In brief

Born about 1661 near Providence, Rhode Island. She died 1729.

Family

Spouse
Isaac Allen

Children

With Daniel Jenks

  • Mary Jenks
    b. Abt. 1692
    m. Joseph Weatherhead
  • Elizabeth Jenks · in this line
    b. August 24, 1694
    d. March 26 or April 26, 1768
  • Abigail Jenks
    b. July 8, 1696
  • Martha Jenks
    b. August 5, 1698
    m. John Arnold
    m. James Aldrich
  • Susanna Jenks
    b. May 24, 1700
    m. Zebedee Hopkins brother of Ezekiel Hopkins (2025)
    d. March 18, 1755
  • Daniel Jenks
    b. March 12, 1702, in Attleboro, Massachusetts
    m. Mercy Sprague, February 11, 1728, in Attleboro, Massachusetts
    m. Leah Whipple, December 11, 1750
    d. January 24, 1789
  • Hannah Jenks
    b. February 2, 1704
    m. David Rutenberg around 1727
  • Ruth Jenks
    b. December 9, 1705
    m. ____ Whipple
  • Joseph Jenks
    b. March 5, 1709

With Isaac Allen

  • Nehemiah Allen

Siblings

Full siblings — children of Alexander Balcom

  • Alexander Balcom
    b. Providence, Rhode Island
    m. Sarah Woodcock
    d. January 31, 1727

Half-siblings — children of Alexander Balcom and Elizabeth Holbrook

  • John Balcom
    b. 1678
    m. Sarah Bartlett
    d. January 30, 1739
  • Freegift Balcom
  • Joseph Balcom
    b. Providence, Rhode Island
    m. Phebe Mendon
    d. 1733
  • Hannah Balcom
    m. Ebenezer Haywood, February 22, 1715, in Providence, Rhode Island
    m. John Arnold, October 3, 1742
  • Samuel Balcom
    d. Mendon, Massachusetts
  • Deborah Balcom
    m. M___ Arnold
  • Lydia Balcom
    m. Daniel Hix, February 14, 1701, in Swansea, Massachusetts

Life story

A Providence Daughter

Katherine Balcom was born around 1661 near Providence, Rhode Island, daughter of Alexander Balcom. She died in 1729.

Sources (2)
  1. William B. Browne, Genealogy of the Jenks Family of America (Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press, 1952); image copy, Internet Archive, (https://archive.org/details/genealogyofjenks00brow_0 : accessed 26 August 2026).
  2. Frank W. Balcomb, A First Book of the Balcombe Family (Peabody, Massachusetts: The Fraedy Press, 1942); image copy, Internet Archive, (https://archive.org/details/firstbookofbalco00balc : accessed 27 August 2026).