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View Tree for Alexander StewartAlexander Stewart (b. Abt. 1675, d. Bef. Jul 20, 1742)

Alexander Stewart (son of Robert Stewart) was born Abt. 1675 in Ballymena, Antrim, N Ireland480, and died Bef. Jul 20, 1742 in Voluntown, CT. He married Margaret Dixon.

 Includes NotesNotes for Alexander Stewart:
Was in New London, CT 1720 having left Ireland in 1719. Having been member of the Church in Ireland, they were then recommended and admitted in 1720 to the First Church of Christ (congregational). In 1727 purchased a farm in Voluntown, CT, and settled there.

From Wallingford Genealogical Files - Compiler Unknown
Alexander Stewart was in New London, Conn. in 1720, where his youngest son Samuel, said to have been born on the high seas, was baptized July 24th, 1720. Alexander settled in Voluntown, Conn. while some of his sons located in East Haddam. On Apr. 28, 1727 Alexander Stewart of East Haddam bought land in Voluntown of Samuel Whalley. On Jan 20, 1728-9, Alexander Stewart of Voluntown bought land in Voluntown of Charles and James Campbell. On Sept 25, 1740. His son James of Voluntown deeded land in Voluntown to him. Two days later he deeded "to my son Thomas Stewart of Voluntown" land by the north side of Pocomuck Pond in Voluntown. He died between this date and July 20th, 1742, when John, William and James Stewart and Margaret and Thomas Hungerford, all of East Haddam, Thomas and Samuel Stewart, both of Voluntown, deeded to their brother Nathaniel of Voluntown land in that town "belonging to our honoured father, Alexander Stewart, deceased." May 19, 1745 Samuel Stewart of Voluntown sold to Benjamin Pierce part of the land "my father Alexander Stewart of Voluntown, bought of Samuel Whalley." Apr. 21, 1746, Nathaniel Stewart of Voluntown sold land to his brother Samuel which "my father Alexander Stewart, deceased, bought from John Stoyell."

Children of Alexander Stewart and Margaret Dixon are:
  1. +Thomas Stewart, b. 1710, Ballymena, Antrim, N Ireland480, d. date unknown.
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