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• m. Elizabeth Quale O'Neill on Apr. 24, 1907, Charleston SC. She was b. on Dec. 21, 1884 in Charleston SC, the daughter of Henry John O'Neill and Mary Ann Baker. She died in Charleston in 1979.
• Ebenezer Pettigrew and Elizabeth had 2 children:
  • Elizabeth Pettigrew "Betty" Verner; b. Nov. 24, 1908, Charleston SC. ; d. 2001 at home at H'anty Branch Hill, near Brevard NC.
    • m. John "Jack" Hamilton
    • Betty and John had 4 children:
      • Andrew Hamilton, Graduate of Harvard University. Senior Fellow of the National Defense University.
        • m1. to Elise __?
        • Andrew and Elise had 2 children:
          • John Andrew Hamilton, Grad. Hamilton College, Hamilton, NY. Studying for an MA in European Economy at the Erasmus Institute in Rotterdam, Holland.
          • Saskia Hamilton, b. May 11, 1968 is an Instructor at New York University, N.Y. NY. She has won a significant award for her poetry which has provided her with scholarship funds.
        • m2. to Eliza __? Curator and Manager of the Phillips Collection, Phillips Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.
        • Andrew and Eliza had 3 children:
          • Claudia Hamilton
          • Emma Hamilton
          • James Hamilton

      • David Verner Hamilton, b. May 7, 1938. Operates the Tradd Street Press and Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Studio-Museum at 38 Tradd St., Charleston, SC 29401
        • m1. to Mary Bell Marshall
        • David and Mary had a son:
          • David Marshall Hamilton, Grad. of Clemson University, Clemson, SC, pre-medical studies. He serves as an Instructor at Clemson where he teaches football players how to pass their courses.
        • m2. to Daphne Vom Baur, b. May 3, 1945; grew up in Washington D.C.; B.A. Boston University. She is the daughter of Francis Trowbridge Vom Baur and Caroline Bartlett. They are from families with many Massachusetts and New England ancestors and have seven generations of predecessors who have spent their summers at Kennebunkport, Maine.
        • David and Daphne had 2 daughters:
          • Zoe Hamilton-Vom Baur attending the Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, CO.
          • Nerissa Alexandra Hamilton-Vom Baur at Porter-Gaud in Charleston, SC

      • Ward Hamilton, Grad. Harvard University and Law School. He was an attorney for the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Died in an auto accident. Fraternal twin to Pettigrew, below.
        • m. Diane __?, a free-lance researcher, specializing in the graphic resources of the Library of Congress.

      • Pettigrew "Peter" Hamilton, fraternal twin to Ward. Reverend: Ordained to the Episcopal Ministry. Pastor of a congregation in Omaha, NE, and works extensively with helping the indigent and addictive poor through numerous public and private agencies.
        • m. Antoinette __?
        • Peter and Antoinette had 2 children:
          • Josiah Quincy (Josh) Hamilton
            m. __?
            • Josh and his wife have had at least one child.
          • Sarah Hamilton

  • David Battle Verner; b. Oct. 10, 1910, Charleston SC. He was a bank president in Charleston, SC.
    • m. __?
    • David had 2 children.

Brief Biography:

References:

• The Battle Book by Herbert Bremerton Battle, 1923.