General Notes

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Hamilton is Scottish in origin.
The coat of arms is a red shield with three ermine cinquefoils. The crestis a green tree with a saw cutting through it. The motto is "Through". Spelling variations include: Hamilton, Hamelton, Hameldon, Hamildon, Hamylton, Hambleton, and many more. First found in Renfrewshire where they were granted lands by King Robert the Bruce of Scotland. Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: David Hamilton settled in Boston in 1651; Mathew Hamilton settled in New England in 1685; William Hamilton settled in Grenada in 1774; Charles, Henry, James, Joh, Joseph, Matthew and others.