George Steuart Hume
George Steuart Hume | |
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| Born | George Hume Steuart 1747 |
| Died | c1788 |
Dr George Steuart Hume (1747-1787) was a Maryland physician and landowner who emigrated to Scotland before the Revolutionary War. Born George Hume Steuart in Maryland, he left for Scotland in 1758, where he studied Medicine, changing his name to his maternal name of Hume in order to inherit his family's substantial Scottish estates.[1]
Early life
Hume was born in Ann Arundel County, Maryland, in 1747, the eldest son of planter and physician George Hume Steuart, and Anne Digges. As the eldest son he stood to inherit the family plantation of Dodon in Maryland, but the coming of the Revolutionary War forced his father to divided his property between his sons. Hume was eventually to inherit the Scottish estates, with the Maryland lands being divided between his brothers, now loyal to the fledgling United States of America. These however were substantial; through his father he inherited the estates of Ballachallan, Argaty and Annat.
Family
Hume married twice, firstly in c1777 to Mary, daughter of David Rollo of Powhouse, Scotland, and secondly, in 1785 (after Mary's death), to Jean, daughter of John Munro of Auchinbowie. They had one daughter, Sophia. Through his first wife Mary, Hume became possessed of the historic site of the battle of Bannockburn.[2]
Revolutionary War
Hume's family was divided by the Revolutionary War, and he would never return to his Maryland birthplace. However, according to the memoirs of his nephew Richard Sprigg Steuart, Hume supported the ideals of the American rebels, and "was a staunch whig, and voted only for such members of parliament as went deadweight against the government and the war."[3]
Legacy
After Hume's death in c1788, his daughter Sophia inherited the his estates of Argaty, Ballachallan and Annat. His brothers, disappointed not to add these lands to their Maryland estates, unsuccessfully sued their niece Sophia for the Scottish inheritance.[4]
External links
References
- Nelker, Gladys P., The Clan Steuart, Genealogical Publishing, 1970.
- Steuart, Richard Sprigg, Dr. George Steuart of Annapolis and Doden, Anne Arundel County and his descendants,1955, ASIN: B0007GTCFG
Notes
- ^ Nelker, 24
- ^ *George H Stewart at Stewarts of Balquhidder webpage
- ^ Nelker, 131
- ^ *George H Stewart at Stewarts of Balquhidder webpage