COMPTON 391 in 1 574. He m., 2ndly, Anne, widow of William (Stanley), Lord Mont- eagle (who J. 1 581), 5th da. of Sir John Spencer, of Althorp, North- ants, by Katherine, da. of Sir Thomas Kitson, of Hengrave, Suffolk. He was l?ur. 10 Dec. 1589, at Compton afsd., aged 51. Will dat. 17 May 1589, pr. i589.(^) His widow ;«., 4 Dec. 1592, at Yarnton, Oxon, as 2nd wife, Robert (Sackville), 2nd Earl of Dorset, who d. 27 Feb. 1608/9. She d. 22 Sep. 161 8. Will pr. 161 8. Inq. p. m. 16 Jan. 161 8/9. II. 1589. 2. William (Compton), Lord Compton, s. and h. by ist wife, b. before 1572, was sum. to Pari, by writ, from 19 Feb. (1592/3) 35 Eliz. to 5 Apr. (1614) 12 Jac. I. On 2 Au^. 161 8 he was cr. EARL OF NORTH- AMPTON. He d. 24 June 1 630. III. 1626. 3. Spencer Compton, s. and h. ap., b. May 1 60 1, was, by writ, i Apr. 1626, sum. v.p. to Pari, in his father's Barony as LORD COMPTON, and took his seat accordingly.C") On 24 June 1630 he sue. his father as Earl of Northampton. He d. 19 Mar. 1642/3. IV. 1643. 4. James (Compton), Earl OF Northampton and Lord Compton, s. and h., b. 19 Aug. 1622, and d. 15 Dec. 1681. V. 1 68 1. 5. George (Compton), Earl of Northamp- ton and Lord Compton, s. and h., b. 18 Oct. 1664, and d. 13 Apr. 1727. VI. 1 711. 6. James Compton, s. and h. ap., b. 2 May 1687, was, bv writ, 28 Dec. 171 1,() sum. v.p., to Pari, in his father's Barony as 'LORD COMPTON, and took his seat accordingly. On 13 Apr. 1727 he sue. his father as Earl of Northampton. He d. s.p.m.s., 3 Oct. 1754, when the Earldom of Northampton devolved on his br. and h. male (see that dignity), but the Barony of Compton devolved as under: — C/3 n n n n O C 3 C a- n •n " 2; OS 5^ ?° ^ X > s •a H O z o VII. 1754. 7- Charlotte, suo Jure Baroness Ferrers and Baroness Compton, only surv. da. and h. She, on 8 May 1749, by the death of her only surv. sister, unm., had become sole h. to her mother, Elizabeth, suo Jure Baroness Ferrers (who d. 13 Mar. 1740/1, (^) He is called by Camden " a person of fine wit and solid judgment." C") For a list of eldest sons of peers sum. v.p. to Pari, in one of their father's baronies, see vol. i, Appendix G. V.G. («) For an account of the 12 Peers cr. in 5 days, of which he was the first, see vol. ii, p. 28, note "b," and for a case of ID peerages being cr. in one day, see note mi Thomas, B.ARON Foley [1776]. See also note "b" above. V.G.
