Marriage & Family
Nancy Hanks
Lucy Hanks is the mother of Nancy Hanks (1784-1818), the mother of US President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). But this happened several years before her marriage to Henry Sparrow (1765-1840). For a time Lucy lived with her mother and step-father, then later she lived with her childless aunt, Elizabeth Hanks (1776-1818) and her husband, Henry's brother Thomas Sparrow (1765-1817).
Lucy then gave birth to Sarah Hanks (1788-1854) and later married Henry Sparrow in 1791. Sarah Hanks gave birth to 6 illegitimate children, the eldest, Sophia Hanks was born in 1809, lived with her aunt Elizabeth Hanks (1776-1818) and uncle Thomas Sparrow, and after their death in 1818 lived with the Thomas Lincoln (1778-1851) family. Lucy had eight children with Henry Sparrow.
What happened during these years is the subject of much discussion:
- Nancy Hanks Lincoln Heritage - Wikipedia
- Family of Joseph Hanks - Wikipedia
Marriage: Henry Sparrow
- Mary Polly Sparrow (1791-1861)
- James B Sparrow (1792-1854)
- Thomas Sparrow (1793-1903)
- Elizabeth Sparrow (1796-1850)
- George Sparrow (1797-1890)
- Lucinda Sparrow (1801-1860)
- Henry Sparrow (1802-1881)
- Jane Sparrow (1814-1900)
Children
| Offspring of Lucy Hanks Sparrow and Unknown (c1780-) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Nancy Hanks (1784-1818) | 5 February 1784 Antioch, Mineral County, West Virginia, United States | 5 October 1818 Gentryville, Spencer County, Indiana, United States | Thomas Lincoln (1778-1851) |
| Sarah Hanks (1788-1854) | 1788 Mercer County, Kentucky | 1854 Missouri | |
Siblings
| Offspring of Joseph Hanks and Nancy Lee (1728-1808) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Thomas Hanks (1759-1834) | 1759 Virginia | 1833 Degraff, Logan County, Ohio | Elizabeth Ryan (1756-) |
| James Hanks (1760-1793) | | ||
| William Hanks (1764-1851) | 1765 North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia | 6 October 1851 Macon County, Illinois | Elizabeth Hall (1766-1844) |
| Lucy Hanks (1765-) | 1765 Richmond, Virginia | Kentucky | Unknown (c1780-) Henry Sparrow (1765-1840) |
| Mary Polly Hanks (1773-1821) | 1773 Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia | 1820 Kentucky | Jesse Friend (1773-1830) |
| Elizabeth Hanks (1776-1818) | 4 March 1771 North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia | 1818 Spencer County, Indiana | Thomas Sparrow (1765-1817) |
| Nancy Hanks (1780-1829) | 5 February 1780 Amelia County, Virginia | 5 October 1829 Gentryville, Spencer County, Indiana | Unknown (c1780) Levi Hall (1785-1829) |
| Joseph Hanks (1785-1852) | 1782 Amelia County, Virginia | 24 January 1852 Quincy, Adams County, Illinois | Mary Young (1792-1872) |
| Joshua Hanks (1762-1835) | |||
