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Thomas Herring Lincoln 1778–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 January 1778

Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 January 1851

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

Father: Capt Lincoln

Mother: Bathsheba Herring

Spouse(s): Nancy Hanks, Sarah Lincoln

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

The story of Thomas Herring Lincoln began in 1778 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. Thomas Herring Lincoln married Nancy Elizabeth Hanks, Sarah Lincoln, and had children including Abraham Lincoln 16Th President Of The Usa, Sarah Grigsby, Thomas Lincoln Jr. Thomas Herring Lincoln passed away in 1851 in Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Herring Lincoln began in 1778 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA.
  • Thomas Herring Lincoln married Nancy Elizabeth Hanks, Sarah Lincoln, and had children including Abraham Lincoln 16Th President Of The Usa, Sarah Grigsby, Thomas Lincoln Jr.
  • Thomas Herring Lincoln passed away in 1851 in Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Lincoln's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Lincoln
1778–1851
Birth Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Capt Abraham Flowers Lincoln
1744–1786
Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Bathsheba Herring
1742–1830
Penn
Grandparents
John (Morris “Virginia John”) Lincoln
1716–1788
Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
Rebekah Flowers
1720–1806
Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Lincoln
1686–1736
Hannah Salter
1692–1727
Rebecca Barnard
1693–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Lincoln
1657–1727
Sarah Jones
1660–1702
Richard **
1655–1698

Thomas Lincoln's Descendants

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Thomas (Herring) Lincoln (6 January 1778–17 January 1851) m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Hanks (5 February 1784–5 October 1818) m. Sarah Lincoln (13 December 1788–12 April 1869)
  1. 1. Abraham (Lincoln 16th President of the) USA 1809–1865 m. Mary (Ann Todd 16th First Lady of) USA) 1818–1882
    1. 1. Thomas (Tad) Lincoln 1853–1871
    2. 2. Edward (Baker Eddie) Lincoln 1846–1850
    3. 3. William (Wallace Willie) Lincoln 1850–1862
    4. 4. Robert (Todd) Lincoln 1843–1926
  2. 2. Thomas (Lincoln) Jr 1812–1812
  3. 3. Sarah Grigsby 1807–1828

Thomas Lincoln's Timeline

5 Records

1778
6 January 1778
Birth of Thomas Herring Lincoln in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
1800
12 Jun 1800
Age 22
Thomas Herring Lincoln was married
None
1811
1811
Age 33
Thomas Herring Lincoln was married in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1819
2 December 1819
Age 41
Thomas Herring Lincoln was married in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
1851
17 January 1851
Age 73
Death of Thomas Herring Lincoln in Illinois, Illinois, USA
Illinois, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 January 1778
    Event Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1800
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 December 1819
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ooose Nest Prairie
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 January 1851
    Event Place: Illinois, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

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