Summary
City/Town
Name:
Hampton
State:
Connecticut
County:
Windham County
Probate
District:
28
Year
Established:
1786
Year
Incorporated:
Form
of Government:
Selectmen - Town Meeting
Town
Hall Address:
Town Hall
Web Address:
www.hamptonct.org/
History
Brief:
The town of Windham granted this area permission to form an Ecclesiastical Society in December 1716. It became known as Windham Village or Canada (Canady/ Kennedy?) Parish. In 1786 the Parish was made the town of Hampton, taking land from Brooklyn, Canterbury, Mansfield, Pomfret and Windham. Town vital records begin 1786. Barbour collection records cover 1786-1851.
Other City Names (2) Name: Appaquage Name: Windham Village
Settled From (5) Town Name: Brooklyn Town Name: Canterbury Town Name: Mansfield Town Name: Pomfret Town Name: Windham
Population (3) Year: 1800 Population: 1379 Year: 1990 Population: 1578 Year: 2000 Population: 1758
Founding Families (22) Surname: Abbe Surname: Allen Surname: Bennet Surname: Button Surname: Canada Surname: Cleveland Surname: Durkee Surname: Fuller Surname: Griffin Surname: Grow Surname: Holt Surname: Hovey Surname: Howard Surname: Kimball Surname: Kingsbury Surname: Martin Surname: Moseley Surname: Pearl Surname: Rogers Surname: Simmonds Surname: Steelman Surname: Utley
Cemeteries (6) Name: Calvin-Burnham Cemetery Location: Near Clark Corners Name: Grow Cemetery Location: Half in Pomfret and Hampton Name: Hammond or North Cemetery Location: 1 mile north of Hampton Center Name: Litchfield Cemetery Location: East of East Road, US 53 Name: Litchfield Incorporated Cemetery Location: East Road south of Brooklyn Road Name: South Cemetery Location: 1 1/2 miles south of Hampton Center
Churches (2) Name: Christian Fellowship Church (860) 456-2759 Location: 140 Pudding Hill Rd., Hampton, CT 06247 Name: Hampton Congregational Church (860) 455-9677 Location: 263 Main St., Hampton, CT 06247 Website: www.hamptonucc.org
Monuments (0) Communities (7) Name: Bigelow Name: Clarks Corner Name: Hampron Springs Name: Hampton Hill Name: Howard Valley Name: North Bigelow Name: South Bigelow
Historical Locations (0) Notable Citizens (3) Name: Edwin Way Teale *(1899-1980) Naturalist & author Type: Contemporary Name: John Brewster Jr. (1766-1854) Portrait artist Type: Historic Name: Theordore Dwight Weld (1803-1895) Author Type: Historic
Newspapers (0) Schools (1) Name: Hampton Elementary School Pk-6 (860) 455-9409 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 380 Main St., Hampton, CT 06247 Website: www.hamptonct.org
Libraries (1) Name: Fletcher Library (860) 455-1086 Type: Current Location: 257 Main St., Hampton, CT 06247 Website: www.hamptonct.org
Published Histories (3) Name: Hampton Remembers; A Small Town in New England Author: Davis, Alison Date Published: 1976 Publisher: Racine Printing Co. Name: History of Ancient CT., Genealogy Author: Weaver William Lawton Date Published: 1864 Publisher: Weaver and Curtiss Description: Full Title: HISTORY OF ANCIENT CT., GENEALOGY, CONTAINING A GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF ALL THE EARLY FAMILY OF ANCIENT WINDHAM, EMBRACING THE PRESENT TOWNS OF WINDHAM, MANSFIELD, HAMPTON, CHAPLIN AND SCOTLAND Name: History of Windham County CT Author: Bayles, Richard M. Date Published: 1889 Publisher: WW Preston
Genealogy Websites (2) Historic Timeline (0) Town Historian (2) Name: Contact the: Contact Data: The Hampton Antiquarian and Historical Society Notes: Owns the Burnham-Hibbard House Name: Susan Hochstetter Contact Data: P.O. Box 161
Vital Records (1) Birth: 1836 - Present Marriage: 1836 - Present Death: 1836 - Present
