The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-12-13
I. .A THRILLING 4 sSTORY
ofsshe f,srdish Massacro ot .ha
t'smpton Family
DURING. DURING The REVOLUTION.

~ 80 ~, - s,'t ''s-, ~ ION
easn W4d tiampton's Aged
orands'rs, Was slain by,hs
Hand Ha oraspsd il
Ffisrdship.
Stories Of tho Hampton family arc
always read with pleasure, for THE
family OF answering patriotism has
been closely identi G cd with the most
stirring events in State history sinco
tho beginning Of the struggle for lih-,
orty. AS he is in rooeipt of nu,neroua
re eqlests for iafc,r.stion as TO hia fam.
| ily, Gen. Hamy or has consented d 70 lat
the appended skot .h bo repubIishod. II
is the original manuscript Of tho lato
Tov' 'rnrry and vas first published in
Jupe, 1843, in "Magnola." Following
10 tho story under the caption: 4
"REvoLUTIoNARY INCIDENTS +
HAMPTON FAMILY"
| Anthony Hampton, tho father of
Gen. Wsdo Hampton, was among tho
hfst emlgrants from Virginia 10 tho
upper part Of South Carolina. He aot.
tlod with hia family on Tiger river in
the district of SpArtanburg, In 1775 a
war with tho mother country, as Eng
land WAS theL called, boosmo inoyits.
bio, and it was mattor of tho hiehost
Importance to tho inhabitants Of tho
frontiers Of Carolina to Bcouro posoe
With the Cherokee Indians To eff .ot
thia tho chiefs of that war,)iko and
powerful tribo wore invited to .B;g
Ialk' at some convenient town in thejr
natiou. 4
Edward and Preston Hampton, tho
sons of Anthony Hampton, were dole.
gated by thoir friends and neighbors TO
moet tho Indians at this conforonoe.
and ondcavored to persuade them, il
possible, to romain neutral in tho an.
prosohing struggle. But tho Bsitieh
emlssariob had already engaged. tho
Cherokee warriors to mako an incur
sion into tho sottlements in tho uppor
part OF tho State, at the sama timo that
tho English fleet under Hensy Clinton
and Petor Parker was to attack Char,
lesion. 1t is well.known in history
that these movements wsre simultAne
GUS. >1,s
Tho young Hampaons hadDjust re-.
turned from this talk with the indiana
whom large number of their warrio,a
commenced their work Of death and
obstruction upon the Inhabitants Of
Grcenville and Spartanburg. Aftor
killing tho Hite family in Ennoree, thew
proceeded to Mr.. Hampton'n whore
thoy fouud tho old gentleman, bis iadv
thoir son Preston Hamptoa. a lad ~
tue name OF j ohm Bynum, aud an in.
faLt child Of Mr.. James Harrison. Thev
approached the house from every diroo
tion in order to prevent any Of it's in.
mates from escaping thoir inbuman
carnage. Some of these Indians wore,
known to both Preston Hampt on and
MS fathor, and having rooeived no in.
formation OF thoir hostilities, their visit
was at hrst supposed to be friendly
one. IhoysWoro met cordially and old
Mr. Hampton was in the act of ehak-
Ing hands with one Of the ohiosa when,f
nc saw g gun fro and his son Prestaa,
fall TO tho ground. -l'7,
This was the signal for an, indiaasim.
inete murder. Tho very hand which
MIR. Hampton had, bat moment ba-
fore grasped in friendsaip, now sent
tomahawk into his skull. His wife
was room dispatched in ths, eamo mam.
nor. The infant son oe Mr.. Hamnte3, (
was dashed against Tho wall Of Sshf
house which it bogprinkled with Sita
blood and brains. John Bynurs. tho
led already montionod stood perfeotlv
astounded amidst this murder and Oar.
mage, having Lost ell presence Of mind
ana making no effort ta escape. AZ
!!ongth an Indian warrios raised hia
hand to- dispatch. tho youth aleo, whom
tho bAow was arrested by the hand Of: "a
chief, who took the lad under his pro.
taetion.
M1s. Harrison, who was the daugtiSss
OF elr. Hampton. had gone to a neigh.
Dors house, and on her return aaw f,er
fathers house in fames, Tho Indiass
standing around it txulting with fiena
ish malignity, the lnanglel bodies OF
hor father, mother brots,or and son
lying scattered to and fro in the ward.
She was goining to rush forward, 10 the
frenzy OF tho moment TO mako an
other victim, whom shn was rostraineG
boy her husband aud Aorood in anothar
direction. They soagat co,aooalment in
swamp and tm s;ned ,hsro undisuoy.
efed eo, untll the aagages loft the place.
Iae lad who was rescued BY the
chlef was takan by the Indians to their
nation, and remained with them until
tao treaty Of 1777 when tho district
OF Foadioton and Greenvillo wero
oede;N to the whitos. One article Of
thM agreement was that tho Cherokees
Hhonld aufrender to the commissioners
81 their prisoners and ehildren taken
from tho homes of inhabitants along
tho frontiers. Among those who were
thus surrendorod was John Bynum. He
had however, been 30 long With tho
Indians th.t it was with reluctance ha,
was porsusdod to loaYo them.
Shortly after this iaassaoro large
body Of the South Carolina militia nnY
der tho command of Col. Williams
marched into the Cherokee country
burnt and destroyed groat many oil
their towns and settlements. Horny
Hampton, a son Of Anthony Hamaton,
commanded in this body Of militia ann
killed with his own hand an lndiau.
warrior attiaed in Preston Hnrnpton's
coat wlsioh was Immediately rooognizad
as tho one in which his brother YES
muyderad, -