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Abraham Lincoln 1744 – 1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1744

Birth Location: Amityville, Berks, PA

Death Date: 7 May 1786

Death Location: Floyd Creek, Jefferson, KY

Father: John Lincoln

Mother: Rebecca Moore

Spouse(s): Mary Shipley, Bathsheba Herring

Children(s): J. Lincoln, Mordecai Lincoln, Josiah Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Mary Crume, Thomas Lincoln, Nancy Lincoln, Nancy Brumfield, Abigail Morse, J. Lincoln

In 1744, Abraham Lincoln entered the world in Amityville, Berks, PA, born to John Morris "Virginia John" Lincoln and Rebecca Rebekah Flowers Moore. Abraham Lincoln married Mary Shipley, Bathsheba Herring, and had children including J. J. Lincoln, Mordecai Lincoln, Josiah Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Mary Ada Crume, Thomas Lincoln, Nancy (Ann) Lincoln, Nancy Brumfield, Abigail Morse, J. J. Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln passed away in 1786 in Floyd Creek, Jefferson, KY.

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Biography

  • In 1744, Abraham Lincoln entered the world in Amityville, Berks, PA, born to John Morris "Virginia John" Lincoln and Rebecca Rebekah Flowers Moore.
  • Abraham Lincoln married Mary Shipley, Bathsheba Herring, and had children including J. J. Lincoln, Mordecai Lincoln, Josiah Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Mary Ada Crume, Thomas Lincoln, Nancy (Ann) Lincoln, Nancy Brumfield, Abigail Morse, J. J. Lincoln.
  • Abraham Lincoln passed away in 1786 in Floyd Creek, Jefferson, KY.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lincoln
1711 – 1773
Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Rebecca Moore
1720 – 1806
Birth Location: Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Shipley
1739 – 1779
Birth Location: Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Bathsheba Herring
1748 – 1836
Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

J. Lincoln
1863 –
Birth Location: Rockingham, VA
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Mordecai Lincoln
1771 – 1830
Birth Location: Linville-Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA
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Josiah Lincoln
1773 – 1835
Birth Location: Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
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Mary Lincoln
1775 – 1851
Birth Location: Linville-Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA
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Mary Crume
1775 – 1832
Birth Location: Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
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Thomas Lincoln
1780 – 1851
Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
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Nancy Lincoln
1780 – 1845
Birth Location: Linville-Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Brumfield
1780 – 1843
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Abigail Morse
1782 –
Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
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J. Lincoln
1863 –
Birth Location: Rockingham, VA
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Abraham Lincoln's Ancestors

Self
Abraham Lincoln
1744 – 1786
Birth Place: Amityville, Berks, PA
Parents
John Morris "Virginia John" Lincoln
1711 – 1773
Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
Rebecca (Rebekah Flowers) Moore
1720 – 1806
Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Mordecai (Adah) Lincoln
1686 – 1736
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah (Browne) Salter
1692 – 1727
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, British Colony
Great-Grandparents
Mordecai (VI)
1657 – 1727
Sarah Jones
1660 – 1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Lincoln
1622 – 1690
Martha Lincoln
1628 – 1693

Abraham Lincoln's Descendants

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Abraham Lincoln (13 May 1744 – 7 May 1786) m. Mary Shipley (15 July 1739 – 1779) m. Bathsheba Herring (1748 – 1836)
  1. 1. J. (J.) Lincoln (1863 – )
  2. 2. Mordecai Lincoln (1771 – December 1830)
  3. 3. Josiah Lincoln (10 July 1773 – 19 September 1835) m. Catherine Barlow (1771 – )
    1. 1. Nancy Lincoln (1811 – 1841)
  4. 4. Mary Lincoln (1775 – 15 June 1851)
  5. 5. Mary (Ada) Crume (20 January 1775 – 1832)
  6. 6. Thomas Lincoln (20 Jan 1780 – 17 Jan 1851) m. Nancy Hanks (5 Feb 1784 – 5 Oct 1818) m. Sarah Lincoln (13 December 1788 – 12 April 1869)
    1. 1. Sarah Grigsby (10 February 1807 – 20 January 1828) m. Aaron Grigsby (1801 – )
    2. 2. Abraham Lincoln (12 Feb 1809 – 15 April 1865) m. Mary Todd (abt 1854 – 7 Apr 1932)
    3. 3. Thomas Lincoln (1812 – 1812)
    4. 4. Sarah Grigsby (10 February 1807 – 20 January 1828)
  7. 7. Nancy ((Ann)) Lincoln (25 March 1780 – 9 October 1845)
  8. 8. Nancy Brumfield (25 March 1780 – 9 October 1843)
  9. 9. Abigail Morse (1782 – )

Abraham Lincoln's Timeline

6 Records

1744
13 May 1744
Birth of Abraham Lincoln in Amityville, Berks Co, Pennsylvania, USA
Amityville, Berks Co, Pennsylvania, USA
1744
1744
Birth of Abraham Lincoln in PA
PA
1744
13 May 1744
Birth of Abraham Lincoln in Amityville, Berks, PA
Amityville, Berks, PA
1784
1784
Age 40
Death of Abraham Lincoln in Floyd Creek, Jefferson County
Floyd Creek, Jefferson County
1786
7 May 1786
Age 42
Death of Abraham Lincoln in Louisville, Jefferson Co, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson Co, Kentucky, USA
1786
7 May 1786
Age 42
Death of Abraham Lincoln in Floyd Creek, Jefferson, KY
Floyd Creek, Jefferson, KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1744
    Event Place: Amityville, Berks Co, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: PA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family
    [4] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 161 : 1920
    [5] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1744
    Event Place: Amityville, Berks, PA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1786
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson Co, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Floyd Creek, Jefferson County
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 161 : 1920
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1786
    Event Place: Floyd Creek, Jefferson, KY

    Genealogy Event 8
    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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