JOSEPH STEWART
from "Something about the Stewarts"
It's an interesting thing to note; it was near 1780 before Daniel Boone had even moved into this area and had opened it up. So we do find that around 1784, Joseph and his family and Benjamin and other members, of the family had finally settled in Overton County, Tenn., on what is spoken of in the deed as "on Matthew�s Creek, on the banks of the Roaring River." I haven't been there, and I've always wanted to go, but I've talked to others that have been and there's a cemetery in this area called the "Roaring River Cemetery". We have a cousin that's been there and says that there are some stones that are still legible to the point that you can read 'Stewart' on it, but you can't find whether it was Joseph Stewart or his wife whose maiden name was Sarah Gilbert. They were married in North Carolina, or maybe prior to coming to North Carolina, in Virginia.
