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James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn 1575–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 August 1575

Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 23 March 1618

Death Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Claud Hamilton

Mother: Margaret Seton

Spouse(s): Lady Abercorn

Children(s): George Hamilton, John Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, William Hamilton

In 1575, James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn entered the world in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Claud Hamilton And Margaret Seton. James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn married Lady Marion Mary Wallace Boyd Countess Of Abercorn, and had children including Alexander Hamilton, Anna Hamilton, Elizabeth Hamilton, George Hamilton, James Hamilton, John Hamilton, Mary Knight, William Frence Hamilton. James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn passed away in 1618 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1575, James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn entered the world in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Claud Hamilton And Margaret Seton.
  • James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn married Lady Marion Mary Wallace Boyd Countess Of Abercorn, and had children including Alexander Hamilton, Anna Hamilton, Elizabeth Hamilton, George Hamilton, James Hamilton, John Hamilton, Mary Knight, William Frence Hamilton.
  • James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn passed away in 1618 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Claud Hamilton
1545–1621
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
CH
Margaret Seton
1557–1616
Birth Location: –
MS

Spouses(s)

Lady Abercorn
1583–1632
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
LA

Children(s)

George Hamilton
1607–1681
Birth Location: Donalong, Tyrone, Ireland
GH
John Hamilton
–1675
Birth Location: New Zealand
JH
Alexander Hamilton
1613–1669
Birth Location: St. Andrew Holborn Parish, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
AH
William Hamilton
1606–1649
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
WH

James Abercorn's Ancestors

Self
James Abercorn
1575–1618
Birth Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Claud Hamilton
1545–1621
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Seton
1557–1616
Grandparents
Sir (Lord James IV Hamilton , Regent of Scotland 3rd Lord of Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, 2nd Duke of Hamilton, Knight of St. Michael, 1st Duke of Chatelherault Chancellor of) Sc
1515–1575
Brodick Castle, Arran Island, Firth of Clyde, Bute, Scotland
Margaret.Douglas, (Countess of Arran) "Douglas"
1511–1579
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Abercorn's Descendants

1.
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James (Hamilton 1st Earl of) Abercorn (12 August 1575–23 March 1618) m. Lady (Marion\ Mary Wallace Boyd Countess of) Abercorn (1583–26 Aug 1632)
  1. 1. George Hamilton 1607–1681 m. Mary Hamilton 1608–1680 m. Phyllis (Grace) Manning –1918
    1. 1. Alexander Hamilton 1646–1673 m. Jane Caven 1660–1717
      1. 1. William (Alexander) Hamilton 1700–1786 m. Mary ("Mollie" Jane) Bitener 1703–1814
        1. 1. George Hamilton 1725–1796 m. Frances ("Fanny") Brown 1720–1792 m. Eleanor Unknown –1749 m. Catherine (Leigh) Sevenson 1725–1748
        2. 2. Claude (Hamilton Uncle to Alexander) Hamilton 1719–1798
        3. 3. Daniel (Hamilton) (1732) 1723–1822
        4. 4. Samuel (Hamilton) (6thGU) 1740–1777
        5. 5. David (Hamilton) (6thGU) 1748–1822
        6. 6. John (Hamilton B. 1729) (6thGU) 1729–
        7. 7. Alexander Hamilton 1745–1800
        8. 8. Thomas (Hamilton) (6thGU) 1734–
        9. 9. Martha (Hamilton , Indentured Servant. Arrived on ship Rundell. (6thGA) DNA (Immigrant) from County Antrim (Northern) Ireland) 1731–1838
        10. 10. James (Hamilton (1732 - 1759)) (6thGU) 1732–1759
        11. 11. Mary Hamilton 1736–
        12. 12. Marion (Hamilton) (6thGU) 1733–
        13. 13. Jane Hamilton 1754–1831
        14. 14. John (Hamilton) (Captain) 1766–1863
        15. 15. Jane (Hamilton Sharp (Anne) (6thGA) DNA Verified GED match and) ancestry.com 1721–1789
        16. 16. James (Hamilton) (6thGU) –1786
        17. 17. Anne (Margaret Hamilton) (6thGA) 1767–1848
        18. 18. George (HAMILTON (Immigrant) (1722) ? (See his brother George Hamilton Sr (1725) (5thGU) Ulster, Ireland. Son of William Hamilton) (Immigrant) 1722–1796
    2. 2. Margaret Hamilton 1648–1733
    3. 3. James Hamilton 1622–1673
    4. 4. Thomas Hamilton 1634–1719
    5. 5. Margaret (Hamilton of) Donalong 1643–1676
    6. 6. Lucia Hamilton 1643–1676
    7. 7. Anthony Hamilton 1645–1719
    8. 8. John Hamilton 1650–1691
    9. 9. Elizabeth (La Belle Hamilton, Countess de) Gramont 1641–1708
    10. 10. Anthony Hamilton 1645–1719
    11. 11. Sir (Alfred George) Hamilton 1632–1676
    12. 12. DIRECT (LINE -- Lt. Gen. Richard Hamilton of) Ulster! 1650–1717
    13. 13. Capt (Thomas) Hamilton 1645–1691
    14. 14. Sir (George Hamilton , Marechal du) Camp 1621–1675
    15. 15. Abigail Hamilton 1625–1655
    16. 16. Christiana Hamilton 1626–1675
    17. 17. Lord (Alexander) Hamilton 1650–1710
    18. 18. Lt (Gen Richard) Hamilton 1646–1717
    19. 19. Mary Hamilton 1650–1733
  2. 2. John Hamilton –1675
  3. 3. Alexander Hamilton 1613–1669
  4. 4. William (Frence) Hamilton 1606–1649

James Abercorn's Timeline

3 Records

1575
12 August 1575
Birth of James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1610
1610
Age 35
James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn was married
None
1618
23 March 1618
Age 43
Death of James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn in Monkton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Monkton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 August 1575
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1610

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 March 1618
    Event Place: Monkton, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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