Thomas Hampton (abt. 1563 - bef. 1638)

Died before 4 Sep 1638 before about age 75 in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony

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Thomas Hampton migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 149) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Thomas Hampton was in Sandwich by March 21, 1637/8, when he made his will.^[1] He died before September 4, 1638 when a witness of his will was deposed to court.^[2]

Family

The family of Thomas Hampton is unknown. He made no mention of wife, children, or any family relation in his 1638 will.

Will & Inventory

Thomas Hampton of Sandwich wrote his will March 21, 1637[/8],^[1][3] and two of the witnesses were deposed to court: William Harlow on September 4, 1638,^[2] and William Leverich on March 5, 1638/9.^[4][5] Thomas did not make mention of any familial relations, but did leave to a number of individuals:^{[1] [6]}

• to Mr. Leverich of Sandwich a goat and kid(ds) left with George Galloway of Saugust (ie. Saugus)
• to Mrs. Leverich, wife of the above, a brass mortar and pestel
• to Thomas Shillingworth his lots in Sandwich
• to Thomas Tupper, Peter Gaunt, Richard Kirby, and Thomas Shillingworth the residue of the estate except:
• to William Harlowe, 20 shillings, and Hampton's share in a couple of pigs

He had a number of items in his estate in the hands of others, including a Mr Freeman, Thomas Tupper, William Hurst, George Cole, Richard Beekly, Mr Dillingham, John Kirman, and Edward Morrell. He also had debts to a Mr Fosbrook, the "goatekeeper of Saugust", John Wing, Mr Freeman, and Georg Ruchman.

He made Thomas Tupper, Peter Gaunt, Richard Kerby, and Thomas Shillingworth his executors. The will was witnessed by William Leverich, Peter Gaunt, and William Harlowe.

Research Notes

Perhaps based on the above will, it has been claimed without further source that both Lydia, the wife of Peter Gaunt, and Joane, the wife of Thomas Chillingworth, were both Hamptons.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories." The Mayflower Descendant (Boston, Mass.: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1901), vol. 3, pp. 74-75, citing Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories vol. 1, fol. 32
   Also see: image 56 of 291 images https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9069/007705397_00001#?imageId=007705397_00056
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Shurtleff, vol. 1, p. 97
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-VSBG  : 5 March 2023), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 42 of 616; State Archives, Boston.Page 32
4. ↑ Shurtleff, vol. 1, p. 118
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 42 of 616; State Archives, Boston. Plymouth Colony Wills, Vol. 1, part 1, p. 32. (Originals)
6. ↑ "Abstracts of the First Wills in the Probate Office, Plymouth," in NEHGR, Boston, MA: NEHGS, vol. 4,p 36. link for subscribers

• Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet; Pulsifer, David New Plymouth Colony; Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England (New York : AMS Press, 1855-)