David Henry Lank
- Born: 20 Jul 1831
- Marriage: Sarah Elizabeth Black on 28 Dec 1854
- Died: 24 Jan 1899 at age 67
- Buried: Milford Odd Fellows Cmtry, Kent County, DE
 General Notes:
Milford shipbuilding and David Lank: “M. R. Carlisle and Wm. F. Revill carried on shipbuilding from 1830-1850, when Revill retired and Theo. Carlisle entered partnership with his brother. This lasted 30 years-they built many three-masted schooners of 1000 tons burden. Other shipbuilders were Sylvester A. Deputy and his son, James H. Deputy. William A. Scribner also had a yard where David Lank, son of John Lank, now is. Three yards were in operation in 1888: Abbott's, Carlisle's and Lank's. A tugboat, the first built at Milford, was launched from Lank's yard in 1887. Six to seven vessels were built per year at these yards for many years. They have been mostly sloops or two and three masted schooners, built for coast-wise trade, of from 150-1000 tons burden” (Scharf, J. Thomas, 1888).
David married Sarah Elizabeth Black, daughter of David Black and Sterleno Price, on 28 Dec 1854. (Sarah Elizabeth Black was born on 26 Oct 1832, died on 2 Jul 1903 and was buried in Milford Odd Fellows Cmtry, Kent County, DE.)
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