Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameJohn (V) Hamilton
Birth1728, Albany County, Province of New York
Death2 Jun 1806, Weedsport, Cayuga County, New York
OccupationFarmer
ReligionMethodist
FatherJohn (IV) Hamilton (1699-1746)
MotherMary Wheeler (1706->1746)
Spouses
Notes for John (V) Hamilton
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“As before mentioned the first settlement in the town of Brutus was made by William Stevens, from Massachusetts in 1800, and among other early settlers, were Caleb, Nathan and Jonah Rood and a Mr. Powers from Saratoga County, who located at and near Weedsport; John Hamilton, from Washington County, who settled on lot 64 in March, 1802. Edward Horton, Peter Douglass and Samuel Moore from New Jersey on lot 86; Adam Helmer from Herkimer County on lot 67 in 1804, and a Mr. Van Dyck and Daniel Miller from New Jersey on lot 76 in 1805. The first birth was that of Barnett Stevens, November 13, 1801. The first marriage that of Peter Douglass and Polly Hamilton, January 12, 1804; and the first death that of an infant child of Sunderlind Sweet in 1800. Harriet Phelps taught the first school in 1806. Walter and Elihu Ward kept the first store, and Lewis Putnam built the first sawmill and grist mill on Bread Creek. “
John Hamilton, in 1771, bought a trad of land in Washington County. The following year, John
and Joseph Hamilton, Robert, Thomas, James, and John Wilson, and David Hopkins, settled on
this trad, which consisted of 1000 acres, or one- half of the Campbell Patent.
1790 US Census
John Hamilton, of Hebron, Washington County, had a family consisting of four males over 16, including
himself; three males under 16, and five females. William Hamilton, and William Hamilton, 2nd,
There is a family tradition that John Hamilton, our ancestor, served in the Revolutionary War in
Washington County, and was granted land in Cayuga County in recognition of these services. War
records show that a Captain John Hamilton and, apparently, a John Hamilton, private, served in
Washington County, but we have not been able to.identify either with the John Hamilton, who, with
his sons, John and William, settled on Lot 64, Brutus, in the year 1802, dying there in 1806.
. This lot was part of the Onondaga Military Trad, but
the Land Records in the office of the County Clerk in Auburn, Cayuga County, N. Y., show
that, in 1804, John Hamilton purchased this lot, 600 acres, from John Lansing. Jr.
CHILDREN OF John and Jane
Hamilton, of Cayuga County, New York:
Jennie, Martha, William, Nancy,
James and John, twins; Mariam, Mary
, and a child who died young.
Jennie Hamilton m. William Baird, who d.
Oct. 31,1868, aged 83 yrs. 2 m. and 23 d. He m.
2nd,-McNutt, probably the wife Mary,
who d. Feb. 20, 1819, aged 32 yrs. He m. 3rd,
Esther Gregg, d. Mar. 11, 1885, aged 101 yrs.
3 m. and 5 d.
Children:
Levi, William, Cephas, J oseph, Philetus, Polly.
Mary Jane, m. 1841, Seth Horton.
Henry, d. April 26, 1850, aged 29 yrs.
. John E., d. Aug. 1, 1849, aged 27 yrs.
James H., d. Feb. 16, 1856, aged 30 yrs. 4 m.
Martha Hamilton, m. —— Whitmore.
Children:
Jennie, m. William Whitney.
Nancy, m. Eli Whitney.
James, m. Martha Dole.
All had large families.
Jane, m. James Burns.
John HAMILTON was the son of Mary WHEELER and John HAMILTON . His birth year is calculated backwards from his age at the time of his death, as recorded in the God's Acre cemetery records taken by Raymond B. Traver in 1916 and from the 10 volume listing by members of the Owasco County chapter of the D.A.R. in 1959.
Little is known of the early life of JOHN HAMILTON. Secondary records and a few public family trees found online list his only known wife as:
WILSON, Jane . There are records showing interactions in Washington and Cayuga Counties, NY between the Wilson, Dixon, Hopkins, and Hamilton families before, during and after the Revolutionary War.
Their known children:
1-2) Twins - James Hamilton and Deacon John Hamilton .
3) Miriam Hamilton Dixon . Her husband James C. Dixon came to the Brutus area from Hebron, Washington County near 1800 to take up his bounty land warrant, due him as a soldier, on Lot #74.
4) Nancy Hamilton Whitmore .
5) William Hamilton .
6) John Hamilton .
7) Mary "Polly" Hamilton Douglass
Note: The names Joseph, Jennet or Jennie, and Martha are sometimes associated with this couple but these may be the names of grandchildren.
Military: Aside from his headstone inscription, a payroll record from 26 June to 28 Oct 1777 for Capt. John Hamilton's Company can be found in Vol. 1, pg. 105, "Col. John William's papers", New York Library, Albany, NY.
The only censuses this John HAMILTON would have participated in before his death in 1806 are the 1790 and the 1800.. There are 6 John Hamiltons listed as heads of house on the 1790 census, most with young children. By this time he would have been about 65-66 years of age and possibly living with or near one of his children. There is a John Hamilton living next to a James Hamilton in Ulster County, NY between the communities of Windsor and Newburgh.
Also on the 1790 census is a John Hamilton living in Hebron, Washington Co, NY. This is where his daughter Miriam HAMILTON DIXON and her husband James C. DIXON were living at that time. They later moved to Cayuga County and settled near the Menz-Brutus-Weedsport area.
In 1800 a John Hamilton was living in Aurelius, Cayuga Co, NY. This census is difficult to read due to fading of the ink.
Source: Cayuga list in the "Surrogates Records List, Box 6".
The following list is for the names of the people with Cayuga County NY probate records found in "Surrogates Records Box 6," which are generally from the 1820s but range from 1797 into the 1830s. The type of documents with these files varies considerably and only a few contain an original "Will" [noted with an * following the name.
John HAMILTON'S will is listed thusly:
>John HAMILTON*; 1807
> exec. James and John HAMILTON {known names of John's sons}
> witness: James BURNES, Joseph WHITMORE, Ira HOPKINS
> daughters: Miriam DIXON [name of James Dixon's wife , wife of Peter].
> grandchildren: William and Levi BAIRD; Jennit, Nancy, and James WHITMORE
There was at least one HAMILTON family living in Cayuga County, NY at the same time as James C. DIXON, the husband of Miriam HAMILTON. A Revolutionary War era militiaman named John HAMILTON is buried in God's Acre cemetery at Weedsport, Cayuga Co, NY. Weedsport is in the northern part of the town of Brutus on NY-31 and NY-34, death place listed for this John HAMILTON.
There are a total of 5 known Hamilton burials at God's Acre cemetery; John, who died in 1806, Mary Hamilton Douglass-d. 1852, Joseph-1819, Sarah-d. unlisted, and Sarah-d. 1804.
Sources: 1790 U.S. census, 1800 U.S. census. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol. 2. New York Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 . A payroll record from 26 June to 28 Oct 1777 for Capt. John Hamilton's Company in Vol. 1, pg. 105, "Col. John William's papers", New York Library, Albany, NY. American Genealogical-Biographical Index -Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 7 Jan 1903, 5886; 2 Mar 1931, 1105. Cayuga County, New York Directory 1867-68, .
“As before mentioned the first settlement in the town of Brutus was made by William Stevens, from Massachusetts in 1800, and among other early settlers, were Caleb, Nathan and Jonah Rood and a Mr. Powers from Saratoga County, who located at and near Weedsport; John Hamilton, from Washington County, who settled on lot 64 in March, 1802. Edward Horton, Peter Douglass and Samuel Moore from New Jersey on lot 86; Adam Helmer from Herkimer County on lot 67 in 1804, and a Mr. Van Dyck and Daniel Miller from New Jersey on lot 76 in 1805. The first birth was that of Barnett Stevens, November 13, 1801. The first marriage that of Peter Douglass and Polly Hamilton, January 12, 1804; and the first death that of an infant child of Sunderlind Sweet in 1800. Harriet Phelps taught the first school in 1806. Walter and Elihu Ward kept the first store, and Lewis Putnam built the first sawmill and grist mill on Bread Creek. “
John Hamilton, in 1771, bought a trad of land in Washington County. The following year, John
and Joseph Hamilton, Robert, Thomas, James, and John Wilson, and David Hopkins, settled on
this trad, which consisted of 1000 acres, or one- half of the Campbell Patent.
1790 US Census
John Hamilton, of Hebron, Washington County, had a family consisting of four males over 16, including
himself; three males under 16, and five females. William Hamilton, and William Hamilton, 2nd,
There is a family tradition that John Hamilton, our ancestor, served in the Revolutionary War in
Washington County, and was granted land in Cayuga County in recognition of these services. War
records show that a Captain John Hamilton and, apparently, a John Hamilton, private, served in
Washington County, but we have not been able to.identify either with the John Hamilton, who, with
his sons, John and William, settled on Lot 64, Brutus, in the year 1802, dying there in 1806.
. This lot was part of the Onondaga Military Trad, but
the Land Records in the office of the County Clerk in Auburn, Cayuga County, N. Y., show
that, in 1804, John Hamilton purchased this lot, 600 acres, from John Lansing. Jr.
CHILDREN OF John and Jane
Hamilton, of Cayuga County, New York:
Jennie, Martha, William, Nancy,
James and John, twins; Mariam, Mary
, and a child who died young.
Jennie Hamilton m. William Baird, who d.
Oct. 31,1868, aged 83 yrs. 2 m. and 23 d. He m.
2nd,-McNutt, probably the wife Mary,
who d. Feb. 20, 1819, aged 32 yrs. He m. 3rd,
Esther Gregg, d. Mar. 11, 1885, aged 101 yrs.
3 m. and 5 d.
Children:
Levi, William, Cephas, J oseph, Philetus, Polly.
Mary Jane, m. 1841, Seth Horton.
Henry, d. April 26, 1850, aged 29 yrs.
. John E., d. Aug. 1, 1849, aged 27 yrs.
James H., d. Feb. 16, 1856, aged 30 yrs. 4 m.
Martha Hamilton, m. —— Whitmore.
Children:
Jennie, m. William Whitney.
Nancy, m. Eli Whitney.
James, m. Martha Dole.
All had large families.
Jane, m. James Burns.
John HAMILTON was the son of Mary WHEELER and John HAMILTON . His birth year is calculated backwards from his age at the time of his death, as recorded in the God's Acre cemetery records taken by Raymond B. Traver in 1916 and from the 10 volume listing by members of the Owasco County chapter of the D.A.R. in 1959.
Little is known of the early life of JOHN HAMILTON. Secondary records and a few public family trees found online list his only known wife as:
WILSON, Jane . There are records showing interactions in Washington and Cayuga Counties, NY between the Wilson, Dixon, Hopkins, and Hamilton families before, during and after the Revolutionary War.
Their known children:
1-2) Twins - James Hamilton and Deacon John Hamilton .
3) Miriam Hamilton Dixon . Her husband James C. Dixon came to the Brutus area from Hebron, Washington County near 1800 to take up his bounty land warrant, due him as a soldier, on Lot #74.
4) Nancy Hamilton Whitmore .
5) William Hamilton .
6) John Hamilton .
7) Mary "Polly" Hamilton Douglass
Note: The names Joseph, Jennet or Jennie, and Martha are sometimes associated with this couple but these may be the names of grandchildren.
Military: Aside from his headstone inscription, a payroll record from 26 June to 28 Oct 1777 for Capt. John Hamilton's Company can be found in Vol. 1, pg. 105, "Col. John William's papers", New York Library, Albany, NY.
The only censuses this John HAMILTON would have participated in before his death in 1806 are the 1790 and the 1800.. There are 6 John Hamiltons listed as heads of house on the 1790 census, most with young children. By this time he would have been about 65-66 years of age and possibly living with or near one of his children. There is a John Hamilton living next to a James Hamilton in Ulster County, NY between the communities of Windsor and Newburgh.
Also on the 1790 census is a John Hamilton living in Hebron, Washington Co, NY. This is where his daughter Miriam HAMILTON DIXON and her husband James C. DIXON were living at that time. They later moved to Cayuga County and settled near the Menz-Brutus-Weedsport area.
In 1800 a John Hamilton was living in Aurelius, Cayuga Co, NY. This census is difficult to read due to fading of the ink.
Source: Cayuga list in the "Surrogates Records List, Box 6".
The following list is for the names of the people with Cayuga County NY probate records found in "Surrogates Records Box 6," which are generally from the 1820s but range from 1797 into the 1830s. The type of documents with these files varies considerably and only a few contain an original "Will" [noted with an * following the name.
John HAMILTON'S will is listed thusly:
>John HAMILTON*; 1807
> exec. James and John HAMILTON {known names of John's sons}
> witness: James BURNES, Joseph WHITMORE, Ira HOPKINS
> daughters: Miriam DIXON [name of James Dixon's wife , wife of Peter].
> grandchildren: William and Levi BAIRD; Jennit, Nancy, and James WHITMORE
There was at least one HAMILTON family living in Cayuga County, NY at the same time as James C. DIXON, the husband of Miriam HAMILTON. A Revolutionary War era militiaman named John HAMILTON is buried in God's Acre cemetery at Weedsport, Cayuga Co, NY. Weedsport is in the northern part of the town of Brutus on NY-31 and NY-34, death place listed for this John HAMILTON.
There are a total of 5 known Hamilton burials at God's Acre cemetery; John, who died in 1806, Mary Hamilton Douglass-d. 1852, Joseph-1819, Sarah-d. unlisted, and Sarah-d. 1804.
Sources: 1790 U.S. census, 1800 U.S. census. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol. 2. New York Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 . A payroll record from 26 June to 28 Oct 1777 for Capt. John Hamilton's Company in Vol. 1, pg. 105, "Col. John William's papers", New York Library, Albany, NY. American Genealogical-Biographical Index -Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 7 Jan 1903, 5886; 2 Mar 1931, 1105. Cayuga County, New York Directory 1867-68, .