The Stewarts of Tyrone

I. Andrew Stewart, Jr. never became Lord Ochiltree because his father outlived him. He married Margaret Stewart, daughter of Henry Stewart, Lord Methven but had no children. He secondly married Margaret Keith and they had 8 children.

1 - Andrew Stewart – 3rd Lord Ochiltree married Margaret Kennedy, daughter of Sir John Kennedy of Blairquhan. He was a gentleman of the bedchamber to King James VI, General of the ordnance and Govenor of the Edinburgh Castle. In 1615 he sold the Lordship of Ochiltree to Sir James Stewart, son of Earl of Arran. In 1619 he moved to Ireland when made peer of Ireland under the title of Lord Stewart, Baron of Castlestewart in County Tyrone. He died in 1632.
2 - Josias Stewart of Bonnyhtoun
3 - Anne Stewart married Sir Andrew Kerr who was created Lord Jedburgh in 1622.
4 - Margaret Stewart married John Stewart of Traquair
5 - Marjory Stewart married Sir Roger Aston, gentleman of bedchamber to James VI
6 - Martha Stewart married Sir Nicolas Rutherford of Hundalee
7 - Mary Stewart marred Sir George Crawford of Lifnorris
8 - Isabel Stewart married Gilbert Kennedy of Bargenny

These two Precincts or Baronies among others were set apart for the Scottish Undertakers, only in County Tyrone:

PREClNCT of MOUNTJOY - BARONY of DUNGANNON, Co. TYRONE

1. Andrew Stewart, Lord Ochiltree
2. Robert Stewart, gent.
3. Sir Robt. Hepburne, Knt..
4. Sir George Crawford of Lifnorris
5. Bernard Lindsay
6. Robert Lindsay

PRECINCT of STRABANE, Co. TYRONE

1. James Hamilton, Earl of Abercorn
2. Sir Claude Hamilton, Knt.
3. Sir James Clapen (or Claphame), gent. Knt.
4. Sir Thomas Boyd, Knt.
5. Sir George Hamilton, Knt.
6. Sir John Drummond, Knt
7. James Haig, gent from Roxburghshire
8. George Hamilton, gent.

First Scotsman who settled Derryloran, County Tyrone

1 - JAMES STEWART 1 [KO11/321GPS 731]

Died & Buried, 1679, Derryloran

Notes: Styled of Ballymenagh. A Presbyterian who migrated from Scotland early in the reign of James I (abt 1619). Took up residence in Ballymenagh Castle in 1619, bought Killymoon in 1634 from Shane Roe O'Neil, acquired lease of Cookstown in 1666, and built first castle at Killymoon in 1671. Probably from Edinburgh about 1616. Generally supposed to be the younger brother of Capt Andrew Stewart, who came to Ulster with Lord Ochiltree Married, 1624: BARBARA LINDESAY [KO11/322GPS732]

2 - WILLIAM STEWART 1 [KO10/161GPS462]

Born: 1625

Died: Derryloran, 1706, T559: will dated 2/11/1727, proved 5/12/1727 of Killymoon, 1690 MP for Charlmont.

Married: 6/1664 MARGARET SHAW [KO10/162]

(T559: her cousin was Robert Lindsay)

3 - JAMES STEWART 2 [KO09/81GPS540]

Born: 1665

Died & Buried: Derryloran, 1726

was a very waywood boy in his youth and after an adventurous career in his native land and in Paris, received a commission in the Austrian Artillery 1/1/1703. He took part in Central European wars and in Balkan campaign, friend of Emperor Joseph 1. T559: (Captain) will dated 23/5/1726, proved 21/7/1726. Married, 1709: HELEN AGNEW [KO09/82]

4 - WILLIAM STEWART 2 [KO08/41GPS538]

Born: 1710

Buried: 14.5.1797, Derryloran

MP, Co Tyrone 1747 - 176819; High Sheriff 1738

Rebuilt Cookstown. Elder for the Presbyterians of Ulster and by 1750 the largest landowner in Tyrone. He also built an aqueduct to bring water to Cookstown from springs high up on his estate, and a weir across Ballinderry River to provide power for his linen mills. Colonel in Militia, raised a corps of artillery volunteers. Killymoon Castle "a superb and beautiful seat with ample and cultivated domains.” The old house was burnt down late 18th or early 19th C.66 Nat Library of Dublin has a collection of papers (MS 8734) containing rents rolls for mid 18th C: