John Jenkins

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Husband John Jenkins ¹

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         Father: David Jenkins (      -      ) 1
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1 M David Jenkins ¹

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           Born: 2 Jul 1731 1
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General Notes: Husband - John Jenkins

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He penetrated into the forests of Pennsylvania, and selected a site on which the Windsor forges were afterwards erected. He erected a temporary residence near where later stood the Windsor Mansion, and entered into a contract with John, Thomas, and Richard Penn for the purchase of 400 acres of land, January 10th, 1733. The land was surveyed, but a patent therefor was not taken out by Mr. Jenkins, and he sold it after some years to William Branson & Co., of Philadelphia, who took out a patent for the tract December 28th, 1742, and erected the Windsor forges and Mansion House.
The Windsor Iron Works were amongst the first established in the United States, if not the first in Pennsylvania. They were put in operation by a company upon the lands originally purchased by John Jenkins in 1731. The company sold out their interest about the time of the Revolution, to David Jenkins, son of John, who managed the works with skill and economy.

1 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 329.

2 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 330.