Stewart Genealogy, Co Antrim & Return of Chapman from U.S.A.
Charles Stewart 1st died Ballyclug near Ballylesson his first wife was [?] stewart his second wife was Sarah Carson; Charles Stewart 2nd of [Bilirventry?] died in Glasgow at Gleb st 3rd October 1864 his wife Jane Chapman died the same month and same year same place are buried in the High Kirk Grave yard near the Royal Infirmary Charles Stewart 1st by his first wife had four sons William who died at the age of 14 years, Samuel and James and Charles one daughter Jane; by the second wife there was 3 sons Hugh Robert Jack one Daughter Mary Samuel maried [married?] Mary Carson and had 3 sons William; Thomas & Charles one Daughter Mary, James was Married but I dont know if he had a family. Jane Married William Carson of Ballee near Ballymena they had six children Samuel; & John; & William and Charles Nancy & Jane second family Robert went america dont know if he was married. Jack died unmarried at home Mary married a Mr Williamson and went to america with some of a family I dont know how many: Hugh married a - Lamont they had one Child a [A T?] they went to N.Y. about 1840 Mr. Chapman, a Miller, after his wife's death in Charlestown in U.S.A., chartered a ship, loaded it with a cargo of flour and set sail with his three daughters and returned to Ireland. I believe to County Antrim, possibly the Ballymena area. He died while his children were still minors and Charles Sproule, their uncle, who was land-stewart [land-steward?] of the carte estate near Dunluce became their guardian. It is believed that he was a member of Carrickfergus Grand Jury on occasion. One of the Chapman daughters, Janet, married Charles Stewart. Their daughter, Agnes, married James Arthur Speers. He was a brother of Robert Speers who was it is believed, manager of Taylor's mill Carrickfergus, also known as the Barn mill. Beardiville Monday Dear Mr Ball, Not that I imagine you are thirsting for the in[form?]ation I must tell you I found - accidentally the answer to my query re - the 8 Miss Cuppage's John Creer in 1762 - the daughter of John Cuppage of Garden Hill - now I knew Leslie Hill - I suppose the Cuppages [t?]old me in My Mother, Mary Ball, used to tell me of an occasion when the then Lord Lieutenant had past [paid?] a visit to north Co. Antrim, and her grandfather James Stewart-Moore (high sheriff) was the person to receive and entertain him. His Lordship was brought to see the Causeway and all the notable places of the locality. But at the end of all the sightseeing he said that he "thought it far more wonderful to have met the seven most beautiful sisters he had ever seen". The daughters of his host. According to my mother they were known as "The Stars of the North" _______________________________________________________ Another thing that my mother used to speak of was that some previous members of the Stewart Moore family had gone to [?] to see the place that their ancestors had come from (the Stewarts) and that the people of the district had been very much struck by their resemblance to Stewarts who had remained behind. I did not think of asking her exactly where this place was. But [Rose?] when I said something about Appin, she said that her people were not from Appin, but Ard Sheil in Argyle. Maude Ball.Close