Ancestry of
Martha Louise Lincoln

(1912–1992)

Bathsheba Herring

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• • 3rd Great-grandmother of Martha Louise Lincoln — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 33 
  • Father:
  • Alexander Herring 
  • Mother:
  • Abigail Harrison   
  • Birth Date:
  • ABT 1742 
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  • Death Date:
  • 1836 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Marriage Date:
  • ABT 9 Jul 1770 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Augusta County, Virginia 
  • Children:
  
  

  Mordecai Lincoln

  Josiah Lincoln (Ahnentafel No:16 )

  Mary Lincoln

  Thomas Lincoln

  Nancy Lincoln

  • Notes: 
  • The parentage and maiden name of Bathsheba is still debated, but some historians agree that the most probable parents are Alexander and Abigail (Harrison) Herring.

• Sources for Bathsheba Herring

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A070398.
  • ² U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR #94276, Membership application for Max Marshall Keller.
  • ³ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Nat'l No. 92218, Application for Edgar Richard Cantwell.
  • ⁴ Barton, William Eleazar, Old Theories Upset, Chicago: (1923), 2-3.
  • ⁵ Harrison, John Houston, Settlers by the Long Grey Trail: Some Pioneers to Old Augusta County, Virginia, and Their Descendants . . ., Dayton, Virginia: Joseph K. Ruebush Company (1935), 285.
  • ⁶ Roberts, Gary Boyd, comp., Ancestors of American Presidents, 2009 Edition, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), 453.
  • ⁷ Wikipedia, "Abraham Lincoln (captain)", (accessed 07/31/2011).