Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-04
Audubon County
Earl History
HON. III. F. ANDREWS
HON. III. f. ANDREWS

Lone Willow. A tributary of the
West Botna in Douglas Township.
It's name suggests it's origin.
South Coon, in the east part of Viola
Township, and Brushy in the north
east part of the same township are
tributaries of the Racoon river, which
flows into the Des Moines river.
Their names were probably received
lower down on those streams.
ODE Hamlins
The ancestry of this family is uncer-
tam. 1t was traditional with Nathan
lei Hamlin that his ancestor came
from England am of the opinion
that he came from New England; but
have discovered no positive proof of it.
There were some old Hamlin fami-
lies at Boston, Mass, among whom
We're: William, 1850: Ezekiel. 1854;
Richard, 1865: also Clement Hamlin,
soldier in King Phillips war, 1876
There is no further account OF Richard
or Clement. Ezekiel had eight chill
dren and died before l7l6. Thomas
Hamlin had son James born 1858.
and no further account of these fami-
lies. William Hamlin had three chill
dren, born 1866 to 1911 Probably his
SON. Nathaniel Settedin Connecticut,
and some OF his descendants in New
York state and possibly in Vermont
~ =
cendantS of the ancient Boston fami-
| lies disappeared from that vicinity in
early times and their places of abode
| have not been discovered And from
these facts it is highly probable that
| they settled elsewhere
Monmouth and other places in New
Jersey were settled by colonies from
| Massachusetts and Connecticut before
1900: and the discovery of Hamlins in
| New Jersey about that period suggests
| that they may have come from New
| England
One Thomas Hamlen, who was born
| Feb. l, 1929 nativity unknown. 1t is
traditional that his father was named
John and that the family came from
| New England: another account is
that they came from England. He
| had a younger brother whose name
was perhaps John and other brothers.
| He settled at Bloomsbury Mountain,
between Bloomsbury and Little York,
| from whence he moved to Greenwich
township, Warren County, n. j. His
first wife was Sarah Hills, who had
eleven children: second wife, Sarah
Butler, who had six children. Some of
the latter were living in 1885. His
, house in Greenwich was burned and in
IT'S. he built another at the same
place. A stone in this house was
marked L. HI. and the date ITS. This
| house was standing few years ago.
1T is traditional that these HamlinS
took opposite sides during the Revo
luton: some We're Tories and some
Patriots: and they became estranged
and separated.
The first wife OF Thomas Hamlen
died about 1880. after which he served
in the American army. He appeared
to be man of fair education and a
good penman. His grave monument
bears this inscriptions:
THOMAS HAMLEN
Died December IS, 1910.
In the SD year of his age.
His descendants, who are numerous
now, write the name "Hamin, and
the records Of many of them have
been brought down to recent times.
This information about Thomas
Hamlen and his descendants was Civ
en- to the writer ten years ago by
Pulaski NJ IIamlin, of Binghamton,
N. Y, a descendant of Thomas: and
| he received it from John Hicks Ham
lin, grandson of Thomas, in 1885.
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