Margaret Mary (Walkup) Hamilton (abt. 1720 - aft. 1762)

Born about 1720 in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland

Wife of William Gay Sr — married before 1740 in Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died after 1762 after about age 42 in Augusta County, Virginia

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Biography

• Parents:
  • Father: Samuel Walkup
  • Mother: Nancy Alice (or Agnes) Alexander
• Siblings^[1]
  • Joseph Walkup b: ABT 1719 in Ulster, Ireland
  • James Alexander Walkup b: 15 NOV 1724 in On Ship Crossing The Atlantic
  • Florence Walkup b: ABT 1732 in Pennsylvania
  • Arthur Walkup b: ABT 1734 in Pennsylvania
  • Elizabeth Walkup b: ABT 1735 in Pennsylvania

Married twice, first, William Gay, second, William Hamilton.

• Spouse: 1. William Gay
  • Children: had at least 5 children together
• Spouse 2. William Hamilton
  • 4 girls: Easter (Esther), Ellender (Elinor), Isabella, and Margaret

Marriage

Margaret Walkup was married twice. There is conflicting information on this Margaret Walkup. Some sources claim her birthdate as early as 1705 (which would have been impossible for her to be a daughter of Samuel Walkup and Nancy Agnes Alexander, who were married abt. 1719), and as late as 1735 (which would have been too young to have married William Gay abt. 1740). Her birthdate has been placed as "abt. 1722", which has been approximated from a marriage date of abt. 1740.

1. 1 William Gay III (1698-1755) married 1740 in Virginia Colony.

GAY - William Gay, who fought at the siege of Londonderry, had at least six children who came to the Calfpasture. These were William, John, James, Robert, Samuel, and Eleanor. Robert and Samuel did not long remain in the locality. Eleanor married William Kincaid. William Gay, who owned 900 acres on what is wrongly called Guy's Run, died in 1755. His wife, who was Margaret Walkup, afterward married William Hamilton. James Gay, son of the pioneer James, and his brothers-in-law were the first men to introduce cattle of an improved breed into Kentucky. The Gays of Kentucky are derived from the Rockbridge families. They are among the largest landholders in the Bluegrass region and are connected with scores of the historic families of that state. Henry Gay, who married Jane Henderson, was a brother to the pioneer Gays, or at least a near relative, and he lived a while on the Calfpasture. His son, John H., born in 1787, became a millionaire merchant of St. Louis. Edward J. Gay, son of John H., was the largest sugar planter in Louisiana, and left an estate worth $12,000,000. The sugar mills and plantation are still in the Gay family. ^[2]

Will of William Gay Page 113.--9th May, 1755. William Gay's will of the Calf Pasture-- Wife, Margaret; eldest son, John, the plantation George Campbell lives on, formerly held by James Stevenson; to son, Robert, plantation testator lives on; to daughter, Mary; to daughter, Agness. Executors, wife and brother John Gay. Teste: Wm. Elliot, Jno. Fulton, James Stevenson. Proved, 20th August, 1755, by all witnesses. Executors qualify, with sureties Wm. Eliot, Ro. Campbell. Robert Gay. Page 119.--19th November, 1755. William Gay's (of Calf Pasture) appraisement, by James Lockridge, Saml. Hodge, Joseph Vachub.

1. 2. William Hamilton born 1717 in Augusta Co., Va. died August 3, 1801, married in 1756 in Virginia, now Madison, Ky. (Ky became a state in 1792).

Name[1][2] Margaret "Mary" Walkup Gender Female Birth? Bef 1722 Ireland Marriage Abt 1740 to William Gay, of the Little Calfpasture of Augusta County Marriage Bef 6 Nov 1757 Augusta County, Virginia to William Hamilton Death Abt 1795

Children

John Gay 1740–1775

Robert Gay 1741–1760

Mary Eleanor Gay 1743–1825

Ann Agnes Gay 1752–1806

This would mean that the mother of Patrick, James, William were a different mother.

Patrick Hamilton 1742–1817

James Hamilton 1745–Deceased

William Hamilton 1748–Deceased

Isabela Hamilton 1756–1810

Eleanor Hamilton 1758–1835

Mary Hamilton 1759–Deceased

Ellender Hamilton 1760–1835

Easter Hamilton 1763–Deceased

Margaret Hamilton 1770–1844

Sources

1. ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gwood4734&id=I076219
2. ↑ "A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia". by Oren F. Morton, published in 1920. Retrieved from RootsWeb. [1].

William Gay's estate was settled in 1757 - dower assigned to widow, Margaret Hamilton.

• Source: S240 Ancestry.com Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R1
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