Forwarded from another list. Entertaining story, even if it's not your DOTSON. Monya >Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 23:45:55 -0700 >Reply-To: Louise <cmp13mge@GTE.NET> >Sender: "Genealogy discussion for the Carolinas." > <NC-SC-ROOTS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU> >From: Louise <cmp13mge@GTE.NET> >Subject: Schuyler Hamilton >Comments: To: Wise County Mail List <VAWISE-L@rootsweb.com>, > Virginia Roots <va-roots@leo.vsla.edu> >To: NC-SC-ROOTS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU > >Hi All! > The following article is from the James Taylor Adams collection. >Thought >you would enjoy it. > > Schuyler Hamilton > > Schuyler Hamilton it is said came from North Carolina and settled >where >Ramsey now stands. He was married to Susannah Dotson. He had children >born at this place as early as 1816. > (NOTE:) According to the family history of James Dougherty the >Hamilton >family was living at Ramsey in the year 1779. > Schuyler Hamilton owned a part of the Richard Smith Grant at Ramsey. > Unto Schuyler and Susannah Hamilton was born seventeen children. >Among >these was Louis, Loucinda, and Lucy who were triplets. > When the triplets were born old Schuyler was out in the field >plowing an >old horse called "Kit" and one of the other children came running out and >said "Paw, theres a new baby up at the house." "Alright, get up Kit," he >said. Soon the child came again and said theres another baby up at the >house Paw." "Alright, get up Kit." he said again. Soon the child came >running back again and said, "There is still another baby up at the house >Paw." "Whoa Kit," he said. "I'll be jobbed if I don't go up there and put >a stop to that." > Both Schuyler and Susannah Hamilton died during the Civil War and are >buried in the Laurel Grove Cemetery at Ramsey, Wise County, Virginia. > Schuyler Hamilton was a fife player. > >Louise Vanover Vore and >Rachel Vore Fayette Co. AL listowner THOMPSON surname listowner ROOTSWEB sponsor Researching: ANDERSON, ASTON, BISHOP, DODSON, HARRIS, McDONALD, MORTON, MUSGROVE, OWEN, SMOOT, THOMPSON, WEBSTER and WEEKS.