Dedicated to sharing contact and genealogical information of the descendants of COL Frederick Hambright.  COL Frederick Hambright, (1727 - 1817).

Eleven year old Frederick arrived in Philadelphia harbor on the ship, St. Andrew, with family members, on October 27, 1738. It is generally believed that he was the son of Conrad Hambrecht (b 1688, son of Hans Wilhelm Hamprecht, b 1657 and Anna Barbara Streaner, b 1659) of Neunstetten, Buchen-Baden, Germany. The Hambrights originally settled in Lancaster Co., PA.

He married Sarah Hardin of Virginia (b ca 1733) in the early 1750's. Frederick with Sarah's brothers and others, traveled the Wagon Road to North Carolina and first settled at a fort on the South Fork of the Catawba River in the area that became Tryon Co., later moving to Long Creek, Lincoln Co. Col Frederick Hambright and his first wife parented six of their twelve children to maturity:

History has recorded numerous references to Frederick's public and patriotic services. An early advocate of American independence, he was a signer of the Tryon Resolve in 1775 and represented Tryon Co. at the Third Provincial Congress in Hillsborough, August 1775.

He entered the Revolutionary War early, in 1777, serving in several campaigns as a Militia officer. At the age of 53, Lt. Col. Frederick Hambright was commander of the Lincoln Co. troops, the South Fork boys, at the Battle of Kings Mountain, October 7, 1780.  Frederick had three musket ball holes in the hat he wore during the battle and received a musket ball in his thigh near the end of the battle. He recuperated from his wound but would thereafter have a halt in his walk.

Frederick married Mary Dover, a young neighbor who cared for him after he was wounded in battle. Frederick and Mary (b 1762 d 1835) were married the following year, July 17, 1781. The Colonel later built a two-story frame house near the historic battleground along the South and North Carolina border at Kings Creek. The Colonel resided there until his death on March 9, 1817 at the age of 90. The Colonel parented eight of the ten children he fathered with his second wife Mary Dover.

He and Mary were buried at the Old Shiloh Cemetery one mile east of Grover, NC.

The descendants have annually held a family reunion near Kings Mountain, NC for over fifty years. If you would like to be added to our mailing list for this reunion, please complete our contact information form:  Contact Info

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