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William Jenks 1536–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Clun, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 22 Jun 1636

Death Location: Clun, Shropshire, England

Father: Hugh Jenks

Mother: Anne Wentworth

Spouse(s): Alicia Jenks

Children(s): John Jenks

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

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Biography

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

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Jenks's Ancestors

Self
William Jenks
1536–1636
Birth Place: Clun, Shropshire, England
Parents
Hugh Jenks
1510–1551
Holbendred, Shropshire, England
Anne (Agnes) Wentworth
1515–1569
New Chapel, Clun Parish, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
William Jenks
1480–1571
London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Adams
1510–1558
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Rowland Jenkes
1446–1499
Mary Moore
1460–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jenks
1414–1446
Higins
1418–1446
Richard Moore
1408–
Perkes
1420–

William Jenks's Descendants

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William Jenks (1536–22 Jun 1636) m. Alicia Jenks (1538–1611)
  1. 1. John Jenks 1556–1625 m. Sarah Fulwater 1573–1599
    1. 1. Joseph Jenks 1599–1683 m. Elizabeth Darling 1604–1679 m. Mary Terbyn 1611–1643
      1. 1. Sarah Jenks 1650–1675 m. John Chilson 1646–1720
        1. 1. John Chilson –1774
        2. 2. Joseph Chilson 1670–1740 m. Sarah White 1700–
      2. 2. Joseph Jenks 1628–1717 m. Esther BALLARD 1632–1717

William Jenks's Timeline

2 Records

1536
1536
Birth of William Jenks in Clun, Shropshire, England
Clun, 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: Clun, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1636
    Event Place: Clun, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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