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The
Hamilton
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Official Scottish Tartan for
the Hamilton Family |
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Name Origin: SCOTLAND, IRELAND, ENGLAND |
The Hamilton
family may have originally lived in the village of Hamilton (or Hameldune)
in Leicestershire, England, before migrating to
Scotland. The name is derived from the Old English elements
"hamel", which means flat-topped, and "dun",
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The Hamiltons
were the eleventh family to come to live in the Catawba area of
Lincoln County. At one time, much of the Catawba/Sherrills
Ford area was owned by the Hamiltons and their kinfolk. Catawba was once listed as Hamilton Township
according to the census records. |
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Even though there are a large number of Hamiltons living in
North Carolina, the states with the largest group of Hamiltons
are Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Texas and California. |
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Map showing Hamilton
Township in Catawba County, NC |
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Rachel Hamilton married David Sherrill between 1786 - 1813.
Their descendents are in both the Johnson and Goble branches of
the family. |
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1 James Hamilton, b. 12 Aug 1575, Paisley, Renfrewshire,
Scotland, d. 23 Mar 1618, m. 1602 |
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+ Elizabeth Adam, b. Abt. 1579, Glasgow, Lanarkshire,
Scotland |
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2 John Hamilton, b. Abt. 1603, Glasgow, Lanarkshire,
Scotland, m. 1617 |
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+ Agnes Semphill, b. Abt. 1607, Scotland, d. 03 Feb 1651,
Glasgow, Scotland |
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3 Gavin Hamilton, b. 1630, Glasgow, Lanarkshire,
Scotland, d. 30 Dec 1698, MD, m. 10 Jun 1658 |
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+ Elspeth "Elizabeth" Norrie, b. 06 May 1638, Edinburgh,
Edinburghshire, Midlothian, Scotland, d. 23 Apr 1699 |
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4
Andrew Hamilton, b. 1655, MD, d. 24 Jun 1719, MD |
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+ Mary Beall, d. 22 Aug 1719 |
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5 Gaven Hamilton, b. 04 Nov 1701, Prince George's Co., MD |
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5 Mary Hamilton, b. 24 Nov 1705, Prince George's Co., MD |
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5 Thomas Hamilton, b. 21 May 1710, Prince George's Co.,
MD |
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5 Andrew Hamilton, b. 1716 |
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5 George Hamilton |
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5
Ninian Hamilton, b. Abt. 1717, MD, d. 14 Dec 1784,
Randolph Co, NC |
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+ Margaret Lucas, b. Abt. 1717, d. Abt. 1765 |
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6
Archibald Hamilton, b. 05 May 1743, MD, d. 22 May 1820 |
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+ Mary "Polly" Hawkins, b. Abt. 1756, Lincoln Co, NC, d. 06 Sep
1834 |
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7 Mary Hamilton |
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+ John McCarver |
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7 Elizabeth Hamilton |
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7 Margaret Hamilton, b. Aft. 1770, d. 27 Mar 1849 |
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+ Jacob Lollar, b. Aft. 1770, m. 1795 |
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Reuben Hamilton, b. 1776, d. 20 Sep 1858 |
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+ Sarah "Sally" Collier |
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Drury Hamilton, b. 1802, d. 02 Mar 1889, |
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+ (1) Elizabeth Bridges, m. 14 May 1825, d. 11 Nov 1827 |
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9 Jane (Jincy) Elizabeth Hamilton, b. Abt. 1827 |
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+ Lawson A. Bynum |
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+ (2) Mary "Polly" Little, b. 1800, m. 29 Jul 1829 |
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9 Sidney Lewis Hamilton, b. 15 Jul 1830, d. 1912 |
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+ (1) Rosanna (Unknown) |
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+ (2) Cynthia Alemena Keener |
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9 Catherine C. Hamilton, b. 1832, d. 08 Jun 1876 |
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+ James Pinckney Setzer |
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9 Sarah Julina Hamilton, b. 1833 |
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+ Calvin Patterson |
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9 Miles R. Hamilton, b. 25 Apr 1834, d. 02 Jul 1863
(Gettysburg) |
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Thomas Jefferson Hamilton, b. 1805, d. Bef. Oct 1883 |
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+ Delphina Blakley |
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8 Margaret Hamilton |
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8 Ninian Hamilton |
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8 Sarah "Sally" Hamilton, d. 15 Oct 1817 |
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8 Elizabeth "Betsy" Hamilton, b. 17 Aug 1815, d. 1860 |
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8 Reuben Hamilton, b. Abt. 1819, d. Bef. 01 Feb 1877 |
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8 Rebecca Hamilton, b. Abt. 1820, d. 13 Sep 1846 |
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+ James Perkins |
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8 James W. Hamilton, b. 16 Apr 1821, d. 28 Nov 1853 |
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+ Lavina L. Laws |
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8 Nancy Hamilton, b. 22 Aug 1823, d. Aft. Mar 1849 |
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Thomas Cleophas Hamilton, b. 01 Feb 1784, d. 23 Feb 1872 |
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+ (1) Mary Ann Taylor, b. 22 Jul 1784, d. 30 Dec 1825, m.
1805 |
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+ (2) Sarah Elizabeth Marlow, b. 1799, d. 07 Sep 1838, m.
1826 |
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Archibald Hamilton II, b. 19 Dec 1785, d. 04 Apr 1860 |
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+ Susannah Bridges, b. 07 Dec 1787, d. 27 Oct 1862 |
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Ninian Beall Hamilton, b. 19 Feb 1789, d. 31 Jan 1882 |
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+ (1) Mary Margaret Wilfong, b. 14 Oct 1800, d. 1853, m. 1824 |
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8 Mary Susannah Hamilton, b. 26 Jul 1825, d. 10 Jun 1827,
NC |
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8 Delilah (Dovey) Ann Hamilton, b.20 Nov 1828, d.30 Jan
1901 |
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8 Reuben Hamilton, b. 06 Feb 1831, d. 1838 |
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8 Rebecca Juliana Hamilton, b. 13 Jan 1834, d. 01 Feb
1834 |
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Ninian Beall Hamilton, Jr., b. 14 Mar 1835, d. 05 Feb
1869 |
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David Wilfong Hamilton, b. 05 Oct 1838, d. 26 Mar 1926 |
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8 Candace Shuford Hamilton, b. 23 Jul 1841, d. 26 Oct
1913 |
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George Washington Hamilton, b. 28 Jan 1844, d. 15 May
1862 |
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+ (2) Priscilla Newlon, b. 1809, m. Aft. 1853 |
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7 Ruanna Hamilton, b. 1793, d. 02 Jul 1876, m. 14 Nov
1815 |
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+ Ephraim Kale, b. Abt. 1788, d. 22 Jun 1853, m. 14 Nov
1815 |
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Rachel Hamilton, b. Abt. 1774, d. 01 Jan 1858 |
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+ David Sherrill, b. 02 Oct 1764, d. 17 Jul 1827 |
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8 Mason W. Sherrill, b. 1796, d. 23 Mar 1853, m. 27 Jul
1814 |
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+ Margaret Bridges, b. Abt. 1793, d. 06 Nov 1874 |
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8 Margaret "Pega" Sherrill, b. Abt. 1800, m. 13 Nov 1817 |
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+ Henry E. Lollar, b. 13 Sep 1796, d. 09 Sep 1876 |
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8 Alfred M. Sherrill, b. Abt. 1798, d. Abt. 1870 |
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+ Elizabeth Moore, b. 1802 |
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9 Isabella Sherrill, b. 19 Dec 1825 |
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+ Henry F. Mock |
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9 David Leander Sherrill, b. 1827 |
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9 James Guy Sherrill, b. 23 Nov 1828, d. 24 Aug 1886 |
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9 Hiram Bryant Sherrill, b. 20 Jan 1830 |
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9 Archibald C. Sherrill, b. 1835 |
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+ Mary E. Morrison |
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9 Alfred Sharp Sherrill, b. 1837, d. 24 Aug 1862 |
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9 John W. Sherrill, b. 01 Sep 1838 |
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9 Rufus R. Sherrill, b. 1845 |
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9 Mary Louisa Sherrill, b. 1847 |
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Levina C. Sherrill, b. 19 Mar 1832, d. 10 May 1921 |
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+ Pinkney C. Johnson,
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10 James Harvey Johnson, b. Abt. 1849 |
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10 Freeland Johnson, b. Abt. 1851 |
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10 Eliza Jane Johnson, b. Abt. 1855 |
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+ James C. Blankenship, b. Abt. 1865 |
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10 Margaret G. Johnson, b. Abt. 1856 |
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10 M. L. Eveline Johnson, b. Abt. 1860 |
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10 A. Johnson, b. Abt. 1862 |
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John Henry Pinkney Johnson II, b. 12 Apr 1865, d. 09 Jun 1889 |
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+ Nancy Caroline Leslie,
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11 John Henry Pinkney Johnson III, b. 12 Apr 1889 |
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+ Beulah Carter |
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Beulah Vernesta Johnson, b. 14 Jan 1887 |
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+ (1) Charles R. A. Johnson, m. 01 May 1902 |
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Geneva May Johnson, b. 02 Feb 1903 |
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+ Paul Baldwin |
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12 Ethel Irene Johnson/Goble, b. 04 Jul 1908 |
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+ Jim Sharpe |
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+ (2) Martin Luther Goble,
b. 14 May 1888 |
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12 Lewis Hubbard Goble, b. 23 Jul 1910 |
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12 James Henry Goble, b. 08 Apr 1912 |
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+ Nina M. Eades, b. 02 May 1922 |
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12 Baby Boy Goble, b. 09 Jan 1914 |
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12 Baby Girl Goble, b. 29 Jan 1915 |
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J.C.Goble, b. 29 Sep 1916 |
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+ Ada Eades, b. 03 Jun 1920 |
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Harlee Goble, b. 06 Sep 1918 |
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+ Dovie, Alean Helms, b. 07 Aug 1924 |
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Fannie Elizabeth Goble, b. 10 Apr 1921 |
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+ Fred Franklin Isenhour, b. 05 May 1928 |
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Mary Helen Goble, b. 07 Apr 1924 |
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+ Floyd Eugene Sigmon, b. 20 Mar 1922 |
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Willie Aleen Goble, b. 04 Dec 1925, d. 06 Feb 2018 |
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+ Sam William Loftin, b. 13
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William Ray Loftin, b. 26 Dec 1943 |
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+ Mattie Diane Self |
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14 Beverly Ann Loftin |
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14 William Ray Loftin Jr. |
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14 Leif Eric Loftin |
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14 Crystal Annette Loftin |
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Curtis Dean Loftin, b. 08 May 1953 |
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14 Elizabeth "Beth" Ann Loftin |
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+ Bradley Dylan Seese |
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15 Savanna Lexxi Seese |
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15 Alexandria Alecia Seese |
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14 Philip Daniel Loftin |
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+ Leslie Annette Robinson |
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15 Kayli Elise Loftin |
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Elgeva Goble, b. 24 Nov 1928 |
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+ William Clifton Eggers |
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12 Estelene Goble, b. 24 Nov 1928 |
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12 Doris Goble, b. 31 Oct 1933 |
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Ninian Beall Hamilton, b. 28 Nov 1739, d. 06 Apr 1831 |
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+ Mary Ann Field |
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7 William Hamilton, b. 1765, d.
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8 Horatio Hamilton, b. 1810, d.
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+ Mary Jane McCllough |
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9 John Hamilton, b. 1840, d. 1907 |
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10 Harvey Burr Hamilton, b.
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+ Ella Fincham |
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11 Fred C. Hamilton, b. 1917, d. 1945 |
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+ Elizabeth Jean Lockett |
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12 Fred Clark Hamilton, b.
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+ Nancy Lintecum |
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12 Fred Colby Hamilton, b.
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+ Vasiliki Giannakopoulos |
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6 Thomas Hamilton, b. 10 May 1741 |
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6 Mathew Hamilton, b. 22 Feb 1745 |
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6 Ann Hamilton, b. 14 Feb 1747 |
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6 Charles Hamilton, b. 20 Feb 1749 |
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Mary Hamilton, b. 05 Mar 1751, Frederick County, MD, d.
17 May 1821 |
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6 Elizabeth Hamilton, b. 20 Aug 1754 |
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6 Jasula Hamilton, b. 20 Aug 1754 |
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6 Horatio Hamilton, b. 06 Jul 1756, Frederick County, MD,
d. 08 Mar 1840 |
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6 Sara Hamilton, b. 06 Jul 1756 |
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Five
Different Ninian Hamiltons (No.1-5 from 4 different Generations) |
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No.1.
Gen5 Ninian Hamilton,
b. 1717, MD, d. 1784, NC
a. He was the son of Andrew Hamilton b.
1655 and Mary Beall
b. 1719
b. He had a son named
Gen6 Ninian Beall Hamilton,
b. 1739, d. 1831
c. He had a great grandson named
Gen8 Ninian Hamilton
who was the son of Reuben b.1776
& grandson of Archibald b. 1743, d. 1834, NC
No.2.
Gen8 Ninian Hamilton,
son of Reuben b.1776 & grandson of Archibald b. 1743, d. 1834,
NC
No.3.
Gen7 Ninian Beall
Hamilton, b.1789, d.1882, son of Archibald Hamilton,
b. 1743,
& grandson of
Gen5 Ninian Hamilton,
b. 1717
No.4. Gen8 Ninian Beall
Hamilton, b. 1835 – son of
Gen7Ninian Beall Hamilton,
b.1789, d.1882
No.5.
Gen6 Ninian Beall
Hamilton, b.1738. d.1831, son of
Gen5 Ninian Hamilton,
b. 1717
Genealogy is always more complicated as a
family name is carried down through multiple generations like
“Ninian Hamilton”. |
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SOURCES |
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Thanks to Richard Roberts
for the additional information on the Hamilton Family as well as
the Hamilton Letters |
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Thanks to Colby Hamilton for
the information on his Hamilton lineage from William Hamilton &
Elizabeth Tanzy.
You can contact Colby at
colby.hamilton@hotmail.com |
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"The Hamilton Family", by
Norah H. Duncan, Catawba County Heritage, Vol. 1 |
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If you have additional photos or information on the Hamilton
Family, please contact me. |
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