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Thomas Lincoln 1778–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jan 1778

Birth Location: Linville Creek, Augusta Co, now Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 1851

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

Father: Captain Independence

Mother: Bathsheba Herring

Spouse(s): Nancy Hanks

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

In 1778, Thomas Lincoln entered the world in Linville Creek, Augusta Co, now Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA, born to Captain Abraham Lincoln Us War For Independence And Bathsheba Herring. Thomas Lincoln married Nancy Hanks, and had children including Abraham Lincoln President Of The United States Congressman Republican Illinois Militia Black Hawk War, Sarah Lincoln Grigsby, Thomas Lincoln. Thomas Lincoln passed away in 1851 in Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America.

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  • In 1778, Thomas Lincoln entered the world in Linville Creek, Augusta Co, now Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA, born to Captain Abraham Lincoln Us War For Independence And Bathsheba Herring.
  • Thomas Lincoln married Nancy Hanks, and had children including Abraham Lincoln President Of The United States Congressman Republican Illinois Militia Black Hawk War, Sarah Lincoln Grigsby, Thomas Lincoln.
  • Thomas Lincoln passed away in 1851 in Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Thomas Lincoln's Ancestors

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Thomas Lincoln
1778–1851
Birth Place: Linville Creek, Augusta Co, now Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA
Parents
Captain Abraham Lincoln, US War for Independence
1744–1786
Amity, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Bathsheba Herring
1750–1836
Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Lincoln, US War for Independence: Continental Army,) Ensign
1716–1788
Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
Rebecca (Flowers) (Morris)
1720–1806
Amity, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mordecai II
1686–1736
Hannah Salter
1692–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Lincoln
1657–1727
Sarah (Lincoln)
1660–1702

Thomas Lincoln's Descendants

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Thomas Lincoln (06 Jan 1778–17 Jan 1851) m. Nancy Hanks (5 Feb 1784–5 Oct 1818)
  1. 1. Abraham (Lincoln, President of the United States, Congressman, Republican, Illinois militia: Black Hawk) War 1809–1865 m. Mary (Ann "Molly") Todd** 1818–1882
  2. 2. Sarah (Lincoln) (Grigsby) 1807–1828
  3. 3. Thomas Lincoln 1811–1815

Thomas Lincoln's Timeline

2 Records

1778
06 Jan 1778
Birth of Thomas Lincoln in Linville Creek, Augusta Co, now Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA
Linville Creek, Augusta Co, now Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA
1851
17 Jan 1851
Age 73
Death of Thomas Lincoln in Farmington, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Farmington, Fulton, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jan 1778
    Event Place: Linville Creek, Augusta Co, now Rockingham Co, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1851
    Event Place: Farmington, Fulton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    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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