Descendants of Mary Ellen Clendenin
CHILD of MARY ELLEN CLENDENIN:
1. Andrew Hamilton, son of Andrew Hamilton, b. Bet. 1776 - 1778, Greenbrier Co., VA.
Source: Letter from Marilyn Schuelzky, 25 Aug 1983:
"Will of Andrew Hamilton (Will Book I, p 117, Greenbrier Co., WV) reads as follows (in part): 'I give and bequeath to my son Andrew Hamilton, got on the body of Nelly Clendinnen, now the wife of George Stephenson, my Negro man by the name of Manwell and My Negro woman, his wife, by the name of Freany, and her child, name Charles, and also my Negro boy by the name of George and the plantation whereon he now lives, to him, the said Andrew Hamilton, and his heirs forever; and my will is that the said Negros shall live and keep full possession of the land they now live on until my son Andrew Hamilton comes to lawful age....' Will made 14 Mar 1796, prob(ated) June court, 1796."
Andrew Hamilton (Jr.) (MARY ELLEN2 CLENDENIN, CHARLES1) was born Bet. 1776 - 1778 in Greenbrier Co., VA. He married Sarah Cora Selden. She was born Abt. 1781, and died Abt. 1875.
Notes: "June 1796. Greenbrier Court Records. Andrew Hamilton, orphan of Andrew Hamilton, deceased, chose Samuel Brown, guardian and James Reid, security. [Note: These were Greenbrier people -- Reid was co-executor of Andrew, Sr.'s will with Andrew's nephew, Moses Mann.] Source: Marilyn Schuelzky.
Chalkley, Vol. II, p. 25, Apr 1799. Gamble & Grattan [merchants in Bath Co., VA., and Staunton, Augusta Co.) vs Andrew Hamilton's estate. From Bath. Account for necessaries furnished Andrew, son of Col. Andrew Hamilton, running from 1795.
Source: Marilyn Schuelzky. "In 1800 Andrew Jr married Sarah C. Selden in Botetourt Co., VA, and, in 1806 Mrs. E Selden sold land to Andrew Hamilton 'who married my daughter, Sally.' From a genealogy of the Seldens, 'Sarah married Andrew Hamilton at the home of her sister, Mrs. James (Ann) Breckenridge of Grave Hill, Botetourt Co., ' A letter from Cary Selden, father of Sarah, said that 'Sarah married Andrew Hamilton, a very amiable young man.'
Source: Marilyn Schuelzky, page 2, 25 Aug 1983:
"In 1805, in Greenbrier Co., Andrew Hamilton, Jr. , sold 350 acres of the 400 acres left to him by will of his father, Andrew Hamilton the Elder, on contract to Charles McClung and gave him a final deed in 1815. Sarah did not chose to journey to Greenbrier Co., to sign this, so some Botetourt men were dispatched to her home to obtain her signature. This land was on the Big Levels, around Lewisburg, evidently the same 400 acres granted to Andrew Sr., in 1795, Dyer's Index to Land Grants, Greenbrier Co., Book 3, page 410."
Children of ANDREW HAMILTON and SARAH SELDON:
JAMES ALEXANDER HAMILTON, d. Abt. 1861, Killed in Civil War.
LETITIA HAMILTON, m. SAMUEL HERRICK.
ELIZABETH ANN HAMILTON.
WILSON CARY HAMILTON, b. October 14, 1814.
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