James "Beag" Stewart | |
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 Arms of the Albany Stewarts | |
| Born | James Stewart c1424 Probably Scotland |
| Died | c1470 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Spouse(s) | Annabel Buchanan, daughter of Patrick, 14th Laird of Buchanan |
| Children | John Stewart (born c 1450) Matilda Stewart (born c1452) William Stewart (born c 1455) Andrew Stewart (born c1458) Alexander Stewart (born c1460) Patrick Stewart (born c1462) |
| Parent(s) | James Mor Stewart Mother unknown |
James "Beag" Stewart (c1424-1470) of Baldorran was the seventh illegitimate son of James Mor Stewart (known as "James the Fat"), who fled into exile in Ireland when his father Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany was executed for treason by James I of Scotland in 1425. James the Fat would never return to Scotland, and he was unable to inherit the Albany estates, but James "Beag" Stewart was able to secure a royal pardon and return to Scotland. He is the ancestor of the Stewarts of Ardvorlich on Lochearnside, whose family history is recounted by Sir Walter Scott in A Legend of Montrose.