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James Hamilton (1757 - 1844)

James Hamilton
Born in Orange, Virginia, Colonial Americamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 22 Nov 1816 in Roane, Tennessee, United Statesmap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 87 in McMinn, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

James Hamilton was born in Appalachia, in Virginia.
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James Hamilton is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 173777
Rank: Private
This profile is part of the Hamilton Name Study.

James Hamilton was born on January 15, 1757 in Orange, Virginia, Colonial America, son of Thomas Hamilton (~1719–~1772) and Esther Sampson (~1730–1769).

His other children were:

James (59) married Nancy McKnight (51) (born about 1764 in County Down, Ireland; daughter of John Mcknight and Nancy A (Haslet) Mcknight) on November 22, 1816 in Roane, Tennessee. Their children were:

In 1820, James was living in Lebanon, Russell, Virginia. [1]

James died on February 6, 1844 in McMinn, Tennessee, United States, aged 87. He was buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery.[2]

Research Notes

Place: 18 Feb 1833 for Rev.War.Pnsn.Lee Co.VA. may need a profile.


Sources

  1. 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Lebanon, Russell, Virginia; Page: 143; NARA Roll: M33_141; Image: 156
  2. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NN6-3C5Q : 24 August 2022), James Hamilton, ; Burial, , Wise, Virginia, United States of America, Laurel Grove Cemetery; citing record ID 241985971, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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Acknowledgments

  • Profile Hamilton-3062 was created through the import of Wiki Tree.GED on Jun 30, 2012 by Dale Smith.
  • Profile Hamilton-3674 was created through the import of garn.ged on Oct 25, 2012 by Dan Garnitz.




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It appears that Nancy McKnight-401 (1764-1841) did marry a James Hamilton (Hambleton), but it was not the James who died in McMinn County Tennessee in 1844. The source for the above Nov-1816 marriage (Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Ancestry.com ) states that a James Hamilton married a Nancy Childers, not Nancy McKnight. Additionally, in James' Revolutionary War Pension file, he states that he was living in Virginia until 1835, then he moved to Tennessee after his wife died so he could be closer to his children.

The marriage between a different James Hamilton (Hambleton) and Nancy McKnight-401 likely took place in area of Ohio/Brooke County Virginia (now WV) prior to 1794. Nancy's husband James Hamilton died in Brooke County in late Dec-1805 to Jan-1806, (Brooke Co WV, Will Book 1, pp. 58-59). His will lists his wife Nancy and five unnamed children. His will does state that two of the children are boys. From the 1810 Brooke County census records it appears that Nancy moved in with her father John and later migrated with him to Washington County Indiana in early 1813. Nancy has a land grant for 160 acres in Washington County Indiana in 1820 and is listed as Head of Household in the census that year. It appears that her father is probably living with her in 1820 and probably assisted her in purchasing the 160 acres, since he sold his land in Brooke County and did not purchase land after moving to Washington County.

posted by Robert M
edited by Robert M
Hamilton-12554 and Hamilton-3062 appear to represent the same person because: Clear Duplicate. Exact dates, same spouse and child