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From: "Jean B Williams" <>
Subject: Re: [STEWART-L] Clear-ups
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 00:06:37 -0400
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Cyndie...Hiya again...
I have nothing other than James and Alexanders and Duncan's father...no
mothers name ,.....in SCOTLAND, not Ireland though.
Now the information I have on Duncan after leaving the ship is as below:
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It is believed that Duncan Stewart was among the 9,000 Scottish prisoners
taken in the "Battle of Dunbar" in 1650 by Oliver Cromwell during the civil
war in England. Also, it is believed that he was selected to be sold into
bondage in the New England states and, consequently, was settled in Ipswich,
Massachusetts, as an indentured servant to a George Hadley. Here he met his
future wife who was in service to George Hadley, possibly as an indentured
servant also, but we assume by her own free will.

In 1659, the couple moved to Newbury, MA, where they resided for 30 years on
a farm on that part of the Dummer estate which became a portion of the
Caldwell farm in the Byfield Parish and near the Rowley line.

In 1690, they moved to Rowley where Duncan is on the tax list of 1691 when
he was assessed 2 pounds. By deed, dated 20 February 1698/9, "Dunckin
Steward of Rowley, planter" sold to Capt. Stephen Greenleaf of Newbury, MA,
the rate lot and right in undivided lands in Newbury, MA, belonging to "his
son Charles Steward, late of Newbury, deceased." Essex Deeds, 16:17.

Duncan Stewart was among those "inhabitants of Rowley living northwest of
Rye Plain bridge and Long Hill," 16 March 1702/3, whose minister's rates
were abated.

On 17 March 1713/4, four sons of Duncan Stewart signed an agreement for the
maintenance of "their aged and honored parents, Duncan and Ann Stewart" who
had resided with their son, John, since 1707. Ann Stewart, "tho't to be
nearer a 100 yn 90 years" was admitted to the Rowley church on 17 September
1721.

"No evidence whatever has been found to show that Duncan Stewart or any of
his sons ever engaged in shipbuilding or owned a shipyard, as stated in
Gage's History of Rowley, p. 318." G. B. Blodgette and Amos Jewett, "Early
Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts," p. 356.

Duncan and his wife Ann (Winchurst) Stewart had twelve children, the first
two born in Ipswich, MA, the others born in Newbury, MA:

Jane, m. 2 June 1682 Joseph Esty of Topsfield, MA.
Kathren (Catherine), b. 8 June 1658; m. Paul Wentworth.
Martha, b. 4 April 1659; m. John Wentworth.
Charles, b. 5 June 1661; d. 8 May 1689; unmarried. In Nov., 1688, he was
"impressed" to serve in a winter's campaign against the Eastern Indians.
Coffin's History of Newbury, p. 151.
Elizabeth, m. 2 Nov. 1662 Sylvanus Wentworth.
James, b. 8 Oct. 1664; m. Elizabeth -----.
John, b. ca. 1666; m. Elizabeth -----.
Anna, m. Colin Frazer.
Henry, b. 1 May 1668; probably died young.
Solomon, was a member of Capt. Philip Nelson's Company in the Canada
Expedition of 1690, and died of starvation on board teh brigatine Adventure,
William Bedlow, master, in December 1690. Massachusetts Archives, 37:48.
Samuel, m. Dorcas Boston. Lived in Wells, ME.
Ebenezer, b. ca. 1676; m. Elizabeth Johnson.
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The Stewart Family Bibliography
Blodgette, G. B., and Amos Jewett, Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts,
pp. 356-357.

Cutter, William R., Genealogical and Memorial of New England Families.

Noyes, Sybil, Charles Thornton Libby, Walter Goodwin Davis, Genealogical
Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing
Co., 1988
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As far as LDS I take it all with a grain of salt, as they say, as it used to
be always varified but now it is like any other site with people donating
their "trees". Although it has given me some leads which I try to verify
myself. Every article and book is someones opinion too but they generally
have some evidence to back what they are saying too before it goes into
print. Always a leap of faith to some extent!! LOL
And regarding Scotland...James, father of Alexander is my only one in
Scotland!
Thanks so much for getting back to me with those answers so quickly!! Gotta
love it!

Talk again soon! Jean



----- Original Message -----
From: Cyndie May <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 11:07 PM
Subject: [STEWART-L] Clear-ups


> Hi Jean,
> I hope this clears somethings up:
>
> I probably miss typed regarding Dorcas:
> born about 1666 Barnstable,MA died 1719 Edgartown,MA. Married Philip Smith
before 1685 in Edgartown. 1 Child John Smith born 1685 in Edgartown. From
what I read somewhere I believe Philip was a sailor and was lost/killed at
sea. In 1691 Dorcas married Philip Bailey and had 3 children Thomas weaver,
Coventry and Edgartown: William, cooper, Chilmark and Edgartown: James
weaver, Edgartown
>
> The other questions can be answered from rootweb family trees. Deb
Gunther has done a lot of research with Daniel and draws some of her own
conclusions. If you can get to rootsweb.com look up all the brothers and Deb
is listed as gungazo. The information she has on Alexander was taken from
another source:
> 1641 bithdate is listed in Genealogical Notes of Cape Cod families by
Brownson, Held and Norton. It has also been proposed (please read Daniel
1636 on rootsweb.com) by some that the family fled in the time of the
rebellion in Ireland (hence the battle of Dunbar and Worchester) so a
birthdate about 1635 in Donegal Ireland was submitted by Sue Collins
genealogy download from Worldconnect at Rootsweb.com. Sue has
also submitted the date and place of marriage. I have not persued Alexander
much todate as I am havinf a very difficult time with Daniel. A Daniel
Stewart was supposed to have arrieved on the John and Sarah Nov. 1651 - how
do you find out what happed to him when he left the ship? How do you know
who he was sold to? Please read Daniel on rootsweb - since you work with
Duncan maybe you can add your opinion of the family to what might have
occured. I can get Daniel to 1662 in Barnstable, MA. Even if he was on the
John and Sarah his term would have been serve!
> d and had a small chance to make money to buy some land. Have you used the
LDS library information? I did get a list a film strips to view regarding
the Plantation period in Ireland thinkng James or Daniel might have been
listed. Do you have a mothers name for Duncan. If they all are brothers and
James is the father was he captured also or hidden, were all they brothers
taken together? or what!. The reason why I asked where you lived was I hoped
you were close and could share research time. I live in Portland, CT - but
will be vacationing on Cape Cod as we do every year. I have a few stops to
make like Orleans holds all the old Barnstable reacords I've been told and I
want to talk to the Sandwich historian to verify or deny a connection. We
might even make it to Edgartown - Daniel's will is on file as well as all
the kids information - probably too much for a one week trip. I will look at
this information and try to digest it. All the other names regarding your
Alexander fit!
> mine so maybe because Duncan was in such a different area no one made the
connection to the other brothers. Can you get back to Scotland?
>
> Talk with you soon.
> Cyndie
>
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