Thomas Hamilton
1719 - 1772 (53 years)-
Name Thomas Hamilton Relationship 
with Kathleen Alice Jones-Rouse Birth 1719 Gender Male Also Known As Hambleton Immigration Information 19 Mar 1738 , , England, United Kingdom 
[1] Emigrated - At the Age of 20 and single with indentured servant for a 5 year term emigrated to England. He states his father resides in Ireland, mother is deceased, and that his agent is Nathaniel Wilson.
Death 26 Jul 1772 , Bedford, Virgina, United States Person ID I8457 Enchanted Family Tree Last Modified 22 Mar 2012
Family Ester Sampson Children 1. Robert Hamilton 2. Richard Hamilton, b. 1756 d. Yes, date unknown 3. James Hamilton, b. 1757 d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Thomas Hamilton, b. 1758, , , Virginia, United States d. 8 Jul 1874, , Johnson, Kentucy, United States (Age 116 years)5. Benjamin Hamilton, b. 1761 d. 1846 (Age 85 years) 6. Samuel Hamilton, b. 1765 d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F4221 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2012
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Event Map 
Immigration Information - Emigrated - 19 Mar 1738 - , , England, United Kingdom 
Death - 26 Jul 1772 - , Bedford, Virgina, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Histories 
Chapter 2: William Hamilton arrives in 1877
He gives the upriver town his name
This is a Webpage on another site that is very interesting
http://www.skagitriverjournal.com/Upriver/Uto-Conc/Hamilton/Town/Ham02-WHamiltonBio.html
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Notes - See attached sources. [2]
- (Research):The names of Thomas and Ester are not definitely known, but for various reasons such as living in the same place at the same time, enlisting in the Revolutionary War at the same place and time, and having children with the same names etc. Therefore, Thomas Hamilton/Hambleton, who deceased 1772, naming the two sons who are still living in the home in his will, and whos wife is Esther (Sampson?) and living in Bedford County, Virginia, but married in Maryland on January 30, 1753 in Hartfo rd County. (Maryland Hall of Records, St. John's Parish Register, 1700-1760 (m.1011) page 207)
According to family tradition the Hamiltons are of Scottish descent, coming first to the state of Delaware and thence to Maryland; and from there to Bedford County, Virginia and thence to Sullivan County, Tennessee before coming to Floyd Co., KY . All of this time they spelled their name Hambleton, the Scottish spelling of Hamilton. Their first deeds for land was spelled Hamilton.
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