1. JOSEPH¹ JENCKES was born in 1602^[1] in England, United Kingdom^[3], and died about 1683^[1] in Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts, United States^{[2, 3]}. He married JONE _____, who died about 1640^[11]. ^{[1, 2, 3, 12]}
From Eng., 1643, settled at Lynn, Mass.; established the iron works at Lynn; was the first patentee in America, 1646; cut the dies for the "Pine Tree Shilling," 1652; built the first fire engine, 1654; inventor of the grass scythe.^[2]
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JOSEPH2 JENCKES, b. in 1632[3, 11] in England[3, 11]; d. on 4 JAN 1716/7[3] in Pawtucket, Providence Co., Rhode Island, United States[3]; m. (DF-3) HESTER BALLARD of Bradwell, Suffolk, England, b. of Bradwell[17] in 1633[17], d. about 1730[10], daughter of (DF-2) William and Elizabeth (_____) BALLARD.

2. JOSEPH² JENCKES (Joseph¹), son of (1) Joseph¹ and Jone (_____) JENCKES, was born in 1632^{[3, 11]} in England^{[3, 11]}, and died on 4 JAN 1716/7^[3] in Pawtucket^[3]. He married (DF-3) HESTER BALLARD of Bradwell, daughter of (DF-2) William and Elizabeth (_____) BALLARD, who was born in 1633^[17] of Bradwell^[17], and died about 1730^[10]. ^{[1, 3, 4, 10, 11, 13, 14]}
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WILLIAM3 JENCKES, b. in 1674[5] in Pawtucket[5]; d. on 2 Oct. 1765[5]; m. (AMU-20) PATIENCE SPRAGUE, b. about 1675[5], d. on 3 Oct. 1765[1], daughter of (AMU-16) Jonathan and (VI-15) Mehitable (HOLBROOK) SPRAGUE.

3. WILLIAM³ JENCKES (Joseph², Joseph¹), son of (2) Joseph² and (DF-3) Hester (BALLARD) JENCKES, was born in 1674^[5] in Pawtucket^[5], and died on 2 Oct. 1765^[5]. He married (AMU-20) PATIENCE SPRAGUE, daughter of (AMU-16) Jonathan and (VI-15) Mehitable (HOLBROOK) SPRAGUE, who was born about 1675^[5], and died on 3 Oct. 1765^[1]. ^{[5, 8, 16]}
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WILLIAM4 JENCKES, JR., b. in 1700[1]; d. in July 1765[1]; m. (AMC-4) ANPHILLUS SMITH, b. about 1705[1], d. about 1800[1], daughter of (AMC-3) Christopher and Mary (_____) SMITH.

4. WILLIAM⁴ JENCKES, JR. (William³, Joseph², Joseph¹), son of (3) William³ and (AMU-20) Patience (SPRAGUE) JENCKES, was born in 1700^[1], and died in July 1765^[1]. He married (AMC-4) ANPHILLUS SMITH, daughter of (AMC-3) Christopher and Mary (_____) SMITH, who was born about 1705^[1], and died about 1800^[1]. ^{[1, 6, 7]}
"Jenckes - Jenks Genealogy" shows his wife as Esther Tingley.^[7]
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ANCILLES5 JENCKES, b. about 1730[1]; d. about 1810; m. on 26 July 1752[7, 9, 15] in Smithfield, Rhode Island[7, 9, 15] (ARW-5) SAMUEL WAIT, b. in North Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island[15] about 1725[15], d. about 1790[1], son of (ARW-4) Joseph and (ALO-5) Elizabeth (SHEFFIELD) WAIT.

5. ANCILLES⁵ JENCKES (William⁴, William³, Joseph², Joseph¹), daughter of (4) William⁴, Jr. and (AMC-4) Anphillus (SMITH), was born between 1713/4 and 1732^[1], and died between 1782 and 1842. She married in Smithfield^{[7, 9, 15]}, on 26 July 1752^{[7, 9, 15]}, (ARW-5) SAMUEL WAIT, son of (ARW-4) Joseph and (ALO-5) Elizabeth (SHEFFIELD) WAIT, who was born about 1725^[15] in North Kingstown^[15], and died about 1790^[1].

From the 1782 census, in Exeter, Washington Co.^[18]: