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The Kentucky Connection

This page is taken, with permission, from a set of web pages maintained by Bob Francis (www.shawhan.com) that no longer exist, which were dedicated to a history of Bourbon County, Kentucky, and which included the descendants of John Hinkson. There was an associated newsgroup (hinkson@roostweb.com) but that now seems to be fairly quiet. It was known that 1. John Hinkson below came from somewhere in the north of Ireland, but with no details.

Recent (late 2016) research by Joe and Judy Smaldone into the Hinksons in Co. Cavan, part of the historic province of Ulster in the north of Ireland, shws that some Hinksons (as they called themselves) settled in the area as part of the "Plantation of Ulster" early in the 17th century. The Smaldones' own document is now available on this site and a listing of the early Hinksons in Ulster is also available. The early records are not complete but there is compelling evidence that 1. John Hinkson here is the son of 24. John Hinkson in the Ulster page. There is also a link to another set of Hinksons who emigrated to Pennsylvania, confusingly led by another John, from whom Judy Smaldone is descended.

It is now clear that there is nmo connection (at least within Ireland) to the Hingstons in the area near Cork in Ireland that were descended from a Major James Hingston who had been a member of Cromwell's New Model Army.

There is a summary of the Hingstons in Ireland.

Chris Burgoyne

Updated 28th January 2017

Generation No. 1.

1. JOHN HINKSON, son of John Hinkson & Elizabeth, in Ireland. Born ca 1729 in Ireland. He married Margaret McCRACKEN. Born in Ireland. According to a deposition given by his son in later life, John Hinkson traveled to Ireland in 1763, married Margaret McCracken and spent two years there. He was supposed to have received some "patrimony" with which he bought a large store of goods that he brought back to the Colonies.

There is an article in The Ruddlesforter, about John Hinkson, giving details about his life and something about his background.

They had the following children:

On 25 Mar 1790 Margaret second married Humphrey LYON, son of Samuel LYON (1706/1707-1807/1808) & Susan or Susanna, in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Born ca 1758. Humphrey died in Harrison County, Kentucky aft 29 Apr 1829; he was 71.

They had adopted Margaret's grandson, 11. HUMPHREY HINKSON.

Generation No. 2.

2. ROBERT HINKSON. Born on 24 Nov 1765 in Westmorland Pa. Robert died in Little Rock Ark. on 21 Dec 1834; he was 69. On 26 Jan 1790 when Robert was 24, he married Polly (Mary) HINCH, daughter of Samuel Thomas HINCH (-Jul 1807) & Charity HUMBLE (1756-31 Jan 1831), in Harrodsburg Ky. Born in 1775 in Shenandoah Virginia. Polly (Mary) died aft 1820?

They had the following children:

4. THOMAS HINKSON. Born in 1772 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. Thomas died in Indiana in 1824; he was 52. Served in War of 1812. In 1794 when Thomas was 22, he married Elizabeth POOR, in Harrison County, Kentucky.

They had the following children:

7. WILLIAM HINKSON. Served in War of 1812. On 26 Jan 1795 William married Jane "Jenny" HARRISON, daughter of General Benjamin HARRISON, in Bourbon County, Kentucky.

They had one child:

10. SAMUEL HINKSON. Born in Bullit, Kentucky. Samuel died in 1837 in Trickum, Kentucky. Occupation: Attorney. On 9 Sep 1800 Samuel first married Nancy WILSON.

They had the following children:

On 9 Sep 1809 Samuel second married Susan LYON, daughter of John LYON (ca 1752-Sep 1807).

They had the following children:

Generation No. 3

12. ANDREW HENRY HINKSON. Born in Jun 1808 in Cape Girardeu Ky. Andrew Henry died in Plymouth Ca on 3 Mar 1876; he was 67. Buried in Dry Town. On 22 Dec 1833 when Andrew Henry was 25, he married Matilda Whillets SUMMERS, daughter of Richard SUMMERS & Mary SILVERS, in Potosi Mo. Born on 23 Mar 1815 in Harrodsburg Virginia. Matilda Whillets died on 23 Mar 1851; she was 36.

They had the following children:

13. BENJAMIN HINKSON. Born in Mo. Benjamin died in 1846. In 1846 Benjamin married Shereldy SPRINGER, in Washington Co Mo.

They had the following children:

14. MITON ADAMS HINKSON. Born in 1815 in Mo. On 20 Apr 1844 when Miton Adams was 29, he married Nancy Jane JOHNSON.

They had the following children:

43. JOHN HINKSON. Born on 12 Apr 1804 in Kentucky. John died in LaBelle, Lewis County, Missouri on 26 Oct 1872; he was 68. Buried in Hinkson Cemetery. On 26 Jun 1828 when John was 24, he married Margaret EWALT (72) , daughter of John EWALT (1791-1857) & Elizabeth "Betsy" RAVENSCRAFT (19) (1793-bef 15 May 1827), in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Born on 26 Jun 1813 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Margaret died in Lewis County, Missouri on 5 May 1873; she was 59. Buried in Hinkson Cemetery.

They had the following children:

11. Humphrey HINKSON. Born ca 1805 in Kentucky.

Humphrey married Nancy RAVENSCRAFT (20) , daughter of Thomas RAVENSCRAFT (abt 1756-1827) & Margaret HINKSON (3) (abt 1770-). Born in 1812 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Nancy died in Harrison County, Kentucky.

They had the following children:

46. THOMAS HINKSON. Born on 12 Mar 1819 in Harrison County, Kentucky. Thomas died in Cynthiana, Kentucky on 28 May 1894; he was 75. On 15 Aug 1862 when Thomas was 43, he married Susan RICHARDSON, daughter of John RITCHESON & Julia ECLAR, in Cynthiana, Kentucky. Born on 4 Aug 1845 in Harrison County, Kentucky.

They had the following children:

Generation No. 4.

59. RICHARD SUMMERS HINKSON. Born on 14 Jul 1838 in Missouri. Richard Summers died in Turlock, California on 12 Mar 1918; he was 79. Buried in Drytown Cal. Occupation: Rented Farm 1900 Census. Education: Could Read And Write. On 21 Jun 1868 when Richard Summers was 29, he married Mary Francis SHARP, daughter of John SHARP (Jun 1813-1 Jul 1890) & Amanda Mc CALL (29 Aug 1828-28 Jun 1880), in Amador Ca(1). Born on 12 Oct 1850 in Benton Co Missouri. Mary Francis died in Modesto Ca on 28 Aug 1930; she was 79. Buried in Dry Town Ca Pro Cem.

They had the following children:

65. NELSON CICERO HINKSON. Born on 27 Dec 1839 in Missouri. Nelson Cicero died in Alma, Oregon on 10 Feb 1907; he was 67. In 1872 when Nelson Cicero was 32, he married Laura Edith WHEELER.

They had one child:

96. HARVEY HINKSON. Born in 1829 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Harvey died in Lewis County, Missouri in 1903; he was 74. ca 1865 when Harvey was 36, he married Harriet BRIDGE. Born in 1839 in VA. Harriet died in LaBelle, Lewis County, Missouri in 1905; she was 66.

They had the following children:

106. HUMPHREY HINKSON. Born on 18 Aug 1846 in Lewis County, Missouri. Humphrey died in Missouri on 27 Oct 1882; he was 36. Buried in Sharpe-Hinkson Cemetery, Lewis County, Missouri. On 8 Dec 1867 when Humphrey was 21, he married Nancy Shawhan SMITH, daughter of John Shawhan SMITH (25 Nov 1820-16 Feb 1885) & Melvina HINKSON (9 Oct 1830-26 Nov 1863). Born on 24 Aug 1851 in Harrison County, Kentucky. Nancy Shawhan died in Pike County, Missouri on 11 Aug 1929; she was 77.

They had the following children:

56. HUMPHREY HINKSON Jr. Born in 1834 in Harrison County, Kentucky. On 4 Feb 1855 when Humphrey was 21, he married Emily BOURNE, daughter of Hertson (Hudson?) BOURNE & Susan HAYDON, in Lewis County, Missouri. Born in 1837 in Lewis County, Missouri.

They had the following children:

122. JOHN WILLIAM HINKSON. Born on 22 Nov 1863 in Harrison County, Kentucky. John William married Florence Browning GROSE, daughter of Elijah B. GROSE & Cerena TAYLOR. Born on 5 Oct 1875 in Greenfield, indiana.

They had the following children:

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