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John Jenkins | |
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| 4th Governor of Albemarle Sound | |
| In office 1672–1675 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Carteret |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Eastchurch |
| 6th Governor of Albemarle Sound | |
| In office 1676–1677 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Eastchurch |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Miller |
| 6th Governor of Albemarle Sound | |
| In office 1680–1681 | |
| Preceded by | John Harvey (the successor of Harvey and processor of Jenkins, Henry Wilkinson, never served) |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | England |
| Died | 17 December, 1681 Perquimans County, North Carolina |
| Spouse | Joannah (surname unknown) |
| Occupation | military and governor of Albemarle County |
John Jenkins (died 1681) was an English military who served as governor of Albemarle (now North Carolina) in three times: in 1672–1675, 1676–1677, and 1680–1681.
Biography
John Jenkins was born in England. He went to America in or before 1662 and originally settled in Warwick Square, Nansemond County, Virginia. However, more late he returned to England where he married, returned to East of the modern United States about 1650. Now known as "Captain", he was one of the earliest settlers in Carolina. He had located on the Perquinas River before the grant to the Lords Proprietors and, conforming to the instructions of the King, took out a patent for his land from Governor Berkeley, Governor of Virginia. This occurred in 25 September 1663. Captain Jenkins became a man of considerable importance. In 1670 he was deputy of the Earl of Craven and had risen to the dignity of Colonel, and was senior member of the Council.
When Governor Carteret left Albemarle in the spring of 1673 and went to England, he transferred the administration of the colony to Colonel Jenkins, as deputy governor. While in office he seems to have had considerable trouble with law-breakers of the colony, and serious differences arose between him and an unscrupulous agitator name Thomas Miller. Miller was arrested and the General Assembly deposed Governor Jenkins. However, he was upheld by a majority of the deputies, and after considerable controversy he was again elected Governor of Carolina. He had the support of the Legislature, also, but he did not long survive his second term in office.
Jenkins died in Perquimans County, North Carolina, in 17 December 1681.
Personal life
Governor Jenkins married, in England, Joannah, whose surname is not known. The children of Governor John Jenkins and Joannah were:
- Joannah
- Elizabeth
- Henry
- Thomas and
- John.
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