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Richard Overton Tompkins 1760–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 Dec 1832

Death Location: Mansion Hill, Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA

Father: William Tompkins

Mother: Nancy Cosby

Spouse(s): Catherine Reade

Children(s): Mary Tompkins, Christopher Tompkins, Matilda Tompkins, James Tompkins, Richard Tompkins, Catherine Tompkins, Mary Tompkins, William Tompkins

Richard Overton Tompkins was born in 1760 in Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA, the child of William Tompkins And Nancy Ann Overton Cosby. Richard Overton Tompkins married Catherine Kate Reade, and had children including Catherine Temple Tompkins, Christopher Tompkins, James Overton Tompkins, Mary Ann Eliza Tompkins, Matilda Tompkins, Richard Henry Tompkins, William Overton Tompkins. Richard Overton Tompkins passed away in 1832 in Mansion Hill, Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Overton Tompkins was born in 1760 in Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA, the child of William Tompkins And Nancy Ann Overton Cosby.
  • Richard Overton Tompkins married Catherine Kate Reade, and had children including Catherine Temple Tompkins, Christopher Tompkins, James Overton Tompkins, Mary Ann Eliza Tompkins, Matilda Tompkins, Richard Henry Tompkins, William Overton Tompkins.
  • Richard Overton Tompkins passed away in 1832 in Mansion Hill, Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Tompkins
1736–1772
Birth Location: North River, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Cosby
1738–1772
Birth Location: Hanover, Colony of Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Reade
1772–1814
Birth Location: Rose Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Tompkins
1789–1869
Birth Location: Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Christopher Tompkins
1792–1842
Birth Location: Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Matilda Tompkins
1794–1868
Birth Location: Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
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James Tompkins
1796–1868
Birth Location: Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Richard Tompkins
1800–1869
Birth Location: Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Catherine Tompkins
1802–1866
Birth Location: Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Mary Tompkins
1798–1868
Birth Location: Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
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William Tompkins
1790–1875
Birth Location: Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Richard Tompkins's Ancestors

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Richard Tompkins
1760–1832
Birth Place: Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Tompkins
1736–1772
North River, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Ann Overton) Cosby
1738–1772
Hanover, Colony of Virginia
Grandparents
Christopher (Tompkins) II
1705–1779
North River, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Joyce (Gwynn) Reade
1701–1771
Gwynns Island, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Christopher I*
1662–1706
Lucy Gwynne*
1665–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Giles Tompkins
1635–1685
Mary Christian
1640–1682

Richard Tompkins's Descendants

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Richard (Overton) Tompkins (1760–25 Dec 1832) m. Catherine ("Kate") Reade (1772–1814)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann Eliza) Tompkins 1789–1869
  2. 2. Christopher Tompkins 1792–1842
  3. 3. Matilda Tompkins 1794–1868
  4. 4. James (Overton) Tompkins 1796–1868
  5. 5. Richard (Henry) Tompkins 1800–1869
  6. 6. Catherine (Temple) Tompkins 1802–1866
  7. 7. Mary (Ann Eliza) Tompkins 1798–1868
  8. 8. William (Overton) Tompkins 1790–1875 m. Martha (Patsy) Gilbert 1795–1830
    1. 1. William (Walker) Tompkins 1828–1876 m. Malinda (Linnie) Carter 1837–1896
      1. 1. Martha (Keziah "Mattie") Tompkins 1867–1951 m. James (Thornton Matson) Truitt 1864–1947
        1. 1. Golden (G) Boucher 1889–1971
        2. 2. Eros (Adelaide) Truitt 1893–1925
        3. 3. Bertha (Marie) Truitt 1898–1986 m. William (Oliver) Buchanan 1899–1954
        4. 4. Minnie (Mae) Truitt 1895–1982
        5. 5. Carter (Freeman) Truitt 1906–2000
        6. 6. Texanna (Belle) Truitt 1901–1990
      2. 2. Joanna (H) Tompkins 1856–1881
      3. 3. William (Walker) Tompkins 1858–1941
      4. 4. Ervin (Dockery "doc") Tompkins 1860–1923
      5. 5. Richard (Jackson) Tompkins 1862–1928
      6. 6. Freeman (Walker) Tompkins 1865–1933
      7. 7. John (Mark) Tompkins 1868–1894
      8. 8. Charles (Edward) Tompkins 1872–1963
      9. 9. James (W) TOMPKINS 1854–
      10. 10. Samuel (C) Tompkins 1864–
      11. 11. Daniel Tompkins 1874–
    2. 2. Richard (Wesley) Tompkins 1815–1892
    3. 3. Samuel (James Overton) Tompkins 1818–1895
    4. 4. Catherine Tompkins 1826–1861
    5. 5. Christopher (Weeden) Tompkins 1823–1868 m. Mary (Polly Thomas) ASHBURN 1827–1904
      1. 1. Columbia (Overton) Thomas 1848–1882 m. Josiah (C) Thomas 1832–1901 m. Charles Flores 1835–1868
        1. 1. Dana (Dean) Thomas 1880–1918 m. Armstrong (Christophr) McAdams 1855–1914
        2. 2. Virginia (C) Flores 1865–1929 m. Theadore McAdams 1857–1931 m. Charles (Henry McAdams) Sr. 1892–1963
        3. 3. George (C.) Thomas 1871–1947
        4. 4. John (W.) Thomas 1874–1946
        5. 5. William (Henry) Thomas 1876–1947 m. Addie (May) Thomas 1880–1922 m. Ruth (E) Rutter 1876–1902
        6. 6. Laura (Nevada) Thomas 1880–1938
        7. 7. Mary (A) Thomas 1869–1870
        8. 8. Nancy Thomas 1869–1871
        9. 9. Polly (Anna) Flores 1864–1943
      2. 2. George (Robert) Tompkins 1849–1917
      3. 3. Wesley (Ewing) Tompkins 1852–1885
      4. 4. William (Harrison) Tompkins 1850–1912
      5. 5. Isaac (J) Tompkins 1836–1917
    6. 6. Preston Tompkins 1810–
    7. 7. Catherine Tompkins 1813–1818
    8. 8. Weeden (Christopher) Tompkins 1813–1818
    9. 9. Richard Tompkins 1813–1818

Richard Tompkins's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Richard Overton Tompkins in Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1832
25 Dec 1832
Age 72
Death of Richard Overton Tompkins in Mansion Hill, Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Mansion Hill, Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Mansion Hill, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1832
    Event Place: Mansion Hill, Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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