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From: "Daniel Jenkins" <>
Subject: apology/Quinny,list
Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 10:32:34 +0000


Quinny,

I am most apologetic for my impolite response to your posting to me
regarding Jenkins research. I was having a bad day after learning that a
dear friend had passed. He gave up the big fight and had himself removed
from dialysis last week.

Regarding the Jenkins in Kent, a few years ago I sent more than a 100
letters to all Jenkins listed in the phone directory for Bethersden,
Tenterden , Coldred , and Folkstone area. Most who responded had no
information that was helpful. Not everyone is as interested in the genealogy
as we are. I am a member of the Kent Family History Society and The Assoc.
of Men of Kent and have circulated my query , no one found as yet. Next
trip over may resort to door to door inquiries at Jenkins addresses.

The county of Kent was the most influenced by the takeover invasion of
Hengst and Horsa 449ad and later by more of their kinsmen late 400s.
Although Frisians were arriving in Kent as early as 250 ad. The Kentish
people learned to get along with the many invaders that traversed through
their land , and thusly were able to keep their culture intact. Some of
their traditions such as gavelkin are still in use today. The people of Kent
refer to themselves as either Men of Kent or Kentish Men, depending on which
side of the Medway river you hail from . Those to the South being Men of
Kent descended from the first invaders 449ad while those of the North
descend from their later invading kinsmen. The motto of Kent, Invicta quite
boldly if not accurate, states never conquered. William of Normandy was
surrounded by Kentsmen hiding behind boughs of trees, and realizing his bad
position allowed the locals to carry on with their ways but having them
agree to taxes for same. Later many Flemish were brought into Kent ,
Sussex, and other counties to inhabit the border lands as a protection
against the Welsh. I am not sure about the ancient Cantii that Caesar,
found there . He referred to them in more pleasant terms then he did other
tribes in England.
Kent has always been a path from the continent to Englands' heartland so
there should be an interesting bunch of haplotypes there. I have thought
that people could have inhabited Kent from before the LGM, but that is
only speculation. Be well.

Dan Jenkins

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