This family history and genealogy reference focuses on Capt. Ralph Stewart, legendary Indian fighter and Revolutionary War hero, whose descendants were early settlers, most notably of Wyoming, Cabell and Wayne Counties, West Virginia, Greenup, Boyd and Lawrence Counties, Kentucky, and Howard County, Indiana. It traces Capt. Ralph StewartÕs family and relatives from the Cowpasture River Valley of Virginia, to the frontiers of western Virginia, Kentucky and beyond. Traditional family ancestral claims and lore are analyzed in light of the public records and published histories.