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
I have Hamiltons in Washington Co. PA. in the 1800's. They were land brokers, buying and selling land. You may visit my Arthur Hamilton Sr's. genetic profile at www.hamiltongensociety.org. click on dna results. Kit H-001 Group A. I would urge you to have a male Hamilton tested from your line. John Michael Hamilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "cbeachy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 5:20 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 > >