William HAMILTON

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T E N T A V I V E P R E L I M I N A R Y



SOME HAMILTONS and WALLACES

of

Lancaster Co., PA, Jefferson Co., OH

and South Carolina



Harriet E. Wallace ~ 1986




INTRODUCTION

When I started to organize the Hamilton and Wallacefamily'informationintoa unit, the family relationships did not make apicturein my mind.In orderto develop this picture and knowing it was alargefamily group,I startedwith large size, plain shelf paper and triedtokeep going..Evenso theshelf paper was not wide enough and soon ranout.The long tollwasdifficult to carry around and awkward to handle.Ihave,therefore,transferred the lengthy 'scroll' to standard sizedsheetsofpiper. If-you lay them end to.end in numerical order on atable orthefloor, youwill derive the same picture as that on the shelfpaper.

There are, however, two parts to the present charts. The firstpartisforthe Hamiltons v7ho came to Lancaster Co, PA around 1730. Inthisparttheyoungest generation shown was born in the first half ofthe19thCentury.So far the only family continued into a chart andbroughtdownto currentpeople is that of Hugh Wallace - my own family.Informationonall of theother families still has to be brought to thepresent.

In most genealogies only one surname is included, and thesurnamesofmostof the female members are ignored. In my mindthefemalememberscontribute equally with their husbands to the qualityandcaliberof thefamily. In the case of this family, it will soon benotedthat, ifonefollows the Wallaces back or the Hamiltons forward, atleasttreeHamilton women married members of the,Wallace family.TheearliestwasAnn Hamilton, daughter of William Hamilton (d. 1781),whomarriedJamesWallace. Two of their sons, William and JohnmarriedHamiltoncousins.Members of both the Hamiltons and Wallacesparticipate inmanydocuments.It seems to me impossible to separate thesetwo families.

The superscript numbers in both parts refer to the numbers ofentriesinthelist of Sources of Information. The information in theprefaceistaken fromother publications studied as well as some of thedocuments.Asyet nonumbers have been given to any of the members ofthese families.

In the first chart the column at the left is blank, because as.yetIhavenot found the name of the parents of John, Anne (Hamilton)'-Seawright,Hugh, Mary, and William Hamilton (d. 1781). If theyall,wereasyoung asindicated in 1733, it seems as if they must havecomewithparents. Thequestion marks in the line connectingtheseindividualsindicate that noproof of the relationship has beenfound.Therelationship is stated inthe history of the Seawright(Searight)family.Considering James Hamilton(1724-1807) to be the brotherofWilliamHamilton (d.-1781) isspeculation. Most of the otherrelationshipsaretaken from one or more ofthe documents listed, except inone ortwocases. In those instances theevidence appears to betherelationshipsshown although they are not sostated specifically.


PREFACE

The Hamiltons and Wallaces are two of the oldest, mostprominent,andmostnumerous families of Scotland. Both families lived inthesouthernor'lowland' part of Scotland.

The ancient family of Hamilton received a grant of land forasmalllordshipin his domain from the Earl of Leicester. Their coatofarmsindicates aclose connection with the family of the EarlsofLeicester Itis fromthis'family that the Scottish Hamiltonsaredescended. Many ofthem wereinfluential in the courts of EnglandandScotland maintainingvery largeestates. They were part of thearistocracyand nobility ofearly English andScottish history. At leastsix membersof this familywere undertakers whoundertook the task ofaccepting largetracts of landin Ulster to which theymoved tenants andother Scots inthe early 17thcentury in an attempt toplant Scottishsettlements in thatarea. Todetermine which Hamilton familyin Ulster thisfamily belongsseemsalmost impossible. James Seawright feltthat they weredescendedfrom SirJames Hamilton, Earl of Abercorn. However,in 1622 thenameHamilton wasone of the five most common Scottish names inUlster, andin1630 it wasone of the four second most common names. Manywere relatedinone way oranother.
d toKingDavid I of Scotland; hence Walter's surnamebecameSteward orStewart.Richard of Wales became known as Richard Waleysandeventuallywith changesover the years, the name became Wallace.Thefirst tract ofland granted toRichard was in Ayrshire and waseightmiles long and threewide. Richardwas the great-great-grandfather oftheScottish hero, SirWilliam Wallace.

Our families of Hamilton and Wallace migrated fromUlstertocolonialPennsylvania with the flood of Scotch-Irish who leftUlsterinthe 1720'sto escape religious and economic oppression.AlthoughPenn'sQuakersbelieved in religious tolerance, they did not wishtohavethese--'Strangers' amongst them, and urged them to go far awaytothefrontier.Here the Scotch-Irish established their freeschoolsandPresbyterianchurches. It was this,tough, hardy,broad-shouldered,strongminded breedwho developed the frontier and pushedit farther west.Itwas they whoprovided protection for the Quakers againstthe Indians,whowere the mostready to fight for freedom when the call camefromBostonfor theRevolutionary War, and who gave us our civil rightsandlifeandgovernment as we know it. They with the GermansestablishedLancasterCo,Pennsylvania in 1729.

William Hamilton (d. 1781) was in Lancaster Co by 1733.Accordingtodateson his tombstone he was about 13 at that time. It isbelievedthathe hadthree brothers, John, Hugh, and James, and two Sisters,AnnandMary. Maryis mentioned in his will. All were born inNorthern-Ireland. Hemarried Jean(Jane) Mcllwain, and they had sevenchildren.Therwo ofspecial interest to our Wallace family are William (d.1840)andAnn.William Hamilton (d. 1781) was a land speculator and farmerand


had extensive land holdings in Leacock Township. Hishomepropertywasdirectly east of the Leacock Presbyterian Church.- On5October,1745hewas appointed Coroner of Lancaster Co. In 1767 hepurchasedtheThreeCrowns Tavern (inn) on the Duke if Cumberland Road neartheChurch.Hewas prominent in the affairs of the County and of the Church.Hedied17October 1781 and his wife, Jean, and son, HughHamilton,werehisexecutors.

When the Revolutionary War broke out, William Hamilton(d.178-1)wasoverage to be a volunteer, but his sons were ready todefendfreedomandindividual rights.

James Hamilton, son of William, studied medicine with Dr.Shippenin1774.As soon as he heard of the battles near Boston, hereturnedhomeandraised a company of volunteers who elected him Lieutenant.Hefoughtinthe battles on Long Island, around New York City, andacrossNewJerseywhere he was taken prisoner of war. In Stirling'sdivisionhecrossed theDelaware on Christmas Eve, 1776, and participatedinthecapture of theHessians. By this time he had become a captainandonDecember 10, 1778was promoted to Major. Through these battleshebecameone of GeneralWashington's favorite officers. He thenparticipatedinthe importantbattles in Virginia and the Carolinas and waspresentwhenLord Cornwallissurrendered at Yorktown. To him were given thehonorsofplanting theStars and Stripes on the ramparts and of receivingtheflagthatCornwallis surrendered. He remained in South Carolina aftertheWarwherehe married Elizabeth Lynch, daughter of one of thesignersoftheDeclaration of Independence from that State. Theirson,JamesHamilton,served as a major in the War of 1812 and waselectedGovernor ofSouthCarolina in 1830. He became known as 'theGreat-Nullifieril. Helatermoved to Texas where he fought in its war withMexicoand stilllaterreceived other honors. This branch of the familyremainedin theSouth.

William Hamilton (born about 1747 and died 1840)* served ablyandwellinthe Revolutionary War, and a DAR marker has been placed athisgraveinthe cemetery of the first United Presbyterian ChurchinRichmond, OH.Likehis father, he was a land speculator and hadextensiveland holdings.Onthe death of Hugh Hamilton in 1804 and Jean(Mcllvaine)- HamiltonWilsonin 1808, William became successor executor ofhisfather's estate.

He married Maria Barbara Keithleer and they had fivechildren,amongthem,Mary, born about 1770 and died about 1861, andWilliam, bornabout1770and died about 1870. In 1809 he decided that hewanted tb jointhemembersof his family who had moved west to Jefferson Co,OH, andheturned hisappointment as executor of his father's estate overtohisnephew, JohnHamilton, son of his brother, Robert. SoonafterthatWilliam and MariaBarbara did move to Jefferson Co. and purchasedlandinSteubenville andKnox Township. In August of 1820 they gaveson,James,land inSteubenville for $2.00. Maria Barbara Hamilton diedsoonafterthis, andon 18 January 1824 William married the widow Mrs.MaryDrennan.


They had two daughters, Sarah and Mary. On 1 March 1833WilliamandMaryHamilton gave 160 acres in sect. 28, T. 10, R. 3 toWilliamandMaryWallace for 'love and affection' and 1.00. AfterWilliamHamiltondied in1840 his wife, Mary, lived on the family estatetheremainder ofher lifewith daughter, Sarah, who had marriedRutherfordMcClellan.Daughter,Mary Hamilton, never married, and she, too,lived withhersister, Sarah,until her death.

William and Jean (McIlwain) Hamilton's daughter,Ann,-married...JamesWallace. They lived in Lancaster Co on land ownedbyher.father.They had11 children, among them Hugh, John, and William.Itwas William'Wallacewho married his cousin, Mary Hamilton, andeventuallybrought hisfamilyto Jefferson Co. John Wallace also married acousin,AnnHamilton,daughter of Ann (Hamilton) Wallace's brother, John.They,too,moved toJefferson Co. In his will William Hamilton (d. 1781)leftAnn(Hamilton)and James Wallace the land on which they lived so longasAnnlived. Onher death it was to be sold and the proceeds dividedamongherchildrenand her husband.

William Hamilton (d. 1870), brother of Mary (Hamilton)Wallace,wasaprominent physician in the early days of Jefferson Co.Hestartedthecollege that was built in Richmond. He married MargaretNorton12March1812, and they had five children. During his livehelivedinSteubenville and Mount Pleasant where he and Margaret areburiedintheSeceder Cemetery.

Mary (Polley) Hamilton and William Wallace were married inLancasterCo,PA.Four of their children were born in Pennsylvania,includingWilliam,James,John, and Hamilton. John lived just over tenmonths andis buriednear hisGreat Grandfather Hamilton in the cemeteryof- theLeacockPresbyterianChurch. Six of the children, GeorgeWashington,Sarah, Hugh,Ann, Rebecca,and Elizabeth were born in OH.William Wallacedied withouta will.

Hugh Wallace was born in 1819 at the family home in Jefferson Co,OH.On13May 1841 he married Martha (Stone) Ellis. She had had two sonsbyherfirsthusband, William and Reuben Ellis. Hugh and MarthaWallacehadeightchildren. In 1865 she died of breast cancer ':. - On 13June1868HughWallace married Lydia Burris. They had two daughters,EvaandCarrie.Lydia died in July 1874. On 12 May 1878 Hugh marriedMaryE.Welsh in VanWert County, and she brought a long, involvedsuitagainsthim before theyear was out for his ill treatment of her. On11September1868 Hughpurchased the NW1/4, Sect. 5, T 2 S, R 3 E fromJohnCalhoun.On 11February 1847 Congress had granted a patent to-oneJohnFergusonfor thisland as an award for military service. He assigned ittoJohnCalhoun whowas given the patent for the land I July 1851byPresidentMillardFilmore. Hugh Wallace moved his family there about1871,andhisdescendants have lived on that land continually to thepresent.Thisisthe land on which Harold Leroy and Bonnie (Adam) WallaceandAlbertRossand Louise (King) Wallace now reside.


*Note to the family of William and Mary (Hamilton) Wallace.

About 1900 there appeared in newspapers anadvertisementf.orthedescendants of William Hamilton who had given a 99year leaseonpropertyin Philadelphia that had become very valuable. Ourfamiliesweresure thiswas their ancestor, William Hamilton. As young men,myfather,C. EaklWallace, and his brother, Hugh J. Wallace, tracedthefamily, andthe oneclue that my father gave me, besides a chart withnamesandrelationships,was: In Philadelphia they found WilliamHamiltonnevermarried; InLancaster, they found William-Hamilton hadmarried andhad afamily.Indeed, this- is true, except that there were atleastthreeWilliamHamiltons who owned property in Lancaster Co at thebeginningofourCountry, not necessarily related, and many in the othercounties.

William Hamilton in Philadelphia was the grandsonofAndrewHamiltonprominent Colonial lawyer, adviser to the Penns,anddefender ofPeterZenger. William's uncle, James Hamilton, and sonofAndrew, was alsoabachelor. He designed the layout of Lancaster townandwas a governorofColonial Pennsylvania. This family is written up inmanyplaces.ThisWilliam Hamilton was very wealthy and owned large tractsoflandinPhiladelphia including his beautiful homestead, theWoodlands,andsomeproperties in Lancaster Co , especially Lancaster town.Athiseleganthome he entertained all the leaders at the founding ofourCountryandforeign dignateries. This Hamilton family was ofEnglishdescentratherthan Scottish. So far as I have been able toascertain thereisnoconnection between our Hamilton family and that ofAndrew Hamilton.

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HAMILTON, WILLIAM Land Office: STEUBENVILLE Sequence #: Document Number:393 Total Acres: 79.84 Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes CanceledDocument: No Issue Date: September 1, 1823 Mineral Rights Reserved:Metes and Bounds: No Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820 MultiplePatentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries

Legal Land Description: # Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line FractionalSection TownshipRangeSection# 1 WSE OH RIVER SURVEY No 9 N 2 W 21


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HAMILTON, WILLIAM Land Office: STEUBENVILLE Sequence #: Document Number:1949 Total Acres: 76.28 Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes CanceledDocument: No Issue Date: July 3, 1828 Mineral Rights Reserved: Metesand Bounds: No Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566 MultipleWarantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820 Multiple Patentee Names:No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries

Legal Land Description: # Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line FractionalSection TownshipRangeSection# 1 ESE OH RIVER SURVEY No 16 N 6 W 3


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HAMILTON, WILLIAM Land Office: STEUBENVILLE Sequence #: Document Number:1988 Total Acres: 79.84 Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes CanceledDocument: No Issue Date: April 02, 1829 Mineral Rights Reserved: Metesand Bounds: No Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566 MultipleWarantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820 Multiple Patentee Names:No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries

Legal Land Description: # Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line FractionalSection TownshipRangeSection# 1 ESW OH RIVER SURVEY No 9 N 2 W 21


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HAMILTON, WILLIAM Land Office: STEUBENVILLE Sequence #: Document Number:3228 Total Acres: 40.26 Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes CanceledDocument: No Issue Date: November 18, 1833 Mineral Rights Reserved:Metes and Bounds: No Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820 MultiplePatentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries

Legal Land Description: # Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line FractionalSection TownshipRangeSection# 1 NWSW OH RIVER SURVEY No 14 N 7 W 22


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HAMILTON, WILLIAM Land Office: STEUBENVILLE Sequence #: Document Number:3229 Total Acres: 40.03 Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes CanceledDocument: No Issue Date: November 18, 1833 Mineral Rights Reserved:Metes and Bounds: No Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820 MultiplePatentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries

Legal Land Description: # Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line FractionalSection TownshipRangeSection# 1 SENE OH RIVER SURVEY No 14 N 7 W 28


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Source Information: United States. Bureau of Land Management. LandRecords.[databaseon-line]Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1997-. Originalelectronic datafrom:UnitedStates. Bureau of Land Management. General LandOfficeAutomatedRecordsProject

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