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From History of Frederick County. p. 1166-1167:
Isaac L. Hankey, a prominent farmer of Creagerstown District, Frederick County, Md., son of Peter and Mary A. (Krise) Hankey, was born in Creagerstown District, May 27, 1840.
John Hankey, great-grandfather of Isaac L. Hankey, was born in Germany, May 23, 1736; his wife, also a German, was born in May 1740. In early manhood, John Hankey and his two brothers, came to America where he settled in the northern part of Frederick County. He was a wheelwright, a fine old man, and was employed …