Joseph Hanks1 
b. 20 December 1725, d. before 14 May 1793
Joseph Hanks|b. 20 Dec 1725\nd. b 14 May 1793|p1813.htm|Luke Hanks|b. 10 Feb 1679/80\nd. a 1757|p1762.htm|Elizabeth (—?—)|||William Hanks I|b. c 1655\nd. b 7 Feb 1704/5|p1759.htm|Sarah (—?—) (Hanks-White)||p1760.htm|||||||
1st cousin 5 times removed of Louise Underwood.
1st cousin 7 times removed of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Underwood and Allied Families
Joseph Hanks was born on 20 December 1725 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.1 He was the son of Luke Hanks and Elizabeth (—?—).2,1 He married Ann "Nanny" Lee, daughter of William Lee, in 1758 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.3 He died before 14 May 1793 in Nelson County, Kentucky.4,3
Most Lincoln scholars name Joseph and Nanny (Lee) Hanks as the great-grandparents of Abraham Lincoln, after which there is substantial disagreement. Some believe that Joseph and Nanny had a son James born about 1761, but no daughter named Lucy, and that Nancy Hanks, Lincoln's mother, was James' legitimate daughter by Lucy Shipley. Others omit James from the list of children and add a daughter Lucy, also born about 1761, and argue that Nancy was her illegitimate daughter. Both James and Lucy are included here for those interested in examining the two theories. However, the writer has no proof that either was a child of Joseph and Nanny.
Most Lincoln scholars name Joseph and Nanny (Lee) Hanks as the great-grandparents of Abraham Lincoln, after which there is substantial disagreement. Some believe that Joseph and Nanny had a son James born about 1761, but no daughter named Lucy, and that Nancy Hanks, Lincoln's mother, was James' legitimate daughter by Lucy Shipley. Others omit James from the list of children and add a daughter Lucy, also born about 1761, and argue that Nancy was her illegitimate daughter. Both James and Lucy are included here for those interested in examining the two theories. However, the writer has no proof that either was a child of Joseph and Nanny.
Citations
- [S283] George Harrison Sanford King, Registers of North Farnham Parish 1663-1814 and Lenenburg Parish 1783-1800 (Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1966).
- [S295] Christopher Challender Child, "The Maternal Ancestry of Abraham Lincoln, The Origins of Nancy (Hanks) Lincoln, A Study in Appalachian Genealogy", New England Ancestors vol. 4 (Winter 2003): 27.
- [S296] Raymond Martin Bell and Christopher Challender Child, "Mother of the President Nancy Hanks Lincoln 1784-1818," online <http://www.geocities.com/marianapolis99/raychr.htm>.
- [S295] Christopher Challender Child, "The Maternal Ancestry of Abraham Lincoln", 26-29.
