Text excerpts from History of Cumberland and Adams counties, Pennsylvania, published 1886.
Col. Hance Hamilton is connected with the early history of York and Adams, a born leader of men, with that genius that founds empires, organizes States, and wields boundless control over great communities.
His remains were first interred in Black' s graveyard, on Upper Marsh Creek, where they reposed for eighty years, and were disinterred and placed in Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg. The quaint lettered stone slab that was placed over his first burial lies prone upon the ground. He was the first sheriff, elected in 1749, of York County. At the end of this term he was appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the county. In 1756 he was captain of Provincial troops in the French and Indian war. He was at Fort Littleton (Fulton County) from where he described in a letter the capture by the Indians of McCord's Fort. He was in Armstrong's expedition against Kittanning. He was commissioned lieutenant-colonel, First Battalion Pennsylvania Regiment of foot soldiers of the Province.
He was of pure Scotch blood. The children mentioned in his will are Thomas, Edward, Harriett, Sarah (married Alexander McKean), Mary (married Hugh McKean), Dr. Hance Garvin, George, John William, and James. None of his descendants are now living in this part of the country.
Text excerpts from History of Cumberland and Adams counties, Pennsylvania, published 1886.
Col. Hance Hamilton is connected with the early history of York and Adams, a born leader of men, with that genius that founds empires, organizes States, and wields boundless control over great communities.
His remains were first interred in Black' s graveyard, on Upper Marsh Creek, where they reposed for eighty years, and were disinterred and placed in Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg. The quaint lettered stone slab that was placed over his first burial lies prone upon the ground. He was the first sheriff, elected in 1749, of York County. At the end of this term he was appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the county. In 1756 he was captain of Provincial troops in the French and Indian war. He was at Fort Littleton (Fulton County) from where he described in a letter the capture by the Indians of McCord's Fort. He was in Armstrong's expedition against Kittanning. He was commissioned lieutenant-colonel, First Battalion Pennsylvania Regiment of foot soldiers of the Province.
He was of pure Scotch blood. The children mentioned in his will are Thomas, Edward, Harriett, Sarah (married Alexander McKean), Mary (married Hugh McKean), Dr. Hance Garvin, George, John William, and James. None of his descendants are now living in this part of the country.
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Hero of French & Indian War. First Sheriff of York-Adams Co.
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Immigrated 1729, aboard ship Diligence of Scotland, contracted by William Penn to defend lands in Pennsylvania
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