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Benjamin Hancock 1756–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: Cunningham Creek, Albemarle, VA, USA

Death Date: 25 Oct 1817

Death Location: Lebanon, Wilson, TN, USA

Father: John Hancock

Mother: Elizabeth Maddox

Spouse(s): Anna Coons, Nancy Ramsey, Mary Porter

Children(s): Elizabeth Hancock, Richard Hancock, Lewis Hancock, Benjamin Hancock, Mary Hancock, Charles Hancock, Major Hancock, Martha Hancock, John Hancock, Nancy Hancock, William Hancock, Laodicia Hancock, Nancy Hancock, Thomas Hancock

The story of Benjamin Hancock began in 1756 in Cunningham Creek, Albemarle, VA, USA. Benjamin Hancock married Anna Coons, Mary Porter, Nancy Ramsey, and had children including Benjamin Hancock, Charles Hancock, Elizabeth Hancock, John Hancock, Laodicia Hancock, Lewis Ross Hancock, Major Hancock, Martha Hancock, Mary Hancock, Nancy Hancock, Richard Hancock, Thomas Hancock, William Floyd Hancock. Benjamin Hancock passed away in 1817 in Lebanon, Wilson, TN, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Hancock began in 1756 in Cunningham Creek, Albemarle, VA, USA.
  • Benjamin Hancock married Anna Coons, Mary Porter, Nancy Ramsey, and had children including Benjamin Hancock, Charles Hancock, Elizabeth Hancock, John Hancock, Laodicia Hancock, Lewis Ross Hancock, Major Hancock, Martha Hancock, Mary Hancock, Nancy Hancock, Richard Hancock, Thomas Hancock, William Floyd Hancock.
  • Benjamin Hancock passed away in 1817 in Lebanon, Wilson, TN, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hancock
1733–1802
Birth Location: New Kent, VA, USA
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Elizabeth Maddox
1733–1805
Birth Location: Goochland, VA, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anna Coons
1757–1816
Birth Location: VA, USA
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Nancy Ramsey
1756–1780
Birth Location: –
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Mary Porter
1765–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Hancock
1802–1820
Birth Location: Patrick, VA, USA
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Richard Hancock
1783–1855
Birth Location: Cunningham Creek, Fluvanna, VA, USA
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Lewis Hancock
1787–1864
Birth Location: Cunningham Creek, Goochland, VA, USA
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Benjamin Hancock
1803–1875
Birth Location: Patrick, VA, USA
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Mary Hancock
1789–1849
Birth Location: Patrick, VA, USA
MH
Charles Hancock
1798–1875
Birth Location: Patrick, VA, USA
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Major Hancock
1792–1879
Birth Location: Patrick, VA, USA
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Martha Hancock
1788–1824
Birth Location: Patrick, VA, USA
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John Hancock
1781–1854
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Hancock
1780–1780
Birth Location: Fluvanna, VA, USA
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William Hancock
1794–
Birth Location: Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
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Laodicia Hancock
1803–1840
Birth Location: VA, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Hancock
1800–1860
Birth Location: Patrick, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Hancock
1788–
Birth Location: Patrick, Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Hancock's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Hancock
1756–1817
Birth Place: Cunningham Creek, Albemarle, VA, USA
Parents
John D Hancock
1733–1802
New Kent, VA, USA
Elizabeth Maddox
1733–1805
Goochland, VA, USA
Grandparents
Wilson Maddox
1700–1749
, Lunenburg, VA, USA
Elizabeth Sherwood
1702–1772
, Lunenburg, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Maddox
1667–1718
Mary Kent
1665–1718
Jacob Sherwood
1670–1718
Elizabeth Radford
1700–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Maddox
1641–
Robert Kent
–1690
George Radford
1665–1739
Ann Bradford
1655–1745

Benjamin Hancock's Descendants

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Benjamin Hancock (1756–25 Oct 1817) m. Anna Coons (1757–September 1816) m. Nancy Ramsey (1756–1780) m. Mary Porter (1765–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Hancock 1802–1820
  2. 2. Richard Hancock 1783–1855
  3. 3. Lewis (Ross) Hancock 1787–1864 m. Frances Adams 1794–1865
    1. 1. Hannah Hancock 1819–1857
    2. 2. Lewis (Ross) Hancock 1829–1893
    3. 3. William Hancock 1813–
    4. 4. Sylvester Hancock 1815–1815
    5. 5. Matilda (C) Hancock 1811–1876 m. Robert (Zachariah) Thomason 1804–1880 m. Henry (Bowlen) Welch 1869–
      1. 1. John (Calvin) Thomason 1837–1928 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Williams 1842–1920
      2. 2. Newton (Benton) Thomason 1843–1928 m. Mary (Haseltine) Toole –1906
        1. 1. Lee Thomason 1886–1974
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Faine) Thomason 1882–1971
        3. 3. Lou Thomason 1884–1969
        4. 4. James (Frederick) Thomason 1892–1967
        5. 5. Wallace (Alexander) Thomason 1877–1957
        6. 6. Roy Thomason 1896–1918
      3. 3. Martha (Ann) Thomason 1832–1906 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Slayton 1829–1893
        1. 1. Josephine Slayton 1855–1892
        2. 2. Veturia Slaton 1852–1912
        3. 3. John (C) Slaton 1850–
        4. 4. Thomas (Newton) Slaton 1857–
      4. 4. Daniel (Boone) Thomason 1835–1902
      5. 5. Charles (Milton) Thomason 1840–1902 m. Virginia (Elizabeth) Holleman 1852–1944
        1. 1. Charles (M) Thomason 1880–1896
      6. 6. Wallace (Allison) Thomason 1853–1940
    6. 6. Charles (Jackson) Hancock 1823–1903 m. Achasia (Clementine) Warren 1827–1904
      1. 1. Matilda (A) Hancock 1865–
      2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Hancock 1860–1939
      3. 3. Solomon (Warren) Hancock 1855–1936
      4. 4. Nancy (Francis) Hancock 1850–1931
      5. 5. George (Richard) Hancock 1853–1879
      6. 6. Lewis (Ross) Hancock 1849–1891
      7. 7. America (Elizabeth) Hancock 1851–1923
      8. 8. William (Thomas) Hancock 1848–1927
      9. 9. Mary (Agnes) Hancock 1869–1927
      10. 10. Wallace (Jackson) Hancock 1865–1945
      11. 11. Cora (Estelle) Hancock 1867–1969
      12. 12. Archasey (Jane) Hancock 1858–1871
      13. 13. C (H) Hancock 1857–1859
      14. 14. Blueford (Jordan) Hancock 1860–
    7. 7. Richard (Alexander) Hancock 1827–1897 m. Anna (Jeff) Sneed 1835–1908
      1. 1. Claudius Hancock 1866–1869
      2. 2. Myrtle Hancock 1873–1898
      3. 3. Ada Hancock 1864–1895
      4. 4. Lewis (Delta) Hancock 1859–1880
      5. 5. Etna Hancock 1860–
      6. 6. Hallie Hancock 1870–
      7. 7. Walter Hancock 1869–
    8. 8. Benjamin (Timothy) Hancock 1814–1894 m. Elizabeth Ruyle 1818–1899
      1. 1. William (Marion) Hancock 1836–1923
      2. 2. Matilda (C) Hancock 1843–1892
      3. 3. Accesia (Adeline) Hancock 1848–1919
      4. 4. Mary (A) Hancock 1853–1931
      5. 5. Frances (Irene) Hancock 1845–1873
      6. 6. Jasper (N) Hancock 1838–1870
      7. 7. Jane Hancock 1842–1918
      8. 8. Benjamin (Lewis) Hancock 1855–1934
      9. 9. Rebecca (Frances) Hancock 1840–
      10. 10. Joseph (Aaron) Hancock 1846–
      11. 11. Acacia (Angeline) Hancock 1849–1919
    9. 9. Bluford (Jordon) Hancock 1833–1898
  4. 4. Benjamin Hancock 1803–1875
  5. 5. Mary Hancock 1789–1849
  6. 6. Charles Hancock 1798–1875
  7. 7. Major Hancock 1792–1879
  8. 8. Martha Hancock 1788–1824
  9. 9. John Hancock 1781–1854
  10. 10. Nancy Hancock 1780–1780
  11. 11. William (Floyd) Hancock 1794–
  12. 12. Laodicia Hancock 1803–1840
  13. 13. Nancy Hancock 1800–1860
  14. 14. Thomas Hancock 1788–

Benjamin Hancock's Timeline

2 Records

1756
1756
Birth of Benjamin Hancock in Cunningham Creek, Albemarle, VA, USA
Cunningham Creek, Albemarle, VA, USA
1817
25 Oct 1817
Age 61
Death of Benjamin Hancock in Lebanon, Wilson, TN, USA
Lebanon, Wilson, TN, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Cunningham Creek, Albemarle, VA, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1817
    Event Place: Lebanon, Wilson, TN, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree
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