I am seeking information on my 3rd great-grandfather, Charles E Stewart. He died between the 1830 and 1840 census in Rankin County, MS. He was married to Elizabeth Tucker about 1820. She was born in 1802 in Scand died about 1851 in Rankin County, MS. They had 7 children. The 1830 census for Rankin County, MS contains the following: Stewart, Chas. E. - FWM = 1 (Under 5); 1 (5 - 10); 1 (10 - 15); 1 (30 - 40); 1 (60 - 70); FWF = 2 (Under 5); 1 (10 - 15); 1 (20 - 30); 1 (60 - 70). The male and female in the 60 - 70 age group are probably his parents, since Elizabeth's parents are also listed in Rankin County. A HISTORY OF RANKIN COUNTY MISSISSIPPI, Vol 1, Published by Rankin County Historical Society, Inc., pp. 86 - 88 contains the following: After the removal of the Choctaw Indians by treaty, John Long first purchased the land, of which the bluff (Stewart's Bluff) on the river was part, from the Federal Government. He then sold it to Charles E. Stewart and his wife Elizabeth. Since there were no other families by the name of Stewart in part of the county, this would have to be the Stewart family from which Stewart's Bluff took its name. Stewart's Bluff is identified in land records as being Section 3 of Township 4 North, Range 1 East. If you were in front of the First Baptist Church of Richland and started walking toward the west, following the quarter section line until you came to the river, then you would be standing upon Stewart's Bluff, later to be named Richmond. Stewart's Bluff was located on the river, and the road which already was established prior to 1829 ran from there to Westville. Westville, now extinct, at that time was the county seat of Simpson County and was located just northeast of Pinola. Roads at that time were very few in number, quite narrow and little more than dirt trails. On November 9, 1829, the Road Commissioners ordered that all roads in Rankin County that were opened after that date had to be opened up and kept at least ten feet wide. Primitive as it was, this Stewart's Bluff to Westville road was quite heavily traveled, with Stewart's Bluff being the terminus because of the river. At an unknown date, a ferry had been established there, thus solving the problem of getting from one side of the river to the other. Although there were other ferries in operation along the river, the ferry at Stewart's Bluff appears to be the one more heavily used. On October 28, 1829, it was ordered by the county officials that "the ferry at Stewart's Bluff on Pearl River be made and ordered by this Board a public Ferry " and was designated as Ferry No. 1. Rates were given at low water and high water, and rates were established for vehicles, men and animals. It was not until April 16, 1832 that the ferry at Jackson was designated as Ferry No. 2. April 16, 1832, is the first date to be found in our county records where the name Richmond is used to identify the settlement that had formerly been designated Stewart's Bluff. Br following the land description of the property owned by Charles E Stewart through the deed books, it has been determined that the town of Richmond was also located in Section 3 of Township 4 North, Range 1 East, and was in fact the same property. Verification of this may be found in Deed Records I, pages 120 through 149 and also in Deed Records II, pages 245, 246, 247, 282 and also page 369. These records prove that the town of Richmond, thought to be the first settlement in Rankin County, evolved from the settlement of Stewart's Bluff. In Deed Records I, on page 120 and dated April 19, 1830, Charles E. Stewart and his wife Elizabeth sold to John Long, Jr., Lot No. 2, which can also be described as the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4, a total of eighty acres, located in Section 3, Township 4 North, Range 1 East. Since this particular piece of property had first been identified as Stewart's Bluff while the Stewart family owned it, we can assume that after April 19, 1830, when they sold the property to John Long, Jr., family, the name "Richmond" was identified with the Long Family. I have been unable to find any additional information about Charles E Stewart and would appreciate any information. Don Stewart