John HAMMAN b. 1790 Botetourt Co. VA d. 25 Mar 1868 Botetourt Co. VA: Appalachian Aristocracy

1790 - 1868 (78 years)

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Name	John HAMMAN
Born	1790	Botetourt Co. VA
Gender	Male
Occupation	Farmer
Religion	Methodist
_UID	4CD0B70A6C6A41DE89E341C8C43E7DA268BB
Died	25 Mar 1868	Botetourt Co. VA
	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
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. [1, 2]
Person ID	I2806	Master File
Last Modified	14 Jun 2015

Father	Johann Peter HAMMAN, b. 05 Sep 1752, Langstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany , d. 1797, Botetourt Co. VA (Age 44 years)
Mother	Anna Barbara Heibst, b. 02 Jul 1771, Botetourt Co. VA , d. 1829, Botetourt Co. VA (Age 57 years)
Married	15 Dec 1789	Botetourt Co. VA
	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
Family ID	F3326	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Catherine MYERS, b. 1790, d. 1829 (Age 39 years)

Married 01 Aug 1815 Montgomery Co. VA

Children

	1. Griffin A. HAMMOND, MD, b. 1816, Botetourt Co. VA , d. 1867, St. Louis MO (Age 51 years)
	2. Mary HAMMOND, b. 1818, Botetourt Co. VA , d. Kentucky
+	3. Peter J. HAMMOND, b. 27 Jan 1820, Botetourt Co. VA , d. 23 Dec 1897, Roanoke Co. VA (Age 77 years)
+	4. John HAMMOND, Jr., b. 1821, Botetourt Co. VA , d. Bef 1900, Mason's Cove, Roanoke Co. VA (Age 79 years)
+	5. Jacob M. HAMMAN, b. 1823, Botetourt Co. VA , d. 1906, North Tazewell, Tazewell Co, VA (Age 83 years)
+	6. Margaret Sarah HAMMOND, b. 26 Mar 1826, Montgomery Co. VA , d. 28 Jul 1909, Giles Co. VA (Age 83 years)
+	7. Samuel Clayton HAMMOND, b. 05 Aug 1829, Montgomery Co. VA , d. 02 Jul 1915, Botetourt Co. VA (Age 85 years)
+	8. Elizabeth HAMMOND, b. 05 Aug 1829, Montgomery Co. VA , d. Abt 1865 (Age 35 years)

Last Modified 18 Sep 2011

Family ID F1993 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Charlotte BUCHANAN, b. ca 1810, Botetourt Co. VA , d. ca 1872, Botetourt Co. VA (Age ~ 62 years)

Married 12 Jul 1830 Botetourt, Co. VA

Children

	1. Eliza HAMMOND, b. 1832, Botetourt Co. VA , d. 1907 (Age 75 years)
	2. Theodore Buchanan HAMMOND, b. 1834, Botetourt Co. VA , d. 21 May 1862, Henrico Co. VA Battle of Seven Pines (Age 28 years)
+	3. Rev. William Goheen HAMMOND, b. Feb 1836, Botetourt Co. VA , d. 06 Apr 1923, Dranesville, Fairfax Co. VA (Age ~ 87 years)
	4. Rev. Wesley HAMMOND, b. Jun 1838, Botetourt Co. VA , d. 1900, Romney, Hampshire Co. WV (Age ~ 61 years)
	5. Mayberry HAMMOND, b. 1841, Botetourt Co. VA , d. Jun 1864, Bedford Co. VA (Age 23 years)
	6. Lucy Abigail HAMMOND, b. 1842, Botetourt Co. VA , d. Staunton, VA
	7. Martha Jane HAMMOND, b. 1845, Botetourt Co. VA
	8. Salina Susan HAMMOND, b. 1848, Botetourt Co. VA
	9. Emma Josephine HAMMOND, b. 1851, Botetourt Co. VA , d. 23 Mar 1904, Askalossa, Mahaska Co., IA (Age 53 years)

Last Modified 18 Sep 2011

Family ID F3305 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources
[S86] The Hammond Genealogy, 1919, Fiske Edwards Hammond, (Self published), pages 22-27.

[S87] The Hammond Genealogy, 1919, Fiske Edwards Hammond, (Self published), pages 14-17.