George Famelton, later Hamilton, was born about 1722 to weaver William Famelton.
A 1753 deed records him as "George Hamilton weaver in Lassuden Eldest Lawfull Son of William ffamilton weaver in & portioner of Earlstoun "[1]
Subsequent family consistently use Hamilton - and are yDNA connected to descendantts of the nearby family of weaver Robert Familton (married Mary McDougall) in Ancrum, Roxurghshire.
↑ Sasine dated 1753 William ffamilton to his eldest son George Hamilton "his lands in Earlstoun formerly called Ogele's Croft and field land called Barnie", transcript rcvd by LornaHen from John Hamilton, Apr 2005
↑Marriage Registration: "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910" FamilySearch (accessed 20 October 2021)
Mary Sweet in entry for George Hamltoun, 1751.
WikiTree profile Hamilton-2405 created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George: