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FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: Moses LeCompte
(?-1776), of Dorchester County, the son of Moses
Lecompte, who was said to have been blind, and
his wife Levina Patricia Driver. MOTHER: Nancy
Pattison. SISTERS: Nancy (Ann), who married in
1759 Jeremiah Pattison (?-1814), son of Jacob
Pattison and wife Sarah; Esther; Rosamond; and
Elizabeth. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Moses's great-
great-grandfather was Anthony Lecompte, a Hu-
guenot, who left France during the conflict be-
tween the Huguenots and Richelieu. He even-
tually settled in Dorchester County. One of
Anthony's sons, Moses (?-1720), became blind
at age 22. Moses (?-1720) had eleven children,
nine of whom became blind. One of these was
Moses, grandfather of the legislator. MARRIED first,
Nancy Edmondson of Talbot County. MARRIED
second, by 1783, Elizabeth Woodward (ca. 1762-
1803). CHILDREN. SONS: Moses; Moses; Moses;
and John, all four of whom died young; Benjamin
Woodward (1787-1821), who married in 1810
Mary E. (1786-1822), daughter of Maj. John
Hooper; Samuel Woodward (1796-1862), a mid-
shipman in the U.S. Navy in 1812, a lieutenant
in the Navy in 1820, and a commander in the
Navy in 1841, who married in 1828 Mary R. (1810-
1890), daughter of Washington Eccleston.
DAUGHTERS: Nancy, who married (first name un-
known) Keene; Elizabeth (1783-1809), who mar-
ried James Pattison; Amelia (Emily) (1794-1832),
who married James Bryan, son of Charles Bryan;
and Margaret (1799-1871). PRIVATE CAREER. ED-
UCATION: literate. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVI-
TIES: Gent., by 1785; Esq., by 1789. OCCUPA-
TIONAL PROFILE, probably planter. PUBLIC CAREER.
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE. Lower House, Dorchester
County, 1787-1788, 1788, 1789, 1790 (Claims),
1791-1792 (Elections; Claims 1, 2). ADDITIONAL
COMMENT: On April 6, 1792, the last day of the
1791-1792 Assembly, a resolution was put for-
ward calling attention to the fact that Lecompte
and five other delegates had been associate jus-
tices in their respective county courts at the time
of their election and as such were not qualified
under the Constitution to hold seats in the House
of Delegates. No action concerning this matter
was taken. LOCAL OFFICES: militia recruiting of-
ficer, Dorchester County, appointed 1778 (re-
fused); justice, Dorchester County, appointed
1788; associate justice, Dorchester County, ap-
pointed 1789; associate justice, 4th District, Dor-
chester County, appointed 1791 and 1794; Mary-
land Senate elector, Dorchester County, elected
1796 and 1801. MILITARY SERVICE: 2nd lieuten-
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ant, Dorchester County Militia, commissioned
January 1776; 1st lieutenant, Capt. Joseph Rob-
son's Company, Dorchester County Militia, com-
missioned February 1776; 1st lieutenant, Capt.
Denwood Hicks's Company, Dorchester County
Militia, commissioned May 1776, but then recom-
missioned 1st lieutenant of Capt. Joseph Rob-
son's Company; lieutenant colonel-commandant,
Dorchester County Militia, after the Revolution;
called colonel at death. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: received a gift of four slaves
from his grandfather, 1776; assessed value
£649.11.8, including 17 slaves and 23 oz. plate,
1783. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: 438 acres in Dor-
chester County (the remainder of 555 acres in-
herited from his father). SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH.
sold 5 acres, Dorchester County, 1790. WEALTH
AT DEATH. DIED: on October 23, 1801, on Taylor's
Island, Dorchester County; buried in Grace Church
graveyard on Taylor's Island, Dorchester County.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: size of estate unknown.
LAND: 433 acres in Dorchester County.
LECOMPTE (LECOMPT, LECOUNT), PHI-
LEMON (ca. 1691-1769). BORN: ca. 1691 in Dor-
chester County. NATIVE: third generation. RE-
SIDED: in Dorchester County. FAMILY
BACKGROUND. FATHER: John Lecompte (ca. 1662-
1705). MOTHER: Ann Winsmore. BROTHERS: Wil-
liam (?-1749); Anthony; John (1686-1754); James
(?-1777); and Robert Winsmore. SISTER: Ann.
MARRIED by 1724 Mary (?-1769), daughter of
George Seward and wife Mary. Mary was the
stepdaughter of Benjamin Woodward (?-1720).
Her brother was William (?-by 1724). Her sister
was Ann (?-by 1724). CHILDREN. SONS: James (ca.
1730-?); Charles (ca. 1745-1809), of Oyster Shell
Point, who married Druscilla; Philemon (?-1761);
William; John (?-1768), who married Mary (?-
by 1784); and Abner (?-1772). DAUGHTERS. Es-
ther (Hester), who married her first cousin Wil-
liam Lecompte, son of John Lecompte (1686-
1754) and wife Blanche Powell; Mary, who mar-
ried (first name unknown) Dawson; and Ann,
who married first, (first name unknown) Phillips,
second, (first name unknown) Owens, and third,
(first name unknown) Cook. PRIVATE CAREER. ED-
UCATION. literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Prot-
estant. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: Gent., by
1739. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: carpenter, by 1728;
planter, by 1760. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE
SERVICE: Lower House, Dorchester County, 1742-
1744, 1745, 1745/46-1748, 1749-1751, 1757-1758,
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