Private Zachariah Hampton served with 1st North Carolina Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Zachariah Hampton is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A050791.
Zachariah was a Revolutionary War soldier, serving as a Private in Lytle’s Company of North Carolina. He enlisted 6 Jun 1781 for 12 months.[2]
Zachariah was born in 1745. He passed away in 1781, after being wounded in the battle of Eutawville.
"Revoluntionary War Warrants; Zarchariah Hampton--- Heirs of Zarchariah Hampton, private; 640 acres; issued 23 Aug 1821. John Hampton transferred the same to John Terrell on 11 Sept 1821, witnessed by Wilbourn F Hampton and William Clement. John Washington deposed before Richard Sneed, a justice of the peace for Granville Co. N.C., that he was well acquainted with Zarchariah Hampton, reported to have died of wounds received from the enemy at the Hughtaugh(?) Battle in the Revolutionary War. John Hampton is the oldest son and rightful heir of said Zarchariah, dec.dated 20 July 1821"
Sources
↑ First-hand information as remembered by Larry Arrowood, Sunday, December 28, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-DW3R : 1 March 2021), Zacha Hampton, 06 Jun 1781; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 102229235.
See also:
Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1999.
Name: Zachariah Hampton
Birth Date: 1750
Birthplace: North Carolina
Volume: 71
Page number: 331
Reference: Roster of soldiers from N.C. in the Amer. Rev. Comp. By D.A.R. of NC. Durham, NC. 1932. (12,709p.):133
Is Zachariah your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zachariah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Zachariah: