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John Bancroft 1748–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1748

Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 26 Sep 1837

Death Location: Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA

Father: Moses Bancroft

Mother: Mary Wiley

Spouse(s): Anna Waters

Children(s): Lawson Bancroft, Milley Bancroft, John Bancroft, Nancy Bancroft, Cornelius Bancroft, Amasa Bancroft, Louis Bancroft

John Bancroft was born in 1748 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Moses Bancroft And Mary Wiley. John Bancroft married Anna Waters, Ruth Watrous, and had children including Amasa Bancroft, Anna Bancroft, Cornelius Bancroft, John Bancroft, Lawrence Bancroft, Lawson Bancroft, Louis Bancroft, Milley Mellicy Bancroft, Nancy Bancroft. John Bancroft passed away in 1837 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • John Bancroft was born in 1748 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Moses Bancroft And Mary Wiley.
  • John Bancroft married Anna Waters, Ruth Watrous, and had children including Amasa Bancroft, Anna Bancroft, Cornelius Bancroft, John Bancroft, Lawrence Bancroft, Lawson Bancroft, Louis Bancroft, Milley Mellicy Bancroft, Nancy Bancroft.
  • John Bancroft passed away in 1837 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Bancroft
1723–1797
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Wiley
1721–1758
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Anna Waters
1763–1842
Birth Location: Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
AW

Children(s)

Lawson Bancroft
1797–
Birth Location: Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Milley Bancroft
1787–
Birth Location: Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
MB
John Bancroft
1785–1872
Birth Location: Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Nancy Bancroft
1783–
Birth Location: Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
NB
Cornelius Bancroft
1780–
Birth Location: Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
CB
Amasa Bancroft
1778–1812
Birth Location: Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Louis Bancroft
1792–1884
Birth Location: Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, USA
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John Bancroft's Ancestors

Self
John Bancroft
1748–1837
Birth Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Moses Bancroft
1723–1797
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Wiley
1721–1758
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Lydiah Deane
1697–
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Ens (Thomas) Bancroft
1696–1748
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas III
1673–1731
Mary Webster
1679–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr
1649–1718
Sarah Poole
1656–1723

John Bancroft's Descendants

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John Bancroft (18 Sep 1748–26 Sep 1837) m. Anna Waters (30 Mar 1763–1842)
  1. 1. Lawson Bancroft 1797–
  2. 2. Milley (Mellicy) Bancroft 1787–
  3. 3. John Bancroft 1785–1872
  4. 4. Nancy Bancroft 1783–
  5. 5. Cornelius Bancroft 1780–
  6. 6. Amasa Bancroft 1778–1812
  7. 7. Louis Bancroft 1792–1884 m. Mary (H) Christie 1800–1883
    1. 1. Louis (Watters) Bancroft 1834–1836
    2. 2. Flavilla (Gabriella) Bancroft 1830–
    3. 3. Amanda (M) Bancroft 1828–
    4. 4. Oscar (Fitsallen) Bancroft 1826–1911 m. Sarah (F.) Bancroft 1840–1860
    5. 5. LaFayette Bancroft 1824–
    6. 6. Pharotes (E) Bancroft 1822–1907 m. Louisa (Malisse) Mayhugh 1834–1918 m. Louisa (M) Moody 1834–
      1. 1. Robert (Christie) Bancroft 1866–1950 m. Esther (S) Simpson 1868–1944
        1. 1. Robert (Christie) Bancroft 1894–1956
        2. 2. Dorothy (L) Bancroft 1892–1970
      2. 2. Robert (Christie) Bancroft 1856–
    7. 7. Leonidas Bancroft 1820–1882

John Bancroft's Timeline

2 Records

1748
18 Sep 1748
Birth of John Bancroft in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1837
26 Sep 1837
Age 89
Death of John Bancroft in Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States
Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1748
    Event Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1837
    Event Place: Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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