The Stewarts in Muirlaggan and Lianach, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland

Branch II of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie

Known as Clan Sliochd Iain Duibh Bheig

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The Stewarts in Muirlaggan and Lianach, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland

Branch II of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie

Known as Clan Sliochd Iain Duibh Bheig

Branch II of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie descend from John Dubh Beg Stewart, in Muirlaggan and Ledcreich, a younger son of Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie. This family resided at various residences in Glenbuckie and elsewhere in the Braes of Balquhidder. While this branch is broadly described in Stewarts of the South, we have only been successful in identifying one line in public records.

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Ancestors of the Stewarts in Muirlaggan and Lianach

The Stewarts in Muirlaggan and Lianach are Branch II of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie, the second principal family of the Stewarts of Balquhidder. The Stewarts in Muirlanggan and Lianach descend from John Dubh Beg Stewart, in Muirlaggan and Ledcreich, a younger son of Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie, who lived in the very early 17th century.

Descendants of the Stewarts in Muirlaggan and Lianach

The Stewarts in Muirlaggan and Lianach have three descendant lines as accounted for in Stewarts of the South:

1. 1. Descendants of James Stewart in Lianach
   2. Descendants of Duncan Rioch Stewart in Lianach
   3. Descendants of John Riach Mor Stewart in Cambusbarron

These descendant lines are presented below.

Muirlaggan

Muirlaggan is a Highland farmstead situated in a gorgeous, secluded area on the south shore of Loch Voil, almost directly across from the Ledcreich estate in Balquhidder Glen in Historic Perthshire, Scotland (present-day Stirling Council Area). It is part of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. It was part of the land holdings conveyed upon the early Stewarts of Baldorran in their capacity as Ballies of Balquhidder.

After the failed Jacobite Rising of 1745, it was one of the Forfeited Estates and appears to have passed from the Stewart family to the Fergusson family around this time. None of the descendants of the Stewarts in Muirlaggan and Lianach, listed below, still lived in Muirlaggan by the time that Stewarts of the South was written around 1815-1820.

Muirlaggan is now home to vacation rental cottages.

Lianach

Lianach is a farmstead located in remote, upper Glen Buckie and was one of the major residences of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie in the 15th-18th centuries.

II Branch – Clan Sliochd Iain Duibh Bheig

In Muirlaggan, Lianach, Blarchrioch, and Invernenty

This family is described in Stewarts of the South as follows:

Commonly called Sliochd Iain Dui Bheig (“Children of Little Black John”). [John was the] fifth son of Duncan [Stewart], 9th of Glenbuckie (sic – by our accounting Duncan was actually 5th of Glenbuckie) and [Duncan’s wife, who was] a daughter of MacGregor of Inverlochlaraig. [John] was called Iain Du Beg (“Little Black John”) in extreme from another man called Iain Du mor (“Big Black John”) in the same house.

John Dubh Beg Stewart Expels the MacGregors from Glenfinglas

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 there 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].

This is a great story. The only problem with it is that there is no evidence that it ever happened. For a full explanation of the legend of the Clearing of Glen Finglas, do to our Stewarts in Glen Finglas page.

Rob Mac Pharick mac Iain Du Beg (Rob, son of Patrick, who was in turn son of John Dubh Beg Stewart, patriarch of this branch) was Tacksman in Lianach [of] Glenbuckie. [He] left two sons: James & Peter. (James’ description follows. Peter is described in 2 Line below.)

1 line

James Stewart had five sons:

1. 1. Duncan, [a] tacksman [at] Aldannabreg [in] Aberfoil [who] died without any sons
   2. James, [a] tacksman of Wester Invernenty [in] Braes of Balquhidder, again of Bohelechan [in] Drymen parish.  [He had] three sons living at Drymen [and who all had] families. Duke of Montrose’s work. (He works for the Duke of Montrose?)
   3. Alexander, [a] tacksman [in] Invernenty [in] Braes of Balquhidder. [He had] one son:
      1. Robt, a cottager [in] Allanabreak [in] Aberfoil who hath one son:
         1. a shoemaker in Callendar
   4. Duncan, [a] tacksman [in] Blarchroich [in] Braes of Balquhidder. [He] left two sons: Robt & Duncan
      1. Robert is a shepherd to Blair Drummond [in] Kincardin parish. [He had:]
         1. one son [who is] an honest and industrious person
      2. Duncan, his brother, now dead, left three sons [who are all] minors in Flanders Moss [on] Blair Drummond’s estate. His wife nursed a child to Blair Drummond and hath been the means of supporting his family.
   5. John, [who was a] tenant [in] Lianoch [of] Glenbuckie. (John is actually recorded as #3, which does not fit with the accounting above. As written it would appear that he is a third son of Rob mac Pharick, but Rob is listed as having only two sons. It is more likely that he is actually the 5th son of James as is shown here.) [He] left one son:
      1. James, once tenant of Tommineoin [in] Glenbuckie, [and who is] now a crofter at Kilmahog near Callander [on] Buchanan of Lenny’s estate. [He had] three sons minors.

2 & 3 Line

Patrick mac Ross mhic Pharick (Patrick a.k.a “Peter”, son of Robert, who was in turn son of Patrick, whom we know from above was in turn the son of Iain Dubh Beg) had two sons called Donach Rioch & Iain Riach.*

1. 1. Donach Rioch, (“Duncan with the grey/brown hair”) One of them, Duncan, a good soldier a Tacksman of Lianach [in] Glenbuckie left two sons
      1. a son [who is] a moss laird [at] Flanders Moss [in] Summerline. [He is] an industrious man [who] has two sons with himself
      2. a son Duncan, his brother, [who is] a workman [in the] village of Thornhill [in] Down [Doune] parish.  [He has] four sons [who are all] minors.
   2. Iain Riach Mor (“Big John with the grey/brown hair,” shown in the original document as 3 Line) lived at Camusbarron near Stirling [and] had four or five sons. I believe one of them was the same John Stewart who served and died with you when in the 42 Regt. John Riach Mor was a very good soldier.

This finishes Sliochd Iain Du Beig.

* Rioch and Riach, although different but similar words in Gaelic, are most likely either a transcription error for the same word here or an inconsistent phonetic spelling by the original author. Rioch means “to flail the skin” while Riach means “to cut along the surface”. Both words could be references to battle wounds. However, in this situation, they are most likely a phonetic contraction of riabhach (pronounced “ree-ah- wachk”) which means “brindled or greyish brown” indicating that the two brothers (Duncan and John) had similar tawny brown hair streaked with grey.

We account for this family as follows:

John Dubh Beag Stewart in Muirlaggan

John Dubh Beag Stewart, in Muirlaggan and Ledcreich,   b. Abt 1585, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. Nov 1669  (Age 84 years). John Dubh Beag Stewart was a younger son of Duncan Stewart, 5th of Glenbuckie and Katherine MacGregor of Clan Dougal Ciar.

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 brother was known as John Dubh Mor Stewart, which means “Big Black John”, while this younger half-brother was known as John Dubh Beag Stewart which means “Little Black John.”

John Dubh Beag Stewart 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 mentioning his son, John: “Testament of John dow beg Stewart in Murlagan who died in November of 1669 given up by John Stewart his son.”

The Legendary Clearing of Glen Finglas

John Dubh Beg, along with his distant cousin James Beg Stewart, 2nd of Ardvorlich, were alleged to be responsible for the legendary Clearing of Clan Gregor from Glenfinglas. Stewarts of the South describes the legend as follows:

“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 :

“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.”

(The mention of Ledcreich here is in reference to the fact that John’s father, Duncan Stewart, as a second son, initially inherited the lesser estate of Ledcreich and his older brother, Patrick Stewart initially inherited the estate of Glenbuckie. However, at some point, for reasons unknown, they swapped properties. This reference is not an indication that John Dubh Beag Stewart was ever resident at Ledcreich other than as a child.)

John Dubh Beg Stewart in Muirlaggan and James Beag Stewart of Ardvorlich were not only distant cousins, they were also brothers-in-law. John’s older half-brother, John Dubh Mor Stewart, married Isabel Stewart, sister of James Beag Stewart.

The (forceful) Clearing of Glen Finglas is likely a fiction. In the wake of the demise of Clan Kessans, the glen became vacant and unstable. The Earl of Moray probably temporarily housed the recently landless MacGregors in Glen Finglas before later moving them up to Moray. He probably then invited his distant cousins, the Stewarts of Balquhidder to occupy the glen in order to bring stability to the vacant glen. In that transition there were likely squabbles between the incoming Stewarts and the outgoing MacGregors. We know that James Beag Stewart of Ardvorlich held a hateful grudge against the MacGregors for the murder of his uncle which would have given him a strong motivation to exaggerate any such squabbles into the epic tale that was passed down to subsequent generations.

It’s unlikely that John Dubh Beag Stewart in Muirlaggan would have participated in the forceful expulsion of his mother’s kin. His connection to the legend is probably appocryphal.

For more information on the legend of the Clearing of Glen Finglas, see our Stewarts in Glen Finglas page.

Other than the fact that he probably was not involved in any exaggerated clearing of Glen Finglas, we know very little else about John Dubh Beag Stewart.

Marriage and Children

No record has been found of a marriage for John Dubh Beag Stewart. His marital status is unknown. The mother of his children is unknown. John Dubh Beag Stewart had the following documented children. It’s likely that he had more children for whom we have no documentation.

1. 1. John Stewart,   b. Abt 1610, Muirlaggan, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN. John Stewart is recorded in the following testament: “Testament of John dow beg Stewart in Murlagan who died in November of 1669 given up by John Stewart his son.” We have no record of this John having children. (Nor do we have a record to the contrary, either.)
   2. Patrick mac Iain Dubh Stewart, in Lianach,   b. Abt 1615, Muirlaggan, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN.
      Patrick’s information is presented immediately below.

The Intervening Generations

Patrick mac Iain Dubh Beag Stewart in Lianach

Patrick mac Iain Dubh Stewart, in Lianach,   b. Abt 1615, Muirlaggan, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN. Patrick was a son of John Dubh Beag Stewart in Muirlaggan shown above.

Patrick is known to us only as derived from the patronymic of his son Robert as described in Stewarts of the South. Patrick’s son is identified as “Rob mac Pha[t]rick mac Iain Dubh Beg, a tacksman at Lianach in Glenbuckie.” From this patronymic we can derive that Robert Stewart, tacksman at Lianach was the son of Patrick who was the son of John Dubh Beag. We infer from this that Patrick likely also lived at Lianach, but this is not certain. He may have resided at Muirlaggan. We know nothing more about the life of Patrick mac Iain Dubh Beag Stewart. He was the father of:

1. 1. Robert mac Pharic mac Iain Dubh Beag Stewart, in Lianach,   b. Abt 1650, Lianach of Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN. All that we know of Robert is derived his entry in Stewarts of the South where he is described as “Rob mac Pha[t]rick mac Iain Dubh Beg, a tacksman at Lianach in Glenbuckie.” He is also identified as the father of:
      1. James Stewart,   b. Abt 1690, Lianach of Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN. James is shown as the patriarch of 1-Line, below.
      2. Patrick mac Ross mhic Pharick Stewart,   b. Abt 1695, Lianach of Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN. Patrick is shown as the patriarch of both 2-Line and 3-Line below. He was the father of:
         1. Duncan Rioch Stewart,   b. Abt 1725, Lianach of Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN. Duncan is shown as the partriach of 2-Line below.
         2. John Riach Mor Stewart,   b. Abt 1730, Lianach of Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN. John is shown as the patriarch of 3-Line below.

Nothing more is known about these intervening generations. These generations reveal both the incredible value and the frustration of Stewarts of the South. Without that document, we would no nothing of the names of these intervening generations between the main trunk of the Stewarts of Glenbuckie and the advent of parish records at the beginning of the 18th century. In all likelihood we would not even know that the people shown below descended from the Stewarts of Glenbuckie at all. The information in Stewarts of the South allows us to recreat an unbroken family tree for this family.

The frustration with Stewarts of the South is that, for these same intervening generations, all it tells us are the names of the fathers and sons. We know nothing more about these intervening generations. We know nothing about their lives and we know nothing about their wives and daughters.

1-Line James Stewart in Lianach

James Stewart, in Lianach, b. Abt 1690, Lianach of Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN. All we know of James Stewart comes from Stewarts of the South which simply tells us the names of his children. He was father of:

James STEWART and Mary MCFARLANE (MCPHARLANE) in Inverlochlarig Mor, Fighnabruaich, and Wester Invernenty (Not in database!)

1. Robert STEWART, bap. 1 JAN 1756 (recorded on 22 APR 1756) in Innerlochraigmor
2. Patrick STEWART, bap. 13 JUL1758 in Inverlochlaigvoir
3. John STEWART, bap. 8 SEP 1759 in Fighnabruaich
4. James STEWART, bap. 13 JUN 1762 in Wester Innernenty
5. Patrick STEWART, bap. 16 APR 1768 in Fignabruaich?

Rot. M 4/4/1692 Alexr Kathrein Stewart — too old to be Alexander son of James Line 1
Margrat F 6/9/1698 Alexr. Kathrine Stewart
Kathrein F 11/2/1705 Alexr Kathrein Stewart in Achnabreck

Katharine F 14/2/1779 Alexander, Isabel Stewart, Taylor in Allanabreck

*John M 6/7/1767 Robert, Janet MacOmash, in Allanabreck — 1 line, Robert, son of Alexander.

Line 1 – James Stewart in Lianach

James STEWART in Lianach b: ABT 1690 in Lianach, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland.  He was father of:

1.  Duncan STEWART , in Aldenbreg b: ABT 1720 in Lianach, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland.  According to Stewarts of the South, Duncan was a tacksman at Aldanabreg, near Aberfoyle who died without sons. (Note: Stewarts of the South indicates that James had two sons named Duncan.)
2.  James STEWART , in Wester Invernenty and Bohelecan b: ABT 1723 in Lianach, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, who was a tacksman at Wester Invernenty and later at Bohelecan, near Dryman.  According to Stewarts of the South he had the following children:

   1. 3 sons STEWART, who all had families. (possibly James and Mary McFarlane above)

3.  Alexander STEWART , in Invernenty b: ABT 1710 in Lianach, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland.  He was father of:
   1.  Robert STEWART , in Allanabreak b: ABT 1740 in Invernenty, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland. According Stewarts of the South he was a cottager [in] Allanabreak [in] Aberfoil.  He was the father of:
      1. John STEWART b: 1767 in Allanabreck —  a shoemaker in Callendar.
4.  Duncan STEWART, of Blaircrioch b: ABT 1728 in Lianach, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland.  (Note: Stewarts of the South indicates that James had two sons named Duncan.) Duncan is described in Stewarts of the South as a tacksman at Blaircroich. He is presumed to have married Elisabeth MCNIE although no record of their marriage has been found. By her, he had the following children:
   1.  Robert STEWART bap. 6 MAY 1759 in Blarcrioch, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, who was described in Stewarts of the South as a shepherd on the Blair-Drummond estate.  Robert is found in the 1841 and 1851 censuses with some of his daughters.  It is suggested that Robert STEWART married firstly on 14 DEC 1786 in Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland to Catherine FERGUSON (with Robert recorded as being from Callander and Catherine from Balquhidder) and registered secondly on 29 DEC 1786 in Callander parish.  Parish records indicate that they had only one child:

      1. Duncan STEWART, b. 24 NOV 1787 and bap. 30 NOV 1787 in Callander village, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland.  Duncan is described in Stewarts of the South as “an honest and industrious person”.  Duncan married on 9 MAR 1827 in Kilmadock Perthshire, Scotland and Kincardine, Perthshire Scotland to Margaret GILLESPIE, daughter of Hugh Gillespie, Foreman at the Deanston Works in Deanston beside Doune, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland.  Duncan and Margaret immigrated in 1834 to Puslinch, Ontario, Canada. 

         1. Their descendant information is presented on the Duncan Stewart of Puslinch Page.

      It is presumed that Catherine Ferguson died in childbirth.  And it is suggested that Robert STEWART married secondly on 3 APR 1788 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland to Catharine STEWART and registered secondly on 5 JUL 1788 in Balquhidder parish (with Robert recorded as being from Kincardine and Catharine from Balquhidder).  They had the following children:

      1. Margaret STEWART, bap. 7 MAR 1790 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland (with no specific location in Kincardine given).  It is suggested that she died young prior to the birth of her same-named sister.

      2. Catharine STEWART, bap. 30 OCT 1791 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland (with no specific location in Kincardine given).  She is shown as a spinster with her father in 1851.  It is presumed she never married.

      3. Janet STEWART, bap. 9 FEB 1794 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland (with no specific location in Kincardine given)..  She is shown as a spinster with her father in 1851.  It is presumed she never married.

      4. Alexander STEWART, bap. 12 JUN 1796 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland (with no specific location in Kincardine given).  He is not recorded in Stewarts of the South nor found in later census records and is thus presumed to have died in childhood.

      5. Margaret STEWART, bap. 30 JUN 1798 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland (with no specific location in Kincardine given), (mother given only as “Catharine”).  She is found as a spinster with her parents in 1841, but not in 1851, and is presumed to have not married and either died or emigrated between 1841-1851.

      6. Elisabeth STEWART, bap. 2 JUN 1800 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland (with no specific location in Kincardine given).  She is not found in later census records and may have married prior to 1841 or died young.

      7. Agnes STEWART, bap. 8 MAY 1803 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland (with no specific location in Kincardine given).  She is found as a spinster with her parents in 1841, but not in 1851, and is presumed to have no married and either died or emigrated between 1841-1851.

   2.  John STEWART, bap. 1 AUG 1762 in Drumlich, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland.  He is not mentioned in Stewarts of the South and is presumed to have died young.

   3.  Duncan STEWART b: ABT 1765 in Blaircroich, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, who resided at Flander’s Moss (no viable match can be found in the 1814 Moss Census).  Stewarts of the South records that “[Duncan’s] wife nursed a child to Blair Drummond and hath been the means of supporting his family.”  He had the following children:
      1. 3 sons STEWART, about whom nothing is known.
5.  John STEWART , in Lianach b: ABT 1730 in Lianach, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland.  He resided in Lianach in Glenbuckie. MacGregor’s accounting differs here, however Stewarts of the South is unclear. John Stewart was father of:
   1.  James STEWART , in Tommineoin b: ABT 1750 in Lianach, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, who was a tenant in Tommineoin and later in Kilmahog.  He had the following children:
      1. 3 sons STEWART, about whom nothing is known.

Line 2 & 3 – Patrick mac Ross mhic Pharick Stewart in Lianach

 Patrick mac Ross mhic Pharick STEWART b: ABT 1695 in Lianach, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland.  Stewarts of the South refers to him as Patrick mac Ross mhic Pha[t]rick.  He had the following children:

1.  Duncan Rioch STEWART of Lianach b: ABT 1725 in Lianach, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, whom Stewarts of the South refers to as Donach Rioch.  Rioch means “cut skin” which would be an apt description for a soldier, but it’s also an anglicized form of riabhach (pronounced “ree-achk”) which means “brindled or greyish brown.”  Thus his nickname is likely “Duncan with the brown/grey hair.”  Stewarts of the South records that he was “a good soldier [and] a Tacksman of Lianach [in] Glenbuckie [who] left two sons”:
   1.  Son STEWART in Summerline b: ABT 1750 in Perthshire, Scotland.  According to Stewarts of the South he was “a moss laird [at] Flanders Moss [in] Summerline.  [He is] an industrious man. (Presumably this son’s name would be Peter, but no viable candidate has been found in the 1814 Moss Census.)  He had:
      1. 2 sons STEWART who were living with their father ca. 1815-1820.
   2.  Duncan STEWART , in Thornhill b: ABT 1755 in Perthshire, Scotland.  According to Stewarts of the South he was “a workman [in the] village of Thornhill [in] [Doune] parish.”  He had:
      1. 4 sons STEWART who were all minors ca. 1815-1820.
2.  John Riach Mor STEWART in Cambusbarron (Stirling) b: ABT 1730 in Lianach, Glenbuckie, Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, whom Stewarts of the South refers to as Iain Riach Mor.  Riach means “flailed skin” which could be a reference to battle wounds, but, like Rioch, it is also an anglicized form of riabhach (pronounced “ree-achk”) which means “brindled or greyish brown.”  Thus his nickname would be “Big John with the brindled hair.” Stewarts of the South says that John lived at Camusbarron near Stirling and that he was “a very good soldier”.  John had the following children:
   1.  John STEWART b: ABT 1750 in Perthshire, Scotland. According to Stewarts of the South he served and died in the 42nd Regiment under the command of Major General David Stewart of Garth, recipient of the Stewarts of the South document.
   2.  3 other sons STEWART, about whom nothing is known.

Research Leads

Duncan STEUART in Lianach of Glenbuckie

1. Margaret STEUART, bap. 7 FEB 1699 in Lianach of Glenbuckie (father given as ____ Stewart)
2. Mary STEUART, bap. 29 DEC 1701 in Lianoch of Glenbuckie (father given as ____ Stewart)
3. Unknown STEUART, bap. 2 APR 1703 in Lianoch of Glenbuckie
4. Unknown STEUART, bap. 3? MAY 1706 (date unclear) in Lianoch of Glenbuckie
5. Janet STEUART, bap. 13 MAR 1707 in Lianoch of Glenbuckie (father given as ____ Stewart)

James STEUART and Betterage (Beatrice) STEUART (and/or James STEUART and Janet STEUART) in (Wester) Achtow and Kirkton and possibly Lianach. James and Betterage were m. 18 JAN 1717 in Balquhidder (both in this parish).  But there is an earlier marriage for James and Janet m. 19 MAY 1715 in Balquhidder, “both of this parish”.  There are no children shown for James and Janet either in Fiona or IGI, however the first child, Margaret, below is shown with mother given only as “Steuart”.  Thus Margaret could be the child of either mother.  And the James who married Janet could be the same James who married Betterage or it could be two different Jameses.

1. Margaret STEUART, bap. 19 NOV 1718 in Lianach (mother given only as “Steuart”, could be a child of either Betterage or Janet Steuart, see note above)
2. Robert STEUART, bap. 23 OCT 1719 in Wester Achtow (mother given as Betterage Steuart)
3. Patrick STEUART, bap. 20 DEC 1730 in Wester Achtow (mother given as Betterage Steuart)
4. Patrick STEUART, bap. 25 FEB 1733 in Wester Achtow (mother given as Betterage Steuart)
5. William STEWART, bap. 27 SEP 1740 in Kirktown of Balquhidder (mother given as Betterage Steuart)

John STEUART and Christian ROSS (or REID) in Lianach and Immereoin

1. Duncan STEUART, bap. 13 MAY 1750 in Lianach (“in antenuptual fornication”, mother recorded as “Christian Ross”, John’s father’s servant woman)
2. Robert STEUART, bap. 23 FEB 1752 in Lianach of Glenbuckie (mother given as “Roid”)
3. Janet STEUART, bap. 3 JUN 1753 in Immerowan (mother not given)
4. Catharine STEWART, bap. 5 FEB 1757 in Imeroin (mother given as “Christian Red?”)
5. Margaret STEWART, bap. 29 JUL 1759 in Lianach (mother given as “Christian Red”)