COMPTON, James

James — Mary. Mary died , Bernards Tp., Somerset, New Jersey. [Group Sheet]

1. COMPTON, William
2. COMPTON, Reuben was born Abt 1738, Somerset, New Jersey; died Feb 1803, Bernards Township., Somerset County, New Jersey.
3. COMPTON, John
4. COMPTON, Rachel
5. COMPTON, Sarah
6. COMPTON, Mary
7. COMPTON, Margaret
8. COMPTON, Hannah
9. COMPTON, James was born 15 Dec 1750, Somerset, New Jersey; died 28 Jul 1813, Bernards Tp., Somerset, New Jersey.

Notes:

First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodsridge Olde East New Jersey part 4.

1696 - Jonathan Compton.
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JONATHAN COMPTON, son of WILLIAM COMPTON, Senior, he was a First Settler of Woodbridge. He married, Sept. 24, 1701, Esther Martin, born Aug. 4, 1683, at Piscataway, daughter of Benjamin Martin and wife, Margaret Reynolds (who were married Oct. 24, 1680). A daughter of the latter, Martha Martin, married at Piscataway, Nov. 20, 1705, Josiah Wooden (son of Andrew), and in the will of the latter, dated "1720 April 4. Wooden, Woding, Wooding, Josiah, of Piscataway, Middlesex Co., yeoman; will of, Wife Martha, 'five younger children,' names not given. Real and personal estate. Executors--the wife with brothers, Benjamin Martin junior and JONATHAN COMPTON. Witnesses--John Drake, Thomas Fitzrandolph, Jno. Borrows. Proved April 21, 1720. Lib. A., p. 177." (ARCH., Vol. XXIII, p. 520.)

Johnathan married MARTIN, Esther 24 Sep 1701, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey. Esther (daughter of MARTIN, Benjamin and REYNOLDS, Margaret Alston) was born 4 Sep 1683, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey; died , Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

WILLIAM COMPTON OF IPSWICH
It has been accepted by the Compton family genealogists that a son of the previous JOHN COMPTON of Roxbury and Boston, was that WILLIAM COMPTON, located at Ipswich, Mass., who bought land there of Daniel Ladd in 1662. (Savage, Vol. I, p. 439) (See N. E. Hist. Gen. Reg., Vol. VI, 1852, p. 248 and 346.)
SALTER, (1890, p. XIX, of Gen. Rec.), where the author makes it appear that there were two William Comptons in New Jersey who were contemporaneous. This is not correct.

WILLIAM COMPTON was in Gravesend, L. I., in 1656, (vide, ante, PART TWO, p. 162, and in Monmouth Co., a First Settler, 1667, (idem, p. 172.)

He was called "planter," and as early as 1669 his name appears in the deed records relating to Woodbridge. (Arch., Vol. XXI, pp. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15.)

The following entry of 1675, "Here begins the Rights of Land due according to the Concessions." (N. J. Arch., Vol. XXI, p. 18.)

"William Compton and wife."

This wife was Mary Wilmot, (1635-1713) (Nat. Soc. Daus. Amer. Col., Vol. I, p. 316) whom he m. in 1666. The dates of WILLIAM COMPTON, 1631-1709(?).

According to the Vital Records of Woodbridge, William Compton, Senior, died there, Friday night, Sept. 21, 1694. His estate and will are disclosed by the following:

"1694 Oct. 2. Testimony of Edward Watson and Richard Smith and wife, Ellener, Concerning the intentions expressed by William Compton of Woodbridge, who died Friday night, Sept. 21, 1694. Mentions a wife, sons--Jonathan, John, William, David.

1694, Oct. 2. Letters testimonial with the will of William Compton annexed, issued to his widow Mary and to Jonathan Compton." (Arch, Vol. XXI, pp. 215.)

1694 Oct. 1. Inventory of the estate; made by John Langstaff and Jabish Hendrick." (Arch., Vol. XXIII, p. 104.)

From other deed and will records, the following children are certainly identified.

I. Mary, born, the first white child in Woodbridge, Nov. 1667-8, who married, Jan. 1, 1695-6, Caleb Campbell. (Vide, ante, this PART, p. 515.) (Also, PART THREE, p. 373.)
II. John, born Jan. 2, 1669.
III. Sarah, born July 25, 1670; d. Sept. 16, 1670.
IV. David, born, July 21 (26) 1671.
V. Sarah, born, June 1, 1673; m. Dec. 9, 1697, John Drake of Piscataway.
VI. Jonathan, born Dec. 18, 1674. The foregoing from the Woodbridge Vital Records.
VII. William, Junior, b. (???).
VIII. Cornelius, b. (???).
IX. Richard, b. (???).

William married WILMOT, Mary 21 Sep 1666, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey. Mary was born 1635, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died 1713, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey. [Group Sheet]

Benjamin — REYNOLDS, Margaret Alston. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

JOHN COMPTON OF ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, progenitor of all of the name in New England.
He was a freeman, Roxbury, Sept. 1634. (Savage, Vol. I, p. 439; N. E. Hist. Gen Reg., Vol. III, (1849) p. 93.) In the latter he is called "John Compton." He had a wife, Susanna, and in the Roxbury Church records where he was received first, the name also appears as "Cumpton." He removed to Boston, where he was disarmed with the majority in 1637. In Boston, he was admitted to the church 25 (7) 1642, and his wife, Susan, 25 (12) 1642. His daughter, Abigail Compton, married 30 Jan. 1652, Joseph Brisco, but the father was probably dead though his widow lived to November, 1664.

Small Hope Biggs left 5 shillings to John Compton now of New England on 3 may 1638 in Cranneboro, Kent Co. England.
John was at Roxbury church 1634 in Mass and in 1642 he moved to Boston.

Was in Piscataway NH from 1638 to 1640 and sence left from there to Md shortly after that time. and then John and Susannah returned to Boston ca 1640

Wife died 1664 listing huusband John as "long dead"

When Smallhope Bigg died, he left a bequest to his cousin (John Compton) who was then living in the Massachusetts colony and my cousin found an Elizabeth Bigg who married a William Compton in 1595. Grandparents of our first William?

I7357 Name: John Compton I Sex: M Birth: 1603 in Kent Co, England Death: in Roxbury, MA
Marriage 1 Susanna Ann Freeman
Event: Unknown-Begin in England
Children
John Compton II b: 1629 in Eng
Abigail Compton
William Compton b: 1631 in ENg
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The wills of John Bigge and his mother Rachell Bigg, both of whom left money to John Compton . Both of their wills mention that he came to New England from Crannbrook, Kent, England. Analysis of the wills by a contributor to the New England Historical Genealogical Society said that the Bigg's and Compton's are related.

He left Kent England for religious reasons, as his name appears in religious "uprisings" in Boston.

Name: John COMPTON1,2
Birth Date: bef 1605
Birth Place: England
Birth Memo: Purportedly Crannbrook(e), Kent, England.
Crannbrook is a market town in the parish and hundred of its name, and in the lower division of the lathe of Scray; 48 miles S.E. from London, 30 S.W. from Canterbury, 14 S. from Maidstone, 8 W. by N. from Tenterden-and 38 N.E.from Brighton, 22 N. from Hastings, and 18 N.N.W. from Rye in Sussex.

Migration: England - Boston, Massachusetts, 1634 Age: 29
Residence: Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1634 Age: 29
Roxbury was his first residence in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Religious Notes Date: 1634 Age: 29
Religious Notes Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
Religious Notes Memo: He was admitted as member #105 among the 1634
immigrants.

Residence Date: 1637 Age: 32
Residence Place: Boston, Massachusetts

He was disarm. with the majority and removed from Roxbury to Boston.
Religious Notes Date: 12 Mar 1637 / 16383,5 Age: 32
Religious Notes Place: Boston, Massachusetts

He was one of eleven men who, "having license to depart, summons is to go out for them to appear (if they not be gone before) at the next court, the third month, to answer such things as shall be objected".
Religious Notes Date: 20 Nov 1637 / 16383,6 Age: 32
Religious Notes Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Religious Notes Memo: He was among the Boston men disarmed on 20 November
1637/38. The Antinomian Controversy: Justification by Sanctification: Living
a devout, "saintly" life could be used as evidence for justification (the
Puritan Orthodoxy held this as one of their tenets). However, living a
saintly life could not help an individual to receive grace - to claim
otherwise would be to preach a covenant of works (remember that an
individual can have no say in his/her election). To a certain extent,
Antinomianism is an extension of Puritan logic - the Antinomians wanted
sanctification to play no part in justification whatsoever. From the
Orthodoxy's standpoint, the implication was that Antinomians would not need
to obey any laws (hence the term "anti-nomian"), and would eventually become
libertines: Clearly this presented problems for the political stability of
the colony.
Residence Date: 1638 - 1640 Age: 33
Residence Place: Piscataway, New Hampshire
Residence Memo: This is purported data and no supporting evidence has been
found.
Legal/Court Date: 3 May 16387 Age: 33
Legal/Court Place: Crannbrook, Kent, England
Legal/Court Memo: Smallhope Biggs left 5 shillings to John Compton now of
New England on 3 May 1638 in Cranneboro, Kent County, England. When
Smallhope Biggedied, he left a bequest to his cousin (John Compton) who was
then living in the Massachusetts colony and my cousin found an Elizabeth
Biggewho married a William Compton in 1595.
Legal/Court Date: 3 Oct 16388 Age: 33
Legal/Court Place: Crannbrook, Kent, England
Legal/Court Memo: In the will [dated 3 May 1638 and proved 3 October 1638]
of Smallhope Bigg, clothier, the following is written: "To my kinsfolk
Thomas Bate of Lydd, James Bate, Coement Bate, the wife of Wiliam Baychelor,
John Compton, Edward White and Martha his wife, all of which are now
resident in New England, twenty shillings each.
Religious Notes Date: 25 Sep 16429,10 Age: 37
Religious Notes Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Religious Notes Memo: He was admitted to the Boston Church:".... laborer
upon letters of admission from our sister Church of Roxbury and profession
of his faith in the public assembly".
Legal/Court Date: abt 164311 Age: 38
Legal/Court Place: Crannbrook, Kent, England
Legal/Court Memo: In the Will of John Bigg, he is left "twentie shillings"
along with Edward Whitt, John Moore, Thomas Bridgden and Goodman Beale that
went from Crannbrook. He is mentioned along with other townsmen who went to
New England: Clement Bate and William Bachelor. [Note: Bachelor was a
minister and eventually led a group from Boston to New Hampshire.]
Residence Date: 1645 Age: 40
Residence Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Residence Memo: He owned one house and one garden.

Oct 1645, Age: 40, Boston, Massachusetts:
John Compton of Boston in New England, clothier, gave power of attorney to Robert Scott of Boston, merchant, to "recover his title to certain lands (with power to rent the said lands) to him descending".


17 Nov 1646, Age: 41, Suffolk County, Massachusetts:
In the will of Rachel Biggs, the mother of John Bigg, Smallhope Bigg, Hopestill Bigge Foster, Daughter m. John Stow, Daughter m. Peter Masters are named along with "Thomas Beall, John Compton, goodwife Turner, the wife of Richard Brittan, goodman Mead, old Margery, goodwife Phebe, goodwife Hill, goodwife Patching:.

26 Feb 1648 / 1649, Age: 43, Boston, Massachusetts:
He and eight other men were given "liberty to build a highway from their houses, over the marsh to the bridge" and were greed from paying highway charges for nine years in recompense". Note: This liveral freedon was amended to "[such time as] the sum of L8 16s. be run out which they have dispursed".

Date: 20 Jun 1648, Age: 43, Boston, Massachusetts:
His name was on a list of bills to Mr. Jonathan Brewster, owing 363 pounds.

Death Date: bef 1664 Age: 59

Occupations: Laborer & Clothier

John married FREEMAN, Susannah 1628, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. Susannah was born 1609, England; died 10 Nov 1664. [Group Sheet]