Adam Compton and ?? born about 1600     Home village or town, Christian Malford, Wiltshire
 
Adam Compton, married: ?? abt.1623
1600 abt. - 1669
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Their son Adam lived to an age of 96yrs.
 
'Edmunde the son of Adam Comton february -22' (record from the year 1635).
 
Two glimpses of Christian Malford in the 17th century here, firstly a written work entitled 'A Tour through the Whole of Great Britain by a Gentleman, published in 1740'.
'Tho this place is often overflowed with water, yet there is none good either for brewing or washing or any spring of sweet water. Here is a spring of a chalybeate kind which would turn to good account were it not in such a distant and almost inaccessible part of the country occasioned by bad roads, which were a great protection to the inhabitants in the late Civil Warrs, who were never visited by either party, but injoyed an easy and uninterrupted repose, whilst their neighbours, on all sides, were involved in the calamities of that unnatural war'.
 
Secondly in the baptism records for Christian Malford in 1630. Normally one comes occasionally comes across a child out of wedlock but in this year for some reason there are quite a few for a small village.
 

Record of all mention of Compton/Comton in the Parish Records of Christian Malford
I've made up families of all the Compton's names with left overs at the bottom of page.

Edward Compton and Jane Coleman
Married abt. 1655
Children
1681 Edward

Adam Compton b:1624-1716 & Elizabeth b:1625
Married abt.1658
Children
1659 Adam
1661 Edmunde
1666 Francis
1668 Mary
1670 Matthew
1673 Silvester
1675 Dorothy
1677 Frances

Richard Compton d1722 and Joan
Married abt.1655
Children
1687 Susanna

Edward Compton and Mary Coleman
Married abt.1650
Children
1703 William
1705 Edward
1708 Joseph
1710 Jane
1712 Johanne
1712 Mary
1718 Sarah d:1721

Simon Compton and Ann Hatherell d:1671
Married 1668

Simon Compton and Anne Coloman
Married abt. 1677
Children
1669 Margery d:1672
1670 Simon

Adam Compton and Susan
Married abt. 1677
Children
1678 ??
1680 John

Francis Compton b:1737 & Mary b: abt.1666-1735
Married abt. 1687
Children
1688 Mary
1689 Adam d:1710
1695 John
1697 Elizabeth
1700 Edward
1702 Hannah d:1737 or 1727
1704 Jane
1708 Nathaniel
1710 Alice
1713 Joseph

Joseph Compton and Elizabeth
Married abt. 1714
Children
1715 Richard
1717 Sarah
1718 Joan d:1732
1722 Mary d:1722
1723 Mary
1723 Dorcas d:1729
1726 Thomas

Joseph Compton d:1761 and Betty d:1761
Married abt.1719
1720 Betty
???? Sarah d:1768

John Compton d:1757 and Ann Trimnet d:1757
Married 1721
Children
1722 Mary
1724 Ann
1727 John
1729 Jane
1732 Betty
1736 Francis
1738 Alice

Edward Compton and Hannah 1702-1737
Married abt. 1721
Children
???? Adam d:1757
1732 Edward
1738 Francis

Edward Compton = Sarah Little
Married 1742

Edward and Emma Compton
Married abt.?
1767? Betty d1767
1768 Robert

Francis Compton and Betty Glavcodine d:1769?
Married 1758
Children
1761 Ann
1761 John d:1764
1766 John
1770 Francis
1770 James
1773 Isaac

Thomas Compton = Elizebeth Granger
Married 1771

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Left over records from parish records books

Marriage
1700 Alice Compton b1668 = Anthony Reeve
1712 Suannah Compton= William Hannam page18
1718 Mary Compton = Walter Harding
1732 Jane Compton = John Hannam page24
1739 blank Compton = William Rivens page25
1749 Ann Compton = John Hannam
1759 Jane Compton = John Pranger
1763 Joan Compton = George Jaques
1764 Betty Compton = John Morril

Baptised page 23-56
1670 Elizabeth daughter of Alyes
1678 ?? daughter of Richard? and Alice?
1722 Thomas
1770 Elizabeth daughter of Edward and Amey
1774 Joseph son of Tho? and Betty

Burials from page 57 to end
1721 Edward
1729 Edward
1736 Mary page 99
1741 Hanah page101
1744 Edward
1745 Mary
1754 Mary