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| Jesse Greene Williams 1894-1967 |
In an e-mail exchange, he wrote:
"All my records show that this Lydia A. Stewart Webb was the daughter of my great-great grandfather, Gordon S. Stewart."We've previously blogged about our Stewart-Taylor relationship (link here). Now we have DNA evidence of our relationship.
Ancestry DNA Matches
1: John B Stewart
If it seems strange grandpa Stewart waited until he was over thirty years old to marry and start a family, it's because he didn't. Our DNA testing research discovered John Stewart, his siblings, and their mother, Sally King.
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Six children of Gordon and Ann (Taylor) Stewart have descendants who tested for ancestry.com.
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If it seems strange grandpa Stewart waited until he was over thirty years old to marry and start a family, it's because he didn't. Our DNA testing research discovered John Stewart, his siblings, and their mother, Sally King.
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"Gordon S Stewart was born in Georgia in 1787 and was a son of Alexander Stewart. He grew up in Bulloch County and was married there Nov. 11, 1819, to Ann Taylor., born 1800 in Burke County who afterward moved Appling County.
Gordon S and Ann Stewart had the following known children:Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Vol 5 pg 420
- Elizabeth b 1823 m William Smith Nov 8, 1837
- Priscilla b 1825 m Berry Whitley
- Lydia b 1827 m William J Webb
- William Gordon b 1830 m Thursday Ann Lee
- Mary b 1835 m Lemuel Pittman
- Matilda b 1837 m Calvin GBW Parker.
- Martha b 1838 m Elias Pittman."
This needs research.
At seventeen years old, Private William Smith stood over six feet tall. Four of his daughters - Lydia (blog post here) and her Amazon sisters (blog post here) - inherited his size.
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| William & Elizabeth 'Sarah' (Stewart) Smith |
'When William Smith was growing up on his family's farm in Telfair County, the fear of Indian attack was part of daily life. When his militia unit was called up to protect the settlers from the marauding Indians, the adventurous seventeen-year-old was eager to join the fight. William became a private in Capt David J Miller's company of mounted men, whose unit was ordered into service by Col Thomas Hilliard, Commanding Officer of the Militia of Ware County.'He was assigned to Fort Mudge to protect Cowhouse Island in the Okefenokee during the Seminole Indian wars.
Queen of the Okefenokee Mays & Mays pg 1
'Soon after William arrived at Fort Mudge he met thirteen years old Sarah Stewart, a daughter of a local farmer. They most likely met during one of the many visits Sarah's father made to Fort Mudge, where he sold meat and vegetables to the camp cook. William and Sarah were married almost immediately, on November 8, 1837... .' - Queen of the Okefenokee pg 2
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| Geroge Henry Merritt |
Lydia (Smith Stone) Crews was their youngest child, born three years before our great grandfather, George Henry Merritt - the son of her aunt and our grandmother - Lydia (Stewart Webb) Merritt (blog post here).
3: Lydia (Stewart Webb) Merritt
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Eliza Webb was the daughter of great-grandma Lydia and her first husband, William Webb. She married Thomas Hall (1836 - 1910). Two of their children have descendants who tested at Ancestry DNA, and their results suggest a relationship. Notice they match as a half-second great aunt.
(All relationships displayed are with me.)
Four descendants of William Stewart have multiple matches with us. The number '2' between grandma Lydia's niece (in the image above), Martha Sophronia Stewart, and the descendant tested is the generations between them. Martha Cohen is her great-grandchild and my fourth cousin. We match two segments of DNA 42 centimeters long. (The less DNA shared, the more distant the relationship.)
William fought in the Civil War.
What is surprising is that some of these matches descend from Calvin and his other wife, Hannah Webb. There's not anything I can say about this right now. It needs research.
Note: Relationships are expressed from the perspective of the grandchildren of Willis Edgar and Carrie (known as) Mae (Merritt) Musgrove.
4. William Gordon Stewart
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Four descendants of William Stewart have multiple matches with us. The number '2' between grandma Lydia's niece (in the image above), Martha Sophronia Stewart, and the descendant tested is the generations between them. Martha Cohen is her great-grandchild and my fourth cousin. We match two segments of DNA 42 centimeters long. (The less DNA shared, the more distant the relationship.)
William fought in the Civil War.
'In March, one month before the end of the war, young William was wounded in the Second Battle of Manassas. He was captured and held prisoner at Fort Steadman in Petersburg, Virginia.
A few weeks later, in April 1865, General Lee finally surrendered at Appomattox, and four years after it had begun, the bitter fighting was at last over. Less than a week later, President Lincoln lay dead of an assassin's bullet.
In June 1865, William was released to Point Lookout, Maryland, and made his way back to the family homestead on Cowhouse Island.... .'
Queen of the Okefenookee - Mays & Mays pg 7
5: Martha (Stewart) Pittman
Our third great-aunt, Martha Stewart, married Elias Pittman. Their son, Gordon, married Josephine Wilson in Camden, Georgia, on April 5, 1883. Her second great-grandchild (my third cousin, once removed) has ancestry DNA test results that match mine.
6: Matilda (Stewart) Parker
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It's no surprise our DNA results match some descendants of Calvin Greenberry Washington and Matilda (Stewart) Parker. We've blogged about that relationship (link here).
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| Calvin Greenberry Washington Parker |
What is surprising is that some of these matches descend from Calvin and his other wife, Hannah Webb. There's not anything I can say about this right now. It needs research.
*Terms of relationship - grandmother, uncle, aunt, cousin, etc. - are generically used to include relatives such as fourth great-grandfathers, great grand uncles, second cousins twice removed, etc.
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