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Nathaniel Jenckes

Nathaniel Jenckes

Male 1662 - 1723  (61 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document    Has 34 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Nathaniel Jenckes 
    Birth 29 Jan 1662  Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Aug 1723  Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Initiatory (LDS) 20 Jan 1927  LOGAN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID KL83-XKF 
    Burial Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I975  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Father Joseph Jenckes, Jr,   b. 12 Oct 1632, Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1717, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Esther Ballard,   b. 28 Oct 1632, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1695, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 1655  Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Bosworth,   b. 5 Nov 1663, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1723, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 4 Nov 1686  Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hannah Jenckes,   b. 1690, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1733 (Age 43 years)
     2. Jonathan Jenckes,   b. 6 May 1688, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Elizabeth Jenckes,   b. 1 Jan 1698, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1768 (Age 70 years)
     4. Nathaniel Jenckes,   b. 4 Jan 1699, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1739, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
    Family ID F830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Jan 1662 - Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Nov 1686 - Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Aug 1723 - Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInitiatory (LDS) - 20 Jan 1927 - LOGAN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • From "Pawtucket Past and Present" written by Walton Advertising Co., Bos t on, Mass., 1917 Pg 34-35
      "Of Nathaniel, who was active in the defence of Pawtucket against the In d ians, are told many tales concerning his marvellous strength. He is sa i d to have lifted "a forge hammer weighing 500 pounds, together with sev e n men thereon." At another time he (on his hands and knees) lifted upo n h is back timber judged to weigh 3,000 pounds. Still another story wil l bea r repeating. They say that in Captain Nathaniel Jenk's time a hig h boar d fence with great gates was built across the western abutment o f Pawtuck et bridge to protect the town against the spread of smallpox fr om Boston . A stranger came to Captain Jenks on a dark night, and asked t hat he mig ht take his horse through the gate. Captain Jenks, who was kee per of th e gate, refused the request, and told the stranger that he coul d not be a dmitted, as the bridge was up. The man said he rode from the e ast to th e fence, and that he did not discover that the bridge had bee n taken up . He and his horse had come over the Falls on a single string- piece, 14 i nches wide and 40 feet long, and 20 feet above the Falls."
      Pg 34. Nathaniel attained the rank of major in military service.

      more:
      Nathaniel Miller JENKS, Major of the Colony, born Jan 29, 1662, Pawtucke t , Providence, RI, m. Nov 4,1686, in Swansea, Bristol, MA, Hannah BOSWOR TH , born Nov 5,1663, Swansea, MA,
      (daughter of Jonathan Bosworth and Hannah Howland), d. 1723, Providenc e , Providence, RI. Nathaniel d. Aug 11, 1723, Providence, RI. Hannah Bos wo rth’s parents came over on the Mayflower.