Suzanne, I don't know a lot, but have some little info about some of the NC to KY Bryan-Hamton-Hunt connections, but nothing after abt 1800 in NC. My direct line did not go to Henry Co, but kith & kinsmen did. I don't know a whole lot about these Hamtons. Hampton Bryan's maternal grandmother was an Isabelle Hamton. Isabelle had brothers at least William & John.[who s/Hampton]. Her father was David, who signed Hamton, [as did his father David and his grandfather John [the immigrant] before him.] Apparently there is not any known connection to the Hamptons of VA who produced some famous military men; but I believe this Hamton line connects laterally to Col. Andrew Hampton of RW. Anyway Isabelle was Col. Hunt's 2d, brief wife. All these Bryan-Hamton-Hunts lived ca.1750-1800 in old Rowan Co. NC -- some east of Salisbury in the Jersey Settlement, others farther north, above the forks of the Yadkin, called the Bryan Settlement. now-Wilkes County would be part of Old Rowan. I have quite a bit of research material about this area pre-1800. What was Hamptonville called in 1776? Somewhere I have packed an old article about the Hamptonville Hamptons, and recollect that my cousin who sent it to me wrote on it "the other Hamptons". However, the Jones & Bryan & Hampton connection may proveotherwise in your case, since these surnames do connect to the same Bryan family in other places. I don't have your names in my db. Suzanne, I am super busy right now, we are just finishing a major construction project & are moving. Every book & scrap of paper is packed away. Why not contact me off-list in a month or so & we can talk. Maybe there are connections -- I cannot say for sure. Kathryn ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [KYPENDLE] Re: Bryan Hampton Col Jonathan Hunt > Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 10:12:03 -0400 > From: "Suzanne Shephard" <syshephard@charter.net> > To: KYPENDLE-L@rootsweb.com > > This line interests me a lot! My g-g-g grandparents were G. William Hampton > b. 1817 in Wilkes, NC, m. Nancy Jones b. 1823, m. 1835 in Henry Co., KY. My > g-g-g-g grandparents were William Hampton b. abt. 1776 in Hamptonville, > Yadkin, NC and married Nancy Bryan in 1812, Wilkes, NC. Do any of these > names sound familiar? > > Suzanne Y. Shephard >