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Captain John Hamilton 1749–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1749

Birth Location: New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 28 Aug 1793

Death Location: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Esquire

Mother: Joan\Jean Hamilton

Spouse(s): Margaret Alexander

Children(s): Martha Hamilton

Captain John Hamilton was born in 1749 in New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of John Hamilton Esquire And Joan Jean Allen Mitchell Hamilton. Captain John Hamilton married Margaret Alexander, and had children including Martha Hamilton. Captain John Hamilton passed away in 1793 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Captain John Hamilton was born in 1749 in New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of John Hamilton Esquire And Joan Jean Allen Mitchell Hamilton.
  • Captain John Hamilton married Margaret Alexander, and had children including Martha Hamilton.
  • Captain John Hamilton passed away in 1793 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Esquire
1702–1755
Birth Location: Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
JE
Joan\Jean Hamilton
1715–1791
Birth Location: New Loudon, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
JH

Spouses(s)

Margaret Alexander
1754–1835
Birth Location: Shearman's Valley, Cumberland, now Perry, county, Pennsylvania
MA

Children(s)

Martha Hamilton
1776–1830
Birth Location: Londonderry, Ireland
MH

Captain Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
Captain Hamilton
1749–1793
Birth Place: New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
John Hamilton Esquire
1702–1755
Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Joan\Jean ((Allen) Mitchell) Hamilton
1715–1791
New Loudon, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
James (Hamilton) Esquire
1666–1716
Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Agnas Verner
1666–1775
Lanark, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Robert Allen
1676–1770
Antrim, Ireland
Mary (Ann) STUGHES
1680–1754
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Mountgavelin
1630–1685
Catherine Clogher
1638–1699
Thomas Vernor
1636–1715
Jean Gordon
1648–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Strabane)
1605–1638
Jane Gordon
1613–1668
John Verner
1625–1684
Elizabeth (confirmed)
1624–1672
Margaret Hutton
1630–1650

Captain Hamilton's Descendants

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Captain (John) Hamilton (17 Jun 1749–28 Aug 1793) m. Margaret Alexander (17 Mar 1754–22 Aug 1835)
  1. 1. Martha Hamilton 1776–1830 m. *James (Blackwood) Jr 1764–1830
    1. 1. William (A) Blackwood* 1799–1872 m. Mary (Ann Coates) Cromby* 1800–1872
      1. 1. Therron Blackwood 1822–1876 m. Mary (Caroline) McMillin 1826–1886
        1. 1. Martha (Jane) Blackwood 1856–1911 m. Ethridge (L "eith") Wall 1846–1916

Captain Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1749
17 Jun 1749
Birth of Captain John Hamilton in New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1793
28 Aug 1793
Age 44
Death of Captain John Hamilton in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1749
    Event Place: New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1793
    Event Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
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