Descendants of William I "Willieum"Compton

Notes

38. John Allen Compton

Pike Co., then in 1835 went back to VA.

95. Miles Levi Compton

Baptist Preacher

96. Giles El Compton

Baptist Preacher

44. William Fuller Compton

]. 1850 Census indicates William was illiterate. Comptonology (p. 158) cites a Pike County land transfer from William to Lee Compton 22 Feb 1849. See also cite to "Uncle Billie" at 160. Reportedly moved to Minnesota with wife and son William, Jr. Buried in Dassell Cemetery, Meeker Co. MN, Headstone inscriptions: "William F. Compton 5 Nov 1827-4 Mar 1904", "Mary Compton, 8 Nov 1834-2 Apr 1908". Death record reportedly in MN for Mary, but not William F.

From Jim Farrar:

"Wm. F. Compton's son William came to Collingwood, MN abt 1879 and
married Nancy DeLong on July 28, 1887. I have a copy of the 1880 Plat of
Collingwood showing the Manitoba Railway Company owning the property
later purchased by Wm Compton. On Oct 27, 1887 William and his wife sign
an "Indenture" (Mortgage) with Gertrude Robertson for $165 payable at 8%
in 4 years on the 40 acres - I have a copy of the Indenture. On Nov 11,
1887 William and Nancy purchased the 40 acres (with a railroad easement)
for $280. The deed record No. 3335 was recorded Nov. 5, 1888 (I have a
copy).Wm died died Dec 11, 1945 and is is buried with his parents
(William F. Compton & Mary Sword) in the Dassel Cemetery. I checked to
see if a will had been probated for him and one had not. However, on Sep
4, 1936 he filled for safekeeping a sealed will- that was unsealed for
me on Dec 29, 1998 (62 years later - Jim Farrar has a copy).

In abt 1901 Wm. Fuller Compton and his wife Mary Sword moved from Pike
Co., KY to Collingwood, Meeker Co., MN and stay with their son Wm and
his wife Nancy. Wm. F. Compton died Mar 3, 1904 and is buried in the
Dassel Cemetery (no death notice/obituary, entry in the Register of
Death or will were found). Mary died Apr 27, 1908 which is recorded in
the Meeker Co., MN Register of Death at page 232. A notice of her
passing is in The Dassel Anchor newspaper, April 30, 1908 issue - front
page, col 2.. She died at her daughter Mrs. John Fidler's home. She is
buried next to her husband Wm. F in the Dassel Cemetery.

A number of other children of Wm. F. Compton came to MN. Jim Farrar's latest land patent research is as follows:

PATENTEE NAME SIGN. DATE DOC# ACCESSION # COUNTY

COMPTON, PERRY I 04/01/1858 1305 MN1160__.486 Winona
COMPTON, JAMES 05/03/1859 377 MN1190__.392 Rice
COMPTON, PORTER C 05/03/1859 4441 MN2360__.077 Winona
COMPTON, JAMES B 06/24/1878 2129 MN0980__.451 Pope
COMPTON, SHADRACH W 01/20/1880 4442 MN1980__215 Morrison
COMPTON, BARTLEY 11/20/1880 4533 MN1980__.345 Stearns
COMPTON, ANDREW J 06/20/1885 5660 MN2010__.158 Todd
COMPTON, PHENIX 01/31/1891 1980 MN0770__.249 Itasca
COMPTON, IVAH V 06/13/1901 16106 MN2680__.058 St. Louis
COMPTON, HENRY F 11/25/1902 218 MN2750__.488 Red Lake
COMPTON, FRANK L 06/17/1903 565 MN2810__.297 Red Lake
COMPTON, BERT C 06/01/1903 11538 MN2800__.308 Polk

William F's son Andrew Jackson did come to MN. [7 above could be him - although he would have been only 14. The patent is from President Hayes. See No. 4: James B. Compton [Buck?] who would have been 21 and 2 years before he married Malinda. Jim states that at least 3 of William F's family moved to MN. Data is from the BLM site. The other James could be William's father.

From K. Straight's research posted on the Compton Home Page:

Source: Kentucky Marriage Records
Location of Source: Penrose Public Library, Colorado Springs, CO

3/30/1851 William F. COMPTON (son of Thomas COMPTON) married Polly SWORD
(daughter of John SWORD)". Compare Comptonology, p. 158.

Thus extends the mystery of William F.