https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Lincoln#/media/File:Thomas_Herring_Lincoln.jpg
Abraham Lincoln and George Washington are the two presidents whose February birthdays were combined, sort of, to make one federal Monday holiday we call "President's Day." Neither were Mayflower descendants but some of Lincoln's very distant relatives who stayed in Massachusetts did eventually marry into Mayflower families. In honor of President's Day I have posted images and write-ups on three Lincolns who were descendants of pilgrim Richard Warren. None of them look like Abraham Lincoln at all, but from what I see online he more closely resembles his mother's family. There is one image of Thomas Lincoln, the president's father, and you can view it on wikipedia with the link below. The caption next to the image states that it is in the Lincoln Memorial University archives (Tennessee) but I did not find it on their site and presumably they hold the copyright, so I did not post the actual image. Thomas has the same squarish, fleshy face of the 3 Massachusetts Lincolns in the Warren section. Happy President's Day!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Lincoln#/media/File:Thomas_Herring_Lincoln.jpg
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AuthorDr. Maura Mackowski is an Arizona research historian who enjoys the challenge of looking for Mayflower descendants, hers and anyone else's. Archives
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