Children:

Lt. Abraham M. Compton (~1791-) m. Patricia Mariah Gee
    c1. Mahala Compton m. 5 Jun 1844 Francis W. Smith
David Compton (~1798-)
Peter Compton (25 Apr 1799 - 18 Feb 1885)
William Compton (~1802-)
    c1. George Compton
Runyon L. Compton (29 Sep 1803 - 16 Aug 1862) m. Elizabeth Ketcum (1808 - 12 May 1865)
    c1. Henry Clay Compton
Hezekiah Compton (~1808-1877) m. Margaret Benson
John Compton (~1809-)

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Notes:

Orange County, New York
1798 William Compton Jr grant to Peter Redner & Wife F377
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-32872-7162-75?cc=2078654&wc=M7HT-7Z3:358136701,358549901

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Notes on Children:

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Abraham Compton and Patricia Mariah Gee:

b. bef 1794, no children in 1820 and 2 children in 1825, so married about 1820. He is also listed as a lieutenant in 1820. In 1830 & 1840 he was between 40 and 49, but in 1850 was listed as 63, which seems high compared to the rest of his census ages.

Military Steuben, New York, United States [S1072:2321-2322] 1820
Lieutenant in 81st regiment
Census (US Federal) Jersey, Steuben, New York 1820
Census (US State) Jersey, Steuben, New York 1825
Census (US Federal) Farmington, Tioga, Pennsylvania 1830 living next door to his father in law William Gee
Census (US Federal) Tioga, Tioga, Pennsylvania 1840
Census (US Federal) Middlebury, Tioga, Pennsylvania 1850 63y living with his wife Mariah, age 49y

Steuben County Deeds

https://familysearch.org/pal:/...8136601,358743401
1818 Abraham Compton from Runyan & Margaret Compton of Wayne

https://familysearch.org/pal:/...8136601,358755901
1819 Abraham of Bath in Wayne from Ira & Fanny Lunderlin

https://familysearch.org/pal:/...8136601,358743401
1819 Abraham & Sarrah Compton to Ira Lunderlin

https://familysearch.org/pal:/...8136601,358755901
1819 Abraham Compton lands seized for sheriff's sale

https://familysearch.org/pal:/...8136601,358755901
1820 Abraham & Sarah Compton to William Keenan (from sheriff's sale)

Mahala Compton married Francis W. Smith of Shippen in 1844 in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. In the 1850 federal census they are found living in Shippen, Tioga County. Mahala's parents are undoubtedly Abraham & Mariah Compton who were living 4 miles away in 1850 in Middlebury, Tioga County. Abraham is the only Compton found in Tioga County in 1840 and 1850.

Tioga Eagle Newspaper Abstracts 1839-1850, June 5, 1844 (Francis W. Smith, Mahala Compton) [http://www.joycetice.com/clippings/eagl3950.htm]
1844 5 JUN M Compton, Mahala m on Sunday, the 2d inst., by A.E. Niles, Esq., to Mr. Francis W. Smith of Shippen.
1844 5 JUN M Smith, Francis m on Sunday, the 2d inst., by A.E. Niles, Esq., to Miss Mahala Compton of Delmar.

Robert E. Gee, Periodical: The Gee Family of Westchester and Dutchess Counties, NY, April 1982, 113, #2, 65-72 (The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society). NOTE: This is also the source of info for Patricia's parents, William Joshua Gee and Mary Alice Woolsey

William Gee
Birth Date: 4 Feb 1772
Death Date: 25 Apr 1839
Cemetery: Gee Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Farmington Hill, Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Burial or Cremation Place: Elbridge, Tioga County,Pennsylvania

Census (US Federal) Phillips, Dutchess, New York 1800
Census (US Federal) Phillipstown, Dutchess, New York 1810
Census (US Federal) Jersey, Steuben, New York 1820
Census (US State) Jersey, Steuben, New York 1825
Census (US Federal) Farmington, Tioga, Pennsylvania 1830 living next door to his son-in-law, Abraham Compton

Probate Farmington, Tioga, Pennsylvania Jun 12, 1839
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28806-22700-27?cc=1999196&wc=9PM2-7MQ:268494401,268500801

Joshua Gee
Census (US State) Jersey, Steuben, New York 1825
Census (US Federal) Jersey, Steuben, New York 1830
Census (US Federal) Bradford, Steuben, New York 1840
Census (US Federal) Campbell, Steuben, New York 1850 53y
Census (US State) Woodhull, Steuben, New York 1855 58y
Census (US Federal) Woodhull, Steuben, New York 1860 63y
Census (US Federal) Woodhull, Steuben, New York 1870 73y

1855 New York State Census says he was born in Putnam County which was later formed from Dutchess County

War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
Soldier: Joshua Gee
Widow: Arabella Gee
Marriage Date: 9 May 1839
Date Enlisted: 8 Sep 1814
Date Discharged: 12 Dec 1814
Soldier's Death Date: 4 Oct 1875
Soldier's Death Place: Caswell County, North Carolina
Military Service Location: New York

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David Compton

Census (US Federal) Jersey, Steuben, New York 1820
Census (US State) Barrington, Steuben, New York 1825
Census (US Federal) Jersey, Steuben, New York 1830
Census (US Federal) Orange, Steuben, New York 1840
Census (US Federal) Bradford, Steuben, New York 1850 53y

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Peter Compton

Census (US State) Jersey, Steuben, New York 1825
Census (US Federal) Jersey, Steuben, New York 1830
Census (US State) Jersey, Steuben, New York 1835
Census (US Federal) Orange, Steuben, New York 1840
Census (US Federal) Catharine, Chemung, New York 1850 51y
Census (US Federal) Grass Valley, Nevada, California 1870 70y
Census (US Federal) Rapid Valley, Dakota Territory, Pennington, Minnesota 1880 81y

http://www.esthersscrapbook.com/compton-wells/PeterComptonFamily.htm

Peter Compton is found living in Jersey, Steuben County in the 1825 and 1835 state census, and in the 1830 federal census. In a series of land sales by Isaac and Catherine Leake of Reading, Steuben County that took place on December 1, 1829, they sold large portions of land to Martha and Mary Tillinghast for $2. The deeds were witnessed by Peter Compton and Charles Leake. They also sold land to Peter Compton of Jersey that was located in the village of Savoy in Reading for $2. The deed was witnessed by Charles Leake and Mary Tillinghast ("New York, Land Records, 1630-1975, Steuben County, Vol. 17", Family Search, pp 127-130, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-32681-127-37?cc=2078654&wc=M7HY-R3D:358136601,358789401). This would indicate that Peter Compton had married a daughter of Isaac and Catherine Leake. In 1840, Peter was living in Orange, Steuben County. In 1850 he was 51 years old and had moved to Catherine, Chemung County, New York. He is not found in 1860, but in 1870 he was 70 years old and living in Grass Valley, Nevada County, California. Finally, in 1880, he was 81 years old and found in Rapid Valley, Pennington, Dakota Territory. These census dates would indicate that he was born about 1799/1800.

http://www.esthersscrapbook.com/compton-wells/PeterComptonObituary.htm
Black Hills Weekly Journal
19 Feb. 1885

DIED?
?in Rapid City, [South Dakota], Wednesday morning February 18th, 1885, Peter Compton, in the 86th year of his age. Interment this afternoon in Plateau cemetery under the auspices of Rapid City Lodge No. 25 A. F. and A. M. Funeral sermon preached at library hall this afternoon by Rev. J. I. Bartholomew.

Peter Compton was born in Orange County, New York, April 25th, 1799, and resided there until 1819, when he moved west with his brother-in-law to Steuben County, settled on wild land, and commenced clearing a farm. Here he married, a year later, a daughter of Samuel Buckbee. Four or five years later he was commissioned a colonel of the Eighty-first New York Militia by Governor Marcy. Under Governor Bouck and the state senate, he was appointed inspector of the Eighteenth Brigade, which position he held until the state militia was disbanded.

Times were hard, and he found that he could scarce support his growing family, and to better his condition he took the position of foreman under Walter Burling, a builder of lake boats. In this position he worked at the head of Seneca Lake until 1836. When the panic came on, Burling was forced to dispense with his hands and he was thrown out of employment. During all this time his family had lived on the farm. He went into business on his own account. His old employer Burling became bankrupt and was left without men or means to finish the last boat on his stocks. Compton, who had done well, took his crew of men, finished up Burling?s boat and presented it to him free of cost. He bought 232 acres of land, presented his father with fifty acres, and built a house for him. He afterwards repurchased this 50 acres.

As a rule times were hard, and though for the greater part of thirty-three years [makes it about 1852 or 1854)] he lived in that place he was in fair circumstances, he found at the end of that period he still owed $1,000 on the land. He had sent his daughters to college and fitted his two boys out to go to California. He finally sold off his stock, went to California and in a short time by hard work raised $1,000, with which he paid the balance due on the land, which he then deeded to his sons.

He remained in California until 1861 when he sold out the property he had accumulated there, went back to his old home, and commenced raising troops to engage in the war which had just broken out. He had one company of 100 men boarding at his expense when the proclamation was made that no more troops were needed. His company was disbanded, and he paid all bills out of his own pocket. Shortly after this, there was a call for 300,000 more men. He again commenced recruiting, and raised three companies. Of one company a neighbor was made captain, and A. J. Compton, son of deceased, was made captain of another. This son prevailed on his father to allow him to go and to consent to remain at home himself. Captain Compton served with distinction. He acted as colonel at Atlanta, his superior officer having been killed.

After his return from the war, he and deceased together bought into a mill property, mortgaging the old homestead to secure payment. They added some improvements at considerable expense and were called upon to repair great damages caused by a washout. Friends for whom they had stood as security failed, and the whole property?mill, farm and everything?went to pay the debt.

About this time, the wife of deceased went to California, and the deceased was never afterwards able to rejoin her. He went to Michigan and lived for a time with a son-in-law. Came to the Hills in 1878. Lived at Rockerville two years. Came to Rapid Valley and lived for a time with Joseph Wickham, and later with Messrs. Hart and Warner. He died at the residence of his son-in-law, L. S. Wakefield, on Wednesday morning, as stated in the notice. He leaves a wife and one daughter [Amelia] in San Francisco, two sons and two daughters [Charles and Alonzo Gaylord; Marion and Clara] in Grass Valley, California, one daughter [Harriet] in Jackson, Michigan, and one daughter [Maria] in Rapid City.

To everybody in this community the face of Col. Compton became familiar during the last few years of his life. He had a kind word and greeting for all, and though he was confined to his bed for several months prior to his death, no word of complaint ever escaped his lips. When visited recently by the writer of this article, the old man said: ?I am going; I have lived a long time and never knowingly wronged a fellow being; death is near, but I am not afraid, for God is very good.?

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Grass Valley Union
February 27, 1885

Death of Peter Compton

Peter Compton, quite well known in Grass Valley, died in Rapid City, Dakota Territory, on the 18th inst., at the advanced age of nearly 86 years. He was born in Orange county, New York, in April, 1799, and emigrated to Western New York and settled in what is now Schuyler county in 1819. In 1821 he married Maria Buckbee. By this union twelve children were born, seven of whom survive their father. Some years later he moved with his family to Havana, New York, where he engaged in boat building, and did a successful business in that line for several years. In 1852 he came to California and lived in Grass Valley up to 1857 when he returned to New York State, but came back to Grass Valley and remained here till the breaking out of the rebellion, when he again went East, and was instrumental in raising several companies of volunteers for the Union army. At the close of the war he again came to California, and was employed by the C. P. Railroad Company in the construc-tion of the snow sheds over the mountains. In 1870 he again went to New York, remained a few years, and then emigrated to Dakota Territory, settling in Rapid City, where he purchased 160 acres of land, and engaged prin-cipally in hunting and trapping. Up to within a few months of his death he had hardly known a sick day during his entire lifetime, but a short time ago he commenced to fail, and his decline was rapid, and as above stated he passed away on the 18th. He had always had a great love for the frontier, and could never be satisfied in thickly settled regions. His wife, five married daughters and two married sons survive him. He also leaves several grand children and great grand children.

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William Compton

Census (US State) Jersey, Steuben, New York 1825
Census (US Federal) Jersey, Steuben, New York 1830
Census (US State) Jersey, Steuben, New York 1835
Census (US Federal) Orange, Steuben, New York 1840
Census (US Federal) Orange, Steuben, New York 1850 48y

Steuben County Deeds
https://familysearch.org/pal:/...8136601,358530301
1847 - William Compton Jr. of the township of Orange in Steuben County from William J. & Hannah Staples

Steuben County Mortgages
https://familysearch.org/pal:/...8136601,360078801
1842 - William Compton of the township of Orange in Steuben County from Henry & Lewis Smith

https://familysearch.org/pal:/...8136601,360102801
1847 - William Compton Jr. of the township of Orange in Steuben County to William J. Staples

from Ancestry.com DNA

Inferred DNA

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7233093/family/pedigree
David Compton Family Tree
Ksucats82

Jacob Compton (abt 1725/35 - bef 1790) - proof of DNA connection (Ancestry.com) exists to Timothy James Forsythe and Frank E. Compton
William Compton (abt 1754 - aft 1810) + Sarah
William Compton (1770/71 - aft 1840) + Hannah Post
William Compton (abt 1802 - aft 1850)
George Compton (abt 1840 - aft 1850) - was in Steuben County in 1850

- No proof of connection except inferred DNA
- Could George Washington Compton be the son of another descendant of Jacob Compton instead?

- No proof that George Washington Compton is from New York

George Washington Compton (8 Feb 1838 - 6 Apr 1864) - married Nancy Morgan on September 9, 1860 in Jennings County, Indiana
William Amos Compton (1861-1923)
Glenn Leonard Compton (1906-1988)
Dale Leon Compton (1930-2003)
Private [David Compton (abt 1953-)] - proof of inferred DNA connection (Ancestry.com) exists to Timothy James Forsythe (Paternal Haplogroup R1b, Y-chromosome DNA results inferred from paternal relative)

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Runyon L. Compton & Eliza Ketchum

Census (US Federal) Jersey, Steuben, New York 1830
Census (US Federal) Redford, Wayne, Michigan 1840
Census (US Federal) Redford, Wayne, Michigan 1850 41y
Census (US Federal) Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan 1860 56y

Steuben County Deeds

https://familysearch.org/pal:/...8136601,358794801
1830 - Runyan L. & Eliza Compton to John J. Ketchum of Tyrone Township. In the deed it specifically states that Eliza Compton was one of four children of William Ketchum who had earlier purchased the land being sold, in separate tracts, one in 1822 and one in 1826. The deed was witnessed by Runyon's brother, William Compton Jr.

Runyon Compton
Bell Branch Cemetery, Redford, Wayne, Michigan
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52303282&ref=acom

Henry Clay Compton
Chico Cemetery, Chico, Butte, California
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=13765533&PIpi=14695011

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Hezekiah Compton & Margaret Benson

He is found in the 1840 census with William and Runyon Compton. It is assumed he is the son of William based on the lists of children found in the 1918 biography of Henry Clay Compton.

Census (US Federal) Tyrone, Steuben, New York 1840
Census (US State) Orange, Schuyler, New York 1855
Census (US Federal) Orange, Schuyler, New York 1860

Hezekiah Compton
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38320847

Margaret Benson
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38320875

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John Compton

Census (US Federal) Orange, Steuben, New York 1840