Archibald Hamilton of Halcraig

ARCHIBALD HAMILTON OF HALCRAIG

Biographical Summary

Of Halcraig. Ancestor of the Hamiltons of Killyleagh, Co. Down, by virtue of the fact that his older brother James's line died out.

From 'The Hamilton MSS" - https://archive.org/stream/hamiltonmanuscri00belf/hamiltonmanuscri0...):

"The second brother, Archibald, married first to' * * then Rachel Carmichael, daughter
to one named by his lands * who was of great account in his time, whose eldest son was Lord
Carmichael, and whose family still flourishes in Scotland. She proved a very virtuous woman, and good mother to his numerous family, and lived in widowhood all her life thereafter, and died of a great age ; she bore twenty-two children * sons and * * daughters, whereof six sons came to be men, viz., John, James,' Archibald, Gawin," 'William, and Robert, and his daughter Janet lived to a good age — of those more particularly afterward. This gentleman was really eminent for wisdom, piety, dexterity in his calling, and that, by God's blessing upon his honest endeavours, he purchas'd a good estate, partly in Scotland, and partly in Ireland ; lived to a great age, and died much lamented."

Other References

• Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland 6th ed. London : Harrison 1879. Vol I. page 719

Biographical Summary

The second eldest of the six sons of Hans (vicar of Dunlop) was named Archibald. His children lived on the “inherited” lands in Antrim and Down. Source: https://garymcguire.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/the-curious-connection...