Jeremiah Horn Compton

1754 - 1844  (89 years)

• Name	Jeremiah Horn Compton
  Birth	Oct 1754	New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Jun 1844	Shiloh Cemetery, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennesee
  Death	19 Jun 1844	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I68490	Ingram-Related
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	John Compton,   b. Abt 1735, Of Somerset Co., NJ, Bedford Co, VA And Botetourt Co., VA d. 1778, Botetourt County, Virginia (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Margaret,   b. Abt 1736, Of Somerset Co., NJ, Bedford Co, VA And Botetourt Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1756
  Family ID	F19248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Laymon,   b. 1763, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d. Aft 10 Nov 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1784	Botetourt County, Virginia
  Children	1. Joseph Compton,   b. 1787-1788, of Sevier County, Tennessee d. 4 Jan 1865, Walker County, Alabama (Age 77 years)   2. Cyrus Compton,   b. 1 Jul 1804, Sevier County, Tennessee d. Abt 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee (Age 75 years)   3. William Marcum Compton,   b. 22 Sep 1806, Sevier County, Tennessee d. 1898, Blount County, Alabama (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F27508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

• Notes

  Revolutionary War excerpt states he was born in Brunswick County, New Jersey in 1757, joined the continental Army in Botetourt County, Virginia, married Elizabeth Laymon in 1787, and moved to Sevier County, Tennessee, near the Pigeon River in 1790. 1830 Federal Census Page 99 Heads of Families, Sevier County, Tennesee Compton, Jeremiah Males Under 5 = 1 Males between 15-20 = 1 Males between 70-80 = 1 Females between 20-30 = 1 Females between 60-70 = 1 RESIDENCE: Enlisted in Rev. War per pension record. RESIDENCE: Lived from 1793 to 1800 in this county, which later became part ofTennessee. DEATH: Death noted per Rev. War Pension Record. RESIDENCE: 1800-1801 moved from Washington County, North Carolina (LaterTennessee) to Sevier County, Tennessee; where he resided until his death.