Catherine Hyder Hampton was an extraordinary woman of undeniable courage. Not only did she withstand the hardships of life in the backwoods of war-ravaged North Carolina: she had to beg the notorious Patrick Ferguson for her son's life.
The following was taken from a contributor to ancestry.com. It was not my work and I did not want to take credit for it. The story, however, contained such important information that it deserved to be in a public forum:
Formation
Rutherford County, North Carolina, was formed April 14, 1779, from a part of old Tryon County. (Lincoln County was formed from the remaining part.) Rutherford County was named for General Griffith Rutherford of Rowan County, North Carolina, a Revolutionary War soldier who commanded the forts of Rutherford County during the summer of 1780.
The first settler in what became the county was Abraham Kuykendahl, who settled on Puzzle Creek. He shows up on court records of Tryon County in April, 1770, as a captain of militia. In 1774, he was appointed to a commision to raise money for a Tryon courthouse. The second settler known was John Woods, who settled in what is now Polk County..
The early courts in the county were held in the homes of Colonel John Walker, Thomas Morris, and William Gilbert. The first court held was held at the home of Colonel John Walker, which was located in 1779 at the present-day Logan Station..
The first court case heard in the county was against Hannah Adams. William Gilbert, Jonathon Hampton, and Joseph McDaniel were securities on a bond for 500 pounds each for Hannah Adams..
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Fort Hampton was named for Colonel Andrew Hampton, and located midway between Fort McFadden and Montford's Fort. The Revolutionary War pension application of John Bradley tells about his helping to build Fort Hampton. .
Colonel Andrew Hampton lived a short distance from Gilbert Town. It was reported to Ferguson that Hampton's son, Jonathon, held the King's authority in great contempt. Under Majors Lee and Plummer, Ferguson dispatched a large group of soldiers to visit the Hampton residence. Young Hampton's father had left the day before to rejoin Colonel Charles McDowell..
The enemy was near the Hampton home when they found an unexpected surprise. Andrew Dickey, James Miller, and David Dickey had come within hollering distance of the Hampton home and called out to Jonathon on seeing the Tories and soldiers gathering. They asked if the group was his enemy or his friend. The Tories threatened to hang Jonathon, but his mother approached Major Plummer and he ordered the execution stopped. Hampton had to post security, so he spent the night at home but had to appear in court at Gilbert Town the next day..
Appearing in court the next day, when asked his name by Ferguson, young Hampton told Ferguson that, although in the hands of his enemies, he would never deny the honored name of Hampton. Major Dunlap told Ferguson that Jonathon Hampton had done more harm to the Royal cause than ten fighting men. Jonathon's brother, Noah Hampton, had been killed by Dunlap at Earle's Ford on the North Pacolet River in Rutherford County (today's Polk County) earlier in the year..
Despite Dunlap's words, Ferguson dismissed young Hampton on parole. Hampton observed that Ferguson wrote the parole with his left hand, for his right arm was badly shattered at the Battle of Brandywine, New Jersey..
Ferguson sent a message across the mountains to the Overmountain Men that, if they did not desist from their opposition to the British army, he would march over the mountains, "hang their leaders, and lay their country waste with fire and sword." He unwisely referred to them derisively as "Backwater Men.".
Hearing of the approach of the Overmountain Men, Major Ferguson and his men left Gilbert Town on September 27th on their way to King's Mountain, where that battle took place on October 7th, 1780.
Colonel Hampton was married twice. He married Sarah Kuykendall 1712–1748 in 1730. Children of that marriage were:
Ezekiel Hampton 1734–1811
Ephraim Hampton 1737–1813
Micajah Hampton 1738–1827
Phoebe Hampton 1741–
Zachariah Hampton 1745–1781
In 1749, he married Catherine Hyder 1730–1829 and they added to the family:
Jonathan Hampton 1751–1843
Susannah Hampton 1755–1830
Noah Hampton 1757–1780
Elizabeth Hampton 1767–1855
Andrew Hampton 1767–1837
Benjamin Hampton 1769–1831
Rachel Hampton 1777–1857
Mary Hampton 1778–1850
The actual burial site for Catherine Hyder Hampton has been lost to history. We have placed a Memorial Stone honoring her in the Cantrell Gilliland Memorial Garden. May this memorial serve as an expression of the respect we owe Mrs. Hampton and her family for their contributions to building a new country: our America.
The following was taken from a contributor to ancestry.com. It was not my work and I did not want to take credit for it. The story, however, contained such important information that it deserved to be in a public forum:
Formation
Rutherford County, North Carolina, was formed April 14, 1779, from a part of old Tryon County. (Lincoln County was formed from the remaining part.) Rutherford County was named for General Griffith Rutherford of Rowan County, North Carolina, a Revolutionary War soldier who commanded the forts of Rutherford County during the summer of 1780.
The first settler in what became the county was Abraham Kuykendahl, who settled on Puzzle Creek. He shows up on court records of Tryon County in April, 1770, as a captain of militia. In 1774, he was appointed to a commision to raise money for a Tryon courthouse. The second settler known was John Woods, who settled in what is now Polk County..
The early courts in the county were held in the homes of Colonel John Walker, Thomas Morris, and William Gilbert. The first court held was held at the home of Colonel John Walker, which was located in 1779 at the present-day Logan Station..
The first court case heard in the county was against Hannah Adams. William Gilbert, Jonathon Hampton, and Joseph McDaniel were securities on a bond for 500 pounds each for Hannah Adams..
.
Fort Hampton was named for Colonel Andrew Hampton, and located midway between Fort McFadden and Montford's Fort. The Revolutionary War pension application of John Bradley tells about his helping to build Fort Hampton. .
Colonel Andrew Hampton lived a short distance from Gilbert Town. It was reported to Ferguson that Hampton's son, Jonathon, held the King's authority in great contempt. Under Majors Lee and Plummer, Ferguson dispatched a large group of soldiers to visit the Hampton residence. Young Hampton's father had left the day before to rejoin Colonel Charles McDowell..
The enemy was near the Hampton home when they found an unexpected surprise. Andrew Dickey, James Miller, and David Dickey had come within hollering distance of the Hampton home and called out to Jonathon on seeing the Tories and soldiers gathering. They asked if the group was his enemy or his friend. The Tories threatened to hang Jonathon, but his mother approached Major Plummer and he ordered the execution stopped. Hampton had to post security, so he spent the night at home but had to appear in court at Gilbert Town the next day..
Appearing in court the next day, when asked his name by Ferguson, young Hampton told Ferguson that, although in the hands of his enemies, he would never deny the honored name of Hampton. Major Dunlap told Ferguson that Jonathon Hampton had done more harm to the Royal cause than ten fighting men. Jonathon's brother, Noah Hampton, had been killed by Dunlap at Earle's Ford on the North Pacolet River in Rutherford County (today's Polk County) earlier in the year..
Despite Dunlap's words, Ferguson dismissed young Hampton on parole. Hampton observed that Ferguson wrote the parole with his left hand, for his right arm was badly shattered at the Battle of Brandywine, New Jersey..
Ferguson sent a message across the mountains to the Overmountain Men that, if they did not desist from their opposition to the British army, he would march over the mountains, "hang their leaders, and lay their country waste with fire and sword." He unwisely referred to them derisively as "Backwater Men.".
Hearing of the approach of the Overmountain Men, Major Ferguson and his men left Gilbert Town on September 27th on their way to King's Mountain, where that battle took place on October 7th, 1780.
Colonel Hampton was married twice. He married Sarah Kuykendall 1712–1748 in 1730. Children of that marriage were:
Ezekiel Hampton 1734–1811
Ephraim Hampton 1737–1813
Micajah Hampton 1738–1827
Phoebe Hampton 1741–
Zachariah Hampton 1745–1781
In 1749, he married Catherine Hyder 1730–1829 and they added to the family:
Jonathan Hampton 1751–1843
Susannah Hampton 1755–1830
Noah Hampton 1757–1780
Elizabeth Hampton 1767–1855
Andrew Hampton 1767–1837
Benjamin Hampton 1769–1831
Rachel Hampton 1777–1857
Mary Hampton 1778–1850
The actual burial site for Catherine Hyder Hampton has been lost to history. We have placed a Memorial Stone honoring her in the Cantrell Gilliland Memorial Garden. May this memorial serve as an expression of the respect we owe Mrs. Hampton and her family for their contributions to building a new country: our America.
Catherine Hyder Hampton was an extraordinary woman of undeniable courage. Not only did she withstand the hardships of life in the backwoods of war-ravaged North Carolina: she had to beg the notorious Patrick Ferguson for her son's life.
The following was taken from a contributor to ancestry.com. It was not my work and I did not want to take credit for it. The story, however, contained such important information that it deserved to be in a public forum:
Formation
Rutherford County, North Carolina, was formed April 14, 1779, from a part of old Tryon County. (Lincoln County was formed from the remaining part.) Rutherford County was named for General Griffith Rutherford of Rowan County, North Carolina, a Revolutionary War soldier who commanded the forts of Rutherford County during the summer of 1780.
The first settler in what became the county was Abraham Kuykendahl, who settled on Puzzle Creek. He shows up on court records of Tryon County in April, 1770, as a captain of militia. In 1774, he was appointed to a commision to raise money for a Tryon courthouse. The second settler known was John Woods, who settled in what is now Polk County..
The early courts in the county were held in the homes of Colonel John Walker, Thomas Morris, and William Gilbert. The first court held was held at the home of Colonel John Walker, which was located in 1779 at the present-day Logan Station..
The first court case heard in the county was against Hannah Adams. William Gilbert, Jonathon Hampton, and Joseph McDaniel were securities on a bond for 500 pounds each for Hannah Adams..
.
Fort Hampton was named for Colonel Andrew Hampton, and located midway between Fort McFadden and Montford's Fort. The Revolutionary War pension application of John Bradley tells about his helping to build Fort Hampton. .
Colonel Andrew Hampton lived a short distance from Gilbert Town. It was reported to Ferguson that Hampton's son, Jonathon, held the King's authority in great contempt. Under Majors Lee and Plummer, Ferguson dispatched a large group of soldiers to visit the Hampton residence. Young Hampton's father had left the day before to rejoin Colonel Charles McDowell..
The enemy was near the Hampton home when they found an unexpected surprise. Andrew Dickey, James Miller, and David Dickey had come within hollering distance of the Hampton home and called out to Jonathon on seeing the Tories and soldiers gathering. They asked if the group was his enemy or his friend. The Tories threatened to hang Jonathon, but his mother approached Major Plummer and he ordered the execution stopped. Hampton had to post security, so he spent the night at home but had to appear in court at Gilbert Town the next day..
Appearing in court the next day, when asked his name by Ferguson, young Hampton told Ferguson that, although in the hands of his enemies, he would never deny the honored name of Hampton. Major Dunlap told Ferguson that Jonathon Hampton had done more harm to the Royal cause than ten fighting men. Jonathon's brother, Noah Hampton, had been killed by Dunlap at Earle's Ford on the North Pacolet River in Rutherford County (today's Polk County) earlier in the year..
Despite Dunlap's words, Ferguson dismissed young Hampton on parole. Hampton observed that Ferguson wrote the parole with his left hand, for his right arm was badly shattered at the Battle of Brandywine, New Jersey..
Ferguson sent a message across the mountains to the Overmountain Men that, if they did not desist from their opposition to the British army, he would march over the mountains, "hang their leaders, and lay their country waste with fire and sword." He unwisely referred to them derisively as "Backwater Men.".
Hearing of the approach of the Overmountain Men, Major Ferguson and his men left Gilbert Town on September 27th on their way to King's Mountain, where that battle took place on October 7th, 1780.
Colonel Hampton was married twice. He married Sarah Kuykendall 1712–1748 in 1730. Children of that marriage were:
Ezekiel Hampton 1734–1811
Ephraim Hampton 1737–1813
Micajah Hampton 1738–1827
Phoebe Hampton 1741–
Zachariah Hampton 1745–1781
In 1749, he married Catherine Hyder 1730–1829 and they added to the family:
Jonathan Hampton 1751–1843
Susannah Hampton 1755–1830
Noah Hampton 1757–1780
Elizabeth Hampton 1767–1855
Andrew Hampton 1767–1837
Benjamin Hampton 1769–1831
Rachel Hampton 1777–1857
Mary Hampton 1778–1850
The actual burial site for Catherine Hyder Hampton has been lost to history. We have placed a Memorial Stone honoring her in the Cantrell Gilliland Memorial Garden. May this memorial serve as an expression of the respect we owe Mrs. Hampton and her family for their contributions to building a new country: our America.
The following was taken from a contributor to ancestry.com. It was not my work and I did not want to take credit for it. The story, however, contained such important information that it deserved to be in a public forum:
Formation
Rutherford County, North Carolina, was formed April 14, 1779, from a part of old Tryon County. (Lincoln County was formed from the remaining part.) Rutherford County was named for General Griffith Rutherford of Rowan County, North Carolina, a Revolutionary War soldier who commanded the forts of Rutherford County during the summer of 1780.
The first settler in what became the county was Abraham Kuykendahl, who settled on Puzzle Creek. He shows up on court records of Tryon County in April, 1770, as a captain of militia. In 1774, he was appointed to a commision to raise money for a Tryon courthouse. The second settler known was John Woods, who settled in what is now Polk County..
The early courts in the county were held in the homes of Colonel John Walker, Thomas Morris, and William Gilbert. The first court held was held at the home of Colonel John Walker, which was located in 1779 at the present-day Logan Station..
The first court case heard in the county was against Hannah Adams. William Gilbert, Jonathon Hampton, and Joseph McDaniel were securities on a bond for 500 pounds each for Hannah Adams..
.
Fort Hampton was named for Colonel Andrew Hampton, and located midway between Fort McFadden and Montford's Fort. The Revolutionary War pension application of John Bradley tells about his helping to build Fort Hampton. .
Colonel Andrew Hampton lived a short distance from Gilbert Town. It was reported to Ferguson that Hampton's son, Jonathon, held the King's authority in great contempt. Under Majors Lee and Plummer, Ferguson dispatched a large group of soldiers to visit the Hampton residence. Young Hampton's father had left the day before to rejoin Colonel Charles McDowell..
The enemy was near the Hampton home when they found an unexpected surprise. Andrew Dickey, James Miller, and David Dickey had come within hollering distance of the Hampton home and called out to Jonathon on seeing the Tories and soldiers gathering. They asked if the group was his enemy or his friend. The Tories threatened to hang Jonathon, but his mother approached Major Plummer and he ordered the execution stopped. Hampton had to post security, so he spent the night at home but had to appear in court at Gilbert Town the next day..
Appearing in court the next day, when asked his name by Ferguson, young Hampton told Ferguson that, although in the hands of his enemies, he would never deny the honored name of Hampton. Major Dunlap told Ferguson that Jonathon Hampton had done more harm to the Royal cause than ten fighting men. Jonathon's brother, Noah Hampton, had been killed by Dunlap at Earle's Ford on the North Pacolet River in Rutherford County (today's Polk County) earlier in the year..
Despite Dunlap's words, Ferguson dismissed young Hampton on parole. Hampton observed that Ferguson wrote the parole with his left hand, for his right arm was badly shattered at the Battle of Brandywine, New Jersey..
Ferguson sent a message across the mountains to the Overmountain Men that, if they did not desist from their opposition to the British army, he would march over the mountains, "hang their leaders, and lay their country waste with fire and sword." He unwisely referred to them derisively as "Backwater Men.".
Hearing of the approach of the Overmountain Men, Major Ferguson and his men left Gilbert Town on September 27th on their way to King's Mountain, where that battle took place on October 7th, 1780.
Colonel Hampton was married twice. He married Sarah Kuykendall 1712–1748 in 1730. Children of that marriage were:
Ezekiel Hampton 1734–1811
Ephraim Hampton 1737–1813
Micajah Hampton 1738–1827
Phoebe Hampton 1741–
Zachariah Hampton 1745–1781
In 1749, he married Catherine Hyder 1730–1829 and they added to the family:
Jonathan Hampton 1751–1843
Susannah Hampton 1755–1830
Noah Hampton 1757–1780
Elizabeth Hampton 1767–1855
Andrew Hampton 1767–1837
Benjamin Hampton 1769–1831
Rachel Hampton 1777–1857
Mary Hampton 1778–1850
The actual burial site for Catherine Hyder Hampton has been lost to history. We have placed a Memorial Stone honoring her in the Cantrell Gilliland Memorial Garden. May this memorial serve as an expression of the respect we owe Mrs. Hampton and her family for their contributions to building a new country: our America.
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