Descendants of (?) King
Jenks Lineage
1. (?) King married (?).
Children:
+2. i Anna King born Sept 27, 1771.
+3. ii Hannah King.
Second Generation
2. Anna King (1.(?)1) born Sept 27, 1771, Or Oct 27, 1772, married c. 1793, in Cumberland RI, Elisha Jenks, born June 27, 1774, Cumberland RI, (son of Jesse Jenks and Mary (Rhoda) Smith) died Nov 13, 1840, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, Tioga, N. Anna died June 15, 1851, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, Tioga, NY. Berkshire NY DAR records say d. Jun 15, 1854. She could be of the Clement King line, also from RI. Only family information is that she had a sister named Hannah, who married a William Vickery. There were some Vickerys in Owego and Syracuse at the time, but no William.
Children:
+4. i Daniel Jenks born Oct 4, 1794.
+5. ii Susanna Jenks born Dec 10, 1795.
+6. iii Calvin Jenks born Aug 8, 1797.
+7. iv Huldah Jenks born July 28, 1799.
8. v Amy Jenks born May 8, 1806, Berkshire, Tioga, NY, married David Aldrich, born Sep 25, 1771, Mendon, MA, (son of Edward Aldrich and Ann Chamberlain) died Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, NY. Amy died Dec 22, 1881. David: Amy was second wife. Browne book indicates that Amy and David had no children. Since Amy was b. 1806, she would have been 39 at time of Polly Aldrich's death/ A LDS file gives David’s father as Levi Aldrich and mother as Abigail Hunt.
+9. vi Sabin Mann Jenks born Feb 28, 1816.
+10. vii Elisha Jenks born c. 1818.
3. Hannah King (1.(?)1) married (1) William Vickery, married (2) William Vickery.
Children by William Vickery:
11. i Polly Vickery married 1818, William Smith, born Jan 1, 1798, MA, (son of Gilbert Smith and Cynthia Hathaway) died Sep 30, 1881. Polly died Feb 12, 1876. William: Probably not the William S. Smith buried at Speedsville, NY, although he also had a wife Polly. His wife's dates do not match the Polly, wife of this William.
Third Generation
4. Daniel Jenks (2.Anna2, 1.(?)1) born Oct 4, 1794, Cheshire, Berkshire, MA, married (1) bf. 1813, Abigail (Kinney) Keeney, born May 21, 1795, (daughter of Thomas Keeney and Mercy (Marcy) Lamb) died May 10, 1864/5, married (2) af May 10, 1864, Clarissa (Northrup) Northrop. Daniel died Aug 29, 1871, Vestel, Broome, NY. Abigail: Browne calls her and her parents Kinney. Another genealogy devoted primarily to Thomas does not list her as daughter. She is obviously really Keeney. Another genealogy has her as the daughter of Thomas Keeney and Hannah Soule.
Children by Abigail (Kinney) Keeney:
12. i Erastus Jenks born Jun 4, 1813, Vestal, Broome, NY, married 1830, in Tioga Co., NY, Mary M. Travis. Erastus died aft. 1885. Note: Browne has this Erastus confused with Erastus S. Jenks, son of John Jenks and Jane Ayres. The LDS records of this Erastus are also incorrect. (Source: "History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties, Michigan" by John S. Schenck, Philadelphia, D. W. Ensign & Co., 1881 pgs 290-291. for the Erastus S. Jenks of Ionia, MI.) Mary: Browne says there is no record of his wife's name but they resided in Easton, Ionia Co., MI. Browne is incorrect, in that he is confusing this Erastus with Erastus S. Jenks, son of John Jenks and Jane Ayres. However, the list of children appears to be correct.
13. ii (?) Jenks born 1814, Vestal, Broome, NY, died 1814, Vestal, Broome, NY.
14. iii Rhoda Jenks born Jul 26, 1815, Vestal, Broome, NY, married Bradford DeGroat. Rhoda died Apr 11, 1886, Tracey Creek, Broome, NY. Bradford: hey resided in Tracey Creek, NY. Browne says that records say that all the sons except Bradford died in the Civil War.
15. iv Clara A. Jenks born Mar 27, 1817, Vestal, Broome, NY, married Caleb B. Olney, born Dec 16, 1812, (son of Nathaniel Olney and Sally Legg) died Waverly, NY. Clara died 1891, Tracey Creek, Broome, NY.
16. v Electra (Electa) Ann Jenks born Apr 27, 1818, Vestal, Broome, NY, married Reuben B. Legg, born 1817, (son of Caleb (Calib) Legg and Annie Olney) died 1895, Speedsville, Tompkins, NY, buried: Speedsville Cemetery, NY. Electra died 1902, Speedsville, Tompkins, NY, buried: Speedsville Cemetery, NY. Reuben: They resided at Speedsville, NY. He might be the Reuben T. Legg listed in the 187/8 Berkshire Directory as a carpenter and cabinet maker in Speedsville, Tompkins Co., NY
17. vi Isaac Riley Jenks born Dec 16, 1820, Vestal, Broome, NY, married (?). Isaac died Jul 7, 1894, Easton, Ionia, MI. Browne says there is no record of his wife's name but the resided in Easton, Ionia, MI.
18. vii Allen Jenks born Jun 5, 1822, Vestal, Broome, NY, died Sep 10, 1824.
19. viii Amaziah King Jenks born Feb 25, 1824, Vestal. Broome, NY, married Sep 1848, Lucinda Hall. Amaziah died May 26, 1896, Easton, Ionia, MI. They resided first at Vestal, NY and then in Jefferson Co., PA
20. ix Harrison Jenks born Oct 4, 1825, Vestal, Broome, NY, married Sarah Rounds, born 1833, died 1908. Harrison died Apr 15, 1888, Binghamton, Broome, NY. They resided at Vestal, NY
21. x Amy Jenks born Nov 20, 1827, Vestal, Broome, NY, married James Noyes. Amy died Jan 31, 1905, Vestal, Broome, NY.
22. xi Nancy Jane Jenks born Jan 10, 1830, Vestal, Broome, NY, married Jan 30, 1879, Frederick Blackman, born Oct 24, 1824, (son of Eli Blackman and Susanna Jenks) died 1912, Berkshire, NY, buried: Rawson Hollow Cemetery. Nancy died 1909, Berkshire, NY, buried: Rawson Hollow Cemetery. Frederick: They resided in Rawson Hollow, NY
23. xii Sabin Jenks born Jul 12, 1831, Vestel, Broome, NY, married c. 1855, in Vestel, Broome, NY. Betsey Louisa Truesdell, born Mar 22, 1834, Seneca Co., NY, (daughter of Samuel Truesdell and Perthina Wilson) died Oct 7, 1920, Owego, NY. Sabin died Nov 3, 1907, Vestal, Broome, NY. Another genealogy has his b. date as 1828 and d. date as Nov 3, 1889 Betsey: They resided in Vestal, NY. Another genealogy says she is daughter of James Turesdell.
24. xiii Cordelia Jenks born Jan 9, 1835, Vestal Broome, NY, married Charles Nicholas Castleman, born 1824, died 1912. Cordelia died Dec 25, 1910, Vestal, Broome, NY.
25. xiv Albert L. Jenks born Aug 27, 1836, Vestal, Broome, NY, married May 15, 1859, Laura A. Gorton, born Aug 21, 1835, Dayton, OH, (daughter of Benjamin B. Gorton and Eluthera White). Albert died Dresbach, MI. They resided in Dresbach, MI
5. Susanna Jenks (2.Anna2, 1.(?)1) born Dec 10, 1795, Cheshire MA, married c. 1814, Eli Blackman, born Nov 11, 1784, Peru, MA, (son of Abraham Blackman and Sarah A. Loomis) died Jun 13, 1847, buried: Blackman Cemetery, Caroline, NY. Susanna died Oct 10, 1851, Peru, Berkshire, NY, buried: Blackman Cemetery, Caroline, NY. Eli: They resided in Rawson Hollow, NY, which was settled by Lyman Rawson and the Blackman families from Peru, MA. This later became Caroline, Tompkins Co., NY. One genealogy calls her (?) King, probably confusing her with her mother.
Children:
26. i Esther Blackman born Sep 1, 1817, Caroline, Tompkins, NY, married Richard E. Earsley, born Mar 16, 1816, Caroline, Tompkins, NY, (son of William Earsley and Ruth E. Bailey) died 1895, Caroline, Tompkins, NY, buried: Caroline Grove Cemetery, NY. Esther died Oct 26, 1876, Caroline, Tompkins, NY, buried: Caroline Grove Cemetery, Caroline, NY. Had 7 children. LDS is wrong that she was of Peru, Berkshire, MA because her mother (Susanna Jenks) was b. in Cheshire, MA Richard: LDS has him of Peru, Berkshire, MA which is wrong, since they came from NJ. Listed in the 1887/8 Richfield Directory as a farmer.
27. ii Hester Blackman born Sep 1, 1817. Twin of Esther.
28. iii Melinda Blackman born 1819, died 1819.
29. iv Sarah A. Blackman born Sep 19, 1820, died Mar 31, 1890, buried: Caroline Grove Cemetery, NY. Died unmarried.
30. v Frederick Blackman born Oct 24, 1824, married Jan 30, 1879, Nancy Jane Jenks, born Jan 10, 1830, Vestal, Broome, NY, (daughter of Daniel Jenks and Abigail (Kinney) Keeney) died 1909, Berkshire, NY, buried: Rawson Hollow Cemetery. Frederick died 1912, Berkshire, NY, buried: Rawson Hollow Cemetery. They resided in Rawson Hollow, NY
31. vi Nancy Jane Blackman born Oct 17, 1828, married Guernsey Scranton Goodrich, born 1818, died Feb 2, 1881, Berkshire, NY, buried: Rawson Hollow Cemetery. Nancy died Oct 25, 1907, Berkshire, NY, buried: Rawson Hollow Cemetery.
32. vii Martha Ann Blackman born 1830, married William Shaw. Martha died 1892. William: They had no children.
6. Calvin Jenks (2.Anna2, 1.(?)1) born Aug 8, 1797, Berkshire, Tioga, NY, married July 19, 1819, Annis Ellen Brown, born Mar 14, 1801, Plymouth VT, (daughter of Daniel Brown and Polly (Jenison) Jennison) died July 15, 1869, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, Tioga, NY. Calvin died Mar 3, 1886, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery Jenksville, Tioga, NY. 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. Annis: AE Jenks statements call her Annis Allen Brown, which conforms to Tioga Genealogical Society materials sent us, although they have her father as Abraham Brown (as listed in 1820 Berkshire NY census).
Children:
33. 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
34. 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).
35. 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.
36. 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.
37. v Stillman Leek Jenks born Aug 15, 1828, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, married Oct 7, 1849, in Speedsville 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.
38. vi Susan Adelia Jenks born Sept 9, 1830, married June 1862, Alfred Smith, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, Tioga, NY. Susan died July 3, 1894. listed as 19 in 1850 census
39. 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).
40. 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.
41. 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
42. x Francis Marion Jenks born May 24, 1839, died May 1, 1882, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cem. Jenksville, NY. listed as 10 in 1850 census. Died unmarried.
43. 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.
44. 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.
7. Huldah Jenks (2.Anna2, 1.(?)1) born July 28, 1799, Berkshire Co., NY, married Feb 14, 1827, in Berkshire, Tioga, NY, Hiram Humphrey, born Mar 1796, Cheshire, Berkshire, MA, (son of Roswell Humphrey and Elizabeth (Betsey) Norton) died Feb 12, 1878, Speedsville, Tompkins, NY, buried: Speedsville Cemetery, Lot #02-Old. Huldah died Apr 28, 1865, Speedsville, Tompkins, NY, buried: Speedsville Cemetery, Lot #02-Old. Hiram: They resided at Speedsville, NY.
Children:
45. i George W. Humphrey born Jun 18, 1828, Caroline, Tompkins, NY, married c. 1850, in Caroline, Tompkins, NY, Helen M. Muir, born 1831, Caroline, Tompkins, NY, died May 9, 1880, buried: Speedsville Cemetery, Lot #02-Old. George died May 5, 1865, Chattanooga, Mercer, OH, buried: Speedsville Cemetery, NY Lot #02-Old.
46. ii Stillman S. Humphrey born 1830, Caroline, Tompkins, NY, died 1832, buried: Speedsville Cemetery, Lot #02-Old.
47. iii Mary Ann Humphrey born c. 1832, Caroline, Tompkins, NY. Died young.
48. iv Emily A. Humphrey born May 3, 1833, Caroline, Tompkins, NY, married (1) c. 1853, in Caroline, Tompkins, NY, Elisha Goodrich, born c. 1831, Caroline, Tompkins, NY, married (2) H. S. Atkins, married (3) c. 1858, in Caroline, Tompkins, NY, H. Seth Akins, born Jun 8, 1828, Caroline, Tompkins, NY, died Oct 20, 1909, Speedsville, Tompkins, NY, buried: Speedsville Cemetery, NY. Emily died Aug 9, 1890, Speedsville, Tompkins, NY, buried: Speedsville Cemetery, NY.
49. v William Henry Humphrey born Jan 3, 1836, Caroline, Tompkins, NY, married c. 1858, in Caroline, Tompkins, NY, Clara Jacobs, born c. 1838, Caroline, Tompkins, NY. Clara: Had 6 children.
50. vi Edward LeRoy Humphrey born Apr 22, 1838, Caroline, Tompkins, NY, married Jan 1, 1858, in Hartford Mills, Cortland, NY, Maryanna Manette (Mina) Smith, born Feb 11, 1840, Speedsville, Tompkins, NY, (daughter of William Whiting Smith and Elvira Payne) died Dec 12, 1918. Edward died 1900. Browne and LDS have married Nanette Smith, however Speedsville Cemetery records indicate two children buried there of E. L. Humphrey and M. M., who were born after 1860 (when Edward and Nanette were married. They are listed as their children here, although Nanette might have died c. 1860 (although couldn't have had 11 children by then), so as to keep record of the children's birth and death dates and place. Maryanna: Had 11 children
51. vii Clarissa Humphrey born c. 1840, Caroline, Tompkins, NY, married 1860, in Carline, Tompkins, NY, Lebeus Wilbur, born c. 1838, Caroline, Tompkins, NY. Adopted. Lebeus: Had no children.
52. viii Charles Humphrey born c. 1842, Caroline, Tompkins, NY. Died infant.
53. ix Sabra Humphrey born c. 1844, Caroline, Tompkins, NY. Died Infant.
9. Sabin Mann Jenks (2.Anna2, 1.(?)1) born Feb 28, 1816, Berkshire, Tioga, NY, married c. 1836, in Cheshire, Berkshire, MA, Eliza Jane Armstrong, born 1816, died Nov 4, 1898, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, NY. Sabin died Aug 29, 1865, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, Tioga, N. They resided at Trumansburg, Seneca, NY Eliza: Probable relative of the Henry Armstrong buried at Glen Hope Cemetery, NY and the W. Armstrong also buried there.
Children:
54. i Mary Elizabeth Jenks born 1840, died 1908, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, Tioga, NY. Died unmarried.
55. ii Byron Jesse Jenks born 1843, married Mary Clara Haynes, born 1848, died 1928, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, NY. Byron died 1910, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, Tioga, NY. This is probably the B. J. Jenks who is buried in Glen Hope.
56. iii Berta E. Jenks born 1884, died Jun 1, 1903, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, Tioga, N. AE Jenks has this daughter, but she is not in the Sabin line in Browne.
57. iv William Wallace Jenks.
58. v Robert Bruce Jenks married (?). Resident of NY City.
10. Elisha Jenks (2.Anna2, 1.(?)1) born c. 1818, Berkshire, Tioga, NY, married Diana Burgess, born 1830, died 1859. Elisha died Sep 30, 1856, Owego, Berkshire, NY. They resided in Owego, NY.
Children:
59. i Park Marion Jenks born Oct 7, 1846, married Augusta (Agusta) Blair. Park died Jan 30, 1919.
60. ii Sylvanus Jenks born Sep 10, 1848, died Dec 12, 1853.
61. iii Charles Franklin Jenks born Oct 15, 1849, married Jun 7, 1884, Carrie E. Hill. They resided at Williamsport, PA.
62. iv Celia Ann Jenks born Jul 20, 1852, married Lorenzo Lockwood. Lorenzo: Of Berkshire, NY
63. v Amy Jane Jenks born Mar 4, 1854, married May 13, 1873, Franklin Adelbert Jenks, born Mar 11, 1842, (son of Calvin Jenks and Annis Ellen Brown) died Mar 3, 1881, Jenksville, Tioga, NY, buried: Glen Hope Cemetery, Jenksville, Tioga, NY. Married her cousin. Franklin: Browne says "Removed to Calif." listed as 7 in 1850 census
64. vi Elisha Jenks born 1857, died 1857.
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