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Hampton Family History
Hampton Genealogy & Family TreeHampton is an English name from Staffordshire, England, where the family held an estate in Wolverhampton. It comes from the Old English hamtun which means "homestead" or "farmstead." The earliest known ancestor--Philip de Hamtone--was recorded in 1166. The family motto is A Deo et rege which means "From God and the king."
Other spellings include "Hamptone" and "Hamptonne." Notable people with the surname include American jazz musician Lionel Hampton (The Lionel Hampton Orchestra), American philanthropist John Hampton (co-founder of Toys for Tots), American baseball player Mike Hampton (Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, New York Mets), and American tennis player Jamie Lee Hampton. The first Hampton to come to America was Joanne Hampton in Virginia in 1621.
Hampton Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- J. Walter Hampton December 0, 1935
- Robert Henry Hampton -- --, 1889 November 24, 1941
- Alice Hampton -- --, 1888 October 24, 1918
- George W. Hampton -- --, 1887 March 0, 1964
- George Hampton -- --, 1760 December 0, 1801 Virginia
Hampton Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Margaret Hampton -- --, 1859 October 18, 1940 Pennsylvania
- Zelma Hampton -- --, 1887 October 2, 1938 Arkansas
- Darthula Melissa Hampton -- --, 1882 December 0, 1954 Arkansas
- Louis H. Hampton -- --, 1846 December 0, 1920 Tennessee
- Ora Hampton -- --, 1877 October 3, 1973 Illinois
