I am searching for any information regarding my Stewart family that came to Buchanan County in the mid 1800's. One member of the family was Dr. Robert Stewart who was a confederate in the Civil War. He served as a physician in Texas. I think this family lived in St. Joseph, but there is a town called Stewartsville in the county. I know that there is another Stewart family in the area so it might have been their home. My Stewarts did live in Stewartsville, Warren County, NJ prior to coming to Missouri. My family group sheet is below. Judith K. Arthur Name: Thomas G. STEWART1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 26 May 1797 Greenwich TWP, Warren County, NJ9,6,7 Death: 6 Dec 1869 St. Joseph, Missouri10 Occupation: Farmer Religion: Presbyterian Father: Robert STEWART, JR. (1759-1809) Mother: Mary STEWART (1767-1844) Misc. Notes He was a tax collector in Mansfield in 1830. He was received as a member of the Musconetcong Valley Presbyterian church on 13 June, 1837.11 He was an executor of his mother's will.2His funeral notation gives his age at death as 73 years.10At one time he owned 7 farms in Warren County and was a man of great enterprise and business ability. He also owned and operated a flour mill. He sold his property and moved to St. Louis, MO in 1843. He lived near the corner of Pine and Seventh Street.9 In the Federal census of 1850, Thomas and Christiana are living in New York in Brooklyn. He is listed as a merchant. 7 According to another source, Thomas G. Stewart came to St. Louis in 1854, engaging in general merchandise at the corner of Main and Pine Streets for a number of years, but failed in the financial crash of 1857. He retired from business and came to St. Joseph in 1858. He resided there until his death in 1872.8 Marriage: 7 Dec 1814 Greenwich Presbyterian Church12,5,13 ————————————————————————————————————————————— Spouse: Christiana ROBBINS1,4,9,7,8 ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1797/99 Greenwich TWP, Warren County, NJ7 Death: 1866 Missouri Religion: Presbyterian Father: Colonel Jonathan ROBBINS, JR. (1774-1867) Mother: Mary SHARPS (1776-1844) Misc. Notes She was admitted to the Musconetcong Valley Presbyterian church on 13 June 1837.11She was dismissed to the Stewartsville Presbyterian Church on 26 May 1850.14 In the Federal Census of 1850, she is listed along with Thomas as living in Brooklyn, New York. 7 She received $492.40 1/2 in the Distribution of the Property of Jonathan Robbins and is listed as his daughter. She had died by that time and her share was given to her husband, children and grandchildren. According to another source, she died in 1858.8 ————————————————————————————————————————————— Children ————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 F: Mary STEWART15,1,16,4,9 Birth: 19 Jun 1815 Mansfield TWP, NJ Death: 20 Sep 1852 Spouse: Henry CARTER (JR.) ————————————————————————————————————————————— 2 M: Jonathan Robbins STEWART4,9,17 Birth: 1817 Death: aft 1869 Missouri?17 ————————————————————————————————————————————— 3 M: William STEWART4 (Died as Child) Birth: 23 Dec 1819 Stewartsville, Warren Co., NJ17 Death: 9 Jun 1826 Stewartsville, Warren Co., NJ18,17 ————————————————————————————————————————————— 4 F: Elizabeth STEWART4,17 Birth: abt 182117 Death: aft 186917 Spouse: William J. SMITH ————————————————————————————————————————————— 5 M: Samuel STEWART4,9,17 Birth: abt 1824 ————————————————————————————————————————————— 6 M: Thomas STEWART4,9,7 Birth: abt 182617,7 Death: aft 1869 Of New York, New York17 ————————————————————————————————————————————— 7 F: Martha Matilda STEWART4,9,17,7 Birth: 183417,7 Death: aft 186917 Spouse: Joseph Henry CROWELL ————————————————————————————————————————————— 8 M: John STEWART4,9 Birth: abt 183017 Death: aft 1869 Buchanan County, MO17 ————————————————————————————————————————————— 9 M: Jacob A. STEWART4,9,17,7 Birth: abt 183317,7 Death: aft 1869 Of Leavenwoth County, Kansas17 Spouse: Jane ELLIOTT ————————————————————————————————————————————— 10 M: Dr. Robert STEWART4,10,17,7,8 Birth: 1 Aug 1835 Stewartsville, Warren County, NJ9,17,7,8 Death: 4 Jan 1919 Buchanan Co., Missouri17 Spouse: Minnie Or Mary RADFORD Spouse: Jennie TOLIN ————————————————————————————————————————————— 11 F: Anna Sloan STEWART11,4,9,17,7 Birth: 1838 New Jersey17,7 Death: aft 186917 Spouse: Charles KEARNY ————————————————————————————————————————————— 12 F: Jane Robbins STEWART4,9,17,6,7 Birth: 28 Jan 1839 Stewartsville, Warren County, NJ17,7 Death: 24 Feb 1932 Seattle, Washington17 Spouse: Henry Romer/Roemer HAMMOND ————————————————————————————————————————————— 13 M: Charles STEWART4,9 Sources 1. Apr 1997, Photo in my possession, Old Greenwich Presbyterian Graveyard, Stewartsville, NJ. 2. “Will of Mary Stewart,” In my possession, Written 19 Dec 1840. 3. Distribution of the estate of Robert Stewart, Jr, Sussex County, NJ, #9 241. 4. In the matter of the Distibution of the Estate of Jonathan Robbins, Warren County, NJ, 8 Apr 1869. 5. George Edson, Editor, “A Notebook on Pennsylvania Stewarts,” Stewart Clan Magazine, Volume XIV, No. 6, Dec 1936. 6. “Federal Census of 1865,” Leavenworth, Kansas, 27 June 1865, Photocopy, In our possession, Aug 2001. 7. “Federal Census of 1850,” Brooklyn, New York, 18 July 1850, Photocopy, In our possession, 25 August 2003. 8. Portrait and Biographical Record of Buchanan and Clinton Counties, Missouri, Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1893, Pp. 213, 214. 9. A History of Northwest Missouri, Walter Williams, The Lewis Publishing Company: Chicago, New York, 1915, Volume II, pp. 1162-3. 10. Lois Stanley, George F. Wilson, Maryhelen Wilson, Death Records from Missouri Jan, 1866-Dec 1870, Page 204. 11. Church Records, First Session Book and Baptisms of the Musconetcong Valley Presbyterian Church. 12. Greenwich Presbyterian Church Record, page 26. 13. “Greenwich Marriages,” http://www.raub-and-more.com/greenwich/greenwichmarriages2.html, 20 July 2001. 14. Greenwich Presbyterian Church Session Book. 15. “Federal Census,” Warren County, NJ, 1850, Microfilm, In my possession. 16. Church Record from Old Greenwich Presbyterian Church, page 26. 17. Susan Daniel, [email protected], “Thomas G. Stewart,” 12 July 2002, In my files. 18. Roseberry Tombstone Book. ————————————————————————————————————————————— Last Modified: 14 Nov 2003 Created: 31 Mar 2004