William J Hamilton (1744 - 1834)

Born 1 Apr 1744 in Calf Pasture, Augusta, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Isabella (Clements) Hamilton — married 20 May 1773 in Greenbrier, West Virginia

Descendants

Died 8 Apr 1834 at age 90 in Muddy Creek, Greenbrier Co, Virginia (Now West Virginia)

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Biography

Captain William Hamilton served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

William Hamilton is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A050328.

Major William Hamilton was the son of Andrew Hamilton, Sr. and his wife Martha Kinkead ). His parents came from Ireland on the ship "Hope", under Master Robert Coatham, which left Belfast April 29, 1733. At time Andrew was 24 and his wife Martha was 21. Traveling with them was Andrew's brother, Archibald Henry Hamilton & his wife Frances and their sister, Martha (17 yrs.)

In spring of 1769, William came to Western Virginia, his only tool being an axe. He cleared a spot of ground and built a cabin and lived alone in the wilderness until other settlers came and then removed to Muddy Creek, Greenbrier County. His first neighbor was Col. John Stuart, whom he met when out hunting. William & Thomas Renick settled in the area this same year. He built a log cabin where he lived to be eighty-ones years of age. William is said to have grown the first crop of corn in the county.

Major William Hamilton was known to be a brave Indian fighter. During the Revolutionary War he was a Capt. of Indian Spies. He was a commander of a company stationed on Muddy Creek and his principle field of labor was on the frontier of Western Virginia protecting the frontier from the Indians.

He married Isabella Clemens 20 May 1773, in Augusta County, Virginia. She was the youngest of nine girls of Jacob Clemens & Mary Campbell. William and Isabell had ten children: Mary, William, John, Martha, Sarah, Elizabeth, Ruth, Jacob, Andrew and James.

William was involved in the attack on Fort Donnally, May 1778. Thanks to notification of a coming attack they had gathered their families in the Fort. An interesting account is available. William was injured in the finger during the attack.

Major William Hamilton was a well respected person of Greenbrier county and at one time was the High Sheriff of Greenbrier County.

Name William Hamilton Major^[1][2]

BIrth Apr 1744 Place: Calf Pasture, Augusta, Virginia, United States^[3][1]

Military Service Major in Virginia Militia 1775 Virginia, USA

Will Dec 1825.

Children listed in DAR record

1. MARY m. JAMES STINSON
2. ELIZABETH m. HENRY SKILES
3. WILLIAM HENRY m. ANNE FANNY LATTIMORE

Known Children

1. Mary,
2. William,
3. John,
4. Martha,
5. Sarah,
6. Elizabeth,
7. Ruth,
8. Jacob,
9. Andrew
10. James.

Research Notes

Note NI1472Found 5/28/2002 at the following URLs:

ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/2court7.txt

Alex. McClenachan vs. William Hamilton--O. S. 3; N. S. 1--In October or November, 1783, William Hamilton absconded from Botetourt.

18:04, 26 January 2015 (EST)18:04, 26 January 2015 (EST)

ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/3court15.txt

Page 92.--13th August, 1779. Darby Connly's estate appraised by Wm.

Hamilton, John Warwick, John Hamilton--Received from John Hamilton one

certificate for nine cattle of said estate that was impressed for the use

of the Malitia in actual service and appraised to. Ditto, 9 hogs impressed.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. William Hamilton Birth date: 1740 Birth place: Virginia.
2. ↑ [http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=flhg-rosterscpatriots&h=92840&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution
3. ↑ Historical reg. Of Virginians in the Rev., soldiers, sailors and marines, 1775-1783. Ed. By John H. Gwathmey. Richmond, Va. 1938. (13, 872p.):342

• DAR record https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A050328

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139351671/william-hamilton : accessed 22 October 2021), memorial page for MAJ William Hamilton (1 Apr 1744–10 Dec 1825), Find A Grave: Memorial #139351671, citing Jarrett-Hamilton Cemetery, Blue Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Sandra (Renick) Stark (contributor 47164352) .

• Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Moss, Boby Gilmer. Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994.Original data: Moss, Boby Gilmer.

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogy.

See Also:

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• Ancestry Family Trees Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=29961448&pid=1635 Ancestry Profile

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Hamilton-3197 created through the import of Vicki Norman family tree v2 (3).ged on Aug 1, 2012 by Vicki Norman.

• WikiTree profile Hamilton-3206 created through the import of Vicki Norman family tree v2 (3).ged on Aug 1, 2012 by Vicki Norman.

• WikiTree profile Hamilton-1642 created through the import of Godfrey non-living.ged on Jun 14, 2011 by Jim Godfrey. GEDCOM file from Betty Hamilton January 2009 Title: GEDCOM file from Betty Hamilton January 2009