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Joseph Hanks 1725–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Berks Co Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 14 March 1793

Death Location: Nelson Co Kentucky, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Jr

Mother:

Spouse(s): Nancy Lee, Nancy Shipley

Children(s): James Hanks

Joseph Hanks was born in 1725 in Berks Co Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Hanks Jr And Sarah Morris Evans. Joseph Hanks married Nancy Anna Lee, Nancy Shipley, and had children including James Hanks. Joseph Hanks passed away in 1793 in Nelson Co Kentucky, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Hanks was born in 1725 in Berks Co Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Hanks Jr And Sarah Morris Evans.
  • Joseph Hanks married Nancy Anna Lee, Nancy Shipley, and had children including James Hanks.
  • Joseph Hanks passed away in 1793 in Nelson Co Kentucky, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

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Children(s)

Joseph Hanks's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Hanks
1725–1793
Birth Place: Berks Co Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Hanks Jr
1681–1740
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Sarah Woodbridge
1653–1708
Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Hanks's Descendants

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Joseph Hanks (1725–14 March 1793) m. Nancy (Anna) Lee (1728–8 October 1808) m. Nancy Shipley (1745–)
  1. 1. James Hanks 1759–1810 m. Lucy (Shipley (HANKS) SPARROW 16) MinLof6thC3xr 1763–1833
    1. 1. Nancy Hanks 1784–1818 m. Thomas Lincoln 1780–1851
      1. 1. Abraham Lincoln 1809–1865 m. Mary Todd 1854–1932
      2. 2. Sarah Grigsby 1807–1828 m. Aaron Grigsby 1801–
      3. 3. Thomas (Lincoln) Jr 1812–1812
    2. 2. Tabitha Hanks 1772–1778
    3. 3. Abram Hanks 1759–1833
    4. 4. John Hanks 1783–1861
    5. 5. Rebecca Hanks 1781–1856
    6. 6. Thomas Hanks 1766–1860
    7. 7. Richard Hanks 1780–1840

Joseph Hanks's Timeline

4 Records

1725
20 December 1725
Birth of Joseph Hanks in North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
1725
1725
Birth of Joseph Hanks in Berks Co Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Berks Co Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
1793
14 May 1793
Age 68
Death of Joseph Hanks in Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Nelson, Kentucky, USA
1793
14 March 1793
Age 68
Death of Joseph Hanks in Nelson Co Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
Nelson Co Kentucky, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 December 1725
    Event Place: North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 71
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Berks Co Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: In the footsteps of the Lincolns

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1793
    Event Place: Nelson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 March 1793
    Event Place: Nelson Co Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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