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Alexander (4th Earl of Galoway) Stewart

Alexander (4th Earl of Galoway) Stewart

Male - 1773

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Alexander (4th Earl of Galoway) Stewart (son of Alexander (3rd Earl of Galloway) Stewart and Mary (of Queensbury) Douglas); died on 24 Sep 1773.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Alexander (3rd Earl of Galloway) Stewart (son of James (2nd Earl of Galloway) Stewart and Nicola Grierson); died in Sep 1690.

    Alexander + Mary (of Queensbury) Douglas. Mary (daughter of James (2nd Earl of Queensbury) Douglas and Margaret (of Traquair) Stewart) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary (of Queensbury) Douglas (daughter of James (2nd Earl of Queensbury) Douglas and Margaret (of Traquair) Stewart); and died.
    Children:
    1. 1. Alexander (4th Earl of Galoway) Stewart died on 24 Sep 1773.
    2. James (5th Earl of Galoway) Stewart and died.
    3. John Stewart and died.
    4. Margaret (of Galoway) Stewart died on 15 Nov 1709.
    5. Henrietta Stewart and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James (2nd Earl of Galloway) Stewart (son of Sir Alexander (1st Earl of Galloway) Stewart and Grisel (of Lochinvar) Gordon); died in Jun 1761.

    Notes:

    The first earl was succeeded by his son, James Stewart, second Earl of Galloway, who, in his father's lifetime, had been created a Baronet of Nova Scotia. He was a firm adherent of the Stuarts and was fined four hundred pounds by Oliver Cromwell for his attachment to the royal family. He lived to see the Restoration, and came into great favor with King Charles II. In 1642, he married Nicolas Grier, daughter of Sir Robert Grier of Grierson. He was a MP (Member of Parliament) and had two sons and four daughters.

    James married Nicola Grierson in 1642. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Nicola Grierson (daughter of Robert (Sir) (of Grierson) Grier, daughter of Sir Robert (of Lag) Grierson, MP and Margaret (of Cockpool) Murray).
    Children:
    1. 2. Alexander (3rd Earl of Galloway) Stewart died in Sep 1690.
    2. Robert (of Ravenstone) Stewart and died.
    3. William (of Castle Stewart) Stewart and died.
    4. Grizel (of Galloway) Stewart and died.

  3. 6.  James (2nd Earl of Queensbury) Douglas (son of William (1st Earl of Queensberry, 9th of Drumlanrig) Douglas and Isobel (of Lothian) Kerr); died in 1671.

    James married Margaret (of Traquair) Stewart on 26 Mar 1635. Margaret (daughter of John (1st Earl of Traquair) Stewart and Catherine (of Southesk) Carnegie) died on 20 Mar 1672. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Margaret (of Traquair) Stewart (daughter of John (1st Earl of Traquair) Stewart and Catherine (of Southesk) Carnegie); died on 20 Mar 1672.
    Children:
    1. William (1st Duke of Queensbury) Douglas was born in 1637; died on 28 Mar 1695.
    2. Lt Gen James Douglas died in 1691 in Namur, France.
    3. John Douglas died in 1673 in Siege Of Treves.
    4. Robert Douglas died in 1675 in Siege Of Maastricht.
    5. 3. Mary (of Queensbury) Douglas and died.
    6. Isabel (of Queensbury) Douglas and died.
    7. Catherine (of Queensbury) Douglas and died.
    8. Margaret (of Queensbury) Douglas and died.
    9. Lady Henrietta Douglas was born about 1640; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Sir Alexander (1st Earl of Galloway) Stewart was born about 1580 (son of Alexander (6th of Garlies) Stewart and Christian (of Drumlanrig) Douglas); died in 1649.

    Notes:

    Sir Alexander Stewart was a favorite of James VI (James I of England), who knighted him in 1590 at the coronation of his consort, Queen Anne of Denmark. Sir Alexander married (first) Christian Douglas, daughter of Sir William Douglas, and (second) the Lady Elizabeth Douglas, daughter of David, Earl Angus, and widow of John, seventh Lord Maxwell (Earl of Morton). He died on October 9, 1649, leaving five children. Sir Alexander Stewart was elevated to the peerage, July 19, 1607, by the title of Baron of Garlies, and on September 19, 1623, was advanced to the Earl of Galloway.

    Alexander married Grisel (of Lochinvar) Gordon on 16 Oct 1600. Grisel (daughter of Sir John (5th of Lochinvar) Gordon and Elizabeth (of Herris) Maxwell) was born about 1598; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Grisel (of Lochinvar) Gordon was born about 1598 (daughter of Sir John (5th of Lochinvar) Gordon and Elizabeth (of Herris) Maxwell); and died.

    Notes:

    The Complete Peerage shows her parents as John (Sir) (of Lochinvar)Gordon & Elizabth daughter of John Maxwell Lord Herries. She married 16Oct 1600 (being then under age).

    As does
    Vans Family Archive
    http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=vans&id=I803
    Contact: Jamie Vans
    Home Page: Vans Family Archive
    http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~vfarch

    Sources:
    Type: Book/article
    Author: Andrew (Sir) Agnew
    Periodical: 2 Vol Hereditary Sheriffs of Galloway
    Publication: David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1893
    Type: Book/article
    Periodical: Peerage & Baronetage
    Date: ca. 1921
    Text: Galloway
    Type: Web Site
    URL: www.familysearch.org
    Type: Book/article
    Author: McKerlie
    Periodical: History of the Lands and their Owners in Galloway
    Publication: Alexander Gardner, Paisley, 1906
    Text: ii 289

    Children:
    1. Alexander (Lord Garlies) Stewart and died.
    2. 4. James (2nd Earl of Galloway) Stewart died in Jun 1761.
    3. Agnes\Anne (of Galloway) Stewart and died.

  3. 10.  Sir Robert (of Lag) Grierson, MP was born before 1622 (son of Sir William (9th Lord of Lag) Grierson and Nicola (Herries of Terregles) Maxwell); died in 1654.

    Notes:

    son of Sir William, who was knighted by the King in 1605

    Robert married Margaret (of Cockpool) Murray in 1622. Margaret (daughter of Sir James (of Cockpool) Murray) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Margaret (of Cockpool) Murray (daughter of Sir James (of Cockpool) Murray); and died.
    Children:
    1. Sir John (of Lag) Grierson, Sir was born about 1622; died in Apr 1658.
    2. Elizabeth Grierson and died.
    3. William (Laird of Barquhar) Grierson was born about 1626; died in 1661.
    4. James Grierson
    5. Lancelot Grierson
    6. Gilbert (of Chapell) Grierson
    7. Roger Grierson died in 1593.
    8. 5. Nicola Grierson
    9. Elizabeth Grierson was born before 1645; and died.
    10. Helen Grierson was born before 1659; and died.

  5. 12.  William (1st Earl of Queensberry, 9th of Drumlanrig) Douglas (son of James (8th Baron of Drumlanrig) Douglas and Mary (of Wigtoun) Fleming).

    William + Isobel (of Lothian) Kerr. Isobel (daughter of Mark (1st Earl of Lothian) Ker and Margaret Maxwell) died in 1628. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Isobel (of Lothian) Kerr (daughter of Mark (1st Earl of Lothian) Ker and Margaret Maxwell); died in 1628.
    Children:
    1. 6. James (2nd Earl of Queensbury) Douglas died in 1671.
    2. Sir Archibald Douglas was born after 1604; and died.
    3. Lady Janet Douglas was born before 1640; and died.
    4. Sir William (of Kelhead) Douglas was born before 1672; died on 16 May 1673.
    5. Lady Margaret (of Queensbury) Douglas died after 1640.

  7. 14.  John (1st Earl of Traquair) Stewart was born about 1600 (son of John (Yr of Traquair) Stewart and Margaret (of Ochiltree) Stewart); died on 27 Mar 1659.

    John married Catherine (of Southesk) Carnegie on 14 Sep 1620. Catherine (daughter of David (1st Earl of Southesk) Carnegie and Margaret Lindsay) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Catherine (of Southesk) Carnegie (daughter of David (1st Earl of Southesk) Carnegie and Margaret Lindsay); and died.
    Children:
    1. John (2nd Earl of Traquair) Stewart was born after 8 Mar 1624; died in Apr 1666.
    2. 7. Margaret (of Traquair) Stewart died on 20 Mar 1672.
    3. Elizabeth (of Traquair) Stewart and died.
    4. Anne (of Traquair) Stewart and died.
    5. Catherine Stewart and died.



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