Hanks, Thomas

   General Notes:

There is no direct evidence that these men were sons of Thomas Hanks but from the fact he is the only one of record then, in that area, who could have been their father. From proximity, from probability, they are so presumed. William, being an owner of land without record or purchase, is presumed to have been the oldest son and acquired the land by inheritance according to the then law of primogeniture. When his estate was later probated in Richmond County, the inventory listed certain assets "from across the river" which meant south of the Rappahannock. The fact that he had property in that area tends to confirm whence he came. -For a more complete discussion see Barton's "Lineage of Lincoln".
-Shelbourne, "In Freedoms Dawn"
-Patent Book.

   Marriage Information:

Thomas married Unknown about 1555. (Unknown was born about 1540 in Stowe, England.)