The story of Armstead Stewart

Armstead Stewart, born say 1783, over sixteen years old when he was listed in John Day's Dinwiddie County household in 1800 (with his brother Henry Stewart). He was taxable in the household of his father in 1807 and taxable in his own household with a slave in 1809 . He was head of a Dinwiddie County household of 5 "other free" in 1810. He was called Armstead Stewart of Dinwiddie County when he married Flora Crook, 10 October 1806 Brunswick County bond, Robert Crook security. Armstead was taxable in Dinwiddie County on 3 slaves in 1811, 2 in 1812 and his estate was taxable on 2 slaves and 3 horses in 1813. (His widow) Flora Stewart was taxable on 2 slaves from 1815 to 1819. His heirs Theophilus H., Edward R., Henry Armstead, Julian, and Robert (still an infant) were named in a chancery suit in Dinwiddie County on 4 September 1832.

It appears that Armstead did not die in 1814, but instead, went missing, and was presumed to be dead. It appears that he was kidnapped, and enslaved by Daniel Durham.

[excerpt from GREATER TERRE HAUTE AND VIGO COUNTY. p56]

Daniel Durham, born in Virginia in 1801, came to Vigo County with his brother William in 1822. In emigrating westward, he had first located in Tennessee and then in Kentucky. He had brought with him forty or fifty slaves, but conversion to Quakerism caused him to free them all. Not only that, but he bought a large tract of land in Kentucky, raised on it a big crop, and then turned it all over to the freed slaves to enable them to live until able to become self-supporting. When he came to Vigo County he was accompanied by a few of his former slaves. One of them, a girl, died and was buried in the family plot on the Lyman Durham farm. One was Si Lewis, who settled in Knox County and became the owner of 1,300 to 1,400 acres of land near Carlisle. The name of another was Armistead Stewart. Daniel Durham settled about a mile and a half south of the village, but he owned land from near Honey Creek up to Hulman street and from the river to Seventh Street. He owned the Chestnut property and nearly all the land down that way. Daniel was the father of John, Thomas, William, Daniel Robert, and David, and their generations are still represented in the county.

Armstead Stewart and Flora Crook had the following child in Virginia:

Henry Armstead Stewart was born about 1805 in Virginia. He married (1) Rebecca Stewart. She was born about 1810 in Virginia. Armstead Stewart lived in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1850 (Age: 45). Rebecca Stewart lived in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1850 (Age: 40). He married (2) Delphi M. Artis on 23 Jan 1852, in Vigo County, Indiana. Armstead Stewart and Rebecca Stewart had the following children:

LUCY STEWART was born about 1834 in Indiana. Lucy Stewart lived in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1850 (Age: 16).

EDWARD STEWART was born about 1839 in Indiana. Edward Stewart lived in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1850 (Age: 11).

SOLOMAN STEWART was born about 1844 in Indiana. Soloman Stewart lived in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1850 (Age: 6).

SYLVIA STEWART was born about 1850 in Indiana. Sylvia Stewart lived in Terre Haute,Indiana in 1850 (Age: 0).

FRANCES ANN "RANCES" STEWART was born about 1841 in Indiana. She died in 1926 in Vigo County, Indiana. She married John Lewis Anderson, son of Emily "Milla" Anderson, on 08 Jan 1859 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was buried in 1926 in the Roberts Cemetery of Terre Haute, Indiana. He was born on 05 Oct 1825 in North Carolina. He died on 25 May 1909 in Terre Haute, Indiana (Age: 83). He was buried in May 1909 in the Roberts Cemetery of Terre Haute, Indiana. John Lewis Anderson and Frances Ann "Rances" Stewart had the following children:

VICTORIA EXZAIR ALINE ANDERSON was born about 1861 in Indiana. She died in 1957 in Vigo County, Indiana. She married John Mitchell on 23 Jan 1888 in Vigo County, Indiana. He was born in 1833. He died on 05 Jul 1908 in Vigo County, Indiana. Victoria Exzair Aline Anderson was buried in Stewart Lawn Cemetery. John Mitchell was buried in Jul 1908 in Roberts Cemetery.

FRANCIS MARION ANDERSON was born in 1863 in Indiana. He died in 1951 in Vigo County, Indiana. He married Mary Jane Adeline Harris, daughter of William Harris and Sutner Harris, on 22 Apr 1895 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born about 1863 in Indiana. She died in 1951 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was buried in Stewart Lawn Cemetery. She was buried in Highland Lawn Cemetery.

ALBERT ANDERSON was born about 1866 in Indiana. Albert Anderson lived in Otter Creek Twp, Vigo County, Indiana in 1880 (Age: 14).

CORNELIA M. ANDERSON was born on 24 Jan 1869 in Indiana. She died on 05 Sep 1945 in Terre Haute, Indiana (Age: 76). She married Fremont M Roberts, son of Simon Roberts and Anna Roberts, on 27 Apr 1890 in Vigo County, Indiana. He was born in 1856 in Orange County, Indiana. He died in 1946 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was buried in Stewart Lawn Cemetery. He was buried in Stewart Lawn Cemetery.

JULIA ANDERSON was born about 1870 in Indiana. Julia Anderson lived in Otter Creek Twp, Vigo County, Indiana in 1880 (Age: 10).

GRACE ANDERSON was born about 1872 in Indiana. Grace Anderson lived in Otter Creek Twp, Vigo County, Indiana in 1880 (Age: 8).

WELTON ANDERSON was born in 1876 in Indiana. He died on 30 Dec 1945 in Vigo County, Indiana. He married Minnie Henson on 01 Sep 1904 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born in 1881 in Indiana. Welton Anderson lived in Otter Creek Twp, Vigo County, Indiana in 1880 (Age: 6). He was buried in Stewart Lawn Cemetery.

ARTHUR ANDERSON was born about 1878 in Indiana. Arthur Anderson lived in Otter Creek Twp, Vigo County, Indiana in 1880 (Age: 2).

CLARENCE ANDERSON was born on 24 Apr 1884 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He married Virgie Haynes, daughter of Dudley Haynes and Amanda Haynes, on 15 May 1906 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born on 26 Dec 1880 in Indiana. Virgie Haynes lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA in 1930 (Age: 50).

After his release in 1822 from Daniel Durham, in Vigo County, Indiana, Armstead started to rebuild his life. He married Phoebe "Edy" Embry on 26 Feb 1830, in Knox County, Indiana.

Armstead Stewart and Phoebe Embry had the following 2 children:

Elizabeth Stewart was born on 20 Dec 1830 in Indiana, USA. She died on 21 Apr 1907 in Honey Creek Twp, Vigo County, Indiana (Age: 77). She married Armstead Underwood, son of John Underwood and Louisa Kennihorn, on 17 Jul 1851 in Vigo County, Indiana. He was born in 1829 in North Carolina. He died on 26 Jan 1878 in Indiana. Armstead Underwood and Elizabeth Stewart had the following children:

THOMAS UNDERWOOD was born on 06 Feb 1854 in Indiana.

JOSEPH UNDERWOOD was born in 1857 in Indiana. He died between 1860-1870 in Indiana.

CHARLES UNDERWOOD was born on 21 Jun 1860 in Vigo County, Indiana. He married (1) ELLA LEONARD on 27 Feb 1896 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born in 1873 in Princeton, Indiana. He married (2) ROSETTA ROBERTS, daughter of Willis E. Roberts and Sarah Jane Hammonds, on 30 Jun 1920 in Clay County, Indiana. She was born on 26 Mar 1861 in Vigo County, Indiana. She died on 22 Apr 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana (Age: 78).

ANNA MINNIE UNDERWOOD was born in 1864 in Indiana. She died in 1933 in Indiana. She married HENRY J. RUSSELL. He was born in Feb 1859 in Indiana. He died in 1932.

RETTA ANNITA UNDERWOOD was born in Nov 1865 in Vigo County, Indiana. She died in 1935 in Vigo County, Indiana. She married Whitford Manuel, son of Wyatt Manuel and Charlotte Harden, on 24 Mar 1881 in Vigo County, Indiana. He was born in Feb 1858 in Vigo County, Indiana. He died in 1928 in Vigo County, Indiana.

EZEKIEL UNDERWOOD was born in 1868 in Indiana.

JOHN UNDERWOOD was born in Mar 1870 in Indiana, USA. He married Grace A. Russell, daughter of James A. Russell and Annie Allen, on 10 Sep 1920 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born on 21 Aug 1885 in Vigo County, Indiana.

RICHARD J UNDERWOOD was born on 22 Feb 1872 in Indiana. He died on 23 May 1955 in Vigo County, Indiana. He married Gertrude Mae Simpson, daughter of John Westley Simpson and Amanda J. Stewart, on 14 Nov 1906 in Vigo County, Indiana. She was born on 30 May 1882 in Vigo County, Indiana. She died on 04 Mar 1938 in Terre Haute, Indiana (Age: 55).

MALISA UNDERWOOD was born in 1875 in Indiana.

EDWARD UNDERWOOD was born on 24 May 1879 in Indiana. He died on 15 Feb 1910 in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Nancy Jane Stewart was born about 1832 in Indiana. She married Willis Anderson on 25 Jul 1850 in Vigo County, Indiana. He was born about 1820 in North Carolina. Willis Anderson and Nancy Jane Stewart had the following children:

LUCY J. ANDERSON was born on 28 Feb 1852 in Terre Haute, Indiana. She died on 08 Aug 1927 in Chicago Heights, Illinois (Death Age: 75). She married (1) JOHN EDWARD DAVIS on 21 May 1870 in Vigo County, Indiana. He was born on 04 Jan 1849 in Vincennes, Indiana. He died on 09 Mar 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. She married (2) EDWARD TAYLOR in 1886. He was born in Mar 1854 in Indiana.

CAROLINE ANDERSON was born about 1853 in Indiana.

SARAH ANDERSON was born about 1854 in Indiana.

[Pre-1800 source: Paul Heinegg @ http://freeafricanamericans.com]