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Thomas Lincoln 1778 – 1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jan 1778

Birth Location: Augusta, Rockingham Co, VA

Death Date: 17 Jan 1851

Death Location: Goose Nest Prarie, Cole County, Illinois, USA

Father: Captain Lincoln

Mother: Bathsheba None

Spouse(s): Nancy Hanks

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

In 1778, Thomas Lincoln entered the world in Augusta, Rockingham Co, VA, born to Captain Abraham Lincoln and Bathsheba. Thomas Lincoln married Nancy Hanks, and had children including Sarah Nancy Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, Nancy Lincoln. Thomas Lincoln passed away in 1851 in Goose Nest Prarie, Cole County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1778, Thomas Lincoln entered the world in Augusta, Rockingham Co, VA, born to Captain Abraham Lincoln and Bathsheba.
  • Thomas Lincoln married Nancy Hanks, and had children including Sarah Nancy Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, Nancy Lincoln.
  • Thomas Lincoln passed away in 1851 in Goose Nest Prarie, Cole County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Lincoln
1744 – 1786
Birth Location: –
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Bathsheba None
1746 – 1836
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Hanks
1784 – 1818
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Sarah Lincoln
1807 – 1828
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
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President Lincoln
1809 – 1865
Birth Location: Sinking Spring Farm, Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
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Thomas Lincoln
1811 – 1815
Birth Location: Nolin Creek, Washington, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Lincoln
1813 – 1815
Birth Location: Buffalo, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
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Thomas Lincoln's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Lincoln
1778 – 1851
Birth Place: Augusta, Rockingham Co, VA
Parents
Captain Abraham Lincoln
1744 – 1786
Bathsheba
1746 – 1836
Grandparents
John Lincoln
1716 – 1788
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Rebakah Flowers
– 1806
Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Lincoln
1686 – 1736
Hannah Salter
1692 – 1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Lincoln
1657 – 1727
Sarah Jones

Thomas Lincoln's Descendants

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Thomas Lincoln (06 Jan 1778 – 17 Jan 1851) m. Nancy Hanks (05 Feb 1784 – 05 Oct 1818)
  1. 1. Sarah (Nancy) Lincoln (10 Feb 1807 – 20 January 1828)
  2. 2. President (Abraham) Lincoln (12 Feb 1809 – 15 Apr 1865) m. Mary (Ann) Todd (13 Dec 1818 – 16 Jul 1882)
    1. 1. Captain (Robert Todd) Lincoln (1 Aug 1843 – 26 Jul 1926) m. Mary (Eunice) Harlan (25 Sep 1846 – 31 Mar 1937)
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Lincoln (15 October 1869 – 21 November 1938)
      2. 2. Abraham (Jack) Lincoln (14 Aug 1873 – 5 March 1890)
      3. 3. Jessie (Harlan) Lincoln (06 Nov 1875 – 04 Jan 1948)
    2. 2. Mary (Todd) Lincoln (May 1844 – 1845)
    3. 3. Infant Lincoln (1845 – 1846)
    4. 4. Edward (Baker "Eddie") Lincoln (10 Mar 1846 – 01 Feb 1850)
    5. 5. William (Wallace "Willie" "Willie") Lincoln (21 December 1850 – 20 February 1862)
    6. 6. Thomas ("Tad" Lincoln) (DNA) (4 April 1853 – 15 July 1871)
  3. 3. Thomas Lincoln (1811/12 – 1815 at 3 years of age)
  4. 4. Nancy Lincoln (1813 – 09 Oct 1815)

Thomas Lincoln's Timeline

2 Records

1778
06 Jan 1778
Birth of Thomas Lincoln in Augusta, Rockingham Co, VA
Augusta, Rockingham Co, VA
1851
17 Jan 1851
Age 73
Death of Thomas Lincoln in Goose Nest Prarie, Cole County, Illinois, USA
Goose Nest Prarie, Cole County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jan 1778
    Event Place: Augusta, Rockingham Co, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1851
    Event Place: Goose Nest Prarie, Cole County, Illinois, USA
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