Nathaniel Tompkins

Brief Life History of Nathaniel

When Nathaniel Tompkins was born before 1640, his father, John Tompkins, was 25 and his mother, Mrs. John Tompkins, was 21. He married Elizabeth White about 1672, in Westchester, New York Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. He lived in Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America in 1663 and East Chester, Orange, New York Colony, British Colonial America in 1665. He died on 6 September 1684, in Westchester, New York Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Nathaniel Tompkins
1640–1684
Elizabeth White
1653–
Marriage: about 1672
Elizabeth Tompkins
1674–
Rebecca Tompkins
1679–1761
Deborah Tompkins
1684–
Anna 'Patience' Tompkins
1675–1730
Mary Tompkins
1675–1755

Sources (7)

  • Marriage of Nathaniel Tompkins of Eastchester and Elizabeth
  • Death Dates for Nathaniel Tompkins
  • Nathaniel Tompkins Sr., A Record of the Ancestry and Kindred of the children of Edward Tompkins, Sr.

World Events (2)

1614

The Dutch discovered the Connecticut Region in 1614, but the European settlement of the region was largely the work of the English Puritans from Massachusetts.

1664

After the English took over in the 1660s, the colony was renamed New York, after the Duke of York

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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