Joseph Hankins 
Joseph was born in 1780 in Virginia.1 Joseph's father was John Hankins and his mother was Elizabeth Skaggs. His maternal grandparents were James Skaggs and Rachel Unknown. He had a brother and seven sisters, named Moses, Mary, Rachel, Lucinda, Rebecca, Sarah, Lydia and Parthenia. He was the third oldest of the nine children. He died at the age of 80 in 1860 in Virginia.1 General Notes
REFN: 18497
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He was very small of stature. The story is told that he hid in a caba
ge pa tch from a party of Indians. When they discovered him they were so m
uch im pressed with his diminutive size they called him "Mr. Nobody" and t
old h im they would not hurt him, and for him to keep his gun and hunt whe
rev er he pleased.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1740 d.Aug 1825 in Tezewell Co., Virginia
- b.1780 in Virginia d.1860 in Virginia
- b.1640 in Derry , Ulster, Ireland
- b.1674 in Ireland
- b.1700 in On route to America in a Ship in open waters d.1798 in Green Co., Kentucky
- b.~ 1740 in Virginia d.1820 in Tazewell Co., Virginia
- b.1705 in Fincastle, Virginia d.1789 in Montgomery Co., Virginia
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‌Joseph and Nancy were married in a religious ceremony on January 21st, 1814 in Tazewell Co., Virginia.1 They had three sons and five daughters, named Milton, Henry Carter, William, Dacy, Patsy, Polly, Rachel and Susan.
Family Notes
REFN111767
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Children
Milton Hankins
Milton was born on December 27th, 1818.1 He died at the age of 70 on January 2nd, 1889.1
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