How fascinating! I have both Hamiltons and Wilsons (and Hamilton Wilsons) in my line but none could claim American Indian blood as they came direct to Australia from Northern Ireland. Margaret in Oz. On 14/01/2009, at 5:47, pat wrote: > I have researched my husband's Hamilton Line and of course the indian > ancestry came up. Some say it was from the Baker side of the family. > But what I found out it was from the Wilson side. > > Robert Henry Hamilton of Coosa County/Talladega County, Alabama > married Myrtle Wilson d/o of William Newton Wilson, s/o John Deport > Wilson, born Amelia County, Va in 1794,whose ancestry in a book showed > the Wilson's was related to pocohontas. I know that is farfetched and > many people claim that one, but that is the only indian relationship I > have been able to come up with. > > Pat > -- > "This is what the past is for! > Every experience God gives us, > every person he puts in our lives > is the perfect preparation for the > future that only he can see." Cora > Ten Boom > > > -------------- Original message from judithp111@aol.com: -------------- > > It has been told that our Hamilton married a Crump female whose mother > was >> Indian--Mississippi or Alabama. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com >> To: HAMILTON-L@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 9:43 pm >> Subject: [HAM] Hamilton/Indian Ancestry >> >> >> >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Author: sylvbyrd >> Surnames: Hamilton >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.hamilton/7033/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> Hi,I know the surname Hamilton is of Scots/Irish descent but has >> anyone else >> been told with the Hamilton name that they were of Indian ancestry >> also? >> >> Important Note: >> The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you >> would like >> to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above >> and respond >> on the board. >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please >> send an email to >> HAMILTON-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the >> body of >> the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> HAMILTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HAMILTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >