Lincoln's birthday

[RJNorton]

There is yet another birth date I've seen for Thomas Lincoln. In The Ancestry of Abraham Lincoln by J. Henry Lea and J. R. Hutchinson, Thomas' date of birth is given as January 20, 1780.

Lea and Hutchinson write:

"Thomas Lincoln, born in Rockingham County, Virginia, 20 January, 1780. He married, 12 June, 1806, at Beechland, Ky., Nancy Hanks."

IMO, Lea and Hutchinson are incorrect. I feel the date given by Scott is accepted by most historians.

Also, I agree with Gene that Robert's birthday was not faked. I agree for the same reasons Gene stated.

On July 26, 1843, in a letter to Joshua Speed, Lincoln wrote, "We are but two, as yet." Sounds to me that Lincoln knew things were getting close.