James HAMILTON, 6th Earl of Abercorn^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1661 - 1734  (73 years)

• Birth	Abt 1661
  Occupation / Profession	Privy Counsellor (PC) of Ireland
  Title	From 1679 to 28 Nov 1734 (18 years old)
  	2nd Baronet (of Donalong, County Tyrone and Nenagh, County Tipperary) [Ireland. 1660]
  	Did not take the title on grandfather's death.
  Event	Between 18 Apr 1689 and 1 Aug1689 (28 years old)
  	Took part in defence of Londonderry during Siege by James II of England.
  Occupation / Profession	1692 (31 years old)
  	Member of Parliament (MP) (Ireland) for Tyrone
  Occupation / Profession	1695 (34 years old)
  	Member of Parliament (MP) (Ireland) for Tyrone
  Title	From Jun 1701 to 28 Nov 1734 (40 years old)
  	- 6th Earl of Abercorn and Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell, and Kilpatrick [Scotland. 1606] - 7th Baron Hamilton of Strabane (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1617] - 6th Lord Abercorn (County Linlithgow) [Scotland. 1603] - 6th Lord Paisley (County Renfrew) [Scotland. 1587]
  Title	From 2 Sep 1701 to 28 Nov 1734 (40 years old)
  	1st Viscount Strabane and Baron Mountcastle (County Tyrone) [Ireland. 1701]
  Death	28 Nov 1734
  Siblings	2 brothers
  	01. George HAMILTON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 1692 + 02. William HAMILTON └─ Margaret COLEPEPER           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Oct 1736     + 03. James HAMILTON, 6th Earl of Abercorn           b. Abt 1661             d. 28 Nov 1734  (Age 73 years) └─ Elizabeth READING           b. Abt 1668             d. 19 Mar 1754  (Age 86 years),  m. 24 Jan 1683/4
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gilbert DE HAMILTON   (11 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth COLEPEPER           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 1709  (Mother)
  Person ID	P638	Europe
  Links To	This person is also James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	James HAMILTON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 6 Jun 1673
  Mother	Elizabeth COLEPEPER           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 1709
  Marriage	1661  [1]
  Family ID	F232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Elizabeth READING           b. Abt 1668             d. 19 Mar 1754 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1683/4  [1]
  Age at Marriage	James was ~ 23 years and 1 month old. Elizabeth was ~ 16 years and 1 month old. Their age difference is 7 years. They were married for 50 years and 10 months.
  Children	1. Robert HAMILTON     2. George HAMILTON +   3. George HAMILTON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 3 May 1775 └─ Bridget COWARD  m. Oct 1719     4. Elizabeth HAMILTON └─ William BROWNLOW  m. 2 Jan 1711;    └─ Martin, Comte de Kearnie  m. 1741     5. Jane HAMILTON     6. Mary HAMILTON └─ Henry COLLEY  m. Jan 1719 +   7. Philippa HAMILTON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 27 Jan 1767, Paris, France └─ Benjamin PRATT  m. 1710;    └─ Michael O'CONNELL     8. Jane HAMILTON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 6 Dec 1753, Paris, France └─ Lord Archibald HAMILTON +   9. James HAMILTON, 7th Earl of Abercorn           b. 22 Mar 1685/6             d. 11 Jan 1744, Cavendish Square, London, England (Age 57 years) └─ Anne PLUMER  (Age ~ 86 years)   10. Robert HAMILTON           c. 12 Jul 1687             d. Bef 1688 (Age ~ 0 years)   11. John HAMILTON           b. Abt 1694             d. 1714 (Age 20 years) + 12. Francis HAMILTON           b. 1700, Dublin, Ireland           d. 20 May 1746 (Age 46 years) └─ Dorothy FORTH  m. 20 Oct 1733   13. William HAMILTON           c. 20 Oct 1703             d. 10 Nov 1721 (Age ~ 18 years) + 14. Charles HAMILTON           c. 13 Nov 1704             d. 11 Sep 1786 (Age ~ 81 years)
  Family ID	F233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 5 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3). [S4] The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 57-58 (Reliability: 3).