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Walter Hancock 1650 – 1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Somerset, England

Death Date: 1728

Death Location: South Petherwin, Gloucestershire, England

Father: William Hancock

Mother: Sarah Wentworth

Spouse(s): Eleanor Jones

Children(s): Jasper Hancock

In 1650, Walter Hancock entered the world in Somerset, England, born to William Hancock and Sarah Jane Wentworth. Walter Hancock married Eleanor Jones, and had children including Jasper Hancock. Walter Hancock passed away in 1728 in South Petherwin, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1650, Walter Hancock entered the world in Somerset, England, born to William Hancock and Sarah Jane Wentworth.
  • Walter Hancock married Eleanor Jones, and had children including Jasper Hancock.
  • Walter Hancock passed away in 1728 in South Petherwin, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hancock
1629 – 1662
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
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Sarah Wentworth
1632 – 1661
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Jones
1650 – 1698
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Jasper Hancock
1680 – 1720
Birth Location: Bridgwater, Somerset, England
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Walter Hancock's Ancestors

Self
Walter Hancock
1650 – 1728
Birth Place: Somerset, England
Parents
William Hancock
1629 – 1662
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Sarah (Jane) Wentworth
1632 – 1661
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Hancock
1594 – 1639
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Ann Ashe
1594 – 1632
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Willmus Hancocke
1562 – 1597
Elizabeth Leadbeater
1573 – 1643
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Hancocke
1530 – 1565
Isabell England
1537 – 1585
James Leadbeater
1575 –
Ellen Sweeney
1574 –

Walter Hancock's Descendants

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Walter Hancock (1650 – 1728) m. Eleanor Jones (26 DEC 1650 – 30 JAN 1698)
  1. 1. Jasper Hancock (Abt 1680 – 1720) m. Joan Harper (1680 – ABT 1730)
    1. 1. Jasper Hancock (1705 – 1 JAN 1790) m. Eliza Nee (1706 – 14 FEB 1729)
      1. 1. Anna Hancock (19 JAN 1725 – )
      2. 2. Martha Hancock (1729 – )
      3. 3. Cornelius Hancock (6 FEB 1729 – 1801) m. Jane Toogood (6 APR 1724 – 14 MAR 1801)
        1. 1. Joseph Hancock (1757 – 12 NOV 1826) m. Jane Howell (8 APR 1762 – 31 MAR 1849)
        2. 2. James Hancock (25 FEB 1760 – 1 APR 1795)
        3. 3. Mary Hancock (21 SEP 1761 – SEP 1815) m. Emanuel Jones (27 SEP 1758 – DEC 1817)
        4. 4. Cornelius Hancock (OCT 1763 – 15 FEB 1855) m. Sarah Amesbury (Abt 1766 – 1838)
        5. 5. Jane Hancock (25 JUL 1765 – 26 APR 1849) m. James Slade (4 JUL 1769 – 6 OCT 1842)
        6. 6. Betty Hancock (2 JUN 1767 – 1 JUL 1767)
        7. 7. George Hancock (24 AUG 1768 – 29 APR 1831) m. Sarah Pocock (1784 – 21 JAN 1854)
        8. 8. John Hancock (8 MAR 1771 – 24 AUG 1849) m. Sarah Tyley (10 OCT 1780 – 3 NOV 1864)

Walter Hancock's Timeline

2 Records

1650
1650
Birth of Walter Hancock in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1728
1728
Age 78
Death of Walter Hancock in South Petherwin, Gloucestershire, England
South Petherwin, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: South Petherwin, Gloucestershire, England
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