Brief Life History of Samuel David
When Samuel David Hampton was born on 19 February 1833, in Yancey, North Carolina, United States, his father, Wade Hampton, was 20 and his mother, Ruth Byrd, was 20. He married Rachael Peterson on 16 December 1850, in Wake, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He lived in Jacks Creek Township, Yancey, North Carolina, United States for about 40 years. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 26 July 1916, in North Carolina, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Samuel Hampton, "United States Census, 1860"
- Samuel D Hampton, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Samuel David Hampton, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1833–1916 Male
1833–1884 Female
Children (7)
1852–1931 Male
1859–1889 Female
1864–1953 Female
1866–1933 Female
1868–1934 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1813–1872 Male
1813–1897 Female
Siblings (11)
1833–1916 Male
1835–1925 Male
1837–1868 Female
1838–1909 Female
1840–1916 Female
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World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 3
1853 · First State Fair
Age 20
1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
Age 29
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from any of 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 surname is also found in Ireland, having first been taken there in the medieval period.
History: The descendants of the clergyman Thomas Hampton, resident at Jamestown, VA, in 1630, lived in VA through three generations, multiplying their homesteads as the colony expanded and then branched into SC. This very common English name was brought independently to North America by many other bearers.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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