Children all born at Berwick:

Benjamin, baptized 13 feb 1750
Abigail, baptized 4 may 1755
James, baptized 19 aug 1756
Abel, baptized 29 mar 1759
Richard, baptized 1 nov 1761
John, b. 20 jan 1766 baptized 23 feb 1767

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1. 28 mar 1736 he owned the covenant and was baptized in the first Congregational Church in Berwick, Maine
2. 26 mar 1736 he was chosen a hog-reeve in Berwick
3. 22 nov 1741 he was received into the First Congregational Church of Berwick.
4. 30 jun 1750 and 1 dec 1753 he is referred to as owning lands in Berwick.
5. 14 mar 1757 he was chosen a field driver and fence viewer in the town of Berwick
6. abt. 1780 while on his way from Berwick to Massabesick, accompanied by his wife and youngest son, his wife was scalped bya wandering band of Indians. Many years later John gave most vivid accounts of the tragedy, and pointed out to his son, Adrial the very spot by the edge of a spring where the fatal blow was inflicted. Adrial pointed out the spot to his children and grandchildren. The story is an accepted fact in the family.

The remains of Benjamin and those of his three sons, Benjamin, James and Abel lie buried in the little graveyard in the town of Lyman near the Waterborough line.

In the first census of the United States, taken in 1790, there appear among other residents of the town of Waterborough, the following names of heads of families: Benjamin Hamilton, James Hamilton, Abel Hamilton, Richard Hamilton, and John Hamilton.

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