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Biography of Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton 1738-1796

Paternal Family Tree: Compton

Maternal Family Tree: Jane Sneyd 1546-1616

On 16 Aug 1738 Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton was born to Charles Compton (age 46) and Mary Lucy (age 28).

In 1758 Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton (age 19) and Jane Lawton Countess Northampton were married.

On 24 Mar 1760 [his son] Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton was born to Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton (age 21) and [his wife] Jane Lawton Countess Northampton.

In 1761 Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton (age 22) was elected MP Northampton.

On 18 Oct 1763 [his brother] Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton (age 26) died. His brother Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton (age 25) succeeded 8th Earl of Northampton. [his wife] Jane Lawton Countess Northampton by marriage Countess of Northampton.

On 26 Nov 1767 [his wife] Jane Lawton Countess Northampton died.

On 18 Aug 1787 [his son] Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Maria Smith Marchioness Northampton (age 21) were married. He the son of Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton (age 49) and [his former wife] Jane Lawton Countess Northampton.

On 07 Apr 1796 Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton (age 57) died. His son [his son] Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton (age 36) succeeded 9th Earl of Northampton. [his daughter-in-law] Maria Smith Marchioness Northampton (age 30) by marriage Countess of Northampton.

Floor tiles at Church of St Mary Magdalen, Castle Ashby [Map]: Here lies the bodies of Jane the first wife of Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton, [his son] Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton, Mary his wife also of [his grandson] Spencer Second Marquis of Northampton and Margaret his wife and also his grandchildren.

Jane Lawton Countess Northampton: In 1758 Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton and she were married. On 18 Oct 1763 Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton died. His brother Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton succeeded 8th Earl of Northampton. She by marriage Countess of Northampton. On 26 Nov 1767 she died.

Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton: On 13 Dec 1791 she was born to Major-General William Douglas-Maclean-Clephane. On 24 Jul 1815 Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton and she were married. He the son of Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton. On 24 May 1828 Charles Compton 1st Marquess Northampton died. His son Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton succeeded 2nd Marquess Northampton, 10th Earl of Northampton, 2nd Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 2nd Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex. She by marriage Marchioness Northampton.

[his father] Charles Compton and [his mother] Mary Lucy were married. He the son of [his grandfather] George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton and [his grandmother] Jane Fox Countess Northampton.

Royal Ancestors of Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton 1738-1796

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Philip IV King France

Ancestors of Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton 1738-1796

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Hastings Baroness Compton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Spencer

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Countess Northampton

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Beaumont 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Beaumont 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Armstrong

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Andrew Noel

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mabel Harrington

Great x 2 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden

Great x 3 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Noel Countess Northampton

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Wotton 1st Baron Wotton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden

Father: Charles Compton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fox of Farley Wiltshire

Great x 1 Grandfather: Stephen Fox

Great x 2 Grandmother: Christian Palfreyman

GrandMother: Jane Fox Countess Northampton

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Whittle of the City of London

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Whittle

Spencer Compton 8th Earl of Northampton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Lucy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Lucy of Charlecote

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joyce Acton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Lucy 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Kingsmill Lucy 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Chapman

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Chapman Lady Lucy

GrandFather: Berkeley Lucy 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Berkeley 8th Baron Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stanhope Baroness Berkeley 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Read

Great x 1 Grandmother: Theophila Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Massingberd

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Massingberd Couness Berkeley

Mother: Mary Lucy 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Cotton

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Cotton

GrandMother: Catherine Cotton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hutchinson

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Hutchinson 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Sacheverell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Sacheverell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Ireton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Hutchinson 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stanhope 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Port

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Stanhope 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Trentham

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Trentham

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Sneyd