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James William Hamilton 1769 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 February 1769

Birth Location: , Chester, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 19 October 1841

Death Location: , Chester, South Carolina, USA

Father: William Hamilton

Mother: Mary McCrea

Spouse(s): Sarah Hines

Children(s): John Hamilton, Rebecca Hefley

James William Hamilton was born in 1769 in , Chester, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Newton Hamilton and Mary Margaret "Molly" McCrea. In 1790, James William Hamilton resided in Chester, South Carolina, United States. James William Hamilton married Sarah Hines, and had children including John M Hamilton, Rebecca Hefley. James William Hamilton passed away in 1841 in , Chester, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James William Hamilton was born in 1769 in , Chester, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Newton Hamilton and Mary Margaret "Molly" McCrea.
  • In 1790, James William Hamilton resided in Chester, South Carolina, United States.
  • James William Hamilton married Sarah Hines, and had children including John M Hamilton, Rebecca Hefley.
  • James William Hamilton passed away in 1841 in , Chester, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hamilton
1744 – 1781
Birth Location: Grange, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mary McCrea
1748 – 1791
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hines
1775 – 1841
Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

John Hamilton
1805 – 1890
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
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Rebecca Hefley
1819 – 1846
Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, USA
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James Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
James Hamilton
1769 – 1841
Birth Place: , Chester, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Newton Hamilton
1744 – 1781
Grange, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary (Margaret "Molly") McCrea
1748 – 1791
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Lord (Alexander) Hamilton
1675 – 1763
Stevenson Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Frances) Pollock
1701 – 1763
Cambuskeith, Grange, Scotland, UK
George (Fred) McCrea
1725 – 1769
South Carolina, British Colonial America
Mary Curran
1730 – 1799
Wexford, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Rebekah Cunynghame
1640 – 1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Hamilton's Descendants

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James (William) Hamilton (15 February 1769 – 19 October 1841) m. Sarah Hines (1775 – 1841)
  1. 1. John (M) Hamilton (May 1805 – 1 April 1890) m. Nancy Hamilton (1806 – 1 December 1890) m. Sarah (J) Hamilton (abt 1836 – )
    1. 1. James Hamilton (23 May 1839 – 22 November 1900)
    2. 2. Martha (B) Barber (10 March 1842 – 3 April 1928)
    3. 3. William (P) Hamilton (3 December 1845 – 15 September 1864)
    4. 4. Martha (Ellen "Mattie Tucker) Hamilton (30 May 1853 – 20 Oct 1920) m. William (Henry Harrison) TUCKER (01 Jul 1852 – 04 Apr 1934)
      1. 1. Froney Tucker (Abt 1873 – )
      2. 2. William Tucker (Abt 1877 – 11 Jun 1960)
      3. 3. Martha (Grace) TUCKER (07 Sep 1878 – 30 May 1944) m. Ammon (M) Ashcraft (1878 – 1906) m. John (R) Jones (abt 1869 – )
        1. 1. Bertha (Jane) Ward (Sep 1898 – 13 November 1976)
        2. 2. Arthur (Tillotsie) ASHCRAFT (13 Apr 1900 – 09 Dec 1961) m. Edith (Ann) Turney (25 FEB 1900 – 15 AUG 1971)
        3. 3. Lucian Jones (abt 1907 – )
        4. 4. Virgil Jones (abt 1909 – )
        5. 5. Ray Jones (abt 1915 – )
        6. 6. Elmer Jones (abt 1918 – )
        7. 7. Glen Jones (abt 1920 – )
      4. 4. Mary (Isabelle) Isom (20 February 1880 – 12 August 1964)
      5. 5. Belle Tucker (Mar Abt 1880 – )
      6. 6. James (M) Tucker (Nov 1881 – )
      7. 7. John (F) Tucker (Sep 1883 – )
      8. 8. Dudley (A) Tucker (Mar 1885 – )
      9. 9. Ben (Harrison) Tucker (10 Nov 1888 – 25 Aug 1956)
      10. 10. Elzia (Ann) Tucker (October 1891 – 30 September 1892)
    5. 5. Mary (J) Hamilton (abt 1856 – )
    6. 6. Mahala (A) Hamilton (abt 1858 – )
  2. 2. Rebecca Hefley (1 July 1819 – 19 May 1846) m. Hefley
    1. 1. Wade (H) Hefley (1877 – 2 Aug 1943)

James Hamilton's Timeline

13 Records

1769
15 February 1769
Birth of James William Hamilton in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
1769
15 February 1769
Birth of James William Hamilton in , Chester, South Carolina, USA
, Chester, South Carolina, USA
1790
1790
Age 21
James William Hamilton resided here in Chester, South Carolina, United States
Chester, South Carolina, United States
1793
1793
Age 24
James William Hamilton resided here in USA
USA
1795
1795
Age 26
James William Hamilton was married
None
1800
1800
Age 31
James William Hamilton resided here in Chester, South Carolina
Chester, South Carolina
1810
1810
Age 41
James William Hamilton resided here in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
1820
1820
Age 51
James William Hamilton resided here in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
1830
1830
Age 61
James William Hamilton resided here in Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, South Carolina, USA
1840
1840
Age 71
James William Hamilton resided here in Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, South Carolina, USA
1841
19 October 1841
Age 72
Death of James William Hamilton in Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
1841
19 October 1841
Age 72
Death of James William Hamilton in , Chester, South Carolina, USA
, Chester, South Carolina, USA
1841
2 Nov 1841
Age 72
James William Hamilton - Probate in Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 February 1769
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 February 1769
    Event Place: , Chester, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1795

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 203; Image: 131; Family History Library Film: 0568151

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Compiled Service Records, Post-Revolutionary War Volunteer Soldiers, 1784-1811, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served from 1784 to 1811

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 47; Page: 79; Image: 159; Family History Library Film: 181422

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: 60; Page: 502; Image: 00280; Family History Library Film: 0181419

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Page: 5; NARA Roll: M33_120; Image: 91

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 169; Page: 335; Family History Library Film: 0022503

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Roll: 510; Page: 301; Family History Library Film: 0022508

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1841
    Event Place: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980, Author: Charleston County (South Carolina). Probate Judge; Probate Place: Charleston, South Carolina
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1841
    Event Place: , Chester, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1841
    Event Place: Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980, Author: Charleston County (South Carolina). Probate Judge; Probate Place: Charleston, South Carolina
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