Sgt. John P. Hamilton, Sr.

Abt 1740 - 1810  (70 years)

Claude Hamilton

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Children	+ 1. Sgt. John P. Hamilton, Sr.           b. Abt 1740, Ireland   2. William Hamilton

Claude Hamilton

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Children	+ 1. Sgt. John P. Hamilton, Sr.           b. Abt 1740, Ireland   2. William Hamilton

Elizabeth

- 1828

Birth	Ireland
Died	10 Nov 1828	Brookville, Bracken Co., Kentucky
Family	Sgt. John P. Hamilton, Sr.           b. Abt 1740, Ireland
Married	Ireland
Children	+ 1. John P. Hamilton, Jr.           b. 1 Nov 1765, Baltimore Co., Maryland + 2. James Edward "Ned" Hamilton           b. Abt 1769, Pennsylvania + 3. Samuel Hamilton           b. Abt 1774, Pennsylvania   4. David Hamilton           b. Abt 1776, Pennsylvania   5. Sarah Hamilton           b. Abt 1778, Pennsylvania   6. Elizabeth Hamilton           b. Abt 1780, Pennsylvania

John P. Hamilton, Jr.

1765 - 1849  (83 years)

Birth	1 Nov 1765	Baltimore Co., Maryland
Died	11 Jul 1849	? Kentucky or Pennsylvania
Buried	Sharon Church Cemetery, Bracken Co., Kentucky
Father	Sgt. John P. Hamilton, Sr.           b. Abt 1740, Ireland
Mother	Elizabeth           b. Ireland
Married	Ireland
Family	Deborah Perkins           b. 6 Mar 1762
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. John O. Hamilton           b. 25 Aug 1794, Sherman's Valley, Carroll Twp., Perry Co., Pennsylvania   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

Deborah Perkins

1762 - 1852  (90 years)

Birth	6 Mar 1762
Died	26 Dec 1852
Buried	Sharon Church Cemetery, Bracken Co., Kentucky
Family	John P. Hamilton, Jr.           b. 1 Nov 1765, Baltimore Co., Maryland
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. John O. Hamilton           b. 25 Aug 1794, Sherman's Valley, Carroll Twp., Perry Co., Pennsylvania   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

James Edward "Ned" Hamilton

Abt 1769 - Aft 1826  (> 57 years)

Birth	Abt 1769	Pennsylvania
Died	Aft 23 Apr 1826	Bracken Co., Kentucky
Father	Sgt. John P. Hamilton, Sr.           b. Abt 1740, Ireland
Mother	Elizabeth           b. Ireland
Married	Ireland
Family 1	Elizabeth
Children	+ 1. John Cornelius Hamilton           b. 5 Jan 1794 + 2. Samuel "Towhead" Hamilton           b. 17 Dec 1795, Fort Washington (now Cincinnati), Hamilton Co., Ohio   3. Rachel Hamilton + 4. William Hamilton
Family 2	Mary Hutchison
Children	+ 1. Herod Hamilton           b. 1807, Bracken Co., Kentucky   2. Zerelda Hamilton

Elizabeth

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	James Edward "Ned" Hamilton           b. Abt 1769, Pennsylvania
Children	+ 1. John Cornelius Hamilton           b. 5 Jan 1794 + 2. Samuel "Towhead" Hamilton           b. 17 Dec 1795, Fort Washington (now Cincinnati), Hamilton Co., Ohio   3. Rachel Hamilton + 4. William Hamilton

Mary Hutchison

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	James Edward "Ned" Hamilton           b. Abt 1769, Pennsylvania
Children	+ 1. Herod Hamilton           b. 1807, Bracken Co., Kentucky   2. Zerelda Hamilton

Samuel Hamilton

Abt 1774 - Abt 1832  (58 years)

Birth	Abt 1774	Pennsylvania
Died	Abt 1832	Bracken Co., Kentucky
Buried	Hamilton Cemetery #1, Bracken Co., Kentucky
Father	Sgt. John P. Hamilton, Sr.           b. Abt 1740, Ireland
Mother	Elizabeth           b. Ireland
Married	Ireland
Family	Delia "Dilly" Donovan           b. Abt 1779, Harve de Grace, Harford Co., Maryland
Married	12 Jun 1798	Bracken Co., Kentucky
Children	+ 1. Vincent Power Hamilton           b. 12 Mar 1799, Bracken Co., Kentucky + 2. Matilda Hamilton           b. Abt 1800, Kentucky + 3. Minerva Hamilton           b. Abt 1804, Bracken Co., Kentucky   4. Lemuel Hamilton           b. Abt 1807 + 5. Damaris Melvina Hamilton           b. Abt 1810, Kentucky + 6. Theodore C. Hamilton           b. Abt 1815, Kentucky + 7. Julia Ann Hamilton           b. Abt 1817, Kentucky + 8. Oscar F. Hamilton           b. Abt 1817, Kentucky + 9. Patrick Henry Hamilton           b. Abt 1821, Kentucky

Delia "Dilly" Donovan

Abt 1779 - 1845  (66 years)

Birth	Abt 1779	Harve de Grace, Harford Co., Maryland
Died	6 Nov 1845	Bracken Co., Kentucky
Buried	Hamilton Cemetery #1, Bracken Co., Kentucky
Father	Daniel Donovan, Jr.           b. 19 Sep 1751, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Mother	Elizabeth Covey           b. 1757, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Married	18 Jun 1778	Harford Co., Maryland
Family	Samuel Hamilton           b. Abt 1774, Pennsylvania
Married	12 Jun 1798	Bracken Co., Kentucky
Children	+ 1. Vincent Power Hamilton           b. 12 Mar 1799, Bracken Co., Kentucky + 2. Matilda Hamilton           b. Abt 1800, Kentucky + 3. Minerva Hamilton           b. Abt 1804, Bracken Co., Kentucky   4. Lemuel Hamilton           b. Abt 1807 + 5. Damaris Melvina Hamilton           b. Abt 1810, Kentucky + 6. Theodore C. Hamilton           b. Abt 1815, Kentucky + 7. Julia Ann Hamilton           b. Abt 1817, Kentucky + 8. Oscar F. Hamilton           b. Abt 1817, Kentucky + 9. Patrick Henry Hamilton           b. Abt 1821, Kentucky

David Hamilton

Abt 1776 - Abt 1824  (48 years)

Birth	Abt 1776	Pennsylvania
Died	Abt 1824
Father	Sgt. John P. Hamilton, Sr.           b. Abt 1740, Ireland
Mother	Elizabeth           b. Ireland
Married	Ireland

Sarah Hamilton

Abt 1778 -

Birth	Abt 1778	Pennsylvania
Father	Sgt. John P. Hamilton, Sr.           b. Abt 1740, Ireland
Mother	Elizabeth           b. Ireland
Married	Ireland

Elizabeth Hamilton

Abt 1780 -

Birth	Abt 1780	Pennsylvania
Father	Sgt. John P. Hamilton, Sr.           b. Abt 1740, Ireland
Mother	Elizabeth           b. Ireland
Married	Ireland

• Name	John P. Hamilton  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Sgt.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Abt 1740	Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	He is SAR P-173800, born 1743 and died 1810; the only child listed in the SAR is Samuel. He is identified in the directories for the SAR as a Sergeant in the PA Line. He fought in the Revolutionary War under Captain Isaac Seeley, 5th Pennsylvania Regiment, commanded by Col. Francis Johnston. [This may be an error; it may be the John Hamilton d. 1818 who served in this regiment.] Frazee (S22) records a variety of documents relevant to his pension application and will, including some testimony of his war experience, on 565-81. Lizzie Mannen Turney's DAR Application reaches back to John Hamilton who fought in Capt. Seeley's company. A later note [1930] by a DAR researcher has been typed on the application saying this: "This John Hamilton was a private in Captain Thomas Paxton's Co. of Bedford County, Pa. Militia, 12-18-1776. See Pa. Archives, 2nd Series, vol. 14, p. 653-5. The [sic] John Hamilton was born 1755 and died in Indiana Co., Pa. See Pa. Archives, 2nd Series, vol. 10, page 549." As far as my research tells, this note is in error. Note that there is also a John Hamilton, who died in Indiana Co., Pennsylvania in 1818, who was also a Revolutionary War veteran; he was not from this family.  [3, 4, 5]
  Will written	10 Aug 1802	Bracken Co., Kentucky   [6]
  	The will names wife Elizabeth; sons John, Edward, Samuel David; daughters Sarah, Elizabeth.
  Death	1810	Brookville, Bracken Co., Kentucky
  Burial	Bracken Co., Kentucky
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Claude Hamilton             d. Yes, date unknown  (Father)
  Notes	John Sr. came from Northern Ireland and landed in Baltimore in 1763 or ‘64, having met Elizabeth on board the ship. After the war, he moved his family to Bracken Co., Kentucky in 1797. He appears on 22 Nov. 1799 as John Sr. on the Bracken County tax list. [7]
  Person ID	I4218
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father

  Claude Hamilton             d. Yes, date unknown

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Elizabeth           b. Ireland           d. 10 Nov 1828, Brookville, Bracken Co., Kentucky
  Marriage	Ireland
  Children	4 sons and 2 daughters
  + 1. John P. Hamilton, Jr.           b. 1 Nov 1765, Baltimore Co., Maryland           d. 11 Jul 1849, ? Kentucky or Pennsylvania (Age 83 years) └─ Deborah Perkins  (Age 90 years)  m. 30 Jun 1788 + 2. James Edward "Ned" Hamilton           b. Abt 1769, Pennsylvania           d. Aft 23 Apr 1826, Bracken Co., Kentucky (Age > 57 years) └─ Elizabeth;    └─ Mary Hutchison + 3. Samuel Hamilton           b. Abt 1774, Pennsylvania           d. Abt 1832, Bracken Co., Kentucky (Age 58 years) └─ Delia "Dilly" Donovan  (Age 66 years)  m. 12 Jun 1798   4. David Hamilton           b. Abt 1776, Pennsylvania           d. Abt 1824 (Age 48 years)   5. Sarah Hamilton           b. Abt 1778, Pennsylvania   6. Elizabeth Hamilton           b. Abt 1780, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F2909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1740 - Ireland  Will written - 10 Aug 1802 - Bracken Co., Kentucky  Death - 1810 - Brookville, Bracken Co., Kentucky  Burial - - Bracken Co., Kentucky  Marriage - - Ireland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Sgt. John P. Hamilton, Sr.". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I4218&tree=1sttree (accessed April 28, 2025).