James
Hanks
Born in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Jacob Hanks
and Sarah (Bruce) Hanks
Brother of
Benjamin Hanks, William Hanks, Benjamin Hanks [half], Ebenezer Hanks, Rachel (Hanks) Thayer, James Hanks, Rebeckah Hanks and Joseph Lathrop [half]
Husband of
Polly (Ward) Hanks
— married
20 Feb 1787 in Belchertown Hampshire Mass.
Descendants 
Father of
John Hanks, Hannah (Hanks) Rice, Bethiah (Hanks) Randall, Nathaniel Hanks, William Hanks, Sally Hanks, Ira Hanks, Jacob Hanks, Daniel Hanks, Melinda Hanks and Benjamin Hanks
Died
at about age 87
in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 May 2016
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Biography
James was born in 1766. He was the son of Jacob Hanks and Sarah Bruce.[1]
- He married
- James Hanks died at the age of 88 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1854. [2]
Listed 1850 US census Belchertown Hampshire Mass. age 84, included in house Polly age78, Sarah age 56
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-5MQT : 10 November 2020), James Hanks, 7 Jun 1766; citing Birth, Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009786.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-69Z9-3YW?cc=1463156&wc=MJCN-SP8%3A1043008601 : 20 May 2014), 0960170 (004219406) > image 289 of 747; State Archives, Boston;James Hanks, 1854, citing Belchertown, Mass.
See Also:
- "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCM7-R9Q : 10 December 2014), Hanks, 01 Aug 1810; citing Belchertown, Mass., reference P 129; FHL microfilm 1,862,889.
- Mass.Town clerk Vital Records
Family Search Mass. Births And Christenings 1639-1915
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Julie (Fiscus) Ricketts
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Hanks-1615 and Hanks-1609 appear to represent the same person because: Same dates; birth location on Hanks-1609 appears to be incorrect given that all other children were born in Massachusetts
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