Mary Harrington

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Mary Martha (Jencks) Harrington (1692 - 1756)

Mary Martha Harrington [uncertain] formerly Jencks

Born 1692 in West Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

Daughter of Joseph Jencks III and [mother unknown]

Sister of Joseph Jencks, Obediah Jencks [half], Nathaniel Jenks [half], Catherine (Jenckes) Turpin [half], Ester Jencks, John Jenks [half], Martha Jencks [half] and Lydia (Jencks) Mason [half]

Wife of John Harrington — married 20 May 1722 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Mother of Nathaniel Harrington, Obediah Harrington, John Harrington, Amey Harrington, Catherine Harrington and Jemima Harrington

Died 22 Dec 1756 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island

Jencks-37 created 27 Apr 2014 | Last modified 26 Apr 2021

Biography

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Family of origin: Mary was the daughter of Governor Joseph Jenks. Governor JOSEPH JENKS born at Providence 1656 and died June 15, 1740. He married at Providence MARTHA BROWN, daughter of John and Mary (Holmes) Brown. There are no records extant concerning her dates of birth and death. His second marriage was to ALICE SMITH DEXTER, widow of John Dexter, and took place on February 3, 1727. She was born in 1665, the daughter of John and Sarah (Whipple) Smith, died Feb. 19, 1736. Governor Jenks was first buried in the old cemetery near Read and High Streets but was afterwards removed (in 1831) to the Mineral Spring Cemetery, Pawtucket. Children, of the first marriage:

i. Joseph, b. 1682; d. (young).

ii. Obediah,4 b. 1684.

iii. Nathaniel,4 b. 1686/7.

iv. Martha, b. 1689; m. (1) John Andrews; m. (2) Peleg Cook.

v. Lydia.

vi. Mary, b. 1692.

vii. Catherine, b. 1694; d. 1792; m. William Turpin.

viii. Esther, b. 1695; m. Benjamin Bucklin, Sept. 14, 1726. 27 ix. John,4 b. June 9, 1696.

MARY JENKS born 1692; married May 20, 1722, JOHN HERRENDEN, JR. Children:

i. Nathaniel, b. May 15, 1727.

ii. Obediah.

iii. John.

iv. Amey.

v. Catherine.

vi. Jemima.'

Her husbands name is spelled variously Herrenden, Harrington, and similar variations.

Sources

↑ Jencks-37 was created by Nick Nichols through the import of Wm2014-04-25.ged on Apr 25, 2014. This comment and citation should be deleted after a short biography has been added and primary sources have been cited.
Page 34 Genealogy of the Jenks Family of America, Compiled by William B. Browne, under the terms of the will of Harlan W. Jenks, deceased. Printed by Rumford Press, Concord, New Hampshire, 1952;
"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 26 July 2019, 01:48), entry for Mary Martha Jenckes(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LYJM-XZV); contributed by various users.
Page 13 and 34 Genealogy of the Jencks Family of America, Compiled and published by WILLIAM B. BROWNE under the terms of the will of HARLAN W. JENKS, deceased. Printed by RUMFORD PRESS CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 1952

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Cathy Gariety for creating WikiTree profile Jenckes-78 through the import of Knorr Family Tree (1).ged on Jan 27, 2013.

GEDCOM Source

@R800445422@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Database online. Record for John Harrington http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=5726

GEDCOM Source

@R800445422@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Database online. Record for John Harrington
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=5726