Dear Nancy, I am clueless. A search for "Samuel Stewart married Lydia Hampton genealogy" on Google.com gives me this: http://byrdservices.virtualave.net/broughton/broughton.htm which shows this in addition to a lot more: " a.. 304 i. Samuel Stewart, Sr., born 1674; married Lydia Hampton. 612. Thomas Harrison, born 1633 in St. Peter's, Chester, England; died 1682 in Dublin, Ireland. He was the son of 1224. Richard Harrison. He married 613. Catherine Bradshaw February 28, 1959 in St. Peter's, Chester, England. 613. Catherine Bradshaw, born September 10, 1637 in Chester, England; died in England. She was the daughter of 1226. Edward Bradshaw and 1227. Susannah Blease. Child of Thomas Harrison and Catherine Bradshaw is:" A search on worldconnect.rootsweb.com for "Lydia Hampton" adding husband "Stewart" shows 10 family trees all of which look like the same two individuals - yours! A search for "Samuel Stewart" with spouse "Hampton" also shows ten family trees, probably the same ones. These are good starts but remember to document all sources. Try census, wills, church, christening, cemetery, marriage records to name but a few. Never take someone else's information without checking it. Have you tried this as sent to me by Mary Kyritsis Kifissia, Greece "First, the Stewart Clan Magazine was a series of monthly newsletters that came out between 1922 and 1970, when the editor died almost literally with his boots on. They are preserved in book form in many libraries however and also on microfilm in the LDS. Go to my website at http://users.hol.gr/~mkyritsi and at the top of the page there is a link showing where you can find them. Further down are the indexes and you can look up your people there. The best way to start is with a wife or husband, as unfortunately the Stewarts were very fond of naming their children with the same names over and over. Not to discourage you! -- but keep your eye on what you really know and go back from there. And do join Rootsweb's mailing list for Stewart. {And I would add to Mary's advice here and say join the surnames list for the surnames of individuals that married Stewarts.} There are a lot of people on it and plenty who are ready and willing to help. Pennsylvania is a good state to start with." Deborah in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC, USA PS If SKS comes across my Creighton Stewart family (as delineated below with generation number to the left and spouse) or has information or research tips about my Clark, Jaquiss, Junck, McDonald, Sloan, Stewart in England, Ireland, Scotland, Allegheny, PA; Mercer, PA; Lee, IA; or Appanoose, IA please contact me. 1. Walter Stewart removed from England to Antrim, Ireland 1648 he was a cousin of King Charles the Second 2. unknown Stewart - son of Walter Stewart 3. Samuel Stewart born abt 1712 Procoles, Antrim Co, Ireland died abt 1793 Cairndeasy, Derry Co, Ireland married Matilda Clark 4. Sir John Stewart born abt 1743 Procoles, Antrim Co, Ireland died abt 1818 Cairndeasy, Derry Co, Ireland married abt 1768 Katherine Junck 5. Creighton John Stewart born 1784 Cairndeasy, Londonderry Co, Ireland, died Oct 1845 Franklin Twp, Allegheny Co, PA married bef 1814 Nancy Sloan 6. Mary Stewart born 15 Sept 1816 Londonderry Co, Ireland, died 18 May 1878 married 25 Nov 1841Daniel McDonald born 10 Mar 1814 Mercer Co, PA, USA, died 4 Mar 1874 Cincinnati, Appanoose Co, IA, USA 7. Nancy Sloan McDonald born 1 Nov 1842, died 12 May 1894 married 12 Oct 1865 Henry Jaquiss born 8 Dec 1835 Liverpool, Lancashire, England, died 4 Mar 1874 Cincinnati, Appanoose Co, IA, USA. It was Nancy Sloan McDonald's brother, John Craton McDonald, who gave the information for the article. It is said that he obtained his information from the family bible. I have no idea if a family bible existed but I have never seen one. Here is a quote from the book - BIOGRAPHICAL AND GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF APPANOOSE AND MONROE COUNTIES, IOWA. by S. Thompson Lewis of 1903 P. 418-423: JOHN CRATON McDONALD "Mary Stewart, who was born September 15, 1816, in county Londonderry, Ireland, and was a daughter of Craton (Creighton) and Nancy (Sloan) Stewart. Her father was a son of Sir John Stewart, whose father was a son of Walter Stewart and a cousin of King Charles the Second, and removed from England to county Antrim, Ireland, in 1648. In the year 1816 Craton Stewart emigrated to the United States and settled in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania. There he spent his remaining days and it was in that county that the parents of our subject married on the 25th of November, 1841. They took up their abode in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, and there lived until April, 1852, during which time six children were born to them. With their family they then moved westward, locating in Lee county, Iowa, and in March, 1854, came to Appanoose county, Iowa, settling in Cincinnati, IA where they resided until called to their final rest. TIA ~ Deborah in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: Fugitivebabe@aol.com To: djaquiss@pressroom.com Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 7:21 PM Subject: Stewart and Hampton Dear Deborah, I wonder if you have any information on Samuel STEWART who married Lydia HAMPTON in about 1720. There is a lot of confusion and guesswork in the work that I've found on these two, and I am looking for someone with some real knowledge. They may have been born in Scotland, perhaps New Jersey, or Virginia. It is definite that they both died in Yadkin County, North Carolina, and had six sons.. I am not certain about their birth dates but approximately 1674 and 1678. I am also not certain about their parents' names. It is a possibility that earlier members of their family lived in Pennsylvania. I am not giving you much but know you would recognize them by this if you should know of them. Any suggestions you can give me would be truly welcome. Thanks so very much for anything you can do. Sincerely, Nancy Chamberlain