Born: 1649, christened 8 April 1649 at Brailsford and died 13 February 1724 and is buried in All Saints, Derby.
Son of: John Crompton (1611-1669) and Mary?.
Brother of :
1. Rebecca Crompton christened 23 January 1647.
2. Samuel Crompton (1650?-1734) who married Mary Cranmer and then Elizabeth Wharam.
3. Mary Brentnall nee Crompton (christened 8 May 1653) who married Samuel Brentnall (1650-????).
4. Elizabeth Crompton who was chistened 14 January 1654.
5. Joshua Crompton
Abraham married: 14 August 1677, Elizabeth Bourne (1653-1690).
He had issue:
1. Elizabeth Hacker (nee Crompton, 1678-1757) who married 1st Henry Coape 2nd Samuel Hacker.
2. Samuel Crompton (1679-1757) who married Ann Rodes and then Martha Rich.
3. Mary Crompton (1680-1728) who married Henry Seal and then John Heslop.
4. John Crompton (1682-1750?) who married Hannah Mather and then Margaret Rigby (1731?-?).
5. Abraham Crompton (1690-1766).

Abraham Crompton: An Overview

I have have the following sources of information relating to Abraham Crompton:

1. A small minature portrait (now stolen)  had been passed down in the family.  This portrait was of a very distingished looking gentleman dressed in costume possibly of the late 1600s but more likely of the early 1700s.  It had an inscription on the back which stated that it was supposed to be of Abrahm Crompton of Chorley Hall, Debyshire who was the great grandfather of Ann Mary Caldwell (presumably Ann Marsh-Caldwell).  Ann's mother being Elizabeth Caldwell (nee Stamford) who's mother was Hannah Stamford (nee Crompton) daughter of  John Crompton who was the son of Abraham Crompton.  If the portrait is of  Ann Marsh-Caldwell's ancestor Abraham Crompton then it must be Abraham Crompton (1649?-1724).  If the portrait is of Ann's great grandfather then it must be of John Crompton (1690?-1750?) and this would possibly be more in keeping with the possible date of the portrait.

2. Burke's Peerage gives an overview of the Caldwell family and the Crompton family.  Under the Caldwell section, it states that Hannah Stamford's father was a John Crompton of Chorley Hall, Lancaster, which property was aquired by that branch of the family soon after the rebellion in 1715.  Hannah was a decendent of the Rev John Crompton MA born in 1641 and cousin of Samuel Crompton of Derby, Esq, and a cousin of Henry Cope of Duffield, Esq,: a share of whose personel estate came to Hannah's daughter Elizabeth Caldwell (nee Stamford).

3. Information supplied to me by Sheila Howells who has researched this from many sources including the Crompton Papers in the Derby Local History Library.

4. In the Derbyshire Record Office (Matlock) there is an indenture dated 13 July 1711 which involves three parties; Abraham Crompton of Derby, Mary Noyld of Callowhill near Tilhorne, Staffordshire, and George Horobin of Deby.  Abraham's seal consists of a bird facing left and what looks like a branch of a tree above it.  He signs his name Abra Crompton.

I understand that Abraham Crompton was a Wool Merchant and Banker. 

If you have any information to add to what is listed please contact me on jj@jjhc.info
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