My next post will be a little later than I'd have liked. I caught the flu from the kids and I am VERY down for the count. We ALL have ear infections from this flu as well. It's terrible. Anyway, I plan on doing the second part to my previous post sometime in the next week or two. Now, I'm going to go hack up my other lung :-/
Evie
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Hamilton/Fleming/Stewart Line Part I
Sorry it's taken SO long to get this posted! I haven't had much free time this past week because my kids got really sick. I'm talking puking sick. Yuck. Anyway, they're on the mend, so I finally finished it! Hope you enjoy!
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When I talk about ancestry with friends and relatives, I often mention our connection to the noble Fleming family of Scotland, because it's the line I know most about. It is also the line most ask me about. It was one of the first lines I found when starting out with genealogy. Because they were nobles, the documentation is very easily found.
I descend from this line through my grandmother, Joan Hamilton, whose parents were Mary Morgan and Joseph Yost Hamilton. Our connection to the Flemings/Stewarts is from the Hamilton side.
Here I present those who directly trace back to the noble family of Fleming, and the Royal House of Stewart. I will only be going into detail on those who directly connect to the Fleming and Stewart lines. I will go into more detail on the Hamilton family in general later.
For convenience (and my sanity), I've split this blog into two parts. This first post is all my ancestors from my great grandfather up until William Fleming, who lived in Scotland in the 17th century.
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*Joseph Yost (or Youst) Hamilton (spouse: Mary Louise Morgan)
Sources used for this info: US Fed Census 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940; CA Death Record
Born: Aug 13, 1908 in West Virginia
Died: Mar 16, 1957 in Los Angeles, CA
Residences:
1920: Hamilton Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1930: 133 Thompson Street, Clark district, Clarksburg City, Harrison County, WV (seems to still be standing)
1940: 305 Glenwood Avenue, Charleston District, Charleston City, Kenawha County, WV (Still standing)
Occupations:
1930: None
1940: Salesman, Wholesale Grocery
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|Son of:
*Carlie Francis Hamilton (spouse: Mollie Marie Tennant)
(YES! His name was really Carlie! He went by Carl though, according to census records)
Sources: US Fed Census Records 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940; WV Birth Index, CA Death Index; Find a Grave website
Born: Jun 12, 1885 in Marion County, West Virginia
Died: Oct 17, 1944; Grave (Shown above) located in Ice Cemetery of Barrackville, WV
Residences:
1900: (house # not noted) Main Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1910: Grant Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1920: Hamilton Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1930: 133 Thompson Street, Clark district, Clarksburg City, Harrison County, WV
1940: Universal Hotel, 3875 Lankershim Blvd, Los Angeles, CA (now a Metro Public Transit Station)
Occupations:
1900: Day Laborer (age 14)
1910: General Store Salesman (age 24)
1920: Railway (? - difficult to read) Station Agent (age 34)
1930: Undertaker (age 44)
1940: Hotel Owner and Proprietor (age 54), Universal Hotel, 3875 Lankershim Blvd, Los Angeles, CA (now a Metro Public Transit Station)
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|Son of:
*John Yost Hamilton (spouse: Emma Jane Amos)
Note: Name is sometimes misread/mistranscribed in records as "Jehu" due to sloppy writing by Census takers. It's clearly a sloppy o and n, not an e and u.
Sources: US Fed Census Records 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940; WV Deaths Index; Find a Grave website
Born: Nov 22, 1864 in Mannington, WV
Died: Jan 20, 1955 in Clarksburg, harrison, WV
Residences:
1880: Street not noted. Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1900: (house # not noted) Main Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1910: (# not noted) Washington Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1920: (# not noted) Wilson Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1930: Street not noted. Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1940: (# not noted) Washington Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
Occupations:
1880: Student (age 15)
1900: Not noted on census (age 35)
1910: Merchant, General Store (age 45)
1920: Post Master (age 55)
1930: Soda Producer (age 65)
1940: Pop (Soda) Factory Manager (age 75)
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|Son of:
*Richard Francis Hamilton (spouse: Lavina Barker)
Sources: The William Fleming Family - A Genealogy by Franklin Marion Brand published in 1941; U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865; US Fed Cesus Records 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910; Find a Grave website
Born: Mar 7, 1831 in Virginia
Died: May 14, 1910 in West Virginia
Residences:
1850: Western District, Marion, Virginia
1860: District 6, Marion, Virginia. Nearest post office is Farmington. (no other information noted)
1870: Lincoln, Marion, West Virginia
1880: Pawpaw, Marion, WV
1900: Marion, West Virginia
1910: Grant Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
Occupations:
1850: Laborer (probably on his parents' farm)
1860: Carpenter
1870: "
1880: "
1900: None Listed (Retired?)
1910: None
Military Information: Civil War Draft information- Signed into the Registry for West Virginia Congressional District 2. No record of actual service that I have been able to find. If I do find it I will edit this.
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|Son of:
*Boaz Fleming Hamilton (spouse: Maria, possibly pronounced Mariah, Parrish/Parish)
Sources: Find a Grave website; US Fed Census 1850, 1860, 1870, 1900; The History of West Virginia, Old and New, Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 440-441; Obituary, 1901, Local newspaper (name was not visable)
Born: Dec 4, 1808 in Monongalia County, Virginia (WV)
Died: Mar 5, 1901 in Salt Lick, Mannington, Marion County, West Virginia
Grave Located: Hamilton Cemetery, Marion County, West Virginia
Residences:
1850: Western District, Marion County, Virginia
1860: District 4, Marion, Virginia1870: Clay, Sullivan, Missouri
1900: Marion County, WV
Occupations:
1850: Farmer
1860: Clerk of Marion County, Virginia (WV)
1870: Farmer
1900: None (Retired)
Note: Excerpt from The History of West Virginia, Old and New:
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|Son of:
*Clarissa Fleming (Spouse: James Hamilton)
Sources: US Sons of the American Revolution Application, Fairmont's Cemeteries by Gena D. Wagaman (picture source); US Fed Census Records 1850, 1860
Birth: Sept 1, 1786 in Kent, Delaware
Death: Nov 5, 1863 in Monongalia, Virginia (WV)
Residences:
1850: Western District, Marion, Virginia
1860: District 4, Marion, Virginia
Occupations:
None documented that I could find. Probably the usual for females of the time: "Keeping House"
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|Daughter of:
Birth: Jan 3, 1758 in Kent, Delaware
Death: Mar 20, 1830 in Middletown, Virginia (WV)
Residences:
1810: Monongalia, Virginia (WV)
1830: "
Occupations:
Soldier, Revolutionary War.
Landowner. Involved in politics. Founded the town of Middletown, which eventually became Fairmont.
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|Son of
*William Fleming (Spouse: Jean, or Jane, Frame)
Sources: US Sons of the American Revolution Application;
Died: May 5, 1784 in Kent, Delaware, on his land, dubbed "William's Choice"
Residence: Scotland, than Delaware
Occupation: He was a large landowner, and had many slaves. Several are named in his will.
Notes, taken from The William Fleming Family: "The Fleming family in America began with William Fleming born June 5, 1717, who immigrated to this country from Scotland about the year 1740 on account of the persecution of the Christian religion in Scotland at that time by the Roman Catholics...
On his arrival in this country he applied at the land office then open and was granted a patent for land located in Kent County, Delaware, called "William's Choice", and thereon located in 1741, built and resided until his death, which occurred May 5, 1784, aged 66 years and 11 months. About the year 1744 he married a lady by the name of JANE [JEAN] FRAME..."
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|Son of
*William Fleming (I) (spouse: Martha or Jane, surname unclear but most seem to say Clark)
Sources: Mostly family histories and some texts. The Great Divide by Henry Dudley Teetor, M. A (1893); History of West Virginia and its People, Vol III by Thomas Condit Miller and Hugh Maxwell; The Annals of a Tweedale Parish: The History of the United Parish of Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho; This blog has a lot of sources listed: http://chelledge.wordpress.com/elledge-conaway-genealogy/the-william-fleming-family/chapter-1-william-fleming/
The story: William, or William's father, fled Scotland due to some kind of persecution. They stayed in Ireland for a time.
PROVEN:
-The Flemings were from Scotland.
-William Fleming (b. 1717 Scotland) was a Revolutionary soldier.
- William Fleming (b. 1717) was a large landowner in Delaware.
Speculative:
-William (b 1717) descended from the line of Flemings the once held the Earldom of Wigton.
-His Father was named William and was born in Scotland in 1691.
-His father, Malcolm, lost favor and titles.
OK, so here is where it gets confusing. I'm going to be honest here, there is no irrefutable source beyond this point. However, there are MANY family histories, many hundreds of years old, that show a link to the Flemings of Scotland, who were Earls of Wigton. Is it PROOF? No. Does it show the link is very probable? Yes. That's good enough for me.
If I were doing this professionally, or looking to claim some kind of rights, I would stop here. Especially since I do not, according to my research and all logic, descend from any ACTUAL claimant for the title (only a female Fleming). But this is for fun. It's for me and my family and curious others. I'm not writing a book or claiming some kind of rights. Therefore I'm not too concerned about the unquestionable reliability of the sources.
My recent DNA test also shows a large chunk of genes that trace back to Flanders (present day Belgium, and the namesake of the Flemings). It's circumstantial, but convincing for this unprofessional hobby genealogist.
Therefore I will continue this line in Part II. It separates the without-a-doubt ancestry from the speculative, and also separates the family line at the generation that last lived and died in the Old World.
***
When I talk about ancestry with friends and relatives, I often mention our connection to the noble Fleming family of Scotland, because it's the line I know most about. It is also the line most ask me about. It was one of the first lines I found when starting out with genealogy. Because they were nobles, the documentation is very easily found.
I descend from this line through my grandmother, Joan Hamilton, whose parents were Mary Morgan and Joseph Yost Hamilton. Our connection to the Flemings/Stewarts is from the Hamilton side.
Here I present those who directly trace back to the noble family of Fleming, and the Royal House of Stewart. I will only be going into detail on those who directly connect to the Fleming and Stewart lines. I will go into more detail on the Hamilton family in general later.
For convenience (and my sanity), I've split this blog into two parts. This first post is all my ancestors from my great grandfather up until William Fleming, who lived in Scotland in the 17th century.
______________
*Joseph Yost (or Youst) Hamilton (spouse: Mary Louise Morgan)
Sources used for this info: US Fed Census 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940; CA Death Record
Born: Aug 13, 1908 in West Virginia
Died: Mar 16, 1957 in Los Angeles, CA
Residences:
1920: Hamilton Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1930: 133 Thompson Street, Clark district, Clarksburg City, Harrison County, WV (seems to still be standing)
1940: 305 Glenwood Avenue, Charleston District, Charleston City, Kenawha County, WV (Still standing)
Occupations:
1930: None
1940: Salesman, Wholesale Grocery
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|Son of:
*Carlie Francis Hamilton (spouse: Mollie Marie Tennant)
(YES! His name was really Carlie! He went by Carl though, according to census records)
Sources: US Fed Census Records 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940; WV Birth Index, CA Death Index; Find a Grave website
Born: Jun 12, 1885 in Marion County, West Virginia
Died: Oct 17, 1944; Grave (Shown above) located in Ice Cemetery of Barrackville, WV
Residences:
1900: (house # not noted) Main Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1910: Grant Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1920: Hamilton Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1930: 133 Thompson Street, Clark district, Clarksburg City, Harrison County, WV
1940: Universal Hotel, 3875 Lankershim Blvd, Los Angeles, CA (now a Metro Public Transit Station)
Occupations:
1900: Day Laborer (age 14)
1910: General Store Salesman (age 24)
1920: Railway (? - difficult to read) Station Agent (age 34)
1930: Undertaker (age 44)
1940: Hotel Owner and Proprietor (age 54), Universal Hotel, 3875 Lankershim Blvd, Los Angeles, CA (now a Metro Public Transit Station)
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|Son of:
*John Yost Hamilton (spouse: Emma Jane Amos)
Note: Name is sometimes misread/mistranscribed in records as "Jehu" due to sloppy writing by Census takers. It's clearly a sloppy o and n, not an e and u.
Sources: US Fed Census Records 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940; WV Deaths Index; Find a Grave website
Born: Nov 22, 1864 in Mannington, WV
Died: Jan 20, 1955 in Clarksburg, harrison, WV
Residences:
1880: Street not noted. Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1900: (house # not noted) Main Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1910: (# not noted) Washington Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1920: (# not noted) Wilson Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1930: Street not noted. Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
1940: (# not noted) Washington Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
Occupations:
1880: Student (age 15)
1900: Not noted on census (age 35)
1910: Merchant, General Store (age 45)
1920: Post Master (age 55)
1930: Soda Producer (age 65)
1940: Pop (Soda) Factory Manager (age 75)
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|Son of:
*Richard Francis Hamilton (spouse: Lavina Barker)
Sources: The William Fleming Family - A Genealogy by Franklin Marion Brand published in 1941; U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865; US Fed Cesus Records 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910; Find a Grave website
Born: Mar 7, 1831 in Virginia
Died: May 14, 1910 in West Virginia
Residences:
1850: Western District, Marion, Virginia
1860: District 6, Marion, Virginia. Nearest post office is Farmington. (no other information noted)
1870: Lincoln, Marion, West Virginia
1880: Pawpaw, Marion, WV
1900: Marion, West Virginia
1910: Grant Street, Paw Paw District, Fairview Town, Marion County, WV
Occupations:
1850: Laborer (probably on his parents' farm)
1860: Carpenter
1870: "
1880: "
1900: None Listed (Retired?)
1910: None
Military Information: Civil War Draft information- Signed into the Registry for West Virginia Congressional District 2. No record of actual service that I have been able to find. If I do find it I will edit this.
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|Son of:
*Boaz Fleming Hamilton (spouse: Maria, possibly pronounced Mariah, Parrish/Parish)
Sources: Find a Grave website; US Fed Census 1850, 1860, 1870, 1900; The History of West Virginia, Old and New, Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 440-441; Obituary, 1901, Local newspaper (name was not visable)
Born: Dec 4, 1808 in Monongalia County, Virginia (WV)
Died: Mar 5, 1901 in Salt Lick, Mannington, Marion County, West Virginia
Grave Located: Hamilton Cemetery, Marion County, West Virginia
Residences:
1850: Western District, Marion County, Virginia
1860: District 4, Marion, Virginia1870: Clay, Sullivan, Missouri
1900: Marion County, WV
Occupations:
1850: Farmer
1860: Clerk of Marion County, Virginia (WV)
1870: Farmer
1900: None (Retired)
Note: Excerpt from The History of West Virginia, Old and New:
"He was a stanch democrat. He was de- feated as a candidate for county clerk of courts in 1852, but in 1858 was elected to that office and served three years."He left office halfway through his term after refusing to take The Ironclad Oath, designed to run Confederate sympathizers out of office and restrict their voting. He was "turned out of his office" according to his 1901 obituary. While Boaz did not fight in the Civil War (he was probably too old by then), it should be noted that some of the Hamiltons did fight for the Confederacy. Boaz's nephew, Elmus Wesley Hamilton, was one. I'm sure there were others. When he left office, he left the whole state and moved to Missouri for 6 years (according to the obit). Then he moved back to Marion County, WV to live with his son, James Ulysses ("Lyss"). According to the same Obit, he was known in the community as "Uncle Fleming" and was extremely active in the Methodist church, for over 70 years.
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|Son of:
*Clarissa Fleming (Spouse: James Hamilton)
Sources: US Sons of the American Revolution Application, Fairmont's Cemeteries by Gena D. Wagaman (picture source); US Fed Census Records 1850, 1860
Birth: Sept 1, 1786 in Kent, Delaware
Death: Nov 5, 1863 in Monongalia, Virginia (WV)
Residences:
1850: Western District, Marion, Virginia
1860: District 4, Marion, Virginia
Occupations:
None documented that I could find. Probably the usual for females of the time: "Keeping House"
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|Daughter of:
*Boaz Fleming (spouse: Elizabeth Hutchinson)
Sources: Find a Grave website, US Sons of the American Revolution Application, US Fed Census 1810, 1830Birth: Jan 3, 1758 in Kent, Delaware
Death: Mar 20, 1830 in Middletown, Virginia (WV)
Residences:
1810: Monongalia, Virginia (WV)
1830: "
Occupations:
Soldier, Revolutionary War.
Landowner. Involved in politics. Founded the town of Middletown, which eventually became Fairmont.
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|Son of
*William Fleming (Spouse: Jean, or Jane, Frame)
Sources: US Sons of the American Revolution Application;
The annals of a Tweeddale parish;: The history of the united parish of Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho by Andrew Baird (1924); William Fleming's Will; The William Fleming Family by Francis Marion Brand
Birth: Jun 5, 1717 in ScotlandDied: May 5, 1784 in Kent, Delaware, on his land, dubbed "William's Choice"
Residence: Scotland, than Delaware
Occupation: He was a large landowner, and had many slaves. Several are named in his will.
Notes, taken from The William Fleming Family: "The Fleming family in America began with William Fleming born June 5, 1717, who immigrated to this country from Scotland about the year 1740 on account of the persecution of the Christian religion in Scotland at that time by the Roman Catholics...
On his arrival in this country he applied at the land office then open and was granted a patent for land located in Kent County, Delaware, called "William's Choice", and thereon located in 1741, built and resided until his death, which occurred May 5, 1784, aged 66 years and 11 months. About the year 1744 he married a lady by the name of JANE [JEAN] FRAME..."
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|Son of
*William Fleming (I) (spouse: Martha or Jane, surname unclear but most seem to say Clark)
Sources: Mostly family histories and some texts. The Great Divide by Henry Dudley Teetor, M. A (1893); History of West Virginia and its People, Vol III by Thomas Condit Miller and Hugh Maxwell; The Annals of a Tweedale Parish: The History of the United Parish of Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho; This blog has a lot of sources listed: http://chelledge.wordpress.com/elledge-conaway-genealogy/the-william-fleming-family/chapter-1-william-fleming/
The story: William, or William's father, fled Scotland due to some kind of persecution. They stayed in Ireland for a time.
PROVEN:
-The Flemings were from Scotland.
-William Fleming (b. 1717 Scotland) was a Revolutionary soldier.
- William Fleming (b. 1717) was a large landowner in Delaware.
Speculative:
-William (b 1717) descended from the line of Flemings the once held the Earldom of Wigton.
-His Father was named William and was born in Scotland in 1691.
-His father, Malcolm, lost favor and titles.
OK, so here is where it gets confusing. I'm going to be honest here, there is no irrefutable source beyond this point. However, there are MANY family histories, many hundreds of years old, that show a link to the Flemings of Scotland, who were Earls of Wigton. Is it PROOF? No. Does it show the link is very probable? Yes. That's good enough for me.
If I were doing this professionally, or looking to claim some kind of rights, I would stop here. Especially since I do not, according to my research and all logic, descend from any ACTUAL claimant for the title (only a female Fleming). But this is for fun. It's for me and my family and curious others. I'm not writing a book or claiming some kind of rights. Therefore I'm not too concerned about the unquestionable reliability of the sources.
My recent DNA test also shows a large chunk of genes that trace back to Flanders (present day Belgium, and the namesake of the Flemings). It's circumstantial, but convincing for this unprofessional hobby genealogist.
Therefore I will continue this line in Part II. It separates the without-a-doubt ancestry from the speculative, and also separates the family line at the generation that last lived and died in the Old World.
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