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From: Richard Carlyle Stewart <>
Subject: Re: [STEWART-L] Origins of Greenup Stewarts
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 18:02:53 -0600


Hello - I am a descendent of Ralph Stewart and thought that some of his family went to Ky. My line goes from Ralph to Robert b. 1793 to Elias b. 1820 to Giles b. 1853 and on. They stayed in Mercer and on to Boone Co., WVa. Robert was from Ralph's second marriage to Mary Clay. Thanks. Rick Stewart
lowe wrote:
>
> The first two Stewart settlers in Greenup Co. KY were from Virginia and
> Pennsylvania.
>
> The 1810 Census of Greenup Co. KY lists only two Stewarts as head of
> households, Matthew and Charles.
>
> Matthew Stewart b. circa 1770 died before the 1850 census (when the place of
> birth was included in the census) but his children generally stated that
> their father was born in Virginia. He married Elizabeth Githens in Bourbon
> Co. KY in 1793 and may be the Matthew Stewart who appeared on the Nicholas
> Co. KY tax lists until 1800.
>
> Charles Stewart b. circa 1778 states in the 1850 census that he was born in
> Pennsylvania. His death record in 1855 says that he was born in
> Pennsylvania and his father's name was Henry Stewart.
> (This is disputed by some present day descendants.)
>
> In 1820, there are six additional Stewart households. Four of the six
> become part of Lawrence Co. KY in 1823 and are most likely the descendants
> of Captain Ralph Stewart of Virginia/West Virginia. The other two
> additional households may be of two older males who were in the Matthew
> Stewart household in 1810, possibly a brother and nephew or some other kin.
>
> By 1850 we begin seeing Stewarts from Connecticut, Indiana, and Ohio.
>
> Cindy
>
>
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