Exhibit 32.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

In connection with the filing of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005 (the "Report") by Tompkins Trustco, Inc.
(the "Company"), the undersigned, as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to ss.906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

November 7, 2005
                                      /s/ JAMES J. BYRNES
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                                      James J. Byrnes
                                      Chairman of the Board and
                                      Chief Executive Officer
                                      (Principal Executive Officer)

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