HAMPTON FAMILY OF ST. ERTH & LELANT, CORNWALL:
Each generation of siblings is represented by the same number. The person
who is the direct ancestor (and the parent of the next generation) is given
in CAPITALS at the end of each generation, regardless of his birth order
in the family. Letters in ( ) are coded to notes at the end of the info.
1. JAMES HAMPTON, of St. Uny Lelant, found on the muster roll of 1569.
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2. EDWARD HAMPTON b. ca. 1577 d. 1655, St. Erth (a) m1. 18 Sep 1598,
Camborne, Dwens ______ (f) m2. 20 Apr 1622, Lelant, ELIANOR TRESISE (p)
(bur. 9 Jan 1669, St. Erth)
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3. James Hampton (a) b. ca. 1600 m. ca. 1622, Frances _______ (issue) (r)
3. ROBERT HAMPTON chr. 30 Mar 1630, St. Erth d. Lanuthnow, St. Erth (q)
bur. 2 Feb 1696/7, St. Erth m. 20 Jan 1661/2, St. Erth, ANN COCK
d/o Christopher Cock, gent. (b) (bur. 17 Sep 1705, St. Erth)
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4. Robert Hampton chr. 3 Nov 1662, St. Erth bur. 25 Nov 1662, St. Erth
4. Elianor Hampton chr. 8 Dec 1663, St. Erth bur. 14 Oct 1689, St. Erth
4. Edward Hampton chr. 2 Feb 1665/6, St. Erth
4. Thomas Hampton chr 8 Jul 1668, St. Erth bur. 3 Apr 1753, St. Erth (c)
m. 27 Apr 1695, St. Erth, Jane Nicholls (issue)
4. Jane Hampton chr. 6 Mar 1669/70, St. Erth
4. Mary Hampton chr. 3 Aug 1673, St. Erth (s)
4. ROBERT HAMPTON chr. 22 Mar 1674/5, St. Erth bur. 23 Sep 1733, St. Erth
m1. GRACE ________ (bur. 25 Jan 1720/1, St. Erth) m2. 1 Oct 1721,
St. Erth, Elizabeth (?Painter?) Bennatts (d)
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5. Robert Hampton chr. 18 Apr 1697, St. Erth bur. 9 Jun 1697, St. Erth
5. Elizabeth Hampton chr. 3 Feb 1704/5, St. Erth m. 4 Nov 1727, St. Erth,
Stephen Rule (issue)
5. JAMES HAMPTON chr. 1 Feb 1698/9, St. Erth d. Wheal Fortune, Ludgvan (e)
bur. 9 Mar 1737/8, St. Erth m. 15 Jun 1723, Lelant, AMY BENNATTS
(chr. 21 Feb 1703/4, Lelant--see Bennatts file)
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6. James Hampton chr. 23 Jul 1727, St. Erth bur. 8 Nov 1758, St. Erth
m. 19 Feb 1749/50, Elizabeth (Vivian) Blight, widow (t) (issue)
6. Amie Hampton chr. 12 Oct 1729, St. Erth bur. 29 Dec 1801, Truro
m. 19 Oct 1753, St. Erth, William Tresise (issue)
6. ?Grace Hampton chr. 21 Jun 1730, St. Erth (g) bur. 23 Oct 1734, St. Erth?
6. Grace Hampton chr. 12 Feb 1737/8, St. Erth m. 31 Jan 1768, St. Erth,
Henry Pengilly (issue)
6. ROBERT HAMPTON chr. 5 Nov 1732, St. Erth bur. 16 Nov 1805, Lelant
m. 10 Jun 1760, Lelant, JANE HAWES (h) (chr. 1 May 1737, Lelant bur.
May 1791, Lelant--see Hawes)
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7. Jane Hampton chr. 21 Dec 1760, Lelant d. Breage bur. 11 Sep 1831,
Lelant m. 11 Aug 1800, Edward Richards (issue) (i)
7. Robert Hampton chr. 21 Mar 1762, Lelant bur. 3 Jan 1827, Lelant
m. 28 Nov 1786, Lelant, Elizabeth Cooper (issue)
7. Amy Hampton chr. 5 Feb 1764, Lelant m. 3 Aug 1799, St. Agnes near
Truro, James Peters (j)
7. James Hampton chr. 10 Aug 1766, Lelant bur. 19 Dec 1832, Lelant
m. 3 Dec 1797, Alice Anthony (issue)
7. Thomas Hampton chr. 9 Jul 1769, Lelant m. 20 Jun 1801, Gertrude
Hawes (see Hawes file) (issue) (k)
7. Catherine Hampton chr. 14 Apr 1771, Lelant bur. 17 Aug 1823, Lelant
unmarried
7. Mary Hampton chr. 8 Mar 1773, Lelant bur. 20 Jul 1776, Lelant
7. Gertrude Hampton chr. 28 Jul 1775, Lelant bur. 27 Jul 1776, Lelant
7. Mary Hampton chr. 14 Feb 1781, Lelant
7. JOHN HAMPTON chr. 11 Apr 1779, Lelant bur. 5 Jun 1841, Lelant
m. 29 Oct 1804, Lelant, CATHERINE HAWES (chr. 17 Jul 1782 bur.
9 Oct 1846--see Hawes file) (l)
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8. Mary Hampton b. 1806, Lelant bur. 23 Jan 1885, Lelant
m. 28 Aug 1823, Sampson Hawes (issue)
8. Richard Hawes Hampton chr. 24 Jan 1808, Lelant m. 10 Sep 1837,
Helston, Thomasine Bartle (j) (issue)
8. Elizabeth Hampton chr. 9 Sep 1814, Lelant bur. 18 May 1884, Lelant
m. 30 Jul 1839, Lelant, Thomas Curvengen Martin (issue)
8. Jane Hampton chr. 2 Mar 1817, Lelant bur. 12 Dec 1823, Lelant
8. JOHN HAMPTON chr. 3 Mar 1811, Lelant bur. 31 Mar 1853, Lelant
m. 6 Oct 1834, Lelant, ELIZA GLASSON (chr. 28 Apr 1816, Lelant
bur. 31 Dec. 1891, Lelant--see Glasson file)
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9. John Hampton chr. 14 Dec 1834, Lelant bur. 12 Mar 1836, Lelant
9. Richard Hawes Hampton chr. 21 Aug 1836 bur. 30 Nov 1860, Lelant
9. Eliza Hampton chr. 15 Apr 1838, Lelant bur. 28 Jan 1923, Lelant
unmarried (issue) (m)
9. John Hampton chr. 15 Mar 1840, Lelant d. 29 Nov 1915, Newton-Chilwell,
Grant, Victoria, Australia (o) m. 24 Dec 1874, Sandridge, Victoria,
Elizabeth (Whatty) James (u) (issue)
9. Jane Hampton chr. 29 Jul 1842, Lelant
9. JOSEPH GLASSON HAMPTON (n) b. 13 Jun 1844, Lelant (chr. 19 Jul 1844)
d. 18 Apr 1914, Dale, Cambria Co., Pa. m. 25 Dec 1867, Danville,
Montour Co., Pa., SOPHIA (EDGAR) MARR (issue)
9. Robert Hampton chr. 24 May 1846, Lelant d. 1915, Bendigo, Victoria,
Australia m. 1868, Victoria, Elizabeth Jane Tyack (v) (issue)
9. Catherine Hampton chr. 27 Feb 1848, Lelant bur. 8 Jan 1849, Lelant
9. Ann Quick Hampton chr. 3 Feb 1850, Lelant bur. 24 Nov 1888, Lelant
m. Thomas Scadden (issue)
9. Elizabeth Catherine Hampton chr. 23 Mar 1853, Lelant res. South Fork,
Cambria Co., Pa. m. ca. 1871, Cornwall, Frederick Trevenen (issue)
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SOURCES AND NOTES:
The majority of the above information has been taken from the following two
sources. Individual notes follow.
. St. Erth, Cornwall, Parish Register, LDS film #1595497.
. St. Uny Lelant, Cornwall, Parish Register, LDS film #1595781.
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Notes coded to letters ( ) in body of info:
a. P.C.C., 1655, folio 446, Will of Edward Hamton, dyer, of St. Erth, dp.
28 Nov. 1655. Written 7 Feb. 1654/5. Names wife Ellinor; grandchildren--
sons and daughters of James Hamton; son Robert Hamton; sisters-in-law
Ann Winch and Frances Kent.
b. Date from St. Erth P.R. Surname not given. Will of Christopher Cock, gent,
of Helston (Archdeaconry of Cornwall, AP/C/1812, dp. 28 July 1679) mentions
daughter Ann Hampton, and leaves legacies to each of her six children,
given as the children of "Robert Hampton of St. Erth."
c. St. Erth P.R. Age 86 years.
d. Elizabeth Bennatts was the widow of Thomas Bennatts of Lelant,
and the mother of Amy Bennatts who married Robert's son James.
e. St. Erth P.R. "....killed at wheal fortune." Apparently a mining
accident.
f. That Edward was the same man who married both Dwens and Elinor is proven
from the fact that Edward's childless sister-in-law, Frances Kent, did
not name James Hampton or his children in her will. Since she left lagacies
to each of her brothers and their children, and to her nephew Robert and
his 3 children, the fact that James was not mentioned certainly proves that
she had no nephew James; ie: that James Hampton was not the son of Elinor,
but of an earlier marriage of Edward. Edward in his 1655 will states that
James had "sons and daughters," so he must have had at least 4 children
by that time. Had he been the son of Elinor, then there should have been
some record of this James and his family at St. Erth or Lelant. But the
only James found was at Lelant and had children born in the 1620s and 1630s,
including a son Edward and a daughter Dwens. This James is obviously a son
of the Edward Hampton/Dwens marriage, and must be the son referred to in
Edward's will. Edward must have been married to Dwens quite young (about 21),
and married Elinor as a second wife in his late 40s.
g. St. Erth P.R. This child is recorded as a daughter of ROBERT Hampton,
but the only Robert in the parish at the time was James' father, twice
widowed. Unless Robert had an unknown, third wife, then this child
was probably the daughter of James, and the clerk made an error when
recording the entry (this happens with some frequency). The only other
explanation for this entry is that the elder Robert and wife Grace had
another son Robert (no christening recorded) who may have had a child
baptized at St. Erth. However, there is no marriage or death found for
another Robert.
h. St. Uny Lelant P.R.: Banns called 11, 18 and 25 May 1760. Robert and Jane,
apparently both illiterate, signed with their marks, Robert with an "R,"
Jane with an "H." Witnesses were Richard Hawes, the bride's father and
also parish clerk, and Samuel Uren.
i. Lelant P.R.: Edward Richards, base child of Jane Hampton was christened
3 Oct 1790 and buried 6 Jul 1791. Jane married the father of the child
nine years later. Witness was Robert Hampton, probably Jane's brother,
who was later parish clerk.
j. International Genealogical Index, England, Cornwall.
k. Thomas' wife was his first cousin, and sister to his brother John's wife.
Thomas and Gertrude had five children, but none lived to adulthood.
l. Lelant P.R.: Banns called 7, 14 and 28 October 1804. John and Catherine
both signed with an "O." Witnesses were Catherine Hawes, the bride's
mother, and Jane White.
m. Edwin Hampton, base son of Eliza Hampton, was christened 13 June 1858
at Madron, and buried 8 July 1859 at Lelant, residence given as Balnoon.
n. State of Pennsylvania Death Certificate of Joseph Hampton (file #35913,
18 April 1914) gives his date of birth as 13 June 1845, but as he was
christened in July 1844, it is obviously off by one year. His birthplace
is listed as England and his parents as John Hampton and Eliza Glasson.
U.S. Civil War Pension application #191899, for the minor children of
William and Sophia Marr (Joseph's stepchildren) gives the date and
place of his marriage to Sophia.
o. State of Victoria Death Certificate #370, 29 Nov 1915, John Hampton.
p. St. Uny Lelant, Bishop's Transcripts, Cornish Studies Library, Redruth.
Note: Elinor's parents are still unknown. Her siblings were Frances m.
William Kent, Ann m. Thomas Winch, James, Anthony and Walter Tresise.
The will of Frances Kent (Archdeaconry of Cornwall, AP/K/286, dp. 26 Feb
1669/70) names the three brothers, and names "cousin" (ie: nephew) Robert
Hampton of St. Erth, and his children, with Robert's eldest son Edward as
the residual legatee.
q. Charles G. Henderson, "Calendars of Cornish Manuscripts" Vol. 30, pp.
238 and 240. Painter Deeds, #44 and #52. Robert Hampton is listed as
a resident of Lanuthnoe in St. Erth in 1661 and 1676.
r. The 1662 and 1664 Hearth Tax for Lelant shows Edward Hampton (son of
James) and Frances Hampton, widow, together. Since Edward named a
daughter Frances, this is probably his mother.
s. Perhaps the Mary Hampton who married John Lanyon on 22 April 1710 at
Redruth.
t. Samuel Blight and Elizabeth Vivian were married at St. Erth on
18 August 1746. Samuel was buried on 27 Feb 1747/8.
u. State of Victoria Marriage Certificate #4104, 24 Dec 1874, John Hampton
& Elizabeth James.
v. Victoria, Australia, Vital Registration Index.
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