Barbara, Thank you. My Thomas was the son of Abraham and Ellen HAMBLETON/HAMILTON (pick the name spelling as it changes back and forth). This Thomas was born in 1829 in Tennessee. Sometime in either the late 30s or 40s (I think) they came to Barry County, MO. The family appears in the 1840 (Sugar Creek Township) and 1850 (District 5) Barry County Census. Abraham and Ellen had the following children, James, Thomas, Carolina, Margaret, Nancy, Benjamin, John Berry, Sarah E., Cynthia Ann, and Enoch C. I have found your Thomas and another man, Benjamin in the Census as well. I also found a probate of Benjamin's estate in 1852/3 where both Abraham and Thomas appear prominently. Could be coincidence, but Abraham did name two children Benjamin and Thomas. The name BERRY is supposed to be Ellen's maiden name and supposedly she was from Carter Co., TN (northeast corner of the state). I think it was customary at the time to name your children after your fathers, brothers, uncles, etc., so I think, from very circumstantial evidence, that Abraham, Benjamin, and your Thomas (if he's the one I'm thinking of) are brothers. I'm told that the HAMBLETONS came from VA, but I've not been able to track them back further than MO. I don't really have good source material for the birth dates and places of most of the children (especially the girls). Does this sound too far-fetched?? Harry Harry S. Hamilton Genseeker06@knology.net -----Original Message----- From: Megerstch@aol.com [mailto:Megerstch@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 3:50 PM To: HAMILTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HAM] Thomas Hamilton In a message dated 7/31/02 1:02:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, HAMILTON-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > My Thomas came to California from Missouri in the late 1850s. Do you know what part of Missouri? I have a Thomas Hamilton, wife Elizabeth Jennings, from Grayson/Carroll Co. VA who was living in Barry/Lawrence Co. MO before he died abt. 1852. They could have had a son Thomas in addition to the son John and several daughters that I know about. Barbara Meger ______________________________