John Steuart (1687 - 1764)

Born 29 Sep 1687 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Helen (Murray) Stuart — married 12 Sep 1761 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Descendants

Died 14 Jun 1764 at age 76 in Scotland

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Biography

Sir John Steuart was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

John Steuart is a member of Clan Stewart.

John was born 29 September 1687, the son of Sir Thomas Stewart, 1st Baronet, and his wife Lady Jean Mackenzie. He was an officer in the army, eventually reaching the rank of Colonel, and succeeded his brother George, as 3rd Baronet Steuart of Grandtully and Murtly on 1 November 1759.

He died 14 June 1764 aged 76.

Marriage

He married firstly, 13 January 1725, Elizabeth Mackenzie, second and youngest daughter and co-heir of his maternal uncle, Hon. Sir James Mackenzie, 1st Baronet of Roystoun,

Secondly, 4 August 1746, Lady Jane Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas, and his second wife, Lady Mary Kerr; and sister of Archibald Douglas, Duke of Douglas. They supposedly had twin sons;

1. Archibald Steuart or Stewart, who eventually succeeded to the Estate of Douglas and was created 1st Lord Douglas.
2. Sholto Steuart, died young.

Thirdly 12 September 1761 at Edinburgh, Hon. Helen Murray, sixth and youngest daughter of Alexander Murray, 4th Lord Elibank, and his wife, Elizabeth Stirling.

Children

Children of Sir John Steuart or Stewart and his wife Elizabeth Mackenzie;

• 1. George Steuart. (died young).

• 2. Sir John Steuart, who succeeded his father as 4th Baronet;

Children of Sir John Steuart or Stewart and his wife Lady Jane Douglas; They supposedly had twin sons

• 1. Archibald Steuart or Stewart, who eventually succeeded to the Estate of Douglas and was created 1st Lord Douglas.

• 2. Sholto Steuart, died young.

Children of Sir John Steuart or Stewart and his wife Hon. Helen Murray;

There was no issue from this marriage.

John Steuart was born in 1700.

He passed away in 1764.

Sources

• Cokayne, George Edward, (ed.), Complete Baronetage, vol. 4, Exeter: William Pollard & Co, 1904. Digitised by Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092524408 : viewed 1 January 2014), p. 324

• The Red Book of Grandtully. Page 239.

• The Red book of Grandtully. https://archive.org/details/redbookofgrandtu01fras