Tompkins Family
Children of Joseph and Mary Jenkins Tompkins
(family of Elizabeth Tompkins Phillips)
I have discovered many WONDERFUL “cousins” on the web, who have been a great help in putting together this website. Thank you Tompkins Clan member for the following information that supports what Grand Daddy and Ethan Phillips had put together. Also thank you Parris Family, for I understand that you did a lot on this too.
Joseph Tompkins b. 1770 in Wilkes Co., NC or Carter Co? d. 1834 possibly son of James Tompkins. This Clan is a part of the First Families of Tennessee.
Mary Jenkins Tompkins was the daughter of Rowland? Jenkins, 1797. Born in Washington Co., VA. Died Mar 4, 1852 in TN.
Children
1. Hugh Alexander (Uncle Alex) m. Rebecca Guthie
2. Jenkins (Uncle Jenky) m. Sarah Pierce
3. Joseph Jackson (Uncle Jack) m. Sarah ?
4. William (Uncle Bill) m. Elizabeth Morley 1 Jun 1820
5. Elizabeth m. Samuel Phillips
6. Mary m. John Morton Pierce 29 Nov 1827
7. Nancy m. Elit Whitlow 21 Nov 1816
8. Margrett m1. ? Root, m2 Merrill Willis
This information taken in part from Joseph Tompkins Will
Ethan VanBuren Phillips wrote regarding deed information sent to my grandfather:
The above deed from Mary Tompkins to James Tays, Feb. 26, 1840, is the oldest Tompkins document on record in the records of Overton County, TN. There are no records of Land Grants to Joseph Tompkins, husband of Mary Jenkins Tompkins, recorded on the Records of Overton County, and this indicates to me his grants are from Kentucky, and that he came into Tennessee from Kentucky. These grants may be found on record at Burkesville, KY, county seat of Cumberland County, KY. Mary Jenkins Tompkins is in various information also referred to as May and Sal Jenkins — presumably pet names for her.
Source: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/estates/1892/tompkins.htm (via the Internet Archive)
Will of Joseph Tompkins
Transcribed by L. K. Thomas
Joseph and Mary Jenkins Tompkins were the parents of Elizabeth, who married Samuel Phillips. Joseph Tompkins, husband of Mary (Jenkins) Tompkins held land on the waters of Obeds River by Land Grant No. 5595, a Kentucky Patent…This would have been in what is now, Pickett County, Tennessee, and lying between the two rivers Obeds and Wolf, and along the Kentucky and Tennessee border. The location of the Grant is described as lying on the waters of Obeds River. Joseph Tompkins died about January of 1834. His Will is dated Oct. 31, 1833. It was probated in the February Session of Court, 1834. Certified and Registered on the records of Overton County, Tennessee, Feb. 27, 1834.”–from a letter dated Sept. 27, 1963 from Ethan VanBuren Phillips to Mrs. Mattie Walker of Indiana
Deed Record Book “F,” Page 464
Register’s Office, Overton County, Livingston, Tennessee
Joseph Tompkins
Last Will and Testament devising lands and Tenements Not described by Grants or lines and other bequests.
To Hue Alexander Tompkins, et el Legatees
In the name of God Amen! I Joseph Tompkins of the County of Overton and State of Tennessee, being in an advanced stage of life, but of sound mind and disposing memory do make, ordain and declare this the following to be my last Will by me made. First, my soul I consign to God who gave it; Secondly, it is my wish that my Executors herein after named, see that my body be buried in a decent Christain burial: Thirdly, out of the personal property, that it has pleased good(god)* to bless me with, it is my wish and desire that all my just debts be paid, and the residue of said property I will and bequeath unto my son, Hue Alexander Tompkins, One hundred Rod of the North side; Secondly, I will and bequeath unto my son Jenkins Tompkins, One hundred Rod on condition if it should interfere with his house or well, it shall be so run as to secure them by his giving land on the West end to make it up; I will and bequeath to My son Joseph Tompkins the balance of the old tract together with a new entry with eighteen acres on which the house stands; Now I will that my wife Sall have her maintainance off the last mentioned land; I will and bequeath unto my son William Tompkins Five dollars; I will and bequeath Samuel Phillips and John M. Pierce, my soninlaws, Five dollars each; I will and bequeath to my daughter, Nancy Tompkins, if she should survive her mother, Seventy five dollars; I will and bequeath to my daughter, Margart Tompkins, over and above what she has had, Twenty dollars; I will and bequeath to my grand-son, Delana Tompkins, if he should continue to work with the family until he is of age, One horse and saddle to be worth Fifty dollars. I wish all the loose property to continue in my wife’s hands at her disposal; And all the debts that is coming to me I wish my wife to dispose of as she sees cause; I will and bequeath to my son, Jenkins Tompkins my Rite to the TOMSONIAN Practice of Doctering by his paying for the rite; I wish the fifty acre entry betwixt me and Jefferson Goodpasture and the entry I bought of William Taylor on the mountain, all to be equally divided among my heirs. I make and constitute Robert Winton and Jenkins Tompkins Executors of this my last Will and Testament, in witness whereof I Joseph Tompkins have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the 31st day of October 1833. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Joseph Tompkins to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request have hereunto set our names as witnesses to the same.
Attest:
Jefferson Goodpasture
Henry Dillon
JOSEPH TOMPKINS (SEAL)
STATE OF TENNESSEE
FEBRUARY SESSION
OVERTON COUNTY 1834
Then was the foregoing last Will and Testament produced in open Court and execution thereof duly proven by the oath of Jefferson Goodpasture and Henry Dillon, subscribing witnesses thereto; and the same was ordered certified.
William Gore, Clerk
(This Will was Certified and Registered, by Clerk of Overton)
(County, Tennessee, Feb. 27, 1834. )
John Ramsey, Register
Notes on the foregoing Will: word underlined denote that the copyist could not make out the word or it was misspelled. Hue Alexander Tompkins…Other documents have his name spelled “Hugh”.
Source: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/estates/1892/tompkinswill.htm (via the Internet Archive)
See the Phillips Family article on this site for Tompkins-related stories.