Brief Life History of William
When William Jenkins was born in 1774, in Garrard, Kentucky, United States, his father, Jonathan Jenkins, was 21 and his mother, Margaret Downing, was 22. He married Nancy Bellis on 5 October 1796, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died in January 1833, in Saint Clair Township, St. Clair, Illinois, United States, at the age of 59.
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- William Jenkins, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Apr 1822 Probate records, William Tracy
- William Jenkins, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""
1790
Historical Boundaries: 1790: Northwest Territory, United States 1790: St. Clair, Northwest Territory, United States 1800: St. Clair, Indiana Territory, United States 1809: St. Clair, Illinois Territory, United States 1818: St. Clair, Illinois, United States
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Jenkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Jenkins is one of the most common surnames in England, especially southwestern England, but is also especially associated with Wales.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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