The nearest I can get is Rev John Johnston of Clondavaddog who married Mildred Hamilton, dau of Rev James Hamilton, Archbishop of Raphoe, and their daughter Catherine married Wm Babingon.
It is possible she wanted to use Hamilton as a middle name... ??
Rev John Johnston died 1730
Only speculation!!
Thank you for that! I don't think that the Rev. John Johnston is likely an ancestor, but when I did a Google search of his name, I came up with a book that includes the following information about his close relatives:
"Matthew Babington, of Urney and Doecastle, co Donegal, living 1663, was attainted in 1689 by the Dublin Parliament; he is supposed to have m. a dau. of Col. James Galbraith, of Dowish and d. soon after 1689, having by her, who d. 1635 had issue:
(1) William ...[
It was William's daughter who married John Johnstone & Mildred Hamilton's daughter Katherine]
(2) Richard, of Daisy Hill...
and(3) Thomas m. Isabella, dau. of Capt. James Stronge, of Croaghan, parish of Cloneligh and had issue,
1. Mathew of Clady, parish of Urney, co Tyrone m. Anne Hamilton.
[Another Hamilton marriage] His will was proved 8 March 1735.
2.
Thomas, of
Clonfad, parish of Clonleigh, living 21 May, 1735. He had issue:
(1) Richard, of Londonderry, m. before 1768, Mary, dau. Of Frederick Stewart of Horn Head and had issue.
(2)
James"
-- so James Babington, of Clonfad Clonleigh, had an aunt named Anne Hamilton. "Clonfad" is used as an alternative spelling for "Glenfad" Clonleigh. My ancestor James Babington
Hamilton was living at Clonfad/Glenfad, Clonleigh in 1826 according to the Tithe Applotment records. Sooo..while it isn't anything solid yet, it is an intriguing coincidence if, in 1735 there is a "James Babington" and 90 years later the same land is home to a "James Babington Hamilton" AND these Babingtons are already well married into Hamiltons.
I am going to do some more sleuthing about who this Thomas Babington and his son James were.
Here is where I found this information:
Family Records by Ashworth Peter Burke, available thru Google Books:
https://books.google.ca/books?id=MZRAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=John+Johnston+Clondavaddog&source=bl&ots=22YUQNzqtY&sig=ACfU3U1q79nwKlSP9rVO8Z8HW3lj7xBwEQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwje4Lnkip7oAhWyKn0KHaL_Au8Q6AEwAXoECAwQAQ#v=onepage&q=John Johnston Clondavaddog&f=false
