William Jenkins, of S. Carolina/Harlan Co., KY

Not the same as William "Old Billy" Jenkins, of Virginia/Butler Co., KY

Disambiguation

Note that there is some confusion between two separate men named William Jenkins who lived first in the Carolinas at the same time, and then in Kentucky at the same time, and who died at about the same time. The other William Jenkins who is often confused with, "Old Billy," was born 11 Nov 1783 in North Carolina to Jessie Jenkins and Martha House. He married Sarah Ann "Sally" Engler 11 Mar 1800 in Rowan, North Carolina and died in 1850; this family moved to Butler County, Kentucky and this William appears on census records there from 1810 to 1850.

Notes found on Familysearch have dates for, "Old Billy," as born in 1783 in South Carolina and dying in 1849 in Harlan County, Kentucky; however no sources were provided for these dates, which were provided by a descendent of the above William Jenkins, and whose apparent interest in providing these notes was to disambiguate between the two; no source was provided.)

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jenkins-9595 (showing wrong parents as of June 2022)

William "OId Billy" Jenkins was born in South Carolina, between 1780-1790 (based on his age on the 1830 US census).

He married Elizabeth Williams Roark in 1803 in Kentucky.

Their children (the first 3 children may be from the other William Jenkins family, and probably only one Margaret/Peggy belongs to this family):

1. Jesse b. 1804 in South Carolina
2. John W. b. 1808 in South Carolina
3. Lucinda Jenkins b. 6 May 1810 in South Carolina
4. Christina b. 1817 in Harlan, Kentucky
5. William Mannon b. 18 Mar 1820 in Harlan, Kentucky
6. Elizabeth McCarthy b. 1822 in Harlan County, Kentucky
7. Peggy b.1824 in Lewis Creek, Lynch, Harlan Co., Kentucky
8. Margaret b. 1826 in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky
9. Israel Jenkins b. 1827 in Harlan, Kentucky

In 1830, he and his family is living in Harlan County Kentucky 1830 United States Census, Harlan County, Kentucky, p. 109 [1]

William Jenkins (and likely household members):
1 male < 5 years (Israel)
1 male 5-10 years (William)
1 male 20-30 years (possibly John, Jesse, a hired hand, or another, unknown son)
1 male 40-50 years (William "Old Billy")
1 female 5 year (Margaret "Peggy")
1 female 5-10 years (Elizabeth)
1 female 15-20 years (possibly Christina, age 13)
1 female 40-50 years (Elizabeth)

He passed away in 1842 in Harlan County, Kentucky.

References

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYY8-95WN
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/collaborate/L51C-4N1
• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via daughter Mary Holland Pennington (born Jenkins) by SmartCopy: Jul 7 2015, 1:18:54 UTC