Reuben Hampton

about 1756–1824 (Age 68)
Virginia, United States

The Life of Reuben

When Reuben Hampton was born about 1756, in Virginia, United States, his father, Pvt. Jacob Hampton, was 32 and his mother, Mary Margaret Smith, was 31. He married Elizabeth about 1785, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1824, in Warren, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 68.

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Family Time Line

Reuben Hampton
1756–1824
Elizabeth
1765–1824
Marriage: about 1785
John Hampton
1794–1852
Miss Hampton
1805–
Jacob Hampton
–
Joel Hampton
–
Jordan (or Jourdan) Hampton
–
Silas Hampton
–
William Hampton
–
Chapley Hampton
1802–

Spouse and Children

    Reuben Hampton

    Male1756–1824Male

    Elizabeth

    Female1765–1824Female

MARRIAGE
about 1785
Virginia, United States
children

(8)

    John Hampton

    Male1794–1852Male

    Chapley Hampton

    Male1802–Male

    Miss Hampton

    Female1805–Female

    Jacob Hampton

    Male–Male

    Joel Hampton

    Male–Male

+3 More Children

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(13)

+8 More Children

World Events (7)

1758 · Mount Vernon

Age 2

Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
1776

Age 20

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

Age 24

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: habitational name from any of the numerous places called Hampton, including the cities of Southampton and Northampton (both of which were originally simply Hamtun). These all share the final Old English element tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’, but the first is variously hām ‘homestead’, hamm ‘water meadow’, or hēan, weak dative case (originally used after a preposition and article) of hēah ‘high’. This name is also established in Ireland, having first been taken there in the medieval period.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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