Charles Stuart, 6th Earl of Moray

Charles Stuart, 6th Earl of Moray KT (bef. 1683 – 7 October 1735) was the son of Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray and his wife, Emilia Balfour. He acceded to his father's titles in 1701 and died in 1735. He was succeeded by his brother, Francis.

He married Lady Anne Campbell, daughter of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll and Lady Mary Stuart, after 1695. He died on 7 October 1735, without legitimate issue. He was created 1st Baronet Stuart [Nova Scotia] on 23 September 1681. He succeeded as the 6th Lord Strathdearn [S., 1563] on 1 November 1700. He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Moray [S., 1562] on 1 November 1700. He succeeded as the 6th Lord Abernethy [S., 1562] on 1 November 1700. He succeeded as the 6th Lord Doune [S., 1581] on 1 November 1700. He succeeded as the 4th Lord Saint Colme [S., 1620] on 1 November 1700. From 1707 to 1708 he was imprisoned as a suspected Jacobite. He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1731. On his death his baronetcy became extinct.

He had an illegitimate male child with daughter of Laird David Erskine of Dun and Cardross.

Stuart and Erskine History

The Erskines were Presbyterian Covenanters and were known to use unlicensed ministers for worship, christenings and other religious ceremonies. Henry Lord Cardross was fined and jailed for his faith and use of unlicensed ministers. The union between Lucy and Charles and the birth of David Stuart were within the same year 1686/7. The decision for dissolution of the union was decided when Lord Moray converted to Catholicism in 1687. The union was dissolved on grounds of use of an unlicensed minister. Henry accompanied William of Orange to England in November 1688 and became a prominent supporter of William and Mary. Meanwhile, Charles Stuart and his father were Jacobite supporters of their cousin James and in 1688 Alexander was removed from his Public offices.

(1687–1749) a descendant of the royal house of Stuart, was born at Inverness, Scotland. He was the son of Charles Stuart and Lucy Erskine, daughter of David Erskine, Lord Cardross. When his father was imprisoned in 1707 David spend time with his mother's family the Earl of Mar (pledging his support for King James). The 1715 Jacobite Rising resulted in David's need to flee to the colonies. It was at this point he officially converted to the religion of the king and was sponsored by his cousin Alexander Scott an already established Reverend in the colonies. David was able to safely travel back to England to become ordained and became the Reverend of. St. Paul's Episcopal Church (King George, Virginia) in 1722.

Rev. David Stuart married Jane Gibbons, the daughter of Sir John Gibbons, the Governor of Barbadoes

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