Hesther Ballard^1,2,3 (F)
b. 1633
3 Generation Pedigree
Relationship=5th great-grandmother of Lydia Electa Corey.

Appears on these charts:

Corey Family Timeline
Ancestors of Lydia Electa Corey

Children of Hesther Ballard and Joseph Jenckes

Joseph Jenckes b. 1656, d. 15 Jun 1740¹
Elizabeth Jenckes b. 1658, d. 1740⁵
Sarah Jenckes b. 1660⁵
Nathaniel Jenckes b. 29 Jan 1662⁵
Esther Jenckes b. 1664⁵
Ebenezer Jenckes b. 1668⁵
Joanna Jenckes b. 1672⁵
William Jenckes b. 1674⁵
Abigail Jenckes b. 1676⁵

Notes and Citations:

1. [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.
2. [S413] Great Migration Newsletter Online, online http://www.newenglandancestors.org/articles/gm_newsletter/, Robert Charles Anderson, editor, William Ballard entry, accessed 26 May 2003.
3. [S264] Compilers Note: The name was possibly Ester rather than Hester.
4. [S263] Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-33, (database online), The Generations Network Inc., Provo, UT, http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4714, original source of data: Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-33 (Farmington, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995-2004). William Ballard entry.
5. [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 3.