Authors note: There has been some controversy on the parentage of Gideon⁶ The Maine Genealogist, Nov. 1999, Vol. 21, No. 4 seems to have settled the matter!

1. Samuel¹ Hinckley was born Abt. 1597 in Tenderden, Kent, England, and died October 31, 1662 in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA. He married Sarah Soole May 17, 1617 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England. She was born June 08, 1600 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England, and died August 18, 1652 in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA.

Child of Samuel Hinckley and Sarah Soole is:

2. Gov. Thomas² Hinckley (Samuel¹) was born March 19, 1619/20 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England, and died April 25, 1705 in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA. He married Mary Richards December 04, 1641 in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA, daughter of Thomas Richards and Welthean Loring. She was born Abt. 1620 in Dorchester, England, and died June 24, 1659 in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA.

Child of Thomas Hinckley and Mary Richards is:

3. Samuel³ Hinckley (Thomas², Samuel¹) was born February 14, 1652/53 in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA, and died March 19, 1697/98 in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA. He married Sarah Pope November 13, 1676 in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA, daughter of Thomas Pope and Sarah Jenny. She was born February 14, 1657/58 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, and died July 05, 1727 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA.

Child of Samuel Hinckley and Sarah Pope is:

4. Samuel⁴ Hinckley (Samuel³, Thomas², Samuel¹) was born September 24, 1684 in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA, and died January 1760 in Brunswick, Cumberland, ME. He married Mary Freeman 1703 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA, daughter of Edmund Freeman and Sarah Mayo. She was born March 13, 1686/87 in Prb. Eastham, Barnstable, MA, and died in Brunswick, Cumberland, ME.

Children of Samuel Hinckley and Mary Freeman are:

5. Seth⁵ Hinkley (Samuel⁴ Hinckley, Samuel³, Thomas², Samuel¹) was born December 25, 1707 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA, and died May 02, 1747 By Indians, Brunswick, Cumberland, ME. He married Thankful Atwood October 10, 1727 in Truro, Barnstable, ME, daughter of Eleazer Atwood and Joanna Strout. She was born June 30, 1711 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.

Children of Seth Hinkley and Thankful Atwood are:

6. Edmund⁵ Hinkley (Samuel⁴ Hinckley, Samuel³, Thomas², Samuel¹) was born November 20, 1712 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA. He married Sarah Smith September 14, 1744, daughter of Joseph Smith and Elizabeth Knowles. She was born August 25, 1725 in Eastham, Plymouth, MA.

Child of Edmund Hinkley and Sarah Smith is:

7. Gideon⁶ Hinkley (Seth⁵, Samuel⁴ Hinckley, Samuel³, Thomas², Samuel¹) was born October 21, 1731 in Prb. Truro, Barnstable, MA. He married (1) Mary Russell September 22, 1755 in Newburryport, Essex, MA, daughter of Joseph Russell and Mary Williams. She was born April 22, 1737 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. He married (2) Sarah Cole August 02, 1782. She was born Abt. 1764 in Topsham, Cumberland, ME.

Child of Gideon Hinkley and Mary Russell is:

8. Mercy Nancy⁶ Hinkley (Seth⁵, Samuel⁴ Hinckley, Samuel³, Thomas², Samuel¹) was born October 23, 1734 in Brunswick, Sagadahoc, ME, and died November 13, 1814 in Lisbon, Androscoggin, ME. She married Benjamin Whitney July 25, 1752, son of John Whitney and Letty Ford. He was born June 02, 1727 in York, ME, and died 1797 in Lisbon, Androscoggin, ME.

Child of Mercy Hinkley and Benjamin Whitney is:

9. Lemuel⁶ Hinkley (Edmund⁵, Samuel⁴ Hinckley, Samuel³, Thomas², Samuel¹) was born December 17, 1762 in Lisbon, Androscoggin, ME. He married Elizabeth Oliver October 17, 1782. She was born Abt. 1762.

Children of Lemuel Hinkley and Elizabeth Oliver are:

10. Joseph Wooster⁷ Hinkley (Gideon⁶, Seth⁵, Samuel⁴ Hinckley, Samuel³, Thomas², Samuel¹) was born October 27, 1761 in Brunswick, Cumberland, ME. He married Mary Coulier Abt. 1783. She was born Abt. 1764 in Brunswick, Cumberland, ME.

Child of Joseph Hinkley and Mary Coulier is:

11. Samuel L.⁷ Whitney (Mercy Nancy⁶ Hinkley, Seth⁵, Samuel⁴ Hinckley, Samuel³, Thomas², Samuel¹) was born February 06, 1774, and died December 07, 1848. He married Lydia Curit December 24, 1801. She was born January 30, 1776, and died December 07, 1848.

Child of Samuel Whitney and Lydia Curit is:

16. Mary Ann⁷ Hinkley (Lemuel⁶, Edmund⁵, Samuel⁴ Hinckley, Samuel³, Thomas², Samuel¹) was born June 08, 1807 in Lisbon, Cumberland, ME. She married Capt. Thomas Jordan March 22, 1831 in Prb. Lisbon, Cumb. ME, son of Ephraim Jordan and Ann Jordan. He was born April 08, 1801 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, ME, and died December 11, 1846 in Lisbon, Androscoggin, ME.

Child of Mary Hinkley and Thomas Jordan is:

19. Jesse Worley⁸ Hinkley (Joseph Wooster⁷, Gideon⁶, Seth⁵, Samuel⁴ Hinckley, Samuel³, Thomas², Samuel¹) was born April 03, 1801 in Brunswick, Cumberland, ME, and died November 26, 1877. He married Eliza Whitney August 26, 1824 in Lisbon, Androscoggin, ME, daughter of Samuel Whitney and Lydia Curit. She was born September 25, 1802 in Brunswick, Cumberland, ME, and died November 15, 1871 in Rosendale, WI.

Child of Jesse Hinkley and Eliza Whitney is:

20. Eliza⁸ Whitney (Samuel L.⁷, Mercy Nancy⁶ Hinkley, Seth⁵, Samuel⁴ Hinckley, Samuel³, Thomas², Samuel¹) was born September 25, 1802 in Brunswick, Cumberland, ME, and died November 15, 1871 in Rosendale, WI. She married Jesse Worley Hinkley August 26, 1824 in Lisbon, Androscoggin, ME, son of Joseph Hinkley and Mary Coulier. He was born April 03, 1801 in Brunswick, Cumberland, ME, and died November 26, 1877.

Child is listed above under (19) Jesse Worley Hinkley.

21. Martha⁸ Jordan (Mary Ann⁷ Hinkley, Lemuel⁶, Edmund⁵, Samuel⁴ Hinckley, Samuel³, Thomas², Samuel¹) was born March 12, 1839 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, ME, and died October 21, 1880 in Lisbon, Androscoggin, ME. She married Andrew J. Hinkley May 15, 1862, son of Jesse Hinkley and Eliza Whitney. He was born November 13, 1829 in Lisbon, Androscoggin, ME, and died June 29, 1902 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, ME.

Child of Martha Jordan and Andrew Hinkley is:

22. Andrew J.⁹ Hinkley (Jesse Worley⁸, Joseph Wooster⁷, Gideon⁶, Seth⁵, Samuel⁴ Hinckley, Samuel³, Thomas², Samuel¹) was born November 13, 1829 in Lisbon, Androscoggin, ME, and died June 29, 1902 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, ME. He married (1) Elizabeth Jordan June 1857. She was born March 12, 1839, and died April 11, 1861. He married (2) Martha Jordan May 15, 1862, daughter of Thomas Jordan and Mary Hinkley. She was born March 12, 1839 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, ME, and died October 21, 1880 in Lisbon, Androscoggin, ME. He married (3) Ann Jordan December 27, 1892. She was born Abt. 1832.

Child of Andrew Hinkley and Elizabeth Jordan is:

Child is listed above under (21) Martha Jordan.

23. Essie Jordan⁹ Hinkley (Andrew J.⁸, Jesse Worley⁷, Joseph Wooster⁶, Gideon⁵, Seth⁴, Samuel³ Hinckley, Samuel², Thomas¹) was born April 24, 1868 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, ME, and died July 15, 1928 in Lexington, Middlesex, MA. She married Eugene Vinton EARLE September 02, 1891 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, ME, son of Eugene EARLE and Harriet Nichols. He was born July 22, 1866 in Lisbon, Androscoggin, ME, and died July 01, 1923 in Lexington, Middlesex, MA.

Children of Essie Hinkley and Eugene EARLE are: