The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17

Of Andrew, was living In Frederick,
nay g. 1871, when he sold cattle to
he made deed OF siet tor personal prop.
esty to sons George and Thomas Hamp-
3 ton.
John HAMPTON. OF Frederick, made
ca his house. one-,hird OF his pianta-
non und movable estate to his wife,
nyaa, for the remaIndcr of her lie.
o,ey ,o 70 each Of his six sons 100 acres
vi iano. Mentions no daughters. His
sons We're: George. Thomas. william
Iohn, David and Andrew. Made his
erother Thomas Hampton, one OF his
sons OF John and Lydia Hampton. who
appear In tho subsequent records OF
ed to some of the counties in the
OF those nov In West Virginia.
Thomas Hampton had deed OF gift
tooer 10, 1851. he had a deed from
Daniel Johnson for i49 acres OF land
and February II. i152. Thomas Hump
land to MARQUIS Gaines March 5. 1888.
| Fhomas lIampson sold certain personal
property to Mary Morris. June 6. 1867.
Ihomns Hampton and wife, Elizabeth.
late Elizabeth Morris. sold planta-
non OF ais acres to Thos. Speake. This
is the last appearance of this Thomas
Hampton in the records.
|
acres September "a 1852. from rhos
Colson for 1-2 acres; April .. 1885,
ne had la2 acres from John Anderson.
son. only daughter OF John Colson. as
shown by deed she made September
70, 1916, to her son in-law. Jacob Sow
S Ss-, for c.d 10, acres OF land; George and
shown by his Will. dated In March
! lu9, as follows: Thomas, Charles Ches-
| yer Soison; George. Joseph. Margaret,
Isabella Sewers and Anna Piles. Tie
Will mentions good deal of land and
I ten negroes. The amount Of the APP
praisement OF personal property was
Joseph Hampton. son of George and
Mary, and wife, Rachel. made a deed
to Topper. Bali for 81 acres OF land
| on November IL. l77a.
| Charies G c. Hampton had wife
Anne. when he Joined his mother, Mary
Hampton, In deed to VIM. Taylor
| ior % acres on January IS. 1887.
| Ihonas Hampton. son OF George and
Mary, married widow, Mrs. Frances
Pollard. AS shown by deed ne made
SM Mi,Gh 5. lns2 to his stepchildren viz:
| William; Chattin Dcgges. Joseph. Ell
Frances Pollard, now the wife OF
Thomas Hampton, for certain negroes
lie made his Will in September, 1888
and left all estate TO wife. Frances
l
! Thomas and Peggy Hampton. June Q.
| 1907, Thomas Hampton made deed to
Samuel Mccormick for all the land Ills
father, Thomas Hampton, died seized
and possessed OF. April 10. 1907. Mary
! Hampton. widow of George Hampton.
rclinauishcd her dover In u tract of
| land then occupied by her daughter
ln-law. Frances Hampton. widow OF
Thomas Hampton.
December, 1914. a Francis HAMPTON
! made his will and left his estate TO
MS children IS follows; Ammo ireland
WIDOW OF James Ireland; Thomas Col
vance, and Peggy. wife OF Samuel Nc
Cormtck. The name OF Thomas Colson
Hampton suggests that Francis RI. was
a grandson OF George and Mary Colson
HAMPTON June IT. 1878. Thomas O.
Hampton aud wife Catharine. formerly
| Catharine Wolfe, of Shenandoah coun.
~, decided TO Lewis Wolfe II lot on
Loudoun Street, Winchester.
There Is also recorded the will Of
Henry Hampton, in October. I794.
which leaves his estate to Sarah Phil
Hampton. Sarah Clarke. If Sarah Phil
! lips died without coming of agc her
snare was 10 go to Henry Hampton,
son of James Hampton. The exist
age or this Henry Hampton: nor or
Smith 9. Hampton. who died In 1916, in
FTederick Henry Hampton. of Bruns-
wick. In his will in 1874 mentions his
son. Smith Hampton.
| Cartmclrs history OF tho Lower
shenandoah Valley mentions n Noah
Hampton, who owned a mill on Capon
IN 1870. but the Frederick records give
TO the King William family, MS Noah
was a name to be found In some
branches of that family.
The census of IFS: mentions: John
blacks; Thomas Hampton, OF Erred
! erickt s whites .and S blacks: Mary
| Hampton. Of Frederick (widow OF
George. whites and blacks; Henry
and Henry, Lr., of Frederick. 6 whites
min Hampton, of Isle of Wight, 10
county were John, whites; Henry. Z
whites and 1 black; James, 1 whites
The census OF 1855 shows in addition
William Hampton. in, Pittsylvanin,
with two whites in family. Evidently
] he was Il son of one of the others and
| Just married.
We have now brought the Gloucester
| land grants down to York River
York River, with its bold tides, is not
able to wash away the history and
tradition which clings to it's banks
! Indian and white man have given to
| 1t large doles of action nnd interest.
Taking up the waters of the Pamun-
key and Mattaponl at West Point, 1t
| flows wide and blue. until It is all
| sorbed at last by the greedy Chesa-
| peake.
Indian footprints arc still seen on
the banks OF the York. Historians tell
us that the rescue of John Smith
| might have taken place at three points
near and on tho York River. Lyon G.
Tyler claims Purton Bav as tho spot.
Some have claimed for tho incident
Shelly" the Pago place, just below
| Roosevelt, but Campbell asserts that
Werocomoco is the scene OF the "cele-
| brated rescue: it lies on the north aldc
of York River In tho county of Clou-
ccstcr. This is Timber Neck Bay, on
| the east bank of which stands a re-
markablc old stone chimney. tradi-
tionally known as Powhatan's CHM
ney, and Its site corresponds with The
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