Mary (Cummins) Stewart and her daughter Elizabeth were born in an old home in Brooke county, Virginia (now West Virginia), in a district made famous as the seat of Bethany College, founded by Alexander Campbell. That house was built in 1783 by Robert Cummins, father, who was an ensign in the Revolution, and now, after more than one hundred and thirty years, is still occupied as a dwelling. Ensign Robert Cummins was descended from the old Scotch family of Cummins, as well as the oldest Dutch families of New York, including Anneke Janse. Mrs. Miller was directly descended from the High Stewards of Scotland, ancestors of the Royal House of Stuart, through the same family lines as the Earl of Galloway and Sir Harry Stewart, Bart, of Fort Stewart, Ireland, and was named for her grandmother, Elizabeth Scott. (A History of Texas and Texans, Volume 3, Francis White Johnson, 1914.
Mary (Cummins) Stewart and her daughter Elizabeth were born in an old home in Brooke county, Virginia (now West Virginia), in a district made famous as the seat of Bethany College, founded by Alexander Campbell. That house was built in 1783 by Robert Cummins, father, who was an ensign in the Revolution, and now, after more than one hundred and thirty years, is still occupied as a dwelling. Ensign Robert Cummins was descended from the old Scotch family of Cummins, as well as the oldest Dutch families of New York, including Anneke Janse. Mrs. Miller was directly descended from the High Stewards of Scotland, ancestors of the Royal House of Stuart, through the same family lines as the Earl of Galloway and Sir Harry Stewart, Bart, of Fort Stewart, Ireland, and was named for her grandmother, Elizabeth Scott. (A History of Texas and Texans, Volume 3, Francis White Johnson, 1914.
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Mary consort of William Stewart died November 22, 1835 in her 35th year
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