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.