Baldwin, I have never heard of either Charity or the Leiper name in the COMPTON the research of my dad or any that I have run into. Could be. MaryPat -----Original Message----- From: Baldwin Robertson [mailto:baldwin@wizard.net] Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 9:24 AM To: COMPTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Henry and William Compton of Davidson Co, TN Hi Clark, Thank you for the transcript of the bible of Henry Compton (b. 1784, KY; d. 1873 Davidson Co, TN). It says that Henry is the 2nd son of Charity. That is good evidence. You said that you believe Henry and William Compton (b. 1767, VA; d. 1846, Davidson, TN) are brothers and that their parents are Charity Leiper and William Compton. Do you have evidence? Given names can be clues of family connections. However, Henry's family and William's family have few names in common. Henry's children are: Rebecca Charity (named after her grandmothers) James W. Elizabeth W. Mary Jane Elvira Searcy Phillip Newel (after Philip Compton in 1788 KY tax list?) Thomas Ann William Henry Henrietta Sarah J. (named after her mother) William's children are: Elizabeth Briscoe (who is she named after?) William Scott (named after his mother's father) Mary Ann Shelby Felix Thomas D. M. Henry W. Susan Louisa (named partially after her mother?) There is no Charity in William's family and no Leiper in either family.

Baldwin, I imagine that there is some connection. The SEARCY name is, also, in my Rutherford Co., TN MORTON family. The dau. of James Blythe MORTON, b. 1756,died 1808. m. Catherine Wells, b. 1758. They had six children. My link is their son Jame Wilson MORTON b. Nov.25, 1785 m. Nancy Newsome. His sister Sally MORTON m. Col. Wm. Searcy. Mary Pat What is your COMPTON connection? -----Original Message----- From: Baldwin Robertson [mailto:baldwin@wizard.net] Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 9:46 AM To: COMPTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Elvira Searcy COMPTON (b. 1824, Davidson Co, TN) Mary Pat Elvira Searcy COMPTON (b. 12 Oct 1824) married Thomas Goodman 30 Dec 1845 in Davidson Co. Elvira Julia Searcy (b. 12 Oct 1801, Nashville; d. 6 Jul 1838, Nashville) married Andrew Erwin on 12 Oct 1820 in Nashville. Is there a connection? Baldwin

Mary Pat Elvira Searcy COMPTON (b. 12 Oct 1824) married Thomas Goodman 30 Dec 1845 in Davidson Co. Elvira Julia Searcy (b. 12 Oct 1801, Nashville; d. 6 Jul 1838, Nashville) married Andrew Erwin on 12 Oct 1820 in Nashville. Is there a connection? Baldwin

Hi Clark, Thank you for the transcript of the bible of Henry Compton (b. 1784, KY; d. 1873 Davidson Co, TN). It says that Henry is the 2nd son of Charity. That is good evidence. You said that you believe Henry and William Compton (b. 1767, VA; d. 1846, Davidson, TN) are brothers and that their parents are Charity Leiper and William Compton. Do you have evidence? Given names can be clues of family connections. However, Henry's family and William's family have few names in common. Henry's children are: Rebecca Charity (named after her grandmothers) James W. Elizabeth W. Mary Jane Elvira Searcy Phillip Newel (after Philip Compton in 1788 KY tax list?) Thomas Ann William Henry Henrietta Sarah J. (named after her mother) William's children are: Elizabeth Briscoe (who is she named after?) William Scott (named after his mother's father) Mary Ann Shelby Felix Thomas D. M. Henry W. Susan Louisa (named partially after her mother?) There is no Charity in William's family and no Leiper in either family.

I am looking for information on James H. Compton, born abt 1821 in VA? ....married Jamey, Amy Anna Claypool, d/o Jeremiah Claypool and Charity Miller Van Dyke. Children of Jamey and James H. were: Charity, b: aby 1842 Sebina, b: abt 1844 Jeremiah G. b: abt 1845 Margaret b: abt 1847 Mary Jane, b: abt 1848 George W. b: abt 1850 William A. , b: abt 1853 Sarah Ann, born abt 1855 Amy S.E. born abt 1858 (all these were in the Russell Co Census for 1860. Emma, born 1863 and Columbus born 1863 (twins) The last two were listed in the 1870 census for Doniphan Co Kansas along with their parents and siblings. Charity is the only one listed in 1880, in Pike Co KY....she is listed as a widow in 1870 and 1880. don't know where the others went...none are listed in Doniphan KS in 1880. was told that James and Jamie, died in Doniphan KS, but as yet have not verified this... Does anyone out there, have information on any of these Comptons???? Thanks, Judi ============================================== EARN MONEY FOR SURFING THE WEB Go to http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=EDO746 see how. Remember to use my ID EDO 746. Doing Genealogy research on the names Anderson,Blair, Bryant, Claypool, Compton, Doyle, Gibson, Hurst, McCown, Murphy,Osborne, Parker,and Smith . Also doing research on surnames Martin, Godsey, Burke, Grant, King and Lay

Clark, My dad started doing research on the family in 1930. He continued to do it and pass his work on to the family until he died in 1989. This is what I have. William Compton I, b. England, d. Virginia..emigrated with Lord Baltimore.settled in Virginia. William Compton, II m______. b. VA There many children , among whom was: William Compton III m.______. there were three children: William Compton IV m. Susan Mullen..He was b. 25 Dec 1760; she was b. 1776 and d. 1860. The William Compton who went to KY and then to Nashville in 1782 where he rented land from Capt. John Raines. ( this is the William who is a brother who is a brother to my Henry Compton I. Julianna Compton m. John Cartwright Henry Compton I m. Sarah Cox dau. of Thomas and Rebecca Cox. HenryI was b. 5/1/1784 at Boone Station, Fayet Fayette Co., KY. m.17 Dec 1815 Nashville, TN. 1806 moved to Davidson Co., TN; settled on 325 acres adn built a log house. War of 1812 with Andrew Jackson. Member of the Masonic Order, "He was a devoted adherent of the Christian church, was charitable to the poor and enjoyed the esteem and confidence of a large circle of friends." There were six children and I think you have these. One was Alvira Searcy who m. Thomas Goodman. When my daddy was a little boy, about 5 yrs. old he would visit with "Aunt Sarah Compton Lockett. (She was a grandaughter of Henry and Sarah Cox Compton and was the daug. of their son Philip N. Compton. Anyway, that is where he would stay while his mother went shopping downtown. Aunt Sarah had a large home on the Square. Hope some of this helps. MaryPat -----Original Message----- From: CCCompto@aol.com [mailto:CCCompto@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 7:09 AM To: mpsteiger@arkansasusa.com; COMPTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Henry Compton Hi Mary Pat, Henry Compton Sr. of Nashville, had a daughter, Alvira Surey, who married a Goodman. I believe this is who you are referring to. I have a copy of Henry Sr.s bible transcript that I found in the TN State Archives. Be happy to send a copy to you if you would like. The transcript lists marriages, births, deaths, etc. for all of Henry Sr. children. I believe I mentioned to you that I now believe that Henry Sr. and William (whom I am researching) were brothers and that their parents may have been William and Charity Lieper/Leiper Compton. If you would like more information let me know. Clark Compton

Hi Mary Pat, Henry Compton Sr. of Nashville, had a daughter, Alvira Surey, who married a Goodman. I believe this is who you are referring to. I have a copy of Henry Sr.s bible transcript that I found in the TN State Archives. Be happy to send a copy to you if you would like. The transcript lists marriages, births, deaths, etc. for all of Henry Sr. children. I believe I mentioned to you that I now believe that Henry Sr. and William (whom I am researching) were brothers and that their parents may have been William and Charity Lieper/Leiper Compton. If you would like more information let me know. Clark Compton

Clark, Just been wondering about your COMPTON connection. Mine are Davidson Co., TN Names I have are COMPTOM, GOODMAN, DAVIS, NEWSOM, and MORTON, VESS, WILHOITE and SPEIER. My gggrandmother was E(A)lvira Searcy COMPTON, daughter of Henry COMPTON. She married Thomas Goodman. -----Original Message----- From: CCCompto@aol.com [mailto:CCCompto@aol.com] Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 4:38 PM To: COMPTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Test Message The list has been getting a number of "bounced" messages. Ive tried to remove that/those addresses causing the bounces. This is a test to see if the problem has been cleared. No response is necessary. Thanks CLark

The list has been getting a number of "bounced" messages. Ive tried to remove that/those addresses causing the bounces. This is a test to see if the problem has been cleared. No response is necessary. Thanks CLark

Karen What line did your uncle come from? Let us hear more and we might be able to help you. Thanks and Happy hunting. it's addictive. Barbara -----Original Message----- From: Gramka@aol.com [mailto:Gramka@aol.com] Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 12:42 AM To: COMPTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Compton quarterly Dear Clark I too would like to get the Compton quarterly. My father-in-law recently died but while I was helping take care of him, he told me the story of his life. I am creating a book for my children that has old pictures and stories of their ancestors. His story has gotten me interested in finding out more for my children and grandchildren. My name is Karen L Compton 17820 Loundree Drive Sandy, Or 97055 GramKa@AOL.com

Clark, I would like to have the Compton Quarterly. I believe that you said that it was $6.00. I need the address as to where to send the money for the quarterlies. I receieve my retirement on the first of the month. I will send the money as soon as I can after that. Please send me the address via my e-mail. My name is Clifford Compton. My address is 5001 Pacific Blvd. S.E. #12 Albany, Oregon 97321 My e-mail address is: cliff@proaxis.com Thanks in advance. It will be very nice to get a copy of the quarterlies. Cliff

Dear Clark I too would like to get the Compton quarterly. My father-in-law recently died but while I was helping take care of him, he told me the story of his life. I am creating a book for my children that has old pictures and stories of their ancestors. His story has gotten me interested in finding out more for my children and grandchildren. My name is Karen L Compton 17820 Loundree Drive Sandy, Or 97055 GramKa@AOL.com

I am new to the list and I have just started researching the Compton family for my husband. They lived in Compton, Maryland and in West Virginia primarily. 1. NEWT COMPTON was born in Great Cacapon, WV, and died in Berkely Springs, WV. Children of NEWT COMPTON are: 2. i. HAMIL LYNWOOD2 COMPTON, SR., b. Great Cacapon, WV; d. Abt. 1965, Bethesda, MD. ii. EDWARD COMPTON. iii. ERNIE COMPTON. iv. ODESSA COMPTON. v. KATHRYN COMPTON. Generation No. 2 2. HAMIL LYNWOOD2 COMPTON, SR. (NEWT1) was born in Great Cacapon, WV, and died Abt. 1965 in Bethesda, MD. He married GRACE GRADWELL. Children of HAMIL COMPTON and GRACE GRADWELL are: 3. i. ARCHIE ALVAH3 COMPTON, SR., b. September 06, 1935, Compton, MD. 4. ii. HAMIL LYNWOOD COMPTON, JR., d. 1996, Gaithersburg, MD. iii. CHARLES COMPTON, b. September 03, 1932, Bethesda, MD; d. Abt. 1953, Korean War. More About CHARLES COMPTON: Burial: Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, VA 5. iv. CLARA DAWN COMPTON, b. Bethesda, MD. v. LAURA COMPTON. Generation No. 3 3. ARCHIE ALVAH3 COMPTON, SR. (HAMIL LYNWOOD2, NEWT1) was born September 06, 1935 in Compton, MD. He married JUDITH ANDREWS March 17, 1959 in Rockville, MD, daughter of FREDERICK ANDREWS and BARBARA FRAZIER. Children of ARCHIE COMPTON and JUDITH ANDREWS are: i. ARCHIE ALVAH4 COMPTON, JR., b. October 01, 1960. ii. KATHLEEN EVONNE COMPTON, b. January 31, 1962, Washington, DC. 4. HAMIL LYNWOOD3 COMPTON, JR. (HAMIL LYNWOOD2, NEWT1) died 1996 in Gaithersburg, MD. Children of HAMIL LYNWOOD COMPTON, JR. are: i. HAMIL LYNWOOD4 COMPTON II. ii. CHRIS COMPTON. 5. CLARA DAWN3 COMPTON (HAMIL LYNWOOD2, NEWT1) was born in Bethesda, MD. She married UNKNOWN CRANE. Child of CLARA COMPTON and UNKNOWN CRANE is: i. WAYNE4 CRANE.

In attempting to correct an error in the marriage date and principals for Ratliff Thompson and Catty Compton (see query at end of this message), I further compounded the problem by making some egregious errors in follow-up posts. Here are the corrections: Ratliff THOMPSON, b. 1767, s/o Archibald Thompson and Mary Elswick, m. Catty Compton Feb 10, 1762, Green Co., Ky., per Lula Hankins Hunter's transcript of Archibald Thompson Diary posted at http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/archibald THE MARRIAGE DATE IS FEB 10, 1797. Because the diary is over 200 years olds, some of the handwriting is hard to decipher, so the 10 Feb date is likely 18 Feb. WHERE I CAME UP WITH THE 1762 IS BEYOND ON. See next para. for note about Catty's birth date. In a record posted at the KYGREEN list by Barbara Marsh and rnichols, Catty's birth date is 1797, her father is Wm. Action, and bond is by Margaret Acton. THIS IS JUST PLAIN WRONG: I DON'T KNOW WHEN CATTY WAS BORN, AND I AM PASTING BARBARA MARSH AND RNICHOLS POSTS ABOUT THE GREEN CO., MARRIAGE RECORD (PASTED BELOW). I REGRET THE ERROR. Thompson RATLIFF, b. abt. 1802, s/o Nathan Ratliff and Mary "Polly" Farmer, named in his father's 1835 will, Montgomery Co., VA., m. Nancy Bromley abt. 1822, Ky. A record for William T. Steward, Lancaster, Ark., says Stewart went to Texas with his grandfather, Thompson Ratliff, by whom he was reared. (sources include Tom Thompson, will record, and Michael Ratliff). I DON'T KNOW WHAT CORRECTIONS ARE DUE HERE, BUT I HAVE GOTTEN A MESSAGE FROM A DESCENDANT OF THOMPSON RATLIFF AND MAYBE SHE CAN STRAIGHTEN US OUT. Responses to original post about the error in the Green Co., Ky., marriage record: By Barbara Marsh: > According to the GREEN COUNTY MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1793-1836 > the marriage is as follows: > > Thompson, Ratliff (A 15) > Compton, Caty > B 15 Sep 1797 > Ratliff Thompson & David Skaggs > C Wm Acton, father > Wit. David Skaggs > M18 Feb 1797 Benj Lynn > Bond Margaret Acton, Axton > By rnichols: > Green Co, Ky Marriage Records 1793-1836,p17 > Thompson, Ratliff > Compton, Caty > B 15 Sep 1797 > Ratliff Thompson & David Skaggs > C Wm Acton, father > Wit: David Skaggs > M 18 Feb 1797 Benj Lynn > Bond: Margaret Acton, (Axton) Original post: > I am grateful to Darlene Homme for posting the Green Co., Ky., > marriage records to the archives. > However, there is an error in the marriage for Ratliff Thompson, > which is in every record I have seen for these early Green County > marriages. > > http://c-23.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/ky/green/vitals/marr/m > arr1800.txt > > MARRIAGES, Green County Kentucky to 1800 > Contributed to the USGW Kentucky Archives by: Darlene Homme July > 25, 1999 > > THOMPSON, RATLIFF to ACTON, MARGARET ON 15 Feb 1797 > > I've no explanation as to why Ratliff's marriage was recorded as > being to a Margaret Acton, because according to an entry in > Ratliff's father's diary posted at > http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/archibald the > marriage was to a Catty Crumpton (Compton). > > PAGE 62 > February 10th 1797 > Ratliff Thompson and > Catty Cumpton was Joyn in > the holy State of matrimoney > To the praise and Glory of god > Amen----- > > > Subsequent land records for Ratliff give Catty's full name as > Catherine > > Thanks, > Jemima Gee Morse

I found the following Comptons while doing research yesterday at the library: Zachariah COMPTON, Garrard Co., KY, Will Book A, p. 179 Names wife Catherine, daughter Betsy ISON, son Heli COMPTON, son Burras COMPTON, daughters Sally PETER, Betsy ISON. Executors William PETER and son Burras COMPTON. Written 6-25-1804. Winessed by Charles SPILLMAN, James ISON, Hugh TURPIN, Probated November Court 1804. James DISMUKES, Garrard Co., KY, Will Book B, p. 25 Names wife Geny, daughter Amy (or Anny) COMPTON, sons William and Joseph DISMUKES, daughter Polly SMITHs 4 daughters Nancy, Egletina, America and Levisa; daughter Sally SMITH. Executors Genny DISMUKES and Burris COMPTON. Written 2-8-1810. Witnessed by Charles SPILMAN, John WILD, Henry THOMPSON. No probate date. Marriage Index for Lincoln Co., KY: Joel COMPTON - Polly TAYLOR 2-14-1805 Robert COMPTON - Jennie TAYLOR 2-18-1808 William COMPTON - Sarah BROXDEL 6-24-1824 Jeremiah WADE - Nancy COMPTON 2-10-1824 Robert COMPTON - Sarah LITTLE 2-5-1827 John PARR - Elizabeth COMPTON 4-22-1830 Robert C. COMPTON - Agnes PARR 8-29-1829 Augustine CUMPTON - Anne THRELKELD - 6-14-1784 These were in the book Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records, compiled by Mrs. Harry Kennett McAdams, published by Genealogy Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD. Randie rjm66@pacbell.net

I have traced my ggg-grandfather, Larkin COMPTON, from Orange Co, Indiana, to Guilford Co, NC, where he married Becky Andrew 4 Nov 1818. Larkin is in the 1820 Guilford Co, NC Census, and has gone to Indiana by 1830. I do not believe Larkin is from Guilford Co., nor do I think he is connected with Aquilla Compton's branch in Orange Co, NC. I am inclined to think he is from South Carolina. There are other Compton marriages in Guilford Co. around the same time Larkin and Becky married, and I think the following names may tie in with him. 1. Fanney Compton & John GRISSOM, m. 11 Sept 1819. 2. Elizabeth "Betsey" Compton & Tilmon STORY, m. 3 Feb 1817. Have land records, deed records & probate records from Orange Co, IN, that tie Tilmon Story and Larkin Compton together. Larkin was made guardian of Tilmon Story's children in 1836. 3. James Compton & Mary WHITT, m. 18 Feb 1825. In the 1850 Guilford Co, Census, the Southern Division, there is a John CRUMPTON, 56, laborer, b. SC, and Mary CRUMPTON, 63, b. Guilford Co, NC. Thanks for reading. Cordially, Lorena McNeely

Hello List, I research the COMPTON surname, my mother was a Compton, and I also research my husband's line of McNeely. I have not seen any mention of a Compton/McNeely connection, but decided to check it out on the list. A family member gave me a letter he received in Feb. 1978 from a Mrs. Harry F. Brown of Oklahoma City, OK. Mrs. Brown said William "John" McNeely of Adair Co, KY, married an Elizabeth Cumpton and they had a son, Cyrus, and a daughter, Jane. Wm. McNeely's first wife was Margaret "Peggy" Conover. If you have anything, please contact me. Cordially, Lorena Hughes McNeely

If you have any relatives that died in Saint Joseph County, Indiana, from 1920 to 1969, you might want to check out the following site. Information on how to obtain the obituary is included. http://www.sjcpl.lib.in.us/homepage/LocalHist/necrology.html

Ratliff THOMPSON, b. 1767, s/o Archibald Thompson and Mary Elswick, m. Catty Compton Feb 10, 1762, Green Co., Ky., per Lula Hankins Hunter's transcript of Archibald Thompson Diary posted at http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/archibald In a record posted at the KYGREEN list by Barbara Marsh and rnichols, Catty's birth date is 1797, her father is Wm. Action, and bond is by Margaret Acton. Thompson RATLIFF, b. abt. 1802, s/o Nathan Ratliff and Mary "Polly" Farmer, named in his father's 1835 will, Montgomery Co., VA., m. Nancy Bromley abt. 1822, Ky. A record for William T. Steward, Lancaster, Ark., says Stewart went to Texas with his grandfather, Thompson Ratliff, by whom he was reared. (sources include Tom Thompson, will record, and Michael Ratliff). From: "jriccio" <JRiccio1@compuserve.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:11 PM wrote: > I just had a thought we might ponder - There was a 'Thompson Ratliff' as > well as our 'Ratliff Thompson'. Could it be that this record pertains to > him? And was it [perhaps] a double wedding? Could they [maybe] have been > cousins of a sort, which would give us a connection [possibly] that might, > indeed prove eventually that Mary Elswick's mother was actually Lydia > Ratliff before her first marriage? > > I found the two names reversed on some land records in AR, which would be > easy for a transcriber to do, since both are surnames. Not being familiar > with the family, it could be that 'Thompson' was arbitrarily 'picked' as > the surname in the transcription.

Lorena, I dont have this branch but you might put up an inquiry on the CRUMPTON-L@rootsweb.com list. They have done a lot of work on the Compton/Crumpton connection. Clark