JAKINS, John Todd - Extra Data
(member of William SMITH's Party)
He is not listed in The Settler Handbook (M.D. Nash), but is listed in "The Roll of the British Settlers in South Africa" (E. Morse Jones) as emigrating "in the care of William SMITH". Family sources say he was apprenticed to William SMITH, who acted as a father to him. On the Settler Return he is listed as John SMITH (13)
Gravestone in Seven Fountains Methodist Church Cemetery says he was born on 16 August 1807 and that both parents came from England in 1820
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William JENKINS [sic] married Elizabeth TODD on 17 March 1801 in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire
National Archives, Kew, London
RG4/253 Independent Meeting House of Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire
Sarah Ann daughter of William and Elizabeth JACKINS born 28 Oct 1804 baptized 25th Nov 1804
John Todd JACKINS [sic] son of Wm. and Elizabeth JACKINS of Stanton Bury born Aug 16 and baptized Sept 8 1807
Mary daughter of Wm. and Elizabeth JACKINS of Stanton Bury born 9th Feb 1810 baptized March 12 1810
Martha daughter of Wm. and Elizabeth JACKINS of Stanton Bury born June 7th baptized July 6th 1812
Jane daughter of William and Elizabeth JACKINS of Stantonbury born Jan'y 29 baptized Feb'y 28 1814
Jane daughter of Wm. and Eliz. JACKINS of Stanton born Mar 19 1816 baptized April 21 1816
Thomas son of Will'm and Eliz. JACKINS of Staughton born Aug 11 1817 baptized Aug 12 1817
William son of Will'm and Eliz. JACKINS of Staughton born Aug 11 1817 baptized Aug 12 1817
Ruth daughter of William and Elizabeth JACKINS of Newport born June 1 1819 baptized July 26 1819
Rebecca daughter of William and Elizabeth JACKINS of Newport born Jan'y 10 1822 baptized Feb'y 12 1822
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