The Stewarts of Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland
The Stewarts of Glenbuckie resided in Glen Buckie, just south of the Kirkton of Balquhidder in southwest Perthshire, Scotland.
They were the second major branch of the Stewarts of Balquhidder — second in seniority to the Stewarts of Ardvorlich (formerly the Stewarts of Baldorran). They held properties in and around Glen Buckie from the late-15th century through the Civil Wars of the 17th century and the Jacobite Risings of the early and mid-18th century. They loyally supported the Stewart cause as Jacobites and were closely allied with Clan Stewart of Appin through several intermarriages.
The Stewarts of Glenbuckie were neighbours of the notorious outlaw hero and fellow Jacobite, Rob Roy MacGregor, and would have attended worship in the nearby Kirk (church) of Balquhidder with him, where he is buried.
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Sources
In our research, we cite many documentary sources. Some of the most common ones that you will find referenced and abbreviated in our notes include:
- Duncan Stewart (1739). A Short Historical and Genealogical Account of the Surname Stewart…. (It’s actual title is much longer), by Rev. Duncan Stewart, M.A., 1st of Strathgarry and Innerhadden, son of Donald Stewart, 5th of Invernahyle, published in 1739. Public domain.
- Stewarts of the South. A large collection of letters written circa 1818-1820 by Capt. James Stewart, factor (estate manager) to Maj. Gen. David Stewart of Garth, comprising a near complete inventory of all Stewart families living in southern Perthshire, including all branches of the Stewarts of Balquhidder.
- MacGregor, Gordon, The Red Book of Scotland. 2020 (http://redbookofscotland.co.uk/, used with permission). Gordon MacGregor is one of Scotland’s premier professional family history researchers who has conducted commissioned research on behalf of the Lord Lyon Court. He has produced a nine volume encyclopedic collection of the genealogies of all of Scotland’s landed families with meticulous primary source references. Gordon has worked privately with our research team for over 20 years.
- [Parish Name] OPR. This refers to various Old Parish Registers.
- For a full list of sources, click here.
Glen Buckie
Glen Buckie is a large glen opening up south of Loch Voil in Balquhidder parish. Its name is believed to derive from the Gaelic, Gleann Bucaidh (“Glen of the Roebucks”). It may also be related to Buachaille Breige (“Cowherd’s Lie”) just to the east. The name predates the introduction standardized spelling is found in older sources spelled as Glen Buckie and Glen Bucky. Both spellings should be considered as correct.
One Word or Two?
The name “Glen Buckie” should be rendered as two separate words when referring to the glen itself and as a compound word when referring to it as a residence (as in the Stewarts of Glenbuckie.)
Residences
According to Stewarts of the South, the Glenbuckie estate consisted of the following farms:
- Immeroin (“a strip of arable land”)
- Liannach, one of the best grazings in Balquhidder
- Dallanlaggan (“Dale of the little hollow”) [also known as] Baillemor (“big house”) where the black house was from which they had that appellation — a very good farm and some cottages under different names.
- Wester Invernenty (probably Inbhir nan tigh = “river confluence by the house”)
- and one half of Blarcrioch (blar = “a moor or battlefield”, crioch = “boundary or frontier” thus, “The Moor on the Boundary” or “Marchfield” as it is known in English) adjacent to each other in the Braes of Balquhidder. Some years ago it would be worth £600-700 a year
- One-fourth of Glenfinglas in tack
- Brennachoil, Lochcatrineside, in tack from Drummond of Perth where he sometimes resided.
Maps of Glen Buckie
Glen Buckie Photos
The Two Different Stewart of Glenbuckie Families
There were two different “Stewart of Glenbuckie” families who were not related to each other:
The original Stewarts of Glenbuckie belong to our Clan Stewart of Balquhidder and originate with John Stewart, 1st of Glenbuckie (presented below), son of Sir William Stewart, 2nd of Baldorran and Royal Baillie of Balquhidder. They are the subject of this page.
The later Stewarts of Glenbuckie belong to Clan Stewart of Appin and originate with John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore, who controversially purchased the estate of Glenbuckie in mid-18th century out from under its rightful heir, his brother-in-law, Dr. David Stewart, younger of Glenbuckie, and held it until the mid-19th century. The full story of this transaction is presented at the bottom of this page. Although they share the same Stewart surname, Clan Stewart of Appin are not paternally related to Clan Stewart of Balquhidder. However, the two clans were close allies.
“Loved and Honoured”
The author of Stewarts of the South (ca. 1815-1820) describes the original Stewarts of Glenbuckie as follows:
“[They were] humane, generous & hospitable — a father and guardian to their own tribe and others, for a long time laird & tacksman of Glenbuckie, Duncan Stewart 9th [sic, 5th] of Glenbuckie, [who] possessed it, having bought it from the Marquis of Athol — his [Duncan Stewart’s] progenitors having for a long period occupied it as wadsetters.
“You cannot conceive what figure this family made with their little income. They were loved and honoured by their own relatives and others to excess. It’s often the case that prosperity will not make people so valuable to their friends as middling circumstances — a few exceptions may be made who hath good hearts. Many, when they prosper in the world, despise and hate their poor relatives and too much prosperity makes some people proud and haughty.”
Cadet Branches
The main branch of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie is presented on this page below. Cadet branches of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie include the Stewarts of Ledcreich, Lianach, Ardcheanochdan, Duart (in Glen Finglas), Craigleven, Edraleachdach, Lorrachan, Strone, Killin, Glentarken, Dallanlaggan, and Blairchoill.
John Stewart, 1st of Glenbuckie
John Stewart, 1st of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1481, Baldorran, Campsie, Stirling, Scotland 
, d. UNKNOWN. John Stewart was a younger son of Sir William Stewart, 2nd of Baldorran and Balquhidder, and a younger brother of Walter Stewart, 3rd of Baldorran and Balquhidder.
John’s date of birth is unknown. His birth as shown here is an estimate based on the estimated birth year of his elder brother Walter. His place of birth is not known, but is presumed to be the family estate of Baldorran.
John Stewart, 1st of Glenbuckie, was a younger son of William Stewart, 2nd of Baldorran, and was entered crown tenant of the lands of Stronslaney, in the Lordship of Balquhidder, in 1500. He was a substitute heir to his brother, Walter Stewart, younger of Baldorran, in the lands of Duchlas on 14 September 1500 and was witness with his father to a charter by James Mushet of Tolgarth disponing his share of the lands of Finlarig in favour of Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy on 27 February 1506. He acquired the lands of Glenbuckie. (Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland)
Duncan Stewart (1739) says: “(The) Predecessor was John, son to William Stewart of Baldorran, by his wife Marion Campbell, daughter to Glenorchy. This John married a daughter of Patrick Buchanan, predecssor to Arnprior and Auchlessie, by whom he had Patrick, Duncan and Robert (sic).” (No other source indicates a third son named Robert. It appears Duncan has confused the relationship of Robert, son of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie.)
John’s descendants held the estate of Glenbuckie in Balquhidder for three centuries.
John Stewart married Daughter Buchanan, of MacCarthe, b. Abt 1480, Arnprior, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, daughter of Patrick Buchanan of MacCarthe. They had the following children:
1. Patrick Stewart, in Dallanlaggan 2nd of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1500, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
Patrick Stewart had a large family, but no surviving male heirs, so Glenbuckie passed to his younger brother, Duncan. His full story is presented below.
2. Duncan Stewart, 3rd of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1502, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
The story of Duncan Stewart, 3rd of Glenbuckie, is presented below.
Patrick Stewart, in Dallanlaggan and 2nd of Glenbuckie
Patrick Stewart, in Dallanlaggan 2nd of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1500, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Patrick was the eldest son of John Stewart, 1st of Glenbuckie, shown above.
We have no record of Patrick Stewart’s birth. He is estimated to have been born around 1500, but this is uncertain. It is presumed that he was born in Glen Buckie, likely in Dallanlaggan.
Duncan Stewart (1739), says the following:
“Patrick married, first, a daughter of Lecky of that Ilk, secondly, he married a daughter to Edmonston of Broich. He had twelve sons that came to maturity, but died himself without issue, only the eldest left a daughter. He had likewise three daughters, one married to Shaw of Cambusmoir, another to James Stewart, Ardvorlich’s predecessor, and the third to Andrew, predecessor to Gartnafauaroe. This Patrick had moreover a natrual son, Walter.”
This tells us that Patrick had twelve sons who died before their father and without children, with one exception: the eldest son who had a daughter. We know the identity of that son from an instrument of resignation of 15 October 1552, drawn up at Perth by Patrick Stewart of Glenbuckie and his wife Margaret Lekky, in favour of their son Robert Stewart and his spouse Katherine Kennedy. This tells us that the name of the only surviving lawful son was Robert. However, even Robert did not live long enough to inherit from his father. Duncan Stewart (1739) also tells us that the eldest son had a daughter about whom we know nothing more, nor do we know the name of her father, Patrick’s eldest son. Further, Duncan Stewart (1739) mentions that Patrick had three daughters and an illegitimate son named Walter.
The Stewarts of the South entry for Glenbuckie Branch X indicates that branch descends from “a natural son of the Glenbuckie with 12 sons”, namely this Patrick Stewart. This would mean that Branch X must descend from Walter Stewart as the only known illegitimate son.
A Bond of Manrent from 1586 to Duncan Campbell of Glenurquhay lists several Stewarts who were sons and grandsons of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbucke and his brother, Duncan Stewart, latterly 3rd of Glenbuckie. These include:
Johne Dow Stewart, son to Patrk Stewart in Dallielaggane. (Naming custom would suggest that he is Patrick’s eldest son.)
James Stewart in Glenfinglas and his sons, John, Duncan and Alastair.
Walter Stewart in Balliefoyille and his son, Robert.
(see entry for Duncan Stewart, 3rd of Glenbuckie for the remainder.)
Patrick inherited Glenbuckie from his father and then, despite the large size of his family, he himself died with no surviving lawful sons to pass the estate to. Glenbuckie then passed to Patrick’s younger brother, Duncan.
Patrick Stewart married firstly to Margaret Lecky, of that Ilk, b. Abt 1500, Leckie, Dumbarton, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. He married secondly to Unknown Edmonston, of Broich, b. Abt 1515, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. He had the following children by one or the other of these women. It is not know which children belong to which mother.
1, Daughter Stewart, of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1520, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Daughter Stewart, of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1520, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
According to Duncan Stewart (1739) this unnamed daughter married “James Stewart, predecessor to Ardvorlich” which would be James Stewart, 4th of Baldorran and Balquhidder, her father’s first cousin. Her date of birth is not known for certain but her third son was apparently born in 1540 and thus she must be born early enough to account for that birth, which would mean that she must have come from her father’s first marriage. Even the most conservative accounting would make her a mother somewhere around age 16. She married to James Mhor Stewart, in Port of Lochearn, b. Abt 1510, Baldorran, Campsie, Stirling, Scotland , d. Abt 1580, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 70 years). Their children are presented on our Stewarts of Baldorran page.
2. Johne Dow Stewart, in Dallanlaggan, b. Abt 1522, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Johne Dow Stewart, in Dallanlaggan, b. Abt 1522, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Duncan Stewart (1739), says the following:
“Patrick married, first, a daughter of Lecky of that Ilk, secondly, he married a daughter to Edmonstron of Broich. He had twelve sons that came to maturity, but died himself without issue, only the eldest left a daughter….”He later says, “Alexander Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie, who married _____ Stewart, grand-daughter to the foresaid Patrick….”From this we can interpret that Patrick Stewart’s only lawful descendant who outlived him was his granddaughter by his eldest son. We know he had an illegitimate son, Walter, who outlived him. But the rest of his lawful sons and grandchildren must have died before him or else they would have inherited Glenbuckie. Instead we see Glenbuckie passing latterally to Patrick’s younger brother, Duncan, who became 3rd of Glenbuckie.
In 1586, there is a Bond of Manrent between Alexander Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie and what appears to be several of his kin to Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy, for the murder of John MacOlchallum Comrie. The sons of Alexander are easily identifiable in the list of names, as is Walter Stewart, natural son of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie. The remainder are James Stewart in Glenfinglas and his three sons and “Johne Dow Stewart, son to Patrik Stewart in Dallielaggane.” Dallanlaggan was the principal residence in Glen Buckie, thus it would appear that “Patrik Stewart in Dallielaggane” is Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie. And Johne Dow is his son. Thus it would appear that Johne Dow Stewart in Dallanlaggan and James Stewart in Glenfinglas are both two of the previously unknown sons of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie. Scottish naming custom would suggest that Patrick would have named his eldest son, John, after his own father, thus it is suggested that Johne Dow Stewart is Patrick’s eldest son, and that he was the father of the daughter who married her cousin, Alexander Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie, noted above. If she was the only surviving lawful descendant of Patrick Stewart, this marriage makes sense to unite the two lines of Glenbuckie from brothers Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie, and Duncan Stewart, 3rd of Glenbuckie.
Johne Dow Stewart had the following child by an unknown woman:
- Daughter Stewart, b. Abt 1545, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. This daughter’s name is unknonw. All we know of her existence is that she was the daughter of the eldest son of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie, and that she married her first-cousin, once-removed, Alexander Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie (shown below). Her date of birth here is merely an estimate.Duncan Stewart (1739), says the following:
“Patrick [Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie] married, first, a daughter of Lecky of that Ilk, secondly, he married a daughter to Edmonstron of Broich. He had twelve sons that came to matruity, but died himself without issue, only the eldest left a daughter….”He later says, “Alexander [Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie], who married _____ Stewart, grand-daughter to the foresaid Patrick….”
3. Robert Stewart, Fiar in Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1524, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Robert Stewart, Fiar in Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1524, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
“Firm evidence of the early Stewart interest in the Glenbuckie estate dates from an instrument of resignation of 15 October 1552, drawn up at Perth by Patrick Stewart of Glenbuckie and his wife Margaret Lekky, in favour of their son Robert Stewart and his spouse Katherine Kennedy.” — Settlements of Western Perthshire, by James Stewart, page 132.”
[Robert Stewart] had a resignation for the lands of Dalinlagan, Ledcreich, Stronslanie, Craigintulzie, Leanach and Garrichrew from his father on 15 October 1552. (Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland)
Although the resignation above indicates Robert was due to inherit Glenbuckie, Robert did not live long enough to actually inherit. He died sometime before his father died and without any heirs of his own. (Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland)
Robert married Katherine Kennedy, b. Abt 1530, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. They had no known children.
4. Daughter Stewart, of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1526, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Daughter Stewart, of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1526, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Duncan Stewart (1739) indicates that Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbucky had a daughter who married Andrew Stewart, “predecessor of Gartnafuaran.” This would be chronologically challenging as they are two generations separated (Duncan wrongly accounted for the Gartnafuaran family origins), however she could easily be the wife of Andrew Stewart, 3rd of Gartnafuaran as we show here. (MacGregor concurs.) There is no indication as to which mother this daughter belonged to as her father was married twice. We have attached her to the first marriage, but this is undertain. This unknown daughter married her distant cousin, Andrew Stewart, 3rd of Gartnafuaran, b. Abt 1520, Gartnafuaran, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Their children are presented on the Stewarts of Gartnafuaran page.
5. Daughter Stewart, b. Abt 1528, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Daughter Stewart, b. Abt 1528, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
According to Duncan Stewart (1739) this unnamed daughter married Shaw of Cambusmoir. He would be Alexander Shaw, of Cambusmoir, b. Abt 1520, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
6. James Stewart, in Glenfinglas, b. Abt 1530, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. Aft 1586 (Age ~ 57 years).
James Stewart, in Glenfinglas, b. Abt 1530, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1586 (Age ~ 57 years).
James Stewart in Glenfinglas is recorded in The Ardvorlich MSS as “the first person of the name of Stewart actually settled in Glenfinglas.” He is mentioned in 1575 in the special Retour of his cousin, James Stewart of Baldofran (Baldorran), in the lands of Emyrcrethan and Croftintarry in Glenfinglas. (Their exact locations are unknown.) James is next mentioned in a Bond of Manrent from 1586 to Duncan Campbell of Glenorchey for the murder of John Macolchallum Comrie, along with several of James’ brothers and first-cousins. He is also listed with the following sons:
1. Johne,
2. Duncane and
3. Alester Stewartis
Duncan Stewart (1739), says the following in reference to James’ father, Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie:
“Patrick married, first, a daughter of Lecky of that Ilk, secondly, he married a daughter to Edmonstron of Broich. He had twelve sons that came to maturity, but died himself without issue, only the eldest left a daughter….”
We know Patrick had an illegitimate son, Walter, who outlived him. But the rest of his lawful sons and grandchildren (save one granddaughter who married her cousin, Alexander Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie) must have died before him or else they would have inherited Glenbuckie. Instead we see Glenbuckie passing latterally to Patrick’s younger brother, Duncan, who became 3rd of Glenbuckie.
In 1586, we have the afformentioned Bond of Manrent between Alexander Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie and what appears to be several of his kin to Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy, for the murder of John MacOlchallum Comrie. The sons of Alexander are easily identifiable in the list of names, as is Walter Stewart, natural son of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie. The remainder are James Stewart in Glenfinglas and his three sons and “Johne Dow Stewart, son to Patrik Stewart in Dallielaggane.” Dallanlaggan was the principal residence in Glen Buckie, thus it would appear that “Patrik Stewart in Dallielaggane” is Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie, and Johne Dow is his son. This would seem to indicate that all the persons named in the bond are sons or grandsons of either Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie, or his brother, Duncan Stewart, 3rd of Glenbuckie. As such, we suggest that James Stewart in Glenfinglas must be from the same family and would be another one of the previously unidentified sons of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie. As Patrick and Duncan would have been in their 70s at this time, it would appear that they did not take part in the murder of John MacOlchallum Comrie.
James Stewart in Glenfinglas had the following children by an unknown mother:
- John Stewart, b. Abt 1555, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1586 (Age ~ 32 years). James Stewart in Glenfinglas is listed with his sons, Johne, Duncane and Alester, in the 1586 Bond of Manrent to Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy for the murder of John MacOlchallum Comrie. It is presumed that all three of these sons died before their grandfather, Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie, or they would have been eligible to inherit Glenbuckie. Either that or they were illegitimate.
- Duncan Stewart, b. Abt 1558, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1586 (Age ~ 29 years). James Stewart in Glenfinglas is listed with his sons, Johne, Duncane and Alester, in the 1586 Bond of Manrent to Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy for the murder of John MacOlchallum Comrie. It is presumed that all three of these sons died before their grandfather, Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie, or they would have been eligible to inherit Glenbuckie. Either that or they were illegitimate.
- Alastair Stewart, b. Abt 1560, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1586 (Age ~ 27 years). James Stewart in Glenfinglas is listed with his sons, Johne, Duncane and Alester, in the 1586 Bond of Manrent to Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy for the murder of John MacOlchallum Comrie. It is presumed that all three of these sons died before their grandfather, Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie, or they would have been eligible to inherit Glenbuckie. Either that or they were illegitimate.
7. Seven Sons Stewart, b. UNKNOWN, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Seven Sons Stewart, b. UNKNOWN, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
According to Duncan Stewart (1739), Patrick Stewart had twelve sons who came to maturity and all but his illegitimate son, Walter, predeceased him. We have been able to identify the names of Johne Dow Stewart in Dallanlaggan, Robert Stewart in Glenbuckie, and James Stewart in Glenfinglas. The remaining seven sons have not been identified. There is no record as to which sons belong to which mother as their father was married twice.
Patrick Stewart also had the following natural (illegitimate) son by an unknown mistress:
8. Walter Stewart, 1st in Bailliefoile, b. Abt 1540, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. Aft 1586 (Age ~ 47 years).
Walter Stewart, 1st in Bailliefoile, b. Abt 1540, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1586 (Age ~ 47 years).
Duncan Stewart (1739) indicates that Walter was a natural son of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie. He is recorded as the only natural son.
“Walter Stewart, was a natural son and resided in Balliefoile. He gave a Bond of Manrent with his cousin, Alexander Stewart of Glenbucky, to Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy as part of their rehabilitation for the murder of John MacOlchallum Comrie in 1586.” (Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland)
The remainder of those included in the bond of manrent included:
Walter Stewart in Bailliefoile (natural son of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie)
Robert Stewart (son of Walter Stewart in Balliefoile, above)
Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie
Patrick Stewart, 1st of Ledcriech (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
Robert Stewart of Broichie (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
James Stewart (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
John Stewart of Voil (natural son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
Walter Stewart (natural son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie
Walter resided in Bailliefoile. This property has not been located, but likely refers to a house on the shore of Loch Voil.
Stewarts of the South indicates that Branch X of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie descends from a natural son of the Stewart of Glenbuckie who had twelve sons. That would be Walter.
Walter’s descendants are presented on our Stewarts of Glenbuckie Branch X page.
Duncan Stewart, 3rd of Glenbuckie
Duncan Stewart, 3rd of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1502, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Duncan was the younger son of John Stewart, 1st of Glenbuckie, and younger brother of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie, shown above.
The marriage of Duncan Stewart to a daughter of MacLaren of Auchleskine, chief of that name, forged a link with the old ruling house of Balquhidder, namely the MacLaren family. The new marriage alliance established itself in several holdings in the district. In King Robert II of Scotland, they shared a common ancestor.
Duncan Stewart (1739) says: “Duncan, brother to Patrick Stewart in Glenbucky, married ___ Maclaren. By whom he had Alexander….”
Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says only that “Duncan Stewart succeeded his brother and was father of Alexander Stewart.”
We know nothing more about this Duncan Stewart.
Duncan Stewart married Daughter MacLaren, of Auchleskine, b. Abt 1510, Auchleskine, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. They had the following child:
1. Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1530, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1586 (Age ~ 57 years). His story is presented below.
Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie
Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1530, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1586 (Age ~ 57 years). Alexander was the son of Duncan Stewart, 3rd of Glenbuckie, shown above.
Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie, is mentioned in the following document as having participated in the murders of John and Hugh Stewart in Balquhidder: “Reg. Privy Seal. Vol.VI. No. 737. 8 Sept. 1569. Gift to Alexander Stewart in Pittareg of the escheat of numerous persons all from Balquhidder including Alexander Stewart in Gartnascrow and Andrew his son also Duncan Stewart his son, and Blak Alexander Stewart in Glenbuckie and Patrick his son, for the murder of Hugh and John Stewart, his brother, in the lands of Balquhider in December last [1568]”.
A Glenbuckie Gang Murder
Alexander was cited in the 1586 bond of manrent to Sir Duncan Campbell:
In 1586 the following people were all included in a bond of manrent to Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy, for the murder of John MacOlchallum Comrie. (Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland):
- Walter Stewart in Bailliefoile (natural son of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie)
- Robert Stewart (son of Walter Stewart in Balliefoile)
- Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie
- Patrick Stewart, 1st of Ledcriech (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
- Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
- Robert Stewart of Broichie (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
- James Stewart (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
- John Stewart of Voil (natural son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
- Walter Stewart (natural son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says: “Alexander Stewart, 4th of Glenbucky, was commonly known as “Allister dubh,” and succeeded his father by December 1568 when, being implicated in the murder of Hugh and John Stewart in Balquidder, his escheated was gifted by the crown to Alexander Stewart in Pittarig on 8 September 1569.1 He and his sons Patrick, Duncan, Robert, James, John and Walter, granted a Bond of Manrent to Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy, in 1586, for having killed John MacOlchallum Comrie, servant to the said Sir Duncan.”
Duncan Stewart (1739) says, “Alexander, who married ___ Stewart, grand-daughter to the foresaid Patrick, by whom he had Patrick (of whom Patrick Stewart of Ledcriech is fifth in lineal descent), Duncan, his successor in Glenbucky, James and Robert. He had likewise two natural sons, John and Patrick.”
Alexander married his first-cousin, once-removed, the grand-daughter of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie, by his eldest son.
Alexander married his cousin, Daughter Stewart, b. Abt 1545, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, believed to be the daughter of Johne Dow Stewart, in Dallanlaggan, b. Abt 1522, Dallanlaggan, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, son of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie, shown above. They had the following children:
1. Patrick Stewart, 1st of Ledcreich, b. Abt 1550, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. Aft 1586 (Age ~ 37 years)
Patrick Stewart, 1st of Ledcreich, b. Abt 1550, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1586 (Age ~ 37 years). Patrick renounced his rights to Glenbuckie in favour of his younger brother, Duncan Stewart, and took the property of Ledcreich instead. His information along with his descendants can be found on our Stewarts of Ledcreich page.
2. Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie Deputy Royal Forester in Glen Finglas, b. Bef 1552, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. Aft 1586
Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie Deputy Royal Forester in Glen Finglas, b. Bef 1552, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1586 (Age > 36 years). Duncan became heir to Glenbuckie when his oldest brother, Patrick Stewart, gave up his right to Glenbuckie in favour of the property of Ledcreich. His information is presented below.
3. Robert Stewart, 1st of Broichie, b. Abt 1554, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. 26 May 1604 (Age ~ 50 years)
Robert Stewart, 1st of Broichie, b. Abt 1554, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 26 May 1604 (Age ~ 50 years).
In 1586 the following people were all included in a bond of manrent to Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy, for the murder of John MacOlchallum Comrie. (Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland).
Walter Stewart in Bailliefoile (natural son of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie)
Robert Stewart (son of Walter Stewart in Balliefoile)
Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie
Patrick Stewart, 1st of Ledcriech (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
Robert Stewart of Broichie (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
James Stewart (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
John Stewart of Voil (natural son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
Walter Stewart (natural son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
According to Stewart Clan Magazine, Robert married Catharine Stewart and had a will filed 26 MAY 1604. Her birth family is unknown. Robert could be the ancestor of one of the unaccounted branches of Glenbuckie.
They are believed to have had the following son:
1. Robert Stewart, 2nd of Broichie, b. Abt 1580, Broich, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Robert’s existence is uncertain. There is a testament filed in the Dunblane Commissariat Records on 4 AUG 1629 for Robert Stewart in Broich. The full text of the testament has not been researched. The only other branch known to have resided in Broich(ie) was Ardvorlich Branch IV and they do not appear to have occupied Broichie until later in the 17th century. Thus it would seem that the Robert Stewart in Broichie who died in 1629 was most likely the son of Robert Stewart of Broich who died in 1604. It is believed that this line died out with this Robert, however he could be the ancestor of one of the unaccounted branches of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie.
4. James "in Glen" Stewart, in Glenfinglas, b. Abt 1556, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. Aft 1586 (Age ~ 31 years)
James “in Glen” Stewart, in Glenfinglas, b. Abt 1556, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1586 (Age ~ 31 years).
The Stewarts of Ardvorlich Book 3 also indicates that “the first person of the name of Stewart actually settled in Glenfinglas, was James Stewart in Glen, who is mentioned in 1575 in the special Retour of James Stewart of Baldofran (Baldorran) in the lands of Emyrcrethan and Croftintarry (Easter and Wester Cregan in Strathyre).” The most likely candidate for this James would be James Stewart, son of Alexander Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie, who is believed to have had no children.
In 1586 the following people were all included in a bond of manrent to Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy, for the murder of John MacOlchallum Comrie. (Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland).
Walter Stewart in Bailliefoile (natural son of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie)
Robert Stewart (son of Walter Stewart in Balliefoile)
Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie
Patrick Stewart, 1st of Ledcriech (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
Robert Stewart of Broichie (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
James Stewart (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
John Stewart of Voil (natural son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
Walter Stewart (natural son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
It is not known if James had children. He could be an ancestor of one of the unaccounted branches of Glenbuckie.
Alexander Dubh Stewart had the following illegitimate children by an unknown woman or women:
5. John Stewart, in Voil, b. Abt 1558, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. 21 Dec 1665, Voil, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 107 years)
John Stewart, in Voil, b. Abt 1558, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 21 Dec 1665, Voil, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 107 years).
Duncan Stewart’s genealogy (1739) records John’s birth as illegitimate.
In 1586 the following people were all included in a bond of manrent to Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy, for the murder of John MacOlchallum Comrie. (Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland).
Walter Stewart in Bailliefoile (natural son of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie)
Robert Stewart (son of Walter Stewart in Balliefoile)
Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie
Patrick Stewart, 1st of Ledcriech (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
Robert Stewart of Broichie (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
James Stewart (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
John Stewart of Voil (natural son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
Walter Stewart (natural son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
John resided in Voil. No such property has been identified. It is presumed that it was a now defunct house on Loch Voil.
According to Stewart Clan Magazine, he married Janet McGregor and his will was filed on 21 DEC 1665 in Dunblane. It is not known if he had any children. He could be the ancestor of one of the later unaccounted branches of Glenbuckie.
6. Walter Stewart, in Broichie, b. Abt 1560, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. 11 Nov 1617, Broiche, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 57 years)
Walter Stewart, in Broichie, b. Abt 1560, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 11 Nov 1617, Broiche, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 57 years).
Duncan Stewart (1739) records Walter’s name as Patrick and his birth as illegitimate. Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) confirms he was a natural son. His birth mother is unknown.
In 1586 the following people were all included in a bond of manrent to Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy, for the murder of John MacOlchallum Comrie. (Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland).
Walter Stewart in Bailliefoile (natural son of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie)
Robert Stewart (son of Walter Stewart in Balliefoile)
Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie
Patrick Stewart, 1st of Ledcriech (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
Robert Stewart of Broichie (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
James Stewart (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
John Stewart of Voil (natural son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
Walter Stewart (natural son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
According to Stewart Clan Magazine, he married Margaret Haldane and lived in Broichie, Kilmadock, and his will was filed 11 NOV 1617.
Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie, Earl’s Forester in Glen Finglas
Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie, Deputy Royal Forester in Glen Finglas, b. Bef 1552, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1586 (Age > 36 years). Duncan was the second son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie, shown above.
Duncan became heir to Glenbuckie when his oldest brother, Patrick Stewart, gave up his right to Glenbuckie in favour of the property of Ledcreich. As Duncan’s son, John Dubh Beag, was later recorded as being “of Ledcreich” when he helped clear the MacGregors from Glenfinglas, that may indicate that the exchange of lands occurred later in his life.
Stewarts of the South erroneously accounts Duncan as “9th of Glenbuckie.” This is a mistaken reading of Duncan Stewart (1739) which shows Duncan as “IX Duncan” in reference to him being 9th generation in descent from James Beag Stewart, 1st of Baldorran and Balquhidder.
Duncan Stewart (1739) says “Duncan, son to Alexander Stewart in Glenbuckie, married first, ___ Campbell of the family of Ardkinglass, secondly, he married Katharine MacGrigor, grand-daughter to Dougal Keir MacGrigor, Predecessor to Innerlochlarig and Glengyle, said to be the last cadet of the Laird of MacGrigor, and had issue: 1 John, 2 Walter, 3 Duncan, 4 Patrick, 5 John Beg, and 6 Alexander.”
The Ardvorlich MSS records that before 1580 Duncan Stewart, son of Black Alexander of Glenbuckie, was appointed as Deputy Royal Forester in Glenfinglas. The Royal Forester at the time was John Stewart, Constable of Doune.
In 1586 the following people were all included in a bond of manrent to Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy, for the murder of John MacOlchallum Comrie. (Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland).
- Walter Stewart in Bailliefoile (natural son of Patrick Stewart, 2nd of Glenbuckie)
- Robert Stewart (son of Walter Stewart in Balliefoile)
- Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie
- Patrick Stewart, 1st of Ledcreich (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
- Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
- Robert Stewart of Broichie (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
- James Stewart (son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
- John Stewart of Voil (natural son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
- Walter Stewart (natural son of Alexander Dubh Stewart, 4th of Glenbuckie)
Duncan Stewart married firstly to Daughter Campbell, of Ardkinglas, b. Abt 1555, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. They had the following children:
1. John Dubh Mor Stewart, 6th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1575, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
John Dubh Mor Stewart, 6th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1575, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. His story continues below.
2. Walter nan Cleugh Stewart, 1st of Strone and Forester of Benvenue, b. Abt 1580, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
Walter nan Cleugh Stewart, 1st of Strone and Forester of Benvenue, b. Abt 1580, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Walter was included in a bond in 1622 in which he is recorded as the “brother-german of John Dow Stewart in Glenfinglas”. The John Dow in question would be John Dubh Mor Stewart, 6th of Glenbuckie. He is believed to be the same Walter Stewart described in Stewarts of the South as “called Slioch Valter nan Cliugh (“Children of Walter of the Glen”) of Glenbuckie house [who] was forester to the Earl of Monteith in Benvinu when that family lived in splendor in the Island of Port of Monteith.”
Stewarts of the South says “One of his descendants was commonly called by the name of Iain du na Stroain (“Black John of Stroan”)” and that “John Du na Sroan had three grand uncles”. Our present accounting shows that Black John of Stroan was probably a great-grandson of Walter, thus the three grand uncles would be additional sons of Walter.
Walter is the founder of branch VI of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie, clan Sliochd Walter nan Cleugh. His descendants are presented on the Stewarts in Strone page.
Duncan Stewart married secondly to Katherine MacGregor of Clan Dougal Ciar, b. Abt 1560, Inverlochlarig, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN . They had the following children:
3. Duncan "Oig" Stewart, of III-IV-V Branch, Forester in Glen Finglas, b. Abt 1585, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
Duncan “Oig” Stewart, of III-IV-V Branch Forester in Glen Finglas, b. Abt 1585, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Duncan Stewart is identified in Rev. Duncan Stewart’s 1739 History of the Stewarts as being the third son of Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie:
“Duncan, son to Alexander Stewart in Glenbuckie, married first, ___ Campbell of the family of Ardkinglass, secondly, he married Katharine MacGrigor, grand-daughter to Dougal Keir MacGrigor, Predecessor to Innerlochlarig and Glengyle, said to be the last cadet of the Laird of MacGrigor, and had issue: 1 John, 2 Walter, 3 Duncan, 4 Patrick, 5 John Beg, and 6 Alexander.” (Duncan Stewart (1739), p. 132.)
We are chosing to identify this Duncan as Duncan “Oig” Stewart (“Young Duncan” or roughly equivalent to “Duncan Junior”) in order to differentiate him from his father.
Stewarts of the South agrees with Duncan Stewart (1739) in describing Duncan “Oig” Stewart as “Duncan Stewart, brother to Iain Du Beg of Glenbuckie” and goes on to say that he “had three sons: 1st Alexander, his Successor, James & Donald.” He is also identified as the partriarch of III, IV, and V-Branches. However, the descriptors for these three branches contain contraditions and cannot be reconciled as described in the document. The accounting shown here represents our best attempt to reconcile the conflicting descriptions.
According to Stewarts of the South, 1-Line of the Stewarts in Ardcheanochdan and Duart (III-Branch) were “were a long time foresters of Glenfinglas under [the] Glenbuckie family.”
Duncan “Oig” Stewart is believed to be the father of:
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- Alexander mac Dhunachy Stewart, of III and V Branches Forester in Glen Finglas, b. Abt 1610, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Stewarts of the South says that Duncan “Oig” Stewart had three sons: “Alexander, his successor, James, and Donald.” However, the accounting of III, IV and V-Branches contain contraditions and cannot be reconciled as described. The accounting shown here represents our best attempt to reconcile the conflicting descriptions.
Alexander is believed to be the patriach of III-Branch – Clan Sliochd Sheumais mhic Alistir mhic Dhunachy and V-Branch.
Stewarts of the South describes the origins of these branches as:
III-Branch – “Duncan “Oig” Stewart, brother to Iain Du Beg of Glenbuckie, had three sons: 1st Alexander, his Successor, James & Donald, of James descended… [III-Branch].” This family was called “The seed of James mac Alister mac Duncan.”
IV-Branch – “Donald Stewart brother to foresaid James”.
V-Branch – “James Mac Alastir foresaid [who] had a son [who was] a tenant of Lorachans”According to Stewarts of the South, 1-Line of the Stewarts in Ardcheanochdan and Duart (III-Branch) were “were a long time foresters of Glenfinglas under [the] Glenbuckie family.”
- James mac Dhunachy Stewart, b. Abt 1613, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Stewarts of the South says that Duncan “Oig” Stewart had three sons: “Alexander, his successor, James, and Donald.” However, the accounting of III, IV and V-Branches contain contraditions and cannot be reconciled as described. The accounting shown here represents our best attempt to reconcile the conflicting descriptions.
After listing the three sons of Duncan “Oig” Stewart in the opening description for III-Line, Stewarts of the South, immediately follows with “of James descended…” and then goes on to list the descendants of III-Line. This would appear to indicate that III-Line descends from this James, son of Duncan “Oig” Stewart. However, III-Line is given the patronymic title “Sliochd Sheumais mhic Alistir mhic Dhunachy” which means “The Seed of James, son of Alexander, son of Duncan.” James cannot be both the son of Duncan, as the opening description of III-Line indicates, and also the son of Alexander, as the patronymic indicates. These two descriptors contradict each other and cannot be reconciled. Thus we must accept one and reject the other. We choose to accept the patronymic and show III-Line as descending from this James’ brother, Alexander, whose son, James, would rightly be described as “James, son of Alexander, son of Duncan.”
We acknowledge that Gordon MacGregor (Red Book of Scotland) interprets this conflict the other way. MacGregor rejects the patronymic and accepts “of James descended…” and shows this James as “having issue” but does not delve further into those issuing descendants.
- Donald mac Dhunachy Stewart, of IV-Branch, b. Abt 1616, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Stewarts of the South says that Duncan “Oig” Stewart had three sons: “Alexander, his successor, James, and Donald.” However, the accounting of III, IV and V-Branches contain contraditions and cannot be reconciled as described. The accounting shown here represents our best attempt to reconcile the conflicting descriptions.
Stewarts of the South describes IV-Branch of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie as descending from “Donald Stewart brother to foresaid James“ which appears to refer back to James, the son of Duncan “Oig” Stewart. But James is elsewhere described with the patronymic “mac Alistir” indicating that his father’s name was Alexander. This contradiction cannot be resolved. We must choose to either accept the descriptor and reject the patronymic, or accept the patronymic and reject the descriptor. In this case, as the patronymic is not used to describe Donald, then we are choosing to resolve the contradiction by showing Donad as the son of Duncan “Oig” Stewart and the patriarch of IV-Branch of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie.
- Alexander mac Dhunachy Stewart, of III and V Branches Forester in Glen Finglas, b. Abt 1610, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland
4. Patrick Stewart, b. Abt 1587, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
Patrick Stewart, b. Abt 1587, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Duncan Stewart (1739) lists a son, Patrick, with no further description. Nothing more is known of him. He could be the ancestor of one of the later unaccounted branches of Glenbuckie.
5. John Dubh Beag Stewart, in Muirlaggan and Ledcreich, b. Abt 1589, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. Nov 1669 (Age ~ 84 years)
John Dubh Beag Stewart, in Muirlaggan and Ledcreich, b. Abt 1589, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Nov 1669 (Age ~ 84 years).
John’s first nickname, Dubh, means “black”, which infers that he had dark hair. John Dubh Stewart had an older half-brother also named John Dubh Stewart. In order to differentiate between the two, the elder legitimate brother was known as John Dubh Mor Stewart, which means “Big Black John”, while this younger illegitimate half-brother was known as John Dubh Beag Stewart which means “Little Black John.”
John Dubh Beag is the patriarch of Branch II of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie as accounted in Stewarts of the South. John is mentioned in the following testament as having resided in Muirlaggan and having had a son John who inherited his estate: “Testament of John dow beg Stewart in Murlagan who died in November of 1669 given up by John Stewart his son.” John Dubh Beg, along with his distant cousin Major James Beg Stewart, 2nd of Ardvorlich, were responsible for evicting Clan Gregor from Glenfinglas. It should be noted that his mother was also a MacGregor. Stewarts of the South records the following:
“John Du Beg was one of the stoutest men in the country. It was him who was with Major [James] Stewart [2nd of Ardvorlich] when they drove the MacGregors from Glenfinglas – and he was the best soldier of the two. They slept in the hill and their followers deserted them. The place was between Glenbuckie and Glenfinglas. The Major was for returning back if it was not for John Beg. The MacGregors being that day burning their houses in Glenmain which was close with wood. The two came to the tree where the MacGregors had left their arms and John Du Beg asked the Major whether he would secure the arms or catch Callum Owr, the leader of the MacGregors. The Major undertook the securing of the arms and threw them into a hole full of water. John Du Beg said to Callum Owr if he would stir he would kill him and brought him [as a] prisoner to Doune where he was executed. [And Major James Beg] Stewart got the tack of the Glen [Finglas].”
Elsewhere in the same document the author refers to this incident again in which he specifies that John Dubh Beag resided in Ledcreich:
“The MacGregors who were always ready to seize opportunities came and forced the remains of the Clan from the glen and became possessors themselves. After the restoration of Charles II, Major (James Beag) Stewart… undertook for the Earl Murray to drive the MacGregors out of the glen as they would neither pay rent and committed some acts of riot. …this he executed together with one John Dubh Beg of [the] Glenbuckie family of Leadchrich.”
John Dubh Beg Stewart and James Beag Stewart of Ardvorlich, were not only distant cousins, they were also brothers-in-law. John’s half-brother, John Dubh Mor Stewart, married Isabel Stewart, sister of James Beag Stewart.
What makes John Dubh Beg Stewart’s role in the clearing of Glen Finglas significant is that the MacGregors who occupied Glen Finglas were from Clan Dougal Ciar and John ‘s mother was a MacGregor from Clan Dougal Ciar, so John was clearing his own cousins on his mother’s side. They were not strangers. They were family.
Glen Finglas was divided into four portions by Maj. James Beag Stewart of Ardvorlich who gave one-quarter to the family of Glenbuckie. However, despite the role of John Dubh Beag Stewart leading the clearing of Glen Finglas, he never got to share in the spoils. The Glenbuckie portion of Glen Finglas was retained by this John’s older half-brother, John Dubh Mor Stewart.
A bond in 1622 which names the heads of most of the Balquhidder Stewarts includes: “John Dow Stewart in Glenfinglas and his brother-german, Walter”. The bond does not specify which of the two John Dubh Stewarts (Beag or Mor) was residing in Glen Finglas, however we now know that it was John Dubh Mor who resided in Glen Finglas (see notes on John Dubh Mor for more information) while John Dubh Beag is noted above as residing in Muirlaggan and Ledcreich.
John Stewart’s descendants are presented on the Glenbuckie Branch II page.
6. Alexander Stewart, b. Abt 1591, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
Alexander Stewart, b. Abt 1591, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Alexander Stewart is identified in Rev. Duncan Stewart’s 1739 History of the Stewarts as being the third son of Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie:
“Duncan, son to Alexander Stewart in Glenbuckie, married first, ___ Campbell of the family of Ardkinglass, secondly, he married Katharine MacGrigor, grand-daughter to Dougal Keir MacGrigor, Predecessor to Innerlochlarig and Glengyle, said to be the last cadet of the Laird of MacGrigor, and had issue: 1 John, 2 Walter, 3 Duncan, 4 Patrick, 5 John Beg, and 6 Alexander.” (Duncan Stewart (1739), p. 132.)
Stewarts of the South says that Branches III, IV, and V of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie descend from Duncan “Oig” Stewart, son of Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie. However, the author also gives III-Branch the patronymic Sliochd Sheumais mhic Alistir mhic Dhunachy and IV-Branch the patronymic Sliochd Dhonal mhic Alastair mhic Dhonachie indicating that both of these branches descend from Alexander, son of Duncan. The problem arrises when trying to determine which Alexander and which Duncan. The text says it is Duncan “Oig” Stewart from which these branches descend, so Alexander must be the son of Duncan “Oig” Stewart. However, the descriptions of Branches III, IV, and V contain contraditions, so another possibilty is that the patronymics could refer to this Alexander, son of Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie. However, that interpretation is unlikely. Thus we show Branches III, IV, and V descending from Duncan “Oig” Stewart, son of Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie. And we show this Alexander Stewart as having no known descendants.
John Dubh Mor Stewart, 6th of Glenbuckie
John Dubh Mor Stewart, 6th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1575, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. John was the son of Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie, shown above.
According to Stewarts of the South, John was called “Iain Dubh Mor” (“Big Black John”) to differentiate him from his younger half-brother, Iain Dubh Beg (“Little Black John”).
Duncan Stewart (1739) says, “John married Isabel, daughter to Alexander Stewart of Ardvorlich, by whom he had Duncan, who died without issue, Alexander, his successor, James and Donald, who both had issue, and several daughters.”
A bond in 1622 which names the heads of most of the Balquhidder Stewarts includes: “John Dow (Mor) Stewart in Glenfinglas and his brother-german, Walter”. Dow is an Anglicization of Dubh which means “black”. Gordon MacGregor suggests, and we concur, that these two brothers were sons of Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie.
John signed the 1654 Bond of Keltney Burn along with the heads of all the other Stewart houses in Balquhidder, Athol, and Appin swearing allegiance to King Charles II.
The following family is found in miscellaneous notes in the John MacGregor Collection (1905) and refers to this family: “John Dow Stewart in Glenfinglas had two sons,- James and Alexander. James 1673 had a son named Alexander 1703 who married Mary Stewart and they had three sons – Robert Duncan and James. Alexander who was father to Duncan Stewart in Lack 1676 and grandfather to John Stewart in Glenbuckie.”
The earlier 1622 bond doesn’t specify which of the two John Dubh Stewarts, Mor or Beag, was residing in Glen Finglas, however the latter reference from the John MacGregor Collection indicates that it was John Dubh Mor Stewart who resided in Glen Finglas, while John Dubh Beag resided in Muirlaggan and Ledcreich.
John Stewart married to his distant cousin Isabel Stewart, of Ardvorlich, b. Abt 1585, Ardvorlich, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, daughter of Alexander Stewart, 1st of Ardvorlich. They had the following children:
1. Duncan Stewart, b. Abt 1608, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
Duncan Stewart, b. Abt 1608, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. According to Duncan Stewart (1739), this Duncan died without issue.
2. Alexander Stewart, 7th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1610, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. 1676 (Age ~ 66 years)
Alexander Stewart, 7th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1610, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 1676 (Age ~ 66 years). His story is presented below.
3. James Stewart, in Glenfinglas, b. Abt 1612, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 1673, Glenfinglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 61 years)
James Stewart, in Glenfinglas, b. Abt 1612, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 1673, Glenfinglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 61 years).
According to Duncan Stewart (1739), James had children. James is mentioned in miscellaneous notes in the (John) MacGregor Collection: “John Dow Stewart in Glenfinglas had two sons,- James and Alexander. James 1673 had a son named Alexander 1703 who married Mary Stewart and they had three sons – Robert Duncan and James. Alexander who was father to Duncan Stewart in Lack 1676 and grandfather to John Stewart in Glenbuckie.”
James was father of:
- Alexander Stewart, b. Abt 1635, Glenfinglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 1703, Glenfinglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 68 years).Alexander is mentioned in miscellaneous notes in the John MacGregor Collection: “John Dow Stewart in Glenfinglas had two sons,- James and Alexander. James 1673 had a son named Alexander 1703 who married Mary Stewart and they had three sons – Robert, Duncan and James. Alexander who was father to Duncan Stewart in Lack 1676 and grandfather to John Stewart in Glenbuckie.”The meaning of the last sentence is uncertain. The only John Stewart in Glenbuckie that could fit chronologically would be John Stewart of Benmore who became 13th of Glenbuckie by marriage.
John Stewart of Benmore and 13th of Glenbuckie, was the son of Capt. John Glas Stewart of Benmore and his wife, Margaret Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 4th of Ardsheal.
Capt. John Glas Stewart was the son of John Stewart of Coll and an unknown woman, born ca. 1660-1670. If she was a daughter of this Alexander Stewart, then that would make Alexander the great-grandfather of John Stewart of Glenbuckie.
John Stewart, 4th of Ardsheal, was married to an unknown woman, born ca. 1665-1670. If she was a daughter of this Alexander Stewart, then that would also make Alexander the great-grandfather of John Stewart of Glenbuckie.
There is no accounting that could make Alexander the grandfather of John Stewart of Glenbuckie.
Alexander married Mary Stewart, b. Abt 1640, Perthshire, Scotland
, d. UNKNOWN- Robert Stewart, b. Abt 1665, Glenfinglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
- Duncan Stewart, in Lack, b. Abt 1670, Glenfinglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Duncan Stewart is mentioned in miscellaneous notes in the John MacGregor Collection: “John Dow Stewart in Glenfinglas had two sons,- James and Alexander. James 1673 had a son named Alexander 1703 who married Mary Stewart and they had three sons – Robert, Duncan and James. Alexander who was father to Duncan Stewart in Lack 1676 and grandfather to John Stewart in Glenbuckie.”If we have correctly accounted for this family it is not clear how he was father of John Stewart in Glenbuckie. The location of “Lack” has not been identified.
- James Stewart, b. Abt 1670, Glenfinglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
- Robert Stewart, b. Abt 1665, Glenfinglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland
4. Donald Stewart, b. Abt 1615, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
Donald Stewart, b. Abt 1615, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. According to Duncan Stewart (1739), Donald was a son of John Stewart, 6th of Glenbuckie, and he had issue
5. Isabel Stewart, b. Abt 1620, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
Isabel Stewart, b. Abt 1620, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Duncan Stewart’s 1739 genealogy confusingly refers to the father of Isabel as John Stewart, “predecessor” of Glenbuckie. This likely means that he was the ancestor of the current Stewart of Glenbuckie who was alive in 1739.
6. Several Daughters Stewart, b. Aft 1620, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
Several Daughters Stewart, b. Aft 1620, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
According to Duncan Stewart (1739), John Dubh Mor Stewart had several daughters.
Alexander Stewart, 7th of Glenbuckie
Alexander Stewart, 7th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1610, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 1676 (Age ~ 66 years). Alexander was the son of John Stewart, 6th of Glenbuckie, shown above.
Duncan Stewart (1739) says, “Alexander married Helen, daughter to Hugh (Ewan) Campbell of Leeks and had Duncan.”
Alexander’s marriage date of 1627 is according to Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland). His birth date shown here is a best guess. Alexander’s date of death comes from a reference in the miscellaneous notes of the John MacGregor Collection:
“John Dow Stewart in Glenfinglas had two sons,- James and Alexander. James 1673 had a son named Alexander 1703 who married Mary Stewart and they had three sons – Robert Duncan and James. Alexander who was father to Duncan Stewart in Lack 1676 and grandfather to John Stewart in Glenbuckie.”
It is unclear from the context if 1676 refers to Alexander or his son Duncan.
Alexander married Helen Campbell, of Leeks, b. Abt 1610, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, daughter of Hugh (Ewan) Campbell of Leeks. They had the following child:
1. Duncan Stewart, 8th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1630, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1706 (Age ~ 75 years).
Duncan Stewart, 8th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1630, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1706 (Age ~ 75 years). His story is presented below.
Duncan Stewart, 8th of Glenbuckie
Duncan Stewart, 8th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1630, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1706 (Age ~ 75 years). Duncan was the son of Alexander Stewart, 7th of Glenbuckie, shown above.
Duncan Stewart (1739) says, “Duncan who married Jean Graham, daughter to John Graham of Duchray, by whom he had John, Lieutenant Walter Stewart, Alexander, and Patrick, who all had issue.”
Duchray had formerly been one of the properties belonging to the earlier Stewarts of Baldorran.
Duncan Stewart married Jean Graham, of Duchray, b. Abt 1650, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, daughter of John Graham of Duchray. They had the following children:
1. John Stewart, 9th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1670, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
John Stewart, 9th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1670, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. His story is presented below.
2. Alexander Stewart, 1st of Tomnasai, b. Abt 1672, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
Alexander Stewart, 1st of Tomnasai, b. Abt 1672, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Alexander’s information and descendants can be found on our Stewarts in Tomnasai & Kirkton page.
3. Lt. Walter Stewart, in Wester Brig o' Turk, b. Abt 1675, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. 1760, Brig o' Turk, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 93 years)
Lt. Walter Stewart, 1st in Wester Brig o’ Turk, b. Abt 1675, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 1760, Brig o’ Turk, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 85 years).
Information on Lt. Walter Stewart and his descendants in Brig o’ Turk can be found on our Stewarts of Wester Brig o’ Turk page.
4. Patrick Stewart, in Milntown of Strathgartney, b. Abt 1680, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN, Probably London, England
Patrick Stewart, in Milntown of Strathgartney, b. Abt 1680, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, Probably London, England.
Recorded as having issue. According to Stewarts of the South, Patrick’s descendants moved to London, England.
According to his daughter’s marriage, he lived in Milntown of Strathgartney.
- Christian Stewart, in Milntown of Strathgartney, b. 5 Feb 1691, Moneydie or Callandar, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. She married on 14 Mar 1706 in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland to William Stewart, 4th in Balimeanoch, b. Abt 1680, Balimeanach, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef Mar 1751, Scotland (Age ~ 71 years). They had children who are presented on our Stewarts of Balimeanoch page.
Duncan Stewart had the following child by an unknown woman:
5. Donald Stewart in Duncraggan, b. Abt 1680, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
Donald Stewart in Duncraggan, b. Abt 1680, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Donald Stewart was a natural son by an unknown mother. He is inferred from the following reference in Stewarts of the South:
“Alastir mac Dhoal (“Dhoal” is a phonetic contraction of Domhnall, or Donald in English), [a] tacksman of Duncragan [in] Callander parish, [on the Earl of] Perth’s estate, [which] now [belongs to] Sir Patrick Murray of Auchtertyre. [Alastir] was of a bastard line.”
The following baptismal entry certainly belongs to this Donald as the sponsor was Donald’s half-brother, Walter Stewart in Bridge of Turk.
15 Feb 1729, 16 Feb 1729, Jannet, daughter of Donald STEWART and Nancy STEWART in Cragen. Donald Deceased. Walter Stewart of Bridge of Turk Sponsor. (Walter Stewart was a son of Duncan Stewart, 8th of Glenbuckie.) (Source: Callander Parish Register)
Marriage and Children
Donald Stewart in Duncraggan married Nancy Stewart, b. Abt 1700, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. They had the following children:
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- Alexander mac Dhoal Stewart, in Duncraggan, b. Abt 1720, Duncraggan, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
According to Stewarts of the South: “Alastir mac Dhoal (“Dhoal” is a phonetic contraction of Domhnall or Donald in English), [a] tacksman of Duncragan [in] Callander parish, [on the Earl of] Perth’s estate, [which] now [belongs to] Sir Patrick Murray of Auchtertyre. [Alastir] was of a bastard line.” Duncraggan is located next to Brig o’ Turk in Callander parish. Alexander was father of:- Son Stewart, in Campsie, b. Abt 1745, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland . According to Stewarts of the South he was a bleacher [in the] new town of Campsie and had sons.
- Son Stewart, in Bonill, b. Abt 1750, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. According to Stewarts of the South he lived at Bonill, [Loch] Levenside [in] Dumbartonshire and had sons.
- Son Stewart, in Campsie, b. Abt 1745, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland
- Janet Stewart, b. 15 Feb 1729, Duncraggan, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Janet is identified in the following record from the Callander Parish Register. Nothing more is known of her.
“15 Feb 1729, 16 Feb 1729, Jannet, daughter of Donald Stewart and Nancy Stewart in Cragen (Donald Deceased. Walter Stewart of Bridge of Turk Sponsor)”
Walter Stewart was a son of Duncan Stewart, 8th of Glenbuckie.
- Alexander mac Dhoal Stewart, in Duncraggan, b. Abt 1720, Duncraggan, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland
John Stewart, 9th of Glenbuckie
John Stewart, 9th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1670, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. John was the son of Duncan Stewart, 8th of Glenbuckie, shown above.
Duncan Stewart (1739) says, “John Stewart of Glenbucky married Jane, daughter to John Stewart of Ardsheal, Tutor of Apine [Appin], by whom he had Alexander, Duncan, Donald, and John.” (sic – the existence of the fourth son, John, has not been substantiated by any other sources.)
Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says, “John Stewart, 9th of Glenbucky, succeeded his father and purchased the feu of the lands of Glenbucky from James, Duke of Atholl, on 5 February 17061 for which he had a confirmation under the Great Seal on 27 September following. He m. Janet, daughter of John Stewart of Ardsheil, (c/m 2 October 1695) and was father of Alexander, Duncan, Donald and Jean.”
John Stewart married on 2 Oct 1695 to Janet Stewart, of Ardsheal, b. Abt 1670, Ardsheal, Appin, Argyll, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, daughter of John Stewart, 3rd of Ardsheal. Her paternal first-cousin was John Stewart of Coll, father to John Glas Stewart of Benmore whose family later acquired Glenbuckie. They had the following children:
1. Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1696, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. 7 Sep 1745, Leny, Strathyre, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 55 years)
Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1696, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 7 Sep 1745, Leny, Strathyre, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 55 years). His story is presented below.
2. Duncan Stewart, in Torrie and Lettir of Strathgartney, b. Abt 1698, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
Duncan Stewart, in Torrie and Lettir of Strathgartney, b. Abt 1698, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says,
“Duncan Stewart, m. in 1730, to his sister-in-law, Grisel, daughter of David Drummond, brother of John Drummond of Colquhalzie, and sister and co-heir of her brother, John Drummond of McCorrestone, and was father of John, Alexander, Janet and Katherine.”
The will of Dr.David Stewart of Breanachoille, younger son of Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie, nephew of this Duncan Stewart, refers to “his cousin Janet, being the daughter of Duncan Stewart of Torrie.” That would make this Duncan Stewart the one who was of Torrie.
In 1745, there were minutes of the presbytery of Kilmadock in which action was being taken to shut down a private Roman Catholic boarding school for boys. The school was run out of the house of “Mr. Duncan Stewart of Torrie.” It is believed that this Duncan Stewart is that teacher as he was designated as “Duncan Stewart of Torrie” at that time. And the list of students enrolled in the school include his nephew of Glenbuckie and several other families who were closely connected to the Glenbuckie Stewarts as fellow Jacobites. (See: The Catholic Jacobite School in Kilmadock)
The presbytery directed Mr Duncan Stewart to cease teaching and to disband the school. They also ordered the parents of the students to cease sending their kids there. In response to this order, Duncan Stewart “left the kingdom [and has] retired to some Popish country.” He was later recorded living in France. There is no record of he, his wife, or their children returning to Scotland. Their later whereabouts is unknown.
Duncan Stewart married to Grissell Drummond, b. Abt 1700, Colquhalzie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, daughter of David Drummond. They had the following children:
- John Stewart, b. 27 Apr 1731, Lettir of Strathgartney, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Nothing more is known of John. He may or may not have married and had children.
- Alexander Stewart, b. 18 Jun 1732, Lettir of Strathgartney, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. According to The Stewarts of Ardvorlich Supplement, Alexander Stewart had a line of descendants as shown here.
- Duncan John Stewart, b. Abt 1770, d. UNKNOWN. He is listed in the Stewart Society Archives “Yellow Binder” of supplementary notes to the three volume, Stewarts of Ardvorlich, by John Stewart, 10th of Ardvorlich. The chronology of this line is questionable. It seems likely that there is a generation missing.
- Agnes Stewart, b. Abt 1810, d. UNKNOWN. She married John Browne, b. Abt 1810, d. UNKNOWN. They had the following child:
- John Stewart Browne, b. Abt 1840, d. UNKNOWN
- Stewart Browne, b. 1888, d. UNKNOWN
- Maj. Charles Stewart-Browne, b. 1914, d. UNKNOWN. He married Marjory Unknown, b. 1907, d. 15 Nov 2001, Brighton, Cornwall, England (Age 94 years).
- Maj. Charles Stewart-Browne, b. 1914, d. UNKNOWN. He married Marjory Unknown, b. 1907, d. 15 Nov 2001, Brighton, Cornwall, England
- Stewart Browne, b. 1888, d. UNKNOWN
- John Stewart Browne, b. Abt 1840, d. UNKNOWN
- Agnes Stewart, b. Abt 1810, d. UNKNOWN. She married John Browne, b. Abt 1810, d. UNKNOWN. They had the following child:
- Duncan John Stewart, b. Abt 1770, d. UNKNOWN. He is listed in the Stewart Society Archives “Yellow Binder” of supplementary notes to the three volume, Stewarts of Ardvorlich, by John Stewart, 10th of Ardvorlich. The chronology of this line is questionable. It seems likely that there is a generation missing.
- Janet Stewart, b. 18 Apr 1734, Lettir of Strathgartney, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Janet is mentioned in the will of her cousin, Dr. David Stewart, son of Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie: “Legacy to Janet Stewart, my cousin, daughter of Duncan Stewart of Torrie.”
- Katherine Stewart, b. 2 Dec 1735, Lettir of Strathgartney, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
“Duncan Stewart had a dua. Katherine m. James Stewart of Tarr as his 1st wife and had 12 children.” (Stewarts of Ardvorlich, Part 3, p. 2)
Katherine is mentioned in Mitchell’s Monumental Inscriptions for Brig o’ Turk cemetery in Callander parish in reference to her husband as follows:
“12 (at top – a pelican plucking its breast, on her nest) (in Latin) Katharine STEWART, 24 DEC 1735, husband James STEWART esquire of Tar (Mitchell notes: Duncan STEWART in Achray, feuer of Tar in Ruskie in 1754, son James succeeded him in 1784 and died before 1811 – son John, daughters Janet, Anne, etc, two wives).”
The date of 24 DEC 1735 shown with her name is presumed to be a referrence to her date of birth, albeit incorrect, however the reference is ambiguous. Katharine is presumed to have died in conjunction with, or shortly after the birth of her last child as her husband James remarried abt four years later.
Marriage and Children
Katherine Stewart married Abt 1755 in Perthshire, Scotland
to James Stewart, of Tar, b. 1735, Auchrig, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 22 Nov 1809, Auchray, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 74 years). They had the following children:
(Further information on this family can be found on our Stewarts in Craigleven page.)- Alexander Stewart, in Duniverig, b. 7 Mar 1756, Auchrig, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Between 1796 and 1799, Duniverig, Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 39 years)
- Janet Stewart, b. Abt 9 Sep 1757, Achray, Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1763 (Age < 5 years)
- John Stewart, b. 6 Oct 1758, Tar in Ruskie, Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1815 (Age < 56 years)
- David Stewart, b. 16 Aug 1761, Tar in Ruskie, Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1815 (Age < 53 years)
- Janet Stewart, b. 16 Aug 1763, Tar in Ruskie, Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
- Charles Francis Stewart, b. 10 Apr 1768, Tar in Ruskie, Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1815 (Age < 46 years)
- Smith Stewart, b. 23 Feb 1770, Tar in Ruskie, Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Sep 1807, Font Hill, Saint Thomas, Jamaica (Age 37 years)
- Anne Stewart, b. 23 Dec 1772, Tar in Ruskie, Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
- Margaret Stewart, b. 11 Nov 1774, Tar in Ruskie, Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 21 Aug 1802, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 27 years)
- Alexander Stewart, in Duniverig, b. 7 Mar 1756, Auchrig, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland
- Duncan? Stewart, b. Abt 1737, Lettir of Strathgartney, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Duncan’s existence is uncertain. He is listed in the Stewarts of Ardvorlich Supplement in a tree purporting to show the descendants of Duncan Stewart, brother of Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie. In that tree, this Duncan Stewart is listed with a question mark beside his name.
3. Jean Stewart, b. Abt 1700, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
Jean Stewart, b. Abt 1700, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
According to Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland), “Jean Stewart, married Alexander Graham, eldest son of Duncan Graham, in Corries (c/m 10 January 1740.)” They had children.
4. Donald Stewart, Tanner in Edinburgh and Kilmahog, b. Abt 1705, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Donald Stewart, Tanner in Edinburgh and Kilmahog, b. Abt 1705, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
According to Stewarts of the South, Daniel was an apprentice to James Tod, a merchant in Edinburgh. He married to Jean Erskine, although no record of their marriage has been found.
Donald’s nephew Dr. David Stewart, son of Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie, in his will says, “I David Stewart at Brainchyle son of Alexander Stewart of Glenbuckie nominate Alexander Stewart my cousin, lawful son of Deceased Donald Stewart sometime tanner in Edinburgh and his heirs which failing Donald Stewart brother of Alexander Stewart also my cousin and his heirs to be my executors.”
Donald Stewart and Jean Erskine had the following children:
- Catharine Ann Stewart, b. Abt 25 Aug 1735, St. Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
- Alexander Stewart, b. Abt 8 Jan 1739, Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. Alexander’s marriage and children shown here are according to an LDS member submission. This information has not been verified by the Stewarts of Balquhidder Research Group. Alexander Stewart married Abt 1762 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland to Jean Dempster, b. Abt 1740, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
- John Stuart, b. Abt 1 Dec 1763, Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
- Diana Stuart, b. Abt 16 Feb 1766, Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
- Helen Stuart, b. Abt 23 Dec 1768, Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
- James Stuart, b. Abt 4 Apr 1770, Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. Bef 1779, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age ~ 8 years). James is presumed to have died young prior to the birth of his same-named brother in 1779.
- Archibald Stuart, b. Abt 2 Jun 1771, Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
- Alexander Stuart, b. Abt 2 Jun 1771, Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
- William Stuart, b. Abt 24 Mar 1774, Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
- Francis Stuart, b. Abt 20 May 1777, Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
- James Stuart, b. Abt 4 Apr 1779, Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN
- John Stuart, b. Abt 1 Dec 1763, Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
- Janet Stewart, b. 6 Apr 1740, Kilmahog, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. The Callander OPR entry for Janet’s baptism specifies that her father was “Daniel Stewart, brother german to the laird of Glenbucky.”
- Daniel Stewart, Tanner in Edinburgh, b. Abt 2 Jun 1746, Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. His birth registration lists his name as Daniel. He is mentioned as a beneficiary in the will of his cousin, Dr. David Stewart, son of Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie, as follows: “his cousin, Donald Stewart, Tanner, Edinburgh.”
Daughter of Glenbuckie marries MacGregor of Glengyle
Robert MacGregor, born 9 July 1710 (son of Griogair glun dubh MacGregor (alias James Graham), 7th of Glengyle) married a daughter of Stewart of Glenbuckie. They had a son:
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- Duncan MacGregor, born about 1748, died 1826. He was a seaman. (GlenDiscovery)
Robert MacGregor’s wife has not been identified. She would have been born about 1710-1730 and married about 1745. She could be an undocumented younger daughter of John Stewart, 9th of Glenbuckie or an unknown older daughter of one of his sons.
Capt. Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie
Commander of the Stewarts of Balquhidder Jacobite regimental company in 1745
Capt. Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1690, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 7 Sep 1745, Leny, Strathyre, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age ~ 55 years). Alexander was the son of John Stewart, 9th of Glenbuckie, shown above.Through his Ardsheal mother, Alexander was a second-cousin to John Glas Stewart, 1st of Benmore, whose family later acquired Ledcreich and Glenbuckie.
Although Alexander’s marriage and children’s baptisms all took place in the Episcopal church, the family were actually Roman Catholic. Alexander is recorded as having a son in the Catholic Jacobite boarding school in Kilmadock, run by Duncan Stewart in Torrie, who is believed to be Alexander’s brother.
Duncan Stewart (1739) says, “Alexander, now of Glenbucky, married Janet, daughter to Mr. David Drummond, brother to Cul~be~ly (Colquhalzie), and had issue.”
Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says:
“Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbucky, succeeded his father and acquired the lands of Easter Invernenty from John, Duke of Atholl, by disposition dated 13 March 1724 for which he had a charter under the Great Seal on 12 February 1727. He married at Balquhidder, on 26 February 1715 to Janet, sister and co-heir of John Drummond of McCorrestone, and is said to have either committed suicide or to have been murdered by James Mor MacGregor (son of Rob Roy MacGregor) upon the commencement of the Jacobite rising of 1745. He was father of: Duncan Stewart, 11th of Glenbucky, Alexander Stewart, 12th of Glenbucky, John, David, Walter, Janet, Mary.”
A Jacobite Unto Death
Alexander was a Jacobite who served in the Duke of Perth’s Regiment. He and his family were Episcopalians, as were many Jacobites.
Beauchamp says:
“Stewart of Glenbuckie was a man of considerable standing. It was he who led out the Balquhidder Stewarts to the ’45, but he did not get very far. He was with his Stewarts and Glencarnaig with his MacGregors [when they] marched off together and stayed together until they reached Leny House, near Callander. There Buchanan of Leny (sic, “Arnprior”) invited them both to stay the night. [MacGregor of] Glencaranaig declined the invitation and Glenbuckie accepted. Next morning Glenbuckie was found dead in bed, shot though the head. A discharged pistol was in his hand. He was buried within the Church of Balquhidder, the 1631 Church, and round about 1855 when burial vaults were being prepared a skull was dug up, the ball still rattling around inside. Skull and ball were reburied.
“Whether this was suicide or murder has never been established. Buchanan did not go out himself in the ’45. He was arrested at Leny House before Culloden, taken to prison at Stirling and executed at Carlisle, proclaiming to the end his innocence of Glenbuckie’s death. After the loss of their leader most of the Balquhidder Stewarts went back home, although a few went on and joined with the forces of the Duke of Perth, with Atholl’s men or with Glengyle.”
The Framing of Mr. Francis Buchanan of Arnprior for the Murder of Capt. Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie
Captain Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie, was the short-lived commander of the Stewarts of Balquhidder Company intended to serve in the Duke of Perth’s Regiment in service to Prince Charles Edward Stuart (“Bonnie Prince Charlie”) in the Jacobite Rising of 1745.
Tragically, Glenbuckie’s Company existed for only a single day before their commander, Captain Alexander Stewart of Glenbuckie, either committed suicide, or was more likely murdered in his sleep. After his death, lacking a clear leader, the company appears to have broken up within a day.
Two people were accused of his murder: James Mor MacGregor (son of Rob Roy MacGregor) and Francis Buchanan of Arnprior. Below is the story of the allegedly innocent Mr. Francis Buchanan of Arnprior’s wrongful conviction and execution as told by his chaplain, Father Robert Lyon.
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MacNab Saves an Infant Stewart of Glenbuckie
According to The History of Clan MacNab by David Rorer:
“When the government troops were scouring the Braes of Balquhidder in search of Jacobites the daughter of Finlay Macnab in Craigruie is said to have saved the life of Stewart of Glenbuckie who was then an infant, by carrying him to a place of concealment in the hills.”
We are unable to reconcile this account with what is known of the Glenbuckie family. None of the children of children of Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie would have been infants after the ’45. And none of the sons of Alexander had children.
It is possible this story relates to the later Benmore Stewarts of Glenbuckie.
Murder or Suicide?
“Journal of the Clan of MacGregor and Transactions of the year 1745, from the Braes of Balquhidder, till they returned” by Mr Duncan MacGregor:
“Glenbuckie went with him (Arnprior) to Leny, that night [7-8 Sep 1745], and shot himself before the morning. . . the Stewarts got him coffined, set off with him on their shoulders and got him tombed that night [8 Sep 1745], and they never joined us more.”
From: Amelia Georgiana Murray MacGregor, History of the Clan Gregor, from public records and private collections, 2v. (Edinburgh: W. Brown, 1898-1901), II: 365.
Following the murder of Alexander Stewart of Glenbuckie, Francis Buchanan of Arnprior was taken prisoner at Leny House by Capt. James Dunbar of the militia and committed to Stirling castle for suspicion of murder. He was later transferred to Carlisle and eventually executed on 26 OCT 1746.
For more information on Capt. Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie, and the clan regiment from 1745:
Alexander Stewart married 23 Jan 1724 in Episcopal Church, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland to Janet Drummond, b. Abt 1690, Colquhalzie, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN, daughter of David Drummond. They had the following children:
Updates pending for Dr. David Stewart, in Auchnahard, below.
1. Duncan Stewart, 11th of Glenbuckie, b. 5 Dec 1724, Breanchoil, Lochkatrineside, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, d. bet. 1752-1756
Duncan Stewart, 11th of Glenbuckie, b. 5 Dec 1724, Breanchoil, Lochkatrineside, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. bet. 1745-1756.
According to Stewarts of the South, Duncan died from the consumption without issue.
Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says, “Duncan Stewart, 11th of Glenbucky, b. on 5 December 1724 and succeeded his father in 1745. He is said by Captain James Stewart to have “died of the consumption” leaving no issue.”
Duncan was listed as a witness for the defence in the 1752 trial of James Stewart of the Glen accused in the Appin Murder. Duncan’s brother, Alexander, sold Glenbuckie in 1756. Thus we know that Duncan died between 1752-1756.
According to Stirnet, Duncan married to Susannah Campbell, daughter of Capt. Duncan Campbell, 6th of Kilberry. According to Stirnet, she died in 1794 with no children, which is consistent with the description from Stewarts of the South.
Duncan Stewart married to Susannah Campbell, of Kilberry, b. Abt 1730, Scotland , d. 1794 (Age ~ 64 years), daughter of Capt. Dugald Campbell, 6th of Kilberry.
2. Alexander Stewart, 12th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1725, Breanchoil, Lochkatrineside, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, d. abt. 1756
Alexander Stewart, 12th of Glenbuckie, b. Abt 1725, Breanchoil, Lochkatrineside, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. No record has been found of his birth. His suggested birthdate is a best guess.
Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says, “Alexander Stewart, 12th of Glenbucky, succeeded his brother and sold the lands of Glenbucky to his brother-in-law, John Stewart of Benmore. He died of consumption with no children.”
John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore, was not only brother-in-law to Alexander Stewart, 12th of Glenbuckie, but they were also 3rd cousins, through the marriage of John Stewart, 9th of Glenbuckie, to Janet Stewart of Ardsheal.
John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore, sold Benmore on 6 Mar 1756 and purchased Glenbuckie presumably immedately following. That tells us that Alexander was still alive at that point but probably didn’t live much longer.
3. John Stewart, b. 24 Dec 1725, Breanchoil, Lochkatrineside, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
John Stewart, b. 24 Dec 1725, Breanchoil, Lochkatrineside, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN. He died young.
4. Dr. David Stewart, in Auchnahard, b. 22 Feb 1727, Breanchoil, Lochkatrineside, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1745, Glenfinglas, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland
Dr. David Stewart, in Breanachoille, b. 22 Feb 1727, Breanachoille, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 1768, Breanachoille, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 40 years).
After his father was murdered and his elder two brothers died in quick succession, David should have been next in line to inherit the Glenbuckie estate, however David had to flee to France after the collapse of the Jacobite rising and would likely have been considered forfeit because of his Jacobite allegience. His brother-in-law, John Stewart of Benmore, purchased the estate of Glenbuckie from David’s ailing brother, Alexander Stewart, 12th of Glenbuckie. It is unclear whether John Stewart of Benmore took advantage of his brother-in-law’s declining health to seize the estate or whether he genuinely felt that David was ineligible. John Stewart of Benmore subsequently died and the estate of Glenbuckie passed through a few hands in the Benmore family before finally coming into the possession of Capt. Duncan Stewart, brother of John Stewart of Benmore. Dr. David Stewart of the original Glenbuckie family tried unsuccessfully for the remainder of his life to reclaim Glenbuckie.
Stewarts of the South says: “[He] resided at Auchnard (Auchnahard) [and] had one half of Glenmain in Glenfinglas as a grazing place. [He also] had Brenchoil in tack, as his predecessors had it, after the Earl of Murray purchased it. Although he was too free with the bottle, he was in the way of redeeming Glenbuckie from his brother-in-law, [John Stewart of] Benmore, and intended to go to court [against the] lady of the name of Stewart in our country, whose name I shall not mention here. (A reference to Elizabeth Stewart of Benmore, sister of John Stewart of Benmore, see notes on David’s sister, Mary Stewart.) Some years before he died, he went to Dunibuzzle to the Earl of Murray and drew a new lease of Glenfinglas. The tenants were afraid he would take the whole [property] in his own hand, but he brought a separate tack. Some friends said to him [that] they would not use him so, if they had in in their power. He answered, ‘Compare me not to such men.'”
It also says. “[Alexander] sold the estate when [his brother], David, was absent in France. [This] David was a doctor and was obliged to go to France after the year 1745.”
Stewarts of the South records that David had no lawful children but that he did have several natural children who all died before him, however, in his will he leaves fifteen pounds to each of his four named natural children, indicating that they were alive at his time of death.
Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland, says, ” David Stewart, b. on 22 February 1727, became a Doctor and was compelled to flee to France for his involvement in the Jacobite army during the uprising of 1745. Upon his return to Scotland he became a Tacksman on the lands of Glenfinglas and died without lawful issue.” Although David died without lawful children, his will indicates that he had four natural (illegitimate) children who were still alive when he wrote his will.
David’s will contains a wealth of information on his extended family. It is currently being transcribed. It also lists the names of his natural children: “James Stewart my natural son, Walter Stewart my second natural son, Donald Stewart my third natural son, Agnes Stewart my natural daughter.”
David’s will also identifies James Stewart, younger of Tar, as factor “to the defunct.” Why would David require a posthumous estate manager? He was one of the parties involved in the “Glen Affair” where the tenants in Glen Finglas were suing the dowager of the Earl of Moray over back-rent. David may have needed posthumous legal representation for this matter. Or he had also been suing to reclaim the estate of Glenbuckie. He may have required posthumous legal representation for that as well.
5. Janet Stewart, b. 16 Jun 1728, Breanchoil, Lochkatrineside, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
Janet Stewart, b. 16 Jun 1728, Breanchoil, Lochkatrineside, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Stewarts of the South records that she married Cameron of Lundabhar.
6. Walter Stewart, in Glaschoil, b. 14 May 1729, Breanchoil, Lochkatrineside, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
Walter Stewart, in Glaschoil, b. 14 May 1729, Breanchoil, Lochkatrineside, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Stewarts of the South says: “[He was a] tacksman of Glaschoil [on the] south side of Loch Catherine [in the] [Lordship] of Monteith, [which] now [belongs to the] Duke of Montrose in Aberfoil parish. [Walter] died some years before David and had no family.”
Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says, ” Walter Stewart, b. on 14 May 1729 and became Tacksman at Glaschoil. He died without children.”
7. Mary Stewart, b. 4 May 1731, Breacanchoil, Lochcatrineside, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, d. UNKNOWN
Mary Stewart, b. 4 May 1731, Breacanchoil, Lochcatrineside, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland , d. UNKNOWN.
Mary Stewart married her third-cousin, John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore and 13th of Glenbuckie. He bought the lands of Glenbuckie from his ailing bother-in-law, Alexander Stewart, 12th of Glenbuckie. John and Mary had no children. From here, the lands of Glenbuckie passed into the hands of the Stewarts of Benmore (a cadet branch of the Stewarts of Ardsheal of Clan Stewart of Appin). Stewarts of the South records that she married secondly to Cameron of Callard.
Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) says, “Mary Stewart, married on 8 August 1752, to John Stewart of Benmore, (he died without children in 1760), and died without children.
Mary and John’s marriage is double registered on 1 AUG 1752 in the Callander and Balquhidder OPRs: Breacnachoile, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland (recorded as “clandestinely” and she is described as “Mrs. Mary Stewart, perhaps implying that she was previously married). It was also listed amongst the baptisms: “John Stewart of Beinvore and Mrs. Mary Stewart, daughter of Glenbuckie were clandestinely married 1 AUG 1752.” It was also listed on 8 AUG 1752 in Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland.
The Demise of the Original Stewarts of Glenbuckie
“Whatsoever the conduct of low unprincipled villains is where no good can be expected.”
— Stewarts of the South
After approximately two-and-a-half centuries, the estate of Glenbuckie passed out of the hands of our Stewarts and into the hands of their cousins, the Stewarts of Benmore. They were a cadet branch of the Stewarts of Appin and were no paternal blood relation to the original Stewarts of Glenbuckie family.
This came about after a series of complicated tragedies, misfortunes and maybe even a little skullduggery.
A series of unfortunate deaths
It began with the premature death (or perhaps murder) of Capt. Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie (above), at the outbreak of the Jacobite Rising in 1745. The estate of Glenbuckie then passed to Alexander’s eldest son, Duncan Stewart, 11th of Glenbuckie (above), who died prematurely of consumption (tuberculosis). The estate then passed to Duncan’s younger brother, Alexander Stewart, 12th of Glenbuckie (above), who also died prematurely of consumption.
Then comes the accusations of shady dealings. The property should have passed next to Alexander’s younger brother, Dr. David Stewart, younger of Glenbuckie (above), but it went instead to of David’s brother-in-law, husband of his youngest sister, Mary, namely John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore, who became 13th of Glenbuckie.
Glenbuckie purchased by John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore
John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore, was not merely the brother-in-law of Alexander Stewart, 12th of Glenbuckie, but they were also 3rd-cousins. Alexander’s grandfather, John Stewart, 9th of Glenbuckie (above), married Janet Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 3rd of Ardsheal. The Stewarts of Benmore descend from the Stewarts of Ardsheal.
John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore, purchased Glenbuckie from his ailing brother-in-law/3rd-cousin, Alexander Stewart, 12th of Glenbuckie, prior to his death. The question which arises is whether Alexander sold the property free from coercion, or whether John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore, took advantage of his ailing brother-in-law’s poor health to seize the property away from its rightful recipient, Dr. David Stewart, younger of Glenbuckie. As a Jacobite, David had been forced to flee Scotland after the failure of the Battle of Culloden. As such, David may have been considered legally ineligible to inherit the property. It was while David was in exile in France, that John Stewart of Benmore purchased the property.
But, it doesn’t stop there.
John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore and 13th of Glenbuckie, also died prematurely. He and Mary Stewart had no children, so Glenbuckie then passed to John’s sister, Elizabeth Stewart, instead of reverting back to Dr. David Stewart of the original Stewarts of Glenbuckie.
A half-idiot whose name shall not be mentioned
Elizabeth (Betty) Stewart, of the Benmore family, heiress of Glenbuckie, married another Stewart, David Stewart, 1st of Clach Glas and 3rd of Craigrui, who was a descendant of the Stewarts of Glenogle, who were a cadet of the Stewarts of Gartnafuaran. The Stewarts of Gartnafuaran were the third main branch of our Clan Stewart of Balquhidder, thus Glenbuckie came back into our clan…briefly. This David Stewart then became 14th of Glenbuckie. He subsequently died and Glenbuckie passed to his son, John Stewart, who became 15th of Glenbuckie. But, not for long.
Meanwhile, poor Dr. David Stewart of the original Glenbuckie family was still trying every means available to him to regain his ancestral property.
Betty Stewart was vilified for her part in this whole scenario. The author of Stewarts of the South described her as “a daughter named Betty, a half-idiot, [who] succeed her brother in the estate being heir-at-law” and, later, could only bring himself to refer to her as “a lady of the name of Stewart in our country, whose name I shall not mention here.”
The villainous Capt. Duncan Stewart
Ah, but we’re not done yet. Meantime, Capt. Duncan Stewart, younger brother of the late John Stewart, 2nd of Benmore and 13th of Glenbuckie, was not pleased with Glenbuckie passing out of the hands of the Benmore family so he sued (or swindled) young John Stewart, 15th of Glenbuckie, and successfully claimed Glenbuckie for himself.
Capt. Duncan Stewart became 16th of Glenbuckie and successfully held the estate until his death when it passed to his son, John Lorne Stewart, 17th and last of Glenbuckie, who sold the estate out of Stewart hands. The author of Stewarts of the South had the following to say about this entire ordeal:
“Whatsoever the conduct of low unprincipled villains is where no good can be expected.”
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The Sale of Glenbuckie to the Stewarts of Benmore
As told by the author of Stewarts of the South, ca. 1815.
What follows is the same story told in the words of the author of Stewarts of the South, ca. 1815.
John Stewart [the younger] of Benmore, after his father’s death, married the oldest daughter of Alexander Stewart of Glenbuckie. [She was also] sister to Duncan Stewart of [ditto] (Glenbuckie) who was murder[ed] in Lenny house [in] the year [17]45. Alexander Stewart who sold Glenbuckie and his brother, David Stewart, surgeon in France…. (The next sentence does not seem to follow.)
Walter Stewart, [youngest son of Alexander Stewart, 10th of Glenbuckie,] tacksman of Glaschoil, Aberfoil parish, [in the] Ldp (Lordship) of Monteith. The [Glenbuckie] estate of this friendly and hospitable family was sold by [his brother] Alexander Stewart of [ditto] (12th of Glenbuckie), being a weak and sickly person, to John Stewart of Benmore, his brother-in-law, upon account of [Alexander’s] fear [that] his brother David, who was thought extravagant, when [the estate] would come to his hand, would sell it to strangers.
[John Stewart of] Benmore sold his own [Benmore] estate to [the] Breadalbane family and thought to get an overprice and bought Glenbuckie – from his brother-in-law, Alexander. [John] purchased the half of another farm called Blarcrioch [in the] Braes of Balquhidder, [which is] now the property of the late Rev’d Duncan Stewart, minister, from MacGregor of Glengoil, (otherwise [known as] MacDhuilcheir, Sir Gregor McGregor, a great grandfather).
John [Stewart] of Benmore died without issue and [his sister], Betty, became heir of Glenbuckie, [she] being [John’s] father and mother’s daughter. (Meaning that Betty was John’s full sister.) It is said that it was [John’s] intention to leave the estate to his [half-] brother, Capt Duncan Stewart, the present Glenbuckie, but was advised by some friends from doing it and he died intestate. (This was told me by the Captain’s mother, the deceased Mr Alexander Macnab of Iniseoain, Glendochard. [She] told me that the only portion left Capt Stewart and his sister was £150 each and money was never better managed by a trustee than that was managed by Iniseoan for his sister’s children.)
Betty [Stewart, sister of John Stewart of Benmore] married one David Stewart of the Stewarts of Glenogle, Cloichglas, or Hyndfield, — a branch of those Garnafuaran, or Sliochd an Toighbhaoil (“Children of the House of Voil”. The meaning of “Voil” is unknown, but presumably refers to Loch Voil). Glenogle is a part of the estate of Breadalbane, Balquhidder parish.
(David Stewart of Craig Ruidh, Balquhidder, sold [Craig Ruidh] to one Maclaren. Again it was sold to Macnab of MacNab. Now [it has been sold] to one Macdonald from Glenlyon. David Stewart’s father had once Monachill Mor and Monachill Beg [in the] Braes of Balquhidder, now the property of Miss MacNab, grand-daughter to Archibald MacNab of Newton, as mentioned above.)
David [Stewart of Craig Ruidh, husband of Betty Stewart of Benmore, Heiress of Glenbuckie], by the extravagance of his wife, Betty, was under the necessity of enlisting as a single soldier, being but a simple good natured man and servant for seven years [to?] the late Revd Mr Maclaggan [of] Blair Athol in the 42d Regiment. After his return home rents were higher and his circumstances became more easy. And by his simplicity and short sight, he sold Wester Invernenty, Braes of Balquhidder, to the late Rev Mr Stewart whose son hath it yet also sold Blarchrich, Braes of Balquhidder, to the late worthy Capt Robert Fergusson of Stronvar. The Reverend Dunn Stewart bought Blarcroich from Capt R Fergusson’s nephew, the present Provost of Cupar in Fife – which farms his estate with Wester Invernenty, Braes of Balquhidder, now the property of his son Capt Alexander Stewart of Strathgarry in Athol, of the East India Company. Mr Stewart, [the] minister, was called by many “covetous and greedy”, [but] I thought this was not justice to his character. I believe he was a friendly and honourable gentleman. Many who slandered him would wish him back again.
When David Stewart of Craigruigh (Craig Ruidh) married Betty Stewart what he got by her would be now as good as seven or eight hundred pounds per annum. After [David’s] death his son, John Stewart, late Glenbuckie, took loose reins altogether and was like to go through all. (That is, John was likely to waste his mother’s estate’s wealth.) [John’s] mother, Betty, by the advice of Miss Annie Stewart, [Capt. Duncan Stewart’s and her own] sister bound herself under the tutorage of [the following people:] her [half-] brother Capt Duncan Stewart, William Stewart of Ardvorlich, Commissary MacPhillip [of] Stirling, and the Revd Duncan Stewart of Balquhidder. [Betty bound herself under the tutorage of these men] as Capt Stewart had an eye in the estate [and] never took any steps to clear the debt after the death of The Revd Mr Stewart & Commissary MacPhillip, which would not permit of any misconduct. [Capt. Duncan Stewart] withdrew himself from the Trusteeship [and] the estate was advertised for sale and Capt Stewart bought it for £12500, which was thought undervalue[d] at that time. If one farm [could have been] sold the debt might [have been] be paid and the rest [of Glenbuckie] reserved.
After the sale of [Glenbuckie], the late John Stewart of Glenbuckie [son of Betty Stewart of Benmore and David Stewart of Craig Ruidh] was turned out of his maternal estate and the farm occupied by himself was let to his own tenants, which he thought more cruel than the selling of the estate itself. ( [This would be] the same as if Mr Duncan MacDiarmid would take your worthy father’s place at Conichan. You know whither ingratitude he ought to do it.) But Glenbuckie Farmers shall never get such a good master. [John] offered [his uncle, Capt. Duncan Stewart] as much rent for his residing farm (that is, the farm where John was residing) as any other would give to his uncle, but was turned off, which he thought harder than selling the estate.
Whatsoever the conduct of low unprincipled villains is where no good can be expected. I think this is a slur upon this prosperous namesake of ours. This is the truth not a word being aggravated but rich people can justify their deeds whither right or wrong.
The prosperous Capt [Duncan] Stewart bought again, from Sir John McGregor for £4000, Glendubh, that was in the centre of the hills of Glenbuckie – then the grazing place of Gartnafuaran, Balquhidder, rent £200 per annum. Again bought from John Fergusson of Stronvar owing to some mismanagement in business the estate of Stronvar in Balquhidder joining his own of Glenbuckie for twelve thousand five hundred pounds – a dear purchase.
(Those Fergussons came of a low degree. The Revd Mr Finlay Fergusson’s father was a Smith in Lagga maolin (“Little hollow of the bald man [or tonsured man, or priest]”) in Athol. But they were worthy and respectable people in this part of the world. [The man who was] grandfather to [the present occupant of] Middlehaugh, who was married to [the daughter of] Mr Dun MacDiarmid in Conichan, was brother to Mr Finlay Fergusson. Before him, Middlehaugh was possessed by a branch of the Stewart[s] of Urachill Beg in Athol. Stronvar was possessed by one Stewart Hyndfield of [the] Gartnafuaran family [in] Balquhidder.)
Before Mr Fergusson got it last year, Capt Stewart [bought] Easter Invernenty from MacNab of MacNab for £2500. [Capt. Stewart] wants only one farm of a whole countryside. His rents amount to ten or eleven hundred pounds [from his Balquhidder estate], besides his estate in Kintyre [which are] £500 per annum. He improves his estates and [he has] but little debt which he can easily pay. And if Capt Stewart shall live any time, in all probability he shall buy the small estate left by the Revd Mr Stewart, which, annexed to the present estate, will form one of the [most complete] in the Highlands of Perth.