The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-10

should turn Up. They had issue:
William Hampton, born IN t773, c1ed
In 1919 In Cabeu county, Va
1,a ASnthony Hampton, n. D., dtec In
Henry Hampton, Jr.
Richard Hampton.
Ellen Hampton. married George EoI-
lonbnck. OF Cahell county, end lad
three sons.
Richard Hampton, the youngest son.
married Miss Handley. and had a
daughter and ono son nan"d George
NJ. Hampton, who lived at AIoraItr!,
Ky. and represented Bath county in
tho state Legislature and Snnat, for
Two OF three terms. No other data.
Henry Hampton. Jr., was married In
Cabcil December a. 1915. TO Jane
Thompson. They rem .,>d from tho
county, and were lost sight OF by ;he
rest OF the connection.
Dr. Anthony Hampton Is sail 10
have mad an excellent education. and
mad a wonderful practice. ana WAS
called from Louisa to Gtay:;on, In
Kentucky, and for miles around IN
Virginia. He was said u lave !,een
most excellent physician.
Row. Ezra C. Thornton preach. I'll pr.
Hampton's funeral sermon, although
he was u Methodist and Dr. Hsiprtcn
was Baptist. but both We're Masors.
which order conducted tho SERVICE"
He died OF cholera He lived 1t 'Ijoc's
Creek" on tho Virginia side OF Big
Sandy. where he owned fine farm.
HIS wife was Susannah Love, AMI tary
had issue: Preston Hampton. eldest
son. married December 70, 1899, En-
malinc Wilson In Cabsll county; viii
liam Henry Hampton. youngest son.
dlcd unmarried III the asylum at Lex
ington. Ky, Olivia Hampton, married
September 4. 1892 to Thomas T.. HIND
ley. Dr. Hampton had two other
daughters, whose names I have not
found.
William Hampton eldest son Of DR..
Henry and Elizabeth L. Hampton. born
in Prince William county In I779, was
married In the winter o; 1893" to
Malinda Shortridge. daughter o: Col
onel George and Margaret Ali: short
ridge, who were married. near AleSan-
Jrjp. Va. In f77S, and shortly after
ward emigratcd TO IIarrodshurs. Mer-
Ger county. KY, where they lived until
in 1909 he removed his family to a
largo farm on the Kentucky side of
Bis Sandy River, about three miles
was son of John Shortridge. of Fair
fax county, nnd Is said to have served
In the War of the Revolution, and
later In Kentucky against the Indians.
His wife. Margaret Muir, was a daugh-
ter of John and Karonhappuoh Muir,
OF Fairfax county. She had brothers
James, Robert, George and John. jar,
and sister Elizabeth. James Muir died
In 1850, leaving q personal estate ap-
praised at l3,2i0.2e, hut the large value
set on the various items was due to
the deprecated currency at that time.
One item in this shows that folding"
beds arc not of as lato origin as Ia
commonly thought, as no owned "one
painted folding up bead stead valued
ut f+O. Besides other p!eoes of furni-
ture arc mentioned n silver watch
valued at f370, silver seal, one pair
silver kneo buckles and three pairs
OF silk knee Sarters, n pair OF silver
shoe buckles, four books, pictures, n
stone set stock buckle, n largo guam
uty of clothing, including four suits
of clothes. one n blue ana bufr uni
form; Il "Freemasons Medal" ETC.: one
man servant, He left his estate to his
mother, father, brother George and
rodson Robert Adam Martin. John Muir
died in 1859 and loft all his estate to
sister Elizabeth Muir George Muir
died In 1901, and his inventory men
tions n silver watd!,. silver knee
buckles, and silver wrist buckles.
which were probably those no inner
tied from his brother James in 1850.
After his marriage, william Hampton
purchased adjoining tracts OF land to
the amount of eos acres on tho Vir-
sinia side OF Big SANDY opposite the
homo OF his father-in-lnw. Hero he
died in November, 1910. leaving the
following children:
Wade Hampton, born in December,
1904: died In 1894. in California.
George Shortrdge Hampton, horn
1906: died at Des NToines. Ia, in 1876.
William Hampton, born iii 1905; died
In 1887 at Catlettsburg. Ky.
Henry Hampton. NJ. D.. horn in 1910;
died at Pasadena, Cal, In 1888.
Levi j. Hampton. killed in United
States Army In 1863.
Eliza NJ Hampton. married Green
vile Hutchinson, and removed to Mis-
souri, In 1898. Had sons David and
Henry
ELI Hampton and Louisa Hampton,
both OF whom died in infancy.
Descendants OF William and AIalinda
Hampton:
Wade Hampton, eldest son. married
daughter OF Richard Brown. and had a
son. Columbus, and a daughter. Column
bla. In 1917 they removed to Santa
Fc. New Mexico and In 1850 to Call
fornia. where Wade Hampton died in
1894. at the great ago of ninety
years.
George Shortridgo Hampton, second
son, was lawyer, and during tho war
was on General Rosecrans's staff. IIe
removed from Kentucky toIowa, and
settled ct Des Moincs. where lie was
United States land agent for 4 num-
Der OF years lie died here in 1876 at
the age of seventy years. He was mar
r!cd twice. first to Sailie Johnson, of
Alt. Sterling. Ky. where they lived uu-
iii 1875. lie married second Mrs. Anne
T. Hepburn, daughter OF DR., Henson
Catlctt, OF Catlettsburg. Ky. had is
sue, son. by first marriage, and by
last marriage sons George and Colum
bus. and daughter Catherine
William Hampton. third son. owned a
Very handsome place on the Kentucky
side of Big Sandy. Just above the mouth
OF the river, August 81, 1898. he was
married To Sarah Buchanan, daughter