John Hamilton

Hamilton, Alexander, planter, Charles Co., 14th Jan., 1730-31; 20th Feb., 1730/1. To wife{---}, extx., dwell. plan. {---} during life, and personal estate absolutely; sd. wife to give certain personalty to dau. Mary at marriage. To 4 sons, viz. John, William, James and Patrick, real estate equally; John, the eldest, to have his choice and to be for himself 1st Dec. next, son William the following Dec., and rest as they come of age ; sd. 4 sons to pay to youngest son Samuel certain personalty after age of 21. Test: Richard Combes, Tecla Green (Gren), Gilbert Canty. 20, 138.

contributed by K Woodring
2 Aug 1769 Charles Co, MD Final Account of Sarah Hambleton Adminstratrix John Hamble[ton] £48.12.11 3/4 Representatives: widow and 8 [9] children: Joseph, Ignatius [,] Elizabeth, Laurence, Marmaduke, Alexander & Clare all at age William 17 years old the 16th of next November Henry 10 years old 22nd next November note* Charles County version differs slightly from original Perogative Court record

The Inventory of John Hamilton AN INVENTORY of the Goods and Chattles of John Hambleton late of Charles County Deceased in CurrY at the rate of late Inspection Law-- To 1 Draught Horse 11 Years old £7 - - To 2 Cows & Calves @ 65/ and 1 Heifer @ 35/ ..............:........................................ 8 5 0 To 1 Sow 12/6 & 4 Shoats @ 4/ each 1 8 6 To 8 Barrels of Corn Dd @ 8/ p[er] Barl ................ 3 4 0 To 2 Barrels of very bad D° @ 3/9 0 7 6 To 1 old Bed and furniture 60/ and 2 very bad D° 20/ each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0 0 To 2 old Wheels & 1 pair Cards 1 0 0 To 2 old Tables & 4 old Chairs 0 11 6 To 1 old Chist [=chest] & 1 old Trunk both Dd [=damaged] 0 7 6 To 1 Hive of Bees 10/ & 1 D° 3/9 0 13 9 To 85% lb. Bacon @ 6d ................ 2 2 9 To 1 Spade 2/6. 2 old Weeding hoes @ 2/ ... 0 6 6 To old flukes 4/. a parcel of old Coopers Tools 5/ 0 9 0 To 1 Iron Candle Stick 1/. 1 pepper box 3d .. 0 1 3 To 1 old frying pan 4/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 4 0 To 43 Ib Pott Iron @ 4d is 14/4 16% lb. Damaged D° @ 1% is 3/3% 0 17 7 ¾ To 1 old Box Iron & Heaters 5/ 0 5 0 To 19 lb. old pewter @ 1/. 1 Raw hide 8/ 10 lb. fatt @ 4d is 3/4 1 10 4 To a parcel of Earthen Ware 5/ 2 Bottles @ 3d. 6d. ................ 0 5 6 To 1 old Saddle & Bridle 5/. % peck of Beans 6d. 2 old Bags 3/9 0 9 3 To 2 Bushels of Meal 4/. his Wearing Apparil 20/ 1 4 0 To a parcel of old Lumber 20/ 1 0 0 Rob Mundell for Wm Coomes (seal) John Glassford - Co Sam: Hanson, Credr- Willm Coomes Junr (seal) his her Alexander + Hamilton Clare + Hamilton mark mark Charles County Sst, On the Tenth Day of May 1769 Came Sarah Hambleton Administratrix of John Hambleton late of Charles County Deceased and made Oath that the within is a Just and perfect Inventory of all and Singular the Goods and Chattles of the said Deceased that came to her hands at the Time of making the Same that she knows of no Concealment of any part or parcel thereof by any person whatsoever that if she Should Discover any Concealment or Suspect any to be she will acquaint the Commissary Gen1 for the Time being or his Deputy with Such Discovery or Cause of Suspicion that it may be Enquired into and that She will well and truly give an Account of all and every part of the Deceaseds personal Estate that shall hereafter come to her hands Possession or Knowledge. Sworn before Walter Hanson DCom Maryland Prerogative Court Inventories Liber 100, folio 61-62 Maryland State Archives, Annnapolis, MD.

HAMILTON, WILLIAM, Charles County, planter. 20 June 1771;10 Feb 1773
To Mr. Hunter and Rools, £60 to be given to the poor of Portobacco and Pomfret Congregation. To brother Patrick Hamilton, ex., Negro man Stevin and Negro woman Sarah. To Leonard Hamilton son of Patrick, part of tract "Green Springs, part of tract Saint Mathis," Negro man Tom and Negro woman Nell. To sister Mary Stourd [Stuart or Steward], Negro man Adam and boy Harry. To Henerato Baggot, Negro Mary, cow, calf, colt, furniture. To brother John Hamilton's children Negro man Jack, Negro boy Peter and Negro girl Cloe. To brother James Hamilton, Negro girl Priss, To brother Patrick son William, Negro boy Abraham. To three brothers Patrick, James and Samuel and my sister Mary and Leonard Hamilton, residue of estate. Wit: Bennet H. Clements; Leonard Green,, Jr.; Archibald Maccoy. Joseph Hamilton heir at law was not present at probate. MCW 39.199

HAMILTON, SAMUEL, Charles County, planter, 8 March 1773; 16 June 1773
To wife Elizabeth Hamilton, extx., use of tracts, "Spy Park," 80 acres and "Fox Den," during her lifetime then to my nephew Samuel Hamilton son of my brother Patrick Hamilton, also to wife Negroes: woman Sue, girl Rachel, boy Nace and boy Dave; and residue of estate during her lifetime then to my brothers Patrick and James Hamilton. To brother James Hamilton, use of remaining part of my lands during life then to my nephew Bennett Hamilton son of my brother James Hamilton, To 2 bros Patrick and James Hamilton, residue of negroes. To brother John Hamilton's children, £10. To sister Mary Stewert, £10. To Rev. Benjamin Lewis Rules, £10 for the poor. To niece Elizabeth Macatee wife of Geo. Macatee, all of moveable estate left me by my brother William Hamilton, Wit: Edward Green; Thos. Wharton Coomes; William Coomes, Jr. Joseph Hamilton heir at law was not present at. probate of will. MCW 39.289

Charles County Court Records, March 1741/2 Court, Liber T#2, Page 323.
John, William, and James Hamilton, by their petition, set forth that they are seized of a tract of land called spye Park, in CC, the bounds whereof they want to perpetuate, and ask for a Commission to perpetuate the bounds thereof. Whereupon, it is ordered that Commission issue, to Samuel Hanson, William Middleton, Thomas Hawkins, & Samuel Hawkins, Gent, to examine witnesses touching the premises.

Charles County Court Records, June 1742 Court, Liber T#2, Page 378.
Pursuant to the order of last Mar Court, Commission issued to examine witnesses touching the bounds of a tract of land called Spye Park, lying in CC, in the possession of John, William, and James Hamilton, as follows: To Samuel Hanson, William Middleton, Thomas Hawkins, and Samuel Hawkins of CC (not being any way related to the petitioner, contiguous proprietor, nor interested in sd land). John, William, and James Hamilton, on Mar 9 in the 27th year of our Dominion, preferred their petition to this Court on the day afd, before Robert Hanson, Gent, and his associates, for Commission to examine witnesses to prove and perpetuate the memory of the bounds of sd tract of land. Signed Mar 13, 1741 - Edm'd Porteus. And now here, William Middleton and Samuel Hawkins, return to this Court the Commission afd, with the certificate and depositions thereto annexed, viz - We did, last Apr 22, meet on the sd land, and took the depositions of all such witnesses as were produced to us. Signed Jun 19, 1742 - William Middleton, SHawkins.

CC, Apr 22, 1742. Edward Neale, age about 38, declares that that stone by which he now stands, lying at the root of a small black oak standing on Portobacco Branch, about 16 years ago, John Thomson, late of CC, decd, showed him and told him it was the 1st beginning boundary of a tract of land belonging to Alexander Hamilton, which this deponent understood the sd Hamilton bought of Mr. Diggs. And this deponent also declares that the bounded poplar on which he now lays his hand, standing on the hillside near the abovesd branch, the abovesd Thompson showed him to be the 2nd bound tree of the sd land.

Francis Green, age about 47, declares that about 6-7 years ago, the bounded poplar on which this deponent now lays his hand, was shown him by the above John Thompson to be the 2nd bound tree of Hamiltons Land.

Charles County Land Record Book O#3, 1765-1770; Page 499. Aug 11, 1768 from John Hamilton, William Hamilton (Hamelton), James Hamilton, and Patrick Hamelton of CC, planters, to Samuel Hamilton of CC, planter, for 6000 lbs of crop tobacco and for divers other good causes, part of a tract of land called Spye Park, lying on the south side of Pourtobacco Branch, bounded by William Coombs' land, Coombs Purchase, containing about 80 acres. Signed - John (Joh his mark) Hamilton, Will. Hamilton, James Hamilton. Wit - Joe. H. Harrison*, Geo: Lee*.
Sarah, Annastatia and Mary Anne, wives of sd John, William, and James, relinquished their rights of dower. Recorded Dec 3, 1768. Editors note: There is no punctuation in this sentence in the deed, so it is not possible to be sure how many wives acknowledged this deed. Perhaps due to transcription error, Patrick is not mentioned except once - he does not sign his name and his wife is not mentioned. We guess that 4 wives relinquished their dower rights, and one of them was the wife of Patrick.

1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Port Tobacco: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 436-418: SPYE PARK: 248 acres; Possession of - 248 Acres - Williams, John: : Originally so called, Re-Surveyed the 16 of April 1741 for John Williams and James Hamilton: {mm Note; not identified to a specific Hundred. Location identified by watercourse or nearby tract.},

Sources
[S044740] Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5. Fourth Edition. Volume Two, Families G-P.