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William Hanks 1739 – 1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1739

Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 15 Jul 1814

Death Location: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Hanks

Mother: Ruth Ryan

Spouse(s): Sarah Benson

Children(s): Mary Hanks

William Hanks was born in 1739 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA, the child of William Hanks and Ruth Shipley Ryan. William Hanks married Sarah Rolfe Benson, and had children including Mary Hanks. William Hanks passed away in 1814 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • William Hanks was born in 1739 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA, the child of William Hanks and Ruth Shipley Ryan.
  • William Hanks married Sarah Rolfe Benson, and had children including Mary Hanks.
  • William Hanks passed away in 1814 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hanks
1707 – 1770
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
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Ruth Ryan
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Benson
1741 – 1804
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Hanks
1778 – 1830
Birth Location: Bristol, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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William Hanks's Ancestors

Self
William Hanks
1739 – 1814
Birth Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Parents
William Hanks
1707 – 1770
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Ruth (Shipley) Ryan
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hanks's Descendants

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William Hanks (27 Apr 1739 – 15 Jul 1814) m. Sarah (Rolfe) Benson (1741 – 25 May 1804)
  1. 1. Mary Hanks (1778 – 1830) m. Samuel Jackson (1777 – 7 Jan 1834)
    1. 1. Fleetwood Jackson (1796 – 1832) m. Rebecca Sipes (1803 – 19 Jul 1850)
      1. 1. Minerva (Jane) Jackson m. Henry (W) Deshong (31 Dec 1814 – 22 Aug 1889)
        1. 1. Mary Deshong (18 Jan 1858 – 5 May 1926) m. William Johnson (6 Oct 1854 – 28 Nov 1913)

William Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1739
27 Apr 1739
Birth of William Hanks in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
1814
15 Jul 1814
Age 75
Death of William Hanks in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1739
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1814
    Event Place: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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