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Descendants of John Hamilton

Generation No. 2

2. ELIZABETH⁵ HAMILTON (JOHN⁴, NATHAN³, JOHN², JOHN¹ HAMBLETON)^14,^15,¹⁶ was born May 08, 1771 in Brookfield, Worcester Co., MA, and died Unknown in Chazy, NY. She married (1) DEACON SAMUEL NEWELL¹⁷ Bef. 1794. He was born Abt. 1766, and died December 16, 1812 in Champlain, New York. She married (2) REV. STEPHEN KINSLEY¹⁷ Bef. 1826. He was born Abt. 1754, and died March 06, 1828.

More About ELIZABETH HAMILTON:
Burial: Chazy Village Cemetery

Notes for DEACON SAMUEL NEWELL:
He lived on the road leading from the Dewey place to the Canadian border (wonder where exactly?). He was one of the first members of the Baptist church. He died of "Camp Fever" during the War of 1812.

More About DEACON SAMUEL NEWELL:
Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Champlain, NY

Notes for REV. STEPHEN KINSLEY:
Not clear whether this Stephen is both the husband of Elizabeth Hamilton and father of Cephas, who married Elizabeth's daughter, Lucinda.

More About REV. STEPHEN KINSLEY:
Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Chazy, NY

Children of ELIZABETH HAMILTON and SAMUEL NEWELL are:

SELMA⁶ NEWELL¹⁸, b. January 20, 1794, Vermont; d. December 06, 1877, Beekmantown, NY; m. SAMUEL LADUE¹⁸; b. March 10, 1792; d. March 06, 1879, Beekmantown, NY.

Notes for SAMUEL LADUE:
Samuel Ladue was descended from Pierre Ladue, b.in France, whose family settled in Alburgh, VT as per Stratton's History of Alburgh, VT, Vol II, p. 113. Before 1860, they removed to Beekmantown.

ii.

RUBY NEWELL¹⁹, b. Abt. 1799, Champlain, NY; d. December 25, 1812, Champlain, NY.

More About RUBY NEWELL:
Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Champlain, NY

	iii.		LUCINDA NEWELL¹⁹, b. August 04, 1806, Champlain, NY; d. January 31, 1899; m. CEPHAS KINSLEY¹⁹, Unknown; b. May 22, 1794; d. June 12, 1875.
	iv.		SULLIVAN S. NEWELL¹⁹, b. Abt. 1809, Champlain, NY; d. August 14, 1832, Champlain, NY.

More About SULLIVAN S. NEWELL:
Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Champlain, NY

JULIA NEWELL¹⁹, b. Unknown; m. JOEL KINSLEY¹⁹; b. July 31, 1826; d. July 23, 1887.

Notes for JOEL KINSLEY:
Not sure who his mother is. Elizabeth would be too old, unless his birthdate is wrong.

Child of ELIZABETH HAMILTON and STEPHEN KINSLEY is:

vi.

JOEL⁶ KINSLEY¹⁹, b. July 31, 1826; d. July 23, 1887; m. JULIA NEWELL¹⁹; b. Unknown.

Notes for JOEL KINSLEY:
Not sure who his mother is. Elizabeth would be too old, unless his birthdate is wrong.

3. LOVISA⁵ HAMILTON (JOHN⁴, NATHAN³, JOHN², JOHN¹ HAMBLETON)^20,^21,²² was born July 29, 1773 in Brookfield, Worcester Co., MA, and died May 19, 1846 in Champlain, NY. She married ELIAS DEWEY^23,^24,^25,^26,^27,^28,^29,^30,³¹ August 02, 1790, son of JOSEPH DEWEY and DEBORAH BUELL. He was born April 26, 1768 in Hebron, CT, and died January 11, 1854 in Champlain, NY.

Notes for LOVISA HAMILTON:
As trouble along the border increased during the War of 1812, Lovisa decided to seek a safer place for herself and the children. Taking sufficient gold in her saddle bags, she set out on horseback through the woods for the Malone settlement, about fifty-five miles west of Champlain. After two or three days, she arrived, and there she purchased a tract of land. Later, in 1823, Elias Dewey, Jr. settled there with his bride. Lovisa died of heart disease in 1846. She was buried in the Dewey Cemetery, just south of the Dewey Tavern almost across from the NCCS Jr./Sr. high school on Rte. 276. (I have been unable to locate the exact site.)

More About LOVISA HAMILTON:
Burial: Dewey Cemetery, Champlain, NY

Notes for ELIAS DEWEY:
ELIAS DEWEY, son of Joseph, b. April 26, 1768, at Hebron, Conn.; d. Jan. 11, 1854, ag. 86, at Champlain, N. Y. An Elias Dewey lived in Montgomery Co., NY in 1790, per census data. However, a more likely match is the Elias "Dewry" in Wells, VT (about 6 mi. from Rupert), already married with one child in the 1791 VT census (neighbor of John "Hambleton"). To be determined. Unfortunately, a search of the VR for Vermont did not reveal any family data. An Elias Dewey is listed as a landholder in Willsborough, NY in 1796 (where son Elias Jr. was born). The 1850 census lists him as 83 years old, born in Connecticut (no other Elias of that age is listed in Dewey Genealogy). According to the Dewey Genealogy, he arrived from Wethersfield, CT in 1797/8, took up a large tract of land and became pioneer at Champlain, NY; felled trees to make a road for two miles from Rouses Point (now called Prospect Hill Road), where they erected a log cabin with a blanket for a door (until a better could be substituted), and commenced pioneer life, with its attendant hardships. The 1798 Tax Assessment showed, "Elias Dewy, 80 acres on the Highway adjoining James Deans Land. One Log house ($10)..." In abt. 1800, the rude log cabin was exchanged for a commodious 15 room public house. The original home is now a pig sty on the farm. This house, known as the Dewey Tavern (now owned by Louis Bedard), was the scene of great excitement, and of danger as well, during the War of 1812. It was in the path of many skirmishes, and both British and American officers quartered there during the war. Important war conferences were held there, including two for making prisoner-of-war treaties. More than half of the fourteen thousand British soldiers camped on the Dewey farm on their march to the Battle of Plattsburgh in September, 1814, and on their retreat, many of the wounded were brought here. The Dewey Tavern was on the direct road from Montreal to Albany (now Rte 276), and in 1815, a stage route was established from Montreal to Plattsburgh, with a stage coach stop at the Dewey place. The Deweys prospered as the Tavern prospered, and it was the favorite place sought for rest and refreshment by those who traveled the North Country. This house also later played a key role as a last stop on the Underground Railroad, harboring fugitive slaves on their way to Canada. The hidden passages and secret hiding places are still there today.

More About ELIAS DEWEY:
Burial: Dewey Cemetery, Champlain, NY

Children of LOVISA HAMILTON and ELIAS DEWEY are:

LOVISA⁶ DEWEY³², b. April 06, 1791; d. May 30, 1812, Champlain, New York ³³.

Notes for LOVISA DEWEY:
The Ancestry.com Gene Pool records have her birthplace as Champlain, NY, which cannot be so.

6.	ii.	SAMANTHA DEWEY, b. November 19, 1792; d. December 27, 1866, Odelltown, P.Q..
7.	iii.	ELIAS DEWEY, JR., b. May 13, 1794, Willsborough, NY; d. January 01, 1876, Malone, NY.
	iv.	SABRA DEWEY^34,³⁵, b. January 29, 1797, Willsborough, NY; d. Unknown.
8.	v.	CYNTHIA DEWEY, b. July 23, 1799, Champlain, New York; d. Unknown, Hemmingford, P.Q..
	vi.	ALMYRA DEWEY^36,^37,³⁸, b. January 05, 1802, Champlain, New York; d. June 04, 1897, Champlain, New York; m. (1) DR. ? SAWYER³⁹, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. (2) BENJAMIN TWISS⁴⁰, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Notes for ALMYRA DEWEY:
She married 1st, Benjamin Twiss, who died; also an infant son; she married 2d, Dr. ? Sawyer of Keeseville, NY.

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DRUSILLA DEWEY^41,^42,^43,⁴⁴, b. January 05, 1802, Champlain, New York; d. May 28, 1879, Champlain, New York.

Notes for DRUSILLA DEWEY:
She was living with her father in 1850 census.

	viii.	SUSANNA DEWEY^45,⁴⁶, b. October 28, 1804, Champlain, New York; d. October 30, 1804, Champlain, New York.
	ix.	SYLVANUS DEWEY^47,⁴⁸, b. October 28, 1804, Champlain, New York; d. July 31, 1809, Champlain, New York.
9.	x.	SILAS HAMILTON DEWEY, b. June 24, 1810, Champlain, New York; d. December 12, 1884, Champlain, New York.
	xi.	SARA MARIA DEWEY^49,⁵⁰, b. April 27, 1812, Champlain, New York; d. May 09, 1854, Champlain, New York.
10.	xii.	EMILY LOVISA DEWEY, b. July 24, 1816, Champlain, New York; d. Unknown, Chicago, IL.

4. ELIAS⁵ HAMILTON (JOHN⁴, NATHAN³, JOHN², JOHN¹ HAMBLETON)^51,^52,^53,⁵⁴ was born May 24, 1775, and died December 09, 1846 in Champlain, New York. He married DORCAS HAYFORD^55,^56,^57,^58,⁵⁹ Unknown, daughter of JOHN HAYFORD and ELIZABETH RILEY. She was born April 03, 1778 in Farmington, CT, and died August 15, 1861 in Champlain, New York.

Notes for ELIAS HAMILTON:
He was listed in Champlain in the 1800 census and, according to Moses Leonard Diary, he lived on the road leading from the Dewey place to the US/Canada line. Elias built the house later occupied by Joseph D. and Susanna (Grimshaw) Odell. He had eight children. According to Hurd's History of Clinton Co., he was first mentioned as being in Champlain in 1800, and he and Dorcas became members of the First Baptist Church in Champlain after its founding in 1803/4.

More About ELIAS HAMILTON:
Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Champlain, NY

Notes for DORCAS HAYFORD:
She was living with Edward in the 1850 census. According to Hurd's History of Clinton Co., she was one of the last members of the Second Baptist Church of Chazy, which was meeting in Rouses Point until its dissolution in 1846.

More About DORCAS HAYFORD:
Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Champlain, NY

Children of ELIAS HAMILTON and DORCAS HAYFORD are:

JOEL⁶ HAMILTON⁶⁰, b. 1798; d. January 01, 1826, Champlain, NY.

More About JOEL HAMILTON:
Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Champlain, NY

11.	ii.		SIDNEY HAMILTON, b. Abt. 1804, New York; d. Bef. 1865.
	iii.		HILA HAYFORD HAMILTON⁶¹, b. November 13, 1805; d. March 27, 1885, Champlain, NY.

More About HILA HAYFORD HAMILTON:
Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Champlain, NY

iv.

ELIAS S. HAMILTON⁶², b. 1812; d. October 01, 1832, Champlain, NY.

More About ELIAS S. HAMILTON:
Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Champlain, NY

12.	v.		EDWARD HAMILTON, b. October 17, 1817, New York; d. February 10, 1899, Champlain, NY.
	vi.		MATILDA HAMILTON^63,⁶⁴, b. 1809; d. January 04, 1890, Champlain, NY; m. JOHN HAMILTON CLEVELAND^65,⁶⁶; b. October 13, 1808, Missisquoi Bay, Canada; d. March 31, 1897, Champlain, NY.

More About MATILDA HAMILTON:
Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Champlain, NY

More About JOHN HAMILTON CLEVELAND:
Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Champlain, NY

vii.

MERRITT HAMILTON⁶⁷, b. 1815; d. September 27, 1875, Champlain, NY.

More About MERRITT HAMILTON:
Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Champlain, NY

5. CLARINDA⁵ HAMILTON (JOHN⁴, NATHAN³, JOHN², JOHN¹ HAMBLETON)⁶⁸ was born April 22, 1787 in Caldwell's Manor, Saratoga, NY, and died December 03, 1866 in Vanleek's Kill, Ontario, Canada. She married WILLIAM CLEVELAND⁶⁸ January 02, 1808 in Missisquoi Bay, Canada. He was born June 05, 1780 in Plainfield, CT, and died Unknown.

Children of CLARINDA HAMILTON and WILLIAM CLEVELAND are:

JOHN HAMILTON⁶ CLEVELAND^68,⁶⁹, b. October 13, 1808, Missisquoi Bay, Canada; d. March 31, 1897, Champlain, NY; m. MATILDA HAMILTON^70,⁷¹; b. 1809; d. January 04, 1890, Champlain, NY.

More About JOHN HAMILTON CLEVELAND:
Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Champlain, NY

More About MATILDA HAMILTON:
Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Champlain, NY

	ii.		EMILY SAMANTHA CLEVELAND⁷², b. July 04, 1810, Missisquoi Bay, Canada.
	iii.		CAROLINE MANN CLEVELAND⁷², b. August 17, 1812, Missisquoi Bay, Canada.

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