William Thomas Jenkins

1813 - 1888  (74 years)

• Name	William Thomas Jenkins
  Birth	1 Sep 1813
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Aug 1888
  Burial	Carthage, Moore County, NC at Carthage United Methodist Church
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Jenkins   (Father)  Mary H.,   b. 20 Jul 1782   d. 17 Apr 1862  (Age 79 years)  (Mother)
  Notes	1842, Apr 8 -- Land Grant #3181, Moore County, NC William T. Jenkins received 3.5 acres located northwest of Carthage on the town line adjoining Duncan McIntosh, his own line and William Hancock. Jesse F. Muse and Lewis Ritter were chain carriers. 1840 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 183 Thos. Jenkins (50-60) 1F (20-30) 1M 2F (0-5) 1M 1F 1843, Feb 24 -- Land Grant #3239, Moore County, NC William Hancock and William T. Jenkins received 40 acres located on both sides of Cabin Creek and Folly Branch adjoining Thomas Brown, Everet Smith, John Cagle and the heirs of Jason Sowell. George G. Muse and Charles C. Muse were chain carriers. 1848/1849 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC, District #3 William T. Jenkins listed 2 improved lots in Carthage valued at $150; 3.5 acres valued at $75 near Carthage; 25 acres valued at $50 near Carthage; 17 acres valued at $25 on Cabin Creek 1849 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC, District #3 W.T. Jenkins listed 2 lots in Carthage valued at $150; 3.5 acres valued at $18; 28.5 acres valued at $42.77 in Carthage; 40 acres valued at $50 on Cabin Creek 1850 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 174-B Thomas Jenkins 36 M, Merchant, $1000 Real Estate, Blind, Born in NC Milbury Jenkins 36 F, Born in NC Mary R. Jenkins 14 F, Born in NC Alfred F. Jenkins 11 M, Born in NC John R. Jenkins 9 M, Born in NC Sarah J. Jenkins 6 F, Born in NC Henry H. Jenkins 4 M, Born in NC Charles P. Jenkins 1 M, Born in NC Mary H. Jenkins 67 F, Born in NC 1850 -- Census, Slave Schedule, Moore County, NC Owner - Thomas Jenkins 25 F, Black 1883, Jul 31-May 5, 1884 -- Orders and Decrees Book 2 Page 186-187, 223, Moore County, NC N.G.S. Marley, B.H. Cole, W.T. Jenkins, H.H. McCallum, C.P. Jenkins, C.J. Shaw, Ed. Warner, P.H. Kelly, T.W. Ritter, A.D. Muse, E.P. Sike and W.K. Nunnry were appointed and determined that A.R. McDonald was a lunatic and incapable of conducting his ordinary business. H.B. Shields named guardian. 1888, Aug 9 -- Obituary, The Southern Protectionist [Carthage, NC] Newspaper "Died in Carthage suddenly on Sunday night lats of paralysis of the brain, Mr. W.T. Jenkins. He was born Sep 1, 1813 and on the 5th of Aug 1835, married Miss Milbury Harrison, About 1 year later he entirely lost his eyesight by the bursting of a percussion cap while in the act of shooting a gun. He was a tailor by trade but after marrying became a successful merchant and lost everything by the war. Mr. Jenkins joined the M.E. Church in 1834...he even gave the ground on which the church now stands as well as the graveyard where now rests the ashes of himself and his faithful wife."
  Person ID	I6037	Moore County Wallaces
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Jenkins
  Mother	Mary H.,   b. 20 Jul 1782   d. 17 Apr 1862 (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F18422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Milberry Harrison,   b. 24 May 1814   d. 5 Jul 1888 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	5 Aug 1835  [1]
  Children	1. Mary R. Jenkins,   b. 1836   d. 1913 (Age 77 years) ▻ John M. Campbell  (Age 86 years)  m. 13 Nov 1859     2. Alfred F. Jenkins,   b. 31 Oct 1838   d. 21 May 1851 (Age 12 years)     3. John R. Jenkins,   b. 17 May 1841   d. 11 Sep 1871 (Age 30 years) +   4. Sarah Jane Jenkins,   b. 30 Nov 1843   d. 9 Nov 1929 (Age 85 years) ▻ Howard James Muse  (Age 78 years)     5. Henry H. Jenkins,   b. 26 May 1846   d. 24 Nov 1856 (Age 10 years)     6. Charles P. Jenkins,   b. 1849     7. Murdock Brice Jenkins,   b. 14 Dec 1851   d. 2 Sep 1922 (Age 70 years) ▻ Annie E. Watson  (Age 75 years)  m. 10 Feb 1875     8. William Thomas Jenkins,   b. 1857   d. 18 Dec 1922 (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F18419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Burial - - Carthage, Moore County, NC at Carthage United Methodist Church  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Histories » Slide Show		1848/1849 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 2 This appears to be an exact copy of District 3 tax rolls for the same year although it is listed as District 2. Area includes portions of Deep River, McLendons (northern), Governors (northern), Crawley, Tysons, Toms and Mill Swamp Creeks. Courtesy of Moore County Historical Association.
  		1848/1849 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 3 Area includes portions of Little River, Wads, McLendons, Killets, Richland, Juniper and Dry Creeks and the Town of Carthage. Courtesy of Moore County Historical Association.
  		1849 Tax List, Moore County, NC - District 3 Area includes portions of Little River, Wads, McLendons, Killets, Richland, Juniper and Dry Creeks and the Town of Carthage. Courtesy of Moore County Historical Association.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1113] James Vann Comer, Old Moore County, NC Vital Statistics 1784-1890, (1999, James Vann Comer, PO Box 2681, Sanford, NC 27331 ).