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Abraham Lincoln The Capt 1739–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1739

Birth Location: Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: May 1786

Death Location: Eastwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: John Lincoln

Mother: Rebecca Flowers

Spouse(s): Bathsheba Herring

Children(s): Thomas Lincoln, Josiah Lincoln, Nancy Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Abigail Lincoln, Mordecai Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln The Capt was born in 1739 in Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of John Virginia John Lincoln And Rebecca Flowers. Abraham Lincoln The Capt married Bathsheba Herring, and had children including Abigail Lincoln, Josiah Lincoln, Mary Ada Lincoln, Mordecai Lincoln, Nancy Lincoln, Thomas Herring Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln The Capt passed away in 1786 in Eastwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Abraham Lincoln The Capt was born in 1739 in Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of John Virginia John Lincoln And Rebecca Flowers.
  • Abraham Lincoln The Capt married Bathsheba Herring, and had children including Abigail Lincoln, Josiah Lincoln, Mary Ada Lincoln, Mordecai Lincoln, Nancy Lincoln, Thomas Herring Lincoln.
  • Abraham Lincoln The Capt passed away in 1786 in Eastwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Abraham Capt's Ancestors

Self
Abraham Capt
1739–1786
Birth Place: Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
John "Virginia John" Lincoln
1716–1788
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Rebecca Flowers
1720–1806
Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Mordecai ("the Gent" Lincoln Grandfather of Abraham) Lincoln
1686–1736
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hannah Lincoln
1692–1727
Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Lincoln
1657–1727
Sarah Jones
1660–1708
Richard Capt
1669–1728
Hannah Bowne
1669–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Salter
1646–1746
Hannah Stringer
1645–1687
Lydia Holmes
1638–1693

Abraham Capt's Descendants

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Abraham (Lincoln The) Capt (16 Jul 1739–May 1786) m. Bathsheba Herring (1748–1836)
  1. 1. Thomas (Herring) Lincoln 1780–1851 m. Sarah Bush 1788–1869 m. Nancy Hanks 1784–1818
    1. 1. Nancy Lincoln 1813–1815
    2. 2. Abraham Lincoln 1809–1865 m. Mary (Ann) Todd 1818–1882 m. Anna (Mayes) Rutledge 1813–1835
      1. 1. Robert (Todd) Lincoln 1843–1926
      2. 2. Thomas ("Tad") Lincoln 1853–1871
      3. 3. Edward (Baker) Lincoln 1846–1850
      4. 4. William (Wallace) Lincoln 1850–1862
      5. 5. Mary (Todd) Lincoln 1845–1845
      6. 6. Son Lincoln 1847–1859
    3. 3. Sarah Lincoln 1807–1828
    4. 4. Thomas Lincoln 1811–1815
    5. 5. Nancy Lincoln 1780–1845
  2. 2. Josiah Lincoln 1773–1835
  3. 3. Nancy Lincoln 1780–1843
  4. 4. Mary (Ada) Lincoln 1775–1832
  5. 5. Abigail Lincoln 1782–
  6. 6. Mordecai Lincoln 1771–1830

Abraham Capt's Timeline

4 Records

1739
16 Jul 1739
Birth of Abraham Lincoln The Capt in Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1744
13 May 1744
Age 5
Birth of Abraham Lincoln The Capt in Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1786
7 May 1786
Age 47
Death of Abraham Lincoln The Capt in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
1786
May 1786
Age 47
Death of Abraham Lincoln The Capt in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1744
    Event Place: Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8594.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 161 : 1920

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1739
    Event Place: Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1786
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 161 : 1920

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1786
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eastwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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