Born about in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Compton
and Mary (Coddington) Compton
Sister of
Reuben Compton, John Compton, Lewis Compton, Hannah (Compton) Ayers, James Compton, Sophia (Compton) Lewis and William Compton
Wife of
Isaac Vail
— married
8 Feb 1762 in Somerset, New Jersey
Wife of
Nathaniel Woodward Sr.
— married
21 Nov 1773 in New Jersey
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 86
in Ohio, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 6 Feb 2012
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Biography
Rachel's husband's will dated 4 April 1770 names her father as James Compton and brother as Daniel Compton. NJ Wills. Father is Wikitree Compton-406 Rachel was born about 1735. Married previously to Isaac Vial. May have had 4 children by Vial and 6 children by Nathaniel Woodward Sr.
Sources
- https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/80842766/person/240139266796/facts accessed 21 May 2019
- US Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Ancestry.com.
- Genealogy of some of the Vail family descended from Thomas Vail at Salem, Mass., together with collateral lines. Charleston, SC: Walker, Evans & Cogswell, 1937. p 42-43.
- New Jersey State Archives. New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series. Trenton, New Jersey: John L Murphy Publishing Company.
- Alfred Vail's genealogical research papers, Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library
- As told by Oscar Woodward, 1981 - may have had 4 children by Vial and 6 children by Nathaniel Woodward Sr.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
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~0.39%
Anne Wilkinson
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member aaww6226
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~0.39%
Darla (Sones) Bell :
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~0.39%
Susan (DeFelice) Orlie :
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Beryl Meehan
Beryl Meehan
Compton-2139 and Compton-399 appear to represent the same person because: a match, plse merge
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by Beryl Meehan
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