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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
- Thomas Hampton -- --, 1623 June 8, 1677
- Elwood Hampton -- --, 1908 February 28, 1910 Idaho
- Lafayette Barthelemy Hampton -- --, 1885 November 16, 1914 Utah
- Elizabeth Hampton -- --, 1690 April 19, 1770 Virginia
- Joane Hampton -- --, 1596 December 0, 1626
Hampton Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Laurence Hampton -- --, 1558 April 13, 1611 England
- James Watson Hampton -- --, 1899 September 0, 1976 Missouri
- Charley Etcyl Hampton -- --, 1898 March 18, 1974 Missouri
- Charles Miles Patterson Hampton -- --, 1837 November 9, 1909
- Edmond Wood Hampton -- --, 1824 July 1, 1879 Alabama
