stewart on a document is when he was listed as the surveyor's chain-carrier when his father Samuel Stewart had his first tract of North Carolina land surveyed 24 May 1754 (Granville Grant, 128-J, Division Of Archives and History, Raleigh, Rowan County, North Carolina, Deed Book 4, pp. 855-6; Tax List, 1759, Rowan County, North Carolina, John Stewart, Samuel Stewart, David Stewart; Probably moved to Halifax County,Virginia late 1761 or 1762; 1764 moved back to North Carolina, Surry County; Joined church, Stony Creek Primitive Baptist Church, 22 May 1802.
"Stewart Clan Magazine", December 1938, p.22: John Stewart married about 1760 Susanna Bledsoe, a widow, daughter of Frederick Fulkerson,and settled in Surry county. He probably gave the name to Stewart Creek, west of Mount Airy. John and his wife Susanna sold 19 March 1764, to William Robertson of Antrim parish, Halifax County, Virginia,"for divers causes and considerations but more especially for" 60pounds, current money of Virginia, 300 acres, part of a greater quantity granted 9 May 1757 to Frederick Fulkerson, on the east side of the middle fork of the Ararat river: witnesses to a receipt attached to this deed were Jacob Lash, esq., and David Stewart. John and Susanna sold 26 October 1765, to Henry "Medadine" 200 acres, part of 500 granted 9 May 1757, by John Earl Granville to Frederick Fulkerson and conveyed by said Fulkerson to the said Susanna Stewartin her widowhood under the name of Susanna Bledsoe. John obtained agrant 18 April 1771, of 300 acres on a large branch of Stony Fork of Mallard Creek, in Mecklenburg County, and he and Susannah sold this tract 1 March 1775, to William Alexander. About this time they seem to have moved to Tennessee, settling on a branch of the Holston River.Susanna had a son, "Loring" Bledsoe, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War with his half-brothers, David and William Stewart.
4. Isaiah Stewart
Born: Abt. 1738 at: Sussex, Delaware
Married: Mary Coe on 1 September 1764
Died: 1800 at: NC
Spouses: Mary Cox
5. Joseph Stewart Born: 1740 at: Sussex, Delaware was born in 1740 in Sussex Co., DE. He died in 1823 in Overton Co., TN. Lived in Surry County, North Carolina, 1779; Sold inherited land and moved to Washington County, North Carolina (now Tennessee); "Stewart Clan Magazine".
Children: 1. Lydia married Abraham Howard
2. Joseph married Sarah Copeland
3. Patsy married James Dotson
4. Benjamin married
(1) Sarah Davis
(2) Polly Mayfield
5. John married
(1) Elizabeth Norris
(2) Keziah (Stuart/Rankin?; maybe daughter of David Stewart, brother of Joseph)
6. Nancy, died unmarried
7. Elizabeth married John Raney
8. Sarah married James Matthews
9. Samuel married Polly Kitchen
10. David married
(1) Rhoda Pitts
(2) 2 April 1812, Sarah Lee
11. William born about 1768 married Elizabeth Norris
(1) Elizabeth Van Hoosen
(2) Rebecca Llewellyn
12.Jesse married Jemima Swallow
6. Benjamin Stewart
Born: 1745 at: Augusta County, VA.
Married: 16 AUG 1769 at: Rowan County, NC
Died: UNKNOWN at: Spouses: Elizabeth Winscott
7. John Stewart
Born: 1744
Died: December 22, 1770
Hannah Boone (1746-1828), sister of Daniel Boone, married John Stewart. He was killed by Indians Jan 1770. (Rockenfield has 22 Dec 1770). He was shot and killed by Shawnee Indians and his body found five years later in a standing hollow Sycamore Tree.
1. William Boone Stewart
b. Apr 1764
2. Sarah Stewart
b. 1765, Rowan County, North Carolina
d. September 1, 1815, Macon County, Tennessee
3. Mary Stewart
b. 9 May 1766, Rowan County, North Carolina
d. 1832, Vermillion County, Illinois
4. Rachel Stewart
b. 1770, Rowan County, North Carolina
d. Oct 1853, Missouri
5. Elizabeth Ann Stewart
b. 25 Feb 1770, Rowan County, North Carolina
Hannah married Richard Pennington 15 May 1777 in Rowan Co, NC and they soon settled in White Co, TN. Richard Pennington b. 1748 Wilkes Co, NC d. 21 Dec 1813 Sparta, White Co, TN and there was a Monument dedication for him Sept 3, 2005 at Bethlehem Church in Doyle.