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Joseph Jenckes[1] was baptized 26 August 1599 at St. Ann Blackfriars, London,[1]
He was the son of John Jenkes, a London Cutler and Sarah (Fulwater) Jenkes.[2][1]
"Joseph Jenkes and Ellen Hearne were maried the ffift (5) day of Novembr 1629"[3] Tradition indicated she died before his migration. "1634/5 February 29 Jone Jeankes the wife of Joseaff Jeankes was buryed." Hounslow (chapelry of Isleworth, Middlesex,[4] The author Colket believed that Ellen was an error caused by transcribing the line above in the Bishop's transcripts.[4]
During his years in England Jenkes was a sword maker. He was in Hownslow, England, in 1638 when a daughter was buried. His arrival in New England is unknown, but may have been the unnamed blacksmith of Agamenticus River, Maine, in 1641. He was in Maine before 25 June 1642, when George Cleve forged his name on a petition to Parliament. His name is in the New Hampshire records 10 Nov 1642. and on a York River deed 16 Mar 1642/3.[5]
Joseph Jenckes settled in Lynn, Massachusetts, by 1645.[5] He was associated with the founding of the now historic Saugus Iron Works. He received the first American patent, issued from England, in 1646 for his invention of a water driven mill. The mill was used to produce scythes (another of his inventions) and other cutting tools. He was quoted as saying about his inventions that they were "for speedy dispatch of much work with few hands". He also made the first sawmill, fire engine and dies for the famous Pine Tree money, the earliest coinage minted in the colonies. He died in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, but his fame lives to the present day.[6]
Joseph Sr. married a second time to Elizabeth Darling, somewhere around 1650.[7] Their daughter Sarah is estimated to have been born about 1652
Joseph Jinks d. March 1682/83, Lynn, Essex County, MA. [8][9] His wife Elizabeth had died in July 1679.[10]
Children
By first wife:
Joseph Gines the son of Joseph was baptized the 12th day of October 1628 at Horton chapelry of Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire.[4]
By first wife: Elizabeth dtr of Joseph buried 2 Nov 1638, Hounslow (chapelry of Isleworth, Middlesex,[4]
Deborah Jenckes, d. Joseph sr. 11:4m 1658 Lynn[12]
John Jenckes, s/of Joseph sr. and Eliza b. 27 July 1660 Lynn[13]
Danyell Jenckes, s. Joseph, Sr b. 19: 2m:1663 Lynn[11]
Research Notes
Three prominent, early New England men were named Joseph Jenckes. (Alt. spellings include Jenks, Jencks.)
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.2 Colket, Meredith B. Jr. The Jenks Family of England NEHGR 110: (1956). bpt & parents p.81-93.
↑ Browne, William Bradford, and Colket, Meredith B. The Jenks family of England; supplement, compiled under the terms of the will of Harlan W. Jenks, deceased (1956) borrow at archive
↑ Vital records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. Vol II Marriages and deaths ..Salem, Mass., The Essex institute, 1905
p. 513
↑ FamilySearch, "Records of birth, death, and marriage, 1644-1870; indexes to births, deaths, and marriages, 1658-1880 [Salem, Massachusetts]," database with images (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897M-B3DN : accessed 7 Aug 2022); citing Salem Town Clerk, Records of Births, Marriages, & Deaths, vol. 1, p. 128 ("Joseph Jenkes Senr died Marche 1683."); FHL 877,447, Items 2-4, DGS 7,011,200.
↑ FamilySearch, "Essex County, Massachusetts, births, marriages and deaths, 1636-1795," database with images (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-WQYL : accessed 7 Aug 2022); citing Essex County Court records; FHL 877,468, items 1-4, DGS 7,009,706 ("Elizabeth the wife of Joseph Jenkes...dyed in July 1679").
↑ 11.011.111.2 Browne, William Bradford. Genealogy of the Jenks family of America. (1952)
↑ Vital records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. Vol 1. Births 1905
Elizabeth Death: "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMR-LN1 : 10 December 2014), Joseph Jenkes in entry for Elizabeth, Jul 1679; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, reference ; FHL microfilm 877,468. [2]
Joseph Jenks death:"Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMR-L2S : 10 December 2014), Joseph Jenks in entry for Joseph, Mar 1683; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, reference ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
"Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH15-BTP : 10 December 2014), Joseph Jenkes, Mar 1683; citing Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, reference v 1 p 128; FHL microfilm 877,447.
John Jenks b. 1660 birth:"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLY-28Z : 4 December 2014), Joseph Jenckes in entry for John Jenckes, 27 Jul 1660; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
Trying to prove the date of death. The VR are shown here as a source, but he is shown as "Jinks" and it only shows March 1682/1683. No specific date and this matches the original source found here:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-7YXQ?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D4-DPX : 15 April 2021), Essex > Lynn > Births, marriages, deaths 1635-1840 > image 83 of 655; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
This original source is Volume 2 of the original town records. (Volume 1 is missing). Nothing on this profile proves the specific date shown of March 16th.
Many merges have happened to this profile. One of them merged a very similar yet unique Joseph Jenkes who was married to Mary Tervyn (see her profile). Mary was not the wife of the immigrant and needs to be disconnected. Objections?
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-7YXQ?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D4-DPX : 15 April 2021), Essex > Lynn > Births, marriages, deaths 1635-1840 > image 83 of 655; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
This original source is Volume 2 of the original town records. (Volume 1 is missing). Nothing on this profile proves the specific date shown of March 16th.
Born on 29 Aug 1599 Baptized 26 Aug 1599
John Jenckes Sr. was the father of Joseph Jenks Sr aka Jenckes. Source: THE JENKS LINE. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~parisho/ij/jenks.html; The Jenks family of England : supplement to the Genealogy of the Jenks family of America (1952) by William B. Browne Statement of Responsibility: by Meredith B. Colket, Jr. https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/374828?availability=Family%20History%20Library
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