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James Hanks 1759–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Dinwiddie Co., VA

Death Date: 13 April 1839

Death Location: Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Richard Hanks

Mother: Mary Hinds

Spouse(s): Mary Hanks

Children(s): Rebecca Fowlkes, William Hanks, Richard Hanks, Mary Hanks, Catherine Hanks, Elizabeth Hanks, David Hanks

James Hanks was born in 1759 in Dinwiddie Co., VA, the child of Richard Hanks And Mary Hinds. James Hanks married Mary Starrett Hanks, and had children including Catherine Hanks, David Hanks, Elizabeth Hanks, Mary Polly Hanks Hanks, Rebecca Hanks Fowlkes, Richard Hanks, William Hanks. James Hanks passed away in 1839 in Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Hanks was born in 1759 in Dinwiddie Co., VA, the child of Richard Hanks And Mary Hinds.
  • James Hanks married Mary Starrett Hanks, and had children including Catherine Hanks, David Hanks, Elizabeth Hanks, Mary Polly Hanks Hanks, Rebecca Hanks Fowlkes, Richard Hanks, William Hanks.
  • James Hanks passed away in 1839 in Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Hanks
1723–1789
Birth Location: Richmond Co., VA
RH
Mary Hinds
1734–
Birth Location: Richmond Co., VA
MH

Spouses(s)

Mary Hanks
1760–1840
Birth Location: –
MH

Children(s)

Rebecca Fowlkes
1781–1870
Birth Location: –
RF
William Hanks
1783–
Birth Location: –
WH
Richard Hanks
1785–
Birth Location: –
RH
Mary Hanks
1787–
Birth Location: –
MH
Catherine Hanks
1790–
Birth Location: –
CH
Elizabeth Hanks
1795–
Birth Location: –
EH
David Hanks
1798–1898
Birth Location: North Carolina
DH

James Hanks's Ancestors

Self
James Hanks
1759–1839
Birth Place: Dinwiddie Co., VA
Parents
Richard Hanks
1723–1789
Richmond Co., VA
Mary Hinds
1734–
Richmond Co., VA
Grandparents
William ((2)) Hanks
1678–1732
North Farnham Parish, Lancaster, RIchmond Co., VA
Hester (C. "Hannah") Mills
1690–1750
Maryland
James Hinds
1697–
Charles Parish, York Co., VA
Sally ("Patience" Harper) Hinds
1703–
North Franham Parish, Richmond Co., VA
Great-Grandparents
William Hanks
1655–1704
Sarah Woodbridge
1653–1708
John Mills
1645–
Hester White
1640–
Richard Hinds
–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hancks
1630–1674

James Hanks's Descendants

1.
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James Hanks (1759–13 April 1839) m. Mary (Starrett) Hanks (1760–1840)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Hanks) Fowlkes 1781–1870
  2. 2. William Hanks 1783–
  3. 3. Richard Hanks 1785–
  4. 4. Mary ((Polly) HANKS) Hanks 1787–
  5. 5. Catherine Hanks 1790–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Hanks 1795–
  7. 7. David Hanks 1798–1898

James Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1759
1759
Birth of James Hanks in Dinwiddie Co., VA
Dinwiddie Co., VA
1839
13 April 1839
Age 80
Death of James Hanks in Wilkes Co., NC
Wilkes Co., NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Dinwiddie Co., VA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 April 1839
    Event Place: Wilkes Co., NC
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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