’ N Nancy s father m u :~t have been a son County in 1 826 and t wo years later I CO N LO R E s who s o L L of Jo eph Hanks . died at lea t l cated four miles northwest of De s m I four years before Jo eph ade his catur i n M acon County . t was here

w . A ill ccord ing to one of the descend in 1 83 0 that Abra ham Lincoln s plit ' a o f s m was nts Joseph . this on s na e rails for h im . " James . John H anks was born in 1 80 "or There is no positive i nformation a sho rt time he l ived not far fro m t he m b m . . s a ou a l o T o a Jo ua L l n n C y na . t the f i ies f h s sh inco n i Spe cer ount . India

C l . m i n 1 828 to and har es H anks The na e of he moved M acon County . s s i w Jo ua a a n N l on Coun y l ll . b o m sh ppe rs i e s t i t inois here his r ther Ja es . had D r . L u is A . W a r re n Ed i t r o o 1 7 6 1 7 w w for 5 and 87 hile on a fragment settled . It as this John H anks who s m s e h of paper , evidently about the a e uppli d the rails for t e R epublican t m a 1 860 "A M I L Y O" P I ONEER ime the na e of Charles Hanks p convention of . . wa s m n Cha r l es H a n k s JOSEP H H ANK S pears There a Tho as a d a J os hua H an ks living in H opk ins Coun T radition says Charles mar ried an d t y. y , v y be n J Kentuck at the er ginni g of l n ; . . C At intervals during the past f ew had four chi dre Jane ohn onrad . r y . n N but w L the centu Although o direct con and ancy . evidence to support eeks there have appeared in incol n w tact can be made bet een them and a m n lack ng . Lore several d i scus s ion s on t he m a this st te e t is i t he Tho m a s and J o s hua of the Joseph Fa mil y 0 ] Jos ep h a n d P ol ly H a n ks t ernal ancestry of Abraham L in c ol n . s w it s w e H ank ill . eems ise to present b, m d . El b h A ms The last con t ribution on t hi s sub"ec t Jaco arrie iza t da s s m brief ketche of the . be . m ed w as publ ished in t he bulletin of M arch Eliza th arri Th o ma s H a n k 0 s w ff f m s 0 0 Jame K irk patrick 24 . It d elt upon di erent or s used T he m s t he ed na e of Thoma appears on Susanna . marri in spell i ng the Hanks name . t a x s s X an c m li t of Chri tian County , Kentucky . y. W m H m Thi s confu s ion in spelling found its arried illia o ier a s a s 1 806 . a u s y e s " . m e A n n M s n w ay into early campaign biographies earl He serv d a John arri d atti o t in H C s d L s m t i e of the peace opkins ount y Jo eph . marrie of incoln . publi hed in the su m er of . B w 1 860 w s s for several years M artha artholome . Ho ell says Lincoln as i ted O n A u s 5 1 8 1 2 m s e W m G eorge Close in splitting rails for a ug t , , Tho as H ank M ary. marri d illia H all " m C B . m s w as A m a l t h a m e 0 H e Lo c r m w 1 830 arried atherine eck Tho a . arri d 0 . nry p Ja es Ha ks in the y ear , but 1 826 a s his t C ed s l How ard calls this e mployer of Lincol n dead by the year esta e aroline . marri Jame Hal " " w as s a t m r P B t fi old publ ic auction on Septe Joseph mar ied olly Y oung o n No James H anks . artle t , in the rst 6 y o m 1 0 1 8 1 0 e 1 . rs ber of that year The personal ber . . mor than four yea t b p y , y edi ion of his iogra h sa s that ’ ' w a w y as s L l ren t s m ar i . Lincoln s associate in some of the s e propert apprai ed at after inco n s ere r ed l m s T o ry a ancy ank s w as vis rail s pl it t i ng contracts was John Joshua H anks purchased severa ite he st th t H " t s s Th e t he o f J th e w at hi ale . children of Thomas iting in home this oseph . Ha kes , but in a later edition " " w h o wn at th e e and Catherine H anks ere H arriet , Elizabet t carpenter . t i m changes the Spelling to H anks . W m s s met 1 806 can A ill iam . El izabeth . Tho a , Stephen . Thoma Lincoln her in ccording to Lincoln , this last a A . . S m l . n be m . named John H anks w as a fi rst cousin nn David and a ue ot aint ined ’ A m m Jo s hua H a n k s am il o El i z a be t h a n d to braha s other . This should F y f make it of interest to learn if possible The Jo s hua Hank s w ho wa s associ Tho ma s Sp a r r o w w t s w A s wh o were some of the other cou s ins of ated i h Thom as Hanks i n Hopkin They ere married in 1 796. t hey ’ ' w s t he t m . I i a n k s C y , a b b r y 1 7 1 787 . ow n y t k presiden s other John ount orn Fe uar , had no children of their the oo w s W m s o n t o m n w s s t father a ill ia Hanks . a of according the fa il y records . There their ephe Denni H ank . into heir

is w m . A t 1 81 8 J oseph Hanks a Kentucky pioneer . very good evidence , ho ever . that ho e their death in Dennis ’

s t s m w a s s . I t is the family of th is Joseph Hank his fa her na e John . Jo hua inherited their property The story ’ s C a t l in ~ L w and his descendant that is of pri mary married Esther . a cousin , No that incol n s mother l ived ith them v ml ve r 8 1 7 T e a s a s s m i mport ance in s tudying the Hanks an e 1 . h n me of their a all child or at any period i n her w W s m . m fi N ces t r . . y Here are to be found . the children ere M ary ill ia on . M a l ife lacks con r ation The ancy s a t u t e w h o m m w , u s s l . N y . S . b . C m uncle a nt , and cousin of Nancy h a anc ar Eliza th aro Hanks ade her ho e ith the ' s s f m m was e o w w as t . l n Hanks . if the pre ident correc ly l ine , M an ield . and M artha for so e ti e E izab th s

m s s t he s . infor ed about the relation hip of his Fa m i l y o f l l i l l fm n a n d si ter Nancy , mother of Denni a m il o M a r a n d ess e r ie d m t . J n o her to John Hanks El i za be t h H a n k s F y f y F w s l o f s i y w e The il Jo eph Hanks entered m m ed lt ebecc a A t Jesse Fr end and M ar Hanks er Ja e . arri . ther on 1 4 1 793 m s h is m w for probate on M ay . . na e t e w arried in El izabethto n . Kentucky Elizabe h . marri d Jubal M eado w 1 795. N y . l . A Al y al ife ann and eight ch i dren m d R s in though the had sever Nanc". arrie Jacob obbin b w t m s f s e "ue s t in the ill make s it "u i e C a m children the na e of their of pring h rles . arried . Hannah M artin n ot r e certain t hat all of his living children W m have been lea n d . illia . married 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 w m t . ere therein en ioned C m a m il o Na n c a n d L evi H a ll elia . arried O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O F y f y "OR T W AY NE, INDI ANA Jun e 3 0. 1 930

s J s s Cannon City . Colorado or uncle of Jo hua. Sr. o hua H ank . L INCO L N LOR E t wo s w 25 1 895 S .. b t h ho Feb . . r had one or ro er c m v y . M rs . C . H . Hitchco k o ed to Kentuck a k C. L . H n s . K o o w x Br M . u o y grandfather . Joseph Hanks . Jr w T n I m o c u as the younges t or near the younges t The s o f - m w as t te timony Dennis Hanks i n n . bi n m u n . L i of the fa ily lef an orphan at w y . M . H a gi l u l u - A x e l an early age and ent to l ive w ith an Kentuck and J nks in Vir ni a m was seem to be in agree ent as to t he gen C o H r o n ? older brother in Virgi nia . mis o f w treated by his brothers w ife an d ran eral location the home and ill w m make it m uch ea s ier to trace the sit e r L u is A . W a r en Edit o . D . o r r a ay fro Virginia to Kentucky c or sites o cupied by the family .

M rs . . W . M A . ilson Another "uestion which c o n fro nt s sa Jo e Another grandson of the me us when we r ach b ack into Virg ini a VI R G INI A OR I G IN O" h u se . h p H nks . Jr also su ggests t at the is the perso n n e l of the g roup n ith V had e t in ~ old place in irginia b en kep wh o m J an ey H ank a mi g rated to t he JOSEP H H ANK S, SR . tact and held by the elder brother K n Two entucky cou try . of the earlier w x y hom she names . The e cerpt carr i i b o g r z hc r s , B a Th e l b n pp n Lincoln p rrett and ast contri utio a earing i in w : g this information follo s W n m a a h e e L o w his hit ey , see to h ve g t r d some incoln L re . hich discussed the fi rst - an su e wa s h d information on this b"ct . tory of the Hanks family , con . C . M r . W w a e t o fi ned to the descendants of the pioneer Florence olorado hitney rote long l tter M rs. i c a ri 2 6 1 895 . H tchcock about the y his Jo s eph Hanks aft e r t h ey reached Ken January . a . A x a was tory of the f mily brief e tr ct fol tucky . It from this famil y that c c M rs C . H . Hit hco k Nancy Hanks is supposed to have low s G h Jr . randfat er ( Joseph Hanks , ) come . told me that an estate of 650 acres rs H . H M . C. i t chcock was righ t fully his ha ving b een unlaw It is the purpose of this monograph " N ’ eldc r who ancy H anks Lincoln s f ather di ed to present some of the testi monie s of fully held by his brother . I k w " n g n a an his w ow an dau gh as m . i Vi r i i d id d the descendents of the family . and thi n na ed Joshua ter came t o Kentucky where the widow others , bearing on the residence of the J. . . M Hanks w sec s H married Henry Sparro for her pioneer Jo eph anks before settling " o n d . x husband in Kentucky . Some of the e cerpts g . It is interestin to note that the II C. W hitney e x hibited are from letters w ritten to " " n J M . ame Joshua mentioned in . r s k J n. 1 7. 1 895 M . Caroline Han s H itchcock of a H ank s correspondence is similar to m s t n ow Ca bridge . M assachu et s . and that of the oldest s o n mentioned in the in possession of the editor of Lincoln I t is o f i mportance to put alongside w J H . ill of oseph anks , Sr ~ L . x n u . ore Some e cerpts from duly of this opinion a reminiscence of J H . B who a r w t h o r iz ed public records are used also . arrett had a person l i nte vie This leads us to in"ui re about the w ith L incoln about his family history Vi rginia site of the ori ginal H ank s s . 1 793 Jo eph Hanks . Sr died in and m . A y l na m a s b n fic a n w ll far s an authorit for the genera O ed e e i ries i his i his Loveland , hio w w location of i t we have the testi mony t . ido and eigh ch ildren The young m 1 4 1 895 s Jo Septe ber . est s w a s w of Denni Hanks , a grandson of son . Jo eph , but t elve years ' o H s , . y ank S D nn conv M r s . . c s ph r e is e ed this . old at the ti me of his father s death . C H Hitchco k i nformation to W illiam Herndon and L t m e 1 861 W c ik w t M r . i ncoln sta ed to i n M r . for arded the "uota ion to W e m p t t h was o n i learn fro a de osition of hat hi s mo er b r n Virgi nia. . H k Vit t er t ow t a l- , M rs itchcoc Daniel . iled in chance y t hat s h e came t o Kentucky w i t h s o me s t a s 1 8 1 9 s ui as early . in the Nel on of her relations and not with her par G . t reencastle . Ind C y . c y . C , oun n u k ou a Jo h . t Ke rt th t seph ents , but gave me no ot er clue 1 0 1 894 s J r . t he s on f . . Hank . , youngest o Joseph Dec s J. H . B a . s M r . . oc rrett Hank , Sr. . returned to Vi rginia short C H Hitchc k ' l ’ y a a a . T "u fter his f ther s de th he es Denni s Hank s said that the H an k s s p t h e ff w as " m n o t s tion ut to plainti as fol m t o K en t u c m t he R a These testi onies are in erious " ca e y fro o noke w : Jr . o ’ lo D Jo ank . , g o w i r t s dc s id seph H s t R iver Co u nt ry in Vi rgi nia but he nev confl ict th the t adi ion of the t t sc en da n t s R B Virginia soon af er the dea h of his w h w of ichard erry . guardian t e . as " er kne county He thought it t ? n p . H s who fa h r The depo ent re lied He x was c er of Nancy ank , clai m that "e Hali fa County but never i d d . Nancy and her w idowed mother Lucy tain . w h e s W " d id not come t o Kentucky i th t J ea e . Velk . The fact that the younger Joseph fam ily of Joseph Hanks but with a ’ wa s t w t t he m L y p pl . but elve yea s of age at A Virginia branch of the Hanks group of her other uc s eo e t m w w m ly i e he ent to Virginia ould i p m y h as e m b w fa il conserv d uch valua le t m t w him . fi r wi hat so eone en ith The fam s a The ndin gs here also ag ee th hi torical d t a . They have evidence ily a t on h a s a w ow t e s t m tr di i it th t the id which cont ributes t o ou r know ledge the te i ony of A braham Li ncoln t u n o ol o m an c o t o r ed t the d h e d this re rd of t he origin a l home of the J o seph relative the location of the H anks s m s t o p t t m n . m a t t m w a s ee su port ha assu ptio n U a ily mo Ha k grO p . f the i e his ther E s vidently , at least one of the older born . In the autobiography prepared " " s m V i w e ons had re ained in rginia hen G a V f o r S pp : y p nt s w P ipers p. a. cri s he said M are er f i K k . o rn V the am ly moved to entuc y both b in irginia . Dec . 1 1 , 1 895.

M rs . . . t J k C H Hi chcock . s oseph Han s . Jr hi mself made an The ne x t ta k in this series o f stud a ll i da v it 1 8 1 7 wa s t s u n a v al M y g an a . Jo a ank , i th t re e s he r df her h H s ies on the Hanks Fam ily will be con wa s bo r n m t back in Kentucky agai n by the year Sr .. in A elia Coun ) . Vir f ined to t he Virginia history o f t h e 709 w is m w a . t he 1 760 , hich in har ony ith gi nia in y ear I believe m o a t s s who mat nal an c s o o f Ab a am L n re iniscence f his grandd ughter . hat Jo eph Hank moved to Nel e r e t rs r h i

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’ ’ eo l n s mother s bi rth and claimed that L I NCOLN LOR E Nancy Hanks was the ille gitimat e s child of a M i ss Lucy H ank , dau ghter

of Jo seph Hanks . The following obse rvations sup port e d by court records refute the theory that Lucy was the daught er of

Joseph Hanks . w 1 . The ill of Joseph Hanks names

Dr. uis W a rren Edi o Lo A . t r f i ve sons and three daughters living s in 1 793 . and ina much as he men " t ion ed all my children in one be G R ANDMOTH ER H ANK S "uest it implie s he had named th e m s all , but no one of the three daughter It is admitted generally that the ' is called Lucy . C is ian na o A a a nco n s hr t me f br h m Li l a 2 . B a wa s l efore Lucy could m rry Henry g r ndmot her s Lucy . There i s til p h ad w S a rro w a certi ficate of her age much confusion , ho ever , about her family name which has been called to be fi led wi th the county clerk . If both Shipley and Hanks before mar Joseph Hanks had been her father he w x e s ia e w ould have been e pect d to si gn thi r g , and both Hank s and Sparro i . certi f cate . This he did not do after marriage . r Duly authori z ed public records and 3 . U pon the mar iage of Lucy to w r statement s by members of connected Henry Sparro , the cou t re"uired a families will be introduced in an a t bond to be signed and t he si gnature of ’ tempt to cla ri fy the problem of the Lucy s father , or some near relative , h identification of this grandmother of would have been necessary . Althou g was the president . The approach to the the family of Joseph Hanks liv "ue stion can be made most sat isf ac in g not far away no member of this t orily by working from the positively family s igned the marriage papers . known facts back to the traditional There is one docum e nt which seem s w evidence . to suppo r t the theory that Lucy as w s w M rs . Lucy Sparro an irrespon ible character but hen i w o p op p sp c i a The first information about the ma v e ed fr m the r er er e t ve i ff n i is own on p o te rn al grandmother of Abraham Lin d ere t l ght thr the r ceedin s . A M c Coun g an "u coln to receive attention was sub g er er ty r d ry t i e w brou g h an indictment against her for m t t d by Dennis Hanks . He rote " ' o nica ion . was n oug o Her name ( Lincol n s mother ) w a s f r t She ever br ht t ’ t ria l w s w , ho ever, becau e her marriage N ancy Sparro . Her father s name w w w to Henry Sparrow seemed to have r e as Henr y Sparro , her mother as ’ w moved the cause o f the complaint . Lucy Sparro , her ( Lucy s ) maiden sh e was wa s It is very likely that livin g name Hanks , sister to my mother. " w w wi pa ow as is co on l a i , Y ou say why wa s Nancy called th S rr h mm fe w not an unusual occurrence in the wil anks ? A I can sa is is . s as H ll y th he w derness , and action as brou ght to dee p in the stalk of the Hank s family. rv br in a ou a a r iag con ac . T Calling her Hanks is probably my b t m r e tr t he s I wa fact that she rai ed a family of ei ght fault . think thi s is the y if you c i n , t wo o ini s s , wou call her Hank s you make her a ba se h ldre f them m ter ld " not indicate her character was as de r w . D s bo n child . hich is not true ( enni s s s based as ome author have upposed . Hank s to Hern don . " Ex t s s John Hanks corroborated Denni s cept for hi alleged mi conduct " " on pa t o Lucy . t wou be on all vital and essential points about the r f here ld ’ Lincoln s mother and neither one of no indication that the birth of Nancy Hank s wa s i gu a . them ever changed their opinion about rre l r eg a o Nanc s the r ul ri ty of the birth f y M rs . Lucy Hank Hanks, a thou gh they cou d not ex l l All t he members of t he Sparrow w w s plain hy her name a ca led Hanks. l f amily now livin g in Merce r County Henry Sparrow and Lucy Hank s claim that when Hen ry Sparrow mar we a ri by Jo n Bai y in Mer re m r ed h le a s she w w w ried Lucy H nk as a ido . o r c Coun , K n uck . on Ap ri 30. ty e t y l T e i o o inco n o is con 1 he d t r f L l L re 790. Nancy Hank s at the time of this ti den t that when the name of Lucy marriage must ha e been about e v fiv Hanks was inscribed on the cert ifi s ago. W is a year of hile there possi h was ' cate stating that s e of a ge in bilit as y that Lincoln s mother a small 1 0 was s w 79 . i t i gned W ido Lucy child may have gone by the name of Hanks . w g she Nancy Sparro durin the time D s w The confusion of enni H ank s lived ith her stepfather, Henry t he w as w w rested in fact that Lucy a par o , n she i s o . s S r he eft th h me he - - l sist er ia la w inste ad of an o wn s i ster s evidently u ed her real name . Nancy t o the three Hank s girl s. s . Hank " r u thermore , m e m b e r s of t h e M iss Lucy Hanks Hanks family have stated that the ' ND No. 1 92 "OR T W AY NE, I IANA December 1 2 , 1 932

t he o owin y ar, t wou b M e h as e g INCO N OR E f ll g e here ld e uch evidenc b en athered L L L little occas ion t o discus s the paren t recently from diff erent br an ches of ' f age of Thomas Lincoln s first wi e in the Shipley family which would s eem a home where another woman was to prove beyond a doubt that Lucy Bu a mmn Br ot ing h c i n . m her er h ldre S ip y anks was au g o Ta n a mm h le H the d hter f

R . Th e s Nu mn u L Ln n The best information which we have obert Shipley claim of the de ’ s n dan t s s n s I n c u a a u o l on Lincol n s mate r nal grandf ather at ce of Jo eph H a k that . ’ C o n r a n v pre sent comes from the descenda nts Nancy s father was a son of Joseph e s s of pion er Jo eph Hank . In going has been greatly s trengthened by r e ou co spon nce w ic e s I n i g t . h as Dn l a d r Au VWu n m na n. thr h he rre de h h c nt findin g no nstance any on w M r s they carried ith . H itchcock of p ublic record been discovered that a r M s s s s r C mb idge, a achu ett , f o t y would invalidate the se fami ly tradi yea s ago, it is vi nt f o se r e de r m the tions. ’ document s that they thought Nan cy s father was a son of the pioneer Jo A s late as 1 793 the pioneer Joseph B an k soph Hanks. s of K entucky had the following have been dead before she was old i v s s : s f ve li ing on Thoma , Jos hua , W il enough to have an y vivid memory of On e of t hese descendants cl ai m s ia , C a s, an Jos p J . W i iam l m h rle d e h , r ll t a t he at e o Nanc was n a him. It is not lik t at she would be h t f h r f y med a E z be dau h ely h H nks married li a th Hall , g

" O s s t he r James . ther upport t adition e e s s on her son ra am t o n a , S p e 1 2 1 793 . abl to pa to , Ab h , er f He ry H ll temb r , a es e e re r that J m di d b fo the emoval of his f i h 1 794 e s a his r n He named rst c ild , born in , much of int re t bout g a d the Hanks famil y t o K entucky and Ja s, an o owin t r e sons me d the f ll g h e , at er Hanks . The act at Nancy f h f th that hi s widow came on later wi th her l W i Char es , i am , and Joseph . went to live with her U n cle an d Aunt i ll own peop . E b t of ocu nta ’ le very d me ry Berry afte r her mother s second mar evidence we have been able to gather It is evident t hat the fi rst son was riage woul t ake out om un r ’ d her fr de om cou r co s suppo ts t i s no na o W i ia s own at ' fr t re rd r h t med f r ll m f her m s in ce an d ha of t he ' her other "uen t t we n his w s theory , although have not bee or ife s father . It eem s to be a succes sful as yet in findin g t he nam e fair s upposi tion that this firs t child ’ oi a a s f a e in t he was a s , N ncy H nk th r public n med Jame in honor of an cords re . o ot at na wh o t r a During the r ied between Nan cy lder br her by th me , ' ss w anks o e a a a ge t o n dition clai ms , pa ed a ay four or five H m th m rri He ry The claim that t he mot her of Nan cy rs . s s ha w in 1 790 an d her own mar yea before Three on t t foll owed Sparro H an k s was s a Lucy Shipley Hank , w his v ri a e t o mas i c n 1 806 t e e ere named for l i in g bnot h er s g Tho L n ol in , h r a t e R t i l e has e d ugh r of ober Sh p y, b en a was d is e da e evi e e t she and nother name John . Abra no dep n bl d nc hat s e r e dis greatly trengthen d by ec nt Lin coin s a came o se a an mam ham t ted that thi s John int clo cont ct with y coveri es an i is not i cu to show ' d t d ffi lt s i w m w er s of h er t r s e a h h Hank w th ho he as clo sely as b fa he p ople, lt oug a H an kses s w re th t the and Shipley e sociat ed an d who i is l k a she n furni shed t he f a t i ely th t paid fre"ue t c s asso ia e e e lo ely c t d ov r a p riod of m s a s R vis its to her o er who l ived no t f ar ou r il for the epublican con ven m th ma rs b in Mar l and in ' ny yea oth y and n was his m s w tio other first cou sin . a ay. The t radit ion that she l ived in Virginia. t he home of Thomas an d Eliz abeth i t seems likel that the mother of B anks Spar row an d was br ought u I n t he re s C r s C p cord of h i t hurch , Abraham Lincoyn mi ght h ave been is n at n . H er s by them without fou d io "ueen Caroline P ari h , Ann Amadel a ’ n med by her father, James H anks st irec t contact wi her a er s M ar re u s t he , fir d th f th Coun y, y an , p a t l d the e r o h i s oung s s is e N anc who f r y e t t r, y , peop e e i ent y occurred a er she n ames R r e an W l l v d l ft of obe t Shipl y il iam r e e mar ied L vi H all . L vi and Nancy w o as marr ie in 1 806, and th re woul d s who w re bot h se v a s ves d e Hank , e r ing Hanks Hall nam ed on e of thei r sons be e O un i f or ul i i t r mcn t he sa e littl pport ty c t vat ng y in m congregation as a s The J me . Hall chil dr en clai med that ese f r shi s un il e he th iend p t aft r s ea rl y as 1 736. they were first cou sins of the presi m ve t o t he f arm ere ra a m ’ o d wh Ab h den t s Later on in 1 758 at R obert Shipl ey is mother. foun in Lunenbur g Count Vi inia d y , rg , Alt hough t her e is s i uc t o where there was also livi ng at tha t t ll m h be e si t e e if e a la e n nk don to po iv ly id nt y the m at er tim rg co o y of Ha ses . Later l n al ra f " g n ath as Ja s H anks a on B e C n Vi a e a e d er me , Eliz abet Han ks Spar r ow wi h whom dford ou ty , rgini , b c m h , t so n s s an d t h t h of Jo eph Hank , e husband Dennis Han ks was livin g ; of L evi and e cent er of these Shipley and B an k s Lac i s et . f a s an d t he ad of Sh pley Hank , y much pro Nancy H anks Hall ; and also of Jesse milie tr it ion that Nancy ' gross i as been made i n weedin out an d P l H an e Hanks was born in Ja es Hank s g ol y ks "r i nd . Th ese three m the purely tradition al data which can aunts of Nan cy H an ks wer e her cabin on Little "alling R iver has been be di sproved by duly aut hor iz ed rec n ors ears wever as i consta nt cir cul ation f or man y dec eighb but two y , ho , s an] s ord . t he Lin colns moved to t he K n ob Creel: e . h is is t he l ast o a s i s of Some t irn e ago t he editor of Lincoln T f er e five a i c s on t he u ran pa n s o l o re made a trip int o t he Littl e "all rt le fo r g d re t f ears not f ar r m her U n l e W lli m l an d v w t he y f o c i a i n g R iver country in Virginia an d in Abraham Linco n , a re ie of a s Han ks. a ub wi l al w it e t erviewed many of t he peeplc who d t mitted l reve ho l tl we re n ab n ow l ive on t he farms once occupied ally k ow out three of the se W hile Nancy may have talked about re fo bears . by t he Shipl s an d Han kses. He her ather with her un cl es and aunts ey f , n t he r s l ca i t here No am nc n fou d t adition , o t ng scription o an on of t h e Abrah Li ol , then under eight de f y e t bi thp ace of Nan c anks th r s i he r l y H , e s v a ears of a would n ot be especially fou grandparent a ail ble , but it r t he r s l is ’ fyn t e d h mothe of p e ident, of ong generally conceded that Lincoln s r t e conversations. s a . I n n o s an w t nding in t ce as the r egu personal appearance can he charged l arit her r es y of bi th "u tioned . M uch up again s t h e a rnal an c st y t m te e r . ti e was al so spent in se ral Vir s e m ve There are om very t all membe rs of a h s s w ' gini court ou e hich record t he t he Hanks clan and it is pos sible that a v es t t h e h l G cti iti of bo h S ip ey an d randfather Hank s pas sed o n t o B anks es in V i i famili rg n ia over a per Abraham Lincol n those physical con iod ears an d s s a n a t of y ub t ti te t he n but ion s which h ave set him apar t traditions of t heir descen dan ts. r m his c n f o o temporaries. NAPJC Y

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Fo r f i f t y y e ar s t h e w r i t e r h a s b e e n i n t e r e s t e d i n wh o t h e b r i n d

a a k " e r r a o : u m d l v f t h e r s we r e o f N a n c y H n . m o t h o f A b h am L i n c l n . H h r e n h

a c c ount s by W i l l i am Bart on , L ou i s Wa rr e n and A d i n Ba be r . No n e of th e s e

1 H e s ays t h at t h e gran dfat h e rs we r e J o s e ph H ank s , di e d 793 N e l s on C o , 1 K y and R i ch ard Be rry . di e d 798 Was h i ngt on C o , Ky . Ne i t h e r m e nt i o n s

N anc y i n h i s wi l l , bu t th i s i s no t unu su al , e s p e c i al l y i f th e par ent s w wer e de a d . T h i s t h e r i t e r be l i e ve s wa s t h e c a s e .

T o d e t e rm in e th e anc e s t ry o f Nanc y H ank s i s c ompfi c a t e d by s e ve ra l f a c t o rs :

( 1 ) I nt e re s t b e gan no ye ars aft e r h e r d e ath and 70 ye ars aft e r th e d e a th

o f h e r pare nt s .

( 2 ) P e o p l e always c la im a c l o s e r r e l at i on t o a fam ou s p e r s on th an th e

t r u e r e l at i on .

s ( 3 ) C i vi l War pas i ons l e d t o unt ru e s t at em e nt s in s om e c a s e s .

a i d t d i s h ( ) R e l at i ons h ps are h ar t o un d e rs t and , i f th e y ou nge s ch i l t e

d s ame a ge as th e ch i l dre n o f t h e o l d e s t ch i l .

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' s s Abrah am Li nc o ln s m o th e r d i e d wh e n h e wa 9 . H e wou l d no t be a ki .

a s m any "u e s t i ons at th at ge . Sh e pr o bab l y n eve r r em em b e r e d h e r par e nt ,

' wh o l i k e l y di e d wh e n s h e wa s a sma l l ch i l d . Li nc o ln s fath e r rem arri e d

' and th e su b "e c t o f Nanc y s pare nt s wou l d not l i k e l y b e d i s cu s s e d .

H ow di d L i nc o ln l e arn t h at h l s m o th e r w ent fr om Vi rgi ni a t o K e ntu c k y

? wi t h r e l at i ve s , no t par e nt s H e m ay h av e rem em b e r e d th at mu ch , f o r a s a b o y h e wou l d as k ab ou t grandpare nt s . Or h i s fat h e r m ay h ave t o l d h im .

' H ow di d h e kn ow th at J oh n Hank s was h i s m o t h e r s c ou s i n ? T h i s may h ave

' c ome fr om h i s fat h e r wh en t h e H ank s f r om I l l ino i s c am e i nt o th e pi c t u re .

W h o s t art e d th e i d e a th at Lu c y H anks S parr ow wa s a gr a n dm o th e r ? P o s s i bl y De nni s H ank s . Bu t h e f oun d th at h i s s t o ry d i d n o t h o l d u p t o t h e

s f ac t s . I n a bs e nc e o f r e l i a bl e i nf o rm at i on h i a c c ount f i l l e d th e gap .

Wh o s ai d t h at Nanc y we nt t o K e ntu cky wi t h Lu c y ? Warr e n m e nt i ons i t i n 1 92 6 .

' T h e su b "e c t o f Li nc o ln s anc e s t ry f i rs t c am e u p wh en h e was r u n n i n a

s f o r p re s i de nt . B e f o re t h at t im e t h e r e was l i t t l e i nt e re t . a n df a t h er s

ah am Li nc o ln t o l d J o s e p h H Ba r r e t t a b o u t 1 8 6 1 t h a t h i s mo th e r

a s e c a e e t i s o me o f h i s e l a r n i n Vi rg i n i a , th t h m t o K n u c k y w t h r

and no t wi th h e r par e nt s l e t t e r Se p 1 4 - 1 8 95 by J o s e ph H Ba r r e t t

e l an d , Oh i o t o M r s C aro l i ne H i t c h c o c k . ( Li n c o ln Li brary , Fo rt Th i s i ndi c at e s t h at N anc y ' s par ent s l i k e l y di e d in V i rgi ni a and

h e wa s l i k e l y an orph an wi t h no l i vi ng br o t h e r s o r s i s t e r s wh e n

n t t o K e ntu cky .

e e i t em s i ndi c at e t h at s h e was c l o s e l y c onn e c t e d t o t h e B e rrys :

on arri vi ng i n K e ntu cky Nanc y l i ve d at t h e h om e of R i ch ar d B e rry i i l h i s de ath i n 1 798 . Aft e r h i s d e ath s h e l i ve d wi t h R ch ar d Jr ' m s s i b l y wi th R i ch ar d Jr s bro th e r , Fr anc i s Be rry unt i l h e r arri age . 1 6 en N anc y was m arri e d i n 80 , R i ch ar d Be rry , Jr a su r e t y on t h e

- 6 . 0 1 8 0 marri age bond , s i gn e d as h e r gu ardi an

be rt M i t ch e l l T h omps on ( 1 81 2 - 1 8 95) i n an af f i d avi t m ad e Apr 1 3 - 1 8 91

J L Wh art on , C ount y C l e rk of Wa s h i ngt on C o , Ky s a i d t h at th e of an own c ou s i n of ( h i s ) m o th e r T h i s wou l d make

s e c on d c ou s in o f Nan cy H anks .

' mp s on s m o th e r was S arah Sh i pl e y M i t c h e l l ( 1 778 S h e was a

s e r of R o be rt an d Na om i Sh i pl e y M i t ch e l l . S arah , al o an o rph an ,

1 1 - 1 0 0 wi th N anc y i n t h e B e rry h om e s f rom abou t 795 t o Jan 7 8 , wh en w ar r i e d John Th om ps on ( 1 775 R i ch ard B e rry Sr , h o marri e d

' 1 Sh i pl e y , was S arah s unc l e . S o in th e B e rry h om e we re t wo o rph an

a grand dau gh t e r and a ni e c e .

' ' Nanc y H ank s m o th e r was a c ou s i n of S arah , th e n Nanc y s m o th e r wa s

' gh t e r of R i c h ard Be rry S r . S o R i c h ar d B e rry S r was Nanc y s gran d r and R i ch ar d Jr was h e r u nc l e . A s th e o l d e s t l i vi ng s on of Ri ch ar d

wou l d b e t h e l o gi c al gu ar di an f or Nanc y .

" h ar d B e rry S r abou t 1 756 m arri e d R ach e l Sh i p l e y in C h arl o t t e o r 1 1 ' al l C o , Va . H e t o ok h i s f am i l y t o K e ntu cky ab ou t 78 . S i n c e N anc y s

( h e r nam e ma y h ave b e e n M ary f o r R i c h ard S r h a d t h re e gr a n dda u g h

1 am e d M ary ) l i k e l y m arri e d an d d i e d i n Vi rgi ni a , h e r marri age dat e 1 8 1 1 be 7 o r b e f o re ; f o r th e Be rrys l e ft Vi rgi ni a ab ou t 78 1 .

was th e fath e r of N anc y H ank s ? Abrah am Li nc o ln s ai d i n th e S c r i pps

Lo gr a ph y ( 1 8 60 ) th at J oh n Hank s ( 1 8 0 2 s on of W i l l i am and

" ' son of Jo s e ph H ank s , was a f i rs t c ou s i n of Abrah am s m oth e r S i nc e

' va s wa s s a grands on of J o s e ph , t h e n N anc y s grandfa t h e r J o e ph H ank s ,

e d in N e l s on C o , K y in 1 793 . H e r fath e r l i k e l y m arri e d a Be rry i n Vi r gi n i a abou t 1 78 1 an d d i e d ab ou t 1 78 5 . T h e 1 793 wi l l o f J o s e p h H a nk s l i s t s f i ve s on s , a l l l i vi ng : Th oma s b 1 759 , J o s hu a b 0 1 76 3 , W i l l i am b

' ’ " d a 1 766 , C harl e s b c 1 770 , J o s e ph b 1 78 1 . Nan c y s fa th e r wa s e d . N a n c y

' m o th e r , i f m arr i e d in 1 78 1 , was l ik e l y b o rn abou t 1 76 1 , h e r f a t h er a b ou t

' 1 757 . T h i s wou l d m ak e N anc y s f ath e r t h e o l d e s t s o n o f Jo s e ph . J o s e ph l e ft H am ps h i re C o , ( n ow ) W Va i n 1 78 7 , bu t T h om as s t ay e d th e re unt i l b 1 1 8 0 0 . J o s e ph H anks marr i e d a ou t 756 , l i k e l y i n Lanc as t e r C o , Va N anny

1 8 0 - 8 4 1 I n 7 h e was i n H am ps h i r e C ount y , i n 78 7 i n Ke ntu c ky .

' C e rt ainl y Jo s e ph H ank s an d R i ch ard B e rry S r we r e N anc y s gran df at h e rs .

Aft e r t h e de ath o f h e r par e nt s i n Vi rgi ni a , s h e we nt t o Ke ntu c ky t o l i v e wi th h e r Be rry gran dpare nt s . I t wou l d b e natu ra l f o r a l i tt l e gi r l t o

' l i ve wi th h e r m ot h e r s m oth e r . I f s h e went ab ou t 1 78 7 s h e f oun d t h e

Be rry h ou s e h o l d c on s i s t i ng o f R i ch ard Jr 1 8 , "ranc i s 1 5 , Jane 1 3 an d Ed war d 1 1 . Th e o th e r o l d e r ch i l dr e n w e r e marri e d . Th e re i s n o e vi d e nc e of

' N anc y l i vi ng wi th h e r H ank s grandpare nt s . Af t e r th e d e at h o f Nanc y s

1 . gyr a n df a t h er H ank s i n 793 , th e H ank s gran dm o th e r r e tu rne d t o Vi rg i ni a

Th e Pare nt s H ow an d wh e re di d a H ank s m e e t a Be rry ? 1 8 0 I n 7 Jo s e ph H ank s and wi f e N an ny we re l i vi ng i n H amp s h i r e C o , now 2 ' W V a wi th 5 s ons and dau gh t e rs . J o s e ph s s on , T h om as , i n h i s p e n s i on app l i c at i o n ( s e e b e l ow ) s ai d th at i n t h e fal l o f 1 78 0 h e wa s draft e d f rom H amps h i re C o and was i n s e rvi c e i n th e C ar o l i nas . I n go i ng t o an d from th e C aro l i nas h e m ay h ave vi s i t e d wi t h h i s u nc l e , Jam e s H ank s , wh o

1 - wa s l i vin g i n C ampb e l l C o , Va , we s t of Br o okn e al , 78 0 8 7 . On th e Jam e s

H ank s de e ds are nam e d Abrah am an d T h om as H ank s , po s s i b l y br o t h e r s .

I n 1 780 R i ch ar d Be rry an d wi f e R ach e l we r e l i vi ng i n C h ar l o t t e C o , Va ,

a "u s t e as t o f Bro o kn e a l , ge t t i ng r e a dy t o go t o Ky . R i ch ar d h a d l nd grant s 1 in K e ntu c ky 1 779 an d 1 78 0 ; h e s o l d h i s Vi rgi n i a l and i n 78 0 . Th e fami l y l i k e l y m o ve d t o K e ntu cky i n th e s pri ng of 1 78 1 . Be rry h a d l an d su rve y e d

- 1 8 0 0 4 M ay 5 1 78 1 . I n 7 th e R i c h ar d B e rry f am i l y c ons i s t e d o f s ons an d dau gh t e rs . A dau gh t e r , J o anna , was m arri e d .

Th om as Hank s m ay h ave h a d an o l d e r br o th e r o r Abrah am ) b c 1 757 wh o m arri e d 0 1 78 1 ( ?M ary ) B e rry b 0 1 761 . Th i s bro th e r ( p o s s i bl y i n s e r vi c e wi th T h om as) i n vi s i t i ng h i s unc l e , Jam e s H ank s , m ay h ave me t t h e

B e rry gi r l wh o l i ve d ne arb y . Th e c ou p l e may h ave l i ve d i n C am pbe l l C o

" 2 s ( or H amps h i r e C o ) . A ch i l d b 0 1 78 may h ave d i e d young . S o on af t e r Nanc y b i rth i n 1 784 h e r pare nt s l i k e l y d i e d an d Nanc y we nt t o th e Be rry h ome i n K entu cky at a t e nd e r age . s a n t h e Th i s i s al l s pe cu l at i on . T h e r e are no d o cum e nt d e l i g wi t h

s n . e nt s . T h e i r gi ve n nam e may e ve r be known m as Hank s

Wh en J o s e ph H ank s m ove d t o K e ntu cky f r om H amps h i r e C o , now W Va i n

Hi s s 7 Th omas H ank s , h i s s on , s t aye d b eh i n d . R e vo lu t i onary p e n i on

1 1 - 1 8 a l i c a t i on R 4 571 , Ju l y 33 , s ays th at h e was b o rn i n Vi rgi ni i n 9 and wh i l e l i vi ng in H am ps h i r e C ount y i n t h e fal l o f 1 78 0 h e b e

e a pri vat e un de r C apt Dani e l R i ch ar d s on . T h e y mar ch e d s ou t h t o

De e l s b o r ou gh , N C , th en t o t h e C h e raw H i l l s , S C on th e P e e ri v e r . y re tu rne d nort h ab ou t Janu ary 1 78 1 and h e h e l p e d gu ar d pri s one rs th e A l b em arl e ( Va ) barrac k s unt i l 1 78 1 wh e n h e r e tu rne d h om e . I n 1 78 1 h e gu arde d pri s one r s at W i nch e s t e r .

In h i s t rave l s h e pa s s e d c l o s e t o C am pb e l l C ount y wh e r e h i s unc l e , e s H anks , l i ve d and t o C h ar l ot t e C ount y , wh e re t h e Be rrys l i ve d . I n 1 0 h e m ove d f rom Ham psh i re C o t o R o s s C o , Oh i o . In 8 33 h e was i n an C o , Oh i o . C ou l d T h om as Hank s h ave b e e n t h e f ath e r o f N anc y H ank s Li nc o ln ?

- 2 T h oma s h a d a dau ght e r Nanc y ( 1 8 1 3 1 8 4 ) wh o m arr i e d an E l l i n g e r . " 1 I f Abrah am L inc o ln s grandf ath e r h a d b e en l i vi n g i n 8 33 , Li n c o ln

wou l d h ave known i t .

' T h om as Hank s ch i l dre n wou l d h ave known i t , i f th e i r n e ph ew was

Pre s i de nt .

L inc o l n impl i e d t h at h er par ent s we re d e a d wh e n Nanc y we nt t o Ky .

~y H ank s

Lu c y Hank s S parrow wa s s ai d by De nni s " H anks ( 1 799 - 1 8 92 ) t o b e th e

' :h e r of N anc y De nni s m o th e r was anoth e r Nanc y Hank s , bo rn

» u t 1 784 , dau gh t e r of J o s e ph of N e l s on C o , Ky . T h i s ma d e De nni s a

' s t c ou s in of Nanc y H ank s Li nc o l n . De nni s wa s r ai s e d by h i s aunt E l i z a

; - 6 h Hank s , wh o h a d marri e d ( O c t 1 7 1 79 ) Th omas S parr ow . T h e S pa r r ow s

' 1 - n o ch i l dre n and a do pt e d De nni s , b e c om i ng h i s f o s t e r par e nt s . T h om a s

- i th e r , H e nry S parrow , m arri e d Lu c y H ank s Apr 30 1 790 mak i n g Lu c y

' - mi s f o s t e r aunt . I f Lu c y was a Sh i pl e y , h e r ch i l dren we re f i r s t

' s i ns of Abrah am Linco ln s grandm o th e r .

" 2 - T h e f i rs t re c o rd of Lu c y H ank s i s on N ov 4 1 78 9 i n M e r c e r C o , K y , n s h e was ch arge d wi t h f o rni c at i o n . T h e c h arge was d i s c ont i nu e d May

' - 1 790 . On Apr 2 6 1 790 J ohn B e rry an d R o b e rt M i t ch e l l s i gn e d Lu c y s g s w s c o n s e nt fo r H e nry S pa rrow t o g e t a mar r i a e l i c en e . Be r r y a h e r

— - s wa a n e ph e w and M i t c h e l l h e r br o t h e r l n l aw , i f h e s da u gh t e r o f R o be rt 0 Sh i pl e y . T h e ma rr i a ge o c c u rr e d Apr i l 3 .

T h e nam e Lu c y Wa s no t m e nt i one d by t h e o l d pe o pl e ac c o r di ng t o Ch arl e s

- s s F r i e n d gr e at ne ph e w of J e e Fr i e nd , wh o m arri e d M ary , dau gh t e r o f J o s e ph H ank s . N o one nam e d Lu c y a s m oth e r of Nanc y Hank s unt i l 1 8 65 1 66 : W i l l i am G G re en e t o H e rn don 8 65 , D e nni s F H ank s t o H e rn don 1 8 66 .

' S om e pe rs on s e em s t o h ave sugge s t e d Lu c y as Nanc y s m o t h e r and ot h e r p e rs on s pas s e d on t h e i de a . S"u i re R M T h omps on di d not m e nt i on Lu c y u n t i l 1 8 95 , "u s t b e f o re h i s d e at h . Ot h e r m em be rs o f t h e T h omps on fam i l y an d T h omp s on h im s e l f di d not nam e Lu c y e arl i e r .

Wh o was Lu c y? L i k e ly a Sh i pl e y , fo r i n th e Ke ntu c k y c ou rt r e c o r d s

a s h e h a d no c onne c t i on wi t h n y e x c e pt Be rrys and Sh i p l e ys . I f s h e wa s a dau gh t e r o f R o b e rt and S arah S h i pl e y o f M e ck l enbu rg C o , N C , s h e was l i k e l y th e younge s t , b o rn about 1 765 . P e rh aps S arah , wi f e of R o b e rt S h i p l e y i n 1 771 , was a s e c on d wi f e . T h e o l d e s t S h i pl e y ch i l d wa s R o b e rt , Jr , b o rn abou t 1 736 . I n 1 771 R o b e rt Sh i pl e y S r m ove d fr om Vi rgini a t o N o rt h

C ar o l i na . Wh at h appe ne d t o Lu c y ( younge r than s om e of h e r ni e c e s and 1 ? 2 ne ph e ws ) b e twe e n 771 an d 1 78 9 I f m arri e d at 0 t o a H ank s , i t c ou l d h ar dl y b e t o a s on o f J o s e ph of W e s t Vi rgi ni a . Sh e l i k e l y marri e d a N o rt h

C aro l ina H ank s . J o s e ph Hank s di d no t s i gn h e r b on d , Sh i p l e y r e l at i ve s di d .

S h e was l i k e ly n o t of th e Jo s e ph H ank s fam i l y .

' T h e c onfu s i o n i s unde r s t andabl e , i f h e r nam e an d N anc y s we r e bo t h

' H ank s , bu t ih e y we re r e l at e d th r ou gh t h e S h i pl e ys . I f Lu c y s hu s band di e d

h e r ggi eg ab ou t 1 78 7 , Lu c y , a y oung wi d ow , m ay h ave th ou gh t of "o i ni ng i i f

a R ac h e l Be rry ( 2 5 y e ars o l de r ) on t h e K e ntu cky f r ont i e r . S om e h ow s h e m y h ave pi c k e d u p o rph an Nanc y , h er gr ea t n i e c e , and brou gh t h e r al ong . I f

N anc y we nt t o K e ntu cky wi t h Lu c y , Lu c y was no t h e r m ot h e r , f or Nanc y we nt t o K e ntu cky not wi t h h e r par e nt s N anc y ne ve r l i ve d wi t h Lu c y . S h e l i v e d wi th h e r Be rry grandpare nt s . But f o r De nni s Lu cy m ay no t h ave e nt e r e d th e p i c tu r e .

Denni s Hank s

Th i s re c o r d s h ows th e c l o s e r e l at i ons h i p b e twe e n De nn i s and th e m em b e r s o f th e L in c o ln , H ank s an d S parrow fam i l i e s .

D enni s , f i rs t c ou s i n of N anc y Hank s Li nc o ln , was bo rn i n H a r di n C o , Ky i n 1 799 t o Nanc y H ank s , d au ght e r of Jo s e ph . A b ou t 1 8 0 1 Nanc y marri e d Le vi

H a l l . D enni s was ado pt e d by h i s aunt E l i z ab e t h Hank s S parrow an d h e r hu s ban d , T h om as . T h e y we re h i s re al aunt and unc l e . H e l i ve d wi t h t h em 1 8 0 6 D e n n i s a n d t h e S a r r o ws th e i r d e at h s i n 1 8 1 8 . F r om 1 8 0 3 t o p

a s S a r r o h i s s in M e rc e r C o , Ky ne a r H e n ry a n d Lu c y ( H n k ) p w f o t e r

- e l a n d f o s t e r a u n t . Den n i s l ea r n d t o c a l h e r Au n t L u c y a 1 8 0 6 th e y re tu rn e d t o H ar di n C ount y . T h om as L i nc o ln l i ve d ne r by

- h e 1 . I n 1 8 1 6 De nn i s a n d h i s f o s t e r par e nt s and t L i nc o ln f am i l y

t o I n di ana . I n 1 8 1 8 Nanc y H ank s Li nc o ln, and Th om as an d El i z abe t h

w d i e d . De nni s was name d th e h e i r of T h om as S parr ow . D e nni s m ove d 1 h t h e L i nc o lns . T h oma s L i nc o ln marr i e d s e c on dl y i n 8 1 9 S arah Bu s h 1 0 on . In 1 82 1 D e nni s m arr i e d E l i z ab e th Johns t on , b 8 7 , dau gh t e r

cm 1 82 4 t o 1 8 2 9 l an d s u i t s i n Har d i n C ount y i nvo l ve d De nni s and th e 1 ows . D e nni s may h ave m e t Aunt Lu c y ( d 8 2 5) an d f oun d ou t t h at as a H ank s b e f or e m arri age an d h ad br ou gh t Nanc y H ank s t o K e nt u c ky . 1 1 Jam e s A P e t e r s on : I n R e Lu c e y H ank s . ) I n 83 D e nni s we nt t o I l l i about th e s am e t im e as t h e Lin c o lns . 1 60 8 D enni s wa s no t su r e h ow Lu c y was r e l at e d t o h im an d t o Nanc y .

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s s u me d ( inc o rre c t l y ) th at th e y we r e mo th e r and dau gh t e r . T h e H a nk s "am i l y

1 2 a 1 J o s e ph Ha n k s D 0 7 3 R i c hmond C o , V d 79 3 N e l s o n Co , Ky

m 0 1 756 L anc a s t e r C o , Va N a nny b 0 1 738

- in H ampsh i r e C o , now W Va 1 78 0 8 4 in Ky 1 78 7

1 1 1 - 1 61 1 . ?s on b 0 757 m 0 78 C ha rl o t t e C o , Va . B e rry b 0 7

C h : N anc y 1 784 - 1 8 1 8 m Jun 1 2 - 1 8 0 6 Th oma s L inc o ln

1 z 2 . T h om as b 1 759 d aft 8 33 m E l i ab e th R yan 1 Hamp s h i re C o t o R o s s C o , Oh i o 8 0 0 i n L o gan C o , Oh i o 1 8 33

1 6 - 1 1 0 - 2 C h : Jo s e ph , P e t e r 79 8 83 , Abs al om 8 0 1 8 7 , I s aa c b 1 8 0 3 , - 2 W i l l i am, Nancy 1 8 1 3 1 84 ( El l inge r ) , S arah

2 3 . J o s hu a b 0 1 76

66 1 2 - 4 . W i l l i am b 1 7 d af t 1 8 50 I l l m S e p 1 793 El i z ab e th Hal l

1 - 1 8 2 1 0 2 - - C h : J am e s 794 5 , N anc y , J oh n 8 1 88 9 , W i l l i am 1 80 4 1 90 0 , 2 El i z ab e th , C h arl e s d 1 85 , J o s e ph , C e c e l i a , Lu c i n da 1 8 1 3

1 890 , An dr ew Ja c k s on , S arah

5 . C h arl e s b 0 1 770

1 6 1 1 - 1 6 6 . E l i z ab e th b 77 d 1 8 8 I n d m O c t 7 79 T h omas S parrow d 1 8 1 8 I n d N o ch i l dre n

- 7 . M ary b 0 1 778 d aft 1 8 30 I l l m D e c 1 0 1 795 J e s s e Fr i e n d

1 1 - 1 - 1 1 0 1 2 8 . J o s e ph b 78 d Apr 4 856 I l l m N ov 1 0 8 M ary Y oung d 8 7

r 1 1 2 — 1 4 1 8 1 - 1 1 C h : Jac o b Ver t e s s 8 89 , E l i z ab e th 3 839 , Su s anna b 8 1 6 ,

1 - 1 2 2 1 2 N anc y 1 8 8 1 890 John b 8 , J o s e ph b 8 5 , M ary Ann b 1 82 7 ,

- Ama l t h a 1 8 30 1 8 49 , C ar o l i ne b 1 8 33 , I s ab e l b 1 8 36

1 2 1 9 . N anc y b 0 1 784 d 0 8 4 I nd m 1 8 0 L e vi H al l

C h : ( H ank s ) D e nni s "r i e n d 1 799- 1 8 92 m 1 82 1 E l i z ab e th Johns t on

C h : ( Hal l ) S"u i r e m 1 8 2 6 M at i l da Johns t on , Ly d i a , W i l l i am ,

A l fr e d , J o s e ph , M ah al a , L e t i t i a Th e S h i pl e y Fam i l y i 3 d d a s R o b er t ( R o be rt A dam ) s h i p l e y b 1 7 1 3 A n n e A r u n e l C o , M , l t

1 8 f 1 1 a r ah m 0 1 re c o rd in M e ck l e n bu rg 0 0 , N C 7 9 w i e 77 , S ; 7 55 1 1 t o C am pb e l l C o , Va 0 1 74 8 , t o N o rt h C aro l i na 77

0 1 6 1 8 0 1 . R o b e rt b 73 d aft 9 m R ach e l Pre wi t t ,

1 8 2 . E dwar d b 0 1 738 m E l i z ab e th i n N o rth C aro l i na 7 9 _

1 8 0 4 0 1 6 3 . Rac h e l b 0 1 74 0 d W as h i ngt o n C o , Ky m 75 R i ch ar d B e rry ( s e e p 9)

1 6 d 1 4 4 1 8 1 6 4 . Ann b 1 74 6 d 1 8 2 8 m 7 5 Davi d Mc Co r b 7 d

6 - 2 1 6 1 0 - 1 8 4 0 C h : W i l l i am 1 76 1 8 4 , S arah ( C ampb e l l ) b 7 8 , R o b e rt 7 7 , — - 1 - 1 2 1 8 2 1 8 J ohn 1 773 1 84 6 , Davi d 1 78 85 , Ann ( El d er ) 7 55 , Jam e s

- - - 1 78 5 1 873 . R o s a 1 78 8 1 81 2 , M ary 1 790 1 8 30

2 6 - 1 4 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 - 1 4 1 2 5 . N aom i b Apr 7 d 79 m 77 R o b e rt M i t c h e l l b Au g 7 7 d 79

- - C h : J o hn 1 771 1 8 33 , R o b e rt . Dan i e l , S arah ( Th omp s on ) 1 778 1 855

1 0 a - 1 8 1 8 0 1 6 . G e orge b 0 75 m M y 5 7 7 El i z ab e th M c co r d i n Ky

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1 1 2 7 . M argare t b 0 753 m R o b e rt S l o an , m M at th e w Arm s t r ong

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1 1 8 2 1 1 1 1 8 . Lu c y b 0 765 d 0 5 t o N C 77 , t o K y 0 78 7 m H ank s

m2 Apr 30 - 1 790 H enry S parrow b 1 764 d 1 8 4 0

- C h : ( S parrow ) Jam e s , Th om as , H e nry 1 80 2 1 8 8 1 , G e o rge , E l i z a be th ,

Lu c in da , Margare t , M ary

( C ou l d G e orge b e b 0 1 74 2 an d b e f at h e r of Lu cy b

u g ( I f L c y wa s a gran d da u h t e r of Ro b e r t S h i p l ey , t h en s h e w e n t

t o K e nt u ck y t o l i v e wi t h h e r a u nt R a c h e l . I f s h e t o o k N a n c y ' u d g a al ong , Nanc y wo l d b e h e r c o u s i n s c h i l , n o t h e r r n dn i e c e . We d o n o t know h ow Nanc y g o t t o K ent u c k y . I t wa s wi t h s o me

of h e r r e l at i v e s . T h e B e rry "ami l y 1 R i c h ar d Be rr y D 0 1 7 35 d 1 7 98 W a s h i n g t o n Co , K y m 0 7 50 Cn mp b c l l o r

8 C a e o 8 C h arl o t t e C o , Va R a ch e l S h i pl e y h 0 1 74 0 d 1 0 4 h r l o t t C t o K y 0 1 7 1

1 1 d 1 9 1 . J o anna b 0 7 57 m 0 7 73 Jam e s B rumf i e l d 7 5

- - C h : R o b e rt , R i ch ar d , W i l l i am 1 778 1 8 58 ( m 1 8 0 1 Ann L i nc o ln 1 78 0 1 8 4 5

aunt of Abrah am L i nc o ln ) , Jam e s , S amu e l , Davi d , Jo hn , R ac h e l

- 2 . J ohn b 0 1 759 d 1 795 m Au g 1 8 1 78 6 Ann M i t c h e l l s h e m2 Jac o b Durh am

C h : M argar e t , R a c h e l

1 1 3 . ?dau gh t e r b 0 761 m 0 1 78 1 C h arl ot t e C o , Va Hank s b 0 757

C h : N anc y 1 78 4 - 1 8 1 8 m Jun 1 2 - 1 8 0 6 A brah am L i nc o ln

4 . S arah b 0 1 763 , l i ving 1 798

- 1 2 5 . Rach e l b 0 1 765 m M ar 30 78 Th om as Pi tm an

2 - 1 1 6 - 1 6 . R i ch ard b S e p 769 d Apr 84 3 C al l away C o , M o t o M0 1 82 0

m O c t 2 2 - 1 794 M ary Ewi n g b 1 7 74 d D e c 3 - 1 8 2 9

- 1 C h : E l i z ab e th ( Y o cum W at t s ) b 1 795 , Nanc y ( J ohn s on ) b 797 , Franc i s

b 1 799 , C al e b E b 1 8 0 1 , J ohn b 1 8 0 3 , M argare t b 1 80 5 , E dwar d

Gu i t h er b 1 8 0 7 , R i c h ar d b 1 8 1 0 , M ary J ( Y a ge r ) b 1 8 1 2 , S amu e l

H b 1 8 1 5 , R o b e rt M i t c h e l l b 1 81 8

1 2 1 - 1 - 1 7 . Franc i s b 0 77 d Mar 7 835 Wa s h i ngt on C o , K y m N o v 2 5 799

El i z ab e th Bra z el t o n b Apr 1 7 - 1 779 d Apr 2 - 1 84 8

C h : R i ch ar d S b 1 8 0 0 , M ary H ( M i t c h e l l ) b 1 8 0 1 , R a ch e l S h i p l e y

( S l ay ) b 1 80 3 , I s aa c N b 1 8 0 6 , N an c y B b 1 80 8 , El i z ab e th b 1 8 1 0 , ?Su s an " ( Y age r )

- 1 4 6 - 1 2 - 1 1 8 . Jane b N ov 3 77 d Au g 8 33 m D e c 9 79 Dani e l M i t c h e l l

" 1 6 1 1 1 - 1 4 9 . E dwar d b 0 77 d 84 3 wi l l wri t t en Ju l 8 3 o f Van Bu ren ( now

- C as s ) C o , M o pr o bat e d O c t 2 3 1 8 4 3 Wa sh i ngt on C o , Ky

m D e c 1 5- 1 80 8 M ary Bra z e l t on b "e b 2 1 - 1323d1 e t o n

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