The Hamiltons of the United States are a family of Scottish origin, whose most prominent member was

Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first United States secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795. Born out of wedlock in Charlest ...

(1755/57–1804), one of the

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. Their ancestors and relations in Scotland included the

Laird Laird () is the owner of a large, long-established Scottish estate. In the traditional Scottish order of precedence, a laird ranked below a baron and above a gentleman. This rank was held only by those lairds holding official recognition in ...

s of

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Stevenston Stevenston ( sco, Steenstoun, gd, Baile Steaphain) is a town and parish in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Along with Ardrossan and Saltcoats it is one of the "Three Towns", all of similar size, on the Firth of Clyde coast; the easternmost parts of ...

North Ayrshire North Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Àir a Tuath, ) is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. The council area borders Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire to the northeast, and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the east and so ...

, of the Cambuskeith branch of

Clan Hamilton The Clan Hamilton, or House of Hamilton, is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council o ...

Background

The paternal lineage of American founding father

was rooted in Scotland, where his relations were

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known as the Hamiltons of Grange. The Hamiltons of Grange descended from Walter de Hamilton, founder of the Cambuskeith branch of

, who held lands in

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

by a charter from

Robert III of Scotland Robert III (c. 13374 April 1406), born John Stewart, was King of Scots from 1390 to his death in 1406. He was also High Steward of Scotland from 1371 to 1390 and held the titles of Earl of Atholl (1367–1390) and Earl of Carrick (1368– ...

given between 1390 and 1406. The last Laird of the Hamiltons of Grange, who held the title from 1774 until his death in 1837, was Alexander Hamilton's first cousin, also named Alexander. James Alexander Hamilton was born in

Ayrshire Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir, ) is a historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Re ...

, Scotland in 1718. He was the fourth son of

Alexander Hamilton of Grange. His mother, Elizabeth Pollock, was the eldest daughter of

Sir Robert Pollock, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Pollock, 1st Baronet ( – 22 August 1735), of Pollok, was a British Army officer and Scottish politician who sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1700 to 1707 and in the British House of Commons from 1707 to 1722. Early life Pol ...

of Pollock. With little prospect of an inheritance in Scotland, James moved to the

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to become a merchant and businessman on the island of

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. He and Rachel Faucette (who was of English and French descent), became the parents, out of wedlock, of

and his older brother James Hamilton Jr. Alexander Hamilton moved in October 1772 to the

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(later the

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) to earn an education. He later became the aide-de-camp to General

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and first

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. He married

Elizabeth Schuyler Elizabeth Hamilton (née Schuyler ; August 9, 1757 – November 9, 1854), also called Eliza or Betsey, was an American socialite and philanthropist. Married to American Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, ...

, who was the daughter of

Philip Schuyler Philip John Schuyler (; November 18, 1804) was an American general in the Revolutionary War and a United States Senator from New York. He is usually known as Philip Schuyler, while his son is usually known as Philip J. Schuyler. Born in Alb ...

and Catherine Van Rensselaer, both members of prominent Dutch-American families, the

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and Van Rensselaer families. Elizabeth and Alexander Hamilton were married on December 14, 1780, at the

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. They went on to have eight children, thus establishing the Hamilton family in the United States.

Notable members

The following list, organized by generation, begins with the establishment of Alexander Hamilton's family. It selectively includes notable descendants of Alexander and Eliza Hamilton.

First generation

(1755/1757–1804) *

Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton Elizabeth Hamilton (née Schuyler ; August 9, 1757 – November 9, 1854), also called Eliza or Betsey, was an American socialite and philanthropist. Married to American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, she was a defender of his works and co- ...

(1757–1854)

Second generation (children)

Philip Hamilton Philip Hamilton (January 22, 1782 – November 24, 1801) was the eldest child of Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. He died at age 19, fatally shot in a duel with George Eacker. Birt ...

(1782–1801) * Angelica Hamilton (1784–1857) *

Alexander Hamilton Jr. Colonel Alexander Hamilton Jr. (May 16, 1786 – August 2, 1875) was the third child and the second son of Elizabeth Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Hamilton was said to have been 5'6 tall. Ed ...

(1786–1875) *

James Alexander Hamilton James Alexander Hamilton (April 14, 1788 – September 24, 1878) was an American soldier, acting Secretary of State, and the third son of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He entered politics as a Democrat ...

(1788–1878) * John Church Hamilton (1792–1882) * William Stephen Hamilton (1797–1851) * Eliza Hamilton Holly (1799–1859) *

(the second) (1802–1884)

Third generation (grandchildren)

* Elizabeth Hamilton (1811–1863) * Frances Hamilton (1813–1887) *

(1815–1907) *

(1816–1889) * Maria Williamson Hamilton (1817–1822) * Mary Morris Hamilton (1818–1877) * Angelica Hamilton (1819–1868) *

Schuyler Hamilton Schuyler Hamilton (July 22, 1822 – March 18, 1903) was an American soldier, farmer, engineer, and a grandson of Alexander Hamilton. Early life Hamilton was born on July 22, 1822 in New York City. He was the fifth of 14 children born to John Ch ...

(1822–1903) * Louis McLane Hamilton (1844–1868) *

Allan McLane Hamilton Allan McLane Hamilton (October 6, 1848 – November 23, 1919) was an American psychiatrist, specializing in suicide and the impact of accidents and trauma upon mental health, and in criminal insanity, appearing at several trials. He was a fou ...

(1848–1919)

Fourth generation (great-grandchildren)

(1847–1928) * Henry Nicoll Hamilton (1849–1914) * James Bowdoin Hamilton (1852–1853) * Marie Elizabeth Hamilton (1855–1897) * John Church Hamilton (1859–1865) *

Robert Ray Hamilton Robert Ray Hamilton (March 18, 1851 – August 23, 1890) was an American politician from New York. Early life He was the son of Gen. Schuyler Hamilton (1822–1903); grandson of John Church Hamilton (1792–1882); and great-grandson of Alexan ...

(1851–1890) * Louis McLane Hamilton (1876–1911) * Louisa Lee Schuyler (1837–1926)

Fifth generation (great Great grandchildren)

* Anne Adele Walton Hamilton (1873–1898) * Alma Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1877–1878) * Charlotte Maria Hamilton (1882–1907) * Esther Livermore Hamilton (1884–1884) * Alexander Schuyler Hamilton III (1886–1914) *

Helen Morgan Hamilton Helen Morgan Hamilton (June 12, 1896 – January 25, 1985) was an Army Officer, serving as deputy director of and ultimately achieving the rank of Lieutenant colonel of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps. She is also the granddaughter of investment ...

(1896–1985) * Pierpont Morgan Hamilton (1898–1982) *

Alexander Morgan Hamilton Alexander Morgan Hamilton (January 25, 1903 – May 29, 1970) was an American philanthropist and civil servant. He was the grandson of J. P. Morgan the financier, and great-great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasur ...

(1903–1970)

Family tree

The following partial family tree begins with the paternal grandfather of

, and includes both Scottish and American family members. * Alexander Hamilton of Grange,

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(1755/7–1804) ∞

(1757–1854) [daughter of Gen.

(1733–1804) ∞ Catherine Van Rensselaer (1734–1803)] ****

(1782–1801) **** Angelica Hamilton (1784–1857) ****

(1786–1875) ∞ Eliza P. Knox (d. 1871) ****

(1788–1878) ∞ Mary Morris (d. 1869) ***** Elizabeth "Eliza" Hamilton (1811–1863) ∞ George Lee Schuyler (1811–1890) on_of_Philip_Jeremiah_Schuyler.html" ;"title="Philip_Jeremiah_Schuyler.html" ;"title="on of Philip Jeremiah Schuyler">on of Philip Jeremiah Schuyler">Philip_Jeremiah_Schuyler.html" ;"title="on of Philip Jeremiah Schuyler">on of Philip Jeremiah Schuyler/small> ***** Frances "Fanny" Hamilton (1813–1887) ∞ George Russel James Bowdoin (1809–1870) *****

(1816–1889) ∞ Angelica Livingston (1820–1896) [daughter of Maturin Livingston] ****** Alexander Hamilton (1848–1849) ***** Mary Morris Hamilton (1818–1877) ∞ George Lee Schuyler (1811–1890) ***** Angelica Hamilton (1819–1868) ∞ Richard Milford Blatchford (1798–1875) **** John Church Hamilton (1792–1882) ∞ Maria Eliza van den Heuvel (1795–1873) *****

(1815–1907) ∞ Elizabeth Smith Nicoll (1819–1873) ****** Rev.

(1847–1928) ∞ Adele Walton Livermore (1849–1907) ******* Anne Adele Walton Hamilton (1873–1898) ∞ Gilva Burr Kellogg ******** Adele Spaulding Kellogg (b. 1895) ******** Gilva Lawrence Kellogg (b. 1897) ******* Alma Elizabeth Hamilton (1877–1878) ******* Charlotte Maria Hamilton (1882–1907) ******* Esther Livermore Hamilton (1884–1884) ******* Alexander Schuyler Hamilton III (1886–1914) ****** Henry Nicoll Hamilton (1849–1914) ∞ Mary Amelia Fish (1857–1898) ******* Katherine Nicoll Hamilton (1880–1957) ∞ Theodore Ethelbert Terrell (1878–1969) ******* Mary Hamilton (1886–1887) ******* Henry Beekman Hamilton (1888–1981) ∞ Dora L. Titus (1884–1924) ******** Edith M. Hamilton (1915–1987) ∞ Crossett Morgan (1909–1983) ******** William T. Hamilton (b. 1919) ******* Philip Schuyler Hamilton (1891–1927) ****** James Bowdoin Hamilton (1852–1853) ****** Marie Elizabeth Hamilton (1855–1897) ∞ Francis William Henderson (1825–1887) ***** Charlotte Augusta Hamilton (1819–1896) ***** John Cornelius Adrian Hamilton (1820–1879) ∞ Angeline Romer (1816–1888) ****** Edgar Augustus Hamilton (1841–1926) ∞ (1) Martha Ecob (1847–1884); ∞ (2) Carrie Rogers Tolfree (1844–1901) ******* Edgar Laurens Hamilton (1872–1950) ******* Grace Holmes Hamilton (1877–1931) ******* Alexander Hamilton (1878–1890) ******* Eleanor Ecob Hamilton (1881–1956) ****** John Cornelius Leon Hamilton (1842–1919) ∞ Sarah Francis Pugh (1843–1918) ******* Frank Hamilton (1866–1946) ∞ Minnie Haring (1867–1951) ******** William Haring Hamilton (1897–1934) ******* Mary Schuyler Hamilton (1870–1941) ******* Philip Lee Hamilton (1874–1947) ******* John Church Hamilton (1885–1953) ∞ Gladys L. Mayer (1897–1981) *****

(1822–1903) ∞ Cornelia Ray (d. 1867) ******

(1851–1890) ∞ Evangeline L. Mann ****** Schuyler Hamilton Jr. (1853–1907) ∞ (1) Jane Bird Mercer (1867–1899); ∞ (2) Gertrude Van Cortlandt Wells (1849–1944) Alexander_Wells.html" ;"title="Alexander Wells (California judge)">Alexander Wells">Alexander Wells (California judge)">Alexander Wells/small> ******* Violet Loring Hamilton (1882–1936) ∞ Austin Sherwood Rothwell (1890–1941) ******* Gertrude Ray Hamilton (1887–1961) ∞ Paul Leavenworth McCulloch (1887–1962) ******* Helena Van Wyck Hamilton (1888–1888) ******* Lillian Gardiner Hamilton (1890–1890) ****** Charles Althrop Hamilton (1858–1875) ***** Mary Eliza Hamilton (1825–1887) ∞ Charles Augustus Peabody (1814–1901) ***** Charles Apthorpe Hamilton (1826–1901) ∞ Julia F. Eliot (1828–1903) ****** Julia A. Hamilton (1860–1876) ***** Adelaide Hamilton (1830–1915) ***** Elizabeth Hamilton (1831–1884) ∞ (1)

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(1815–1872); ∞ (2)

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(1809–1892) ****** Henry Wager Hillock Jr. (1856–1882) ***** William Gaston Hamilton (1832–1913) ∞ (1) Helen Maria Pierson (1834–1893); ∞ (2) Charlotte Ross Jeffrey Pierson (1841–1904) ****** William Pierson Hamilton (1869–1950) ∞ (1) Theodosia Sisson (1884–1941); (2) Juliet Pierpont Morgan (1870–1952)

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