Zachariah Compton (1739 - abt. 1788)

Born 19 Mar 1739 in La Plata, Charles, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Middleton) Compton — married after 1771 (to 1788) in , Charles County, Maryland

Descendants

Died about 1788 at about age 48 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America

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Biography

Soldier Zachariah Compton served with Culpeper County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Zachariah Compton is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A024745.

Unsourced children include Walter born 1760, Mathew born 1771, Richard born 1771, Mathew IV born 1778, Lawrence born 178 and, Samuel born 1784,

Marriage ABT 1752

Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.

Death also found as 1788 in Culpepper Co., Va. ^[1]

Zachariah COMPTON (19 March 1738/39, La Plata, Charles County, Maryland, British North America - 1790, Bluefield, Mercer County, [West] Virginia: interment at Culpeper County, Virginia) [M]: m. Mary Ann MIDDLETON (ABT 1737, <Charles County>, Maryland, British North America - 31 July 1811, Culpeper County, Virginia), AFT 1771 G0494A: Zachariah COMPTON [004] Birth: 19 March 1738/39, LaPlata, Charles County, Maryland, British North America Death: 1790, Bluefield, Mercer County, [West] Virginia Interment: Culpeper County, Virginia Father: Matthew COMPTON II (26 June 1709, Charles County, Maryland, British North America - 4 March 1770, St. Mary's County, Maryland, British North America) Mother: *Rachel HOWARD (1714, Charles County, Maryland, British North America - 1787, Charles County, Maryland)

This reference states death in Mercer, WV but interment in Culpeper.

Service: VIRGINIA Rank: SOLDIER Birth: 3-19-1739 CHARLES CO MARYLAND Death: 1788 CULPEPER CO VIRGINIA Service Source: HONTS, A LIST OF CLASSES IN CULPEPER CO VA FOR JAN 1781, GRC 1983, S1 VOL 213, P 11, NO 43 Service Description: 1) CULPEPER CO MILITIA Ancestor #: A024745

Source DAR DAR Ancestor # A024745^[2]: Rank: Soldier (Virginia). Private in Lt. Col. Elias Edmonds's Virginia Artillery Regiment (First Virginia State Regiment of Artillery) during the Revolutionary War. Culpeper County, VA Militia (VADAR Jan 1781 list of classes) – [age 43].

Zachariah COMPTON held the rank of Private in Lieutenant-Colonel Elias Edmonds's Virginia Artillery Regiment (First Virginia State Regiment of Artillery) during the Revolutionary War. But it seems that, as late as 1782, Zachariah COMPTON continued to reside in Charles County, Maryland. He later moved to Culpeper County, Virginia and is said to have died in Bluefield, Mercer County, [West] Virginia while visiting one of his sons.

Charles County Land Record Book G#3, 1756-1761; Page 529. Lease. Jan 27, 1761 from Stephen Compton of CC, planter, and Mary, his wife, formerly Mary Warren, to Zachariah Compton of CC, planter, for 10 shillings, a tract of land in CC commonly called Warrens Discovery, containing about 280 acres, which same tract of land was devised to sd Mary by her father, John Warren. This is a lease for the natural life of sd Stephen Compton, and for no other use, paying yearly 1 shilling sterling if required. Signed - Stephen Compton, Mary Compton. Wit - John Winters, Robt Horner. Recorded Apr 15, 1761.

Charles County Land Record Book L#3, 1761-1765; Page 90. Mar 12, 1762 from Zachariah Compton of CC, planter, to Stephen Compton of CC, planter, for 10 shillings, all that tract of land in CC called Warrens Discovery, containing about 280 acres, during the natural life of sd Stephen, paying yearly, if required, 1 shilling sterling. Signed - Zach. Compton, wit - Dan of St. Thos. Jenifer*, Dan Jenifer*_ Recorded Mar 12, 1762. (1)

He was not listed as an heir in his father's will of 1770. He moved to Culpeper Co, Virginia 1775, Culpeper Co, Virginia: listed as a buyer at the sale of one Henry Threlkeld.

Information from Records of Charles County, Maryland: Deed Book G3 P529 - Stephen COMPTON of Charles County, Maryland, planter, and Mary, his wife, formerly Mary WARREN, to Zachariah COMPTON of same place, planter, sum of 10 shillings consideration, "all that tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in County aforesaid, and known by the name of Warren's Discovery, containing by estimation 280 acres of land more or less, which said tract of land was devised to the said Mary by her father John WARREN . . . to hold said tract of land during the natural life of Zachariah COMPTON and to or for no other use whatsoever." Witness: John Winters and Robert Horney /s/ Stephen COMPTON /s/ Mary COMPTON

Deed Book L3 P90 12 March 1762 - Zachariah Compton of Charles County, Maryland, planter, to Stephen Compton of same place, planter, sum of . . . . . shillings (sum obliterated) a parcel of land commonly called Warren's Discovery, containing by estimation 280 acres more or less to hold for the life of Stephen Compton.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Tom Bredehoft, 9/5/2013
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 3 Jan 2022), "Record of Zachariah Compton", Ancestor # A024745.,

(1) 1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County, Maryland Hundred - Piccawaxen or Wm&Mary: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 299-81: WARRENS DISCOVERY: 280 acres; Possession of - 280 Acres - Warren, John : Surveyed 31 July 1683 for Humphrey Warren: Conveyance notes - John Warren son of Humphrey Warren,

• "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR9K-LHF : 29 January 2020), Zackariah Compton in entry for Stephen Compton, 1853.[[1]]
• Norris, Mary Boldridge, 1886-, comp. Property tax list of Culpeper County, Virginia and names of slaves, 1783 / compiled by Mrs. Garland C. Norris, Raleigh, N. C. : [M. B. Norris, 1936?], p. 16. Norris, Mary Boldridge, 1886-, comp. Property tax list of Culpeper County, Virginia and names of slaves, 1783
• Genealogy of Nancy Compton White's ancestors and descendants, 1664 to 1944 : dedicated to Elaine Ann White (age 4 3/4 years), daughter of Captain and Mrs. R.M. White, Hutchinson, Kansas

Author: Perry S White; Mildred C Irwin White Publisher: Washington [District of Columbia] : L.C. Photoduplication Service, 1985. Edition/Format: Book Microform : Microfilm : EnglishView all editions and formats Database: WorldCat Summary: Zachariah Compton (1710-1790) was the grandfather of Nancy Compton (1803-1888), who married Marshall White at Lebanon, Ohio in 1832, and had four sons. Descendants and relatives lived in Ohio, Illinois, Kansas and elsewhere. Ancestors lived in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia and elsewhere. http://www.worldcat.org/title/genealogy-of-nancy-compton-whites-ancestors-and-descendants-1664-to-1944-dedicated-to-elaine-ann-white-age-4-34-years-daughter-of-captain-and-mrs-rm-white-hutchinson-kansas/oclc/865798417&referer=brief_results[[2]]

• "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YMN-VDV?cc=1803986&wc=SNY8-6TY%3A146535701%2C148442101 : 20 May 2014), Charles > Wills 1782-1785 > image 217 of 249; Hall of Records[[3]]
• Norris, Mary Boldridge, 1886-, comp. Property tax list of Culpeper County, Virginia and names of slaves, 1783 / compiled by Mrs. Garland C. Norris, Raleigh, N. C. : [M. B. Norris, 1936?], p. 16.
• Culpeper County, Virginia. Will Book C (1783-1791), p. 364-365, recorded 19 April 1790.
• Culpeper County, Virginia, will books B and C, court suits, loose papers, inscriptions / compiled and published by Dorothy Ford Wulfeck. Naugatuck, Connecticut : D.F. Wulfeck, 1965.[[4]]

See Also:

• FamilySearch Tree
• "Find A Grave Zachariah Compton

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of mcdougle 2010-06-30.ged on 01 July 2010.
• This profile developed through the merging of Compton-142 and Compton-49.