Person:Aaron Jenkins (1)

Name	Aaron Jenkins, Sr.
Gender	Male
Birth^[3]	Est 1710
Marriage	Abt 1734	to Mary Unknown
Marriage	Est 1750	to Catherine Patterson
Death`^?`	Bef 4 Apr 1759	Frederick County, Virginia

1 Early Land Acquisition in Virginia
2 Will Abstract
3 Will Transcript
4 Records in Virginia

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Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

H-231: Aron Jenkins of Frederick County, 400 acres in said County. Surv. Mr. John Mauzy. On both sides of Elk Lick Branch. 18 Nov. 1752. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 64].

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Will Abstract

JENKINS, Aaron.

Will, [written] 6 April 1758. [proven] __ ___ 1758.

Sons: John, George, Aaron, tract of land where I now live.

Sons-in-law: Robert Snodgrass, Joseph Snodgrass. [Note: the reference to "sons-in-law" was actually "step-sons", which was fairly common during that time period. Robert and Joseph Snodgrass were the minor sons of Aaron's second wife Catherine Patterson. Her older son David Snodgrass witnessed Aaron Jenkins' will].

To Edward Robinson, fifteen pounds curr.

Son-in-law John Imdell [?] to receive 5 shillings.

Exr. Edward Robinson.

Wit: David Snodgrass, James Brown, William Pattison.

[Abstracts of Wills, Inventories, and Administration Accounts of Frederick County, Virginia, 1743-1800, by J. Estelle Stewart King, pg. 20].

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Will Transcript

Frederick Co., VA, Will Book 2, page 338:

In the Name of God Amen the sixth day of April in the year of our Lord 1758 one Thousand seven Hundred & Fifty Eight I Aaron Jenkins of Frederick County & Colony of Virginia Farmer being very sick and Weak in Body but of Perfect Mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore Calling into mind the mortallity of my Body & knowing that it is appointed for all man once to Dye do make & ordaiin this my Last will and Testament that is to say Principally and first of all I give & Recommend my soul into the hands of God that Gave it & for my Body I recommend it to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian like manner at the Discretion of my Executor Nothing Doubting But at the General Resurrection I shall Receive the same again by the mighty Power of God, and as Touching such Worldly Estate Wherewith it Hath Pleased God to Bless me in this Life I give Devise & Dispose of the same in the Following Manner & Form--It is my Will and I do order that in the first Place all my Just Debts & Funeral Charges be paid and satisfied--

I give and Bequeath unto John Jenkins, George Jenkins and Aaron Jenkins my Beloved sons the Tract of Land which I now Liveth on to be Equally Divided and for my son John to keep is own part and the remainder part of the Land to be Divided Between George Jenkins & Aaron Jenkins for Each of them to Have an Equal Part of the meadow, and all the Land which I Have lying on Back Creek for to be Disposed of to the Best advantage & to be Equally Divided Between my three sons & my two sons in Law Robert & Joseph Snodgrass for Each of them to Have an Equal Part of What the said Land shall be sold for and to John Imdee my son in Law I allow him Five Shillings and to Edward Robinson Fifteen Pounds and a Black Pacing Mare for my son Aaron & the moveables to be Equally Divided Between my three sons Escepting the thirds of them to my Beloved Wife and I do hereby Leave and Constitute Edward Robinson my only and sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and do hereby Disallow Revoke & Disannul all and Every former Testaments Wills Legacies and Executors by me in any Wise before named In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the day and year above Written.

Signed Sealed and Declared

by the said Aron Jenkins as Aaron (his mark) Jenkins

his Last Will and Testament

In the Presence of us the Subscribers William Patterson James Brown David Snodgrass

At a Court held for Frederick County on Wednesday the 4th day of April 1759

This Last Will and Testament of Aaron Jenkins dec'd was Presented into Court by Edward Robinson the Executor therein named, who made oath there to according to Law & the said will being Proved in Court by the oaths of the Witnesses thereto is admited to record.

Teste: J. Woods

[Notes: Charlou Dolan: In the 1700s and earlier, the word "son-in-law" could mean either son-in-law or step-son. In this case it means step-son since Robert & Joseph's mother Catherine (Patterson) Snodgrass married second Aaron Jenkins. I have found 3 other cases where a man left land (rather than personal estate) to his wife's relatives, and in all 3 cases later research revealed that they were also in some way blood-relatives of the husband (a nephew, second-cousin, etc.). There is therefore a clue to look for an earlier Snodgrass/Jenkins connection or a Patterson/Jenkins connection.] Find-A-Grave

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Records in Virginia

H-623: Moses Lumbart of Frederick County, 291 acres in Frederick County on Elk Lick Branch of Back Creek. Surv. Mr. John Mauzy. Adj. Francis Baldwin, Rob't Heaton, Aaron Jenkins. 10 Mar. 1755. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 84].

H-700: Dennis Springer of Frederick County, 291 acres in said County on Elk Branch of Back Creek. Surv. Mr. John Mauzy. Adj. Francis Baldwin, Robert Heaton, Aron Jenkins. 12 Oct. 1756. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 88].

P-49: Jacob Gates of Frederick County, 203 acres on Elk Lick Branch in said County. Surv'd 22 Oct. 1762 by John Mauzy for Richard Stephenson and forfeited. See Book N. On application of Richard Stephenson Deed to Gates. Adj. said Stephenson, Jenkins Ridge, Aaron Jenkins. 22 June 1771. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 212]. [Note: the Aaron Jenkins listed in this record is this Aaron Jenkins' son, Aaron Jenkins, Jr.].

N-132: Francis Baldwin of Frederick County, 360 acres on Back Creek in said County. Surv. John Mauzy. Adj. Haynes, said Baldwin, Moses Lambert, Jenkens now Springer. 16 Aug. 1766. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 175].

P-350: David Faris of Berkeley County, assignee of the Devisees of Aaron Jenkins dec'd, 353 acres in said County. Surv. 17 Nov. 1750 made for said Jenkins by John Mauzy and forfeited by advertisement. See Book N. Deed to David Feris. Adj. Samuel Harris. 19 Apr. 1775. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 230].

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