Family
Hamilton's first wife was Anne Cary (a daughter of the 2nd Baron Lucas and mother of the 6th Viscount Falkland). She died in 1709 and Hamilton then married Anne, Lady Hamilton (widow of Sir Francis Hamilton, 3rd Baronet). His second wife died in 1719 and later that year, he married Lady Jane Hamilton (a daughter of the 6th Earl of Abercorn). Hamilton and his third wife later had six children:
- Charles (?-1751) Married Mary Dufresne.
- Frederic (1728-1811), religious minister. Married 11 June 1757 Rachel Daniel.
- Archibald (accidentally drowned, 1744)
- William Hamilton (1730-1803), diplomat. Married 25 January 1758 Catherine Barlow (died 1783). Married 6 September 1795 Emma Hart (died 1815).
- Elizabeth (d. 1800), married Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick (10 October 1719-6 July 1773)
- Jane (19 August 1726-13 November 1771), married 24 July 1753 Charles Schaw later Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart.
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