Hannah (Lincoln) Branch (1663 - 1732)

Born 15 Mar 1663 in Taunton, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Peter Branch — married about 1684 (to 27 Dec 1713) in Preston, New London Co., CT

Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1732 at age 68 in Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Hannah Lincoln was born on 13 or 15 March 1663 in Taunton, (then) Plymouth Colony, the daughter of Thomas^[1] and Mary (Austin) Lincoln.

She married Peter Branch about 1682 probably in Taunton.^[2] Peter Branch was among the petitioners for the establishment of a new town at Preston, Connecticut in 1686, and it is here that all of their children were born.^[2]

Peter Branch of Preston, Connecticut sold land on 5 November 1696 in Taunton, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay to Nicholas Moorey of Taunton. The land had been received by his wife Hannah as a gift from her father Thomas Lincoln, by deed of gift dated 04 May 1694 "given to Hannah my wife by her father Thomas Linkon dec'd". The wording of the deed makes it clear that Hannah was alive on 05 November 1696. The deed was acknowledged by Peter Branch at Taunton on 05 November 1699, and recorded on 14 January 1699/1700. ^[3]

Peter died in Preston on 27 December 1713. ^[2] Peter's estate settlement, dated 13 March 1714/5, named his children as Mary, age 28; Hannah, 27; Elizabeth, 23; John, 21; Peter, 19; Thomas, 16; Samuel, 14; Sarah, 10; and Joseph, 7.^[2]

Hannah died in Preston on 16 January 1732.^[2]

Children from husband's 1715 estate settlement:^[2]

1. Mary, b. ca. 1687
2. Hannah, b. ca. 1688
3. Elizabeth, b. ca. 1692
4. John, b. ca. 1694
5. Peter, b. ca. 1696
6. Thomas, b. ca. 1699
7. Samuel, b. ca. 1701
8. Sarah, b. ca. 1705
9. Joseph, b. ca. 1708

Note on Erroneous Marriage to Samuel Staples

The Hannah Lincoln who married Samuel Staples was not the daughter of Thomas Lincoln and Mary Austen. Please don't merge or mix up the two Hannahs.

The Hannah Lincoln, daughter of Thomas Lincoln and Mary Austen, was married to Peter Branch. From Taunton Deeds, 3, p 77: 4 January 1694, Peter Branch of Preston, Conn., sold land in Taunton “that belonged to my wife Hannah Lincoln, daughter of Thomas Lincoln, of Taunton, Mass.” (Bristol Co Deeds 3:79) Hannah’s father was the miller of Taunton, Massachusetts. Her grandfather, Thomas Lincoln, also the miller, came from Hingham, England, to Hingham, Massachusetts, about 1636, and his mill at Taunton, Massachusetts, was used as a place of meeting for the conference with King Philip before the war. She died in 1731.

The Hannah Lincoln who married Samuel Staples: The will of Samuel Staples, who died in Smithfield, RI on 19 FEB 1743 mentions his wife Hannah. Since Hannah was living when he died, then this Hannah could not have been married to Peter Branch.

Also, it would have been very odd for Hannah to have been married to two different men during the same time period and having children by each husband.

Name

Name: Hannah /Lincoln/

Given Name: Hannah

Surname: Lincoln^[4][5][6]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 15 Mar 1663

Place: Taunton, Bristol Co., MA.,, United States^[7][8][9]

"Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCVW-KJQ : accessed 1 February 2015), Hana Lincoln, 15 Mar 1663; citing TAUNTON,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0844826 IT 1-3. (gives father's name)

Marriage

Husband: Peter Branch

Wife: Hannah Lincoln

Marriage:

Date: Abt 1684

Place: Preston, New London Co., CT.,, United States

Type: Unknown^[10]

Child: Mary Branch

Child: Hannah Branch

Child: Elizabeth Branch

Child: John Branch

Child: Peter Branch

Child: Thomas Branch

Child: Samuel Branch

Child: Sarah Branch

Child: Joseph Branch

Sources

1. ↑ NEHGS, Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, Mass., NEHGS, 1928), Vol. 1:264

   "Lincoln, Hanna, ch. Thomas Jr., Mar 15 [dup. Mar. 13,] 1663."

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Powers, William Howard, Powers-Banks Ancestry : Traced in All Lines to the Remotest Date Obtainable, Charles Powers, 1819-1871, and His Wife Lydia Ann Banks, 1829-1919 (Ames, Ia. : J.L. Powers, 1921), pp. 166-7.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (22 May 2014), Bristol > Deeds 1699-1709 vol 3-5 > image 46 of 806; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts. Bristol Deeds Vol. 3:79, Peter Branch
4. ↑ Source: #S252 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=mabirth&h=174247&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Birth date: Mar 15, 1663Birth place: Taunton
5. ↑ Source: #S317 Page: Source number: 3589.013; 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=743452&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Birth date: 1662Birth place: MA Marriage date: 1684Marriage place: MA
6. ↑ Source: #S317 Page: Source number: 82.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LOS. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=743453&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Name: Hannah LincolnBirth Date: 1663 Birth Place: MA
7. ↑ Source: #S252 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=mabirth&h=174247&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Birth date: Mar 15, 1663Birth place: Taunton
8. ↑ Source: #S317 Page: Source number: 3589.013; 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=743452&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Birth date: 1662Birth place: MAMarriage date: 1684Marriage place: MA
9. ↑ Source: #S317 Page: Source number: 82.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LOS. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=743453&ti=0&indiv=try http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=743453&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Name: Hannah LincolnBirth Date: 1663Birth Place: MA
10. ↑ Source: #S317 Page: Source number: 3589.013; 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=743452&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Birth date: 1662Birth place: MAMarriage date: 1684Marriage place: MA

See also:

• Powers, William Howard, Powers-Banks Ancestry : Traced in All Lines to the Remotest Date Obtainable, Charles Powers, 1819-1871, and His Wife Lydia Ann Banks, 1829-1919 (Ames, Ia. : J.L. Powers, 1921), pp. 166-7.
• Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from Its First Settlement in 1649 to 1900 (New London, Conn., Press of the Day publishing company, 1900), pp. 572-3.

• Source: S252 Abbreviation: Massachusetts Town Birth Records Title: "Birth Records" Author: Massachusetts. Concord. The Generations Network Publication: n.d. Repository: #R512
• Source: S317 Abbreviation: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.
• The Lincoln Family and Branches of Wareham, Mass. Compiled by James Minor Lincoln, The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1899, Pg. 24

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Lincoln-1360 created through the import of WikiGedcom.ged on Nov 14, 2011 by Darlene Nelson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Darlene and others.