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    Harry James Hankinson

    Male 1874 -


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    Generation: 1

    1. 1.  Harry James Hankinson was born on 20 Apr 1874 in Lancaster, Ohio (son of Jr. Hugh Shotwell Hankinson and Catharine Fisher).

    Generation: 2

    1. 2.  Jr. Hugh Shotwell Hankinson was born on 1 Jul 1843 in near Sovertown, Muskingum County, Ohio (son of Hugh Shotwell Hankinson and Elizabeth Cowles).

      Hugh married Catharine Fisher on 18 Feb 1863. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


    2. 3.  Catharine Fisher
      Children:
      1. Orlando Connard Hankinson was born on 25 May 1866.
      2. Dora Elizabeth Hankinson was born on 3 Jan 1869.
      3. Lillie Maria Hankinson was born on 24 Sep 1871 in Lancaster, Ohio.
      4. 1. Harry James Hankinson was born on 20 Apr 1874 in Lancaster, Ohio.
      5. Carrie Alice Hankinson was born on 30 Apr 1877 in Lancaster, Ohio.
      6. Arthur Garfield Hankinson was born on 6 Nov 1880 in Lancaster, Ohio.


    Generation: 3

    1. 4.  Hugh Shotwell Hankinson was born on 18 Jun 1798 in Sussex County, New Jersey (son of John Hankinson and Elizabeth Wintermute); died on 3 Oct 1875 in Home of son Hugh, Lancaster, Ohio.

      Hugh married Elizabeth Cowles on 31 Jan 1822 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth was born on 12 Oct 1803 in Fayette County, Pennsylvnia; died in 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


    2. 5.  Elizabeth Cowles was born on 12 Oct 1803 in Fayette County, Pennsylvnia; died in 1894.
      Children:
      1. John Wintermute Hankinson was born on 28 Dec 1822 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania; died on 2 Aug 1854 in Irville, Ohio.
      2. Mary Hankinson was born on 6 Apr 1824 in Perry County, Ohio.
      3. Jane Hankinson was born on 29 Aug 1825 in Perry County, Ohio; died on 15 Feb 1826.
      4. Elizabeth Hankinson was born on 27 Nov 1826 in Perry County, Ohio; died in 1891 in Iowa.
      5. Isaac Hankinson was born on 23 Jul 1828 in Perry County, Ohio; died on 12 Apr 1896.
      6. Aurelia Hankinson was born on 22 Mar 1830 in Perry County, Ohio.
      7. George Hankinson was born on 9 Jul 1831 in near Lexington, Ohio; died on 13 Jun 1863 in Taylorsville, Ohio.
      8. Calvin Hankinson was born on 19 Apr 1833 in near New Lexington, Ohio.
      9. Nancy Hankinson was born on 6 Nov 1834 in near New Lexington, Ohio; died on 19 Jul 1878 in near Lancaster, Ohio.
      10. Mathias Hankinson was born on 3 Aug 1836 in Perry Count, y, Ohio; died on 20 May 1838.
      11. Celina Hankinson was born on 21 Jun 1839; died on 7 May 1852 in Taylorsville, Ohio.
      12. 2. Jr. Hugh Shotwell Hankinson was born on 1 Jul 1843 in near Sovertown, Muskingum County, Ohio.


    Generation: 4

    1. 8.  John Hankinson was born on 25 May 1771 in Sussex County, New Jersey; died on 3 Oct 1845; was buried in New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio.

      Notes:

      The following information on the family of John Hankinson is taken from the files of Judy Hankinson Smith (rsmith@ptdprolog.net) http://home.ptd.net/~rsmith/genealogy/hankinsons/



      Jane/Jean Hankinson, matriarch



      Jane/Jean Hankinson emigrated from England to Perth Amboy, NJ on March 3-31, 1683. She was indentured to Thomas Warne, one of the 24 proprietors of East New Jersey at that time. She brought with her three sons, Thomas (b. 1672), Richard (b.
      1674), and Peter (b. 1676).



      Joseph, son of Thomas and grandson of Jane/Jean



      Joseph Hankinson (son of Thomas) was born 3/27/1712 in Freehold, NJ, and died 9/12/1783 in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, NJ. Joseph married Rachel Mattison, daughter of Aaron and Elizabeth Mattison of Monmouth County. Rachel was
      born in 1707 and died 3/28/1784 in Readington Township. They are both buried in Voorhees Cemetery, Readington Township.



      Joseph and Rachel's 7 children:

      Thomas, b. 12/8/1733;

      Aaron, b. 2/7/1735;

      William, b. 10/2/1737;

      Ann, b. 1/1/1739;

      John, b. 12/7/1743;

      Joseph, b. 4/15/1745;

      Elizabeth, b. 11/27/1748.

      Thomas, son of Joseph and Rachel



      Thomas married Jemima Stout, the daughter of James and Joanna (Johnson) Stout (Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Stillwell). There is no date for Jemima's birth, but she died before Feb. 1794. Thomas died August 1786 in Amwell
      Township, Hunterdon County, NJ.



      Thomas and Jemima's children:

      a) Sarah b. 1/8/1764;

      b) Nancy b. 2/18/1765;

      c) John b. 2/25/1769;

      d) Elizabeth b. 7/8/1773;

      e) William b. 8/18/1780.



      Aaron, son of Joseph and Rachel



      Aaron married Mary Snyder of Kingwood Township., Hunterdon County on 2/9/1764 (NJ Colonial Documents). Mary, the daughter of Hendrick and Sarah (Lake) Snyder of Kingwood Township., was born 11/27/1747 and died 5/3/1796. Aaron died
      10/9/1806 near Stillwater, Sussex County, NJ. They are both buried in Yellow Frame Presbyterian Cemetery, Frelinghuysen Township, Warren County, NJ.



      Aaron and Mary's children:

      a) Capt. Joseph, b. circa 1763, d. in 1838 Capt. Joseph married Margaret Goble and had 7 children. They are buried in Marksboro Presbyterian Cemetery, Marksboro, Warren County, NJ.

      b) Henry Hankinson, b. 8/27/1767, d. 5/5/1848. He married on 8/14/1800, Mary (Polly) McCullough, daughter of Col. William McCullough. They had three daughters, one of whom died in infancy. Mary died 10/6/1805. Henry and Mary are
      buried in Asbury M.E. Church Cemetery with their infant daughter.

      c) Sarah, born 1770, died 2/10/1815. She married first David Linn and seond John Smalley (the latter on 6/10/1806).

      Sarah and David's children:

      1) Aaron, married Eliza Hankinson, daughter of James.

      d) John, b. 11/25/1771, died 8/3/1845. He married Elizabeth Hunt. They are buried in Yellow Frame. They had 5 children.

      e) Rachel, b. 1774, d. 1847. She married Sydney Herriott, and moved to western Pennsylvania in 1797.

      f) Thomas, b. 12/20/1775, d. 4/27/1796 (buried in Yellow Frame).

      g) William, b. 10/30/1779, d. 10/17/1830. He married on 3/14/1805 Margaret Crisman,

      b. 12/10/1781 and died 2/26/1857. William was a prosperous merchant in Blairstown and

      a justice of the peace.

      h) Nancy, b. 1781, who married Aaron Southard on 1/6/1799.

      i) Daniel Thatcher, b. 1781, d. 1840's, a bachelor.

      j) Elizabeth, b. 1783, d. 1834. She married Nathan Armstrong on 1/18/1807. He was the son of George and Sarah (Hunt) Armstrong.

      k) Hannah, b. 1784, d. 1842, married Henry Cooper Kelsey on 5/14/1808. Elizabeth and Nathan had a number of children.

      l) Aaron Jr., b. 4/22/1786, d. 2/23/1850. He married Sarah Kelsey on 4/12/1804 and moved to Wyoming County. Sarah was born 3/7/1785. Possibly a sister to Henry Cooper Kelsey.

      m) Samuel K., b. 1/30/1792, d. 4/21/1793.



      William, son of Joseph and Rachel



      William Hankinson married Susannah DeWitt, b. 1735, d. 5/12/1798. William died 4/26/1796 and both are buried in Yellow Frame Cemetery. They possibly lived on what is now Kohlbocher Road in Stillwater Township, on the east bank of the Paulins
      Kill River.

      William and Susannah's children:



      a) Joseph b. 4/2/1762;

      b) James, b. 4/2/1762 (twin to Joseph). He married Elizabeth Hazen circa 1785. She was born 6/11/1765 and died 5/18/1813/18. She was the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Giles) Hazen. They had 8 children. James's second wife was
      Mrs. Joanna Shay; they married on 8/24/1819. James and Joanna had 2 children.

      c) Rachel, b. 1765/6 who married Joseph Huff and had 12 children;

      4) Elizabeth, b. circa 1768 and married Isaac Van Neste;

      d) John, b. 5/25/1771 and married on 4/13/1797 Elizabeth Wintermute (have a lot of material on this family from a book on the Wintermute Family);

      e) Ann, b. circa 1773/6;

      f) Mary (Polly) b. circa 1779. She married 6/6/1797, Levi Rosenkranz and had 4 children; her second husband was Cyrus Egbbert.

      *George Watson Roy also mentions an Aaron born to William and Susannah. Aaron was not mentioned in William's will and it is thought, by one Hankinson genealogist, that William and Susannah did not have a son Aaron.



      Nancy Ann, daughter of Joseph and Rachel



      Nancy Ann Hankinson married a Van Buscark/Buskirk. Nancy Ann died before 1783.

      Nancy and Van Buscark/Buskirk's children:



      1) Lydia;

      2) Aaron.



      John, son of Joseph and Rachel



      John was unmarried. He died 5/20/1823 and is buried in Voorhees Cemetery, Readington Township. He left much of his estate to his nieces and nephews, three of whom were named after him.



      Joseph Jr., son of Joseph and Rachel



      Joseph Jr. married on 4/3/1770 Hannah Atkinson, b. 6/20/1748, d. 2/7/1833. Both are buried in Voorhees Cemetery. Joseph was an assemblyman and a County Freeholder (circa 1797).

      Joseph Jr. and Hannah's children:

      a) Nancy, b. 11/3/1770, d. 1815, who married Jacob Coryell;

      b) Thomas, b. 4/14/1773, d. 5/7/1833, who married Hannah Hoagland, b. 3/20/1773, d. 5/4/1833. They had 4 children. Have a lot of information on their family which will be written at a later date.

      c) Joseph, b. 11/2/1778, d. 8/10/1800, buried in Flemington Presbyterian Churchyard. He was single.



      Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and Rachel



      Elizabeth married John Reading, b. 1751, d. 11/30/1820. They lived in Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, NJ. She died 6/19/1817. They are buriedIn the Pleasant Ridge cemetery near Ringoes, NJ.

      Elizabeth and John's children:

      a) Mary, b. 1772, d. 5/4/1825 (single);

      b) William, b. 1773, d. 12/10/1793 (single);

      c) John, b. 1775, d. 5/9/1821 (single)

      d) Ann, b. 1/29/1777, d. 4/17/1861 (single);

      e) Joseph, b. 8/12/1778, d. 10/2/1853. He married on 11/6/1804 Eleanor Grandin, b. 9/15/1786, the daughter of Dr. John Grandin of Hamden, Hunterdon County, NJ. She died 12/2/1873 and both are buried in Flemington Presbyterian
      Churchyard.



      Information gathered by Betty Hankinson Rose of Newark, Ohio, and Judy Hankinson Smith of Holland Township, New Jersey. Please e-mail Judy (rsmith@ptdprolog.net) if you have anything to add or any questions.



      Sources:

      Hunterdon County Surrogates Office - wills of those who died in Hunterdon County

      Information in Hunterdon County Historical Society

      Federal Census Records

      An Ancestral Chart and Handbook on the Sutton and Rittenhouse Families with Mattison, Bonham, Fuller and Fox Connections, by Olive Barrick Rowland

      The Voorhees Burying Ground

      information copied 5/21/1916 by Marian E. Deats and Charles T. Deats

      John married Elizabeth Wintermute on 13 Apr 1797 in Sussex County, NJ. Elizabeth (daughter of George Wintermute and Nancy\Anna Arason) was born on 6 Feb 1778 in Sussex County, New Jersey; died on 14 May 1828; was buried in Merittstown, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


    2. 9.  Elizabeth Wintermute was born on 6 Feb 1778 in Sussex County, New Jersey (daughter of George Wintermute and Nancy\Anna Arason); died on 14 May 1828; was buried in Merittstown, Pennsylvania.

      Notes:

      Married by Rev. Jacob Senn

      Children:
      1. 4. Hugh Shotwell Hankinson was born on 18 Jun 1798 in Sussex County, New Jersey; died on 3 Oct 1875 in Home of son Hugh, Lancaster, Ohio.
      2. Nancy Hankinson was born on 21 Jul 1800.
      3. Alexander Dawson Hankinson was born on 1 Feb 1804 in New Jersey; died on 18 Apr 1862 in Hopewell Township, Muskingum County, Ohio.
      4. Jane Hankinson was born on 1 Feb 1804 in New Jersey; died on 18 Mar 1863.
      5. Katy May Hankinson was born on 28 Mar 1806.
      6. George Hankinson was born on 15 Feb 1809.
      7. James Hankinson was born on 15 Dec 1811.
      8. Maria Hankinson