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Branch Seven of
Gartnafuaran – the Portnellan Stewarts Possible Descendants
of John Stuart in Portisland Compiled by Belinda
Dettmann In Stewarts of the South, Branch Seven of
the Gartnafuaran family was called the Port-an-ealan Stewarts. Their farm, also called Portnellan, meaning Port of the A second farm called Portnellan is situated in
Strathgartney on the north bank of Loch Katrine. It is not mentioned as a
Stewart residence in Stewarts of the South, but its existence should be
kept in mind if you come across the location in local records. The Stewarts who lived in Portnellan on Loch
Venacher from about 1720 to 1820 were of the Gartnafuaran family.
The Stewarts of Annat had been tacksmen there in earlier years,
leasing Portnellan directly from the owner, but the Stewarts of the
Gartnafuaran line were less exalted, probably being tenants or cottars. The Annat Stewarts still had families living in
the vicinity of Portnellan – at Auchnahard (Duncan, Robert and Alexander
Stewart, Nos 9, 10 and 11 in Callander
parish), while Duncan Stewart, Tenant of Lanrick and Duncraggan (No 15) and
John Stewart, Tenant of Cuilanteogle and Taranduin (No 17, son of Duncan
Stewart Auchnahard) are also of the Annat and Ardvorlich family. I haven’t
sorted them all out yet – if I do they will be added to the ‘Stewarts in Annat’
file. Stewarts of the South described
the Portnellan Stewarts thus: John Stewart, late tenant there, left four sons,
John his successor pays £40 of rent,
James a Gardener in North America, George a gardener in Donald, brother to John also tenant in above
place left four sons. John his
successor, James and George Gardeners in George, their uncle, a Shoemaker in Callander
has one son unmarried. This finishes the
Stewarts of Port an Ealan, all well-doing and thrifty men. In the section on present tenants in
Balquhidder: Missed in the Parish of Callander the two farms
of Portnellan, Loch Vennacherside between Cuilanteagle and Miltown. No 23 or 24 Where two John Stewarts, cousins,
Tenants of Portnellan of the Gartnafuaran family, at least they say so. Industrious men, and pay each £42. The Earl of Murray’s property, formerly The following lineage is NOT PROVEN but is put
up for discussion. Generation One 1. John STUART; married Agnes McVey 29 Jul 1729
Port of Menteith, Children of John Stuart and Agnes McVey
all born 2. i. Thomas
in Portisland, christened 2 Aug 1730; married Janet Simmie. ii. William;
christened Apr 1732. 3. iii. John,
christened 3 May 1736. Generation Two 2. Thomas STEWART in Portisland; born 2 Aug 1730
Port of Menteith, Children of Thomas Stewart in Portisland
and Janet Simmie were as follows: 4. i. John, born 10 Aug 1756 in Portisland,
Callander, 5.
ii. George, born 30 Oct 1758 in
Portisland, Callander, iii. William;
born 1 Jan 1761 in Portisland, Callander, iv. Agnes;
born 12 Apr 1763 in Portisland, Callander, v. Margaret;
born 2 Sep 1765 in Portnellan, Callander, 3. John STUART; christened 3 May 1736 Port of
Menteith, Children of John Stuart and an unknown
spouse were: 6. i. John in Portnellan, born circa 1755; married
Janet Dewar. I have assumed that
John (6) is the son of John (3), although there is no direct evidence for this.
If John (6) is the cousin of John (4), as asserted in Stewarts of the South,
then this seems the most likely scenario. Generation Three 4. John STEWART in Portnellan; born 10 Aug 1756
in Portisland, Callander, Children of John Stewart in Portnellan and
Catharine i. Thomas;
born 19 Jul 1781 in Portnellan, Callander, ii. iii. Peter;
born 21 Mar 1784 in Portnellan, Callander, iv. Janet;
born 3 Nov 1785 in Portnellan, Callander, v. Marian;
born 16 Apr 1787 in Portnellan, Callander, vi. John;
born 1 May 1789 in Callander, Callander, vii. James;
born 10 Apr 1791 in Portnellan, Callander, viii. George; born 5 Jul 1793 Portnellan,
Callander, ix. Mary;
born 17 Sep 1794 in Portnellan, Callander, x. William;
born 24 Aug 1796 in Portnellan, Callander, xi. Alexander;
born 21 Oct 1798 in Portnellan, Callander, xii. Donald;
born 3 Jan 1801 in Portnellan, Callander, 5. George STEWART in Tarnduin; born 30 Oct 1758
in Portisland, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland; married Janet
McVey, daughter of John McVey and Margaret McArthur, circa 1787. Children of George Stewart in Tarnduin etc
and Janet McVey were as follows: i. Janet;
born 18 Aug 1788 in Callander, Callander, ii. Margaret;
born 9 Mar 1790 at iii. Thomas;
born 31 May 1792 in Taranduin, Callander, iv. Jannet;
born 23 Mar 1794 Callander, v. Anne;
born 1 Mar 1796 in Tarnduin, Callander, vi. Margaret;
born 5 Feb 1798 Tarnduin, Callander, vii. Jean;
born 12 Jan 1800 late in Tarnduin, Callander, viii. Mary; born 24 Sep 1801 in Callander,
Callander, ix. 6. John STEWART in Portnellan; born circa 1755;
married Janet Dewar, daughter of Donald Dewar in Annat and Jean Buchanan, 17
Aug 1782 Kilmadock, Children of John Stewart in Portnellan and
Janet Dewar were as follows: i. John;
born 8 Oct 1783 in Portnellan, Callander, ii. Jean
a twin; born 25 Aug 1786 in Port Neillen, Callander, iii. William
a twin; born 25 Aug 1786 in Port Neillen, Callander, iv. Daniel (Mother said to be Janet Stewart); born 27
Jun 1788 in Portnellan, Callander, v. John;
born 1 Jul 1790 in Portnellan, Callander, vi. Alexander;
born 27 May 1792 in Portnellan, Callander, vii. Thomas;
born 6 Apr 1795 in Portnellan, Callander, viii. Ann; born 17 Oct 1797 in Easter portnellan,
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