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Zachariah Compton 1739–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 March 1739

Birth Location: La Plata, Charles County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Mathew Compton

Mother: Rachel Howard

Spouse(s): Mary Middleton

Children(s):

Zachariah Compton was born in 1739 in La Plata, Charles County, Maryland, USA, the child of Mathew Compton And Rachel Howard. Zachariah Compton married Mary Ann Middleton. Zachariah Compton passed away in 1790 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Zachariah Compton was born in 1739 in La Plata, Charles County, Maryland, USA, the child of Mathew Compton And Rachel Howard.
  • Zachariah Compton married Mary Ann Middleton.
  • Zachariah Compton passed away in 1790 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA.

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Zachariah Compton's Ancestors

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Zachariah Compton
1739–1790
Birth Place: La Plata, Charles County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Mathew Compton
1709–1770
Charles, Maryland, United States
Rachel Howard
1714–1789
Calvert County, Maryland
Grandparents
Mathew (Compton) Sr
1671–1747
Charles County, Maryland
Susannah (Owensa) Briscoe
1676–1739
Charles County, Maryland
William (Stevens) Howard
1684–1734
Somerset, Maryland
Elizabeth...
1675–
Charles County, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
John Compton
1638–1718
Phillip Briscoe
1648–1724
Susannah Swann
1651–1740
Edmund Howard
1650–1712
Margaret Dent
1662–1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Briscoe
1612–1699
Elizabeth Dubois
1615–
Edward Swann
1630–1699
George Howard
1628–1662
Judge Dent
1630–1676
Rebecca Wilkinson
1634–1726

Zachariah Compton's Timeline

3 Records

1739
19 March 1739
Birth of Zachariah Compton in La Plata, Charles County, Maryland, USA
La Plata, Charles County, Maryland, USA
1752
1752
Age 13
Zachariah Compton was married
None
1790
1790
Age 51
Death of Zachariah Compton in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 March 1739
    Event Place: La Plata, Charles County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1734; Birth city: Charles; Birth state: MD
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1752
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1734; Birth city: Charles; Birth state: MD

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1734; Birth city: Charles; Birth state: MD
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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