GIBSON COUNTY TN - BIOGRAPHIES - The Hamptons ********************************************************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Gammons ********************************************************************************************************** The Hampton Family History of Gibson and Carroll Counties The Hampton Family of Carroll and Gibson Counties descended from Scotland. There is much speculation on the Andrew Hamptons of North Carolina, but as far as I can tell, this line is from Captain Andrew Hampton of Granville North Carolina and not the Colonel Andrew although they were probably related. The father of the Granville Andrew has not been established although some think it is Andrew Sr of Monmouth Co NJ. This Andrew is the son of John Hamton who came over to the states in 1683 from Scotland on the ship Exchange. John was a Quaker and was married several times. Andrew's mother was Martha Brown. Andrew Sr married a Susannah (last name not known). He died in Cecil Maryland. This has not been confirmed as the father and grandfather of the Andrew of Granville, but just as speculation at this time. Andrew of Granville NC was born in 1713. He married Sara ? abt 1734. Andrew and Sara had 7 children (not confirmed). 1. Ezekiel Hampton b 1735 d 1811- was constanble of Granville in 1761 2. Ephraim Hampton b 1737 d 1814- Listed as a Captain on the 1763 Granville Co Capts, Lts, and Ensigns list under Lt. John Williams. 3. Micajah Hampton b 1738 4. Zachariah Hampton b between 1740 and 1745 died 9/8/1781 5. John Hampton b abt 1745 6. Joseph Hampton b 1746 d 1803 According to the many land deeds, bonds, tax lists and licenses issued to Andrew, he lived in Va, North Carolina, and Georgia. Deeds in Virginia 1. MARCH 3, 1746: Andrew Hampton and wife Sarah show in Lunenburg County, Virginia Deed Book as transferring land by sale to Field Jefferson, land next to Ephraim Parham. Lunenburg formed in 1746 from Brunswick County, Virginia. The Lunenburg Court ordered two Justices to go to Sarah Hampton to get her acknowledgement to the sale because, "Sarah the wife of said Andrew Hampton, cannot conveniently travel to our county court of Lunenburg to make acknowledgement of the said conveyance." 2. 10/3/1734- Va land records shows Andrew as a joint patentee with Benjamin Borden and David Griffith for a grant of 1122 acres west of the Sherrando River in the area to become part of Orange Co. South side of Bullskin Run and Bullskin Marsh (north of present Berryville, VA) 3.Frederick Co Va --Andrew sells land which had been the property of John Jr (his brother). There is no deed transferring this land to Andrew, but in that day it was not uncommon for relatives to transfer land without deed. 4. 1743 - Andrew of Brunswick Co deeds 200 acres in Frederick to Benjamin Borden of Frederick. 5. 1740 - Land records show Andrew in Brunswick VA south of the Roanoke River. 6. 1741 - Bought land in Brunswick from George and Susannah King (this is the same property he sold in 1746 to Field Jefferson (uncle of Thomas). Was located on the Roanoke River where the Great Occaneechee Trading Path crossed the river. Possible that Andrew ran a ferry there since Jefferson had a ferry on the property. (Brunswick, Lunenemburg, and then Mecklenburg Co) Deeds of Granville NC 1. 1756 - License granted to Andrew Hampton to keep an "ordinary" on his plantation bought from John Adcock, wherein he promised to "provide good, wholesome and cleanly lodging and diet for travelers. 2. 1764--Moved to Ledge of Rocks - granted license for an ordinary 3. 1751 - received grant for 400 acres in Granville NC on the Tarr River 4. March 1760 - got 1119 acres in two grants located on Tarr River and Mill Creek, Oxford vicinity of Granville Co NC 5. MAY 12, 1761: In Granville County, North Carolina, Andrew Hampton sold to Edward Nowling (Knowland) 76 acres north of the Tarr River, part of a Granville grant to Hampton March 11, 1760 6. 8/16/1761 - Sells 200 acres for 30 pounds current money to Isaiah Phipps in Granville Co 7. 3/25/1766 Granville Deed Book H pg 279, shows 200 acres to George Boyer of Granville by Andrew Hampton in the Province of Georgia. 8. 1/10/1767- deeded 200 acres to son Ezekiel having obtained the same land on the same date by deed from Henry McCullock Esq. 9. 9/1/1752- deed transfers 300 acres on Tarr River to Robert Boyd of Lunenburg Va fr Euphraditus Moore. Andrew signed this deed as a witness. also were John Adcock and Jonathan White. 10. 3/4/1755- Andrew got 400 acres on both sides of the Indian Field Creek from John Adcock. ( Andrew was not shown as a residence of Granville) 11. 1760 - sold 76 acres 12. 5/8/1765 - Andrew sells land to son John on south side of the Indian Field Creek in Granville. just south of tract deeded to Ezekiel. 13. 3/25/ 1766- Andrew of GA sells 200 Acres to Geo Boyer NC. witness by Ezekiel. The tract had been obtained 11 July 3rd year of George III (1763) by Andrew Hampton of Granville from Chancey Townsend Esq. of Granville. When Andrew moved to Georgia it is thought that his son in law Joseph went with him although there is no proof of a daughter born to Andrew and Sara. Georgia Land Grants 1. 1768 - Andrew to Whitehead both of St. George Parish, GA, deed 2. 1769 - land grant stating that he had lived in GA for 4 years along with his wife and 2 minor children. St George's Parish GA - Brier Creek 3. 1771 Ga Grant Book - Andrew southeast by a marsh 4. 4/2/1771 - Andrew Hampton granted 300 acres St. David Parish GA 5. Mid 1760's - Andrew, John, and Joseph Hampton listed in Early St. George Parrish Land Records in Ga 6. 1760's - Joseph and John ask for land adjoining Hall, Hudson, Asa, Emanuel, and David Lewis each receiving land next to one another. Captain Andrew Hampton was mentioned on the 1754 Granville Militia Roll under Colonel William Eaton, it shows eight companies with Hampton commanding Company # 8 with 60 men. The ensign was his son Ephraim. He must have resigned before 1763, as his name was not on the 1763 Militia roll. Andrew's son Zachariah was born between 1740 and 1745 in Lunenburg VA. In 1769 he married Mary Duran Knowland daughter of the Edward Knowland that Andrew sold land to in 1761. They had the following children: 1. Nolen Hampton b aft 1771 died 1849 in Carroll Co TN 2. John Hampton It is speculated that Zachariah went to Georgia with his father and then returned to the Granville area. He was first listed as Head of Household in Granville in the 1774 Tax List. But if he was married in 1769 where was his family until then? Zachariah took the Oath of Allegiance to the State of North Carolina on May 30, 1778. He was in the Granville Co NC Lytle's Company 10th Regiment. In a book "The History of Old Tyron and Rutherford Counties 1730-1936", by Clarence W Griffin on page 95 shows that: Hampton, Zacr, PVT time 84 months, 640 acres by warrant # 870 Drawn by John Terrel, the Heirs of Zachariah Hamptons Widow. He died on Sept 8, 1781 in the " Battle of Eutawville" in South Carolina. In 1783 Mary remarried to John Wilbourn. She names her sons Nolen ($1) and John and Noah Hampton son of Nolen in her will. John Wilbourn's will names stepsons Noah Hampton and Nolan Hampton. Sept 11, 1821 Granville Co NC - John Hampton son of Pvt Zachariah Hampton tr 650 ac to John Terrell witnessed by Wilbourn F. Hampton (son of the above John) and Wm Clement John married Kesiah Howell on Aug 9, 1794. As far as I can tell John stayed in North Carolina. They had the following children: 1. Robert Hampton 2. Zachariah Hampton 3. Wilbourne LittleJohn Hampton b 1802 Nolan married Winifred Cozart (daug of Anthony Cozart and Winifred Bumpass) on Mar 30, 1793 in Orange Co NC. Nolan is listed up to the 1820 North Carolina Census. Nolan must have lived in Va for a while as two of his children were born there. The 1880 Gibson county census states that Joseph's father Thomas Sr's birthplace was VA. They had the following children: 1. James Hampton b 1795 in Va 2. Thomas Hampton Sr b 1796 in VA 3. ? Hampton Daughter b 1799 4. Noah Hampton b 1802 Orange Co NC 5. Duranna Hampton b 1800 NC d in NC 6. ? Hampton daughter b 1810 NC 7. Elvis S. Hampton b 1812 in Orange co NC d 1870 in Carroll Co TN 8. Mary Hampton b 1820 in Orange Co NC The first Hampton's in Carroll Co Tn was listed in the 1830 Carroll Co TN Census. It has been speculated that they received a land grant through their deceased father's military service. They were: 1. Nolan Hampton 2. Noah Hampton (son of Nolan) 3. James Hampton (son of Nolan) 4. Thos Hampton (son of Nolan) James is listed in the Carroll Co Goodspeed History as being one of the first settlers around the Buena Vista area in Carroll Co. According to other sources Nolan's other children all but Duranna came to Carroll Co with him. Nolan's children and whom they married 1. James married Jane Whitehorn on 8/31/1812 in Orange Co NC 2. Thomas married Peggy Wall on 8/8/1817 in Orange Co NC 3. Noah married Dawsey Rust on 11/27/1821 in Orange Co NC 4. Duranna marred Chelsey Rust (brother of Dawsey) in Orange Co NC 5. Elvis married 1st Martha ? in Orange Co NC, 2nd Elizabeth Brinkley 5/13/1852 in Carroll Co TN 6. Mary married Calvin Jones on 2/12/1847 in Carroll Co TN It seems that the Hampton family lived in the southern part of Carroll Co and the Northern edge of Gibson County. Later some of the Hamptons lived around the Huntington area and moved to the Skullbone and Bradford areas of Gibson County. My line continues from Thomas SR. He married Peggy Wall. They had the following children: 1. James b 1817 in TN married Frannie Brinkley in 1842 He died bef 1898 Carroll Co 2. William b 1819 married Sara Knott (daughter of Alford Knott) in Gibson Co. Lived in the North Gibson Co area. 3. Joseph Hampton b abt 1818 married 1st Cassandra Ann Parson Meadows on 5/1/1842, 2nd Elizabeth ? before 1875. Was living in Gibson Co on the 1850 and 1880 census. 4. Mary b 1822 married John A Cunningham on 12/28/1841 in Gibson County. Living in the Gibson County area on the 1850 census. 5. Thomas Jr b 1825 marred Catherine Parsons on 12/23/1841. Lived in the 13th district of Carroll Co. 6. Nordin b 1826 married Elizabeth ? 7. Wiley Hampton b 1828. Thomas Sr was living with his daughter Mary and her husband John Cunningham in Gibson Co by the 1850 Census. They were in the 17th district. He was not listed on the 1860 census so it is speculated that he died before then. Thomas Hampton Jr. married Catherine Parsons daughter of Henry Parson in Carroll Co, TN. Thomas was a Private in the 7th TN USA Calvary during the Civil War. According to Catherine Hampton's Pension Application he was captured up around Ripley TN on 6/19/1863 while on a spying mission and taken to Richmond Va. He was taken to the Hospital in Richmond on 11/18/1863, while there he died on 11/22/1863 of Typhoid Fever. Catherine never remarried. She was a member of the Mud Creek Baptist Church in Carroll Co. Catherine filed a widow's pension application in 1869. Catherine Hampton's pension Application V.J. Parsons states that he saw Capt Parsons when he gave the order to said Hampton heard his instructions given him by the Capt which were as stated above and know that he was captured while thus acting under the orders of his officers and they are not interested in this claim. P.k. Parsons and V.J. Parsons Catherine # 155.440 widow of Private Thomas Hampton Co G 7th Tn Cal Volunteers , a resident of Carroll co post office Huntingdon, Carroll Co Tn . Attorney A. M. Hughes, Washington D.C. Rate of pension $8 a month, commencing June 1869, the date of completing the orginial and two dollars a month additional for each child as follows: George W. B 3/7/1855, Henriette F. B 11/1/1857, Thomas b 1/13/1860. Claim completed Nov 2/1871. Cause of Death: Prisoner of War, Richmond Va, typhoid fever. Catherine's father mentioned Thomas in his will dated Jan 1844. Catherine was born in 1818 in South Carolina. She was living in with her daughter Henrietta and her son in law Anderson Carver in 1880 in Carroll Co. She died in 1886. Thomas and Catherine had the following children: 1. William Rial b 1843 mar Mary Gately on 2/26/1861 2. Irwin b Nov 1844 in Gibson Co married Frances Wood on 12/26/1864 died 9/18/1931 in Carroll Co Tn 3. Sara Elizabeth b 1846 mar Benjamin Phillips in 1866 died Sept 1880 4. Zachariah T. b 1848 died 1850 in Carroll Co 5. Henry Addison b 2/14/1852 6. George C b mar 1855 married Josephine Springer in 1881 (sister to Henry Addison second wife) 7. Henrietta F b 11/1/1857 married Anderson Carver died March 1904 8. Thomas b 1/12/1860 and died Jan 1927 All of these children were listed on the 1880 census either living in Carroll Co or Gibson Co TN except William Rial Hampton. (cannot find him on any census for the area) Henry Addison Hampton married Nancy Wood on 7/18/1868 in Carroll Co TN. Nancy was born in 1847 and died before 1875. They had one child: 1. Evelina Hampton b 1872 Henry Addison married Margaret Matilda Springer daughter of William P. Springer and Susan Jane Scott on 8/21/1875. Margaret was born 9/9/1852 in TN. She died on April 17, 1932. They had the following children; 2. Ela b May 1879 3. Rebecca Elizabeth b married Enoch Bud Brewer 4. William Gentry b 2/20/1882 in Carroll Co Tn 5. Sudie Adale b 5/23/1894 mar Lee Osco Bridges on 11/27/1910. She died on 2/18/1986. Henry was known as Add. He died on 2/23/1936 in Carroll Co Ten. He was buried in the Hampton Cemetery in Huntingdon, TN William Gentry married Dovie Brandon b 2/11/1885 daughter of William Brandon and Elsie Crider on 12/14/1902. William and Dovie had the following children; 1. William Odis (W. O.) b 4/19/1904 married May Dowland he died 8/5/1991 2. Adiero Chester b 4/29/1906 married Willie Angie Hampton died 6/12/1983 3. Hubert Edis Hampton b 3/7/1908 . William Gentry was my grandfather; he died when my father was only about 4 months old. A mule kicked him in the stomach and he died a few days later. He died on 7/1/1908. He was buried in the Hampton Cemetery in Carroll Co Ma Dovie remarried in 1910 to Clarence McAlister. They didn't have any children. She died on 2/5/1966 and is buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery near Skullbone. Uncle Odis and Aunt May had 3 daughters and 3 sons all of whom are still living in the Carroll Co and Gibson Co Areas. Uncle Chess and Aunt Willie had 3 or 4 children all of except 1 are still living around the area. Hubert Edis (my father) married 1st Olar Dowland (sister to May) b 12/11/1909 died of a heart attack on 4/16/1951. They had one daughter who is still living, and 4 grandchildren. He married second a Knott (she is still living) and they had two sons and one daughter, and 7 living grandchildren, 1 deceased, and 2 great grandchildren, who all live in Gibson Co. Daddy died on January 7, 1977 of a heart attack. Him and both of his brothers are buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery near Skullbone TN. This is just a small piece of the Hampton history for this family there are lots more Hamptons out there not listed here. This is my main line. Not everything has been checked and a lot of it has just been picked up here and there. If anyone finds anything incorrect please feel free to correct it, or just to add to it. If you have any info on any of the Hampton family that you would like to add or correct, please contact me at giniagin@aol.com.