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Benjamin Hancock 1810–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1810

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: About 1865

Death Location: Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA

Father: John Hancock

Mother: Tabitha Ballew

Spouse(s): Margaret Galloway

Children(s): James Hancock, Martha Hancock

Benjamin Hancock was born in 1810 in Mississippi, USA, the child of John Lewis Hancock And Tabitha Ballew. In 1860, Benjamin Hancock resided in , Yazoo, Mississippi, USA. Benjamin Hancock married Margaret Jane O Quinn Hancock Galloway, and had children including James C Hancock, Martha Adeline Hancock. Benjamin Hancock passed away in 1865 in Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Hancock was born in 1810 in Mississippi, USA, the child of John Lewis Hancock And Tabitha Ballew.
  • In 1860, Benjamin Hancock resided in , Yazoo, Mississippi, USA.
  • Benjamin Hancock married Margaret Jane O Quinn Hancock Galloway, and had children including James C Hancock, Martha Adeline Hancock.
  • Benjamin Hancock passed away in 1865 in Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hancock
1770–1840
Birth Location: VA, South Carolina, USA
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Tabitha Ballew
1782–1850
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Galloway
1829–1890
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Children(s)

James Hancock
1861–1943
Birth Location: Evergreen, San Jacinto, Texas, USA
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Martha Hancock
1860–
Birth Location: Mechanicsburg, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
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Benjamin Hancock's Ancestors

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Benjamin Hancock
1810–1865
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
John Lewis Hancock
1770–1840
VA, South Carolina, USA
Tabitha Ballew
1782–1850
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Major (Benjamin Edward Hancock Sr.) Sr.
1740–1815
Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
Sarah (S) Lane
1735–1814
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Hancock's Descendants

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Benjamin Hancock (April 1810–About 1865) m. Margaret (Jane O'Quinn Hancock) Galloway (19 January 1829–18 Oct 1890)
  1. 1. James (C) Hancock 1861–1943 m. Anna (Melissa) Kite 1878–1962
    1. 1. Sammy Hancock 1896–1973 m. Nettie (Irene) Warnock 1911–1987
      1. 1. James (Elwood Hancock) Sr. 1927–2006 m. Alice Pettway 1936–2020
      2. 2. Jewel (L.) Sewell 1940–2000
      3. 3. Shirley (Lorena) Hancock 1948–2016
      4. 4. Hattie (Mae) Hancock 1928–2010
      5. 5. Lonnie (Marion) Hancock 1930–2015
      6. 6. Margie (Faye) Hancock 1934–2017
      7. 7. Peter Hancock 1932–2000
      8. 8. Clarence (Lamar) Hancock 1943–2014
      9. 9. Samuel (Kenneth) Hancock 1941–2015
      10. 10. Anna (Christine) Hancock 1929–2019
    2. 2. Charlie (Andrew) Hancock 1899–1967 m. Eunice (Thelma) Hancock 1904–1994
      1. 1. Willie (Ruth) Holman 1927–2010
      2. 2. Edith (Malissa) Vincent 1926–1989
      3. 3. Arthur (Donald) Hancock 1932–2009
    3. 3. Lela Hancock 1904–1990
    4. 4. Clarence Hancock 1908–1989 m. Either (Bernice) Hancock 1910–1985
    5. 5. Lenard Hancock 1910–1951
    6. 6. James (Thomas) Hancock 1913–1994 m. Annie (Mae) Hancock 1912–1984
      1. 1. Mary (Pauline) Hancock 1943–1944
    7. 7. Edward Hancock 1914–1973
    8. 8. Ruby (Irene) Hancock 1911–1916
    9. 9. Alice Hancock 1902–1902
  2. 2. Martha (Adeline) Hancock 1860–
    1. 1. Archibald (Clifton) Shearer 1893–
      1. 1. Geraldine Shearer 1925–

Benjamin Hancock's Timeline

3 Records

1810
April 1810
Birth of Benjamin Hancock in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 50
Benjamin Hancock resided here in , Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
1865
About 1865
Age 55
Death of Benjamin Hancock in Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1810
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: , Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: About 1865
    Event Place: Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
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