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John Compton


1664 John Compton Laid out for Richard Wattson of this prouince plantr a parcell of land in St Marys County Called Wattsons Choice lying in the woods, adjoyning to the land of Edwd Swann Called Eagleton, beginning att a bounded White Oake the bound tree of the said Edwd Swan and John Compton and running west by a swampe ... Proceedings of the Provincial Court, 1663-1666 Volume 49, Page 522
1664 - patentee Compton, John A tract of land called Boswell, 200 acres, was surveyed Jan 14, 1664 for John Compton.

In 1753, this land was possessed as follows:
187 acres -
William Compton
13 acres -
Mathew Compton
Ref: Charles Co Rent Roll of 1753. TLC Genealogy

COMPTON Family of Charles Co, MD
1666 John Compton Signed sealed and delivered John Comptons hand Proceedings of the Provincial Court, 1663-1666 Volume 49, Page 591
1666 Compton, John Churches; chapel,     557.    38; meeting house, Compton, John Proceedings of the Provincial Court, 1663-1666 Volume 49, Page 597

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1681 Compton, Wm Compton, Wm - 110 Maryland Tax List Nov 1681 Maryland Tax List Nov 1681
 1698  Compton, John Charles County witness Dec 26, 1698; Feb 10, 1698-9. Will of Ralph Smith of Chas. Co. Wife Sarah, extx and sole legatee of estate. Witnesses: Philip Briscoe, John Compton, Thomas Hanson, Walter Storey. Ref: Maryland Calendar of Wills, Volume II, p. 169 COMPTON Family of Charles Co, MD
1713 Compton, John Jr Compton, John Jr 1713 - grantor, Charles Co Aug 10, 1713. John Compton Jr sold the 140 acres of Rangle to John Gwinn. Ref: Charles Co Deed. COMPTON Family of Charles Co, MD
1714 
  • John Compton Jr.

  • John Compton Sr

386: John Compton Jr. decd 20 May 1714 - John Compton Sr.. Administrator and nearest of kin. Charles County Maryland Probate Records, Inventories, 1673-1753 Inventories, 1673-1753
1719 John Compton 65: John Compton decd 18 May 1719 - Wm Compton nearest kin. Charles County Maryland Probate Records, Inventories, Book 1717-1735 Inventories, Book 1717-1735
c.1735 Aquila Compton (M.) James Comton,  John Comton (M.)

(Also mentioned in Lottie's book)

Prince George's County.  Petition of several inhabitants above the Monocacy to the Governor. CALENDAR OF MARYLAND STATE PAPERS -- THE BLACK BOOKS [Volume I, page] 227
1758
Compton, Benjamin
Compton, Jno.
Compton, Matthew
Compton, Samuel
Compton, Thos.
Compton, William
Compton, Wm. Clark
Compton, Zach.
INDEX for the "1758 Charles County Tax Lists by District INDEX for the "1758 Charles County Tax Lists by District
 1758 Will Compton, John Compton  1758 - Wood, Philip paid by Andrew Chunn's estate

This is vol 41 p. 526. Also mentions Just. Burch, Will Compton, Samuel Swann. Benjamin King, John Compton, James Wood. Date = Apr 15, 1758.

Ref: Abstracts of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, Libers 37-45, 1754-1760, by VL Skinner, Jr. Ref: Abstracts of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, Libers 37-45, 1754-1760, by VL Skinner, Jr.
         
1776

John W. Compton

Comton, John Bablis

Compton, John W.
Date: 1778   Charles County   Newport East Hundred
Source: X 3, p. 633. MSA S 1419-3-3245

Comton, John Bablis
Date: 1776   Caroline County   Bridge Town Hundred
Source: Box 2, f. 3, p. 1. MSA S 1419-3-3249

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- MARYLAND INDEXES (Census, Index) 1776-1778

MSA SSI 1419-3
1776 John Compton Enrolled by Capt. Campbell. Passed by Maj. John Fulford. James Raidy, John Compton, William Poland, John Williams, Peter Boardy, Cornelius Harling Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution Volume 18, Page 49
1776 John Compton A List of men enrolled by Capt. Uriah Forrest, Lieut. Wm. Bond, Lieut. Moses Tabbs and Ensign Mattingley, to compose one company in Col. Thomas Ewing's Battalion for the Flying Camp. Mustered, examined and passed July 28th, 1776, by Ign. Fenwick, Jr. Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution Volume 18, Page 30
1777 John Compton B. Compton, John, Marine, March 3 to Dec 31, 1777. Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution Volume 18, Page 655
1779 John Compton

Wednesday 12th May 1779 -Present as on yesterday Commissions issued to Abraham Haff appointed Major. John Compton 2d Lieut John Johnson

Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, April 1, 1778 through October 26, 1779 Volume 21, Page 387
1780  John Compton Commissions issued to Thomas Long appd Ens. of Capt John Stoners Compy John Due Carey Capt in the room of Peter Grosh, John Shellman 1 Lieut & Richd Waters 2 Lt Gray Harding Capt in the room of Peter Keepheart, John Compton I Lieut John Johnson 2d Lieut & Thomas Hill Ens. belonging to the Fred Town Battalion
of Mil8 Fred. County.
Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, 1779-1780 Volume 43, Page 295
1780 ?
  • Edmund,
  • Edward,
  • John,
  • Stephen
Index, Compton, Lieut, 97; Edmund, 502; Edward, 268; 597, 604, 605; John, 92; Stephen, 123. Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, 1780-1781 Volume 45, Page 684
1780 ? John Compton Gary Harding in the place of Peter Kephart left the State John Compton his first & John Johnson his
2d Lieutenant Thomas Hill Ensign.
Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, 1780-1781 Volume 45, Page 92
1783 ? John Compton John Compton        "    1 July �83 Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution Volume 18, Page 579  
1783 John Compton. John Compton .AA Town Neck Hundred, p. 1. MSA S 1161-1-15 1/4/5/44 Maryland State Archives
MARYLAND INDEXES
(Assessment of 1783, Index) 1783 Anne Arundel County
MSA S 1437
1783 John Crumpton John Crumpton. CA River District Hundred, p. 25. MSA S 1161-3-5 Location: 1/4/5/46

Maryland State Archives MARYLAND INDEXES

(Assessment of 1783, Index) Caroline County MD 1783

MSA S 1437
         
1788 John Compton Return of Certificates issued to the Non Commissioned Officers &c, of the Corps of Maryland Artillery late commanded by Major Brown, taken from the Register of John White, Esquire, Asst. Corn.
missr. of Army Accounts for the State of Maryland. ...
John Compton "
Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution Volume 18, Page 583  
1795 1795 10/12

Compton, John Jr.

Clarke, Rebecca

Allegany County Marriages in Bride Order (1791-1825)   Allegany County Marriages in Bride Order (1791-1825)
1797 John Compton,

Elizabeth Compton,

Date: 1797/03/18
1143: Richard Coe vs. John Compton, Elizabeth Compton, Maria Jacobs, John Jacobs, Thomas Jacobs, Corbin Jacobs, and Mary Ann Jacobs. PG. Estate of Benjamin Jacobs - Wades Adventure.
Accession No.: 17,898-1143 MSA S512-2-1213 Location: 1/36/1/

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CHANCERY COURT
(Chancery Papers)
1797-1798

MSA SSF 512
1800 John Compton An ACT to lay out and open a road from Jesse Tomlinson's, on
Bradock's old road, to Matthew Ball's, on George's creek. ... and from thence the most advantageous way to intersect the road leading from John Compton's to the village of Western Port, at or near Matthew Ball' ...
Session Laws, 1800
Passed 19th of
Dec. 1800.
Volume 94, Page 10
1800 John Compton way to intersect the road leading from John Compton's to the William Kilty et. al., (eds).The Laws of Maryland from the End of the Year 1799,... Volume 192, Page 72
1801 John, Compton, junior Aquila A. Brown and John, Compton, junior, of Aliegany county, Session Laws, 1801
 
Volume 558, Page 46.   View tiff image (225K
1801 John Compton, Jr. Date: 1801/05/15
1856: Thomas Fisher, Samuel Fisher, and Miers Fisher vs. Robert Clarke, Mary Clarke, John Compton, Jr., and Rebecca Compton. AL, WA. Estate of Robert Clarke - Long Bottom, White Oak Land in WA. Also Military Lots 3628 - 3629, Ridge, Busicks Defeat, Cruses Disappointment in AL. Recorded (Chancery Record) 55, p. 327.
Accession No.: 17,898-1856 MSA S512-3-1922 Location: 1/36/2/
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(Chancery Papers)
1801-1802
 
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1801 John Compton, Jr.

Date: 1801/05/15
1856: Thomas Fisher, Samuel Fisher, and Miers Fisher vs. Robert Clarke, Mary Clarke, John Compton, Jr., and Rebecca Compton. AL, WA. Estate of Robert Clarke - ...

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1801-1802

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1801 John Compton

Date: 1801/06/23
10072: William Oerthers and George Oerthers vs. James Demmitt and John Compton. AL. Contract to purchase Military Lots 3582, 3583, 3699, 3700, ...

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CHANCERY COURT
(Chancery Papers)
1801-1802

MSA SSF 512
1802 John Compton ... By deed dated 30 Sep. 1802, Samuel Perrell (signed by mark), for ?16.10.l sold to John Compton of Fred. Co. a 3-acre part of the first part of New Bremen* MARYLAND "PEARL" INFORMATION http://members.aol.com/ beccabol/maryland.htm
     

 

   
         
         
         
         
1816 John Compton Date: 1816/07/19
2648: Hester Hood vs. John Compton Weems. AA. Manumission of slave Harry.
Accession No.: 17,898-2648 MSA S512-3-2722 Location: 1/36/2/

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(Chancery Papers)
1815-1816

MSA SSF 512