Andrew (Stuart) Stewart Third Lord of Ochiltree (1560 - 1629)

Born 1560 in Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Kennedy) Stewart — married 8 Aug 1587 in Scotland

Descendants

Died Jan 1629 at about age 69 in County Tyrone, Ireland

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Biography

Andrew (Stuart) Stewart Third Lord of Ochiltree is a member of Clan Stewart.

Andrew (Stuart) Stewart Third Lord of Ochiltree is Notable.

Andrew Stuart was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

This profile is part of the Stewart Name Study.

Andrew Stewart was born in 1560. He was the son of Andrew Stuart and Margaret Stewart.

He became General of Artillery and Edinburgh Castle. He was granted lands in 1611 in County Tyrone, Ireland, extending to some 3,000 acres. It was at An Chraobh, Muintirevlin that he built a castle.^[1] Around this castle of the new owner grew what is now the village of Stewartstown.

In 1615 he sold the lands and titles of Ochiltree to his cousin James Stewart of Killieth and was made 1st Baron Castle Stuart 7th November 1619.

He is the ancestor of the Earls of Castle Stewart through his third son, Robert Stewart of Ivry.

He passed away in 1629.

Marriage

Andrew Stewart was married to Margaret Kennedy, the daughter of Sir John Kennedy of Blairquhan Castle, Ayrshire, on 8 August 1587 in Scotland.

Children

Children of Andrew Stewart and his wife Margaret Kennedy;

1. Sir Andrew Stewart (1590-1639) 1st Baronet & 2nd Baron Castle Stewart; married Anne, daughter of John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl
2. John Stewart (d.1685), 5th Baron Castle Stewart; died unmarried
3. Colonel Hon. Robert Stewart (1597-1662) of Irry, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, ancestor of the Earls of Castle Stewart
4. Hon. Margaret Stewart, married George Crawford of Crawfordsburn, Co. Down
5. Hon. Maria Stewart, married John Kennedy, ancestor of the Kennedys of Cultra, Co. Down
6. Hon. Anna Stewart, died unmarried

Sources

1. ↑ Muintirevlin Remembers, The History of the People Around the Old Cross, a publication of Muintirevlin Historical Society researched and edited by Pat Grimes. Aug. 2000

• Wikipedia: Andrew Stuart, 1st Baron Castle Stuart

• Wikidata: Item Q4758660, en:Wikipedia

• The Peerage: Andrew Stewart