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Abigail Mikell Jenkins 1749–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1749

Birth Location: Edisto Island, Coleton County, South Carolina

Death Date: 5 December 1812

Death Location: Edisto Island, Coleton County, South Carolina

Father: Maj. Jenkins

Mother: Mary Townsend

Spouse(s): Joseph Jr

Children(s): Joseph Murray

Abigail Mikell Jenkins was born in 1749 in Edisto Island, Coleton County, South Carolina, the child of Maj William Jenkins And Mary Townsend. Abigail Mikell Jenkins married Joseph James Murray Jr, and had children including Joseph James Murray. Abigail Mikell Jenkins passed away in 1812 in Edisto Island, Coleton County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Abigail Mikell Jenkins was born in 1749 in Edisto Island, Coleton County, South Carolina, the child of Maj William Jenkins And Mary Townsend.
  • Abigail Mikell Jenkins married Joseph James Murray Jr, and had children including Joseph James Murray.
  • Abigail Mikell Jenkins passed away in 1812 in Edisto Island, Coleton County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Maj. Jenkins
1704–1759
Birth Location: Edisto Island, Colleton, South Carolina, United States
MJ
Mary Townsend
1718–1752
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
MT

Spouses(s)

Joseph Jr
1740–1779
Birth Location: Murrays Ferry, South Carolina, United States
JJ

Children(s)

Joseph Murray
1770–1818
Birth Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
JM

Abigail Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Jenkins
1749–1812
Birth Place: Edisto Island, Coleton County, South Carolina
Parents
Maj. William Jenkins
1704–1759
Edisto Island, Colleton, South Carolina, United States
Mary Townsend
1718–1752
Boston, Massachusetts
Grandparents
John (I) JENKINS
1680–1739
Carmarthen Saint Peter, Carmarthen, Wales. UK
Ann Barber
1690–1716
South Carolina, USA
Daniel Townsend
1688–1746
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Abigail (Townsend) 1698-1773
1689–
Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Townsend
1642–1692
Abigail Townsend
1661–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Townsend
1594–1677
Mary Newgate
1598–1692
10X MASSACHUSETTS"
1631–1679
10X JOHNSON
1644–1694

Abigail Jenkins's Descendants

1.
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Abigail (Mikell) Jenkins (1749–5 December 1812) m. Joseph (James Murray) Jr (1740–1 Feb 1779)
  1. 1. Joseph (James) Murray 1770–1818 m. Martha (Mary) Meggett 1772–1818
    1. 1. GEORGE MURRAY 1805–1880 m. Olive (Elizabeth) Way 1813–1894
      1. 1. Dorcas (Ann Rebecca Murray) Owens 1839–1900 m. David (Benjamin) Owens 1835–1900
        1. 1. Leonard (T) Owens 1866–1922 m. Sarah (M) Rourk 1881–1963
        2. 2. Olive (Ann Rebecca) Owens 1861–1921
      2. 2. Emanuel (Durant Murray) Sr 1841–1913
      3. 3. Laura Murray 1848–1930
      4. 4. JULIA (ANN ELIZABETH) MURRAY 1837–1877
      5. 5. James (G) Murray 1832–1910
      6. 6. Josephine (Mary) Murray 1836–
      7. 7. Eliza (J) Murray 1843–1915
      8. 8. Melissa (C) Murray 1846–1885
      9. 9. Francis ("Frank" M.) Murray 1845–1917
      10. 10. Margaret (Ann) Murray –1841
      11. 11. Lewis (B Y) Murray –1841
      12. 12. David (Benjamin) Owens 1835–1900
      13. 13. George Murray 1850–
    2. 2. Susanna (Mary Williams) Murray 1810–1887
    3. 3. James Murray 1800–1861
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Croskeys) Murray 1794–
    5. 5. Joseph (James) Murray 1795–1838
    6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Murray 1796–1815
    7. 7. Abigail (Jenkins) Murray 1802–1825 m. William (Mikell) Clark 1800–1830
      1. 1. Martha (Mary Murray) Clark 1821–1850
    8. 8. Suzan (Mary Williams) Murray 1803–1830
    9. 9. William (Meggett) Murray 1806–1866 m. Martha (Caroline) Swinton 1820–1894 m. Lydia (Eaton) Clark 1804–1845
      1. 1. Caroline Murray 1849–
      2. 2. Thomas (Chalmers) Murray 1853–1920
      3. 3. Eberson Murray 1859–1939
      4. 4. Marcelline (Romillia) Murray 1827–1914
      5. 5. Joseph (James, MD) Murray 1830–1881
      6. 6. Martha (Ann) Murray 1832–
      7. 7. Whitmarsh (Seabrook) Murray 1835–
      8. 8. Ella (Elizabeth) Murray 1836–1917
      9. 9. Archibald (Clark) Murray 1832–1840
      10. 10. William (M.) Murray 1841–1842
      11. 11. Calhoun Murray 1842–1843
    10. 10. Margaret Murray 1807–1837
    11. 11. Abigail (Jenkins) Murray 1798–1798

Abigail Jenkins's Timeline

2 Records

1749
1749
Birth of Abigail Mikell Jenkins in Edisto Island, Coleton County, South Carolina
Edisto Island, Coleton County, South Carolina
1812
5 December 1812
Age 63
Death of Abigail Mikell Jenkins in Edisto Island, Coleton County, South Carolina
Edisto Island, Coleton County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Edisto Island, Coleton County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 December 1812
    Event Place: Edisto Island, Coleton County, South Carolina
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