Samuel M JENKINS1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,7,7

5th Nov 17891,2,3,4,5,6,7,7 - about Dec 18722,6,7

Life History

5th Nov 1789	Born in Union County, South Carolina.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7
about 1810	Birth of daughter Drusilla JENKINS in Union, Union, South Carolina.11,10
about 1810	Married Sara Catherine MCFALL in South Carolina.2
1816	Birth of daughter Anne JENKINS in Union, Union, South Carolina.12,13,9,14,15
about 1818	Birth of son Samuel Joseph JENKINS in Union, Union, South Carolina.10,16,6
about 1818	Birth of son Ephraim Jefferson JENKINS in South Carolina.17,18,19,6,20
1819	Birth of daughter Deborah Amanda JENKINS in Union, Union, South Carolina.21,22
about 1820	Birth of daughter Mary Ann JENKINS in South Carolina.10,23
1824	Birth of son James Richard JENKINS in Union County, South Carolina.10
26th Apr 1826	Birth of daughter Elizabeth Jane JENKINS in South Carolina.5,24,3,13,25
5th Apr 1829	Birth of son John James JENKINS in South Carolina.26,13,27
about 1835	Birth of daughter Margaret JENKINS in Union, Union, South Carolina.5,28
13th May 1837	Birth of son Owen Selvy JENKINS in South Carolina.5,13,7
about 1840	Birth of son William Charles JENKINS in South Carolina.5,3
about 1843	Birth of son Joseph JENKINS in South Carolina.3,5,6
about 1846	Birth of daughter Sarah Catherine JENKINS in South Carolina
about 1849	Birth of son Richard White JENKINS in Attala County, Mississippi.3,5,29
before 1850	Death of Sara Catherine MCFALL in Attala County, Mississippi
21st Nov 1861	Death of son William Charles JENKINS in Attala County, Mississippi
14th Aug 1862	Death of son Joseph JENKINS in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi.6
17th Aug 1862	Death of son Samuel Joseph JENKINS in Mississippi.10,6
3rd Mar 1872	Death of son Owen Selvy JENKINS in Attala County, Mississippi.13,7
about Dec 1872	Died in Attala County, Mississippi.2,6,7
about Dec 1872	Buried in Attala County, Mississippi.2

Other facts

Married Nancy NOMAIDENNAME

Notes

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I have traced my family's origins to Shropshire, England to my ancestor John Jenkins, 1656-1717, married to Martha Garner, 1656-1752. They settled in Westmoreland County, Virginia. ...

They had two sons, Ezekiel Jenkins, 1695-1750, & William Jenkins, 1704-1747. William Jenkins had one son, William Jenkins - 1740-1787, had 4 sons, one of which was James Randolph Jenkins, 1760-1824, who was born in Fairfax County, Va., & had 19 children, one of which was Samuel M. Jenkins, 1789-1872, who was the father of my great grandfather, Owen Selvy Jenkins, who died of wounds from the civil war at the age of 35. Samuel M. Jenkins was the first of this set of Jenkinses to be born in Union County, South Carolina.
-- Joseph H Miller, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 5 July 2016
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"Samuel Jenkins came from Union, South Carolina to Attala County with several other families surnames, Burrell, Burden, Ables just to name a few. His father and mother are from Fairfax County, Virginia. I went to Union, South Carolina, but could not find any information that I didn't already know."
-- Billie Jones, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 11 June 2014

Some genealogies report that Sam's father is from Virginia, but report his mother born in South Carolina.

Samuel Jenkins
Birth 5 Nov 1789 in Union, Union, South Carolina
Death 1870 in Attala County, Mississippi
Parents:
James Randolph "Randel" Jenkins
Birth 01 Jul 1760 in Pimmit Run, Fairfax, Virginia
Death 08 May 1824 in Goshen Hill, Union, South Carolina
Deborah Darby
Birth 1770 in Union, Union, South Carolina
Death 1821 in Goshen Hill, Union, South Carolina
Marriage 1810 to Sarah Catherine Jenkins
-- Henry Adams Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4303451/person/6850890295

"My mother was a Jenkins in Attala County, Ms. My grandfather was Joseph Samuel Jenkins, whose ancestors settled in Attalaville in the mid-19th. My great grandfather was Owen Selby Jenkins 1837-1872; my great, great, great grandfather, Samuel M. Jenkins 1791-1850 & his wife was Sara Catherine; my great, great, great, great grandfather was James Randolf Jenkins 1760-1824, and his wife was Deborah Eliz. Darby."
-- Joseph H Miller, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 29 June 2016

Two land purchase records indicate that Samuel bought land in 1831 and 1835 in Attala County, Mississippi.

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Samuel Jenkins
Issue Date 1 Sep 1831
80.09 Acres, Choctaw Meridian, Madison County, Mississippi, Township 8-N, Range 2-W, Section 24
Land Office Mt. Salus
Authority April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document #4516

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Samuel Jenkins
Issue Date 21 Sep 1835
40 Acres, Choctaw Meridian, Madison County, Mississippi, Township 8-N, Range 2-W, Section 23
Land Office Mt. Salus
Authority April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document #8835

About 1849, Sam's wife Sara died. She is not in the 1850 census. The youngest child is Richard, reported to be only 1 year old.

1850 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi, 5 September, Hse/Fam #136
Samuel Jenkins 66 M Farmer $300 Real Estate b SC [b abt 1784]
Elizabeth Jenkins 24 F b SC
Margaret Jenkins 15 F b SC
Owen Jenkins 12 M b SC
William Jenkins 10 M b SC
Joseph Jenkins 7 M b SC
Sally Jenkins 4 F b SC
Richard Jenkins 1 M b Miss

Samuel's age is reported as the same in the 1850 and 1860 censuses. He is reported as 66 years old both times. Neither of these is right, according to his Bible record, reported to me by another researcher. The entry there says he was born in 1791, making him about 59 in 1850 and about 69 in 1860. Sam's wife Sara Catherine is missing here, and presumed dead before 1850. I have not found a death record.

"According to his Bible record Samuel was born Nov 5, 1789, Sarah Catherine was born 26 Feb 1791. Samuel died after 1870, his son John James Jenkins bought his property and each heir is listed on the court document Dated January 1873."
-- "rebelkit," Ancestry.com, comment on this genealogy online, 22 Feb 2014

In comments on a photo of Sam (attached to this profile), another descendant reports his middle initial as M.

"This photo on metal plate was from my Grandfather's things. On the back it reads 'S. M Jenkin,' or Jenkins, but the s on the end is not visible. S M Jenkins was my Grandfather's Great-Great Grandfather."
-- Ancestry Media, Walton Brown, 16, Jul 2012, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/69539398/person/46201596610/mediax/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7CpgNum&ftm=1

In 1850 other Jenkins and Burell family members are living nearby. Next door to Samuel and his children is John (Berry) Burrell, married to Sam's daughter Polly (Mary Ann) Jenkins. Others enumerated on the same page are Isabella Burrell and her husband John Jenkins. He is reported by one genealogy as John James Jenkins, another son of Samuel.

With the dates of birth of the other known children of Samuel M Jenkins and his wife Sara, John could have been born around 1825, as reported. But this does match any child reported by other sources. Also on the same page are a brother of John and Isabella Burrell, William (Riley) Burrell, who is married to Sam Jenkins' daughter Anna (Anne) Jenkins.

1850 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi, 5 September, page 105B, Hse/Fam #143
William Burell 33 M Farmer $250 Real Estate Value b SC Cannot read or write [b abt 1817]
Anna Burell 34 F b SC Cannot read or write [b abt 1826]
Elizabeth Burell 12 F b Miss [b abt 1838]
Honor Burell 7 F b Miss [b abt 1843]
Drusilla Burell 5 F b Miss [b abt 1845]
William Burell 2 M b Miss [b abt 1848]
John Burell 3 M b Miss [b abt 1847]
Nancy M Burell 11mos F b Miss [b abt Oct 1849]

1850 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi, 5 September, page 105B, Hse/Fam #137
John Burell 31 M Farmer $250 Real Estate Value b SC [b abt 1819]
Polly Burell 28 F b SC [b abt 1822]
John Burell 5 M b Miss [b abt 1845]
Samuel Burell 2 M b Miss [b abt 1848]
Jenkins Burell 0 M b Miss [b abt 1850]

1850 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi, 5 September, page 105B, Hse/Fam #135
John Jenkins 25 M Farmer $0 Real Estate Value stated b SC [b abt 1825]
Isabella Jenkins 27 F b SC [b abt 1822]

1860 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi, 18 September, PO Attalaville, page 203 (scan #463), Hse #1277, Fam #1396
Samuel Jenkins 66 M Farmer $800 Real Estate $700 Personal born SC [b abt 1794]
Nancy Jenkins 40 M Housekeeper born SC
Elizabeth Jenkins 35 F born SC
William Jenkins 19 M Laborer in Farm b SC
Joseph Jenkins 16 M Laborer in Farm b SC [b abt 1841]
Dick Jenkins 11 M b Miss
John Hawkins 25 M Farm Laborer $100 Personal Estate b SC

The youngest girl, Sally, age 4 in 1850, has either gotten married early (age 14 or earlier) or died before this census. Nancy appears to be the second wife of Samuel, since she has not appeared with the family before, and Samuel had no wife in 1850. Elizabeth is a daughter of the first wife. A genealogy reports the name of the first wife as Sara Catherine, with maiden name unknown.

This genealogy reports no death date, and from other sources, her death date is unknown. That genealogy reports all children as the children of Sara, but has no second wife. Sara Catherine is reported born in 1790.

This would mean that when Richard (Dick) was born in 1849, Sara was about 59 years old. This is not very likely, though perhaps possible. This genealogy also, lacking the 1850 and 1870 censuses, reports Nancy as a child of Samuel, rather than his wife. But there is no child named Nancy in the 1850 census.

Sara Catherine Jenkins
Birth 1790, Death Unknown
Marriage abt 1810 South Carolina to Samuel Jenkins
(Birth Nov 5 1789 in Union, South Carolina, Death Bef 1900 in Attala, Mississippi)
Children:
Drusilla Jenkins 1810 - 1880
Ephraim Jefferson Jenkins b 1812
Ann "Anna" Jenkins 1816 - 1861
Mary Ann "Polly" Jenkins b 1818
Deborah Amanda "Debby" Jenkins 1819 - 1880
Nancy Jenkins 1820 - 1893
[appears to be a second wife instead of a child, not in 1850 census; her birth overlaps with Samuel's]
Samuel Joseph Jenkins 1820 - 1862
John James Jenkins 1822 - 1880
Elizabeth J Jenkins b 1826
Margaret P Jenkins 1835 - 1860
Owen Sy Jenkins b 1838
William Jenkins b 1841
Joseph Jenkins b 1844
Sara Sally Jenkins b 1846
Richard W "Dick" Jenkins b 1849
-- Weber-Welsh, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20259609/person/1000347539

In the 1870 census, there are two females in the household with Sam, one is Nancy, correctly reported as 10 years older than in 1860. Betsie (nickname for Elizabeth) might be the daughter Elizabeth reported in 1860, but her reported age in 1870 is 13 years greater than in 1860. I have not found any further documentation to clarify Nancy's relationship to Samuel.

1870 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi, 24 August, Beat 4, PO Kosciusko, page 40, Hse #76, Fam #77
Jenkins, Sam 81 M W Farmer $500 Real Estate $500 Personal born SC
Jenkins, Nancy 50 F W Keeping House born Miss SC
Jenkins, Bettie 48 F W born SC

"I have a copy of Samuel Jenkins' family bible and it has his date of birth recorded and his wife Sarah Catherine Jenkins but no mention of Nancy although the Bible does list all of his sons and their date of births. It also lists John Samuel Jenkins' date of birth and his eldest son, James Franklin Jenkins."
-- Billie Jones, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 11 June 2014

Samuel Jenkins
Birth Nov 5, 1789 South Carolina
Death unknown Attala County, Mississippi
He moved to Mississippi with his wife (unknown) and family around the 1830s. He died after 1870.
Daughter Anne Jenkins Burell (1816 - ____)
Burial Unknown
Created by dixiedarlinMS Aug 09, 2012
-- Find A Grave Memorial #95079408, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95079408

Sources

1. Ancestry Trees
- Jana, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/30852014/person/12317562979
2. Ancestry Trees
- Weber-Welsh, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20259609/person/1000347539
3. 1860 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi
- 18 September, PO Attalaville, page 203 (scan #463), Hse #1277, Fam #1396
4. 1870 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi
- 24 August, Beat 4, PO Kosciusko, page 40, Hse #76, Fam #77
5. 1850 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi
- 5 September, Hse/Fam #136
6. Ancestry Comments
7. Ancestry Messaging
8. Ancestry Media
9. Gravestone of Anne Jenkins Burell, Fellowship Cemetery, Sallis, Attala County, Mississippi
10. Ancestry Trees
11. Ancestry Trees
- Neely, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16192189/person/1839194183
12. Ancestry Trees
- Neely, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16192189/person/1839194261
13. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
14. 1850 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi
- 5 September, page 105B, Hse/Fam #143
15. 1870 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi
- 16 June, Beat #4, PO Kasciusko, page 39 (scan #117), Hse/Fam #135
16. Ancestry Trees
- Neely, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16192189/person/1839194288
17. 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 15 June, Prairie Township, District 2, page 21, Hse #142, Fam #143
18. 1860 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi
- 18 September, PO Attalaville, page 203 (scan #463), Hse #1280, Fam #1399
19. 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 1 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 6, Hse/Fam #42
20. 1850 United States Federal Census
- 5 September, Township 12 R 5 E, page 209, Hse/Fam #134
21. 1850 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi
- 5 September, page 105B, Hse/Fam #139
22. 1870 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi
- 24 August, Beat 4, PO Kosciusko, page 7, Hse #93, Fam #95
23. 1850 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi
- 5 September, page 105B, Hse/Fam #137
24. 1870 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi
- 24 August, Beat 4, PO Kisciusko, page 40, Hse #76, Fam #77
25. Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
26. 1850 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi
- 5 September, page 105B, Hse/Fam #135
27. Email Sources
28. Ancestry Trees
- Neely, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16192189/person/1839194336
29. 1870 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi
- 3 June, PO Kosciusko, page 5, Hse/Fam #33