This site traces the descendants of, amongst others, William Hetherington (born 1698). His son, Colonel Richard Hetherington who married Mary Pickering and had Richard Hetherington (born 1785). Richard became a Captain in the British Royal Navy and married Mary Bell. Richard was also the president of the British Virgin Islands towards the end of the 19th century. John Ellis STEWART, Richard HETHERINGTON, Ancestry United, Australia, J.E. STEWART, Alan STEWART, STEUART, Bell HETHERINGTON.