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Alexander Hamilton 1615 – 1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1615

Birth Location: Grange, Stevenson Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Nov 1661

Death Location: Grange Breigh West-Calder, Midlothia, Scotland

Father: David Hamilton

Mother: Marion Campbell

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas, Elizabeth Crawford

Children(s): Margaret Hamilton, Anne Hamilton, John Hamilton

In 1615, Alexander Hamilton entered the world in Grange, Stevenson Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to David Hamilton and Marion Campbell. Alexander Hamilton married Lady Jean Douglas, Elizabeth Crawford, and had children including Margaret Hamilton, Anne Hamilton, John Douglas Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton passed away in 1661 in Grange Breigh West-Calder, Midlothia, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1615, Alexander Hamilton entered the world in Grange, Stevenson Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to David Hamilton and Marion Campbell.
  • Alexander Hamilton married Lady Jean Douglas, Elizabeth Crawford, and had children including Margaret Hamilton, Anne Hamilton, John Douglas Hamilton.
  • Alexander Hamilton passed away in 1661 in Grange Breigh West-Calder, Midlothia, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Hamilton
1590 – 1641
Birth Location: Grange, Stevenson Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Marion Campbell
1595 – 1645
Birth Location: Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Douglas
1616 – 1669
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Crawford
1620 – 1679
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Hamilton
1635 – 1671
Birth Location: Carriden House, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
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Anne Hamilton
1638 – 1678
Birth Location: Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
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John Hamilton
1650 – 1684
Birth Location: Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
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Alexander Hamilton's Ancestors

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Alexander Hamilton
1615 – 1661
Birth Place: Grange, Stevenson Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
David Hamilton
1590 – 1641
Grange, Stevenson Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland
Marion Campbell
1595 – 1645
Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Hamilton,
1560 – 1619
Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Janet Stewart
1565 – 1622
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
George Campbell
1570 – 1630
Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Lady (Anne) Hamilton
1576 – 1634
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Hamilton,
1530 – 1569
Christian Farquhar
1535 – 1575
James Stewart,
1529 – 1590
Lady Campbell
1545 – 1572
Nicholas Campbell,
1517 – 1587
Katherine Drummond
1520 – 1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Hamilton,
1475 – 1513
Marion Cuninghame
1488 – 1504
Sir Stewart
1506 – 1544
Margaret Lindsay
1500 – 1577
Sir Campbell,
1508 – 1558
Lady Graham,
1522 – 1558
Reverend Campbell
1492 – 1562
Lady Gordon
1450 – 1525

Alexander Hamilton's Descendants

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Alexander Hamilton (1615 – 20 Nov 1661) m. Lady (Jean) Douglas (1616 – 1669) m. Elizabeth Crawford (1620 – 1679)
  1. 1. Margaret Hamilton (24 Apr 1635 – 28 Mar 1671) m. Sir (John) Kennedy, (15 Oct 1620 – 17 Apr 1672) m. James Henderson
    1. 1. Isabel (Elizabeth) Kennedy (1645 – 1668) m. William Douglas, (1649 – 29 Jan 1669)
      1. 1. William Douglass (1668 – 14 Oct 1745) m. Grishild (Grizell) McKeand (1672 – Oct 1741)
        1. 1. Col (William) Douglas (3 Aug 1689 – 12 February 1765)
        2. 2. John (Bruce) Douglas (31 May 1695 – 11 Jan 1761) m. Judith Moorman (1711 – 1753)
        3. 3. Lady (Margaret Campbell) Douglas (1 May 1703 – 19 Nov 1745)
        4. 4. George Douglas (1704 – 1758)
        5. 5. Rev. (William) Douglas (03 August 1708 – 12 February 1798)
        6. 6. James Douglas (3 Aug 1708 – 1780) m. Mary Douglas (1724 – 1 Jan 1791)
        7. 7. Alexander Douglas (2 October 1708 – 1775)
        8. 8. Elisabeth Douglas (28 Oct 1711 – 7 Jun 1759) m. Nathaniel Heron (7 Sep 1707 – 10 Feb 1789)
    2. 2. Archibald Kennedy, (1660 – 12 Mar 1711)
    3. 3. Alexander Kennedy
    4. 4. Thomas Kennedy
    5. 5. Bithia Henderson (1658 – 5 October 1660)
    6. 6. John Henderson (20 April 1660 – 25 April 1678)
    7. 7. Margaret Stuart (1662 – 31 March 1681)
  2. 2. Anne Hamilton (1638 – 12 Mar 1678)
  3. 3. John (Douglas) Hamilton (1650 – 4 Apr 1684) m. Elizabeth Burdette (1652 – 13 Mar 1697)
    1. 1. John Hamilton (1675 – 18 Feb 1709) m. Elizabeth Harrison (24 Jul 1685 – 16 Oct 1718)
      1. 1. John Hamilton (1701 – Feb 1734)
      2. 2. Joseph Hamilton (1706 – 4 Jun 1734)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Hamilton (1707 – Nov 1749) m. Robert Wade (Abt. 1689 – 13 Dec 1744)
        1. 1. Josiah Wade (1729 – 1776)
        2. 2. Robert Wade (1730 – 1765)
        3. 3. John (Hamilton) Wade (16 Nov 1735 – 1792)
    2. 2. Alexander Hamilton (1682 – 22 Jan 1730) m. Elizabeth (Zacharia Shercliffe) Greene (24 Jan 1687 – 1753)
      1. 1. Mary Hamilton (1702 – 1756) m. Captain (Matthew) Dill, (1698 – 13 Oct 1750) m. George Rosebrough
        1. 1. James Dill, (1720 – 13 Oct 1796) m. Jean Armstrong (1724 – 1768)
        2. 2. Thomas Dill (1722 – 27 Oct 1750)
        3. 3. Col (Matthew Dill) II, (7 Nov 1726 – 10 Apr 1812) m. Martha (Jane (Jean)) Bracken (1726 – 22 Jan 1797) m. Susanna Moffett (1741 – 19 Nov 1816)
      2. 2. John (Zacharia) Hamilton (1 Dec 1709 – 10 May 1769) m. Sarah Stewart (1714 – 1770)
        1. 1. Ignatius Hamilton (1739 – 1774)
        2. 2. Joseph (DeVance) Hamilton (1740 – 8 Aug 1814) m. Anastasia Coombs (1739 – 10 Aug 1799)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Hamilton (04 May 1740 – 27 Apr 1824) m. Meshack Baker, (27 Sep 1733 – 1778) m. Sgt (George A McAtee) Macatee, (1724 – 24 Jan 1788)
        4. 4. Lawrence Hamilton (1747 – )
        5. 5. Duke (Marmaduke) Hamilton, (1749 – 1801) m. Mary Wiseman (1750 – )
        6. 6. Alexander Hamilton (16 NOV 1752 – 1801)
        7. 7. Clare Hamilton (1755 – )
      3. 3. William Hamilton (1711 – JUN 1771) m. Lucy Edelen
      4. 4. Capt (James Patrick Hamilton of Port) Tobacco, (1715 – 20 May 1785) m. Mary (Ann) Coombs (1720 – 1785)
        1. 1. Bennett Hamilton, (1740 – 1799) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Spalding (15 Jan 1754 – 30 Aug 1848) m. Jane (Green Coombes) Coomes (abt 1740 – )
        2. 2. James (Patrick) Hamilton (1741 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Hamilton (1742 – 16 Feb 1798)
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Hamilton (1744 – 1823) m. Pvt. (Richard Bennett Mitchell) III, (30 May 1749 – 5 Mar 1824)
        5. 5. Thomas Hamilton, (1745 – 11 June 1807) m. Ann Hodgkins (1757 – 1819)
        6. 6. Winifred Hamilton (1748 – 15 Jan 1801)
        7. 7. Francis Hamilton, (1749 – 1819) m. Susanna Blandford (1750 – 1819)
      5. 5. Samuel Hamilton (1719 – 16 Jun 1773) m. Elizabeth Greene (24 Jan 1713 – 9 Feb 1777)
      6. 6. Patrick Hamilton, (1720 – 2 Apr 1790) m. Anne Greene (24 Jan 1724 – 1814)
        1. 1. Leonard Hamilton, (1745 – 10 Sep 1819) m. Ann (Nancy) McAtee (1746 – 18 Apr 1819)
        2. 2. William Hamilton, (16 Nov 1752 – 1838) m. Violetta Hagan (1754 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Hamilton (1753 – 18 Aug 1831)
        4. 4. Pvt (Samuel L) Hamilton, (1755 – 1828) m. Christina (Smith) Clements (1759 – 1832)
        5. 5. Anna Hamilton (1758 – 1802)
        6. 6. Lt (Edward Ignatius) Hamilton, (04 Jun 1762 – 27 May 1824) m. Eleanor Hawkins (16 Apr 1778 – 13 Nov 1807)
        7. 7. Mary Hamilton (1763 – 1815)
        8. 8. Henrietta Hamilton (1764 – )
        9. 9. Patrick Hamilton (1766 – 1828) m. Leticia (Harriett) Semmes (1764 – )

Alexander Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1615
1615
Birth of Alexander Hamilton in Grange, Stevenson Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grange, Stevenson Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland
1661
20 Nov 1661
Age 46
Death of Alexander Hamilton in Grange Breigh West-Calder, Midlothia, Scotland
Grange Breigh West-Calder, Midlothia, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: Grange, Stevenson Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1607-1782
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Year: 1607-1782; Page Number: 65

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1661
    Event Place: Grange Breigh West-Calder, Midlothia, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grange Breigh West-Calder, Midlothia, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
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