Benjamin Jenkins (abt. 1759 - 1816)

Born about 1759 in Kittery, York, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Batson) Jenkins — married 21 Nov 1783 in Kittery, York, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Oct 1816 at about age 57 in New Castle, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Benjamin Jenkins was born about 1759 in Kittery, Maine, to Benjamin and Mary (Shepard) Jenkins (see research notes)^[1]. Benjamin served in Revolutionary War and War of 1812; his time in the Revolutionary War is recounted in great detail in his widow's pension application^[2].

He first married Anna Batson on 6 May 1780 in the Third Parish Church of Kittery, Maine^[3]. They moved about 1787 to New Castle, when Benjamin was taxed there^[4]. Anna (Batson) Jenkins died 28 May 1810 in New Castle^[5]. Benjamin married Hannah White as his second wife on 15 Sep 1811^[6]. Benjamin Jenkins died on 27 Oct 1816 in New Castle, New Hampshire^[6]. He is buried in George Locke Field Cemetery in New Castle alongside Ann.

Research Notes

Birth Date Estimation Method: Benjamin's birth date is estimated from his age of death (57 yrs.) on his gravestone^[5] (Image of stone on FindAGrave, see Sources).

Martha Fernald issue: Benjamin Jenkins is known to have married at least two women: Anna/Ann Batson on 21 Nov 1783^[3], who is buried alongside him as his wife, having died 28 May 1810^[5]; and Hannah White on 15 Sep 1811, as verified by multiple sources in his pension file^[6]. Stackpole (1903) in Old Kittery includes Martha Fernald as his second wife, without mentioning verified wife Hannah^[1]. Kittery vital records do show a Benjamin Jenkins married a Martha Fernald on 4 Jan 1804^[7]. However, the date of marriage to Martha (1804) conflicts with the death date (1810) of Ann Batson, and includes no mention that he resides in New Castle. Unless he left Ann before her death (extremely unlikely as they are buried together as husband and wife), the Benjamin Jenkins who married Martha Fernald in Kittery is likely a different person.

Alternate Death: His gravestone has his death date as 16 Oct 1816, but the verified date is 27 Oct 1816^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Book: Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn. Old Kittery and her families. Lewiston, Maine: Press of Lewiston journal company, 1903. page: 551. Internet Archive (accessed 14 January 2024)
2. ↑ National Archives. "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1292, for Benjamin Jenkins, Massachusetts". [W1292]. In Record Group 15: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs > Series: Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service. 44 images. Images Link.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Church records, 1750-1795, in the Kittery, Me., churches records, 1750-1795, Coll. S-959. Maine Historical Society, Portland, ME. Image 36 of 62
4. ↑ New Castle town records, vol. 7, p. 87 (List 40). [FamilySearch Image Link]
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Book: Arthur Horton Locke, Portsmouth and Newcastle, New Hampshire Cemetery Inscriptions: Abstracts from Some Two Thousand of the Oldest Tombstones
   United States: privately printed, 1907, page 24
   Google Books (accessed 14 January 2024)
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Application File W1292:12
7. ↑ Marriage:"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007595724; FHL microfilm: 11322; Record number: 656; Packet letter: B
   FamilySearch Record: F4DM-M8Z (accessed 14 January 2024)
   Martha Fernald marriage to Benjamin Jenkins on 4 Jan 1804 in Kittery, York, Maine, United States. [FamilySearch Image Link]

• War of 1812 Papers, 1789-1815
• U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871
• Military: "A Record of the Services of the Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Men of Kittery and Eliot, Maine (Indexed)"
  Original data: A Record of the Services of the Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Men of Kittery and Eliot, Maine, Who Served Their Country on Land and Sea in the American Revolution, From 1775 to 1783. Boston, Massachusetts: A. Mudge & Son, Printers, 1992
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1863 #865 (accessed 14 January 2024).
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #156678744 (accessed 14 January 2024)
  Memorial page for Benjamin Jenkins (unknown-15 [sic] Oct 1816), citing George Locke Field Cemetery, New Castle, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by carol white (contributor 48404491).