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James Jenkins (1764–1847) was an early

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circuit rider and preacher in

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, and frontier

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, as well as his home state of

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. Born in Brittons Neck, South Carolina, to Elizabeth Britton Jenkins and her husband Samuel, he was a Methodist

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for fifty-five years. He first traveled the Cherokee Circuit, preaching to settlers and

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alike. He was named presiding elder of the South Carolina district in 1801 and married Elizabeth Ann Gwyn in 1805.''Historic Markers Across South Carolina''.
James Jenkins (1764-1847)
. Accessed October 20, 2013. He died in

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Methodists from South Carolina People from Marion County, South Carolina 1764 births 1847 deaths {{methodist-stub