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without children, ii. William, unmarried, iii. Gertrude, married Fullerton ; liv- ing at the present time (1914) ; no children, iv. Juliet A., married H. C. Boyd, of Nelson county. Virginia ; children : a. Alice Boyd, married Stuart Cabell, who died without children ; b. Rev. Thomas N. Boyd, died in Arkansas, leaving two children ; c. Conrad D. Boyd, whose widow resides in Scotts- ville ; d. Waller M. Boyd, resides at Rose- land. Virginia; e. H. C. Boyd Jr., died un- married; f. N. L. Boyd, died at Roseland ; g. William H. Boyd, died in Texas ; h. Lucy Boyd, married George I. Hundley, resides in Farmville ; i. Juliet Boyd, married R. P. Andrews, who died, leaving two sons: j. Lila Bovd, married P. P. Gant, resides at Roseland ; k. Jennie Boyd, died unmarried. Dr. Thomas Alassie married (second) a Miss Cabell, of Nelson county, Virginia, by whom he had three children : 5. Paul, died unmar- ried. 6. Anne, died unmarried. 7. Patrick C. married Susan Withers, of Campbell county. Virginia: children: i. Robert W., married Mattie Manson. ii. Patrick C. Jr. iii. Thomas, deceased, iv. Thornton L., a judge, v. Douglas, vi. Withers, vii. Susan, who married Brown, of Kentucky.

Major-General James Ewell Brown Stuart.

Stuart, Stewart or Steuart is the surname of a family who became heirs to the Scot- tish and ultimately to the English crown. Their descent is traced- to a Norman baron. Alan, whose eldest son, W^illiam. became progenitor of the Earls of Arundel, and whose two younger sons. Waller and Simon, came to Scotland, Waller being appointed high steward of David I., who conferred on him various lands, including Paisley, where he founded the Abbey in 1160. In America the name is a noted one, borne by merchant princes, poets, writers, judges, and by that prince of soldiers. General James Ewell i'rown Stuart.

The American ancestor, Archibald Stuart, a descendant of the Scottish .Stuarts, came from Londonderry, Ireland, in 1733, and settled in that part of Virginia that later was awarded to the state of Pennsylvania. On account of religious differences he moved to the western part of the province, lived there several years, and then came to Virginia, locating in Augusta.

Alexander Stuart, second son of Archi- bald Stuart, the emigrant, was born during

the residence in Western Pennsylvania, came with his parents to Virginia, and was an officer of the revolution. At the battle of Guilford Court House Square he had two horses shot from under him, and was him- self wounded and left for dead on the field of battle. He was held a prisoner by the British and endured all the hardships of war. serving until peace was declared.

Judge Archibald (2) Stuart, son of Alex- ander Stuart, was of Staunton, Virginia, born in 1757. He vyas a member of the Vir- ginia house of delegates that ratified the Constitution of the United States, having previously served in the revolutionary army at Yorktown. He was a graduate of Wil- liam and Mary College, a learned lawyer and eminent jurist. His wife was Eleanor, daughter of Colonel Girard Brescoe.

Judge Alexander (2) Stuart, an eminent lawyer and jurist of Patrick county, Vir- ginia, died in 1855. He married Anne Dab- ney.

Hon. Archibald (3) Stuart, son of Judge Alexander (2) Stuart, was a prominent member of the Virginia Legislattire from Patrick county, a lawyer of high repute, and one of the most prominent men of his county. He married Elizabeth Letcher Pannill, a cousin of Governor Letcher, of Virginia, a descendant of Giles Letcher, born in Ireland, of Welsh parentage. Giles Letcher came to Virginia, and in Richmond married Hannah Hughes, also of Welsh forbears. Erom the marriage of Hon. Archi- bald Stuart and Elizabeth Letcher Pannill sprang General James Ewell Brown Stuart, one of the great generals of the Confederacy, and one of the greatest cavalry commanders.

General James Ewell Brown Stuart, youngest son of Hon. Archibald (3) and Elizabeth Letcher (Pannill) Stuart, was born in Patrick county, Virginia, February 6. 1833. died in Richmond, Virginia, June 12. 1864. He prepared for college at Wytheville, Pennsylvania, and in 1848 en- tered Emory and Henry College. While a student he was converted and became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, later in life joining the Protestant Episcopal church, and ever living a consistent Chris- tian life. In 1850 he obtained an appoint- ment to the United States Military Acad- emy at West Point, whence he w^as gradu- ated in 1854, thirteenth in a class of forty- six members. General Fitzhugh Lee thus de-