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Bathsheba Herring 1748–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1836

Death Location: Fort Knox, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Leonard Herring

Mother: Abigail Harrison

Spouse(s): Abraham Lincoln

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

In 1748, Bathsheba Herring entered the world in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Leonard Alexander Herring And Abigail Harrison. Bathsheba Herring married Abraham Lincoln, and had children including Josiah Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Mordecai Lincoln, Nancy Ann Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln. Bathsheba Herring passed away in 1836 in Fort Knox, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1748, Bathsheba Herring entered the world in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Leonard Alexander Herring And Abigail Harrison.
  • Bathsheba Herring married Abraham Lincoln, and had children including Josiah Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Mordecai Lincoln, Nancy Ann Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln.
  • Bathsheba Herring passed away in 1836 in Fort Knox, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Bathsheba Herring's Ancestors

Self
Bathsheba Herring
1748–1836
Birth Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Leonard Alexander Herring
1708–1778
Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
Abigail Harrison
1710–1780
Smithtown, Long Island, New York, USA
Grandparents
Isaiah (Harrison) Sr
1666–1738
Chester, Cheshire, England
Abigail Smith
1678–1732
Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Harrison
1619–1682
Katherine Bradshaw
1637–1672
Jonathan Smith
1648–1696
Sarah Brewster
1654–1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Jr
1593–1665
Margaret Pilkington
1598–1655
Edward Bradshaw
1604–1671
Susannah Blease
1613–1651

Bathsheba Herring's Descendants

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Bathsheba Herring (1748–1836) m. Abraham Lincoln (13 May 1744–7 May 1786)
  1. 1. Josiah Lincoln 1773–1835
  2. 2. Mary Lincoln 1775–1851
  3. 3. Nancy ((Ann)) Lincoln 1780–1845
  4. 4. Thomas Lincoln 1778–1851 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Hanks 1784–1818
    1. 1. Abraham Lincoln 1809–1865
    2. 2. Thomas (Lincoln) Jr 1812–1812
    3. 3. Sarah Grigsby 1807–1828
  5. 5. Mordecai Lincoln 1771–1830

Bathsheba Herring's Timeline

2 Records

1748
1748
Birth of Bathsheba Herring in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
1836
1836
Age 88
Death of Bathsheba Herring in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America
Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Knox, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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