Children of Richard J Compton (1810 - ?) and Martha Ferrell a. David Compton married Jane Puckett b. Mary Jane Compton married James H Neeley c. Susannah Compton married Abraham Hess d. Nancy Ann Compton married John Burl Compton e. William Compton died in the Civil War of fever in 1863, 39th Regt KY Vols f. Leah Compton married Jacob Fuller g. Celia Compton married Henry Compton h. Shadrick Compton married Lucinda Uknown i. Elihue Compton married Leona Newberry then Lydia Jane Mullins j. Richard J Compton married Angeline Colley
Children of Sterling Compton (1814 – 1864) and Manerva Puckett a. Elizabeth Jane Compton b. John W Compton c. William A Compton d. Samuel Compton e. Mary Catherine Compton married Lilburn Honaker f. Eliza Ann Compton
Children of Basil Compton (1815 – 1888) married Elizabeth Summerfield a. Archibald Compton b. Cynthia Compton married Elisha Douglas c. Catherine Compton d. Sarah A Compton e. Louisa Compton married William Donalson, then Presley Vineyard f. Lewis Jacob Compton married Victoria Griffin, then Emma Woll, then Mary Slack g. Arthur George Compton
Children of Stephen Compton (1817 – 1865) and Ann Eliza Vencill a. John Drake Compton married Sarah King, Phoebe Griffith, then Mary Etta Sword b. Elizabeth Compton married William Lilly c. Melinda Compton married Robert Beverly Lester d. Mary Compton married Tolbert Elswick e. William Thomas Compton married Louisa J Keen f. James Floyd Compton married Polly Angeline Hess, then Emily Williamson g. Henry P Compton married Emily Hess
Nancy Compton (1818 – 1883) never married died in a grist mill accident
Frances Compton (1823 -?) never married described as deaf and dumb
James Henderson Compton (1824 – 1903) married Phoebe Compton Yates a Elizabeth Compton b Edward Compton married Nancy Catherine Yates c William Witt Compton married Nancy Jane Adkins d Martha Compton e Polly Ann Compton married Jackson Presley f John Allen Compton married Celia Steele g Amy Compton married James Artrip h Sarah Compton i Nancy Jane Compton married Elijah Dawson j Alva Compton married Martisha Caroline Compton k Celia Compton
Celia Compton (1825 – 1891) no children
Peyton Compton (1827 – 1903) married Mary Mattox then Delphia Hubbard a. Sterling Compton married Temperance Lou Perkins then Melissa Noble b. David Compton married Levina Gilbert then Caroline Fletcher c. John Beverly Compton married Harriet Patrick d. Celia Compton e. Gilmore Compton married Caroline Dye f. Elizabeth Catherine Compton Elijah Hess g. Martha Ann Compton married Andrew Thomas Rasnick h. Sarah Compton married James Hubbard then Meredith Whited i. Martisha Caroline Compton married Alva Compton
Mary Compton (1828 - ?) married Eber Claypool – no children
Phoebe Compton (1829 – 1886) married Mathias Hess a. Henry Hess b. Polly Angeline Hess married James Floyd Compton c. Emily Hess married Henry P Compton d. Patton Hess