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The Compton surname

The Compton name in Orange County Indexed: 185 historical records, 13 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.

In the records
1779 to 1910 most named in the 1810s
  • Tax lists 1779–1790
  • Deeds 1795–1874
  • Court minutes 1797–1818
  • Marriages 1798–1910
  • Wills 1815–1890
In the chronology
1836 to 1976 13 people in 51 entries, most in the 1950s
In books and archives
1 family heading
Places in its deeds and wills
Back Creek (13), Eno River (7), N Hico Creek (5), Mebane (5), Lynches Creek (5), Hico Creek (4), Stags Creek (3), Storm Creek (3)
Married into
Ward 7, Smith 3, Allison 2, Debruler 2, McAdams 2, Scott 2, McDade 2, White 2, Warren 2, Blackwell 1, Boswell 1, Brewer 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Ward 9, Faucett 6, McCauley 6, Roberts 5, Murray 4, Wells 3, Herndon 3, King 3, Shaw 3, McCawley 3, Eccles 2, Stewart 2
People with a page here
James S. Compton
Spellings to try
Crompton, Cumpton
Search beyond these records

Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.

In the chronology 13 people

The people of this surname named in the county’s dated events, as the names index lists them. Each printed name is its own heading; names that may be one person are not merged.

In books and archives 1 heading

Subject headings from the library catalogs Orange County Indexed gathers. A family heading collects genealogies and family papers; a person heading, the works about that person.

In the historical records 185 records

51 deeds, 73 marriages, 50 court minutes, 2 tax list entries and 9 wills and papers, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Compton marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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