Marty and Karla Grant

!REFERENCE:"Heritage of Rowan Co, NC" Article # 860 by Joseph T.
STEWART;

!TAXLIST:1759 Rowan Co, NC John STEWART, 1 Poll;

!DEED:24 Jan 1763 Rowan Co, NC 5-470 Andrew BAILIE to John STEWART for 40, 200a, granted by GRANVILLE 21 Dec 1761. Wit: Edward HUGHES, Will REED, William HARRISON;

!DEED:29 Feb 1764 Rowan Co, NC 5-445 John STUART and wife Susannah STUART, formerly Susannah BLEDSOE, to William ROBERTSON of Antrim Parish, Halifax Co, VA for 60 VA Money, 300a East side Middle Fork Tarrarat River, granted to Frederick FULKERSON 9 May 1757. Wit: Jacob LASH, Abraham V. GAMMERONS. S: John (I) Stuart, Susanah (S) Stuart;

!DEED:26 Oct 1765 Rowan Co, NC 6-302 John STEWART and wife Susannah to Henry MENADUE, for 30, 200a, part of 500a grant to Frederick FULKERSON 9 May 1756 and sold to Susanna STEWART in her widowhood as Susannah BLEDSOE. Wit: James DORCHESTER, Susannah (x) BLECHER;

!DEED: 4 Mar 1767 Rowan Co, NC 6-425 John STEWART and wife Mary to Andrew FERGUSON of Orange Co, NC for 10, 200a adjoining Andrew BAILIE. Wit: James DORCHESTER, William FROHOCK. S: John (A) Stewart, Mary (X) Stewart;

!DEED: 5 Sep 1769 Rowan Co, NC 7-126 John STEWART and wife Ann STEWART to Martin ARMSTRONG, for 100, 390a both sides Tararrat River, granted 10 Aug 1762. Wit: Henry MANADUE, Mat HOBSON. S: John (X) Stewart, Ann (X) Stewart;

!REFERENCE:Stewart Clan Magazine - Beatrice, Neb. Dec. 1938 Vol. XVI : No. 6
Editor - George Edson:
3. John STEWART m. abt 1760 Susanna Bledsoe a widow. She was the daughter of Frederick Fulkerson. John was probably the one who gave the name to Stewart Creek, west of Mount Airy.
Land: Mar 19, 1764 sold to William Robertson of Antrim parish, Halifax Co. VA., f60 current money of Virginia, 300 A, part of a greater quantity granted May 9, 1757 to Frederick Fulkerson, on east side of the middle fork of the Ararat River: witnesses to a receipt attached to this deed were Jacob Lash, esq., & David STEWART (5:445)
Oct. 26, 1765 sold to Henry Menadine 200 A, part of 500 A, granted May 9, 1757 by Granville to Frederick Fulkerson & conveyed by said Fulkerson to said Susanna Stewart in her widowhood under the name of Susanna Bledsoe (6:302).
Apr 18, 1771 grant of 300 A on a large branch of Stoney fork of Mallard Creek in Mecklenburg Co., & sold this tract Mar. 1, 1775 to WIlliam Alexander. (I:51). About this time they moved to Tenn. settling on a branch of the Holston river. Susanna had a son, Loring Bledsoe who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War with his half-brothers, David & William STEWART.
Children :
David
William b. 1763 : Revolutionary soldier, died Sep 3, 1851 Scott Co. VA.

!REFERENCE:"Heritage of Rowan Co, NC" Article # 860 by Joseph T. STEWART;

!DEED:29 Feb 1764 Rowan Co, NC 5-445 John STUART and wife Susannah STUART, formerly Susannah BLEDSOE, to William ROBERTSON of Antrim Parish, Halifax Co, VA for 60 VA Money, 300a East side Middle Fork Tarrarat River, granted to Frederick FULKERSON 9 May 1757. Wit: Jacob LASH, Abraham V. GAMMERONS. S: John (I) Stuart, Susanah (S) Stuart;

!DEED:26 Oct 1765 Rowan Co, NC 6-302 John STEWART and wife Susannah to Henry MENADUE, for 30, 200a, part of 500a grant to Frederick FULKERSON 9 May 1756 and sold to Susanna STEWART in her widowhood as Susannah BLEDSOE. Wit: James DORCHESTER, Susannah (x) BLECHER. S: John (I)
Stewart, Susannah (S) Stewart;

!NOTEs:Rev War Pension # 11472.
- 19 Dec 1832 made statement that he was 76 years old, thus born ca 1755/56.
- ca 1779 was a citizen of part of North Carolina, now Tennessee.
- States was 16 then (1779), which puts birth at ca 1762/63 contradicting age just given.
- While resident of same place, his brother David Stewart and half-brother Loving Bledsoe were drafted.
- Resided near Salibury about a year after Kings Mountain (1780), so ca 1781, before going back into service.
- Returned to "his uncle's in Surry County" due to illness. Uncle not named.
- Brother and Half brother dead by then (1832);