Peerage Record – 38282

     Archibald Stewart lived at Ballintoy, Ireland.¹

     Mary Stewart is the daughter of Archibald Stewart.² She married Richard Dobbs, son of Richard Dobbs and Dorothy Williams.¹
     Her married name became Dobbs.

     Arthur Dobbs was born on 2 April 1689.² He was the son of Richard Dobbs and Mary Stewart.² He married Ann Osborne, daughter of Captain John Osborne, on 12 May 1719.² He died on 28 March 1765 at age 75.²
     He held the office of High Sheriff of County Antrim in 1720.² He held the office of Mayor of Carrickfergus in 1720.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Carrickfergus in 1727.² He held the office of Mayor of Carrickfergus in 1728.² He wrote the book Essays on the Trade of Ireland, published 1729.² He was a founding member of the Dublin Society (later incorporated as the Royal Dublin Society) in 1731.² He held the office of Mayor of Carrickfergus in 1732.² He took an important part in trying to improve agricultural methods in Ireland.² He was Engineer and Surveyor-General of Ireland in 1733.² A naturalist and expert on bees.² In 1733 he obtained a grant of 200,000 acres in North Carolina.² He gained Walpole’s support for a policy stressing the importance of American colonization and trade in the struggle against France.² He held the office of Mayor of Carrickfergus in 1741.² Between 1741 and 1746 he organized two expeditions to discover the North-West passage from Hudson’s Bay to Pacific.² He was a partner of the Ohio Company of Virginia in 1748.² He held the office of Governor of North Carolina between 1754 and 1765.² He lived at Castle Dobbs, County Antrim, Ireland^G.² He worked for closer commercial relations between Ireland and France.²

     Reverend Richard Dobbs is the son of Richard Dobbs and Mary Stewart.² He married unknown wife (?)¹
     He was the Rector at Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland^G.¹ He was a Fellow at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Navy.¹

     Very Rev. Richard Dobbs is the son of Reverend Richard Dobbs and unknown wife (?)^2,1 He married unknown wife (?)¹
     He held the office of Dean of Connor.¹ He graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)¹

     unknown wife (?) married, secondly, Very Rev. Richard Dobbs, son of Reverend Richard Dobbs and unknown wife (?).¹
     Her married name became Lambert.¹ Her married name became Dobbs.

     Richard Dobbs is the son of Very Rev. Richard Dobbs and unknown wife (?)²

     John Dobbs is the son of Very Rev. Richard Dobbs and unknown wife (?)²

     William Dobbs is the son of Very Rev. Richard Dobbs and unknown wife (?)²

     Conway Edward Dobbs was the son of Very Rev. Richard Dobbs and unknown wife (?)² He married Maria Sophia Dobbs, daughter of Francis Dobbs and Jane Stewart, in 1806.² He died in 1870.¹
     He held the office of Chancellor Judge of the Court of Chancery, Dublin.¹