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Personal data Captain John Jenkins 

  • He was born on February 11, 1657 in Cople Magisterial District, Westmoreland, Virginia, British Colonial America.
  • He was christened in Cople District, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States.
  • He died June 1717 in Westmoreland, Virginia, American Colonies, he was 60 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1717.
  • A child of William Nicholas Jenkins and Anne Amy Armireau
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Captain John Jenkins

(1) He is married to Ann Dixon.

They got married about 1686 at Westmoreland Co, VA.


(2) He is married to Martha Rust Garner Jenkins.

They got married on August 24, 1687 at Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, he was 30 years old.


(3) He is married to Mercy Winslow.

They got married in the year 1694 at Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, he was 36 years old.


(4) He is married to Martha Garner.

They got married in the year 1695 at Virginia, British Colonial America, he was 37 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Jenkins

Nicholas Jenkins
1605-1631
Clemence Willand
< 1609-1710
Thomas Amy
1614-1710
Elizabeth Dowrish
1608-1690

John Jenkins
1657-1717

(1) ± 1686

Ann Dixon
1670-1699

(2) 1687

Martha Rust Garner Jenkins
1665-< 1716

(3) 1694

Mercy Winslow
± 1676-< 1755

(4) 1695

Martha Garner
1676-1729


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Birthday February 11, 1657

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    Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1657: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 2 » Great Fire of Meireki: A fire in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan, caused more than 100,000 deaths; it lasted three days
    • April 20 » Admiral Robert Blake destroys a Spanish silver fleet under heavy fire at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
    • April 20 » Freedom of religion is granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City).
    • October 30 » Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Ocho Rios.
    • December 27 » The Flushing Remonstrance articulates for the first time in North American history that freedom of religion is a fundamental right.

Day of marriage August 24, 1687

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1687: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 19 » Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men.
    • July 5 » Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
    • August 12 » Battle of Mohács: Charles of Lorraine defeats the Ottoman Empire.
    • September 26 » Morean War: The Parthenon in Athens, used as a gunpowder depot by the Ottoman garrison, is partially destroyed after being bombarded during the Siege of the Acropolis by Venetian forces.
    • December 31 » The first Huguenots set sail from France to the Cape of Good Hope.


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