Descendant of (?) Jennison
Jenks Lineage
1. (?) Jennison married (?).
Children:
+2. i Robert Jennison born c. 1620.
3. ii William Jennison. Came to America with his brother, but returned to England
Second Generation
2. Robert Jennison (1.(?)1) born c. 1620, England, married c. 1639/40, Grace (?), born c. 1625, died Nov 26, 1686, Watertown, MA. Robert died Jul 4, 1690, Watertown, MA. Ancestor of all of the Jennison families in America.
Children:
+4. i Samuel Jennison born Dec 15, 1642/5.
5. ii Michal Jennison born Dec 17, 1640, Watertown, MA, married (1) Richard (Bloys) Bloise, married (2) Jul 11, 1667, in Watertown, Middlesex, MA, John Warren, born May 12, 1622, Nayland, Essex, England, (son of John Warren and Margaret Bayley) died Jan 24, 1702/3, Watertown, Middlesex, MA. Michal died Jul 14, 1713.
Third Generation
4. Samuel Jennison (2.Robert2, 1.(?)1) born Dec 15, 1642/5, Watertown, MA, married Oct 30, 1666, in Watertown, MA, Judith Newcomb, born Jan 16, 1645, Braintree, MA, (daughter of Francis Newcomb and Rachel Brackett) died Mar 1, 1721/2, Watertown, MA. Samuel died Oct 15, 1701, Watertown, MA. Judith: Another genealogy lists her as Judith Macomber b. Aug 13, 1674 Watertown, MA.
Children:
+6. i Rachel Jennison born Oct 8, 1671.
+7. ii Samuel Jennison born Oct 12, 1673.
+8. iii Robert Jennison born Jul 24, 1684.
Fourth Generation
6. Rachel Jennison (4.Samuel3, 2.Robert2, 1.(?)1) born Oct 8, 1671, married Mar 10, 1698/9, Timothy Barron, born Apr 18, 1673, Watertown, Middlesex, MA, (son of Ellis Barron and Hannah Hawkins) died Jul 28, 1718.
Children:
9. i Hannah Barron born Aug 6, 1709, Shelbourne, MA, married Oct 9, 1733, in Framingham, MA, Josiah Drury.
7. Samuel Jennison (4.Samuel3, 2.Robert2, 1.(?)1) born Oct 12, 1673, Watertown, MA, married Nov 2, 1699, in Watertown, MA, Mary Stearns, born Apr 5, 1679, Watertown, MA, (daughter of Samuel Stearns and Hannah Manning). Samuel died Dec 2, 1730, Watertown, MA.
Children:
+10. i William Jennison born Feb 6, 1705/6.
+11. ii Nathaniel (Jenison) Jennison born Apr 5, 1709.
12. iii John Jennison born Feb 19, 1710, Watertown, MA, married Mary Hubbard, born Apr 12, 1725, Groton, MA, (daughter of Jonathan Hubbard and Rebecca Brown).
8. Robert Jennison (4.Samuel3, 2.Robert2, 1.(?)1) born Jul 24, 1684, Watertown, MA, married Dorothy (?). Robert died 1779, Sutton, Middlesex, MA.
Children:
+13. i Joseph Jennison born Dec 6, 1720.
Fifth Generation
10. William Jennison (7.Samuel4, 4.Samuel3, 2.Robert2, 1.(?)1) born Feb 6, 1705/6, Watertown, MA, married May 15, 1730, Abigail Lindall, born Jun 16, 1713, (daughter of James Lindall and Mary Higginson) died Jan 1, 1765.
Children:
14. i Mary Jennison born 1734, married Nov 4, 1753, Thomas Giles. Mary died Nov 1784.
11. Nathaniel (Jenison) Jennison (7.Samuel4, 4.Samuel3, 2.Robert2, 1.(?)1) born Apr 5, 1709, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA, married Oct 23, 1729, in Watertown, MA, Abigail Mead, born c. 1713, Lexington, Middlesex Co., MA, baptized: Aug 30, 1713, Lexington, MA, (daughter of Hopestill Mead and Elizabeth Hastings) died Apr 12, 1801, Barre, MA, buried: Adams Cem., Barre Plains, MA. Nathaniel died May 18, 1769, Barre, MA.
Children:
15. i Josiah (Jenison) Jennison born Jan 22, 1729/30, Middlesex Co., MA.
16. ii Elizabeth (Jenison) Jennison born 1731, Middlesex Co., MA.
17. iii Nathaniel (Jenison) Jennison born Dec 5, 1735, Middlesex Co., MA.
18. iv Mary (Jenison) Jennison born Mar 27, 1735, Middlesex Co., MA.
19. v Abigail (Jenison) Jennison born Apr 21, 1737, Middlesex Co., MA.
20. vi Sarah (Jenison) Jennison born Apr 21, 1737, Middlesex Co., MA.
+21. vii Abijah Jennison born Nov 8, 1747.
22. viii Hopestill (Jenison) Jennison born Sep 2, 1751, Middlesex Co., MA.
13. Joseph Jennison (8.Robert4, 4.Samuel3, 2.Robert2, 1.(?)1) born Dec 6, 1720, Cambridge, MA, married Martha Twist, born c. 1725.
Children:
+23. i Peter Jennison born Jan 6, 1749/50.
Sixth Generation
21. Abijah Jennison (11.Nathaniel5, 7.Samuel4, 4.Samuel3, 2.Robert2, 1.(?)1) born Nov 8, 1747, Weston MA, married Nov 26, 1771, in Barre, MA, Mary Robinson, born Jun 3, 1754, Barre, MA, (daughter of Joseph Robinson and Martha Hedge) died Jul 12, 1830, VT. Abijah died May 16, 1830, Ruthland Co. VT. DAR575114,458082,66786,390136,419015,86090,180351 some say b. in Rutland, Worcester Co. MA. SAR Patriot serving as Pvt in MA Militia SAR Ref. File #4530 IJK.GED.
Children:
+24. i Josiah Jennison born Feb 13, 1778.
+25. ii Polly (Jenison) Jennison born Aug 30, 1779.
+26. iii Minot Ripley Jennison born Nov 10, 1792.
27. iv Lemuel (Jenison) Jennison married Sarah (Sally) Sanderson. Child per SAR Ref. File #4530 IJK.GED.
23. Peter Jennison (13.Joseph5, 8.Robert4, 4.Samuel3, 2.Robert2, 1.(?)1) born Jan 6, 1749/50, Sutton, MA, married Mar 31, 1769, in Sutton, MA, Mehetabel Singletary, born Mar 13, 1748/9, Sutton, MA, (daughter of Amos Singletary and Mary Curtis) died Feb 16, 1812, New Berlin, NY. Peter died Dec 8, 1810, Ontario Co. NY.
Children:
+28. i Peter Jennison born Mar 27, 1771.
Seventh Generation
24. Josiah Jennison (21.Abijah6, 11.Nathaniel5, 7.Samuel4, 4.Samuel3, 2.Robert2, 1.(?)1) born Feb 13, 1778, Weston, Middlesex, MA, married Feb 2, 1808, in Concord, Middlesex, MA, Susanna French, born Sep 12, 1785, Concord, MA, (daughter of Nathaniel French and Susanna Brown) died Sep 1, 1875, Shrewsbury, VT. Josiah died Sep 4, 1861, N. Shrewbury, VT.
Children:
29. i Susan French Jennison born Dec 18, 1815, Shrewsbury, VT, married Jan 16, 1834, Artemus Slack Hubbard, born Nov 3, 1809, Plymouth or Strafford, VT, died Jan 29, 1903, Balaton, MN, buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Floyd, IA. Susan died Mar 7, 1883, Floyd, IA.
25. Polly (Jenison) Jennison (21.Abijah6, 11.Nathaniel5, 7.Samuel4, 4.Samuel3, 2.Robert2, 1.(?)1) born Aug 30, 1779, Vermont, married Daniel Brown, baptized: Dec 10, 1775, Lexington MA, (son of Nathaniel Bowman Brown and Abigail Page) died March 11, 1857, Ann Arbor MI. Polly died Aug 21, 1862, Ann Arbor MI.
Children:
+30. i Annis Ellen Brown born Mar 14, 1801.
31. ii Annson Brown born Jan 30, 1803.
32. iii Daniel Bowman Brown born June 12, 1805.
33. iv Polly Maria Brown born June 13, 1805.
34. v Hannah Blanchard Brown born Jan 16, 1808.
35. vi Nathaniel Jenison Brown born 1812.
26. Minot Ripley Jennison (21.Abijah6, 11.Nathaniel5, 7.Samuel4, 4.Samuel3, 2.Robert2, 1.(?)1) born Nov 10, 1792, baptized: Mar 24, 1793, married (1) 1816, Sarah Lockwood, married (2) 1844, Miriam Sherman. Minot died Jun 5, 1870.
Children by Sarah Lockwood:
+36. i Hartwell Jennison born 1821.
28. Peter Jennison (23.Peter6, 13.Joseph5, 8.Robert4, 4.Samuel3, 2.Robert2, 1.(?)1) born Mar 27, 1771, married Jan 1, 1790, in Charlton, Worcester, MA, Elizabeth Snow, born Nov 6, 1768, died Apr 4, 1861. Peter died Apr 23, 1849.
Children:
37. i Roxey Jennison born Sep 18, 1793, Charlton, Worcester, MA, married Asher Field. Roxey died Apr 22, 1884.
Eighth Generation
30. Annis Ellen Brown (25.Polly7, 21.Abijah6, 11.Nathaniel5, 7.Samuel4, 4.Samuel3, 2.Robert2, 1.(?)1) born Mar 14, 1801, Plymouth VT, married July 19, 1819, Calvin Jenks, born Aug 8, 1797, Berkshire, Tioga, NY, (son of Elisha Jenks and Anna King) died Mar 3, 1886, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, Tioga, NY. Annis died July 15, 1869, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, Tioga, NY. AE Jenks statements call her Annis Allen Brown, which conforms to Tioga Genealogical Soc. materials sent us, although they have her father as Abraham Brown (as listed in 1820 Berkshire NY census). Calvin: Calvin was 3 years old when he arrived in the valley of the West Owego Creek in 1800 after his father returned to MA to bring his family to the new settlement.
Children:
38. i Daniel Brown Jenks born Sept 21, 1820, Berkshire, Tioga, NY, married 1842/3, in Caroline, Tompkins, NY, Nancy Lyman, born 1822, Caroline, Tompkins, NY, (daughter of Eleazer (Elizer) Lyman and Betsy Raymond) died 1902, Speedsville, Tompkins, NY, buried: Speedsville Cemetery Lot #02-Old. Daniel died Apr 10, 1894, Speedsville, Tompkins, NY, buried: Speedsville Cemetery, Lot #02-Old. They resided at Caroline, NY
39. ii Emily Castella Jenks born Feb 1, 1823, Tioga Co. NY, married June 22, 1845, Daniel Loring Jenks, born Apr 15, 1820, Spencer, MA., (son of Isaac Riley Jenks and Dolly Loring). Emily died Feb 18, 1880. Listed as living with Calvin and husband and son Charles L. in 1855. Daniel: listed as living with Calvin in 1855 (age 32) and son age 8. Built the Jenksville Steam Mill in 1879 for sawing lumber and threshing grain. In the fall of 1882, the steam grist mill was built by Jenks and Nixon (a name found in the Speedsville Cemetery records).
40. iii Mary Ann Jenks born Feb 2, 1825, died Mar 13, 1825, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, Tioga, NY. Since she died young, some genealogies do not list her.
41. iv Mary Jane Jenks born Mar 14, 1826, Berkshire, Tioga, NY, married 1851, Sylvester Simmons, born c. 1824, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, died c. 1846, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, Tioga, NY. Mary died Dec 11, 1892. She is listed as b. after 1820 (prob. 1821 or 1822). Age 24 in 1850 census. Sylvester: Listed in the 1887/8 Berkshire Directory as a farmer in Jenksville.
42. v Stillman Leek Jenks born Aug 15, 1828, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, married Oct 7, 1849, in Speedville NY, Sophia Parnell Keeney, born May 30, 1828, Speedsville, Tompkins, NY, (daughter of George G. (Keeny) Keeney and Eliza Wetmore) died Nov 22, 1900, Newton Center MA. Stillman died May 19, 1872, Ionia, MI. They moved to Michigan in 1853 from Caroline NY.. Sophia: Brown has parents names wrong (per Louise Jenks). Her name and parents are proper here. Poss b. Jun 30, 1828.
43. vi Susan Adelia Jenks born Sept 9, 1830, married June 1862, Alfred Smith, buried: Glen Hope Cem. Jenksville, Tioga, NY. Susan died July 3, 1894. listed as 19 in 1850 census
44. vii Orpha Louisa Jenks born Oct 22, 1832, married June 19, 1883, Daniel Loring Jenks, born Apr 15, 1820, Spencer, MA., (son of Isaac Riley Jenks and Dolly Loring). Orpha died May 17, 1924. Is probably Louisa O. age 32 in 1865 census. All Tioga Co. records have her as Louisa O. Daniel: listed as living with Calvin in 1855 (age 32) and son age 8. Built the Jenksville Steam Mill in 1879 for sawing lumber and threshing grain. In the fall of 1882, the steam grist mill was built by Jenks and Nixon (a name found in the Speedsville Cemetery records).
45. viii Anson Brown Jenks born Dec 28, 1834, died Jan 12, 1918, Ashville, NC. listed as 15 in 1850 census. He was a lawyer in Chicago.
46. ix Nathaniel Jennison Jenks born Jan 28, 1837, occupation Farmer at Jenksville NY, died July 30, 1907, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, Tioga, NY. Listed as 28 in 1865 census
47. x Francis Marion Jenks born May 24, 1839, died May 1, 1882, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, NY. listed as 10 in 1850 census. Died unmarried.
48. xi Franklin Adelbert Jenks born Mar 11, 1842, married May 13, 1873, Amy Jane Jenks, born Mar 4, 1854, (daughter of Elisha Jenks and Diana Burgess). Franklin died Mar 3, 1881, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, Tioga, NY. Browne says "Removed to Calif." listed as 7 in 1850 census Amy: Married her cousin.
49. xii Persis Marie Jenks born Mar 6, 1844, Tioga. Co., married Alphonso R. Olney, born Nov 20, 1841, (son of Caleb B. Olney and Clara A. Jenks) occupation Minister. Persis died Jan 20, 1935, buried: Watervliet NY (?). age 21 in 1865 census. age 5 in 1850 census. Browne says no children.
36. Hartwell Jennison (26.Minot7, 21.Abijah6, 11.Nathaniel5, 7.Samuel4, 4.Samuel3, 2.Robert2, 1.(?)1) born 1821, married 1849, Melvina Sherman, born 1829, died Jan 25, 1899. Hartwell died Nov 14, 1911.
Children:
50. i Hartwell S. Jennison born Feb 4, 1851, married Oct 26, 1886, Anna Lee Wade, born May 2, 1864, died Apr 25, 1899.
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