James Adams Lincoln
Ample evidence exists to identify Lorenzo’s fourth son as James Lincoln. No birth records have been found, and other birth data is sketchy. One reference to a birth date has been found in the H K Lindsey microfilms; Robert Stevens (Jr) reported a birth date of July 1849 for James Adams Lincoln, with the note that he had left Hawaii. This does not create any conflict with the known birth dates of the other three sons, and does create a gap that would accommodate the birth of one of the daughters.
“Hard” data regarding James is virtually nonexistent. The author has been able to find only one legal document that identifies him by name; the sale, by Gimo (James) Lincoln, of 323 acres of the Lincoln property (RP#3805) to brother GW on November 18, 1868.
The 1896 divorce record of Rebecca and GW does include a discussion of the existence of four brothers, but that discussion does not name any of them other than GW. Some phrases in the record use the present tense when discussing the brothers, but this author believes that may be a grammatical error, rather than evidence that the speaker was indicating that they knew James was alive or in Hawaii, as of 1896.
Several reports indicate that James left Hawaii, went to California or went to sea. None of these are mutually exclusive. The author has done a thorough review of all relevant US Census records and has not found any possible connections.
Did he change his name? Was he lost at sea? The mystery remains.
“Hard” data regarding James is virtually nonexistent. The author has been able to find only one legal document that identifies him by name; the sale, by Gimo (James) Lincoln, of 323 acres of the Lincoln property (RP#3805) to brother GW on November 18, 1868.
The 1896 divorce record of Rebecca and GW does include a discussion of the existence of four brothers, but that discussion does not name any of them other than GW. Some phrases in the record use the present tense when discussing the brothers, but this author believes that may be a grammatical error, rather than evidence that the speaker was indicating that they knew James was alive or in Hawaii, as of 1896.
Several reports indicate that James left Hawaii, went to California or went to sea. None of these are mutually exclusive. The author has done a thorough review of all relevant US Census records and has not found any possible connections.
Did he change his name? Was he lost at sea? The mystery remains.
Updated 12/01/21