John P. Hamilton, Jr.

1765 - 1849  (83 years)

• Name	John P. Hamilton  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	1 Nov 1765	Baltimore Co., Maryland   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	According to documents quoted by Frazee, "He was out to protect and guard the frontier settlements, and was in several several scouting parties, and in an engagement with the Indians at Frankstown, served in all sixteen months, no dates of service stated" (568). Some brief testimony about his experience is quoted on 570-73, which he gave because there was no documentary evidence about his service in the War. Like his father, he also served in the service during the Revolutionary War. His family lived in Bedford Co., Pennsylvania at the time. Frazee (S22) records a variety of documents relevant to his pension application and will. On 21 Oct. 1833, at age 68, when living in Bracken Co., he applied for a Revolutionary War pension for his service for Pennsylvania (app. #1759). He states that he was born in Baltimore, MD, on 1 Nov. 1765; that he first enlisted from Bedford Co., PA; that his children were Elizabeth (b. 16 Aug. 1790), William (b. 16 Mar 1792), John (b. 25 Aug. 1794), Polly (b. 6 Mar. 1798) and Jean (b. 6 Oct. 1799). He appears on Military Pensioners in Bracken County in the 1840 census, aged 76, in the Northern Division. According to Peden, "John Hamilton was born in Baltimore County, Maryland, November 1, 1765 and entered in the Revolutionary War in Bedford County, Pennsylvania prior to the Revolution. He married Deborah Perkins in Perry County, Pennsylvania on June 3, 1788, and moved to Monroe County, and then Bracken County, Kentucky. Their children were [. . . as given here, but he does not include the two youngest, Samuel and Joel]. On October 21, 1833 John Hamilton applied for and received a pension. His widow subsequently received pension W1759, having applied in 1849 while residing in Bracken County, Kentucky." Note that there is another John Hamilton who died in Indiana Co., Pennsylvania in 1818, and who was also a Revolutionary War veteran; he was not from this family. He is included on the Revolutionary War page.  [5, 6]
  Died	11 Jul 1849	? Kentucky or Pennsylvania
  Buried	Sharon Church Cemetery, Bracken Co., Kentucky   [7]
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  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. James Edward "Ned" Hamilton           b. Abt 1769, Pennsylvania           d. Aft 23 Apr 1826, Bracken Co., Kentucky
  2. Samuel Hamilton           b. Abt 1774, Pennsylvania           d. Abt 1832, Bracken Co., Kentucky
  3. David Hamilton           b. Abt 1776, Pennsylvania           d. Abt 1824
  4. Sarah Hamilton           b. Abt 1778, Pennsylvania
  5. Elizabeth Hamilton           b. Abt 1780, Pennsylvania
  Headstones		John P. Hamilton Jr. (d. 1849) and Deborah Perkins (d. 1852) The covered graves in the foreground are John and Deborah; I could not make out the names on the similarly covered grave behind them to the left.
  Notes	He appears in Bracken County on 22 Nov. 1799 on the Kentucky Census as a taxpayer. His will appears in Bracken County, naming wife Deborah and children William, John, Samuel, Armstrong, Mary Bennett, Jane Boston’s heirs, and Executor John. Dated 14 April. 1844. [8, 9]
  Person ID	I4211	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Sgt. John P. Hamilton, Sr.           b. Abt 1740, Ireland           d. 1810, Brookville, Bracken Co., Kentucky  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth           b. Ireland           d. 10 Nov 1828, Brookville, Bracken Co., Kentucky
  Married	Ireland
  Family ID	F2909	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Deborah Perkins           b. 6 Mar 1762           d. 26 Dec 1852  (Age 90 years)
  Married	30 Jun 1788	Sherman's Valley, Carroll Twp., Perry Co., Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Elizabeth Mary Hamilton           b. 16 Aug 1790   2. William Hamilton           b. 16 Mar 1792 + 3. Col. John O. Hamilton           b. 25 Aug 1794, Sherman's Valley, Carroll Twp., Perry Co., Pennsylvania           d. 18 Dec 1883, Gallatin Co., Kentucky  (Age 89 years)   4. Polly Hamilton           b. 6 Mar 1798   5. Jean Hamilton           b. 6 Oct 1799   6. Samuel Hamilton           b. 15 Oct 1801 7. Joel Hamilton           b. 14 Sep 1803
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2011
  Family ID	F2905	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 1 Nov 1765 - Baltimore Co., Maryland  Married - 30 Jun 1788 - Sherman's Valley, Carroll Twp., Perry Co., Pennsylvania  Buried - - Sharon Church Cemetery, Bracken Co., Kentucky   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "John P. Hamilton, Jr.". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I4211&tree=1sttree (accessed September 21, 2020).