Thursday, July 7, 2016

Andrew Hamilton 1802 - 1838

ANDREW HAMILTON1 was born 27 January 1802, in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States, to Benjamin A. Hamilton Jr.2 and Nancy Wallace2.

August 30, 1824A, in Ripley, Indiana, Andrew Hamilton, aged about 22, married Hannah Radley3,C, aged about 24.

Andrew is listed in the United States for 1830, aged about 28, in Ripley, Indiana, United StatesB.

Andrew died in September 1838, aged 36, in Ripley, Indiana, United States. Burial location, at this point in time, is unknown. Andrew and Hannah [Radley] Hamilton were the parents to Nancy Jane4, Isaac Newton Hamilton5, Mary Margaret Hamilton6, and Sarah Elizabeth Hamilton6.

Notations of Carol A. Wells-Perlaky:

A I have seen some online trees list the wedding date as 2 Sep 1824 or 30 Aug 1824.
B Based on where other families were living, during and after the 1830 US Census, Andrew and Hannah Hamilton may have resided in Washington Township area.
C Less is known about Hannah Radley due to inability to confirm her parents.

Relationship to Carol A. Wells-Perlaky:

1 Maternal 3x Great-grandfather
2 Maternal 4x Great-grandparents
3 Maternal 3x Great-grandmother
4 Maternal 2x Great-grandmother
5 Maternal 2x Great-uncle
6 Maternal 2x Great-aunt

Sources used for Andrew Hamilton:

·   INGenWeb.org
·   FamilySearch.org Family Tree
·   United States Census, 1830
·   Genealogy Forums
·   The Connector of the Hamilton National Geographic Society ; pg.56

UPDATED May 2018 to share a notation, and link to another blog post, about trying to unravel, or determine, Hannah Radley's parentage thoughts. Also included another resource to the list of resources I came across in the research for this individual and/or his family.

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