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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
Matthew Stewart Clan Newsletter Page 3
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 [email protected].
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: [email protected] 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: [email protected]
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Do you have photos that you would like to
share?
If so, please send copies via email,
[email protected], 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 ?