This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: nightwriter1 Surnames: Stewart, Van Hoesen, Bowdy, Booth, Bondy, Caudren, Youngs Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stewart/9237/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is information circa the 1780's in Columbia County, NY. I am not a Stewart, but I buy and sell books, and that's how I ran across this information about the Stewart clan. I found it so interesting that I actually spent a quite a few hours reseraching it. I'm not entirely sure what I have, but I'm quite intrigued with it, and I thought I would share it with people who might have an interest. What follows in the information I wrote up for my book description: On the last page of the book, which is blank as to printing, is a handwritten record of what are probably the first five children of Solomon Wallace Stewart. The record includes full names and birthdates from 1780 thorugh 1786. The names are: Hannah Stewart, Mary Stewart, Salome Swift Stewart, William Killemoon Stewart, and Theodosia Howard Stewart. At another place in the book is a record of Stewart's arrival in America and place of birth in Ireland. Evidence in this book seems to tie together the somewhat conflicting life stories of Solomon Wallace Stewart (1754-1842) that are found in two of the primary sources for information: ~~~quoting from sources now~~~~ .FACTORS IN COLUMBIA COUNTY HISTORY (1900) provides this:: VAN HOESEN, Henry, is a native of the town of Stockport, N. Y., and was born March 25, 1855, son of William and Abigail Jane (daughter of Artemus and Salome Swift (Stewart) Bowdy) Van Hoesen....Mr. Van Hoesen's family, on his mother's side, descends from Solomon Wallace Stewart, who came to America as an officer in the English army during the Revolution; was captured at Saratoga and exchanged at Danbury, Ct., where he married Abigail Booth. .The Stewart Clan Magazine: TOME B June, 1931-32 Volume IX - No. 12 gives this: Solomon W. Stewart was born in 1754 in the parish of McClarar, County Tyrone, Ireland, according to American Ancestry, ii:120. He came to America before the Revolution and settled in Columbia County, NY, this authority says; he was adjutant to General Lafayette and was professor of languages and music. He married Hannah Youngs. The Stewart Clan magazine also gives much information that was contained in the will of John Stewart (1792-), a son of Solomon Wallace Stewart (1754-1842) and a brother of Solomon Wallace Stewart (1788-1867) ~~~end of quotes from sources~~~~ There were many Stewarts that came to American shores in the days before the revolution, and it may be possible that these are two separate Stewarts, but the information manuscripted in this book seems to provide a link between the two accounts in the following manner: .On Page 223 is the following inscription (hash marks show line breaks): March th' 1st / 1774. Solo" Wallace / Stewart Came from / Ireland and was born / in the parish of Clover[?] County / Tyrone Apri 15th 1751. Both the county and the year are somewhat difficult to decipher and appear to be slightly different than the information given in the Stewart Clan Magazine, however the preponderance of the inscription supports that is generally given in the magazine, together with what may be new information (a date of immigration and full birth date). The date of immigration could be useful in determining which army Solomon Wallace Stewart served in (or maybe not, but it's a line of inquiry that I would follow up on.) .The births listed in the back of the book include full names and birthdates for four daughters and one son in rapid succession. Two of these daughters could easily be the unnamed daughters referred to in John Stewart's will, who married Nathaniel Bondy and Caudren and produced children mentioned in the will. The fact that there is a relation, and no doubt a strong one, between the Stewarts mentined in the Stewart Clan Magazine and the Stewarts mentioned in Factors in Columbia County History is that one of the names written in the back of the book is Salome Swift Stewart, whose daughter and son-in-law (Abigale Jane Bodey and William Van Hoesen respectively), are the residual legatees in John Stewarts will. It is entirely speculation on my part, but if I were researching this further, I would like to explore the hypothesis that Abigale Booth, mentioned in the Factors of Columbia County History, was Solomon Wallace Stewart's first wife, and togther they had the four girls and a boy mentioned in the back of the Senica book, and that he married Hannah Youngs after the death of his first wife and produced Solomon Wallace Stewart and John Stewart from that union. That would have made Salome Swift Stewart, and perhaps some of the other daughters mentioned, half sisters of John Stewart. In addition to the two major entries noted above, there are a few other notations that seem of lessor significant on the inside front cover (a name Tolly or Polly [?] Chace) and pages 98 (simply the name Stewart), 105 (a notation about on the text), 240 (the name John Stewart), 266 (the name John Cullen[?] 1788 near the chapter title and 345 (just the name Stewart). I hope if you are a Stewart, you will find the above information useful. I really wish I knew this much about my own family that far back! Alice Voith Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.