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Nancy Hanks 1784 – 1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1784

Birth Location: Amelia, Campbell, Virginia

Death Date: 5 Oct 1818

Death Location: Gentryville, Spencer, Indiana

Father: James Hanks

Mother: Lucy Shipley

Spouse(s): Thomas Lincoln

Children(s): Sarah Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, Nancy Lincoln

In 1784, Nancy Hanks entered the world in Amelia, Campbell, Virginia, born to James Hanks and Lucy Shipley. Nancy Hanks married Thomas Lincoln, and had children including Sarah Lincoln, Abraham 16th Pres Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, Nancy Lincoln. Nancy Hanks passed away in 1818 in Gentryville, Spencer, Indiana.

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Biography

  • In 1784, Nancy Hanks entered the world in Amelia, Campbell, Virginia, born to James Hanks and Lucy Shipley.
  • Nancy Hanks married Thomas Lincoln, and had children including Sarah Lincoln, Abraham 16th Pres Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, Nancy Lincoln.
  • Nancy Hanks passed away in 1818 in Gentryville, Spencer, Indiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Hanks
1760 – 1810
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia
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Lucy Shipley
1765 – 1825
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Lincoln
1778 – 1851
Birth Location: Linville Creek, A, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Lincoln
1807 – 1828
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
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Abraham Lincoln
1809 – 1865
Birth Location: Sinking Spring, Hardin, Kentucky
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Thomas Lincoln
1811 – 1811
Birth Location: Nolin Creek, Washington, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Lincoln
1813 –
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Hanks's Ancestors

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Nancy Hanks
1784 – 1818
Birth Place: Amelia, Campbell, Virginia
Parents
James Hanks
1760 – 1810
Bedford, Virginia
Lucy Shipley
1765 – 1825
Bedford, Virginia
Grandparents
Joseph Hanks
1725 – 1793
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia
Nancy Shipley
1728 – 1808
Richmond, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Hanks
1690 – 1740
Catherine
1690 – 1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hanks
1655 – 1704
Sarah Woodbridge
1653 – 1708

Nancy Hanks's Descendants

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Nancy Hanks (5 Feb 1784 – 5 Oct 1818) m. Thomas Lincoln (6 Jan 1778 – 17 Jan 1851)
  1. 1. Sarah Lincoln (10 Feb 1807 – 20 Jan 1828)
  2. 2. Abraham (16th Pres) Lincoln (12 Feb 1809 – 15 Apr 1865) m. Mary (Ann) Todd (13 Dec 1818 – 16 Jul 1882)
    1. 1. Robert (Todd) Lincoln (8 Nov 1843 – 26 Jul 1926)
    2. 2. Mary (Todd) Lincoln (1845 – )
    3. 3. Edward (Baker) Lincoln (1846 – 1 Feb 1850)
    4. 4. William (Wallace Willie) Lincoln (21 Dec 1850 – 20 Feb 1862)
    5. 5. Thomas Lincoln (1853 – 15 Jul 1871)
    6. 6. Kyla
  3. 3. Thomas Lincoln (19 Feb 1811 – 19 Mar 1811)
  4. 4. Nancy Lincoln (1813 – )

Nancy Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1784
5 Feb 1784
Birth of Nancy Hanks in Amelia, Campbell, Virginia
Amelia, Campbell, Virginia
1818
5 Oct 1818
Age 34
Death of Nancy Hanks in Gentryville, Spencer, Indiana
Gentryville, Spencer, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1784
    Event Place: Amelia, Campbell, Virginia
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1783; Birth city: Campbell CO Or Richmond CO; Birth state: VA.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1818
    Event Place: Gentryville, Spencer, Indiana
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1783; Birth city: Campbell CO Or Richmond CO; Birth state: VA.
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