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James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton 1757–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1757

Birth Location: Orange, Orange, VA, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 Mar 1857

Death Location: Wise County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Sir Jr

Mother: Esther Sampson

Spouse(s): Nancy Childers

Children(s): William Hamilton, Schuyler ‍‍‍, Joseph Hamilton, Nathan Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, Elizabeth Hamilton, Wyatt Hamilton, John Hamilton, Albert Hamilton, David Hamilton

In 1757, James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton entered the world in Orange, Orange, VA, Virginia, USA, born to Sir Thomas Fifer Hamilton Was Hambleton Ii Jr And Esther Sampson. In 1810, James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton resided in Augusta, Virginia, USA. In 1820, James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton resided in Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA. James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton married Nancy Haslet Childers, and had children including Albert Hamilton, Alexander Robert Hamilton, David Hamilton, Elizabeth H Dougherty Hamilton, John Andrew Hamilton, Joseph James Hamilton, Nathan Hamilton, Schuyler Skiler Hamilton, William Hamilton, Wyatt Hamilton. James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton passed away in 1857 in Wise County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1757, James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton entered the world in Orange, Orange, VA, Virginia, USA, born to Sir Thomas Fifer Hamilton Was Hambleton Ii Jr And Esther Sampson.
  • In 1810, James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton resided in Augusta, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1820, James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton resided in Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA.
  • James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton married Nancy Haslet Childers, and had children including Albert Hamilton, Alexander Robert Hamilton, David Hamilton, Elizabeth H Dougherty Hamilton, John Andrew Hamilton, Joseph James Hamilton, Nathan Hamilton, Schuyler Skiler Hamilton, William Hamilton, Wyatt Hamilton.
  • James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton passed away in 1857 in Wise County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Jr
1719–1772
Birth Location: Swagg, Castle, Ireland
SJ
Esther Sampson
1730–1773
Birth Location: Jessamine
ES

Spouses(s)

Nancy Childers
–1854
Birth Location: Augusta, VA, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Hamilton
1795–1833
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA
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Schuyler ‍‍‍
1787–1861
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
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Joseph Hamilton
1786–1850
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
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Nathan Hamilton
1780–1847
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
NH
Alexander Hamilton
1801–1868
Birth Location: Grayson, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Hamilton
1779–1845
Birth Location: Ramsey, Wise, Virginia, United States
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Wyatt Hamilton
1802–1865
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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John Hamilton
1793–1887
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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Albert Hamilton
1812–1898
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina
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David Hamilton
1782–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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James Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
James Hamilton
1757–1857
Birth Place: Orange, Orange, VA, Virginia, USA
Parents
Sir Thomas Fifer Hamilton (Was Hambleton) II Jr
1719–1772
Swagg, Castle, Ireland
Esther Sampson
1730–1773
Jessamine
Grandparents
Thomas (Hamilton) I
1699–1722
Westminster, London, , England
Lady (Mary Ann De Cornish m.) Hamilton
1700–1738
St Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
Obadiah (Samson\Sampson) DNA
1710–1766
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, British Crown Colony
Mary\Merey Soule\Soul\Soole
1709–1794
Middleboro, Plymouth, MA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Hamilton
1671–1735
**Ann Hudson
1672–1740
Sir Cornish
1675–1714
Sarah Roffe
1685–1730
John Soule
1675–1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard, Hamilton
1650–1717
Susannah Riddle
1653–1728
Thomas Hudson
1652–1691
Elizabeth Monger
1652–1692
John Cornish
1641–1697
Edmond Roffe
1657–1769
Elizabeth Roffe
1662–

James Hamilton's Descendants

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James (Revolutionary War Soldier) Hamilton (15 Jan 1757–18 Mar 1857) m. Nancy (Haslet) Childers (–9 Nov 1854)
  1. 1. William Hamilton 1795–1833 m. Susannah ((Susan)) Johnson 1795–1873
    1. 1. John (Nelson (Ky. State Representative)) Hamilton 1818–1900 m. Mary (Almeda) Belcher 1815–1900
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Hamilton 1842–1905 m. James (Madison) Bevins 1836–1910
        1. 1. Keen Bevins 1871–1952 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Ratliff 1878–1947
        2. 2. James (Nelson) Bevins 1862–1939
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Susan) Bevins 1866–1953 m. Thomas (J.) Kenworthy 1855–
        4. 4. John (Robert) Bevins 1868–1931 m. Louisa Bevins 1864–
        5. 5. Mary (A "Mollie") Bevins 1873–1959
        6. 6. Benjamin (James) Bevins 1875–1954
        7. 7. Anna (Jane) Bevins 1880–1929
        8. 8. Zollie (Madison) Bevins 1882–1919 m. Fannie E 1889–
    2. 2. William Hamilton 1832–1852
    3. 3. Margaret Hamilton 1818–1910
    4. 4. Jane (A) Hamilton 1829–1915
    5. 5. James (Wyatt) Hamilton 1827–
    6. 6. Daniel (Dunham) Hamilton 1819–1881
    7. 7. Nancy (Ann) Hamilton 1822–1900
  2. 2. Schuyler (Skiler Hamilton) ‍‍‍ 1787–1861
  3. 3. Joseph (James) Hamilton 1786–1850
  4. 4. Nathan Hamilton 1780–1847
  5. 5. Alexander (Robert) Hamilton 1801–1868
  6. 6. Elizabeth (H. Dougherty) Hamilton 1779–1845
  7. 7. Wyatt Hamilton 1802–1865
  8. 8. John (Andrew) Hamilton 1793–1887
  9. 9. Albert Hamilton 1812–1898
  10. 10. David Hamilton 1782–

James Hamilton's Timeline

8 Records

1757
15 Jan 1757
Birth of James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton in Orange, Orange, VA, Virginia, USA
Orange, Orange, VA, Virginia, USA
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 53
James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton resided here in Augusta, Virginia, USA
Augusta, Virginia, USA
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 63
James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton resided here in Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA
Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA
1823
1823
Age 66
James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1830
1830
Age 73
James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton resided here in Allens Fresh, Charles, Maryland, USA
Allens Fresh, Charles, Maryland, USA
1834
4 Mar 1834
Age 77
James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton resided here in Lee, Virginia, USA
Lee, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 83
James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton resided here in Age 84 No Township Listed, Bradley County, TN
Age 84 No Township Listed, Bradley County, TN
1857
18 Mar 1857
Age 100
Death of James Revolutionary War Soldier Hamilton in Scott, Virginia, United States
Scott, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1757
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 71
    [3] 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Southern District, Woodford, Kentucky; Roll: 126; Page: 246; Family History Library Film: 0007832
    [4] U.S., the Pension Roll of 1835
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.1554

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Augusta, Virginia; Roll: 66; Page: 352; Image: Vam252_66-0365; FHL Roll: 0181426

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Lebanon, Russell, Virginia; Page: 143; NARA Roll: M33_141; Image: 156

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Allens Fresh, Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Allens Fresh, Charles, Maryland; Series: M19; Roll: 56; Page: 134; Family History Library Film: 0013179

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1834
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., the Pension Roll of 1835

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Age 84 No Township Listed, Bradley County, TN
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891
    [2] 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Southern District, Woodford, Kentucky; Roll: 126; Page: 246; Family History Library Film: 0007832

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1857
    Event Place: Scott, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wise County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca. 1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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