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James Douglas Hertog van Hamilton 1658 – 1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1658 1679

Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Nov 1712

Death Location: Hyde Park, London, England

Father: Sir Hamilton

Mother: Catherine Clogher

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gerard

Children(s): Catherine Hamilton, Karel Arran, Elizabeth Hamilton, William Hamilton, James Hamilton, James Hamilton, Henrietta Douglas, Virginia Hamilton, Lady Hamilton, Lady Hamilton

James Douglas Hertog van Hamilton was born in 1658 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir James Harrison Hamilton and Catherine Anne Leslie of Clogher. James Douglas Hertog van Hamilton married Elizabeth (Grace?) Gerard, and had children including Catherine Douglas- Hamilton, Karel Douglas-Hamilton Earl van Arran, Elizabeth Hamilton, William Hamilton, James Douglas Hertog van Hamilton, James Brandon Douglas Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton, Henrietta Douglas, Virginia Ann Hamilton, Lady Anne Douglas Hamilton, Lady Susan Douglas Hamilton. James Douglas Hertog van Hamilton passed away in 1712 in Hyde Park, London, England.

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Biography

  • James Douglas Hertog van Hamilton was born in 1658 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir James Harrison Hamilton and Catherine Anne Leslie of Clogher.
  • James Douglas Hertog van Hamilton married Elizabeth (Grace?) Gerard, and had children including Catherine Douglas- Hamilton, Karel Douglas-Hamilton Earl van Arran, Elizabeth Hamilton, William Hamilton, James Douglas Hertog van Hamilton, James Brandon Douglas Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton, Henrietta Douglas, Virginia Ann Hamilton, Lady Anne Douglas Hamilton, Lady Susan Douglas Hamilton.
  • James Douglas Hertog van Hamilton passed away in 1712 in Hyde Park, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Hamilton
1630 – 1685
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Catherine Clogher
1638 – 1713
Birth Location: Armagh County, Ulster Province, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gerard
1678 – 1743
Birth Location: Gerard Bromley, Cheshire, or Staffordshire England
EG

Children(s)

Catherine Hamilton
1662 – 1712
Birth Location: –
CH
Karel Arran
1691 – 1697
Birth Location: –
KA
Elizabeth Hamilton
1699 – 1702
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
EH
William Hamilton
1703 – 1734
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
WH
James Hamilton
1703 – 1743
Birth Location: –
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James Hamilton
1703 – 1743
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Henrietta Douglas
1704 –
Birth Location: –
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Virginia Hamilton
1709 – 1804
Birth Location: Randolph, NC, or Wiscomico Parish, Northumberland, Virginia
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Lady Hamilton
1709 – 1748
Birth Location: St. James Square, London
LH
Lady Hamilton
1712 – 1755
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LH

James Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
James Hamilton
1658 – 1712
Birth Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir James Harrison Hamilton
1630 – 1685
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Catherine (Anne Leslie of) Clogher
1638 – 1713
Armagh County, Ulster Province, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Frederick Hamilton) (Blair)
1590 – 1647
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Carrowrosse, Dromahaire, Leitrim, Ireland ? )
Sidney (Ann) Vaughan
1590 – 1665
Londonderry, Derry, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Hamilton's Descendants

1.
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James (Douglas Hertog van) Hamilton (11 Apr 1658 1679 – 15 Nov 1712) m. Elizabeth ((Grace?)) Gerard (1678/9 1681 – 13 February 1743)
  1. 1. Catherine (Douglas-) Hamilton (24 Apr 1662 – 22 Dec 1712)
  2. 2. Karel (Douglas-Hamilton Earl van) Arran (3 August 1691 – 1697)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Hamilton (1699 – 02 Apr 1702)
  4. 4. William Hamilton (1703 – 11 Jul 1734)
  5. 5. James (Douglas Hertog van) Hamilton (5 January 1703 – 2 March 1743)
  6. 6. James (Brandon Douglas Hamilton, 5th Duke of) Hamilton (5th January 1703 – 2nd March 1743)
  7. 7. Henrietta Douglas (1704 – )
  8. 8. Virginia (Ann) Hamilton (12 Oct 1709 – 1804) m. John (J) Aldridge (16 May 1706 – 15 Sep 1792)
    1. 1. Thomas Allred (1730 – 10 May 1810)
    2. 2. Solomon Allred (1734 – 1790)
    3. 3. John (Aldred) Allred (1736 – 30 Dec 1792)
    4. 4. Catherine Aldred (1740 – )
    5. 5. Susannah Aldred (1742 – )
    6. 6. Mary (Lydia) Allred (1744 – )
    7. 7. Rebecca Aldred (1746 – )
    8. 8. Elizabeth Horner (17 August 1747 – 11 March 1823) m. William Horner (30 October 1746 – 12 October 1824)
      1. 1. Miriam (Allred) Horner (13 Nov 1768 – 10 Jun 1845) m. Caleb Witt (2 September 1762 – 20 January 1827)
        1. 1. William Witt (26 July 1785 – 19 November 1855)
        2. 2. Enoch (Merritt) Witt (5 December 1787 – 2 February 1845)
        3. 3. Elisabeth Catching (19 April 1790 – 17 November 1830)
        4. 4. James (Scruggs) Witt (19 February 1794 – 23 October 1865) m. Mary (Polly) Haun (21 Sep 1796 – 1861)
        5. 5. Charles (Horner) Witt (5 June 1797 – 10 June 1866)
        6. 6. Pleasant (Allred) Witt (18 February 1800 – 1 February 1872)
        7. 7. Merrill Witt (19 April 1807 – 7 April 1867)
        8. 8. Coleman (Murray) Witt (26 February 1814 – 6 February 1896)
    9. 9. Margaret Aldred (1748 – )
    10. 10. Thomas Allred (1724 – 08 Nov 1809)
  9. 9. Lady (Anne Douglas) Hamilton (12th November 1709 – 25th December 1748)
  10. 10. Lady (Susan Douglas) Hamilton (1712 – 3rd June 1755)

James Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1658
11 Apr 1658 1679
Birth of James Douglas Hertog van Hamilton in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1712
15 Nov 1712
Age 54
Death of James Douglas Hertog van Hamilton in Hyde Park, London, England
Hyde Park, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1658 1679
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1712
    Event Place: Hyde Park, London, England
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