Paul Hamilton Sr. (bef. 1695 - bef. 1739)

Born before 1695 in Province of Carolina [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Bower) Hamilton — married [date unknown] in Province of South Carolina

Descendants

Died before Mar 1739 at about age 44 in Edisto Island, Colleton County, Province of South Carolina [uncertain]

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Biography

This profile is part of the Edisto Island, South Carolina One Place Study.

Paul was the son of John Hamilton and Mary Grimball of Edisto Island, Colleton County, Province of South Carolina.^[1] He inherited and acquired land on Edisto Island and James Island and served in the Commons House of Assembly in 1720-21.^[2]

He married Martha Bower, daughter of William Bower and Martha Hext, and they had children Paul, Martha (m. Rev. John McLeod), John, Archibald, and Dorcas.^[2]

Paul Hamilton's Will, on which the date is missing, was proved 7 March 1738/9. He mentions his sons Paul, John, and Archibald, daughters Martha and Dorcas, and nephew Paul Wilkins. He left a bequest to the Presbyterian Church at Wiltown, and the church at Edisto Island.^[3]

Plantations

• Sea Cloud Plantation, Edisto Island, South Carolina
• Brickhouse Plantation, Charleston County, South Carolina

Slaves

Paul's estate passed probate on 16 November 1739 in South Carolina and listed 4 slaves.^[4]

The enslaved of Paul Hamilton were named in his probate inventory 27 Apr 1739.^[5]

For more information please see the Slaves of Paul Hamilton Sr. page.

Sources

1. ↑ Webber, Mabel L. “Grimball of Edisto Island (Continued).” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 23, no. 1 (1922): 1–7. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27569573
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Edgar, Walter B. and N. Louise Bailey. Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives, Volume II: the Commons House of Assembly 1692-1775 (1977), pp. 302-3
3. ↑ "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-J69P-JX?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-8WL%3A210905601%2C211382401 : 21 May 2014), Charleston > Wills, 1731-1740, Vol. 004 > image 236 of 347; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia. Will of Paul Hamilton
4. ↑ Probate: "South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980"
   Wills and Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1671-1868; Author: Charleston County (South Carolina). Probate Judge; Probate Place: Charleston, South Carolina
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9080 #4865 (accessed 25 February 2023)
   Paul Hamilton probate on 16 Nov 1739 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
5. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
   Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1739-1744 1740-1743
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1739-1744 > No File Description Available > image 32 of 385
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-V7R3-Y (accessed 30 May 2023)