Mary Jane (Bitener) Hamilton (1703 - abt. 1788)

Born 1703 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Wife of William Hamilton — married 1718 in Ireland

Descendants

Died about 1788 at about age 85 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

N.B. I am removing John Sharp as the husband of Mary Jane Bitener as I think that is a mistake and he is seventeen years younger than she. (Patricia Prickett Hickin , 5 June 2019).

Mary Jane Bitener was born in 1703 in Dublin, Ireland.

In 1718, when she was in her mid-teens, she married William Hamilton. She bore him fifteen known children, including the following son and two daughters:

1. Martha Hamilton
2. Jane Hamilton
3. David Hamilton.Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania of unknown causes.(:-)}

Note

William and Mary Hamilton were my 7th Great - Grandparents. (Mildred Guilbeau, 12 October 2016).

William Hamilton and Mary Jane Bitener are my 5th great-grandparents. Their daughter, Jane Hamilton, married my 4th great-grandfather, John Anderson Sharp Sr. in 1740. James Franklin Haynes, August, 2020.

From Ancestry.com

Mary Jane Bitener

Birth: c1703, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Death circa1788 in Washington, County, Province of Pennsylvania.

Parents: Unknown. Some researchers think that they may have been Christopher Graham (Graemme) (1670–1746) and Margaret Florence Risk (1680–1763). This is probably unlikely since she has a different surname.

Marriage: 1718, Ireland: William Hamilton (1700–1786).

Possible arrival: 1746, Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania. This is probably incorrect since records indicate that her daughter, Jane Hamilton, was born much earlier in colonial Virginia.

Residence: 11 May 1786, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Quaker meeting record cited does not show that she and her husband lived in Bucks County, only that the meeting was held there. Records show that her husband, William Hamilton, died on June 2, 1786 in Washington County, Province of Pennsylvania.

Death: c 1788, Washington County, Province of Pennsylvania.

Mary Jane Bitener and her husband, William Hamilton, were buried in the Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery. A search conducted by Find A Grave volunteer, Joe #48518054, found no grave site or grave marker for them. I requested that the Find A Grave Index citation for her death date be changed from 1814 to circa 1788, which is only a reasoned guess. They agreed and made the requested change. Many people have used the date of 1814 as her death date, which is highly improbable since she is not listed in the Guinness World Records. The birth and death dates for William Hamilton found in the Find A Grave Index are correct, based on established sources. James F. Haynes.

Children:

1. Claude Hamilton (1719–?)
2. Jane M. Hamilton (1721–1789)
3. George Hamilton (1725–?)
4. John Hamilton (1729–?)
5. Martha Hamilton (1731–1838)
6. James Hamilton (1732–1759)
7. Marion Hamilton (1733–?)
8. Thomas Hamilton (1734–?)
9. Mary Hamilton (1736–?)
10. Samuel Hamilton (1740–1777)
11. Alexander Hamilton (1745–1800)
12. David Squire Hamilton (1750–1840)
13. Captain John Hamilton (1766–1863)
14. Ann Scott (1767–1848)
15. Daniel Hamilton.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Alice Hamilton Beall, comp., “Mary Jane Bitener,” 1703–1814, Alice Beall Family Tree. Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/104884828/person/400164846425/facts?_phsrc=xgz58&_phstart=successSource Accessed 5 June 2019.

• Alice Hamilton Beall, comp., “Mary Jane Bitener,” 1703–1814, Alice Beall Family Tree. Ancestry.com. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/104884828/person/400164846425/facts?_phsrc=xgz58&_phstart=successSource Accessed 5 June 2019.

Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 016, page 215. Member, Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton Smith, great granddaughter of William Hamilton and Mary Bitener, his wife. Lineage Book: NSDAR: Volume 097: 1912, pages 252-253. Member: Mrs. Helen M. Odor Smith, great great great granddaughter of William Hamilton, m. Mary Bitener. Lineage Book, NSDAR: Vol 018: 1897, pages 187-188. Member: Mrs. Elizabeth Keller Howe, great great great granddaughter of William Hamilton and Mary Bitener, his wife.

Acknowledgments

• K Clark imported the data for Mary Jane (Bitener) Hamilton (abt.1703-abt.1814) from nash.ged on 7 Nov 2011.

Name: Mary Jane Bitener. Given Name: Mary Jane. Surname: Bitener. Married Name: Hamilton. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Born 1703 Dublin, Ireland.

Died 1788 Washington, Pennsylvania.

Marriage 1718 Ireland