Jenkins family papers Bulk, 1800-1890 1800-1920

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Jenkins family papers Bulk, 1800-1890 1800-1920

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Edward Jenkins (1758-1829) owned and operated a store in Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. After his death, the business was taken over by one of his sons, Charles Foulke Jenkins (1793-1867). Charles F. Jenkins' son, Algernon Sidney Jenkins (1816-1890), was a long-serving Justice of the Peace in Gwynedd. The Jenkins family papers, 1800-1920 [bulk 1800-1890] consist of records from Edward Jenkins' store, Jenkins family correspondence, Algernon S. Jenkins court records, estate-related materials, and other family papers.

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Historical Society of Montgomery County

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Historical Society of Montgomery County

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Jenkins, Jesse, 1796-1890

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Jenkins, Edward, 1758-1829

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Jenkins family

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"Edward Jenkins [1758-1829], had purchased in 1794 the property on what was then called the New Wales road ([later] the Spring House and Sumneytown turnpike road), just above the Gwynedd Friends' meeting. This had originally been the property of Jacob Wentz, of Worcester, and had been used as a tavern during the Revolution, General Lacey's brigade of militia having its headquarters there at times. Edward Jenkins used it as a store, and after his death in 1829 his son Charles F. cont...

Jenkins, Algernon Sidney, 1816-1890

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Jenkins, Charles F. (Foulke), 1793-1867

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