Richard Jordan Compton (1832-1898), son of John Compton and Ann Jordan, was born in Buffalo, New York. He married Ella Louise Cleveland (1834-1919), daughter of Palmer and Sarepta Swan, in 1853. The immigrant ancestor of the Cleveland family was Moses or Moyses Cleveland or Cleaveland, who was born 1624 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. He married Ann Winn (abt. 1626-1682) in 1648 in Woburn, Massachusetts. The immigrant ancestor of the Compton family was John Compton (1801-1840?) of England. He married Ann Jordan (d. 1873) in 1822 in Middlesex, England. Descendants live in New York, Missouri, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Illinois and elsewhere.

Previously published by Magna Carta, Baltimore. Published as a set by Genealogical Publishing with the two vols. of the Genealogies in the Library of Congress, and the two vols. of the Supplement. Set ISBN is 0806316691.

Vol. 6 includes the 23d Biennial report of the Society, 1923/24, as an extra number.

Newton genealogy, genealogical, biographical, historical being a record of the descendants of Richard Newton of Sudbury and Marlborough, Massachusetts 1638, with genealogies of families descended from the immigrants, Rev. Roger Newton of Milford, Connecticut; Thomas Newton of Fairfield, Connecticut; Matthew Newton of Stonington, Connecticut; Newtons of Virginia; Newtons near Boston.