Alexander Barton (later Charles Stedman)

Abt 1488 - Aft 1571  (~ 84 years)

• Name	Alexander Barton (later Charles Stedman)
  Birth	Abt 1488
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 1571
  Person ID	I5822	Barton Database
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	Admiral Sir Andrew Barton,   b. Abt 1466, Leith, Midlothian Co., Scotland d. 2 Aug 1511, at sea in battle (Age ~ 45 years)
  Family ID	F1080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan Stedman   d. 1565
  Marriage	Abt 1509
  Children	1. Alexander Stedman,   b. Abt 1510, County of Kinross, Scotland d. 1593 (Age ~ 83 years)   2. John Barton (later Stedman),   b. Bowton, County of Kinross, Scotland d. 1573   3. Susan Barton (later Stedman)   4. David Barton (later Stedman)   5. Christian Stedman   d. 1596
  Family ID	F2204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  !CITED in The Barton Banner, Vol. 1, No. 1, August 1993. "Alexander (ca. 1488-lvg. 1572). As heretofore mentioned he and his father were granted the freehold estate of Hall-Tacis, which he sold in 1557. At about 1540, during the reign of King James V (1513-1542) of Scotland he was appointed Burgess of Edinburgh for life, Deputy Collector of Edinburgh, and Searcher of Merchandise on the shore of Leith. His son John Barton was given similar appointment with and succeeding his father. - (The Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland, Vol. II, A.D. 1529-1542.). Alexander and many of his descendants married young and lived long lives. At about 1509 he married Susan Stedman (died 1565), an heiress, who was the daughter of Charles and Janet (Nielson) Stedman of Leith... On the death of Susan (Stedman) Barton, in 1565, Alexander applied to Queen Mary (1542-1567) of Scotland and was granted 'arms of adoption' by which he was empowered to obtain the estate bequeathed to his wife by her father, on the condition that he assume the name and arms of the deceased father. - (Burke - The General Armory, p. XL.). Alexander Barton thus became 'Charles Stedman.' !DESCENDENCY from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~airliegenealogy/barton_stedman/ !CITED in a lengthy article from the research of John B. Lisle et al at www.johnlisle.us