A Study of the Jenkins Family of Hertford and Northampton Counties, North Carolina, 1681-1994
A Study of the Jenkins Family of Hertford and Northampton Counties, North Carolina, 1681-1994

Author: Rebecca Leach Dozier

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Published: 1994

Total Pages: 272

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The earliest known Jenkins to settle in North Carolina was John Jenkins (d. 1681) who was the proprietary governor of Albemarle County. He was the father of six children. One of his descendants was Henry Jenkins (1725-1810) who was born in Nansemond County, Virginia and moved to what became hertford County, North Carolina. He married Martha Dew and they became the parents of five children. Descendants live in North Carolina and other parts of the United States.

The Descendants of Jonas Ricks and Other Ricks Families in America
The Descendants of Jonas Ricks and Other Ricks Families in America

Author: Donald Milton Ricks

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Published: 1998

Total Pages: 264

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"Jonas Ricks apparently valued anonymity. His personal style was that of a quiet and private man, and those propensities helped build a genealogical 'brick wall' that continues to hide his past, beyond Rowan County, North Carolina. Jonas lived in that county about 1768 ... "It is possible that Jonas Ricks did not want his ancestry known. Whatever the reason ... only a few records exist in which he appeared before his death in 1821"--Page 85