On November ,1781, General La Fayette and General Washington caused a great craning of necks in church, where Lucy Hanks, a poor girl was also at present.
After the hymns and benediction, La Fayette paid ladies the compliment of a kiss, one of which was Lucy Hanks.
In the congregation, an aristocratic bachelor, the planter, had profound interest in her beauty. He hired her to be a servant later on Tuesday.
On his planation, Lucy was taught to read and write. She was eager to do that and she was talented. As time goes by, she fell in love with her employer and was pregnant with his kid, nevertheless he refused to marry her, sending her away with money.
People pointed at Lucy and shunned her. Lucy’s father moved her family to Fort Harrod, there Lucy was sought after and fell in love again.
On November,1789, Lucy Hanks was indicted finally for fornication. Lucy would have been forced into court at that time, had not Henry Sparrow. He made a proposal and they married a year of decent life later.
The matrimony kept the summons away and set multitude of gossips. But they were determined to settle down there in Fort Harrod and fight it out.
She reared 8 children and redeemed her name. In time one of her grandsons became President of the United States, whose name was Abraham Lincoln.
The author told this story to show Lincoln’s ancestry.
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