Descendants of Benjamin S. Hamilton

Generation No. 1

1. BENJAMIN S.¹ HAMILTON (THOMAS^A)^1,2 was born 1761 in Hawkins Co., Tennessee, and died July 12, 1849 in Moon, Morgan County, KY. He married (1) MARY RANKIN Abt. 1782 in Bledsoe Co., TN. He married (2) SUSANNAH "MOONGLOW" HURST^3,4 Abt. 1792 in North Carolina/Virginia, daughter of JOHN HURST. She was born Abt. 1770 in North Carolina, and died 1846 in Morgan Co., KY⁵.

Children of BENJAMIN HAMILTON and SUSANNAH HURST are:

i. MARTHA² HAMILTON, b. Kentucky; m. EBENEZER HANNAH, 1829, Morgan County, KY; b. 1810.

2. ii. MARY POLLY HAMILTON, b. February 27, 1797, Tennessee; d. October 01, 1883, Washington Co., Arkansas.

3. iii. JOHN HAMILTON, b. March 03, 1793, Tennessee; d. 1886, Morgan County, KY.

4. iv. ELIZABETH HAMILTON, b. 1794, Tennessee; d. February 10, 1867, Morgan County, KY.

5. v. SARAH HAMILTON, b. 1796, Virginia.

6. vi. NANCY HAMILTON, b. 1797, Virginia; d. October 09, 1860, Washington Co., Arkansas.

7. vii. ESTHER HETTIE HAMILTON, b. 1804, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1860.

8. viii. DAVID K. HAMILTON, b. 1805, Virginia/Kentucky; d. Bet. 1870 - 1880, Drucille is listed as a widow on the 1880 Lewis Co. Census living with her son George W..

9. ix. BENJAMIN JR. HAMILTON, b. 1806, Kentucky.

10. x. AMELIA ANN HAMILTON, b. 1811, Kentucky.

Generation No. 2

8. DAVID K.² HAMILTON (BENJAMIN S.¹, THOMAS^A) was born 1805 in Virginia/Kentucky, and died Bet. 1870 - 1880 in Drucille is listed as a widow on the 1880 Lewis Co. Census living with her son George W.. He married DRUCILLE HILL August 07, 1823 in Floyd County, KY²⁴, daughter of WILLIAM HILL and JOANNA PELPHREY. She was born 1803 in Virginia²⁵, and died 1905.

Children of DAVID HAMILTON and DRUCILLE HILL are:

20. i. WESLEY E.³ HAMILTON, b. 1826.

21. ii. BENJAMIN S. HAMILTON, b. October 05, 1827, Lewis County, KY; d. August 08, 1904, Morgan Co., KY.

iii. EDWARD HAMILTON, b. 1830.

iv. ELIZABETH HAMILTON, b. 1832.

v. JOHN HAMILTON, b. 1841.

vi. NANCY HAMILTON, b. 1843, Morgan Co., KY; d. October 29, 1877, Lewis Co., KY; m. DAVID A. CHAFIN, March 19, 1871.

vii. DAVID HAMILTON, b. 1845.

viii. JOHN M. HAMILTON, b. 1846.

ix. TIMPA JANE HAMILTON, b. 1848.

22. x. GEORGE W. HAMILTON, b. 1849, Kentucky.

Generation No. 3

21. BENJAMIN S.³ HAMILTON (DAVID K.², BENJAMIN S.¹, THOMAS^A) was born October 05, 1827 in Lewis County, KY³⁶, and died August 08, 1904 in Morgan Co., KY³⁷. He married JULIANN KEETON February 05, 1848 in Morgan Co., KY³⁸, daughter of NELSON KEETON and SARAH LEWIS. She was born July 20, 1825 in Morgan County, KY³⁹, and died December 10, 1907 in Morgan Co., KY⁴⁰.

Children of BENJAMIN HAMILTON and JULIANN KEETON are:

41. i. WALLACE BUCHANAN⁴ HAMILTON, b. March 11, 1849, Morgan Co., KY; d. August 07, 1922, Morgan Co., KY.

42. ii. SARAH A. HAMILTON, b. November 18, 1850; d. May 31, 1919, Morgan Co., KY.

iii. SAMANTHA J. HAMILTON, b. September 01, 1852, Morgan Co., KY⁴¹.

iv. EDWARD H. HAMILTON, b. April 22, 1856, Paint, Morgan Co., KY⁴².

43. v. JOSEPH RAY HAMILTON, b. August 23, 1856, Morgan County, KY; d. January 18, 1929, Dingus, Morgan County, KY.

vi. HANEY R. HAMILTON, b. March 07, 1858, Morgan Co., KY⁴³.

vii. NANCY E. HAMILTON, b. Abt. 1861.

viii. SAMUEL D. HAMILTON, b. December 18, 1865.

ix. WILLIAM W. HAMILTON, b. Abt. 1867.

Generation No. 4

43. JOSEPH RAY⁴ HAMILTON (BENJAMIN S.³, DAVID K.², BENJAMIN S.¹, THOMAS^A)⁷⁴ was born August 23, 1856 in Morgan County, KY, and died January 18, 1929 in Dingus, Morgan County, KY⁷⁵. He married NANCY ANN FYFFE⁷⁶ July 28, 1877 in Morgan Co., KY⁷⁷, daughter of WILLIAM FYFFE and RUTHA TERRY. She was born March 03, 1858 in Lawrence County, KY, and died January 04, 1935 in Morgan County, KY⁷⁸.

Child of JOSEPH HAMILTON and NANCY FYFFE is:

82. i. JOHN ED⁵ HAMILTON, b. July 10, 1880, Morgan Co., KY; d. October 13, 1977, Morehead, Rowan Co., KY.

Generation No. 5

82. JOHN ED⁵ HAMILTON (JOSEPH RAY⁴, BENJAMIN S.³, DAVID K.², BENJAMIN S.¹, THOMAS^A)¹⁰¹ was born July 10, 1880 in Morgan Co., KY¹⁰², and died October 13, 1977 in Morehead, Rowan Co., KY^102,103. He married SARAH ELLEN CANTRELL¹⁰⁴ September 21, 1904 in Morgan Co., KY^105,106, daughter of JOHN CANTRELL and HANNAH FUGETT. She was born August 24, 1884 in Lawrence Co., KY, and died August 20, 1950 in Dingus, Morgan Co., KY¹⁰⁷.

Children of JOHN HAMILTON and SARAH CANTRELL are:

142. i. AUTY MCCLAIN⁶ HAMILTON, b. September 23, 1905, Ophir, Morgan Co., KY; d. September 28, 1946, Albany, Knox Twp., Vinton Co., Ohio.

143. ii. OPAL CATHERINE HAMILTON, b. February 27, 1907, Morgan County, KY.

144. iii. MAJOR RAY HAMILTON, b. April 30, 1908, Morgan County, KY; d. January 30, 1982, Ashland, Boyd Co., KY.

iv. RALPH HAMILTON¹⁰⁸, b. September 20, 1909, Morgan Co., KY¹⁰⁹; d. August 15, 1984, Rowan Co., KY¹⁰⁹; m. MARY ETHEL FYFFE¹¹⁰, September 26, 1928, Morgan Co., KY¹¹¹; b. January 20, 1911, Morgan Co., KY¹¹²; d. July 23, 1983, Morgan County, KY¹¹².

v. SULLIVAN HAMILTON¹¹³, b. September 20, 1910, Flanery, Morgan Co., KY.

145. vi. HANNAH HAMILTON, b. September 12, 1912, West Liberty, Morgan Co., KY.

146. vii. NORA MAE HAMILTON, b. May 13, 1913, Morgan County, KY; d. January 10, 1994, Nelsonville, Ohio.

147. viii. LOUISA HAMILTON, b. January 03, 1916, Dingus, Morgan Co., KY; d. January 29, 1941, Paintsville, Johnson Co., KY.

ix. REBECCA ALICE HAMILTON, b. November 15, 1917, Morgan County, KY; m. (1) BERNARD HILL; m. (2) HERB ABSHEAR.

x. MARY E. HAMILTON, b. October 11, 1919, Morgan County, KY; m. RALEIGH WILLIAMS.

xi. EDNA HAMILTON, b. July 23, 1921, Morgan County, KY; m. KENNETH EARL LYKINS, April 03, 1944, Morgan Co., KY.

148. xii. RUIE HAMILTON, b. July 23, 1921, Morgan County, KY.

xiii. RUBY HAMILTON¹¹⁴, b. July 24, 1923, Morgan County, KY; d. January 21, 1929, Morgan County, KY.

xiv. JOSEPH THOMAS HAMILTON¹¹⁵, b. February 15, 1926, Morgan County, KY; d. January 20, 1929, Morgan County, KY.

xv. MARVILLA HAMILTON¹¹⁶, b. March 23, 1928, Morgan County, KY; d. September 18, 1928, Morgan County, KY.

Generation No. 6

142. AUTY MCCLAIN⁶ HAMILTON (JOHN ED⁵, JOSEPH RAY⁴, BENJAMIN S.³, DAVID K.², BENJAMIN S.¹, THOMAS^A)^125,126 was born September 23, 1905 in Ophir, Morgan Co., KY, and died September 28, 1946 in Albany, Knox Twp., Vinton Co., Ohio¹²⁷. He married DEENA LEMASTER¹²⁸ October 01, 1924 in Ophir, Morgan Co., KY¹²⁹, daughter of DOCK LEMASTER and LORINDA BURCHETT. She was born May 19, 1908 in Ophir, Morgan Co., KY¹³⁰, and died June 02, 1986 in Athens, Athens Co., Ohio^130,131.

Children of AUTY HAMILTON and DEENA LEMASTER are:

214. i. JOE RAY⁷ HAMILTON, b. August 21, 1925, Dingus, Morgan Co., KY.

215. ii. ROY HAMILTON, b. October 03, 1927, West Liberty, KY.

216. iii. FAY HAMILTON, b. June 30, 1930, West Liberty, KY.

217. iv. REN HAMILTON, b. April 16, 1933, West Liberty, KY; d. 1961, Columbus, Ohio (Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Zaleski, Ohio).

218. v. GAY HAMILTON, b. February 23, 1936, West Liberty, KY.

219. vi. REA HAMILTON, b. January 24, 1938, West Liberty, KY.

220. vii. RON HAMILTON, b. February 20, 1943, West Liberty, KY; d. 1977, Columbus, Ohio (Buried in Oak Grove, Zaleski, Ohio).

Generation No. 7

214. JOE RAY⁷ HAMILTON (AUTY MCCLAIN⁶, JOHN ED⁵, JOSEPH RAY⁴, BENJAMIN S.³, DAVID K.², BENJAMIN S.¹, THOMAS^A) was born August 21, 1925 in Dingus, Morgan Co., KY¹⁴². He married FRANCES LUCILLE BROOKS¹⁴³ May 07, 1947 in McArthur, Vinton Co., Ohio¹⁴⁴, daughter of THOMAS BROOKS and MABEL CARRIER. She was born April 03, 1930 in Zaleski, Knox Twp., Vinton Co., Ohio¹⁴⁵.

Children of JOE HAMILTON and FRANCES BROOKS are:

253. i. PHYLLIS ANN⁸ HAMILTON, b. February 09, 1948, Columbus, Ohio.

254. ii. CAROL RAE HAMILTON, b. December 15, 1949, McArthur, Knox Twp.,Vinton Co., Ohio.

255. iii. BARBARA ELAINE HAMILTON, b. March 26, 1952, Waterloo, Ohio.

iv. TERRY JOE HAMILTON, b. August 13, 1957, Wellston, Ohio; m. (1) PENNY RICE; m. (2) KAREN.

Generation No. 8

254. CAROL RAE⁸ HAMILTON (JOE RAY⁷, AUTY MCCLAIN⁶, JOHN ED⁵, JOSEPH RAY⁴, BENJAMIN S.³, DAVID K.², BENJAMIN S.¹, THOMAS^A)¹⁴⁶ was born December 15, 1949 in McArthur, Knox Twp.,Vinton Co., Ohio¹⁴⁷. She married (1) GARY DEAN WRIGHT¹⁴⁸ January 22, 1968 in Hamden, Vinton County, Ohio¹⁴⁹, son of VIRGIL WRIGHT and ALICE COLLINS. He was born December 30, 1949 in McArthur, Ohio. She married (2) THOMAS RICHARD CLARK June 24, 1978 in Hainesport, NJ, son of THOMAS CLARK and MARGARET FLANAGAN. He was born June 13, 1940 in Philadelphia, PA.

Child of CAROL HAMILTON and GARY WRIGHT is:

264. i. DEANNA MICHELLE⁹ WRIGHT, b. April 22, 1968, Athens, Athens Co., Ohio.

Child of CAROL HAMILTON and THOMAS CLARK is:

265. ii. PATRICK THOMAS⁹ CLARK, b. August 28, 1980, Mount Holly, Burlington Co., NJ.

Generation No. 9

264. DEANNA MICHELLE⁹ WRIGHT (CAROL RAE⁸ HAMILTON, JOE RAY⁷, AUTY MCCLAIN⁶, JOHN ED⁵, JOSEPH RAY⁴, BENJAMIN S.³, DAVID K.², BENJAMIN S.¹, THOMAS^A)^150,151 was born April 22, 1968 in Athens, Athens Co., Ohio¹⁵². She married GLENN VINCENT LEVITO^153,154 August 25, 1991 in Lumberton, Burlington Co., NJ¹⁵⁵, son of VINCENT LEVITO and JEAN CAPUTO. He was born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.

Children of DEANNA WRIGHT and GLENN LEVITO are:

i. RYAN GLENN¹⁰ LEVITO^156,157,158, b. October 20, 1993, Voorhees, Camden Co., NJ.

ii. JOSEPH THOMAS LEVITO^159,160, b. October 14, 1996, Voorhees, Camden Co., NJ.

iii. ANDREW JAROD LEVITO¹⁶¹, b. September 12, 1999, Voorhees, Camden Co., New Jersey.

Endnotes

Tree is being researched by Deanna Levito, Morgan County Coordinator. If you have any information regarding this tree, please contact me at Deedeeshelly@aol.Com or visit the Morgan County website:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyMorgan/morgan2.htm

My other lines i am researcing: burchett, cantrell, fyffe, hill, keeton, lemaster, and pennington.