Was this William Hamilton the son of Andrew Hamilton/Martha Kinkead? Page 260.--15th February, 1788. Andrew Hamilton's will, of the Calfpasture--To wife, Martha; to son, William; to son, Andrew; to each grandson named Andrew, 250 acres in Kentucky; to all my daughters; to sons William and Andrew, all books. Executors, son William and son-in-law Wm. Rennocks, wife Martha. Teste: Wm. Lockridge, Samuel Lockridge, Thos. Adams. Proved, 21st September, 1790, by the Lockridges. Hamilton and Wm. Renocks qualify. http://files.usgwarchives.org/va/augusta/court/3court18.txt Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters Pension Application of William Hamilton R4513 Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris State of Virginia } Greenbrier County } S.S . On this day 29 of June in the year 1847 personally th appeard in open court before the Court of Greenbrier County now sitting Andrew Hamilton Executor of the Estate of Captain William Hamilton, deceased resident of said County of Greenbrier State of Virginia, who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration (in behalf of himself and the other children of William Hamilton and his wife Isabel Hamilton deceased of aid County of Greenbrier, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July the 4th 1836.) That his father the said William Hamilton was a Captain in the Indian spies of the revolutionary service and died in the year 1825 on the 9th day of December and that his widow the said Isabel Hamilton survived him a number of years and died on the 15th day of March in the year 1846. That the following are all the children of the said William Hamilton and Isabel his wife to wit. Sarah, Andrew & Jacob – all are now living in this County – Mary (wife of Rennik) decd. John also dead. The last two died in the state of Ohio both leaving heirs, the number and names not known. Martha and Elizabeth both married Skiles and are dead leaving heirs, number and names not known these two died in the state of Kentucky – also a son now dead by the name of William – he died in Greenbrier County state of Virginia, leaving three children. The said William Hamilton was a captain of the Indian spies during the revolution and served as follows to wit, A commander of a company stationed on Muddy Creek, and his principle field of labor was on the frontier of western Virginia protecting the frontier, from the ravages of the Indians. That they belive their father was married to the said Isabel about the year 1773 and that the marriage took place in the County Augusta, state of Virginia, that their mothers maiden name was Isabel Clemens that the said Isabel never married after the death of her husband the said William Hamilton and that she died in the County of Greenbrier on the 16th [written over 15th or vice versa] day March 1846 without ever having drawn the arrearage of pension due to her, on account of the services of her husband as aforesaid and the preceding declaration is made by her children for the purpose of drawing what was due at the time of her death. And the declamants do hereby relinquish every claim to an annuity or pension, except the present, and declare that their names are not on the pension roll of the agency of any state, nor was the name of either their father or mother on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to subscribed & acknowledged in open Court the day & year above written [signed] Andrew Hamilton Executor of Wm Hamilton More details here: http://southerncampaign.org/pen/r4513.pdf