For at least a half century, the mystery of the source of the Hamricks on the ship Snow Lowther has been discussed and debated. Mamie Hamrick mentioned it in a footnote in her book, "The Hamrick Family and Indian Lore," a book about the thousands of West Virginia Hamricks, in 1938. I mention it here to invite some discussion of it because I believe it does raise some valid questions. The Hamricks on the Snow Lowther have been discounted rather reliably as the source of the descendants of Patrick Hamrick of Virginia because Patrick Hamrick and some of his sons were in Virginia prior to it arrival in 1731. My own belief is that Patrick Hamrick was in Virginia about 1690 and Roger Day is documented to have been in Virginia in 1706. I would like to hear comment from the premiere researchers Tressie Nealy, Stephen Bridges, J.R. McKinney and others on this. On the other hand, it seems unlikely to me that the Snow Lowther Hamricks did not have any descendants in America. (And we hear almost nothing about them.) If they were typical Hamricks, they should have had thousands by now. So does anyone know anything for certain about them? Can the information be documented? I'm just trying to generate discussion or, as some of my friends would put it, just being my provocative self. [email protected] DAN HAMRICK HAMRICK MEDIA INC. 8685 East 61st Street South No. 8 Tulsa OK 74133 Phone: 918-249-2135 ---------- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [HAMRICK-L] Emigrants Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 08:59:34 EDT Hi, I noticed your question about the ship Snowlother. On our family tree, these names are mentioned as arriving from Rotherdam on October 14, 1731. My cousin who has been researching the Hamricks for 40 years says the ship came originally from Ireland with a stop over in Rotherdam. Roger Day came from Ireland with Patrick Hamrick Sr., who is my original ancestor. My line is from John Hamrick, one of Patrick's son. John's son was Daniel Hamrick, then James Lloyd Hamrick, then William Bertrad Hamrick, then Florence Hamrick , then Bennett Elmo Dennis , then me, Charlotte Dennis Davis. Our line came from Fauquier County,Va to West Virginia to southern Ohio. Want more information on the Hamrick, write to me with some specifics. Ok? char p.s. Your line is who?