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M John Stewart

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1861 personal census, Gosfield Twp, Essex Co., ON, 4-7:
Stewart John, M, Married, 54, born UC, Baptiest, Farmer;
Aliza, F, Married, 47, born Nov[a] Sco[tia];
Tabitha, F, Single, 19, born UC;
John H., M, Single, 17, born UC;
Alfred R., M, Single, 13, born UC;
Adilla P., F, Single, 11, born UC;
Lemington, M, Single, 7, born UC;
Charles, M, Single, 26, born UC, lives Mersea, Labour;
Warner Charity, F, Single, 15, born UC.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 90-92:
Simeon M. Stewart is a representative member of one of the historic families of County Essex, and is now proprietor of the leading hotel at Ruthven. The family, as the name indicates, is of Scottish extraction.
     James Stewart, progenitor of the family in County Essex, was born in Argyllshire, Scotland, and always clung to the Highland costume, which, according to his clan, consisted of a kilted skirt, with sash and belt, a sword at his side, short hose and sandals. When he was quite young, the French war being then in progress a press-gang started on its rounds to gather up young men by force, for increasing the army, and a brother of James Stewart was captured, although he subsequently escaped. On account of his youth James did not seek to avoid the gang, but, to his dismay, he was also impressed and placed in a company called the Highland Watch, in the 42nd regiment, this being the first company that was raised in Scotland. He served faithfully through the entire war, and, after it closed, embarked for America. During the American Revolution he served as a colonel in the British army, and took part in the battle of Bunker Hill. Safely passing through this war also, he subsequently married, in Maryland, a Scottish-born maiden, Margaret Brown, and started with her across the Alleghany Mountains, she being the second white woman who had ever crossed voluntarily. They settled on a farm in Dunkard township, Greene county, Pennsylvania, and in the course of time eight children were born to them, four sons - James, John, Daniel and Charles - and four daughters - Sophia, Mary, Jane and one whose name is not recorded.
     [Story of James Stewart's death at the hands of the Indians, and James and John being captured and taken to Malden. John escaped, and later James acquired a farm near Cedar Creek.] In 1805, the mother, then seventy-four years old, accompained by her sons and their families, came to Canada, where she died in 1838, at the advanced age of 107 years.
     John and Charles Stewart served under Gen. Anthony Wayne in the Indian war in Ohio, and also assisted in the building of the stronghold, Fort Erie, the first one on Lake Erie. John Stewart married in Canada a Miss Augustine and Charles married Jennie Findlay.
     Charles Stewart, the grandfather of our subject, was born in Pennsylvania, and when he settled in Ontario drew a Government lot on the 4th Concession, in Mersea township. Later he acquired much land, enough to enable him to start each of his sons with a farm. For years he was an elder in the Baptist Church. His children were: Charles, who lives at Olinda (he married Mary Whittle, whose youngest daughter married J. S. Bruner); John, who lived at Olinda and married Eliza Hamilton; Abel; and James. Of the daughters, Margaret married Michael Fox, locally known as "Big Mike"; Tabitha married Rev. Mr. Irving, a Baptist preacher; Polly married Lorenzo Dow Vaughtan; and Sally married Harrison Brown.
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Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 156-157:
John S. Bruner, one of the leading citizens of Gosfield South, an extensive farmer and fruit grower at Elm Bluff Fruit Farm, occupies the old home of his father and grandfather, belonging as he does to one of the oldest and most honorable families of this part of County Essex...
      John S. Bruner was born April 5, 1852... In 1872 Mr. Bruner was married to Catherine E., youngest daughter of Charles Stewart, Sr...
      Mrs. Catherine E. (Stewart) Bruner was born in the township of Mersea, Feb. 26, 1856, daughter of Charles (Jr.) and Mary (Whittle) Stewart, natives of Pennsylvania and the County of Essex, respectively, granddaughter of Charles Stewart (Sr.) and great-granddaughter of James Stewart.
      James Stewart, father of Charles Stewart, Sr., was born in Scotland and came to America about 1775. He came out as a soldier, belonging to the regiment known as the Black Watch, the 42nd Highlanders. He was married in Virginia to Peggy Brown, a Scotchwoman, and they afterward moved to Greene County, Pennsylvania, where they raised a family, Charles Stewart, Sr., being their youngest child.
      Charles Steward, Sr., was married in Pennsylvania to Jane Findley, and they afterward moved to Essex County, Ont., settling in Mersea township. They raised a large family of whom Charles Stewart, Jr., was the second one...

Yleiskatsaus sukutauluun

James Stewart †   Margaret (Peggy) Brown ca 1731-1838    
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Charles Stewart ca 1774-   Jane (Jennie) Findlay
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John Stewart ca 1807-