James Crompton
Events
Date of Baptism: 30 March 1646.
Place of Baptism: Bolton, Lancashire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Date of Burial: 12 October 1704.
Place of Burial: Bolton, Lancashire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: Thomas Crompton.
Mother: Elizabeth.
Thomas is named in James’s baptism record. Elizabeth is named in the baptism and burial records of some of James’s siblings. James’s mother was alive when he made his will in 1704. She is probably the Elizabeth Crompton, widow, aged 77, of Little Lever, recorded in about 1701 in the Quarter Sessions.
Spouse: Ellen Clarke. Married 4 October 1670 in Bolton, Lancashire.
The marriage is recorded in the parish register.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Katherine Crompton (baptized 21 May 1671 in Bolton)
Ann Crompton (died 1678)
James Crompton (died 1682)
Matthew Crompton (buried 26 March 1683 in Bolton) "supposed son of James Crompton"
Joshua Crompton (buried 20 October 1743 in Bolton) married Alice Lever 23 April 1700 in Bolton.
Joseph Crompton (buried 4 September 1726 in Bolton) married (1) Mary Crossley 8 June 1703 in Bolton; married (2) Susannah Gregory 3 February 1707/8 in Bolton.
Adam Crompton (born 1683 - buried 23 July 1737 in Bolton) married Alice Heap 7 October 1707 in Bolton.
John Crompton
Ellen Crompton
An "abortive" (buried 14 September 1688 in Bolton)
Elizabeth Crompton (buried 10 February 1694/5 in Bolton) "was hanged"
Evidence
from the parish registers of Bolton-le-Moors (St Peter):
March 1645
James Crompton S of Tho. de pva leavr 30
October. 1670.
James Crompton
Ellin Clarke [both] of Little Leaver, were married in Boulton Church 5.
May 1671
Katherin Crompton of Little Leaver D: of James & Ellen --- 21.
Buryed in May 1683
Mathew the supposed sonne of James Crompton of Little Lever
Buryed in February 1694
Elizabeth daughter of James Crompton of Little Lever was hanged dyed 7 buryed 10
Burials October 1704
James Crompton of Little Lever -- 12
From the Lancashire Order Books for 1696:
The ord’r made at a special sessions at Bolton the 22d instant for James Crompton of Little lever yeo’ to serve the office of overseer of the poor there for the year ensueing (Justices then present being the right honorble the Ld Willoughby James Chetham & the Tho Lever Esq) is by that Court rattifyed & confirmed/
James’s will:
May the 15 1704
In the name of god amen: I James Crompton of little laver being in [...] being in parfect memory First doo give my sowle to the allmighty god my maker & my body to the grave, now for my worldly goods I bequeth to my wife & Children first my daughter Katrin hath had five pounds then my Sonne Joshow hath received five pounds then my sonne Joseph hath received five pounds now for my Sonne Adam & my Sonne John & my daughter Elin it is my will to have them three to receive five pound apeece when the come to here age now if it plase god that any of theese three should dye before the receive there monie there mother is to bringe them forth & pay there axpenies & my wife Elin to have all the remondar of my astate so long as shee is my wife now if that shee should mary againe shee is to receive ten pounds & so get of ll onley having hir bed & the remender of my astate to bee devided amongs all my Children after my wives decese now as for my higor Mill I would have it devided amongest my fower Sonnes & as for my two daughters I would have my Sonns to pay them in monie acording to the rent of the mill in monie & all to be equall
now Thomas Waldon hath received two pounds ten shillings & hee is not to receive any thing of the mill till the all have received as much as hee
now as for my house in the bank that my mother dwels in I leve it to my Sonne Joshow
now if my Sonne Adam should mary & bee for him Iosso that hee should pay the monie Consarning the Child out of his part of the rent of the mill or out of his owne geft whilst I am alive now I would have my debts to bee paid before any receive any thing Sald Signed & Delivered in the presencs of us
James Crompton his mark
Thomas T Waldon his mark
Joseph J Crompton his mark
James Haywrads
Moreover [...]
further if it plase god that my wife Elin should dye before my sonne John & my daughter Elin come to here age that the shall have the rent of the both mills till the Come to there age
further my sonne Joshow & my sone Joseph shall pay unto my wife Elin the rent of the lower mill which is either of them fower pounds a yeare till the tack [..ee] out[...]
the rent dayes is alady day & michel mas
witness
James [JC] Crompton
Adam [t] Crompton his mark
James Heywood
20.o Octobris 1705
I desire & save[?] my brother Robert Crompton to asist my wife Elin consarning my will now if Robert refuse that my sonne Joshow shall
[proved 20 October 1705]
References
Parish registers of Bolton-le-Moors (St Peter). Digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 20 May 2020.
Will of James Crompton of Little Lever. Proved 1705 in the Consistory Court of Chester.