Ralph Hankins (1776 - 1863)

Born 29 Feb 1776 in Province of New Jersey

Husband of Dolly Shearer — married 31 Aug 1818 in Montague, Sussex, New Jersey, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1863 at age 87 in Tusten, Sullivan, New York, United States

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Notes

See the Biography of Lucas W Hankins (Hankins-1082) for a complete family Biography.

Biography

Ralph was born about 1780.

LUCAS W. HANKINS, owner and proprietor of a beautiful summer resort in Manchester township, Wayne county, was born October 31, 1831, in Tusten township, Sullivan Co., N.Y., a son of John and Susan (Thomas) Hankins. His paternal grandparents, Ralph and Mary Hankins, were of Holland descent, and were early settlers and highly respected citizens of Pike county, Penn. His great-grandfather Hankins served under Gen. Washington in the Revolutionary war, and was with the Continental army when they crossed the Delaware. Our subject's paternal grandparents. Judge and Rebecca Thomas, of Damascus township, Wayne county, were prominent settlers along the Delaware river. The great-great-grandfather and great-grandfather were early pioneers along the Delaware. One was killed at the Battle of Lackawaxen by the Tories and Indians; the other was shot by the Indians at the mouth of Skinner's creek, in sight of Mr. Hankins' grandfather's farm, on which stood the block fort in Revolutionary times.

Sources

• Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania, J H Beers, 1900, pt 2, pg 467

Phillip G. Twitchell, Hankins Family Genealogy: Descendants of Ralph Hankins, 1966; photocopy in files of Patricia Hankins, Bethesda, Maryland.