Subject: Rev. James JENKINS (1764-1847) From: Larry Noah Date: September 22, 1999 This information came from copies of two memos prepared by W. C. Ragin of Atlanta, GA dated 25 Sep 1943 and 17 May 1944. Rev. JENKINS was born near Britton's Neck 29 Nov 1764. He died 24 Jun 1847. He served in the Revolution under Col. Baxter who commanded a small part of Marion's Brigade. He was admitted to the ministry of the Methodist and began serving in the Cherokee District on 10 Mar 1792. He later spent some time in Georgia for the Church. He was appointed Presiding Elder in 1801. He married Elizabeth Ann GWYN 10 Feb 1805 and settled at Sawney's Creek, 11 miles From Camden. Two children are listed for this couple. Elizabeth Ann JENKINS was born 7 Dec 1816 and died 2 Jan 1890. She married William Jefferson CROSSWELL on 6 Nov 1836. Dr. Joseph JENKINS was born 17 Feb 1818 and died 22 Dec 1862. He married Mary Eliza MYERS. I have no other information on Dr. Joseph JENKINS. Larry Noah - [email protected] My family is at - http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lrnoah/ Links can be found there to websites for mailing lists NCOrange-L, BrickChurchNC-L, NOAH-L and BEARSE-L. ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |