Who were the parents of this William Hamilton and his brother Col. Andrew Hamilton? William Hamilton, Ruth, W9059, VA ( Virginia ) Line, he lived in Augusta Co VA at enlistment and served under his brother Col. Andrew Hamilton and in 1781 on a visit to KY he also enlisted there, he applied 8 June 1833 Boone Co KY aged 93 and he died there 8th April 1834, soldier had married Ruth Wilson 12 Jan 1782 of 83 in Botetourt Co VA and she was born 6 April 1760 ( the marriage license was issued in Greenbrier Co VA), widow applied 5 July 1843 Gallatin Co KY and in February 1848 she was living with a daughter Mrs.-?- Hughes in Warsaw, KY, widow died 23 Aug 1848, children were; Andrew born 15 Jan 1784, William born 21 April 1786, James born 28 Oct 1788, Samuel W. born 1 June 1791, Mary W. born 28 Sept 1793, Abraham born 30 June 1798, John B. born 27 Dec 1801 and Ruth W. born 2 March 1804, surviving children in 1848 were; Andrew, William, Samuel W., Jams, Abraham and John B. Hamilton, Mary W. Hughes and Ruth Chiles, in 1848 one of the children lived in MO, in 1833 Abraham Hamilton lived in Boone Co KY, a William M. Hughes was administrator of widow`s estate. I found the above summary of family for William Hamilton, W9059 VA. Here is more information from his RW papers: William Hamilton entered service as a ranger and spy with the Virginia troops, as follows: in 1776, eight months in Captain Rennick’s company; in 1777, four months in Captain McCoy’s company; in 1778, four months in Captain Donnely’s company. All of his service was in Colonel Andrew Hamilton’s regiment, who was the brother of the soldier. William Hamilton, in the spring of 1781, went to Kentucky on a visit and enlisted at Harrodsburg, served in Captain James Harrod’s company, was in a campaign under General G. R. Clark (that would be George Rogers Clark), crossed the Ohio at Louisville, went to the Wabash and the Illinois, length of this service six months. This next information came from his wife Ruth: She was in the Gallatin Co, KY court in 1848, aged 88 years. She said that her maiden name was Ruth Wilson. They married Jan. 12, 1783 in Botetourt County. The license was obtained in Greenbrier, but for want of a preacher, they had to travel 50 or 60 miles to Botetourt to be married by a Rev. Smith. Those she remembered who were at their wedding were Mary Walker, Andrew Hamilton, and a woman named Boggs. Ruth said that they moved first to Woodford County, KY in 1789 and a few years later moved to Boone County, KY, where William died about April 8, 1834.