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Benjamin A Hamilton 1761–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1761

Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 12 Jul 1849

Death Location: Moon, Morgan, Kentucky, United States

Father: Thomas Hamilton

Mother: Esther Sampson

Spouse(s): Susannah HURST

Children(s): Sarah Hamilton, Sarah Hamilton

Benjamin A Hamilton was born in 1761 in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States, the child of Thomas Hamilton And Esther Sampson. In 1834, Benjamin A Hamilton resided in Kentucky. Benjamin A Hamilton married Susannah Moonglow Hurst, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Hamilton, Sarah Hamilton. Benjamin A Hamilton passed away in 1849 in Moon, Morgan, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin A Hamilton was born in 1761 in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States, the child of Thomas Hamilton And Esther Sampson.
  • In 1834, Benjamin A Hamilton resided in Kentucky.
  • Benjamin A Hamilton married Susannah Moonglow Hurst, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Hamilton, Sarah Hamilton.
  • Benjamin A Hamilton passed away in 1849 in Moon, Morgan, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Hamilton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Hamilton
1761–1849
Birth Place: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Thomas Hamilton
1719–1772
Ireland (England)
Esther Sampson
1730–1769
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Hamilton
1699–1722
Westminster, London, , England
Mary Cornish
1700–1738
St Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Hamilton
1681–
Jean Weir
1682–1740
Charles Cornish
1675–
Sarah Roffe
1685–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hamilton
1642–1733
Janet Steill
1641–1742
John Weir
1648–1710

Benjamin Hamilton's Descendants

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Benjamin (A) Hamilton (1761–12 Jul 1849) m. Susannah (Moonglow) HURST (1770–1846)
  1. 1. Sarah Hamilton 1802–1881 m. Edmund Moody 1755–1838
    1. 1. John Moody 1770–1843 m. Nancy (Agnes) Watterson 1789–1860
      1. 1. Malinda Moody 1810–1860 m. Edward (Pendleton) Hughes 1796–1865
        1. 1. Lucy (Ann) Hughes 1837–1901 m. Thomas (J) Brown 1826–1873
  2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Hamilton 1797–1860

Benjamin Hamilton's Timeline

3 Records

1761
1761
Birth of Benjamin A Hamilton in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
1834
1834
Age 73
Benjamin A Hamilton resided here in Kentucky
Kentucky
1849
12 Jul 1849
Age 88
Death of Benjamin A Hamilton in Moon, Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Moon, Morgan, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1849
    Event Place: Moon, Morgan, Kentucky, United States

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