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Rebecca Jane Walker Hancock 1827–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1827

Birth Location: Rockport, Spenser Cty, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 28 Mar 1913

Death Location: Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: George Walker

Mother: Margaret Cheshire

Spouse(s): Andrew Hancock

Children(s): John Hancock

In 1827, Rebecca Jane Walker Hancock entered the world in Rockport, Spenser Cty, Indiana, USA, born to George Washington Walker And Margaret Ann Peggy Cheshire. Rebecca Jane Walker Hancock married Andrew Jackson Hancock, and had children including John William Hancock. Rebecca Jane Walker Hancock passed away in 1913 in Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1827, Rebecca Jane Walker Hancock entered the world in Rockport, Spenser Cty, Indiana, USA, born to George Washington Walker And Margaret Ann Peggy Cheshire.
  • Rebecca Jane Walker Hancock married Andrew Jackson Hancock, and had children including John William Hancock.
  • Rebecca Jane Walker Hancock passed away in 1913 in Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Walker
1795–1879
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Margaret Cheshire
1795–1869
Birth Location: St Marys, Maryland, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Andrew Hancock
1824–1870
Birth Location: Adair, Hancock, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

John Hancock
1861–1940
Birth Location: Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, USA
JH

Rebecca Hancock's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Hancock
1827–1913
Birth Place: Rockport, Spenser Cty, Indiana, USA
Parents
George Washington Walker
1795–1879
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Ann "Peggy") Cheshire
1795–1869
St Marys, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Burch) Walker
1753–1851
, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Eleanor ("Nelly") Cheshire
1765–1849
Maryland, USA
John (Cheshire) Jr
1745–1838
Mechanicsville, St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Catherine Graves
1747–1814
North East, Cecil, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1695–1746
Sarah Burch
1696–1762
John Graves
1725–1782
Mary Tennison
1710–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Hancock's Descendants

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Rebecca (Jane Walker) Hancock (27 Sep 1827–28 Mar 1913) m. Andrew (Jackson) Hancock (05 Sep 1824–11 Mar 1870)
  1. 1. John (William) Hancock 1861–1940 m. Margaret (A) Eades 1859–1939
    1. 1. Josie (May) Hancock 1883–1974 m. David (Vertion) Beecraft 1880–1952
      1. 1. Etta (Jane) Beecraft 1901–1940 m. Leonard (Alvey) Roderick 1898–1938
        1. 1. Leonard Roderick 1918–2016

Rebecca Hancock's Timeline

2 Records

1827
27 Sep 1827
Birth of Rebecca Jane Walker Hancock in Rockport, Spenser Cty, Indiana, USA
Rockport, Spenser Cty, Indiana, USA
1913
28 Mar 1913
Age 86
Death of Rebecca Jane Walker Hancock in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA, Mechhanicsburg, Cemetery
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA, Mechhanicsburg, Cemetery

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1827
    Event Place: Rockport, Spenser Cty, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1913
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA, Mechhanicsburg, Cemetery
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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