Earl-James Compton, b: 1622 - 3rd Earl of Northampton,

^{1665 Great plague of London}
^{1666 Great Fire of London}
^{1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar}
^{1700 Britain's american colonies prosper}
^{1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland}

^{1618 Beginning of 30 Years War}
^{1628 English curtail King's powers}
^{1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain}
^{1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland}
^{1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain}

^{1580 Drake completes voyage around world}
^{1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced}
^{1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada}
^{1611 Authorized English Bible published}
^{1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia}


			^{Earl-William Compton}^{b.1560 1st Earl of Northampton d.1630 Savoy}

		^{Earl-Spencer Compton}^{b.1601 2nd Earl of Northampton d.1643 Hopton Heath, Staffs.}	^{Elizabeth Spencer}^{b.1564 of Compton, Northants. d.1632}

	^{Earl-James Compton}^{b.1622 3rd Earl of Northampton d.1681 Castle Ashby, Northants.}		^{Sir-Francis Beaumont}^{b.1578 of Queen Street, London d.}

^{Mary Compton}^{b. d.1691}		^{Mary Beaumont}^{b.1604 Warwickshire. d.1654 Queen Street, London.}	^Unknown^{b.1582 of Queen Street, London. d.}

^{Earl-George Compton}^{b.1664 4th Earl of Northampton d.1727 Bloomsbury Squa, Mddsx.}			^Edward Noel^{b. 2nd Viscount Campden d.}

^{Earl-Spencer Compton}^{b.1674 1st and Last Earl of Wilmi d.1743}		^{Baptist Noel}^{b.1602 3rd, of Northamptonshire. d.}

	^Mary Noel^{b.1628 d.1719}

		^{Hester Wotton}^{b.1604 of Northamptonshire. d.}