Wife of Revolutionary war hero Benjamin Hamilton. Susannah was 1/2 Cherokee Indian (unproven). The town of Moon Ky is now named after her.
Spouse:
Benjamin S Hamilton (1761 - 1849)
Children:
Benjamin Hamilton (1806 - 1875)
Elizabeth Hamilton Oldfield (1803-18670
Burial:
Moon Cemetery, Moon, Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Behind the Moon Postoffice
Note
Nothing has been found proving she was an Indian. Some rumors claim that it was Benjamin's first wife that was Indian. Primary info to settle this is most welcome.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Moonglow by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Moonglow:
There is no Native American blood in my ethnicity. So either she's not Native American or not my fourth great-grandmother. It has been mentioned that Benjamin Hamilton had another wife who was an Native American. Further research is warranted.