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Hamilton Family History
Hamilton Genealogy & Family TreeHamilton is a Scottish name from Renfrewhshire, Scotland, where it came from the Earl of Mellent, who migrated from Normandy in the 11th Century. It comes from the Old English words hamel (blunt) and dun (hill). It may also originate from the English village of Hamilton in Leicestershire, England. The family motto is Adest prudenti animus, which means “Courage belongs to the prudent.”
Other spellings include “Hamelton,” “Hameldon,” “Hamildon,” “Hamylton,” and “Hambleton.” Notable people with the surname include American NASCAR driver Bobby Hamilton, American jazz musician Chico Hamilton, and American actress Margaret Hamilton (best known as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz). The first Hamilton to come to America was David Hamilton in Massachusetts in 1651.
Hamilton Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Grace Hamilton -- --, 1694 August 23, 1694 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Libra Hamilton -- --, 1550 January 22, 1598
- Catherine Hamilton -- --, 1513 May 3, 1582
- Isabel Elizabeth Hamilton -- --, 1505 January 17, 1576
- Gabriel Hamilton -- --, 1713 November 6, 1783 Maine
Hamilton Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Catharine Hamilton -- --, 1579 December 0, 1603 Scotland
- Marion Lady Hamilton -- --, 1609 February 20, 1677 Scotland
- Edward Hamilton -- --, 1583 December 0, 1649 Scotland
- Patrick Hamilton -- --, 1567 December 0, 1662
- Charity Hamilton -- --, 1784 January 11, 1813 Maine
