John Ferguson Hammett Sr (abt. 1737 - aft. 1820)

Born about 1737 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia

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Died after 20 Jan 1820 after about age 83 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant John Hammett Sr served with Spencer's Additional Continental Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

John Hammett Sr was a Virginia colonist.

John Hammett was born in Stafford County, Virginia, about 1735/37. He was a son of William Hammett, Jr. and Catherine Elizabeth Jones.^[1][2]

In 1759, he married Sarah Underwood in Virginia.^[3] This is a partial list of their children:^[2]

1. Mary Jane (1760-1843)
2. James (1761-1860)
3. John Ferguson (1761-1834)
4. George (1761-1840)
5. Elizabeth (1763-1822)
6. Sarah (1765-1850)
7. Jessie (1768-1818_
8. Ellender (1774-1859)
9. Mary Polly (1775-1845)

Their children were born in Virginia, before the war. John was no doubt involved in the Revolution, and he is probably the Lt. John Hammett whose name is listed on the war rolls of Spencer's Regiment.^[4]

By 1790, the Hammets had moved to Spartanburg County, South Carolina.^[5]

The earliest date found on the estate papers^[6] of John Hammett is 1834. He probably died before then, but after the 1820 census^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties (accessed 21 Dec 2020)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Life Sketch of John Hammett, Sr. FamilySearch.org; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
3. ↑ Ancestry Record 7836 #520508 Source number: 4746.009; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 Source Information Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
4. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-4N9J : 24 November 2020), John Hammett, 1777; citing 1777, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,280.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKN-MN7 : accessed 21 December 2020), John Hammett, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 30, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 11; FHL microfilm 568,151.
6. ↑ Jno F Hammett Estate Records Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Greenville County); Probate Place: Greenville, South Carolina. Source Information: Ancestry.com. South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
7. ↑ 1820 U.S. Federal Census Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data:Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

See also:

• Edwards, W. Thomas (1909) and Miller, Delphine. Hammett families : descendants of John Hammett, Sr. (ca.1735-1822) and Sarah (Underwood) Hammett (ca.1740-1820); Canton, Georgia: Industrial Printing Service, c1983.

• Service Record - John Hammett, shared by Fold3.com