This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KPlausky Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.hamilton/7069/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The common idea that I've come across is that William Hamilton married a Mary Jane Bitener (b 1703 in Ireland as well) in the year 1718. She was 15 when she married?! That's not the biggiest issue I have however. Her accepted year of death is 1814. Has anyone been able to verify this? Did someone actually live to be 111 back then? That seems highly unlikely. However, if anyone has been able to verify these dates, I would be very interested to see the sources. 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.