John Jenkins of Loudoun VA
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John Jenkins of Loudoun VA
 jenkinsfromindiana
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Posted: 27 Nov 2004 5:11PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Jenkins, Shacklett, Phillips
You know what, a lot of us are digging around the line of John Jenkins who died in 1772, his son John who died around 1793 in Fayette County PA, his son Philip Sr who moved to Kentucky after his eldest son John who went to Ky with the family of his wife Sarah Schcklett. I know several posters here are descended from John and Sarah and I am descended from Philip's second son Philip. Anyway, we are all probably using the same resources for John Sr but they may be steering us wrong!
It seems to me that while the McClure book Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin County Kentucky tells us that John Sr and his son came to the colonies from Carmarthenshire Wales in 1764, this doesn't seem to be the case. For example John Jr and Elizabeth Phillips had been married in 1732 in VA. Could be this date is incorrect? But look at their children, Philip Sr was born aroun 1744 in Wales but Elizabeth was born in 1750 in Loudoun County VA. So seems to me that John Jr had perhaps come over earlier and then went back to Wales to get dad. There are several John Jenkins' mentioned in the colonies prior to 1764, our reported immigration date. Sorting through them has been interesting yet challenging. Furhter, McClure stated that the Jenkins of VA were not participants in the Revolution as they were Quakers. He is the only source for this. Church records for Fayette clearly show our line attending Mt Moriah Church in Georges Creek and perhaps even Great Bethel in Uniontown prior to that so if they were Quakers we know ehre they converted to. If Philip was a tax collector, he didn't do so hot as since the Quakers were pacifists they also refused to contribute taxes for the war effort. The Loudoun County VA Minute Book of 1780-1783 also show a citizen patriot of John Jenkins supplying the Continental Army with 325 lbs of beef. Where are the sources for Philip's occupation? The argumentover our heritage as Loyalists or Patriots is fascinating isn't it?
Food for thought. If anyone has some insight they could share that'd be great. I know some folks have some magnificent family bibles that might have some more clues. Also, in a few more weeks I will be wraping up a research paper style history of my line a detailed annotated bibliography and resource list. I am more than willing to share as it is largely a copilation of thurough online research. I'll post on here when I am done if anyone wants a copy.
It seems to me that while the McClure book Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin County Kentucky tells us that John Sr and his son came to the colonies from Carmarthenshire Wales in 1764, this doesn't seem to be the case. For example John Jr and Elizabeth Phillips had been married in 1732 in VA. Could be this date is incorrect? But look at their children, Philip Sr was born aroun 1744 in Wales but Elizabeth was born in 1750 in Loudoun County VA. So seems to me that John Jr had perhaps come over earlier and then went back to Wales to get dad. There are several John Jenkins' mentioned in the colonies prior to 1764, our reported immigration date. Sorting through them has been interesting yet challenging. Furhter, McClure stated that the Jenkins of VA were not participants in the Revolution as they were Quakers. He is the only source for this. Church records for Fayette clearly show our line attending Mt Moriah Church in Georges Creek and perhaps even Great Bethel in Uniontown prior to that so if they were Quakers we know ehre they converted to. If Philip was a tax collector, he didn't do so hot as since the Quakers were pacifists they also refused to contribute taxes for the war effort. The Loudoun County VA Minute Book of 1780-1783 also show a citizen patriot of John Jenkins supplying the Continental Army with 325 lbs of beef. Where are the sources for Philip's occupation? The argumentover our heritage as Loyalists or Patriots is fascinating isn't it?
Food for thought. If anyone has some insight they could share that'd be great. I know some folks have some magnificent family bibles that might have some more clues. Also, in a few more weeks I will be wraping up a research paper style history of my line a detailed annotated bibliography and resource list. I am more than willing to share as it is largely a copilation of thurough online research. I'll post on here when I am done if anyone wants a copy.