William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Paternal Family Tree: Compton
Before 19th August 1622 [his father] Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton [aged 21] and [his mother] Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton [aged 18] were married. He the son of [his grandfather] William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Spencer Countess Northampton [aged 47].
Around 1629 Francis Compton was born to [his father] Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton [aged 27] and [his mother] Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton [aged 25].
On 24th June 1630 [his grandfather] William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton died. His son [his father] Spencer [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Earl of Northampton, 3rd Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire. [his mother] Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton [aged 26] by marriage Countess of Northampton.
On 23rd October 1642 the Battle of Edge Hill was fought at Edge Hill [Map]. The Royal army was commanded by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 41] (with his son King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 12] present), Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland [aged 22] and Richard Spencer [aged 49] commanded the army that included Maurice Palatinate Simmern [aged 21], Richard Byron 2nd Baron Byron [aged 36], Lucius Carey 2nd Viscount Falkland [aged 32], Charles Cavendish [aged 22], Henry Newton aka Puckering 3rd Baronet [aged 24], [his father] Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton [aged 41], Thomas Salusbury 2nd Baronet [aged 30], John Byron 1st Baron Byron [aged 43] and William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [aged 55].
George Stewart 9th Seigneur D'Aubigny [aged 24] was killed.
Of the Parliamentary army Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh [aged 34] and Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex [aged 51]. Oliver St John 5th Baron St John [aged 39] was wounded.
Samuel Sandes [aged 27] commanded a troop of horse.
Richard Sandes [aged 26] was killed.
Thomas Strickland [aged 20] was knighted on the field for his gallantry.
Henry Hunloke 1st Baronet [aged 24] was knighted by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
William Dugdale [aged 37] witnessed the battle and subsequently surveyed the battlefield.
John Hinton [aged 38] was present.
Edward Verney [aged 52] was killed.
John Assheton [aged 29] was killed.
Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey [aged 59] was killed. His son Montagu [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Earl Lindsey, 15th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.
William Pennyman 1st Baronet [aged 35] commanded a regiment, of which he served as Colonel, which he led for the King.
Edward Stradling 2nd Baronet [aged 42] fought for the King, was captured imprisoned for seven months, and died a month after his release.
On 19th March 1643 [his brother] William Compton [aged 18] and James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton [aged 20] fought for the Royalist army at Hopton Heath, Staffordshire.
Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton [aged 41] was killed. His son James succeeded 3rd Earl of Northampton, 4th Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
In 1647 [his brother] James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton [aged 24] and [his sister-in-law] Isabella Sackville Countess Northampton [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess of Northampton. She the daughter of Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset and Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke [aged 56]. He the son of [his father] Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton and [his mother] Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton [aged 43]. They were half fourth cousins.
After 1647 [his brother] James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton [aged 24] and [his sister-in-law] Mary Noel Countess Northampton were married. She by marriage Countess of Northampton. He the son of [his father] Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton and [his mother] Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton [aged 43].
On 18th March 1654 [his mother] Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton [aged 50] died.
On 27th December 1661 Francis Compton [aged 32] was knighted.
In or before 1662 Francis Compton [aged 32] and Elizabeth Bedell [aged 41] were married. He the son of Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton and Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton. They were half sixth cousins.
Around 1662 [his wife] Elizabeth Bedell [aged 41] died.
In June 1664 Francis Compton [aged 35] and Jane Trevor [aged 31] were married. He the son of Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton and Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In 1674 [his brother] Bishop Henry Compton [aged 42] was appointed Bishop of Oxford.
In 1677 [his wife] Jane Trevor [aged 44] died.
On 15th December 1681 [his brother] James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton [aged 59] died. His son [his nephew] George [aged 17] succeeded 4th Earl of Northampton, 5th Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
On 6th July 1685 John Berkeley 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge [aged 35] fought at Westonzoyland Bridgwater, Somerset during the Battle of Sedgemoor.
Francis Compton [aged 56] was wounded.
Sharington Talbot [aged 29] "behaved himself very handsomely".
1927. The History of the Fanshawe Family. By H C Fanshawe. Privately Published, 1927. Pages 81-82.
Elizabeth married Sir Francis Compton and died childless early in 1662; it being recorded in the private act of Parliament passed in 1675-6 to enable him [Sir Francis Compton] to sell Hamerton, of which he had bought a half share from Sir Thomas Leventhorpe and his wife Mary, for £10,000 in November, 1661, that his own wife had died shortly after that date. As he was made Knight on 27th December, 1661, it seems doubtful if his wife was ever Lady Compton. Sir Francis, who was wounded at Sedgemore, died in 1717, and was buried at the head of the tomb of his brother, the Bishop of London, under the east window of the old Parish Church of Fulham"
On 7th July 1713 [his brother] Bishop Henry Compton [aged 81] died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Fulham.
On 20th December 1716 Francis Compton [aged 87] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 24 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Compton 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Compton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Aylworth
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter Compton
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Brereton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Werburga Brereton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Talbot 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Stafford Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Walden
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Walden
GrandFather: William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham and Bedford 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Hastings Baroness Compton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Pole 
8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret York aka Pole Countess of Salisbury 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Abergavenny 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Neville Baroness Montagu 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Fitzalan Baroness Bergavenny 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Spencer 
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Spencer
GrandMother: Elizabeth Spencer Countess Northampton
Francis Compton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaumont 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Beaumont 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Darcy 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Beaumont 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: George Pauncefote
Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Beaumont 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bassett 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bassett 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Bassett 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandFather: Francis Beaumont 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Armstrong
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Armstrong
Mother: Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England