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William Henry (The loyalist) Compton 1740–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Compton Creek, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 1804

Death Location: Middletown, Monmouth

Father: William Compton

Mother: Jane Brown

Spouse(s): Sarah #73

Children(s): (possible) will), William #36, Phoebe Compton*, Catherine Compton, Cornelius Cornelius, Elizbeth Compton

William Henry (The loyalist) Compton was born in 1740 in Compton Creek, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA, the child of William Compton And Jane Joan Brown. In 1768, William Henry (The loyalist) Compton resided in New Jersey, USA. William Henry (The loyalist) Compton married Sarah Agnes Sweet Sweed Compton 65 73, and had children including Catherine Compton, Cornelius 1769 Compton I Think This Is The Wrong Cornelius, Elizbeth Compton, Jacob Compton, Judith Compton, Phoebe Mariah Compton, Possible John Compton As Mentioned In Nancy S Will, William Henry The Loyalist Compton Jr 32 36. William Henry (The loyalist) Compton passed away in 1804 in Middletown, Monmouth.

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Biography

  • William Henry (The loyalist) Compton was born in 1740 in Compton Creek, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA, the child of William Compton And Jane Joan Brown.
  • In 1768, William Henry (The loyalist) Compton resided in New Jersey, USA.
  • William Henry (The loyalist) Compton married Sarah Agnes Sweet Sweed Compton 65 73, and had children including Catherine Compton, Cornelius 1769 Compton I Think This Is The Wrong Cornelius, Elizbeth Compton, Jacob Compton, Judith Compton, Phoebe Mariah Compton, Possible John Compton As Mentioned In Nancy S Will, William Henry The Loyalist Compton Jr 32 36.
  • William Henry (The loyalist) Compton passed away in 1804 in Middletown, Monmouth.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Compton's Ancestors

Self
William Compton
1740–1804
Birth Place: Compton Creek, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA
Parents
William Compton
1703–1768
Middletown, Monmouth Distrtict, New Jersey
Jane (Joan) Brown
1720–1768
Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States
Grandparents
Richard (Sr) Compton
1667–1711
Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Mary (Ann) Browne
1653–1684
Milford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Compton
1645–1709
Mary Bowne
1653–1684
Francis Jr
1632–1696
Sarah (Usselton)
1634–1685
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Beaumont
1604–1654
Nathaniel Usselton
1610–1658
Imme Miller
1609–1680
William Barnes*
1615–1698
Rachel Lord
1617–1686

William Compton's Descendants

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William (Henry (The loyalist)) Compton (1740–1804) m. Sarah (Agnes Sweet\Sweed Compton #65 &) #73 (17 Nov 1740–Aft. 1804)
  1. 1. (possible) (John Compton (as mentioned in Nancy's) will) 1763–1804
  2. 2. William (Henry (The Loyalist) Compton Jr #32 &) #36 1771–1867
  3. 3. Phoebe (Mariah) Compton* 1783–1831
  4. 4. Catherine Compton 1767–1820
  5. 5. Cornelius ((1769) Compton *I think this is the wrong) Cornelius 1769–1847
  6. 6. Elizbeth Compton 1763–1847

William Compton's Timeline

4 Records

1740
1740
Birth of William Henry (The loyalist) Compton in Compton Creek, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA
Compton Creek, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA
1762
2 Mar 1762
Age 22
William Henry (The loyalist) Compton was married in New Jersey, United States
New Jersey, United States
1768
1768
Age 28
William Henry (The loyalist) Compton resided here in New Jersey, USA
New Jersey, USA
1804
1804
Age 64
Death of William Henry (The loyalist) Compton in Middletown, Monmouth
Middletown, Monmouth

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Compton Creek, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1762
    Event Place: New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1683-1802

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Middletown
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1683-1802

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Middletown, Monmouth
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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