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Bathsheba Herring Grandmother of Abraham Lincoln 1742–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Linville-Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA

Death Date: May 1836

Death Location: Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Hardin Co., KY

Father: Leonard Herring

Mother: Abigail Harrison-Herring

Spouse(s): Merriot None, Capt. Sr.

Children(s): Josiah Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, Mary Crume, Mordecai Lincoln, Nancy Brumfield, Charles lincoln, Nancy Brumfield, James Lincoln, Abigail Lincoln, Mordecai Lincoln)

Bathsheba Herring Grandmother of Abraham Lincoln was born in 1742 in Linville-Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA, the child of Leonard Alexander Herring And Abigail Harrison Herring. Bathsheba Herring Grandmother of Abraham Lincoln married Capt Abraham Flowers Lincoln Killed By Native Americans Near His Home Sr, Merriot, and had children including Abigail Lincoln, Charles Lincoln, Isaac Lincoln, James Boone Lincoln, Josiah Lincoln, Mary Ada Lincoln Crume, Mordecai Lincoln, Mordecai Lincoln Uncle Of 16Th Pres Lincoln, Nancy Ann Lincoln Brumfield, Nancy Lincoln Brumfield, Thomas Herring Lincoln. Bathsheba Herring Grandmother of Abraham Lincoln passed away in 1836 in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Hardin Co., KY.

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  • Bathsheba Herring Grandmother of Abraham Lincoln was born in 1742 in Linville-Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA, the child of Leonard Alexander Herring And Abigail Harrison Herring.
  • Bathsheba Herring Grandmother of Abraham Lincoln married Capt Abraham Flowers Lincoln Killed By Native Americans Near His Home Sr, Merriot, and had children including Abigail Lincoln, Charles Lincoln, Isaac Lincoln, James Boone Lincoln, Josiah Lincoln, Mary Ada Lincoln Crume, Mordecai Lincoln, Mordecai Lincoln Uncle Of 16Th Pres Lincoln, Nancy Ann Lincoln Brumfield, Nancy Lincoln Brumfield, Thomas Herring Lincoln.
  • Bathsheba Herring Grandmother of Abraham Lincoln passed away in 1836 in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Hardin Co., KY.

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Bathsheba Lincoln's Ancestors

Self
Bathsheba Lincoln
1742–1836
Birth Place: Linville-Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA
Parents
Leonard Alexander Herring
1708–1778
Sussex, Delaware, United States
Abigail Harrison-Herring
1710–1780
Smithtown, Suffolk Co. New York, USA
Grandparents
Isaiah Harrison
1666–1738
Chester, Cheshire, England
Abigail Smith
1678–1732
Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Harrison
1619–1682
Jonathan Smith
1641–1718
Sarah Brewster
1656–1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard L.I.
1618–1692
Sarah Hammond
1609–1662

Bathsheba Lincoln's Descendants

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Bathsheba (Herring Grandmother of Abraham) Lincoln (1742–May 1836) m. Merriot (1742–) m. Capt. (Abraham Flowers Lincoln killed by Native Americans near his home) Sr. (13 May 1744–May 1786)
  1. 1. Josiah Lincoln 1773–1835
  2. 2. Thomas (Herring) Lincoln 1778–1851 m. Alice (Dehaven) Lincoln 1770–1836 m. Sarah (Bush) Johnston 1788–1869 m. Nancy (Sparrow) Hanks 1784–1818
    1. 1. John (DeHaven) Lincoln 1798–1882
    2. 2. Nancy Lincoln 1813–1814
    3. 3. Martha (Lincoln) Kaub 1812–1858
    4. 4. Sarah (Lincoln) Grisby 1807–1828
    5. 5. Abraham (Lincoln President) 16th 1809–1865 m. Mary (Ann Todd (Lincoln) (16th First Lady of) USA) 1818–1882
      1. 1. Captain (Robert Todd) Lincoln 1843–1926
      2. 2. Thomas Lincoln 1853–1871
      3. 3. Edward (Baker) Lincoln 1846–1850
      4. 4. William (Wallace) Lincoln 1850–1862
      5. 5. Mary (Todd) Lincoln 1845–1850
      6. 6. Willie Lincoln 1845–1846
    6. 6. Thomas Lincoln 1811–1815
    7. 7. Thomas Lincoln 1800–1805
    8. 8. David Lincoln 1804–
    9. 9. Elizabeth Lincoln 1803–1824
    10. 10. George (L) Lincoln 1808–1848
    11. 11. Hannah Lincoln 1814–
    12. 12. Margaret Lincoln 1800–1820
  3. 3. Mary (Ada Lincoln) Crume 1775–1851
  4. 4. Mordecai Lincoln 1770–1830
  5. 5. Nancy (Ann Lincoln) Brumfield 1780–1845
  6. 6. Charles lincoln 1795–1863
  7. 7. Nancy (Lincoln) Brumfield 1780–1815
  8. 8. James (Boone) Lincoln 1767–1860
  9. 9. Abigail Lincoln 1783–1882
  10. 10. Mordecai (Lincoln (Uncle of 16th Pres) Lincoln) 1771–1830

Bathsheba Lincoln's Timeline

2 Records

1742
1742
Birth of Bathsheba Herring Grandmother of Abraham Lincoln in Linville-Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA
Linville-Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA
1836
May 1836
Age 94
Death of Bathsheba Herring Grandmother of Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Hardin Co., KY
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Hardin Co., KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Linville-Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1836
    Event Place: Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Hardin Co., KY

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