Lincoln family facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Lincoln family |
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| Current region | Hingham, Massachusetts (1st generation) Springfield, Illinois (7th generation) |
| Etymology | Lincoln derives from the Welsh element lynn, meaning "lake or pool" and the Latin element colonia, meaning "colony." |
| Place of origin | Hingham, Norfolk, England |
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| Founder | Samuel Lincoln (1622–1690) |
| Members | Samuel Lincoln Captain Abraham Lincoln Thomas Lincoln President Abraham Lincoln Robert Todd Lincoln |
| Connected families | Hanks Todd Harlan |
| Traditions | Anglicanism / Episcopalian |
| Estate(s) | Mordecai Lincoln House Lincoln Home Mary Todd Lincoln House Harlan–Lincoln House |
The Lincoln family was an American family of English origins. It includes all the descendants of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. There are ten known descendants of Lincoln. The family line is believed to have been extinct since its last undisputed descendant, Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, died on December 24, 1985, without any children.
The Lincoln family does have other surviving relatives who share common ancestors with the former president. Three examples include actor George Clooney (related to Lincoln's birth mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln), Tom Hanks (also related to Nancy), LGBT activist Konrad Juengling, who descended from Lincoln's great-grandfather John Lincoln; and actor Ben Miller, who after doing research found a genealogical link to the Lincolns.
Roots in England
Samuel Lincoln's father Edward Lincoln was born about 1575 and remained in Hingham, Norfolk, England. He died on February 11, 1640 and was buried in the graveyard of St Andrew's Church. Edward was the only son of Richard Lincoln (buried 1620) and Elizabeth Remching. After the death of his wife, Richard married three more times.
History
First generation
The Lincoln family arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637, when Samuel Lincoln (1622–1690), the son of Edward Lincoln, sailed on the ship John & Dorothy from Great Yarmouth. He is considered as the patriarch of the Lincoln family in the United States.
Seventh generation
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) was a lawyer, politician and the 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. He was born in a one-room log cabin on Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky, to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. He married Mary Ann Todd and had four children: Robert, Edward, Willie, and Tad.
Tenth generation
Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith (1904–1985) was a gentleman farmer and great-grandson of Abraham Lincoln. He became the last undisputed descendant of Abraham Lincoln when his sister, Mary, died in 1975, having no children.
See also
In Spanish: Familia Lincoln para niños
