The Life of Hampton Lillibridge Crandall (1778–1863)
Hampton Lillibridge Crandall was born in 1778, either in Rhode Island or Connecticut. Little is known about his early years, but by the early 1800s, he had settled in Genesee County, New York, where he married Freelove Butler around 1805.
By 1810, Hampton was living in Caledonia, Genesee County, New York. During the War of 1812, he served in Adams’ Regiment of the New York Volunteers, demonstrating his commitment to his young country.
In the following years, Hampton continued to reside in Genesee County, as records show him there in July 1820. However, by May 2, 1826, he had moved westward, filing land entry papers for property in Seneca County, Ohio, marking the beginning of his presence in Ohio.
Over the next decade, he actively engaged in land transactions in Seneca County, buying and selling multiple parcels of land, often with Lewis Crandall, who may have been a relative. Some notable transactions included:
- Selling 70 acres to Lewis Crandall in 1829 for $100.
- Selling 90 acres to Lewis Crandall in 1833 for $600.
- Repurchasing a portion of the same land from Lewis Crandall in 1835 for $600.
- Selling the eastern half of his land to Alexander Campbell for $1,000 in 1836.
By 1840, Hampton was recorded as a resident of Tymochtee Township, Crawford County, Ohio. A few years later, he moved again, settling in McCutchenville, Wyandot County, Ohio, by 1845. He remained in Wyandot County through 1848, continuing to buy and sell land, including a $250 sale to Lewis Crandall that year.
By 1849, Hampton had relocated once more, this time to Washington Township, Van Buren County, Iowa. He spent his final years in Bentonsport, Van Buren County, Iowa, where he passed away on January 1, 1863, at the age of 85.
He was laid to rest at Mars Hill Cemetery in Keokuk Township, Wapello County, Iowa, closing the chapter on a long life marked by movement, landownership, and service to his country.
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Hampton Lillibridge Crandall [1] was born in 1778 in RI or CT. [1–4]
He married Freelove Butler about 1805 in Genesee County, New York.1,4–5
He lived in Caledonia, Genesee County, New York in 1810.6
During 1812, he served in the military in Adams’ Regiment of the New York Volunteers in New York, United States.7
Hampton lived in Genesee County, New York in Jul 1820.8
He filed land entry papers for the SE 1/4 of Section 28 on 2 May 1826 in Seneca County, Ohio.9–10
He sold land being part of the SE quarter of section 28 in township 1 North of range 14 containing 70 acres to Lewis Crandall for $100 on 25 Nov 1829 in Seneca County, Ohio.11
Hampton lived in Seneca County, Ohio on 1 Jul 1830.12
He sold land being the East part of the SE quarter of section 28 in township 1N of Range 14 containing 90 acres to Lewis Crandall for $600 on 2 Sep 1833 in Seneca County, Ohio.13
He purchased land being the East half of the SE quarter of section 28 in township 1N of range 14 for $600 from Lewis Crandall on 22 Aug 1835 in Seneca County, Ohio.14
Hampton sold land land being the E half of the SE quarter of section 28 in township 1 North of range 14 to Alexander Campbell for $1000 on 21 Nov 1836 in Seneca County, Ohio.15
He purchased land being a part of the West half of the South East quarter of Section thirty three Township one North of Range fourteen , in the District of Delaware on 6 Oct 1837 in Seneca County, Ohio.16
He lived in Tymochtee Township, Crawford County, Ohio on 1 Jul 1840.17
Hampton lived in McCuthcenville, Wyandot County, Ohio in 1845.18
He lived in Wyandot County, Ohio in 1848.19
He sold land being parcel 9 in the town of McCutchenville to Lewis Crandall for $250 on 16 Jun 1848 in Wyandot County, Ohio.20
Hampton sold land being west half of the SE quarter of Section 33 in township 1 north of range 14 for $50 to Lewis Crandall on 16 Jun 1848 in Seneca County, Ohio.19
He lived in Washington Township, Van Buren County, Iowa in 1849.21–22
He died on 1 Jan 1863 at the age of 85 in Betonsport, Van Buren County, Iowa.1,3
Hampton was buried after 1 Jan 1863 at Mars Hill Cemetery in Keokuk Township, Wapello County, Iowa.1,3
Hampton Lillibridge Crandall and Freelove Butler were married about 1805 in Genesee County, New York.1,4–5
Freelove Butler, daughter of Zachariah Butler and Sarah Kilby, was born in 1770 in Connecticut.4,23
She married Hampton Lillibridge Crandall about 1805 in Genesee County, New York.1,4–5
She was buried after 1840 at Mars Hill Cemetery in Keokuk Township, Van Buren County, Iowa.23
She died in 1853 at the age of 83 in Betonsport, Van Buren County, Iowa.1,4
ENDNOTES
1. Family Group Sheet of Hampton Lillibridge Crandall , 1996.
2. “American Genealogical Biographical Index (AGBI),” http://www.ancestry.com (Ancestry.com : Elder John Crandall of RI and des., John Cortland Crandall, viewed online (January 2018), Hampton Lillibridge Crandall.
3. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : accessed July 2016), memorial for Hampton Lillibridge Crandall (1778-1863), Find a Grave Memorial no. 29405310, created by Dwayne Crandall, citing Mars Hill Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa;, Hampton Lillibridge Crandall.
4. John Cortland Crandall, Elder John Crandall of Rhode Island and His Descendants (New Woodstock, New York: n.p., 1949), page 673 (image 717); digital images, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com viewed online 12 November 2023.
5. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com). : viewed online 24 February 2025.
6. 1810 U.S. Census, Genesee County, New York, population schedule, Caledonia, Genesee County, New York, image 4 of 4, Hampton Crandall (indexed as Hamton Grandle); digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2016); NARA microfilm publication M252
7. United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, Hampton Crandle, 1812; database with images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : viewed online January 2018). Original Source: NARA microfilm publication M602.
8. 1820 U.S. Census, Genesee County New York, population schedule, Middleburry, Genesee County, New York, Image 5 of 5, Hampton Crandle; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online January 2018).
9. History of Seneca County, Ohio (Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886)
10. United States Bureau of Land Management, “General Land Office Records,” database with images, BLM.Gov (: viewed online 22 March 2024), Hampton L. Crandall.
11. Ohio, Seneca County. Deed records, 1822-1902. Film #382634 DGS 7900812. Hampton L. Crandal, 25 Nov 1829; Book 2: pages 31-32 (images 17 and 18); digitized images, FamilySearch.org http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 21 March 2024.
12. 1830 U.S. Census, Seneca County Ohio, population schedule, Seneca, Seneca County, Ohio, Image 1 of 6, Hamton L Crandal; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online January 2018).
13. Ohio, Seneca County. Deed records, 1822-1902. Film #382634 DGS 7900812. Hampton L. Crandel, 2 sep 1833; Vol 3: page 433-434; digitized images, FamilySearch.org http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 22 March 2024.
14. Ohio, Seneca County. Deed records, 1822-1902. Film #32637 DGS 7894576. Hampton Crandall, 22 Aug 1835; Vol 6: page 158-159; digitized images, FamilySearch.org http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 23 March 2024.
15. Ohio, Seneca County. Deed records, 1822-1902. Film #382637 DGS 7894576. Hampton Crandel, 21 Nov 1836; Vol 8: page 14-15; digitized images, FamilySearch.org http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 22 March 2024.
16. Ohio, Seneca County. Deed records, 1822-1902. Film #382637 DGS 7894576. Hampton L. Crandall, 6 Oct 1837; vol. 9: page 258-259; digitized images, FamilySearch.org http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 23 March 2024.
17. 1840 U.S. Census, Crawford County Ohio, Tymochtee, Crawford County, Ohio, Image 15 of 18, Crandall, H L; digital images, (: viewed online 24 February 2025).
18. The History of Wyandot County Ohio, Containing a History of the County; Its Township, Towns, Churches, Schools, etc.; General and Local Statistics; Military Record; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc. (Chicago: Leggett, Conaway & Co., 1884)
19. Ohio, Seneca County. Deed records, 1822-1902. Film #382642 DGS 7900815. Hampton L. Crandall, 16 Jun 1848; Vol. 19: page 227-228; digitized images, FamilySearch.org http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 22 March 2024.
20. Ohio, Wyandott County. Deed Records, 1826-1886. Film #926582 DGS 7209593. Hampton L. Crandall, 16 Jun 1848; Vol. 2: page 527-528 (image 272); digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 21 March 2024.
21. Entry, Van Buren County, Iowa Head of Household Census and Township 1849, page 5, page 23, , .
22. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Hampton Crandall, 1849; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online January 2018). Original Source: State Historical Society of Iowa.
23. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 10 March 2024), memorial for Freelove Butler Crandall (1770-?), Find a Grave Memorial no. 29405405, created by Dwayne Crandall, citing Mars Hill Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa;, Freelove Butler Crandall.