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Nancy Elizabeth Hanks 1784–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1784

Birth Location: Mineral County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 5 Oct 1818

Death Location: Lincoln City, Spencer County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: James Hanks

Mother: Lucy Shipley

Spouse(s): Thomas Lincoln

Children(s): (16 Lincoln, Thomas Jr., Sarah Lincoln, Thomas Jr.

In 1784, Nancy Elizabeth Hanks entered the world in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to James Hanks And Lucy Shipley. Nancy Elizabeth Hanks married Thomas Herring Lincoln, and had children including 16 Th President Abraham Lincoln, Sarah Lincoln, Thomas Herring Lincoln Jr, Thomas Tommy Lincoln Jr. Nancy Elizabeth Hanks passed away in 1818 in Lincoln City, Spencer County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1784, Nancy Elizabeth Hanks entered the world in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to James Hanks And Lucy Shipley.
  • Nancy Elizabeth Hanks married Thomas Herring Lincoln, and had children including 16 Th President Abraham Lincoln, Sarah Lincoln, Thomas Herring Lincoln Jr, Thomas Tommy Lincoln Jr.
  • Nancy Elizabeth Hanks passed away in 1818 in Lincoln City, Spencer County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy Hanks's Ancestors

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Nancy Hanks
1784–1818
Birth Place: Mineral County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
James Hanks
1760–1810
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Lucy Shipley
1765–1825
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Robert Shipley
1713–1792
Queen Caroline Prsh, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Sarah Dorsey
1713–1804
Queen Caroline, Anne Arundel, MD
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shipley
1681–1725
Elizabeth STEVENS
1680–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Shipley
1650–1698
Lois Howard
1655–1725
Charles Stevens
1645–1703
Elizabeth Stevens
1645–1695

Nancy Hanks's Descendants

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Nancy (Elizabeth) Hanks (5 Feb 1784–5 Oct 1818) m. Thomas (Herring) Lincoln (6 January 1778–17 Jan 1851)
  1. 1. (16 (th President) Abraham) Lincoln 1809–1865 m. Mary (Ann) Todd 1818–1882
    1. 1. Infant LINCOLN 1845–1846
    2. 2. Mary (Todd) Lincoln 1845–
    3. 3. Thomas (Tad) Lincoln 1853–1871
    4. 4. Robert (Todd) Lincoln 1843–1926 m. Mary (Eunice) Harlan 1846–
      1. 1. Abraham (("Jack") Lincoln) II 1873–1890
      2. 2. Mary (Jane Mamie) Lincoln 1869–1938 m. Charles (Bradford) Isham 1853–1919
        1. 1. Lincoln Isham 1892–1971
      3. 3. Mary (Todd) Lincoln 1869–1938
    5. 5. Edward (Baker) Lincoln 1846–1850
    6. 6. Willie Lincoln 1845–
    7. 7. William (Wallace) Lincoln 1850–1862
  2. 2. Thomas (“Tommy” Lincoln) Jr. 1812–1812
  3. 3. Sarah Lincoln 1807–1828
  4. 4. Thomas (Herring Lincoln) Jr. 1811–1812

Nancy Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1784
5 Feb 1784
Birth of Nancy Elizabeth Hanks in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States of America
Mineral County, West Virginia, United States of America
1818
5 Oct 1818
Age 34
Death of Nancy Elizabeth Hanks in Gentryville, Spencer, Indiana, United States
Gentryville, Spencer, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1784
    Event Place: Mineral County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1818
    Event Place: Gentryville, Spencer, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincoln City, Spencer County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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