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John Hancock 1506 – 1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: OCT 1506

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 7 AUG 1570

Death Location: Cannington, Derbyshire, England

Father: Richard Hancock

Mother: Joan Boris

Spouse(s): Joanna Watermore

Children(s): Richard Hancocke

John Hancock was born in 1506 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, the child of Richard Hancock and Joan Rachel Boris. John Hancock married Joanna Watermore, and had children including Richard Hancocke. John Hancock passed away in 1570 in Cannington, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Hancock was born in 1506 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, the child of Richard Hancock and Joan Rachel Boris.
  • John Hancock married Joanna Watermore, and had children including Richard Hancocke.
  • John Hancock passed away in 1570 in Cannington, Derbyshire, England.

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John Hancock's Ancestors

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John Hancock
1506 – 1570
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Richard Hancock
1480 – 1536
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Joan (Rachel) Boris
1485 – 1555
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
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John Hancock's Descendants

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John Hancock (OCT 1506 – 7 AUG 1570) m. Joanna Watermore (1506 – 9 MAY 1585)
  1. 1. Richard Hancocke (1530 – 9 MAY 1565) m. Isabell England (JUN 1537 – 6 MAY 1585)
    1. 1. Willmus Hancocke (28 DEC 1562 – 1597) m. Elizabeth Leadbeater (1573 – 1643)
      1. 1. Richard Hancock (17 DEC 1594 – 11 APR 1639) m. Ann Ashe (Abt 1594 – 30 NOV 1632)
        1. 1. William Hancock (14 APR 1629 – 13 NOV 1662) m. Sarah (Jane) Wentworth (1632 – 29 JAN 1661)

John Hancock's Timeline

2 Records

1506
OCT 1506
Birth of John Hancock in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
1570
7 AUG 1570
Age 64
Death of John Hancock in Cannington, Derbyshire, England
Cannington, Derbyshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: OCT 1506
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 AUG 1570
    Event Place: Cannington, Derbyshire, England

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