Re: Richard, Timothy, Reuben, Benjamin F. Jenkins
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Re: Richard, Timothy, Reuben, Benjamin F. Jenkins
Brenda Pike 7/20/05
Thank you, Brenda;
>...Abraham (Sr.) was, most certainly, not the sole issue of some union, was he possibly the brother of Timothy, Philip, Elijah,Jeremiah, Daniel, and John? And if they were brothers, then who were their parents?<
Removing Timothy from the equation, my question must stand.
>...Was Richard Jenkins Sr. their father?<
An overtaxed mind and unwilling fingers on my part; I should have typed Richard - the elder. Again, my question must stand.
>Remember, the Weakley/Weekly/Weakly and Jinkins/Jenkins are all "kissing cousins" who have lived there at least 3 generations by 1770s, so there is bound to be a lot of over lapping of names if we have 4 grandsons all named after grandpa...I think that is the situation here.<
I'm afraid my cousins may have "kissed" a bit more than most as my Jenkins roots follow both paternal grandparents (Acrey on one side and Abraham on the other).
>One was spelled Weekly and the other Weakley, if I recall. They are definitely different women. I am not sure who their fathers were and am looking for Timothy's wife's father currently.<
I don't believe one should put much stock in the variant spelling of those surnames.Too often, far too often, a particular surname was recorded solely on the recorder's ability to: A) phonetically spell the name, B) record the name the way said name was pronounced, and/or C) record the name as she/he heard said name pronounced without considering a particular dialect or "drawal" if you will.
In my 30 years researching many names, I have found one constant: names, spellings, and indeed entire family records are, and have been, dependent upon some recorder's ability to faithfully record information.
I have seen "JENKINS" spelled as: JINKINS, GINKINS, JANKINS, JENNKINS, JAKINS, JUDKINS, just to name a few.More times than not, these variant spellings point to the same person or group.Imagine, if you will, a "Jenkins" with a heavy southern accent speaking her/his last name to a clerk who has never left Brooklyn; I shudder to think how that surname might be recorded.Imagine further that "Jenkins" is ( as many 18th cent. individuals were) unable to write; what recourse would that individual have for validating the record?
I digress; my apologies.
To the best of my knowledge, your Richard has, for some time, been proven by the DAR... as has my Abraham.However, in my most humble opinion, we researchers need to verify and validate the facts before accepting accolades that our family members were somehow involved in "great things."My primary objective has been, and always will be, to find a validated lineage for my ancestors.To that end ... my questions must stand.
Again, thank you for the information!
Roy in WV