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Tompkins Family History
Tompkins Genealogy & Family TreeTompkins is an English name from Herefordshire, England, where the family held a seat and were lords of the manor of Monington. It means "son of little Tom" from the Hebrew given name Thomas which means "twin." The earliest known ancestor--William Tumkyns--was recorded in 1327.
Other spellings include "Tomkins," "Tomkyns," "Thomkins," and "Thompkins." Notable people with the surname include American actor Paul F. Tompkins (There Will Be Blood, Tangled, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy), American Vice-President Daniel D. Tompkins (6th vice-president of the United States), and American sportscaster Barry Tompkins. The first Tompkins to come to America were Thomas, William, Ralph, Samuel, Mary, and Katherine Tompkins in Massachusetts in 1635.
Tompkins Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Phyllis Phebe Tompkins -- --, 1716 June 22, 1823 New Jersey
- Eleazer Tompkins -- --, 1667 December 0, 1729 New Jersey
- Deborah Tompkins -- --, 1718 December 0, 1753 New Jersey
- John Tompkins -- --, 1608 June 23, 1681 England
- Samuel Tompkins -- --, 1611 November 7, 1695
Tompkins Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Nathaniel Tompkins -- --, 1540 December 23, 1593
- Christopher Tompkins -- --, 1778 August 16, 1838 Virginia
- Hannah Tompkins -- --, 1641 May 10, 1672 Massachusetts
- Giles Tompkins -- --, 1670 December 0, 1722
- Lyman P Tompkins -- --, 1834 December 0, 1900 New York
