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09 January 2022

Ambrose Hamon / Hammonds

[Revolutionary War Patriot Series, Part 1 of 12]


Born:  circa 1725, possibly in Virginia
Died:  1794 in Wilkes County, North Carolina

Service:  Patriotic Service & Civil Service

  • Took oath of allegiance, 1779
  • Juror, 1781
  • Furnished sundries to the militia, 1782

Wife:  Ann

Children:

  • John
  • Mary, wife of Samuel Johnson
  • Elizabeth, wife of John Amburgey
  • Robert


Timeline:

 

circa 1725
Ambrose Hamon was born c1725, possibly in Virginia.

 

1747-1748
Virginia
Ambrose Hamon and his wife Ann appear in 3 deeds in Southam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia.  All of the deeds state that Ambrose was from Saint Margaret Parish, Caroline County, Virginia.  On 20 July 1747, Ambrose Hammon purchased 400 acres of land on the north side of the Appomattox River from Stephen Stone for £30.  On 25 January 1748, Ambrose and Anne sold 100 acres of this land to John Nelson for £20, and on 13 August 1748, they sold another 150 acres to Matthew Nelson for £20.  Both deeds of sale were recorded on 16 August 1748.


1760s
Virginia
Both of Ambrose and Ann’s daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, later applied for pensions based on their husbands’ service during the Revolutionary War.  On 24 January 1839, Mary stated that she was 78 years old (born circa 1760).  On 27 January 1853, Elizabeth stated that she was born in 1769.  Per the 1850 U.S. Federal Census, both Mary and Elizabeth were born in Virginia.

 

1770s
Sometime during the 1770s, Ambrose moved his family from Virginia to North Carolina.

[Note:  Wilkes County, North Carolina was formed 15 February 1778 from Surry County.  Ambrose appears in records for both counties.  Wilkes County and Surry County were part of Salisbury District until 10 May 1782, when Wilkes County became part of the newly-formed Morgan District.]


14 March 1778
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Ambros Hammon entered a claim for vacant land for 200 acres at the Great Falls on the Middle Fork of Roaring River.  A land warrant was issued on 16 December 1778, and the land was surveyed on 18 February 1779.  The land was granted on 24 September 1779 by Governor Richard Caswell.  The grant was presented in Wilkes County Court on 7 June 1780, and registered on 20 September 1780.


 

11 August 1778
Surry County, North Carolina
Ambrose Hamon entered a claim for vacant land for 100 acres on Bean Shole Creek.  This entry was transferred to J.T. Longino sometime prior to 10 October 1786.


31 December 1778
Surry County, North Carolina
Ambrose Hammon entered a claim for vacant land for 200 acres on Deep Creek.  A land warrant was issued on 12 February 1779, which was transferred to Richard Gentry on 10 October 1781.


19 February 1779
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Ambrous Hammon entered a claim for vacant land for 100 acres on a ridge near Mades Knob.  A land warrant was issued on 25 July 1782, which was transferred to Nathan Cox sometime prior to 19 March 1785.


6 September 1781
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Ambros Hammon was among those ordered to attend court on the first Monday in December as jurors.


1782
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Ambro. Hammons appears on the tax list for Capt. John Morgan’s District for 400 acres of land, 5 negros, 2 horses/mules, and 8 cattle.


11 January 1782
Salisbury District, North Carolina
Ambrose Hammonds was allowed £920 for sundries furnished to the militia.  The double holepunch in the voucher indicates that it was redeemed.


 

1784
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Ambros Hammons appears on the tax list for Morgan’s District for 3 poles and 206 acres of land.


1785
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Ambrose was a member of the Roaring River Baptist Church, appearing in the church minutes by 1785.  In February of 1789, he applied for and was granted a dismission for himself and his wife.  On 12 May 1791, Ambrose and Ann re-joined the church by letter.  On 11 June 1791, it was decided that Ambrose should be received in his former position as an Elder of the church.  Ambrose last appears in the minutes on 9 November 1793.

 

25 July 1785
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Ambros Hammon was among those ordered to attend the next court as jurors.


26 October 1785
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Ambros Hammons was “looked upon as suitable” to be appointed as justice of the peace.  He qualified as justice of the peace on 24 January 1786, taking the oath of allegiance & office, and would hold this position for at least 2 years.


27 July 1787
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Ambrose Hamon was the census enumerator for 2 districts, Capt. Nall’s and Capt. Johnson’s.  Ambrose’s household was counted in Johnson’s District as having 1 male over the age of 60, 1 female, and 5 negros.


1790
Surry County, North Carolina
Ambrose Hammons’ household in the 1790 U.S. Federal Census included 1 male under the age of 16, 1 male over the age of 16, and 6 females.


29 June 1794
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Ambrose Hamon wrote his will on 29 June 1794, and it was proved in court on 6 August 1794, indicating he died sometime during this summer.

In the name of God Amen I Ambrose Hamon of North Carolina and Wilkes County being much afflicted in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die doe make and ordane this my last will and testament that is to say

 

Principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in deserved Christian burial at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate where with it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give devise and dispose of the same in the follow manner and form

 

Item first I lend to my beloved wife Ann Hamon my hole estate both real and personal during her natural life and widowhood to soport her and after her decease my hol estate to be equally divided between my four beloved children to wit my son John Hamon and my son Robert Hamon, my daughter Mary Johnson & my daughter Elizabeth Amburgey.

 

There is at present eight negroes to wit Old Lusey, Gemima, George, Jean, Bill, Little Luse, Sam or Samson, Simon.  I leave it to the discretion of my beloved wife to let them out to the use of the children in her lifetime as she sees fit to leave, and after her decease the hole to be divided between the above mentioned children and them that gets the sorriest choice of negroes let it be made up equal out of the stock and housel stuff, and if they can’t agree between themselves about dividing the estate my desire is that Col. Richard Allen & Benjamin Martain should assist in dividing of it.

 

In witness here of I have set my hand and affixed my seal this 29th of June 1794

Ambrose Hamon


 

Fun fact:  Ambrose Hamon is my 7th-great-grandfather three times over.  I can trace descent from him through his daughter Elizabeth, and twice through son John.


 

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