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Facts and Events
William Hamilton was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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- American Revolutionary War Veteran
Revolutionary War Pension Information
Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 2, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
Hamilton, William - entered service as Captain of company of Indian spies on guard at Muddy Creek, Greenbrier County, Virginia, for protection of inhabitants on frontier; died 12/9/1825 in that County; married in 1773 to Isabel Clemens, Augusta County, Virginia; widow died 3/15/1846, Greenbrier County, Virginia leaving children: Sarah, Andrew & Jacob all resided there in 1849; other children then dec'd were William (died there), & Martha & Elizabeth (who both married men with surname Skiles & died in Kentucky), John (died in Ohio), Mary/Polly (married 12/23/1799 to Robert Renick in Greenbrier County, Virginia & died in Ohio); son Andrew applied for Pension for widow's surviving children there in 1847, but Pension Application rejected, service not in an organized military corps; query letter in file in 1931 from descendant Bryan Hamilton, Elkins, West Virginia, who was also a descendant of Revolutionary War soldier Patrick Hamilton of Pennsylvania; query letter in file in 1826 from great great granddaughter Bird H. (Mrs. Elbert) Creel, Sayre, Oklahoma. F-R4513, R1172.
Revolutionary War Pension Application
- Pension Application of William Hamilton R4513
- State of Virginia }
- Greenbrier County } S.S
- On this day 29 of June in the year 1847 personally th appeard in open court before the Court of Greenbrier County now sitting Andrew Hamilton Executor of the Estate of Captain William Hamilton, deceased resident of said County of Greenbrier State of Virginia, who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration (in behalf of himself and the other children of William Hamilton and his wife Isabel Hamilton deceased of aid County of Greenbrier, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July the 4th 1836.) That his father the said William Hamilton was a Captain in the Indian spies of the revolutionary service and died in the year 1825 on the 9th day of December and that his widow the said Isabel Hamilton survived him a number of years and died on the 15th day of March in the year 1846. That the following are all the children of the said William Hamilton and Isabel his wife to wit. Sarah, Andrew & Jacob – all are now living in this County – Mary (wife of Rennik) decd. John also dead. The last two died in the state of Ohio both leaving heirs, the number and names not known. Martha and Elizabeth both married Skiles and are dead leaving heirs, number and names not known these two died in the state of Kentucky – also a son now dead by the name of William – he died in Greenbrier County state of Virginia, leaving three children.
- The said William Hamilton was a captain of the Indian spies during the revolution and served as follows to wit, A commander of a company stationed on Muddy Creek, and his principle field of labor was on the frontier of western Virginia protecting the frontier, from the ravages of the Indians.
- That they belive their father was married to the said Isabel about the year 1773 and that the marriage took place in the County Augusta, state of Virginia, that their mothers maiden name was Isabel Clemens that the said Isabel never married after the death of her husband the said William Hamilton and that she died in the County of Greenbrier on the 16th [written over 15th or vice versa] day March 1846 without ever having drawn the arrearage of pension due to her, on account of the services of her husband as aforesaid and the preceding declaration is made by her children for the purpose of drawing what was due at the time of her death. And the declamants do hereby relinquish every claim to an annuity or pension, except the present, and declare that their names are not on the pension roll of the agency of any state, nor was the name of either their father or mother on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
- Sworn to subscribed & acknowledged in open Court the day & year above written
- [signed] Andrew Hamilton Executor of Wm Hamilton
Notes
- JOHN H RENICK. farmer: P. O., Huntsvine; was born Jan. 4, 1804, in Clarke Co., O. His father, Robert Renick, was a native of Greenbrier Co., Va., and was there married to Mary Hamilton.
- She was of Irish descent, and her father, William Hamilton, served as Colonel in the Revolutionary war.
- In the spring of 1799, Robert came to Clarke Co., this State, and raised a crop, and the following winter moved his family, which then consisted of his wife and three children, to his new home. He died there Oct. 23, 1828, and his wife, April 4, 1814. When 16 years old, John commenced working out, and for six years gave his earnings to his father. He was married Dec. 18, 1828, to Elizabeth'Rea, who was boni in Kentucky in 180(3, and was brousrht to this State the same year. He came to this county in 1833, and bought a farm of new land near Lewistown, on which he lived until the spring of 1872, when he moved to where he now lives. His wife died Oct. 12, 1876, having borne him eight children, four of whom are dead. The eldest, James H., died in Cleveland, where he was engaged in the stave business, and Robert H. from disease contracted in the army. Those living are—Nancy J., Mary E., Louisa I, and John K. All are married, the son living on the oli I homestead. He was again married June 28,1877, to Mrs. Sarah Stevenson, widow of William Stevenson. She was born May 10, 1828, in Licking Co., being a daughter of Alexander King. Mr. Renick has served as Trustee and Treasurer, and he and his wife belong to the United Presbyterian Church, in which he has been Elder many years. He is a Republican and cast his first vote for Henry Clay.
- [Note: John H. Renick was the grandson of William Henderson]
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