This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hamilton, Dean, Yates, Sams Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xFh.2ACEB/2449.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I was told that many relatives of Ferris Whitten (brothers, uncles, etc.) had lived around Beaver Creek area, so it's quite possible that other Hamiltons were in the area before Ferris and family arrived.