Hello Mary, The Acquilla Compton who married Phoebe Marsh had a brother, Norris, who married a Mary Marsh. An Elizabeth Marsh married my GGGG Uncle, Elisha Wells.? Elisha was an uncle to the William Wider D. Wells who married the Rachel Compton daughter of Erasamus Compton.? Elisha and Elizabeth Marsh Wells settled for a number of years in the Spartenburg area of South Carolina which they left ca 1830 for DeKalb County, GA. Elizabeth's brother, Abner Marsh, apparently accompanied? Elisha and family to South Carolina where he married a Nancy Layton in South Carolina. It has been my experience to find some families kept together, especially in migratory groups which moved into new territory. I have not checked the Spartenburg area for any Comptons, but I would not doubt that some were in the area. I have intentionally given you all of the related family names above, so that you might check these out to see if any families of those names were in the vicinity of your Mary Compton. William Wilder D. Wells moved his family to Greene County, Missouri, where he was when each of his parents died.? William's mother was Elizabeth Compton Herndon who had married Rev. William Willis Wells in Orange County, NC. The following documents mention some other Comptons, whom I believe to be the brothers of his wife, Rachal Compton: Had a Chasey Crumpton(variation of Compton), age 34, living in the household in 1850. John Henderson Wells was security for this marriage. DEED BOOK 34 PAGE 451 ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: WELLS TO COMPTON I, William W. Wells of County of Greene and State of Missouri do authorize John Compton of North Carolina as attorney, to take into his possession a certain slave named Alexander and to collect monies that is due me by inheritance from the estate of Willis Wells, deceased of Orange County. Witness:???????????????????????????????????????????????? Signed: 28 May 1854 Thomas M. Compton??????????????????????????????????????????? William W. Wells DEED BOOK 35 PAGE 138 ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: I, Welder W. Wells of County of Webster and State of Missouri appoint Aquilla Compton of Orange County my attorney to collect all monies, that may be due me from the estate of Elizabeth Wells, deceased, County of Orange and State of North Carolina. Signed: 4 March 1856 Welder W. Wells In presence of Thomas M. Compton, Greene County, Missouri 23 May 1856. Thomas M. Compton appeared before us as a witness to above instrument and said it was written in his presence. Hope this is of help to someone. Best regards, John Fox Winston Salem NC -----Original Message----- From: MEW0838@aol.com To: ncorange@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 30 May 2007 10:01 am Subject: Re: [NCORANGE] COMPTON GENEALOGY DOES ANYONE HAVE A HARRIET COMPTON MARRIED TO THOMAS HOWARD FROM GREENVILLE, S.C. ABOUT 1838. I AM HAVING DIFFICULTY FINDING THIS COMPTON LINE. THE CENSUS SAYS SHE WAS BORN IN NORTH CAROLINA. THANKS MARY ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.