Captain Hon. John Hamilton Was Exiled to the USA

1st Generation

James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn¹

M, #110267, b. 22 March 1685/86, d. 11 January 1743/44

Last Edited=22 Jan 2011

     James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn was born on 22 March 1685/86.¹ He was the son of James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn and Hon.Elizabeth Reading.¹ He married Anne Plumer, daughter of Colonel John Plumer and Mary Hale, between 26 March 1711 and 28 April 1711 atWidford, Hertfordshire, England.¹ He died on 11 January 1743/44 at age 57.¹ He was buried on 16 January 1743/44.¹
     He was styled as Lord Paisley between 1701 and 1734.¹ He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 10 November 1715.¹ He wrote the bookCalculations and Tables on the Attractive Power of Lodestones, published 1729.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Lord Paisley, co. Renfrew [S., 1587]on 28 November 1734. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Hamilton, of Donalong, co. Tyrone and of Nenagh, co. Tipperary [I., 1660] on 28 November 1734. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscount Strabane [I., 1701] on 28 November 1734.¹ He succeeded to the title of 8th Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane, co. Tyrone [I., 1617] on 28 November 1734.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Abercorn [S., 1606] on 28 November 1734.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Lord Abercorn, co. Linlithgow [S., 1603] on 28 November 1734. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Mountcastle, co. Tyrone [I., 1701] on 28 November 1734.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcashell and Kirkpatrick [S., 1606] on 28 November 1734. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 20 July 1738.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] on 26 September 1739.¹

Children of James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn and Anne Plumer

• James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn¹ b. 22 Oct 1712, d. 9 Oct 1789
• Captain Hon. John Hamilton+¹ b. c 1714, d. 18 Dec 1755
• William Hamilton² b. bt 1715 - 1717
• Lady Anne Hamilton+² b. 12 Jun 1715, d. 14 Dec 1792
• Rev. Hon. George Hamilton+³ b. 11 Aug 1718, d. 26 Nov 1787
• Plumer Hamilton² b. 1719/20
• Hon. Lt. William Hamilton² b. 18 Feb 1721, d. 1744
• Lady unknown daughter Hamilton² b. 27 Feb 1736

Citations

1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
2. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 63. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 7.

2nd Generation: Note Captain Hon. John Hamilton has a brother William.

Captain Hon. John Hamilton¹

M, #110282, b. circa 1714, d. 18 December 1755

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Last Edited=22 Jan 2011

Captain Hon. John Hamilton ²

Captain Hon. John Hamilton was born circa 1714.¹ He was the son of James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn and Anne Plumer.¹ He married Harriet Craggs, daughter of Rt. Hon. James Craggs, on 13 October 1749.³ He died on 18 December 1755 drowned off Portsmouth.³
In December 1736 he was wrecked in a storm attending King George I from Hanover to England.⁴ He gained the rank of Captain on 13 February 1741 in the service of the Royal Navy.^1,4

Children of Captain Hon. John Hamilton and Harriet Craggs

1.      Anne Hamilton³ b. bt 1750 - 1755, d. 4 Nov 1764

2.     Sir John James Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn+¹ b. Jul 1756, d. 27 Jan 1818

Citations

1.       [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

2.      [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."

3.      [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 5. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.

4.      [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 63. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.

The story of Hon. John Hamilton is incorrect.  He was exiled to America.

John O. Hamilton, Sr.
Comes to America



John O. Hamilton, Sr., and his brother whose name is supposed to have been William, came from northern Ireland and landed at Baltimore about 1763 or 1764. John O. Hamilton, Sr. married Elizabeth Forster, (Foster), whom he met on shipboard.John Jr., was born on November 1, 1765, in Baltimore County, Maryland.The family moved thence into Bedford County, Pennsylvania, where the son John at thirteen years of age enlisted in the Revolutionary War. The father was already an army sergeant. The Children of John and his wife Elizabeth included:



John O. Hamilton, Jr. Born Nov 1, 1765

James Edward Hamilton Born abt. 1769

Samuel Hamilton Born abt. 1774

David Hamilton Born abt. 1776

Sarah Hamilton Born abt. 1778

*In the early part of the eighteenth century there lived in Northern Ireland a family of Hamilton's of Scotch-Irish blood, descendants of Sir Claude Hamilton of Scotland. In this family there were two sons. John and William, perhaps other children. One of these boys, having plucked a rose from the King's garden, incurred the displeasure of the King, causing his banishment from England. As a result of this banishment the brothers took a ship for America. On shipboard they met a young miss named Elizabeth. John became enamored with this Elizabeth and after landing at Baltimore, these two were married. This is the same John and Elizabeth who are the ancestors of the Hamilton family whose lineage is partially traced in this volume, and this same John became a sergeant in the Revolutionary War under Captain Isaac Seeley. His war record will be found elsewhere in the list of war records in this volume. In the spring of the year 1795, four sons of Sergeant John Hamilton, John Jr., Edward, Samuel, and David left their homes in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, came down the Ohio River on a flatboat and landed on the northern bank of the river at Fort Washington, later a town called Losantville on this site, on ground where Cincinnati is now located.
*Posted as a comment to my myspace blog years ago.  Recently, I had a hard time finding the reference, so I am posting it below, with references.
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http://ancestralties.blogspot.com/2010/10/1932-hamilton-family-history-notes-from.html
From Ancestral Lines of the Daniphan – Frazee – Hamilton Families. By Francis Frazee Hamilton P. 545.
In the early part of the 18 Century there lived in Northern Ireland a family of Hamiltons of Scotch Irish blood; descendants of Sir Claud Hamilton of Scotland. There were 2 sons in this family John & William? Perhaps other chil[d]. One of these boys, having plucked a rose from the Kings garden which caused his banishment from Eng. As a result of this banishment the brothers took ship for America. On board ship they met young miss named Elizabeth on landing at Baltimore John & Elizabeth were married. They are the same John & Elizabeth who are the Ancestors of the H [Hamilton] family whose lineage is partly traced in this book. And this same John became a Sergeant in the Rev. war under Captain Seeley.
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"Captain Hon. John Hamilton was born circa 1714."  But, Sgt. John O. Hamilton Sr., sometimes called John P. Hamilton was reportedly born abt. 1740.  That was possibly a phonetic error made in  transmission.