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William Hampton 1776 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Oct 1776

Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 23 May 1859

Death Location: Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA

Father: William Hampton

Mother: Sarah Shotwell

Spouse(s): Mary Pound

Children(s): Asa Hampton

In 1776, William Hampton entered the world in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA, born to William Hampton and Sarah Shotwell. William Hampton married Mary Pound, and had children including Asa Hampton. William Hampton passed away in 1859 in Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1776, William Hampton entered the world in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA, born to William Hampton and Sarah Shotwell.
  • William Hampton married Mary Pound, and had children including Asa Hampton.
  • William Hampton passed away in 1859 in Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hampton
1746 – 1781
Birth Location: Rahway, Union, New Jersey, USA
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Sarah Shotwell
1748 – 1803
Birth Location: Rahway, Union, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Pound
1777 – 1846
Birth Location: Plainfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Children(s)

Asa Hampton
1806 – 1886
Birth Location: New York City, New York, New York, USA
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William Hampton's Ancestors

Self
William Hampton
1776 – 1859
Birth Place: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Parents
William Hampton
1746 – 1781
Rahway, Union, New Jersey, USA
Sarah Shotwell
1748 – 1803
Rahway, Union, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Shotwell
1726 – 1793
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Amy Hallett
1727 – 1796
Newtown, Queens, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Hallett
1691 – 1769
Amy Bowne
1694 – 1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hallett
1648 – 1729
Sarah Woolsey
1650 – 1727

William Hampton's Descendants

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William Hampton (24 Oct 1776 – 23 May 1859) m. Mary Pound (9 Jun 1777 – 10 Aug 1846)
  1. 1. Asa Hampton (20 Apr 1806 – 23 Jul 1886) m. Catherine (Shotwell) Pound (1810 – 1889)
    1. 1. Suzannah Hampton (2 Nov 1836 – 2 Sep 1898) m. George (Ott) Zavitz (24 Mar 1827 – 10 Nov 1918)
      1. 1. Mary (Eliza) Zavitz (9 Apr 1859 – 30 Nov 1940) m. John (Edward) Bycraft (4 Apr 1866 – 30 Jan 1956)
        1. 1. Ethel (May) Bycraft (6 Nov 1889 – 27 Feb 1984)
        2. 2. Edward (David) Bycraft (30 Oct 1891 – 31 Jul 1957) m. Florence (Anna) Brown (20 Feb 1896 – 2 Feb 1938)
        3. 3. Esther (Hampton) Bycraft (12 Dec 1895 – 7 Jun 1976) m. Sherman (Henry Mills) Tummonds (6 Dec 1880 – 15 Jul 1937)
        4. 4. George (Hemingway) Bycraft (6 Mar 1899 – 6 Oct 1962) m. Florence (Evelyn) Axford (28 Mar 1905 – 18 Jun 1970)
        5. 5. Anna (Mary) Bycraft (22 Mar 1902 – 9 Jan 1995) m. Kenneth (Stevens) Ward (13 Jul 1899 – 23 Dec 1981)
    2. 2. Jediah (Shotwell) Hampton (10 Oct 1842 – 1896) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Willson (30 Nov 1841 – 1868)

William Hampton's Timeline

2 Records

1776
24 Oct 1776
Birth of William Hampton in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1859
23 May 1859
Age 83
Death of William Hampton in Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA
Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1776
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1859
    Event Place: Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA
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