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For other people named Joseph Hanks, see Joseph Hanks (disambiguation).

Joseph Hanks (1725–1793) was the maternal great-grandfather of United States President Abraham Lincoln.

It is generally accepted that Joseph was the father of Lucy Hanks, the mother of Nancy Hanks Lincoln.

Joseph Jackson Lewis (October 5, – April 5, ) was an American lawyer, civil servant, and author who published the first biography of Abraham Lincoln.

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There is also a theory that Joseph and his wife, Ann ("Nannie"), had a son named James who married Lucy Shipley, sired Nancy Hanks, but died before Lucy and Nancy came to Kentucky.

Joseph Hanks' children and grandchildren figure prominently in Abraham Lincoln's youth.

Biography

Early life and marriage

Joseph Hanks was born the second son of Catherine Hanks (died 1779) and John Hanks (1690s-1740) on December 20, 1725, in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia.

He was a tenant farmer and oversaw a plantation. Joseph and his family lived in Richmond County until 1782 when they moved to what was then Hampshire County, Virginia.^[1][2][3]

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