Nancy, Might the Wade HAMPTON you mention below have any connections to the Yancey County HAMPTON'S, such as these: 1. Rutha BYRD, b. ca. 1813 at NC, d. 8 March 1897 at NC Father: Samuel (Rev.) BYRD, b. 28 February 1789 at VA, Liaison with Ruth BRIGGS ca. 1813 at NC Mother: Mary "Polly" BRIGGS, b. ca. 1788/9, d. ca. 1868/9 Spouse: Wade HAMPTON, b. 1812/3, d. 26 August 1872 at NC SOURCE: "Toe River Valley Heritage, Vol. I" Gayle Phillips Cantrell gpcantrell@home.com What's my line? -----Original Message----- From: Donald Queen [mailto:donqueen@inreach.com] Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 5:23 PM To: QUEEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [QUEEN] Bastardy Bonds of NC You have the greatest stories, another one for my book ( if I ever write it) Don ----- Original Message ----- From: <Mimiw1@cs.com> To: <donqueen@inreach.com> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [QUEEN] Bastardy Bonds of NC > Hi Don, > > No offense taken, Jamison indeed did help start Hopewell Baptist Church and > the church is still in Burke Co. > > His son Wade Hampton was killed, after a night of gambling and drinking, he > won and some of the guys didn't take to kindly to that, so he was murdered on > the way home. He died Oct. 25, 1903. That was way before my time, but I > remember hearing the story from my Dad. And my grandfather was so upset, > that he would not let alcohol in his house. > > I wish I had paid more attention to my Dad's stories and had written them > down, he was a walking story book. He was great fun and we sure do miss him. > He could always make one laugh. > > Take Care, > Nancy > ______________________________