The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-03

times. First, to Betty --, by whom
he had at least two children, who were
murdered by the Indians. Second and
third marriages as follows: az shown
by the old South Carolina Gazette:
Married, Colonel Wade Hampton
to. Miss Harriet FLUID. daughter Of the
late Colonel William Blud. of santec,
Monday, August IL. 1885,.
Married a few days since Colonel
Wade Hampton. OF Richlond District,
to Miss Polly Cantey. daughter of the :
late John Cantey, Esq, decorated, OF
Santee. Saturday, July IS. 1901"
In the census Of 1890 Colonel Wade
hampton lived in Camden District.
York county, S. c., and was the head
or family of two white males above
sixteen years. nve under sixteen
years, three white females and eighty
SIN slaves. Hc was succeeded In 1895
by his Gon Wade Hampton, son of the
second wife, who was born April Fl,
lf9l- He was u United States army
inspector with General Jackson at the
patio OF New Orleans. He died on ono
or his mississippi plantations February
10, 1858. and was succeeded by his son
Wade Hampton. third. a lieutenant
general in the Confederate army,
Whose brilliant record during the war,
end later as Governor Of South Caro-
Iinn, when he drove out the carpet
baggers" and restored the government
OF his State. as United States Senator,
ETC.. is matter of public history.
The census OF 1890 shows that Rich
ard Hampton. son OF Anthony, was
living In OrangcburS District, head of
a family OF two white males above
sixteen years of age. two under six
teen, no females. and twenty slaves.
There was also two other Richard
iamptona In the State. probably son
and nephew. They were Richard, of
Edgeheld county who had two males
under sixteen years of age. three fc-
males. and eight slaves. And Rich
ard, of ST. Andrews Parish, Charles
ton. who was unmarried, and had two
servants. John Hampton. probably
son of anthony. had two white males
under sixteen years of age, three fe-.
males, and twelve servants The
census also names q William Hamp-
ton, who had in family two white fe-
males, and no servants, and a Beuja-
min Hampton, OF Newberry county,
who had In family two white males
under sixteen, two white females. and
sevent servants.
The Hnmptons, OF Kentucky. Also OF
Fau1uier aud Prince William Cos, va.
Henry Hampton, third son OF John
and Margaret Wade Hampton, OF Fair
, fay county. born about 1870. probably
| In King William. or Now Kent, and
| probably named for his uncle Henry
Wade, died at "Buckland," Prince VIII
liam county. Va, In March. 1873. He
settled in Prince William county, about
/ 1852, when hs purchased from An
thony Scale a plantation of 225 acres.
Juno 9, 176S. Harry Hampton. Sr..
planter. of Prince William, had q loaus
from Thomas Blackburn. planter, for
81 plantation OF LILO acres in Prince
William to be held during the lives OF
' himself, his wife Eleanor, and his son
Horny, Jr., which was until 1886. This
deed or leaHe cites that Henry Harnp-
ton was then living on the place. that
no waB to plant out an orchard of at
least 500 good winter apple trees and
1000 peach trees; to keep the build
ings. etc, in good repair. eto, No
vember %. 1777. Henry Hampton, ST..
had a deed for ESQ acres and improve
nents from Isnac Sinclair, for which
he paid $500. He aleo purchased from
various eoldiers Of the French and
| indian War their bounty claims for
| land that was allotted to them on the
! Ohio Rivnr In what is now the city OF
Huntington. Cabcll county, West Yir-
ginla. These amounted to 500 acres
and n claim of 100 acres due John
Jones. which was not allotted at the
time OF his death. From subsequent
deeds 1t 10 supposed that the Scale
tract OF land was the one called
auckland"
Henry Hampton, Sir, was married
twice. First about 1746-A7, but tho
name OF this wife is not shown by
any public record, and is not known
positively to any of her descendants.
though she was tho mother of all of
his children. One branch of the family
have q tradition that she was u Miss
Preston. OF Albermarle. possibly a sis
tor Of his brother Anthony's wife, and
In support of this tradition is the fact
that her grandson. DR.. Anthony Hamp-
ton, of Big Sandy, Caben county,
! named his eldest son Preston. Anoth-
er tradition Is that she was a Miss
| Cary. but thore Is nothing In support
OF this except the following: Her son,
Henry Hampton Jr., was n physician
! and served In tho Revolution ms n
surgeon or surgeons mate--this a very
positive tradition by all OF his de-
scendanta. and one of them, Judge VII.
liam J. Hampton, Ashland. Ky, is very
| certain that he saw among has faith
er's papers few years ago the original
discharge paper OF DR.. Hampton but
which was probably destroyed later
When large mass Of old letters and
| other accumulations OF his fathers
! long years of law practice was de-
| stroyed, az this paper can not now be
found among the papers preserved
| However, the records Of the Revolu-
tion preserved I'm Virginia, anu at
Washington, show no record OF ser-
Vice of any DIR. Henry Hampton, of
Virginia, or, In fact, Of any Henry
Hampton, of Virginia, except that OF
Cary Henry Hampton who was sur
geon's mate. or assistant surgeon.
This very probably was tho DR.. Henry
Hampton of whom we know, who
probably after the death Of his ia
thcr in his later years dropped the
name of Cary and used simply that of
: Henry. The above is given for what
ever 1t je worth.
About 1896 Henry Hampton, ST.,
was married TO Mrs. Eleanor Garner
widow Of John Carriers whose inven-