John
Hamilton
Born in Murvagh, County Donegal, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jane (Creichton) Hamilton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 51
in Brownhall, County Donegal, Ireland
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Aug 2016
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Biography
Hamilton of Brown Hall
John Hamilton of Murvagh, removed the family residence from Murvagh to Brown Hall, co. Donegal.
John married Jane Creichton, daughter of Abraham Creighton, of Crom Castle, co. Fermanagh.
Children
- Jane born 1683 married Andrew Cunningham of Mt Paradise, Co. Donegal
- James born 1688 married Dorothy Green
- Abraham born 1693 d. 1775
- John
- Mary
- Margaret
- Katherine
- Elizabeth (Hamilton) Nesbitt (1703-abt.1770) married James Nesbitt of Woodhill
- Hester born 1701 married Richard Nesbitt of Woodhill, Co. Donegal
He died in 1706. [1]
Probate [2]
- Hamilton, John of Brownhall, parish of Drumholme, Esq.
- Will dated 1 April 1706, proven 10 October 1706
- Eldest son - James Hamilton
- Son - Abraham Hamilton
- Son - John Hamilton
- Son - William Hamilton
- Daughter - Mary Hamilton
- Daughter - Margaret Hamilton
- Daughter - Katherine Hamilton
- Daughter - Elizabeth Hamilton
- Daughter - Hester Hamilton
- Wife - daughter of Colonel Creichton
Sources
- ↑ http://census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/dw/IRE_DIOC_007246588_00155.pdf
- ↑ FindmyPast - Betham's Genealogical Abstracts Prerogative Wills. (Phillips Mss) G 1795-1799 H 1700-1718
- Burke's PEERAGE (1913), p. 727
- Burke's LANDED GENTRY (1894), p. 878
- "A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland", 1912, by Sir Bernard Burke https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhera00burkuoft/page/291
Research Note
More children mentioned in probate of will, than appear in Burke's Landed Gentry.
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