The Hampton Family History of Gibson and Carroll Counties submitted by Virginia Gammons The Hampton Family of

The Hampton Family History of Gibson and Carroll Counties
submitted by

The Hampton Family of Carroll and Gibson Counties
descended from Scotland. There is much speculation on the
Andrew Hamptons of North Carolina, but as far as I can tell,
this line is from Captain Andrew Hampton of Granville North
Carolina and not the Colonel Andrew although they were
probably related.

The father of the Granville Andrew has not been
established although some think it is Andrew Sr of Monmouth
Co NJ. This Andrew is the son of John Hamton who came over
to the states in 1683 from Scotland on the ship Exchange.
John was a Quaker and was married several times. Andrew's
mother was Martha Brown. Andrew Sr married a Susannah (last
name not known). He died in Cecil Maryland. This has not
been confirmed as the father and grandfather of the Andrew
of Granville, but just as speculation at this time.
Andrew of Granville NC was born in 1713. He married
Sara ? abt 1734. Andrew and Sara had 7 children (not
confirmed).
1. Ezekiel Hampton b 1735 d 1811- was constable of
Granville in 1761
2. Ephraim Hampton b 1737 d 1814- Listed as a Captain on
the 1763 Granville Co Capts, Lts, and Ensigns list under Lt.
John Williams.
3. Micajah Hampton b 1738
4. Zachariah Hampton b between 1740 and 1745 died 9/8/1781
5. John Hampton b abt 1745
6. Joseph Hampton b 1746 d 1803
According to the many land deeds, bonds, tax lists and
licenses issued to Andrew, he lived in Va, North Carolina,
and Georgia.

Deeds in Virginia
1. MARCH 3, 1746: Andrew Hampton and wife Sarah show in
Lunenburg County, Virginia Deed Book as transferring land by
sale to Field Jefferson, land next to Ephraim Parham.
Lunenburg formed in 1746 from Brunswick County, Virginia.
The Lunenburg Court ordered two Justices to go to Sarah
Hampton to get her acknowledgement to the sale because,
"Sarah the wife of said Andrew Hampton, cannot conveniently
travel to our county court of Lunenburg to make
acknowledgement of the said conveyance."
2. 10/3/1734- Va land records shows Andrew as a joint
patentee with Benjamin Borden and David Griffith for a grant
of 1122 acres west of the Sherrando River in the area to
become part of Orange Co. South side of Bullskin Run and
Bullskin Marsh (north of present Berryville, VA)
3.Frederick Co Va --Andrew sells land which had been the
property of John Jr (his brother). There is no deed
transferring this land to Andrew, but in that day it was not
uncommon for relatives to transfer land without deed.
4. 1743 - Andrew of Brunswick Co deeds 200 acres in
Frederick to Benjamin Borden of Frederick.
5. 1740 - Land records show Andrew in Brunswick VA south of
the Roanoke River.
6. 1741 - Bought land in Brunswick from George and Susannah
King (this is the same property he sold in 1746 to Field
Jefferson (uncle of Thomas). Was located on the Roanoke
River where the Great Occaneechee Trading Path crossed the
river. Possible that Andrew ran a ferry there since
Jefferson had a ferry on the property. (Brunswick,
Lunenemburg, and then Mecklenburg Co)

Deeds of Granville NC
1. 1756 - License granted to Andrew Hampton to keep an
"ordinary" on his plantation bought from John Adcock,
wherein he promised to "provide good, wholesome and cleanly
lodging and diet for travelers.
2. 1764--Moved to Ledge of Rocks - granted license for an
ordinary
3. 1751 - received grant for 400 acres in Granville NC on
the Tarr River
4. March 1760 - got 1119 acres in two grants located on
Tarr River and Mill Creek, Oxford vicinity of Granville Co
NC
5. MAY 12, 1761: In Granville County, North Carolina,
Andrew Hampton sold to Edward Nowling (Knowland) 76 acres
north of the Tarr River, part of a Granville grant to
Hampton March 11, 1760
6. 8/16/1761 - Sells 200 acres for 30 pounds current money
to Isaiah Phipps in Granville Co
7. 3/25/1766 Granville Deed Book H pg 279, shows 200 acres
to George Boyer of Granville by Andrew Hampton in the
Province of Georgia.
8. 1/10/1767- deeded 200 acres to son Ezekiel having
obtained the same land on the same date by deed from Henry
McCullock Esq.
9. 9/1/1752- deed transfers 300 acres on Tarr River to
Robert Boyd of Lunenburg Va fr Euphraditus Moore. Andrew
signed this deed as a witness. also were John Adcock and
Jonathan White.
10. 3/4/1755- Andrew got 400 acres on both sides of the
Indian Field Creek from John Adcock. ( Andrew was not shown
as a residence of Granville)
11. 1760 - sold 76 acres
12. 5/8/1765 - Andrew sells land to son John on south side
of the Indian Field Creek in Granville. just south of tract
deeded to Ezekiel.
13. 3/25/ 1766- Andrew of GA sells 200 Acres to Geo Boyer
NC. witness by Ezekiel. The tract had been obtained 11
July 3rd year of George III (1763) by Andrew Hampton of
Granville from Chancey Townsend Esq. of Granville.

When Andrew moved to Georgia it is thought that his son in
law Joseph went with him although there is no proof of a
daughter born to Andrew and Sara.
Georgia Land Grants
1. 1768 - Andrew to Whitehead both of St. George Parish,
GA, deed
2. 1769 - land grant stating that he had lived in GA for 4
years along with his wife and 2 minor children. St George's
Parish GA - Brier Creek
3. 1771 Ga Grant Book - Andrew southeast by a marsh
4. 4/2/1771 - Andrew Hampton granted 300 acres St. David
Parish GA
5. Mid 1760's - Andrew, John, and Joseph Hampton listed in
Early St. George Parrish Land Records in Ga
6. 1760's - Joseph and John ask for land adjoining Hall,
Hudson, Asa, Emanuel, and David Lewis each receiving land
next to one another.

Captain Andrew Hampton was mentioned on the 1754 Granville
Militia Roll under Colonel William Eaton, it shows eight
companies with Hampton commanding Company # 8 with 60 men.
The ensign was his son Ephraim. He must have resigned
before 1763, as his name was not on the 1763 Militia roll.

Andrew's son Zachariah was born between 1740 and 1745 in
Lunenburg VA. In 1769 he married Mary Duran Knowland
daughter of the Edward Knowland that Andrew sold land to in
1761. They had the following children:
1. Nolen Hampton b aft 1771 died 1849 in Carroll Co TN
2. John Hampton
It is speculated that Zachariah went to Georgia with his
father and then returned to the Granville area. He was
first listed as Head of Household in Granville in the 1774
Tax List. But if he was married in 1769 where was his
family until then?

Zachariah took the Oath of Allegiance to the State of North
Carolina on May 30, 1778. He was in the Granville Co NC
Lytle's Company 10th Regiment. In a book "The History of
Old Tyron and Rutherford Counties 1730-1936", by Clarence W
Griffin on page 95 shows that: Hampton, Zacr, PVT time 84
months, 640 acres by warrant # 870 Drawn by John Terrel,
the Heirs of Zachariah Hamptons Widow. He died on Sept 8,
1781 in the " Battle of Eutawville" in South Carolina.

In 1783 Mary remarried to John Wilbourn. She names her sons
Nolen ($1) and John and Noah Hampton son of Nolen in her
will. John Wilbourn's will names stepsons Noah Hampton and
Nolan Hampton.

Sept 11, 1821 Granville Co NC - John Hampton son of Pvt
Zachariah Hampton tr 650 ac to John Terrell witnessed by
Wilbourn F. Hampton (son of the above John) and Wm Clement

John married Kesiah Howell on Aug 9, 1794. As far as I can
tell John stayed in North Carolina. They had the following
children:
1. Robert Hampton
2. Zachariah Hampton
3. Wilbourne LittleJohn Hampton b 1802

Nolan married Winifred Cozart (daug of Anthony Cozart and
Winifred Bumpass) on Mar 30, 1793 in Orange Co NC. Nolan is
listed up to the 1820 North Carolina Census. Nolan must
have lived in Va for a while as two of his children were
born there. The 1880 Gibson county census states that
Joseph's father Thomas Sr's birthplace was VA.
They had the following children:
1. James Hampton b 1795 in Va
2. Thomas Hampton Sr b 1796 in VA
3. ? Hampton Daughter b 1799
4. Noah Hampton b 1802 Orange Co NC
5. Duranna Hampton b 1800 NC d in NC
6. ? Hampton daughter b 1810 NC
7. Elvis S. Hampton b 1812 in Orange co NC d 1870 in
Carroll Co TN
8. Mary Hampton b 1820 in Orange Co NC
The first Hampton's in Carroll Co Tn was listed in the 1830
Carroll Co TN Census. It has been speculated that they
received a land grant through their deceased father's
military service. They were:
1. Nolan Hampton
2. Noah Hampton (son of Nolan)
3. James Hampton (son of Nolan)
4. Thos Hampton (son of Nolan)
James is listed in the Carroll Co Goodspeed History as being
one of the first settlers around the Buena Vista area in
Carroll Co. According to other sources Nolan's other
children all but Duranna came to Carroll Co with him.

Nolan's children and whom they married
1. James married Jane Whitehorn on 8/31/1812 in Orange Co
NC
2. Thomas married Peggy Wall on 8/8/1817 in Orange Co NC
3. Noah married Dawsey Rust on 11/27/1821 in Orange Co NC
4. Duranna marred Chelsey Rust (brother of Dawsey) in
Orange Co NC
5. Elvis married 1st Martha ? in Orange Co NC, 2nd
Elizabeth Brinkley 5/13/1852 in Carroll Co TN
6. Mary married Calvin Jones on 2/12/1847 in Carroll Co TN

It seems that the Hampton family lived in the southern part
of Carroll Co and the Northern edge of Gibson County. Later
some of the Hamptons lived around the Huntington area and
moved to the Skullbone and Bradford areas of Gibson County.

My line continues from Thomas SR. He married Peggy Wall.
They had the following children:
1. James b 1817 in TN married Frannie Brinkley in 1842
He died bef 1898 Carroll Co
2. William b 1819 married Sara Knott (daughter of Alford
Knott) in Gibson Co. Lived in the North Gibson Co area.
3. Joseph Hampton b abt 1818 married 1st Cassandra Ann
Parson Meadows on 5/1/1842, 2nd Elizabeth ? before 1875.
Was living in Gibson Co on the 1850, 1860, and 1880 census. More on Joseph�s father later on in this section.
4. Mary b 1822 married John A Cunningham on 12/28/1841 in
Gibson County. Living in the Gibson County area on the 1850 census.

5. Thomas Jr b 1825 marred Catherine Parsons on
12/23/1841. Lived in the 13th district of Carroll Co.

I have no proof that the below two are the children of Thomas and Peggy. I am leaving this information in just in case. I picked this information up from someone else�s gedcom. Pls remember there is no proof that I have found that these two are the children of Thomas and Peggy.
6. Nordin b 1826 married Elizabeth

7. Wiley Hampton b 1828.

Thomas Sr was living with his daughter Mary and her husband
John Cunningham in Gibson Co by the 1850 Census. They were
in the 17th district. He was not listed on the 1860 census
so it is speculated that he died before then.

Thomas Hampton Jr. married Catherine Parsons daughter of
Henry Parson in Carroll Co, TN. Thomas was a Private in the
7th TN USA Calvary during the Civil War. According to
Catherine Hampton's Pension Application he was captured up
around Ripley TN on 6/19/1863 while on a spying mission and
taken to Richmond Va. He was taken to the Hospital in
Richmond on 11/18/1863, while there he died on 11/22/1863 of
Typhoid Fever.
Catherine never remarried. She was a member of the Mud
Creek Baptist Church in Carroll Co. Catherine filed a
widow's pension application in 1869.
Catherine Hampton's pension Application
V.J. Parsons states that he saw Capt Parsons when he gave
the order to said Hampton
heard his instructions given him by the Capt which were
as stated above and know that he was captured while thus
acting under the orders of his officers and they are not
interested in this claim. P.k. Parsons and V.J. Parsons
Catherine # 155.440 widow of Private Thomas Hampton Co G
7th Tn Cal Volunteers ,
a resident of Carroll co post office Huntingdon, Carroll
Co Tn . Attorney A. M. Hughes, Washington D.C. Rate of
pension $8 a month, commencing June 1869, the date of
completing the original and two dollars a month additional
for each child as follows:
George W. B 3/7/1855, Henriette F. B 11/1/1857, Thomas b
1/13/1860. Claim
completed Nov 2/1871. Cause of Death: Prisoner of War,
Richmond Va, typhoid fever.

Catherine's father mentioned Thomas in his will dated Jan
1844. Catherine was born in 1818 in South Carolina. She
was living in with her daughter Henrietta and her son in law
Anderson Carver in 1880 in Carroll Co. She died in 1886.
Thomas and Catherine had the following children:
1. William Rial b 1843 mar Mary Gately on 2/26/1861
2. Irwin b Nov 1844 in Gibson Co married Frances Wood on
12/26/1864 died 9/18/1931 in Carroll Co Tn
3. Sara Elizabeth b 1846 mar Benjamin Phillips in 1866
died Sept 1880
4. Zachariah T. b 1848 died 1850 in Carroll Co
5. Henry Addison b 2/14/1852
6. George C b mar 1855 married Josephine Springer in 1881
(sister to Henry Addison second wife)
7. Henrietta F b 11/1/1857 married Anderson Carver died
March 1904
8. Thomas b 1/12/1860 and died Jan 1927
All of these children were listed on the 1880 census either
living in Carroll Co or Gibson Co TN except William Rial
Hampton. (cannot find him on any census for the area)

Henry Addison Hampton married Nancy Wood on 7/18/1868 in
Carroll Co TN. Nancy was born in 1847 and died before 1875.
They had one child:
1. Evelina Hampton b 1872
Henry Addison married Margaret Matilda Springer daughter of
William P. Springer and Susan Jane Scott on 8/21/1875.
Margaret was born 9/9/1852 in TN. She died on April 17,
1932. They had the following children;
2. Ela b May 1879
3. Rebecca Elizabeth b married Enoch Bud Brewer
4. William Gentry b 2/20/1882 in Carroll Co Tn
5. Sudie Adale b 5/23/1894 mar Lee Osco Bridges on
11/27/1910. She died on 2/18/1986.
Henry was known as Add. He died on 2/23/1936 in Carroll Co
Ten. He was buried in the Hampton Cemetery in Huntingdon,
TN

William Gentry married Dovie Brandon b 2/11/1885 daughter
of William Brandon and Elsie Crider on 12/14/1902. William
and Dovie had the following children;
1. William Odis (W. O.) b 4/19/1904 married May Dowland
he died 8/5/1991
2. Adiero Chester b 4/29/1906 married Willie Angie
Hampton died 6/12/1983
3. Hubert Edis Hampton b 3/7/1908 .

William Gentry was my grandfather; he died when my father
was only about 4 months old. A mule kicked him in the
stomach and he died a few days later. He died on 7/1/1908.
He was buried in the Hampton Cemetery in Carroll Co Ma
Dovie remarried in 1910 to Clarence McAlister. They didn't
have any children. She died on 2/5/1966 and is buried in
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery near Skullbone.

Uncle Odis and Aunt May had 3 daughters and 3 sons all of
whom are still living in the Carroll Co and Gibson Co Areas.

Uncle Chess and Aunt Willie had 3 or 4 children all of
except 1 are still living around the area.

Hubert Edis (my father) married 1st Olar Dowland (sister to
May) b 12/11/1909 died of a heart attack on 4/16/1951.
They had one daughter who is still living, and 4
grandchildren.
He married second a Knott (she is still living) and they had
two sons and one daughter, and 7 living grandchildren, 1
deceased, and 2 great grandchildren, who all live in Gibson
Co. Daddy died on January 7, 1977 of a heart attack. Him
and both of his brothers are buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
near Skullbone TN.

JOSEPH HAMPTON

Joseph Hampton son of Thomas and Peggy Hampton, brother to Thomas Jr. Hampton. This is my husband�s grandmother�s line.

Joseph Hampton b abt 1817 in Tn. Married Cassandra Ann Parsons Meadows on 1/5/1842 in Carroll Co TN. I do not have his death information.

James and Cassandra had the following children:

James F. Hampton b abt 1843

Williamson Hampton b abt 1844

Mary Hampton b abt 1846

Sara Hampton b abt 1847

Amanda Hampton b abt 1848

Joseph Jr. b abt 18479

1850 census record , 17th district.

Joseph HAMPTON 29 M . Farmer

Casantha HAMPTON 48 F

James HAMPTON 7 M

Williamson HAMPTON 6 M

Mary HAMPTON 4 F

Sarah HAMPTON 3 F

Amanda HAMPTON 1 F

Joseph HAMPTON 6/12 M

Richard MEDDERS 12 M

Robert MEDDERS 11 M

Nancy N. CAPS 16 F

There is a Joseph Hampton that married an Elizabeth ? in 1874 in the Gibson County Marriages records. On the 1880 census records Joseph is age 63 so the age is right for this to be the same Joseph that was married to Cassandra. He and Elizabeth was on the 1880 Gibson Co Census dist 17. I do not if the John listed below is the Joseph jr. listed on the 1850 census. On the 1860 census there was no mention of Joseph jr. or John.

Joseph HAMPTON W M 63 Head

Elizabeth HAMPTON W F 36 Wife

Queion HAMPTON W F 5 Dau

Thomas M. HAMPTON W M 2 Son

Infant HAMPTON W M 1mo Son S

Hampton John 11 M

James F. Hampton was the first born child of Joseph and Cassandra. He was born 8/1848 in TN. He married Mary Syliva Mount on 1/31/1867 in Gibson Co. Tn. Mary was b 8/7/1844 and died 4/3/1929. James died 6/7/1907. James and Mary are buried in Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery in the Skullbone Area. James and Mary had the following children:

Emily F. b 12/1/1867 married James Fisher

Thomas J. b 10/22/1869 married Cindi R. � both are buried at Mt. Pleasant

Robert Huston �Bob� b 1/22/1873 � married Mollie Grant. This is Willie Angie Hampton�s parents. Willie married my uncle Aierole Chester Hampton.

Kelly Barnes b 3/5/1876 � married Mary ?

Jao W. b 1/31/1874 was listed on the Hampton Family Bible page in the Gibson Co Genweb as being a child of James and Mary.

Maude U �� information below

Sara A. � b 10/30/1879

Ellen A. � b 12/14/1885

Zora Florence � b 1/23/1885 married Henry Akin b 8/28/1886 on 8/3/1905

Cindi R. b 9/30/1886-married EM Travis on 7/26/1915

There are some pictures of Zora and this branch of the Hampton family on the Gibson County Genweb sent in by Madeline Newman.

Maude U Hampton b 10/27/1877 died 2/24/1906 married George F. Davidson b 1875, died 1937 on 7/10/1896 in Gibson County Tn. Both are buried at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery. Maude and George had the following children:

James Leonard b 5/5/1898 married Annie Owens ? buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery

Mirtie Mae b 5/2/1900 d 1/9/1975 married David Edgar Emison in 1924

Lela b abt 1904 married first J.W. Longworth in 1921 and second C.C. Hall in 1938

Tommie Davidson - information below.

1900 Gibson county census dist 17

George b 5/1875, age 25 married 4 years owned farm

Maude b 1/1876 age 24

Leonard b 5/1898 age 2

Myrtle b 1900

After Maude died in 1906 we find that George and his children were living in Obion County in his mother�s and stepfather�s household.

1910 Obion County Census dist 13

James E. Bruff head

Nancie M. Bruff wife

George Davidson - stepson

Leonard Davdison � stepgrandson age 11

Mertie Mae � stepgranddaugter � age 9

Tom A. � stepgrandson � age 8

George remarried and move back to Gibson County. He married a widow Ozell Sanders sometime before the 1920 Gibson County census. They are listed on the census as living in dist 17.

Tommie Davidson b 1/27/1902 died 6/1968 married Ollie B. Robinson/Roberson on 7/20/1924 in Gibson County. Tommie and Ollie moved to Greenfield TN after they got married. They are on the Weakly county 1920 Census. Tommie and Ollie B. had the following children:

Living Davidson daug � see info below

Living Davidson son b 1930

Living Davidson daug b 1925 married Henry David Knott b 1910 died 1973 (descendant of Alford Knott of Gibson County) . Henry and Living Davidson had the following children:

Patricia � see info below

Living Knott (daug) � married living Michaels

Joyce Knott � b 2/13/1948 died 7/14/1998 � married several times.

Diane Knott � b ? died ?

Debra Knott - b ? died 2000 married living Clenny

Living Knott ( daugh) - b ? married and divorced living Dorster.

Patricia Knott b 3/16/1942 died 12/4/1983 married Living Gammons. Patricia and Living Gammons had the following children:

Darlene Gammons � b 1958 died 1980 ,married and divorced living Grady

Charles Wayne Gammons � b 1959 married first living Newman, second Virginia Hampton ( also a descendant of Thomas and Peggy Wall Hampton thru their son Thomas Jr.)

Donna Gail Gammons � b 1963 died 1963

Living Gammons ( daugh) � b 1964 married first living Earls, second living Ellison.

My husband and I have 2 daughters and soon to be 3 grandsons. This is the end of my husbands Hampton line.

This is just a small piece of the Hampton history.
There are lots more Hamptons out there not listed
here. This is my line and my husband�s line. Not everything has been
checked and a lot of it has just been picked up here and
there. If anyone finds anything incorrect please feel free
to correct it, or just to add to it. If you have any info
on any of the Hampton family that you would like to add or
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