Abigail Tompkins

1801 - 1859  (57 years)

• Name	Abigail Tompkins
  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	Aft 16 Nov 1859	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,  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,  m. 1834
  Patriarch & Matriarch	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)  (Father)  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)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I11405	Whelpley Line
  Last Modified	29 May 2026

  
  

  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)
  Family ID	F7671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  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) ▻ Eliza Maria Schoonmaker  m. 20 Jan 1842     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) ▻ Abby Jane Rogers  m. 16 Dec 1851     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) ▻ Harriet Dowdell  m. 9 Jul 1850     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) ▻ William James McCord  m. 1851     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)
  Family ID	F7669	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2026

  
  

• 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 - Aft 16 Nov 1859 - 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 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [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] Bureau of the Census, 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] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 53957856 Abigail Travis.