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Joseph Hanks GF of Abe Lincoln 1725–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1725

Birth Location: Patterson Creek, Hampshire County, VA (now Mineral County, West Virginia)

Death Date: 14 May 1793

Death Location: Pottinger's Creek" (just south and east of New Haven, Kentucky)

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Mary Mott

Spouse(s): Nancy Lincoln

Children(s): James Hanks

Joseph Hanks GF of Abe Lincoln was born in 1725 in Patterson Creek, Hampshire County, VA (now Mineral County, West Virginia), the child of John Hanks Sr And Mary Mott. Joseph Hanks GF of Abe Lincoln married Nancy Anna Shipley Ggrandmother Of Lincoln, and had children including James Joseph Hanks. Joseph Hanks GF of Abe Lincoln passed away in 1793 in Pottinger's Creek" (just south and east of New Haven, Kentucky).

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Biography

  • Joseph Hanks GF of Abe Lincoln was born in 1725 in Patterson Creek, Hampshire County, VA (now Mineral County, West Virginia), the child of John Hanks Sr And Mary Mott.
  • Joseph Hanks GF of Abe Lincoln married Nancy Anna Shipley Ggrandmother Of Lincoln, and had children including James Joseph Hanks.
  • Joseph Hanks GF of Abe Lincoln passed away in 1793 in Pottinger's Creek" (just south and east of New Haven, Kentucky).

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Joseph Lincoln's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Lincoln
1725–1793
Birth Place: Patterson Creek, Hampshire County, VA (now Mineral County, West Virginia)
Parents
John Hanks Sr.
1714–1790
North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia
Mary Mott
1714–1790
St Marys White Chapel Parish, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Lincoln's Descendants

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Joseph (Hanks GF of Abe) Lincoln (20 Dec 1725–14 May 1793) m. Nancy (Anna Shipley* GGrandmother of) Lincoln (30 Jan 1734/1728–October 8, 1808)
  1. 1. James (Joseph) Hanks 1740–1785 m. Lucy (Nancy) Shipley 1763–1825
    1. 1. Nancy (Hanks (Lincoln's Mother)) DNA 1784–1818 m. Thomas (Herring Lincoln) ff 1780–1851
      1. 1. Abraham (Lincoln DNA "16th President of U.S.") ff 1809–1865 m. Mary (Ann Todd) ff 1818–1882
        1. 1. Robert (Todd Lincoln) ff 1843–1926
        2. 2. Edward (Baker Lincoln) ff 1846–1850
        3. 3. William ((Willie) Wallace Lincoln) ff 1850–1862
        4. 4. Thomas ((Tad) Lincoln) ff 1855–1871
        5. 5. Mary (Todd Lincoln) ff 1845–1845
      2. 2. Sarah Grigsby 1807–1828
      3. 3. Thomas (Lincoln) Jr 1811–1815
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Hanks - Ray Dillon) ** 1804–1885
    3. 3. James (Lewis Hanks) ** 1790–1856
    4. 4. William (T. Hanks) Jr 1796–1846
    5. 5. Charles (Hanks) ** 1798–1863
    6. 6. John (I Hanks "The) Railsplitter" 1802–1889
    7. 7. Joseph (Hanks) ** 1811–1845
    8. 8. Andrew (Jackson Hanks) ** 1815–1889
    9. 9. Lucinda (Hanks) ** 1813–1890
    10. 10. Sarah ((Sally)) Hanks 1810–1884
    11. 11. Cecelia (Hanks) ** 1814–1844
    12. 12. Richard Hanks 1780–1840
    13. 13. David Hanks 1781–1898
    14. 14. Rebecca Hanks 1781–1856

Joseph Lincoln's Timeline

2 Records

1725
20 Dec 1725
Birth of Joseph Hanks GF of Abe Lincoln in Patterson Creek, Hampshire County, VA (now Mineral County, West Virginia)
Patterson Creek, Hampshire County, VA (now Mineral County, West Virginia)
1793
14 May 1793
Age 68
Death of Joseph Hanks GF of Abe Lincoln in Pottinger's Creek" (just south and east of New Haven, Kentucky)
Pottinger's Creek" (just south and east of New Haven, Kentucky)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1725
    Event Place: Patterson Creek, Hampshire County, VA (now Mineral County, West Virginia)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1793
    Event Place: Pottinger's Creek" (just south and east of New Haven, Kentucky)

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