Descendants of William Compton

Generation No. 1

1. William1 Compton died Abt. 1780. He married Rachel Unknown.

Children of William Compton and Rachel Unknown are: + 2 i. Baner Compton, died Abt. 1818 in Adair County, Kentucky. + 3 ii. Ebenezer Compton.

Generation No. 2

2. Baner Compton (William1) died Abt. 1818 in Adair County, Kentucky. He married Catharine Unknown.

Children of Baner Compton and Catharine Unknown are:

4 i. Burriss3 Compton.

5 ii. Catherine Compton. She married George Rexroat September 28, 1823.

6 iii. John Compton.

7 iv. Nancy Compton. She married Henry Hampton January 04, 1817.

8 v. Polly Compton.

9 vi. Rachel Compton. She married Samuel Rexthroat July 14, 1823 in Adair County, Kentucky.

10 vii. Sally Compton.

11 viii. Sucky Compton.

12 ix. Susannah Compton. She married Jesse Dyer April 10, 1837.

13 x. Jane Cumpton. She married Nathaniel Wilson May 09, 1828. +

14 xi. Charlotte Compton, born 1785; died March 20, 1860 in DeWitt County, Buried in Texas Christian Cemetery, Texas TWP, DeWitt County, IL.

15 xii. William Compton, born Bef. 1798. He married Lucy Vanhay September 01, 1849.

+ 16 xiii. Micajah Compton, born 1798 in Adair County, Kentucky.

3. Ebenezer2 Compton (William1). He married Alice Hooper.

Child of Ebenezer Compton and Alice Hooper is: + 17 i. Bethel3 Compton, born December 29, 1804 in Henry County, Virginia.

Generation No. 3

14. Charlotte3 Compton (Baner2, William1) was born 1785, and died March 20, 1860 in DeWitt County, Buried in Texas Christian Cemetery, Texas TWP, DeWitt County, IL1. She married William Cross December 10, 1806 in Adair County, Kentucky.

Child of Charlotte Compton and William Cross is: + 18 i. Baynard4 Cross, born Abt. 1813; died 1847.

16. Micajah3 Compton (Baner2, William1) was born 1798 in Adair County, Kentucky. He married (1) Margaret Rextroat February 22, 1820 in Adair County, Kentucky. He married (2) Margaret Rexroat February 22, 1820.

Child of Micajah Compton and Margaret Rexroat is: + 19 i. John R.4 Compton, born in Russell Co, Ky.

17. Bethel3 Compton (Ebenezer2, William1) was born December 29, 1804 in Henry County, Virginia. He married (1) Juley A. Roach January 11, 1829 in Russell County, KY. He married (2) Ruth Melody December 26, 1867 in Adair County, Kentucky.

Child of Bethel Compton and Ruth Melody is: + 20 i. William Riley4 Compton, born November 09, 1831 in KY; died Aft. 1880 in Adair County, Kentucky.

Generation No. 4

18. Baynard4 Cross (Charlotte3 Compton, Baner2, William1) was born Abt. 1813, and died 1847. He married Priscilla Evans August 24, 1836 in Morgan County, Illinois2, daughter of Josiah Evans?.

Children of Baynard Cross and Priscilla Evans are: 21 i. Richard F.5 Cross, born July 12, 1838; died October 15, 1931. He married Martha Abrigail Kesner. 22 ii. William Cross, born Abt. 1841. He married Ursula Stagner. 23 iii. John Banard Cross, born March 24, 1843; died September 15, 1920 in Buried in Benton, Cedar County, Missouri - Greenfield Cemetery3. He married Uthema Ann Cooksey 1866. 24 iv. Mary Cross, born April 11, 1845; died January 25, 1930. She married John O. Welsh.

19. John R.4 Compton (Micajah3, Baner2, William1) was born in Russell Co, Ky. He married Helen Duck August 18, 1846.

Child of John Compton and Helen Duck is: 25 i. Silas5 Compton, born September 11, 1867. He married Rosa Warner March 12, 1889 in Somerset, Pulaski County.

20. William Riley4 Compton (Bethel3, Ebenezer2, William1)4 was born November 09, 1831 in KY, and died Aft. 1880 in Adair County, Kentucky. He married Eliza Jane Sparks5 November 06, 1855 in Adair County, Kentucky, daughter of John Sparks and Nancy Barnes.

Children of William Compton and Eliza Sparks are: 26 i. John D.5 Compton, born July 07, 1856 in Adair County, Kentucky. 27 ii. William Compton, born 1860 in Kentucky; died 1879 in Adair County, Kentucky6. 28 iii. Julie A. Compton, born 1862 in Kentucky. She married Henry A. Wilson 1881 in Adair County, Kentucky. 29 iv. Sally Catherine Compton, born 1863. She married Robert Coffee. 30 v. George Henry Compton, born 1865 in Kentucky. He married (1) Carp Coomer. He married (2) Alice Glossar 1884. 31 vi. James Newton Compton, born 1868 in Kentucky. He married Edy Coomer 1889 in Adair County, Kentucky. 32 vii. Lee W. Compton, born 1871. 33 viii. Nora Ermin Compton, born December 31, 1876 in Adair County, Kentucky; died May 29, 1934 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri buried in Rose Hill7. She married Archer Preston Womack 1895 in Adair County, Kentucky.

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