Andrew Hamilton - Spouse(s) - How many and who are they?

Andrea Rogers-Valen C

7/21/2024 at 8:38 AM

Wikipedia lists Andrew's spouse as Marie Chalmers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hamilton_(New_Jersey_governor), but Geni has his spouse as Anne Rudyard West. I only see family trees supporting Anne as his spouse in Geni.

Wikipedia has a reference to a book that contains the following passage:
www.geni.com/media/proxy?media_id=6000000207500757821&size=large

There are no names for Andrew's first and third wives, but it is noted that his son John was born of the first wife and not of Anne, as we have in Geni.

Do we have any other sources that might support John being Anne's son or giving the names of the other two wives?

Private User

7/21/2024 at 9:21 AM

Best I'm finding by looking quickly:

"It is said that the Governor married Ann, daughter of Deputy-Governor Thomas Rudyard, and widow of John West of New York, whom she had married in 1684, and of Robert Wharton; and the Governor's wife at his death was named Agnes."

p. 120 of Charles Penrose Keith's The Provincial Councillors of Pennsylvania, who Held Office Between 1733-1776 (1883)

I can add and cite for you. :)

Private User

7/21/2024 at 9:21 AM

Also, it says "he married thrice", but I was lazy about transcribing!

Andrea Rogers-Valen C

7/21/2024 at 9:24 AM

Private User - That was fast. :) But no mention of the first wife's name, and whether she is the mother of the future governor of NJ?

Private User

7/21/2024 at 9:52 AM

Yes, it says she was probably John's mother. I put it in the profiles for both Andrew Hamilton, Colonial Governor of New Jersey and N.N. Hamilton (which I just created; John had been attached to Ann Hamilton, who I just cleaned up).

The source makes no mention of the Ann Horn who is currently attached as a child.

Andrea Rogers-Valen C

7/21/2024 at 10:08 AM

Thanks, Ashley. The profile is much improved now!

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