 1782 - 1854 (72 years)
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| Name |
Jeremiah Compton |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Birth |
1782 |
North Carolina  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1854 |
Virginia |
| Age |
72 years |
| Person ID |
I34985 |
Base Tree |
| Last Modified |
25 Oct 2024 |
| Family 1 |
Mary Polly Walls, b. 1775 d. 1831 (Age 56 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Priscilla Compton, b. Abt 1809, Virginia |
| | 2. Mary Compton, b. Abt 1811, Virginia |
| | 3. Bartemus Bartley Compton, b. 27 Jun 1815, Virginia |
| | 4. Jeremiah Compton, Jr., b. 1819, Virginia d. 20 Aug 1890, Virginia (Age 71 years) |
| | 5. James Compton, b. 1822, Virginia |
| | 6. Rachel Compton, b. 1822, Virginia |
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| Family ID |
F12202 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Name: Jeremiah Compton Gender: Male Spouse Name: Courtney Deal Spouse Birth Place: Ir Spouse Birth Year: 1762 Number Pages: 1
Jeremiah Compton, Sr Birth: 1782 North Carolina, USA Death: 1854 Russell County Virginia, USA Jeremiah Compton Sr. of Russell County, VA has been a person misidentified for the past 80 years. This error started with the publication "Comptonology" that was printed in the 1940's. Comptonology stated that the likely father of Jeremiah was Abraham Compton Sr. of New Jersey to Botetourt County, Va. Jeremiah has also been listed with other parents over the years. What we know for 100% sure that he was NOT the son of Abraham Sr. (thanks to DNA) and WAS closely related to a group of Comptons that came out of North Carolina and setteled in Russell County around the same time Jeremiah settled there. Here is a bio of the most recent research on the elusive Jeremiah Compton Sr. Jeremiah Compton Sr. born somewhere between 1780 and 1782 probably in North Carolina. His parents and early history remain a mystery that eludes all researchers up to this point. His descendants now number in the thousands and have spread all over the country. Jeremiah Compton Sr. is first found in public records in the 1806 Upper District Tax List for Russell County, Virginia. It is now thought Jeremiah migrated to Russell County around 1805 from the Orange County, North Carolina area. In the 1808 Tax List of Russell County, two other Compton men show up for the first time, David and Thomas Compton who were brothers. David and Thomas were confirmed inhabitants of Orange County, North Carolina and sons of James Compton, a Revolutionary War veteran. Although no definite documentation has been found, I feel Jeremiah shares a close relationship with David and Thomas. DNA results seem to corroborate this theory. All three of these Compton men settle within a mile of one another near present day Honaker on Thompson Creek. In the late 1820's, James Compton moved to Thompson Creek and upon his death in 1832, Jeremiah Compton buys more things from his estate sale than anybody else! Jeremiah is married by the time he arrived in Russell County. Little is known of this woman, our ancestral grandmother. We do know her name was Polly so likely her birth name was Mary. Her last name is forever lost to the sands of time. I have speculated her last name could have been Bartley because of the name of her eldest son, Bartemus Bartley Compton. Polly is the mother to all of Jeremiah's children, including our ancestor Jeremiah Compton Jr. Jeremiah and Polly have a total of eight children; three sons and five daughters. The sons were named Bartemus, Jeremiah Jr., and James (another clue that Rev. War James could be Jeremiah's father). The daughters have been harder to track but we know one was named Parcidy (had children with John Yates Jr.) and one named Mary (who married Joseph Yates). In 1821, Jeremiah bought one hundred acres of land on Thompson Creek in Russell County just a few miles past the current Honaker High School and near the junction of Thompson Creek Road and Tunnel Road. He must have been renting or sharecropping from his arrival in 1806 until this purchase of land in 1821. Until recently no one has known exactly what happened to Jeremiah's first wife Polly. A recent discovery from the Russell County Law Order Book from May 1832 provides information as to her fate. These records state Polly Compton was picked up by the local constable and taken to the county jail on grounds of insanity. She is still found in the local jail at Lebanon in early 1833 awaiting transport to the mental hospital in Williamsburg. The Eastern State Mental Hospital in Williamsburg has records of receiving a Polly Compton in 1833. No other records exist and she likely died shortly thereafter due to the brutal conditions in this type of hospital at that time. By the mid to late 1830's, Jeremiah is remarried to another woman by the name of Courtney Deel Yates. Courtney, Jeremiah's second wife, was previously married to John Yates Sr. and had many children with John before he died in 1832. Jeremiah and Courtney did not have any children together. In the 1840 Russell County census, Jeremiah and Courtney are found living near Lewis Creek near Honaker. Jeremiah purchased this 67 acres on Lewis Creek in 1837. So for a short period of time he moved away from his Thompson Creek farm. At some point in the mid 1840's he and Courtney move back to the original Thompson Creek farm. Jeremiah and Courtney were members of the New Garden Baptist Church that was located just outside of Honaker. The only occupation that Jeremiah held was a farmer and he could not read or write. He ran a small self sufficient farm that supplied his large family with food and clothing. This way of life was second nature to Jeremiah and had been passed down to him from many Compton generations before him. He never held any public office or fought in any war, he was a simple man. In 1848 Jeremiah starts to deed off his land and anticipates he is approaching death. He deeds the home place on Thompson Creek and some surrounding acreage to his daughter Mary and her husband Joseph Yates. In the deed he demands that Joseph and Mary take care of him and Courtney until their death and provide them with a proper burial. Also in October 1848, Jeremiah deeds his son Jeremiah Compton Jr. 60 acres of land on Thompson Creek for "love and affection." Jeremiah is last found in the tax record of 1854. He died sometime after spring 1854 and before spring 1855. His final resting place cannot be located although it is thought he is buried somewhere on his Thompson Creek farm. After Jeremiah's death, Courtney moved in with her son John Yates Jr. who lived near present day Vansant and she died there in 1862 at almost 100 years old. There has been some speculation that Jeremiah and Courtney migrated to the present day Vansant area before Jeremiah died so it is possible he is buried at Vansant where Courtney's unmarked grave is. Thanks to Sheila Compton Ramsey for starting this memorial and her uncle Major Frelin R. Compton for creating the plat of Jeremiah's land found above. Family links: Parents: James Compton (1750 - 1832) Spouse: Polly Compton Children: Bartemus Compton (1815 - 1899)* Jeremiah W. Compton (1819 - 1890)* Siblings: Jeremiah Compton (1782 - 1854) David Compton (1784 - 1865)* Thomas Compton (1788 - 1855)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Unknown Maintained by: brettc14 Originally Created by: Sheila Compton Ramsey Record added: Jul 16, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 55013661
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