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John Ross Stewart

M, b. 27 March 1748, d. 8 April 1831

Parents

FatherJames Stewart (b. 12 April 1719, d. June 1757)
MotherMary Ann Lafferty (b. 1720, d. 24 September 1763)

Children with Margaret Potts (b. 1748, d. 1828)

SonJames Potts Stewart+ (b. December 1770, d. 1855)
SonRalph ("Rafe") Stewart+ (b. 1775, d. 1838)
SonWiliam Henry Stewart (b. 1778, d. 1815)
SonAbner Stewart (b. about 1780, d. circa 1861)
SonJohn Stewart+ (b. about 1781, d. 23 April 1830)
DaughterRebecca Stewart+ (b. 1783, d. 1850)
DaughterElizabeth Stewart (b. 11 May 1794, d. 13 April 1844)
Pedigree Chart
Included in charts - listsAndrew Vaughn Ancestors
Relationship5th great-grandfather of Isaac Silas Vaughn
5th great-grandfather of Orly Marie Vaughn
5th great-grandfather of Avital Catherine Vaughn

Person Exhibits

John Ross Stewart

Biography

BurialJohn Ross Stewart was buried in Loray, Iredell County, North Carolina, USABGO.1
AnecdoteThe article is from the Iredell Neighbors newspaper from July 10, 1988 and was written by a Dr. Peggy Byers Gray.  "Sometime around 1759, John Stewart moved from August County, Virginia to the Fourth Creek Community which later became Statesville.  William Sharpe's map of the Old Fourth Creek Congregation, drawn in 1773, shows the home of a Scottish-Irish Presbyterian, John Stewart (or Stuart) located near Fort Dobbs.  Stewart, a farmer and joiner (furniture maker), distinguished himself by serving in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.  Descendants of John Stewart include Ralph Stewart, Robert Alexander Stewart and Nancy Stewart.
Birth27 March 1748He was born on 27 March 1748 in Stuarts Run, Augusta, Virginia, United StatesBG.1
Residence1755He lived in No Township Listed, Rowan County, NCBG, in 1755.2
Residence1760He lived in Rowan, North Carolina, United StatesBGO, in 1760.2
Marriage12 March 1770He and Margaret Potts were married on 12 March 1770 in Rowan, North Carolina, United StatesBGO.3
Residence1810He lived in Iredell, North Carolina, United StatesBGO, in 1810.2
Residence4 March 1831He lived Age: 78 in Iredell, North Carolina, United StatesBGO, on 4 March 1831.4
Death8 April 1831He died on 8 April 1831 at age 83 in Iredell, North Carolina, United StatesBGO.5,1
Probate1833He had his estate probated in 1833 in Rowan, North Carolina, USABG.6
Last Edited29 June 2018

Citations

  1. [S1225] VickroyStephensWhite, John Ross Stewart
  2. [S708] Landwehr Family Tree, John Stewart
  3. [S705] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
  4. [S1153] Ancestry.com, U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835
  5. [S707] Stewart Family Tree, John Stewart
  6. [S387] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills and Estate Papers (Rowan County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina); Probate Place: Rowan, North Carolina