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| | John Jenkins |
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 | | JENKINS, John, pioneer, born in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, 15 February, 1728; died in Pennsylvania in November, 1784. |
 | | He called a meeting of the settlers, 1 August, 1775, over which he presided, whereat they resolved "that they will unanimously join their brethren in America in the common cause of defending their liberty." He was an active participant in the Pennamite war at Wyoming, and the scribe and counsellor of the settlers. |
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