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