Eli Spinks Hamilton

Brief Life History of Eli Spinks

When Eli Spinks Hamilton was born on 20 May 1815, in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States, his father, Stephen Hamilton, was 27 and his mother, Rebecca Dennis, was 27. He married Frances Lacy Brewer on 6 March 1839, in Randolph, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Western, Haywood, North Carolina, United States in 1860 and New Hope, Randolph, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

Eli Spinks Hamilton
1815–
Frances Lacy Brewer
1811–
Marriage: 6 March 1839
Oliver Clark Hamilton
1839–1918
Charles Collier Hamilton
1842–
Christina Chastity Hamilton
1843–1932
Julian Fletcher Hamilton
1844–1918
Julian H Hamilton
1845–
Melvina Hamilton
1846–1925
Margaret M. Hamilton
1847–
Stephen Alexander Hamilton
1849–1900
James Franklin Hamilton
1850–

Sources (24)

  • E S Hamilton, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Ely S Hamilton, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • E S Hamilton in entry for O C Hamilton and E C Clark, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1830 · Trail of Tears

In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: habitational name from what is now a deserted village in the parish of Barkby, Leicestershire. This is named from Old English hamel ‘crooked’ + dūn ‘hill’. Hamilton near Glasgow was founded by the English Hamiltons and named after them, and later bearers took their surname from the Scottish place. In the north of Ireland, where many Hamiltons settled in the 17th century, this surname may sometimes have been adopted for Hamill . It has also been adopted as an Anglicized form of southern Irish Ó hUrmholtaigh.

History: This name is borne by one of the most distinguished families of the Scottish nobility; they hold many titles, including marquessate and dukedom of Hamilton, the marquessate of Douglas, the dukedom of Abercorn, and the earldom of Haddington. They are descended from Walter FitzGilbert de Hameldone, a Norman baron who gave his support to Robert the Bruce in the 13th century. A member of this family was Sir William Hamilton (1730–1803), a British diplomat and archaeologist, whose wife, Lady Emma Hamilton (c. 1765–1815), became the mistress of Admiral Horatio Nelson. A branch of the family was established in Ireland by Sir Frederick Hamilton (died 1646), who served in the Swedish army of Gustavus Adolphus. He later became governor of Ulster, and his descendants were created viscounts Boyne. The family have given their name to Newtownhamilton and Hamiltonsbaron in County Armagh. Another branch of the family were to be found in Denmark, where Henrik Albertsen Hamilton (1588–1648) was a noted Latin poet. A 17th-century example of a Hamilton from Glasgow, Scotland, is recorded in the Netherlands, where the name is found in the form Hamelton. Another Scottish Hamilton, James, went to the West Indies in the 18th century and was the father of Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804), who arrived in NY in 1772 and became the first US secretary of the Treasury.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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