William Steward

William Steward

Male 1752 - 1843  (90 years)


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  • Name William Steward  [1
    Birth 16 Mar 1752  Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Jan 1843  Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8264  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father William Stewart,   b. 26 Dec 1714, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1759, North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Stevens,   b. 15 Aug 1723, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1770, North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 4 Dec 1740  Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F1703  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Coates,   b. 15 Jun 1749, Lebanon,New London,Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Steward  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Anstress Steward  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. William Alanson Steward,   b. 10 May 1775, Stonington,New London,Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1857, St.Johnsville,Montgomery Co,New York,USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Anna Stewart,   b. 24 Sep 1777  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. John Steward,   b. 1782  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F2255  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • William Stewart (William, William), born Mar 16, 1752, in Stonington, Conn., married (1) Sep 25, 1774, Anna Coates, by whom he had five children. He was a soldier in the Revolution. He was a master mechanic, building grist mills and sawmills. He married (2) Oct 31, 1802, Amanda Darrow, in North Stonington. He died Jan 23, 1843, in his 92nd year, and his tombstone on Stewart Hill adds "An ancient pillar of our land has fallen by the Almighty hand".

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree.

    2. [S161] Ancestry.com, Early Connecticut Marriages, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;;).