Hi Donna, Most likely through Philadelphia. There were tons of Stewart`s living near the Pittsburgh area. By the time your John Stueart came the mines were already opened and that was a good job source. The spelling was always a flip flop thing. I think it depended on who took the census and how he heard the name, plus your ancestors accent. My line were Stewart`s until abt 1800-1810, then we decided on the Stuart spelling. Some though kept Stewart and still use that spelling. On the earliest tax lists in Colonial VA, the name was usually spelled STEWARD, which was the English spelling. Teresa --- Donna Nichols <3dknichols8@earthlink.net> wrote: > I really have no idea where my John Steuart landed, > but I have a feeling it was probably in PA. He came > to the US between 1842-1848, and was a coal miner in > PA, married a Mary Johnson and they had their first > three children in PA...in the Pittsburgh area... > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

I'm descended from James Stewart of Iredell County, NC of the book My Stewarts and Other Kin of Iredell County, NC. I'd be interested in hearing from cousins! I am daughter of Charles Hudson, who is the son of Frances Dagenhart. I live in Austin, TX. Kristy Hudson Nelson