Thomas Hampton Genealogy

Record modified: 2009-12-10
This is my direct ancestor 7 generations back.

			/	John Hampton
	/	Jacob Hampton	\|
	\|		\	Mary Turner
Thomas Hampton	\|
	\|		/
	\	Judith Johnson	\|
			\

Born: about 1744-00-00 Caroline Co, Virginia USA
Died: 1817-04-00 Wilkes Co, North Carolina USA

Marriages:
1. about 1770-00-00 Abigail Laws

Children of Thomas Hampton and Abigail Laws:

Judah Hampton
Nancy Hampton	b. about 1773-00-00
Welcome William Hampton	b. about 1775-00-00
Jeremiah Hampton	b. about 1780-00-00
*Elizabeth "Polly" Hampton	b. 1782-03-05
Jacob Hampton	b. 1786-00-00
Livingston Hampton	b. 1789-00-00
James Hampton	b. about 1798-00-00

Notes:

parents from this RootsWeb entry
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Other references give his parents as James Hampton + Rachel Freeman. James Hampton is shown as s/o John Hampton + Elizabeth Wade.
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married in Wilkes Co NC
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from DAR records

He was a soldier from NC in the Revolutionary War.
see NC Rev Army Accts Vol 7 p39, Folio 1 Roll #S.115 57.3
He also served as a Juror in Wilkes Co NC in 1782. see Wilkes Co Court Minutes Vol 1 p31

In the DAR database he is number A133657.

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from this RootsWeb entry:

North Carolina February the 20th, 1817 Wilkes County

I, Thomas Hampton, being in my sound sense of memory and calling to mind the
shortness of time and the Certainty of Eternity, Do make my last will and Testament
as follows to wit. 1st: That all my lawfull debts be punctually paid and 2nd: That my
wife Abigail shall have one cow and calf (her choice out) of my stalk one bed of
furnature and all the household furnature as lon as she
remains my widow and at the expiration of that time my household furniture to be
divided equally divided between my two daughters, Nancy and Judy. 3. I will
bequeath to my two daughters , Nancy and Judy, one cow and calf each, one bed of
furniture each. 4th I will bequeath to my sons, Welcome, Jeremiah, Livingston,
Jacob, Turner and James, all my lands and consiments ( ? ) to be equally divided
between them and my daughters, 5th, My rifle gun to be my sons Livingston. 6th, I
will bequeath to my little grandson, Jessie, Polly's Eldest son, fifty dollars out of what
William Holeman is due and the rest to be appropriated to the seal of any wife( ? ) .
7th: My loving wife and my worthy friend JohnBrown, to be the executors of my Last
will and testament in witness whereof I have__??___ ??_____ Set my hand and
seal of the day and year above written.

teste:
John Brown
Thomas Farmer Jut.

his
Thomas Hampton (seal)
mark

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This is probably him:
1810 census Wilkes Co NC p892, Wilkesborough
Thomas Hampton 1 M <10, 1 M 10-16, 1 M 45+, 2 F 10-16, 1 F 45+
[x, James 12, Thomas 66, x, x, Elizabeth 54]

There are several Thomas Hamptons in NC, but this is the only one in Wilkes Co.

This is probably him:
1800 census Wilkes Co NC p44, Morgan twp
Thomas Hampton 1 M <10, 2 M 10-16, 1 M 16-26, 1 M 45+, 3 F <10, 1 F 10-16, 1 F 26-45
[James 2, Livingston 11, Jacob 14, (Jeremiah 20 or Welcome 25), Thomas 56, x, x, x, x, Elizabeth 44]

This is the only Thomas Hampton in Wilkes Co. It looks like there were some daughters between Livingston and James.

Is this him?
1790 census Craven Co NC p131, twp not given
Thomas Hampton 1 M 16+, 3 M 0-15, 2 F
[Thomas 46, Welcome 15, Jeremiah 10, Jacob 4, Abigail, Elizabeth]

If so, Livingston was born after 1789, Judah was born after 1790, and Nancy was married before 1790.

Or is this him?
1790 census Stokes Co NC p180, twp not given
Thomas Hampton 3 M 16+, 1 M 0-15, 7 F

If so, Welcome was born before 1775 and so was Judah, two of the other sons were born later or died young, and he had many daughters I don't know about.

Stokes Co is near Wilkes Co, but Craven Co is on the other side of the state.

Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 2706

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