Welcome to the Junkins Family Association (JFA) Wiki. This site is a collection of the research done by the JFA. We invite you to explore the site, learn about the Junkins family, and contribute to the story. Exploring the site can be done by anyone, but to contribute, or to participate in the Forums, you must be a registered member of this site. To register, (membership is free) click here.
The Junkins Family Association was founded in 1985 for the purpose of honoring and perpetuating the memory of Robert Junkins and his wife, Sarah Smyth and all their descendants. Research on the family is rooted to the names: JUNKINS, JUNKIN, McJUNKINS, JONKING and other variations.
Robert Junkins was born c.1621 in or around Brechin, Angus County, Scotland. As a soldier for the Covenant armies of David Leslie he was captured at the Battle of Dunbar in September of 1650. He, along with five thousand other captured Scots, was marched south to Durham where one hundred and fifty of the few hundred survivors were placed aboard the sailing ship "Unity."
On November 11, 1650, the "Unity" set sail for the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Robert was never again to see his family, or his homeland, but this Scot, a survivor of adverse conditions, made a new home in the Colonies, and started a new family with his wife, Sarah Smyth. We are his descendants.
| Copyright Notice |
| All content on this site is copyright the Junkins Family Association. |
| Materials may be freely republished in print with the following notice: |
| "Materials provided by the Junkins Family Association, whose mission is to honor and perpetuate the memory of Robert Junkins and his wife, Sarah Smyth and all their descendants. http://jfa.kjunkins.com" |
| Materials may be freely published on web sites with the following notice: |
| "Materials provided by the Junkins Family Association, whose mission is to honor and perpetuate the memory of Robert Junkins and his wife, Sarah Smyth and all their descendants. jfa.kjunkins.com" |
| and must include a link directly to the originating material. |
