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From: "David & Martha Lawrence" <>
Subject: Re: [HAM] Rachel Hamilton
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 10:45:13 -0500
References: <200007060237.VAA13477@ns1.argontech.net> <3964061C.73239E7D@interpac.net>


I have a idea that this is true but beware of the William curse. Many
Hamiltons in LCT were named William.
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan Sing" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: [HAM] Rachel Hamilton


> Could I ask....was a Martha one of the children of William? Thanks for ur
> help. Jan Sing
>
> "Ann H. Pippin" wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Dave, for taking the trouble to send me this information. My
> > William Hamilton, my great, great grandfather was married to his Rachel
> > HUNTER. My William HAMILTON was b. 25 Jul, 1783, in SC, and d. in the
> > spring of 1853, in LCT. Rachel d. sometime after the 1870 Tennessee
census.
> > They are reported to have been buried in one of the Stone Cemeteries in
> > LCT. I have a list of all 14 of their children. What I do not have is
the
> > information on his parents, who they were, any siblings, and ancestory.
In
> > trying to find this information, I have succeeded in finding out more
than
> > I imagined on my HUNTERS. Boy, are they organized. But still, my main
focus
> > is finding out about William HAMILTON's family.
> >
> > Thanks again for your thoughtfulness. It is appreciated.
> >
> > Ann Hamilton PippIN.
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: David & Martha Lawrence <>
> > > To:
> > > Subject: Fw: [HAM] Rachel Hamilton
> > > Date: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 4:10 AM
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Ann Pippen
> > > > I was at Clayton Genealogy Library in Houston the other day reading
> > > through the collection of books on Lincoln County and I ran across the
> > > following which maybe of interest to you. It came out of the Lincoln
> > County,
> > > Tenn. Bible records Vol. 2.
> > > > Nelson
> > > > Henery Rives Nelson married Martha Adella Edens. 11 children born to
> > this
> > > union - 7 of which lived to maturity.
> > > >
> > > > Jacob Edens b.1770, married in 1791- Mrs. Rachel Hamilton- b.1770.
She
> > was
> > > a widow with 2 sons - Jacob (Hamilton) b. 1787 and William (Hamilton)
> > > b.1789. They had 8 children - The first was Samuel (Edens) b.1792.
> > > >
> > > > Note: this is a verbatim copy of the photostatic copy I made of page
> > 151.
> > > >
> > > > I found numerous records of Andrew, Charles, David, Martha H.,
William
> > G.,
> > > F.M., Jacob, William, J.B., David R., James, Jean, Martha, Nancy,and
> > Sally.
> > > In the early (1829-1831) deed of LCT. In the books on early court
records
> > I
> > > found where Martha was the exectrix of Williams will. They did not
have
> > the
> > > will in the books, only where she was to come before the court and
show
> > > surety and later the person that provide the surity to be released in
> > lieu
> > > of another. This was prior to 1815-1816. I also went through all three
> > > volume of cementery records I found nothing useful. All though there
are
> > > many Hamiltons buried through out LCT even to modern date.
> > > >
> > > > Thought you might be interested.
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > >
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