hiː wʌzɐ dᵻsˈɛndənt ʌv sˈæmjuːl lˈɪŋkən, ɐn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən hˌuː mˈaɪɡɹeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm hˈɪŋæm, nˈɔːɹfək, tʊ ɪts nˈeɪmseɪk, hˈɪŋæm, mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt.
He was a descendant of Samuel Lincoln, an Englishman who migrated from Hingham, Norfolk, to its namesake, Hingham, Massachusetts, in 1638.