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Steuart baronets

Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia

Three Steuart baronetcies were given to three brothers, the first, fourth, and seventh of the seven sons of Sir James Steuart, knight, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, who died in 1681. (In one case, reliable sources differ; see below.)

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The following table is incomplete, including only the holders of the three Steuart baronetcies and their immediate ancestors.
  • Sir James Steuart, of Coltness (1608-1681), Lord Provost
    • Sir Thomas Steuart, 1st Baronet, of Coltness (1631-1698), eldest son of the Lord Provost; baronetcy cr. 1698; married twice, to Margaret Elliot, and to Susan Lockhart, née Denham. His second wife was the younger sister of Sir William Denham, Master of the Mint, 1st Baronet of Westshield.
      • Sir David Steuart, 2nd Baronet of Coltness (1656-1723). He sold Coltness to his uncle, Sir James Steuart of Goodtrees, the Lord Advocate, in 1712.
      • Walter Stewart (1663-bef.1723)
        • Sir Thomas Steuart, de jure 3rd Baronet (1708-1737), surgeon, d. St. Kitts
      • Sir Robert Steuart, de jure 4th Baronet, (1675-bef. 1758)
        • Sir John Steuart, de jure 5th Baronet, (-1759). Professor of Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh.
      • Sir Archibald Steuart Denham of Westshield, 6th Baronet of Coltness, and Baronet of Denham of Westshield (1683-1773) (son by 2nd marriage).
    • Sir James Stewart, 1st Baronet (1681, 1727), solicitor-general and son Sir James Steuart (died 1713) Lord Advocate, cr. 1695 or 1705; see also below.
      • Sir James Steuart of Goodtrees and Coltness, (1681-1727), 2nd Baronet of Goodtrees was the father of Margaret Calderwood.
        • Sir James Steuart of Coltness and Westshield, 3rd Baronet of Goodtrees, and 7th of Coltness (1713-1780), the economist and Jacobite. He succeeded to the baronetcy of Coltness in 1773; he was bequeathed the Denham estates in 1776, and took the name of Sir James Steuart Denham.
          • Sir James Steuart Denham of Coltness, (1744-1839), 4th baronet of Goodtrees and 8th baronet of Coltness, General.
      • Henry Steuart Barclay, (1697-?) m. the heiress of John Barclay.
        • William Steuart Barclay, (1736-1783) of Collernie
          • Sir Henry Steuart Barclay, (1765-1851), 5th baronet of Goodtrees and 9th baronet of Coltness.
    • Sir Robert Steuart of Allanbank (1643-1707) 1st baronet of Allanbank, 7th and youngest son of the Lord Provost; cr. 1687
      • Sir John Steuart of Allanbank (c.1685-1753) 2nd baronet
        • Sir John Steuart of Allanbank (1714-1796) 3rd baronet

All three baronetcies are dormant, and probably extinct. If, however, there is a cadet branch of the family of Allanbank, they would have inherited the Allanbank title in 1849 and the other two in 1851.

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