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James Hanks 1760–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 March 1760

Birth Location: Bedford, VA, USA

Death Date: 1810

Death Location: Nelson, Kentucky, United States

Father: Joseph Hanks

Mother: Nancy Lee

Spouse(s): Lucy Shipley

Children(s): Nancy **, John Hanks

James Hanks was born in 1760 in Bedford, VA, USA, the child of Joseph Hanks And Nancy Anna Nanny Lee. James Hanks married Lucy Shipley, and had children including John Hanks, Nancy Hanks. James Hanks passed away in 1810 in Nelson, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • James Hanks was born in 1760 in Bedford, VA, USA, the child of Joseph Hanks And Nancy Anna Nanny Lee.
  • James Hanks married Lucy Shipley, and had children including John Hanks, Nancy Hanks.
  • James Hanks passed away in 1810 in Nelson, Kentucky, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Hanks's Ancestors

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James Hanks
1760–1810
Birth Place: Bedford, VA, USA
Parents
Joseph Hanks
1725–1793
North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia
Nancy (Anna "Nanny") Lee
1728–1808
North Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Hanks) Jr
1681–1740
Virginia
Catherine Evans
1701–1730
Virginia
William Lee
1704–1764
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Anne
1704–1764
Bedford, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Hanks
1650–1704
Sarah Woodbridge
1651–1708
Cadwaladr Evans
1663–
Ellen Morris
1667–
William Lee
1682–1717
Dorothy Taylor
1681–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lee
1650–1703
Alice, Felton
1651–1703

James Hanks's Descendants

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James Hanks (20 March 1760–1810) m. Lucy Shipley (1765–1833)
  1. 1. Nancy (Hanks) ** 1784–1818 m. Thomas Lincoln 1780–1851
    1. 1. Abraham Lincoln 1809–1865 m. Mary (Ann) Lincoln 1818–1882
      1. 1. 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
  2. 2. John Hanks 1802–1889

James Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1760
20 March 1760
Birth of James Hanks in Bedford, VA, USA
Bedford, VA, USA
1810
1810
Age 50
Death of James Hanks in Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Nelson, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 March 1760
    Event Place: Bedford, VA, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1760; Birth city: Bedford; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Mecklinberg, VA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1760; Birth city: Bedford; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Nelson, Kentucky, United States

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