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John Tompkins 1771–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 MAR 1771

Birth Location: Hampton, Elizabeth City Co., VA

Death Date: 9 NOV 1840

Death Location: Rhodelia, Meade County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Capt. Tompkins

Mother: Mary Goodloe

Spouse(s): Elvira Tompkins

Children(s): Benjamin Tompkins, Patrick Tompkins, Margaret Hunt, Robert Tompkins

John Tompkins was born in 1771 in Hampton, Elizabeth City Co., VA, the child of Capt Robert Reade Tompkins And Mary Dorothy Dolly Goodloe. John Tompkins married Elvira Tompkins, and had children including Benjamin B Tompkins, Margaret W Hunt, Patrick Watson Tompkins, Robert William Tompkins. John Tompkins passed away in 1840 in Rhodelia, Meade County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Tompkins was born in 1771 in Hampton, Elizabeth City Co., VA, the child of Capt Robert Reade Tompkins And Mary Dorothy Dolly Goodloe.
  • John Tompkins married Elvira Tompkins, and had children including Benjamin B Tompkins, Margaret W Hunt, Patrick Watson Tompkins, Robert William Tompkins.
  • John Tompkins passed away in 1840 in Rhodelia, Meade County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Tompkins's Ancestors

Self
John Tompkins
1771–1840
Birth Place: Hampton, Elizabeth City Co., VA
Parents
Capt. Robert Reade Tompkins
1730–1796
Aylett, Caroline Co., VA
Mary (Dorothy Dolly) Goodloe
1743–1780
Spotslyvania, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Christopher Tompkins
1705–1776
Virginia
Joyce (Gwynn) Reade
1701–1771
Gwynnes Island, Glou, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Reade
1669–1734
Lucy Gwynne
1675–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Washington
1608–1671
Elizabeth Martiau
1625–1685

John Tompkins's Descendants

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John Tompkins (21 MAR 1771–9 NOV 1840) m. Elvira Tompkins (June 1788–14 March 1854)
  1. 1. Benjamin (B) Tompkins 1814–1890
  2. 2. Patrick (Watson) Tompkins 1804–1853
  3. 3. Margaret (W) Hunt 1813–1885
  4. 4. Robert (William) Tompkins 1826–1875 m. Susanna (Elizabeth) Tompkins 1828–1874
    1. 1. Mary (Frances) Tompkins 1858–1915
    2. 2. John Tompkins 1862–1947
    3. 3. Joseph (Tate) Tompkins 1857–1939
    4. 4. Elvira (Eva) Batman 1854–1910 m. Thomas (J. Batman) Sr 1853–1933
      1. 1. Anna (Stewart) Batman 1877–1968 m. Thomas (Cruise) Mapother 1876–1939
        1. 1. Thomas (Cruise) Mapother 1907–1986 m. Catherine Reibert 1912–1993
      2. 2. Thomas (Joseph Batman) Jr. 1881–1956
      3. 3. Nancy (Miles) Batman 1882–1932
      4. 4. John (Leonard) Batman 1884–1965
      5. 5. Elvira (Poe) Batman 1886–1936
      6. 6. Marie (T) Batman 1888–1975
      7. 7. Robert (Shirley) Batman 1889–1922
      8. 8. Kirwan (Edward) Batman 1896–1955
      9. 9. Sherley Bateman 1876–
      10. 10. Sherley Batman 1878–
      11. 11. Thomas (J) Batman 1879–1880
      12. 12. Keiman Baltman 1897–
      13. 13. Annie Batman 1878–

John Tompkins's Timeline

2 Records

1771
21 MAR 1771
Birth of John Tompkins in Hampton, Elizabeth City Co., VA
Hampton, Elizabeth City Co., VA
1840
9 NOV 1840
Age 69
Death of John Tompkins in Jessamine\Fayette Co., KY
Jessamine\Fayette Co., KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 MAR 1771
    Event Place: Hampton, Elizabeth City Co., VA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 NOV 1840
    Event Place: Jessamine\Fayette Co., KY
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rhodelia, Meade County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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