Capt. James Hamilton

HAMILTON, JAMES

• DAR Ancestor #: A050133
• Service: MARYLAND
• Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
• Birth: CIRCA 1720 CHARLES CO MARYLAND
• Death: POST 5-20-1785 PRINCE GEORGES CO MARYLAND
• Service Source: BRUMBAUGH, MD RECS: COL, REV, CHURCH, VOL 2, P 299
• Service Description: 1) SIGNED OATH OF FIDELITY, PRINCE GEORGE'S CO, 1778
• Also listed as Sons of the American Revolution SAR Patriot # 43629
• NOTES: Captain of the 4th and 5th Regiments, Maryland Militia. Evidence of the above statement may be found in Maryland Archives Vol. 45 page 486 "June 25, 1781, ordered that the commissary of stores deliver...

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Capt. James hamilton took part in the French and Indian War as well as being a Capt. in the American Revolution.

The following is an excerpt from Hamilton Family of Charles County Maryland: "Third son of Alexander and wife, Elizabeth Schercliffe Green, was born 1715, died in Prince George County, 1785. Married Mary Ann Coombs, daughter of Thomas Coombs and Elizabeth Wharton Coombs. She was sister to Anastasia Coombs, wife of Joseph Hamilton, eldest son of John of Alexander of John.

"Children of James and Mary Ann Coombs Hamilton: Bennett, Thomas, Francis, Ann, Winefred, Mary Ann.

"James Hamilton died 1785. Will proved May 20, 1785. (T.I. Page 222, Prince George Co.) "To sons, Thomas and Francis, wife, Mary Ann Coombs Hamilton, daughters, Ann, Winefred, Mary Ann Mitchel." Witnesses, Francis and Joseph Boone."

Property

National Register of Historic Places - Spye Park, Maryland < PDF >

Children include
Thomas HAMILTON b: 1745 in Charles County, Maryland
Bennet HAMILTON
Francis HAMILTON b: in Charles County, Maryland

Will

• PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS; Liber T No. #1; 1784-1789;
• Folio 225 JAMES HAMILTON 057/20/1785
• "being weak and sick in Body . .."
• Bequeaths to:
• 1. Thomas Hamilton --son
• -to have after the decease of "his Mother" all that part of the testator's land where Thomas now lives to the fence which runs along the side of the main branch and up the branch until it comes to the small branch tat runs down towards Joseph Hagan's and is all the land lying to the westward of the fence.
• 2. Francis Hamilton --son
• -to have the remainder of the land whereon testator's dwelling plantation is --to have after widow's decease and to the northward of the fence and small branch above mentioned
• -to have Negro man "John" after widow's decease
• 3, Mary Ann Hamilton -wife
• -to have for her natural life or widowhood all of testator's personal estate
• -named executrix of the will
• 4. Ann Hamilton --daughter
• -to have after widow's decease Negro "Jack" and Negro woman "Jude"
• -to have Negro girl "Sall"
• -to have horse and saddle
• 5. Winafrid Hamilton --daughter
• -to have Negro boy "Joyse" and Negro girl "Rachell" and Negro girl "Live"
• -to have 1 horse and saddle, and the above legacies to be given to her after widow's decease
• 6. Mary Michell --daughter
• -to have during her natural life Negro boy "George"
• 7, Mary Ann Michell --granddaughter
• -to have Negro boy "George' after death of Mary
• Witnesses: Francis Boone
• Alexis Sandsberrie
• Joseph Boone
• Then came: the three above named subscribers to the will

Sources

• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I7997...
• Maria Louisa Hamilton Kelley Inez Bateman Cherault, Hamilton Family of Charles County Maryland 1930 Standard Printing Co., Houston, Texas. p. 18
• William Hand Browne, ed.. Archives of Maryland. Baltimore, MD, USA: Maryland Historical Society, 1894-1925.
• Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1744 p. 336 1758
• A List of The Taxes on the Wist Side of portobacco pariss Taken by James Smallwood Constable
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 16, 2016), "Record of HAMILTON, JAMES", Ancestor # A050133.
• https://www.hamiltondna.com/EAnc.html Group A or I1-1 Hamiltons H-24 101728. Alexander Hamilton, b 1682, d 1730, m Elizabeth in Ireland, emigrated to USA about 1710. Son Capt. James Hamilton b 1717 in Port Tobacco, Charles Co, MD, m Mary Ann (Coombes) Hamilton Their son Thomas Hamilton b 1745 near present day White Plains, Charles Co, MD, moved 1797 with family to Washington Co, KY, d 1807 in Washington Co, KY, m Ann (Hodgkin) Hamilton in Prince Georges Co, MD.