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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brown, John Howard (editor), and Rossiter (editor) Johnson. The Twentieth century biographical dictionary of notable Americans: brief biographies of authors, administrators, clergymen, commanders, editors, engineers, jurists, merchants, officials, philanthropists, scientists, statesmen, and others who are making American history. (Boston, Mass.: The Biographical Society. Reprinted by Gale Research, 1968., 1904)
vol. VI; .
JENCKES, Joseph, manufacturer, was born in Buckinghamshire, England, in 1632; son of Joseph Jenckes. His father was the inventor of the grass scythe, and a manufacturer of edge-tools. In 1648 he followed his father to Saugus, Mass., and was connected with him in the iron and brass works there, the first established in America. On account of the large amount of charcoal needed for smelting and refining iron ore, the forests around Lynn were rapidly becoming extinct, which caused much alarm among the manufacturers. Jenckes, in order to establish himself in the iron business, followed Roger Williams to Rhode Island, and was granted land in Warwick, in 1669. He purchased a tract of woodland at Pawtucket Falls, near Providence, on the Blackstone river, in 1671. Iron ore was discovered near the falls, and Jenckes built a foundry and forge, which were destroyed during King Philip's war in 1676. He rebuilt the works and laid the foundation of the great iron works of Providence. He was the founder of Pawtucket, R.I. In 1661 he was elected a member of the governor's council, and served as assistant, or lieutenant-governor, and subsequently was a member of the house of deputies. He married Esther Ballard, of Lynn (born in England, 1633), and they had six daughters and four sons. His son Joseph became governor of Rhode Island. He died in Pawtucket, R.I., Jan. 4, 1717.
- ↑ Colket, Meredith B., and William Bradford Browne. The Jenks Family of England: Supplement to the Genealogy of the Jenks family of America (1952) by William B. Browne. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (s.n., 1956)
110:13.
Citing parish register of Horton, Buckinghamshire (of which Colnbrook was a chaplery):
"Joseph Jincks ye sonne of Joseph Jincks bapt. October 12, 1628"
- ↑ Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891).
JENCKES Joseph (*2-15), Jan. 4, 1716-7.
- Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862).
JOSEPH, Pawtucket, s. of the preced. b. in Eng. liv. a short time at Concord, and in R. I. at Warwick bef. P.; built, it is said, the first ho. in that planta. m. Esther, d. of William Ballard, had, beside six ds. four s. ea. of wh. built a ho. at P.; Joseph, b. 1656, perhaps at Salem, for his f. was there 1659; Nathaniel, 29 Jan. 1662; Ebenezer, 1669; and William; and he d. after being an Assist. of the Col. 4 Jan. 1716, aged 84; and has number. sev. thousand in his posterity. Some of the 8th generat. are in Ohio. His forge was destr. in Philip's war. The ds. were Joanna, wh. m. Sylvanus Scott, d. 1756, in 85th yr.; Abigail, m. Samuel Whipple, had eleven ch.; Elizabeth m. a Tefft; Sarah, m. Nathaniel Brown; Mary, sec. w. of her uncle Daniel; and Esther, m. Samuel Miller of Rehoboth.
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