Descendants of Isaac & Mary TOMPSETT
 Fourth Generation 
31. Charles TOMPSETT (George19, Jesse8, Isaac1) was born on November 7, 1848 in , , , England4,5 and died on June 12, 1940 in Saint Louis, , Missouri, USA5 aged 91.
Charles married Hannah Marie COLLING, daughter of Edward COLLING and Hepzibah JOSE, on October 16, 1872 in Bellville, Hastings Co, Ontario, Canada.5 Hannah was born on January 4, 1854 in Bellville, Hastings Co, Ontario, Canada5 and died on October 27, 1922 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA5 aged 68.
The child from this marriage was:
52 U i. Eleven Children TOMPSETT .5
37. Georgiana TOMPSETT (George19, Jesse8, Isaac1) was born on April 7, 1870 in Athol Twp, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada.9,10
Georgiana married William MacSTEPHEN, son of William MacSTEVEN and Lilias URQUHART, in 1899 in Picton, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada. William was born in August 1871 in , , Ontario, Canada.9
Events
• He worked as a labourer and lived at home in 1891 in Picton, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada.
• William resided at Johnson Street in Picton, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada in 1910.
Children from this marriage were:
53 F i. Florence Isabelle MacSTEPHEN was born on April 22, 1898 in Picton, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada.9,10
54 M ii. Kenneth MacSTEPHEN was born on August 16, 1899 in Picton, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada.9,10
+ 55 M iii. George Alexander MacSTEPHEN was born on April 3, 1903 in Picton, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada9,10 and died in April 1993 in Picton, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada aged 90.
56 M iv. Ross Shire MacSTEPHEN was born in August 1907 in Picton, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada.9
57 F v. Margaret MacSTEPHEN was born on July 21, 1910 in Picton, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada.10
58 M vi. Donald MacSTEPHEN was born in 1914 in Picton, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada.
46. Joseph J. TOMPSETT (John21, Jesse8, Isaac1) was born in 1850 in Hallowell Twp, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada and died on June 10, 1884 in Picton, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada aged 34. The cause of his death was Executed by Hanging.
DOUBLE HANGING IN PICTON
Hops were at one time an important industry in the County and it was customary for buyers to travel from farm to farm, paying the hop-growers in cash. One such buyer was Peter Laziet from Belleville, who arrived at the farm of a Mr. and Mrs. Jones towards the end of an autumn afternoon. County hospitality dictated that he be invited to stay the night and continue with his rounds the next day.
Lazier and Mr. Jones had retired, and Mrs. Jones was just finishing her household tasks when a knock was heard at the door. Two men, armed with shotguns and with handkerchieves tied over their faces, demanded that Mrs. Jones hand over the hop money. Mrs. Jones yelled for help and ran through the kitchen, slamming the door behind her. One of the men fired, the bullet hitting the door panel and glancing off into the wall. Mr. Jones, hearing the commotion, grabbed an old shotgun and ran out to confront the robbers. At the same time, Lazier emerged from his room, sized up the situation and rushed the two robbers. They were completely taken by surprise as they had expected to deal only with an elderly couple. In a panic, one of the men fired his gun, and Lazier was killed instantly.
Terrified, the men fled with a third man, who had driven a horse and cart. At some point, they left the main road and crossed the marsh to the Sandbanks road. A light snow had fallen that day, and authorities followed a set of distinctive boot tracks to a house on the Sandbanks Road.
Joseph Tompsett and George Louder were arrested for the murder of Peter Lazier and sentenced to be hanged. They both protested their innocence. The general public was of the opinion that George Louder probably had nothing to do with the murder, although sentiment was divided as to Tomsett. The County was wild with excitement on the day of the execution, and the sheriff was beseiged with requests to witness the hanging.
Both Tompsett and Louder had written letters claiming that they knew nothing of the murder and were in no way responsible for the death of Lazier. The two men were hung back to back on the gallows in Picton Court House. The trap dropped at 7.56 a.m. Louder took five minutes to die, but the rope had slipped between Tompsett's right ear and chin and he struggled for a full fourteen minutes, before finally strangling. Observers were sickened by the sight, and the hangman was severely criticized for his incompetence. Mr. and Mrs. Jones, in whose house the murder had taken place were appalled at the tragic outcome of the trial. Ironically, they were Quakers and opposed to capital punishment, but their testimony in court played an important part in the conviction of the two men.
Events
• Joseph resided in Hallowell Twp, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada in 1851 .
• He worked as a Yeoman in 1871 in Hallowell Twp, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada.
• He worked as a fisher and a trapper in 1881 in , Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada.
Joseph married Sarah STREETS, daughter of Thomas STREETS and Jane LEAVINS, on February 13, 1871 in Bloomfield, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada.7 Sarah was born in 1852 in Hallowell Twp, Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada.7
The child from this marriage was:
59 F i. Ida B. TOMPSETT was born in 1877 in , Prince Edward Co, Ontario, Canada.
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