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Benjamin Jenkins 1733–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1733

Birth Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1782

Death Location: Wadmalaw Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Father: John Jenkins

Mother: Elizabeth Capers

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Benjamin Jenkins was born in 1733 in Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Jenkins And Elizabeth Capers. Benjamin Jenkins passed away in 1782 in Wadmalaw Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Jenkins was born in 1733 in Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Jenkins And Elizabeth Capers.
  • Benjamin Jenkins passed away in 1782 in Wadmalaw Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.

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Benjamin Jenkins's Ancestors

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Benjamin Jenkins
1733–1782
Birth Place: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Parents
John Jenkins
1680–1739
Wales, England
Elizabeth Capers
1690–1780
St Helena Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Richard Capers
1664–1694
Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
Mary Barnett
1659–1695
Caribbean, Jamaica
Great-Grandparents
Mary Robinson
1642–1678
Henry Barnet
1637–1699
Anne Rolfe
1633–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Jenkins's Timeline

3 Records

1733
1733
Birth of Benjamin Jenkins
None
1733
1733
Birth of Benjamin Jenkins in Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
1782
1782
Age 49
Death of Benjamin Jenkins in Wadmalaw Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Wadmalaw Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1733
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Wadmalaw Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

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