Jenks Genealogy











THE JENKS LINE




JENKS LINE - FIRST GENERATION

WILLIAM JENKS

Birth: ABT 1484 in of Shropshire, England

Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown

Children

1. HUGH JENKS b: 1510/1515 in of Holbendred, Shropshire, England


Sources:
Family History Library,Salt Lake City



JENKS LINE - SECOND GENERATION

HUGH JENKS

Birth: 1510/1515 in of Holbendred, Shropshire, England
Death: 10 Jul 1551 in Clunbury, Shropshire, England

Father: William JENKS b: ABT 1484 in of Shropshire, England

Marriage 1 Annes (AGNES) b: 1515 in New Chapel, Clun Parish, Shropshire, England
Married: ABT 1534 in of Shrewsbury, & Clun, Shrops, England

Children

1. John JENCKES b: ABT 1537 in Clun, Shropshire, England

2. Dorothy JENCKES b: ABT 1537 in Clun, Shropshire, England

3. Richard JENCKES b: ABT 1535 in Hobendred, Clun, Shropshire, England

4. WILLIAM JENKS b: 1536 in of Shrewsbury, Clun, Shropshire, England

5. Dorothy JENKS b: ABT 1541 in Clunbury, Shropshire, England

6. Richard JENKS b: 1532 in , Clun, Shropshire, England

7. John JENKS b: 1534 in of, Bucknell, Shropshire, England

8. Dorothy JENKS b: 1541 in of New Chapel, Clun, Shrpsh, England


Sources: Family History Library
Salt Lake City, UT 84150 US



JENKS LINE - THIRD GENERATION

WILLIAM JENKS

Birth: 1536 in of Shrewsbury, Clun, Shropshire, England
Death: 22 Jun 1636

Father: Hugh JENKS b: 1510/1515 in of Holbendred, Shropshire, England
Mother: Annes (AGNES) b: 1515 in New Chapel, Clun Parish, Shropshire, England

Marriage 1 Alicia b: 1538 in of Shrewsberry, Clun, Shropshire, England
Married: in Ofshrewsbury, Shrops, England

Children

1. JOHN JENKS (JENCKES) b: 1556 in of St Anne Blackfriars, London, Middlesex, England

2. Jonas JENKS b: 1562 in of, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

3. Jonas JENKS b: 1580 in St Alphage, London Wall, Cripplegate, England


Sources: Family History Library
Salt Lake City

Note: The above three generations, I do not have sources for, so please use this information only as a guide in your research. Recieved some of these earlier lines through correspondence in 1982 with B. B. Stein.



JENKS LINE - FOURTH GENERATION

JOHN JENKS (JENCKES)

Birth: 1556 in of St Anne Blackfriars, London, Middlesex, England
Death: 1625/1626 in London, Middlesex, England

Father: William JENKS b: 1536 in of Shrewsbury, Clun, Shropshire, England
Mother: Alicia b: 1538 in of, Shrewsberry, Clun, Shropshire, England

Marriage 1 Sarah FULWATER b: 19 Mar 1573 in St. Anne, Blackfriars, London, England
Married: 8 Jan 1596 in St. Anne, Blackfriars, London, England

Children

1. Sarah Jenks b. 6 Feb 1596 in St. Anne Blackfriars, London, Middlesex, England

2. JOSEPH JENKS (JENCKES) b: 26 Aug 1599 in St. Anne, Blackfriars, London, Middlesex, England


Sources: Family History Library
Salt Lake City



JENKS LINE - FIFTH GENERATION

JOSEPH JENKS (JENCKES)

Birth: 26 Aug 1599 in St. Anne, Blackfriars, London, England
Christening: 26 Aug 1599 St Anne Blackfrairs, London, Middlesex, England
Death: 16 Mar 1683 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Burial: Ilseworth, Middlesex, England

Father: John JENKS (JENCKES) b: 1556 in of St Anne Blackfriars, London, Middlesex, England
Mother: Sarah FULWATER b: 19 Mar 1573 in St. Anne, Blackfriars, London, England

Marriage 1: JOAN (Jone) HEARNE b: 1607 in St. Anne, Blackfriers, London, England
Married: 30 Sep 1630 in All Hallows by the Wall, London, Middlesex, England

Children

1. JOSEPH JENCKES b: 12 Oct 1628 in Colnbrook, London, Middlesex, England

2. Elizabeth JENCKES b: ABT 1630 in Colnbrook, Horton, Buckinghamshire, England

3. William JENCKES b: ABT 1630 in of Colnbrook, Horton, Middlesex, England


Marriage 2: Elizabeth DARLING b: 1603/1604 in of, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Married: 1650 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

Children

1. Sarah JENCKES b: Mar 1650 in Lynn, Essex, Mass., U.S.

2. Samuel JENCKES b: 1654 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

3. Deborah JENCKES b: 11 Jun 1658 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

4. John JENCKES b: 27 Jul 1660 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

5. Daniel JENCKES b: 19 Apr 1663 in , Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts


Sources: Family History Library
Salt Lake City



JENKS LINE - SIXTH GENERATION

JOSEPH JENCKES

Birth: 12 Oct 1628 in Colnbrook, London, Middlesex, England
Christening: 12 Oct 1628 Horton, Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire, England
Death: 4 Jan 1717 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island
Burial: 11 Feb 1717 Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

Father: Joseph JENKS (JENCKES) b: 26 Aug 1599 in St. Anne, Blackfriars, London, England
Mother: Joan (Jone) HEARNE b: 1607 in St. Anne, Blackfriers, London, England

Marriage 1 Hester Ester BALLARD b: 28 Oct 1632 in of, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Married: 1655 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

Children

1. Elizabeth JENCKES b: 1657/1658 in Lynn, Essex, Ma or Kingston, Washington

2. Joseph JENCKES b: 1656 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

3. WILLIAM JENCKES b: 1674/1675 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

4. Lemuel Holmes JENCKES b: ABT 1661 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

5. James Varnum JENCKES b: ABT 1663 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

6. Eliza JENCKES b: ABT 1665 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

7. George Foster JENCKES b: 1667 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

8. Albert Carlisle JENCKES b: 1671 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

9. Joanna JENCKES b: ABT 1666 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

10. Sarah JENCKES b: 1660 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

11. Abigail JENCKES b: 1676 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island

12. Mary JENCKES b: 1666 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

13. Daniel JENCKES b: 19 Apr 1663 in Rhode Island

14. Ebenezer JENCKES b: 17 Sep 1669 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

15. Esther JENCKES b: 1663/1664 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

16. Nathaniel Miller JENKS OR JENCKES b: 29 Jan 1662 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

17. Joanna JENCKES b: 1672 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

18. Mary JENCKES b: ABT 1679 in Pawtucket, Providence, R.I.


Sources: Family History Library
Salt Lake City



JENKS LINE - SEVENTH GENERATION

WILLIAM JENCKES

Occupation: Judge
Birth: 1674/1675 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island
Death: 2 Oct 1765 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

Note: Judge William Jenks, son of Joseph, was born in 1675 and died October 2nd, 1765. He married Patience, daughter of Jonathan and Mehitabel (Holbrook) Sprague. He was the first chief justice of the Providence court. His children were: Joseph, who died young; Mercy, married Thomas Comstock; Ester, married John Comstock; Susanna, married Joseph Bucklin; William, Patience, married John Olney; Jonathan, John, and Mehitable, married Thomas Olney. The descendants of Judge William spell their name Jenckes. William, son of Judge William, had several sons, viz.: William, who moved to Brookfield, Mass.; Joseph, Christopher, and John. Jonathan, son of Judge William, had three sons: Gideon, Jonathan, removed to Winchester, Mass., and Nicholas, went to North Brookfield, Mass. John, son of Judge William, was born in 1732, and being a physician was known as Doctor John. He married Rachel Lawrence, and had the following children: Edmund, Henry, Jesse, John, Thomas, Mary (married David Smith), William, Lawrence, Sarah (married Doctor Ichabod Comstock), Caroline (married James Angell), Patience (married Daniel Comstock), Rachel, Isaac, Lydia (married David Lapham), and Abigail (married Jacob Comstock). Henry, son of Doctor John, was born in 1733 and married Amity Harris. His children were: John (married Sarah Smith and had three daughters and one son, Henry, who emigrated west). Martha (married Joseph Wilkinson), Daniel, Reuben (died aged four years), and Amy (married Thomas Arnold). Daniel, son of Henry, was born in 1771 and died in 1861. He married patience Bartlett. Their children were: Henry, Mary, living in Lincoln, Amelia P., lives in Lincoln; John L., was a physician and died at Hazel Green, Wisconsin; Caroline, died young; Sarah A., and George Bartlett, the latter two being residents of Lincoln. Thomas, son of Doctor John, married Patience Smith. It was an old saying that he had sixty feet of daughters, for of his eleven children ten were girls, all whom were uncommonly tall. His son's name was Rufus, and he married Amy Arnold. Their children were: Jeremiah, who left no issue; Pardon; smith, born March 15th, 1802, married Amy Ballou, and died May 22nd, 1886, left no children; George; Arnold, has no descendants living; and Mary, married Jesse Smith, of Lincoln. Pardon, son of Rufus, was born in 1800 and died in 1863. He maried Lydia W. Bolster, and had four children: William, died single; Willard S.; Amy, married Charles Bennett, resides in Pawtucket, and Daniel, lives in Southern Rhode Island. Willard S., son of Pardon, born August 5th, 1827, married Louisa, daughter of George Whipple. Their children are: Lydia, wife of William F. Jefferson, of Providence, and George W. Willard S. married for his second wife Rosamond Smith, and resides in Providence.

Father: Joseph JENCKES b: 12 Oct 1628 in Colnbrook, London, Middlesex, England
Mother: Hester Ester BALLARD b: 28 Oct 1632 in of, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

Marriage 1 Patience SPRAGUE b: 1674 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island
Married: 1703 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Children

1. Ester Jenckes b. 1684 of Providence, RI

2. Joseph Jenckes b. 1694 in Providence RI

3. Esther Jenckes b. 1695 in Providence RI

4. Suzanna Jenckes b. 1696 in Providence RI

5. Mercy Jenckes b. 1698 of Providence RI

6. William Jenckes b. 1700 in Providence RI

7. Patience Jenckes b. abt 1701 Providence RI

8. Margaret Jenks b. 1704 in of Pawtucket, Providence, RI

9. Jonathan Jenks b. 17 Aug 1707 of Pawtucket, Providence, RI

10. Mehitable Jenckes b. abt 1708 in RI

11. Patience Jenks b. abt 1708 in of RI

12. JOHN JENKS b. 1710 in Pawtucket, Providence, RI

13. Mehitable Jenckes b. abt 1712 in of Pawtucket, Providence, RI

14. Joseph Jenks b. abt 1714 in Pawtucket, Providence, RI

15. Susanna Jenks b. abt 1716 in Pawtucket, Providence, RI

16. Mercy Jenks b. abt 1718 in Pawtucket, Providence RI

17. Mehetable Jenks b. abt 1722 in Pawtucket, Providence, RI

18. John Jenckes b. 1732 in RI

19. Dr. John Jencks b. 1732 in RI


Source: Family History Library
Salt Lake City



JENKS LINE - EIGHTH GENERATION

JOHN JENKS

Birth: 1710 in of Pawtucket, Providence, RI
Death: 31 May 1776 in Spencer, , Massachusetts
Burial: 2 Jun 1776 Spencer, , Massachusetts

Father: William JENCKES b: 1674/1675 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

Mother: Patience SPRAGUE b: 1674 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

Marriage 1 Rachel LAWRENCE b: 1712 in of Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island
Married: 5 Jul 1731 in of, Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

Children

1. Isaac JENKS b: 1746 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

2. Lydia JENKS b: ABT 1750 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

3. Abdigale JENKS b: ABT 1750 in Dartmouth, Bristol,New York

4. Henry JENKS b: 5 Jul 1733 in Dartmouth, Bristol, New York

5. JESSE JENKS b: 22 Jan 1734 in Dartmouth, Bristol, New York

6. John JENKS b: 7 Mar 1736 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts

7. Thomas JENKS b: 30 Jul 1737 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

8. Mary JENKS b: 1 May 1739 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts

9. Rufus JENKS b: ABT 1741 in Dartmouth, Bristol, MA

10. George JENKS b: ABT 1743 in Dartmouth, Bristol, MA

11. William JENKS b: 6 Aug 1740 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts

12. Lawrence JENKS b: 1738 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

13. Sarah JENKS b: 1744 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

14. Caroline JENKS b: 1745 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island

15. Patience JENKS b: 1748 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

16. Edmund JENKS b: 31 Mar 1732 in Dartmouth, Bristol, New York


Sources: Family History Library
Salt Lake City



JENKS LINE - NINTH GENERATION

JESSE JENKS

Birth: 22 Jan 1734 in Dartmouth, Bristol, New York
Death: 19 Mar 1827 in S. Adams, Berkshire, MA

Father: John JENKS b: 1710 in of Pawtucket, Providence, RI
Mother: Rachel LAWRENCE b: 1712 in of Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

Marriage 1 Mary SMITH b: 30 Sep 1737 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
Married: 11 Sep 1757 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

Children

1. STEPHEN JENKS b: 1759 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

2. Jacob JENKS b: 6 Apr 1760 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

3. Jesse JENKS b: 15 Sep 1764 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, Massachusetts

4. Peter JENKS b: 1764 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

5. Shubacl JENKS b: 2 Jun 1767 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

6. Huldah Caroline JENKS b: ABT 1767 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

7. Laban JENKS b: 11 Jul 1772 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

8. Elisha JENKS b: 27 Jun 1774 in Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island

9. Allen JENKS b: ABT 1776 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

10. Amy JENKS b: ABT 1778 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island


Marriage 2 Abigail SAYLES
Married: 28 Jun 1787

Children

1. Rachel JENKS b: 1788

2. Mary JENKS b: 1791

3. Cynthia JENKS

4. Belinda JENKS b: 1800

5. Ahab JENKS


Sources: Family History Library
Salt Lake City



JENKS LINE - TENTH GENERATION

STEPHEN JENKS

Birth: 1759 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
Death: 22 May 1849 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

Note: Family moved to Scipio, NY where Stephen was a successful farmer. His sons Stephen, Gideon and Samuel bought land near Laurel, IN in 1814.

Father: Jesse JENKS b: 22 Jan 1734 in Dartmouth, Bristol, New York
Mother: Mary SMITH b: 30 Sep 1737 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

Marriage 1 Anna SAYLES b: ABT 1758 in Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Married: 5 Aug 1784 in Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Children

1. Stephen JENKS b: 13 Mar 1788 in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts

2. Gideon JENKS b: 1790 in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts

3. Samuel JENKS b: 22 Apr 1792 in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts

4. JESSE JENKS b: ABT 1794 in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts

5. John JENKS b: ABT 1796 in Adams, Berkshire, MA

6. William JENKS b: ABT 1798 in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts

7. Ann JENKS b: ABT 1798 in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts

8. Abiah JENKS b: ABT 1800 in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts

9. Mary JENKS b: ABT 1802 in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts

10. Deborah JENKS b: ABT 1804 in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts

11. Sarah JENKS b: ABT 1806 in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts


Sources: Family History Library
Salt Lake City



JENKS LINE - ELEVEN GENERATIONS

JESSE JENKS

Birth: ABT 1794 in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Father: Stephen JENKS b: 1759 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
Mother: Anna SAYLES b: ABT 1758 in of, Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Marriage 1 Rachel BAKER b: ABT 1796
Married: 1814 in Adams, Berkshire, MA

Children

1. Anna Jenks b. abt 1820 in Wayne Co IN

2. Lucy Ann Jenks b. abt 1821/2 in OH or Wayne Co. IN


Marriage 2 Hannah Redpath b. abt 1805 possibly Conneticut.
Married: 3 Sep 1822 Franklin Co IN

Children:

1. Linden Jenks b. abt 1824 Wayne Co IN

2. Matilda Jenks b. abt 1826 in Wayne Co IN

3. LORINDA JENKS b. 16 May 1827, Rush Co IN, m. Enoch Harter (Our line, see next generation below)

4. Hiram Jenks b. 1829 in IN

5. Stephen W. Jenks b. 1841 in IN

6. Eleanor Jenks b. abt 1843 in IN

7. Eliza Jenks b. 1844 in IN




JENKS LINE - TWELVTH GENERATION

LORINDA JENKS

Born: 16 May 1827 in Rush Co IN
Died: 30 Dec 1915 Clay Co. NE

Father: Jesse Jenks b. abt 1794 MA
Mother: Hannah Redpath b. 1805

Marriage: Enoch Harter b. 14 Mar 1825 Montgomery Co OH, d. 26 Feb 1895. Both bur. in Inland, Clay Co NE

Married: 16 Oct 1850 Wabash Co IN

Children are listed under the Harter Line.



Line of Descent:

WILLIAM JENKS, HUGH JENKS, WILLIAM JENKS, JOHN JENKS, JOSEPH JENKS, JOSEPH JENKS, WILLIAM JENKS, JOHN JENKS, JESSE JENKS, STEPHEN JENKS, JESSE JENKS, LORINDA JENKS, JOSEPHUS HARTER, CLIFFIE JUNE HARTER, WAYNE JAMES PARISHO, SUSANNE KAY PARISHO




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