Jacob was the first German Hamilton in America known that is a part of my genealogy. He probably changed his name from Wence or Vance according to my Y Chromosomal DNA.
Jacob Hamilton seemed to appear out of nowhere. He first appears on the Perry County census in 1830, as age 20-30 with a wife age 20-30. He is listed as purchasing property April 1, 1834. He was a saddler by trade.
