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Zachariah Compton 1739–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1739

Birth Location: Charles County, Maryland, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: West Virginia, USA

Father: Matthew Compton

Mother: Rachel Howard

Spouse(s): Mary Middleton

Children(s): Matthew Compton

Zachariah Compton was born in 1739 in Charles County, Maryland, British Colonial America, the child of Matthew Ii Compton And Rachel Howard Daughter Of William Iii Stevens Howard. Zachariah Compton married Mary Ann Middleton Daughter Of James Middleton, and had children including Matthew Iii Compton. Zachariah Compton passed away in 1790 in West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Zachariah Compton was born in 1739 in Charles County, Maryland, British Colonial America, the child of Matthew Ii Compton And Rachel Howard Daughter Of William Iii Stevens Howard.
  • Zachariah Compton married Mary Ann Middleton Daughter Of James Middleton, and had children including Matthew Iii Compton.
  • Zachariah Compton passed away in 1790 in West Virginia, USA.

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Zachariah Compton's Ancestors

Self
Zachariah Compton
1739–1790
Birth Place: Charles County, Maryland, British Colonial America
Parents
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
Grandparents
Mathew ((I)) Compton
1671–1747
Charles County, Maryland, British Colonial America
Susanna (Briscoe Daughter of Col. Philip) Briscoe
1691–1739
Charles County, Maryland, British Colonial America
William ((III) Stevens) Howard
1684–1734
Marion, Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America
Elizabeth (Douglas Daughter of John (II)) Douglas
1685–1718
Charles County, Maryland, British Colonial America
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Compton
1603–1694
Susanna Freeman
1605–1664
Robert Maryland
1611–1664
Eleanore Maryland
1618–1661
Dr. Briscoe
1612–1699
Elizabeth Dubois
1612–1648
Edward Swann
1630–1709
Susannah Heath
1632–1676
George Howard
1629–1663
Alice Keyser
1630–1707
William Stevens
1640–1681
Elizabeth Stevens
–1693
John Douglas
1636–1678
Sarah Bonner
1644–1718
William Heard
1633–1665
Bridget Heard
–1665

Zachariah Compton's Descendants

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Zachariah Compton (19 Mar 1739–1790) m. Mary (Ann Middleton Daughter of James) Middleton (1735–31 Jul 1811)
  1. 1. Matthew ((III)) Compton 1779–1854 m. Nancy (Vaughan Daughter of William (III)) Vaughan 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

Zachariah Compton's Timeline

2 Records

1739
19 Mar 1739
Birth of Zachariah Compton in Charles County, Maryland, British Colonial America
Charles County, Maryland, British Colonial America
1790
1790
Age 51
Death of Zachariah Compton in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1739
    Event Place: Charles County, Maryland, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA

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