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William Compton

Male 1771 - 1867  (96 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Compton was born in 1771 in Compton Creek, , Monmouth, New Jersy, United States (son of William Henry Compton and Sarah Sweet); died in 1867 in Belle River, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried in Brooklyn Church of Scotland Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

    Family/Spouse: Mary Vaughan. Mary (daughter of Daniel Vaughan and Lydia Harrington) was born on 26 Feb 1784 in Chester, Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 16 Mar 1866 in Belle River, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried in Brooklyn Church of Scotland Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Lydia Compton
    2. Henry Compton was born about 1803 in Quaco, St Martin's, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; died in Apr 1863 in Belle River, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    3. Daniel Donald Compton was born about 1807 in Quaco, St Martin's, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 5 Jan 1869 in Belle River, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    4. Louisa Compton was born about 1810 in Wallace, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 9 Feb 1874 in Belle River, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried in Belle River Pioneer Cemetery, Factory Road, Belle River, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    5. Sarah Agnes Sally Compton was born about 1810; died on 16 Feb 1889 in Belle River, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    6. William Compton was born about 1811 in , , New Brunswick, Canada; died in , , New Brunswick, Canada.
    7. John Compton was born on 6 Apr 1812 in Quaco, St Martin's, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 7 Aug 1901 in Belle River, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried in Belle River Pioneer Cemetery, Factory Road, Belle River, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    8. Wellington Compton was born about 1815; died on 5 Jan 1902 in Belle River, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    9. Joseph Benjamin Compton was born about 1817 in , Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 9 May 1898 in Brooklyn, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    10. Emily Compton was born on 5 Jan 1817; died in , , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    11. James Ebenezer Compton was born about 1819 in , , Prince Edward Island, Canada; died in Belle River, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    12. Mary Compton was born about 1820 in , , Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 15 Mar 1886 in Brooklyn, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Henry Compton was born in 1740 in Compton Creek, , Monmouth, New Jersy, United States (son of William Compton and Jean Jane Browne); died in 1804 in Saint John, , New Brunswick, Canada.

    William married Sarah Sweet on 2 Feb 1762 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. Sarah (daughter of Godfrey Sweet and Elizabeth Van Echstein) was born on 17 Nov 1740 in , , Rhode Island, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Sweet was born on 17 Nov 1740 in , , Rhode Island, United States (daughter of Godfrey Sweet and Elizabeth Van Echstein); and died.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Compton
    2. Judith Compton and died.
    3. Phoebe Compton and died.
    4. Catherine Compton and died.
    5. 1. William Compton was born in 1771 in Compton Creek, , Monmouth, New Jersy, United States; died in 1867 in Belle River, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried in Brooklyn Church of Scotland Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    6. Jacob Compton and died.
    7. Cornelious Compton was born in 1775; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Compton was born in 1649 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States (son of Cornelious Compton, Sr. and Elizabeth Applegate); died on 11 Sep 1758 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.

    William married Jean Jane Browne. Jean (daughter of John Browne and Jean Hume) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Jean Jane Browne (daughter of John Browne and Jean Hume); and died.
    Children:
    1. Mathias Compton
    2. 2. William Henry Compton was born in 1740 in Compton Creek, , Monmouth, New Jersy, United States; died in 1804 in Saint John, , New Brunswick, Canada.
    3. Catherine Compton was born on 27 Dec 1747 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States; died on 19 Oct 1839 in , , New York, United States.

  3. 6.  Godfrey Sweet (son of Samuel Sweet and Sarah Cranston); and died.

    Godfrey married Elizabeth Van Echstein. Elizabeth (daughter of William Van Echstein and Mary Chambers) was born on 31 Aug 1715; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Van Echstein was born on 31 Aug 1715 (daughter of William Van Echstein and Mary Chambers); and died.
    Children:
    1. 3. Sarah Sweet was born on 17 Nov 1740 in , , Rhode Island, United States; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Cornelious Compton, Sr. was born in 1670 in , Monmouth, New Jersey, United States (son of William Henry Compton, II and Mary Bowne); died on 14 Jan 1758 in , Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.

    Cornelious married Elizabeth Applegate in 1698. Elizabeth (daughter of Bartholomew Applegate and Johanna Gibbons) was born in 1681 in , Monmouth, New Jersey, United States; died in 1775 in , Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Applegate was born in 1681 in , Monmouth, New Jersey, United States (daughter of Bartholomew Applegate and Johanna Gibbons); died in 1775 in , Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.
    Children:
    1. 4. William Compton was born in 1649 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States; died on 11 Sep 1758 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.
    2. Elizabeth Compton

  3. 10.  John Browne

    John married Jean Hume. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Jean Hume
    Children:
    1. 5. Jean Jane Browne and died.

  5. 12.  Samuel Sweet and died.

    Samuel married Sarah Cranston. Sarah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Sarah Cranston and died.
    Children:
    1. 6. Godfrey Sweet and died.

  7. 14.  William Van Echstein and died.

    William married Mary Chambers. Mary (daughter of John Chambers and Mary) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Mary Chambers (daughter of John Chambers and Mary); and died.
    Children:
    1. 7. Elizabeth Van Echstein was born on 31 Aug 1715; and died.