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Hamilton Geneological Data
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I have been doing a bit more reading about the Hamilton clan history in Scotland to see if I should be lucky enough to identify the parents of Thomas Hamilton Sr. who came over to the United States sometime between 1725 (his birthdate) and 1750 when we find him in Guiliford County, North Carolina getting married to Jane McCracken. Unfortunately I am not able to find any Scotch or Northern Ireland connection as yet. But I shan't give up. I may yet stumble upon some reference to Thomas which will lead back to the old country. Everybody addressed in this email is a desendant of Thomas and Jane to some degree or other.
I did learn a bit about the Hamilton clan of Scotland in general such as:
Name: The Hamilton name is said to have originated from Hameldone a small town in the north of England where a very ancient ancestor of the the clan lived. He was Sir Walter Fitz-Gilbert and was known generally as Sir Walter Fitz-Gilbert of Hameldone and over time came to more frequently be called Sir Walter of Hameldone and over time the Hameldone changed to Hamilton.
Don't get to feeling too proud of the Fitz-Gilbert ancestor because the prefix of "Fitz" was normally applied to the surname of the parent to designate a son born out of wedlock.
The Coat of arms of the Hamilton clan was an oaktree with a saw partially through the trunk of the tree and the motto of the clan was "Through" indicating the result of a charge against the line of a foe.
Walter Fitz-Gilbert of Hameldone acquired large land holdings in Renfrewshire with his marriage. After the Battle of Bannockburn Robert the Bruce granted to Fitz-Gilbert large land holdings of Dalsey and in 1445 elevaqed Fitz-Gilbert to the Barony of Cadzow and throughout the 16th and 17th centuries the family were heirs presumkptive to thue Scottish throne and were also the hereditary keepers of the the royal Holyroodhouse.
Patrick Hamilton (1498-1528) died a protomartyr of the Scottish Reformation. (I will have to do a bit more research to determine whether he was a catholic martyred by the protestant Presbyterians or a protestant martyred by the Catholics--I'll get back with you on that.)
Line of descent known to me to date:
Thomas Hamilton Sr.(1725--1803) married Jane McCracken (1725-????)
Children of this union were:
Elizabeth Hamilton --b1775 in NC, d12-15-1856 in TN
James Hamilton--b5-1-1757 in NC, d4-27-1801 in Carroll Co TN, mJane Gwinn
T homas Hamilton Jr.--b2-24-1762, d2-14-1841 in Galatian IL
Robert Hamilton---b2-8-1766, d11-15-1846, m-Sara Agnew--b1769--11-29-1827 **
**Children of this union were:
Euphema Hamilton--b7-12-1795, d ???? m-Thomas Shaw
Robert Agnew Hamlton--b9-19-1799, d ????, m-????
James Harris Hamilton--b5-7-1802, d????, m--????
Sarah Hamilton--b2-23-1807, d???? , m-Joshua Hudson
William McGee Hamilton--b11-19-1807in TN, d5-15-1848 in Clarksville TN, m-Nancy Gwinn
Henry Harry Hamilton-b9-28-1792, d5-20-1837,m-Margaret Jane Frazier b1795**
** Children of this union are:
William F. R. Hamilton--b1817
Ashley Shelby Hamilton--b1820
Margaret Jane Hamilton--b1829
Malberry Thomas Hamilton--b5-9-1819, d????,m-Mary Jane Patterson on 12-13 1843, d????**
**Children of this union were:
William J. Hamilton--bca 1847 in TX
Henry J. Hamilton--bca 1850 in TX
Dewitt Hamiulton--bca 1857 in TX
Malberry Adalbert Hamilton b2-1-1859, d 12-23-1863,mLiza Ann Miller b2,23,1863 in MO **
**Children of this union were:
James Elmer Hamilton--b10 -20-1887
Robert Franklin Hamilton--b12-6-1889
Maud Hamilton--b10-16-1891
Claud Hamilton--b10-18-1891
Mattie Hamilton--b10-31-1894
Ruth Hamilton--b3-3-1897
Ruby Hamilton--b3-3-1897
Hubert Hamilton--b1-24-1900
Ernest Hamilton--b12-12-1902
Ernhie Hamilton--b12-12-1902
Walter Thomas Hamilton--b10-31-1885, d11-29-1957, m Mary Ellen Dennis--b2-15-1886, d3-13-1973,**
**Children of this union were:
Luvena Hamilton,
Christine Hamilton
Ouida Ethel Hamilton
Weldon Hamilton,
More great Geneological Enlightenment to be added at a future time. I am still spernding days before a hot computer looking for a Scoittish or Irish connection with these Hamiltons.
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