RALPH STEWART
By Nyla CREED DePauk
Captain Ralph Stewart was born ca 1752 on Cowpasture in Augusta
County, Virginia.
He died 18 Nov 1835
in Logan County, Virginia.
He was married first to Mary Elliott ca 1768 in Augusta
County, Virginia.
Mary seems to have died in Kentucky
ca 1787. Their children:
– 1 John Stewart was
born ca 1769.
– 2 Absolum Stewart was born ca 1770.
He died ca 1829 in Lawrence County, Kentucky.
He was married first to Susannah Smith, born ca 1777 in Rockingham
County, Virginia.
Their marriage was 30 Jul 1793 in Montgomery
County, Virginia.
Susannah died prior to 1798 in Montgomery County, Virginia.
Absolum’s second wife was Tabitha Clay. They were married on 26 May 1798 in Montgomery
County, Virginia.
-3 Ralph Stewart, Jr., was born ca
1772. He married Elizabeth Elliot.
-4 Mary Ann “Annie” Stewart, born ca 1773, married first Peter Phinny. Her
second husband was William Walker. They were married
on 15 Nov 1791
in Montgomery County, Virginia.
-5 James Stewart, born 1774, died 1835.
He married Nancy Ann Burgess on 7 Jun 1798
Montgomery County, Virginia
-6 Richard Stewart was born ca 1775.
-7 Elizabeth Stewart was born ca 1778.
She married Lewis Phinny.
Capt Ralph Stewart married second Mary “Polly”
Clay who was born ca in Bedford County,
Virginia. They were married on 25 Jun 1788 in Montgomery
County, Virginia.
Mary died 25 Apr 1851 in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Mary was the daughter of
Mitchell Clay, Sr., and Phoebe Belcher Clay. Children of
Ralph and Mary:
-1 Phoebe Stewart was born
ca 1789 – 1791. She was married to Samuel Morgan on
3
Jun 1806 in Tazewell County,
Virginia.
-2 Catherine “Katie” Stewart, born
15 Jun 1790 in Giles County, Virginia,
died on 26 May 1888 in Wyoming County, West
Virginia. She married William Cook
who was born in Jun 1784 in Shenandoah
County, Virginia,
or in Montgomery County, Virginia.
Their marriage date was 16 Aug 1806
in Giles County, Virginia.
Catherine died in Aug 1853 in Wyoming County, West Virginia. William’s parents were
John (Cooke) Cook and Nellie Gooodall Pemberton. Catherine’s
second marriage was on 28 May
1861 to Reverend Layne (Lain) Shannon.
-3 Mitchell Stewart was born ca 1791.
He died ca 1880-1883, probably in Lawrence
County, Kentucky.
Mitchell was married to Frances
______ ca 1816.
-4 Rebecca “Becky” Stewart was born ca 1793. She died after 1850, probably in Lawrence
County, Kentucky.
Rebecca married Isaac Chapman who was born ca 1790 and died
ca 1840, probably in Lawrence County, Kentucky.
Their marriage date was 15 Aug
1811 in Giles County,
Virginia. His parents
were George Chapman and Patience Clay
Chapman.
-5 Robert Stewart, was born ca 1795 – 1798,
and died after 1881. His first wife was Mary Clay, believed
to be the daughter of David Clay. Robert was married second to
______ Ball ca 1850. Her father was James Ball.
-6 Sarah “Sallie” Stewart, born ca
1797 in Montgomery
County, Virginia,
died ca 1821. She and Henry John Clay who was born ca 1781 in Mercer
County or Bedford
County, Virginia
were the parents of one child. Henry died 12 Jan 1866 in Wyoming County, West Virginia. His parents were Mitchell Clay, Sr., and
Phoebe Belcher Clay. Sarah was married on 12 Nov 1815 in Giles County,
Virginia, to Daniel H. Gunnoe who was born ca 1789 in Giles County, Virginia,
and died after the 1860 census. His parents were John Gano
and Mary Stites Gano.
To view marriage bond.
To
view permission from Ralph Stewart.
To view affidavit by Mitchel and
Henry Clay.
-7 William R Stewart, was born 24 Mar 1800 in Virginia.
He died 6 Feb 1883.
William married first Susanna Selvage, a
daughter of James Selvage. His second wife was Eleanor “Ellen” Canterbury,
born 16 Apr 1808,
died 28 Nov 1895.
They were married ca 1824 in Giles County,
Virginia. Her parents
were Samuel Canterbury and Jane Dick Canterbury.
-8 Margaret “Peggy”
Stewart was born ca 1803 Giles
County, Virginia.
She married Francis Hendrix who was born ca 1802
in Virginia.
Their marriage date was 29 Mar 1820
in Giles County, Virginia.
His parents were Daniel Hendrix and Ann Keatley Hendrix.
To view marriage bond.
-9 Amy Stewart
was born ca 1805. She married Reverend John Quincy Canterbury
who was born ca 1800. Their marriage date was 21 Jun 1820
in Giles County, Virginia.
John was the son of Samuel Canterbury and Jane
Dick Canterbury.
-10 Henry C Stewart, born ca 1806,
married June Taylor ca 1835.
-11 Charles
Stewart, 8 May 1808,
died 9 Feb 1898.
Charles married Nancy Cook who was born 20 Jun 1807
and died 16 May 1877.
His parents were John “Old Jack” Cook, Jr., and
Jennie Albert Cook.
-12 George Pearis (Pemberton?)
(Peter?) Stewart born ca Jun 1810 in Logan
County, Virginia, died 11
Oct 1864. George married Margaret Cook who was
born ca 1812. They were married 3 Jan 1832 in Giles
County, Virginia.
Her parents were John “Old Jack” Cook,
Jr., and Jennie Albert Cook.
-13 Ora (Aura Belle) Stewart, born
ca Jan 1812, died ca 1893-1894 at Bee Branch, Raleigh
County, West Virginia.
She married Charles Lewis Clay, born ca 1801 – 1804 in Montgomery
County, Virginia.
They were married ca Aug 1828-1830 in Logan
County or Fayette
County, Virginia.
Charles probably died in Raleigh County,
West Virginia.
His parents were Mitchell Clay, Jr., and Judith
“Juda” Clay.
Obituary
of Rebecca Jane Clay Cantley (Ora and Charles’s daughter)
Ralph Stewart was allowed a Revolutionary War
pension based on his application, which was executed 10 Jan 1834. At that time, he was
a resident of Logan County, Virginia.
Ralph died on 18 Nov 1835.
His widow, Mary Clay Stewart was allowed a pension on her application, which
was executed on 17 Dec 1846.
A that time, she was 74 years of age and living in Logan
County, Virginia.
Some documents and articles relating to Ralph
Stewart follow. All transcripts are by Rita O’Brien.
Affidavit by Edward Burgess
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Transcript
Affidavit by Patience Clay Chapman
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Transcript
Deposition of Mitchell Clay
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Transcript
Letter Concerning
Ralph Stewart and John Cook
Marriage Bond and Related Information for Ralph
Stewart and Mary Clay
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Transcript
Newspaper
Article Entitled “Ralph Stewart – Second Man to Follow Cooks
Partial
Transcript of Interrogatories from a Deposition Taken of Captain Ralph Stewart
Contained in His Pension Records from
National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Statement of Rev. Richard Brook, Francis
Hendrex, and Charles L. Clay
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Transcript
Pictures of
Ralph Stewart’s and Mary Clay Stewart’s Tombstones
Please let me know if
you can correct any of the above information. I do not recall who sent me
the pictures of the tombstones. If you are the person, please let me know
so I may give you credit for these wonderful pictures. Thank
you. My mail address is ncreed1@aol.com.
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2003