Alexander Stewart, 3rd Earl of Galloway

Alexander Stewart, 3rd Earl of Galloway - Truth or not

Started by martha stewart on Saturday, February 24, 2024

martha stewart

2/24/2024 at 8:27 AM

I saw this on Ancestry.com. Wanted to know if it is authentic information

Sir Alexander II Howard Stewart, 4th Earl of Galloway /Among 300 Jacobite Rebels captured at the Battle of Preston, Lancashire and transported to America in 1719
1675–1742
BIRTH 26 APRIL 1675 • Ballymena, Ireland/Scotland, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

DEATH 20 JULY 1742 • Voluntown, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

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2/25/2024 at 8:04 AM

No.

There were 5 men named Alexander Stewart transported to the Americas in 1716. None were this Alexander Stewart. Or his son.

Alexander Stewart the 3rd Earl of Galloway (the link this message has at the left) died in Dumarie’s in 1692.

Alexander Stewart the 4th Earl of Galloway (the person ancestry is referring to) was born in 1669 and died in 1690.

Erica Howton C

2/25/2024 at 12:13 PM

This is the man who died in Connecticut:

Alexander Stewart, of Voluntown

Alexander Stewart, 3rd Earl of Galloway - Truth or not

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