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John Lincoln, US War for Independence: Continental Army, Ensign 1716–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1716

Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America

Death Date: 3 Nov 1788

Death Location: Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Mordecai II

Mother: Hannah Salter

Spouse(s): Rebecca (Morris)

Children(s): Captain Independence

In 1716, John Lincoln, US War for Independence: Continental Army, Ensign entered the world in Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America, born to Mordecai Lincoln Ii And Hannah Salter. John Lincoln, US War for Independence: Continental Army, Ensign married Rebecca Flowers Morris, and had children including Captain Abraham Lincoln Us War For Independence. John Lincoln, US War for Independence: Continental Army, Ensign passed away in 1788 in Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1716, John Lincoln, US War for Independence: Continental Army, Ensign entered the world in Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America, born to Mordecai Lincoln Ii And Hannah Salter.
  • John Lincoln, US War for Independence: Continental Army, Ensign married Rebecca Flowers Morris, and had children including Captain Abraham Lincoln Us War For Independence.
  • John Lincoln, US War for Independence: Continental Army, Ensign passed away in 1788 in Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

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John Ensign's Ancestors

Self
John Ensign
1716–1788
Birth Place: Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
Parents
Mordecai Lincoln II
1686–1736
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Salter
1692–1727
Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
Grandparents
Mordecai Lincoln
1657–1727
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah (Jones) (Lincoln)
1660–1702
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Jones
1632–1717
Sarah Whitman
1640–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas persecution)
1602–1680
Anne Greenwood
1606–1657

John Ensign's Descendants

1.
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John (Lincoln, US War for Independence: Continental Army,) Ensign (3 May 1716–3 Nov 1788) m. Rebecca (Flowers) (Morris) (30 Mar 1720–20 Jul 1806)
  1. 1. Captain (Abraham Lincoln, US War for) Independence 1744–1786 m. Bathsheba Herring 1750–1836
    1. 1. Thomas Lincoln 1778–1851 m. Nancy Hanks 1784–1818
      1. 1. Abraham (Lincoln, President of the United States, Congressman, Republican, Illinois militia: Black Hawk) War 1809–1865 m. Mary (Ann "Molly") Todd** 1818–1882
      2. 2. Sarah (Lincoln) (Grigsby) 1807–1828
      3. 3. Thomas Lincoln 1811–1815

John Ensign's Timeline

2 Records

1716
3 May 1716
Birth of John Lincoln, US War for Independence: Continental Army, Ensign in Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
1788
3 Nov 1788
Age 72
Death of John Lincoln, US War for Independence: Continental Army, Ensign in Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1716
    Event Place: Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1788
    Event Place: Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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