The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-16
Genealogical and ss t
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REPRESENTATIVES. children of David Hamilton and Mar garet aIlisle, was born in Belfast. Ire land, April s. 1'5s. Their family emt- grated to America about l!s2, landing in Virginia after a voyage of nearly three months. Upon their arrival. David Ham, ilton settled in Culpepper County. where he lived with one of his sons. Thomas Hamilton was married on the 18th of ter of Benjamin Arnold and Ann Hend- rick of South Carolina. During the. Rsv- oiution. Benjamin Arnold, an old man, left South Carolina on account of the troubles resulting from the war, and carried his family for the greater safety to Culpeppcr County. Va. where they became acquainted with Thomas Ham, ilton. Afte. their marriage in 17S2, thty Arnold in South Carolina. where they settled upon place between Andy Creek on the east and Horse Creek on the west in Greenville District. Here they lived until 1921, when they moved to Butler County, Ala. near Greenville, and remained there until 1926, when they again moved to Lowndes County, ten miles south of Benton. where they both died. They are buried Tn Watkn Cem- etery. near Collirene, Lowndes County. and his wife July 22. 1s49. aged M. The spot is marked by a marble obelisk, erected to the memory of the family. The following inscription, with no dates. Is among others: Thomas and Temper ance Hamilton rest here.' Thomas Ham ilton was with Sumpter but not in the regular army. He was at the battles of the COwpens.s Eutaw Spring, and Kings Mountain. He was h the brig. ade commanded by. Colonel Campbell at the latter place. After his death in lS44. over sixty years after the Revolutionary War, few of the participants of that mighty struggle were left on earth. The citizens of Lowndes County asked per mission to bury him with military hon. ors."
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 The editor adds that the name of Thomas Hamilton of Lowndes County. Ala, may be found in the Census of Pensioners for 1S4o.
 s.. Queries.
 22o HART-Sindly publish the infor- fnation concerning the brothers of Col. fhomas Hart and his sister Ann. and I y21. ALLEN-David and Elizabeth AL len of Albemarle County. Va. had six sons and one daughter. Robert, John, n and mar pts, JSseR of tser Ss. were between 17eo and l776. Think Mary married and settled in Alabama. Robert. after his fathers death. removed the family to the frontier and settled; this was in Lincoln County. Ky James Jo- seph, in 179o removed to Green County. Ky. lived and died there. It is believed that David married Apphia Lewis and settled in Pittsylvania County. Va, about 17so. Proof of this is desired:
 222. DUNCAN-Can w. H. Duncan. tsnswer 20D, give the lineage of Joseph ". Duncan. who married Hannah In 17s9? There is a tradition that five Duncan brothers came from Scotland in 1722 and from some of these are descend ed the Kentucky. Tennessee and Ohio my ancestor. went from Virginia into the Cumberland Valley Of Pennsylvania, and died near shippensburg in IT'S.
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 199. SMYTH-In reply to this Query we will state that Light Horse Harry Lee was never a general in the Rcvo- lution. His rank was Lieutenant-Colone In charge of battalion called Lees Legion. or Lees Partisan Corps He was made Major-General. U. s. A., in 17ss. long after the Revolution. As he was not, a General it is plain that F. T. B.. Is mistaken in saying that her ancestor served under him In command of brigade. They may have been as- sociated in military expeditions or cam pdigns under command of some other officer or her ancestor may have been member of the Legion, which was com posed of three companies of mounted dragoons and three companies of dis mounted dragons of fifty in each com pany, making fin all 300 men.
 The spelling of Smyth Is uncommon and Is not to be found at all in Heit- mans Register of Revolutionary officers. The only mention of the name In Saf- fell s Records is Thomas jmyth of Mary land. (page 239) This man Is described in Heitman's Register under the name of of smallwood's Maryland Regiment, II January. 1776; Captain 4th Maryland Bat talion of the Flying Camp June to De- cember. 1776: Major 9th Maryland, 10th December, t776: resigned 18th March. ITS These facts do not seem to agree with the description of Smyth, the ancestor of F. T. B.
 Saffelrs Records give a list ot the cav airy officers of Lees Legion. Major Henry Peyton. Major Joseph Eggleston. Surgeon Alexander skinner, Adjutant William Winston, Captain Patrick Carnes, Captain Ferdinand ONeal, Cap tain James Armstrong. Surgeon Matthew Irwin. Captain Michael Rudolph, Captain George Handy, the lieutenants were Law renee Manning. Peter Johnson, George Darlington, George Guthrie, William Lewis; the comets were Robert Power, John Jordan. William Middleton Albion l '" iiidHi ASs AA dA I'oAs A@H sign. Clement Darlington; Sergeant Major. John Champe.
 A few other names are gleaned from Lees Memoirs of the Southern Cam paign, and Hartley's Life of Lee. Cap tain Lindsay. Captain McAlister. Lieu tenant Snowden Qnfantry); Lieutenant Finn. Lieutenant Heard, Captain ogil- vie.
 In Lees Memoirs, page 39S. therc Is an account given of an assault made by Captain Rudolph of the Legion and Lieutenant Smith of the Virginia line. upon British galleys, burning them and capturing the stores, but 1t is tmpossi- ble to identify this Smith.
 220. IIART-These note are copied from articles which have appeared in The Atlanta Constitution in the Historical Department, and also from White Ills torical Collections Of Georgia.
 We have stated already that Thunas Hart married Susanna Rice and lived and died in Hanover County, Va, leav- ing six children, Thomas. John, BenJa- min. David, Nathaniel and Ann. all or whom with their mother. migrated to Orange County, N. C., about ll60. we have also given brief sketch of Thomas Hart, Jr., and his children.
 In reply to Query 22O, the foilowinR John Hart married -, and died. leaving an only daughter, Susanna Hart, who married Col. John Luttreli, an or l fcer in the Revolution who was Killed during the war. She married again but