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Lucy Shipley 1765–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1765

Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: about 1825

Death Location: Mercer Co., Kentucky

Father: Robert Shipley

Mother: Sarah Dorsey

Spouse(s): Henry Sparrow, James Hanks

Children(s): Nancy Hall, Mary Sparrow

In 1765, Lucy Shipley entered the world in Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Robert Shipley And Sarah Rachel Dorsey. Lucy Shipley married Henry Sparrow, James Abraham Hanks, and had children including Mary Ann Polly Whitehouse Sparrow, Nancy Hanks Hall. Lucy Shipley passed away in 1825 in Mercer Co., Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1765, Lucy Shipley entered the world in Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Robert Shipley And Sarah Rachel Dorsey.
  • Lucy Shipley married Henry Sparrow, James Abraham Hanks, and had children including Mary Ann Polly Whitehouse Sparrow, Nancy Hanks Hall.
  • Lucy Shipley passed away in 1825 in Mercer Co., Kentucky.

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Lucy Shipley's Ancestors

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Lucy Shipley
1765–1825
Birth Place: Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Robert Shipley
1713–1792
Queen Caroline Parish, Maryland
Sarah (Rachel) Dorsey
1715–1789
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lucy Shipley's Descendants

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Lucy Shipley (about 1765–about 1825) m. Henry Sparrow (09 Oct 1765–17 September 1840) m. James (Abraham) Hanks (20 Mar 1760–3 April 1810)
  1. 1. Nancy (Hanks) Hall 1784–1818 m. Thomas Lincoln 1778–1851
    1. 1. Abraham ({Us President}) Lincoln 1809–1865 m. Mary (Tod) Lincoln 1818–1882
      1. 1. Robert (Todd) Lincoln 1843–1926
      2. 2. Edward (Baker "Eddie") Lincoln 1846–1850
      3. 3. William (Wallace "Willie") Lincoln 1850–1862
      4. 4. Thomas ("Tad") Lincoln 1853–1871
    2. 2. Nancy Lincoln 1813–1815
    3. 3. Thomas Lincoln 1812–1812
    4. 4. Sarah (Nancy) LINCOLN 1807–1828
  2. 2. Mary (Ann 'Polly' (Whitehouse)) Sparrow 1791–1861

Lucy Shipley's Timeline

6 Records

1761
July 1, 1761
Birth of Lucy Shipley in Bedford Co, VA
Bedford Co, VA
1765
about 1765
Birth of Lucy Shipley in Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
1772
1772
Age 7
Lucy Shipley was married in Maine, USA
Maine, USA
1791
3 Apr 1791
Age 26
Lucy Shipley was married in Kentucky
Kentucky
1825
1825
Age 60
Death of Lucy Shipley in Hardin, Kentucky, USA
Hardin, Kentucky, USA
1825
about 1825
Age 60
Death of Lucy Shipley in Mercer Co., Kentucky
Mercer Co., Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1, 1761
    Event Place: Bedford Co, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1765
    Event Place: Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1791
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Hardin, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: about 1825
    Event Place: Mercer Co., Kentucky
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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