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Compton Family History
Compton Genealogy & Family TreeCompton is an English name from Devon, England, where the family held a seat at Compton Castle. It comes from the Old English cumbton which means "farm in a village." The earliest known ancestor--Gladwin de Cumtana--was recorded in 1167. The family motto is Tout bien ou rien whichi means "All well or nothing."
Other spellings include "Competom," "Comptown," "Comptowne," "Comptoun," "Comptaun," "Comptaune," "Combton," "Combtown," and "Combtaune." Notable people with the surname include American NASCAR driver Stacy Compton, Norwegian-American golfer Erik Comptono, and American television director Richard Compton (Star Trek: The Next Generation, The X-Files, Miami Vice). The first Compton to come to America was Frances Compton in Virginia in 1623.
Compton Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mabel Beatrice Compton -- --, 1889 November 19, 1985 Minnesota
- John Compton -- --, 1842 December 0, 1859 Ohio
- Amy Compton -- --, 1755 December 12, 1827 New Jersey
- Sheldon Greer Compton -- --, 1912 March 7, 1974 Tennessee
- Catherine A Compton -- --, 1834 August 21, 1880
Compton Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Compton -- --, 1900 March 3, 1963 Tennessee
- Mary Compton -- --, 1827 March 3, 1887 South Carolina
- Nathan Compton -- --, 1796 April 25, 1854
- Ressie M. Compton -- --, 1884 July 31, 1970 Kansas
- Albert H. Compton -- --, 1847 November 14, 1848 Indiana
- Elizabeth Rosemond /Taylor/
- Clint /Eastwood/
- Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus /Sutherland/
- Margaret Mary Emily Anne "Meg" /Hyra "Ryan"/
- Madonna Louise /Ciccone ""/
- Donald George /Bradman/
- James Gilmore "Jim" /Backus/
- James Francis /Cameron/
- Drew Christopher /Brees/
- Virginia Katherine "Ginger" /McMath "Rogers"/
