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  • Abiah Jenkins (1666 - 1712)
    Abiah Allen* Birth: Dec 10 1666 - Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts* Death: Feb 10 1712 - East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island* Parents: Francis Allen, Mary Besse* Husband: Zechariah Jenkins* Children:...
  • Abigail Laroche (deceased)
  • Abigail Jenkins (1714 - 1769)
    Abigail Gardner FamilySearch Family Tree Birth: Dec 11 1715 - Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Death: Jan 28 1769 - Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay...
  • Abigail Jenkins (1720 - 1799)
    Abigail Baldwin, dau. of Joseph Baldwin (Joseph 4,Joseph3,Joseph2,Joseph1) and Sarah Eustis, was b. Jan. 16,1720/21 at Malden, Mass; m. May 1,1746, with NATHANIEL JENKINS.ABIGAIL (Baldwin) JENKINS........

About the Jenkins surname

origin

Jenkins is a surname that originated in Cornwall, England, but came to be popular in southern Wales. The name "Jenkin" originally meant "little John" or "son of John". The "kin" portion is of Dutch origin (-kijn), which then gained a certain popularity in England.

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