Donald -- When you have time you might check into a Willibay Stewart (b. about 1780 in PA?) who m. Sarah Powell and moved into KY around 1806 (roughly). He named one of his sons Preston; to me, there seems to be some confusion and/or guesswork as to exactly where this family lived in the very early 1800s. I'm still trying to get Tony Stewart, one of Willibay's living descendants, to participate in the DNA project. I think Willibay could be the key to several Stewart mysteries stretching across PA, KY and IN. Mike Stewart > > From: Donald E King <dking4@gte.net> > Date: 2006/01/02 Mon PM 10:46:01 PST > To: STEWART-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [STEWART] Anne Arundel, MD lines - Montg Co, KY > > Teresa - Hi > > I am certain that you and I have never communicated with one another. > I have belonged to this list for a few years, but not able to > actively participate because of other genealogical priorities with my > King line. However, I have tried to keep one eye open hoping to see > any of a few magic words like Anne Arundel and Stephen. > > My last Stewart male is three female generations back; so, I am not > able to provide any DNA data for my Stewarts. > > The oldest information for my Stewart line is Samuel Preston Stewart, > variously reported in the census as Samuel B., Preston and Pleasant. > According to family records, his date of birth is Oct 23, 1810. He > married Emily Cheatham ca 1830 in Montgomery Co, KY. > > However, I also have a document written in 1816 where the Court in > Montg. Co, as a part of the settlement of the estate of David Stewart > Jnr, established an apprenticeship for Samuel B Preston - aged 16. > However, my Samuel would have been born ca 1810 and the 1830 census > confirms that my Samuel was born ca 1810 - definitely not 1800. So - > did the clerk, or whoever was making the Court's copy accidentally > write Samuel's age as 16 instead of 6, for the moment confusing his > age with the year 1816? Or am I on a wild goose chase? > > I do not know which Stewart male in Montgomery was his father. The > reasons why I am interested in Anne Arundel are the appearance in > both places of the names Stephen and Ezekiel. To me, it definitely > appears to be a branch of the Anne Arundel line. Also, if I remember > correctly, is the appearance of the surnames Preston and For(e)man > (one of Samuel's sons was named William Firman) in Anne Arundel. > > I was in the Clerk's office in Montg. Co a few years ago and was told > that certain historical documents had been destroyed - do not > remember how nor does it really matter now how they were destroyed. > So, I may not be able to prove the events at this point. I definitely > do not intend to bend the facts in order to fit my facts. :>) > > So, if this helps, please let me know. > > Thanks, > Donald King > > > > > >> Teresa wrote: > >> Anyone researching the Anne Arundel CO Maryland > >> lines? This is a very old > >> line in Maryland dating back to > >> the 1600`s. > >> > >> > > > > > ==== STEWART Mailing List ==== > Visit the Archives for this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/STEWART/ >