In 1820, John and Peggy lived in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, along with six children under 10, and one slave. (There was also a male 10-15, which could have been the 'other' son John -- see Research Notes)[4] In 1830, the family with ten children and seven slaves, lived in Pulaski County, Kentucky.[5] In 1840, the couple and children lived in Pulaski, Pulaski, Kentucky, [6]
John Hammonds was referred to as Squire John because of his extensive land holdings and wealth and to differentiate him from other John Hammonds.
John died on October 25, 1848, in Pulaski County, Kentucky, at the age of 63. John and Margaret, as well as other family members, are buried on a knob in the field above their former home. It is a small private cemetery that is only about 50 feet by 50 feet. The Hammonds Cemetery is on land currently owned by Bruce A. Pierce.[7]
In his will written on January 5, 1848, his wife Peggy received all his personal property, three slaves, and the farm on which they lived for the remainder of her life. He left bequests for most of his children and some grandchildren.[8]
Research Notes
According to most sources, John and Margaret had 14 children:
Some Ancestry trees include an additional child, the oldest (born in 1807), named John Wilson Hammonds (same name as the youngest child). The Find A Grave profile for this John Hammonds lists John and Peggy his parents (although the text on the parents' Find a Grave profiles asserts there were 14, not 15, children).
Other evidence suggests that this "older" John was not the son of John and Peggy. First, his birthdate is in 1807, three years before alleged parents' marriage. Second, while the Find a Grave profile lists his middle name as 'Wilson' (Peggy's maiden name), there is no contemporaneous source in which this middle name is used. Third, there is a letter from G.T. Hammonds, grandson of John and Peggy and son of Josiah, that lists his father's siblings, mentioning there were 14 children and referring to Thomas as the oldest.[9] [Running against these arguments, there was a male 10-19 in the household for the 1820 Census, which could have been this John.]
So for now, John's parentage must be considered uncertain. (It is of course possible that his father was John Hammonds and he was the son from an earlier marriage, especially since John married Peggy when he was 35.
Sources
↑ Ancestry.com. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky. Link
↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Ancestry Record 7836 #520926
↑ Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census. Year 1820; Census Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky; Page: 65; NARA Roll: M33_27; Image: 92. Image
↑ Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census. Year: 1830; Census Place: Pulaski, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 41; Page: 52; Family History Library Film: 0007820. Image
↑ Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census. Year: 1840; Census Place: Pulaski, Pulaski, Kentucky; Roll: 122; Page: 330; Family History Library Film: 0007831. Image
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34356420/john-hammonds: accessed 20 December 2022), memorial page for John “Squire” Hammonds (14 Feb 1785–25 Oct 1848), Find A Grave: Memorial #34356420, citing Hammonds Cemetery, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Teresa Pyles (contributor 47717550).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: