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Sir James Harrison Hamilton 1630 – 1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1630

Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Dec 1685

Death Location: Manor Hamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland

Father: Sir (Blair)

Mother: Sidney Vaughan

Spouse(s): Catherine Clogher, Janet Macktacket

Children(s): James Hamilton, Lady Hume, Catharina Hamilton, Lady Gore, David Melville, Jane Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Lady Calhoun), Lady HAMILTON-CALHOUN, Sydney Hamilton, James Hamilton, Andrew Hamilton, Jeanette Hamilton, Andrew Hamilton, Joan Hamilton, Ezekiel Hamilton, Judith Hamilton, Audley GGF, William Hamilton, Martha Crossett, Margaret HAMILTON, William Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton

In 1630, Sir James Harrison Hamilton ... , Lord of Abercorn and Paisley Hamilton entered the world in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Sir Frederick Hamilton (Blair) and Sidney Ann Vaughan. Sir James Harrison Hamilton ... , Lord of Abercorn and Paisley Hamilton married Catherine Anne Leslie of Clogher, Janet Macktacket, and had children including James Douglas Hertog van Hamilton, Lady Sidney Leslie Hamilton Hume, Catharina Hamilton, Lady Hannah Hamilton Gore, David Melville 5th Earl of Leven Melville, Jane Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Lady Judith Hamilton (Great-Grandmother to U.S. Vice President, John Campbell Calhoun), Lady Judith HAMILTON-CALHOUN, Sydney Leslie Hamilton, James William Hamilton, Andrew Hamilton, Jeanette Jane Hamilton, Andrew Hamilton, Joan Hamilton, Ezekiel Hamilton, Judith Hamilton, Audley Harrison Hamilton 7th GGF, William Archibald Hamilton, Martha Hamilton Crossett, Margaret HAMILTON, William Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton. Sir James Harrison Hamilton ... , Lord of Abercorn and Paisley Hamilton passed away in 1685 in Manor Hamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1630, Sir James Harrison Hamilton ... , Lord of Abercorn and Paisley Hamilton entered the world in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Sir Frederick Hamilton (Blair) and Sidney Ann Vaughan.
  • Sir James Harrison Hamilton ... , Lord of Abercorn and Paisley Hamilton married Catherine Anne Leslie of Clogher, Janet Macktacket, and had children including James Douglas Hertog van Hamilton, Lady Sidney Leslie Hamilton Hume, Catharina Hamilton, Lady Hannah Hamilton Gore, David Melville 5th Earl of Leven Melville, Jane Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Lady Judith Hamilton (Great-Grandmother to U.S. Vice President, John Campbell Calhoun), Lady Judith HAMILTON-CALHOUN, Sydney Leslie Hamilton, James William Hamilton, Andrew Hamilton, Jeanette Jane Hamilton, Andrew Hamilton, Joan Hamilton, Ezekiel Hamilton, Judith Hamilton, Audley Harrison Hamilton 7th GGF, William Archibald Hamilton, Martha Hamilton Crossett, Margaret HAMILTON, William Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton.
  • Sir James Harrison Hamilton ... , Lord of Abercorn and Paisley Hamilton passed away in 1685 in Manor Hamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland.

Immediate Family

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Sir Hamilton's Ancestors

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Sir Hamilton
1630 – 1685
Birth Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Frederick Hamilton (Blair)
1590 – 1647
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Carrowrosse, Dromahaire, Leitrim, Ireland ? )
Sidney (Ann) Vaughan
1590 – 1665
Londonderry, Derry, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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Sir Hamilton's Descendants

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Sir (James Harrison) Hamilton (15 May 1630 – 11 Dec 1685) m. Catherine (Anne Leslie of) Clogher (1638 – 2 Apr 1713) m. Janet Macktacket (1638 – )
  1. 1. James (Douglas Hertog van) Hamilton (11 Apr 1658 1679 – 15 Nov 1712) m. Elizabeth ((Grace?)) Gerard (1678/9 1681 – 13 February 1743)
    1. 1. Catherine (Douglas-) Hamilton (24 Apr 1662 – 22 Dec 1712)
    2. 2. Karel (Douglas-Hamilton Earl van) Arran (3 August 1691 – 1697)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hamilton (1699 – 02 Apr 1702)
    4. 4. William Hamilton (1703 – 11 Jul 1734)
    5. 5. James (Douglas Hertog van) Hamilton (5 January 1703 – 2 March 1743)
    6. 6. James (Brandon Douglas Hamilton, 5th Duke of) Hamilton (5th January 1703 – 2nd March 1743)
    7. 7. Henrietta Douglas (1704 – )
    8. 8. Virginia (Ann) Hamilton (12 Oct 1709 – 1804) m. John (J) Aldridge (16 May 1706 – 15 Sep 1792)
      1. 1. Thomas Allred (1730 – 10 May 1810)
      2. 2. Solomon Allred (1734 – 1790)
      3. 3. John (Aldred) Allred (1736 – 30 Dec 1792)
      4. 4. Catherine Aldred (1740 – )
      5. 5. Susannah Aldred (1742 – )
      6. 6. Mary (Lydia) Allred (1744 – )
      7. 7. Rebecca Aldred (1746 – )
      8. 8. Elizabeth Horner (17 August 1747 – 11 March 1823) m. William Horner (30 October 1746 – 12 October 1824)
        1. 1. Miriam (Allred) Horner (13 Nov 1768 – 10 Jun 1845) m. Caleb Witt (2 September 1762 – 20 January 1827)
      9. 9. Margaret Aldred (1748 – )
      10. 10. Thomas Allred (1724 – 08 Nov 1809)
    9. 9. Lady (Anne Douglas) Hamilton (12th November 1709 – 25th December 1748)
    10. 10. Lady (Susan Douglas) Hamilton (1712 – 3rd June 1755)
  2. 2. Lady (Sidney Leslie Hamilton) Hume (1648 – 20 Jan 1686)
  3. 3. Catharina Hamilton (1655 – 24 May 1723)
  4. 4. Lady (Hannah Hamilton) Gore (1657 – 16 May 1733)
  5. 5. David (Melville 5th Earl of Leven) Melville (5 May 1660 – 9 Jun 1802)
  6. 6. Jane Hamilton (1661 – 07 Oct 1721)
  7. 7. Margaret Hamilton (1661 – 1777)
  8. 8. Lady (Judith Hamilton (Great-Grandmother to U.S. Vice President, John Campbell) Calhoun) (24 Jan 1662 – 1707)
  9. 9. Lady (Judith) HAMILTON-CALHOUN (24 Jan 1662 – 1707)
  10. 10. Sydney (Leslie) Hamilton (1664 – 10 Jan 1685)
  11. 11. James (William) Hamilton (01 Jan 1664 – 30 Nov 1716)
  12. 12. Andrew Hamilton (1 Jan 1664 – 22 Sep 1753)
  13. 13. Jeanette (Jane) Hamilton (1666 – 1745)
  14. 14. Andrew Hamilton (1669 – 22 Sep 1753)
  15. 15. Joan Hamilton (24 Feb 1669 – ABT 1730)
  16. 16. Ezekiel Hamilton (4 Jan 1670 – Abt. 1734)
  17. 17. Judith Hamilton (1674 – 1734)
  18. 18. Audley (Harrison Hamilton 7th) GGF (1 Jan 1677 – 20 Dec 1762)
  19. 19. William (Archibald) Hamilton (1685 – 1762)
  20. 20. Martha (Hamilton) Crossett (1686 – 1722)
  21. 21. Margaret HAMILTON (1686 – 1722)
  22. 22. William Hamilton (1 Jan 1664 – 1716)
  23. 23. Margaret Hamilton (1668 – 1722)

Sir Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1630
15 May 1630
Birth of Sir James Harrison Hamilton ... , Lord of Abercorn and Paisley Hamilton in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1685
11 Dec 1685
Age 55
Death of Sir James Harrison Hamilton ... , Lord of Abercorn and Paisley Hamilton in Manor Hamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland
Manor Hamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1630
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1685
    Event Place: Manor Hamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland

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