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06 February 2022

John Hamon / Hammonds

[Revolutionary War Patriot Series, Part 2 of 12]


Born:  circa 1750, probably in Virginia
Died:  ante 13 April 1816 in Russell County, Virginia

Service:  Sergeant;  Patriotic Service

  • Sergeant under Capt. Clement Hall & Col. John Patten, 1778
  • Took oath of allegiance, 1779
  • Furnished sundries to the militia, 1782

Parents:  Ambrose & Ann Hamon

Wife:  purportedly married twice;  by 1793, wife was Mary

Children:

  • Elizabeth, wife of John Grizzle
  • Ambrose
  • Jean, wife of Thomas Francis
  • John
  • Rebecca, wife of William Grizzle
  • Robert
  • Nancy, wife of Joel Fields
  • Sarah, wife of James Chaffin


Timeline:

 

circa 1750
John Hamon was born c1750, likely in Virginia.  His father Ambrose moved the family to North Carolina sometime in the 1770s, settling in Surry and Wilkes Counties.

 

6 February 1778
Sergeant John Hammon appeared on a muster roll for Captain Clement Hall and Colonel John Patten, 2nd North Carolina Regiment.  The roll shows that he had enlisted for 2 and a half years, and notes him as “sick, present.”   It was signed by William Bradford, who was the Deputy Muster Master General for the Continental Army at Valley Forge.  John appeared on another muster roll for this company dated 9 September 1778 at White Plains, New York.


 

19 February 1779
Wilkes County, North Carolina
John Hammon entered a claim for vacant land for 100 acres near the Middle Fork of Roaring River.  A land warrant was issued on 25 July 1782, and the land was surveyed on 7 August 1782.  The land was granted on 9 November 1784 by Governor Alexander Martin.


 

25 May 1780
Surry County, North Carolina
John Hammond entered a claim for vacant land for 100 acres on both sides of Johnson’s Creek, adjoining the Virginia line.  A land warrant was issued on 9 March 1782, and the land was surveyed on 29 August 1782 for 96 acres.  The land was granted on 3 November 1784 by Governor Alexander Martin.

 

1782
Wilkes County, North Carolina
John Hammons appears on the tax list for Capt. John Morgan’s District for 100 acres of land, 3 negros, and 1 horse/mule.

 

6 September 1782
Salisbury District, North Carolina
John Hammons was allowed £13 9s for a public claim.  The double holepunch in this voucher indicates that it was redeemed.  Another claim for £13 10s was allowed on 25 September 1784.  A note on the back of this second voucher seems to indicate that it was rejected.


1784
Wilkes County, North Carolina
John Hammons appears on the tax list for Morgan’s District for 2 poles and 150 acres of land.

 

27 July 1787
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
John Hamon’s household was enumerated in Johnson’s District as having 1 male between 21-60 years of age, 3 males under 21, 6 females, and 2 negros.

 

1790
Wilkes County, North Carolina
John Hammon’s household in the 1790 U.S. Federal Census included 1 male over the age of 16, 3 males under the age of 16, and 8 females.

 

20 October 1791
Surry County, North Carolina
John Hamon sold 140 acres of land on the south side of the Yadkin River to Samuel Haggard for £60.

 

10 May 1793
Surry County, North Carolina
John and Mary Hammonds sold 96 acres of land on each side of Johnson’s Creek to Joel Appling for £50.



Summer 1794
Wilkes County, North Carolina
John’s father Ambrose died.

 

6 February 1796
Wilkes County, North Carolina
John and Mary Hamon applied for and were granted a dismission from the Roaring River Baptist Church.

 

1798
Russell County, Virginia
John Hamon moved his family from North Carolina up to Russell County, Virginia by 1798, when he first began appearing on tax lists there.  He last appeared on a tax list in 1815.

 

27 January 1800
Russell County, Virginia
John Hammons purchased 106 acres of land on both sides of Dumps Creek from Thomas & Susannah Johnson for $350.


 

24 May 1803
Russell County, Virginia
John’s son John Hammons Jr. was recommended as a Lieutenant in the 2nd battalion, 72nd militia regiment.  On 26 March 1805, John Jr. was promoted to Captain, and his younger brother Robert was recommended as an Ensign.  During the War of 1812, John Jr. continued to serve as Captain in the 5th regiment.  His signature appears on discharge certificates found in several pension files from the War of 1812.



4 February 1806
Russell County, Virginia
John Hamon Sr. was exempted from paying county taxes “on account of his infirmities.”



4 March 1806
Russell County, Virginia
John Hammon purchased 10 and a half acres of land on Dumps Creek from Richard Smith for $10.50.

 

10 December 1813
Russell County, Virginia
John Sr. and Mary Hamon sold 30 acres of land on both sides of the lefthand fork of Dumps Creek to John Hamon Jr. for $105.

 

13 April 1816
Russell County, Virginia
John Hamon Sr. died sometime prior to 13 April 1816, when his heirs sold their shares of his property to John Hamon Jr. for $24.70, including 76 acres on both sides of Dumps Creek, and an adjacent tract of 10 and a half acres on the east side of Dumps Creek.

 

This modern map shows the approximate location of Dumps Creek in Russell County, Virginia.


 

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