Hon. Mary Stewart, Countess of Granard

From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on Mary Stewart:

http://thepeerage.com/p2792.htm#i27914

Hon. Mary Stewart [1]

• F, #27914,
• b. circa 1677,
• d. 4 October 1765
• Last Edited=19 Jan 2009

Hon. Mary Stewart was born circa 1677.[2] She was the daughter of William Stewart, 1st Viscount Mountjoy and Hon. Mary Coote.[1],[2]

She married, firstly, Phineas Preston in 1692 at Mountjoy, Ireland.[2],[1]

She married, secondly, Vice-Admiral George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard, son of Arthur Forbes, 2nd Earl of Granard and Mary Rawdon, in 1709.[1]

She died on 4 October 1765.[1] She was also reported to have died on 4 October 1758.[2]

From 1692, her married name became Preston.[2]

From 1709, her married name became Forbes. As a result of her marriage, Hon. Mary Stewart was styled as Countess of Granard on 24 August 1734.

Children of Hon. Mary Stewart and Phineas Preston

• 1. Jane Preston+[2] b. c 1690, d. a 12 Nov 1746
• 2. Mary Preston [2] b. 1696, d. 1749
• 3. Colonel John Preston+[2] b. 1699, d. 1747
• 4. Nathaniel Preston [2] b. c 1700

Children of Hon. Mary Stewart and Vice-Admiral George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard

• 1. Lady Mary Forbes [1] d. 27 Nov 1797
• 2. Lt.-Gen. George Forbes, 4th Earl of Granard+[1] b. 15 Mar 1710, d. 16 Oct 1769
• 3. Admiral Hon. John Forbes+[1] b. 1714, d. 10 Mar 1796

Citations

• 1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1628. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• 2. [S2664] Liberty unknown, "re: Preston Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 5 February 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Preston."

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Source

http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Mary_Stewart_%28103%29