William Stewart

Photo by Brian Zoldak, 2012, used with permission

   Ancient Pillar 

William STEWART, (my 4th great-grand uncle)was born 16 Mar 1752 in Stonington, New London, son of William STEWART [Jr.]and his wife Elizabeth STEPHENS married (1) Anna COATES 25 Sept 1744 and (2) Amanda DARROW. He died 23 Jan 1843 and is buried in the Stewart Hill Cemetery in North Stonington, New London, CT.


"He was a master mechanic, built saw mills and grist mills."

Gravestone reads:

Wm. Stewart
Soldier in the Revolution
DIED
Jan. 23, 1843
in the 92 yr
of his age.
An ancient pillar of our land has fallen by the Almighty hand


Source: Wheeler's History of Stonington, page 606-607
Birth: Barbour Index Stonington Vital Records Vol. 3 p. 151
William, s. W[illia]m & Elizabeth, b. 16 Mar 1752


An earlier blog post:
This is the gravestone of William3 Stewart (William2, Lieut. William1).

William STEWART, born 16 Mar 1752 in Stonington, New London, son of William STEWART [Jr.]and his wife Elizabeth STEPHENS married (1) Anna COATES 25 Sept 1744 and (2) Amanda DARROW. He died 23 Jan 1843 and is buried in the Stewart Hill Cemetery in North Stonington, New London, CT.

"He was a master mechanic, built saw mills and grist mills."

"Wm. Stewart/Soldier in the Revolution/DIED/Jan. 23, 1843/in the 92 yr/of his age./An ancient pillar of our land has fallen by the Almighty hand"

Source: Wheeler's History of Stonington, page 606-607 Birth: Barbour Index Stonington Vital Records Vol. 3 p. 151 William, s. W[illia]m & Elizabeth, b. 16 Mar 1752

Note: William was my 4th great-grand uncle. In the background is Rebecca NOYES, wife of Edward STEWART whose gravestone was the one I went in search of. Little did I know that this graveyard would be one of the most important ones I visited and recorded. It was May 25, 2004. My camera was my first digital camera. Photos were on floppy disks. Seems forever ago.