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- Came from England and settled in Charles County, Maryland. His age and the ages of his children are not known. -- Methmann, Alicia. Record of Compton Family.
Gloria Sue Hendry notes that his will was probated March 5, 1718. She believes that he was 21 in 1663 when he applied for land granted in 1664. It is noted that he "Immigrated." Hendry believes that he immigrated from Va. not from England
Some 1922 data, sent from a Mrs. D.C. Jones to Annie V. Compton, was compiled by "a professional genealogist, Mr. Culver for Mrs. Jones. It shows that the founder of Mrs Jones' family was John Compton who died in St Mary's County Md in 1719. Is this the same John Compton? This same genealogist reports that Mrs. Jones' family included "the Maryland families of Briscoe, Howard, dent, & Wilkinson."
Anne V. Compton and others have researched the Compton family in England, but they show no authentic link to the American line. Anne V writes:
"During the siege of Oliver Cromwell in England, two of Lord Compton's sons, William and James, emigrated to America, landing at Jamestown, Va. They went from there up in to Maryland and settled on a large estate in Maryland.
"James married in Maryland and came back to Virginia.
"Zachariah Compton, one of his descendants,, married Mary Middleton, of Maryland, and settled in Culpeper, Virginia.
"To this union were born Howard and others."
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Taylor Family Genealogy
Abt 1642 - 1718 (~ 76 years)