Came to NZ in 1875, eventually settled at Tinwald and Hinds. They had fourteen children. He was described as a farmer of Hinds at his death.
Sources
The Hamptons: The Exodus of the Hamptons from Ireland to New Zealand (2nd ed, December 1997)
DNA
Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between the father of Suzanne Doig and and MS, his 3rd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are John Hampton and Mary Ann Henderson, the great great grandparents of both testers. MS is descended from John. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd Cousin, based on sharing 97 cM across 7 segments.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John: