Harrison and Sarah (Brown) Stewart
of Putnam County, Tennessee
of Putnam County, Tennessee
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| boy?, Harrison Stewart, Elizabeth Brown Stewart, Sarah Brown Stewart, lady?, man? |
These photos were taken ca 1865-1871
People in yard - left to right
man?, boy?, Henry Riley Stewart, Elizabeth Brown Stewart (sitting), Sarah Stewart, lady?
Man in suit could be Jacob Stewart, brother to Henry
Joseph Stewart left Jefferson County and arrived with his family in Overton County, Tn. then Jackson about 1800. This makes him one of the county’s earliest settlers. Joseph’s parents were Samuel Stewart and Lydia Harrison of Augusta County, VA where Joseph was probably born about 1740. Joseph’s father Samuel received a grant of 508 acres from Lord Granville in Rowan County, NC and the family moved from Virginia to North Carolina about 1758. Joseph Stewart is listed in the Rowan County Tax List of 1761 when he came of legal age. Joseph and Samuel are mentioned in the "Wachovia Diary" under date of 24 Aug 1761 in Stokes/Forsyth Co., NC this being a diary of the German Moravian sect which settled in Stokes, Forsyth and Surry Co., NC.
In 1779, Joseph Stewart sold the land he had received by inheritance from his father in what was then Surry Co., NC and traveled westward. Tax lists show he was in Washington Co., NC now Tennessee for the years 1780 through 1783. By 1784 Joseph Stewart was in Jefferson Co., and court records show he was there as late as Aug 1796. The earliest date Joseph shows up in Overton/Jackson Co. is 1801. He and Thomas McBride are listed on old church minutes, 25 July 1801, as messengers from Roaring River Baptist Church to the Green River Association of Baptists in Barren County, KY. On 23 Sep 1823 Joseph Stewart received a land grant from the state of Tennessee. On 14 Feb 1824 an Overton Co. deed from Jesse Stewart to John Lee, refers to the will of Joseph Stewart wherein Jesse Stewart received land by virtue of the will. Thus it would appear that Joseph Stewart died between 23 Sep 1823 and 14 Feb 1824.
Joseph Stewart married Sarah Gilbert and they had 12 children, all of whom came to Overton Co. with Joseph about 1800.
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man?, boy?, Henry Riley Stewart, Elizabeth Brown Stewart (sitting), Sarah Stewart, lady?
Man in suit could be Jacob Stewart, brother to Henry
Harrison Stewart is standing second to the left in the top photo. Harrison, so of Jesse and Jemima Stewart, was born May 7, 1817 in Tennessee. He married Sarah Brown on 29 April 1838 in Overton County, Tennessee. Sarah Brown Stewart was the daughter of John Brown and Sally Carr, Harrison and Sarah raised their family in Boma, Putnam County, Tennessee.
Harrison and Sarah were the parents of eleven children:
Celia Jane Stewart Whitehead, John Calvin Stewart, Henry Riley Stewart, Martha Mahala Stewart Montgomery, Thomas Milton Stewart, Jacob Mattison Stewart, Sarena Elizabeth Stewart Allison, Sarah Jemima Stewart Coleman, Polly Ann Stewart Humphries, Nancy Arvina Stewart Duke, Susanna Malissy Stewart Helmontoller.
Harrison's son Henry Stewart is our ancestor. Henry Stewart returned home from the Civil War in April 1865. He married Elizabeth Brown in December 1865. She died in August 1871. Elizabeth is in both photos above. She is the pretty dark-haired woman, 3rd from the left in the top photo photo and sitting down in the bottom photo.
Harrison Stewart was the son of Jesse Stewart and Jemima West. Harrison's father, Jesse Stewart, was a well known Baptist preacher. Harrison's brother, Jacob M Stewart, was also a Baptist preacher. Harrison's mother, Jemima West Stewart, was the daughter of Stephen West and Mary Polly Belk.
Jesse Stewart - Baptist Preacher
Harrison and Sarah were the parents of eleven children:
Celia Jane Stewart Whitehead, John Calvin Stewart, Henry Riley Stewart, Martha Mahala Stewart Montgomery, Thomas Milton Stewart, Jacob Mattison Stewart, Sarena Elizabeth Stewart Allison, Sarah Jemima Stewart Coleman, Polly Ann Stewart Humphries, Nancy Arvina Stewart Duke, Susanna Malissy Stewart Helmontoller.
Harrison's son Henry Stewart is our ancestor. Henry Stewart returned home from the Civil War in April 1865. He married Elizabeth Brown in December 1865. She died in August 1871. Elizabeth is in both photos above. She is the pretty dark-haired woman, 3rd from the left in the top photo photo and sitting down in the bottom photo.
Harrison Stewart was the son of Jesse Stewart and Jemima West. Harrison's father, Jesse Stewart, was a well known Baptist preacher. Harrison's brother, Jacob M Stewart, was also a Baptist preacher. Harrison's mother, Jemima West Stewart, was the daughter of Stephen West and Mary Polly Belk.
Jesse Stewart - Baptist Preacher
The following story of the Joseph and Sarah Stewart Family was given to me by the author, JT Stewart of Watertown, Tennessee. JT and I corresponded and shared research in 2001. He had researched our Stewart family for years and knew more than anyone else about the early history of the Stewart family of Putnam County, Tennessee.
JOSEPH STEWART AND SARAH GILBERT FAMILY
By J.T. Stewart, a descendant of Jesse Stewart
Joseph Stewart left Jefferson County and arrived with his family in Overton County, Tn. then Jackson about 1800. This makes him one of the county’s earliest settlers. Joseph’s parents were Samuel Stewart and Lydia Harrison of Augusta County, VA where Joseph was probably born about 1740. Joseph’s father Samuel received a grant of 508 acres from Lord Granville in Rowan County, NC and the family moved from Virginia to North Carolina about 1758. Joseph Stewart is listed in the Rowan County Tax List of 1761 when he came of legal age. Joseph and Samuel are mentioned in the "Wachovia Diary" under date of 24 Aug 1761 in Stokes/Forsyth Co., NC this being a diary of the German Moravian sect which settled in Stokes, Forsyth and Surry Co., NC.
In 1779, Joseph Stewart sold the land he had received by inheritance from his father in what was then Surry Co., NC and traveled westward. Tax lists show he was in Washington Co., NC now Tennessee for the years 1780 through 1783. By 1784 Joseph Stewart was in Jefferson Co., and court records show he was there as late as Aug 1796. The earliest date Joseph shows up in Overton/Jackson Co. is 1801. He and Thomas McBride are listed on old church minutes, 25 July 1801, as messengers from Roaring River Baptist Church to the Green River Association of Baptists in Barren County, KY. On 23 Sep 1823 Joseph Stewart received a land grant from the state of Tennessee. On 14 Feb 1824 an Overton Co. deed from Jesse Stewart to John Lee, refers to the will of Joseph Stewart wherein Jesse Stewart received land by virtue of the will. Thus it would appear that Joseph Stewart died between 23 Sep 1823 and 14 Feb 1824.
Joseph Stewart married Sarah Gilbert and they had 12 children, all of whom came to Overton Co. with Joseph about 1800.
The rest of J.T Stewart story and information on the children of Joseph and Sarah Stewart can be found in another post, click here.
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