Person:Andrew Hamilton (29)

Andrew Hamilton was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

Contents 1 Parentage of Andrew Hamilton 2 Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA 3 Records in Augusta County, VA 4 Will of Andrew Hamilton		Welcome to Old Augusta Early Settlers Beverley Manor Borden's Grant Register Data Maps Places Library History Index
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Parentage of Andrew Hamilton

Andrew Hamilton has disputed parentage, some sources have placed him as a son of Audley Harrison Hamilton and Eleanor Adams. More research is necessary to resolve.

Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Acquisition of Land in Virginia:

• Page 68 - Andrew Hamilton, 185 acres, Calfpasture River. Adjoining John Kinkade, James Campbell, June 4, 1767. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 26].

• Page 271 - Andrew Hamilton, 187 acres, Calfpasture River. April 29, 1775. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 93].

Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records: (unless listed otherwise:

• Page 69 - James Campbell, 154 acres, Calfpasture River. Adjoining John Kinkade, Andrew Hamilton. June 4, 1767. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 26].

• Page 176.--30th December, 1790. Andrew Hamilton and Isabel, of Woodford County, to Thomas Hughart, 185 acres on Calfpasture devised to Andrew by his father, Andrew. Teste: John McCreery, Andrew Hodge, Wm. Hogsett, Wm. Mathews, J. Hog, John Peebles, Alexander Black, Geo. Carlyle. Page 177.--9th April, 1791. Privy examination of Isabel to above in Woodford County before George Blackburn and John Finney. (Note: this land was sold by Andrew Hamilton, Jr.).

Will of Andrew Hamilton

• Page 260.--15th February, 1788. Andrew Hamilton's will, of the Calfpasture--To wife, Martha; to son, William; to son, Andrew; to each grandson named Andrew, 250 acres in Kentucky; to all my daughters; to sons William and Andrew, all books. Executors, son William and son-in-law Wm. Rennocks, wife Martha. Teste: Wm. Lockridge, Samuel Lockridge, Thos. Adams. Proved, 21st September, 1790, by the Lockridges. Hamilton and Wm. Renocks qualify.

1. ↑ Perrin, William Henry, ed. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky. (Chicago, IL, USA: O. L. Baskin, 1882)
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   Martha Hamilton was born in Virginia, Sept. 25, 1787 [sic], she was a daughter of Andrew Hamilton and Isabella [Martha] Kinkead, both moved from Virginia and settled in Woodford County, Ky., in 1794. [Error - it was son, Andrew Jr. who moved to Woodford, KY]
   
   Andrew [Hamilton] was a native of Ireland, and emigrated to Augusta County, Va.; he had eight children, among whom was John, who was killed by the Indians. ...