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Nancy Compton 1805–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 27 Jan 1866

Death Location: Buchanan, Virginia

Father: James Jr

Mother: Frances Herndon

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Nancy Compton was born in 1805 in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, the child of James Compton Jr And Frances Herndon. Nancy Compton passed away in 1866 in Buchanan, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Nancy Compton was born in 1805 in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, the child of James Compton Jr And Frances Herndon.
  • Nancy Compton passed away in 1866 in Buchanan, Virginia.

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Nancy Compton's Ancestors

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Nancy Compton
1805–1866
Birth Place: Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Parents
James Compton Jr
1753–1832
Liberty Corner, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Frances Herndon
1762–1768
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James (Compton) Sr
1710–1783
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Mary Coddington
1712–1783
Middlesex, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
David Herndon
1746–1811
VA
Frances Pierce
1744–1799
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Herndon
1708–1754
Sarah Poe
1710–1793
John\Jeremiah Pierce
1720–1790
Elizabeth Bass
1730–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Herndon
1678–1758
Mary Waller
1654–1727
Samuel Poe
1675–1725
Mary Hook
1670–1725
Thomas Pierce
1693–1756
Mary Copelund
1696–1742
John jr.
1705–1777
Elizabeth Winborne
1714–1745

Nancy Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1805
1805
Birth of Nancy Compton in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
1866
27 Jan 1866
Age 61
Death of Nancy Compton in Buchanan, Virginia
Buchanan, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1866
    Event Place: Buchanan, Virginia

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