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Elijah Hanks 1747–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1747

Birth Location: Amelia Co., VA

Death Date: 1797

Death Location: Granville Co., NC

Father: John Hanks

Mother: Mary Mott

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Children(s):

The story of Elijah Hanks began in 1747 in Amelia Co., VA. Elijah Hanks passed away in 1797 in Granville Co., NC.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Hanks began in 1747 in Amelia Co., VA.
  • Elijah Hanks passed away in 1797 in Granville Co., NC.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hanks
1714–1742
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia
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Mary Mott
1714–1790
Birth Location: St Marys White Chapel Parish, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
MM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Hanks's Ancestors

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Elijah Hanks
1747–1797
Birth Place: Amelia Co., VA
Parents
John Hanks
1714–1742
Richmond, Wise, Virginia
Mary Mott
1714–1790
St Marys White Chapel Parish, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Joseph Hanks) ii
1679–1732
North Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Hester (C.) Mills
1690–1732
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1655–1704
Sarah Woodbridge
1651–1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas *
1600–1674
Elizabeth *
1625–1702

Elijah Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1747
1747
Birth of Elijah Hanks in Amelia Co., VA
Amelia Co., VA
1797
1797
Age 50
Death of Elijah Hanks in Granville Co., NC
Granville Co., NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Amelia Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Granville Co., NC
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