Abraham Lincoln (captain)

For the American president, see Abraham Lincoln. For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation).
Abraham Lincoln
Born(1744-05-13)May 13, 1744
Berks County, Pennsylvania, British America
DiedMay 1786 (aged 42)[1]
Jefferson County, Virginia, U.S.
(now Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S.)
Cause of deathKilled in action (gunshot wound)
Resting placeLong Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Eastwood, Kentucky, U.S.
38°15′17″N 85°24′48″W / 38.254754°N 85.413315°W / 38.254754; -85.413315
Occupation(s)Tanner, farmer
Known forGrandfather and namesake of Abraham Lincoln
TitleCaptain
ChildrenMordecai Lincoln
Josiah Lincoln
Mary Lincoln
Thomas Lincoln
Nancy Lincoln
Parent(s)John Lincoln
Rebekah Flowers
RelativesAbraham Lincoln (grandson)
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Captain Abraham Flowers Lincoln (May 13, 1744 – May 1786) was the paternal grandfather and namesake of the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was a military captain during the American Revolution, and a pioneer settler of Kentucky. Some historical sources attest his last name as Linkhorn, although neither Abraham nor his children ever signed themselves as such.[2]

  1. ^ Donald, David Herbert (1995). Lincoln. New York City, New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-684-80846-8. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  2. ^ ABRAHAM LINCOLN OR LINKHORN. AN ARGUMENT, READ BY L. P. HENNIGHAUSEN AT THE YEARLY MEETING OF THE SOCIETY IN 1901.