34. John Cumpton, Jr.13,14, born October 1764 in Bluestone? (Augusta) VA; died March 12, 1828 in
(Tazewell), VA. He was the son of 68. John Cumpton, Sr. and 69. Margaret Raemer. He married 35.
Eleanore McGuire Abt. 1778.
35. Eleanore McGuire, born Bet. 1750 - 1760 in VA/MD; died Bef. 1850. She was the daughter of 70.
Cornelius McGuire.
Notes for John Cumpton, Jr.:
Pvt., VA Militia
1762 (Rockingham) VA grant 115 ac Lick Br. in Brock's Gap, adj own land, 15 Apr.
1773 (Rockingham) VA grant 93 ac Core Run, Brock's Gap, 24 Feb.
1790 (Wythe) VA - John Compton, Jr. apptd. constable & overseer of roads
1795 (Wythe) VA Ct. Order notes John's property, 13 Oct.
1796 (Wythe) VA Ct. Order; John replaced as road surveyor 13 Dec.
1799 (Wythe) VA - John Compton, Sr. apptd. surveyor of road at Clear Fk. (14 May & 8 Oct 1799)
1775 (Botetourt) VA - John & Mary Mills to John Kompton 411 ac. Long Run
1762 (Augusta) VA - 115 ac. Lick Br. in Brock's Gap adj. own land
1773 (Augusta) VA - 93 ac. Core Run in Brock's Gap
1773 (Fincastle) VA listed as tax delinquent for 1773, noted in 1774
1777 (Montgomery) VA Oath of Allegiance, 30 Sep.
1782 (Montgomery) VA Pers. Ppty. Tax: John Jr. 1 t/13h/6 cat
1782 (Montgomery) VA Land Tax: John 400 ac/ 50.10.0 tax (same dist. as James Cartmill)
1783 (Augusta) VA - Thomas Walker surveys (Loyal Land Co.) May 1783 in Augusta Chancery Suit file
N.S. 183 (1834) & Loyal Co. Papers in Va. State Library: John Crumpton, 198 ac.
1792 (Montgomery) VA patent to John Jr., 85 ac on Bluestone, adj. James Cartmill, grants #34, p. 515.
1793 (Wythe) VA Pers. Ppty. Tax: John Sr. 1 t/11 h; John Jr. 1 t/2 blacks/16 h
1793-4-6, 8, 1800 (Wythe) VA (1 tith) John Compton, Jr.
same years, 1 tith, John Compton, Sr.
1798-9, 1 tith, Samuel Compton
1798 ((Wythe?) VA deeds p. 258: John & Elinor Cumten to Larken Kidd (48 ac on Clear Fk. Wolfe Ck, $70)
p. 263: same to Philip Hanger, Jr. (70 ac same loc., s. side Buckhorn Ridge, $80).
1800 (Wythe) VA grant: Robert Wallace 11 Aug 1800, 50 ac. Bluestone of New, adj. own land and
James Cartmill and JOhn Cumpton, Grants #46, p 131 in Abstracts of Land Grant Surveys,
1761-1791 (Kaylor)
1800 (Wythe) VA Tax: John Jr. 1 tith, 3 slaves, 15 horses; John Sr. 2 tith, 1 slave, 7 horses.
1801 (Tazewell) VA Tax: John Jr., John Sr., Samuel.
1807 (Tazewell) VA Deed: William McGuire to John Compton, p. 297-8 in Annals of Tazewell County
(Harman)
1809 (Tazewell) VA grant #58, p 261: 50 ac Bluestone adj. survey of Compton and Henry Harman
1812 (Tazewell) VA grant #62, p 390, JOhn Jr., 350 ac N side Sandy River, 110 poles above Blackberry
Cr.
1815 (Cabell) VA Deed Book II: p 54, dilenquent taxes for John Crumpton, 350 ac. (redeemed by heirs
1817, p. 222--see Thomas Cartmill/Nancy Cumpton)
p.134 3 Aug, 1815 indenture of sheriff to Edmund Morris and William Buffington, for tax land
of John Crumpton, 350 ac. (same property).
1822 (Tazewell) VA grant #71, p 247, John Jr., 150 ac Bluestone
1822 (Tazewell) VA grant #71, p 249, John Jr., 30 ac Bluestone, adj. Samuel Flummer & his old tract
he lives on.
1828 (Tazewell) VA, Will of John Cumpton, Sr., prob. June 1828 (Will Book I, p.244): wife, Eleanor; sons
Elihu, Jos. or Jas., William, Hiram, Hickman; daus. Nancy Cartmal, Rebecca Shannon, Sally Cumpton.
Abstracted will on file (Ratliff book).
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