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Elijah Jenkins 1738–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1738

Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1810

Death Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

Father: Mansfield Jenkins

Mother: Patience Ford

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wells

Children(s): Mary Jenkins

The story of Elijah Jenkins began in 1738 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States. Elijah Jenkins married Elizabeth Polly Wells, and had children including Mary Ann Polly Jenkins. Elijah Jenkins passed away in 1810 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Jenkins began in 1738 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States.
  • Elijah Jenkins married Elizabeth Polly Wells, and had children including Mary Ann Polly Jenkins.
  • Elijah Jenkins passed away in 1810 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mansfield Jenkins
1708–1755
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Patience Ford
1717–1778
Birth Location: St Johns, Warren, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wells
1748–1810
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Jenkins
1778–1857
Birth Location: Banks, , North Carolina, USA
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Elijah Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Jenkins
1738–1810
Birth Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Parents
Mansfield Jenkins
1708–1755
Lunenburg, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Patience Ford
1717–1778
St Johns, Warren, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William Jenkins
1675–1720
Old Rappahannock, Richmond County, Virginia
Elizabeth (Anne) Skelderman
1675–1739
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Harman Skelderman
1652–1684
Martha Norton
1656–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Jenkins's Descendants

1.
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Elijah Jenkins (12 Mar 1738–1810) m. Elizabeth ("Polly") Wells (1748–1810)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann "Polly") Jenkins 1778–1857 m. William Perkins 1770–1827
    1. 1. Ellen Perkins 1805–1840 m. John Wheeler 1801–1874
      1. 1. William (Ira) Wheeler 1827–1866 m. Jane Cole 1828–1872
        1. 1. John (William) Wheeler 1851–1931 m. Susan (Bell) Gumm 1855–1930 m. Martha (Jane) George 1851–1877
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Wheeler 1853–1855
        3. 3. Georgana Wheeler 1856–1887
        4. 4. Rufus (Jessie) Wheeler 1858–1936
        5. 5. Mary (J.) Wheeler 1863–1866
        6. 6. Robert (D.) Wheeler 1865–1945
        7. 7. Jefferson (Davis) Wheeler 1861–1943
        8. 8. Georgia (Ann) Bowen 1856–1887
        9. 9. Georgia Wheeler 1849–

Elijah Jenkins's Timeline

2 Records

1738
12 Mar 1738
Birth of Elijah Jenkins in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
1810
1810
Age 72
Death of Elijah Jenkins in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1738
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
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