47. John Compton
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.
St. Paul's Anglican Church Records, Charlottetown, Queens, P.E.I. - Christenings of Mary, Lydia, Ann, Sarah, Robert, Elizabeth & Marriage of Parents, Mary & Lydia. - FHL 1,630,129.
Whitneyville Baptist Church, Northesk Parish, Northumberland Co., N.B. - Baptisms of Husband, Wife, John, Sarah, & Robert - Provincial Archives of N.B., F-1748.
Marriage Licenses of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, R.G. Vital, Vol ML, 1824-1831 - Sarah Jr.
Death Certificate of Sarah Jr. - Stearns County Death Records.
Cannon City Cemetery Stones - John & Robert Jr. (engraved on same stone).
"History of Pope and Stevens Countues, Minnesota", 1888, page 282.
Newfoundland Court Records - St. John, Newfoundland - PANL Govt. Records Coll., Colonial Records Office, 194.4, Vol 46, pag 102, 1 Sept 1807, Box A19, A-2-3 - Husband tried for the murder of Sarah Emmerson in 1807, found not guilty.
Prince Edward Island Land Records - 1804, Vol 12, pg 67, FHL 1,630,041 - Sarah Emmerson, sole heiress of John Compton.
Ann & Elizabeth probably died in Infancy.
P.E.I. Newspaper Records - Obituaries of Mary, Lydia, 2nd marriage of Lydia.
P.E.I. Supreme Court Records - copies from Public Archives of P.E.I.
Robert Emmerson vs. Watkin Jenkins, R.G. 6, 1796
Robert Emmerson vs. George Burns, R.G. 6, 1795.
P.E.I., Court of Probate - Will of Lydia, Queens Co., P.E.I., Vol 8, pg. 455, FHL 861,203. - Mentions Nephew, late Robert Emerson, Son of my late Brother
John Emerson.
"Journeys to the Island of St. John or Prince Edward Island, 1775-1832" - account of Sarah Compton and her parents from England to P.E.I. in 1775.
Richard Chappel Diary - "21 Sep 1807, Monday - and news from Newfoundland of Emmerson and his late wife, but the paper says John Emmerson, not Robert".
1798 Census of Royalty of Charlottetown, Queens, P.E.I., April 1798 - FHL 1,036,744, Item 11, "Rob. Emmerson".
1851 Census - Northesk, Northumberland, N.B., FHL 517265, Page 14 - Robert Jr., age 40, Living Alone.
1857 Census - Rice County, Minn, T110, R19, FHL 944,288, Page 209 - Robert Jr., Residing with Jared Emmerson.
1860 Census - Cannon City, Rice, Minn., FHL 803,573, Dwelling 452 - Sarah Jr., age 56, Residing with Maria Tozer Emmerson.
1865 Census - Sauk Centre, Stearns, Minn., FHL 565,716, Dwelling 56, Sarah Jr., Residing with Elson Emmerson.
1870 Census - Grove Lake, Pope, Minn., FHL 830,429, page 903 - Sarah Jr., age 70, Residing with Jared Emmerson.
1875 Census - Raymond Twp., Stearns, Minn., FHL 565,729, Page 75, Sarah Jr., Residing with David Emmerson.
1880 Census - Grove Lake, Pope, Minn., FHL 1,254,629, Page 441D, Sarah Jr., age 80, Residing with John Emmerson Jr..
1885 Census - Raymond Twp., Stearns, Minn., FHL 565,755, Page 51 - Sarah Jr., age 85, Residing with David Emmerson.
Robert Emmerson was never married.
48. Thomas Compton
William Compton (1779) - to United States or Canada.
Robert Compton (1796) - to Prince Edwards Island.