William Hamilton

William Hamilton is a DAR Patriot, Number: A050315. He provided Patriotic service during the American Revolution by paying supply tax in Washington County, Province of Pennsylvania, in 1781.

Information from the book, The Cabin Faced West, and from the Washington County Historical Society. Submitted by Member Angela #48520699: The story of the Hamiltons is given in Jean Fritz's book, The Cabin Faced West. The site of William, Mary, and Ann Hamilton's cabin is in Ginger Hill, Washington County, PA. George Washington ate dinner with them there on September 18, 1784 (stated in his diary). Ginger Hill was formerly known as Hamilton Hill.

When William Hamilton was born in 1700 in Strabane, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, his father, Lord, was 50 and his mother, Jane, was 40. He married Mary Jane Bitener Hamilton and they had 20 children together. He then married Catherine Graham in 1720 in Scotland. William Hamilton (Immigrant) ( Revolutionary War , SAR Patriot P-173889) (6thGGF) DNA match R1b1a1a2 (Male line) fought against the British during the Revolutionary War. He died on June 2, 1786, having lived a long life of 86 years, and was buried in Washington, Pennsylvania.

Sources:

1. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000. Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 018 : 1897. Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 018 : 1897

Showing William Hamilton served in the Pennsylvania militia and his name is found among those who received depreciation pay, 1781. He was born in Tyrone Co., Ireland, and died in Washington Co., Pennsylvania. His sons, Daniel, David, Samuel and John, also served in the militia.

Source Information Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

2. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for William Hamilton

Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 097 : 1912 Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 097 : 1912

Source Information Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

3. Marriage to Mollie Bitener. Source Citation Source number: 69.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RBF

Source Information Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

4. Name: William Hamilton

Birth Place: County Tyrone, Northern Ireland Death Date: 1786 Death Place: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States of America Cemetery: Pigeon Creek Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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