Jemima Jenkins, applicant in attached application for Pension being further sworn states as follows --

There is no official record of the marriage of myself and my late husband William Jenkins, as will be seen by attached Certificate of Clerk of the County Court of Fairfax County, Virginia, the county wherein we were married.  The Minister who married us, Rev. Jerre Moore has long since been dead.  I know of no living prson who was present at our marriage.  The affidavit of two of my sons, Lewis Jenkins and Samuel Jenkins, accompany my application.

I am the custodian of our family record, contained in an old book that belonged to my husband, the fly leaf thereof bearing the following inscription.  "Pockey Hemn Book Designed as a Constant Companion for the Pious, Collected from Various Authors, Philadelphia.  Printed by Prichard and Hall in Mankete Street; and sold by John Dickens in fourth street; near Race Street MDCCXC. The following are true copies of extracts therefrom....

"Jemima Jenkins was born the 7th of July 1793." "George William Jenkins was born 8 of January 1814." "Lewis Jenkins was born the 20 September 1815." "Jane Jenkins was born December the 25th, 1816." "William Harris Jenkins was born August 5th 1818." "Washington Jenkins was born the 14th of March 1820." "Enoch Jenkins was born the 2 day of April 1823." "Samuel Jenkins was born the 5 September 1824." "Nancy Jenkins was born the 19th day of November 1826." "Thomas Jenkins was born the 7 day of December 1828." "Charles Tiler Jenkins was born the 20 day of December 1831." "Catherina Jemima Jenkins was born the 10 day of February 1834."

All of the above entries in the original record are in the original hand writing of my late husband giving the date of my own birth first, and then all of our children as stated above --

In Witness )          Her
Osman Jenkins )          Jemima X Jenkins
C.T. Jenkins  )          Mark

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13 day of Feb 1879, and I certify that I am intimately acquainted with the above named applicant, who is a very reliable honest lady.  Her statements are entitled to the fullest credit.

I further certify that I have carefully examined the original family record and compared the copies of extracts thereform as given in the foregoing affidavit and find the copies to be correct.  The record appears to be, and no doubt is genuine.  I further certify the contents of the foregoing affidavit was fully read over and explained to the affiant and understood by her, before the execution of the affidavit.  I have no interest in the claim.

V.A. Murray, J.P.

STATE OF TENNESSEE )   S.S.
COUNTY OF DAVIDSON )

Lewis Jenkins aged 63 years, a resident of 25th District, Wilson County, Tenn., Post Office Mt. Juliet, Wilson Co, Tenn. and Samuel Jenkins, aged 54 years, a resident of No. 43 Nth Market St., Nashville, Tenn., being severally sworn depose and say,

We are the sons of William Jenkins dec’d, a Soldier of the War of 1812 – and his wife, now his widow, Jemima Jenkins. I., Lewis Jenkins was born in Fairfax Co., Va. Sept. 20th, 1815, I am the second son. I, Samuel Jenkins was born in the 25th District of Wilson Co., Tenn. Sept. 5th, 1824. My parents having a short time previously removed from Fairfax Co., Va. to Wilson Co., Tenn. and located where our Mother still lives.

Our parents lived and cohabited together as husband and wife, were so known and recognized from our earliest recollection until the death of our Father which occurred at his home in Wilson Co., Tenn. May 8th, 1855. We were both at his bedside when he died and both attended his funeral and witnessed his burial. He was buried in the Castleman burying ground near his own home. We have frequently visited his grave since his burial and have erected a tomb stone at his grave.

Our Mother, since the death of our Father, has continued to live at the old homestead, and has remained in continuous widowhood.

In Witness          s/ Lewis Jenkins
Thomas Johnson          s/ Samuel Jenkins
Fred Johnson
(Subscribed and sworn to before J. R. McClain, Clerk of Davidson County Court on 31Jan1879)

Clerk’s Office, Fairfax County Court – Fairfax C.H., Va. Feby 3rd, 1879

I hereby certify that the Marriage Records of Fairfax County, Virginia, from 1742 to 1853 inclusive, were lost during the war of 1861-2-3-4-&5 and that there is no copy of said Records in existence to my Knowledge. Given under my hand and the seal of the County Court of said County, this 3rd day of Feb. A. D. 1879 J.W. Richardson, Deputy Clerk
          Of the County Court of Fairfax., Va.

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