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William Compton, of Woodbridge - Mary, daughter of William and Mary of Woodbridge.

Started by Deborah Compton on Saturday, June 18, 2016
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Deborah Compton
6/18/2016 at 1:07 PM

Mary,d/o William and Mary Wilmot of Woodbridge is not Mary Bray of Monmouth. This Mary should be Mary Compton Campbell, celebrated as the first white child born in Woodbridge, NJ. She married Caleb Campbell of Woodbridge. She and Caleb are buried in Woodbridge.. Mary Compton Campbell appears in "Woodbridge and Vicinity" She is also mentioned in Comptonology.  https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/oclc/866755825?availability...  Here is a link to downloadable PDF copies of every issue of Comptonology to help with Compton profiles. It is a long work, but the Monmouth and Woodbridge Comptons are the

Deborah Compton
6/18/2016 at 1:11 PM

(continued) two main branches of early Compton families from whom many of the later Compton families can be traced. Comptonology mentions them frequently and clearly differentiates between Monmouth County William married to Mary Bowne and Woodbridge William Compton married to Mary Wilmot. I hope this wil help.

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