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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

Walter Hancock was born in 1650 in Somerset, England, the child of 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

  • Walter Hancock was born in 1650 in Somerset, England, the child of 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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Walter Hancock's Ancestors

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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

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 1680–1720 m. Joan Harper 1680–1730
    1. 1. Jasper Hancock 1705–1790 m. Eliza Nee 1706–1729
      1. 1. Martha Hancock 1729–
      2. 2. Anna Hancock 1725–
      3. 3. Cornelius Hancock 1729–1801 m. Jane Toogood 1724–1801
        1. 1. George Hancock 1768–1831 m. Sarah Pocock 1784–1854
        2. 2. Joseph Hancock 1757–1826 m. Jane Howell 1762–1849
        3. 3. Jane Hancock 1765–1849 m. James Slade 1769–1842
        4. 4. John Hancock 1771–1849 m. Sarah Tyley 1780–1864
        5. 5. Cornelius Hancock 1763–1855 m. Sarah Amesbury 1766–1838
        6. 6. Mary Hancock 1761–1815 m. Emanuel Jones 1758–1817
        7. 7. James Hancock 1760–1795
        8. 8. Betty Hancock 1767–1767

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

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    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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