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John Adams (Captain) Hancock 1753–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 March 1753

Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 20 October 1827

Death Location: Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Hancock

Mother: Mary Beadles

Spouse(s): Nancy Graves

Children(s): Thomas Hancock, John Hancock

In 1753, John Adams (Captain) Hancock entered the world in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Benjamin Hancock And Mary Polly Beadles. John Adams (Captain) Hancock married Nancy Ann Graves, and had children including John A Hancock, Thomas Graves Hancock. John Adams (Captain) Hancock passed away in 1827 in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1753, John Adams (Captain) Hancock entered the world in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Benjamin Hancock And Mary Polly Beadles.
  • John Adams (Captain) Hancock married Nancy Ann Graves, and had children including John A Hancock, Thomas Graves Hancock.
  • John Adams (Captain) Hancock passed away in 1827 in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, United States of America.

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John Hancock's Ancestors

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John Hancock
1753–1827
Birth Place: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Hancock
1733–1805
York, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Polly") Beadles
1735–1763
Middlesex, England
Grandparents
John Beadle
1700–
Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Hancock's Descendants

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John (Adams (Captain)) Hancock (4 March 1753–20 October 1827) m. Nancy (Ann) Graves (22 July 1756–6 March 1846)
  1. 1. Thomas (Graves) Hancock 1776–1848 m. Jemima Haydon 1779–1810
    1. 1. James Hancock 1802–1896 m. Rachel Stansbury 1806–1879
      1. 1. Amanda (Melissa) Hancock 1830–1880 m. William (F.) Tovrea 1826–1880
        1. 1. Amanda (Melissa) Tovrea 1849–1914 m. Needham Rogers 1844–1926
  2. 2. John (A) Hancock 1786–1850

John Hancock's Timeline

2 Records

1753
4 March 1753
Birth of John Adams (Captain) Hancock in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
1827
20 October 1827
Age 74
Death of John Adams (Captain) Hancock in Butler County, Ohio, United States of America
Butler County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 March 1753
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1827
    Event Place: Butler County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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