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Thomas Herring Lincoln 1780–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1780

Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 17 Jan 1851

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

Father: Abraham Capt

Mother: Bathsheba Herring

Spouse(s): Sarah Bush, Nancy Hanks

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

Thomas Herring Lincoln was born in 1780 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Abraham Lincoln The Capt And Bathsheba Herring. Thomas Herring Lincoln married Nancy Hanks, Sarah Bush, and had children including Abraham Lincoln, Nancy Lincoln, Sarah Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln. Thomas Herring Lincoln passed away in 1851 in Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Herring Lincoln was born in 1780 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Abraham Lincoln The Capt And Bathsheba Herring.
  • Thomas Herring Lincoln married Nancy Hanks, Sarah Bush, and had children including Abraham Lincoln, Nancy Lincoln, Sarah Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln.
  • Thomas Herring Lincoln passed away in 1851 in Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Lincoln's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Lincoln
1780–1851
Birth Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Abraham Lincoln The Capt
1739–1786
Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Bathsheba Herring
1748–1836
Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
John ("Virginia John") Lincoln
1716–1788
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Rebecca Flowers
1720–1806
Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Lincoln
1686–1736
Hannah Lincoln
1692–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Lincoln
1657–1727
Sarah Jones
1660–1708
Richard Capt
1669–1728
Hannah Bowne
1669–1716

Thomas Lincoln's Descendants

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Thomas (Herring) Lincoln (20 Jan 1780–17 Jan 1851) m. Sarah Bush (13 Dec 1788–12 Apr 1869) m. Nancy Hanks (5 Feb 1784–5 Oct 1818)
  1. 1. Nancy Lincoln 1813–1815
  2. 2. Abraham Lincoln 1809–1865 m. Mary (Ann) Todd 1818–1882 m. Anna (Mayes) Rutledge 1813–1835
    1. 1. Robert (Todd) Lincoln 1843–1926
    2. 2. Thomas ("Tad") Lincoln 1853–1871
    3. 3. Edward (Baker) Lincoln 1846–1850
    4. 4. William (Wallace) Lincoln 1850–1862
    5. 5. Mary (Todd) Lincoln 1845–1845
    6. 6. Son Lincoln 1847–1859
  3. 3. Sarah Lincoln 1807–1828
  4. 4. Thomas Lincoln 1811–1815
  5. 5. Nancy Lincoln 1780–1845

Thomas Lincoln's Timeline

6 Records

1778
6 Jan 1778
Birth of Thomas Herring Lincoln in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
1778
6 January 1778
Birth of Thomas Herring Lincoln in Linville Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Linville Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1780
20 Jan 1780
Birth of Thomas Herring Lincoln in Rockingham Co, VA
Rockingham Co, VA
1780
20 Jan 1780
Birth of Thomas Herring Lincoln in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
1851
17 Jan 1851
Age 71
Death of Thomas Herring Lincoln in Coles County, Illinois, United States of America
Coles County, Illinois, United States of America
1851
17 Jan 1851
Age 71
Death of Thomas Herring Lincoln in Goose Neck Prairie, Coles, Illinois, USA
Goose Neck Prairie, Coles, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1778
    Event Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8595.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1780
    Event Place: Rockingham Co, VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 January 1778
    Event Place: Linville Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1780
    Event Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1851
    Event Place: Coles County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1851
    Event Place: Goose Neck Prairie, Coles, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    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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