Rev. William Soule HAMMOND

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1880 Census
Name: William S. Hammond
Age: 10
Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: W. G. Hammond
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Francis E. Hammond
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: At School
Household Members:
W. G. Hammond 44
Francis E. Hammond 41
Paul Hammond 16
William S. Hammond 10
R. Meade Hammond 4
Kate L. Carper 42 [aunt]

1910 Census
Name: William S Hammond
Age in 1910: 40
Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bessie Hammond
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
William S Hammond 40
Bessie Hammond 40
Elizabeth V Hammond 13
William P Hammond 10
Kathrina L Hammond 9
Grace W Hammond 4

1920 Census
Name: William S Hammond
Age: 49
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Baltimore Ward 14, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland
Street: Lawrens Street
House Number: 417
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bessie Hammond
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Minister
Industry: Lutheran
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Household Members:
William S Hammond 49
Bessie Hammond 50
Elizabeth Hammond 22
Paul Hammond 20
Catherine Hammond 19
Grace Hammond 13

1930 Census
Name: William Hammond
Birth Year: abt 1871
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia
Street address: Burke S.
House Number in Cities or Towns: 320
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 26
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Pastor
Industry: Methodist
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
William Hammond 59
Bessie Hammond 60

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23439020&ref=acom

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: William Soule Hammond
Gender: Male
Race: White
Occupation: clergyman
Age at Death: 67
Birth Date: 9 Apr 1870
Death Date: 18 Apr 1937
Death Place: Arlington, Virginia
Cause of Death: Hypertensive heart disease
Registration Date: 20 Apr 1937
Father: William G Hammond
Mother: Ellen Carper
Spouse: Bessie Hammond
Informant: Bessie Hammond
Certificate Number: 1937009859

William married Bessie Price 18 Sep 1895, Montgomery Co. MD. Bessie was born 04 Dec 1869, Montgomery Co. MD; died 08 Oct 1956, Fairax Co. VA; was buried , Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, VA. [Group Sheet]

1. Elizabeth Virginia HAMMOND was born 08 Nov 1898, Baltimore, MD; died 03 Nov 1983, Fairax Co. VA; was buried , Ivy Hill Cemetery, Upperville, Fauquier Co. VA.
2. William Paul HAMMOND was born 1899; died 1960; was buried , Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, VA.
3. Katherine Louise HAMMOND was born 1901, Frederick Co. MD.
4. Grace Wilhemina HAMMOND was born 22 Apr 1906, Frederick Co. VA; died 1962.

Other Events:

• Education: Emory and Henry College
• Religion: Methodist
• _UID: F5518D7EEF504246AD12F8B38BDA0668553C

Notes:

Entered the VA Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1857. 1866 served in the Baltimore Conference. Was a chaplain in the Confederate Army.

CENSUS RECORDS

1880 Census
Name: W. G. Hammond
Age: 44
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Francis E. Hammond
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Clergyman
Household Members:
W. G. Hammond 44
Francis E. Hammond 41
Paul Hammond 16
William S. Hammond 10
R. Meade Hammond 4
Kate L. Carper 42 [sister-in-law]

1900 Census
Name: William G Hammond
Age: 66
Birth Date: Feb 1836
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Heathsville, Northumberland, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ellen G Hammond
Marriage Year: 1890
Years Married: 10
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Preacher
Household Members:
William G Hammond 66
Ellen G Hammond 40

1910 Census
Name: William G Hammond
Age in 1910: 80
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Dranesville, Fairfax, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
William G Hammond 80
Frank G Hammond 28
Rosser M Hammond 34
Margaret G Hammond 32
Leigh M Hammond 6

Name: G W Hammond
Age: 85
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Dranesville, Fairfax, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Father
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
G Frank Hammond 38
H Chistie Hammond 24
G W Hammond 85
L K Carper 85 [his sister-in-law, Katherine]

Occupation:
Minister

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101530494&ref=acom
Inscription:
M. E. CHURCH SOUTH

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: William G Hammond
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 88
Birth Date: abt 1835
Death Date: 6 Apr 1923
Death Place: Fairfax, Virginia
Cause of Death: Cerebral hemorrhage
Occupation: retired minister
Registration Date: 9 Apr 1923
Father: John Hammond
Informant: Frank G. Hammond
Certificate Number: 1923010108

William married Frances Carper 08 Jan 1863, Loudon Co. VA. Frances was born 25 May 1837, Dranesville, Fairfax Co. VA; died 19 Jun 1888, Buffalo, NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1870 Census
Name: Frances Hammond
Age in 1870: 32
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Dranesville, Fairfax, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Dranesville
Household Members:
Martha Carper 67
Thomas Carper 39
Catherine Carper 35
Frances Hammond 32
Wm G Hammond 35
Paul Hammond 6
Unnamed Male 1 month
Nancy Williams 75
John Taylor 65
John Caster 30
Lucy Caster 9

1880 Census
Name: Francis E. Hammond [Frances]
Age: 41
Birth Year: abt 1839
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: W. G. Hammond
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
W. G. Hammond 44
Frances E. Hammond 41
Paul Hammond 16
William S. Hammond 10
R. Meade Hammond 4
Kate L. Carper 42 [sister]

Other Events:

• Religion: Methodist
• _UID: 4CD0B70A6C6A41DE89E341C8C43E7DA268BB

Notes:

He was first son of the first Virginia Hamman ancestor. Had 17 children. Lived in Montgomery Co. until 1830. After 1830 returned to Catawba Valley in Botetourt Co. Purchased Poage farm, which fronts Tinker Knob. In 1919 was owned by Rhodes Brothers. Received lands in East St. Louis, IL because of military service in the War of 1812. He served in Norfolk, VA during the spring and summer of 1814. Son, Griffin lived on these lands. John was member of Botetourt county library association. When he died, Dr. J. Hoffman Waugh of Baltimore Conference said John Hamman was the best informed man in Methodist Church in the Old Fincastle circuit.

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 Census
Name: John Hammon
Age: 59
Birth Year: abt 1791
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: District 8, Botetourt, Virginia
Gender: Male
Family Number: 456
Household Members:
John Hammon 59
Charlotte Hammon 40
Saml Hammon 21
Eliza A Hammon 17
Theodore Hammon 16
William G Hammon 13
Westly Hammon 11
Mayberry Hammon 9
Lucy W Hammon 7
Jane Hammon 6
Selena S Hammon 3

1860 Census
Name: John Hammond
Age: 69
Birth Year: abt 1791
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: Botetourt, Virginia
Family Number: 459
Value of real estate: $4000. Personal property: $1,030.
Household Members:
John Hammond 69
Charlotte Hammond 50
Eliza A Hammond 26
Lucy A Hammond 17
Jane Hammond 14
Salina Hammond 11
Emma Hammond 9
Weslly Hammond 22
Maberry Hammond 20
Jas Mays 14

VITAL RECORDS

9 Sep 1823 -- Montgomery Co. VA Will Book 3, pg. 519: Alex. Snodgrass, dec'd.
Appraisal dated 9 Sep 1823.
Appraisers: Giles Thomas, John Hamman, & Joseph Anderson.
Total value $395.87 (including 130 gallons of Apple Brandy
valued at $65). No heirs named.

Botetourt Co., VA. Will Book E Pages 764-5-6,April 13, 1836
Jonn Hamman witnessed the will of Peter Brickey, Sr.

1846 John Hammon is listed as a school commissioner for Botetourt Co. VA
Source: Governor's Message and Annual Reports of the Public Officers of the State, and Boards of Directors, Visitors, Superintendents, and other Agents of Public Institutions or Interests of Virginia Printed under resolutions March 18, 1847, Samuel Shepherd, Public Printer, Richmond, 1847.

The United States Post-Office Guide, D. Appleton and Company, 1851. p. 124 "Tinker Knob, Botetourt Co. VA, John Hammon, [postmaster] 2650"

1853 edition, p. 123, John Hammon is listed as postmaster.

1856 edition, p. 180. John Hammon received $11.48 for his annual salary.

28 Mar 1859, John Hammon, Sr. was a witness to the will of Charles Old of Botetourt Co. VA.

Listed in 1860 Federal Census for Botetourt County as John Hammond. Household No. 459. Age 69, occupation Farmer. Value of Real Estate: $4000. Personal property: $1.030.

Occupation:
Farmer

Died:
John Hammon died of pneumonia, age 78. Wife Charlotte Hammon, death reported by son, Peter J. Hammon
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vaboteto/deaths1868.htm

John married Charlotte BUCHANAN 12 Jul 1830, Botetourt, Co. VA. Charlotte was born ca 1810, Botetourt Co. VA; died ca 1872, Botetourt Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 054C06DDD5CF49209C19DC262EF2BDD7AC80

Notes:

Married him two years after his first wife died.

Charlotte was of Scotch descent.

Listed in 1860 Federal Census for Botetourt County in household of John Hammond, age 50/59.

Other Events:

• _UID: 2BB6880DCB45458595ED77E3ED6F15EF8CC3

Notes:

Although several family trees on Rootsweb and Ancestry.com connect this Peter Hamman as the the son of Georg Adam Hamman of Kürnbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, recent DNA evidence from the Hamman DNA project shows this not to be the case.
http://www.brian-hamman.com/Hamman_Y_chromosomeResults.htm

Peter is connected to the southeastern Hessen-Darmstadt group, which leads to an interesting possibility. The evidence strongly suggests that this is the Johann Peter Hammann born on 5 Sep 1753, in Langstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany; if so, then this is the long lost Peter Hamann who deserted the Hessian Army in 1781 after seven years of service. Please see the following link for more details as John Helmut Merz has extensively researched Hessian soldiers who settled in the US and Canada. John was the list moderator for the Rootsweb American Revolution Hessian mailing list and provided a wealth of information and expertise.

http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.hamann/122.1/mb.ashx

The Hammans from Langstadt serving in the Hessen-Hanau troops included:

Hamann, Jacob, 1752/53 born in Langstadt/Hessen, returned to Langstadt, married and lived a long and happy life.
Hamann, Konrad, 1754/55 born in Langstadt, married and is the progenitor of the Canadian Hammans, and died in Canada,
Hamann, Peter, 1752/53, Langstadt, deserted 1781 in the US.

The military records that "Peter" disappeared in the U.S.A. in 1781 just as the American Revolution was ending.

It is possible and plausible that this is the Peter who was a Hessian deserter. He would have found a large German population in the Shenandoah Valley, but his service as a Hessian soldier would have made him an outcast.

According to the Hammond Genealogy, Peter supposedly came from PA into Valley of VA, settled in Botetourt Co., then part of Augusta Co. and became owner of Heibst/Hypes/Hipes estate. Fiske Edwards Hammond, author of the Hammond Genealogy, uses the stereotypical genealogical convention of three brothers coming from x, in this case Pennsylvania, settling in y, the Valley of Virginia, Botetourt County. In this instance, instead of the other brothers migrating to other sections of the country never to be heard from again, these 2 brothers die without marrying, and no offspring, leaving Peter being the progenitor of this family.

Fiske Edwards Hammond indicated Peter was known to enter shooting matches and horse races and was middle aged when thrown from a horse and killed. [Source: The Hammond Genealogy, 1919, p.12] As a skilled, professional soldier Peter would have been an excellent shooter and perhaps rider. So this bit of biographical information has a ring of truth to it.

Also it makes sense that Peter would provide general information about coming from PA which had large German settlements and be evasive about his past since he married into a German Palatinate family who supported the American Revolution. Having Hessian military connections would not endear one to some of the patriot populace. He marched through PA as a prisoner of war, so he came "from" PA to Virginia. While not a complete lie, it disconnected him from his role in fighting for the British, and in all probability, he wasn't too enthusiastic to be fighting against German-speaking colonists.

With the results of the DNA tests, the likely ancestors of Peter are provided at the following link:

http://www.brian-hamman.com/ANCESTORS-OF-27019.htm

Information from Dr. Ernst Hamman, Hessen-Darmstadt on Hessian soldiers from Langstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt who fought in the American Revolution has Peter listed as a soldier in the Hess-Hanaulschen Regiment, with the word "erbprinz or Crown Prince," also known as the Prince Hereditaire Regiment He enlisted July, 1774 and was active until July, 1781. He is listed as a deserter.

There was a Hesse Hanau Erbprinz Regiment that was one of the units from Hesse-Hanau that fought in the American Revolution. The Hessian soldiers were regular or professional army units hired out by the German leaders to Great Britain. The Germany of the 1700's was not a unified country like it is today. It was divided up into many different principalities, each one with their own ruler. These princes often found themselves running short of money. One method they had of making money was to rent out their armies to other countries.

The Hessians made up about 25 percent of the forces sent by the British in the American Revolution. The use of Hessian troops angered the American colonists, and pushed more Loyalists to be in favor of the revolution. The British use of non-English speaking foreign troops to put down the rebellion was seen as insulting.

Family records of Johann Nicholas Bahner(t), one of the Hessians captured in the Battle of Trenton, indicate that some of the Hessian soldiers enrolled in the service of King George III of England under the false pretense that they were needed to defend the American Colonies against Indian incursions. It was not until after they arrived upon American shores that they discovered they were enlisted to fight against, rather than for, the colonists.

About 30,000 of these men served in America with the majority returning home. Hesse-Hanau sent 2,422 men and officers with 981 not returning to Germany from death or desertion.

The Patriots enticed Hessians to desert and join the large German-American population. The US Congress authorized the offer of 50 acres of land to individual Hessian soldiers to encourage them to desert. Most of the former Hessian solders married and settled amongst the population of the newly formed United States.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessian_soldiers

The Hesse-Hanau Erbprinz Regiment was taken at Saratoga on Oct. 17, 1777. They made up part of the left wing of Lt. General Burgoyne's army as part of the 2nd Brigade under Brigadier General Wilhelm von Gall. After the fall of Fort Ticonderoga, the Infantry Regiment Erbprinz was left behind as a garrison, and most likely did not see combat.

There were over 2,000 German troops who were part of the British surrender. All British, German, and Canadian troops had to leave their weapons on the field of surrender, and from there march to Boston, Massachusetts, to be put aboard ships and never return to fight again. They were known as the Convention Army. At Cambridge, called the Winter Hill prison camp, Brunswick and Hessen Hanau Regiments were kept in barracks for a whole year. The American Congress did not ratify the surrender agreement. British ships that came to pick up the prisoners according to the original agreement, were refused entry into Boston harbour. Some of the prisoners went out to work by special permits. Some deserted or joined the American forces. The soldiers themselves were still under the command of their officers, and kept together within their regimental units.

In November 1778, these surrendered troops started their march towards Virginia, arriving in Charlottesville on Jan.14, 1779. They found unfinished barracks and deplorable conditions. The Brunswick and Hesse Hanau prisoners stayed until the end of Feb.1781, when they were ordered to march north towards Winchester, VA, and Frederick, MD. Hessian solider prisoners were kept in Lancaster, PA, York, PA, Carlisle, PA, Lebanon, PA, Philadelphia, PA, and Reading, PA. Since Johan Peter's last record is July, 1781, we assume he deserted somewhere in PA. He made his way from PA, escaping as a prisoner of war, to Botetourt County, VA where he married into the prosperous Heibst/Hypes family in 1789.

Source: http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~amrevhessians/hpnah.htm

Until there is newer evidence to contradict the DNA indications, I will assume Peter is the lost Hessian soldier and these are his ancestors.


Birth:
Information from Dr. Ernst Hamman, Hessen-Darmstadt on Hessian soldiers from Langstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt who fought in the American Revolution. He provides Peter's date of birth.

Johann married Anna Barbara Heibst 15 Dec 1789, Botetourt Co. VA. Anna (daughter of Johann Nicholas Heibst and Apolonia Abigail Wamser) was born 02 Jul 1771, Botetourt Co. VA; died 1829, Botetourt Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 154D256CE14E444CB947DD5696CAD4445DC6

Notes:

Marriage date: Early Marriages, Wills, and Some Revolutionary War Records: Botetourt County, Virginia. Anne Lowry Worrell . (1958) p.21 Surname was spelled Hammond in this source.

Last name was sometimes spelled HYPES/HIPES

Notes:

Married:
Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

Name: Peter Hammond [Hamman]
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 8 Dec 1789
Marriage Place: Botetourt, Virginia
Spouse: Barbara Hypes Or Hipes
FHL Film Number: 30734
Reference ID: pg 51
Household Members
Name: Barbara Hypes Or Hipes
Name: Nicholas Hipes
Name: Peter Hammond