Born about in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ralph Tompkins
and Katherine (Foster) Tompkins
Sister of
John Tompkins Sr, Samuel Tompkins, Elizabeth Tompkins, Sarah Tompkins and Martha (Tompkins) Foster
Wife of
John Foster Sr
— married
1647 in Massachusetts
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 39
in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
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Biography
Mary Tompkins, daughter of immigrant Ralph Tompkins, was baptized in Wendover, England on 16 May 1616/7. It is believed she was the FIRST wife of John Foster of Salem, Massachusetts, married about 1647.[1]
After her death, her husband, John Foster, may have remarried "Martha" who some people believe to be her half sister.
See the discussion of wives of John Foster, Sr. under his profile on wikitree.
Sources
- ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration..., Boston, MA (2012), vol. VII, p 71-72
- RALPH TOMPKINS (TOMKINS) & PHILIP KNIGHT FAMILIES OF SALEM MASSACHUSETTS (http://catnip13.tripod.com/Tompkins.html)
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Karen (Rollet) Lorenz
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Isabelle (Rassinot) Martin
Isabelle (Rassinot) Martin
Isabelle (Rassinot) Martin
Jillaine Smith
Jillaine Smith
Karen (Rollet) Lorenz
Tompkins-2529 and Tompkins-375 do not represent the same person because: They appear to be sisters who married the same man after one of them died. Do not merge.
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by Karen (Rollet) Lorenz
Karen (Rollet) Lorenz
Tompkins-2529 and Tompkins-375 appear to represent the same person because: These appear to be duplicates. The dates need to be verified.
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by Karen (Rollet) Lorenz
Isabelle (Rassinot) Martin
Tompkins-748 and Tompkins-375 appear to represent the same person because: Tompkins-748 is an orphaned profile with no useful info. She has Katherine (wife of Ralph Tompkins) as mother, but places of birth and death can not match this family. Suggest merging the profile away, keeping the info in Tompkins-375 as it is.
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by Isabelle (Rassinot) Martin
Isabelle (Rassinot) Martin
Tompkins-399 and Tompkins-375 appear to represent the same person because: They have the same parents, birth is approximate, same husband. Sources only mention one daughter Mary born of Ralph Tompkins and his wife.
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by Isabelle (Rassinot) Martin
Isabelle (Rassinot) Martin
Tompkins-375 and Tompkins-632 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents, year of birth and name. Duplicate children of Ralph Tompkins following merge of duplicate "Ralph" profiles.
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by Isabelle (Rassinot) Martin
Jillaine Smith
There is no proof that Ralph Tompkins had a daughter Margaret. It was his daughter MARY who was supposedly married to John Foster. This profile should be merged into Mary's.
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by Jillaine Smith
Bennett Rockney
Thompkins-33 and Tompkins-375 do not represent the same person because: Too many differences in birth place, dates, first name, etc. to merge these.
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by Bennett Rockney
Jillaine Smith
Tompkins-402 and Tompkins-375 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse; birth year is about 1620; father is Ralph. See Anderson, Great Migration Vol VII, p. 72. Thank you.
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by Jillaine Smith
Rejected matches › Mary Caroline Tompkins (1862-) › Mary Belle (Tompkins) Woods (abt.1883-1942) › Margaret Whited (Tompkins) Yerxa (abt.1905-abt.1966) › Mary (Tompkins) Skidgell (abt.1767-abt.1860) › Margaret (Tompkins) Davenport (1804-1892) › Mary Jane (Bubar) Tompkins (1821-1879) › Mary (Tompkins) Wing › Mary (Tompkins) Reed (abt.1832-) › Martha (Tompkins) Foster (abt.1627-aft.1688) › Mary Elizabeth (Huffman) Tompkins › Mary (Read) Putnam (bef.1653-aft.1720) › Mary Tompkins (aft.1773-) › Mary (Tompkins) Flagg (1686-1742)
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