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Lt. Col. Robert John Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercom 1589–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 June 1589

Birth Location: Aitkenhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Jun 1649

Death Location: Monktone Prestick, Stirling, Scotland

Father: Alexander Hamilton

Mother: Lady *

Spouse(s): Anne Cunningham, Margaret Clark

Children(s): John Hamilton, Mary HAMILTON, LADY HAMILTON, Claude Hamilton, Elizabeth Hamilton, Elizabeth Hamilton, Hugh Hamilton

Lt. Col. Robert John Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercom was born in 1589 in Aitkenhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Hamilton And Lady Agnes Margaret Crawford To The Bruce And William Wallace. Lt. Col. Robert John Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercom married Anne Cunningham, Margaret Clark, and had children including Claude Hamilton, Elizabeth Hamilton, Hugh Hamilton, John Hamilton, Lady Margaret Hamilton, Mary Hamilton. Lt. Col. Robert John Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercom passed away in 1649 in Monktone Prestick, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lt. Col. Robert John Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercom was born in 1589 in Aitkenhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Hamilton And Lady Agnes Margaret Crawford To The Bruce And William Wallace.
  • Lt. Col. Robert John Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercom married Anne Cunningham, Margaret Clark, and had children including Claude Hamilton, Elizabeth Hamilton, Hugh Hamilton, John Hamilton, Lady Margaret Hamilton, Mary Hamilton.
  • Lt. Col. Robert John Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercom passed away in 1649 in Monktone Prestick, Stirling, Scotland.

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Lt. Abercom's Ancestors

Self
Lt. Abercom
1589–1649
Birth Place: Aitkenhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Hamilton
1540–1658
Grange, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Margaret Crawford (To The Bruce and William Wallace)) *
1542–1658
Dumfries House, Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David (Hamilton of Ladieton &) Grange
1521–1590
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Maria Campbell
1522–1544
Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Cambuskeyth
1504–1544
Lady Stewart
1502–1562
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James ⭐️
1473–1513
Margaret Scotland
1489–1541

Lt. Abercom's Descendants

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Lt. (Col. Robert John Hamilton, 1st Earl of) Abercom (19 June 1589–14 Jun 1649) m. Anne Cunningham (1586–16 Apr 1647) m. Margaret Clark (1570–1644)
  1. 1. John Hamilton 1605–1675 m. Margaret Craufurd 1614–
    1. 1. John (Hamilton (of) Grange) 1650–1695 m. Rebekah Cunyngham 1650–1690
      1. 1. Alexander Hamilton 1690–1763 m. Elizabeth Pollock 1701–1732
        1. 1. James Hamilton 1718–1799 m. Rachel (Faucette\Fawcett) Lavien 1729–1768
        2. 2. Alexander Hamilton 1755–1804
        3. 3. James Hamilton 1746–1817
        4. 4. William Hamilton 1744–1781
        5. 5. Elizabeth Hamilton 1743–1815
        6. 6. Joseph Hamilton 1739–
        7. 7. John Hamilton 1739–1771
        8. 8. George Hamilton 1735–
        9. 9. Walter Hamilton 1733–
        10. 10. William Hamilton 1726–1753
        11. 11. Charles (Graves) Hamilton 1725–
        12. 12. James (A) Hamilton 1724–1779
        13. 13. Robert Hamilton 1723–1774
        14. 14. Margaret Hamilton 1720–
  2. 2. Mary HAMILTON 1600–1634
  3. 3. LADY (MARGARET) HAMILTON 1605–1686
  4. 4. Claude Hamilton 1604–1681
  5. 5. Elizabeth Hamilton 1600–1648
  6. 6. Elizabeth Hamilton 1605–1625
  7. 7. Hugh Hamilton 1600–1691

Lt. Abercom's Timeline

2 Records

1589
19 June 1589
Birth of Lt. Col. Robert John Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercom in Aitkenhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Aitkenhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1649
14 Jun 1649
Age 60
Death of Lt. Col. Robert John Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercom in Monktone Prestick, Stirling, Scotland
Monktone Prestick, Stirling, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 June 1589
    Event Place: Aitkenhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1649
    Event Place: Monktone Prestick, Stirling, Scotland

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