Priscilla Tompkins

Brief Life History of Priscilla

When Priscilla Tompkins was born on 20 October 1776, in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Gamaliel Tompkins, was 25 and her mother, Mary Church, was 21. She married Isaac Brownell on 4 May 1800, in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 13 October 1821, in her hometown, at the age of 44, and was buried in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Brownell
1772–1818
Priscilla Tompkins
1776–1821
Marriage: 4 May 1800
Peleg Brownell
1801–1866
Lydia Brownell
1803–1902
Mary Ann Brownell
1804–1829

Sources (6)

  • Prescilla Tompkins, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
  • Vital Records of Rhode Island - Intentions and Marriages
  • Priscilla Brownell, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1780 · French Occupy Newport

During 1780 to 1781, over 12,000 French troops occupy Newport, Rhode Island.

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from Tomkin, a medieval pet form of the personal name Thomas .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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