Colonel Wade HAMPTON, I^[1]

1754 - 1835  (80 years)

• Name	Wade HAMPTON  [2, 3]
  Prefix	Colonel
  Suffix	I
  Birth	3 May 1754	Halifax County, Virginia   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	He was a delegate to the South Carolina convention to ratify the US Constitution. There is a tradition the Wade Hampton taught school, when a young man, on the Tyger River, Spartanburg District. At the beginning of the Revolution it is said that he was uncertain as to which side it was his duty tojoin; but he soon chose the American. His military services are too well known to be described; but it may be well to enumerate the offices he held. During the Revolution he was 1st Lieut., Captain, Lt. Colonel, and at one time Paymaster of the 6th Continental Regiment; he was commissioned Lt. Colonel, 10 Oct 1808; Brigadier General, 15 Feb 1809; and Major General, 2 Mar 1813. He resigned 6 Apr 1814. In 1813 he was in command of the arm on Lake Champlain; but his refusal to cooperate with General Wilkinson caused the failure of the attack on Montreal. After his resignation he passed his life on his plantation in Richland District. He was reported to be the wealthiest planter in the United States and to have owned 3,000 slaves. His children are copied in the main from tomb-stones.  [2, 3]
  MILI	He was lieutenant and paymaster in the 1st and 6th SC Regiments and was later promoted to captain. He later became a colonel in the South Carolina militia, commanding a brigade under General Thomas Sumter in which capacity he distinguished himself in the Battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina. He was later a major-general in the American army and fought the British again in the War of 1812. (Roster of SC Patriots in the Amerian Revolution, Moss, Page 409); (DAR Patriot Index Millennium Edition, Vol. 2, Page 1187); (2010 Geer Family Master File, Geer, AWT).  [3]
  _UID	1E13CBE92D2B4896922D858722CDFB07D76F
  Death	4 Feb 1835	Columbia, South Carolina   [2]
  Burial	Trinity Churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I6277	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Anthony HAMPTON,   b. 3 Feb 1714/5, New Kent County, Virginia d. 30 Jun 1776, Hampton Indian massacre, Spartanburg, South Carolina (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth PRESTON,   b. 1710   d. 30 Jun 1776, Hampton Indian massacre, South Carolina (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	10 Mar 1740/41  [8]
  _UID	4238050A509B469BBFAB077994B6CAD225CC
  _UID	4238050A509B469BBFAB077994B6CAD225CC
  Family ID	F2371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Epps GOODWYN,   b. 1753   d. 22 May 1784, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	5 Apr 1782 or 9 Aug 1786	Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina   [9, 10]
  _UID	CAA994BB99B840C4917DEE3AF115D1F71BDB
  _UID	CAA994BB99B840C4917DEE3AF115D1F71BDB
  Family ID	F2372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2001

  
  

  Family 2	Harriet FLUD,   b. Abt 1786, St. John’s Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina d. 31 Oct 1794, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 8 years)
  Marriage	14 Aug 1786  [2]
  _UID	5C356FD4EF4F4A0DA8AEEACFFA39E5EB7B74
  _UID	5C356FD4EF4F4A0DA8AEEACFFA39E5EB7B74
  Children	1. Francis “Frank” HAMPTON,   b. 1792   d. 1816 (Age 24 years)   2. Wade HAMPTON, II,   b. 21 Apr 1791, Woodlands, Richland County, South Carolina d. 9 Feb 1858, Walnut Ridge, Issaquena County, Mississippi (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F2373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Mary “Polly” CANTEY,   b. 29 Jun 1779, Santee, Orangeburg District, South Carolina or Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 19 Jun 1863, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	4 Jul 1801	St. Matthews Parish, Orangeburg District, South Carolina   [2, 5, 10, 11]
  _UID	4384A0286F54449B937DBC693401D68AFB20
  _UID	4384A0286F54449B937DBC693401D68AFB20
  Children	1. Harriet HAMPTON,   b. 1803, Woodlands Plantation, Richland County, South Carolina d. 2 Oct 1826 (Age 23 years)   2. Louisa Wade HAMPTON,   b. Abt 1805, Woodlands Plantation, Richland County, South Carolina d. 15 Aug 1827 (Age 22 years)   3. Caroline Martha “Mary” HAMPTON,   b. 12 Sep 1807, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina d. 12 Dec 1883, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 76 years)   4. Mary Sumter HAMPTON,   b. Abt 1810   d. 17 May 1832 (Age 22 years)   5. Alfred HAMPTON,   b. 1815   d. 29 Oct 1826 (Age 11 years)   6. Susan Frances “Susie” HAMPTON,   b. 14 Feb 1816, Woodlands, Richland County, South Carolina d. 29/31 Oct 1845, Hampton-Preston House, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F2292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2022

  
  

• Notes

  of Woodlands and Columbia, South Carolina He owned sugar plantations in Mississippi [12, 13]

  
  

• Sources

  [S29710] Hampton - Canter Marriage Notice. [S52] . [S22865] Herbert O. Chambers, III, (Broadfoot Publishing Company, 1907 Buena Vista Circle, Wilmington, NC 28411-7892 (910)686-4816), page 106. [S47] page 303, 309. [S686] Ruth M., page 1. [S47] page 310. [S602] (Somerset Publishers, Inc.), page 124. [S686] Ruth M., page 6. [S588] Kate CrenKat@aol.com, Malachi Howell and Martha Epps. [S874] Virginia G. Meynard, (Southern Historical Press), page 75. [S29783] page 2. [S874] Virginia G. Meynard, (Southern Historical Press), page 516. [S6063] .