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Thomas Lincoln (January 6, 1778 – January 17, 1851) was an American farmer, carpenter and father of President Abraham Lincoln. Although Thomas descended from colonial Puritans and Quakers, he was a staunch church of Christ member. Unlike some of his ancestors, Thomas could not write, but he was a well-respected community and church member known for his honesty. Lincoln struggled to make a successful living for his family and met challenges of Kentucky real estate border disputes, the early death of his first wife, and the integration of his second wife's family into his own family before making his final home in Illinois. ==Ancestors== Thomas Lincoln was descended from Samuel Lincoln, a respected Puritan weaver, businessman and trader from the County of Norfolk in East Anglia who landed in Hingham in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637. Some Lincolns later migrated into Berks County, Pennsylvania, where they intermarried with Quakers, and later descendants dispersed into Appalachia and other backcountry. Noteworthy ancestors include Samuel's grandson, Mordecai (1686–1736) who married Hannah Salter 〔http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Salter-71〕 from a prominent political family, and made a name for himself in Pennsylvania society as a wealthy landowner and ironmaster. Mordecai and Hannah's son, John Lincoln (1716–1788) settled in Rockingham County, Virginia and built a large, prosperous farm nestled in Shenandoah Valley. Author David Herbert Donald claims in his book about Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln, instead of being the unique blossom on an otherwise barren family tree, belonged to the seventh American generation of a family with competent means, a reputation for integrity, and a modest record of public service. Regarding the family's religious background, Abraham Lincoln later recalled that early Lincolns joined Quaker meetings, but that later generations were not as "peculiar" in their beliefs. Quakers and Puritans were both opposed to slavery. File:SamuelLincolnHouse.jpg|Samuel Lincoln House, land purchased in 1649. File:Mordecai Lincoln 1733.JPG|Mordecai Lincoln House on Lincoln Road in Lorane, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Mordecai Lincoln was the Great-Great-Grandfather of President Abraham Lincoln. Built 1733 by M. Lincoln and is about 10 miles from Daniel Boone's birthplace. File:M Lincoln House Berks 1907.jpg|Sketch of Mordecai Lincoln House, built 1733 and still extant, on the NRHP since 1988 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Lincoln」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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