My Hammons Genealogy
and other blood-related branches
My genealogical journey began in 2006 when someone I don't even know sent me information concerning a small part of my Hammons ancestry. The addiction began! Thanks to many others before me, especially Stratton Owen Hammon and his son, Neal Owen Hammon, we have traced our most distant known ancestor to John Hamond (ca. 1500-1546) in Scarning, Norfolk, England. Sometime in the early 1600's (1605-1620) some of the family moved into the London area; in particular Clerkenwell. From here our immigrant ancestor, Ambrose Hammon (1647-1694) came to America prior to March 26, 1666. His name, along with 126 others, are listed in the Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, page 548 with this date. I have been told by Colonial Virginia researchers that this date represents when the land patent was granted and not the actual arrival date of the passengers. They also stated it could have actually taken as much as a year or two before the grant was given and recorded, meaning Ambrose could have arrived as early as 1664-1665.
From Old Rappahannock, Virginia our ancestors moved into the Wilkes County, North Carolina area in the mid-1700's and it was from this location that we began to spread out. My particular branch moved into Eastern Kentucky in the later stages of the Revolutionary War while some moved south into South Carolina and Georgia. Migrations included movements into Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas while others included West Virginia, Ohio, and Indiana.
Based on my ancient DNA matches, the family appears to be Celtic and Scandinavian in origin. For more on DNA, Click HERE to view my DNA page.
* there are 8 different ways our surname has been spelled by family members: HAMON, HAMOND, HAMONS, HAMMON, HAMMOND, HAMMONDS, HAMMONS, HAMONDE
Rodney R. Hammons
433 N Main Street
Rushville, IN 46173
1.337.499.8674