The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-26

~" .NoEioih, November !, l619, $50
acres in James City county lying be-
hind tho church on Jamestown Island:
IN 1910, 100 acres adjoining the Giebo
lana on tho island: and Juno L., 1914,
eight acres adjoining his first patent
on jamestown Island.
ABOUT 1916 Mr. Hampton became the
minister OF Hampton Parish, York
county. and probably removed to that
county. though he seems not to have
owned land In York. An order OF the
York County Court does not show Mr..
HAMPTON in q very favorable light, but
Mr. Tyler says: This ordcr, however
/ fust be taken with some grains Of al
iowance. as the people Of that day.
: oven tho justices. wero good haters
and never spared any one they dislilsed.
There was no such thing aa modera-
tlon. He is accused By the court of
l'having obtained the guardianship Of
the two orphan children of John Pow
ell. and Of having removed one OF the
orphans and all tho estate out of the
county and left the other one behind
destitute.
Rev, Mr.. Hampton's tombstone UP
to q few years ago was to he seen on
hlnSs Creek. York county, and stated
| that no died January S, 1913. Tho re-
cords OF the counties where Mr.. Hamp-
ton owned land arc gone. 80 that II is
impossible to obtain tho names of his
heirs. But the fact that stone was
placed over his grave-lndicating a
mark OF remembrance and respect of
near relative--the name, profession and
| wealth of the younger Rev. Thomas
Hampton, only four or five years at-
ter the death OF the elder minister.
would seem to Indicate that they were
father and son. rather than that the
second Roy. Thomas was son of VIII
nam of Gloucester, who was still liv-
N tttNn -
not passed to his children. Then no
| record indicates that william, OF Glou-
ccster, had any other children than
those who came over In the Abigail in
1925.
Rev. Thounas Hampton. Jr.
April 6. 1858. "Mr. Thomas Hamp-
tom had a patent for $50 acres or land
lying on the east side Of the Chlcka-
| hominy River. In what later became
New Kent county. March S. 1868, Mr.
Thomas Hampton had grant of 100
acres in James City county. October
10, SIS. "Mr. Thomas Hampton,
Clarke (minister), was granted 700
acres In New Kent county. to include
his former patent for $50 acres
October 81. 167s, Rov. SIR Hampton
oihcinted at the marriage Of Peter
Field and Miss Judith Randolph at
Chickahominy, and in a list OF ministers
In Virginia In June. 1850. Rev Thomas
hampton was rector of two OF the
parishes in James City county. It Is
not known when nor where he died,
and the loss OF the records OF the
counties where he owned land prevents
our getting the names of his heirs, but
he Is supposed to have been the faith
er of John Hampton, Of King William
county. and of Thomas Hampton, who
died In Isle OF Wight county in 1903,
and that John inherited the Hampton
IL nf ho To
those south of the river.
Thomas Hampton. who died In Isle
of Wight In 1908, left sons Thomas,
John and Francis. and daughters Mary,
Elizabeth, and Sarah. He was the an
| cestor of the Hamptons, of Isle of
Wight Brunswick rittslyvania, md
had branch In Frederick county. An
account OF the southside IIamptons
viii be given later IL the editor will
bear with me to that extent.
John Iiainpoon who died in King,
William after 1906. had n patent for
| nifty acres Of land among the branches
| of We Queene's Swamp, in Pamunkey
Necke." King William county, Apr,l /.
l702. May 20. 1905. he eavo bond as
administrator of Mary Sellars. Unfor-
tunately the records OF this county
have shared the fate of those of so
many other counties in the northern
part OF the tSate, but there is strong
traditional evidence that he was the
father of Thomas Hampton. of Caro-
limo county. Richard Hampton, OF
Fauquier and John Hampton, OF Fair
fax county.
The Caroline Hnnptons.
March a, 1924. Thomas Hampton, of
King William county had q grant OF
100 acres in that part OF King William,
which three years later became Caro-
line county. This latter county has nj
so lost Its records. except the old order
books fthe county court, from these
some data has been obtained 3
June 10, 1877, John Anderson hada
Judgment vs.. Thomas Hampton: and
August s, l7+o. the will Of Thomas
HAMPTON was probated by his brothci'
guardians Is TO be found In the subse-
quent orders 1t Is presumed that his
sons were Of age. lie had sons Will
liam and John. and possibly other chill
dren
William Hampton. son of Thomas, Of
Caroline, settled in stafford. where he
/, died III 175o--wil ni.obatcd March 10,
1850. He left all estate to wife Martha
for life. and aftcrward to her heirs
presumably his children These seem
to have been sons George and Edward
lIamnton Martha TTampton returned
to Caroline after the death OF her
husband. and appears in the old order
BOOKS as follows: May, 1860, Martha
Hampton had Judgment VS.. William
Alsop for $50 pounds of tobacco: and
March 12, lI6i. the court appointed
! Rnnj1min Robinson. Jr., Seth Thomp-
! son, Nicholas Natalie, and Francis
Taiiafcrro to apprase the estate ,f
Martha Hamilton. widow, deceased
July Q, 1853, Edward Hamnton brought
suit VS.. George Catlett admir-. Of tho
estate OF his father, William Hamp-
n mi MI ri hy ~ t,a
ton; and in May, 1859. no brought suit
VS.. Mary Catlett, probably admnlstrix
of George C,atlntt. The other son OF
William and Martha Hampton was
George Hampton, who lived in Stafford
probably at his fathers old homo. He
was married In Fauauinr to Mary Nu-
gent Ballard on November IL. 1852
! March Is, 1856 William Ballard, of
Stafford county, about 10 go to Ken
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