John Compton

1793 - 1850  (57 years)

• Name	John Compton
  Birth	1 May 1793	Woodford County, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Burial	May 1850	Smith-Compton Cemetery, Washington County, Missouri
  Death	16 May 1850	Washington County, Missouri
  Person ID	I40782	Ingram-Related
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Richard Compton,   b. Abt 1770, Of Somerset Co., New Jersey d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth 'Liz' Cummings,   b. Abt 1773   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	18 Oct 1791	Madison County, Kentucky
  Family ID	F19249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret 'Peggy' Shofner,   b. 1794, Green County, Kentucky d. Aft 1880, Washington County, Missouri (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	8 Jul 1812	Green County, Kentucky   [1]
  Children	1. Charles Compton   2. Christopher Compton   3. Jonathan Compton,   b. 1808, Green County, Kentucky d. 22 Dec 1884, Washington County, Missouri (Age 76 years)   4. Isom C. Compton,   b. 1815, Green County, Kentucky d. Washington County, Missouri   5. Elizabeth Compton,   b. 1817, Kentucky Or Missouri d. Yes, date unknown   6. Martha Compton,   b. 9 Feb 1818, Green County, Kentucky d. 5 Jun 1887, Crawford County, Missouri (Age 69 years)   7. Jefferson C. Compton,   b. 1819, Kentucky Or Missouri d. Between 1850 and 1856 (Age 31 years)   8. David Compton,   b. 1825, Washington County, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown   9. Henry S. Compton,   b. 15 May 1827, Washington County, Missouri d. 25 Nov 1898, Washington County, Missouri (Age 71 years)   10. James William Compton,   b. 17 Nov 1831, Washington County, Missouri d. 4 Nov 1916, Linn County, Oregon (Age 84 years)   11. Elias Green Compton,   b. 1834, Washington County, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown   12. John H. Compton,   b. 1836, Washington County, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F14056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

• Notes

  From Comptonology - Volume 2, Number 9, February 1943 issue: Page 45, Records of James Mattison Compton, 1614 Highland Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. He stated that the wife of John Compton wasMargaretSchaffer. Page 45, John Compton was born 1793, Woodford County, Kentucky and marri Margaret Schaffer. Page 45, Margaret was admitted to communion at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Woodford County, Kentucky in 1819. From Comptonology - Volume 2, Number 9, February 1943 issue: Page 45, Records of Thomas J. Compton, Potosi, Missouri, states that John Compton was born 1 May 1793 and died 16 May 1850. This was his great grandfather. His Grandfather was Henry Compton, son of John Compton. Note:  Green County, Kentucky marriage records list John Compton and Margaret Shofner married on July 08, 1812 in Green County, Kentucky, father listed as Richard Compton]. Note: There were two separate Compton branches that lived in Green County, Kentucky, one apparently for only a short time.   One lived in Halifax County, Virginia and the other in Bedford County, Virginia. They most likely were related.  Some of the Bedford Comptons go back to New Jersey, and some are from Eastern Virginia.  The Halifax Comptons, to date, only go back to Eastern Virginia. 1830 Washington County Missouri census: 1st column  under 5 years of age 2nd  5 to 10 years 3rd 10 to 15 years 4th 15 to 20 years 5th 20 to 30 years 6th 30 to 40 years 7th 40 to 50 years 8th 50 to 60 years 9th 60 to 70 years 10th 70 to 80 years 11th 80 to 90 years 12th 90 to 100 years 13th 100 years and upward John Cumpton 2-2-1-1-0-1    0-1-1-1-0-1   Page 76 John B. Cumpton 0-1-1-0-0-0-1-0-1   0-1-1-0-0-0-0-1    Page 69 Stephen Cumpton 0-0-0-0-1   0-0-0-1  Page 66

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] State of Kentucky - Green County, Marriages. Microfilm number 216,825.