Katherine (Foster) Tompkins (abt. 1577 - aft. 1642)

Born about 1577 in England [uncertain]

Wife of Ralph Tompkins — married 6 Nov 1608 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England

Descendants

Died after 1642 after about age 65 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Katherine (Foster) Tompkins migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Disputed Origins

Formerly, Helene Norton Greenway was attached as mother, a controvertial hypothesis. She has been detached. NOTE: Micah Tompkins has been removed as a child, no reliable sources.

Biography

Katherine, born about 1577^[1], the daughter of Peter and Ellen (___) Foster of Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England. ^[2]

Katherine Foster^[3] was born about 1577.^[4] (She is listed as age 58 on the Truelove passenger list in 1635.) She married Ralph Tompkins in Buckinghamshire, England on November 8 1608.^[5][6]

Katherine was listed in her father Peter Foster's will, written on April 20, 1609 and proved of July 13, 1609, as Katheren Tompkins. ^[2]

Katherine married Ralph Tompkins in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England on November 6, 1608. ^{[2] [7] [8]}

The Tomkins family emigrated to New England on the Truelove in September, 1635, ^[7] listed as Ralph Tomkins, husband aged 50, wife Katherine Tomkins age 58, Samuel aged 22, Elizabeth aged 18 and Marie aged 14. ^{[1] [8]}

• 1636: August 23: They were of Dorchester, where Ralph Tomkins was admitted to the Second Church. ^[8]
• 1642: April 3: They were of Salem, where Katherine Tompkins was admitted to the Salem Church. ^[8]

Katherine died her church admission in 1642. ^[8]

Ralph Tomkins died by November 12, 1666 when his estate was inventoried and his son John was appointed administrator. The court ordered that son John should have 5 acres mentioned in the inventory, and the remainder of the estate should be given to Mary, daughter of John Foster.^{[9] [8]}

Katherine and Ralph's daughter, Mary, married John Foster, her first cousin. Marriage between first cousins was common practice at the time and was not against any rules or laws. needs citation

Recent research (2016) indicates that Katherine was the AUNT of John Foster of Salem. Katherine was sister of Richard Foster, the father of John Foster of Salem. The will of Peter Foster, listed several children including Richard, father of John b. 1617 and Katherine Tompkins, wife of Ralph Tompkins. This establishes that Richard Foster and Katherine Foster Tompkins were brother and sister and that Ralph and Katherine (Foster) Tompkins were the aunt and uncle of John Foster. Ralph and Katherine Tompkins immigrated to New England and settled in Salem, Massachusetts.^{[citation needed]}

Children

1. John born about 1609; married first Margaret (__) by 1636; married second Mary Read in Septmeber 1673: administered his father's will in 1666. ^[8]
2. Samuel baptized on December 1, 1611 at Wendover ^[7]; married Lettice Foster on October 11, 1639 at Plymouth Colony; will proved on November 7, 1695. ^[8]
3. Elizabeth born about 1615 and emigrated to New England in 1635;^[1]; no further record. ^[8]
4. Sarah baptized on December 19, 1613; buried on December 28, 1613. ^[8]
5. Marie born about 1619^[1]; baptized at Wendover on March 16, 1616/7; possibly married John Foster by 1647. ^[8]

Research Notes

Miner Descent - https://minerdescent.com/page/33/

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Hotten: James C. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men sold for a term of years; apprentices; children stolen; maidens pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700 : with their ages and the names of the ships in which they embarked, and other interesting particulars; from mss. preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England, London, England, 1874, p. 131
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Nicholson, Frederick J. The Family of Jonas (1) Humphrey of Dorchester, Massachusetts, With Notes on the Origins of Ralph (1) and Katherine (Foster) Tompkins of Dorchester, and Thomas (1) Foster of Weymouth, Massachusetts in: The American Genealogist, Volume 68, D. L. Jacobus, New Haven, Connecticut, 1993, p. 19: 21. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
3. ↑ Source: #S591 Vol. I, p. 426
4. ↑ Source: #S591
5. ↑ Source: #S591 Vol. I, p. 426
6. ↑ Source: #S587 TOMPKINS, Ralph (1585-1666) & 1/wf Katherine FOSTER (1577-); in Eng, 6 Nov 1608; Dorchester/Bridgewater/Salem ; p. 1529
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Stott, Clifford L. Thomas (1) Tibballs of Ellesboroug, Buckinghamshire, and Milford Connecticut in: The American Genealogist, Volume 84, D. L. Jacobus, New Haven, Connecticut, 2010, p. 309 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
8. ↑ ^{8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10} Anderson, Robert C. Ralph Thomkins in: Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VII, T-Y, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 2011, p. 68-72. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.)
9. ↑ Estate of Ralph Tomkins in: Essex County, MA: Early Probate Records, 1635-168, Volume 2, p, 75-6 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.)

See Also:

• Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.
• Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. p 747
• Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WorldMarr_ga&h=426287&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t74352895_p40294819721_kpidz0q3d40294819721z0q26aidz0q3d365264733353z0q26pgz0q3d32771z0q26pgplz0q3dpidz0q257caid
• Source: S587 Little Compton Families: From Records Compiled by Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, (Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Co, Fifth edition, 1997) Vol. II, p. 678.
• New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence Almon Torrey (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011) Vol. III, p. 1529. TOMPKINS, Ralph (1585-1666) & 1/wf Katharine FOSTER (1577-); in Eng, 6 Nov 1608; Dorchester/Bridgewater/Salem TOMPKINS, Ralph (1585-1666) & 2/wf Hannah [ABORNE]; aft 1635; Salem.
• Source: S591 A History of Salem Massachusetts, by Sidney Perley (S
• Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75748840/person/30545834152/facts

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Foster-3014 created through the import of Kezar Family Tree.ged on Dec 12, 2011 by Jerry Kezar. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jerry and others.
• This person was created on 19 March 2011 through the import of Davidson.GED.
• Audrey Neva, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Audrey and others.
• Thank you to Michele Britton for creating WikiTree profile Foster-5330 through the import of ANCESTORS OF MARIE ALAINA CINTOLO.ged on Jul 18, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Michele and others.
• WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-135332 created through the import of Winn.ged on Dec 20, 2011 by Elizabeth S. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Elizabeth and others.