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Daniel Stewart (December 20, 1761 – May 27, 1829) was an American politician and brigadier general in the Georgia Militia. He joined the militia in 1776 and served during the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
Early life
He was born in Liberty County, Georgia to military officer John Stewart, Jr. (died September 6, 1776) and Susannah Bacon (died 1766). Daniel's paternal grandparents John Stewart, Sr. (died c. 1763) and Jerusha (maiden name unknown) (died 1762) were English immigrants who settled in Dorchester, South Carolina. Daniel's siblings who died young were Ann (died 1759), Mary (died 1766), and John III (died 1767). He had two elder sisters who survived, Sarah (born 1750) Susannah (born 1758). Daniel also had a younger half-sister, Elizabeth (born 1774), from John Jr.'s second marriage to Sarah Nickols.
Career
Stewart served as a state representative from 1785 to 1787, sheriff of Liberty County, Georgia from 1795 to 1797, and state senator for three terms between 1802 and 1811.
Personal life
On February 20, 1783, he married Martha Pender. She died giving birth to their son:
- John Stewart IV (1784–?).
In 1785, Daniel married Sarah Susannah Oswald (November 2, 1770 – December 25, 1807), a daughter of Joseph Oswald, Jr. (1740–1785) and Ann Carter (1744–1809). Her brother Thomas Hepworth Oswald (1760 – November 26, 1790) was the patrilineal great-great-grandfather of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald (1939–1963). She bore Daniel six children:
- Mary Stewart (1788–?)
- Daniel McLachlan Stewart (1791–?)
- Sophia Stewart (1792–?)
- Susannah Stewart (1794–?)
- Joseph Oswald Stewart (1797–?)
- Martha "Patsy" Stewart (March 15, 1799 — October 30, 1864). She first married Senator John Elliott (1773—1827) and later married Major James Stephens Bulloch (1793—1849). Patsy's children with Bulloch included:
- Anna Louisa Bulloch (1833—1893)
- Martha "Mittie" Bulloch (1835—1884). She married Theodore "Thee" Roosevelt, Sr. (1831—1878). Thee and Mittie were the parents of Anna "Bamie" Roosevelt Cowles (1855—1931), President Theodore Roosevelt (1858—1919), Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt (1860—1894), and Corinne Roosevelt Robinson (1861—1933). Elliott and his wife, socialite Anna Rebecca Hall (1863—1892), were the parents of First Lady Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884—1962).
- Charles Irvine Bulloch (1838-1841)
- Irvine Stephens Bulloch (1842—1898)
On March 6, 1810, General Stewart married Sarah Hines, widow of Captain Elijah Lewis. They had two daughters:
- Sarah Caroline Stewart (1813—1815)
- Georgia Drusilla Stewart (1814—1820)
He died in his winter home at Cedar Hill Plantation.
Eponymous places
Fort Stewart and Stewart County, Georgia, are named after Daniel Stewart.