'Compton01'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Compton of Compton, Compton of Minstead, Compton of Northampton

Robert de Compton (d 1440)
1. Edmund de Compton
  A. Sir William Compton, Chancellor of Ireland (d 31.05.1528)
  m. Werburge Brereton (dau of Sir John Brereton)
  i. Peter Compton (d young)
  m. Anne Talbot (dau of George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury)
a. Sir Henry Compton, 1st Lord (b 16.02.1537/8, d 1589)
  m1. Frances Hastings (dau of Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon)
  (1) William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton (d 24.06.1630)
  m. (1594) Elizabeth Spencer (dau of Sir John Spencer, Lord Mayor of London, by Alice Bromfield)
(A) Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton (b 05.1601, d Hopton Heath 19.03.1642-3)
  m. (1621) Mary Beaumont (dau of Sir Francis Beaumont, of Glenfield family, brother of Mary, Countess of Buckingham)
  (i) James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton (b 19.08.1622, d 15.12.1681)
  m1. (05.07.1647) Isabella Sackville (dau of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset)
  (a) Alathea Compton (dsp 1678)
  m. Sir Edward Hungerford
  m2. Mary Noel (d 20.08.1719, dau of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden)
(b) George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton (b 18.10.1664, d 15.04.1727)
  m1. (1686) Jane Fox (d 10.06.1721, dau of Sir Stephen Fox)
  ((1)) James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton (d 03.10.1754)
  m. (07.03.1715-6) Elizabeth Shirley, Baroness Ferrers of Chartley (sister of Robert Shirley, Viscount Tamworth)
  ((A)) Charlotte Compton, Baroness (d 03/14.09.1770)
  m. (19.12.1751) George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, Field Marshal, Governor of Jersey (b 28.02.1724, d 14.09.1807)
((2)) George Compton, 6th Earl of Northampton (dsp 06.12.1758)
  m. (05.03.1748) Frances Payne (d 25.12.1800, dau of Rev. Thomas Payne)
  ((3)) Charles Compton (d 20.11.1755)
  m. (13.08.1727) Mary Lucy (dau of Sir Berkeley Lucy, Bart of Broxbourn)
  ((A)) Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton (d 18.10.1763)
m. (13.09.1759) Anne Somerset (dau of Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort)
  ((i)) Elizabeth Compton (d 07.04.1835)
  m. (27.02.1782) George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington (b 31.03.1754)
  ((B)) Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton (b 05.08.1738, d 07.04.1796)
  m1. (1758) Jane Lawton (d 26.11.1767, dau of Henry Lawton of Northampton)
  ((i))

Charles Compton, 1st Marquess of Northampton (b 24.03.1760, d 24.05.1828)

  m. (18.08.1787) Maria Smith (d 24.03.1843, dau of Joshua Smith of Erle Stoke Park)
  ((a)) Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton (b 021.01.1790, d 17.01.1851) had issue
  m. (24.07.1815) Margaret Clephane (d 02.04.1830, dau of Douglas Maclean Clephane of Torloisk, Maj. General)
  ((b)) Frances Elizabeth Compton (d 02.03.1883)
  m. (18.02.1829) Charles Scrase Dickins of Coolhurst
((ii)) Frances Compton (d unm 1832)
  m2. (1769) _ Hougham
  ((C)) Mary Compton
  m1. Richard Haddock
  m2. Arthur Scott
  ((D)) Jane Compton (d 01.1757)
m. (02.02.1753) George Brydges Rodney, 1st Lord (b 19.02.1718, d 21.05.1792, Admiral)
  ((E)) Catherine Compton, Baroness Arden of Lohort Castle (d 17.06.1784)
 

m. (26.01.1756) John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont (b 24.02.1710-1, d 04.12.1770)

  ((F)) Elizabeth Compton (d 25.03.1819)
  m. (21.03.1761) Henry Drummond of The Grange (d 1795)
  ((4)) Mary Compton
  m. William Gore of Tring Park
  ((5)) Anne Compton
  m. Sir John Rushout, 4th Bart of Northwick (d 1775)
  m2. (03.07.1726) Elizabeth Rushout (d 15.01.1749-50, dau of Sir James Rushout, Bart)
  (c) James Compton (d young)
(d) Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, Prime Minister (d unm 04.07.1743)§E
  (e) Juliana Compton (d unm)
  (f) Mary Compton (d 06.08.1691)
  m. (07.03.1685) Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset (b 24.01.1637, d 29.01.1705/6)
  (ii) Sir Charles Compton (d 11.1661)
  m. Mary Fermor (dau of Sir Hatton Fermor of Easton Neston)
  (a) Mary Compton apparently of this generation
  m. (15.05.1676) James Lane, 2nd Viscount Lanesborough (b 1649/50, dsp 1724)
  (iii) Sir William Compton (d 1663)
  (iv) Sir Spencer Compton (d unm 1659)
  (v) Sir Francis Compton (d 20.12.1716, Lt. General)
  m. Jane Trevor (dau of Sir John Trevor of Trevallyn)
  (vi) Henry Compton, Bishop of London (b c1633, d 07.07.1713)
  (vii) Anne Compton
  m. (02.1656) Sir Hugh Cholmley, Bart of Whitby (d 09.01.1688)
  (viii) Penelope Compton
  m. Sir John Nicholas
According to TCP (Muncaster) the undermentioned James Compton was great-grandson of Spencer, 2nd Earl of Northampton. According to a book on the Penningtons (see under 'Pennington1'), James's father was Hutton Compton. Hence, one of the above (Charles, William, Spencer, Francis or Henry) must have been father of ...
  (a) Hutton Compton
  ((1)) James Compton
  m. Francis Riggs of New York (probably dau of Samuel Riggs of London)
  ((A)) Penelope Compton (b c1744, d 15.11.1806)
m. (26.09.1778) Sir Joseph Pennington, 1st Lord Muncaster (b 1737, d 08.10.1813)
  (B) Elizabeth Compton
  m. (?) Robert, Earl of Nithsdale
  (C) Anne Compton (d 17.08.1645)
  m. (12.1622) Ulick Bourke, 5th Earl, Marquess of Clanricarde (b before 08.12.1604, d 07.1657)
  (2) Sir Thomas Compton
  m. Mary Beaumont, Countess of Buckingham (relict of Sir George Villiers)
  (3) Margaret Compton (d before 03.1644/5)
  m. (before 01.10.1593) Henry Mordaunt, 4th Lord (b by 1510, d 13.02.1608/9)
  m2. Anne Spencer (dau of Sir John Spencer of Althorp)
  (4) Sir Henry Compton of Brambletye House
  m1. Cecily Sackville (dau of Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset)
  The following comes from BLG1952 (Compton of Minstead Manor).
  (A) Richard Compton of Minstead & Bisterne (b 1604, d 1684)
  m. (1656) Amey Warre (dau of Henry Warre of Horton)
  (i) Henry Compton (bpt 26.06.1664, d 1701)
  m. (1690) Elizabeth Hoby (dau of Sir Thomas Hoby of Cadoxton)
(a) Hoby Compton of Minstead (d unm 1714)
  (b) Henry Compton of Minstead (dsp 1724)
  m. Elianor Willis (dau of John Willis of Ringwood)
  Minstead passed to one of Elianor's nephews who assumed the name Compton.
  (c)+ oter issue - Richard (d young), 3 daughters
  (B) Cicely/Cecily Compton (d 24.03.1675/6) apparently of this generation, of this marriage
  m1. Sir John Fermor of Somerton
  m2. Henry Arundell, 3rd Lord of Wardour (bpt 23.02.1607/8, d 28.12.1694)
  m2. Mary Browne (dau of Hon. Sir George Browne, widow of Thomas Paston of Thorpe)
  Sir Henry had issue by both marriages. Probably of this generation, but by which marriage is not known, was ...
  (C) daughter
  m. Anthony Roper of Well Hall

Main sources: BP1934 (Northampton)
Back to top of page