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Bathsheba Herring 1742–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1836

Death Location: Washington County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Alexander II

Mother: Abigail Harrison

Spouse(s): Abraham Lincoln

Children(s): Thomas Lincoln

The story of Bathsheba Herring began in 1742 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. Bathsheba Herring married Abraham Lincoln, and had children including Thomas Herring Lincoln. Bathsheba Herring passed away in 1836 in Washington County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bathsheba Herring began in 1742 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.
  • Bathsheba Herring married Abraham Lincoln, and had children including Thomas Herring Lincoln.
  • Bathsheba Herring passed away in 1836 in Washington County, Kentucky, USA.

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Bathsheba Herring's Ancestors

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Bathsheba Herring
1742–1836
Birth Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Alexander Herring II
1708–1778
Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Abigail Harrison
1710–1780
Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
Grandparents
Isaiah Harrison
1666–1737
Abigail Smith
1678–1732
Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Smith
1641–1718
Sarah Brewster
1656–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Smith
1613–1691
Sarah Hammond
1624–1708

Bathsheba Herring's Descendants

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Bathsheba Herring (1742–1836) m. Abraham Lincoln (13 May 1744–04 May 1786)
  1. 1. Thomas (Herring) Lincoln 1778–1851 m. Nancy Hanks 1784–1818
    1. 1. Abraham Lincoln 1809–1865

Bathsheba Herring's Timeline

2 Records

1742
1742
Birth of Bathsheba Herring in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
1836
1836
Age 94
Death of Bathsheba Herring in Washington County, Kentucky, USA
Washington County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Washington County, Kentucky, USA

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