Matthew Stewart Clan Newsletter

Matthew Stewart, Born March 20,1720 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Died January 26,1808 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Buried Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, Mint Hill, North Carolina

P rov id ed by the Ma tthe w

S te wa rt C la n R e uni on

P la nni ng Commi ttee

Places to see and visit Charlotte / Mint Hill Area

Captain Matthew Stewart

Burial Site Rice Cemetery Mint Hill, NC Billy Graham Memorial

4330 Westmont Drive Charlotte, NC 28217 (704) 401-3200 Dr. Graham is a descend-

ant of Matthew

Mint Hill Historical Society PO Box 23203 7601 Matthews Mint Hill Rd Mint Hill, NC 28227 704-573-0726

Volume 1, Issue 3 Fall 2014

Opening Ceremony

Army Color Guard

Catherine Luna McKeever Formerly of the Metropolitan Opera, New York City

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rev. Charles Stewart, Fort Worth, Texas

Speaker: Patricia Poland, Monroe, North Carolina

Divided Group Sessions

Lunch

Open Session

Door Prizes

Group Picture

Photography Session

Clan Business Meeting

(Election of Officers. Decide on next Clan Reunion Date)

Clan Reunion Program Highlights

Matthew Stewart Clan ReunionMatthew Stewart Clan Reunion Saturday, July 25, 2015, 9:00 amSaturday, July 25, 2015, 9:00 am

Philadelphia Presbyterian ChurchPhiladelphia Presbyterian Church 11501 Bain School Road11501 Bain School Road

Mint Hill, North Carolina 28227Mint Hill, North Carolina 28227

Reunion Registration due by June 1, 2015Reunion Registration due by June 1, 2015

A Social Gathering A Social Gathering -- Meet and Greet Meet and Greet will be held Friday will be held Friday evening, 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, July 24, 2015 at the Holiday Inn evening, 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, July 24, 2015 at the Holiday Inn

Express, 9420 East Independence Blvd., Matthews, NC Express, 9420 East Independence Blvd., Matthews, NC 28105. 28105.

Clan Reunion Program

Highlights

Celebrating our Heritage

1930 Clan Reunion Pic

Article: Rice Cemetery

Reunion Registration

Hotel Registration

Can You Identify

Contact Information

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Matthew Stewart Clan ReunionMatthew Stewart Clan Reunion July 25, 2015July 25, 2015

Philadelphia Presbyterian ChurchPhiladelphia Presbyterian Church 11501 Bain School Road11501 Bain School Road

Mint Hill, North Carolina 28227Mint Hill, North Carolina 28227

Records show that the first Matthew

Stewart Clan Reunion was held in 1925. Plans

began immediately for the second Clan Reunion to

be held in 1927. Letters were sent to descendants

of Matthew asking for donations for cost of mov-

ing Matthew’s remains from the old Philadelphia

Church yard to the current location and to con-

struct a monument made of granite.

August 18, 1927, the second Matthew

Stewart Clan Reunion was held and the unveiling

of the monument took place. It is said to have

been more than 200 descendants in attendances

with six states represented.

August 1930, the third reunion took place

with more than 200 descendants in attendance.

Plans were made at this reunion to hold its next

Clan meeting in the summer of 1932. However,

due to the depression and economic conditions, the

Clan meeting was not held in 1932.

July 1936, Plummer Stewart, Clan Presi-

dent called a meeting of the descendants of Mat-

thew Stewart Clan to have notices sent out to have

their next Clan Reunion on July 10, 1937.

Minutes of this reunion were recorded by Mrs.

Mattie Hotchkiss Stewart. (Interesting Note: Mrs.

Mattie Stewart’s great grand-daughter is serving on the

committee for our upcoming July 25, 2015 Matthew

Stewart Clan Reunion.)

Just as Reunions past, the primary goal is to

reconnect our extended family, celebrate our herit-

age and honor those hearty, adventurous and re-

sourceful ancestors that preceded us.

Another exciting opportunity we have

with this 21st century Reunion is to take advantage

of harnessing current technology to establish a col-

lective repository for our extensive family’s histo-

ry so that future generations may more-easily learn

of their roots, related stories and facts once they

become curious and interested.

One of the opportunities we’ll have at the

Reunion will be to explore feasible options for devel-

oping a repository for family history and records. We need and want your ideas along with stories and in-

formation to complete the collage of our family’s her-

itage.

Matthew Stewart, Neptune Beach, Florida

Celebrating Our Heritage

Picture copied from display in Philadelphia Presbyterian Church Historical Room, Mint Hill, NC

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Cemetery at the Second Site of

Philadelphia Presbyterian Church Circa 1780

Originally Called Clear Creek Presbyterian AKA Rice Cemetery & Hartt Cemetery

Mint Hill NC 28227 Mecklenburg County

First Burial Grounds for Captain Matthew Stewart

Cemetery History – For 46 years, from 1780 - 1826, the second building of Philadelphia Presbyterian Church was located along the north wall of this cemetery on Matthews-Mint Hill Road until the church moved in 1826 to its third and current site at 11501 Bain School Road, Mint Hill, Mecklenburg County, NC. This ceme-tery was one of the two original burial sites for the church which was founded in 1770. The first site was Rocky Spring Meeting House Burial Ground is located on Brief Road. Details are provided below on Rocky Spring. It is believed that both cemeteries contain the graves of revolutionary war soldiers. The Cemetery at the Second Site is enclosed with a wall of stacked stones, with the site of the second church building located outside the north wall. On the outside of the south wall is a burial place for servants of church members. These graves are arranged in neat rows, most unmarked, but some marked with field stones. Originally these graves outside the wall would likely have been marked with pine slabs, however only one remains and is preserved in the church's historical room. Over 200 graves in the servant section are currently marked with field stones and many others are clearly seen as depressions in the periwinkle. Many are marked with temporary white crosses. This Servant Section outside the south wall is believed to be one of the largest remaining the old slave cemeteries in Meck-lenburg County. Although it is thought the cemetery dates to 1780 when the church was built, the oldest marked grave found to date is that of Tunis Hood who died in 1797. The cemetery is located at 6400 Matthews-Mint Hill Road at Phyllis Lane in Mecklenburg County, Mint Hill, NC

- Provided by Philadelphia Presbyterian Church Website

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August 21,1930 Matthew Stewart Clan Reunion Group Picture

Dr. James Stewart of Flowood, MS has identified his grandfather, Arthur Talmadge Stewart, SR

in the following picture. He is the gentleman on the front row, to the left holding his hat in front

of him. Arthur traveled from his farm just outside of White Plains, Greene County, Georgia to

Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, Mint Hill, North Carolina to attend the Reunion.

Anyone who can identify others in the picture, please email me at gsrts@knology.net.

John Stewart, Co-chairman, Matthew Stewart Clan Reunion Committee for 2015

Arthur Talmadge Stewart, SR

pictured in later years.

Information and Pictures provided by

Dr. James Stewart, Flowood, MS

Matthew Stewart Clan Reunion Event Registration Form

Saturday, July 25, 2015, 9:00 am Philadelphia Presbyterian Church

11501 Bain School Road Mint Hill, North Carolina

Registration Fees: Due by June 1, 2015 $35 Single. Husband & Wife $55.

Children in same household attending with parents $15 each

On-site Registration , 7:30 am - 8:30 am. On-site Fees: Single $50 ; H&W $70

Last Name: _______________________________________________ First Name: ___________________________________

Names of Others Attending with You: Spouse: __________________________________________________________

Children & Ages: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Street Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

City: ______________________________________________________ State: ________ Zip: _____________________________

Contact Telephone Number: _______________________________________________________________________________

E-mail Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Fees: Husband and Wife $55.00. Number of Children: _______ X $15.00 = $_________

Registration Fee Amount Enclosed: $ ____________.00 Check #: ___________

Please make Check payable to Matthew Stewart Clan Reunion

Please mail completed Registration Form and Check to:

Matthew Stewart Clan Reunion P.O. Box 373 Evans, Georgia 30809

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

RSVP: gsrts@knology.net or 706-550-3297

Capta in Mat thew St ewar t Clan Reuni on

Hotel Information

(Each of these two hotels have a limited number of rooms.

It is recommended to make your reservation early.)

Special reunion room rates have been arranged with two hotels

that were recommended as being closest to

Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, Mint Hill, NC

Holiday Inn Express and Suites

9420 East Independence Blvd.

Matthews, NC 28105 Telephone: 704-443-3100

Group Room Rate: $89.00 per night

Quality Inn Hotel and Suites

13470 East Independence Blvd.

Matthews, NC 28105 Telephone: 704-821-9800

Group Room Rate: $69.00 per night

When calling, please use the telephone number listed above for the hotel.

Please let the desk clerk know that you will be attending the

Matthew Stewart Clan Reunion. Should you have a problem

making your reservation, please call John Stewart, 706-550-3298.

Directions: Hotels and Philadelphia Church. MapQuest on the Internet offers

excellent driving directions. These directions may be printed from your computer.

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Family Group Record . Please share your family data. This will help you and others to piece together Stewart Family History research, now and generations to come. Please mail your completed sheets to John Stew-art, P.O. Box 373, Evans, GA 30809 . Tele: 706-550-3297) We are working with the Mint Hill Historical Society, (two blocks from Matthew’s burial place) for a repository of Matthew Stewart records. The records would be avail-able to you and others researching Captain Matthew Stewart. Please make additional copies of form as needed.

Submitted by: (Name & Address) Date: Phone:

Primary Business Address:

516 Old Evans Road

Evans, Georgia 30809-3658

Website www.captainmatthewstewart.com

E-mail: gsrts@knology.net

captmatts@comcast.net

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Do you have photos that you would like to

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If so, please send copies via email,

gsrts@knology.net, or via mail to -

John Stewart, PO Box 373, Evans, GA 30809

Can you identify these three cousins

(deceased).

Hint: They come down off Matthew’s son William.

Can you identify this father (center) and his four sons?

Hint: They come down off Matthew’s son, Henry.

Do you know which of Matthew’s daughters,

Billy Graham descends from ?