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Lucy Nancy Hanks Sparrow 1765–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1825

Death Location: Mercer, Kentucky, USA

Father: Robert Shipley

Mother: Sarah Dorsey

Spouse(s): James Hanks, Henry Sparrow

Children(s): Nancy Lincoln, Nancy Hanks, Elizabeth Sparrow, George Sparrow, Henry Sparrow, James Sparrow, Licinda Sparrow, Margaret Sparrow, Mary Sparrow, Peggy Sparrow, Polly Sparrow, Thomas Sparrow

Lucy Nancy Hanks Sparrow was born in 1765 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Shipley And Sarah Rachel Dorsey. Lucy Nancy Hanks Sparrow married Henry Sparrow, James Hanks, and had children including Elizabeth Sparrow, George Sparrow, Henry Sparrow, James Sparrow, Licinda Sparrow, Margaret Sparrow, Mary Ann Polly Sparrow, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, Nancy Hanks, Peggy Sparrow, Polly Sparrow, Thomas Sparrow. Lucy Nancy Hanks Sparrow passed away in 1825 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Lucy Nancy Hanks Sparrow was born in 1765 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Shipley And Sarah Rachel Dorsey.
  • Lucy Nancy Hanks Sparrow married Henry Sparrow, James Hanks, and had children including Elizabeth Sparrow, George Sparrow, Henry Sparrow, James Sparrow, Licinda Sparrow, Margaret Sparrow, Mary Ann Polly Sparrow, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, Nancy Hanks, Peggy Sparrow, Polly Sparrow, Thomas Sparrow.
  • Lucy Nancy Hanks Sparrow passed away in 1825 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lucy Sparrow's Ancestors

Self
Lucy Sparrow
1765–1825
Birth Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Shipley
1713–1770
Christ Church, Queen Caroline Parish, Howard, Maryland, USA
Sarah (Rachel) Dorsey
1717–1789
Queen Caroline, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lucy Sparrow's Descendants

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Lucy (Nancy Hanks) Sparrow (1765–1825) m. James Hanks (20 March 1760–1810) m. Henry Sparrow (9 October 1765–1840)
  1. 1. Nancy (HANKS) Lincoln 1784–1818 m. Thomas LINCOLN 1778–1851
    1. 1. President (Abraham LINCOLN 16th U.S.) President 1809–1865 m. Mary (Ann) Lincoln 1818–1882
      1. 1. Robert (Todd) Lincoln 1843–1926 m. Mary's (Eunice Harlin) Lincoln 1846–1937
        1. 1. Abraham (Lincoln) II 1873–1890
        2. 2. Jessie (Harlan Lincoln) Randolph 1875–1948 m. Warren (Wallace) Beckwith 1874–1955
      2. 2. Thomas ("Tad") Lincoln 1853–1871
      3. 3. Edward (Baker) Lincoln 1846–1850
      4. 4. William (Wallace) Lincoln 1850–1862
  2. 2. Nancy Hanks 1784–1818
  3. 3. Elizabeth Sparrow 1800–
  4. 4. George Sparrow 1798–
  5. 5. Henry Sparrow 1796–
  6. 6. James Sparrow 1792–
  7. 7. Licinda Sparrow 1802–
  8. 8. Margaret Sparrow 1804–
  9. 9. Mary (Ann Polly) Sparrow 1790–1861
  10. 10. Peggy Sparrow 1800–
  11. 11. Polly Sparrow 1802–
  12. 12. Thomas Sparrow 1794–

Lucy Sparrow's Timeline

3 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Lucy Nancy Hanks Sparrow in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
1791
3 April 1791
Age 26
Lucy Nancy Hanks Sparrow was married in Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
1825
1825
Age 60
Death of Lucy Nancy Hanks Sparrow in Mercer, Kentucky, USA
Mercer, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 April 1791
    Event Place: Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Mercer, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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