Joel Jenkins

1757 - Bef 1821  (< 63 years)

• Name	Joel Jenkins
  Born	23 Sep 1757	Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Apr 1777  [2]
  	Minuteman, and other regiments during American Revolution
  _UID	5B7B9C0A8678B741995A2B8D75C6ACEDF13A
  Died	Bef 22 Aug 1821	Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA
  Person ID	I392	Irving Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2010

  
  

  Father	Joseph Jenkins,   b. 17 Mar 1725, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA ,   d. 8 Jan 1808, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Sarah Barron,   b. 4 Aug 1725, Westford, Middlesex, MA, USA ,   d. 7 Mar 1810, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1749	Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA
  _STAT	MARRIED
  _UID	B24C09E4B94F0C45B7ED755B396F88533BE8
  Family ID	F226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Walker,   b. 15 Feb 1763, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA ,   d. 3 May 1813, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA  (Age 50 years)  [3]
  Married	13 Jun 1784	Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA
  _STAT	MARRIED
  _UID	B9B521E3AC99A44A8232606FE0F561D02EEF
  Children	+ 1. Eunice Jenkins,   b. 30 Aug 1784, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA ,   d. 25 Oct 1825, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA  (Age 41 years)   2. William Williams Jenkins,   b. 22 Jun 1787, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA   3. Hannah Jenkins,   b. 14 Jul 1795, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA   4. Timothy Walker Jenkins,   b. 2 Oct 1797, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA   5. Thomas Jefferson Jenkins,   b. Abt 1800, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA   6. Joel Jenkins,   b. Abt 1808, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2016
  Family ID	F223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Sep 1757 - Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA Married - 13 Jun 1784 - Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA Died - Bef 22 Aug 1821 - Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Joel was son of Joseph. He married Captain Timothy Walker's daughter. His wife died in 1813. His Aunt was married to Captain Ford, Esquire. He lived at 480 Woburn Street. Was the son-in-law of Captain Timothy Walker. Also brother to Joseph Jenkins, Jr. At age 19 was on the list of men responsible for turn of service at Crown Point Expedition, dated 8 July, 1776. Joel and father, Joseph credited with 1 turn. At age 20, was a sergeant in Captain Jesse Luyman's Company, Colonel Josiah Witney's Regiment. Arrived at destination on 10 May 1777. Discharged 10 July 1777 at Point Judith (Narragansett, Rhode Island). Service: 2 month, 9 days at Rhode Island, including 3 days travel to point of destination (60 miles) and 5 days travel from point Judith to home. During the American Revolution, the British controlled Narragansett Bay and raided and burned the farms on Point Judith and the surrounding areas in the late 1770's under Captain Wallace. He also served as a private in Captain Ford's Company, Colonel Eleazer Brook's Regiment of Guards. Enlisted on 5 Nov 1777. Served to 3 April, 1778. Served 4 months, 29 days at Fort No. 2 guarding Troops of Convention (Burgoyne's Troops taken at Saratoga). He reported on Furlough, December 1778. Was paid for services by Captain Ford on 22 May, 1778. Also enlisted 13 May, 1778 in Continental Army for 8 months from time of arrival at Peekskill, New York. Was paid 30 pounds in partial payment. Was a Private in Captain Edward Richardson's Company, Colonel Thomas Poor's Regiment. Discharged 18 February, 1779. Service 7 months, 23 days at North River, New York (contemporary name for the lower Hudson River), including 12 days travel to home (240 miles). Served at Watertown, New York, West Point and Kings Ferry.

  
  

• Sources

  [S265] MA 1730-1898 Vital Records of Wilmington, MA, Town of Wilmington, MA, LDS #761324. (Reliability: 2). Profile verifies date of birth, marriage date, wife's name, four children's names and dates of birth. [S266] Town Record - Wilmington, (Wilmington, MA) (Reliability: 2). service at Crown Point Expedition, dated 8 July, 1776, Point Judith, Rhode Island dated 10 May 1777. Was at Watertown, New York, West Point and Kings Ferry. [S270] Vital Records of Wilmington, MA 1730-1898, (Town of Wilmington, MA) (Reliability: 2).