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John Alexander Hancock 1786–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1786

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

Death Date: April 1850

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

Father: John Hancock

Mother: Nancy Graves

Spouse(s): Louisa Smith

Children(s): Jackman Hancock, Thomas Hancock

John Alexander Hancock was born in 1786 in Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Hancock And Nancy Ann Graves. John Alexander Hancock married Louisa Lucy Smith, and had children including Jackman Hancock, Thomas Hancock. John Alexander Hancock passed away in 1850 in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Alexander Hancock was born in 1786 in Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Hancock And Nancy Ann Graves.
  • John Alexander Hancock married Louisa Lucy Smith, and had children including Jackman Hancock, Thomas Hancock.
  • John Alexander Hancock passed away in 1850 in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Hancock's Ancestors

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John Hancock
1786–1850
Birth Place: Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John Hancock
1753–1827
Virginia, United States of America
Nancy (Ann) Graves
1756–1846
United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas (Graves) VI
1730–1801
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Isabella Bartlett
1737–1818
Great-Grandparents
Thomas V
1691–1768
Ann Davenport
1696–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Graves
1670–1747
Susannah Graves
1665–1747

John Hancock's Descendants

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John (Alexander) Hancock (Oct 1786–April 1850) m. Louisa ("Lucy") Smith (17 March 1788–27 October 1870)
  1. 1. Jackman Hancock 1810–1890
  2. 2. Thomas Hancock 1807–1887 m. Emeline Misner –1834
    1. 1. Sylvender Hancock 1833–1902 m. Nancy Adair 1833–1875 m. Mary (A) Hancock 1853–
      1. 1. Melissa (Caroline) Hoover 1865–1932
      2. 2. Laura (Elizabeth) Hancock 1880–1880
      3. 3. Ocia (Mary) Hancock 1879–1880
      4. 4. Charles (Sylvester) Hancock 1888–1935
      5. 5. Florence (E.) Hancock 1883–1886
      6. 6. Asa (Dunham) Hancock 1872–1933
      7. 7. Joel (Samuel) Hancock 1862–1923
      8. 8. William (Thomas) Hancock 1854–1936 m. Mary Hancock 1871– m. Melissa (Ann) Beckley 1862–1918
        1. 1. Ora (Ethel) Hancock 1884–
        2. 2. Frank Hancock 1890–
        3. 3. Olivia (Frances) Hancock 1894–1987 m. Alva (Columbus) Blades 1890– m. Robert (Trindel) Sr 1907–1983
        4. 4. Paul Hancock 1898–1971 m. Mary (M.) Hancock 1898–1973
      9. 9. Frances (E) Hancock 1891–
      10. 10. Hazle (L) Hancock 1893–

John Hancock's Timeline

2 Records

1786
Oct 1786
Birth of John Alexander Hancock in Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
1850
April 1850
Age 64
Death of John Alexander 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: Oct 1786
    Event Place: Louisa County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1850
    Event Place: Butler County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    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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