Connie, My Scottish Hamilton's served under Capt Samuel Tolbert, Col Richard Hampton, Lt Col Thomas Robinson and Ashmead. My John Hamilton lived in Westmoreland, PA Trisha ----- Original Message ----- From: "cbeachy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 6:20 PM Subject: [HAM] Fighting Scots? > In the 1750's the King of England send a large army of men to Virginia > under the leadership of General Edwin Braddock. Their goal was to remove > the French from Fort Duquesne (now Pittsburgh). > > Braddock and his troops followed the British guidelines for war and most > were killed by the Indians just before they reached Fort Duquesne. > General Braddock was one of the dead. > > My Jonathan Hamilton shows up shortly after that war in what is now > Bedford County, PA. In 1787 Hamilton buys a large tract of land along > with this group of men/friends: Thomas Lazier, Archibald Casteel, Amos > Dickens, Michael Murphy, William Perdew, William Hawkins and John Rubye. > Broker for this land was Thomas Beall of Samuel who definitely came from > Scotland. > > Are any of you historical buffs with an interest in this FRENCH AND INDIAN > WAR know if any Scots marched with Braddock and if any Hamiltons were with > Braddock? > > Thank you very much for any information. > > Connie Hamilton Beachy > > > ==== HAMILTON Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe write an email with just the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the text > [email protected] for mail mode in plain text > [email protected] for digest mode in plain text >
Sorry Connie, all ancectors were in MA, Vermont, or ORE, and I not aware of their military record at this time. Your may want to try a military history book in those states.Good Luck RHamilton, Colo. Yours aye. -----Original Message----- From: Trisha Fitz Randolph <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:38:16 -0500 Subject: Re: [HAM] Fighting Scots? Connie, My Scottish Hamilton's served under Capt Samuel Tolbert, Col Richard Hampton, Lt Col Thomas Robinson and Ashmead. My John Hamilton lived in Westmoreland, PA Trisha ----- Original Message ----- From: "cbeachy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 6:20 PM Subject: [HAM] Fighting Scots? > In the 1750's the King of England send a large army of men to Virginia > under the leadership of General Edwin Braddock. Their goal was to remove > the French from Fort Duquesne (now Pittsburgh). > > Braddock and his troops followed the British guidelines for war and most > were killed by the Indians just before they reached Fort Duquesne. > General Braddock was one of the dead. > > My Jonathan Hamilton shows up shortly after that war in what is now > Bedford County, PA. In 1787 Hamilton buys a large tract of land along > with this group of men/friends: Thomas Lazier, Archibald Casteel, Amos > Dickens, Michael Murphy, William Perdew, William Hawkins and John Rubye. > Broker for this land was Thomas Beall of Samuel who definitely came from > Scotland. > > Are any of you historical buffs with an interest in this FRENCH AND INDIAN > WAR know if any Scots marched with Braddock and if any Hamiltons were with > Braddock? > > Thank you very much for any information. > > Connie Hamilton Beachy > > > ==== HAMILTON Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe write an email with just the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the text > [email protected] for mail mode in plain text > [email protected] for digest mode in plain text > ==== HAMILTON Mailing List ==== Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness http://raogk.rootsweb.com