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Sir John Hancock 1524–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: Essex, England

Father: Thomas Hancock

Mother: Leyly Garyland

Spouse(s): Lady Shuttleworth

Children(s): Lady Essex

Sir John Hancock was born in 1524 in Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Hancock And Leyly Garyland. Sir John Hancock married Lady Elizabeth Shuttleworth, and had children including Lady Joan Hancocke Butler Of Braintree Essex. Sir John Hancock passed away in 1590 in Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Hancock was born in 1524 in Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Hancock And Leyly Garyland.
  • Sir John Hancock married Lady Elizabeth Shuttleworth, and had children including Lady Joan Hancocke Butler Of Braintree Essex.
  • Sir John Hancock passed away in 1590 in Essex, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Hancock's Ancestors

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Sir Hancock
1524–1590
Birth Place: Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Hancock
1501–1541
Poole,Poole,Dorsetshire,England
Leyly Garyland
1501–1586
London,Middlesex,England
Grandparents
Richard (De) Havillande
1476–1553
Isle of Guernsey, Channel Islands, England
Eleanor (Cheeke) Plantagenet
1472–1564
Great Canford, Dorsetshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hancock's Descendants

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Sir (John) Hancock (1524–1590) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Shuttleworth (1523–01 Sep 1590)
  1. 1. Lady (JOAN Hancocke Butler of Braintree) Essex 1554–1604 m. Sir (John Frederick) Butler 1550–1629
    1. 1. Sir (Nicholas Stephen Butler of Braintree) Essex 1575–1633 m. Sarah (Ann) Edwards 1578–1662 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Elton 1580–1662
      1. 1. Richard Butler 1608–1684 m. Elizabeth Bigelow 1614–1691
        1. 1. Elizabeth Butler 1651–1729 m. Joseph Olmsted 1654–1726
      2. 2. Margaret Butler 1615–
      3. 3. West Butler 1604–1661
      4. 4. Stephen Butler 1604–1670
      5. 5. Michaiah Butler 1604–1650
      6. 6. John Butler 1601–1682
    2. 2. John (Stephen) Butler 1580–1633
    3. 3. Hannah (MountGarrett) Butler 1582–1668
    4. 4. Katherine Butler 1579–1690

Sir Hancock's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Sir John Hancock in Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England
1590
1590
Age 66
Death of Sir John Hancock in Essex, England
Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Essex, England

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