Hampton Thompson

Hampton married Nancy Duncan in 1830 in North Carolina. Nancy was born in 1790 in Rutherford Co, North Carolina; died in 1870 in Murphy, Cherokee Co, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joel Thompson was born in 1830 in Rutherford Co, North Carolina; died on 29 Mar 1865 in Johnson Island, Elmira Co, New York.

John married Grizell Allison in 1778 in Orange Co, North Carolina. Grizell (daughter of John Robert Allison, Sr. and Martha Hamilton) was born about 1754 in Orange Co, North Carolina; died in 1830 in Rutherford Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John did much buying and selling of land on both Little & Eno Riversin Orange County. Much of his personal lands were on the Eno and there is where he settled. It is not known when John came to Orange County, but he, Robert and James Allison are found on the 1755 Tax List.

As members of Presbyterian families increased, so did the need for achurch and in 1761 the Little River Presbyterian Church was builtbetween the north and south forks of Little River. This was known asthe Allison's "home" church.

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John married Martha Hamilton in 1749 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Martha was born in 1733 in Co Antrim, Ulster, Ireland; died in 1838 in Orange Co, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 21 Sep 1746, Co Antrim, Ulster, Ireland; "Rundell"

Notes:

Family records of Helen Hays states Martha Hamilton was born in 1733 in Antrim, Ireland. She emigrated on Sep 21, 1746 on ship Rundell. James Maxfield assigns Martha Hamilton (a servant from Ireland) to William Allison of Lancaster County a yeoman for four years from Sept 21, 1746. She was married to John Allison (son of William Allison and Grizzel Wray). She was widowed in 1796, She died about 1825. According to Samuel McCaleb (b. 22 Jan 1813) states she was of Irish descent and "died at the advanced age of 105 or 106" and Samuel states "he remembers Grannie Mattie perfectly well". Family records of Helen Hayes places Martha Hamiltons date of death as 1838.
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Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1725, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
• Will: 8 Aug 1818, Derry Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania

Notes:

Among the 172 men who signed the petition to create Lancaster County,Pennsylvania, 1729 were Robert, Jno, William, William and RichardAllison

Pennsylvania Genealogies, page 281, states William Wray married MaryGalbreath (no date) they were related to Grisel Wray, wife of WilliamAllison
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Will:
His will was written 1
Aug 1739, probated Aug 8/18, 1739, Derry Township, Lancaster Co., PA. Their children wereMargaret,
Patrick, Robert, John (m. Martha Hamilton) and Joseph (m. Elizabeth A.F. Ray). In his will he also metions brother James Allison, and brother-in-law Charles Ree.
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William married Grizzel Wray in 1715 in Ireland. Grizzel (daughter of John Wray and Bessie Paxton) was born about 1698 in Ulster, Northern Ireland, or Scotland; died in 1794 in Orange Co, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

GRIZZELL ALLISON McCALLISTER, b. ca. 1698, place unknown, probably Scotland or Ireland;

Thought to be (1) married to William Allison of Lancaster, PA.Children by Wm Allison, there may have been more than 3 children.

(2) marriage thought to be to a McAllister (McCallister).

Orange Co., North Carolina was created in 1752 from the larger Bladen, Granville and Johnston counties. Later in 1777 Caswell Co. was created from the "Northern Division" of Orange Co.
Later in 1791, Pearson Co. was created from the "Eastern" half of Caswell Co. and in 1840 Alamance Co. was created from the "Western" half of Orange Co. Also part of Durham Co. was created in 1881 from the "Eastern" portion of Orange Co. So many surnames could have been recorded in the above various Counties -----
and never even moved!

At this time there were Wray's livint in Londonderry and Donegal,Ulster, N.I.
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Charles A Hanna "The Scotch Irish" It has details on the Great Plantation of James I/VI, including all the major Scots "undertakers" as they called them and where they
had their land. Part of the deal was you had to develop it, so the English Gov. sent out officials to check. These list everything down to new wells. Minor tenants are alas not named.

In addition to English settlers, Cavan was Irish. Under Derry in the Carew Manuscripts we have "Derry: Next we come to Derry, where we saw the church well slated and repaired...A thatched house wherein Mr. Wray dwelleth...Two fair lime-kills. A fair wharf of 300 foot long...." In 1619 they sent out Nicholas Pynnar to do a survey. Under English Undertakers (Vol II p 537) he lists many in Armagh as well. "1500 acres, John Dillon: brick house half built; no bawn; two villages; 3 freeholders; 26 lessees; able to produce 40 men with arms."
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