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The descent is authentically traced from the Duke of Normandy (great grandfather of King William, the Conqueror) whose , Ji,W))»«-^--^^JiiKa^S*r«««s*st-« «*B»«^rr'- Lord Pont Aud.mar, .1,0 marr.cd A.lRda t^ Haie Auboric. ami l.oro a »u who wa, aUod Roger l.eB.a,n„o„t,w,,„ga«„a,n^ to tlio town of Beaumont U Roger m "%»«"« ^■°™"" ''tV^ inv* England, in fact --"-^^^ ""• ''Tt.d twotns The elder Robert ^rdt^^arnXwcinanandagre^^ commander. He led tnc n„ ^, • ■ Duke of Normandy's army m the d e.Bn« Lie of HaBtings, and onf<^7: ^J,^;, «er^ices he obtained ninety-one ^o^^ships TnTmanors in England and was made Earl of Leicester, A.P. li^-i- of TI cei in fif hi m 11 la di tl C n Humfrcy. ried Aifroda ?on who was lO gave name Le Roger iu nan Duke to mpanied him narried Adel- { I»Iellent, by } elder Robert an and a great ht wing of the in the decisive ccount of these r-one lordships and was made '3. Robert 1. married Elizabeth, a daughter of Magmis and Anne, daughter of the ■ling of Rupsia. They had a son, Robert TI., whc cAicceded to the Tarldora of Lei- cester, land and estaies, turned a Canon in St. Maa-y's De Fratis where he served fifteen years and died, A.D. llfiS. His eldest son, Robert III., succeeded him as Earl of Leicester. In 11C7 he maxried Petronilla, daughter of Lord Hinckley, Great High Steward of Eng- land, bywliom he had three sons and two daughters. The eldest became Karl of I^icester, the Focond Bishop of St. Andrews and Chancellor of Scotland. The third son, William De Bellomont, was sumamed De '^llarniUour A.D. 1173, from the place , »,• Kirfh the Manor of Ilambleden or of his birth, ine J"** uavVhv in the '"He married M«„^».';t-»U,.e Ear. land (see note on ori^m of crest). "r::r"H;r;eaMar,,dau,U- '^.'trurf nordon, a.d had t« »n., %fX"t.'steMn,.SpecU,Envo, a ii li B I [ambleden or iarkby, in the nd. Thus he [lily of "Hi'-.:- ;er of the Karl ind. He had a , who was the settle in Scot- rin of creet). Jcr of Sir Jamea B king, Robert on, Sir Walter, , now Hamilton, ed Mary, daugh- l had two sons, ;'s Special Envoy and Attendant at the battle of Durham inUM. ^^. _., He married .lenet, daufihter of Sir Wil- liam Keith. Sir John, hia eldest son and successor, marrie.i Janet, daughter of Lord Dalkeith. Lord James, his heir and only son was Bent into England as a hostage for the payment of 40,000 marcs. He raamed Janet, daughter of Sir Alex Livingston of Calender, and had four s--J» '^ 11 Duke of Ham- ale issue, and cended to Sir i been created six sons, five of hesixth.James, 3ley. Was made amber,Baron of i,and received a Baronv of Stra- Mariana,daugh- He had five sons les, Claude, Wil- ider. Sir James Earl of Abercom, le services of his Ity of the family ■J^ to the king during the rebellious times, the king asked him to go and live in Ire- land, and he would advance him to the peerage with the title of Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane, and Earl of Abercom forever, A.D. 1617. He consented to go to Ireland, and this marked the moving of the principle head of the Hamilton family into Ireland. Re had three nephews, sons of Sir Ge* orge Hamilton, son of First Earl of Aber- com: William, George and James, who came over to Ireland and settled with him on the estate, in the County of Tyrone. William and George died young, but James lived to a great age. His son, James, fell heir to an estate half-way betwe€n Lon- donderry and Strabane, at the village of .4*3: •; i.-StiS;**l*'s*r»^*'»^-— —■ -— 12 Olengarland HeW^everai.o-*ree of whom moved to the u • »• -«■• year 1771 through the i-A^^^^J^ ^^ ^^ Coward of Wells, Sommersetshire, a rela Shy --age, who did b.--;, ^^^tSe^dLughterofLord^^^^^^^^^ Tnd had three sons; the two oldest, James !"^ WaUam died without issue aad G;rg!Bucceedcd to the title of 3d Earl of ISrcorn. He died without .^e at Padua on his way to Rome unmamed The es tate and honors then reverted to Claude the second son of J.^««' f ^/^^^ ^^^ ,£ Abercorn, who became the *th Earl ot ISrn'. He married Mary, thud daugb- ter of Viscount Thurles,and had four sons ai 81 J tl B b t( h t c J c { 1 ( < 18 eral sons, three S. A. about the luence of a Col. jsetshire, a rela- id businesd as a , S. A. (see Ad- : Abercorn, mar- of Lord Clifton, wo oldest, James [lout issue, and title of 3d Earl of lut issue at Padua married. The es- .verted to Claude, 8, the Ist Earl of the 4th Earl of iary, third daugh- ,,and had four sons and three daughters. All died without is- sue, so that the estate and titles went to Sir James Hamilton, eldest son of James of the King's Bed Chamber, who was created Baron of Montcastle and Viscount of Stra- bane 1701. He married Elizabeth, daugh- ter of Sir Robert Reading of Dublin, and had nine sons and five daughters. James the eldest became the 7th Earl of Aber- corn. He married Anne, daughter of Sir John Plummer, of Hertford. He had two daughters and four sons, he died in 1743, and is buried in the Duke of Ormond's Vault, Westminster Abbey. James, his eldest son, succeeded him as eighth Earl of Abercorn and third Viscount of Stra- bane. He died unmarried 1789, and the titles and estates went to his nephew, John - J ■ *i;:..«i^^is,„iaaKSftj*ft*#!s*#'*<>^^^*^ "^^ James, who was created Marquis of Aber- com 1790. He married Catherme, daugh- ter of Sir Joseph Copely, of Yorkshire; he had two sons and three daughters, James Douglas Harriet, Katherine and Maria Douglas had three sons, John, James and William, who took possession of an estate at Silver Hill near EnniskiUen; Janies moved to Canada in 1845, see addenda. James, the eldest son, succeeded his father as 2d Marquis of Abercorn, on the 27th ot January, 1818, was made Groom of the Stole to Prince Consort (Queen Victoria s husband) also made Governor of Harrow, Chancellor of the Royal University, Ire- land Was created 1st Duke of Abercorn, Maiquis of Hamilton, by Queen Victona, August 10, 1868. He married Lady Jane Ri fo ac L« Wi li Wl D K H bi il 13 ai L V B H«** WV'i^Ji— 7" - 18 tfarquis of Aber- :!athefrme, daugh- of Yorkshire; he laughters, Jamee irine and Maria. John, James and ssion of an estate iniskillen; James J45, see addenda, cceeded his father rn, on the 27th of ie Groom of the (Queen Victoria's vernor of Harrow, il University, Ire- Duke of Abercom, )y Queen Victoria, narried Lady Jane Russell, daughter of the 6th Duke of Bed- ford, October 25, 1832, and had six sons and seven daughterB. He was constituted Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, July 20, 1866, was reappointed in 1874, and retired in 1876. He died Ist of October, 1885, and was succeeded by his eldest son, James, 2d Duke of Abercom, Sir James Hamilton, K.G., P.C, C.B., M.A.OX., Marquis of Hamilton, Lord Hamilton, Baron of Stra- bane, Baron of Montcastle in Ireland, Marquis of Abercom, and Viscount Ham- ilton in Great Britain, Earl of Abercom, Baron of Paisley, Abrothick, Abercom, Montcafltle and Kilpatrick in Scotland, and Duke of Chatellerault in France, was Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales from 1866 to 1886, now Groom of ' ->^>g^^^^^l^j^"'';f-*» Lieut tor Co. Donegal, and M^P- W ZrtTiH„«SjMe.o,lstKa^ H«e, .nd h.« had eight children Sve ot kZ .re alive The eldeat was called af- r' t"e wi« of Wale., -ho i. hi, god- Wte! J«r,« Albert Edwaid No,_ 6, S' The eldeet daughter was born J». oQ ift7fi- the Princees of vvalee is g"u Stir GUaV Mar,, Arthur and Clan^ '"erer^'Tiwr::'Bi;o"acou^,Tt ',?^In Ste«rt near Londonderr,, Ire- Newton-SUwart.^n ^^^ ^aron-a Court Sln-Stewart, Co. Tyrone. Ird^d, Sngrton Hou«, Porto-bello: M>n- bu Sti ir Wale*, was Lord and M.P. from Aucrust 24, 1838, 7, 1869, to Lady ghter of 1st Earl t children, five of lest was called af- , who is his god- Edwaid, Nov. 6, iter was born Jan. of Wales is god- /^rthiir and Claude a 17, 14 and 8 re- t Baron's Court, at Londonderry, Ire- }, Baron's Court, 'Tyrone, Ireland; Porto-bello: Edin- burgh, Scotland; Haniden House, 61 Green Street, London, W. England, The Duke of Abercorn and the Earl of Vcrulam are the only members of the Peerage who enjoy distinct peerages in the Three Kingdoms, Great Britain, Ire- land and France. ADDENDA I. nf miver Hill, who .lames Hami tou^ of Silver ^^ ^^^ „>.oved to Canada m A.D 1 , ^^^^^ ^^ ried at Q"«^^/2^^ settled at Stratford, Elizabeth Henry. He se^t ^^^ ^^^^^^ Ontario, in upper Canada y ^^^^^ .,^en Stratford wa. only a p^ ^^ ^^ store and stage coa^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ .^ ^^2, pointed J^^'^'^t?^.? t889 He had five ^hich office he held ta. 889^ H^ 6onB and four daughters^ ^ ^^^ William H. are surgeons a P^^rt ,^ Fort Wmiam r^P^^vely;^^^^ is a barrister at Duluth. ^^^ uat«d at Harvara and has sP ^^^^^ er part of his life m travel. tht Ur err Co mt yo ni£ tei of da Si ni st( es St de C 19 A I. f Silver Hill, who i D 1845, was mar- ■ Canada, .846, to 'settled at Stratford, aada, one year after, only a post office, .hotel. Hewaaap- the Peace m l»'*y» till 1889. He had five -htcrs. John R- atid U at Port Dover and >ectively, Samuel i- luth. James B. grad- nd has spent the great- iu travel. E. Braddau, the fourth son, is a >,Tad\iate of Tnnity University, Toronto, Canada, The West- ern University, London, Ont., and Trinity College, Cambridge, England, is a clergy- man '^f the Episcojjal Church, and is the youngest D.D. in that denomination. He married Augusta Rosalie Stevenson, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Stevenson, of Philadelphia, on Jui.> 24, 189C>. Of the daughters, Elizabeth Ann, married James Sutheriand, a Scotchman. They have nine children, and live on the old home- stead, near Stratford, Ontario. The young- est daughter, Minnie, married Charles H. Strutt, an Englishman. They have three daughters and li - at Kamloops. British Columbia. .je-*,^^«#«s* ADnENUA 11. Ofthe.on««f.Tamo.HanuUon(ofGlen John, .)aii>«^- " ^ottlinL' n ^^»n- Ti^ .^ oh. raised a lar.o fanuly. Hlo.1 in Botetourt County, Snin- James settlod n noxt William uel in KockV.n.lpe Co""tj, ana in Now York. , , „f (Hon Harland, niovedtothoL.S.A^la ..^^^^^,,,,,, with his son .lohn nca ; Hamilton (of Glen ,) Amcricii in ITU, ,nu.l i^otllo.l in the \m settling in ^^ >n- ^ed a lart:e family, ,.tourt County, Sam- ■ounty, and Willia"» tes of (lion narland, late in lifo. and Uved n, m.ar Winchester, .^J(,re lie f^i^"^- ^^'® ,d in the Opeqnon i, about five years after ;'ountry, married Jane 21 Gilhroath, of lierkeloy County, Va., and had four sons and three daugiiters, V.'il- liam, Gilbnath, James and John. He died in Botetourt County, on the lJ)th of January, 1818. John, the youngest son, who was born on the 9th of June, 1789, removed to Ilockl)ridge County at the age of 24, and there nuirried Elizabeth Mc- Nutt, August 2!), 1810. They had issue- seven children: James Gilbreath, Ilachael Grigsby,Henrietta Maria— born May 25, 1822, Margaret Jane, Martha Elizabeth, Alexander McNntt, Isabella Kebocca. ()ctol)er 22, 1845, Henrietta Maria mar- ried Loander James McConnick, of Pock- bidge Co., Va. They removed to Chicago in 1848, where they have since resided. Abms of the family of Hamilton. Quar- ji^i^0i*^,,^^.,ilhkiKi-imrri,at,k,iM .^^ *■ 22 terly foil*?, first and fourth, gules, three cinque litrced crniino for llnmillon. 2d nnd M nr^jent, a Hhip Hhip with Bails fuiUnl and oais, hultUs the point » ,„MisfortheEarl8of'.4rm.. f lionor over all an ( scutclu in •Ml, ri * ««^ with .hro. «o„r...:....is». t„r"( hnU'Uiranll." Jtrocp «cd,™n«ors...yi.J^m^n .U-m by a frame >aw prop"- 1 ^'' ""f ' 'T«»t,.. TWO .Molopo., argent hied, ot,.l.,e„ny gorged, eh.med ami '"the M,>ttok» .re: " Tl.'onh" ar>d nobility. L.oK. (jules, three cinque- for " llnmillon" ip with Bails furkHl KivrlB of "ArroH." in !r nil IV" ( scntcheon, three tleiir^-ile-lisor, rench ducal coronet tlucal coronet, or, an ansversely in the main proper. The blade word "ihrough," the vo antelopes, argent, gorged, chained and re; "Through" and IS," virtue alone is tme 08 Origin of motto and eretit. Sir (iil- Itcrt Do Ilaniiitoii, his mother hoing Scotch, got into a (iiiarrel and killed John De liR Spencer, a favorate nrrviiiit of King Kdward of Kngland. Sir (lilhert waH uplM)lding the King of Scot- land. He wag pursued into the woods by the king's officers. He and his servant changed their clothing with two wood-cut- ters, took up the saw and were cutting through an oak tree, when the pursuers passcil by, his servant got nervous when they were jiassing, and Sir GiU)ert called out to him, let us go " through " it, which word, together with the saw and tree became his motto and crest. .ftrisC^inSKW. 'HE iAl 1 ' '• t«Y^ -^^ V^^-a?S%^t*^ ^ " 'HE FAMILY OF lAMILTON :WftWE.i..V •^■■a A-i iU'-' i !wii- »CT-. -1 '— • I ^a^p e >8{si, a ftMMjit^j js^ !asg ataK i;^