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Matthew (III) Compton 1779–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1779

Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 Jan 1854

Death Location: Warren, Tennessee, USA

Father: Zachariah Compton

Mother: Mary Middleton

Spouse(s): Nancy Vaughan

Children(s): Kesiah Compton

In 1779, Matthew (III) Compton entered the world in Culpeper, Virginia, USA, born to Zachariah Compton And Mary Ann Middleton Daughter Of James Middleton. Matthew (III) Compton married Nancy Vaughan Daughter Of William Iii Vaughan, and had children including Kesiah Kizziah Compton Daughter Of Matthew Iii Compton. Matthew (III) Compton passed away in 1854 in Warren, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1779, Matthew (III) Compton entered the world in Culpeper, Virginia, USA, born to Zachariah Compton And Mary Ann Middleton Daughter Of James Middleton.
  • Matthew (III) Compton married Nancy Vaughan Daughter Of William Iii Vaughan, and had children including Kesiah Kizziah Compton Daughter Of Matthew Iii Compton.
  • Matthew (III) Compton passed away in 1854 in Warren, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zachariah Compton
1739–1790
Birth Location: Charles County, Maryland, British Colonial America
ZC
Mary Middleton
1735–1811
Birth Location: Charles County, Maryland, British Colonial America
MM

Spouses(s)

Nancy Vaughan
1773–1885
Birth Location: St Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America
NV

Children(s)

Kesiah Compton
1823–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
KC

Matthew Compton's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Compton
1779–1854
Birth Place: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Parents
Zachariah Compton
1739–1790
Charles County, Maryland, British Colonial America
Mary (Ann Middleton Daughter of James) Middleton
1735–1811
Charles County, Maryland, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Matthew ((II)) Compton
1709–1770
Trinity Parish, Charles, Maryland, British Colonial America
Rachel (Howard Daughter of William (III) Stevens) Howard
1714–1789
William and Mary Parish, Charles, Maryland, British Colonial America
James Middleton
1680–
Maryland, British Colonial America
Sarah (Smith Daughter of Humphrey) Smith
1701–1769
Port Republic, Calvert, Maryland, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Mathew Compton
1671–1747
Susanna Briscoe
1691–1739
William Howard
1684–1734
Elizabeth Douglas
1685–1718
Robert Middleton
1651–1708
Mary Wheeler
1658–1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Compton
1638–1718
Mary Maryland
1643–1713
Col. Briscoe
1647–1726
Susannah Swann
1655–1740
Edmund Howard
1659–1713
Mary Stevens
1665–1689
John Douglas
1664–1705
Catherine Heard
1664–1692
Anthonye Middleton
1600–1657
Magdalen Middleton
1606–1651
John Wheeler
1630–1694
Mary Causine
1631–1694

Matthew Compton's Descendants

1.
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Matthew ((III)) Compton (17 Nov 1779–1 Jan 1854) m. Nancy (Vaughan Daughter of William (III)) Vaughan (24 Mar 1773–1885)
  1. 1. Kesiah ((Kizziah) Compton Daughter of Matthew (III)) Compton 1823– m. Nathaniel (Berry) Reeder 1818–
    1. 1. Martha (Pearl) Reeder 1847– m. William (Munroe) Cooley 1848–
      1. 1. William (Reason) Cooley 1871– m. Fannie Duncan 1876–1962
        1. 1. Florence (Naolie) Cooley 1895–1975 m. Howard (Alexia) Boucher 1891–1964

Matthew Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1779
17 Nov 1779
Birth of Matthew (III) Compton in Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1854
1 Jan 1854
Age 75
Death of Matthew (III) Compton in Warren, Tennessee, USA
Warren, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1779
    Event Place: Culpeper, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1854
    Event Place: Warren, Tennessee, USA
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