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John Lincoln 1716 – 1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 May 1716

Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 1788

Death Location: Linville Creek, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

Father: Mordecai Lincoln

Mother: Hannah Salter

Spouse(s): Rebakah Flowers

Children(s): Captain Lincoln

John Lincoln was born in 1716 in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA, the child of Mordecai Lincoln and Hannah Salter. John Lincoln married Rebakah Flowers, and had children including Captain Abraham Lincoln. John Lincoln passed away in 1788 in Linville Creek, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Lincoln was born in 1716 in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA, the child of Mordecai Lincoln and Hannah Salter.
  • John Lincoln married Rebakah Flowers, and had children including Captain Abraham Lincoln.
  • John Lincoln passed away in 1788 in Linville Creek, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mordecai Lincoln
1686 – 1736
Birth Location: –
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Hannah Salter
1692 – 1727
Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth, NJ
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Spouses(s)

Rebakah Flowers
– 1806
Birth Location: Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Captain Lincoln
1744 – 1786
Birth Location: –
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John Lincoln's Ancestors

Self
John Lincoln
1716 – 1788
Birth Place: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Mordecai Lincoln
1686 – 1736
Hannah Salter
1692 – 1727
Freehold, Monmouth, NJ
Grandparents
Mordecai Lincoln
1657 – 1727
Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Jones
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Lincoln
1622 – 1690
Martha Lyford
1625 – 1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Lincoln
1575 – 1640
Bridget Gilman
1582 – 1665
John Lyford
1590 – 1634
Sarah Oakley
1586 – 1649

John Lincoln's Descendants

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John Lincoln (03 May 1716 – 1788) m. Rebakah Flowers (30 Mar1720 – 20 Jul 1806)
  1. 1. Captain (Abraham) Lincoln (13 May 1744 – May 1786) m. Bathsheba (1746 – 1836)
    1. 1. Thomas Lincoln (06 Jan 1778 – 17 Jan 1851) m. Nancy Hanks (05 Feb 1784 – 05 Oct 1818)
      1. 1. Sarah (Nancy) Lincoln (10 Feb 1807 – 20 January 1828)
      2. 2. President (Abraham) Lincoln (12 Feb 1809 – 15 Apr 1865) m. Mary (Ann) Todd (13 Dec 1818 – 16 Jul 1882)
        1. 1. Captain (Robert Todd) Lincoln (1 Aug 1843 – 26 Jul 1926) m. Mary (Eunice) Harlan (25 Sep 1846 – 31 Mar 1937)
        2. 2. Mary (Todd) Lincoln (May 1844 – 1845)
        3. 3. Infant Lincoln (1845 – 1846)
        4. 4. Edward (Baker "Eddie") Lincoln (10 Mar 1846 – 01 Feb 1850)
        5. 5. William (Wallace "Willie" "Willie") Lincoln (21 December 1850 – 20 February 1862)
        6. 6. Thomas ("Tad" Lincoln) (DNA) (4 April 1853 – 15 July 1871)
      3. 3. Thomas Lincoln (1811/12 – 1815 at 3 years of age)
      4. 4. Nancy Lincoln (1813 – 09 Oct 1815)

John Lincoln's Timeline

2 Records

1716
03 May 1716
Birth of John Lincoln in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
1788
1788
Age 72
Death of John Lincoln in Linville Creek, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Linville Creek, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 May 1716
    Event Place: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Linville Creek, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
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