Alexander Herring Jr. (abt. 1708 - abt. 1778)

Born about 1708 in Sussex County, Delaware [uncertain]

Husband of Abigail (Harrison) Herring — married about 1730 in Sussex, Delaware

Descendants

Died about Jun 1778 at about age 70 in Rockingham, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Alexander was born in 1708.

While many sites indicated that this family are ancestors to Abraham Lincoln, no sources have ever been provided to substantiate the claim. ^[1] If true, Alexander Herring, Jr. would be the paternal great grandfather of Pres. Abraham Lincoln.

Name

• Name: Alexander /Herring/

Given Name: Alexander

Surname: Herring

Name Suffix: Jr.

• Name: Alexander /Herring/^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1 Jun 1708

Place: Sussex, Delaware, United States^{[12][13][14][15][16][17]}

Marriage

Marriage:

Date: 1730

Place: Sussex County, DE^[18][19]

Marriage:

Date: 1735

Place: Sussex, Delaware, United States^[20][21][22]

Death

Alexander Herring passed away in 1778. ^[23]

Death:

Date: 22 Jun 1778

Place: Rockingham, Virginia, United States^{[24][25][26][27]}

Sources

1. ↑ Wikitree US Presidents Project, please refer to the biography of Bathsheba Lincoln
2. ↑ Source: #S-1731195065 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=millind&h=103714103&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: Alexander Herring Birth: 1708 in of, Delaware, USA Death: Jun 1778 in Rockingham, Virginia, USA APID: 1,7249::103714103
3. ↑ Source: #S-1734222678 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolm&h=1082026&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Marriage date: 1735 Marriage place: APID: 1,5774::1082026
4. ↑ Source: #S-1748420473 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=varecords_ga&h=57959&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt APID: 1,7832::57959
5. ↑ Source: #S-1739021779 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolb&h=2110254&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1708 Birth place: DE, USA APID: 1,5769::2110254
6. ↑ Source: #S-1734222488 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoold&h=1226351&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Death date: June 1778 Death place: Rockingham, VA, USA APID: 1,5771::1226351
7. ↑ Source: #S-1748473168 Page: Birth year: 1708; Birth city: Sussex County; Birth state: DE. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=4220283&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1708 Birth place: Sussex County, DE Death date: 1778 Death place: Rockingham Co, VA Marriage date: 1730 Marriage place: Sussex County, DE APID: 1,4725::4220283
8. ↑ Source: #S-1748472583 Page: Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=566565&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1708 Birth place: Marriage date: 1735 Marriage place: APID: 1,7836::566565
9. ↑ Source: #S-1748472583 Page: Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=566566&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1706 Birth place: De Marriage date: 1745 Marriage place: VA APID: 1,7836::566566
10. ↑ Source: #S-1748473168 Page: Birth year: 1708; Birth city: ; Birth state: DE. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=4220281&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1708 Birth place: DE Death date: June 1778 Death place: VA Marriage date: 1735 Marriage place: APID: 1,4725::4220281
11. ↑ Source: #S-1748420473 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=varecords_ga&h=57961&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt APID: 1,7832::57961
12. ↑ Source: #S-1731195065 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=millind&h=103714103&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: Alexander Herring Birth: 1708 in of, Delaware, USA Death: Jun 1778 in Rockingham, Virginia, USA APID: 1,7249::103714103
13. ↑ Source: #S-1739021779 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolb&h=2110254&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1708 Birth place: DE, USA APID: 1,5769::2110254
14. ↑ Source: #S-1748473168 Page: Birth year: 1708; Birth city: Sussex County; Birth state: DE. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=4220283&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1708 Birth place: Sussex County, DE Death date: 1778 Death place: Rockingham Co, VA Marriage date: 1730 Marriage place: Sussex County, DE APID: 1,4725::4220283
15. ↑ Source: #S-1748472583 Page: Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=566565&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1708 Birth place: Marriage date: 1735 Marriage place: APID: 1,7836::566565
16. ↑ Source: #S-1748472583 Page: Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=566566&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1706 Birth place: De Marriage date: 1745 Marriage place: VA APID: 1,7836::566566
17. ↑ Source: #S-1748473168 Page: Birth year: 1708; Birth city: ; Birth state: DE. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=4220281&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1708 Birth place: DE Death date: June 1778 Death place: VA Marriage date: 1735 Marriage place: APID: 1,4725::4220281
18. ↑ Source: #S-1734222678 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolm&h=1082026&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Marriage date: 1735 Marriage place: APID: 1,5774::1082026
19. ↑ Source: #S-1748473168 Page: Birth year: 1708; Birth city: Sussex County; Birth state: DE. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=4220283&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1708 Birth place: Sussex County, DE Death date: 1778 Death place: Rockingham Co, VA Marriage date: 1730 Marriage place: Sussex County, DE
20. ↑ Source: #S-1748472583 Page: Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=566565&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1708 Birth place: Marriage date: 1735 Marriage place: APID: 1,7836::566565
21. ↑ Source: #S-1748472583 Page: Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=566566&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1706 Birth place: De Marriage date: 1745 Marriage place: VA APID: 1,7836::566566
22. ↑ Source: #S-1748473168 Page: Birth year: 1708; Birth city: ; Birth state: DE. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=4220281&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1708 Birth place: DE Death date: June 1778 Death place: VA Marriage date: 1735 Marriage place: APID: 1,4725::4220281
23. ↑ Entered by Daniel Hamilton, Nov 29, 2011
24. ↑ Source: #S-1731195065 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=millind&h=103714103&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: Alexander Herring Birth: 1708 in of, Delaware, USA Death: Jun 1778 in Rockingham, Virginia, USA APID: 1,7249::103714103
25. ↑ Source: #S-1734222488 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoold&h=1226351&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Death date: June 1778 Death place: Rockingham, VA, USA APID: 1,5771::1226351
26. ↑ Source: #S-1748473168 Page: Birth year: 1708; Birth city: Sussex County; Birth state: DE. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=4220283&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1708 Birth place: Sussex County, DE Death date: 1778 Death place: Rockingham Co, VA Marriage date: 1730 Marriage place: Sussex County, DE APID: 1,4725::4220283
27. ↑ Source: #S-1748473168 Page: Birth year: 1708; Birth city: ; Birth state: DE. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=4220281&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1708 Birth place: DE Death date: June 1778 Death place: VA Marriage date: 1735 Marriage place: APID: 1,4725::4220281

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 February 2018), memorial page for Alexander Herring, Jr (1708–Jun 1778), Find A Grave Memorial no. 130754780, citing Peaked Mountain Cemetery, McGaheysville, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Carole Conrad (contributor 46532185) .
• Well sourced Book by J. Houston Harrison Settlers by the Long Grey Trail A searchable version is available at Ancestry.com
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• WikiTree profile Herring-276 created through the import of Lincoln58.ged on Jun 11, 2012 by LaFaye Lincoln. See the Changes page for the details of edits by LaFaye and others.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Herring-175 created through the import of Latest Roots Magic.ged on Aug 1, 2011 by Robert LaBonte. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.

Thank you to David Black for creating WikiTree profile Herring-542 through the import of David_s Family Tree_Ancestry_26Jun2013.ged on Jul 23, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.

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