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Preston Hampton[1]

Male 1748 - 1776  (28 years)


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  • Name Preston Hampton 
    Born 1748  Fairfax Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Jun 1776  Charles Town, South Tyger River, S. Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Anthony Hampton Cemetery Greer, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I20550  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2018 

    Father Anthony to S.C. Hampton,   b. 1715, Prince William Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1776, Spartanburg, South Carolina Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Ann Preston,   b. 10 Mar 1720, Smithfield, Montgomery Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1776, Spartansburg, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 10 Mar 1741  Spotsylvania Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7645  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Histories
    Anthony Hampton Family Massacre
    Anthony Hampton Family Massacre
    The Intelligencer
    Sep 26, 1889
    Anthony Hampton Family Massacre
    Anthony Hampton Family Massacre
    Keowee Courier
    Nov 27, 1901

  • Sources 
    1. [S215] Colonial Settlers of Maryland and Virginia, http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I046351&tree=tree1.
      Name Anthony Hampton [1]
      Born 24 Feb 1714/15 New Kent County, Virginia
      Gender Male
      Died 30 Jun 1776 Spartansburg, SC
      Father John Hampton, b. 3 Jun 1683, Gloucester County, Virginia d. 18 Jan 1748/49, Fairfax County, Virginia (Age 65 years)
      Mother Margaret Wade, b. 1 May 1694, New Kent County, Virginia d. 17 May 1773, Fairfax County, Virginia (Age 79 years)
      Married 25 Mar 1712, New Kent County, Virginia | Family Chart

      Family 1 Anne MNU Hampton, b. Abt 1719, d. Aft 1739, Prince William Co., VA Age 21 years)
      Married Abt 1735, Prince William County, Virginia
      | Family Chart
      Family 2 Elizabeth Preston, b. 10 Mar 1719/20, Smithfield, Montgomery County, Virginia d. 30 Jun 1776, Spartansburg, South Carolina(Age 56 years)
      Married 10 Mar 1740/41, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
      Children
      1. Margaret Hampton, b. 15 Apr 1742, Prince William, Virginia d. 4 Oct 1800, Stokes, North Carolina (Age 58 years)
      2. John Hampton, b. 4 Aug 1743, Fairfax County, Virginia d. 18 Oct 1808, Newberry, South Carolina (Age 65 years)
      3. Edward Hampton, b. 9 Apr 1746, Fairfax County, Virginia d. May 1781, "Four Columns" Earlesville, South Carolina (Age 35 years)
      4. Preston Hampton, b. 1748, Fairfax County, Virginia d. 30 Jun 1776, Charles Town, South Tyger River, South Carolina (Age 28 years)
      5. Henry Hampton, b. 1750, Fairfax County, Virginia d. 31 Jul 1832, Columbia, South Carolina (Age 82 years)
      6. Wade Hampton, b. 1752, Halifax County, Virginia d. Aft 1773, Guilford County, North Carolina (Age > 22 years)
      7. Richard Hampton, b. 25 Dec 1752, Halifax County, Virginia d. 3 Nov 1792, Edisto Sawmills, Orangeburg, South Carolina (Age 39 years)
      8. Elizabeth Hampton, b. 14 Jan 1758, Rowan County, North Carolina d. 28 Jul 1799, Cripple Creek Plantation, Greenville, South Carolina (Age 41 years)
      ABSTRACTS OF WILLS, FAIRFAX CO., VA.
      (Liber A, B, Wills-by Eula K. Woodward)
      Hampton, John, 7 June, 1746-21 Mch. 1748.
      To S. John & hrs. 200 A. on which I live; to w. Margrett all pers. est. during life, at d. to sons Anthony, James, Henry & Thos. & daus. Mary, Margaret, Elizabeth & Rossamond.
      Exs. W. Margrett & s. John. John Hampton.
      Wit. Edward Barry, Joseph Reid (p. 264
      ===
      1738-1740 Prince William Co VA Deed D
      Pages 101-104. April 3, 1739. William Spencer and Elizabeth his wife of Truro Parish to Zephaniah Wade of same .... for 300Ibs .... tract on upper side of Dodgs Run containing 500 a .... part of a
      larger tract formerly granted to Nicholas Spencer Esq. dec. grandfather to sd. William Spencer .... to line of land sold by William to Lawrence Washington .... deeds of lease and release.
      William Spencer
      Elizabeth Spencer
      Wits: Francis Triplett, Antho. Hampton, Robert (R) Steavens.
      Rec'd. of Zephaniah Wade, Gent. sum of 400 Ibs.
      At Court May 28, 1739 William Spencer acknowledged this release with receipt endorsed.
      ===
      1738-1740 Prince William Co VA Deed D
      Pages 239-241. April 4, 1739. William Spencer of Truro Parish Pr. Wm., Gent. to Zephaniah Wade of same & Samuell Margruder Jr. of Pr. George Co., Maryland, Gent .... for love and affection which he bear unto Elizabeth Spencer his now wife and in consideration of true performante of all promisses and agreements made by sd. william Spencer upon marriage between him and sd. Elizabeth and for conveying and making of a good and perfect indenture of land unto sd. Elizabeth during term of her natural life .... William Spencer doth gr and agree to zephaniah Wade and Samuell Magruder that sd. Spencer shall within one year eussue by good conveyance in law convey unto Zephaniah Wade
      and Samuel Magruder all that tract of land on Doegs Cr. containing 300 a. on which Richard Osborn now live being part of large tract formerly gr. Nicholas Spencer dec. grandfather to sd. William .... also 2 negro slaves: Bristoll and Jone ....William Spencer and Elizabeth Spencer his wife for and during the natural lives of them and in full allowence of her dower.
      William Spencer
      Wits: Francis Triplitt, Antho. Hampton, Robert (R) Steavens.
      At Court Sept. 24, 1739 this deed was proved.
      ===
      1738-1740 Prince William Co VA Deed D
      Pages 262-263. Nov. 15, 1739. Willoughby Newton of Parish of Copley West., Gent. to Jacob Remey of Pr. Wm. planter .... tract at mouth of Spring Br. above Remey's house on Great Rockey Ceader Run .... 150 a .... for term of natural lives of Jacob Ramey, Sarah Ramey his wife, and Jacob Remey son to sd. Jacob & Sarah.
      Willoughby Newton
      Jacob (his mark) Remey
      Wits: Tho. Owsley, Antho. Hampton, Joseph Remy, James (J) Layne.
      At Court Nov. 26, 1739 this lease was proved by oaths of wits.
      ===
      Note Ann signed this will
      1740-1741 Prince William Co VA Deed E; pg 32-38
      THIS INDENTURE made the fourteenth and fifteenth day of December in the
      thirteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Second Anno
      Domini 1739 Between ZEPHANIAH WADE of Truro Parish in County of Prince
      William Gent a.nd VALINDA his Wife of one part and JOHN BROWN of the same
      Parish &County Gent. of other part Wittnesseth that said ZEPHANIAH WADE & VALINDA
      his Wife for sum of one hundred pounds Sterling doth sell unto said JOHN BROWN (in his
      actual possession no'W being by vertue of bargain & sale and by force of the Statute for
      tra.nsferring uses into possession) and to his heirs forever aU that parcel of Ja.od in the
      County of Prince WHliam aforesaid at the head of OOEGS CREEK being part of a tract of
      land formerly granted to COLLO. WILLIAM TRAVERS by Deed bearing date the two &
      twentieth day of March 16n and Jately purchased by the said ZEPRA. WADE of THOMAS
      BROOKE of the Province of MARYLAND Gent. & SARAH his Wife and bounded??inning
      at a marked Hickory standing on ye South side of the head of DOEGS CREEK opposite to
      the mouth of a great branch and runing along Mr. THOMASes land North North West to
      a marked hiccory being the begining tree to a parceJ of land lately conveyed in Trust
      by ZEHPA. WADE (out of the same Tract of land) to SAMUELL MAGRUDER SENR. &
      SAMUEL MAGRUDER jUNR.of the Province of MARYLAND to the use of ELIZABETH SPENCER
      & her heirs a.od runing thence along the line of the said 'parcel of Iud West South
      West to the South South East line of Lbe first mentioned Tract thence along the said line
      to a marked Red Oat thence North East by East to the aforementioned beginning
      Hickory being laid off for & containing five hundred forty five & a half acres. In W1uness
      'Whereof said ZEPAHANIAH WADE & VALINDA his Wife have set their hands and
      seals in presence of us RICHARD OSBORN ZEPHA. WADE
      ANNE [A] HAMPTON. JOHN + HART. VIALINDEA WADE
      ]NO. STURMAN
      At a Court continued & held for Prince William County July the 29th 1740
      ZEPHANIAH WADE Gent acknowledged this Lease & Release vith the Receit endorsed to
      be his acts and deeds and they llere thereupon admitted to Record. also a Comission to
      privily examine VIALINDEA Wife of sd ZEPHANIAH her right of Doller in the land by this Deed conveyed) lias presented in
      Court which together with the Certificate annexed were ordered to be Recorded
      GEORGE the Second to DENIS McCARTY, JOHN COLVILL. FRANCIS AWBREY, RICHARD
      OSBORN. LEWIS ELZEY, WILLIAM PAYNE, JOHN MINOR or any two of them of the County
      of Prince WiHiam Gent, Knov ye that ve trusting to your fidelity aDd provident circumspection
      in privately examining VALINDA the Wife of ZEPHANIAH WADE of your County
      Gent. apart from her said husband pursuant to an Act of Assembly in such cases lately
      made touching her free consent to necute certain deeds of Lease &Release between
      said ZEPHANIA WADE and ye sd VALINDA his Wife of said County of Prince William &
      Parish of Iruro of one part aDd JOHN BROWN Gent of same for selling parcel of laDd & in
      receiving the ackowledgment of the said VALINDAs Right of Dower of said Deed &her
      consent in manner aforesaid being first given &declared. We therefore comaDd you
      that at a certain time & place which you shall appoint you cause to come before you the
      said VALINDA & her privately examine touching the premises & her acknowledgement
      thereupon to the Justices of our County Court afsd on the fourth Monday in july next
      you shall distinctly return & certify to this Writ anneled. Wittness CATESBY COCKE.
      Clerk of our said Court the Nineteenth day of July in the Fourteenth year of our ReIgn
      CATESBY COCKE
      By Vertue of a Dedumus to us to examine VALINDA Wife of ZEPHA. WADI touching her
      right of Dower to certain lands conveyed to JOHN BROWN Mercht. And we did privately
      elamine said VALINDA apart from her husband touching her right of Dower to the
      lands mentioned &she doth freely relinquish her dower to the lands aforesd. Given
      under our hands this 28th of July 1740
      RICHARD OSBORN WM. PAYNE
      At a Court continued & held for Prince William County July the 29th 1740
      Ihis Comission with the Certificate aDnued vere presented in Court & ordel'ed to be .
      recorded


      ===
      URL (Click on link) http://image.lva.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=487&last=&g_p=G74&c ollection=LO Grant
      Title Hampton, Anthony.
      Publication 3 January 1826.
      Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
      Note Location: Cabell County.
      Description: 400 acres on Sandy River.
      Source: Land Office Grants No. 74, 1825-1826, p. 487 (Reel 140).

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151003858/preston-hampton.