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JAMES Stewart
of Sticks and Ballechin
JAMES STEWART OF STICKS AND BALLECHIN - some accounts have his name as John,, illegitimate son of JAMES II, King of Scotland. Ancestor of the Steuarts of Arnagang, Ballechin, Innervack, Killichassie, the later Kynachins, Loch of Clunie, and Stewartfield.
He was married to m. to Muriel Sutherland, (she was the widow of Thomas Oliphant, of Dron, who had d. in 1484, and d. at Ballechin and was buried at Dunkeld on 4 September, 1510). They had three children:-
1. William Stewart, 2nd of Stix, the eldest son and d. without issue.
2 John Stewart, 3rd of Stix, John Stewart, 3rd of Stix, had an Instrument of Sasine from John Stewart, Earl of Atholl, for the lands of Middlesticks, Rynychtnuik, Bowlands, Drowne of Stickis, Croftmoran and Garff in Glenquoich, m. by this date to Matilda Johnston (she was the widow of Sir John Rattray of that Ilk, who had d. at the battle of Flodden in September of 1513).
3. Patrick Stewart of Sticks and Ballechin.
Arms: of Ballechin.-i and 4. Scotland. 2 and 3. Gold, a fess ehequy blue and silver, all within an engrailed gold bordure (Douglas´ Baronage). These Arms were confirmed to the heir of line in 1876, but the bordure was partedper pale gold and silver. CREST: A red lion´s head erased. MOTTO: Semper fidelis"_ (Lyon_Register)._
In_1888_Charles_Ferdinand_de_Kierzkowski-Steuart,_London,_recorded_Arms.1_ and_4._Scotland.__2_and_3._Stewart._All_within_an_engrailed_bordure_parted_per_ pale_silver_and_gold.__CREST:_A_lion´s_head_erased_red,_tongued_blue.__ MOTTO:_"Semper fidelis."_(Lyon_Register).
