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John Jenkins

Birthdate:
Birthplace: London, England
Death: 1684 (57-58)
Sandwich,Barnstable,Massachusetts,USA
Immediate Family:

Husband of Mary [--?--] Ewer and Susanna Jenkins
Father of Elizabeth Greene; Zachariah Jenkins; Job Cooke Jenkins and Thomas Jenkins

Religion: Quaker
Managed by: John H. Nye
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About John Jenkins

A John Jenkins appears to have been a resident in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1644 and probably earlier. In 1648, when he was about 23 years old, he moved south down the coast to Sandwich.

Sandwich is located where the arm of Cape Cod joins Massachusetts. He married Susanna Cooke. John was born in about 1625 and died in 1684, but, his estate remained unsettled until April 2, 1708. The estate was valued at 116 pounds. It’s difficult to translate this amount into current values, but it is safe to say that 116 pounds would be equivalent to a comfortable amount in modern terms. The real estate was assigned to his son Zachariah, who paid 46 pounds to heirs of his brother Job, who had died, and 52 pounds to his spinster sister Elizabeth.

HISTORY OF MONMOUTH AND OCEAN COUNTIES.

John Jenkins of Sandwich, in Plymouth Colony, was among those who contributed to buj the Land ot the Indians, 1667, and he was awarded a share. He was an active Quaker and in 1659, was, among others, Frequently fined for adherence to his faith and had property Levied on and sold to pay fines. His name is frequently mentioned in New England Local histories.

Job Jenkins, in 1687, had inn acres of land in Monmouth of Proprietors. He had w. Hannah and a dau Susanna, 1). in Shrewsbury 15th of 9th month, 1684. He d. 11th of 7th month.

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  1. The Pioneers of Massachusetts: A Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the ... By Charles Henry Pope. Page 116. "COOKE, Susannah, Boston. Now wife to one John Jenkins of Sandwich. Dismissed to that church 26 (1) 1648."
  2. The Narragansett Historical Register, Volume 5. By James N. Arnold. Page 152. "Sandwich, Mass. John Jenkins and Susanna, his wife, had children: Elizabeth, Zachariah, Job Cooke, Thomas ..."
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John Jenkins's Timeline

1626
1626
London, England
1644
1644
Age 18
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1648
1648
Age 22
Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, USA
1649
April 6, 1649
Rhode Island, United States
1651
July 7, 1651
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
1655
April 4, 1655
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
1666
July 15, 1666
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
1684
1684
Age 58
Sandwich,Barnstable,Massachusetts,USA