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Damaris "Mary" Polly Hancock 1725–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: , Sussex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Apr 1797

Death Location: , Surry, Virginia, USA

Father: WILLIAM HANCOCK

Mother: Elizabeth Phillips

Spouse(s): John Birdsong

Children(s): Joseph Sr, William Birdsong, Miles Birdsong, Butts Birdsong, Charles Birdsong, Miles Birdsong, Rebecca Birdsong, Lucy Birdsong, Sarah Birdsong, Sally Birdsong, Butts Birdsong

Damaris "Mary" Polly Hancock was born in 1725 in , Sussex, Virginia, USA, the child of William Hancock And Elizabeth Phillips. Damaris "Mary" Polly Hancock married John Birdsong, and had children including Butts Birdsong, Charles Hancock Birdsong, Joseph Birdsong Sr, Lucy Birdsong, Miles Birdsong, Rebecca Birdsong, Sally Birdsong, Sarah Birdsong, William Birdsong. Damaris "Mary" Polly Hancock passed away in 1797 in , Surry, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Damaris "Mary" Polly Hancock was born in 1725 in , Sussex, Virginia, USA, the child of William Hancock And Elizabeth Phillips.
  • Damaris "Mary" Polly Hancock married John Birdsong, and had children including Butts Birdsong, Charles Hancock Birdsong, Joseph Birdsong Sr, Lucy Birdsong, Miles Birdsong, Rebecca Birdsong, Sally Birdsong, Sarah Birdsong, William Birdsong.
  • Damaris "Mary" Polly Hancock passed away in 1797 in , Surry, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

WILLIAM HANCOCK
1698–1768
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Phillips
1697–1768
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

John Birdsong
1704–1785
Birth Location: , York, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Sr
1756–1810
Birth Location: Sussex, Virginia, USA
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William Birdsong
1752–1823
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA
WB
Miles Birdsong
1753–1814
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA
MB
Butts Birdsong
1754–1836
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA
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Charles Birdsong
1757–1787
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA
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Miles Birdsong
1758–1804
Birth Location: , Sussex, Virginia, USA
MB
Rebecca Birdsong
1759–
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA
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Lucy Birdsong
1760–
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Birdsong
1761–
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA
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Sally Birdsong
1761–
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA
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Butts Birdsong
1774–
Birth Location: , Sussex, Virginia, USA
BB

Damaris Hancock's Ancestors

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Damaris Hancock
1725–1797
Birth Place: , Sussex, Virginia, USA
Parents
WILLIAM HANCOCK
1698–1768
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Phillips
1697–1768
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Hancocke\Hancock
1668–1732
Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Jane Holt
1670–1733
Hogg Island, Surry, Virginia
William Phillips
1679–1721
Surry, Virginia, Pre Colonial America
Mary Swann
1680–1727
Surry, Virginia, Pre Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Damaris Hancock's Descendants

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Damaris ("Mary" Polly) Hancock (1725–Apr 1797) m. John Birdsong (1704–20 Jan 1785)
  1. 1. Joseph (BIRDSONG) Sr 1756–1810 m. Elizabeth TOMLINSON 1760–1850 m. Cherry Hargrave 1770–1820
    1. 1. James (BIRDSONG Sr) Private 1792–1878 m. Margaret (Peggy) HILL 1793–1856 m. Mary FOSTER 1809–1892
      1. 1. George (William G W) BIRDSONG 1817–1897 m. Lilly (G) Barnett 1818–1892
        1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Birdsong 1838–1918 m. John (M.) Burton 1842–1918
        2. 2. Reuben Birdsong 1842–1914 m. Emily (Emma) Carrender 1843–1890
        3. 3. Martha (Jane) Birdsong 1843–1923
        4. 4. Temperance ("Tempe") Birdsong 1853–1943
        5. 5. Eli Birdsong 1844–1927
        6. 6. Elizabeth Birdsong 1846–1923
        7. 7. Lilla (Lilly Ann) Birdsong 1846–1937
        8. 8. Nancy (Jane) Birdsong 1856–1945
        9. 9. Louisa Birdsong 1857–1935
      2. 2. Nancy (Jane N J) BIRDSONG 1819–1888
      3. 3. Henry BIRDSONG 1821–1904
      4. 4. Margaret (Jane M J Jenny) BIRDSONG 1824–1914
      5. 5. James (BIRDSONG) Jr 1831–1893
      6. 6. William BIRDSONG 1834–1900
      7. 7. Preston BIRDSONG 1837–1906
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Betsey E B B) BIRDSONG 1813–1855
      9. 9. John BIRDSONG 1814–1850
      10. 10. Green BIRDSONG 1836–
      11. 11. Temperance Birdsong 1830–1917
    2. 2. William (Allen W A) BIRDSONG 1798–1863
    3. 3. Robert (R G Bob) BIRDSONG 1777–1810
    4. 4. Lucy BIRDSONG 1781–1817
    5. 5. Mary (Polly) BIRDSONG 1789–1849
    6. 6. Benjamin (BIRDSONG) Private 1785–1818
    7. 7. Joseph Birdsong 1805–1853
    8. 8. Mary Birdsong 1783–
    9. 9. Joseph (BIRDSONG) Jr 1805–
  2. 2. William Birdsong 1752–1823
  3. 3. Miles Birdsong 1753–1814
  4. 4. Butts Birdsong 1754–1836
  5. 5. Charles (Hancock) Birdsong 1757–1787
  6. 6. Miles Birdsong 1758–1804
  7. 7. Rebecca Birdsong 1759–
  8. 8. Lucy Birdsong 1760–
  9. 9. Sarah Birdsong 1761–
  10. 10. Sally Birdsong 1761–
  11. 11. Butts Birdsong 1774–

Damaris Hancock's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of Damaris "Mary" Polly Hancock in , Sussex, Virginia, USA
, Sussex, Virginia, USA
1797
Apr 1797
Age 72
Death of Damaris "Mary" Polly Hancock in , Surry, Virginia, USA
, Surry, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: , Sussex, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1797
    Event Place: , Surry, Virginia, USA
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