John Compton (1732 - 1778)

Born 1732 in New Jersey

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Died 1778 at about age 46 in Botetourt County, Virginia

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Biography

John Compton was a Virginia colonist.

John was born in 1735. He passed away in 1822. John Compton^[1][2]

b. c.1732 Monmouth, New Jersey

d. (killed on his property) Spring 1778, Botecourt, VA^[1]

estate inventory: 09 May 1778^[1]

Marriage

m.1 1754 New Jersey: Lydia Frantz (Mrs. Lydia _____ Garhart/Carhart) (d. abt. Dec 1755)^[1] Issue:

• Amy (b. Dec 1755 New Jersey)^[1] m. Gerard/Jarrett Brickey, Rev. War soldier^[3]

m.2 after Dec 1755 NJ Margaret _____.^[4] Issue:^[1]

• Richard (moved to MO)

• Stephen (moved to MO)

• John (moved to MO)

• William m. 1785 Elizabeth Garlick

• Jeremia m. 1787 Elizabeth Layman

• Joseph m. 25 Dec 1787 Elizabeth Alley (moved to Montgomery Co., VA)

• Lydia m. 1785 Stephen Hagdon or Hayden (?)

Residence

• New Jersey

• 1772: moved with Margaret to Botecourt, VA^[1]

Property

• 05 May 1775: 411 acres on Long Run Creek^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Compton, 1944
2. ↑ Birth date 1730 is a guess, based on daughter's birth 1755
3. ↑ FamilySearch, Rest of Story March 18, 2014, accessed February 5, 2015
4. ↑ German lady (Compton, 1944); Margaret m.2 16 Apr 1780 William Aston; merge info: m.2 1755 NJ: Margaret Raemer

• Botetourt County, Virginia Deed Book 2, p. 144 (FHL Film 7893747, Image 400); 5 May 1775, John Mills and Mary, his wife, of Botetourt Co. to John Kompton of same, 411 acres on Long Run now in Kompton’s possession and patented 1749. Mary relinquished dower. Note: Long Run is near the town of Buchanan in the NE corner of Botetourt Co.

• Botetourt County, Virginia Will Book 1, p. 93 (FHL Film 7644336, Image 55); 9 May 1778, In Consequence of an Order of Court to us Directed We the subscribers being first sworn to Appraise the Moveable Estate of John Compton, Decd, do Accordingly Value each Article to the sum annexed in the following list. List included livestock, farm utensils, furniture, etc. [Signed] James Alcorn, James Smith, Joshua Phipps.

See also:

• Compton, C.V. (1944). Comptonology, 3(4), pp.1 San Antonio, TX. familysearch.org. eBook.

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZ8M-C5F