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Mordecai Lincoln 1788–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 November 1788

Birth Location: Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 29 April 1851

Death Location: Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Lincoln

Mother: Mary Yarnell

Spouse(s): Sophia Heiskell, Clara Paul

Children(s): Catherine Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Clayra Lincoln, Catherine Lincoln, Louisa Lincoln, Sarah Lincoln, John Lincoln, William Lincoln, Lewis Lincoln, Josephine Lincoln

Mordecai Lincoln was born in 1788 in Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Ohio John Lincoln And Mary Yarnell. In 1800, Mordecai Lincoln resided in Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. Mordecai Lincoln married Clara Perlina Paul, Sophia Williams Heiskell, and had children including Catherine M Lincoln, Catherine Margaret Peggy Lincoln, Clayra Pauline Emily Lincoln, John Craigin Lincoln, Josephine Lincoln, Lewis C Lincoln, Louisa Ann Lincoln, Mary Sophia Lincoln, Sarah Amelia Lincoln, William Lincoln. Mordecai Lincoln passed away in 1851 in Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mordecai Lincoln was born in 1788 in Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Ohio John Lincoln And Mary Yarnell.
  • In 1800, Mordecai Lincoln resided in Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Mordecai Lincoln married Clara Perlina Paul, Sophia Williams Heiskell, and had children including Catherine M Lincoln, Catherine Margaret Peggy Lincoln, Clayra Pauline Emily Lincoln, John Craigin Lincoln, Josephine Lincoln, Lewis C Lincoln, Louisa Ann Lincoln, Mary Sophia Lincoln, Sarah Amelia Lincoln, William Lincoln.
  • Mordecai Lincoln passed away in 1851 in Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lincoln
1755–1835
Birth Location: Caernarvon, Lancaster Co., Pa.
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Mary Yarnell
1760–1832
Birth Location: Sch, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
MY

Spouses(s)

Sophia Heiskell
1797–1873
Birth Location: Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA
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Clara Paul
1794–1815
Birth Location: Hampshire, VA
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Children(s)

Catherine Lincoln
1827–1871
Birth Location: Alabama, Tennessee, United States
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Mary Lincoln
1833–1867
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Clayra Lincoln
1815–1891
Birth Location: Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Catherine Lincoln
1819–1825
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Louisa Lincoln
1829–1839
Birth Location: Greeneville, Green, Tennessee, United States
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Sarah Lincoln
1825–1850
Birth Location: Greeneville, Green, Tennessee, United States
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John Lincoln
1815–
Birth Location: –
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William Lincoln
1840–
Birth Location: –
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Lewis Lincoln
1845–
Birth Location: –
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Josephine Lincoln
1843–
Birth Location: –
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Mordecai Lincoln's Ancestors

Self
Mordecai Lincoln
1788–1851
Birth Place: Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John "Ohio John" Lincoln
1755–1835
Caernarvon, Lancaster Co., Pa.
Mary Yarnell
1760–1832
Sch, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Francis Yarnall
1719–1769
Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Lincoln
1719–1769
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mordecai Lincoln's Descendants

1.
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Mordecai Lincoln (7 November 1788–29 April 1851) m. Sophia (Williams) Heiskell (Jan 1797–6 Jun 1873) m. Clara (Perlina) Paul (1794–1815)
  1. 1. Catherine (Margaret (Peggy)) Lincoln 1827–1871 m. Jonathan (John) Harbin 1813–1870
    1. 1. Millie (A) Harbin 1844–1915 m. John (Wesley (JW)) Malone 1842–1924
      1. 1. Johnson Malone 1867–1886
      2. 2. William (Newton) Malone 1872–1942 m. Rebecca (Delendy) Armstrong 1874–1954
        1. 1. Lucy (Annie) Malone 1893–1976 m. William (B. H.) Gillis 1890–
        2. 2. Minnie (Etta) Malone 1896–1989
        3. 3. John (Ace) Malone 1899–1971
        4. 4. Romie (Leroy) Malone 1901–1964 m. Sarah (Barbara) Senn 1902–1928
        5. 5. Hattie (Beatrice) Malone 1904–1985 m. Wilson (B.) Temple 1907–1999
        6. 6. Willie (Naomi) Malone 1907–1987 m. Grady Raley 1905–1959 m. Sherman (A.) Armstrong 1894–1972
        7. 7. Clara (Mae) Malone 1910–1911
        8. 8. Artie (Belle) Malone 1911– m. Jewell (Dilmus (J.D.)) Jackson 1904–1969
        9. 9. Jerry (Pleas) Malone 1895–1960
        10. 10. Effie Malone 1891–
      3. 3. Minnie (W) Malone 1875–1968 m. Ed Thompson 1865–1946
        1. 1. Oma Thompson 1897–
        2. 2. Willie (L) Thompson 1894–
        3. 3. Lilliam (M) Thompson 1903–
      4. 4. Naomi ((Oma) Josephine) Malone 1877–1955 m. Lewis Tharp 1874–1898 m. James (Morgan "Jim" Elliott) Jr 1880–1902 m. Henry (Hillery) Stricklin 1878–1948
        1. 1. Marshall (Elbert) Tharp 1893–1968
        2. 2. Olive (Lewis (Ollie)) Tharp 1899–1992
        3. 3. Samuel (L) Tharp 1903–1964
        4. 4. Agnes Tharp 1907–1909
        5. 5. Jewel Tharp 1909–
        6. 6. Charles (Raymond Otis) Elliott 1900–1990 m. Mabel (Pearl) Yarbrough 1904–1986 m. Vera (V) Bratton 1914–
        7. 7. Roy (Ellis) Stricklin 1905–1961
        8. 8. Mildred ("Millie" Wesley) Stricklin 1908–1962
        9. 9. L (T) Stricklin 1912–1989
        10. 10. Audie (L) Stricklin 1914–2001 m. Gus (Henry Mensing) Jr 1908–1995
        11. 11. Charlie (Elliot) Strickland 1901–1980
    2. 2. George (Washington) Harbin 1849–1918 m. Francis (R) Powers 1850–1930
      1. 1. Margarett (A.) Harbin 1870–1937
      2. 2. John (Thomas) Harbin 1874–1925
      3. 3. Marian (A.) Harbin 1876–1933
      4. 4. Walter Harbin 1879–1920
      5. 5. Robert (Lee) Harbin 1883–1962
      6. 6. Wiley Harbin 1887–1939
      7. 7. Winnie (Mae) Harbin 1886–1963
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Harbin 1851–1926 m. John (T.) Moore 1835–1919 m. George (Washington) Berry 1848–1870
      1. 1. Maggie (Margaret) Berry 1871–1932
      2. 2. Robert Moore 1867–1939
    4. 4. James Harbin 1854–1855
    5. 5. Martha ("Mattie" Catherine) Harbin 1858–1942 m. William (Alex) George 1854–1921
      1. 1. Mahala George 1876–1937
      2. 2. Samuel George 1878–1978
      3. 3. Nancy (Jane) George 1883–1966
      4. 4. Minnie George 1887–1967
      5. 5. David George 1889–1965
      6. 6. John George 1891–1967
      7. 7. Robert (C) George 1892–1951
      8. 8. Arthur George 1893–1927
      9. 9. Oscar George 1893–1929
      10. 10. John George 1877–1935
    6. 6. Sarah (A) Harbin 1856–1883 m. Willis March 1831–1882
      1. 1. Wm. March 1862–
      2. 2. Sam Yarberry 1855–
    7. 7. Temperance Harbin 1863–1879
    8. 8. Ruth (Jane) Harbin 1842–1925 m. I. (A.) Benson 1830–1905 m. I. (A.) Benson 1830–1905
      1. 1. Alonzo (George Washington) Benson 1858–1943
      2. 2. Marilla (D Sissy) Benson 1861–1892
      3. 3. Eliza (Belle) Benson 1863–1947
      4. 4. Margaret (Catherine) Benson 1865–1953
      5. 5. John (Newton) Benson 1867–1941
      6. 6. William (Daniel) Benson 1870–1925 m. Laura (Elizabeth) Templeton 1871–1920
        1. 1. Jasper (Hughlee) Benson 1898–1927
        2. 2. Robert (Cleveland) Benson 1888–1981
        3. 3. William (Farris "Willie") Benson 1889–1986
        4. 4. Fannie (Ruth) Benson 1892–1972 m. Henry (Grady) Woolf 1890–1949
        5. 5. Arthur (Elbert) Benson 1896–1966
        6. 6. Mattie (Elizabeth) Benson 1911–1998
        7. 7. Troy (Y) Benson 1907–1992
        8. 8. Cleopatra (Opal) Benson 1913–1996
        9. 9. Rufus (Henry) Benson 1900–1985
        10. 10. Lutie (Love) Benson 1908–1996
        11. 11. O (B) Benson 1915–1991
        12. 12. J (Pearl) Benson 1904–
        13. 13. Baby (Rufas) Benson 1894–1900
      7. 7. Samuel (Samson) Benson 1873–1960
      8. 8. James (Jasper) Benson 1877–1959
      9. 9. Ruth (Jane "Ruthie") Benson 1872–1925
      10. 10. Mary (Ellen) Benson 1879–1944 m. John (B) Cartwright 1870–1939
        1. 1. Buford (Thomas) Cartwright 1902–1982
        2. 2. Emma (R) Cartwright 1906–1998
        3. 3. Clyde (L) Cartwright 1910–
        4. 4. Ola Cartwright 1906–
        5. 5. Baby (Girl) Cartwright 1910–
  2. 2. Mary (Sophia) Lincoln 1833–1867 m. William (Ramsey) Brown 1817–1902
    1. 1. Mary (Gertrude) Brown 1862–1945 m. David (E) Wilds 1859–1921
    2. 2. Augusta (Lincoln) Brown 1853–1936
    3. 3. Sophia (Alice) Brown 1854–1941
    4. 4. William (Heiskell) Brown 1857–1925
  3. 3. Clayra (Pauline Emily) Lincoln 1815–1891
  4. 4. Catherine (M) Lincoln 1819–1825
  5. 5. Louisa (Ann) Lincoln 1829–1839
  6. 6. Sarah (Amelia) Lincoln 1825–1850 m. William Barton 1817–
    1. 1. Mordecai Barton 1842–1916
  7. 7. John (Craigin) Lincoln 1815–
  8. 8. William Lincoln 1840–
  9. 9. Lewis (C.) Lincoln 1845–
  10. 10. Josephine Lincoln 1843–

Mordecai Lincoln's Timeline

9 Records

1788
7 Nov 1788
Birth of Mordecai Lincoln in Linville, Rockingham, Virginia
Linville, Rockingham, Virginia
1788
7 November 1788
Birth of Mordecai Lincoln in Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
1800
1800
Age 12
Mordecai Lincoln resided here in Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1830
1830
Age 42
Mordecai Lincoln resided here in Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greene, Tennessee, USA
1840
1840
Age 52
Mordecai Lincoln resided here in Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greene, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 62
Mordecai Lincoln resided here in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1851
29 Apr 1851
Age 63
Death of Mordecai Lincoln in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1851
29 April 1851
Age 63
Death of Mordecai Lincoln in Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
1851
5 May 1851
Age 63
Mordecai Lincoln - Probate in Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greene, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1788
    Event Place: Linville, Rockingham, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 880; Page: 139a
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 November 1788
    Event Place: Linville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Greene, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 180; Page: 226; Family History Library Film: 0024538

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 525; Page: 35; Family History Library Film: 0024546

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 880; Page: 139a

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1851
    Event Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Greene County, Tennessee Cemetery Records
    [2] Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1828-1931; Author: Greene County (Tennessee) County Court Clerk; Probate Place: Greene, Tennessee
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 April 1851
    Event Place: Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Greene County, Tennessee Cemetery Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 5 May 1851
    Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1828-1931; Author: Greene County (Tennessee) County Court Clerk; Probate Place: Greene, Tennessee
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