Lincoln's views on his mother's ancestry

[Vicky Reany Paulson]

(05-07-2014 01:45 PM)LincolnMan Wrote:  Is it established fact that Lincoln's mother was born out of wedlock?

There isn't a Shipley line. All the men she listed had different, documented wives. She was not an orphan. Abraham Hanks was married to Lucy Jennings, and also has many documents. There were 2 other Abraham Hanks, one already dead, the second 74 years of age. There are a number of family members confirming she was the daughter of Lucy Hanks, father unknown, including Lincoln himself.

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Ah, the James Hanks thing. Joseph and Anne Lee Hanks had no son by the name of James Hanks. His brother William did. So how could Lucy Hanks, who was the daughter of Joseph and Anne Lee Hanks marry her brother? She did not marry the James Hanks, son of William, either. He is well documented, at Hat Creek, and was not married to a Lucy! She was served indictment papers, for fornication. Did they do this to widows, absolutely not! Were the Berry family her guardians? No, she worked there, as a seamstress, and was friends of Polly Berry, married to Richard Berry Jr., who signed papers she was of age to marry, and posted the bond, which was returned, when the marriage took place. Thomas Lincoln worked there too. At 23 years of age, no one needs a guardian. Richard Berry senior was already dead. Rachel Head Berry's brother, Jesse Head, was their minister. The Berry family owned a high end furniture business.