Born in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jacob Smith
and Dinah (Harris) Smith
Wife of
Jesse Jenks
— married
11 Sep 1757 in Smithfield, Providence, RI
Descendants 
Mother of
Jonathan Jenks, Richard Jenks, Stephen Jenks, Jacob Jenks, Jesse Jenks, Shubael Jenks, Laban Jenks and Elisha Jenks
Died
at age 49
in Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 May 2015
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Biography
Mary Rhoda Smith was born on 30 Sep 1737 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island. She married Jesse Jenks on 11 Sep 1757 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island. She died after 1778.
Mary Smith. [1] Rhode Island Births and Christenings. Name Mary Smith. Gender Female. Birth Date 30 Sep 1737. Birthplace Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island. Father's Name Jacob Smith. Mother's Name Dinah.
Mary Smith. [2] Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records Name Jesse Jenckes Event Type Marriage Event Date 11 Sep 1757 Event Place Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Mary Smith Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Father's Name Jacob
Spouse: JESSE JENKS. [3] Birth: 22 Jan 1734 in Dartmouth, Bristol, New York Death: 19 Mar 1827 in S. Adams, Berkshire, MA.
Name Mary Smith.[4] Gender Female. Birth Date 30 Sep 1737. Birth Place Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Father Jacob Smith. Mother Dinah Harris. Spouse Jesse Jenks. Children Jacob Jenks. Household Members: Name Age Jesse Jenks. Mary Smith.
Descendants of Dinah Harris.[5]
Mary Rhoda Smith.[6] (September 30, 1737 to 1787).
Sources
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89J-CYC
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VJ-G8N
- ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~parisho/ij/jenks.html
- ↑ White, D. H. (2002)
- ↑ http://searches2.rootsweb.com/th/read/RIPROVID/2002-09/1031602407
- ↑ http://jenkshistory.com/bgjj1734.html
- "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89J-CYC : 6 December 2014), Mary Smith, 30 Sep 1737; citing Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, reference p 55; FHL microfilm 959,589.
- "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VJ-G8N : accessed 29 March 2017), Jesse Jenckes and Mary Smith, 11 Sep 1757; citing Marriage, Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, Rhode Island State Archive, Providence City Archives, city and town clerk offices; FHL microfilm 959,589.
- White, D. H. (2002). Descendents of Roger Williams, Book III: The Sayles Line Through His Daughter Mary Williams. East Greenwich, RI, Roger Williams Family Association.
See Also
- Descendants of Dinah Harris.
http://searches2.rootsweb.com/th/read/RIPROVID/2002-09/1031602407
- Mary Rhoda Smith (September 30, 1737 to 1787).
http://jenkshistory.com/bgjj1734.html
- Family History Library Salt Lake City.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~parisho/ij/jenks.html
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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Smith-83460 and Smith-107698 appear to represent the same person because: this is the woman married to Jesse Jenks in 1757.
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Rejected matches › Mary (Jenkins) Smith (1738-1814) › Mary (Smith) Gainey (1739-) › Mary Smith (abt.1735-)
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