William Hanks (abt. 1757 - abt. 1810)

Born about 1757 in Richmond, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Died about 1810 at about age 53 in Richmond, Virginia, United States

Biography

William Hanks served with North Carolina during the American Revolution.

William Hanks was born about 1757 in Richmond, Virginia Colony, a son of Richard Hanks Sr. (1723 - ~1789) of North Farham Parish, Virginia.

His known siblings were:

1. William Thomas Hanks (~1755 - ~1846)
2. David Hanks (~1757 - 1839)
3. James Abraham Hanks (~1759 - ~1839)
4. Joshua Hanks Sr. (1760 - 1854)
5. Richard Hanks Jr. (1762 - 1853)
6. Thomas Hanks (~1764 - 1851)
7. Felix Hanks (~1765 - )
8. Patience Cynthia (Hanks) Bess (~1765 - >1808)
9. Katy (Hanks) Hammock (~1766 - )

He married and had children.

Known children:

1. William,
2. James,
3. Joshua,
4. Richard, Jr.,
5. Thomas and
6. David

In his application for a pension Richard Hanks, Jr. stated that his father, Richard Hanks, Sr., entered Revolutionary War service from Guilford County, North Carolina -- the inference being that his father, Richard Sr., was living there. Richard Sr. served in the war with six of his sons: William, James, Joshua, Richard, Jr., Thomas and David.^[1]

William died about 1810 in Richmond, Virginia, aged about 53.

Sources

1. ↑ Adin Barber, The Hanks Family of Virginia and Westward, (Spokane, WA: Arthur H. Clark Publishers, revised, 2004)

• The Hanks Family History.

The Hanks Family Travels Thomas Hanks arrived in Virginia in 1654. He lived at the intersection of Richmond, Lancaster and Northumberland Cos. His son, William I and grandson, William II, also lived in Richmond Co. Richard Hanks was born in 1723 and throughout his life moved west and south through Virginia, finally moving into North Carolina. His son, Joshua Hanks grew up and was married in North Carolina before moving into Virginia in Grayson County. Joshua's daughter Ruth lived in Carroll County where she married John Vaughn.

PASSENGER AND IMMIGRATION LISTS INDEX Hankes, Tho n.a.; Virginia, 1654 2772 p.145

Excerpt from The Hanks Family of Virginia and Westward by Adin Baber THE FIRST HANKS OF RECORD John Hanks came up from below decks of the sailing vessel, away from the stench of the constant bilge, as her sails were lowered and furled, and gazed upon this Faire Land, the land of "In the Beginning" for the Hanks family of America.

Just so he came to Jamestown. Within a few years he patented 200 acres of land, as is the record in the very first Patent Book of the Colony of Virginia.* Other Hanks followed.

John Hanks 1623-1643 George Hanks 1633-1700 Thomas Hanks 1653-1675 Robert Hanks & his 1661-1691 wife, Margaret

*The name is spelled "Huck" in one place, Aug. 15, 1637. [1]

• Full text of "Nancy Hanks, of undistinguished families; a genealogical, biographical, and historical study of the ancestry of the mother of Abraham Lincoln .."

[2] [Note, much of her information on Nancy Hanks is unsourced and has been disproved. Her information on her own direct family line is good.]

• The Shipley Ancestry of Lincoln's Mother.

By LOUIS A. WARREN. Reverence for the burial places of those making significant contributions to our national life has placed upon Indiana the responsibility of preserving and beautifying the grave of the mother who gave Abraham Lincoln to America. It is doubtful if there is to be found in all the country a lone woman's grave which has become so sacred a shrine as the grave of Nancy Hanks Lincoln. The commonwealth of Indiana is now awakened to its full responsibility as the custodian of her remains.

Published by the Indiana University Department of History. FULFILLING the PROMISE Copyright © 2017 The Trustees. [3]

• Joseph Hanks.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joseph Hanks (1725–1793) was the great-grandfather of United States President Abraham Lincoln. It is generally accepted that Joseph was the father of Lucy Hanks, the mother of Nancy Hanks Lincoln. There is also a theory that Joseph and his wife, Ann ("Nannie"), had a son named James who married Lucy Shipley, sired Nancy Hanks, but died before Lucy and Nancy came to Kentucky. Joseph Hanks' children and grandchildren figure prominently in Abraham Lincoln's youth. [4]