John Hampton was b ca 1640 in Scotland.  He first became affiliated with the Quaker movement in Scotland in 1669 and md 1) ca 1666, wife's name not known; md 2) 7 Dec 1675 Katrine Cludsley in a Quaker ceremony in the home of Alexander Hamilton in Scotland (Scottish Quaker Records);
md 3) 3 Mar 1687 Martha Brown in a Quaker ceremony in Shrewsbury NJ; md 4) Jane Curtis Ogsburn, widow of Samuel Ogsburn of NJ.

23 Nov 1682:  Before his departure from Scotland, John Hampton, Gardner, of Elphingstoun, East Lothian, Scotland, received a ten acre lot on Amboy Point in NJ.  Agreement was stated for the Overseers of the Quaker Movement, John Reid and John Hampton, "to have 25 lbs English Yearlie and for the first year each a share of ten acres in Amboy Point which being accompted at 5 lb a pice with 10 lbs of money they receaved in Scotland ere they went away completed their first years payment".

John Hampton arrived in NJ 19 Dec 1683 on the "Exchange" with his wife and five children.  By 1 Dec 1684, John Hampton and family registered with the Secretary of the Colony of East Jersey located at Elizabethtown, along with 24 other persons, all identified with the Scot Proprietors (Quakers) and indentured for four years. (NJ Colonial Records)

8 Jan 1685/6:  John Hampton purchased 164 acres on Neversinks River Cheesquakes;
25 Oct 1693:  purchased from George Keith of Phila, 500 acres in Monmouth Co NJ
3 Jul 1696:   bought 60 acres in Monmouth Co from John Reid.

7 Oct 1696:  John Hampton of Freehold NJ gave deed to Benjamine Bordon for "that tract of Burlington Path and that meadow, called South Meadow, purchased of George Keith and all that tract adjoining to ye sd meadow purchased of John Reid 500 acres between Jedidah Allen and Robert Barclay on Manalapay Creek, and 60 acres of meadow on Manasquam River".

John Hampton left will in Freehold NJ in 1702, which names his wife Jane and the following children:

I.    Janet Hampton, b 1668 Scotland, d 1761 NJ, md Shrewsbury NJ 9 Nov 1689
      Robert Ray.  On 4 Jan 1703 Rev. Keith lodged at Robert Ray's house in Freehold, E. NJ.  At
      Robert's request, he baptized their five children.  28 Jun 1778 the Battle of Monmouth took
      place on the Rhea farm near Freehold when Lt. Col. David Rhea, grandson of Janet Hampton,
      advised General Washington on the lay of the land.

II.    Elizabeth Hampton, b 11 Oct 1676 Scotland, md Thomas Combs in NJ.  Thomas Combs will
       was recorded in NJ in 1723 with wife Elizabeth, and Jonathan Hampton as Exr, and named the
       following children:  Robert, Thomas, Rachel, Joseph, John, Elizabeth and Jonathan

III.    Lydia Hampton, b 14 May 1678 Scotland, md Charles Gordon in NJ.  His will of 1740 names
        the following children: Elizabeth, Lydia, David, Robert, John, Peter and Katherine

IV.    John Hampton, b 1681 Scotland, d 1747 Frederick Co VA, md Isabell Redford, dau of
        William and Margaret Redford of Freehold

V.    David Hampton

VI.    Andrew Hampton

VII.    Jonathan Hampton

VIII.   Noah Hampton, b ca 1692 d ca 1775, shows in 1735 records of Frederick Co VA on a
          petition with Benjamin Borden; was sworn as a constable 1744; owned 900 acres and
          owned the first mill, known as the Old Stackhouse Mill, on the Great Capon River, in what
          is now Hardy Co WVA.

IX.    Joseph Hampton, b ca 1702 d ca 1767, moved with his mother to Bucks Co PA to the
         Quaker Community ca 1720.  His mother, Jane Curtis, md 1) Samuel Ogsburn; md 2)
         John Hampton; md 3) Nathaniel Fitz-Randolph in NJ in 1706 and md 4) 1719 John Sharpe




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