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Abel Benjamin Tompkins 1740–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey

Death Date: 10 March 1777

Death Location: Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: John Tompkins

Mother: Mary Harrison

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Pudden

Children(s): Phebe Baird, Jacob Tompkins

Abel Benjamin Tompkins was born in 1740 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, the child of John Tompkins And Mary Harrison. In 1771, Abel Benjamin Tompkins resided in Morris Township, Morris County, NJ. Abel Benjamin Tompkins married Elizabeth Bridge Pudden, and had children including Jacob Tompkins, Phebe Tompkins Baird. Abel Benjamin Tompkins passed away in 1777 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Abel Benjamin Tompkins was born in 1740 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, the child of John Tompkins And Mary Harrison.
  • In 1771, Abel Benjamin Tompkins resided in Morris Township, Morris County, NJ.
  • Abel Benjamin Tompkins married Elizabeth Bridge Pudden, and had children including Jacob Tompkins, Phebe Tompkins Baird.
  • Abel Benjamin Tompkins passed away in 1777 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Abel Tompkins's Ancestors

Self
Abel Tompkins
1740–1777
Birth Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey
Parents
John Tompkins
1695–
New Jersey
Mary Harrison
1710–1767
New Jersey
Grandparents
Daniel Harrison
1662–1738
Branford, New Haven Colony
Abigail Ball
1665–
Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Richard III
1620–1686
Sarah Harrison
1622–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Hubbard
1594–1683
Mary Hubbard
1610–1676

Abel Tompkins's Descendants

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Abel (Benjamin) Tompkins (1740–10 March 1777) m. Elizabeth (Bridge) Pudden (Abt. 1742–Abt. 1799)
  1. 1. Phebe (Tompkins) Baird 1766–
  2. 2. Jacob Tompkins 1772–1834 m. Abigail Dean 1773–1826
    1. 1. Daniel (Dean) Tompkins 1802–1886
    2. 2. Abel (Meeker) Tompkins 1799–1886 m. Elizabeth Reindel 1801–
      1. 1. Amanda Tompkins 1826–
      2. 2. Theopholis Tompkins 1833–
      3. 3. Nelvina Tompkins 1837–
      4. 4. Henry (C) Tompkins 1845–
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Tompkins) Gillespey 1823–1863
      6. 6. Lafayette Tompkins 1827–1863
    3. 3. Malvina (Tompkins) McHenry 1817–1892
    4. 4. William (S.) Tompkins 1804–1880

Abel Tompkins's Timeline

3 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Abel Benjamin Tompkins in Newark, Essex, New Jersey
Newark, Essex, New Jersey
1771
1771
Age 31
Abel Benjamin Tompkins resided here in Morris Township, Morris County, NJ
Morris Township, Morris County, NJ
1777
10 March 1777
Age 37
Death of Abel Benjamin Tompkins in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States of America
Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Morris Township, Morris County, NJ
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Njer, Newjersey
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1777
    Event Place: Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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