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Lieutenant William Stewart
1689 - 1754 (65 years)-
Name William Stewart Title Lieutenant Birth 13 Feb 1689 Gender Male Death 26 Dec 1754 Stonington, New London County, Connecticut 
Burial Notes - Two British sailors who had been pressed into service jumped ship along the New England coast in the 1660's and lived with the he Indians for a time to avoid being caught. According to Frank Church (Petersburg NY) the two sailors, Church and Stewart, formed a bond of friendship and swore the two families would always be closely associated. No hard evidence but Frank's mother lived to a "ripe" old age and his grandmother lived to be 103, so the stories may have been handed down. William may have been descended from Elizabeth Stewart, Mother of Oliver Cromwell "He acquired the title of lieutenant and was a man of prominence. It
is said that he knew the line of his ancestry back to kings, and a set of dishes bearing a coat-of-arms was later in possession of his descendants" Stewart Clan Magazine, May 1926
Person ID I18174 OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor Last Modified 25 May 2025
Family 1 Sarah Church, c. 6 Oct 1689, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 2 Mar 1745, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut (Age ~ 55 years) Marriage 5 May 1713 Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Children + 1. William Steward, Jr., b. 26 Dec 1714, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut d. 9 Dec 1759, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut (Age 44 years)2. Nathan Steward, b. 8 Jan 1716/1717, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut d. Bef Jun 1743 (Age < 26 years)+ 3. Oliver Steward, b. 12 Feb 1719, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut + 4. Phineas Stewart, b. 16 May 1721, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut bur. Center Berlin Cemetery, Berlin, Rensselaer County, New York 5. Lemuel Steward, b. 3 May 1723, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut d. Feb 1726/1727, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut (Age 3 years)> 6. Sarah Steward, b. 10 Jan 1724/1725, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut > 7. Content Steward, b. 24 Dec 1727, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut d. 1806 (Age 78 years)+ 8. Eliphalet Steward, b. 10 Nov 1729, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut + 9. Lemuel Steward, b. 31 Jan 1732, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut d. 7 Sep 1758, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut (Age 26 years)Family ID F4811 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary Bellows Marriage 16 Mar 1747 Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Family ID F14181 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Nov 2012
- Two British sailors who had been pressed into service jumped ship along the New England coast in the 1660's and lived with the he Indians for a time to avoid being caught. According to Frank Church (Petersburg NY) the two sailors, Church and Stewart, formed a bond of friendship and swore the two families would always be closely associated. No hard evidence but Frank's mother lived to a "ripe" old age and his grandmother lived to be 103, so the stories may have been handed down. William may have been descended from Elizabeth Stewart, Mother of Oliver Cromwell "He acquired the title of lieutenant and was a man of prominence. It
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Marriage - 5 May 1713 - Stonington, New London County, Connecticut 
Marriage - 16 Mar 1747 - Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Death - 26 Dec 1754 - Stonington, New London County, Connecticut = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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