William HAMNER 13,14
- Birth: Abt 1710, James City County, Virginia 14
- Married: James City County, Virginia
- Death: January 1788, Albermarle County, Virginia 14,19
General Notes:
4th Great Grandfather.
Ensign, 4th Company, 1st Battalion, 47th Regiment, Virginia Line.
Planter in Albemarle County, friend of Thomas Jefferson.
Mentioned in DAR Patriot index, pg 299.
"Virginia Public Claims-Albemarle County" (revolutionary War)
William Hamner 20 bu rye L240
From "History of Albemarle County in VA" by Rev. Edgar Woods -- In 1759 William
bought from Thomas Fitzpatrick nearly 500 acres on the south fork of the
Hardware, not far from Jumping Hill. The same year he obtained a patent for
nearly 200 acres on the north fork of the Hardware and acquired near by upwards
of 700 more, all of which he sold in 1782 to Col. John Old. In 1777 he
purchased from Dr. James Hopkins about 1500 acres on the waters of the Totier.
Will on page 9 of "Hamner Heritage".
Record of Revolutionary War Service : DAR Patriotic Index 1966, Pg 299. 14
Events:
1. alternate birthdate; 1730-1732. 13
Marriage Information:
William married Mary Elizabeth HENLEY, daughter of Leonard HENLEY Jr. and Elizabeth RICHARDSON, in James City County, Virginia. (Mary Elizabeth HENLEY was born in 1733 in James City County, Virginia 14 and died after December 25, 1787 in Albermarle County, Virginia.)
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