Second Generation - Stephen Hamlin, Jr.
Stephen Hamlin, Jr. was the first American-born Hamlin of our family. He was born about 1635 in the Virginia colony to Stephen Sr. and Agnes Hamlin.
“On March 29, 1666, Stephen Jr. patented 1,400 acres of land near his late father's property south of the James River. His share of his father's estate was transferred to him about the same time that his own acreage was patented.” [i]
According to the Virginia Patent Book 5, “Stephen re-patented his father’s 1499 acres in Charles City County, Virginia, in 1666.” [ii]
Stephen Hamlin, Jr.’s wife is unknown. Some people have given the name Mary Elam, since there was a Stephen Hamlin who married Mary Elam in 1693. However, this must not be our Stephen Hamlin, because he died before December, 1687. Instead, Stephen may have married a Ms. Stringer. “According to Order Book (1713-1718), p. 20, Charles Hamlin was named next of kin to Wm. Stringer, deceased.” (Charles Hamlin was one of Stephen’s sons.) [iii]
Stephen Hamlin II was alive during Bacon’s Rebellion in 1675.
Stephen Hamlin, Jr. and his wife’s children are believed to be:
Sources:
[i] Hamlin, Griffith Askew. “MY ROOTS AND ROUTES: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.” 1987. http://www.thehamlins.org/roots/chap1.2a.html. Accessed July 14, 2010.
[ii] Hoffer, Mary Poor. Stephen Hamlin, Immigrant, and Descendants.1987.
[iii] Hoffer.
[iv] Hamlin.
[v] Willey, Delores S. “Genealogy Report: Ancestors of George William Paul Green.” Genealogy.com. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/i/l/Delores-S-Willey/GENE6-0048.html.
[vi] Hoffer
Stephen Hamlin, Jr. was the first American-born Hamlin of our family. He was born about 1635 in the Virginia colony to Stephen Sr. and Agnes Hamlin.
“On March 29, 1666, Stephen Jr. patented 1,400 acres of land near his late father's property south of the James River. His share of his father's estate was transferred to him about the same time that his own acreage was patented.” [i]
According to the Virginia Patent Book 5, “Stephen re-patented his father’s 1499 acres in Charles City County, Virginia, in 1666.” [ii]
Stephen Hamlin, Jr.’s wife is unknown. Some people have given the name Mary Elam, since there was a Stephen Hamlin who married Mary Elam in 1693. However, this must not be our Stephen Hamlin, because he died before December, 1687. Instead, Stephen may have married a Ms. Stringer. “According to Order Book (1713-1718), p. 20, Charles Hamlin was named next of kin to Wm. Stringer, deceased.” (Charles Hamlin was one of Stephen’s sons.) [iii]
Stephen Hamlin II was alive during Bacon’s Rebellion in 1675.
Stephen Hamlin, Jr. and his wife’s children are believed to be:
- Captain John Hamlin. Born about 1650. Married Elizabeth Taylor, whose brothers owned Flowerdew Plantation. [iv] The Capt. John Hamlin family was friends of the Harrisons, from whom descended two Presidents. [v]
- Agnes Hamlin. Born about 1660. Married Sylvanus Stokes II.
- Charles Hamlin – our ancestor. Born about 1680. Married Susannah Rookings.
- Maybe? Abraham Hamlin - (He may have been the son of Stephen Hamlin, Sr., instead.) [vi]
Sources:
[i] Hamlin, Griffith Askew. “MY ROOTS AND ROUTES: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.” 1987. http://www.thehamlins.org/roots/chap1.2a.html. Accessed July 14, 2010.
[ii] Hoffer, Mary Poor. Stephen Hamlin, Immigrant, and Descendants.1987.
[iii] Hoffer.
[iv] Hamlin.
[v] Willey, Delores S. “Genealogy Report: Ancestors of George William Paul Green.” Genealogy.com. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/i/l/Delores-S-Willey/GENE6-0048.html.
[vi] Hoffer