1560s, in relation to duties or obligations, from Latin incumbentem (nominative incumbens), present participle of incumbere (see incumbent (n.)). The literal, physical sense is rare in English and first attested 1620s.
Not to be confused with Tompkins County, New York. Tompkins is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 1,247 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Daniel D Tompkins, a New York political leader.
Merrick Info. Merrick is a hamlet and census-designated place on the South Shore of Long Island in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York.The community is served by the Merrick and North Merrick School Districts. The community is named for the Meroke, a tribe of Iroquois, who originally lived in the area.errick Info. Merrick is a hamlet and census-designated place on the South Shore of Long Island in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York.