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Lucy Nancy Shipley 1765–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1765

Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia

Death Date: 1825

Death Location: Hardin County, Kentucky

Father: Robert Shipley

Mother: Sarah Dorsey

Spouse(s): James Hanks, Henry Sparrow

Children(s): Nancy Hanks, Mary Sparrow

In 1765, Lucy Nancy Shipley entered the world in Bedford County, Virginia, born to Robert Shipley And Sarah Rachel Dorsey. Lucy Nancy Shipley married Henry Sparrow, James Abraham Hanks, and had children including Mary Ann Polly Sparrow, Nancy Hanks. Lucy Nancy Shipley passed away in 1825 in Hardin County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1765, Lucy Nancy Shipley entered the world in Bedford County, Virginia, born to Robert Shipley And Sarah Rachel Dorsey.
  • Lucy Nancy Shipley married Henry Sparrow, James Abraham Hanks, and had children including Mary Ann Polly Sparrow, Nancy Hanks.
  • Lucy Nancy Shipley passed away in 1825 in Hardin County, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Shipley
1713–1770
Birth Location: Howard County, Maryland
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Sarah Dorsey
1717–1775
Birth Location: Maryland
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Spouses(s)

James Hanks
1759–1810
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Henry Sparrow
1765–1840
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Nancy Hanks
1784–1818
Birth Location: Cambell County, Virginia
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Mary Sparrow
1791–1861
Birth Location: –
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Lucy Shipley's Ancestors

Self
Lucy Shipley
1765–1825
Birth Place: Bedford County, Virginia
Parents
Robert Shipley
1713–1770
Howard County, Maryland
Sarah (Rachel) Dorsey
1717–1775
Maryland
Grandparents
Joshua Dorsey
1686–1747
Middle Neck, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Ridgely
1691–1781
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Ridgely
1669–1700
Katherine Greenbury
1672–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Ridgely
1635–1705
Elizabeth Ridgely
1634–1695

Lucy Shipley's Descendants

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Lucy (Nancy) Shipley (Abt 1765–1825) m. James ((Abraham)) Hanks (Abt 1759–Abt 1810) m. Henry Sparrow (1765–1840)
  1. 1. Nancy Hanks 1784–1818 m. Thomas (Herring) Lincoln 1778–1851
    1. 1. Abraham Lincoln 1809–1865 m. Mary (Ann) Todd 1818–1882
      1. 1. Tad Lincoln 1853–1871
      2. 2. Robert (Todd) Lincoln 1843–1928 m. Mary (Eunice) Harlan 1846–1937
        1. 1. Jack Lincoln 1873–1890
        2. 2. Mary (Todd) Lincoln 1869–1938 m. Charles (Bradford) Islam 1869– m. Charles (Bradford) Isham 1853–1919
        3. 3. Jessie (Harlan) Lincoln 1875–1948 m. Frank (Edward) Johnson 1871– m. Robert (J.) Randolph 1871– m. Warren (Wallace) Beckwith 1873–1959
      3. 3. Eddie Lincoln 1846–1850
      4. 4. Willie Lincoln 1850–1862
  2. 2. Mary (Ann Polly) Sparrow 1791–1861 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Whitehouse 1788–1865
    1. 1. Lucinda (Lucy) Whitehouse 1834–1877 m. Mason Edwards 1806–
      1. 1. James (Jackson) Edwards 1858–1931 m. Dica (Florence) Bandy 1867–1896
        1. 1. Ansel (Leroy) Edwards 1895–1976 m. Nora (Bell) Perkins 1902–1947

Lucy Shipley's Timeline

2 Records

1765
Abt 1765
Birth of Lucy Nancy Shipley in Bedford County, Virginia
Bedford County, Virginia
1825
1825
Age 60
Death of Lucy Nancy Shipley in Hardin County, Kentucky
Hardin County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1765
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Hardin County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bet 1745 and 1765
    Event Place: Pembroke, Washington Co., ME, USA
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