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William Jenks 1536–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 22 Jun 1636

Death Location: Clun, Shropshire, England

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Spouse(s): Alicia Griffin

Children(s): John Sr.

William Jenks was born in 1536 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, the child of Hugh Jenks And Agnes. William Jenks married Alicia Griffin, and had children including John Jenckes Jenks Sr. William Jenks passed away in 1636 in Clun, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Jenks was born in 1536 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, the child of Hugh Jenks And Agnes.
  • William Jenks married Alicia Griffin, and had children including John Jenckes Jenks Sr.
  • William Jenks passed away in 1636 in Clun, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Alicia Griffin
1536–1600
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

John Sr.
1556–1626
Birth Location: St Anne Blackfriars, London, Middlesex, England
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William Jenks's Ancestors

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William Jenks
1536–1636
Birth Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
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William Jenks's Descendants

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William Jenks (1536–22 Jun 1636) m. Alicia Griffin (1536–1600)
  1. 1. John (Jenckes Jenks) Sr. 1556–1626 m. Sarah Fulwater 1573–1599
    1. 1. Joseph (Jenks) Sr 1599–1683 m. Elizabeth Darling 1611–1679 m. Mary (Turvin) Tervoye 1611–1643 m. Joan (Hearne (may have died prior to 1630 if Joseph married Mary) Tervyn) 1607–1630
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Jenks 1650–1747 m. John (W) Chilson 1645–1720
        1. 1. Sarah Chilson 1673–1737 m. Robert Burnell 1673–1700 m. Samuel Potter 1657–1714
        2. 2. Walsingham Chilson 1681–1760
        3. 3. Joseph CHILSON 1670–1740
        4. 4. William CHILSON 1676–1727
        5. 5. John Chilson 1686–1774
        6. 6. Elizabeth Chilson 1693–1775
        7. 7. Abgail Chilson 1699–1775
      2. 2. Richard Jenks 1634–1666
      3. 3. Joseph Jenckes 1628–1715
      4. 4. Elizabeth Jenckes 1630–1638
      5. 5. William Jenks 1630–1724
      6. 6. William (Thompson) Jenckes 1674–1765
      7. 7. Joanna Jenckes 1672–1736
      8. 8. Nathaniel Jenckes 1662–1723
      9. 9. Alice (Lee) Jenckes 1647–
      10. 10. Deborah Jenks 1658–1675
      11. 11. Samual Jenks 1654–1738
      12. 12. Daniel Jenks 1663–1738
      13. 13. John Jenks 1660–1698
      14. 14. Elizabeth Jenckes 1644–1725
      15. 15. Sarah Jenks 1635–
      16. 16. George Jenckes 1634–1724
      17. 17. William Jenckes 1628–1723
    2. 2. Sarah (Jenks Jenckes) Chilson 1596–1597
    3. 3. Lydia Jenks 1600–1670

William Jenks's Timeline

2 Records

1536
1536
Birth of William Jenks in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
1636
22 Jun 1636
Age 100
Death of William Jenks in Clun, Shropshire, England
Clun, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1636
    Event Place: Clun, Shropshire, England
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