Lydia HARRISON

Father: Isaiah HARRISON
Mother: Elizabeth WRIGHT

Family 1: Samuel STEWART
  1. +John J. STEWART 
                     _Thomas HARRISON ____
 _Isaiah HARRISON __|
|                   |_Catharine BRADSHAW _
|
|--Lydia HARRISON 
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|                    _Gideon WRIGHT ______
|_Elizabeth WRIGHT _|
                    |_Elizabeth TOWNSEND _
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SURNAME: For generations the surname of Samuel Stewart's wife, Lydia, ha s been assumed to be Harrison. The Harrison family of Sussex Co., Delawa re definitely moved to and settled in Augusta Co., Virginia. Since ther e was an Isaiah Harrison and Samuel and Lydia named a son, Isaiah, many p eople have assumed tha Lydia's maiden surname was Harrison. But there' s no proof concerning this, except that she named a son, Isaiah. Researc her: Joyce Lindstrom.

WILL: In the same year that Samuel made out his will, he passed away. O n 11 January 1771, just three years later, Lydia made a will and as the r ecords show she undoubtedly died almost immediately after making the will , because the deat date and will date are shown on the record as the sam e day. This probably isn't the case, but certainly she didn't live long a fter she made the will. Samuel ha willed the specific property to his fou r older sons and so in Lydia's will she willed specifically to the othe r children, however, she did mention all the different ones in the will w hich is as follows:
"In the name of God, Amen. I, Lydia Stewart of Rowan County in North Caro lina, being weak of body, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be give n unto God, d dispose of my worldly estate as follows: I will that out o f my estate, a list t be obtained for a certain tract of land on the sout h side of the Yadkin River, adjoining Benjamin and James Herson's land, a nd if such title can be obtained, to be sold and the sales thereof to b e equally divided unto my beloved sons, David, Samuel, John, Joseph, an d Isaiah Stewart.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter, Lydia, the daughter o f my son David, my bed and furniture there unto belonging.
Item: I give unto my son DAVID, my bed and furniture thereunto belonging . Item: I give unto my son Benjamin an iron pot now in his possession.
Item: I give unto my son Joseph's daughter, Lydia, a heifer or a young c ow.
Item: I bequeath unto my beloved sons, David, Samuel, Isaiah and John St ewart, all the rest of my estate to be equally divided amongst them, an d their heirs. do nominate and appoint my sons David Stewart and Samue l Stewart executors of this, my last will and testament, Ratifying, allow ing, and confirming this to b my Last Will and Testament and do utterly d isannul all former wills by me made in testimony whereof I set my hand an d seal. January 11, 1771." (Please note that Lydia Stewart made out he r will stating she lived in Rowan County, North Carolina. Actually Surr y Co, North Carolina was created from Rowan Co. in 1770.)

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Joseph STEWART

Father: Elijah STEWART
Mother: Sarah SNIDER 

                   _William STEWART _
 _Elijah STEWART _|
|                 |_Jemima __________
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|--Joseph STEWART 
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|                  __________________
|_Sarah SNIDER ___|
                  |__________________
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William STEWART

Father: John J. STEWART
Mother: Susannah FULKERSON

Family 1: Jemima

  1.  Joseph STEWART
  2. +James STEWART
  3. +William STEWART
  4. +Elizabeth STEWART
  5.  Nancy STEWART
  6. +Judith STEWART
  7.  Ann STEWART
  8. +David STEWART
  9. +Jemima STEWART
  10. +Mary (Polly) STEWART
  11. +Elijah STEWART 
                       _Samuel STEWART _
 _John J. STEWART ____|
|                     |_Lydia HARRISON _
|
|--William STEWART 
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|                      _________________
|_Susannah FULKERSON _|
                      |_________________
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Notes

According to his pension application he was 88 years of age, when he die d 3 Sept. 1851 at Rye Cove, Scott Co., Va. He served in the Revolutionar y War for which he received a pension.

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