| Lincoln | |
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| Current region | Hingham, Massachusetts (1st generation) Springfield, Illinois (7th generation) Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Arkansas (modern era) |
| 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) |
| Estate(s) | Levi Lincoln house Mordecai Lincoln House Lincoln Home Mary Todd Lincoln House Harlan–Lincoln House |
The Lincoln family is an American family of English origins. It includes the fourth United States Attorney General, Levi Lincoln Sr., governors Levi Lincoln Jr. (of Massachusetts) and Enoch Lincoln (of Maine), and Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States. There were ten known descendants of Abraham Lincoln. The president's branch of the family is believed to have been extinct since its last undisputed, legal and known descendant, Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, died on December 24, 1985, without any acknowledged children.[nb 1]
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