John Hanks (1730 - 1815)

Born 5 Oct 1730 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Tabitha (Hall) Hanks — married 24 Jan 1749 in Greenwich, Washington County, New York

Husband of Martha (Huntington) Hanks — married 6 Sep 1791 in Windham County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 23 Feb 1815 at age 84 in Greenwich, Washington County, New York, USA

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Biography

Sergeant John Hanks served with 3rd Connecticut Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

John Hanks is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A051131.

Deacon John served in the Revolutionary War as a Sgt. from Connecticut per the DAR Patriot Index. Served as a Minute Man. On Lexington Alarm from Mansfield per "First Families of America", p. 551.

During the Revolutionary war he entered the army and was in the siege of Boston in 1775 in the 2nd Company of Gen. Putnam's Third Regiment.

John Hanks was for many years a Deacon of the First Congregational Church of Mansfield where he resided until 1799, when he moved to Ashford. Here for a time he was a surveyor.

About 1803 he went to Greenwich, New York to live with his son Enoch and although seventy-three years old still continued in active business dealing largely in real estate, in the later part of his life many of his deeds being signed for him by his sons.

Burial - Enoch Hanks farm, on Bunker Hill, Cassayuna Heights, 11 miles northeast of Greenwich, New York

Note

Note: The Old Powder House,Somerville,MA

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Marriage

Husband: Benjamin Hanks

Wife: Mary White

Child: Isaac Hanks

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Abigail Hanks

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: William* Hanks

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John Hanks

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 23 April 1724

Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA^[1][2]

• Fact: Christening (5 October 1730) Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
• Fact: Served in the Revolutionary War (from 1775 to 1776)
• Fact: Burial (25 February 1815) Enoch Hanks Farm, Cossayuna, Washington, New York, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility Deacon
• Fact: Occupation Farmer
• Fact: Military Service Revolutionary War Soldier
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility Sergeant
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch From Find A Grave:

Son of Benjamin Hanks and Mary White

Married - Tabitha Hall, 24 Jan 1749, Greenwich, Washington, New York

Children - Abigail Irena Hanks, Isaac Hanks, Tabitha Hanks, Anna Hanks, John Hanks, Ruth Hanks, Elijah Hanks, Mary Hanks, Elisabeth Hanks, Theophilius Sargent Hanks, Azariah Hanks, Diadema Hanks, Enoch Hanks

Married - Martha Huntington, 6 Sep 1791

History - Deacon John served in the Revolutionary War as a Sgt. from Connecticut per the DAR Patriot Index. Served as a Minute Man. On Lexington Alarm from Mansfield per "First Families of America", p. 551.

During the Revolutionary war he entered the army and was in the siege of Boston in 1775 in the 2nd Company of Gen. Putnam's Third Regiment.

John Hanks was for many years a Deacon of the First Congregational Church of Mansfield where he resided until 1799, when he moved to Ashford. Here for a time he was a surveyor.

About 1803 he went to Greenwich, New York to live with his son Enoch and although seventy-three years old still continued in active business dealing largely in real estate, in the later part of his life many of his deeds being signed for him by his sons.

Burial - Enoch Hanks farm, on Bunker Hill, Cassayuna Heights, 11 miles northeast of Greenwich, New York.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-2046909198 Page: Birth year: 1704; Birth city: Pembroke; Birth state: MA. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=4918923&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1704Birth place: Pembroke, Plymouth, MADeath date: 14 February 1772Death place: Mansfield, Tolland, CTMarriage date: 23 April 1724Marriage place: Marshfield, Plymouth, MA APID: 1,4725::4918923
2. ↑ Source: #S-2047058666 Page: Source number: 3775.056; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1313619&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1704Birth place: MAMarriage date: 1724Marriage place: MA APID: 1,7836::1313619

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 October 2020, 12:45), entry for John Hanks(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K25V-BTR); contributed by various users.

• WikiTree profile Hanks-567 created through the import of Welder Family Tree.ged on Sep 10, 2011 by Deborah Anne Welder. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Deborah Anne and others.

• Source: S-2046909198 Repository: #R-2138127636 Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Note: APID: 1,4725::0

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• Source: S-2047058666 Repository: #R-2138127636 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note: APID: 1,7836::0

• Source: S-2047177890 Repository: #R-2138127636 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=16746257&pid=7254

• Gadsby, Elizabeth, Historian General, Washington, D,C., 1908. Lineage Book National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. XXV 1898. " Harrisburg, Pa. Telegraph Printing Company, 1908. Page 47. Accessed April 13, 2017 at: https://archive.org/stream/lineagebook25daug#page/n2/mode/1up

• Findagrave.com https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17897842&ref=acom