Malcolm Stewart Virginia 1715

[Throth]

Malcolm Stewart of Innerslanie (Inverslanie), parish of Blair Atholl in Scotland, was taken prisoner at Preston during the 1715 Jacobite Rising

He was tried for treason, 27th January 1716 and sentenced to death. This was commuted to transportation to the colonies. He was sent to Yorktown, Virginia, among 126 Jacobite prisoners on board the 'Elizabeth and Ann' which left Liverpool 29th June 1716 and was listed as an indentured servant.

We know that he was alive in 1731 when he wrote to his family about the settlement of his debts in Blair Atholl.  He was married to Janet Robertson, daughter of John Robertson, the Tutor of Lude.

Any further information about him or his family would be most welcome.

Throth (www.borenich.co.uk)