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Maj. William Jacob Hamilton 1744–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1744

Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia Colony of America

Death Date: 9 or 10 Dec 1825

Death Location: Muddy Creek, Greenbrier County, Virginia, Jarrett/Hamilton Cemetery, Blue Sulphur Springs, Greenbrair County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Col. Patr.

Mother: Mary Dempster

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Maj. William Jacob Hamilton was born in 1744 in Augusta County, Virginia Colony of America, the child of Col Andrew Hamilton Sar 45863 Patr And Mary Dempster. Maj. William Jacob Hamilton passed away in 1825 in Muddy Creek, Greenbrier County, Virginia, Jarrett/Hamilton Cemetery, Blue Sulphur Springs, Greenbrair County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Maj. William Jacob Hamilton was born in 1744 in Augusta County, Virginia Colony of America, the child of Col Andrew Hamilton Sar 45863 Patr And Mary Dempster.
  • Maj. William Jacob Hamilton passed away in 1825 in Muddy Creek, Greenbrier County, Virginia, Jarrett/Hamilton Cemetery, Blue Sulphur Springs, Greenbrair County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. Patr.
1697–1770
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland or Derry, 5296, Northern Ireland
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Mary Dempster
1712–1796
Birth Location: Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Maj. Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
Maj. Hamilton
1744–1825
Birth Place: Augusta County, Virginia Colony of America
Parents
Col. Andrew Hamilton, SAR #45863, Patr.
1697–1770
Lanarkshire, Scotland or Derry, 5296, Northern Ireland
Mary Dempster
1712–1796
Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Audley (Harrison) Hamilton
1677–1762
Ulster, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Mary (E) Adams
1679–
Tyrone, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
William (Howard) Archer
1685–1782
Amelia, Virginia
Anne\Ann (Anna "Annie") Kennon-Royall-Archer,
1675–1710
St. Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Hamilton
1630–1652
Lady Leslie
1634–1713
John Adams
1647–1725
Katharine (Napier?)
1651–1750
George II
1654–1729
Elizabeth HARRIS
1658–1729
Joannis Royall
1655–1707
Margaretae Weidert
1657–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Manor
1590–1638
Baroness Vaughan
1590–1665
Alexander, Leslie
1616–1644
Katherine Conyingham\Cunningham
1617–1691
Captain Adams
1614–1703
Sarah Jameas?
1634–1666
Capt. Napier
1630–1698
mary perrin
1631–1705
George imm.)
1618–1675
Mary Wood
1632–1682
Major HARRIS\I
1629–1678
Alice and
1633–1690

Maj. Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1744
1 Apr 1744
Birth of Maj. William Jacob Hamilton in Augusta County, Virginia Colony of America
Augusta County, Virginia Colony of America
1825
9 or 10 Dec 1825
Age 81
Death of Maj. William Jacob Hamilton in Muddy Creek, Greenbrier County, Virginia, Jarrett/Hamilton Cemetery, Blue Sulphur Springs, Greenbrair County, West Virginia, USA
Muddy Creek, Greenbrier County, Virginia, Jarrett/Hamilton Cemetery, Blue Sulphur Springs, Greenbrair County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1744
    Event Place: Augusta County, Virginia Colony of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 or 10 Dec 1825
    Event Place: Muddy Creek, Greenbrier County, Virginia, Jarrett/Hamilton Cemetery, Blue Sulphur Springs, Greenbrair County, West Virginia, USA
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