COMPTON, Sir Charles (c.1624-61), of Grendon and Sywell, Northants.

Family and Education

b. c. 1624, 2nd s. of Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton, by Mary, da. of Sir Francis Beaumont of Cole Orton, Leics.; bro. of Sir Francis Compton and Sir William Compton. educ. Eton 1633-6. m. (1) Mary, da. of Sir Hatton Fermor of Easton Neston, Northants., 3s. 2da.; (2) c. June 1661, Felicia, da. of Thomas Pigott of Chetwynd, Salop, wid. of William Wilmer of Sywell, 1da. (posth.). Kntd. 12 Dec. 1643.W. B. Compton, Compton of Compton Wynyates, 118; Diary of Thomas Isham of Lamport, 148.

Offices Held

Lt.-col. of horse (royalist) 1642 – 45, col. 1645 – 46; capt. R. Horse Gds. (The Blues) 1661–d.Compton, 65, 117; W. H. Black, Docquets of Letters Patent, 283; Kingdom’s Intell. 18 Feb. 1661.

J.p. Northants. July 1660 – d., dep. lt. c. Aug. 1660 – d., capt. vol. horse Aug. 1660.SP29/11/52.

Surveyor and receiver of greenwax fines 1661–d.Cal. Treas. Bks. i. 185–6; CSP Dom. 1663–4, p. 675.

Parlimentarian

COMPTON, Sir Charles (c.1624-61), of Grendon and Sywell, Northants.

Main residences: Grendon; Sywell, Northants.

Author

E.R.E.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

COMPTON, Sir Charles (c.1624-61)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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