Abraham Hampton was born on October 26, 1789 to Jacob Hampton and Eunice Dunham.(1) Abraham Married Rebecca Harlan (1)(2) December 24, 1818 (2) According to (2) they had Children:John (d. 1850)Mary (who married Daniel W. Hiatt)ElwoodAndrewHanna Ann (b. Jan 11, 1825 d. Oct 19, 1899 and who married Samuel Stephenson on Oct. 4, 1849)Margaret (who married Lewis Taylor)Elizabeth (who married Anijah Lupton)JonathanRebecca (Jonathan and Rebecca are said to both be residents of Pilot Grove, Lee Co, Iowa, where the town was moved south to meet the railroad coming west. It is unclear where they are buried, but this researcher wonders if they are buried at Pilot Grove Cemetery which exists within a grove of trees in the middle of a corn field. Apparently most of the headstones are broken, defaced or missing. No reliable records are known to exist.) Sources:(1) Unknown, editor, History of Wayne County, Indiana. Vol II, Volume II (Chicago, IL: Inter-State Publishing Co, 1884), VOLUME II: pp782-783; (PDF file downloaded from Google Books) (2) Portrait and Biographical Album of Lee County Iowa (Chicago, IL: Chapman Brothers, 1887), pp487-488. Carl Christensengggg grandson of Abraham Hampton and Rebecca Harlan
Abraham Hampton was born on October 26, 1789 to Jacob Hampton and Eunice Dunham.(1) Abraham Married Rebecca Harlan (1)(2) December 24, 1818 (2) According to (2) they had Children:John (d. 1850)Mary (who married Daniel W. Hiatt)ElwoodAndrewHanna Ann (b. Jan 11, 1825 d. Oct 19, 1899 and who married Samuel Stephenson on Oct. 4, 1849)Margaret (who married Lewis Taylor)Elizabeth (who married Anijah Lupton)JonathanRebecca (Jonathan and Rebecca are said to both be residents of Pilot Grove, Lee Co, Iowa, where the town was moved south to meet the railroad coming west. It is unclear where they are buried, but this researcher wonders if they are buried at Pilot Grove Cemetery which exists within a grove of trees in the middle of a corn field. Apparently most of the headstones are broken, defaced or missing. No reliable records are known to exist.) Sources:(1) Unknown, editor, History of Wayne County, Indiana. Vol II, Volume II (Chicago, IL: Inter-State Publishing Co, 1884), VOLUME II: pp782-783; (PDF file downloaded from Google Books) (2) Portrait and Biographical Album of Lee County Iowa (Chicago, IL: Chapman Brothers, 1887), pp487-488. Carl Christensengggg grandson of Abraham Hampton and Rebecca Harlan
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age 87y 4m 27d
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same stone as Rebecca
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