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Richard Jenkins (bef. 1730 - bef. 1772)

Richard Jenkins
Born before in Province of South Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 18 Jan 1755 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died before at about age 42 in Edisto Island, Province of South Carolinamap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Edisto Island, South Carolina One Place Study.

Richard Jenkins was the son of John Jenkins and Elizabeth Capers, who married 12 April 1727, St. Philips Parish, Charles Town, South Carolina.[1]

Marriage

He married first, before 4 December 1750, Abigail, daughter of Daniel and Abigail Townsend. They had a son Daniel (d. abt 1801). [1]

His second wife was Martha, daughter of Edward Rippon, whom he married before 18 January 1755. They had children:[1]

  • Micah (1754-1831)
  • Benjamin (d. 1826)
  • Richard
  • Joseph (1761-1828)
  • Isaac
  • Elizabeth (m. Paul Fripp, Jr.)
  • Ann (m. James Laroach)
  • Sarah

Property

Richard Jenkins had property on Edisto Island, first granted to William Bower.[2] From Jenkins to William Burd.[3]

Death

Richard Jenkins of Edisto Island, St. John Colleton Parish, wrote his Will on 8 December 1771, and it was proved 6 November 1772. He mentions his wife Martha, sons Daniel, Micah, Benjamin, Richard, Joseph, and Isaac, and daughters Elizabeth, Ann, and Sarah. All the children except Daniel are underage.[4]

Slaves

Richard Jenkins was a slaveholder. His probate inventory in 1773 named and valued each of the slaves that he owned at the time of his death.[5][6]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Webber, Mabel L. “Descendants of John Jenkins, of St. John’s Colleton.” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 20, no. 4 (1919): 223–51. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27569499
  2. Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775: "Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775"
    Catalog: Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775 Memorial books, v. 7-8
    Film number: 008621906 > image 107 of 1186
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C34L-W9YH-1 (accessed 3 June 2023)
    • Chain of title to Richard Jenkins, Memorial Book 7, p.60-61
  3. Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775: "Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775"
    Catalog: Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775 Memorial books, v. 7-8
    Film number: 008621906 > image 130 of 1186
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C34L-WSM6-8 (accessed 3 June 2023)
    • Chain of title to Richard Jenkins, and from Jenkins to William Burd Bk 7 p.83
  4. Will of Richard Jenkins "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-N49T?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-F3D%3A210905601%2C211688701 : 21 May 2014), Charleston > Wills, 1771-1779, Vol. 014 > image 355 of 358; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
  5. Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
    Catalog: Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868 Inventories v. 94A-94B 1771-1774
    Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Inventories, 1771-1774, Vol. 094B > image 466 of 813; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
    FamilySearch Image: 939L-JJ9C-RY (accessed 23 March 2023)
    • transcription 1773 probate inventory p.430
  6. South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
    Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1771-1774 1772-1776 1774-1785
    Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1771-1774 > No File Description Available > image 181 of 809
    FamilySearch Image: 939L-V39N-GN (accessed 23 March 2023)
    • 1773 probate inventory of Richard Jenkins p.301
  • U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, volume 217, SAR Membership Number 43209 ; Ancestry.com
  • Family Trees submitted by Ancestry subscribers.
  • "U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820," 'Ancestry.com.
  • Jury Lists, 1757, Acts #863 [at SC Archives]; Page 7; Family Number 42.
  • Acknowledgments





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