Mary (Jenkins) Walker (abt. 1799 - aft. 1840)

Born about 1799 in South Carolina, United States

Wife of John Hall — married before 1820 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States

Died after 1840 after about age 41 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Mary was born about 1799. She is the daughter of Samuel Jenkins, and sister of John Jenkins and James Jenkins.^[1]

The family was living in Edgefield County, South Carolina.

Mary (Polly) Jenkins married John Hall before 1820. The household of of John Hall was enumerated on the 1820 Census for Edgefield County, South Carolina with:

one male under age 10, one male age 18 to 26, one female age 16 to 26, and one female over age 45, and no slaves.^[2]

Her mother was perhaps the female over age 45 in the household.

On the 18th day of December 1820, John Hall and Polly, his wife, of the District of Edgefield, South Carolina sold to John Jenkins, of Edgefield, all the plantation or tract of land containing 35 acres our one seventh it being our distributive share of the real estate of Samuel Jenkins Dec'd, also our distributive share of our brother's real Est James Jenkins Dec'd all of which will more fully and at large appear by a resurvey of said lands made by John Blocker, Esq.^[3]

John passed away before 1830, and Mary married James H. Walker after his death. According to the court record, the land of John Hall's father, John Hall, was finally sold to James H. Walker, as the last and highest bidder, on the first Monday of January 1831 after James H. Walker and his wife, Mary, formerly Mary Hall, and the children of the said Mary by her first husband John Hall, made application for the sale of the land.^[4] The actual deed recorded the land was sold to William G. Walker on the 3rd day of January 1831, and William G. Walker gave a bond for the Mortgage of the property on the 3rd of Jan 1832.^[5]

She passed away after 1840.^{[citation needed]}

Children

Children of John Hall born to Mary (Polly) Jenkins were:

Children of James H. Walker born to Mary (Polly) Jenkins were:

Sources

1. ↑ Edgefield County, South Carolina, Deed Book 38, Page 125, citing John Hall, and Polly, his wife, to John Jenkins. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007856783 image 428 of 574. Accessed 24 January 2023.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (16 July 2015), South Carolina > Edgefield > Not Stated > Page 13, line 9, citing household of John Hall; line 12, citing household of Francis Hall; line 13, citing household of Thomas Hall; image 14 of 67; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Edgefield County, South Carolina, Deed Book 38, Page 125, citing John Hall, and Polly, his wife, to John Jenkins. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007856783 image 428 of 574. Accessed 24 January 2023.
4. ↑ Edgefield County, South Carolina, Court Records, 1825-1839, Page 69, citing Real Estate of Jno. Hall Decd. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #008196339, image 42 of 142. Accessed 30 January 2023.
5. ↑ Edgefield County, South Carolina, Deed Book 45, Page 88-89, citing mortgage William G. Walker to John Simkins; Page 89-90 citing John Simkins to William G. Walker. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #008196333, image 50 of 563. Accessed 2 February 2023.