Hanks, James
| Birth Name | James Hanks 1 |
| Gender | male |
Events
| Birth | about 1759; Dinwiddie County, VA |
| Death | Apr 13, 1839; Wilkes County, NC |
| Military Service | American revolution |
Parents
| Father | Richard Hanks | b. Aug 14, 1723 | d. about 1789 |
| Mother | Mary Hinds | ||
| Siblings | Abraham Hanks | b. about 1744 | d. 1793 |
| Sarah Hanks | b. about 1747 | ||
| Felix Hanks | b. about 1750 | d. | |
| John Hanks | b. about 1754 | d. | |
| Joshua Hanks | b. 1760 | d. Feb 17, 1854 | |
| Richard Hanks, Jr | b. about 1762 | ||
| Thomas Hanks | b. 1763 | ||
| William Hanks | b. about 1765 | d. 1851 | |
| David Hanks | b. about 1768 | d. | |
| Patience Hanks | b. 1770 | ||
Families
| Wife | Mary Starrett | b. about 1760 | |
| Marriage | Aug 26, 1779; Lincoln County, NC | ||
| Children | Rebecca Hanks | b. Oct 11, 1781 | d. after 1870 |
| William Hanks | b. 1783 | d. after 1870 | |
| Richard Hanks | b. about 1785 | d. | |
| Mary Hanks | b. about 1787 | ||
| Catherine Hanks | |||
| Elizabeth Hanks | b. about 1795 | ||
| David Hanks | b. Dec 18, 1798 | d. Jun 8, 1898 | |
Narrative
Born in Dinwiddie Co, VA and migrated to NC with his father's family. He served in several campaigns during the American revolution and married his wife Mary Starrett in Lincoln Co, NC while still in the Army. They made their first home in Lincoln Co, NC where their first five children were born. They lived near Trap Hill NC on a farm which os now part of the Stone Mountain State Park and it is an unproven family tradition that they were buried in the old Lyons family cemetery near Trap Hill. Census records, private records and known family kinships identify their children as listed.
Source References
| 1. | The Hanks Family of North Carolina & Virginia Page: pg 11 Confidence: Normal |
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