Thomas Hampton
about 1724–
Thornbury MM, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
The Life of Thomas
Thomas Hampton was born about 1724, in Thornbury MM, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. He married Esther Pyle in 1758.
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Family Time Line
Thomas Hampton
1724–
Esther Pyle
1741–
Marriage: 1758
Spouse and Children
1724–Male
1741–Female
MARRIAGE
1758
1758
World Events (3)
1776
Age 52
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
Age 52
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 52
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
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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