I am currently looking at the family of Mary Boyd (a most common Boyd name) and a John Irvine of Ireland. They landed at Philadelphia via George and Ann in 1729 and in the the late 1730's went to Hat Creek, then Brunswick Co., now Campbell County, VA. A Boyd researcher has asked me this morning about Capt Hance Hamilton. "It may mean that this Robert's parents came with Capt Hance Hamilton in 1729. It would be very interesting to see if the passenger list, or any other list, is available for these 140 families." [Do the Irvine Reseachers know who was the Ship's Captain for the George and Ann in 1729?] I have him linked to another Boyd family that in the 1760's went to Iredell County, North Carolina. I am not sure where Captain Hamilton left from in Ireland, but seeing the Hamilton's obtained athird of County down from Conn O'Neil in 1607 this may be as good as place to sart to see where the "George and Ann" may have sailed from. In time it would be interesting to see what are the names of the 140 families. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, House of Boyd Society Brisbane, Aust

Are you sure it is Capt "Hance" Hamilton? "Hance" is a rather strange name. "Vance" was a name that was around back then. Sharon -----Original Message----- From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Boyd Sent: December 4, 2007 3:28 PM To: NIR-DOWN@rootsweb.com Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Capt Hance Hamilton of 1729 I am currently looking at the family of Mary Boyd (a most common Boyd name) and a John Irvine of Ireland. They landed at Philadelphia via George and Ann in 1729 and in the the late 1730's went to Hat Creek, then Brunswick Co., now Campbell County, VA. A Boyd researcher has asked me this morning about Capt Hance Hamilton. "It may mean that this Robert's parents came with Capt Hance Hamilton in 1729. It would be very interesting to see if the passenger list, or any other list, is available for these 140 families." [Do the Irvine Reseachers know who was the Ship's Captain for the George and Ann in 1729?] I have him linked to another Boyd family that in the 1760's went to Iredell County, North Carolina. I am not sure where Captain Hamilton left from in Ireland, but seeing the Hamilton's obtained athird of County down from Conn O'Neil in 1607 this may be as good as place to sart to see where the "George and Ann" may have sailed from. In time it would be interesting to see what are the names of the 140 families. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, House of Boyd Society Brisbane, Aust ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.13/1170 - Release Date: 04/12/2007 10:52 AM

Sharon That was how it was written in the material I have. In some of my other Boyd families it come up in the 1800's as well. So that is all I have to go by, but I take you point on other spelling variiations. Mike Boyd Brisbane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Oddie Brown" <s.brown@dccnet.com> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 9:49 AM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Capt Hance Hamilton of 1729 > Are you sure it is Capt "Hance" Hamilton? "Hance" is a rather strange > name. > "Vance" was a name that was around back then. > Sharon > > -----Original Message----- > From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Mike Boyd > Sent: December 4, 2007 3:28 PM > To: NIR-DOWN@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Capt Hance Hamilton of 1729

The name Hamilton is so widespread in Ireland and Scotland that finding a specific one can be difficult. I know as I have Hamiltons in my tree. There are many Captain Hans Hamiltons and most were in the army and somewhat fewer in the Royal Navy. There were many upper class Hamiltons who were landowners in Dublin and parts of County Meath and more than a few served in the British Army in various campaigns. In County Down Hamilton is a common name around Bangor and the Ards and were either relatives or servants ( who took the Hamilton surname) who came across with Sir James Hamilton around 1610. Hanna's, "The Scotch-Irish" has about 50 Hamilton entries in the index to both volumes. During the Plantation no fewer than six of the fifty Scottish undertakers and nine chief Scottish undertakers were Scottish. They were granted huge tracts of land in Cavan, Armagh, Tyrone and Fermanagh. During the Williamite wars there were Hamiltons fighting on both sides. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> To: <NIR-DOWN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 3:27 PM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Capt Hance Hamilton of 1729 >I am currently looking at the family of Mary Boyd (a most common Boyd name) > and a John Irvine of Ireland. They landed at Philadelphia via George and > Ann in 1729 and in the the late 1730's went to Hat Creek, then Brunswick > Co., now Campbell County, VA. > > A Boyd researcher has asked me this morning about Capt Hance Hamilton. > "It may mean that this Robert's parents came with Capt Hance Hamilton in > 1729. It would be very interesting to see if the passenger list, or any > other list, is available for these 140 families." [Do the Irvine > Reseachers > know who was the Ship's Captain for the George and Ann in 1729?] > > I have him linked to another Boyd family that in the 1760's went to > Iredell > County, North Carolina. > > I am not sure where Captain Hamilton left from in Ireland, but seeing the > Hamilton's obtained athird of County down from Conn O'Neil in 1607 this > may > be as good as place to sart to see where the "George and Ann" may have > sailed from. In time it would be interesting to see what are the names of > the 140 families. > > Thank you > > Mike Boyd > Historical Committee, > House of Boyd Society > Brisbane, Aust > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message