James Henry HAMILTON ^{2 3}

  Research Notes:

My own research was limited to the years James lived in Wayne County, Kentucky. Information about him and his family in Indiana comes from the records of Jan Vanatta. Since this is Edna Stockton's line, I would have liked to include contact information for one of her descendants who has continued her work. Unfortunately, I do not know of any such individual. Jan Vanatta, however, does have more information about this line.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Tax List: 1814-1830, Wayne County, Kentucky. ^{6 7}

1814, Capt. Cooper's Company: Hambleton, James; 1 white male 21+.

1815, Capt. Cooper's Company: Hambleton, James; 1 white male 21+; 1 horse/mare, $30.

1816, Capt. George Hall's Company: Hambleton, James; 1 white male 21+; 1 horse/mare, $30.

1817, Capt. John Garner's Company: Hambleton, James; 1 white male 21+; 1 horse/mare.

1818: Tax Book missing.

1819: No listing.

1820, District 1: Hamilton, James; 1 white male 21+; 1 horse/mare, $35. [James was enumerated in the household of Hannah Hamilton in the 1820 census.]

1821, District 2: Hamilton, James; 115 acres H. Creek and 50 acres B. Creek; 1 white male 21+; 2 horses/mares; total value, $312.52. [This is the land of Charles Hamilton that had been taxed to his mother, Hannah Hamilton, in 1820. It appears it should have still been taxed to Hannah.]

1822: No entry.

1823, District 1: Hamilton, James H.; 1 white male 21+; 1 horse/mare, $50.

1824, District 2: Hamilton, James H.; 50 acres, B C; 1 white male 21+; 2 horses/mares, $150. [Grouped together with Hannah Hamilton and the remaining 115 acres on Beaver Creek. Total value for both James and Hannah was $500. Again, it appears all of the land should have been taxed to Hannah.]

1825, District 1: Hamilton, James; 1 white male 21+; 1 horse/mare, $50.

1826, Capt. Wm. Thomas' Company: Hamilton, James; 50 acres B. C. and 50 acres B. C.; 1 white male 21+; 2 horses/mares; total value, $200. [This land appears to have been James'.]

1827, Capt. Elisha Franklin's Company: Hamilton, James; 50 acres B Creek and 50 acres B Creek; 1 white male 21+; 3 horses/mares; total value, $200.

1828: Hamilton, James: 50 acres B. C. and 50 acres B. C.; 1 white male 21+; 4 horses/mares; total value, $195.

1829: Hamilton, James: 50 acres B. C. and 50 acres B. C.; 1 white male 21+; 4 horses/mares; total value, $200.

1830: No listing, but at the end his name appears in a list of 1830 delinquents with a note indicating he had moved to Indiana. He also does not appear in the 1830 census for Wayne County.

2. Deed: 1821, Wayne County, Kentucky. ²

Dated 29 Oct 1821, Recorded 4 Apr 1822, Bk C:318
James Hamilton was among the grantors of land that had been owned by Charles Hamilton, Dec'd, to the Trustees of The Methodist Episcopal Church. See Events under Hannah Henry Hamilton for details of this transaction.

3. Land Grant: 1822, Wayne County, Kentucky. ⁸

Hamilton, James H.; 50 acres, Bever Cr; surveyed 3 Dec 1822; Book P

4. Land Grant: 1823, Wayne County, Kentucky. ⁸

Hamilton, James H.; 50 acres, Bever Cr; surveyed 30 Dec 1823; Book P

5. Deed: 1829, Wayne County, Kentucky. ⁹

Dated 23 Nov 1829, Recorded 1 Mar 1830, Bk E:160
James Hamilton and Hannah his wife to Gabriel Sanders, 50 acres on Beaver Creek for $60.

Dated 23 Nov 1829, Recorded 22 Feb 1830, Bk E:161
James Hamilton and Hannah his wife to Gabriel Sanders, 50 acres on Beaver Creek for $60.

[Query whether Bork may have reversed the recording dates. One would expect the deed found at page 161 to carry the later recording date.]

6. Deed: 1841, Wayne County, Kentucky. ³

Dated 3 May 1841, Recorded 15 Jul 1845, Bk J:68
James H. Hamilton was one of the children of Hannah Hamilton living in Indiana who relinquished to their mother their interest in the land owned by their father, Charles Hamilton, at the time of his death. See Events for Hannah Henry Hamilton for full details.

James married Hannah FRANCIS on 27 Oct 1825 in Wayne County, Kentucky.¹ (Hannah FRANCIS was born on 10 Dec 1803 in Wayne County, Kentucky,⁵ died on 10 Feb 1881 in Morgan County, Indiana ⁵ and was buried in Mt. Nebo Cemetery, Morgan County, Indiana ⁵.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Hamilton, James H. and Hannah Francis. Sureties, Samuel H. Hamilton and Samuel Allen. Married 27 Oct 1825 by John Williams."

[Jan Vanatta identifies the John Williams who performed the above marriage as the brother-in-law of James H. Hamilton. His wife was Nancy Hamilton.] ¹