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Henry Compton 1538–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 February 1538

Birth Location: Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 1589

Death Location: Compton Wynyates, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir Saye,

Mother: Countess Pembroke

Spouse(s): Frances Compton

Children(s): William Compton

Henry Compton was born in 1538 in Warwickshire, England, the child of Sir Lord Adm Edward Fiennes Clinton Knight Of The Garter 9Th Baron Of Clinton Baron Of Saye And Countess Anne Needham Talbot Compton Of Pembroke. Henry Compton married Frances Compton, and had children including William 1St Earl Of Northampton Compton. Henry Compton passed away in 1589 in Compton Wynyates, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • Henry Compton was born in 1538 in Warwickshire, England, the child of Sir Lord Adm Edward Fiennes Clinton Knight Of The Garter 9Th Baron Of Clinton Baron Of Saye And Countess Anne Needham Talbot Compton Of Pembroke.
  • Henry Compton married Frances Compton, and had children including William 1St Earl Of Northampton Compton.
  • Henry Compton passed away in 1589 in Compton Wynyates, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England.

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Henry Compton's Ancestors

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Henry Compton
1538–1589
Birth Place: Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir Lord ADM Edward Fiennes Clinton, Knight of the Garter, 9th Baron of Clinton, Baron of Saye,
1512–1584
Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England
Countess (Anne Needham Talbot Compton of) Pembroke
1515–1588
Grafton Flyford, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Fiennes) Clinton
1490–1517
Gwynedd, Wales
Joan Clinton
1490–1553
East Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Compton's Descendants

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Henry Compton (16 February 1538–1589) m. Frances Compton (1539–1574)
  1. 1. William (1st Earl Of Northampton) Compton 1560–1630 m. Mabel Stone 1574–1653 m. Elizabeth (Countess of Northhamton) Spencer 1574–1632
    1. 1. Ann Compton 1599–1675
      1. 1. Margaret (Maugurite De Burgh) Bourke 1640–1698 m. Cormac (Charles Lord Viscount Muskerry) MacCarthy 1634–1665
        1. 1. Cormac (Charles 2nd Earl Clancarty James) MacCarthy 1663–1666
    2. 2. Alexander Compton 1611–
    3. 3. Alice Compton 1598–1679
    4. 4. Judith Compton 1614–1687
    5. 5. Louis Compton 1601–1655
    6. 6. Ralph Compton 1608–1639
    7. 7. Spencer Compton 1601–1643
    8. 8. Thomas Compton 1596–1596

Henry Compton's Timeline

3 Records

1538
16 February 1538
Birth of Henry Compton in Warwickshire, England
Warwickshire, England
1567
30 March 1567
Age 29
Henry Compton was married in Ickenham, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Ickenham, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1589
1589
Age 51
Death of Henry Compton in Warwickshire, England
Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 February 1538
    Event Place: Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 March 1567
    Event Place: Ickenham, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Compton Wynyates, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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