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Patrick Hamrick (b. Abt. 1684, d. March 1764)
Notes for Patrick Hamrick:28 Feb 1700, Westmoreland Co., VA."Patrick Hanbrugg, Servant to William Hammock", is adjudged sixteen yers of age but pretending to have indentres.A month's liberty is granted him according to law to produce them which if hee faile to perform it is ordered hee serve his said maaster according to law.
Henry Hanbrugg, servant to Robert Hall is adjudged twelve yrs of age but pretending to have indentures is given a month's liberty to produce them, which if hee then faile to perform it is ordered hee serve his saied master according to law.
Westmoreland County, VA Court Minute Book for Feb 29, 1700 p 72a
It was the law at that time that all males were indentured or served an apprenticeship until they were 21. Patrick learned to be a Cooper or barrel maker.This was an valuable occupation as tobacco was shipped to England in barrels. Evidence has yet been fournd of the record of henry's life or descendants.
Wher did Patrick & Henry come from. Patrick is recorded as saying he was from Ireland but never discussed his ancestry. Roger Deg or Day said he and Patrick were cousins, children of a brother & sister. Roger said he had encouraged Patrick to come with him to America promising him his inheritance since Roger had no family.
There was a ship in the lower St. James harbor from July 10, 1699 to Dec 25, 1699 named "Squirrel of Bristol".It was a 50 ton Brigatine Ship built in Virginia in 1697 and was co-owened by John Day.It might be speculated that Roger, Patrick, and Henry were deck hands and before the ship sailed on Christmas day they decided to stay in America.There may have been some relationship between Roger Day and the co-owner of the ship, John Day.
4 May 1722
Patrick Hamrick produced a certificate of John Travis, sheriff of Stafford County, sheriff "pressed" a mare of his.
King George Co., VA Order Book 1721-1723 p 50
21 Jan 1725
Patrick Hamrick was a witness, deed between Mary Raw to her on, Abraham Raw..proved 4 Feb 1725
King George Co., VA Order Book #1 p 230
5 Feb 1725
Patrick Hamrick appointed to help appraise the estate of Partick Maggee dec'd.
King George Co., VA Order Book 1723-1725 p 283
17 Dec 1726
Patrick Hamrick of King George Co., VA & Margaret, his wife; Robert Ingles of Stafford Co & Sarah, his wife, to Samuel Skinner of King George Co 100 A for 3500 pounds of tobacco.Land conveyed from Sam Coxe to Robert Ingles in deed dated Oct 10, 1709.Land lying between Simmons & ye Gleabe land & Wm Bunbury.
Record Jan 6, 1727 King George co., VA Deed Book 1 pp 410-411
6 Jan 1726
patrick Hamrick 7 Margaret his wife, Robert Ingles & Sarah his wife acknowledged their deed to Smuel Skinner.
King George Co., VA 1725-1728 p 347
In 1710 about the time Patrick finished his indenture to Lem Cox of Richmond Co., VA, he married a 19 yr old daughter of Robert Ingles & Sarah Cox.They lived in Richmond County that later became King George, VA.
1741
Patrick Hamrick on Prince William Co Va Voter Poll Dettington Paarish Tithable List
19 Jan 1741 & 25 May 1741
Patrick Hamrick was an appraiser for additional property of the estate of Richard Simes
King George Co., VA Will Book C p 361 pp 316-7
24 Nov 1756
Petition of Patrick Hamrick to be levy free is granted him...he is discharged from paying Public & County for the future.
King George Co., VA Order Book 1755-57 p 12
From the Westmoreland Co., VA Order Book 1678-1705 by John F. Dorman, Wash DC 1978# from page 236a (30 Aug.1704)Francis Self did sweare that hee had a good right according to law to claime lands for the importation of two persons into this Colony, John Garner & Roger Day, and assigned them to Mr. George Eskrige.(It was not unusual for several persons to claim the same individual in obtaining Headrights)If traditionis to be relied upon, Patrick Hamrick arrived on the same ship with him.That appears to be a reasonable inference that's often given to the use of the term "shipmate" used by Patrick's neighbors when describing his relationship to Roger many years later, long after Roger's death.In addition to being identified as Patrick's first cousin, Roger was said to have offered Patrick an undisclosed paracel of land 'for life' if the would 'come up' into Prince William County and settle on wilderness land for which he had recently applied for a patent.
Patrick appears to have declined to take him up on the offer and remained on the Tobacco Plantation he was leasing with his wife and children.The whole issue of the 'offer' was related many yrs later when three witnesses stepped forward to support Patrick's claim to be Roger's sole surviving heir.
Shortly after Roger died in May-Aug 1725 his land deed was cancelled and the patent was passed to his widow Elizabeth's new husband, Henry McDonnac, who had paid the composition fees.
In 1727, before receiving the grant, McDonnac was required at the request of Elizabeth his wife, to convey 260 of the 760 acres in fee simple to Elizabeth, his step-daughter and Roger's heir.
In July of 1731, Henry found a buyer for the 500 acres.This action may have been made as a forced sale due to the action taken by the Court of Stafford County on May 10th, 1731 to remove Henry McDonnac as the executor of Roger's estate and transfer it into the hands of William Mason.
No evidence has been found that Elizabeth, Roger's daughter offered any objection, in the 1739, to letting title of her inheritance pass into the hands of Patrick Hamrick.
The facts are that Patrick obtained the 260 acres of land that had been intended for Roger Day's daughter Elizabeth.He accomplished this by establishing, in court, his status as the rightful heir of Roger Day.
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Patrick Hamrick obtained a land grant from Thomas Lord Fairfax, Dec 10, 1740.The grant consisted of 118 acres of land in Prince William Co, Colony of Virginia.Prince William Co. had been formed in 1731, rom Stafford and King George counties.The deed is on record in the Virginia State Land Office, Richmond, VA 2. The description of this tract of land as disclosed by the deed is somewhat indefinite.It states as follows; 'from the Right Homorable Thomasord Fairfax, Proprietor of the Norther Nec of Virginia, to Patrick Hamrick, of King George County, A traact of waste land in the County of Prince William, containing 118 acres."
In 1741 athe Poll of Burgesses of Prince William County was made, and the name of Patrick Hamrick is listed there on 9This establishes the fact that he was a land owner and more than 21 yrs of age in the year of 1741.It is not known how long he had lived on his land before he cause it to be surveyed and obtained the deed.
Thomas Lord Fairfax, in 1759, created a new county from Prince William County, which he named Fauquier, in honor of himself.It was in that portion of Prince William county that Patrick Hamrick had taken the land grant, and he automatically became a resident of Fauquier County.Patrick Hamrick was the first of the name Hanrick to appear on records of Virginia as disclosed by an examination of the records of the Virginia State Land Office and State Archives, Richmond, VA.
The early Will Record Books are lost from the records of Prince William Co.These lost books alleged to have been confiscated during the Civil War, would probably give the names of the family of Patrick Hamrick, but such books cannot be located.The only hope of obtaining this data is to find it amoung the records in the possession of some of the descendants of Patrick Hamrick.
Tradition & history say that Benjamin Hamrick of the American Revolution was a son of Patrick Hamrick.As heretofore stated, the names of the 12 sons of Patrick Hamrick have not been found amoung the available records.
(We now know that Benjamin, of the Revolution, was the son of Benjamin Sr. and Maary Sias.Genjamin Sr. was the son of Patrick Hamrick, Sr.Patrick Sr. and Jr. each had 6 sons.) Partick Sr; Patrick Jr. James, Robert, Benjamin, John & Joseph.Patrick Jr; Benjamin, Partick III, John, Samuel, Charles and Henry.
The records of Fauquier Co., of which Warrenton is the seat of government discloses that on, Benjamin Hamrick, was married and living in that county prior to 1773.That is the date of the execution of the Last Will & Testament of John Sias.
John Sias obtained a land grant of 639 acres of land from Thomas Lord Fairfax in Prince William Co, VA in 1740, 4 the same yr Patrick Hamrick obtained title to his land in Prince William Co.
In 1779, the Last Will and Testament of John Sias was admitted to record in Fauquier Co. 5 That Will gave, "to my daughter, Mary Hamrick, 5 pounds current money."At November Term of Court, 1779, an order was entered summoning "Mary Hamrick, wife of Benjamin Hamrick, to appear to context the proof of the Will of John Sians."
As is clearly disclosed by these records Benjamin Hamrick, married Mary Sias, daug of John Sias, and was living in Fauquier Co prior to 1773.While there is no authentic proof, circumstances & records indicate, that Benjamin Hamrick above mentioned was the son of Patrick Hamrick and that Benjamin Hamrick of the Revolution was the son of Benjamin and Mary Sias Hamrick.
"Please consider some pertinent data:CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS, volIII pg 109, 10 June 1706; Transportation of Henry Hambrok, Patrick Anminer and Roger Deg by Benjamin Harrison Jr. to Prince George Co., VA.
Robert English, Thomas Hart and Edward Graham gave depositions on 7 Mar 1739 as follows:That the (sic) were "well acquainted with Roger Day and they often heard him acknowledge Patrick Hamrick to be his cousin as they were children of brother & sister, and were shipmates and that Roger Day gave Patrick Hamrick land for his lifetime and assisted him in building, he having no other relation in this courntyr."These depositions were admitted to Court in King George Co., Va.
He was having children by 1715.He surely witnessed a Will in 1719 in Richamond Co., VAPatrick born 1684 is referred to as "ancient and infirmed" in one record and was no longer paying tax in 1755 (age 66)
1704, Aug 30, Westmoreland Co., VA, upon appearance before the Court In Open Session (or before the Clerk of the Court) the Affiant, Francis Self did sweare that hee had a good right according to law to claime lands for the importation of two persons into this Colony, John Garner and Roger Day, and assigned them to Mrl George Eskridge.
Benjamin Harrison was one of the owners of the vessel "Hope" and also claimed Patrick Benjmin Harrison Jr. who made claim for Henry Hambrok, Patrick Anminer and Roger Deg either was the "hope" owner or a son who made "or faked" a claim based on an importation several years earlier.The ship "Hope" was in harbor in 1704 but not in 1699-1700.
There is some additional unproven genealogy that suggests that Vikings came to Northern Scotland in 870 AD and 8n 910 they went with their leader Throfinn Rolo and lay Seige to Paris.King Charles, the Simplel, conceded defeat and awarded them Normandy.Rollo was the first Duke of Normandy.He married the Kin's daughter and converted to Christianity.(Charles the Simple may have been Charles the Smart.What he lost in battle, he won back in marriage.)
One of their decendants was Duke Willam who invaded England in 1066, defeated the English as William the Conquerer.The Hamrick name was first recorded in Tours in Normandy as D'Amore or Amaury and then recorded in the Doomsday Book and others after 1066 in England.The Hamrick name is noted for its frequent variations.A son might be given a surname different from his father at birth, marry with another and buried with still a third.
The Amery Amaury family were Nobles at four courts and were awarded vast lands for their part in the Norman Invasion.After 1600 they started drifting to Scotland and Ireland.They settled in County Clare in Ireland and took over Bunratty Castle.Patrick Hamrick said he was from Ireland but never said he was born there, but at the age of sixteen in 1700, it seems likely.
There is an old Galic name O'hAinmhire and a derivative Ainmner that means "Absence from levity".Genjamin Harrison recorded Patrick as Anminer and his brother Henry as Hambrok, again showing the variation of the name.
The Hamrick Crest says "Amore non Vi"
More About Patrick Hamrick:
Burial: Hamrick Family Cemetery, Prince William, VA.385
More About Patrick Hamrick and Margaret Ingles:
Marriage: Abt. 1711, St. Mary's Parish, Richmond, VA.385
Children of Patrick Hamrick and Margaret Ingles are:
- Patrick Hamrick, b. Abt. 1713, King George Co., VA385, d. 1794, Fauquier Co., VA.
- James Hamrick, b. Abt. 1715385.
- Robert Hamrick, b. Abt. 1717385.
- Name Hamrick, b. Abt. 1719385.
- John Hamrick, b. Abt. 1721385.
- Name Hamrick, b. Abt. 1723385.
- +Joseph Hamrick, b. Abt. 1724, King George, Virginia385, d. July 1792, Greene, Georgia385.
- Name Hamrick, b. Abt. 1726385.
- Benjamin Hamrick, b. Abt. 1728385.