Alton MM, Hampshire, England Quaker records - FHL 813,530. Marriage of parents. Gives parents names of husband and wife.
St. John's Volunteers Muster List, 12 Jun 1784 - John age 37, from "An Island Refuge", 1983, 971.7 H2i.
Land Records of Prince Edward Island.
14 Aug 1792 - Edmund Fanning to John Compton, vol. 4, pg. 259.
25 Aug 1792 - John Compton and Wife Ann to Edmund Fanning, vol. 8, pg. 11.
2 Mar 1804 - Robert Emmerson and Wife Sarah (sole heiress of John Compton), vol. 12, pg. 67.
"Journeys to the Island of St. John or Prince Edward Island, 1775-1832", 971.7 B6w.
John Compton emmigrated in 1775 from England on the Ship 'Elizabeth'.
John Compton had only one child according to a number of sources - Land record of 1804; Muster list of 1784; "Journeys to the Island . . .".
St. Paul's Anglican Church Records, Charlottetown - Marriage of Sarah.
1798 Census of Charlottetown - Sarah.
Newfoundland Court Records - St. John, Newfoundland - Robert Emmerson tried for the murder of Sarah Emmerson in 1807, found not guilty.
"Journey's to the Island. . ." indicates that John Compton resided in America prior to his departure from London, England in 1775. How long he stayed in America prior to his return to England, and how long in England before 1775 is unknown.
John Compton was a Cooper by trade.
Land Petition - 1 Mar 1780. Petition for land in Charlottetown.
Land Petition - 25 Apr 1787 - Petition for land in Charlottetown - John Compton on Island for upwards of 11 years.
Benjamin Chappell's Diary - death of Mrs. Crompton - 7 Dec 1803.
Benjamin Chappell's Diary - 21 Sep 1807 - Reference to Newfoundland News.
St. Paul's Anglican Church, Charlottetown shows a marriage of Anne Compton, widow to John Condon, 24 Dec 1797.
Philadelphia MM records show that John Compton had a certificate from Fordingbridge for Ringwood in County Southampton, dated 13 11 month, 1769. He had a certificate, dated 28 day 8th month, 1772 from Philadelphia to Ringwood, Shouthmapton. In the Journeys to the Island of Prince Edward Island it says that John Compton had recently been in the United States. He evidently was there from 1769 to 1772.