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Nathaniel Hancock, Deacon 1596–1652 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1596

Birth Location: Padiham, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 9 Jun 1652

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Richard Hancock

Mother: Mrs Hancock

Spouse(s): Joanna Wright

Children(s): Thomas Hancock, Mary Hancock, Ann Hancock, Solomon Hancock, Nathaniel Deacon

In 1596, Nathaniel Hancock, Deacon entered the world in Padiham, Lancashire, England, born to Richard Ii Hancock And Mrs Richard Hancock. Nathaniel Hancock, Deacon married Joanna Wright, and had children including Ann Hancock, Mary Hancock, Nathaniel Nathan Hancock Jr Deacon, Solomon Hancock, Thomas Hancock. Nathaniel Hancock, Deacon passed away in 1652 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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  • In 1596, Nathaniel Hancock, Deacon entered the world in Padiham, Lancashire, England, born to Richard Ii Hancock And Mrs Richard Hancock.
  • Nathaniel Hancock, Deacon married Joanna Wright, and had children including Ann Hancock, Mary Hancock, Nathaniel Nathan Hancock Jr Deacon, Solomon Hancock, Thomas Hancock.
  • Nathaniel Hancock, Deacon passed away in 1652 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Nathaniel Deacon's Ancestors

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Nathaniel Deacon
1596–1652
Birth Place: Padiham, Lancashire, England
Parents
Richard II Hancock
1564–1623
Of Padiham, Lancashire, England
Mrs (Richard) Hancock
1564–1605
, , , England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard II) Hancock
1530–1565
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Isabell England
1537–1585
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard I
1480–1550
John England
1515–
Lydia Tanner
1517–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nathaniel Deacon's Descendants

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Nathaniel (Hancock,) Deacon (3 Oct 1596–9 Jun 1652) m. Joanna Wright (19 July 1612–1652)
  1. 1. Thomas Hancock 1645–1734
  2. 2. Mary Hancock 1634–1688
  3. 3. Ann Hancock 1650–1672
  4. 4. Solomon Hancock 1642–1643
  5. 5. Nathaniel ('Nathan' Hancock Jr,) Deacon 1638–1719 m. Mary Prentice 1644–1699 m. Joanna Jane 1637–1652
    1. 1. Samuel Hancock 1673–1735 m. Dorothy Clayes 1675–1756
      1. 1. Mary (Hitchcock Hancock) Thompson 1720–1774
      2. 2. Capt (John) Hancock 1699–1776 m. Susannah Chickering 1700–1763
        1. 1. Susannah (Susan) Hancock 1730–1767
        2. 2. Jacob Hancock 1724–
        3. 3. Sarah Hancock 1735–1806
        4. 4. Elizabeth Hancock 1738–1810
        5. 5. Samuel Hancock 1740–1740
        6. 6. Thomas Hancock 1727–
      3. 3. Dorothy Hancock 1697–1759
      4. 4. Rupert Hancock 1683–
      5. 5. Nathan Hancock 1716–1765
    2. 2. Solomon Hancock 1679–1700
    3. 3. Ebenezer Hancock 1681–1710
    4. 4. Joseph Hancock 1683–1684
    5. 5. Nathaniel Hancock 1665–1665
    6. 6. Mary Hancock 1666–1686
    7. 7. Sarah (Hancocke) Patton 1667–1672
    8. 8. Abigail (Hancock) Hancocke 1669–1672
    9. 9. Rev (John Hancock, Bishop,) Congregationalist 1671–1752 m. Elizabeth (Mary Clarke) Clark 1674–1760 m. Sarah Green 1640–
      1. 1. Rev (John Hancock,) Jr 1702–1744 m. Mary Hawke 1685–1770
        1. 1. John (Hancock III, Declaration of Independ. 1st signer, President of 2nd Continental Congress;) Governor 1737–1793 m. Dorothy Quincy 1747–1830
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Hancock) (Bowman) 1704–1785
      3. 3. Rev (Ebenezer) Hancock 1710–1740
      4. 4. Lucy (Hancock) (Bowes) 1713–1768 m. Rev (Samuel) Cook 1709–1783 m. Rev (Nicholas) Bowes 1706–1755
        1. 1. Lucy (Lucie Bowes, US War for Independence: home was refuge for John Hancock & Samuel Adams from British Redcoats coming to arrest) them. 1736–1789 m. Rev (Jonas Clarke, US War for Independence: led Church of Lexington\Christ 70+ members at Battle of Lexington, rec'd Paul Revere, Harvard) graduate 1730–1805
        2. 2. Samuel Cooke 1741–1741
    10. 10. Elizabeth Hancock 1574–1644

Nathaniel Deacon's Timeline

2 Records

1596
3 Oct 1596
Birth of Nathaniel Hancock, Deacon in Padiham, Lancashire, England
Padiham, Lancashire, England
1652
9 Jun 1652
Age 56
Death of Nathaniel Hancock, Deacon in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1596
    Event Place: Padiham, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1652
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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