[Ancestor] Hamlin

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Husband [Ancestor] Hamlin

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            AKA: [Ancestor] Hamblen
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• Ancestry Information: George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926).
To read a brief sketch of the early ancestors of this family, click here.

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Children

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1 M John Hamelyn ^{1 2}

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         Spouse: Amor Knowle (      -      ) 2 3

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General Notes: Husband - [Ancestor] Hamlin

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The name of Hamblen is supposed to be of German origin, perhaps derived from the town of Hamlin, in Lower Saxony, at the junction of the river Hamel with the Weiser. The name of Hemelin is still common in France, whence some have come to this country and to Quebec, where they have become numerous. In England the name was spelled Hamelyn, Hamlin, Hamelin, Hamlyn, etc., and in America also spelled Hamlin. As the name is found in the Roll of Battle Abbey it was probably brought to England by a follower of William the Conqueror. Many Hamblen families bore arms. Representatives of the distinguished American family of this name participated in the war of the revolution and subsequent wars. It has produced a goodly number of able men, including clergymen, lawyers, physicians, statesmen and men of affairs. The most distinguished representative in official life of modern times was Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, vice-president of the United States during Lincoln's administration, for a number of years member of the United States senate from Maine, and afterward United States minister to Spain.

This family, whose name has been variously spelled Hamelyn, Hamelin, Hamlin and Hamblen, is of Norman descent, the name having first appeared on the roll preserved at Dives, Normandy, of the companions-in-arms of William the Conqueror. It also appears on the Battle Abbey roll of those who fought at Hastings in 1066, and in Domesday Book. ^{1 4}

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 183, 1063.

2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 6.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 183, 1064.

4 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 4.