Andrew Stewart, 1st Baron Castle Stuart (1560–1629) was a Scottish nobleman, soldier, courtier to King

James VI and I James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until ...

and one of the chief undertakers in the

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Biography

Described as 'a nobleman of impeccable background and proven military ability', he was the only son and heir of Andrew Stewart (d.1578),

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, and Margaret, daughter of his first cousin

Henry Stewart, 2nd Lord Methven Lord Methven was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created on 17 July 1528 by King James V of Scotland for his stepfather Henry Stewart. The title became extinct on the death of the grantee's grandson in the 1580s. The title takes its n ...

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. He was the grandson of

Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Ochiltree Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Ochiltree (c. 1521–1591) fought for the Scottish Reformation. His daughter married John Knox and he played a part in the defeat of Mary, Queen of Scots at the battle of Langside. Biography Andrew's father, Andrew Stewart ...

, whose title he succeeded to after his father predeceased his grandfather. He became a

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in the

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and held the office of General of Edinburgh Castle. He was appointed to the court position of Gentleman of the Bedchamber to

on 12 January 1587. On the death of his grandfather in 1591, he became the 3rd

Lord Ochiltree Lord Ochiltree (or Ochiltrie) of Lord Stuart of Ochiltree was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. In 1542 Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Avondale (see the Earl Castle Stewart for earlier history of the family) exchanged the lordship of Avondale with Si ...

and inherited estates in

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and

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. In August 1592 the king sent him to raid the House of Row in

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to catch counterfeiters and their coining irons who were working for the rebel

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. He joined forces with his brother-in-law, the laird of Ferniehirst, or Andrew Ker of Jedburgh, and captured two men at Row, a number of 30 shilling coins, and the coining irons in the tower, but the master coiner escaped to England. He was lieutenant and warden of the West March of Scotland in 1597. A warrant from James VI dated July 1598 to the

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Walter Stewart of Blantyre Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Blantyre (died 8 March 1617) was a Scottish politician, administrator, and judge. Life He was the son of Sir John Stewart of Minto and Margaret Stewart sister of James Stewart of Cardonald Educated with James VI under ...

, requests 3,000

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to be used to redeem jewels belonging to the queen which he had pledged for a loan. The 3,000 merks was given to Andrew Stuart, who paid off the loan (possibly from

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) and redeemed two of the queen's jewels. In 1608, he was sent by the King to quell feuds in the

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, taking with him his uncle, John Knox. His orders including the destruction of shipping, named in his commissions as

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s, galleys, and

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s belonging to rebellious subjects. Though successful in this campaign, the King had no money with which to reward his military service and instead (in 1609) offered him 3,000

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of land in

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, which included the Manors of Castlestewart and later Manor Forward, encompassing the area around Farlough and Roughan, all in the Barony of Dungannon. He was one of the chief 'planters' or 'undertakers' in the

and in 1611 he settled on these estates. He built houses, farmed the land, constructed

Roughan Castle Roughan may refer to: *Roughan, a townland in Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council ( ga, Comhairle Buirge Dhún Geanainn agus Thír Eoghain Theas, Ulster Scots: ''Rathgannon an Sooth Owenslanngh ...

and provided housing and employment for the local populace. He lived at Irry, which was later renamed Stuart Hall by his descendants. In 1615, with the King's consent, to raise money he resigned the feudal Barony of Ochiltree and sold it to his first cousin,

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, son of

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. As compensation, in 1619,

raised him to the

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and created him

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. No parliament sat between the years of 1615 and 1634, so he never voted.

Family

In 1587, he married Margaret, daughter of Sir John Kennedy of

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, Ayrshire. They were the parents of five children: *Sir Andrew Stewart (1590-1639) 1st Baronet & 2nd Baron Castle Stewart; married Anne, daughter of

John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl, (1563–1595) was a Scottish landowner. John Stewart was the son of John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl and Margaret Fleming, daughter of Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming and Janet Stewart. In 1578 he married Ma ...

and Marie Ruthven *John Stewart (d.1685), 5th Baron Castle Stewart; died unmarried * Robert Stewart, of Irry (1598-1662), Co. Tyrone; ancestor of the Earls of Castle Stewart *Margaret Stewart, married George Crawford of

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, Co. Down *Maria Stewart, married John Kennedy, ancestor of the Kennedys of

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, Co. Down *Anna Stewart, died unmarried Mary Kennedy, Lady Ochiltree helped bring up Princess Elizabeth at Linlithgow Palace.

Mary Anne Everett Green Mary Anne Everett Green ( Wood; 19 July 1818 – 1 November 1895) was an English historian. After establishing a reputation for scholarship with two multi-volume books on royal ladies and noblewomen, she was invited to assist in preparing cale ...

, ''Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia'' (London, 1902), p. 3. He is the ancestor of the Earls of Castle Stewart through his third son, Robert Stewart of Irry.

Ancestry

References

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1560 births 1629 deaths 17th-century Scottish people Barons in the Peerage of Ireland Peers of Ireland created by James I Court of James VI and I Ochiltree, Andrew Stuart, 3rd Lord