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James Hamilton 1707–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1707

Birth Location: Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 10 Sep 1749

Death Location: Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Andrew I

Mother: Ann Brown

Spouse(s): Jannet Findlay

Children(s): John Hamilton, Mary Hamilton, Robert Hamilton, Agnes Hamilton, Bethia Hamilton, James Hamilton, James Ross, Jannet Hamilton, Martha Hamilton, Charles Ross

James Hamilton was born in 1707 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland, the child of Andrew Trent Hamilton I And Ann Brown. James Hamilton married Jannet Findlay, and had children including Agnes Hamilton, Bethia Hamilton, Charles Ross, James Hamilton, James Ross, Jannet Hamilton, John Hamilton, Martha Hamilton, Mary Hamilton, Robert Hamilton. James Hamilton passed away in 1749 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Hamilton was born in 1707 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland, the child of Andrew Trent Hamilton I And Ann Brown.
  • James Hamilton married Jannet Findlay, and had children including Agnes Hamilton, Bethia Hamilton, Charles Ross, James Hamilton, James Ross, Jannet Hamilton, John Hamilton, Martha Hamilton, Mary Hamilton, Robert Hamilton.
  • James Hamilton passed away in 1749 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
James Hamilton
1707–1749
Birth Place: Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Parents
Andrew Trent Hamilton I
1665–1741
of Lesmahagow, Lanark, Scotland
Ann Brown
1671–1721
Northampton, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Browne
1640–1705
Northampton, Virginia, United States
Susanna Browne
1640–1719
Hungars, Northampton County, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
Levin Denwood
1602–1666
Mary Cutting
1607–1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cutting
1586–1659
Mary Ward
1594–1663

James Hamilton's Descendants

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James Hamilton (2 Mar 1707–10 Sep 1749) m. Jannet Findlay (1707–About 1755)
  1. 1. John Hamilton 1740–1825 m. Margret Kelly 1746–1837
    1. 1. John Hamilton 1760–1858 m. Catherine Hamilton 1778–1834
      1. 1. John (Peter Gray George) Hamilton 1819–1873
        1. 1. CHARLES HAMILTON 1857–1936 m. Marion (McFarlane) Brocket 1860–1933
      2. 2. Catherine Hamilton 1810–1874
      3. 3. Ann Hamilton 1813–
      4. 4. Alexander Hamilton 1807–1884
      5. 5. Margaret Hamilton 1815–1887 m. Henry Kean 1819–1909 m. Robert Calderwood 1819–
        1. 1. Margret Adam 1838–1913 m. William Adam 1838–1910
        2. 2. James Kair 1846–
        3. 3. Alexander Kair 1840–1901
      6. 6. John Hamilton 1800–1819
      7. 7. James Hamilton 1822–1891 m. Jane Lindsay 1824–1894
        1. 1. John (Lindsay) Hamilton 1863–1933
        2. 2. Esther Hamiltan 1852–1930
        3. 3. Jane Hamilton 1866–1940
        4. 4. Andrew Hamilton 1848–1926
        5. 5. Catherine Hamilton 1866–
        6. 6. Alexander Hamiltan 1851–1913
        7. 7. James Hamilton 1857–1935
        8. 8. Catharine Hamilton 1855–
      8. 8. Mary Hamilton 1802–1876
    2. 2. James Hamilton 1764–
    3. 3. Mary Hamilton 1769–1769
    4. 4. Henrietta Hamilton 1785–
    5. 5. William Hamilton 1770–1869
    6. 6. Elison Hamilton 1774–
    7. 7. Francis (Hamilton) Weaver 1778–1866
    8. 8. Agnes Hamilton 1779–1859 m. Duncan McFarlane 1796–1870
      1. 1. Joseph McFarlane 1821–
      2. 2. John McFarlane 1819–
      3. 3. Margaret MacFarlane 1825–1900
      4. 4. Duncan MacFarlane 1821–1893 m. Catherine Anderson 1829–1869
        1. 1. Agnes (Hamilton) McFarlane 1861–
        2. 2. Christophe Mcfarland 1856– m. Agnes McPhail 1862–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Mcfarland 1855–1862
        4. 4. Duncan Mcfarland 1853–1899
        5. 5. George (Anderson) McFarlane 1859–1919 m. Julia Mcfarlane 1856–
        6. 6. Isabella (Breer) McFarlane 1863–
        7. 7. Jane McFarlane 1865–
        8. 8. John McFarlane 1861–
        9. 9. James McFarlane 1868–
      5. 5. Agness Mcfarlane 1834–1859
      6. 6. Susan McFarlane 1833–1898
      7. 7. Daniel (Cullen) McFarlane 1823–
      8. 8. James McFarlane 1829–1885
    9. 9. Colquhoun Hamilton 1788–
    10. 10. Mary Hamilton 1776–1855
    11. 11. George HAMILTON 1793–1863
    12. 12. Margaret Hamilton 1776–
    13. 13. Hugh Hamilton 1782–
  2. 2. Mary Hamilton 1738–1814
  3. 3. Robert Hamilton 1740–
  4. 4. Agnes Hamilton 1736–
  5. 5. Bethia Hamilton 1734–
  6. 6. James Hamilton 1736–1787
  7. 7. James Ross 1730–1787
  8. 8. Jannet Hamilton 1740–
  9. 9. Martha Hamilton 1735–
  10. 10. Charles Ross 1733–

James Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1707
2 Mar 1707
Birth of James Hamilton in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
1749
10 Sep 1749
Age 42
Death of James Hamilton in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1707
    Event Place: Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] The National Archives; London, England, UK; War Office: Soldiers' Documents, First World War Wo363
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Westminster
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 771

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1749
    Event Place: Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 771
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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