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.)
Family
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.
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