Abigail Tompkins

1801 - 1859  (57 years)

• Name	Abigail Tompkins
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	8 Dec 1801	Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Residence	Dec 1824 (23 years)	New York City, New York, U.S.A.   [2]
  Moved To	1831 (29 years)	Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.   [2]
  Census	1850 (48 years)  [3]
  Death	16 Nov 1859	Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 4]
  Burial	—	Yorktown Church Cemetery, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. Yorktown Church Cemetery, Yorktown, New York   [1, 2, 4]
  	Gravestone of Abigail (Tompkins) Travis Wife of Joseph Travis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Aged 57 years 3 mos 11 days Note: stone is badly eroded. Information about this grave comes from Yorktown Historical Society church transcript of graves June 21, 1907
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. Abigail Tompkins,   b. 8 Dec 1801, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 16 Nov 1859, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 57 years) ▻Joseph Travis,   b. 13 Jun 1801, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 27 Jun 1864, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 63 years) m. 17 Nov 1824   > 2. Elizabeth Tompkins,   b. 27 Aug 1809, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 21 May 1886, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 76 years) ▻Elias Whitney Travis,   b. 14 Oct 1814, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 3 Mar 1878, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 63 years) m. 1834
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: William Tompkins,   b. 16 Mar 1765, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 19 Nov 1843, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. Maternal Line: Lydia Lane,   b. 24 Aug 1769, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 13 Apr 1843, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.
  Person ID	I11405	| Whelpley Line
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	William Tompkins,   b. 16 Mar 1765, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 19 Nov 1843, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Lydia Lane,   b. 24 Aug 1769, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 13 Apr 1843, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 73 years)

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Joseph Travis,   b. 13 Jun 1801, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 27 Jun 1864, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	17 Nov 1824	Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  They were married at Abigail's father's home. [2]
  Age at Marriage	She : 22 years and 11 months - He : 23 years and 5 months.
  Children	3 sons and 3 daughters
  + 1. William Travis,   b. Sep 1821, Sullivan County, New York, U.S.A. d. 25 May 1864, near Dallas, Georgia, CSA (Age 42 years)   2. Gilbert T. Travis,   b. 27 Jul 1825, New York City, New York, U.S.A. d. 16 Jul 1902, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 76 years)   3. Isaac Travis,   b. 7 Dec 1827, New York City, New York, U.S.A. d. 25 May 1864, Washington, District of Columbia (Age 36 years)   4. Agnes S. Travis,   b. 10 Apr 1830, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 15 Sep 1881, Kings County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 51 years)   5. Phebe Ann Travis,   b. 27 Feb 1839, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 7 Sep 1842, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 3 years)   6. Catherine E. Travis,   b. 24 May 1841, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 10 Dec 1847, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 6 years)
  Last Modified	2 May 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Abigail Tompkins(1801 – 1859) 2William Tompkins(1765 – 1843) 3Lydia Lane(1769 – 1843)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Dec 1801 - Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. Marriage - 17 Nov 1824 - Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. Residence - Dec 1824 - New York City, New York, U.S.A. Moved To - 1831 - Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. Death - 16 Nov 1859 - Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. Burial - — - Yorktown Church Cemetery, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1438] Whitney Research Group, (Online http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Main_Page), Whitney, Phebe (1777-a1820). [S2549] Phoenix, S. Whitney. The Whitney Family of Connecticut, and its Affiliation volume I, (New York: privately printed, 1878), p 328. [S273] 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Cortlandt, Westchester, New York; Roll: 614; Page: 176a. [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://findagrave.com), 53957856 Abigail Travis.