Samuel
Jenks
Born in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Jenks
and Sarah (King) Jenks
Brother of
John Jenks, Zerviah Jenks, Susannah Jenks, Waite Jenks, Lydia (Jenks) Colvin, Caleb Jenks, Sarah (Jenks) Carpenter and Boomer Jenks [half]
Husband of
Abigail (Griffiths) Jenks
— married
22 Feb 1776 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 67
in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Apr 2014
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Biography
"In 1836, Abigail, ages 80, widow of the late Samuel, testified to his service in the Revolutionary War in various Rhode Island towns from 1775 until 1781. John Harrington, a fellow soldier, also filed an affidavit concerning this service." [1]
Scituate Probate Records Volume 4 (1799-1819): Will of Samuel Jenckes, of Scituate, yeoman, dated 23 Jan 1813, proved 3 Apr 1813, pages 334-336 [2]
1777 RI Military Census, p. 86, Scituate: Samuel Jencks, 16-50, able.
Findagrave: Rockland Cemetery SC146, Scituate RI. Veteran of the American Revolution. He received a pension for service as private in the Rhode Island troops. Son of Joseph Jenckes (1714-1784) and his first wife, Sarah (King) Jenckes (d.bef 1760) of Cranston, RI and Scituate, RI. Brother of Caleb Jenks. His paternal grandparents were Dr John Jenckes and Hannah Boomer Jenckes. He married Abigail Griffiths on Feb 22,1776. Children: Joseph Jencks, Amos Jenckes, Benjamin Jenckes, Samuel Jenks, Hannah Jenks Potter, Abigail Jenckes Randall, Cyril C Jenckes, Sarah Jenckes Wells, and Mary Jenks Adam Memorial ID 32656226 [3]
Sources
- ↑ ('Genealogy of the Jenks Family of America' [compiled by William B Browne, Concord NH, Rumford Press, 1952, pages 96-97).
- ↑ (RI Genealogical Register, 2:75)
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32656226/samuel-jenks
- Jenks-677 was created by Nick Nichols through the import of Wm2014-04-25.ged on Apr 25, 2014.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel:
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~0.78%
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