Her tombstone in White Plains Rural Cemetery in White Plains indicates that she died on March 27, 1853, aged 76 years (WCHS Book #38, p.132). TOMPKINS, John John Tompkins is listed as a 66-year-old farmer in the Town of Greenburgh, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. His tombstone in the Greenville Reformed Church Cemetery in Greenburgh indicates that he died on September 7, 1864, aged 79 years, 11 months, and 29 days (WCHS Book #6, p.19). TOMPKINS, Nehemiah U. The Reverend Doctor Nehemiah U. Tompkins was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is listed as a 76-year-old resident of the 10th Ward of New York City in the 1850 United States Census. His death notice in The Evening Post indicates that he died on May 26, 1855, in the 80th year of his age (The Evening Post, New York, N.Y., May 28, 1855).
TOMPKINS, Washington George Washington Tompkins was the husband of interviewee Charity Tompkins. He is listed as a 79-year-old farmer in the Town of White Plains, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. His tombstone in White Plains Rural Cemetery in White Plains indicates that he died on November 8, 1860, aged 83 years (WCHS Book #38, p.132). TOWNSEND, Sylvanus Sylvanus Townsend is listed as a 95-year-old resident of the Town of North Salem, New York, in the 1850 United States Census.
The McDonald Interviews: Interviewees TRIPP, Abigail Abigail Platt Tripp was a daughter of Captain Benoni Platt, who served as an officer in the Westchester County Militia, and was the wife of Benjamin Tripp. John Macdonald indicated that she was 88 years old at the time of her interview on October 27, 1848. She is listed as a 90-year-old resident of the Town of North Castle, New York, in the 1850 United States Census.