Are you jumping with a 12 volt directly to the starter? Do not jump a 6 volt battery from a 12 volt!
A new charged battery should turn the engine over really well. If not, there is a wiring problem between the battery and starter (switch, cables, etc).
Once the wires and switch are OK, the generator should keep the battery charged. If not, there is a problem with the generator or voltage regulator. A volt meter is your friend.
The engine stopping after a couple minutes sounds like a fuel supply problem between the tank and carb (the carb bowl runs dry), but it could be a bad coil. Even with a bad coil I've never seen them run less than 10 minutes. You can tell if it's the coil by feeling it when it stops. After only a couple minutes it should barely be warm. If it's hot hot, replace the coil and see if it keeps running. If not, a fuel line and carb cleaning is in order.
Sounds like the starting problem is electrical, and the stopping problem is probably fuel supply but could be electrical.
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