Born in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joshua Arnold
and Amy (Buckland) Arnold
Sister of
Amey (Arnold) Bucklin, Israel Arnold, Sarah (Arnold) Jencks [half] and Ruth (Arnold) Jencks
Wife of
Stephen Jenks Junior
— married
19 Nov 1775 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Mother of
Arnold Jenks, Sarah Jenks, Stephen Jenks III, David Jenks, George Jenks, Sabra (Jenks) Tiffany, Nathan Jenks, Lydia Jenks, Lyndon Jenks, Alvin Jenks and Jerathmeel Jenks
Died
at age 59
in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Apr 2012
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Biography
Marcy was born in 1757. She was the daughter of Joshua Arnold and Amy (Buckland) Arnold. She married Stephen Jencks Junior. Together, they were the parents of Arnold Jenks, Sarah Jenks, Stephen Jenks III, David Jenks, George Jenks, Sabra (Jenks) Tiffany, Nathan Jenks, Lydia (Jenks) Metcalf, Lyndon Jenks, Alvin Jenks, and Jerahmeel Jenks. She passed away in 1816.
- Fact: Burial (1816) Mineral Spring Cemetery Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
- Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Daughter of Joshua Arnold and Amey Bucklin Arnold.
First wife of Stephen Jencks Jr.
Children: Arnold Jenks, Sarah Jenks, Stephen Jenks III, David Jenks, George Jenks(father of Andrew Jencks), an infant child, Sabra Jenks Tiffany, Nathan Jenks, Lydia Jenks Metcalf, Lyndon Jenks, Alvin Jenks, and Jerahmeel Jenks.
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 February 2021, 17:13), entry for Marcy Arnold(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L7N2-24R); contributed by various users.
- "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1N-TYKN : accessed 16 September 2020), Stephen Jenks and Marcy Arnold, 19 Nov 1775; citing Marriage, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, Rhode Island State Archive, Providence City Archives, city and town clerk offices; FHL microfilm.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 September 2018), memorial page for Marcy Arnold Jenks (23 Jun 1757–8 Oct 1816), Find a Grave Memorial no. 19615327, citing Mineral Spring Cemetery, Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Kevin Avery (contributor 47024642) Find A Grave: Memorial #19615327.
- Stanley Wood, firsthand knowledge.
- Tiffany, N. O., & Tiffany, C. L. (1901). The Tiffanys of America: History and Genealogy. Buffalo: The Matthews-Northrup Co. Pages 8, 12.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy 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 Mercy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy 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 Mercy:
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~1.56%
Betty Bucklin
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M470952 [compare]
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~1.56%
Ray Bucklin :
23andMe, GEDmatch M568706 [compare]
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Roger Baker :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Bakerrogerd1
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~0.78%
Van Landry :
23andMe, GEDmatch M113505 [compare]
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