A Short History of The HAM Surname in Virginia & NC

   In three volumes

    This new book documents the early progenitors of the HAM surname.

                   Limited edition, only 500 copies to be printed.

Compiled by David Hamm and co-authored with Geneva S. Greer and Susan
Bullock,  all three are descendants of HAM lines in Virginia and North Carolina

 Now available 

(The books are expected to be shipped by the third  week of December.)

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A Short History of The HAM Surname in Virginia & NC
Volume 1 - Origins and Migration

This is the largest and most complete compilation of HAM surname origins to date.  Anyone interested in HAM surname origins will almost certainly find something of interest here in the form of original source records, manuscripts, and records of how the surname came to be.

Arranged chronologically, this volume begins with an archeological dig of a Gallic village near the city of Ham in France that dates from 200 BC. The book follows the once famous line of lords and clergy of the city of
Ham. It outlines the line of Lords from the earliest known chieftain (Simon of Ham) up through the eventual demise of the House of Ham in the 1400's.

Origins of the surname in England are also included, from HAMO the Chancellor in 1150 up through English Church records circa 1800. Also included in this volume are short sections dealing with migration after the arrival in the United States, with some historical coverage of the states of Kentucky, Maine, Maryland,
New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Fully indexed by surname, places, with illustrations and full bibliography, citations to sources, about 375 pages plus index & bibliography.  

$43.00 plus S & H.                   Order form  

A Short History of The HAM Surname in Virginia & NC
Volume 2 - Virginia
 
This is the most complete compilation of HAM surname origins in Virginia to date.  Because of numerous wars, fires, and other disasters (to records in Virginia), a complete work on the HAM surname in colonial Virginia has never been accomplished. This work is an attempt to help guide the researcher through the records that are available.

Volume 2 begins with Joseph HAM, who immigrated to Virginia in 1621 on board the ship Warwick, following the HAM surname through the colonial times, the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, and up to an assortment of records in the 1800's.

Colonization drove England's interest in the Americas. But to the immigrants, the reasons were more direct. Joseph HAM arrived as an indentured servant, and the laws of England ensured that Joseph could become a free man and own his own land after seven years of service.

Immigration records for Jerome HAM have not been located, perhaps in part due to the fire in Jamestown in 1698. Fortunately, the original records for his home in York County have survived, providing an interesting account of this colorful progenitor.  Also included are brief documentation of the immigrants Richard HAM,
who arrived at some time between 1668 and 1689. Manuel HAM is tracked through his arrival in Maryland in 1674 to his presence in Old Rappahannock County in 1689, to his eventual home in Westmoreland County in 1709.

Being an adventurous people in an adventurous time, the book attempts to track original records through the various counties of Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Augusta, Berkeley, Caroline, Campbell, Charles City, Culpeper, Elizabeth City, Essex, Greenbrier (now WV), Halifax, James City, King William, Middlesex, Montgomery, Orange, Spottsylvania, Surry, York and Westmoreland (among other counties).

Although the French and Indian War started in Virginia territory, much of Virginia actually escaped the action of that war. Still, some Virginia families were terrorized by Indian raids upon their homes. A few Virginia HAM lines participated in this war.

More numerous were the HAM participants in the Revolutionary War. A few of these heroic battles are mentioned in this volume. After the Revolutionary War, the colony of Virginia was divided up, forming the new states of Ohio and Kentucky. At this time, lands won as a result of the War were settled, - with the result of
the HAM surname spreading widely.

Later, Virginia is split again from West Virginia (when West Virginia decides to join the Union during the Civil War).

Fully indexed by surname, places, and Counties, with sections on genealogies and illustrations. Full bibliography and citations to sources, about 330 pages plus
bibliography and index.

 $36.00 plus S & H.            Order form 
A Short History of The HAM Surname in Virginia & NC
Volume 3 - North Carolina

An complete compilation of entire state of North Carolina for the origins of the HAM surname has never been attempted before now. Based upon original records, manuscripts and books, this volume pulls together the available information about the HAM surname from all counties in the early years.

Beginning in 1736 with William HAM in Edgecombe County, it traces the surname through the counties of Beaufort, Johnston, Dobbs (later becomes Wayne), Rowan (later splits into Iredell), Granville, Surry (later splits into Stokes), Bute (later Franklin and Warren), then through the Revolutionary War.

At least four of the HAM lines appear to have origins in Virginia: Phillip HAM of Guilford County, Joseph HAM of Stokes County, Richard HAM of Franklin County, and William HAM of Edgecombe County. However, almost no HAM immigrants (directly) to North Carolina have ever been identified. Therefore, this volume compliments Volume 2 regarding Virginia origins. After the Revolutionary War, we find a growing base of the HAM surname in North Carolina.

Fully indexed by surname, places, and Counties, with sections on genealogies and illustrations. Full bibliography and citations to sources, about 300 pages plus index.

 $31.50 plus S & H.               Order form