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Howard Compton 1714–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1714

Birth Location: Charles County, Maryland, United States of America

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Maryland, United States of America

Father: William Howard

Mother: Elizabeth Douglas

Spouse(s): Matthew Jr

Children(s): Compton Hobbs, Alexander Compton, Barton Compton, Edmund Compton, John Compton, Margaret Compton, Matthew Compton, Phillip Compton, Samuel Compton, Stephen Compton, Susanna Compton, Susanna Compton, William Compton

Howard Compton / was born in 1714 in Charles County, Maryland, United States of America, the child of William Stevens Howard And Elizabeth Bonner Douglas. Howard Compton married Matthew Compton Jr, and had children including Alexander Compton, Barton Compton, Compton Hobbs, Edmund Howard Compton, John Compton, Margaret Compton, Matthew Compton, Phillip Compton, Samuel Compton, Stephen Compton, Susanna Compton, Susanna I Compton, William Compton, Zachariah Compton. Howard Compton / passed away in 1789 in Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Howard Compton // was born in 1714 in Charles County, Maryland, United States of America, the child of William Stevens Howard And Elizabeth Bonner Douglas.
  • Howard Compton // married Matthew Compton Jr, and had children including Alexander Compton, Barton Compton, Compton Hobbs, Edmund Howard Compton, John Compton, Margaret Compton, Matthew Compton, Phillip Compton, Samuel Compton, Stephen Compton, Susanna Compton, Susanna I Compton, William Compton, Zachariah Compton.
  • Howard Compton // passed away in 1789 in Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Howard Compton's Ancestors

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Howard Compton
1714–1789
Birth Place: Charles County, Maryland, United States of America
Parents
William Stevens Howard
1684–1734
POCOMOKE MD USA, USA
Elizabeth (Bonner) Douglas
1685–1718
CHARLES MD USA, USA
Grandparents
Edmund (Howard) 'Gent.'
1655–1713
Clun, Shropshire, England
Margaret Dent
1650–1715
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Sir (John Lord Douglas II of Tilquhilly) Ii
1666–1705
Tilquhillie, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Catherine (Heard Douglas) *
1664–1692
Charles, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
*Alice Keyser
1630–1707
William Heard
1605–1664
Bridget Hawkins
1609–1664
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Keyser
1605–1665
Elisabeth Keyser
1609–1635
Sir Hart\Heard\Heaward
1570–1643
Helen Simpson
1575–1614
Thomas (Yawkins)
1585–1609
Katharine Fox
1590–1665

Howard Compton's Descendants

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Howard Compton (1714–1789) m. Matthew (Compton) Jr (26 June 1709–14 March 1770)
  1. 1. Compton Hobbs 1742–1797 m. Walter (Howard) Briscoe 1742–1785 m. Joshua Hobbs 1742–1837
    1. 1. Walter (H. Briscoe) Jr. 1771–1855 m. Henton Briscoe 1775–1858
      1. 1. Walter (David) Briscoe 1809–1853 m. Waggener Briscoe 1813–1864
        1. 1. Briscoe Waggener 1830–1863 m. William (Willis) Waggener 1833–1900
    2. 2. Cynthia Briscoe 1762–1817
    3. 3. Margaret Briscoe 1760–1837
    4. 4. Joshua Hobbs 1788–1846
    5. 5. Lydia Hobbs 1786–1860
  2. 2. Alexander Compton 1760–
  3. 3. Barton Compton 1765–
  4. 4. Edmund (Howard) Compton 1759–1838
  5. 5. John Compton 1747–1765
  6. 6. Margaret Compton 1740–1817
  7. 7. Matthew Compton 1746–1810
  8. 8. Phillip Compton 1744–
  9. 9. Samuel Compton 1737–1765
  10. 10. Stephen Compton 1736–1784
  11. 11. Susanna (I) Compton 1734–1745
  12. 12. Susanna Compton 1749–
  13. 13. William Compton 1733–1784

Howard Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1714
1714
Birth of Howard Compton // in Charles County, Maryland, United States of America
Charles County, Maryland, United States of America
1789
1789
Age 75
Death of Howard Compton // in Maryland, United States of America
Maryland, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: Charles County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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