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STEWART FAMILY

This website has been a research project of over 20 years. This is still a work in progress and not everything is verified. OUR STEWART FAMILY ~ Our earliest known Stewart ancestor, John Stewart, was born about 1735-40. We don't know for sure if he was born in Scotland, Ireland or in the United States. Others researching this family say his daughter Nancy was born in Ireland although I have not been able to confirm this. We have his Will stating that he died in 1806 in Laurens County, South Carolina. In an abstract of notes of Dr. Leonard Crosby, a Stewart descendant. Mary Anna Riggin, a researcher, says that in the abstract there is a typed note saying that the names mentioned in the WILL of Francis Stewart were also included in the actual packet of estate papers concerning John Stewart . It is from this information that I confirm that John Stewart who died 1806 is the father of Francis Stewart of Laurens Co., SC, of course we would love to find another source but for now this is all we have. Mary Anna Riggin, when at James Crosby's house, son of Dr. Leonard Crosby, wrote the following in a letter to me; "found a lady's name (Mrs. Bill Gore) in Dr. Crosby's papers (went back last week for a more in depth look) and have been trying to find her in Adams Co., MS. . . . I'm very confused as I found a copy of a Will (in Dr. Crosby's papers this week) for Francis Stewart (Laurens Dist, SC, 6 May 1845) which named daughter Mary, and sons William, Robert, and John Allen, goes on to say ........"Sarah Lipp the mother of the above named children have a support" ...........then there was a typed page concerning what appeared to be about these same three sons coming into the Mississippi area and in fact were enumerated on the 1820 (William) and 1830 (John) censuses. Went on to say living with John was his mother, Sarah. Next said living next to John was his son, Thomas (from whom Mrs. Gore descended) and Simon Jenkins, who later married Sarah Lipp Stewart. So from all this, I thought Francis was the father of William who came into Monroe County. ."

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