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Thomas Lincoln 1778–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 January 1778

Birth Location: Rockingham, Richmond Co, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 January 1851

Death Location: Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Abraham Lincoln

Mother: Bathsheba Herring

Spouse(s): Nancy Hanks

Children(s): Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jr, Sarah Grigsby

In 1778, Thomas Lincoln entered the world in Rockingham, Richmond Co, North Carolina, USA, born to Abraham Lincoln And Bathsheba Herring. Thomas Lincoln married Nancy Elizabeth Hanks, and had children including Abraham Lincoln, Sarah Grigsby, Thomas Lincoln Jr. Thomas Lincoln passed away in 1851 in Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1778, Thomas Lincoln entered the world in Rockingham, Richmond Co, North Carolina, USA, born to Abraham Lincoln And Bathsheba Herring.
  • Thomas Lincoln married Nancy Elizabeth Hanks, and had children including Abraham Lincoln, Sarah Grigsby, Thomas Lincoln Jr.
  • Thomas Lincoln passed away in 1851 in Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Thomas Lincoln's Ancestors

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Thomas Lincoln
1778–1851
Birth Place: Rockingham, Richmond Co, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Abraham Lincoln
1744–1786
Amityville, Berks Co, Pennsylvania, USA
Bathsheba Herring
1748–1836
Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Leonard (Alexander) Herring
1708–1778
Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
Abigail Harrison
1710–1780
Smithtown, Long Island, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaiah Sr
1666–1738
Abigail Smith
1678–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Harrison
1619–1682
Katherine Bradshaw
1637–1672
Jonathan Smith
1648–1696
Sarah Brewster
1654–1743

Thomas Lincoln's Descendants

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Thomas Lincoln (6 January 1778–17 January 1851) m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Hanks (1784–1818)
  1. 1. Abraham Lincoln 1809–1865
  2. 2. Thomas (Lincoln) Jr 1812–1812
  3. 3. Sarah Grigsby 1807–1828

Thomas Lincoln's Timeline

2 Records

1778
6 January 1778
Birth of Thomas Lincoln in Rockingham, Richmond Co, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham, Richmond Co, North Carolina, USA
1851
17 January 1851
Age 73
Death of Thomas Lincoln in Farmington, Illinois, USA
Farmington, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 January 1778
    Event Place: Rockingham, Richmond Co, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 January 1851
    Event Place: Farmington, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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