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Persoonlijke gegevens Thomas Jenks 

• Hij is geboren op 9 november 1738 in Quaker date.
• Hij is overleden op 30 mei 1799, hij was toen 60 jaar oud.

Gezin van Thomas Jenks

Hij is getrouwd met Rebecca Richardson.

Zij zijn getrouwd

Kind(eren):

1. Rachel Jenks  1763-1830
2. Mary Jenks  1765-????
3. Joseph R. Jenks  1767-1858
4. Mercy Jenks  1769-1836
5. Thomas Jenks  1772-1828
6. Rebecca Jenks  1775-1810
7. Mary Jenks  1777-1854
8. Dr. Phineas Jencks  1781-1851 
9. Ruth Jenks  1788-1843

Notities over Thomas Jenks

6 v. Rebecca Richardson, b. 27 1m 1742; d. 17 Apr. 1808; m. 22 4m 1762 Thomas JENKS Jr. He was b. 9/10m/1738, the son of Thomas Jenks and Mercy (Wildman). Thos. Jr. d. May 1799. His estate was valued at £3,542.0.11.[Bucks Co. Will #2892.] Thomas was described as "tall and rather fleshy".Fol. 30] Thomas had a fulling mill and saw mills on the Middletown to Newtown Road. Thomas was elected to the Committee of Observation for Bucks Co. 15 Dec. 1774, but resigned for reasons of conscience 21 Aug. 1775 when the committee became more radical and began preparing for violence. He served in the Provincial Assembly in 1775. During the Revolutionary War Thomas was reported to Middletown Meeting for judging in a military affair in 1777. His acknowledgment and repentance were accepted by the Meeting. Between 1780 and 1783 he was fined a total of £9.15.0 for non-participation with the militia. He was elected to the Pennsylvania Constitutional convention held in 1790, and was the first Penna. state senator elected from Bucks County. Thomas served on 4 Bucks Co. grand juries and was foreman of 3 of them in the period after the War, between 1788 and 1795. He and Rebecca were both moderately active in Middletown Meeting. They had 9 children of whom 8 lived to adulthood and 7 were married. Rebecca had a number of fairly elegant possessions which she bequeathed to specified daughters: silver pap spoon, silver knitting bag hook, 6 enamelled china plates, silver tea pot and sugar dish, several looking glasses, old silver cream jug, half dozen silver teaspoons marked TRJ, 6 wine glasses, 2 goblets, spice mill, and books. Total value of her estate was $2,574.09.[Bucks Co. Will #3548, signed 8/5m/1807, pr 27 Apr. 1808.]

Some of the descendants of Joseph Richardson and his wife Mary Paxson

of Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

compiled and copyright by MJP Grundy, 2002

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Thomas Jenks, second son of Thomas and Mercy, was born and reared on the homestead in Middletown, and spent his whole life there. He was a prominent and influencial man in the community. He served as a member of colonial assembly for the year 1775, and was a member of the constitutional convention of 1790, and was the first member of the state senate from Bucks under the constitution then adopted, and served continuously in that body until his death, May 4, 1799. For the first six years of his service the district which he represented was composed of the counties of Delaware, Chester and Bucks, while during his last two terms the district consisted of Chester, Montgomery and Bucks. He was an active member of the upper house and served on many important committees. He married, in 1762, Rebecca Richardson, and they were the parents of nine children, eight of whom lived to mature age.

 

Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania Vol. I - History of Bucks Co.

Clearfield Publ. Co, Inc.

pg. 39

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Register of Wills- Index #

JENKS THOMAS 1799- 02892 00

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Wills: Abstracts: Book 6: Bucks Co, PA 1797-1804

 

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.6.183. Thomas Jenks, Middletown Twp., Fuller.

July 12, 1798. Proved June 20, 1799.

Wife Rebecca.

Sons Joseph and Thomas and son-in-law Thomas Story, exrs.

Sons Thomas, Joseph Richardson, and Phineas Jenks.

Daus. Rachel wife of Thomas Story, Mercy wife of Abraham Carlisle,

Rebecca, Mary, and Ruth Jenks.

Isaac Chapman, Abraham Chapman and William Linton, "to run the lines of Land devised."

Land bought of Israel Jacobs, William Paxson and Thomas Carey.

Do. "late of" John Cawley and Patrick Gregg. Do. adj. James Wildman,

Bro. Joseph Jenks, Joseph Suber, John Dean and Jonathan Carlisle.

Wits: James Wildman, Nathaniel Price.

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