Elizabeth McNutt was the daughter of Alexander McNutt and Rachel Grigsby. She was educated at the Ann Smith Academy, as were her daughters.

She was married to John Hamilton, the son of James Hamilton, on 29 Aug 1816, in Rockbridge Co., VA, by Rev. Dr. Geo A Baxter. "Her wedding dress was of closely woven white twilled silk, called "Levantine," made demi-train, gored plain in the front and sides, gathered in the back, the bodice short, with low neck and short sleeves, and it was trimmed with a quilling of white satin ribbon. She wore long white kid gloves and white kid slippers. Her bridesmaid was her first cousin, Hannah Ingram Grigsby, and Charles P. Dorman, of Lexington, Va., acted as groomsman. After the wedding the bride and groom made a tour to Winchester, where the groom had relatives, amongst whom were an uncle, John Hamilton, and an aunt, Jane Barton, his father's sister. They made the journey in a new gig, which was considered very stylish and novel in those primitive days.... She was 5'7", had a fair complexion and blue eyes." Genealogies and Reminiscences, Henrietta Hamilton McCormick, Chicago, p 189.

They had 7 known Hamilton Children, all born in Rockbridge Co., VA:

James Gilbreath, 18 Oct 1817 (Martha Ann Smith), below
Rachel Grigsby, 24 Apr 1820 (Rev. Jno W. Osborne), below
Henrietta Maria, 25 May 1822 (Leander J. McCormick), below
Margaret Jane, 16 Sep 1824 (Rev. Wm. Krebs), below
Martha Elizabeth, 9 Mar 1827 (Wm T. Smithson), below
Alexander McNutt, 24 Feb 1830 (Virginia Burns Smith) below
Isabella Rebecca, 3 May 1833 (Chas Edwin Haas), below

"Died, in Rockbridge, April 7th, Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton, wife of John Hamilton, Sr., aged 77 years." Published in the Virginia Gazette, Vol 3, #13, dated 14 April 1871.

Her marker is "located on the main path of the cemetery just down from Gen. Stonewall Jackson and his family."

Bio by LSP