Joseph Jenckes¹ (M)
b. 1656, d. 15 June 1740
3 Generation Pedigree
Relationship=4th great-grandfather of Lydia Electa Corey.

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Ancestors of Lydia Electa Corey

Joseph Jenckes - Governor of Rhode Island 1727-1732
From The Jenks Family in America by William Browne

     Joseph Jenckes was born in 1656 at Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island.^1,3 He was the son of Joseph Jenckes and Hesther Ballard.² Joseph Jenckes married Martha Brown, daughter of John Brown and Mary Holmes, say 1680.^1,3 Joseph Jenckes was deputy governor of Rhode Island from 1715 to 1721.³ He was again deputy governor of Rhode Island from 1722 to 1727.³ He was governor of the Rhode Island from 1727 to 1732.³ He married Alice Smith on 3 February 1727.⁴ Joseph Jenckes died on 15 June 1740 at Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island.⁵

Children of Joseph Jenckes and Martha Brown

Joseph Jenckes b. 1682⁴
Obediah Jenckes b. 1684⁴
Nathaniel Jenckes b. 1686⁴
Martha Jenckes b. 1689, d. 16 Dec 1746¹
Lydia Jenckes b. s 1691⁴
Mary Jenckes b. 1692⁴
Catherine Jenckes b. 1694, d. 1792⁴
Esther Jenckes b. 1695⁴
John Jenckes b. 1696⁴

Notes and Citations:

1. [S316] Jane Fletcher Fiske, compiler and publisher, Thomas Cooke of Rhode Island, 2 vols. (Boxford, Massachusetts: Jane Fletcher Fiske, 1987), ISBN: 0-9615790-0-5, vol. 1, page 85.
2. [S328] Biographies of Notable Americans 1904, (database online), Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, original source of data: Rossiter Johnson, editor, Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Volumes I-X, (Boston: The Biographical Society, 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.
3. [S328] Biographies of Notable Americans 1904, (database online), Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, original source of data: Rossiter Johnson, editor, Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Volumes I-X, (Boston: The Biographical Society, 1904). Vol. VI, page 70; JENCKES, Joseph, governor of Rhode Island, was born in Pawtucket, R.I., in 1656; son of Joseph (the founder of Pawtucket) and Esther (Ballard) Jenckes. He was a land surveyor, and in this capacity was employed by the Rhode Island colonial government in the boundary disputes with adjoining colonies. He was said to have been of remarkable stature, measuring seven feet and two inches in height. He was elected to the general assembly in 1679, was clerk and speaker of the assembly until 1693, was commissioned to reply to a letter of the King as [p.70] to the condition of affairs in Rhode Island, and to answer the questions of the lands of the Priory council. He was councillor, 1680-1712; state auditor in 1697 and 1704; chairman of a commission which compiled and published the laws of the colony in 1717; was again assemblyman, 1700-08, and deputy-governor, 1715-21, during which time he was sent to England to bring before the king the boundary disputes between Rhode Island, on one hand, and Connecticut and Massachusetts on the other. On his return to Rhode Island he was re-elected deputy-governor, in 1722, serving till 1727. He was elected governor of the state upon the death of Governor Cranston, in 1727, and held office until 1732. While in office he vetoed the act of the assembly to dispense with paper currency. He was married to Martha, daughter of John and Mary (Holmes) Brown, and granddaughter of Chad Brown. He died in Pawtucket, R.I., June 15, 1740.
4. [S329] William B, Browne, compiler, Genealogy of the Jenks Family in America (Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press, 1952; reprint North Salt Lake, Utah: Heritage Quest). Viewed online. The online version consists of digitized images of the book pages., page 13.
5. [S470] 1636-1850 Vital Record of Rhode Island, (database online), New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/vital_records_ri/default.asp, original source of data: James N. Arnold, Vital records of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the
   people (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891). Providence entries.