ELEVENTH GENERATION
John HAMPTON
was born in Scotland. He died on 23 Jan 1702 in Freehold, Monmouth Co., NJ,
USA. He is variously recorded in the New Jersey records under Hampton, Hamton, Hanton,
Hantone etc., and in Scottish records as Hamptone, Hamptonn & Hamptoun.
Some notes on :-
John Hampton's parentage?
Is Janet really John's daughter? John was a Quaker. He alongside John Reid were brought to New Jersey by the
Scotch Proprietors Stock as overseers. ------------------------------------
Cargo of Ship Exchange
The conditions allowed to David Barclay ..................... So long as
he continued with it in according to the factorie granted him daited ..... May
1683, and the 2 overseers John Hanton & John Reid were to have £25 English
yearlie, and for payment of the first year each a share of ten acres in Ambo
Point which being accompted at £5 a pice with £10 of money they receaved in
Scottland ere they went away completed theire first yeares payment
..................... And it is to be noticed that this 3 lotts of 10 acres upon
Ambo Point to David Barclay, John Hantone and John Reid, as also that sold to
Bartholomew Gibson the price whereof went into stock is to be devided pro rato
out of the shares of the Proprietors here concerned.
[Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New
Jersey - V.1, pg.s 467-8.]
------------------------------------ Instructions to Andrew Hamilton
............... Imprimis we doe hereby authorize him to call before him, our
friends John Hanton and John Reid persones imployed by us as overseers of the
stock of nine hundred pound Starling, value in England comitted in the year 1683
by us our friends David Barclay merchant now deseassed and by him put into their
hands in money goods, corne, cattle, and servants for settling a plantation to
our use, there to be informed by them in the severall particulars aftermentioned
& every one of them, that he may bring unto us an exact and true account of
them.
First we doe impower and authorize the said Capt.
Hamilton to call for a sight of our instructions - given by us 1683 to our said
overseers, John Hanton and John Reid, and to take notice particularly wherein
our said overseers have observed them and wherein they have neglected them And
to returne to us a particular account thereof, we have here besides our selfs
coppies of our said instructions too long here to be repeated, so we referr him
to the originall pappers in their owne hands And from themselfs to send us
notice what is done by them in every particular of the said instructions, and
what is undone thereof with the reasons of the same.
Item to enquire what platt of ground they wer each of
them setled upon and where it lyes, and how many acres it contains.
Item to receive from the said John Reid a map of ground
plat of both the said plantations taken up by the saids John Hanton and John
Reid as it lyeth and as they are bounded, As also to bring a coppy of such
patent as is passed for all the lands they have on this joynt stock, And in
caise ther be any weakness or defficiency in such grant or grants, that he will
procure such further or other patents as may legally and effectually intitle
unto all such lands.
.................. Lastly we are informed that John
Reid and John Hanton have exchaynged their lotts in Ambo Point with land in the
Country, we desyre to know from whose share that land in the Country is deduced
and upon what termes and of whome they have it.
Dated March 26th 1686
[Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New
Jersey - V.1, pg.s 510-3.]
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Shipments to New Jersey - 1684 :-
Memorandum of this, ther is in Catle in the overseers and servants custody
viz. -
John Hanton hath 9 Cowes
John Reid hath 8
John Reid and Peter Watson 4. In all 21 Cowes and 15
Calves.More. John Hanton received 6 oxen
James Reid and Peter Watson 4
John Reid 6. In all 16 Oxen
It makes 37.
In horses and mares as follows viz. -
John Hanton hath 2 horses and 1 mare
John Reid 2
4
James Reid and Peter Watson 2 mares
3
Horses and mares in all 7 cost £38.9.2 1/2.
In breeding sowes viz.-
John Hanton received 2
John
Reid
4
James Reid and partner 2. In all 8 cost £3.4.5 1/2.
[Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New
Jersey - V.1, pg.s 464-5.]
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Letter from A. Hamilton to W. Dockwra
One word of Jo: Hantons plantation at Changerora. I wold fain have you to
have it. In the first place because it is a good plantation to setle on &
will always be saleable, 2nd I think I can sett you upon a way to purchase it.
[Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New
Jersey - V.2, pg.s 32.]
And among other mema the following, written it is presumed at
least twenty years afterward, when the letter was sent to his then agent -
"vide. How about our interest in the land taken up in the fund of £950
call'd the Scotch Proprs Stock.
What is said about the lands at Changarora in John Hatons possession and the
lands at Amboy.
In John Reids possession - both being servants to us the particular Proprietors
of that land belonging to our Stock. And all the £950 is sunk & gone upon
the expectation of improveing two profitable Plantations but we have lost all
our capitall & about 25 years interest which is above two thousand pounds.
And haveing nothing left for so much money but the bare ground.
[Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New
Jersey - V.2, pg.s 33.]
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He was married to Martha BROWN on 3 Mar 1686/87 in Shrewsbury,
Monmouth Co; NJ, USA.
Martha BROWN was born about 1665 in Mansfield, NJ, USA. She died about
1697 in Monmouth Co., NJ, USA. Children were:
 i. Andrew HAMPTON was born in 1688 in Freehold, Monmouth Co., NJ, USA. He died
in 1725 in Cecil Co; Maryland, USA.
ii. Noah HAMPTON was born in 1690 in Freehold, Monmouth Co., NJ, USA. He died
in 1775 in Virginia, USA.
iii. Jonathan HAMPTON. |
