Stephen Jenks (1775 - 1850)

Born 9 Oct 1775 in Sackville, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Reynolds) Jenks — married 1825 in Monroe, NY

Descendants

Died 8 Jan 1850 at age 74 in Sodus, Wayne, New York, United States

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Biography

Stephen Jenks was born at Sackville, New Brunswick, 9 Oct 1775, the son of Simeon Jenks and Sarah Maxwell, ^{[1] [2]} and stepson of Ann Maria Nutting; ^[3] died at Lyons, New York (FindAGrave) or Sodus, New York, ^[3] 8 Jan 1850, aged "73y 2m 29d" (gravestone), and is buried in the Brick Church Cemetery, Sodus, New York. ^[4]

From his profile in Genealogy of the Jenks Family: ^[3]

He married Mary Reynolds, daughter of Thomas Reynolds, born 1785 and died May 3, 1865, ae. 80.

Comparing the birth dates of the children makes it almost certain that Mary was his second wife. According to descendants, he was born in Nova Scotia, and it is certain that Simeon (138) had a son Stephen. The family listed below is as complete as deed references afford; but this line is disputed by some members of the family.

1. Stephen, b. abt. 1798.
   
2. Simeon, b. Sept. 26, 1800.
   
3. Thomas R., b. 1802.
   
4. John, b. abt. 1804.
   
5. George W., b. 1827; called younger son of Mary.

Research Notes

Descendants of this family have not been traced. In the New Brunswick 1851 census, there was one family in Sackville Parish, consisting of John, 33, Emily A, 31 and Emily 4. They were the only Jenks in the province. NB Vital Records have no Jenks activity until 46 when Harold Jenks from Parsboro died in Moncton.

Sources

1. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Sackville Township Record Book (Transcribed from a xeroxed copy in the New Brunswick Archives by Cleadie B. Barnett, publisher of We Lived, a genealogical newsletter of New Brunswick sources, date of transcription not known), " JENKS, Simeon m. Sarah Maxwell, 11 July 1775; Stephen b. 9 Oct 1775. Cit. Date: 28 Apr 2022.
2. ↑ The Genealogy of the Jenks Family, p. 116, doesn't mention Stephen's mother, and reports his birthdate as 1778. See Browne, William Bradford, Genealogy of the Jenks Family of America (Rumford Press, Concord, New Hampshire, 1952, 739 pages), p. 116. Cit. Date: 29 Apr 2022.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Browne, William Bradford, Genealogy of the Jenks Family of America (Rumford Press, Concord, New Hampshire, 1952, 739 pages), p. 116. Cit. Date: 29 Apr 2022.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 29 April 2022), memorial page for Stephen Jenks (9 Oct 1776–8 Jan 1850), Find A Grave: Memorial #83388631, citing Brick Church Cemetery, Sodus Center, Wayne County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Jim Kimble (contributor 47587114).

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLS-L1XQ : 13 December 2015), Stephen Jenks, 1850; Burial, Sodus Center, Wayne, New York, United States of America, Brick Church Cemetery; citing record ID 83388631, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Stephen Jenks on Find A Grave: Memorial #83388631 Retrieved 19:41, 1 October 2017 (EDT).

• Browne. William B. Genealogy of the Jenks Family of America. 1952

• Sackville Township Book
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KDMX-BXT