The origins of Joel Jenkins were unknown as of 1912, when a genealogical sketch of him was published in NEHGR 66:268-273. I am not aware of any discoveries since then.

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Birth:  Abt 1615, estimated 25 years before birth of earliest known child (1640).

Immigration:  Details of immigration unknown to me, but in Braintree, Mass by 1640, when oldest child born.

Residences:  Braintree by 1640, Malden, after 1646.

Spouse:   Sarah Gilbert, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Bennett) Gilbert of Yardley, Worcester, England. Named in Thomas Gilbert's will. She was born abt 1586-90 in England. (See Gilbert sketch at this site)

Savage on Joel Jenkins:

"JOEL, Braintree, m, Sarah Gilbert, had Lydia, b. 13 Oct. 1640; and Theophilus, 7 Apr. 1642;  was freem. 1646, rem. to Malden, as Theophilus, his s. d. there 15 or 25, July 1660. Lydia m. 3 May 1657, John Paul."

Descendant Register Report of First Generation

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"Some Desc. of Joel Jenkins of Braintree & Malden, MA," NEHG Register," Vol 66, pg.  268.

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See Descendant Register of First Generation

Descendants of Joel Jenkins

 1   Joel Jenkins 1615 - 1668
..  +Sarah Gilbert 1615 -
........... 2   Lydia Jenkins 1640 -
...............  +John Paul 1635 -
........................ 3   John Paul 1658 - 1658
........................ 3   Lydia Paul 1660 -
........................ 3   Elizabeth Paul 1668 -
............................  +Henry Rhodes 1674 -
........................ 3   Joel Paul 1676 - 1676
........... 2   Theophilus Jenkins 1642 - 1660
........... 2   Lemuel Jenkins 1643 - 1713
...............  +Elizabeth Oakes 1650 - 1694
........................ 3   Lemuel Jenkins 1672 -
........................ 3   Ezekiel Jenkins 1676 -
...........  *2nd Wife of Lemuel Jenkins:
...............  +Mercy Tufts 1660 - 1736
........................ 3   Nathaniel Jenkins 1695 -
........................ 3   Elizabeth (1) Jenkins 1696 - 1697
........................ 3   Elizabeth Jenkins 1699 - 1714
........................ 3   Joseph Jenkins 1701 -
........................ 3   Abigail Jenkins 1703 - 1714
........................ 3   Sarah Jenkins 1707 -
........... 2   Hannah Jenkins 1646 -
...............  +John Baker 1646 - 1683
...........  *2nd Husband of Hannah Jenkins:
...............  +Joseph Parker 1646 - 1696
...........  *3rd Husband of Hannah Jenkins:
...............  +Robert Blood 1646 -
........... 2   Ezekiel Jenkins 1649 - 1705
...............  +Sarah Going 1650 -
........................ 3   Margaret Jenkins 1680 -
............................  +(___) Cole 1680 -
........... 2   Obadiah Jenkins 1650 - 1720
...............  +Mary Jones 1653 - 1720
........................ 3   Joel Jenkins 1680 -
........................ 3   Sarah Jenkins 1685 - 1768
............................  +(___) Taylor 1685 -
........................ 3   Anna Jenkins 1687 -
............................  +Benjamin Teel 1687 -
........................ 3   Obadiah Jenkins 1690 -
........................ 3   Mary Jenkins 1692 - 1768
............................  +Zachariah Howard 1692 -
........................ 3   Lydia Jenkins 1694 - 1762
............................  +Noah Upham 1694 -
........... 2   Sarah Jenkins 1655 -
...............  +Joseph Merriam 1655 - 1702
........................ 3   Joseph Merriam 1676 -
........................ 3   Benjamin Merriam 1678 -
........................ 3   Sarah Merriam 1681 -
........................ 3   Elizabeth Merriam 1683 -
........................ 3   Ebenezer Merriam 1686 -
........................ 3   Theophilus Merriam 1688 -
........................ 3   Mary Merriam 1690 -

 
 1   Joel Jenkins 1615 - 1668 b: Abt. 1615 in England
....  +Sarah Gilbert 1615 - b: Abt. 1615 in Yardley, Worcester, England
. 2   Lydia Jenkins 1640 - b: Oct 13, 1640 in Braintree, Suffolk Co, Mass
.......  +John Paul 1635 - b: Abt. 1635 in of Braintree, Hampden Co, Mass
.... 3   Elizabeth Paul 1668 - b: Dec 1668 in Malden, Middlesex Co, Mass
..........  +Henry Rhodes 1674 - b: Jun 01, 1674 in Lynn, Essex Co, Mass
........ 4   Martha Rhodes 1703 - b: Feb 20, 1703 in Lynn, Essex Co, Mass
..............  +James Coates 1703 - b: Abt. 1703 in Lynn, Essex Co, Mass
........... 5   Mary Coates 1739 - b: Jul 31, 1739 in Dudley, Worcester Co, Mass
.................  +Zebediah Marsh 1734 - b: 1734 in Conn or Mass?
.............. 6   Lucretia Marsh 1764 - 1851 b: Oct 23, 1764 in Thompson, Killingly, Windham Co, Conn
....................  +Nehemiah Fisher, Deacon 1764 - 1846 b: Apr 23, 1764 in Norton, Bristol Co, Mass
.................. 7   Nehemiah Willis Fisher 1805 - 1859 b: Jun 23, 1805 in Marlboro, Windham Co,  Vermont
........................  +Abigail Whitney Bruce 1806 - 1884 b: Apr 02, 1806 in Marlboro, Windham Co,  Vermont
..................... 8   Eleanor Serepta Fisher 1843 - 1924 b: Oct 30, 1843 in Marlboro, Windham Co,  Vermont
...........................  +Henry Gilbert Baldwin 1836 - 1894 b: Jun 14, 1836 in Dover, Vermont
........................ 9   Arthur Willis Baldwin 1876 - 1961 b: Jul 06, 1876 in Near Ada, Fountain Twp, Ottawa Co, Kans
..............................  +Inez Evangeline Hallock 1886 - 1976 b: Oct 14, 1886 in Near Milo, Lincoln Co, Kans

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