William Hanks, I

WILLIAM HANKS (c.1764-1851/52). Moved to Spencer County, Indiana, c.1825-26, where he was a neighbor of young Lincoln for a year or two. To Sangamon County, Illinois c.1827; to Macon County c.1829. Neighbor of Abraham Lincoln's there 1830-31.

Children with wife Elizabeth Hall, sister of Levi Hall:

1. Nancy Hanks.
2. James Hanks.
3. William Hanks, Jr.
4. Charles Hanks (c.1798-c.1865). Published anti-Lincoln article in Decatur (Ill.) Magnet during the 1860 campaign.
5. Elizabeth Hanks. Her first husband Reason Ray settled in Sangamon County 1823. After his 1833 death she married 1837 Samuel Dillon.
6. John Hanks (1802-1889). Born in Kentucky, but resided intermittently in Indiana household of President Lincoln's father c.1822-26. Married 1826 Susan Malinda Wilson (1804-1863) in Kentucky. To Macon County, Illinois in 1828. Split rails with Lincoln there 1830, built a flatboat with him in Sangamon County 1831, had occasional personal, legal, and political contact with him until inauguration in 1861.
7. Sarah Hanks.
8. Joseph Hanks.
9. Lucinda Hanks.
10. Celia Hanks.
11. Andrew Jackson Hanks (1815-1889).

• ========================== From FindAGrave: William Hanks is the son of Joseph and Nancy Ann "Nannie" 'Lee' Hanks. He was born about 1764 in the Rappahannock Country of Virginia. He married Elizabeth Hall. They had 11 known children.

William was a Farmer and Blacksmith. After his father's death, William sold the farm to Joseph Nevelt, taking in exchange a treasury warrant for which, on July 17, 1810 he received a patent to land in Grayson Co., KY, near Falls of Rough Creek. He was a farmer. Later he moved to other counties in KY; Nelson, Hardin and Grayson, and then on to IN. In 1828 William moved to what is now Harristown Township, Macon Co., IL of which he is said to have been the first settler. On July 29, 1829 and again on December 2, 1835 he purchased land in Harristown Township. In 1850 he was residing in Macon Co., IL with his son, Charles, 5 of Charles's children and 2 grandchildren.

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<nowiki>--------------------</nowiki> William Hanks fought in the Revolutionary War, according to his son Andrew's obituary, written by Julie Caroline (Hawks) Fowler, great granddaughter of Malinda (Porter) Hanks.

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees by SmartCopy: Feb 24 2015, 17:37:20 UTC

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William Hanks is the son of Joseph and Nancy Ann "Nannie" 'Lee' Hanks. He was born about 1764 in the Rappahannock Country of Virginia. He married Elizabeth Hall. They had 11 known children.

William was a Farmer and Blacksmith. After his father's death, William sold the farm to Joseph Nevelt, taking in exchange a treasury warrant for which, on July 17, 1810 he received a patent to land in Grayson Co., KY, near Falls of Rough Creek. He was a farmer. Later he moved to other counties in KY; Nelson, Hardin and Grayson, and then on to IN. In 1828 William moved to what is now Harristown Township, Macon Co., IL of which he is said to have been the first settler. On July 29, 1829 and again on December 2, 1835 he purchased land in Harristown Township. In 1850 he was residing in Macon Co., IL with his son, Charles, 5 of Charles's children and 2 grandchildren.

William served in the War of 1812 in Virginia. My information came from a pension record fround on Ancestry. Information from Barb Chandler Inscription: NO MEMORIAL STONE LOCATED.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 16 2017, 1:23:44 UTC

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William Hanks is the son of Joseph and Nancy Ann "Nannie" 'Lee' Hanks. He was born about 1764 in the Rappahannock Country of Virginia. He married Elizabeth Hall. They had 11 known children.

William was a Farmer and Blacksmith. After his father's death, William sold the farm to Joseph Nevelt, taking in exchange a treasury warrant for which, on July 17, 1810 he received a patent to land in Grayson Co., KY, near Falls of Rough Creek. He was a farmer. Later he moved to other counties in KY; Nelson, Hardin and Grayson, and then on to IN. In 1828 William moved to what is now Harristown Township, Macon Co., IL of which he is said to have been the first settler. On July 29, 1829 and again on December 2, 1835 he purchased land in Harristown Township. In 1850 he was residing in Macon Co., IL with his son, Charles, 5 of Charles's children and 2 grandchildren.

William served in the War of 1812 in Virginia. My information came from a pension record fround on Ancestry. Information from Barb Chandler Inscription: NO MEMORIAL STONE LOCATED.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 9 2018, 21:07:39 UTC

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Children Photo Nancy Hanks Miller 1794–1873

Photo James Lewis Hanks 1795–1856

Photo William T. Hanks 1796–1846

Charles Hanks 1798–1863

Photo John I. Hanks 1802–1889

Photo Elisabeth Hanks Dillon 1804–1885

Photo Sarah Hanks Brown 1810–1884

Joseph Hanks 1811–1845

Photo Lucinda Hanks Douglas 1813–1890

Photo Cecelia Hanks Wright 1814–1844

Photo Andrew Jackson Hanks 1815–1889