Stewart, John C., 1766-after 1808

John Cottman Stewart was born on December 2, 1766, in Somerset, Maryland to William Stewart and Sarah Dashiell. He married Jane Robertson on July 27, 1786, and after her death, married Sarah Dashiell on January 29, 1803. He was a member of the House of Delegates and in 1799, he and his cousin, Alexander Stewart, voted against a measure to change the qualification of owning land to be allowed to vote. He died sometime after October 11,1808 when he verified his father’s will.