'Hamilton57'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Hamilton of Ballencrieff, Hamilton of Killaugh (Castle Hamilton), Hamilton of Redhall
[The sections below were previously included within Hamilton14. They were moved here to reduce the size of that page.]

                               
Claud Hamilton of Creichness (in Innerwick) & Clonwyn (d(vp?) by 1617)
'HJHeraldry' & TCB identify Claud's wife as Jane, dau of Robert Lauder of the Bass but 'HamiltonHistory'(p500) identifies her as ...
m. Janet or Jane Lauder (dau of Maurice Lauder in Belhaven, m2. Captain Arthur Forbes of Forbea Castle)
1. Sir Francis Hamilton of Killaugh (or Killagh or Killeshandra), aka Castle Hamilton, co. Cavan), 1st Bart (b by 1605, d 1665 (1673?), MP)
  m1. Letitia or Nicola(s) Coote (dau of Sir Charles Coote, Bart, by Dorothea Cuffe)
  A. Sir Charles Hamilton of Killaugh or Castle Hamilton, 2nd Bart (d before 09.05.1689, MP)
  m1. Catherine or Francescina (Francelina) Sempill (dau of Sir William Sempill of Letterkenny by Anne, dau of Sir William Stewart, 1st Bart)
  i. Sir Francis Hamilton of Killaugh (Castle Hamilton), 3rd Bart (dspl 04.02.1713-4, MP
  m1. (c1685) Catherine Montgomery (b c1663, d 1692, dau of Hugh Montgomery, 1st Earl of Mount Alexander, by Catherine Jones)
  a. Catherine Tweedy (d infant)
  m2. (26.03.1695) Anne Hamilton (dau/heir of Claud Hamilton, m2. Archibald Hamilton (brother of James, Duke of Hamilton) @@ below
  partner unknown (Miss/Mrs Tweedy??)
b. Frances Tweedy
  ii. Charles Hamilton (dsp)
  iii. Nichola Hamilton
  m1. Philip Cecil of Drumury, co. Cavan (d 1684)
  a. Arthur Cecil, later Hamiton of Castle Hamiton
  m. (1720) Anne Connor (dau of Thomas Connor of Dublin)
  (1) Margaret Cecil or Hamilton
  m. (1741) Thomas George Southwell, Lord Southwell
  (2) Nichola or Ann Hamilton
m. (1750) Richard Jackson of Forhill
  b. Hamilton Cecil (d unm)
  c. Anne Cecil
  m. _ Fleming of co. Cavan
  m2. Arthur Culme of Lisnamain
  iv. Dorothy Hamilton
  m. Francis Edgeworth (son of Sir John) ## see here ##
m2. (c12.1685) Penelope Haward (d before 1693, dau of James Haward or Howard of Fletherhill, widow of Nicholas Philpott of Poston)
  B. William Hamilton of Galway
  m. Anne
  i. Anne Hamilton
  'HamiltonHistory' suggests that Anne m1. George Holmes, m2. Mathew Plunket, Lord Louth, m3. John Eyre of Eyre Court. Provisionally we follow BIFR1976 ('Atkinson') in showing that she married ...
  m1. William Atkinson of Cangort (d 1684)
  m2. _ Blake
m3. Marcus French of Rahassan (Major)
  C. Claud Francis Hamilton of Lisclooney, King's Co. (d 29.03.1719)
  m. (c06.1667) Anne Hamilton (dau of William Hamilton of Hamilton's Bawn)
  i. Anne Hamilton (dsp 29.03.1719)
  m1. Sir Francis Hamilton, 3rd Bart of Castle Hamilton @@ above
  m2. (17.12.1718) Archibald Hamilton, Governor of Jamaica (d 1754)
  ii.+ other issue - Francis, William
  D. Nicola Hamilton
  m1. Andrew Hamilton of Killenover (d by 1666)
  m2. (1672) Robert Leslie, Bishop of Clogher (d 1672)
  m3. George Cunningham of Killenlesseragh
  E. daughter
  m. Hugh Willoughby of Carrow (m1. ??)
  F. daughter possibly of this generation
  m. John Lawder
  m2. Elizabeth Barlow (dsp 19.05.1664, dau of Randall Barlow, Archbishop of Tuam (by Elizabeth, dau of Jonas Wheeler, Bishop of Ossory), widow of William Hay of Castlebarne then Sir Francis Willoughby of Galway)

 

 

Sir James Hamilton of Hoprig & Redhall (d 1667/8)
m. (mcrt 02.08.1614) Anne Otterburn (dau/heir of Sir Thomas Otterburn of Redhall)
1. Sir James Hamilton in Ballincrieff (d 1652, 2nd son)
  A. daughter
  m. _ Stains
2. Andrew Hamilton of Redhall (d 1657? or after 21.10.1658)
m. Janet Hay (a 1679, dau/heir of Alexander Hay of Ravelrig (and Fosterseat?), m2. John Hay of Park)
  A. James Hamilton of Ballencrieff (bpt 25.11.1655, d 21.02.1687)
  m. (04.06.1683) Margaret Nicholson (dau of (Sir) Thomas Nicholson of Carnock, m2. Thomas Nicholson, younger of Balcaskie & Kenmay)
  i. Alexander Hamilton of Ballencrieff (b 1684, d 1763, MP)
  m. Mary Kerr (d 17.11.1768, dau of William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian)
  a. James Hamilton of Ballencrieff (b c1725, d 1798, 2nd son)
  m1. (c1752/3) Agnes Daes (d 1766, dau of James Daes)
  (1) Alexander James Hamilton (b 1751, d 1827, to USA)
  m. (1778) Mary Dean (dau of Richard Dean of New York)
  (A)+ issue including Alexander, Archibald, Mark Ker
  (2) Mary Hamilton (b 1753, a 1823)
  m1. (c1773) James Lyon (d Bunker's Hill, Captain)
  (A) Sir James Lyon, Governor of Barbadoes
  m2. (before 1798) Rev. George Coxe
  m2. ?? (d 1783)
  m3. J.E. Carnegie (widow of _ S***)
  b. Alexander Hamilton (b 1727, d 1786, Fort Major at Sheerness)
  (1) Alexander Hamilton (b 1765, d 1838, Colonel)
  (A)+ issue including William James( b c1815, d 1841, youngest son)
  (2)+ other issue - Henrietta (a 1823), Charlotte Mary (b 14762, d 1822)
  c. Archibald Hamilton (b 1728, d 1795, Colonel)
  m. (mcrt 16.07.1766) Alice Colden (dau of Alexander Colden of New York, son of Caldwallader, Governor of New York)
  (1) Alexander Mark Ker Hamilton (b 1767, d 1842, Maj. General)
  m. May Augusta Bowen (d 1863)
  (2) Mary Elizabeth Jane Douglas Hamilton
  m. Francis Napier (or Maj. General Hon. Mark Napier?)
  (3) Alice Margaret Campbell Hamilton (d unm 1854)
  d. Jean Douglas Hamilton (b 1732, d 1768)
  m. (1755) Alexander Hay of Mordington
  e.+ other issue (d young) - William Henry (b 1724), Robert (b 1729)
3.+ other issue - Thomas (dsp c1654), Mary Elizabeth

Main source(s) (see here):
(1) For upper section : 'HamiltonHistory' ('Innerwick (with Ballincrief Lawfield, Castle Hamilton and Reidhall'), p500+), 'HJHeraldry' (Hamilton, 'Castle Killaugh', p128) & TCB (vol 2, 'Hamilton of Killaugh', p360+)
(2) For lower section : 'HamiltonHistory' ('Innerwick (with Ballincrief Lawfield, Castle Hamilton and Reidhall'), p503+)
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