John Hankins father was Richard Hankins born abt 1733 in Frederick County, VA and his mother was possibly Deborah Churchman (but that is unproven right now).
John Hankins grandfather was Thomas Hankins b. 1705 in New Hanover Twp, Monmouth County, NJ, d. bef 5 Apr 1748 in Frederick County, VA. John Hankins grandmother was Mary Clevenger born abt 1706 in New Hanover Twp, Monmouth County, NJ and d. bef 5 Apr 1748 in Frederick County, VA.
The Hankins family was originally from Holland and their surname was spelled much differently than it is today.
Thomas Hankins and Mary Clevenger had three sons that we can definitely identify:
Richard and Deborah had the following children:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96729223
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ48-N56 : 26 September 2017), John Hankins and Dicey Oliver, 10 Aug 1797; citing Knox, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Libra...
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Evelyn McKelvey (Murray-2307)
(Murray-2307)
in 1797 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ48-N54