Why did I (Merrell) write this book?

My great-great-great-grandfather was Jonas Jenkins, Sr., born c. 1772 in Virginia and died in 1856 in Macon County, North Carolina in what is now Bryson City. Like many genealogical researchers, I wanted to know more about my family. As I worked on the family tree (with a lot of help from other researchers), I discovered the impact Jonas Jenkins, Sr. had on the extreme western part of North Carolina. One of those impacts was the large number of descendants. Many residents of Swain and surrounding counties can count him as one of their ancestors.

This series of books of Jonas Jenkins, Sr. Identifies over 14,000 descendants. Are you one of his descendants?

Nancy and Charles Jenkins

Nancy Edith Jenkins, born 1814/1817 in Haywood County, North Carolina, married Alexander Nichols. Nancy died after the 1880 census.

Charles Jenkins, also known as Dock Jenkins born 16-May-1829 in Macon County, North Carolina, died 20-Jan-1915 in Bryson City, Charleston Twp., Swain County, North Carolina, and was buried in Swain County, North Carolina (Arlington Cemetery). He married Mary Mae Nichols, nickname Polly Nichols, 18-May-1850 in Macon County, North Carolina, born 2-May-1834 in Jackson County, died 8-Dec-1909 in Swain County, North Carolina, and was buried in Swain County, North Carolina (Arlington Cemetery).