Brief Life History of Daniel
Daniel Compton was born on 31 July 1738, in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States as the son of John Compton and Mary. He married Rachael Paine on 11 August 1758, in New Jersey, United States. He died on 22 October 1805, in New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.
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- Daniel Compton,(Family Search transcript is incorrect) "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
- Daniel Compton, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
- The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
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1775
"During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the ""Ten Crucial Days"" and remembered by the famous phrase ""the times that try men's souls"". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time."
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1790 · Trenton - State Capital
Trenton, New Jersey officially became the state capital in 1790. The first state governor would be William Livingston.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places throughout England (but especially in the southwest) named Compton, from Old English cumb ‘short, straight valley’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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