Thomas Lincoln
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Thomas Lincoln (1778–1851)
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| Born | January 6, 1778 Rockingham County, Virginia, United States |
| Died | January 17, 1851 (aged 73) Coles County, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation | Farmer, Carpenter |
| Spouse(s) |
Nancy Hanks Lincoln (1806–1818; her death) Sarah Bush Johnston (1819–1851; his death) |
| Children | Sarah, Abraham, and Thomas Jr. |
| Parent(s) |
Abraham Lincoln Bathsheba Herring |
| Relatives | See Lincoln family |
Thomas Lincoln (January 6, 1778 – January 17, 1851) was an American farmer, carpenter, and father of President Abraham Lincoln. Unlike some of his ancestors, Lincoln could not write, but he was a well-respected community and church member known for his honesty. Lincoln struggled to make a successful living for his family and met challenges of Kentucky real estate border disputes, the early death of his first wife, and the integration of his second wife's family into his own family before making his final home in Illinois.
Lincoln was descended from Samuel Lincoln, a respected Puritan weaver, businessman and trader from the County of Norfolk in East Anglia who landed in Hingham in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637. Some Lincolns later migrated into Berks County, Pennsylvania, where they intermarried with Quakers, but did not retain the peculiar ways. According to the National Humanities Center, both Quakers and Puritans were opposed to slavery.
Noteworthy ancestors include Samuel's grandson, Mordecai (1686–1736) who married Hannah Salter from a prominent political family, and made a name for himself in Pennsylvania society as a wealthy landowner and ironmaster. Mordecai and Hannah's son, John Lincoln (1716–1788) settled in Rockingham County, Virginia and built a large, prosperous farm nestled in Shenandoah Valley.
Abraham Lincoln, instead of being the unique blossom on an otherwise barren family tree, belonged to the seventh American generation of a family with competent means, a reputation for integrity, and a modest record of public service.
John Lincoln gave 210 acres of prime Virginian land to his first son, Captain Abraham Lincoln (1744–1786), who was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. In 1770, Abraham married Bathsheba Herring (c. 1742 – 1836), who was born in Rockingham County, Virginia.
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