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Lt. Samuel Bancroft 1711 – 1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jul 1711

Birth Location: West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 6 Jul 1788

Death Location: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Nathaniel Bancroft

Mother: Ruth Heale

Spouse(s): Sarah White

Children(s): Samuel Bancroft, Sabra Bancroft

In 1711, Lt. Samuel Bancroft entered the world in West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, born to Nathaniel Bancroft and Ruth Haile or Heale. Lt. Samuel Bancroft married Sarah White, and had children including Samuel Bancroft, Sabra Bancroft. Lt. Samuel Bancroft passed away in 1788 in Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1711, Lt. Samuel Bancroft entered the world in West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, born to Nathaniel Bancroft and Ruth Haile or Heale.
  • Lt. Samuel Bancroft married Sarah White, and had children including Samuel Bancroft, Sabra Bancroft.
  • Lt. Samuel Bancroft passed away in 1788 in Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Bancroft
1683 – 1764
Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
NB
Ruth Heale
1687 – 1753
Birth Location: Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
RH

Spouses(s)

Sarah White
1718 – 1802
Birth Location: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
SW

Children(s)

Samuel Bancroft
1737 – 1820
Birth Location: West Springford, Massachusetts
SB
Sabra Bancroft
1746 – 1813
Birth Location: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
SB

Lt. Bancroft's Ancestors

Self
Lt. Bancroft
1711 – 1788
Birth Place: West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Nathaniel Bancroft
1683 – 1764
Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Ruth (Haile or) Heale
1687 – 1753
Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Bancroft
1653 – 1684
Trent, Derbyshire, England
Hannah Gardner
1650 – 1711
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Gershom Heald
1647 – 1717
Concord, Middlesex, MA
Ann Vinton
1656 – 1698
Lynn, Essex, MA
Great-Grandparents
John Heald
1620 – 1662
Dorothy Royle
1615 – 1694
John Vinton
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Heald
1588 – 1664
Mary Turner
1583 – 1682

Lt. Bancroft's Descendants

1.
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Lt. (Samuel) Bancroft (8 Jul 1711 – 6 Jul 1788) m. Sarah White (26 Dec 1718 – 1 Apr 1802)
  1. 1. Samuel Bancroft (22 Apr 1737 – 2 Jan 1820)
  2. 2. Sabra Bancroft (27 Jan 1746 – 22 Feb 1813) m. Clark Cooley (1739 – 18 Feb 1813)
    1. 1. Elihu Cooley (3 Aug 1765 – 11 Jun 1783)
    2. 2. Zadoc Cooley (8 Feb 1767 – 8 Dec 1809)
    3. 3. Clark Cooley (9 Jun 1769 – 1845) m. Candace (Candasa) Holcomb (20 AUG 1771 – 1831)
      1. 1. Asa Cooley (1791 – 14 Mar 1835)
      2. 2. Clark Cooley (14 Aug 1797 – 29 Sep 1863)
      3. 3. Candace Cooley (1798 – 1839)
      4. 4. Eldad (Cooley,) Rev. (11 Apr 1800 – 15 Sep 1888)
      5. 5. Elam Cooley (1801 – )
      6. 6. Titus (H) Cooley (20 April 1802 – 21 Nov 1883) m. Nancy Baker (20 Dec 1805 – 31 MAY 1867)
        1. 1. Asa Cooley (8 Sep 1827 – 9 Sep 1904)
        2. 2. James (Augustus "Gus") Cooley (10 Dec 1828 – 24 May 1907) m. Elvira (G.) Bucknam (8 Jan 1833 – 1916)
        3. 3. Titus (H.) Cooley (1830 – 21 Nov 1883) m. Nancy Spicer (Nov 1833 – )
        4. 4. Charles Cooley (1831 – ) m. Louisa Cooley (abt 1835 – )
        5. 5. Adamantus Cooley (1834 – 2 January 1862)
        6. 6. Caroline (Cooley) Lay (abt 1834 – )
        7. 7. Malaney (Melissa "Melinda") Cooley (Feb 1844 – )
      7. 7. Eunice Cooley (1804 – 8 Mar 1879)
      8. 8. Laura Cooley (1805 – )
      9. 9. Sabra Cooley (16 Jun 1808 – 6 Aug 1839) m. William Parr
      10. 10. Sarah Cooley (1 Apr 1810 – 22 Jul 1850)
      11. 11. Michael Cooley (3 Jun 1813 – )
      12. 12. Michal (Ann) Cooley (3 Jun 1813 – )
    4. 4. Sabra Cooley (15 Sep 1771 – 16 Aug 1854) m. Hiram (Prosper) Rose (11 Nov 1766 – 18 Dec 1855)
      1. 1. Hiram (Prosper) Rose (22 Jan 1792 – 21 Nov 1884)
      2. 2. Electa (Lida) Rose (27 Mar 1795 – 9 Mar 1873)
      3. 3. Sabra Rose (22 Jun 1797 – 30 Oct 1869)
      4. 4. Alcy Rose (20 Sep 1800 – 13 Sep 1893)
      5. 5. Celma Rose (1808 – 23 Apr 1815)
      6. 6. Milo Rose (24 Jul 1810 – 18 Dec 1894)
    5. 5. Alvin Cooley (7 Feb 1774 – 29 Jan 1827) m. Elizabeth Frazier (1 Jan 1775 – 13 Sep 1855)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cooley (19 Mar 1800 – 27 Mar 1879)
      2. 2. Alvin Cooley (21 Dec 1805 – 6 Apr 1881) m. Sarah (E.) Cooley (abt 1822 – )
        1. 1. Mina Cooley (abt 1841 – )
      3. 3. Mary ("Polly") Cooley (1806 – )
      4. 4. Emily Cooley (1807 – )
      5. 5. Orange Cooley (19 Jul 1811 – 2 Oct 1902)
        1. 1. Eliza (E C) Cooley (Aug 1844 – )
        2. 2. Viola (C) Cooley (Aug 1851 – )
    6. 6. Hannah Cooley (6 Jul 1776 – 3 Dec 1857)
    7. 7. Abigail Cooley (2 Jul 1781 – 30 May 1866)
    8. 8. Hozia (Or Hosea) Cooley (20 Jun 1786 – 1817)
    9. 9. Moses Cooley (17 Feb 1789 – 23 Oct 1831)
    10. 10. Orpah Cooley (22 Aug 1791 – 1820)

Lt. Bancroft's Timeline

2 Records

1711
8 Jul 1711
Birth of Lt. Samuel Bancroft in West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1788
6 Jul 1788
Age 77
Death of Lt. Samuel Bancroft in Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1711
    Event Place: West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1788
    Event Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850
    [3] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2011
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