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David Orley Compton 1784–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1784

Birth Location: Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: September 1865

Death Location: Honaker, Russell County, Virginia, USA

Father: James Jr

Mother: Frances Herndon

Spouse(s): Mary Elmore

Children(s): Telitha Compton

David Orley Compton was born in 1784 in Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA, the child of James Compton Cramphin Jr And Frances Herndon. David Orley Compton married Mary Ann Polly Elmore, and had children including Telitha Elitha Compton. David Orley Compton passed away in 1865 in Honaker, Russell County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • David Orley Compton was born in 1784 in Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA, the child of James Compton Cramphin Jr And Frances Herndon.
  • David Orley Compton married Mary Ann Polly Elmore, and had children including Telitha Elitha Compton.
  • David Orley Compton passed away in 1865 in Honaker, Russell County, Virginia, USA.

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David Compton's Ancestors

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David Compton
1784–1865
Birth Place: Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Parents
James Compton\Cramphin Jr
1753–1832
Mauricetown, Cumberland, New Jersey
Frances Herndon
1762–1849
Orange County/Caswell County, NC,USA
Grandparents
Mary Coddington
1712–1783
Middlesex, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Compton's Descendants

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David (Orley) Compton (1784–September 1865) m. Mary (Ann "Polly") Elmore (1789–AFT 1876)
  1. 1. Telitha ("Elitha") Compton 1834–1890 m. George (Washington Deel) Sr 1827–
    1. 1. Arminda (C "Mindy" Deel) Yates 1870–1949 m. Whitten Yates 1867–1944
      1. 1. Sarah (Yates) Deel 1891– m. Samuel (Patton) Deel 1888–1965

David Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1784
1784
Birth of David Orley Compton in Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
1865
September 1865
Age 81
Death of David Orley Compton in Honaker, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Honaker, Russell County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1865
    Event Place: Honaker, Russell County, Virginia, USA

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