Genealogy of Patty Rose
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| Notes for Joel JENKINS | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JOEL, Braintree, m, Sarah Gilbert, had Lydia, b. 13 Oct. 1640; and Theophilus, 7 Apr. 1642; was freem. 1646, rem. to Malden, as Theophilus, his s. d. there 15 or 25, July 1660. Lydia m. 3 May 1657, John Paul. [ref 20] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JENKINS, Joel, Braintree, before Gen. Court in 1640, frm. May 1646. Rem. to Malden. He d. in Mald. Lands in Mald. and Reading. Will dated July 4, 1687, prob. 2 (9) 1689, beq. to children and grandchildren. Children: Lemuel, Ezekiel, Obediah, Lydia, Hannah, Theophilus. [ref 37:257] [note: Hannah is listed twice, the second one should be Sarah] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Joel was a servant to Sarah's father and prob came from England with the family 2 Nov 1688 will probated Malden MA bequeathed to son Lemuel the dwelling house and land which Lemuel was then occupying; to his son Ezekiel his own dwelling house and all his remaining land in Malden; to his son Obediah a dwelling house and one hundred acres in Reading, for life, with remainder to the latter's son Joel; to his daughter Lydia, wife of John Paul, one hundred acres in Reading; to his grandchildren Lemuel and Ezekiel, sons of Lemuel, twenty-five acres in Reading; and to his daughters Hannah, wife of Joseph Parker, and Sarah, wife of Joseph Merriam, twenty shillings each "besides what they have already had." His son Ezekiel was the sole executor, and the executor's account, dated 12 June 1705, mention s a legacy paid to Robert Bolld. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Our first Jenkins ancestor was Joel Jenkins. We do not know the exact year of his arrival in America, but it was prior to 1640. On July 30, 1640, he was up before the court charged with a misdemeanor. The case was continued until Oct. 1, of the same year, when upon his repentance he was discharged. This is the very first we know of him. This was at Braintree, Mass. There were several families by name of Jenkins that came to America between 1635 and 1640 and settled in various parts of Massachusetts, but so far as can be ascertained, Joel Jenkins was not related to any of them. His eldest child was born at Braintree in 1640. On May 6, 1646, he was made a freeman, which would indicate positively that he was then a church member and citizen in good standing. He appears to have been living in Boston in 1649, when his son, Ezekiel, was baptized as being from the church of Braintree. But he soon moved to Malden, Mass., where records concerning the family are found as soon as 1657, and where he settled permanently. In 1675, he was the owner of a grant of 100 acres which had been confirmed and registered, and in 1680, he was made one of the seven Malden "Tithingmen." He was called "Planter" in deeds recorded in Cambridge, and from the same source we learn that his wife was named "Sarah," but nothing more is known about her. His will dated July 4th and proved Nov. 2, 1688, bequeathed to his son Lemuel, the dwelling house and land which Lemuel was then occupying; to his son Ezekiel, his own dwelling house and all his remaining land in. Malden, to his son Obadiah, a dwelling and 100 acres of land in Reading, Mass., for life, with remainder to the latter's son Joel; to his daughter Lydia, wife of John Paul, 100 acres of land in Reading; to his grandsons, Lemuel and Ezekiel, sons of Lemuel, 25 acres in Reading; to his daughter Hannah, wife of Joseph Parker, and Sarah, wife of Joseph Merriam, twenty shillings each, "besides what they have already had." His son Ezekiel was the sole executor, and the executor's account filed in 1705 mentions a legacy paid to Robert Blood. Children: Lydia Jenkins, b. Oct. 13, 1640; m. May 3, 1657, John Paul of Malden. She had four children, of whom two, Lydia and Elizabeth, reached maturity; Theophilus Jenkins, b. Apr. 7, 1642; d. July 15, 1660; Lemuel Jenkins, b. about 1643; Ezekiel Jenkins, bap. Sept. 16, 1649; Obadiah Jenkins, bap. Oct. 13, 1650; Sarah Jenkins, m. Aug. 19, 1675, Joseph Merriam of Lynn, who d. Oct. 21, 1702, she had 7 children; Hannah Jenkins, m. Joseph Parker, possibly of Groton, Mass. LEMUEL JENKINS, was born about 1643, and died at Malden, Mass., Dec. 20, 1713, aged 70 years. He married 1st, July 12, 1670, Elizabeth Oakes, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Oakes of Cambridge, Mass., and first cousin of Urian Oakes, President of Harvard College. He married 2nd, July 11, 1694, Mrs. Mercy (Tufts) Waite, who died July 19, 1736. She was the daughter of Peter Tufts and Mary Pierce, and the widow of Joseph Waite, Jr. Lemuel Jenkins was a farmer and lived all his life in Malden, where he was one of the proprietors of the 6th division of land, and was made a freeman Dec. 15, 1674. On June 14, 1714, the widow Mercy, and "two of his sons by a former venter," Ezekiel and Lemuel, were made administrators of his estate. Two thirds of the real estate was set over to Lemuel Jenkins, the eldest son, and he was to make certain payments to the other children. Children: Lemuel Jenkins, b. Mar., 1671-2; Ezckiel Jenkins (both by first wife); Nathaniel Jenkins, b. Mar. 9, 1675[sic]; Elizabeth Jenkins, b. Oct. 1, 1696; d. Feb. 16, 1697; Elizabeth Jenkins, b. June 22, 1699; d. Mar. 11, 1713-4; Joseph Jenkins, b. Nov. 11, 1701; m. May 7, 1730, Jemima Spragne, daughter of Edward Sprague and Dorothy Lane of Malden. Joseph Jenkins d. in military service in the French and Indian War May 2, 1758; Abigail Jenkins, bap. Nov. 2, 1703, d. Mar. 15, 1713; Sarah Jenkins, b. Oct. 21, 1707. NATHANIEL JENKINS, was born Mar. 9, 1695, died before June 21, 1776. He married first, Sarah ___, who died May 15, 1745. He married 2nd, June 19, 1747, Catharine Grant. She died Oct. 24, 1774. Nathaniel Jenkins was a yeoman, and resided at Malden, where he served seven years as selectman. In his will dated Apr. 16, 1774, and proved June 21, 1776, he mentions his sons, Nathaniel, John, Thomas and Lemuel, and daughter Elizabeth Floid. His son John was executor. Children: Nathaniel Jenkins, b. May 4, 1721; Lemuel Jenkins, b. Mar. 7, 1724; d. Dec. 20, 1727; Thomas Jenkins, b. June 6, 1727; Elizabeth Jenkins, b. May 9, 1730; m. Oct. 4, 1751, Daniel floyd of Malden, she had 4 children and d. Jan. 27, 1799; Sarah Jenkins, b. Sept. 4, 1733; d. Oct. 10, 1736; Lemuel Jenkins, b. June 12, 1736; John Jenkins, b. July 30, 1740. [source: "The Descendants of Joel Jones" by Elbert Smith pp 319-323] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
| Notes for Sarah GILBERT | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sarah, b. abt. 1664; m. Joel Jenkins of Braintree, Mass. [ref 55:2-217] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Sarah Jenkins" in father's will 4 Jul 1687 not mentioned in husband's will several sources suggest Sarah was tried for witchcraft but no record has been found [wife of Sarah's bro Thomas was hung] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
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