Descendants of Gabriel (Meade) Mead
Jenks Lineage
1. Gabriel (Meade) Mead born 1587, married Joanna (?). Gabriel died May 12, 1666, Dorchester, MA. Came to America on the ship "Elizabeth" in 1635
Children:
+2. i David Mead born c. 1655.
Second Generation
2. David Mead (1.Gabriel1) born c. 1655, Woburn, MA, married Sep 24, 1675, in Watertown, MA, Hannah Warren, born c. 1655, Watertown, MA, (daughter of Daniel Warren and Mary Barron) died bf. Feb 5,1707/8.
Children:
+3. i Hopestill Mead born 1681.
Third Generation
3. Hopestill Mead (2.David2, 1.Gabriel1) born 1681, married Aug 22, 1707, in Watertown, MA, Elizabeth Hastings, born Dec 4, 1687, Waltham, MA, (daughter of John Hastings and Abigail Hammond). Hopestill died Aug 9, 1750, Waltham, MA, buried: Old Cemetery, Lexington, MA.
Children:
+4. i Abigail Mead born c. 1713.
Fourth Generation
4. Abigail Mead (3.Hopestill3, 2.David2, 1.Gabriel1) born c. 1713, Lexington, Middlesex Co., MA, baptized: Aug 30, 1713, Lexington, MA, married Oct 23, 1729, in Watertown, MA, Nathaniel (Jenison) Jennison, born Apr 5, 1709, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA, (son of Samuel Jennison and Mary Stearns) died May 18, 1769, Barre, MA. Abigail died Apr 12, 1801, Barre, MA, buried: Adams Cemetery, Barre Plains, MA.
Children:
5. i Josiah (Jenison) Jennison born Jan 22, 1729/30, Middlesex Co., MA.
6. ii Elizabeth (Jenison) Jennison born 1731, Middlesex Co., MA.
7. iii Nathaniel (Jenison) Jennison born Dec 5, 1735, Middlesex Co., MA.
8. iv Mary (Jenison) Jennison born Mar 27, 1735, Middlesex Co., MA.
9. v Abigail (Jenison) Jennison born Apr 21, 1737, Middlesex Co., MA.
10. vi Sarah (Jenison) Jennison born Apr 21, 1737, Middlesex Co., MA.
+11. vii Abijah Jennison born Nov 8, 1747.
12. viii Hopestill (Jenison) Jennison born Sep 2, 1751, Middlesex Co., MA.
Fifth Generation
11. Abijah Jennison (4.Abigail4, 3.Hopestill3, 2.David2, 1.Gabriel1) 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:
13. i Josiah Jennison 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. Shrewsbury, VT.
14. ii Polly (Jenison) Jennison 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.
15. iii Minot Ripley Jennison born Nov 10, 1792, baptized: Mar 24, 1793, married (1) 1816, Sarah Lockwood, married (2) 1844, Miriam Sherman. Minot died Jun 5, 1870.
16. iv Lemuel (Jenison) Jennison married Sarah (Sally) Sanderson. Child per SAR Ref. File #4530 IJK.GED.
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