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Jeremiah Horn Compton 1754–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 October 1754

Birth Location: Newbrunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA or Somerset Co. NJ

Death Date: 19 June 1844

Death Location: Pigeon River, Sevier, Tennessee (burial in the Shiloh Cemetery, Sevier Co., Tenn.)

Father: John Compton

Mother: Margaret Raemer

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Layman

Children(s): Joseph Compton

In 1754, Jeremiah Horn Compton entered the world in Newbrunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA or Somerset Co. NJ, born to John Compton And Margaret Raemer. Jeremiah Horn Compton married Elizabeth Layman, and had children including Joseph Compton. Jeremiah Horn Compton passed away in 1844 in Pigeon River, Sevier, Tennessee (burial in the Shiloh Cemetery, Sevier Co., Tenn.).

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Biography

  • In 1754, Jeremiah Horn Compton entered the world in Newbrunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA or Somerset Co. NJ, born to John Compton And Margaret Raemer.
  • Jeremiah Horn Compton married Elizabeth Layman, and had children including Joseph Compton.
  • Jeremiah Horn Compton passed away in 1844 in Pigeon River, Sevier, Tennessee (burial in the Shiloh Cemetery, Sevier Co., Tenn.).

Immediate Family

Parents

John Compton
1730–1778
Birth Location: Monmouth, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
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Margaret Raemer
1740–1784
Birth Location: Pluckemin, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Layman
1763–1848
Birth Location: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Joseph Compton
1788–1865
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia
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Jeremiah Compton's Ancestors

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Jeremiah Compton
1754–1844
Birth Place: Newbrunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA or Somerset Co. NJ
Parents
John Compton
1730–1778
Monmouth, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Margaret Raemer
1740–1784
Pluckemin, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Isselstyne (Usselton) Compton
1694–1763
Monmouth, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Margaretha (Claudine) Qvist
1721–1792
New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jeremiah Compton's Descendants

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Jeremiah (Horn) Compton (07 October 1754–19 June 1844) m. Elizabeth Layman (1763–18 May 1848)
  1. 1. Joseph Compton 1788–1865 m. Hester ("Hetty") Mullendore 1788–1865
    1. 1. Susan (Elizabeth) Compton 1814–1891 m. Franklin (Lewis) Bryan 1808–1871
      1. 1. William (Braxton) Bryan 1850–1924 m. Rachel (Louise) McMahan 1860–1939
        1. 1. Dicey (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Bryan 1882–1952 m. Joseph (Jefferson) McCown 1877–1961

Jeremiah Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1754
07 October 1754
Birth of Jeremiah Horn Compton in Newbrunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA or Somerset Co. NJ
Newbrunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA or Somerset Co. NJ
1844
19 June 1844
Age 90
Death of Jeremiah Horn Compton in Pigeon River, Sevier, Tennessee (burial in the Shiloh Cemetery, Sevier Co., Tenn.)
Pigeon River, Sevier, Tennessee (burial in the Shiloh Cemetery, Sevier Co., Tenn.)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 October 1754
    Event Place: Newbrunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA or Somerset Co. NJ

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 June 1844
    Event Place: Pigeon River, Sevier, Tennessee (burial in the Shiloh Cemetery, Sevier Co., Tenn.)
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