Davis Uriah I | Born 1707

HERRING, Bathsheba

Female 1746 - 1836  (90 years)


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  • Name HERRING, Bathsheba 
    Born 1746  Rockingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1836  Millcreek, Union, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7839  Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 

    Father HERRING, Alexander 
    Mother HARRISON, Abigail,   b. 1710, Smithtown, Long Island, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1780, Rockingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married Aft 1735  Sussex County, Delaware Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1990  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family LINCOLN, Abraham,   b. 16 Jun 1739, Berkshire County, Pa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1786, Jefferson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 9 Jun 1770  Bridgewater, Agusta-Now Rock County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. LINCOLN, Thomas,   b. 8 Jan 1778, Linville Creek, Agusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1851, Goose Nest Prairie, Coles County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F2831  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • An ancestral heritage of personal independence came to Abraham from his grandmother, Bathsheb Herring, daughter of Leonard Herring, of Virginia, who when told by her father Leonard--perhaps influenced by traditions of the "Royal Pedigree" of the Leonards -- that she might have her choice between giving up her plebeian lover, Abraham Lincoln, Sr., or being disinherited, promptly chose the latter and went with the husband of her choice to the wilds of Kentucky. Doubtless the aristocratic Leonard thought his daughter was making the mistake of her life. Instead, she was stepping up into the real Aristocracy of this glorious land.