Miscellaneous, NC, Rowan, EPHRAIM HAMPTON North Carolina ] Rowan County ] Grant 10411 ] 18th May, 1789 File 654 ] Page 151 ] Know you that we have granted onto a EPHRAIM HAMPTON 244 acres in Rowan County on the waters of Muddy Creek; Beginning at a post at JOHN MILLER's corner running with his line east thirty seven chains to a red oak on the Moravian line then north sixty six chains to a black oak corner of the Moravian land on MARY RASH's line then along it west thirty seven to a stake then south part along the line of said HAMPTON’s land to the beginning To hold to the said EPHRAIM HAMPTON, heirs and assigns forever. Dated the 18th day of may, 1789. JAMES GLASGOW, Secretary SAM JOHNSTON Page 1 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK ** Miscellaneous, NC, Rowan, EPHRAIM HAMPTON North Carolina ] Rowan County ] WILL ] 18th January 1813 EPHRAIM HAMPTON ] Book G. Page 322 ] In the name of God, Amen. I EPHRAIM HAMPTON of Rowan County and state of North Carolina having called to mind that it is appointed for all men once to die and being of sound mind and memory, I do hereby ordain this my last will and testament in the manner and form following to wit. My will and desire that my wife LEMENDER [HAMPTON] to live in the house where I now live during her lifetime or widowhood, and keep as much of my movable property as she wants to live upon, and keep my Negro woman Rachel her lifetime and widowhood, and have her sufficient maintenance off the plantation, and my will and desire is that my son THOMAS HAMPTON to have a bed and furniture, and the wagon and hind gears and a table and that all the rest of mine movable property to be sold and divided equally between my daughter FANNY [HAMPTON] SHAW, my daughter PATSY [HAMPTON] SMITH, my daughter LEMENDER [HAMPTON] HILL, my daughter RITTER [HAMPTON] BROWN. And my will and desire is that my land be equally divided between my two sons THOMAS HAMPTON and ROBERT HAMPTON, so that they both get a part of the river bottom, and for the lower end to include the house where I now live and my will and desire is that the said THOMAS HAMPTON and ROBERT HAMPTON pay out of it the price of the land to my son EPHRAIM HAMPTON $188, to my son DAVID HAMPTON $288 and to my son OLIVER HAMPTON $188 which the said THOMAS and ROBERT HAMPTON is to have six annual payments, one sixth part every year until until all is paid up My will and desire that after my wife's decease all that she has kept to live upon to be sold and the money equally divided between my four daughters; FANNY SHAW, PATSY SMITH, LEMENDER HILL and RITTER BROWN. And appoint for my executor wive from and her LEMENDER HAMPTON, my son DAVID HAMPTON, my son THOMAS HAMPTON, my son ROBERT HAMPTON and my friend SAMUEL JONES. I acknowledged this to be my last will and testament, disannulling all others. Given under my hand seal this 18th day of January in a year of our Lord 1813. EPHRAIM HAMPTON {seal} Signed and sealed in the presence of JOHN HAMPTON JOHN “PATRICK” COLES Page 2 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK ** Miscellaneous, NC, Rowan, EPHRAIM HAMPTON North Carolina ] Rowan County ] May term 1814 ] The within will was duly proven in open court by JOHN HAMPTON. Recorded and registered in Book G Page 322. JOHN GILES, Clerk of court Page 3 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK ** Miscellaneous, NC, Rowan, EPHRAIM HAMPTON State of North Carolina ] Rowan County ] The annexed plan is a true representation of a tract of land situated on the east side of the Yadkin River containing 413 acres divided between ROBERT [HAMPTON] & THOMAS HAMPTON, sons of EPHRAIM HAMPTON deceased. Agreeable to the testator's last will and testament. No 1) ROBERT. Begins at a Sugar Maple on the river bank. Thence running north 73 degrees east eight chains & twenty six links to a Turkey Oak on the north side of a spring branch. Thence south 82 degrees east eight chains to a stone. Thence north 8 degrees east four chains & fifty links to a stone. Thence north 40 degrees east six chains and eighty six links to a post Oak. Thence north 84 degrees east fourteen chains & fifty links Black Gum. Thence north 35 degrees east twenty chains to a stake. Thence east eighteen chains to a maple in the Moravian line. Thence with the same north 23 chains & fifty eight links to a pine, the original corner. Thence west with the old line thirty eight chains & sixty links to a white oak. Thence south twelve chains & seventy four links to a Sourwood. Thence west twenty five chains & fifty links to a Red Oak on the river bank. Thence south down the same thirty seven chains to the beginning. Containing two hundred and six and a half acres. No. 2) THOMAS. Begins at a Sugar Maple, is brother ROBERT's corner, on the river bank. Thence running south down the river as it meanders forty five chains. Thence north 55 degrees east thirty chains to a dead oak. Thence east with the old line thirty six chains & forty two links to a stake and pine, witness the Moravian corner. Thence north with the Moravian line forty one chains & seventy links to a Maple in the same & ROBERT's corner. Thence with with his line eighteen chains to a stake. Thence south 33 degrees west twenty chains to a Black Gum. Thence south 84 degrees west fourteen chains & fifty links to a post oak. Thence south 40 degrees west six chains & eighty six links to a stone. Thence south 8 degrees west four chains & fifty links to a stone. Thence north 82 degrees west eight chains to a Turkey Oak on the side of a spring branch. Thence south 73 degrees west eight chains & twenty six links to the beginning. Containing two hundred & six and a half acres. By BRITAIN J. HEYMOORE, JR. Page 4 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK ** Miscellaneous, NC, Rowan, EPHRAIM HAMPTON North Carolina ] County of Rowan ] This is to certify that we, the undersigned legatees, have mutually agreed and do bind ourselves to stand to and abide by the above division as it stands stated in this plan annexed and that the same shall be entered as record in the office of the said county. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands & affixed our seals this 5th day of May AD 1815. Witness. THOMAS HAMPTON, ROBERT HAMPTON, D. LEATHERMAN, NATHANIEL MARKLAND North Carolina ] Rowan County ] May sessions 1815 ] Hereby ordered that the within division is enrolled in the book A page 120 and ordered to be registered. JOHN GILES, Clerk of court Page 5 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK ** Miscellaneous, NC, Rowan, EPHRAIM HAMPTON EPHRAIM HAMPTON Sr. (son of ANDREW HAMPTON and SARAH) was born 1737 in Shenandoah Valley of VA, and died 1813 in York, SC. He married LEMENDA HARRIS on 1763, daughter of ROBERT HARRIS and LEMANDA. EPHRAIM HAMPTON Sr. m LEMENDA HARRIS 1763 JOHN HAMPTON b. Abt. 1765, Granville County, SC. ANDREW HAMPTON b. Abt. 1765. JOHN DAVID HAMPTON b. Abt. 1767. EPHRAIM H. HAMPTON Jr. b. 22 May 1774, Granville County, NC, d. 26 Dec 1821, Jefferson County, , KY. OLIVER HAMPTON b. 04 Feb 1775, Rowan County, NC d. 28 Jan 1868, Harrison, MO. DAVID HAMPTON b. 13 May 1776, Rowan County NC, d. 10 Jan 1826, Oldham County, KY. MARTHA "PATSY" HAMPTON b. Abt. 1782, Rowan County, NC. ROBERT HAMPTON b. 1784, Rowan County, NC. LEMENDER HAMPTON b. 1784, Rowan County, NC. HENRIETTA HAMPTON b. Abt. 1788, Rowan County, NC. THOMAS HAMPTON b. Abt. 1790, Rowan County, NC. 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