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_John STEWART _______
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|_Mrs. David STEWART _|
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SOURCE: Research conducted by Dr. John Valentine. See letter of Stewart famil written by Gilbert Stewart.
BIOGRAPHY: On the 9th of May 1757, Samuel purchased 508 acres of land on the East side of the Yadkin River in Rowan County, North Carolina. On August 10, 1762, he purchased another 332 acres of land also located next to the Yadkin river. He's listed in the 1759, 1761, and 1768 tax lists of Rowan County. On August 11, 1766 Samuel sold his land of 153 acres located in Augusta County, Virginia, to a Jacob Caplin for thirty pounds. This land was located on the South Fork of Linville's Creek, which was patented to Samuel on September 5, 1749. According to that deed, at that time Samuel was living in North Carolina
Research by Joyce Lindstrom.
WILL: In 1768 Samuel made a will (that was probated in 1770) which is as follows: In the name of God, Amen, I Samuel Stewart, being weak in body but in perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God for it and knowing it is appointed fo all men once to die, do make and appoint this my Last Will and Testament. First, I commit my soul to almight God that gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian manner at the descretion of my Exectors. Item 1: I give and bequest all my movable estate to my well beloved wife LIDDY STEWART, to use and dispose of at her own descretation.
Item 2: I give and bequest the tenement or tract of land I now live on to my so JOSEPH STEWART and to my son BENJAMIN STEWART, to be equally divided in quanity and quality and I do constitute and appoint my son DAVID STEWART and my son SAMUEL STEWART, my Executors in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand thi 20th day of Aug 1768
In the same year that Samuel made the will, he passed away. On 11 January 1771, just three years later, Lydia made a will and as the records show, she undoubtedly died almost immediately after making the will, because the death date and will date are shown on the record as the same day. This probably isn't the case, but certainly she didn't live long after she made the will. Samuel ha willed the specific property to his four older sons and so in Lydia's will she willed specifically to the other children, however, she did mention all the different ones in the will.
Source: Database of Mary Stewart Hicks: Samuel P. Stewart was born March 15, 1781 in Washington Co., TN. He was the son of Joseph & Sarah (Gilbert) Stewart. He died about 1824. He married Mary "Polly" Kitchner October 12, 1800 in TN. Mary was born November 21, 1783. They both died in Overton Co., TN and are buried in the Roaring River Cemetery. Samuel was granted 50 acres in 1816. In 1822, Samuel recorded a grant from the State of TN for 30 acres. They had three children - Sarah "Sallie" Stewart b. April 30, 1802. Sarah Married Joshua Stapp Benjamin K. Stewart b. March 23, 1808 and died September 24, 1872 in Travis Co. TX. He married Sarah; John Gilbert Stewart b. March 13, 1811 in Overton Co., TN and died May 23, 1875 in Burnet Co., TX Bur. Mahomet Cem. & Samuel B. Stewart b April 30, 1815 in Overton Co., TN and died October 4, 1861 in Williamson Co.,TX He married Elizabeth W. Matthews.
BIRTH: The 1759, 1761, and 1768 tax lists of Rowan Co., North Carolina are use to determine the birth order of the children. The 1759 tax list records Samuel with his tow adult sons, David and John Stewart. The 1761 tax list records Samuel with his sons; David, John, Samuel, Joseph and Isaiah. The 1768 tax lis records Samuel with David, Joh, Joseph, Isaiah and Benjamin, the baby in the family. Researcher: Joyce Lindstrom.