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Castle Stuart, Baron (I, 1619)

Creation: let.pat. 7 Nov 1619

Family name: Stewart

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Arms:

See Earl Castle Stewart

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Andrew [Stewart], 3rd Lord Ochiltree later 1st Baron Castle Stuart

1st son and heir of Hon Andrew Stewart, Master of Ochiltree (by his wife and cousin Hon Margaret Stewart, 3rd dau. by his second wife of Henry [Stewart], 1st Lord Methven), 1st son and heir ap. of Andrew [Stewart], 2nd Lord Ochiltree, by his first wife Agnes Cunningham, dau. of John Cunningham of Caprington

born

1560

mar.

shortly after 8 Aug 1587 Margaret Kennedy, dau. of Sir John Kennedy of Blairquhan

children

1. Hon Andrew Stewart, later 2nd Baron Castle Stuart

2. Hon John Stewart, later 5th Baron Castle Stuart

3. Col Hon Robert Stewart, of Ivry, co. Tyrone (d. 1662), mar. (2) Jane Richardson, dau. of James Richardson, of Castle Hill, co. Tyrone, and had issue:

1a. Capt Robert Stewart, later de jure 6th Baron Castle Stuart

2a. George Stewart, of Termon, co. Tyrone, mar. Margaret Saunderson, dau. of Col ..... Saunderson, of Tullylogan, co. Tyrone, and had issue

died

Jan 1628/9

created

7 Nov 1619 Baron Castle Stuart, of Castle Stuart in the County of Tyrone

suc. by

son

note

First Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King James VI & I; General of Artillery; Governor of Edinburgh Castle; he ruined himself by extravagance and in 1615, with the consent of the Crown and his wife and heirs, sold his estates to his cousin, Sir James Stewart, and resigned to him the Lordship of Ochiltree; he obtained large grants of land in Co. Tyrone and in 1619 was granted an Irish peerage

Andrew [Stewart], 2nd Baron Castle Stuart

born

mar. (1)

after 15 Aug 1604 Lady Anne Stewart (d. 15 Oct 1635), 5th dau. and cohrss. of John [Stewart], 5th Earl of Atholl, by his wife and second cousin Lady Mary Ruthven, 1st dau. of William [Ruthven], 1st Earl of Gowrie, by his wife Hon Dorothea Stewart, 4th dau. of Henry [Stewart], 1st Lord Methven, by his second wife and cousin Lady Janet Stewart, 1st dau. of John [Stewart], 2nd Earl of Atholl

children by first wife

1. Hon Andrew Stewart, later 3rd Baron Castle Stuart

2. Hon Josias Stewart, later 4th Baron Castle Stuart

mar. (2)

[unknown]

died

30 Mar 1639

created

v.p. 2 Oct 1628 a Baronet of Nova Scotia

suc. by

son by first wife

note

Andrew [Stewart], 3rd Baron Castle Stuart

born

mar.

bef. 1635 Joyce Blundell, dau. and hrss. of Sir Arthur Blundell, of Blundellsbury, King's County, by his wife Susanna Bengeratt, dau. of Henry Bengeratt. of Antwerp, Holland

only child

1. Hon Mary Stewart (d. bef. 10 Mar 1682), mar. bef. 1670 as his first wife Henry [Howard], 5th Earl of Suffolk, and had issue

died

s.p.m. c. 10 Aug 1650

suc. by

brother

note

Governor of Fort Falkland, King's County, 1642 but forced to surrender it to the Catholic rebels under General Hon Thomas Preston

Josias [Stewart], 4th Baron Castle Stuart

born

c. 1637

mar.

after 2 Apr 1662 Anne Madden (b. c. 1641; bur. 16 Dec 1678), dau. of John Madden, of Enfield, co. Middlesex, by his wife Elizabeth Waterhouse, dau. and cohrss. of Charles Waterhouse, of Manor Waterhouse, co. Fermanagh

died

s.p. 2 Dec 1662

suc. by

uncle

note

John [Stewart], 5th Baron Castle Stuart

born

died

1685

suc. by

nephew

note

After the death of the 5th Baron Castle Stuart the title remained dormant for many years, the persons who were entitled to the Barony of Castle Stuart having, owing to the alienation of "the family estates, granted for the support of the honour," never assumed the peerage

Capt Robert Stewart, de jure 6th Baron Castle Stuart

born

mar.

Anne Moore (d. 1694), dau. of William Moore, of Garvey, co. Tyrone

children

1. Andrew Stuart, later de jure 7th Baron Castle Stuart

died

Mar 1684/5

suc. by

son

note

Sheriff of co. Tyrone 1665

Andrew Stewart, de jure 7th Baron Castle Stuart

born

1672

mar.

Eleanor Dallway, 1st dau. of Robert Dallway, of Bellahill, co. Antrim

children

1. Robert Stewart, later de jure 8th Baron Castle Stuart

died

1715

suc. by

son

note

Sheriff of co. Tyrone 1704

Robert Stewart, de jure 8th Baron Castle Stuart

born

3 Mar 1700

mar.

1 Jun 1722 Margaret Edwards, sister and hrss. of Hugh Edwards, of Castle Gore, co. Tyrone, and 1st dau. of Thomas Edwards, of Castle Gore, co. Tyrone, by his wife Jane Cairnes, dau. of David Cairnes, of Derry

children

1. Andrew Thomas Stewart later Moore-Stewart, later 9th Baron Castle Stuart later 1st Viscount Castle Stuart later 1st Earl Castle Stewart

died

2 Mar 1742

suc. by

son

note

Andrew Thomas [Stewart later Stewart-Moore], 9th Baron Castle Stuart later 1st Viscount Castle Stuart later 1st Earl Castle Stewart

created

20 Dec 1793 Viscount Castle Stuart, of the County of Tyrone

29 Dec 1800 Earl Castle Stewart, of the County of Tyrone

note

on 24 May 1774 the Irish House of Lords confirmed his claim to the Barony of Castle Stuart but his claim to the Scottish Lordship of Ochiltree was rejected by the Committee for Privileges on 16 Apr 1793

Since 29 Dec 1800 the Barony of Castle Stuart has been held by the Earls Castle Stewart.

 First written 30 Jul 2005

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