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Subject: Re: [HAM] James Hamilton
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 100 23:26:33 +0000


> What happened to William? Do you have further info on him?
> Wilda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Pat Hamilton <>
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> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 1:46 PM
> Subject: [HAM] James Hamilton
> Hi, Wilda, Sorry to be so late in answering your email. What happened to
William? I am still looking. Nothing new, I;m afraid.


>




> > Hi Trish,
> > Thanks for the information you sent over Rootsweb. I still have a lot
> of researching to do, before I can say we have anything we can go on. There
> were a lot of Hamiltons in my area, and I'll share if I can.
> > I have very little on James, Jr. (I neglected to put the dates in my
> email), but I'll put it the best way I can since I'm new to this.
> > Alexander Hamilton married Elizabeth Pollock in Scotland between 1693
> and 1736. They had two sons, Willliam and James.
> > James became a businessman and wound up in the West Indies. On the
> island of Nevis, he fathered Alexander and James Jr. with Rachel Fawcett.
> Alexander was born about 1744, and James was born later. I have two
> different versions of this, and I can fill you in on it later if you like.
> Anyway, James Sr. abandoned Rachel and the boys, and they moved to St.
> Croix, where we hear a lot about Alexander because he was smart and had
> mentors who sent him to New York when he was seventeen. We all know the
> rest of the story. Alexander was killed by Burr, etc.
> > What happened to James, Jr. It seems that Alexander got a lot of
> glory.(probably well earned) And James???
> > I'd really like to know.
> > If James Jr. was anything like his father, we may have a match. Our
> people here aren't talking.
> >
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