James A. Hamilton (abt. 1720 - 1799)

Born about Dec 1720 in Stevenson Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland

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Died 1799 at about age 78 in St. Vincent, British West Indies

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Biography

James Hamilton is a member of Clan Hamilton.

James was the fourth son of Alexander Hamilton of Grange and Elizabeth Pollok.^[1][2]

"Merchant and planter... relocated to the West Indies. 2nd husband of Rachel Fawcett (reportedly abandoned family in 1765 after learning of invalidity of marriage)." ^[3]

"... She had been married previously to Johann Michael Lavien of St. Croix. Faucette left her husband and first son Peter, traveling to St. Kitts in 1750 where she met James Hamilton. Hamilton and Faucette moved together to her birthplace Nevis, where she had inherited property from her father... James Hamilton abandoned Rachel Faucette and their sons, allegedly to "spar[e] [her] a charge of bigamy... after finding out that her first husband intend[ed] to divorce her under Danish law on grounds of adultery and desertion." ^[4]

Research Notes

James was born after Alexander (b. 7 Feb 1717) and before both Walter and William (b. 21 Oct 1724). From this one can infer James was born after 7 Dec 1717, that Walter was born before 21 Dec 1723, and that james was born before 21 Feb 1723. The resulting range of 7 dec 1717 to 21 Dec 1723 results in a midpoint of 14 Dec 1720.

Sources

1. ↑ Johnston, George Harvey, "The heraldry of the Hamiltons : with notes on all the males of the family, description of the arms, plates and pedigrees", Edinburgh: W. & A. K. Johnston, LTD, 19, Archive.org, p. 121
2. ↑ Randall, Willard Sterne, Alexander Hamilton: A Life, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2003, p. 15
3. ↑ "Ancestry; Rootsweb: 'A Royal Descent (revision): Robert, duke of Albany to Alexander Hamilton.'"
4. ↑ "Wikipedia: 'Alexander Hamilton'"

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q84100205

• Geni: James Hamilton

• http://famouskin.com/family_group.php?name=5876+alexander+hamilton&ahnum=2

• from "Genealogy of the Robertson, Small and Related Families: Hamilton..." by Archibald Robertson Small @1907

• "Hamilton memoirs : being historical and genealogical notices of a branch of that family which settled in Ireland in the reign of King James I', by Edward Hamilton; Tempest; Dundalk; 1920."