Sterling Samuel Jenkins (1741 - bef. 1823)

Born 6 May 1741 in Rutherford, North Carolina

Husband of Catherine (Anderson) Jenkins — married 1805 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died before 21 Jan 1823 before age 81 in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Jenkins Name Study.

Sterling was born in 1741^[1] in Rutherford, North Carolina. He was the son of Edward Jenkins and Elizabeth (Eborall) Jenkins.

Sterling died between 2 Oct 1819 (when he wrote his will) and 21 Jan 1823 (when the will was proved) in Wilkes County, Georgia.

Will

Will of Sterling Jenkins. Wilkes Co., GA, WB HH, pp. 123-124, w. 2 Oct 1819, p. 21 Jan 1823. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8635/images/005756825_00097?pId=340695

wife Catharine Jenkins
my five sons to wit Hirace M Jenkins, Clark R Jenkins, Walter A Jenkins, Thomas Jenkins & Leroy Jenkins
It is my desire that all the property, right, interest or claim that I may be entitled unto out of the Estate of John Anderson late of Wilkes County deceased by virtue of my intermarriage with Catharine Nowland as expressed in the will of said John deceased be equally divided between William Nowland, Salley Brown (late Salley Nowland), Joseph Nowland, Mary Nowland, Anthony Nowland and Jane Nowland children of my wife Catharine before my intermariage with her, and Horace M Jinkins, Clark A Jenkins and Walter A Jinkins children that I have had by my wife Catharine since our intermarriage at the death of my said wife as is expressed in a deed of trust made to Thomas Anderson for their use.
Exrs: Thomas Anderson, Robert W Collier, Thomas Wooten
Wit: E McLendon, N G Barksdale, (J?I?) Watkins

The children (apparently from his previous marriage) are identified in an 1803, Wilkes Co., GA, deed: ^[2]
Wilkes Co., GA, DB TT (1802-1803), p. 257. 12 Jul 1803: "Sterling Jenkins of Wilkes Co., make over & bequeath the following property to my children to be their right & property at & after my decease."
To my four sons, Francis, Sterling, John & Edmond (sic) Jenkins
To my daughter Mary Barcley (sic)
To my son Francis Jenkins
To my son Sterling Jenkins
To my son John Jenkins
To my son Edmond (sic) Jenkins
To my daughter Elizabeth Jenkins
s/ Sterling Jenkins, Mary Jenkins

Research Notes

From the Edwin Walton Robinson application for the Sons of the American Revolution, Edwin's lineage includes a Catherine Anderson (d. 1837) and her husband John Nolan (d. 1804), and their daughter Jane Nolan (m. 1821, d. 1841) and Jane's husband Mason Jones (d. 1839). This aligns with the names in the will of Sterling.^[3]

Facts with no date

Military Service: in Georgia. Served in Revolutionary war in Georgia
Record ID Number: MH:N4
PRIN MH:IF164^[4]

Sterling was born in 1750 in Wilkes, GA, Virginia. There is uncertainty in Sterling's birthplace. Could be Wilks Co Georgia, North Carolina, or Virginia.^[5]

Sterling died on an unknown date in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA. 2 Oct 1819 - this was the date he wrote his will.^[5]

Sources with no fact or date

There are additional sources with no facts or date. Often these are sources for the baptism or marriage of children that mention the parents or father. This section can just be removed if you will be adding those children and using these sources there.^[6]

Alternate Names

There are alternate names for this person:

• S Jenkins
• Samuel Jenkins
• Sterling Samuel Jenkins

Issues to be checked

Generated by WikiTree AGC. This section should be removed when all issues have been looked at.

• There is more than one death fact. They have different locations. Using death date of and location of Wilkes County, Georgia, USA.
  • Date: none, Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA.
    • Description: 2 Oct 1819 - this was the date he wrote his will.
  • Date: none, Location: He passed away before 1823.

Conflicting vital information in a merge 1/2023:

• Born 1750 in Wilkes, GA, Virginia
• Died before 21 Jan 1823 before age 73 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States

• Born about 1750 in Rutherford, North Carolina
• Died 2 Oct 1819 at about age 69 in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States

Sterling died between 2 Oct 1819 (when he wrote his will) and 21 Jan 1823 (when the will was proved) in Wilkes County, Georgia.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/25492/images/dvm_LocHist010589-00637-1?treeid=56258109&personid=192556548936&hintid=1013239961759&usePUB=true&pId=1267
2. ↑ Farmer, Michael Martin, “Wilkes County, Georgia, Deed Books A - VV, 1784-1806,” Farmer Genealogy Co., Dallas, TX, 1996, p. 716.
3. ↑ Edwin Walton Robinson application for the Sons of the American Revolution, viewable at: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2204/images/32596_242201-00070 (accessed 8 FEB 2024)
4. ↑ Military Service: UPD 28 OCT 2013 16:11:55 GMT-8 Author: Lucian Knight Title: Georgia Roster of the Revolution. Citing: Record ID Number: MH:SC1 (accessed before 8 November 2014)
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Death: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.
6. ↑ Unclassified: Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892.

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

Name Sterling S Jenkins

Birth Date 1750

Birth Place Wilkes, GA, Virginia

Death Date 2 Oct 1819 [Note - This is the date he wrote his will]

Death Place Wilkes

SAR Membership 87954

Role Ancestor

Application Date 30 Oct 1961

See also:

• Will of Sterling Jenkins. Wilkes Co., GA, WB HH, pp. 123-124, w. 2 Oct 1819, p. 21 Jan 1823. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8635/images/005756825_00097?pId=340695