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Sarah Hamilton 1616 – 1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1616

Birth Location: James City, Henrico County, Virginia, American Colony

Death Date: 5 Feb 1690

Death Location: Curles Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia Colony

Father: Lord Hamilton

Mother: Lady Boyd

Spouse(s): Richard Ferris

Children(s): Sarah Ferris

Sarah Hamilton was born in 1616 in James City, Henrico County, Virginia, American Colony, the child of Lord Sir James Hamilton and Lady Marion Boyd. Sarah Hamilton married Richard Ferris, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Ferris. Sarah Hamilton passed away in 1690 in Curles Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia Colony.

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Biography

  • Sarah Hamilton was born in 1616 in James City, Henrico County, Virginia, American Colony, the child of Lord Sir James Hamilton and Lady Marion Boyd.
  • Sarah Hamilton married Richard Ferris, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Ferris.
  • Sarah Hamilton passed away in 1690 in Curles Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Hamilton
1589 – 1625
Birth Location: Abertorthwick, Forfarshire, Schotland
LH
Lady Boyd
1476 – 1559
Birth Location: Bonshaw, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LB

Spouses(s)

Richard Ferris
1596 – 1640
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
RF

Children(s)

Sarah Ferris
1634 – 1689
Birth Location: Curles, Henrico, Virginia, United States
SF

Sarah Hamilton's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Hamilton
1616 – 1690
Birth Place: James City, Henrico County, Virginia, American Colony
Parents
Lord Sir James Hamilton
1589 – 1625
Abertorthwick, Forfarshire, Schotland
Lady (Marion) Boyd
1476 – 1559
Bonshaw, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Hamilton
1566 – 1644
Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Bessie Foulis
1568 – 1609
South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Sir (Archibald) Boyd
1454 – 1507
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Christian) Mure
1456 – 1523
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Hamilton
1538 – 1603
Katherine Broomhill
1544 – 1600
Laird Foulis
1539 – 1599
Mary Lauder
1541 – 1593
Lord Boyd
1425 – 1480
Lady Maxwell
1425 – 1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Boyd
1405 – 1439
Lady Isabell
1395 – 1439

Sarah Hamilton's Descendants

1.
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Sarah Hamilton (Jan 1616 – 5 Feb 1690) m. Richard Ferris (January 1596 – 1640)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Ferris (08 May 1634 – 1689) m. Colonel (Robert "Tater Hole") Woodson (1634 – 1 Oct 1707)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ferris) Woodson (1670 – 02 Feb 1761) m. Col. (William) Lewis (1660 – 25 Dec 1706)
      1. 1. Mourning ("Mary") Lewis (1694 – 8 Aug 1765) m. Captain (Robert) Adams (1689 – 1739)
        1. 1. Mary Adams (1722 – 1801) m. William (Randolph) Adams (28 Jan 1703 – Oct 1775)

Sarah Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1616
Jan 1616
Birth of Sarah Hamilton in James City, Henrico County, Virginia, American Colony
James City, Henrico County, Virginia, American Colony
1690
5 Feb 1690
Age 74
Death of Sarah Hamilton in Curles Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia Colony
Curles Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1616
    Event Place: James City, Henrico County, Virginia, American Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1690
    Event Place: Curles Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia Colony
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